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reges_fw-la sunt_fw-la si_fw-la in_o svo_fw-la regno_fw-la bona_fw-la jubeant_fw-la mala_fw-la prchibeant_fw-la non_fw-la solum_fw-la quae_fw-la pertinent_a ad_fw-la humanam_fw-la societatem_fw-la verum_fw-la etiam_fw-la quae_fw-la pertinent_a ad_fw-la divinam_fw-la religionem_fw-la aug._n contr_n cresc_n l._n 3._o c._n 51._o in_o this_o say_v he_o king_n do_v as_o it_o be_v command_v they_o serve_v god_n as_o king_n if_o in_o their_o kingdom_n they_o command_v what_o be_v good_a and_o prohibit_v what_o be_v evil_a and_o that_o unto_o only_o with_o reference_n to_o humane_a or_o civil_a society_n but_o concern_v divine_a religion_n and_o again_o say_v he_o quomodo_fw-la ergo_fw-la reges_fw-la domino_fw-la serviunt_fw-la in_o timore_fw-la nisi_fw-la ea_fw-la quae_fw-la contra_fw-la jussa_fw-la domini_fw-la fiunt_fw-la religiosâ_fw-la severitate_fw-la prohibendo_fw-la atque_fw-la plectendo_fw-la id._n ep_v ad_fw-la bonifac._n how_o do_v king_n serve_v the_o lord_n in_o fear_n unless_o 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as_o king_n cùm_fw-la ea_fw-la faciunt_fw-la ad_fw-la serve_v endâ—m_fw-la illi_fw-la quae_fw-la non_fw-la possunt_fw-la facere_fw-la nisi_fw-la reges_fw-la when_o they_o do_v those_o thing_n in_o order_n to_o the_o serve_v of_o he_o which_o they_o can_v do_v but_o as_o king_n which_o none_o else_o can_v do_v but_o king_n to_o this_o purpose_n be_v that_o injunction_n to_o the_o king_n of_o israel_n that_o he_o shall_v write_v a_o copy_n of_o the_o law_n in_o a_o book_n out_o of_o that_o before_o the_o priest_n the_o levite_n deut._n 17.18_o 19_o and_o it_o shall_v be_v with_o he_o say_v the_o sacred_a text_n and_o he_o shall_v read_v therein_o all_o the_o day_n of_o his_o life_n that_o he_o may_v learn_v to_o fear_v the_o lord_n his_o god_n and_o keep_v all_o the_o word_n of_o this_o law_n and_o these_o statute_n to_o do_v they_o and_o at_o the_o inauguration_n of_o joash_n 2_o chron._n 23.11_o the_o book_n of_o the_o testimony_n be_v give_v unto_o he_o as_o a_o intimation_n that_o 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his_o spirit_n in_o subserviency_n unto_o which_o yet_o