judicial_a law_n of_o the_o jew_n do_v very_o much_o vary_v according_a to_o the_o kind_n and_o degree_n of_o the_o injury_n in_o some_o case_n a_o man_n be_v only_o bind_v to_o simple_a restitution_n but_o then_o he_o be_v to_o do_v it_o to_o the_o full_a exod._n 22.5_o 6._o and_o so_o if_o that_o which_o be_v another_o man_n be_v deliver_v unto_o his_o neighbour_n to_o keep_v and_o be_v steal_v from_o he_o he_o be_v to_o make_v restitution_n thereof_o ver._n 12._o and_o so_o if_o a_o man_n borrow_v aught_o of_o his_o neighbour_n and_o it_o be_v hurt_v or_o die_v the_o owner_n thereof_o not_o be_v with_o it_o he_o shall_v sure_o make_v it_o good_a ver._n 14._o but_o for_o all_o manner_n of_o trespass_n by_o way_n of_o theft_n whether_o it_o be_v for_o ox_n for_o ass_n for_o sheep_n for_o raiment_n or_o for_o any_o manner_n of_o lose_a thing_n which_o another_o challenge_v to_o be_v his_o he_o who_o the_o judge_n shall_v condemn_v shall_v pay_v double_a to_o his_o neighbour_n ver._n 9_o that_o be_v if_o it_o be_v of_o a_o live_a creature_n if_o the_o theft_n be_v find_v in_o his_o hand_n alive_a whether_o it_o be_v ox_n or_o ass_n or_o sheep_n he_o shall_v restore_v double_a ver._n 4._o but_o if_o a_o man_n do_v steal_v a_o ox_n or_o a_o sheep_n and_o do_v kill_v it_o or_o sell_v it_o he_o be_v to_o restore_v five_o ox_n for_o a_o ox_n and_o four_o sheep_n for_o a_o sheep_n and_o thus_o we_o find_v david_n judge_v upon_o nathan_n parable_n of_o the_o rich_a man_n who_o have_v take_v the_o poor_a man_n only_a lamb_n and_o kill_v and_o dress_v it_o for_o a_o traveller_n that_o come_v to_o he_o 2_o sam._n 12.6_o he_o shall_v restore_v the_o lamb_n fourfold_o now_o the_o reason_n of_o this_o seem_v to_o be_v partly_o because_o of_o the_o advantage_n and_o usefulness_n of_o those_o creature_n above_o any_o ooth_a and_o partly_o because_o when_o they_o be_v once_o kill_v or_o alienate_v a_o man_n can_v not_o without_o great_a trouble_n and_o difficulty_n make_v discovery_n which_o hazard_n of_o not_o discover_v seem_v to_o be_v account_v for_o in_o the_o restitution_n but_o if_o a_o man_n do_v voluntary_o offer_v restitution_n before_o he_o be_v prosecute_v for_o any_o thing_n that_o be_v take_v by_o violence_n or_o unjust_o detain_v from_o his_o neighbour_n than_o he_o be_v only_o to_o restore_v the_o principal_a and_o to_o add_v a_o five_o part_n thereto_o and_o to_o offer_v up_o a_o offer_n to_o the_o lord_n and_o so_o his_o atonement_n be_v make_v levit._n 6.1_o etc._n etc._n so_o that_o the_o high_a proportion_n be_v a_o four_o or_o five_o part_n and_o that_o only_a in_o the_o particular_a case_n of_o sheep_n or_o ox_n steal_v away_o and_o kill_v or_o alienate_v afterward_o indeed_o solomon_n speak_v of_o a_o sevenfold_a restitution_n prov._n 6.31_o where_o he_o say_v if_o a_o thief_n be_v find_v he_o shall_v restore_v sevenfold_a even_o all_o the_o substance_n of_o his_o house_n where_o seven_o be_v only_o a_o number_n of_o perfection_n 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censetur_fw-la pro_fw-la voluntario_fw-la we_o be_v presume_v to_o will_n that_o which_o follow_v upon_o a_o voluntary_a action_n though_o we_o do_v not_o intend_v it_o for_o instance_n if_o a_o man_n malicious_o and_o know_o set_v fire_v upon_o another_o man_n house_n though_o he_o intend_v only_o a_o injury_n to_o that_o particular_a person_n yet_o if_o a_o wind_n come_v and_o drive_v the_o fire_n to_o his_o neighbour_n at_o some_o distance_n though_o he_o do_v not_o intend_v this_o yet_o because_o the_o first_o act_n be_v unlawful_a he_o be_v liable_a to_o satisfy_v for_o all_o the_o direct_a consequence_n of_o it_o if_o a_o man_n wound_v another_o without_o any_o intention_n of_o kill_v he_o and_o the_o wound_n prove_v mortal_a though_o there_o be_v no_o probability_n that_o death_n will_v ensue_v upon_o it_o the_o man_n be_v bind_v because_o the_o first_o act_n be_v injurious_a to_o make_v reparation_n to_o his_o relation_n for_o the_o damage_n they_o sustain_v by_o his_o death_n and_o if_o they_o do_v depend_v sole_o upon_o he_o who_o die_v by_o such_o injury_n thou_o be_v bind_v to_o maintain_v they_o 6._o because_o those_o who_o have_v live_v in_o a_o trade_n and_o course_n of_o injustice_n can_v hardly_o remember_v all_o the_o particular_a injury_n they_o have_v do_v so_o as_o to_o make_v exact_a satisfaction_n for_o they_o it_o will_v not_o be_v amiss_o over_o and_o beside_o to_o give_v something_o to_o the_o poor_a so_o zacheus_n do_v here_o half_a of_o my_o estate_n i_o give_v to_o the_o poor_a and_o if_o i_o have_v take_v any_o thing_n etc._n etc._n v._o the_o person_n who_o be_v concern_v in_o restitution_n and_o here_o i_o shall_v consider_v first_o the_o person_n who_o be_v bind_v to_o make_v restitution_n second_o the_o person_n to_o who_o it_o be_v to_o be_v make_v first_o the_o person_n who_o be_v bind_v to_o make_v restitution_n in_o general_n they_o who_o have_v do_v the_o injury_n or_o they_o who_o come_v into_o their_o stead_n so_o as_o in_o 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