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his_o sin_n be_v enjoin_v to_o offer_v a_o hee-goat_n 〈◊〉_d the_o private_a man_n a_o shee-goat_n the_o male_a suit_n the_o ruler_n best_o and_o the_o female_a the_o rule_v this_o ability_n be_v so_o requisite_a that_o it_o be_v often_o put_v for_o the_o only_a quality_n as_o if_o this_o alone_a will_v serve_v as_o in_o moses_n charge_n to_o joshua_n and_o david_n to_o solomon_n and_o experience_n have_v teach_v that_o where_o this_o one_o have_v abound_v though_o the_o other_o have_v be_v want_v in_o some_o magistrate_n they_o have_v do_v more_o good_a service_n to_o their_o country_n than_o many_o other_o who_o have_v have_v some_o tolerable_a measure_n of_o the_o rest_n but_o have_v fail_v only_o in_o this_o have_v not_o the_o principal_a post_n of_o a_o house_n need_v to_o be_v of_o hart_n of_o oak_n be_v ruler_n &_o standart_v that_o regulate_v other_o measure_n to_o be_v make_v of_o soft_a wood_n or_o of_o lead_n that_o will_v bend_v and_o bow_v at_o pleasure_n do_v man_n 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