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light_n to_o teach_v every_o man_n use_v 2_o that_o if_o there_o be_v nothing_o else_o to_o bind_v he_o to_o do_v good_a to_o other_o or_o avoid_v the_o hurt_v of_o other_o yet_o nature_n ought_v and_o he_o ought_v to_o be_v thus_o a_o law_n to_o himself_o though_o he_o have_v no_o write_a word_n from_o god_n whether_o he_o be_v a_o husband_n or_o parent_n or_o master_n or_o è_fw-la contra_fw-la or_o a_o private_a man_n nature_n and_o humanity_n ought_v to_o keep_v he_o from_o the_o one_o and_o hold_v he_o to_o the_o other_o 20._o other_o omnia_fw-la animalia_fw-la naturalibus_fw-la munimentis_fw-la providentia_fw-la coelestibus_fw-la armavit_fw-la homo_fw-la accepit_fw-la proistis_fw-la miserationis_fw-la affectum_fw-la qui_fw-la plane_n voco_fw-la humanitas_fw-la qua_fw-la nosmet_fw-la inuicem_fw-la tueremur_fw-la lactant._n de_fw-fr falsa_fw-la â—â—pientia_fw-la lib._n 3._o cap._n 20._o the_o heavenly_a providence_n have_v arm_v all_o beast_n with_o natural_a defence_n but_o man_n 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