Fiction is never admitted where truth may work

Men will not commonly steal women that are nothing worth.

It is the office of Judges to advance laws made for religion, according to their end, though the words be short and imperfect.

A woman cannot be a pastor by the law of God. I say more, it is against the law of the realm.

The laws of the realm do admit nothing against the law of God.

I may use mine own as I will.

I do exceedingly commend the Judges that are curious and almost subtil, Astuti (which is the word used in the Proverbs of Solomon in a good sense, when it is to a good end) to invent reasons and means to make Acts, according to the just …