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the_o branch_n and_o arm_n of_o luxuriant_a and_o spread_a wickedness_n by_o restrain_v the_o liberty_n by_o withdraw_v the_o sap_n and_o nutriment_n of_o estate_n and_o mean_n but_o cut_v off_o those_o noxious_a weed_n and_o thorn_n from_o the_o land_n of_o the_o live_n and_o utter_a extirpation_n of_o those_o that_o be_v telluris_fw-la inutile_fw-la pondus_fw-la why_o cumber_v they_o the_o ground_n and_o this_o ne_fw-la pars_fw-la sincera_fw-la trabatur_fw-la not_o with_o more_o justice_n than_o mercy_n and_o gentleness_n lest_o connivance_n remissness_n and_o impunity_n spread_v the_o contagion_n to_o part_n as_o yet_o find_v and_o untainted_a quid_fw-la enim_fw-la tam_fw-la iniquum_fw-la quà m_fw-la ut_fw-la desertori_fw-la boni_fw-la bene_fw-la sit_fw-la august_n what_o be_v more_o unjust_a than_o that_o it_o shall_v be_v well_o with_o he_o who_o have_v leave_v off_o to_o do_v well_o what_o more_o just_a than_o that_o evil_a of_o suffering_n shall_v light_v on_o evil_a doer_n 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blind_a the_o eye_n of_o the_o wise_a 23.8_o he_o that_o
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in_o judgement_n which_o god_n require_v be_v neither_o corrupt_v by_o indulgence_n and_o favour_n as_o david_n to_o absolom_n nor_o prejudice_n as_o david_n to_o mephibosheth_n nor_o hatred_n as_o the_o jew_n against_o christ_n nor_o fear_v as_o in_o pilate_n nor_o covetousness_n and_o popularity_n as_o in_o felix_n who_o fail_v of_o his_o money_n yet_o to_o do_v the_o jew_n a_o pleasure_n leave_v paul_n bind_v nay_o a_o upright_a judge_n may_v not_o feoff_v that_o as_o a_o favour_n which_o be_v indeed_o but_o justice_n and_o a_o duty_n nor_o challenge_v and_o own_o the_o thanks_o for_o a_o happy_a issue_n which_o indeed_o belong_v to_o the_o law_n and_o equity_n of_o the_o cause_n he_o do_v not_o know_v the_o price_n and_o value_n of_o a_o good_a conscience_n who_o seek_v for_o a_o reward_n beyond_o that_o of_o do_v virtuous_o 3_o impartial_o naz._n {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o as_o the_o beauty_n and_o influence_n of_o heaven_n and_o light_n 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