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ers, conduces to every Mans private security: So does that of the greater and most famous ones to that of the publick welfare. Those divine animadversions upon Tyrants, and the great riflers of the World ought necessarily sometimes to intervene, that there may be examples to admonish us,
That there is a wakeful Eye
Of justice, which doth all descry.
Of justice, which doth all descry.
And which to other Potentates and people may cry out,
Thus warn'd by others miseries,
Learn justice and the Gods not to despise.
Learn justice and the Gods not to despise.
It is good: Thirdly, if you consider those very persons that are punished. For it is for their sakes; since it is not so properly a revenge, or an utterly destroying judgement, as a gentle cohibition and restraint from
Sin,
