The first is universal 1Justice, which Aristotle describeth briefly saying universal Justice is obedience toward all Laws, and complectyth in her all virtues, therefore the name of Justice is transferred generally to the whole query of virtues, because dew obedience is rendered, either be Laws, or else be magistrates Particular Justice is a virtue that 2giveth to every man his own of ⟨image 9⟩which virtue, there be .ij. kinds distributive and commutative which kinds because we may rightfully understand that the whole commonweal and universal sociate of men ought to be looked on in our mind in the universal soc•ate of mans life, there be only .ij. kinds or manners of communication For either we do communicate, or else we do commute things, or else we order persons, as that empires, Magistrates, degrees in cities in companies & in families may be constituted & ordained here ••o man doth not s• that all the sociate of life, be the s• .ij. members be to be governed things be commuted & changed be contracts, and when this communication, which is made for cause of living wandereth infinitely, it is necessary that there be ⟨image 9⟩therein an equality, that is there be rendered or given equal for equal, for if any men should give their things without price, they should perish by hunger, then there should be no daily communication. for if there were not one thing given for another there could be no communication, 3Justice distributive is an ordinance of persons in every life public & private according to a geometrical proportion, as who saith whereby degrees of offices & persons be ordained and made, & to apt and mete persons functions of things be given as in the church the chief degree is the Judgement and explication of doctrine. The second degree is the ad ministration 4of Judgements. The third is the ad ministration of ceremonies. The last and lowest is ⟨image 10⟩the procuration of rents, bil•dinges, elemosynes, and such other to every which manner of degrees, apt & mete persons must be sought for, for the judgement of learning the best learned, most wisest, & best men ought to be elect & chosen. In the other, there is not so much learning to be required.
THe fyrst is vneuersall 1Iustyce, whiche Aristotile describeth breuely sayeng vnyuersall Iustyce is obedyence towarde all Lawes, and complectyth in her all vertues, therfore the name of Iustyce is transferyd generally to the whole quere of vertues, because dewe obedyence is rendred, eyther be Lawes, or els be magestrates Partyculer Iustyce is a vertue that 2gyueth to euery man his owne of ⟨image 9⟩whiche vertue, there be .ij. kyndes distributyne and cōmunatine whiche kyndes because we may rightfully vnderstande that the whole cōmonwele and vnyuersall sociate of men ought to be lokyd on in our mynde in the vnyuer•all soc•ate of mannes lyfe, there be onely .ij. kyndes or maners of cōmunycacyon For eyther we doo cōmunycate, or els we doo commute thynges, or els we ordre persons, as that empyres, Magistrates, degrees incyties in companyes & in famyles maye be constytuted & ordenyd here ••o man dothe not s• that al the sociate of lyfe, be the s• .ij. membres be to be gouernyd thynges be cōmuted & chaunged be contractes, and when this cō municacion, whiche is made for cause of lyuyng wandreth infinitlye, it is necessarye that there be ⟨image 9⟩therin an equalite, that is there be rendred or gyuen equal for equall, for yf any men shulde gyue theyr thynges without price, they shoulde peryshe by hunger, then there should be nodayly cōmunicacion. for yf ther were not one thyng gyuen for another ther coud be no cō municatiō, 3Iustice distributine is an ordenaunce of persons in euery lyfe publike & priuate according to a geometrical proporcion, as who sayth wherby degres of offices & persons be ordayned and made, & to apre and mete persons functions of thynges be gyuen as in the churche the chife degre is the Iudgement and explycacion of doctrine. The second degre is thad ministracion 4of Iudgementes. The thyrde is thad ministracion of ceremonies. The last and lowest is ⟨image 10⟩
- 1Universalis JusticisVniuersalis Iusticis
- 2Perticularis. JusticisPerticularis. Iusticis
- 3Justice. distributyne.Iustice. distributyne.
- 4Degrs i the church.Degrs i the churche.
