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〈◊〉_d die_v in_o exile_n sejanus_n have_v a_o traitor_n death_n etc._n etc._n so_o that_o one_o allude_v to_o the_o bad_a success_n of_o persecutor_n say_v to_o a_o emperor_n parce_fw-fr nobis_fw-la si_fw-la non_fw-la nobis_fw-la pace_fw-la tibi_fw-la si_fw-la non_fw-la tibi_fw-la carthagini_fw-la spare_v we_o if_o not_o we_o yet_o thyself_o if_o not_o thyself_o yet_o be_v good_a to_o carthage_n 20._o the_o devil_n testimony_n against_o himself_o may_v be_v another_o argument_n for_o it_o be_v a_o maxim_n in_o law_n that_o how_o ill_o soever_o the_o witness_n be_v dispose_v yet_o his_o testimony_n be_v to_o be_v take_v cum_fw-la 〈◊〉_d in_o dedecus_fw-la suum_fw-la when_o that_o which_o he_o testify_v be_v against_o his_o 18._o own_o reputation_n and_o zozoman_n have_v a_o story_n that_o julian_n the_o apostata_fw-la be_v at_o antioch_n and_o desirous_a to_o know_v why_o the_o oracle_n at_o daphne_n in_o the_o suburb_n of_o that_o city_n have_v not_o give_v answer_n as_o former_o it_o 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of_o the_o head_n it_o be_v mention_v in_o diverse_a place_n in_o scripture_n to_o set_v forth_o this_o duty_n the_o 〈◊〉_d of_o 〈◊〉_d when_o they_o come_v before_o he_o bow_v 28._o their_o head_n and_o make_v obeisance_n these_o be_v sign_n of_o honour_n at_o the_o first_o meeting_n or_o salutation_n 4._o a_o four_o expression_n be_v stand_v up_o not_o only_o to_o rise_v before_o they_o we_o prefer_v in_o excellency_n but_o to_o stand_v up_o too_o we_o see_v the_o practice_n of_o it_o in_o the_o people_n of_o 13._o israel_n moses_n 〈◊〉_d as_o a_o judge_n among_o 〈◊〉_d but_o it_o be_v say_v that_o the_o people_n stand_v by_o he_o 2._o from_o morning_n till_o evening_n and_o 〈◊〉_d the_o 〈◊〉_d maid_n when_o she_o go_v to_o attend_v 〈◊〉_d upon_o king_n david_n be_v to_o stand_v before_o he_o the_o like_a do_v 〈◊〉_d before_o 〈◊〉_d and_o indeed_o it_o be_v the_o common_a expression_n of_o service_n 5._o the_o next_o be_v to_o be_v silent_a in_o the_o presence_n of_o they_o we_o account_v 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disperse_v throughout_o the_o scripture_n and_o comprehend_v under_o the_o word_n ministrare_fw-la to_o minister_v and_o wait_v luc._n 17._o 7._o and_o it_o comprehend_v all_o such_o other_o duty_n of_o outward_a honour_n as_o be_v to_o be_v use_v by_o servant_n to_o their_o master_n as_o our_o saviour_n express_v one_o in_o the_o master_n command_n to_o his_o servant_n to_o make_v ready_a that_o he_o may_v sup_v and_o the_o maid_n wait_v on_o naaman_n '_o wife_n and_o so_o king_n david_n 8._o general_n be_v say_v to_o wait_v on_o he_o and_o job_n in_o the_o place_n before_o mention_v say_v that_o 2._o man_n wait_v on_o he_o in_o token_n of_o reverence_n and_o service_n to_o he_o so_o that_o when_o we_o 19_o 21._o
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woman_n shall_v witness_v of_o her_o virginity_n and_o for_o the_o eight_o the_o like_a order_n be_v take_v 〈◊〉_d good_n deposit_v steal_v 9_o out_o of_o a_o man_n house_n if_o 〈◊〉_d thief_n can_v not_o be_v find_v the_o master_n of_o the_o house_n must_v be_v bring_v before_o the_o judge_n to_o speak_v whether_o he_o put_v out_o his_o hand_n to_o the_o steal_v good_n so_o that_o we_o see_v for_o the_o rectify_v of_o whatsoever_o be_v amiss_o in_o those_o three_o commandment_n this_o be_v add_v it_o be_v not_o enough_o to_o have_v authority_n and_o judge_n etc._n etc._n but_o there_o must_v be_v witness_n to_o prove_v matter_n of_o fact_n and_o 5._o 7._o therefore_o under_o the_o law_n god_n give_v special_a 〈◊〉_d both_o for_o give_v witness_n and_o for_o receive_v the_o testimony_n of_o witness_n other_o upon_o the_o comparison_n which_o the_o holy_a ghost_n make_v between_o credit_n or_o good_a name_n and_o wealth_n prefer_v that_o before_o this_o and_o because_o that_o honesta_fw-la 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