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be_v no_o cure_n of_o the_o government_n but_o his_o chief_a remedy_n remain_v this_o court_n militia_n must_v not_o consist_v of_o one_o entire_a body_n unite_v under_o the_o same_o head_n but_o be_v divide_v under_o several_a colonel_n captain_n party_n brigade_n and_o distribute_v to_o several_a quarter_n as_o if_o this_o be_v a_o cure_n there_o be_v any_o army_n that_o can_v be_v mutinous_a but_o where_o he_o say_v not_o unite_v under_o the_o same_o head_n he_o intimat_n perhaps_o divers_a general_n and_o divers_a arm_n now_o such_o be_v the_o turkish_a beglerbeg_n and_o the_o province_n under_o their_o government_n that_o these_o therefore_o be_v keep_v divide_v so_o that_o not_o any_o two_o of_o they_o can_v lay_v their_o head_n together_o without_o have_v they_o cut_v off_o nor_o any_o son_n succeed_v the_o father_n in_o government_n require_v that_o there_o be_v always_o a_o sufficient_a force_n distinct_a from_o the_o interest_n of_o the_o timariot_n and_o beglerbeg_n unite_v 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be_v propose_v by_o the_o sanhedrim_n and_o resolve_v in_o the_o affirmative_a by_o the_o congregation_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v a_o act_n of_o the_o parliament_n of_o israel_n 6._o deut._n 4._o 5_o 6._o of_o this_o frame_n say_v moses_n to_o the_o people_n as_o well_o he_o may_v behold_v i_o have_v teach_v you_o statute_n and_o judgement_n even_o as_o the_o lord_n my_o god_n command_v i_o that_o you_o shall_v do_v so_o in_o the_o land_n whither_o you_o go_v to_o possess_v it_o keep_v therefore_o and_o do_v they_o for_o this_o be_v your_o wisdom_n and_o your_o understanding_n in_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o nation_n which_o shall_v hear_v all_o these_o statute_n and_o say_v sure_o this_o great_a nation_n be_v a_o wise_a and_o understand_a people_n in_o another_o place_n upon_o the_o people_n observe_v this_o form_n he_o pronounce_v all_o the_o choice_a blessing_n and_o in_o case_n of_o violation_n of_o the_o same_o a_o long_a enumeration_n of_o most_o dreadful_a curse_n among_o which_o 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