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noah_n it_o be_v good_a in_o the_o kind_n fit_a for_o those_o time_n but_o can_v never_o have_v be_v enlarge_v or_o alter_v if_o the_o perfection_n have_v be_v simple_a and_o no_o better_a evidence_n can_v be_v give_v to_o show_v that_o it_o be_v not_o so_o than_o that_o god_n do_v asterwards_o give_v one_o much_o more_o full_a and_o explicit_a to_o his_o people_n this_o law_n also_o be_v peculiar_o applicable_a to_o that_o people_n and_o season_n for_o if_o it_o have_v be_v otherwise_o the_o apostle_n will_v have_v oblige_v christian_n to_o the_o entire_a observation_n of_o it_o as_o well_o as_o to_o abstain_v from_o idolatry_n fornication_n and_o blood_n but_o if_o all_o this_o be_v not_o so_o than_o their_o judicial_a law_n and_o the_o form_n of_o their_o commonwealth_n must_v be_v receive_v by_o all_o no_o human_a law_n can_v be_v of_o any_o value_n we_o be_v all_o brethren_n no_o man_n have_v a_o prerogative_n above_o another_o land_n must_v be_v equal_o divide_v among_o all_o inheritance_n can_v be_v alienate_v for_o above_o fifty_o year_n no_o man_n can_v be_v raise_v above_o the_o rest_n unless_o he_o be_v call_v by_o god_n and_o enable_v by_o his_o spirit_n to_o conduct_v the_o people_n when_o this_o man_n die_v he_o that_o have_v the_o same_o spirit_n must_v succeed_v as_o joshua_n do_v to_o moses_n and_o his_o child_n can_v have_v no_o title_n to_o his_o office_n when_o such_o a_o man_n appear_v a_o sanhedrim_n of_o seventy_o man_n choose_v out_o of_o the_o whole_a people_n be_v to_o judge_n such_o cause_n as_o relate_v to_o themselves_o whilst_o those_o of_o great_a extent_n and_o importance_n be_v refer_v to_o the_o general_a assembly_n here_o be_v no_o mention_n of_o a_o king_n and_o consequent_o if_o we_o must_v take_v this_o law_n for_o our_o pattern_n we_o can_v have_v one_o if_o the_o point_n be_v drive_v to_o the_o utmost_a and_o the_o precept_n of_o deuteronomy_n where_o god_n permit_v they_o to_o have_v a_o king_n if_o they_o think_v fit_a when_o they_o come_v into_o the_o promise_a land_n be_v understand_v to_o extend_v to_o all_o nation_n every_o one_o of_o they_o must_v have_v the_o same_o liberty_n of_o take_v their_o own_o time_n choose_v he_o in_o their_o own_o way_n divide_v the_o kingdom_n have_v no_o king_n and_o set_v up_o other_o governor_n when_o they_o please_v as_o before_o the_o election_n of_o saul_n and_o after_o the_o return_n from_o the_o captivity_n and_o even_o when_o they_o have_v a_o king_n he_o must_v be_v such_o a_o one_o as_o be_v describe_v in_o the_o same_o chapter_n who_o no_o more_o resemble_v the_o sovereign_a majesty_n that_o our_o author_n adore_v and_o agree_v as_o little_a with_o his_o maxim_n as_o a_o tribun_n of_o the_o roman_a people_n we_o may_v therefore_o conclude_v that_o if_o we_o be_v to_o follow_v the_o law_n of_o moses_n we_o must_v take_v it_o with_o all_o the_o appendage_n a_o king_n can_v be_v no_o more_o and_o no_o otherwise_o than_o he_o make_v he_o for_o whatever_o we_o read_v of_o the_o king_n they_o have_v be_v extreme_a deviation_n from_o it_o no_o nation_n can_v make_v any_o law_n and_o our_o lawyer_n burn_v their_o book_n may_v betake_v themselves_o to_o the_o study_n of_o the_o pentateuch_n in_o which_o though_o some_o of_o they_o may_v be_v well_o verse_v yet_o probable_o the_o profit_n arise_v from_o thence_o will_v not_o be_v very_o great_a but_o if_o we_o be_v not_o oblige_v to_o live_v in_o a_o conformity_n to_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n every_o people_n may_v frame_v law_n for_o themselves_o and_o we_o can_v be_v deny_v the_o right_a that_o be_v common_a to_o all_o our_o law_n be_v not_o send_v from_o heaven_n but_o make_v by_o our_o ancestor_n according_a to_o the_o light_n they_o have_v and_o their_o present_a occasion_n we_o inherit_v the_o same_o right_n from_o they_o and_o as_o we_o may_v without_o vanity_n say_v that_o we_o know_v a_o little_a more_o than_o they_o do_v if_o we_o find_v ourselves_o prejudice_v by_o any_o law_n that_o they_o make_v we_o may_v repeal_v it_o the_o safety_n of_o the_o people_n be_v their_o supreme_a law_n and_o be_v so_o to_o we_o neither_o can_v we_o be_v think_v less_o fit_a to_o judge_n what_o conduce_v to_o that_o end_n than_o they_o be_v if_o they_o in_o any_o age_n have_v be_v persuade_v to_o put_v themselves_o under_o the_o power_n or_o in_o our_o author_n phrase_n under_o the_o sovereign_a majesty_n of_o a_o child_n a_o fool_n a_o mad_a or_o desperate_o wicked_a person_n and_o have_v annex_v the_o right_n confer_v upon_o he_o to_o such_o as_o shall_v succeed_v it_o have_v not_o be_v a_o just_a and_o right_a sanction_n and_o have_v none_o of_o the_o quality_n essential_o belong_v to_o a_o law_n can_v not_o have_v the_o effect_n of_o a_o law_n it_o can_v be_v for_o the_o good_a of_o a_o people_n to_o be_v govern_v by_o one_o who_o by_o nature_n ought_v to_o be_v govern_v or_o by_o age_n or_o accident_n be_v render_v unable_a to_o govern_v himself_o the_o public_a interest_n and_o the_o concernment_n of_o private_a man_n in_o their_o land_n good_n liberty_n and_o life_n for_o the_o preservation_n of_o which_o our_o author_n say_v that_o regal_a prerogative_n be_v only_o constitute_v can_v be_v preserve_v by_o one_o who_o be_v transport_v by_o his_o own_o passion_n or_o folly_n a_o slave_n to_o his_o lust_n and_o vice_n or_o which_o be_v sometime_o worse_o govern_v by_o the_o vile_a of_o man_n and_o woman_n who_o flatter_v he_o in_o they_o and_o push_v he_o on_o to_o do_v such_o thing_n as_o even_o they_o will_v abhor_v if_o they_o be_v in_o his_o place_n the_o turpitude_n and_o impious_a madness_n of_o such_o a_o act_n must_v necessary_o make_v it_o void_a by_o overthrow_v the_o end_n for_o which_o it_o be_v make_v since_o that_o justice_n which_o be_v seek_v can_v be_v obtain_v nor_o the_o evil_n that_o be_v fear_v prevent_v and_o they_o for_o who_o good_a it_o be_v intend_v must_v necessary_o have_v a_o right_n of_o abolish_n it_o this_o may_v be_v sufficient_a for_o we_o though_o our_o ancestor_n have_v enslave_v themselves_o but_o god_n be_v thank_v we_o be_v not_o put_v to_o that_o trouble_n we_o have_v no_o reason_n to_o believe_v we_o be_v descend_v from_o such_o fool_n and_o beast_n as_o will_v willing_o cast_v themselves_o and_o we_o into_o such_o a_o excess_n of_o misery_n and_o shame_n or_o that_o they_o be_v so_o tame_a and_o cowardly_a to_o be_v subject_v by_o force_n or_o fear_n we_o know_v the_o value_n they_o set_v upon_o their_o liberty_n and_o the_o courage_n with_o which_o they_o defend_v they_o and_o we_o can_v have_v no_o better_a example_n to_o encourage_v we_o never_o to_o suffer_v they_o to_o be_v violate_v or_o diminish_v
sect_n xxvi_o though_o the_o king_n may_v be_v entrust_v with_o the_o power_n of_o choose_v judge_n yet_o that_o by_o which_o they_o act_n be_v from_o the_o law_n i_o confess_v that_o no_o law_n can_v be_v so_o perfect_a to_o provide_v exact_o for_o every_o case_n that_o may_v fall_v out_o so_o as_o to_o leave_v nothing_o to_o the_o discretion_n of_o the_o judge_n who_o in_o some_o measure_n be_v to_o interpret_v they_o but_o that_o law_n or_o custom_n be_v ever_o few_o or_o that_o the_o paucity_n be_v the_o reason_n that_o they_o can_v give_v special_a rule_n or_o that_o judge_n do_v resort_n to_o those_o principle_n or_o common_a law_n axiom_n whereupon_o former_a judgement_n in_o case_n something_o alike_o have_v be_v give_v by_o former_a judge_n who_o all_o receive_v their_o authority_n from_o the_o king_n in_o his_o right_n to_o give_v sentence_n i_o utter_o deny_v and_o affirm_v 1._o that_o in_o many_o place_n and_o particular_o in_o england_n the_o law_n be_v so_o many_o that_o the_o number_n of_o they_o have_v introduce_v a_o uncertainty_n and_o confusion_n which_o be_v both_o dangerous_a and_o troublesome_a and_o the_o infinite_a variety_n of_o adjudge_v case_n thwart_v and_o contradict_v each_o other_o have_v render_v these_o difficulty_n inextricable_a tacitus_n impute_v a_o great_a part_n of_o the_o misery_n suffer_v by_o the_o roman_n in_o his_o time_n to_o this_o abuse_n and_o tell_v we_o that_o leges_fw-la the_o law_n grow_v to_o be_v innumerable_a in_o the_o worst_a and_o most_o corrupt_a state_n of_o thing_n and_o that_o justice_n be_v overthrow_v by_o they_o by_o the_o same_o mean_n in_o france_n italy_n and_o other_o place_n where_o the_o civil_a law_n be_v render_v municipal_a judgement_n be_v in_o a_o manner_n arbitrary_a and_o though_o the_o intention_n of_o our_o law_n be_v just_a and_o good_a they_o be_v so_o numerous_a and_o the_o volume_n of_o our_o statute_n with_o the_o interpretation_n and_o adjudge_v case_n so_o vast_a that_o hardly_o any_o thing_n be_v so_o clear_a and_o fix_v but_o man_n of_o wit_n and_o learning_n may_v find_v what_o will_v serve_v for_o a_o pretence_n to_o justify_v almost_o any_o judgement_n they_o have_v a_o mind_n to_o give_v whereas_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n as_o to_o the_o judicial_a part_n be_v short_a and_o few_o judgement_n be_v easy_a and_o certain_a and_o in_o switzerland_n sweden_n and_o some_o part_n of_o denmark_n the_o whole_a volume_n that_o contain_v they_o may_v be_v read_v in_o few_o hour_n and_o by_o that_o mean_v no_o injustice_n can_v be_v do_v which_o be_v not_o immediate_o make_v evident_a 2._o axiom_n be_v not_o right_o ground_v upon_o judge_v case_n but_o case_n be_v to_o be_v judge_v according_a to_o axiom_n the_o certain_a be_v not_o prove_v by_o the_o uncertain_a but_o the_o uncertain_a by_o the_o certain_a and_o every_o thing_n be_v to_o be_v esteem_v uncertain_a till_o it_o be_v prove_v to_o be_v certain_a axiom_n in_o law_n be_v as_o in_o mathematics_n evident_a to_o common_a sense_n and_o nothing_o be_v to_o be_v take_v for_o a_o axiom_n that_o be_v not_o so_o euclid_n do_v not_o prove_v his_o axiom_n by_o his_o proposition_n but_o his_o proposition_n which_o be_v abstruse_a by_o such_o axiom_n as_o be_v evident_a to_o all_o the_o axiom_n of_o our_o law_n do_v not_o receive_v their_o authority_n from_o coke_n or_o hales_n but_o coke_n and_o hales_n deserve_v praise_n for_o give_v judgement_n according_a to_o such_o as_o be_v undeniable_o true_a 3._o the_o judge_n receive_v their_o commission_n from_o the_o king_n and_o perhaps_o it_o may_v be_v say_v that_o the_o custom_n of_o name_v they_o be_v ground_v upon_o a_o right_a with_o which_o he_o be_v entrust_v but_o their_o power_n be_v from_o the_o law_n as_o that_o of_o the_o king_n also_o be_v for_o he_o who_o have_v none_o original_o in_o himself_o can_v give_v none_o unless_o it_o be_v first_o conser_v upon_o he_o i_o know_v not_o how_o he_o can_v well_o perform_v his_o oath_n to_o govern_v according_a to_o law_n unless_o he_o execute_v the_o power_n with_o which_o he_o be_v entrust_v in_o name_v those_o man_n to_o be_v judge_n who_o in_o his_o conscience_n and_o by_o the_o advice_n of_o his_o council_n he_o think_v the_o best_a and_o able_a to_o perform_v that_o office_n but_o both_o he_o and_o they_o be_v to_o learn_v their_o duty_n from_o that_o law_n by_o which_o they_o be_v and_o which_o allot_v to_o every_o one_o his_o proper_a work_n as_o the_o law_n intend_v that_o man_n shall_v be_v make_v judge_n for_o their_o integrity_n and_o knowledge_n in_o the_o law_n and_o that_o it_o ought_v not_o to_o be_v imagine_v that_o the_o king_n will_v break_v his_o trust_n by_o choose_v such_o as_o be_v not_o so_o till_o the_o violation_n be_v evident_a nothing_o be_v more_o reasonable_a than_o to_o intend_v that_o the_o judge_n so_o qualify_v shall_v instruct_v the_o king_n in_o matter_n of_o law_n but_o that_o he_o who_o may_v be_v a_o child_n over_o age_a or_o otherwise_o ignorant_a and_o uncapable_a shall_v instruct_v the_o judge_n be_v equal_o absurd_a as_o for_o a_o blind_a man_n to_o be_v a_o guide_n to_o those_o who_o have_v the_o best_a eye_n and_o so_o abhorrent_n from_o the_o meaning_n of_o the_o law_n that_o the_o judge_n as_o i_o say_v before_o be_v swear_v to_o do_v justice_n according_a to_o the_o law_n without_o any_o regard_n to_o the_o king_n word_n letter_n or_o command_n if_o they_o be_v therefore_o to_o act_v according_a to_o a_o set_a rule_n from_o which_o they_o may_v not_o depart_v what_o command_n soever_o they_o receive_v they_o do_v not_o act_v by_o a_o power_n from_o he_o but_o by_o one_o that_o be_v above_o both_o this_o be_v common_o confess_v and_o though_o some_o judge_n have_v be_v find_v in_o several_a age_n who_o in_o hope_n of_o reward_n and_o preferment_n have_v make_v little_a account_n of_o their_o oath_n yet_o the_o success_n that_o many_o of_o they_o have_v have_v may_v reasonable_o deter_v other_o from_o follow_v their_o example_n and_o if_o there_o be_v not_o more_o instance_n in_o this_o kind_n no_o better_a reason_n can_v be_v give_v than_o that_o cicero_n nation_n do_v frequent_o fail_v by_o be_v too_o remiss_a in_o assert_v their_o own_o right_n or_o punish_a offender_n and_o hardly_o ever_o err_v on_o the_o severe_a side_n 4._o judgement_n be_v various_o give_v in_o several_a state_n and_o kingdom_n but_o he_o who_o will_v find_v one_o where_o they_o lie_v in_o the_o breast_n of_o the_o king_n must_v go_v at_o least_o as_o far_o as_o morocco_n nay_o the_o ambassador_n who_o be_v late_o here_o from_o that_o place_n deny_v that_o they_o be_v absolute_o in_o he_o however_o it_o be_v certain_a that_o in_o england_n according_a to_o the_o great_a charter_n chart._n judgement_n be_v pass_v by_o equal_n no_o man_n can_v be_v imprison_v disseize_v of_o his_o freehold_n deprive_v of_o life_n or_o limb_n ibid._n unless_o by_o the_o sentence_n of_o his_o peer_n the_o king_n of_o judah_n do_v maimonid_n judge_n and_o be_v judge_v and_o the_o judgement_n they_o give_v be_v in_o and_o with_o the_o sanhedrim_n in_o england_n the_o king_n do_v not_o judge_n but_o be_v judge_v and_o bracton_n say_v est_fw-la that_o in_o receive_v justice_n the_o king_n be_v equal_a to_o another_o man_n which_o can_v not_o be_v if_o judgement_n be_v give_v by_o he_o and_o he_o be_v exempt_v from_o the_o judgement_n of_o all_o by_o that_o law_n which_o have_v put_v all_o judgement_n into_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o people_n this_o power_n be_v execute_v by_o they_o in_o grand_a or_o petty_a jury_n and_o the_o judge_n be_v assistant_n to_o they_o in_o explain_v the_o difficult_a point_n of_o the_o law_n in_o which_o it_o be_v presume_v they_o shall_v be_v learn_v the_o strength_n of_o every_o judgement_n consist_v in_o the_o verdict_n of_o these_o juries_n which_o the_o judge_n do_v not_o give_v but_o pronounce_v or_o declare_v and_o the_o same_o law_n that_o make_v good_a a_o verdict_n give_v 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