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A00658 A forme of Christian pollicie drawne out of French by Geffray Fenton. A worke very necessary to al sorts of people generally, as wherein is contayned doctrine, both vniuersall, and special touching the institution of al Christian profession: and also conuenient perticularly for all magistrates and gouernours of common weales, for their more happy regiment according to God; Police chrestienne. English Talpin, Jean.; Fenton, Geoffrey, Sir, 1539?-1608. 1574 (1574) STC 10793A; ESTC S101953 277,133 426

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against_o god_n or_o the_o purity_n of_o our_o conscience_n which_o we_o be_v bind_v to_o keep_v altogether_o to_o god_n the_o gréeke_n proverb_n be_v the_o we_o ought_v to_o love_v one_o a_o other_o even_o to_o the_o altar_n the_o be_v so_o far_o forth_o as_o god_n be_v not_o offend_v either_o by_o oath_n or_o other_o vice_n no_o who_o make_v a_o lie_n to_o further_o the_o benefit_n of_o his_o friend_n yea_o or_o to_o favour_v his_o own_o life_n offend_v god_n what_o interest_n soever_o it_o bear_v to_o father_n or_o mother_n magistrate_n king_n or_o emperor_n ¶_o how_o a_o common_a weal_n be_v governen_v and_o wherein_o it_o err_v chapter_n iiij_o in_o all_o estate_n in_o their_o particular_a function_n discharge_v
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tenant_n touch_v civil_a government_n and_o defence_n of_o they_o as_o the_o curate_n must_v answer_v for_o every_o soul_n within_o his_o parish_n and_o so_o the_o temporal_a lord_n for_o temporal_a policy_n have_v special_a government_n over_o his_o land_n so_o to_o guide_v his_o tenant_n as_o their_o conversation_n be_v honest_a far_o from_o quarrel_n &_o discord_n do_v no_o mutual_a wrong_a one_o to_o another_o nor_o injury_n to_o stranger_n to_o keep_v they_o from_o suit_n or_o at_o least_o to_o accord_v their_o diffrence_n and_o cut_v of_o way_n to_o process_n and_o give_v no_o scope_n to_o controversy_n to_o keep_v they_o all_o in_o modesty_n and_o office_n and_o suffer_v no_o idleness_n nor_o vagabondrie_a last_o let_v he_o prosecute_v the_o observation_n of_o god_n commandment_n and_o establish_v and_o follow_v the_o instruction_n and_o doctrine_n which_o the_o curate_n or_o spiritual_a pastor_n
that_o the_o law_n bind_v to_o no_o restitution_n though_o the_o ware_n be_v sell_v at_o double_a prize_n all_o these_o speech_n and_o the_o effect_n that_o follow_v of_o they_o be_v of_o the_o very_a invention_n of_o pagan_n &_o wretched_o uphold_v and_o entertain_v by_o pagan_a christian_n who_o eye_n of_o understand_v covetousness_n have_v close_v up_o and_o restrain_v they_o from_o the_o clear_a light_n of_o reason_n infuse_v into_o we_o from_o heaven_n even_o by_o jesus_n christ_n the_o self_n light_n but_o all_o man_n what_o so_o ever_o not_o have_v these_o two_o law_n of_o conscience_n ready_a to_o serve_v they_o in_o contract_v bargain_v sell_v buy_v choppinge_v change_v and_o in_o the_o traffic_n of_o every_o particular_a merchandise_n i_o say_v if_o he_o do_v not_o all_o in_o conscience_n as_o a_o brother_n ought_v to_o do_v to_o a_o brother_n and_o one_o friend_n to_o a_o other_o abandon_v deceit_n in_o every_o deal_n for_o in_o case_n of_o desire_n to_o gain_v by_o deceit_n 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