ruler_n isaiah_n 3_o 6._o be_v thou_o our_o ruler_n and_o let_v this_o ruin_n be_v under_o thy_o hand_n nor_o can_v he_o love_v to_o have_v it_o record_v that_o in_o his_o day_n such_o evil_n prevail_v unreformed_a it_o be_v when_o there_o be_v no_o king_n in_o israel_n that_o every_o man_n do_v what_o be_v right_a in_o his_o own_o eye_n if_o the_o health_n of_o the_o people_n be_v not_o recover_v it_o say_v there_o be_v no_o physician_n there_o jer_n 8_o 22._o but_o a_o good_a ruler_n scatter_v the_o wicked_a and_o bring_v the_o wheel_n over_o they_o and_o he_o may_v say_v with_o david_n psal_n 75_o 3._o the_o earth_n and_o all_o the_o inhabitant_n thereof_o be_v dissolve_v i_o bear_v up_o the_o pillar_n of_o it_o he_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d name_n and_o thing_n a_o joseph_n the_o ston_n of_o israel_n such_o a_o one_o be_v moses_n the_o lawgiver_n such_o be_v josua_n his_o successor_n such_o be_v the_o judge_n of_o israel_n such_o be_v samuel_n such_o be_v all_o the_o 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holy_a seed_n have_v mingle_v themselves_o and_o match_v with_o stranger_n people_n of_o heathen_a abomination_n they_o separate_v themselves_o and_o that_o be_v amend_v ibid._n the_o offering_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v neglect_v these_o be_v renew_v ibid._n the_o sabbath_n be_v horrible_o profane_v that_o be_v strict_o and_o with_o certification_n discharge_v and_o they_o not_o suffer_v to_o lodge_v about_o the_o wall_n chap_n 10_o 31._o and_o 13_o 15._o and_o forward_o the_o service_n of_o god_n be_v neglect_v by_o nonresidence_n of_o the_o priest_n through_o calamity_n and_o want_n that_o also_o be_v help_v chap._n 10_o 11_o 12_o 13._o ver_fw-la 10._o the_o order_n and_o service_n of_o the_o priest_n and_o levit_n be_v confuse_v these_o be_v clear_v and_o they_o set_v to_o their_o charge_n as_o appoint_v by_o david_n chap_n 7._o 63_o 12._o 45._o and_o 13_o 30_o stranger_n uncircumcised_a have_v enter_v and_o defile_v the_o congregation_n of_o the_o lord_n these_o be_v remove_v chap_n 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pertain_v to_o this_o part_n that_o be_v redress_v chap_n 5._o open_v and_o secret_a enemy_n correspond_v and_o plot_v against_o the_o work_n and_o the_o ruler_n these_o be_v discover_v and_o disappoint_v chap._n 6._o they_o be_v in_o great_a reproach_n and_o distress_n god_n be_v seek_v and_o mean_n be_v use_v chap._n 4_o and_o 6._o they_o be_v poor_a husbandry_n and_o traffic_n be_v practise_v only_o the_o sabbath_n work_v and_o market_n be_v discharge_v oppression_n be_v bear_v down_o and_o the_o people_n relieve_v of_o public_a burden_n nehemtah_n the_o governor_n and_o his_o brethren_n neither_o exact_v the_o bread_n of_o the_o governor_n nor_o buy_v land_n nor_o refuse_v to_o work_v as_o other_o o_o for_o such_o ruler_n to_o a_o nation_n scatter_a and_o peel_v a_o nation_n smelt_v out_o and_o tread_v down_o who_o land_n be_v spoil_v isaiah_n 18_o 2._o our_o ruler_n if_o they_o have_v a_o mind_n have_v a_o fair_a occasion_n for_o i_o b_v gloriation_n chap._n 29._o 13._o the_o blessing_n of_o he_o that_o be_v ready_a to_o perish_v come_v upon_o i_o etc._n etc._n in_o this_o time_n be_v great_a decay_n desolation_n abuse_n and_o unsufferable_a corruption_n let_v it_o not_o be_v think_v a_o error_n proceed_v from_o the_o ruler_n and_o here_o people_n will_v be_v warn_v to_o enencourage_v and_o comply_v with_o reform_v ruler_n not_o as_o they_o be_v in_o hezekiahs_n and_o josiahs_n time_n inveterate_a incurable_a and_o obstinate_a in_o their_o corruption_n lest_o they_o hear_v that_o hos._n 10_o 3_o 4._o a_o king_n can_v do_v they_o no_o good_a because_o they_o fear_v not_o the_o lord_n and_o speak_v word_n swear_v false_o in_o make_v a_o covenant_n but_o this_o pertain_v to_o the_o ruler_n that_o whatsoever_o be_v command_v by_o the_o god_n of_o heaven_n be_v diligent_o do_v for_o the_o house_n of_o the_o god_n of_o heaven_n lest_o there_o be_v wrath_n against_o the_o realm_n of_o the_o king_n and_o his_o son_n ezra_n 7-23_a and_o that_o judgement_n run_v like_o a_o river_n and_o righteousness_n like_o a_o mighty_a stream_n that_o he_o take_v his_o pattern_n from_o the_o type_n and_o antitype_n who_o also_o be_v the_o archetype_n ruler_n psal._n 72._o so_o shall_v there_o be_v abundance_n of_o peace_n and_o also_o in_o judah_n thing_n shall_v go_v well_o 3._o the_o good_a ruler_n have_v a_o natural_a fatherly_a and_o tender_a care_n of_o the_o people_n thus_o it_o be_v say_v i_o say_v 49._o 23._o king_n shall_v be_v nurse_v father_n and_o in_o israel_n they_o be_v wont_a to_o mourn_v for_o good_a ruler_n with_o this_o expression_n ab_fw-la my_o brother_n jer_n 2d_o 18._o yea_o he_o be_v the_o breath_n of_o our_o nostril_n lament_v 4_o 20._o by_o who_o in_o the_o public_a body_n we_o lead_v a_o quiet_a life_n and_o peaceable_a in_o all_o godliness_n and_o honesty_n 1_o tim._n 2._o 2._o he_o be_v pater_fw-la patriae_fw-la &_o parens_fw-la reip._n nor_o can_v i_o see_v what_o shall_v have_v move_v those_o dissemble_a emperor_n who_o in_o 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all_o which_o be_v evident_a in_o nehemiah_n the_o governor_n great_a be_v his_o affection_n chap._n 1_o 3_o 4._o and_o how_o sad_o take_v he_o on_o for_o the_o reproach_n and_o affliction_n of_o his_o brethren_n he_o sit_v down_o and_o weep_v and_o mourn_v certain_a day_n and_o fast_v and_o pray_v before_o the_o god_n of_o heaven_n he_o can_v digest_v their_o grief_n chap_n 8._o 9_o 10._o when_o the_o people_n weep_v he_o say_v go_v your_o way_n eat_v the_o fat_a and_o drink_v the_o sweet_a and_o send_v portion_n to_o they_o for_o who_o nothing_o be_v prepare_v for_o this_o day_n be_v holy_a neither_o be_v you_o sad_a for_o the_o joy_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v your_o strength_n for_o instruction_n he_o cause_v the_o priest_n read_v to_o they_o the_o book_n of_o the_o law_n of_o
moses_n so_o they_o read_v in_o the_o book_n in_o the_o law_n of_o god_n distinct_o and_o give_v the_o sense_n and_o cause_v they_o to_o understand_v the_o read_n ibid._n 8_o ver_fw-la nor_o be_v he_o want_v in_o correction_n chap._n 5_o 7._o i_o rebuke_v the_o noble_n and_o the_o ruler_n and_o chap._n 13_o 25._o i_o contend_v with_o they_o and_o curse_v they_o and_o smote_n certain_a of_o they_o and_o pluck_v off_o their_o hair_n and_o in_o the_o 11_o v._n ibid._n i_o contend_v with_o the_o ruler_n and_o in_o the_o 17._o five_o again_o i_o contend_v with_o the_o noble_n of_o judah_n and_o 21_o v._n then_o i_o testify_v against_o they_o and_o say_v unto_o they_o why_o lodge_v you_o about_o the_o wall_n if_o you_o do_v so_o again_o i_o will_v lay_v hand_n on_o you_o and_o in_o the_o matter_n of_o provision_n he_o be_v of_o the_o mind_n of_o the_o apostle_n that_o child_n ought_v not_o to_o lay_v up_o for_o their_o parent_n but_o the_o parent_n for_o the_o child_n he_o will_v not_o be_v chargeable_a to_o the_o people_n nor_o take_v the_o bread_n of_o the_o governor_n nor_o buy_v land_n but_o keep_v a_o large_a table_n for_o a_o hundred_o and_o fifty_o of_o the_o jew_n and_o ruler_n beside_o stranger_n and_o that_o no_o man_n may_v think_v this_o be_v a_o frolic_a or_o a_o ambitious_a singular_a popular_a humour_n v_o 15._o he_o assert_v express_o that_o this_o he_o do_v because_o of_o the_o fear_n of_o god_n and_o resolve_v it_o into_o this_o reason_n that_o he_o will_v not_o be_v chargeable_a to_o the_o people_n and_o thus_o i_o take_v the_o account_n of_o the_o matter_n that_o to_o be_v chargeable_a to_o a_o poor_a exhaust_a people_n consist_v not_o with_o the_o fear_n of_o god_n nor_o with_o the_o fatherly_a heart_n of_o a_o good_a ruler_n in_o fine_a the_o ruler_n shall_v remember_v that_o subjection_n first_o found_v in_o a_o son_n be_v ultimate_o refound_v in_o the_o commandment_n honour_v thy_o father_n 4_o the_o good_a ruler_n be_v a_o person_n well_o inform_v and_o thorough_o acquaint_v with_o the_o condition_n of_o his_o people_n such_o be_v nehemiah_n and_o first_o something_o be_v fall_a under_o his_o own_o eye_n and_o observation_n such_o as_o the_o profanation_n of_o the_o sabbath_n and_o the_o marriage_n with_o stranger_n in_o this_o same_o chap._n i_o see_v say_v he_o etc._n etc._n a_o ruler_n can_v be_v nought_o the_o less_o a_o judge_n that_o he_o be_v a_o witness_n matth._n 26._o 65._o what_o further_a need_n have_v we_o of_o witness_n behold_v now_o you_o have_v hear_v be_v proof_n sufficient_a if_o the_o enditement_n have_v be_v relevant_a it_o be_v good_a in_o the_o first_o place_n that_o ruler_n will_v suppress_v the_o enormity_n whereof_o themselves_o be_v witness_n history_n tell_v we_o of_o many_o famous_a person_n who_o will_v go_v through_o their_o dominion_n incognito_o or_o in_o disguise_n to_o get_v information_n our_o james_n the_o five_o be_v know_v to_o have_v be_v much_o of_o this_o humour_n and_o a_o pity_n it_o be_v that_o his_o method_n and_o prattique_n of_o information_n be_v not_o commit_v to_o more_o clear_a and_o faithful_a record_n than_o dark_a and_o slippery_a tradition_n chap_n 2_o 12._o nehemiah_n go_v out_o by_o night_n to_o view_v thè_z wall_n the_o ancient_a hieroglyphic_n which_o paint_a ruler_n blind_a may_v here_o come_v under_o correction_n for_o he_o that_o have_v not_o eye_n and_o ear_n of_o his_o own_o can_v neither_o see_v nor_o hear_v with_o another_o man_n as_o be_v common_o say_v to_o be_v the_o case_n of_o ruler_n other_o thing_n the_o tirshatha_n understand_v by_o information_n of_o other_o and_o here_o the_o good_a ruler_n will_v seek_v information_n chap._n 1._o 2._o ver_fw-la and_o this_o proceed_v from_o his_o foresay_a affection_n or_o otherways_o he_o reject_v not_o information_n and_o that_o either_o by_o complaint_n as_o in_o the_o case_n of_o the_o mortgage_n 5_o chap._n or_o simple_a historical_a relation_n as_o the_o condition_n of_o jerusalem_n and_o the_o people_n chap._n 1_o 2_o 3._o and_o the_o fault_n of_o eltashib_n in_o give_v tobiah_n a_o chamber_n in_o the_o house_n of_o the_o lord_n chap_n 13._o 7._o and_o the_o withhold_v of_o the_o priest_n portion_n ver_fw-la 10._o it_o be_v the_o part_n of_o all_o good_a subject_n in_o their_o several_a station_n to_o give_v and_o the_o part_n of_o the_o good_a ruler_n to_o seek_v and_o take_v information_n of_o evil_n and_o disorder_n in_o the_o people_n condition_n or_o manner_n prince_n shall_v have_v long_a ear_n pharoahs_n prince_n say_v know_v thou_o not_o that_o egyptis_n destroy_v if_o he_o know_v not_o they_o can_v tell_v he_o it_o but_o sometime_o know_v not_o be_v one_o with_o care_n not_o and_o then_o come_v the_o question_n of_o the_o disciple_n master_n care_v thou_o not_o that_o we_o perish_v and_o prov._n 24._o 12._o will_v be_v remember_v if_o thou_o say_v behold_v we_o know_v it_o not_o do_v not_o he_o that_o ponder_v the_o heart_n consider_v it_o and_o he_o that_o keep_v thy_o soul_n do_v not_o he_o know_v it_o and_o shall_v not_o he_o render_v to_o every_o man_n according_a to_o his_o work_n foreign_a intelligence_n be_v necessary_a of_o the_o counsel_n and_o motion_n of_o enemy_n and_o nehemiah_n be_v not_o want_v in_o that_o either_o yet_o take_v it_o apart_o from_o homeward_a information_n and_o acquaintance_n with_o our_o own_o condition_n it_o be_v but_o foris_fw-la sapere_fw-la and_o none_o of_o the_o great_a wisdom_n for_o what_o be_v the_o difference_n betwixt_o a_o man_n out_o of_o his_o wit_n and_o he_o who_o wit_n be_v without_o he_o what_o can_v a_o judge_n say_v to_o a_o cause_n or_o a_o physician_n to_o a_o disease_n without_o information_n and_o what_o can_v a_o ruler_n do_v for_o a_o people_n unless_o he_o be_v thorough_o acquaint_v with_o their_o condition_n 5._o the_o good_a ruler_n be_v a_o homely_a condescend_v conversible_a and_o accessible_a person_n this_o necessary_o make_v way_n for_o the_o former_a in_o practice_n and_o follow_v from_o it_o in_o reason_n chap._n 1._o 2._o hanani_n and_o and_o the_o man_n of_o judah_n get_v access_n to_o and_o audience_n of_o nehemtah_n chap._n 4_o 22._o he_o talk_v with_o the_o people_n yea_o he_o hear_v the_o complaint_n of_o the_o people_n and_o their_o wife_n that_o be_v oppress_v chap._n 5._o 1._o to_o 6._o and_o chap._n 75._o god_n put_v it_o in_o his_o heart_n to_o gather_v the_o noble_a and_o the_o ruler_n and_o the_o people_n chap._n 4_o 14._o and_o 8_o 9_o he_o encourage_v and_o comfort_v the_o people_n and_o say_v to_o they_o etc._n etc._n chap._n 13_o 7_o when_o he_o come_v to_o jerusalem_n he_o understand_v what_o there_o be_v do_v and_o how_o but_o by_o converse_n else_o may_v he_o as_o well_o have_v understand_v elsewhere_o yea_o v._n 15_o he_o condescend_v to_o be_v a_o personal_a reprover_n of_o those_o of_o the_o people_n who_o he_o see_v profane_v the_o sabbath_n and_o likewise_o of_o the_o merchant_n five_o 21._o and_o of_o these_o v_o 25._o who_o have_v transgress_v by_o strange_a marriage_n nor_o be_v all_o this_o popularity_n but_o real_a duty_n which_o oblige_v ruler_n by_o many_o command_n in_o scripture_n to_o hearken_v the_o compaint_v and_o hearthe_n cause_n of_o the_o poor_a and_o needy_a hence_o isaye_v complaint_n 59_o 14._o that_o judgement_n be_v turn_v away_o backward_o and_o justice_n stand_v afar_o off_o that_o truth_n be_v fall_v in_o the_o street_n and_o equity_n can_v enter_v it_o can_v have_v no_o access_n to_o nor_o hear_v of_o the_o ruler_n a_o unaccessible_a ruler_n be_v a_o luminary_n eclipse_v the_o intercept_n of_o the_o sovereign_n beam_n from_o shed_v their_o benign_a influence_n upon_o the_o subject_n and_o preclude_v the_o subject_a from_o access_n to_o receive_v they_o be_v by_o so_o far_o more_o fatal_a than_o the_o most_o dismal_a eclipse_n these_o but_o conjectural_o and_o contingent_o portend_v these_o necessary_o and_o effectual_o produce_v and_o unavoidable_o infer_v the_o fall_n of_o 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