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that_o when_o their_o bishop_n liberius_n be_v banish_v because_o he_o will_v not_o condemn_v that_o holy_a man_n athanasius_n 17._o theod._n lib._n 2._o cap._n 17._o be_v rule_v by_o the_o advice_n of_o their_o husband_n they_o come_v to_o the_o emperor_n constantius_n be_v clothe_v with_o their_o most_o precious_a ornament_n and_o desire_v that_o he_o will_v restore_v again_o their_o bishop_n and_o take_v pity_n of_o so_o great_a a_o city_n which_o be_v deprive_v of_o her_o pastor_n be_v expose_v to_o the_o treachery_n of_o devour_a wolf_n nay_o more_o for_o even_o that_o famous_a constantine_n under_o who_o the_o church_n begin_v to_o flourish_v use_v the_o clergy_n with_o no_o mean_a respect_n neither_o do_v the_o pious_a prince_n after_o he_o but_o remember_v it_o yea_o and_o thus_o also_o do_v the_o godly_a king_n and_o prince_n before_o christ_n they_o honour_v the_o prophet_n priest_n and_o levite_n with_o a_o high_a regard_n have_v they_o in_o great_a price_n and_o which_o in_o these_o day_n be_v most_o envy_v choose_v from_o among_o they_o such_o as_o shall_v be_v employ_v in_o matter_n of_o state_n be_v judge_n and_o justice_n in_o court_n of_o civil_a affair_n the_o highpriest_n be_v always_o the_o second_o man_n in_o their_o kingdom_n and_o that_o these_o be_v best_a able_a in_o matter_n of_o great_a difficulty_n to_o be_v thus_o employ_v read_v god_n own_o sanction_n in_o deut._n 17.18_o 21.5_o 17.18_o see_v also_o what_o god_n have_v appoint_v concern_v this_o in_o deut._n 21.5_o if_o there_o arise_v a_o matter_n too_o hard_o for_o thou_o in_o judgement_n etc._n etc._n then_o shall_v thou_o arise_v and_o go_v unto_o the_o place_n which_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n shall_v choose_v and_o thou_o shall_v come_v to_o the_o priest_n of_o the_o levite_n and_o to_o the_o judge_n that_o shall_v he_o in_o those_o day_n and_o ask_v and_o they_o
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