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the_o jew_n plot_v against_o he_o it_o must_v needs_o be_v quoth_v our_o bless_a â—…_n saviour_n that_o offence_n come_v i_o demand_v then_o of_o anabaptist_n and_o other_o opposite_n to_o christian_a magistracy_n whether_o they_o will_v have_v these_o scandalous_a offence_n unpunished_a or_o punish_v if_o they_o will_v answer_v unpunished_a how_o shall_v we_o lead_v a_o quiet_a and_o peaceable_a life_n in_o all_o godliness_n and_o honesty_n when_o as_o impunity_n be_v the_o mother_n of_o impiety_n better_a it_o be_v say_v one_o to_o live_v in_o a_o place_n where_o nothing_o be_v lawful_a then_o in_o a_o place_n where_o all_o thing_n be_v lawful_a 873._o gens_n sine_fw-la justitia_fw-la sine_fw-la remige_fw-la navis_fw-la in_o unda_fw-la est_fw-la if_o they_o will_v have_v fault_n to_o be_v punish_v by_o who_o i_o pâ—…ay_o shall_v judgement_n be_v give_v or_o execute_v if_o every_o man_n according_a to_o his_o own_o humour_n punish_v and_o revenge_v what_o he_o lust_n all_o order_n 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the_o time_n their_o mediator_n in_o all_o affair_n if_o they_o can_v corrupt_v the_o judge_n and_o pack_v a_o jury_n they_o little_o think_v on_o god_n 1._o who_o stand_v in_o the_o congregation_n of_o prince_n and_o sit_v a_o judge_n among_o god_n 30._o against_o who_o there_o be_v no_o wisdom_n nor_o understanding_n nor_o counsel_n no_o wisdom_n of_o man_n understand_v of_o angel_n counsel_n of_o devil_n able_a to_o prevail_v o_o put_v not_o then_o your_o trust_n in_o prince_n or_o in_o any_o child_n of_o man_n for_o thus_o say_v the_o lord_n curse_v be_v the_o man_n that_o trust_v in_o man_n and_o make_v flesh_n his_o arm_n and_o withdraw_v his_o heart_n from_o the_o lord_n jere._n 17._o 5._o 2._o we_o must_v inviolable_o keep_v charity_n put_v a_o great_a difference_n between_o a_o adversary_n and_o a_o enemy_n we_o may_v commence_v a_o action_n against_o a_o brother_n in_o love_n but_o we_o may_v not_o so_o malicious_o prosecute_v the_o matter_n as_o that_o we_o break_v the_o 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