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it_o will_v be_v as_o great_a a_o sin_n to_o undergo_v it_o as_o in_o the_o magistrate_n to_o permit_v it_o but_o if_o it_o be_v just_a in_o itself_o we_o have_v obtain_v what_o we_o contend_v for_o viz._n that_o it_o may_v be_v just_a for_o a_o man_n to_o suffer_v beyond_o the_o desert_n of_o his_o own_o action_n for_o he_o that_o lay_v down_o his_o life_n for_o his_o brethren_n do_v not_o deserve_v by_o his_o own_o action_n that_o very_a punishment_n which_o he_o undergo_v and_o if_o the_o thing_n be_v in_o itself_o just_a how_o come_v it_o to_o be_v unjust_a in_o he_o that_o permit_v it_o 5._o the_o reason_n why_o among_o man_n the_o offender_n themselves_o be_v punish_v be_v because_o