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speak_v the_o truth_n he_o that_o abhor_v gain_v win_v by_o violence_n &_o deceit_n which_o do_v pluck_v his_o hand_n from_o gift_n etc._n etc._n that_o man_n shall_v dwell_v on_o high_a who_o safgarde_n shall_v be_v in_o bulwark_n of_o rock_n to_o he_o shall_v be_v give_v meat_n &_o his_o water_n shall_v not_o fail_v how_o manifest_a be_v it_o by_o these_o sentence_n that_o it_o be_v not_o only_o wicked_a and_o ungodly_a for_o a_o magistrate_n to_o take_v gift_n but_o also_o that_o the_o lord_n do_v punish_v it_o from_o above_o with_o the_o loss_n and_o perish_v of_o the_o good_n although_o there_o be_v many_o good_a and_o godly_a man_n in_o every_o place_n some_o be_v magistrate_n and_o ruler_n which_o have_v rather_o suffer_v great_a damage_n and_o hurt_n then_o for_o any_o manner_n of_o profit_n and_o lucre_n will_v pronounce_v a_o wrong_a sentence_n against_o justice_n yet_o for_o all_o that_o in_o no_o wise_n they_o may_v receyve_v gift_n or_o reward_n because_o the_o lord_n 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