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but_o either_o end_n in_o admonision_n or_o else_o chastise_v the_o delinquet_n with_o some_o light_a touch_n of_o ignominy_n and_o as_o it_o be_v a_o blush_a shame_n 73._o in_o censorian_a court_n let_v the_o first_o aggression_n and_o the_o middle_a act_n of_o great_a offence_n and_o wicked_a attempt_n be_v punish_v yea_o although_o they_o be_v never_o perfect_o accomplish_v and_o let_v that_o be_v the_o chief_a use_n of_o those_o court_n see_v it_o appertain_v to_o severity_n to_o punish_v the_o first_o approach_n of_o wicked_a enterprise_n and_o to_o mercy_n to_o intercept_v the_o perpetration_n of_o they_o by_o correct_v middle_a acts._n 74._o special_a regard_n must_v be_v take_v that_o in_o praetorian_a court_n such_o case_n be_v not_o countenance_v which_o the_o law_n have_v not_o so_o much_o pretermit_v as_o slight_v as_o frevilous_a or_o as_o odious_a judge_v unworthy_a redress_n 75._o above_o all_o it_o most_o import_v the_o certainty_n of_o law_n that_o court_v of_o 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commixtion_n of_o jurisdiction_n but_o you_o shall_v have_v arbitrement_n encroach_v upon_o and_o at_o last_o swallow_v up_o law_n 77._o the_o table_n of_o the_o praetor_n among_o the_o roman_n come_v in_o use_n upon_o good_a ground_n in_o these_o the_o praetor_n set_v down_o and_o publish_v aforehand_o by_o what_o form_n of_o law_n he_o will_v execute_v judicature_n after_o the_o same_o example_n judge_n in_o praetorian_a court_n the_o king_n bench_n chancery_n common_a plea_n etc._n etc._n shall_v propound_v certain_a rule_n to_o themselves_o so_o far_o as_o may_v be_v &_o open_o publish_v they_o for_o that_o be_v the_o best_a law_n which_o give_v least_o liberty_n to_o the_o judge_n he_o the_o best_a judge_n that_o take_v least_o liberty_n to_o himself_o you_o see_v how_o time_n alter_v law_n since_o moses_n receive_v they_o from_o god_n and_o what_o law_n christ_n give_v you_o in_o the_o gospel_n and_o now_o how_o politic_o they_o be_v practise_v by_o tedious_a clerk_n proud_a 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