to_o their_o hurt_n what_o ever_o tribute_n the_o magistrate_n demand_v not_o correspondent_a to_o his_o relation_n we_o be_v not_o bind_v to_o pay_v he_o if_o a_o magistrate_n will_v multiply_v silver_n gold_n horse_n wife_n or_o whore_n to_o himself_o and_o in_o order_n thereunto_o lay_v tax_n upon_o the_o people_n they_o be_v not_o bind_v to_o pay_v what_o he_o require_v because_o the_o lord_n have_v forbid_v he_o to_o multiply_v silver_n gold_n or_o horse_n and_o by_o consequence_n other_o thing_n to_o himself_o deut._n 17.16_o 17._o mark_v the_o expression_n to_o himself_o as_o if_o the_o lord_n shall_v have_v say_v i_o allow_v the_o king_n silver_n and_o gold_n and_o horse_n enough_o to_o carry_v on_o the_o public_a affair_n of_o government_n but_o he_o shall_v not_o satisfy_v his_o own_o pride_n or_o covetousness_n or_o other_o lust_n out_o of_o your_o purse_n we_o be_v bind_v to_o maintain_v the_o magistrate_n as_o our_o servant_n not_o as_o our_o lord_n we_o be_v to_o pay_v 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