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judge_v as_o well_o as_o in_o judge_n public_a judgement_n and_o all_o shall_v be_v hear_v and_o try_v before_o we_o peremptory_o judge_v 6._o it_o be_v a_o nest_n of_o continual_a error_n in_o the_o mind_n which_o be_v the_o soul_n deformity_n and_o contrary_a to_o nature_n love_n of_o truth_n §_o 7._o and_o it_o have_v abundance_n of_o mischievous_a effect_n 1._o it_o keep_v out_o that_o truth_n or_o knowledge_n which_o shall_v be_v receive_v it_o obstinate_o resist_v necessary_a teach_n whereas_o the_o willinge_a entertainment_n be_v little_a enough_o to_o get_v true_a knowledge_n even_o by_o slow_a degree_n as_o god_n give_v bird_n a_o instinct_n to_o feed_v their_o young_a so_o the_o young_a one_o by_o instinct_n hunger_n and_o open_v their_o mouth_n but_o if_o they_o abhor_v their_o meat_n and_o must_v be_v cram_v they_o