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also_o by_o post_n send_v to_o all_o judah_n and_o israel_n 3â—_n 2._o chron._n 3â—_n that_o they_o shall_v come_v to_o keep_v the_o passeover_n and_o josiah_n his_o diligence_n to_o serve_v the_o lord_n by_o command_v to_o reform_v such_o thing_n as_o be_v amiss_o be_v notable_a in_o his_o story_n in_o which_o example_n of_o josiah_n it_o be_v worthy_a the_o mark_v how_o he_o gather_v together_o all_o the_o elder_n of_o judah_n and_o jerusalem_n and_o the_o people_n also_o and_o make_v they_o go_v up_o with_o he_o unto_o the_o lord_n house_n and_o ezechiah_n and_o he_o as_o in_o the_o story_n of_o ezechiah_n be_v note_v command_v they_o to_o come_v to_o celebrate_v the_o passeover_n and_o in_o ezechiah_n his_o day_n it_o be_v to_o their_o eternal_a praise_n set_v down_o that_o they_o have_v not_o one_o recusant_n â—_o 2._o chro._n 31._o â—_o but_o god_n give_v they_o one_o heart_n to_o do_v the_o commanment_n of_o the_o king_n if_o prince_n may_v then_o make_v law_n to_o bring_v their_o people_n to_o the_o church_n and_o constrain_v they_o to_o be_v partaker_n of_o their_o rite_n and_o service_n why_o may_v not_o prince_n now_o do_v the_o like_a nay_o if_o it_o be_v then_o the_o duty_n of_o the_o ruler_n among_o god_n people_n to_o be_v careful_a to_o make_v such_o law_n how_o can_v our_o ruler_n excuse_v themselves_o if_o they_o be_v find_v slack_a herein_o for_o as_o before_o i_o have_v show_v i_o seek_v not_o by_o these_o example_n to_o show_v what_o prince_n may_v do_v but_o what_o they_o can_v not_o but_o do_v unless_o they_o will_v run_v in_o danger_n of_o god_n displeasure_n but_o 1â—_n 2._o chr._n 34_o 1â—_n to_o proceed_v in_o the_o story_n of_o josiah_n when_o hilkiah_n the_o