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society_n and_o community_n wherein_o they_o live_v which_o they_o will_v desire_v to_o be_v do_v for_o themselves_o in_o the_o like_a case_n a_o judge_n or_o magistrate_n must_v not_o look_v on_o himself_o as_o a_o private_a person_n but_o 13._o rom._n 13._o a_o minister_n of_o god_n for_o the_o punishment_n of_o evil_a doer_n and_o the_o praise_n of_o they_o that_o do_v well_o yea_o bearing_n and_o represent_v the_o person_n of_o the_o community_n who_o good_a he_o be_v oblige_v to_o seek_v and_o serve_v and_o therefore_o he_o be_v to_o do_v that_o for_o the_o benefit_n of_o the_o community_n who_o great_a interest_n it_o be_v to_o have_v the_o law_n observe_v and_o offender_n punish_v which_o he_o understand_v in_o such_o a_o case_n may_v be_v reasonable_o require_v of_o he_o private_a revenge_n indeed_o shall_v not_o be_v satisfy_v under_o the_o cloak_n and_o colour_n of_o do_v justice_n but_o neither_o must_v the_o office_n of_o justice_n be_v overturn_v and_o disclaim_v by_o we_o 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