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- By the Roman law, no magistrate was allowed to punish a Roman citizen capitally, or by inflicting stripes, or even binding him; and the single expression, I am a Roman citizen, arrested their severest decrees, and obtained, if not an escape, at least a delay of his punishment. "Thenª the¹ chief captainª came,ª° and saidª° unto him,ª Tellª° me,ªª artª° thouª a Roman?ªª He¹ said,ª° Yea.ª ... Andª the¹ chief captainª answered,ª° With a greatª sumª obtainedª° Iª thisª freedom.ª Andª Paulª said,ª° Butª Iª² was¹ [free] born.ª°" {Act 22:27-28} + "Butª Paulª saidª° untoª them,ª They have beatenª° usª openlyª uncondemned,ª beingª° Romans,ª² and¹ have castª° [us] intoª prison;ª andª nowª do they thrust²° us² outª°¹ privily?ª nayª verily;ª butª let them comeª° themselves²¹ and fetch²° us² out.ª°¹" {Act 16:37} + "Toª whomª I answered,ª°² It¹ isª° notª the mannerª of the Romansª to deliverª° anyª manª toª die,ª beforeª thatª he which is accusedª° haveª° the¹ accusersª face to face,ªª² and¹ have²° licenceª¹ to answer for himselfª concerningª the¹ crime laid against him.ª" {Act 25:16}
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