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to_o bring_v he_o to_o the_o agreement_n of_o his_o pleasure_n necessity_n make_v many_o of_o these_o conclusion_n contrary_a to_o the_o law_n of_o charity_n and_o good_a conscience_n which_o the_o diligence_n and_o charge_v in_o duty_n of_o these_o popular_a magistrate_n will_v administer_v to_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n and_o general_a peace_n and_o commodity_n of_o man_n chap._n 6._o of_o the_o worthy_a reputation_n of_o the_o godly_a lawyer_n and_o the_o especial_a benefit_n of_o his_o service_n in_o the_o common_a wealth_n the_o envious_a that_o raise_v mispleasing_a question_n of_o the_o most_o moral_a institution_n as_o the_o spider_n draw_v poison_n out_o of_o the_o sweet_a flower_n be_v like_a enough_o to_o slander_v my_o honest_a intent_n concern_v the_o former_a chapter_n with_o a_o suggestion_n that_o i_o covert_o reprove_v lawyer_n and_o reproach_n the_o virtue_n of_o the_o law_n but_o their_o reason_n censure_v by_o the_o wise_a will_v prove_v as_o vain_a as_o their_o 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do_v justice_n it_o than_o follow_v that_o lawyer_n be_v the_o principal_a instrument_n and_o amner_n of_o justice_n yea_o so_o necessary_a be_v the_o study_n and_o knowledge_n of_o the_o law_n as_o a_o man_n can_v hardly_o discharge_v his_o duty_n to_o god_n his_o prince_n and_o country_n that_o be_v ignorant_a in_o the_o law_n of_o the_o realm_n the_o roman_n when_o they_o have_v banish_v their_o tyrannous_a king_n and_o have_v erect_v their_o aristocratia_fw-la or_o decemuirate_fw-la government_n 〈◊〉_d they_o trust_v to_o the_o strength_n of_o their_o law_n the_o which_o fair_a write_v in_o ten_o table_n they_o cause_v to_o be_v set_v up_o in_o the_o market_n place_n to_o the_o intent_n that_o ignorance_n may_v be_v no_o plea_n for_o any_o man_n that_o trespass_v against_o the_o weal_n public_a in_o all_o good_a governement_n there_o be_v a_o common_a maxim_n non_fw-la excusâ—…t_fw-la ignorantia_fw-la iuris_fw-la the_o ignorance_n of_o the_o law_n excuse_v not_o and_o in_o this_o 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