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shall_v be_v relieve_v with_o his_o own_o for_o so_o it_o may_v be_v deem_v though_o in_o love_n to_o his_o child_n he_o have_v pass_v the_o estate_n yet_o ought_v he_o to_o be_v therewith_o preserve_v from_o thraldom_n in_o his_o necessity_n which_o if_o it_o be_v so_o as_o confess_o it_o be_v how_o reasonable_a a_o thing_n yea_o how_o commendable_a and_o far_o 3._o far_o so_o salvianus_n non_fw-fr iniustè_fw-fr testator_n sapiens_fw-la non_fw-la relinquit_fw-la quod_fw-la haeres_fw-la impius_fw-la non_fw-la meretur_fw-la ad_fw-la ecc._n cath._n l._n 3._o from_o sin_n be_v it_o for_o a_o father_n true_o lord_n of_o his_o own_o without_o all_o tie_n of_o law_n divine_a or_o humane_a as_o i_o have_v prove_v to_o dispose_v his_o land_n to_o the_o honour_n of_o god_n and_o comfort_n of_o his_o family_n to_o a_o young_a son_n when_o in_o all_o probability_n the_o elder_a will_v neither_o use_v it_o to_o the_o one_o nor_o the_o other_o but_o rather_o to_o wallow_v in_o riot_n and_o 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and_o ishmael_n jacob_n towards_o simeon_n 〈◊〉_d levi_n and_o of_o juda_n towards_o thamar_n gen._n 38.24_o see_v mr._n godwin_n ubi_fw-la supra_fw-la privilege_n to_o a_o father_n as_o well_o to_o reward_v the_o well-deserving_a as_o to_o punish_v a_o evil_a child_n or_o member_n of_o his_o body_n not_o only_o by_o deprive_v they_o of_o their_o expect_a fortune_n but_o by_o cut_v they_o off_o from_o his_o body_n either_o by_o abdication_n or_o exile_n or_o death_n itself_o for_o it_o be_v clear_a by_o the_o ciull_a law_n that_o a_o father_n have_v for_o many_o year_n not_o only_o free_a power_n to_o disinherit_v but_o also_o power_n of_o life_n and_o death_n over_o his_o child_n who_o shall_v greivous_o offend_v he_o or_o he_o live_v under_o his_o civil_a government_n but_o since_o that_o thing_n unknown_a be_v grow_v out_o of_o use_n and_o may_v seem_v as_o well_o incredible_a as_o strange_a i_o can_v in_o prudence_n pass_v over_o the_o matter_n in_o question_n so_o light_o as_o 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their_o worldly_a estate_n to_o which_o of_o their_o son_n shall_v reasonable_o please_v etc._n etc._n for_o so_o much_o thereof_o as_o they_o will_v &_o that_o to_o be_v lawful_a by_o the_o law_n of_o god_n of_o nature_n and_o of_o nation_n not_o many_o month_n since_o be_v invite_v by_o a_o dear_a friend_n of_o i_o to_o a_o solemn_a feast_n make_v by_o he_o to_o many_o of_o his_o well-deserving_a friend_n it_o be_v my_o fortune_n at_o that_o meeting_n to_o acquaint_v myself_o with_o many_o gentleman_n of_o no_o mean_a discourse_n whereby_o i_o feast_v as_o well_o my_o understanding_n with_o their_o pleasant_a society_n as_o my_o taste_n with_o the_o variety_n of_o most_o excellent_a meat_n with_o what_o our_o sense_n be_v delight_v i_o let_v pass_v to_o recompt_n since_o neither_o profit_n pleasure_n nor_o praise_n can_v arise_v thereof_o either_o to_o the_o writer_n or_o reader_n only_o my_o intent_n be_v to_o make_v my_o reader_n acquaint_v what_o accident_n cause_v i_o to_o 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