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levitate_fw-la paenae_fw-la and_o indeed_o it_o stand_v with_o the_o strict_a rule_n of_o justice_n that_o small_a offence_n shall_v less_o suffer_v and_o so_o minus_fw-la punietur_fw-la fabricius_n quam_fw-la catilina_n 29._o sanctus_n hieron_n in_o e_z zech_n cap._n 29._o say_v the_o father_n fabricius_n shall_v be_v less_o punish_v than_o catiline_n but_o he_o will_v have_v he_o punish_v not_o because_o he_o be_v good_a but_o because_o the_o other_o be_v more_o evil_a for_o good_a we_o can_v call_v he_o than_o he_o have_v be_v crown_v but_o he_o be_v less_o impious_a and_o therefore_o punishable_a the_o less_o less_o impious_a how_o non_fw-it veras_fw-la virtutes_fw-la habendo_fw-la sed_fw-la a_o veris_fw-la virtutibus_fw-la non_fw-la plurimum_fw-la deviande_fw-la not_o that_o the_o virtue_n he_o have_v be_v true_a indeed_o but_o that_o they_o digress_v not_o much_o from_o those_o which_o other_o have_v that_o be_v repute_v true_a so_o saint_n augustine_n again_o in_o his_o 4._o book_n against_o julian_n 3._o