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order_n that_o have_v their_o date_n and_o time_n of_o expire_a make_v for_o common_a good_a when_o man_n will_v either_o have_v 〈◊〉_d law_n or_o as_o good_a as_o none_o or_o submit_v to_o none_o but_o what_o they_o please_v deut._n 17._o 12._o he_o that_o will_v not_o harken_v but_o do_v presumptuous_o shall_v die_v he_o be_v the_o minister_n of_o the_o 〈◊〉_d and_o indeed_o it_o be_v to_o cast_v off_o the_o lord_n i_o go_v not_o about_o here_o to_o establish_v a_o sovereign_a power_n in_o magistrate_n when_o be_v proper_a to_o god_n to_o maâ—e_n what_o law_n they_o will_v about_o civil_a religious_a or_o indifferent_a thing_n and_o then_o people_n to_o 〈…〉_z for_o no_o other_o â—eason_n but_o because_o of_o their_o willâ—_n under_o which_o notion_n superstition_n in_o church_n have_v be_v usher_v and_o maintain_v you_o must_v 〈…〉_z in_o that_o case_n it_o be_v better_a to_o sâ—ffer_v than_o to_o sin_n and_o nor_o to_o do_v than_o do_v but_o suppose_v the_o law_n just_a righteous_a 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own_o weakness_n yet_o he_o intimate_v with_o what_o power_n it_o come_v on_o his_o heart_n oh_o that_o my_o soul_n be_v direct_v to_o keep_v thy_o statute_n when_o the_o soul_n see_v the_o beaâ—ty_n of_o a_o command_n and_o the_o good_a will_n of_o god_n how_o sweet_a it_o be_v and_o how_o amiable_a the_o way_n and_o work_v of_o god_n be_v oh_o that_o my_o heart_n be_v direct_v to_o keep_v thy_o statute_n and_o so_o when_o it_o be_v go_v psal._n 63._o 3._o my_o soul_n thirst_v after_o thou_o lord_n say_v david_n that_o i_o may_v see_v thy_o glory_n and_o power_n as_o i_o have_v see_v thou_o in_o thy_o sanctuary_n he_o do_v not_o say_v that_o i_o may_v see_v thy_o glory_n and_o power_n in_o thy_o sanctuary_n though_o that_o may_v be_v too_o no_o but_o that_o i_o may_v see_v thy_o glory_n and_o power_n as_o i_o have_v see_v thou_o in_o the_o sanctuary_n david_n he_o do_v find_v a_o want_n of_o see_v he_o as_o he_o have_v do_v yet_o the_o virtue_n of_o it_o do_v remain_v in_o a_o 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