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Shakespeare, who sat not on the rigging of any Church or creed, 

 but who in " Measure for Measure" makes the unjust deputy- 

 judge, Angelo, condemn Claudio to death for a natural act, by 

 saying to Isabella, " Your brother is a forfeit of the law." She 

 truly answers — 



" Alas ! alas ! 

 Why, all the souls that were were forfeit once ; 

 And He that might the vantage best have took 

 Found out the remedy. How would you be 

 If He which is the top of judgment should 

 But judge you as you are ? Oh, think on that, 

 And mercy then will breathe within your lips, 



Like man new made." 



Thus Shakespeare uses which for God in the same sense as it is 

 used in the prayer — " Our Father which art in heaven"— as 

 Humboldt uses the word law for God. 



Note.— How aptly Claudio might have said, "God be merciful to me a 

 sinner, for Christ's sake— who died for sinners." Still more aptly Christ 

 Himself have replied, "He that is without sin cast the first stone," as 

 written of the "woman of Samaria." 



