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per_fw-la pauciora_fw-la and_o for_o their_o consultation_n in_o weighty_a matter_n with_o learned_a advocate_n and_o divine_n the_o judge_n in_o all_o weighty_a case_n do_v consult_v again_o and_o again_o with_o learned_a advocate_n and_o councillor_n but_o with_o divine_n they_o do_v not_o except_o in_o case_n of_o conscience_n and_o i_o can_v wish_v minister_n will_v forbear_v propose_v for_o themselves_o and_o to_o labour_v to_o enlarge_v their_o privilege_n to_o meddle_v beyond_o their_o own_o call_n which_o be_v work_n enough_o of_o itself_o for_o they_o to_o do_v this_o will_v be_v more_o profitable_a to_o their_o flock_n and_o more_o honourable_a to_o themselves_o page_n ibid._n pro._n 11._o he_o will_v have_v no_o appeal_n from_o the_o sentence_n of_o these_o five_o or_o seven_o man_n but_o in_o weighty_a matter_n and_o that_o appeal_n be_v to_o be_v from_o themselves_o to_o themselves_o seven_o of_o they_o shall_v have_v power_n to_o reverse_v or_o confirm_v the_o judgement_n 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that_o nulli_fw-la venden_fw-ge u_fw-mi justice_n etc._n etc._n and_o more_o commensurate_a to_o those_o offence_n than_o we_o suppose_v you_o can_v offer_v page_n 48._o pro._n 20._o m._n p._n will_v propose_v that_o sore_a punishment_n be_v inflict_v upon_o false_a witness_n the_o law_n of_o england_n have_v provide_v punishment_n sore_a enough_o for_o this_o also_o page_n 49._o pro._n 21._o some_o able_a man_n must_v be_v appoint_v to_o be_v ambulatory_a or_o itinerant_a from_o court_n to_o court_n to_o observe_v the_o injustice_n of_o these_o several_a court_n that_o mr._n p._n will_v have_v set_v up_o and_o to_o inform_v the_o state_n of_o those_o that_o they_o may_v be_v punish_v mr._n p._n will_v have_v set_v up_o in_o every_o city_n town_n and_o hundred_o five_o or_o seven_o able_a man_n which_o in_o each_o of_o those_o will_n as_o i_o tell_v the_o reader_n amount_v in_o some_o county_n to_o 200._o man_n and_o upward_o and_o there_o must_v be_v one_o in_o every_o city_n town_n and_o hundred_o to_o observe_v the_o irregularity_n of_o these_o particular_a committee_n for_o i_o can_v see_v how_o it_o can_v be_v otherwise_o which_o in_o the_o several_a committee_n of_o a_o county_n by_o mr_n p._n his_o rule_n will_v amount_v to_o 30._o or_o 40._o man_n for_o few_o can_v well_o observe_v the_o injustice_n of_o these_o several_a committee_n that_o will_v constant_o sit_v will_v not_o this_o make_v a_o lean_a state_n that_o it_o shall_v maintain_v all_o these_o officer_n in_o every_o county_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n there_o be_v 73._o county_n in_o the_o nation_n and_o by_o mr._n p._n proposal_n there_o be_v near_o 230._o or_o 240._o officer_n in_o most_o of_o the_o say_a county_n except_o those_o which_o be_v county_n of_o city_n i_o think_v the_o nation_n will_v not_o have_v much_o cause_n to_o rejoice_v in_o such_o a_o multiplicity_n of_o officer_n page_n 51._o mr._n p._n will_v have_v no_o malefector_n against_o the_o light_n of_o nature_n and_o civil_a society_n escape_v unpunished_a etc._n etc._n no_o more_o will_v the_o law_n already_o establish_v in_o the_o land_n nor_o its_o professor_n they_o will_v all_o approve_v of_o this_o proposal_n page_n 53._o pro._n 4._o mr._n p._n will_v have_v no_o man_n or_o court_n of_o man_n to_o pardon_v any_o offender_n what_o not_o any_o any_o offender_n let_v the_o circumstance_n or_o his_o case_n be_v what_o it_o will_v nor_o no_o court_n of_o man_n to_o pardon_v not_o the_o parliament_n this_o be_v the_o very_a spirit_n and_o quintessence_n of_o cruelty_n though_o i_o think_v mr._n p._n mean_v it_o not_o not_o warrant_v either_o by_o the_o law_n of_o god_n or_o man_n and_o though_o the_o next_o line_n under_o this_o proposal_n be_v quotation_n of_o scripture_n yet_o to_o warrant_v this_o proposition_n in_o the_o latter_a of_o it_o by_o these_o scripture_n be_v humano_fw-la capiti_fw-la cervicem_fw-la jungere_fw-la equinam_fw-la and_o indeed_o most_o of_o the_o place_n of_o scripture_n that_o 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