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and_o ability_n 5._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d aristot_n l._n 6_o polit._n c._n 5._o must_v bear_v office_n in_o church_n or_o commonwealth_n one_o be_v noble_a another_o be_v ignoble_a one_o be_v learn_v another_o be_v ignorant_a one_o be_v for_o the_o spade_n and_o another_o for_o the_o sword_n one_o for_o the_o flail_n and_o sheephook_n another_o for_o the_o sceptre_n and_o such_o a_o disproportion_n be_v necessary_a among_o man_n for_o nihil_fw-la aequalitate_fw-la ipsa_fw-la inaequalius_fw-la epist_n plin._n epist_n there_o be_v no_o great_a inequality_n in_o the_o world_n then_o in_o a_o body_n politic_a where_o all_o the_o part_n be_v equal_a for_o that_o equality_n which_o commend_v and_o uphold_v a_o commonwealth_n arise_v from_o the_o difference_n of_o its_o part_n move_v in_o their_o several_a measure_n and_o proportion_n as_o music_n do_v from_o discord_n when_o every_o part_n answer_v in_o its_o place_n and_o raise_v itself_o no_o high_o than_o that_o will_v bear_v 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mixture_n of_o a_o sacrificer_n and_o a_o oppressor_n of_o a_o christian_a and_o a_o deceiver_n of_o a_o fast_o and_o a_o bloodthirsty_a man_n and_o as_o he_o be_v most_o enrage_v and_o impatient_a aâ—_n tertullian_n tell_v we_o to_o see_v the_o work_n of_o god_n bring_v into_o subjection_n under_o man_n who_o be_v make_v according_a to_o his_o image_n so_o be_v it_o his_o pride_n and_o glory_n to_o see_v man_n and_o religion_n itself_o bring_v under_o these_o transitory_a thing_n &_o even_o make_v fervant_n and_o slave_n unto_o they_o o_o to_o this_o hater_n of_o god_n and_o man_n it_o be_v a_o kind_n of_o heaven_n in_o hell_n itself_o and_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o all_o his_o torment_n to_o see_v this_o man_n who_o god_n create_v and_o redeem_v to_o do_v he_o the_o great_a service_n in_o christ_n livery_n to_o see_v he_o promote_v his_o interest_n in_o the_o name_n of_o christ_n and_o religion_n to_o see_v he_o under_o his_o power_n and_o dominion_n most_o when_o he_o wait_v most_o 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