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if_o in_o his_o public_a call_n a_o true_a dealer_n for_o his_o lord_n &_o master_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d without_o turn_v aside_o any_o way_n 1._o good_a well_o affect_v well_o condition_v a_o excellent_a thing_n it_o be_v when_o this_o attribute_n may_v be_v give_v to_o man_n in_o authority_n that_o they_o be_v good_a man_n it_o make_v the_o city_n rejoice_v say_v solomon_n prov._n 11._o 10._o and_o so_o it_o well_o may_v for_o it_o follow_v by_o the_o blessing_n of_o the_o upright_a a_o city_n be_v exalt_v a_o good_a man_n will_v do_v much_o good_a in_o his_o place_n and_o make_v many_o glad_a heart_n by_o partake_v of_o his_o goodness_n therefore_o jetbro_n wish_v moses_n to_o set_v man_n over_o the_o people_n will_v have_v they_o timentes_fw-la dei_fw-la and_o verace_n exod._n 18._o 2._o server_n of_o god_n true-hearted_a man_n and_o the_o lord_n himself_o appoint_v joshuah_n over_o the_o congregation_n testify_v of_o he_o that_o he_o be_v a_o man_n in_o who_o be_v the_o 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whereas_o weeread_n mat._n 19_o 17._o there_o be_v none_o goe_v but_o god_n no_o not_o one_o psa_n 14_o 2._o and_o quis_fw-la est_fw-la fidelis_fw-la mat._n 24._o 46._o who_o be_v the_o faithful_a servant_n he_o right_o ask_v as_o be_v well_o advise_v that_o if_o the_o whole_a earth_n be_v search_v a_o faithful_a servant_n can_v be_v find_v if_o then_o none_o good_a none_o faithful_a how_o this_o servant_n i_o answer_v there_o be_v a_o twofold_a goodness_n original_a in_o god_n alone_o by_o participation_n this_o in_o many_o god_n give_v we_o leave_v to_o kindle_v our_o candle_n at_o his_o light_n as_o all_o natural_a thing_n have_v heat_n from_o the_o sun_n this_o derive_v goodness_n be_v either_o that_o which_o shall_v be_v perfect_a and_o without_o all_o admixtion_n of_o evil_a so_o no_o man_n good_a or_o imperfect_a in_o degree_n though_o sincere_a and_o sound_a such_o as_o viatores_fw-la man_n in_o this_o life_n be_v capable_a of_o this_o in_o the_o saint_n the_o like_a we_o may_v 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d moderation_n a_o virtue_n commend_v by_o saint_n paul_n phil._n 4._o 5._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d let_v your_o equity_n be_v manifest_a 14._o mor_fw-mi l_o 5._o c._n 14._o and_o by_o the_o philosopher_n who_o give_v the_o reason_n of_o it_o law_n be_v make_v for_o general_a can_v fetch_v in_o all_o particular_n which_o be_v infinite_a there_o may_v then_o a_o cause_n come_v to_o hear_v which_o may_v in_o equity_n be_v right_a and_o yet_o against_o the_o law_n here_o the_o good_a judge_n do_v not_o urge_v the_o law_n to_o the_o worse_o but_o so_o pronounce_v as_o the_o lawgiver_n himself_o will_v have_v say_v if_o he_o have_v be_v present_a but_o i_o stay_v not_o upon_o this_o point_n it_o may_v be_v i_o be_o out_o of_o my_o element_n i_o once_o hear_v at_o a_o session_n the_o preacher_n in_o the_o pulpit_n plead_v for_o this_o quity_n and_o he_o that_o supply_v the_o place_n of_o the_o judge_n conâ—â—mning_v both_o he_o and_o it_o i_o will_v go_v no_o further_o in_o it_o than_o beza_n do_v and_o so_o far_o i_o dare_v say_v i_o 3_o 1_o tim._n 1._o 3_o may_v go_v hoc_fw-la accipe_fw-la de_fw-la eo_fw-la jure_fw-la de_fw-la quo_fw-la remittere_fw-la aliquid_fw-la possunus_fw-la where_o the_o judge_n may_v â—ake_v from_o the_o rigour_n of_o the_o law_n â—n_fw-mi cafe_z of_o equity_n there_o he_o ought_v to_o loose_v the_o cord_n of_o it_o or_o this_o be_v the_o end_n of_o law_n and_o â—udges_n that_o every_o man_n may_v have_v his_o right_n be_v maintain_v in_o a_o just_a cause_n over_o throw_v in_o a_o bad_a thus_o have_v we_o see_v in_o nehemiah_n the_o first_o thing_n which_o he_o do_v not_o not_o make_v example_n the_o â—ule_n of_o his_o action_n whereunto_o have_v be_v refer_v the_o affirmative_a what_o it_o be_v that_o he_o and_o all_o in_o his_o place_n must_v be_v guide_v by_o 2._o nehemiah_n go_v cross_v to_o â—ad_a example_n so_o do_v not_o i._o those_o that_o be_v before_o he_o do_v not_o as_o they_o ought_v to_o dâ—â—_n and_o have_v he_o imitate_v they_o he_o may_v have_v do_v as_o ill_a as_o they_o but_o he_o detest_v the_o wronâ—_n which_o they_o offer_v and_o profess_v he_o do_v not_o so_o the_o ill_a deal_n of_o his_o predecessor_n be_v specify_v in_o two_o particular_n 1._o the_o have_a abundance_n oppresseâ—_n and_o suck_v the_o blood_n of_o thâ—_n poor_a and_o needy_a people_n who_o they_o shall_v rather_o have_v releeâ—ved_v have_v the_o people_n be_v rich_a they_o may_v well_o have_v require_v a_o floece_n for_o their_o maintenance_n for_o what_o shephear_n watch_v over_o a_o flock_n and_o do_v not_o shear_v they_o but_o they_o be_v deglubere_fw-la tonderâ—_n not_o deglubere_fw-la not_o to_o flay_v the_o sheep_n because_o their_o wool_n be_v thin_a so_o do_v other_o but_o so_o do_v not_o he_o 2._o their_o servant_n domineer_v and_o bare_a rule_n over_o the_o people_n he_o mean_v not_o the_o minister_n of_o justice_n and_o such_o as_o they_o put_v in_o office_n for_o these_o be_v to_o rule_v 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deceit_n and_o precious_a shall_v their_o blood_n be_v in_o his_o sight_n 2._o emendative_a justice_n the_o 14_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d luk._n 12._o 14_o judge_n must_v not_o do_v unjust_o but_o give_v to_o every_o man_n that_o which_o be_v his_o own_o he_o must_v be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o right_a divider_n between_o man_n and_o man_n take_v from_o the_o one_o what_o he_o have_v get_v of_o another_o and_o give_v it_o to_o the_o other_o who_o it_o be_v the_o good_a magistrate_n can_v as_o the_o pope_n parasite_n say_v he_o can_v de_fw-fr quâ—drato_fw-mi facere_fw-la rotundum_fw-la make_v something_o of_o nothing_o and_o nothing_o again_o of_o something_o as_o
first_o part_n of_o iehoshaphat_n charge_v to_o his_o judge_n aim_n at_o this_o let_v the_o fear_n of_o god_n be_v upon_o you_o 2_o chron._n 19_o 7._o and_o there_o be_v great_a reason_n that_o a_o magistrate_n above_o other_o shall_v be_v a_o man_n fear_v god_n 1._o in_o regard_n of_o the_o greatness_n of_o his_o place_n authority_n and_o power_n puff_n man_n up_o make_v they_o think_v they_o may_v do_v what_o they_o listen_v it_o be_v a_o hard_a thing_n in_o nature_n for_o a_o man_n to_o be_v great_a and_o good_a some_o who_o have_v do_v worthy_o while_o they_o have_v be_v command_v have_v forget_v their_o goodness_n when_o they_o become_v commander_n the_o historian_n observe_v that_o among_o all_o the_o 13_o tac._n hist_o l._n 1._o c_o 13_o roman_a emperor_n solus_fw-la vespasianus_n in_o melius_fw-la mutatus_fw-la est_fw-la only_a vespasian_n grow_v the_o better_a for_o his_o dignity_n and_o the_o common_a proverb_n be_v honour_n mutant_fw-la mores_fw-la man_n be_v light_o worse_o 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