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be_v punish_v in_o my_o purse_n that_o be_v too_o little_a if_o it_o be_v less_o than_o the_o benefit_n it_o be_v unjust_a and_o it_o must_v be_v capital_a to_o be_v make_v equal_a to_o it_o there_o be_v moreover_o certain_a privilege_n grant_v to_o parent_n that_o can_v never_o be_v reduce_v to_o a_o common_a rule_n their_o injury_n may_v be_v cognizable_a but_o not_o their_o benefit_n the_o diversity_n of_o case_n be_v too_o large_a and_o intricate_a to_o be_v bring_v within_o the_o prospect_n of_o a_o law_n so_o that_o it_o be_v much_o more_o equitable_a to_o punish_v none_o than_o to_o punish_v all_o alike_o what_o if_o a_o man_n follow_v a_o good_a office_n with_o a_o injury_n whether_o or_o no_o shall_v this_o quit_v score_n or_o who_o shall_v compare_v they_o and_o weigh_v though_o one_o against_o the_o other_o there_o be_v another_o thing_n yet_o which_o perhaps_o we_o do_v not_o dream_v of_o not_o one_o man_n upon_o the_o face_n of_o the_o earth_n will_v escape_v and_o yet_o 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the_o payment_n remit_v to_o the_o conscience_n without_o formalize_v upon_o bill_n and_o security_n but_o humane_a wisdom_n have_v rather_o advise_v with_o convenience_n than_o virtue_n and_o choose_v rather_o to_o force_v honesty_n than_o to_o expect_v it_o for_o every_o paltry_a sum_n of_o money_n there_o must_v be_v bond_n witness_n counterpart_n pawn_n etc._n etc._n which_o be_v no_o other_o than_o a_o shameful_a confession_n of_o fraud_n and_o wickedness_n when_o more_o credit_n be_v give_v to_o our_o seal_n than_o to_o our_o mind_n and_o caution_n take_v lest_o he_o that_o have_v receive_v the_o money_n shall_v deny_v it_o be_v it_o not_o better_o now_o to_o be_v deceive_v by_o some_o than_o to_o suspect_v all_o what_o be_v the_o difference_n at_o this_o rate_n betwixt_o the_o benefactor_n and_o a_o usurer_n save_v only_o that_o in_o the_o benefactor_n case_n there_o be_v no_o body_n stand_v bind_v the_o end_n seneca_n moral_n of_o a_o happy_a life_n of_o anger_n and_o 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