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SO before he said. All things are hard. &c. They shall make & write laws, they have an eye to general things as they must have. But they that are Magistrates must come down to particulars, & see whether it ought so to be. There they shall find infinite cases and circumstances. And this is a bottomless depth. The sum therefore of the seventh chapter and this exhortation is: Maintain the law,¹ as far as thou art able, and moderate the law as much as thou mayst, so that thou look not to have all things to precisely observed, neither be thou discouraged with tediousness, but only fear and serve the ⟨image 133⟩Lord, and he shall teach thee to do all things well. For they which are without this fear, are either too just, or too impatient.

SO before he sayde. All thinges are harde. &c. They shal make & write lawes, they haue an eye to general things as they must haue. But they yt are Magistrats must come downe to particulars, & sée whether it ought so to be. There they shall finde infinite cases and circumstances. And this is a bottomles depth. The sūme therfore of the seuenth chapiter and this exhortation is: Mainteyne the lawe,¹ as farre as thou art able, and moderate ye lawe as much as yu mayst, so yt thou looke not to haue all thinges to precisely obserued, neyther be thou discouraged with teiousnes, but onely feare and serue the