lie_v upon_o the_o magistrate_n magistrate_n you_o know_v be_v call_v patres_fw-la patriae_fw-la 6._o patriae_fw-la senatus_n noâ—en_fw-la dedit_fw-la aetas_fw-la â—am_fw-la ijdem_fw-la paâ—essunt_fw-la quin._n â—â—st_n orat_fw-la lib._n â—_o cap._n 6._o father_n of_o their_o country_n and_o can_v a_o tender-hearted_a father_n see_v any_o of_o his_o child_n lie_v groan_v under_o heavy_a burden_n and_o not_o do_v whatever_o in_o he_o lie_v to_o ease_v their_o shoulder_n of_o those_o burden_n how_o sad_a be_v the_o fruit_n of_o rehoboam_n refuse_v to_o hearken_v unto_o the_o people_n 2d_o magistratus_fw-la moribus_fw-la debeâ—_n se_fw-la gerere_fw-la ut_fw-la fâ—_n trem_fw-la reliquo_fw-la rum_o in_o officiâ—_n ut_fw-la patrem_fw-la ames_n de_fw-fr câ—â—_n lib._n 5._o cap._n 2d_o when_o they_o come_v in_o a_o fair_a petition_v way_n unto_o he_o to_o ease_v they_o of_o their_o burden_n 12._o burden_n the_o peopâ—_n petition_n to_o rehoboam_n 1_o king_n 12._o thy_o father_n make_v our_o 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