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to_o the_o god_n of_o heaven_n in_o his_o house_n at_o jerusalem_n and_o then_o the_o three_o branch_n for_o the_o immunity_n and_o liberty_n of_o the_o priest_n levite_n &_o all_o other_o minister_n of_o the_o house_n of_o god_n vers_fw-la 24._o and_o last_o ensue_v vers_fw-la 25._o the_o four_o branch_n for_o restore_v the_o policy_n and_o government_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ordain_v of_o magistrate_n establish_v and_o execute_v of_o law_n and_o thou_o ezra_n after_o the_o wisdom_n of_o thy_o god_n that_o be_v in_o thy_o hand_n appoint_v judge_n and_o justice_n of_o oyer_n and_o terminer_n to_o all_o the_o people_n that_o be_v beyond_o the_o river_n of_o all_o that_o know_v the_o law_n of_o thy_o god_n and_o they_o which_o know_v it_o not_o teach_v 26._o and_o whosoever_o will_v not_o do_v the_o law_n of_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n and_o the_o law_n of_o the_o king_n let_v he_o have_v judgement_n without_o delay_n either_o of_o death_n or_o of_o banishment_n or_o of_o 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but_o as_o that_o be_v take_v it_o differ_v not_o in_o time_n from_o our_o account_n for_o they_o make_v it_o the_o 20_o year_n not_o of_o his_o sole_a reign_n after_o his_o father_n but_o from_o the_o begin_n of_o his_o reign_n while_o his_o father_n live_v the_o 20_o year_n whereof_o be_v but_o the_o 7_o of_o his_o sole_a reign_n which_o i_o reckon_v of_o so_o they_o jump_v with_o us._n yet_o that_o be_v not_o the_o commission_n which_o the_o angel_n prophesy_v of_o 1_o because_o nehemias_n do_v bring_v none_o from_o babylon_n with_o he_o there_o the_o latin_a vulgar_a translation_n omit_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d de_fw-fr reducendo_fw-la &c_n &c_n which_o deceive_v they_o and_o cause_v they_o to_o begin_v there_o but_o come_v only_o to_o repair_v the_o build_n 2_o he_o repair_v not_o so_o much_o the_o city_n as_o the_o wall_n cap._n 2.17.4.1_o and_o as_o the_o whole_a survey_n of_o the_o work_n show_v in_o all_o the_o three_o chapter_n 3_o that_o commission_n be_v out_o 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