earth_n shall_v perish_v from_o the_o earth_n &_o from_o under_o these_o heaven_n he_o have_v make_v the_o earth_n by_o his_o power_n etc._n etc._n wherein_o we_o be_v to_o note_v that_o albeit_o jeremie_n write_v all_o his_o prophecy_n in_o hebrew_n yet_o this_o one_o sentence_n be_v set_v down_o in_o the_o caldean_a or_o babylonian_a speech_n thereby_o admonish_v the_o captive_a jew_n to_o disaduow_v idol_n &_o to_o confess_v the_o true_a god_n plain_o &_o sensible_o in_o a_o language_n know_v to_o the_o idolater_n if_o this_o confession_n be_v require_v of_o these_o poor_a captive_a jew_n how_o can_v these_o man_n be_v excuse_v who_o be_v at_o liberty_n to_o depart_v from_o among_o the_o idolater_n do_v assist_v at_o their_o idolatry_n thereby_o to_o give_v the_o world_n to_o understand_v that_o they_o also_o be_v idolater_n &_o therefore_o dare_v not_o utter_v one_o word_n in_o reproof_n of_o the_o idol_n 9_o sith_o therefore_o that_o the_o first_o sermon_n both_o of_o christ_n &_o 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perform_v without_o remission_n or_o exception_n so_o likewise_o do_v god_n by_o moses_n decree_v diverse_a sort_n of_o punishment_n for_o theft_n according_a to_o the_o diverse_a circumstance_n thereof_o 22.1_o exod._n 22.1_o and_o therefore_o according_a to_o such_o consideration_n note_v in_o god_n word_n as_o the_o sin_n be_v more_o heinous_a or_o easy_a even_o so_o must_v the_o punishment_n be_v execute_v without_o respect_n of_o person_n whether_o kinsfolk_n or_o stranger_n 13._o deut._n 13._o friend_n or_o unknown_a person_n rich_a or_o poor_a and_o so_o consequent_o for_o as_o it_o be_v great_a rigour_n to_o condemn_v to_o death_n the_o man_n that_o by_o mischance_n kill_v one_o so_o be_v it_o a_o mercy_n condemn_v by_o the_o lord_n himself_o to_o pardon_v he_o that_o wilful_o commit_v murder_v neither_o can_v it_o be_v deny_v but_o that_o such_o negligence_n as_o we_o daily_o see_v among_o christian_n in_o not_o punish_v blasphemy_n against_o god_n majesty_n fornication_n and_o especial_o whoredom_n haunt_v of_o tavern_n and_o ordinary_a drunkenness_n cry_v for_o vengeance_n against_o those_o magistrate_n that_o suffer_v such_o abomination_n to_o bear_v sway_n and_o have_v free_a passage_n without_o exemplary_a punishment_n requisite_a for_o the_o appease_n of_o god_n wrath_n for_o the_o terryfi_a of_o other_o and_o for_o the_o maintenance_n of_o their_o subject_n in_o peace_n and_o tranquillity_n but_o as_o for_o transgression_n against_o the_o politic_a law_n and_o statute_n of_o magistrate_n themselves_o have_v power_n and_o authority_n upon_o sundry_a and_o diverse_a reason_n to_o mitigate_v or_o whole_o to_o remit_v the_o punishment_n as_o when_o saul_n follow_v the_o philistian_o 14._o 1._o sam._n 14._o decree_v death_n against_o any_o that_o shall_v taste_v any_o food_n before_o night_n and_o thereupon_o determine_v the_o death_n of_o his_o son_n jonathan_n for_o taste_v the_o honey_n it_o rest_v in_o the_o people_n to_o free_v he_o from_o 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