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want_n of_o love_n and_o charity_n &_o contrariwise_o abundance_n of_o malice_n and_o frowardness_n among_o man_n make_v they_o to_o be_v wolf_n &_o fox_n each_o to_o other_o whereby_o as_o their_o mouth_n be_v full_a of_o curse_n and_o bitterness_n so_o destruction_n and_o misery_n so_o cross_v their_o path_n that_o they_o know_v not_o the_o way_n of_o peace_n magistrate_n be_v ordain_v after_o the_o example_n of_o david_n to_o minister_v justice_n in_o maintain_v the_o good_a &_o punish_v the_o wicked_a now_o that_o they_o may_v well_o execute_v this_o part_n of_o their_o charge_n it_o behove_v they_o to_o have_v fit_a and_o convenient_a law_n whereby_o to_o maintain_v their_o subject_n in_o peace_n and_o tranquillity_n with_o right_n and_o equity_n and_o this_o do_v god_n manifest_o declare_v in_o deliver_v by_o the_o hand_n of_o moses_n those_o law_n whereby_o he_o will_v that_o his_o people_n israel_n shall_v be_v direct_v &_o govern_v the_o heathen_a also_o have_v evermore_o 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and_o that_o satan_n shall_v move_v the_o heart_n of_o judas_n to_o betray_v jesus_n christ_n 13.2_o act._n 2.23_o &_o 4._o 27_o john_n 13.2_o and_o in_o this_o manner_n do_v god_n fulfil_v our_o redemption_n to_o his_o glory_n and_o the_o salvation_n of_o his_o elect_a behold_v therefore_o how_o this_o doctrine_n minister_v wonderful_a quiet_a and_o contentment_n to_o the_o child_n of_o god_n in_o all_o assault_n even_o when_o they_o find_v themselves_o at_o death_n door_n for_o respect_v this_o providence_n of_o god_n they_o do_v hope_n in_o he_o as_o abraham_n do_v beyond_o all_o hope_n assure_v themselves_o as_o david_n say_v that_o god_n be_v our_o god_n to_o save_v we_o &_o that_o the_o gate_n of_o death_n be_v in_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o lord_n
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