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A54216 Some fruits of solitude in reflections and maxims relating to the conduct of human life. Licens'd, May 24. 1693. Penn, William, 1644-1718. 1693 (1693) Wing P1367; ESTC R216936 27,730 152

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both_o what_o to_o do_v and_o what_o to_o hope_v 344._o impartiality_n though_o '_o it_o be_v the_o last_o be_v not_o the_o least_o part_n of_o the_o character_n of_o a_o good_a magistrate_n 345._o it_o be_v note_v as_o a_o fault_n in_o holy_a writ_n even_o to_o regard_v the_o poor_a how_o much_o more_o the_o rich_a in_o judgement_n 346._o if_o our_o compassion_n must_v not_o sway_v we_o less_o shall_v our_o fear_n profit_n or_o prejudices_fw-la 347._o justice_n be_v just_o represent_v blind_a because_o she_o see_v no_o difference_n in_o the_o party_n concern_v 348._o she_o have_v but_o one_o scale_n and_o weight_n for_o rich_a and_o poor_a great_a and_o small_a 349._o her_o sentence_n be_v not_o guide_v by_o the_o person_n but_o the_o cause_n 350._o the_o impartial_a judge_n in_o judgement_n know_v nothing_o but_o the_o law_n the_o prince_n no_o more_o than_o the_o peasant_n his_o kindred_n than_o a_o stranger_n nay_o his_o enemy_n be_v sure_a to_o be_v upon_o equal_a term_n with_o 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a_o reconciliation_n of_o both_o 372._o and_o yet_o where_o right_o or_o religion_n give_v a_o call_v a_o neuter_n must_v be_v a_o coward_n or_o a_o hypocrite_n 373._o in_o such_o case_n we_o shall_v never_o be_v backward_o nor_o yet_o mistake_v 374._o when_o our_o right_n or_o religion_n be_v in_o question_n then_o be_v the_o fit_a time_n to_o assert_v it_o 375._o nor_o must_v we_o always_o be_v neutral_a where_o our_o neighbour_n be_v concern_v for_o though_o meddle_v be_v a_o fault_n help_v be_v a_o duty_n 376._o we_o have_v a_o call_v to_o do_v good_a as_o often_o as_o we_o have_v the_o power_n and_o occasion_n 377._o if_o heathen_n can_v say_v we_o be_v not_o bear_v for_o ourselves_o sure_o christian_n shall_v practise_v it_o 378._o they_o be_v teach_v so_o by_o his_o example_n as_o well_o as_o doctrine_n from_o who_o they_o have_v borrow_v their_o name_n 379._o do_v what_o good_a thou_o can_v unknown_a and_o be_v not_o vain_a of_o what_o ought_v rather_o to_o be_v feel_v than_o 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