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have_v he_o hinder_v upon_o their_o account_n neither_o but_o in_o every_o case_n have_v it_o fair_o consider_v not_o how_o wealthy_a and_o great_a but_o how_o good_a and_o deserve_a a_o person_n he_o be_v liberality_n be_v the_o last_o rule_n to_o be_v observe_v in_o this_o sort_n of_o liberality_n i_o shall_v conclude_v this_o head_n with_o only_o one_o rule_n more_o which_o be_v never_o for_o the_o sake_n of_o do_v any_o one_o a_o kindness_n to_o venture_v upon_o that_o which_o be_v unjust_a in_o itself_o or_o injurious_a to_o a_o three_o person_n for_o no_o credit_n or_o esteem_n can_v be_v solid_a and_o durable_a unless_o build_v upon_o the_o foundation_n of_o justice_n and_o honesty_n without_o which_o nothing_o can_v be_v virtuous_a or_o commendable_a chap._n xxi_o two_o sort_n of_o that_o bounty_n which_o relate_v to_o the_o public_a nothing_o to_o be_v do_v for_o the_o sake_n of_o the_o member_n in_o particular_a which_o may_v any_o way_n damage_v the_o public_a in_o general_n 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it_o be_v the_o desire_n of_o preserve_v what_o they_o have_v that_o first_o put_v they_o upon_o building_n of_o city_n for_o a_o refuge_n etc._n refuge_n a_o second_o duty_n of_o a_o good_a governor_n not_o to_o burden_n etc._n etc._n it_o be_v a_o second_o duty_n of_o the_o governor_n of_o a_o state_n to_o see_v that_o the_o people_n be_v force_v to_o pay_n tax_n as_o they_o often_o be_v in_o our_o forefather_n time_n partly_o because_o they_o be_v always_o in_o war_n and_o partly_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o lowness_n of_o the_o treasury_n this_o be_v a_o inconvenience_n which_o ought_v as_o far_o as_o possible_a to_o be_v provide_v against_o beforehand_o but_o if_o any_o state_n shall_v be_v under_o such_o circumstance_n as_o that_o it_o must_v be_v force_v to_o make_v use_n of_o this_o expedient_a i_o say_v any_o state_n because_o i_o be_o unwilling_a to_o suppose_v so_o unhappy_a a_o thing_n of_o our_o own_o beside_o that_o i_o speak_v here_o of_o all_o of_o they_o in_o general_n 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