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seek_v the_o face_n of_o the_o ruler_n but_o every_o man_n judgement_n come_v from_o the_o lord_n the_o king_n prince_n ruler_n and_o superior_n of_o the_o earth_n be_v of_o a_o great_a majesty_n as_o we_o ought_v to_o understande_v when_o god_n place_v they_o in_o his_o throne_n and_o that_o he_o call_v they_o god_n and_o son_n of_o the_o most_o high_a and_o therefore_o we_o must_v take_v good_a heed_n from_o make_v 6._o psal_n 82._o 6._o the_o rest_n of_o man_n his_o companion_n for_o beside_o this_o that_o we_o shall_v sport_v and_o jest_n with_o god_n the_o which_o be_v in_o no_o wise_a lawful_a but_o ought_v chief_o to_o be_v avoid_v we_o shall_v be_v in_o danger_n to_o be_v consume_v for_o as_o a_o little_a whelp_n think_v to_o play_v with_o a_o lion_n will_v at_o the_o last_o anger_n he_o he_o shall_v be_v devour_v by_o he_o even_o so_o a_o king_n or_o a_o ruler_n will_v not_o long_a delight_n to_o have_v a_o person_n of_o a_o mean_a and_o low_a state_n to_o be_v his_o 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lord_n and_o thus_o he_o can_v obtain_v nothing_o of_o the_o ruler_n who_o favour_n he_o desire_v but_o what_o god_n have_v give_v he_o the_o judgement_n then_o in_o this_o place_n be_v take_v for_o that_o that_o god_n have_v judge_v and_o send_v to_o every_o man_n as_o it_o be_v so_o take_v deut._n 18._o verse_n 3._o what_o favour_n soever_o the_o great_a man_n of_o the_o world_n do_v bear_v we_o let_v we_o take_v heed_n unto_o the_o providence_n of_o god_n and_o let_v we_o depend_v whole_o upon_o this_o same_o and_o so_o do_v he_o will_v judge_v we_o and_o send_v we_o such_o &_o so_o prosperous_a state_n as_o he_o shall_v know_v to_o be_v expedient_a for_o us._n 27_o a_o wicked_a man_n be_v abomination_n to_o the_o just_a &_o he_o that_o be_v upright_o in_o his_o way_n abomination_n to_o the_o wicked_a albeit_o that_o all_o man_n be_v of_o one_o flesh_n and_o of_o one_o blood_n and_o that_o more_o be_v all_o be_v create_v and_o make_v like_o to_o the_o image_n and_o likeness_n of_o 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so_o far_o as_o they_o be_v our_o enemy_n we_o must_v not_o 44._o levit._fw-la 26._o deut._n 27._o &_o 28._o psal_n 5._o 5._o psal_n 139._o 19_o mat._n 5._o 44._o hate_v they_o but_o love_v they_o now_o albeit_o that_o upon_o good_a cause_n the_o wicked_a be_v abominable_a unto_o the_o just_a &_o that_o the_o wicked_a aught_o to_o be_v convert_v and_o to_o labour_n to_o please_v both_o god_n &_o the_o just_a which_o be_v of_o a_o good_a and_o upright_o conversation_n by_o the_o which_o they_o bend_v unto_o edification_n for_o to_o set_v the_o wicked_a in_o the_o way_n of_o salvation_n yet_o the_o wicked_a be_v harden_v and_o become_v obstinate_a in_o their_o malice_n and_o do_v delight_n therein_o so_o that_o of_o vice_n they_o make_v virtue_n and_o of_o virtue_n vice_n and_o in_o steed_n that_o they_o shall_v love_v the_o just_a that_o give_v they_o good_a example_n and_o to_o do_v they_o honour_n and_o to_o reverence_v they_o they_o abhor_v they_o as_o solomon_n say_v add_v and_o he_o that_o be_v upright_o in_o his_o way_n be_v abomination_n unto_o the_o wicked_a he_o speak_v here_o according_a to_o experience_n for_o cain_n have_v not_o slay_v just_a abel_n if_o he_o have_v not_o hate_v he_o and_o abhor_v he_o abraham_n isaac_n and_o jacob_n be_v ill_a entreat_v of_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n because_o they_o hate_v they_o lot_z suffer_v the_o like_a of_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o sodom_n moses_n david_n the_o prophet_n jesus_n christ_n &_o his_o apostle_n be_v abhor_v of_o the_o wicked_a &_o also_o the_o wicked_a have_v think_v to_o do_v good_a service_n unto_o god_n by_o kill_v the_o just_a as_o still_o at_o this_o day_n they_o persuade_v themselves_o in_o persecute_v they_o which_o profess_v the_o name_n of_o jesus_n christ_n but_o forsomuch_o as_o in_o so_o do_v they_o justify_v the_o wicked_a and_o condemn_v the_o innocent_a &_o call_v evil_a good_a they_o be_v therefore_o curse_v esai_n 5._o 20._o 23._o the_o thirty_o chapter_n 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