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to_o bring_v he_o to_o the_o agreement_n of_o his_o pleasure_n necessity_n make_v many_o of_o these_o conclusion_n contrary_a to_o the_o law_n of_o charity_n and_o good_a conscience_n which_o the_o diligence_n and_o charge_v in_o duty_n of_o these_o popular_a magistrate_n will_v administer_v to_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n and_o general_a peace_n and_o commodity_n of_o man_n chap._n 6._o of_o the_o worthy_a reputation_n of_o the_o godly_a lawyer_n and_o the_o especial_a benefit_n of_o his_o service_n in_o the_o common_a wealth_n the_o envious_a that_o raise_v mispleasing_a question_n of_o the_o most_o moral_a institution_n as_o the_o spider_n draw_v poison_n out_o of_o the_o sweet_a flower_n be_v like_a enough_o to_o slander_v my_o honest_a intent_n concern_v the_o former_a chapter_n with_o a_o suggestion_n that_o i_o covert_o reprove_v lawyer_n and_o reproach_n the_o virtue_n of_o the_o law_n but_o their_o reason_n censure_v by_o the_o wise_a will_v prove_v as_o vain_a as_o their_o 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of_o the_o wrest_n of_o holy_a scripture_n even_o so_o law_n which_o in_o truth_n contain_v the_o very_a judgement_n of_o justice_n unto_o covetous_a and_o naughty_a person_n open_v a_o hundred_o gap_n to_o rob_v and_o undo_v their_o poor_a neighbour_n and_o true_o upon_o the_o temptation_n of_o their_o opression_n a_o man_n save_v the_o honour_n of_o the_o good_a may_v say_v by_o lawyer_n as_o cicero_n do_v by_o poet_n when_o he_o allow_v the_o sentence_n of_o plato_n and_o yet_o cicero_n honour_v good_a poet_n as_o appear_v by_o his_o oration_n for_o the_o poet_n archias_n in_o which_o he_o persuade_v the_o citizen_n poeta_fw-la to_o receive_v he_o as_o one_o that_o will_v great_o honour_v and_o benefit_v the_o city_n the_o like_a reputation_n and_o reverence_n i_o and_o all_o good_a man_n ought_v to_o give_v to_o godly_a lawyer_n how_o be_v it_o my_o censure_n be_v that_o next_o unto_o the_o heretic_n the_o wicked_a lawyer_n be_v the_o most_o dangerous_a person_n chap._n 7._o of_o the_o honest_a reputation_n of_o the_o yemonry_n or_o husbandman_n the_o commodity_n of_o their_o service_n their_o aptness_n to_o rebellion_n with_o a_o direction_n for_o their_o quietness_n and_o commodity_n who_o so_o shall_v considerative_o look_v into_o the_o necessary_a service_n of_o the_o yemen_n and_o husbandman_n of_o england_n he_o may_v with_o the_o grave_n cato_n right_o call_v they_o aratores_fw-la &_o optimos_fw-la cive_v in_o republica_fw-la tyller_n of_o the_o ground_n and_o best_a citizen_n in_o a_o common_a wealth_n and_o as_o their_o travel_n and_o continual_a labour_n profit_v or_o more_o proper_o feed_v the_o whole_a realm_n so_o their_o inconstant_a and_o seditious_a humour_n be_v apt_a upon_o every_o light_a temptation_n to_o work_v the_o disturbance_n of_o the_o whole_a realm_n and_o therefore_o the_o policy_n of_o our_o government_n within_o the_o compass_n of_o every_o four_o or_o five_o mile_n in_o most_o shire_n have_v appoint_v some_o one_o of_o the_o better_a sort_n of_o the_o gentleman_n to_o be_v a_o justicer_n of_o peace_n among_o they_o who_o as_o be_v before_o show_v be_v bind_v to_o have_v a_o eye_n unto_o their_o behaviour_n and_o a_o ear_n ready_a to_o hear_v and_o appease_v their_o murmur_n and_o true_o if_o any_o good_a counsel_n may_v take_v place_n among_o the_o stubborn_a multitude_n beside_o the_o admonition_n of_o sacred_a scripture_n which_o in_o maniâ—…_n place_n command_v obedience_n and_o forbid_v rebellion_n the_o assuredness_n of_o their_o misery_n undo_v and_o utter_a confution_n forbid_v they_o to_o run_v from_o the_o motion_n of_o sedition_n as_o swift_a if_o it_o be_v possible_a as_o the_o fearful_a hare_n do_v from_o the_o hungry_a grayhounde_n for_o their_o danger_n be_v far_o more_o apparent_a the_o hare_n many_o time_n save_v herself_o by_o the_o recovery_n of_o some_o wood_n but_o the_o poor_a and_o popular_a rebel_n lie_v open_a to_o all_o destruction_n noble_a man_n gentleman_n and_o the_o better_a sort_n if_o they_o see_v themselves_o in_o peril_n as_o they_o be_v never_o safe_a that_o rebel_n they_o have_v swift_a horse_n secret_a friend_n and_o many_o covert_n to_o shroud_v they_o but_o the_o shiftless_a country_n man_n have_v no_o sucker_n but_o the_o princess_n mercy_n which_o they_o neither_o deserve_v nor_o yet_o have_v friend_n to_o acquire_v the_o same_o if_o there_o be_v not_o innumerable_a example_n to_o prove_v that_o they_o headlong_o run_v upon_o their_o destruction_n and_o swift_o fly_v from_o their_o safety_n and_o profit_n it_o be_v a_o thing_n almost_o unpossible_a that_o the_o mean_a sort_n of_o man_n will_v be_v draw_v into_o rebellion_n i_o have_v in_o many_o place_n of_o my_o book_n show_v sundry_a example_n of_o their_o unconstancy_n and_o therefore_o here_o will_v only_o set_v down_o what_o chauser_n write_v of_o their_o disposition_n under_o osterne_n people_n unjust_a and_o untrue_a ay_o undiscreete_a and_o change_v as_o a_o fane_n delyte_v ever_o in_o 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