The Law ... is perfection of reason.

Force ought to follow justice and not to precede.

The law doth never enforce a man to doe a vaine thing.

The cause ceasing, the effect ceases also

So use your own property as not to injure that of another

So as grave and learned men may doubt, without any imputation to them; for the most learned doubteth most, and the more ignorant for the most part are the more bold and peremptory.

Let us now peruse our ancient authors, for out of the old fields must come the new corn.