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shall_v he_o not_o have_v a_o habitation_n in_o the_o heart_n of_o the_o child_n of_o man_n in_o who_o god_n do_v come_v to_o dwell_v and_o may_v not_o this_o truth_n and_o power_n of_o god_n preserve_v the_o king_n qu._n 2._o again_o if_o the_o king_n throne_n be_v uphold_v by_o mercy_n and_o not_o by_o cruelty_n nor_o persecution_n whether_o then_o it_o be_v not_o good_a for_o the_o king_n to_o show_v mercy_n and_o how_o sad_o even_o as_o it_o be_v without_o mercy_n or_o pity_n to_o old_a or_o young_a widow_n or_o fatherless_a do_v several_a thousand_o late_o suffer_v by_o imprisonment_n and_o divers_a way_n only_o concern_v thing_n which_o to_o they_o be_v matter_n of_o conscience_n and_o shall_v the_o king_n be_v persuade_v moreover_o to_o break_v his_o promise_n and_o restrain_v liberty_n of_o conscience_n and_o so_o thereby_o ruinate_v many_o family_n impoverish_v many_o that_o now_o live_v well_o honest_a and_o comfortable_a and_o cause_n child_n to_o starve_v in_o the_o 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