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care_n and_o employment_n of_o good_a magistrate_n to_o make_v good_a this_o end_n of_o their_o office_n and_o power_n improve_n it_o for_o the_o good_a of_o their_o subject_n ruler_n and_o magistrate_n be_v the_o minister_n of_o god_n to_o we_o for_o good_a for_o good_a natural_a and_o moral_a and_o civil_a and_o spiritual_a to_o presere_fw-la our_o life_n and_o liberty_n and_o to_o secure_v to_o we_o that_o which_o we_o do_v rightful_o possess_v and_o enjoy_v to_o repress_v vilence_n and_o defend_v we_o from_o the_o malice_n and_o oppression_n and_o rapine_n and_o crue_o of_o unreasonabe_n and_o vicious_a and_o licentious_a man_n to_o restrain_v vice_n and_o wickedness_n and_o to_o encourage_v and_o promote_v virtue_n and_o piety_n and_o to_o maintain_v true_a religion_n and_o the_o purity_n of_o doctrine_n and_o worship_n etc._n etc._n christian_n ruler_n be_v set_v over_o we_o by_o god_n to_o care_v for_o we_o in_o every_o respect_n that_o under_o they_o we_o may_v lead_v a_o 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