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the_o heart_n and_o life_n but_o in_o some_o sort_n of_o the_o heart_n and_o will_n of_o their_o brethren_n many_o time_n their_o match_n every_o way_n save_v in_o their_o place_n and_o dignity_n and_o for_o that_o honour_n which_o god_n have_v put_v upon_o they_o and_o as_o magistrate_n be_v call_v god_n so_o they_o be_v to_o be_v esteem_v god_n and_o that_o for_o two_o weighty_a reason_n first_o for_o the_o preserve_n of_o god_n honour_n among_o man_n of_o wicked_a man_n it_o be_v testify_v that_o god_n be_v not_o in_o all_o their_o thought_n psalm_n 10.4_o and_o that_o because_o he_o be_v not_o in_o their_o sight_n as_o his_o judgement_n be_v not_o verse_n 5._o wherefore_o as_o king_n make_v their_o power_n visible_a to_o all_o their_o subject_n even_o those_o who_o be_v remove_v from_o their_o presence_n in_o the_o person_n of_o their_o deputy_n to_o who_o they_o delegate_v their_o authority_n that_o their_o fear_n may_v be_v preserve_v and_o their_o power_n be_v acknowledge_v 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