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prince_n and_o king_n of_o tree_n as_o well_o for_o the_o beauty_n as_o goodness_n of_o his_o fruit_n even_o so_o there_o be_v very_o great_a variety_n of_o justice_n although_o that_o all_o the_o just_a be_v just_a and_o equal_a in_o justice_n notwithstanding_o there_o be_v a_o great_a disproportion_n between_o the_o particular_a act_n of_o their_o justice_n even_o as_o the_o garment_n of_o the_o patriarch_n joseph_n do_v represent_v unto_o we_o which_o be_v long_o even_o unto_o the_o heel_n embroider_v with_o a_o goodly_a variety_n of_o flower_n every_o just_a man_n have_v a_o garment_n of_o justice_n which_o cover_v he_o even_o to_o the_o heel_n that_o be_v to_o say_v all_o the_o power_n &_o faculty_n of_o his_o soul_n be_v cover_v with_o justice_n and_o his_o interior_a and_o exterior_a represent_v no_o other_o thing_n than_o justice_n itself_o be_v just_a in_o all_o his_o action_n and_o motion_n aswell_o interior_a as_o exterior_a but_o notwithstanding_o it_o must_v be_v confess_v 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