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A sermon preached in the Cathedral Church of Norwich at the Mayor's Guild, June xx, 1693 by John Jeffery ...
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Jeffery, John, 1647-1720.
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Wing J520; ESTC R35426
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in_o their_o heart_n a_o great_a veneration_n of_o divine_a justice_n let_v the_o fear_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v upon_o you_o take_v heed_n and_o do_v it_o for_o there_o be_v no_o iniquity_n with_o the_o lord_n our_o god_n nor_o respect_n of_o person_n nor_o take_v of_o gift_n justice_n be_v do_v right_o unto_o man_n and_o that_o do_v right_o be_v do_v benefit_n and_o those_o who_o do_v it_o be_v benefactor_n 22.25_o benefactor_n luke_n 22.25_o but_o as_o man_n be_v unite_v in_o society_n so_o the_o personal_a right_n of_o man_n be_v retrench_v that_o the_o public_a right_n may_v be_v establish_v and_o every_o one_o gain_n more_o advantage_n from_o society_n than_o he_o part_n with_o for_o it_o 2._o it_o exit_fw-la quo_fw-la leges_fw-la moresque_fw-la constituti_fw-la tum_fw-la juris_fw-la aequa_fw-la descriptio_fw-la certaque_fw-la vivendi_fw-la disciplina_fw-la per_fw-la quas_fw-la bene_fw-la beateque_fw-la vivitur_fw-la quas_fw-la res_fw-la &_o mansuetado_n animornm_fw-la consecuta_fw-la &_o verecundiae_fw-la est_fw-la effectumque_fw-la ut_fw-la effet_fw-fr vita_fw-la munitior_fw-la atque_fw-la ut_fw-la dando_fw-la &_o accipiendo_fw-la mutandisque_fw-la facultatibus_fw-la &_o commodis_fw-la nulla_fw-la re_fw-la egeremus_fw-la tull._n offic._n l._n 2._o beside_o benefit_n be_v to_o be_v confer_v and_o right_o be_v to_o be_v do_v unto_o one_o man_n in_o such_o sort_n that_o benefit_n may_v be_v confer_v and_o right_o do_v to_o all_o other_o sponsio_fw-la other_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d arist_n pol._n l._n 3._o c._n 9_o communis_fw-la reipublicae_fw-la sponsio_fw-la justice_n be_v therefore_o do_v right_o and_o kindness_n to_o all_o and_o there_o be_v a_o great_a wisdom_n necessary_a for_o the_o adjust_v those_o right_n and_o a_o great_a power_n necessary_a for_o the_o maintain_v they_o for_o this_o the_o justice_n of_o god_n be_v venerable_a because_o there_o be_v no_o partiality_n or_o respect_n of_o person_n with_o he_o but_o he_o be_v equal_o just_a and_o good_a unto_o all_o and_o his_o tender_a mercy_n be_v over_o all_o his_o work_n he_o employ_v the_o great_a wisdom_n and_o power_n to_o maintain_v right_o and_o as_o the_o right_n of_o man_n be_v original_o from_o god_n so_o they_o be_v defend_v by_o he_o the_o law_n of_o god_n oblige_v every_o one_o to_o do_v right_o to_o every_o one_o as_o he_o himself_o do_v and_o as_o the_o dispensation_n of_o his_o providence_n be_v exercise_n of_o his_o dominion_n so_o by_o they_o god_n defend_v the_o right_n of_o men._n and_o most_o certain_a it_o be_v that_o no_o man_n can_v do_v wrong_n but_o he_o shall_v suffer_v punishment_n vengeance_n belong_v unto_o god_n and_o he_o will_v repay_v it_o god_n do_v not_o perhaps_o avenge_v so_o soon_o as_o we_o desire_v or_o in_o such_o manner_n as_o we_o desire_v because_o god_n wisdom_n and_o justice_n be_v more_o perfect_a than_o we_o but_o as_o the_o justice_n of_o god_n be_v manifest_v by_o his_o law_n and_o by_o his_o judgement_n so_o 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