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good_a title_n and_o make_v up_o break_v and_o for_o this_o purpose_n many_o a_o lawyer_n have_v even_o sell_v himself_o to_o be_v a_o man_n of_o contention_n for_o himself_o and_o his_o neighbour_n and_o so_o far_o he_o make_v himself_o for_o every_o body_n if_o so_o be_v he_o can_v make_v every_o body_n for_o himself_o last_o in_o natural_a thing_n he_o have_v lose_v the_o use_n of_o sobriety_n and_o therefore_o in_o eat_v and_o drink_v he_o become_v either_o a_o glutton_n or_o a_o drunkard_n therefore_o this_o eye_n can_v be_v quick_a enough_o for_o the_o sense_n and_o feel_n of_o god_n judgement_n judge_n lie_v of_o conscience_n the_o best_a judge_n therefore_o god_n above_o sense_n and_o reason_n have_v give_v a_o three_o eye_n which_o be_v the_o eye_n of_o conscience_n and_o this_o be_v a_o most_o powerful_a eye_n in_o so_o much_o that_o the_o learned_a have_v affirm_v that_o conscience_n be_v supra_fw-la hominem_fw-la infra_fw-la deum_fw-la above_o man_n under_o god_n concern_v 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