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have_v gracious_o give_v for_o instruction_n to_o he_o and_o all_o other_o prince_n and_o herein_o he_o do_v the_o rather_o and_o the_o more_o diligent_o employ_v and_o busy_v himself_o because_o god_n have_v command_v he_o and_o such_o as_o he_o be_v 17.18.19_o deut._n 17.18.19_o that_o after_o he_o shall_v be_v set_v upon_o the_o throne_n of_o his_o kingdom_n he_o shall_v write_v out_o a_o copy_n of_o his_o law_n into_o a_o book_n to_o the_o end_n say_v he_o that_o he_o may_v learn_v to_o fear_v the_o lord_n his_o god_n to_o execute_v his_o law_n and_o not_o to_o lift_v up_o himself_o in_o pride_n above_o his_o brethren_n that_o so_o the_o fear_n of_o god_n may_v hold_v he_o in_o his_o duty_n and_o within_o the_o bound_n of_o mercy_n and_o justice_n without_o decline_v therefrom_o either_o to_o the_o right_a hand_n or_o to_o the_o left_a without_o which_o he_o can_v not_o but_o go_v aside_o either_o to_o the_o one_o hand_n or_o to_o the_o other_o to_o the_o left_a as_o they_o do_v which_o make_v a_o occupation_n of_o rigour_n and_o roughness_n that_o so_o under_o the_o pretext_n of_o austerity_n they_o may_v obtain_v with_o the_o hurt_n and_o loss_n of_o some_o poor_a and_o misrable_a people_n the_o reputation_n and_o credit_n to_o be_v good_a justice_n concern_v who_o solomon_n say_v be_v not_o you_o just_a over_o much_o 7.18_o eccle._n 7.18_o for_o who_o be_v thou_o o_o man_n that_o will_v rule_v the_o balance_n more_o right_a and_o strait_o than_o god_n god_n i_o say_v who_o have_v make_v all_o thing_n in_o weight_n number_n and_o measure_n to_o the_o right_a hand_n as_o they_o do_v who_o under_o the_o pretext_n of_o pity_n will_v with_o the_o hurt_n and_o hindrance_n of_o justice_n play_v the_o merciful_a man_n of_o who_o the_o same_o solomon_n say_v many_o man_n will_v boast_v every_o man_n of_o his_o own_o goodness_n and_o mercy_n 6._o prou._n 20_o 6._o but_o where_o shall_v one_o find_v a_o faithful_a man_n but_o who_o be_v thou_o also_o o_o man_n that_o 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20.42_o because_o thou_o have_v save_v he_o say_v the_o eternal_a god_n who_o i_o appoint_v to_o die_v they_o life_n shall_v be_v for_o his_o life_n and_o thy_o people_n for_o his_o people_n wherefore_o where_o god_n strike_v the_o prince_n heart_n hand_n or_o eâ—e_v must_v not_o spare_v and_o as_o god_n appoint_v so_o must_v he_o execute_v both_o for_o soundness_n of_o sentence_n uprightness_n of_o affection_n end_n of_o punishment_n and_o all_o or_o else_o it_o be_v not_o aright_o prince_n parasite_n pretend_v many_o privilege_n for_o they_o as_o abolition_n proceed_v from_o fullness_n of_o power_n matter_n of_o merry_a motion_n and_o sundry_a such_o like_a as_o we_o call_v they_o reserve_v case_n all_o which_o the_o sovereign_a king_n hold_v in_o his_o own_o hand_n neither_o transfer_v they_o to_o any_o person_n whatsoever_o howbeit_o here_o it_o be_v good_a for_o they_o to_o consider_v what_o they_o suppose_v heold_v or_o practice_v in_o such_o case_n for_o though_o we_o will_v 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