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companion_n of_o thief_n etc._n etc._n therefore_o vers_fw-la 24._o ah_o i_o will_v ease_v i_o of_o these_o my_o adversary_n as_o rev._n 2._o 20._o i_o have_v a_o action_n against_o thou_o for_o that_o thou_o suffer_v that_o wicked_a woman_n jezabel_n etc._n etc._n so_o may_v be_v say_v to_o you_o if_o that_o you_o suffer_v this_o monstrous_a society_n of_o open_a sinner_n that_o trade_n in_o it_o and_o live_v by_o it_o to_o continue_v nehemiah_n will_v not_o give_v his_o own_o brother_n hananiah_n a_o commission_n but_o because_o he_o be_v a_o man_n fear_v god_n chap._n 7._o 2._o and_o david_n do_v profess_v that_o his_o eye_n shall_v be_v upon_o none_o but_o the_o faithful_a one_o of_o the_o land_n psal._n 101._o 6._o and_o they_o that_o walk_v holy_o and_o not_o the_o wicked_a that_o he_o will_v countenance_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o he_o even_o hate_v their_o wicked_a and_o will_v not_o suffer_v they_o in_o his_o sight_n and_o it_o be_v note_v of_o this_o man_n ☜_o 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which_o appear_v to_o be_v so_o for_o that_o governor_n be_v limit_v by_o god_n word_n in_o ezek._n 48._o 18._o the_o prince_n shall_v not_o take_v of_o the_o people_n inheritance_n by_o oppression_n and_o thou_o shall_v not_o steal_v be_v a_o mortal_a command_n to_o king_n prince_n parliament_z army_n etc._n etc._n exod._n 20._o 15._o as_o well_o as_o to_o the_o poor_a oppress_a people_n naboth'_v vineyard_n be_v his_o own_o inheritance_n and_o propriety_n which_o the_o king_n have_v nothing_o to_o do_v with_o by_o right_n for_o as_o bucan_n say_v the_o magist_n q._n 75_o 76._o 77._o distinctio_fw-la dominorum_fw-la &_o propriet_fw-la as_o possessionum_fw-la est_fw-la juris_fw-la divini_fw-la juxta_fw-la bucan_n mandatum_fw-la non_fw-la furtum_fw-la facies_fw-la etc._n etc._n distinction_n of_o dominion_n and_o propriety_n of_o possession_n be_v of_o divine_a right_n according_a to_o the_o command_n thou_o shall_v not_o steal_v it_o be_v not_o say_v thou_o shall_v not_o give_v or_o 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