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a_o very_a heavy_a accent_n and_o emphasis_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i_o punish_v they_o and_o you_o may_v be_v sure_a it_o be_v not_o light_o he_o lay_v on_o load_n but_o you_o may_v think_v to_o prevent_v his_o own_o weariness_n it_o be_v but_o seldom_o nay_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d it_o be_v very_o often_o we_o that_o be_v so_o soon_o weary_a in_o god_n service_n even_o when_o weary_a be_v yet_o unweariable_a in_o the_o devil_n drudgery_n isa_n 41._o 12._o but_o although_o it_o be_v oft_o in_o one_o place_n yet_o that_o little_a body_n can_v not_o be_v every_o where_o yes_o the_o more_o nimble_a to_o skip_v up_o and_o down_o and_o therefore_o it_o be_v add_v that_o
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and_o interpret_v as_o though_o 1._o either_o i_o hereby_o intend_v with_o many_o now_o adays_o to_o cry_v up_o a_o five_o monarchy_n to_o introduce_v confusion_n and_o anarchy_n for_o even_o in_o those_o happy_a day_n the_o prophet_n speak_v of_o king_n that_o shall_v be_v nurse_v father_n and_o of_o queen_n as_o nurse_n mother_n to_o the_o church_n of_o god_n isa_n 49._o 23._o 2._o or_o that_o i_o either_o think_v or_o wish_v that_o what_o david_n say_v of_o 22._o dan._n 7._o 22._o the_o saint_n possess_v the_o kingdom_n shall_v be_v the_o lot_n of_o many_o such_o as_o in_o our_o day_n have_v monopolise_v the_o title_n of_o saint_n which_o be_v make_v of_o late_a a_o term_n of_o art_n and_o a_o very_a juggle_n and_o assume_v by_o quaker_n ranter_n adamite_n and_o other_o most_o abominable_a sectary_n saint_n per_fw-la antiphrasin_n as_o the_o unnatural_a sodomite_n in_o the_o old_a testament_n be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o word_n signify_v saint_n or_o holy_a 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on_o the_o public_a good_a but_o yet_o it_o be_v fit_a that_o the_o governor_n of_o the_o church_n and_o state_n shall_v be_v principal_n and_o so_o here_o they_o be_v for_o in_o the_o 1._o verse_n we_o find_v eliashib_n the_o high_a priest_n and_o his_o brethren_n in_o the_o first_o lot_n and_o begin_v the_o good_a work_n and_o with_o they_o other_o priest_n v._o 22._o 28._o and_o levites_n v._o 17._o yea_o even_o inferior_a nethinim_n the_o temple_n water-drawer_n vers_fw-la 26_o so_o that_o among_o they_o they_o have_v five_o lot_n but_o the_o prince_n and_o ruler_n have_v eight_o and_o among_o they_o 19_o v._o 9_o 12._o 14_o 15_o 16_o 17_o 18_o 19_o the_o ruler_n of_o jerusalem_n be_v set_v first_o v._o 9_o 12._o not_o it_o may_v be_v so_o much_o for_o their_o place_n and_o dignity_n as_o for_o their_o prime_a forwardness_n in_o so_o bless_v a_o work_n and_o withal_o they_o have_v two_o lot_n of_o the_o eight_o as_o more_o rich_a and_o able_a and_o willing_a too_o a_o good_a 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