Let us suppose, nevertheless, that the civil magistrate inclined to favour one of them and to put his sword into their hands that (by his consent) they might chastise the dissenters as they pleased.

• 尽管如此，我们不妨假设：世俗法官偏向于帮助其中的一方并把他的剑交到他们手里，（经过他的同意）他们可能会随心所欲的惩罚他们的反对者。