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extraordinary_a method_n and_o immediate_a dispensation_n and_o he_o make_v moses_n joshuah_n and_o the_o judge_n his_o vice-roys_n who_o though_o none_o of_o they_o have_v the_o name_n of_o king_n except_o moses_n of_o who_o it_o be_v say_v he_o be_v king_n in_o jesurun_n 33.5_o deut._n 33.5_o when_o the_o head_n of_o the_o people_n and_o the_o tribe_n of_o israel_n be_v gather_v together_o they_o all_o exercise_v a_o regal_a authority_n but_o god_n do_v not_o intend_v that_o they_o shall_v have_v no_o other_o mode_n of_o government_n he_o design_v they_o in_o due_a season_n such_o king_n as_o other_o nation_n have_v beside_o that_o by_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n jacob_n say_v the_o sceptre_n shall_v not_o depart_v from_o judah_n until_o shiloh_n come_v and_o balaam_n his_o king_n speak_v of_o israel_n shall_v be_v high_o than_o agag_n and_o his_o kingdom_n shall_v be_v exalt_v and_o the_o mother_n of_o samuel_n 17._o deut._n 17._o he_o shall_v give_v strength_n unto_o his_o king_n and_o exalt_v the_o horn_n of_o his_o anoint_v moses_n say_v from_o god_n when_o thou_o be_v come_v into_o the_o land_n which_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n give_v thou_o and_o shall_v possess_v it_o and_o shall_v dwell_v therein_o and_o shall_v say_v i_o will_v set_v a_o king_n over_o i_o like_a as_o all_o the_o nation_n that_o be_v about_o i_o thou_o shall_v in_o any_o wise_a set_v he_o over_o thou_o who_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n shall_v choose_v one_o from_o among_o thy_o brethren_n shall_v thou_o set_v king_n over_o thou_o etc._n etc._n the_o latter_a part_n of_o which_o word_n may_v more_o grammatical_o and_o proper_o be_v render_v thus_o set_v thou_o shall_v set_v over_o thou_o a_o king_n who_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n shall_v choose_v one_o from_o among_o thy_o brethren_n shall_v thou_o set_v king_n over_o thou_o or_o thus_o thou_o shall_v