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law_n be_v satisfy_v if_o a_o condemn_a traitor_n be_v to_o be_v execute_v shall_v hire_v his_o friend_n to_o undergo_v that_o lot_n for_o he_o like_o a_o damon_n for_o a_o pythias_n but_o if_o we_o consider_v god_n law_n as_o remain_v in_o vigour_n and_o uncancel_v in_o regard_n of_o a_o full_a weight_n of_o debt_n or_o penalty_n to_o be_v pay_v without_o remission_n of_o any_o the_o least_o grain_n of_o it_o then_o be_v it_o capable_a of_o a_o surety_n or_o pledge_n as_o for_o example_n if_o a_o man_n owe_v i_o a_o sum_n of_o money_n i_o be_o no_o less_o satisfy_v if_o another_o pay_v i_o it_o for_o he_o then_o if_o himself_o shall_v bring_v it_o with_o his_o own_o hand_n this_o be_v the_o admirable_a temper_n of_o god_n mercy_n in_o admit_v a_o deputy_n or_o pledge_n in_o a_o capital_a debt_n and_o of_o his_o justice_n in_o receive_v the_o utmost_a mite_n of_o the_o debt_n thus_o that_o he_o may_v spare_v we_o he_o spare_v not_o his_o only_a son_n o_o you_o angel_n admire_v and_o 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