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god_n so_o reform_v as_o it_o ought_v to_o be_v as_o we_o see_v how_o the_o holy_a king_n govern_v themselves_o in_o this_o point_n as_o david_n and_o solomon_n who_o ever_o take_v counsel_n of_o the_o mouth_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o do_v according_a thereunto_o without_o pass_v of_o their_o bound_n the_o like_a do_v asa_n 2._o chron._n 15.12_o and_o josaphat_n 2._o chr._n 17.7_o and_o 19.11_o and_o ezechias_n and_o josias_n as_o their_o history_n declare_v 7_o but_o will_v some_o man_n say_v be_v this_o enough_o to_o say_v take_v we_o those_o fox_n see_v there_o be_v so_o and_o so_o many_o sort_n of_o they_o and_o that_o they_o who_o shall_v be_v the_o hunter_n and_o taker_n of_o they_o be_v often_o time_n themselves_o the_o most_o dangerous_a fox_n and_o wolf_n of_o all_o mich._n 3.3_o act._n 20.29_o i_o answer_v that_o it_o be_v enough_o to_o say_v take_v they_o see_v this_o word_n proceed_v out_o of_o his_o mouth_n which_o in_o speak_v give_v we_o the_o ability_n &_o efficacy_n 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