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bear_v the_o king_n when_o he_o pray_v for_o himself_o or_o they_o and_o that_o god_n will_v incline_v the_o heart_n of_o the_o king_n to_o hear_v they_o when_o upon_o occasion_n they_o shall_v call_v to_o he_o in_o any_o matâ—â—r_n of_o concernment_n so_o much_o you_o may_v see_v in_o the_o general_a scope_n and_o tenor_n of_o the_o psalm_n perhaps_o i_o may_v make_v some_o â—â—rther_a use_n of_o the_o particular_n afterward_o tertullian_n in_o his_o apology_n for_o the_o christian_n who_o be_v often_o burden_a with_o false_a charge_n of_o sedition_n and_o treason_n say_v nos_fw-la pro_fw-la salute_v imperatorum_fw-la deum_fw-la invocamus_fw-la deum_fw-la aeternum_fw-la deum_fw-la vivum_fw-la we_o christian_n do_v pray_v for_o the_o safety_n and_o prosperity_n of_o emperor_n to_o the_o eternal_a god_n to_o the_o live_a god_n who_o the_o emperor_n themselves_o do_v desire_v to_o find_v propitious_a to_o they_o beside_o other_o and_o before_o all_o other_o and_o therefore_o we_o do_v pray_v for_o all_o emperor_n that_o they_o may_v have_v long_a life_n a_o secure_a government_n a_o safe_a house_n valiant_a army_n a_o faithful_a senate_n a_o honest_a people_n a_o quiet_a world_n &_o quaecunque_fw-la hominis_fw-la &_o caesaris_fw-la vota_fw-la sunt_fw-la the_o speech_n of_o bugenhagig_n of_o pomerania_n be_v worthy_a observation_n if_o we_o be_v so_o ready_a as_o we_o shall_v be_v to_o pray_v for_o magistrate_n as_o we_o be_v apt_a to_o murmur_v and_o detract_v from_o they_o it_o will_v be_v better_o with_o we_o under_o their_o government_n than_o it_o be_v question_n if_o you_o ask_v what_o we_o shall_v direct_v our_o prayer_n to_o god_n for_o in_o relation_n to_o our_o prince_n and_o governor_n answer_n i_o answer_v in_o general_a for_o their_o universal_a good_a for_o all_o that_o they_o do_v or_o may_v stand_v in_o need_n of_o in_o every_o capacity_n as_o man_n christian_n magistrate_n and_o all_o that_o may_v be_v useful_a to_o fit_v they_o for_o and_o make_v 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