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providence_n and_o first_o of_o the_o mutual_a respect_n between_o king_n and_o their_o subject_n pag._n 112_o chap._n x._o of_o the_o mutual_a duty_n between_o parent_n and_o their_o child_n pag._n 126._o chap._n xi_o of_o the_o mutual_a duty_n between_o master_n and_o their_o servant_n pag._n 161._o chap._n xii_o of_o the_o subtlety_n of_o the_o understanding_n by_o some_o esteem_v a_o branch_n of_o prudence_n but_o indeed_o a_o appendix_n to_o its_o intellectual_a part_n pag._n 167_o chap._n xiii_o of_o divers_a end_n of_o the_o understanding_n subtlety_n and_o mean_n thereto_o and_o first_o of_o the_o highway_n flattery_n pag._n 170._o chap._n fourteen_o of_o the_o first_o end_n whereunto_o subtlety_n tend_v riches_n pag._n 199._o chap._n xv._o of_o the_o second_o end_n whereunto_o subtlety_n tend_v honour_n pag._n 227._o london_n print_v for_o william_n sheares_n 1634._o
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