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daniel_n tell_v belshazzar_n in_o the_o very_a height_n of_o his_o glory_n that_o god_n hâ—d_v finish_v his_o kingdom_n and_o give_v it_o to_o the_o mede_n and_o persian_n chap._n â—_o 26_o 28._o and_o his_o prophecy_n from_o the_o seven_o chap._n to_o the_o end_n of_o his_o book_n be_v a_o â—elation_n how_o god_n will_v govern_v the_o world_n what_o empire_n there_o shall_v be_v what_o king_n and_o kingdom_n even_o in_o particular_a whence_o it_o be_v abundant_o prove_v that_o god_n be_v the_o sole_a disposer_n and_o maker_n of_o king_n and_o kingdom_n and_o that_o he_o give_v they_o according_a to_o his_o good_a pleasure_n and_o will_n and_o therefore_o the_o scripture_n call_v the_o king_n the_o lord_n anoint_v god_n vicegerent_n 2_o chr._n 9_o 8._o the_o minister_n of_o god_n because_o he_o be_v ordain_v of_o god_n rom._n 13._o 4._o but_o he_o be_v never_o call_v the_o people_n anoint_v or_o the_o minister_n of_o the_o people_n but_o though_o god_n be_v almighty_a gen._n 17._o 1._o 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25_o 5._o exod._n 13._o 1._o and_o 22_o 29._o as_o touch_v those_o extraordinary_a mean_n they_o belong_v not_o unto_o we_o unless_o to_o remember_v the_o lord_n in_o all_o his_o way_n isa_n 64._o 5_o and_o to_o say_v with_o david_n lord_n how_o manifold_a be_v thy_o work_n in_o wisdom_n have_v thou_o make_v they_o all_o psal_n 104._o 24._o the_o ordinary_a mean_n be_v those_o which_o we_o be_v to_o look_v after_o and_o without_o doubt_n birthright_n be_v to_o be_v preser_v before_o conquest_n for_o the_o sword_n be_v a_o terrible_a plague_n never_o lay_v upon_o a_o land_n but_o for_o the_o sin_n thereof_o levit._fw-la 26._o 33._o jâ—â—_n 24._o 9_o 10._o &_o 25._o 16_o 29._o and_o the_o conqueror_n be_v the_o rod_n of_o god_n wrath_n isa_n 10._o 5._o lam._n 3._o 1._o a_o hammer_n jer._n 50._o 23._o the_o lord_n battle-ax_n chap._n 51._o 20._o but_o succâ—ssion_n be_v a_o blessing_n both_o to_o prince_n and_o people_n 2_o sam._n 7._o 12._o 13._o 16._o 2_o king_n 10._o 30._o psal_n 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