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you_o shall_v be_v no_o more_o our_o father_n or_o bear_v civil_a authority_n over_o they_o we_o will_v depose_v you_o from_o your_o government_n over_o we_o and_o will_v be_v no_o long_o rule_v by_o you_o or_o to_o have_v offer_v any_o violence_n unto_o they_o or_o to_o have_v beat_v they_o and_o much_o less_o to_o have_v murder_v they_o he_o do_v great_o err_v placet_fw-la eye_n cap._n xvii_o when_o god_n appoint_v prince_n judge_n and_o king_n to_o reign_v over_o his_o people_n the_o manner_n usual_o be_v that_o they_o have_v notice_n of_o it_o thereby_o to_o conform_v themselves_o to_o obedience_n 30._o moses_n and_o aaron_n acquaint_v the_o israelite_n with_o god_n pleasure_n for_o their_o deliverance_n out_o of_o egypt_n by_o their_o service_n agreeable_o to_o his_o promise_n former_o make_v to_o abraham_n and_o they_o cheerful_o and_o with_o great_a thankfulness_n submit_v themselves_o to_o be_v rule_v by_o they_o 18._o god_n have_v appoint_v joshua_n to_o succeed_v moses_n 9_o 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