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and_o 122_o 3_o 4_o 5._o and_o david_n by_o a_o figure_n understand_v no_o less_o in_o his_o serious_a we_o petition_n psal_n 51_o 18._o do_v good_a in_o thy_o good_a pleasure_n unto_o zion_n build_v thou_o the_o wall_n of_o jerusalem_n where_o one_o part_n help_v to_o clear_v another_o to_o build_v her_o wall_n be_v figuratiu_o to_o do_v her_o good_a proper_o and_o to_o do_v her_o good_a in_o propriety_n be_v in_o the_o figure_n to_o build_v her_o wall_n and_o psal._n 122_o 7_o he_o call_v it_o more_o express_o peace_n and_o prosperity_n the_o ruler_n that_o be_v thus_o mind_a may_v resolve_v with_o nehemiah_n to_o meet_v with_o scorn_n calumny_n opposition_n and_o which_o be_v ordinary_a malicious_a challenge_n of_o sedition_n and_o accusation_n of_o rebellion_n but_o affection_n to_o the_o work_n adherence_n to_o his_o commission_n the_o gallantry_n of_o his_o person_n prayer_n to_o and_o confidence_n in_o the_o god_n of_o heaven_n bear_v he_o out_o against_o and_o over_o all_o 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read_v and_o keep_v and_o do_v even_o all_o the_o word_n and_o statute_n this_o be_v david_n study_n psal_n 119_o throughout_o this_o be_v the_o care_n of_o the_o good_a reform_a king_n of_o judah_n chief_o hezekiah_n and_o josiah_n this_o be_v the_o practice_n of_o ezra_n the_o scribe_n and_o nehemiah_n the_o tirshatha_n according_a to_o the_o law_n he_o hate_v and_o refrain_v from_o oppression_n himself_o and_o restrain_v it_o in_o other_o according_a to_o the_o law_n he_o order_v the_o genealogy_n of_o the_o priest_n and_o appoint_v their_o office_n and_o portion_n according_a to_o the_o law_n he_o restore_v the_o ordinary_a and_o extraordinary_a public_a worship_n and_o solemn_a feast_n according_a to_o the_o law_n he_o reform_v the_o abuse_n of_o marriage_n with_o stranger_n according_a to_o the_o law_n and_o practice_v of_o good_a ruler_n in_o former_a time_n he_o subscrive_v a_o covenant_n for_o reformation_n according_a to_o the_o law_n he_o sanctify_v the_o temple_n and_o cleanse_v it_o from_o the_o abomination_n of_o heathen_a usurpation_n and_o profanatition_n of_o stranger_n according_a to_o the_o law_n he_o dicharge_v the_o profanation_n and_o enjoin_v strict_o the_o sanctification_n of_o the_o sabbath_n this_o be_v that_o which_o make_v the_o difference_n betwixt_o a_o good_a ruler_n and_o a_o tyrant_n but_o every_o measure_n be_v not_o the_o standard_n and_o humane_a law_n have_v too_o much_o of_o the_o man_n to_o be_v perfect_a and_o not_o so_o much_o of_o the_o pope_n as_o to_o be_v ininfallible_a other_o law_n be_v but_o rule_v rule_n but_o the_o law_n of_o god_n be_v the_o rule_v pattern_n psal._n 19_o 7._o the_o law_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v perfect_a and_o his_o testimony_n be_v sure_a in_o a_o time_n of_o restitution_n even_o law_n may_v suffer_v a_o reformation_n that_o which_o have_v be_v may_v 〈◊〉_d and_o a_o rescissory_a act_n be_v not_o impossible_a but_o â—â—axerxes_v his_o decree_n must_v stand_v immovable_a ezra_n 23._o whatsoever_o 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have_v seek_v a_o fortune_n by_o more_o turn_n let_v raven_n hunt_v and_o catch_v and_o rug_n and_o prey_n and_o croack_o over_o what_o they_o have_v get_v and_o cry_v from_o more_o i_o judge_v he_o happy_a cui_fw-la deus_fw-la obtulit_fw-la farcà _fw-la quod_fw-la satis_fw-la est_fw-la manu_fw-la that_o have_v enough_o and_o find_v no_o want_n though_o his_o allowance_n be_v but_o scant_o and_o i_o have_v learn_v 2_o king_n 5._o 26._o that_o this_o be_v not_o a_o time_n to_o receive_v money_n and_o to_o receive_v garment_n and_o olive-yard_n and_o vineyard_n and_o sheep_n and_o ox_n and_o man_n servant_n and_o maid_n servant_n i_o fear_v something_o worse_a than_o the_o leprosy_n of_o naâ—nian_n cleave_v to_o the_o gehazi_n of_o this_o time_n if_o god_n will_v give_v i_o my_o life_n for_o a_o prey_n in_o all_o place_n whither_o i_o go_v by_o his_o grace_n i_o shall_v not_o seek_v great_a thing_n for_o myself_o for_o i_o fear_v he_o will_v bring_v evil_a upon_o all_o flesh_n and_o 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