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the_o second_o person_n of_o the_o trinity_n as_o mediator_n and_o all_o lawful_a king_n whether_o christian_n heathen_n or_o mahometan_n be_v his_o vicegerent_n and_o he_o have_v the_o disposal_n of_o their_o crown_n and_o the_o command_n of_o their_o power_n and_o do_v actual_o employ_v and_o make_v use_v of_o it_o in_o the_o prosecution_n of_o the_o righteous_a end_n of_o â—is_n government_n as_o doctor_n scot_n have_v learned_o prove_v in_o his_o christian_a life_n part._n 3._o as_o it_o appear_v necessary_a to_o reform_v the_o doctrine_n of_o christianity_n to_o make_v they_o square_v the_o better_a with_o their_o late_a practice_n so_o likewise_o to_o procure_v a_o alteration_n among_o our_o ecclesiastical_a governor_n too_o it_o be_v as_o much_o for_o the_o interest_n of_o this_o upstart_n government_n the_o metropolitan_a shall_v be_v a_o usurper_n as_o the_o supreme_a governor_n in_o the_o civil_a state_n like_o bishop_n like_o king_n be_v as_o true_a a_o maxim_n now_o a_o 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etc._n maimonides_n as_o he_o be_v