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careful_o attend_v to_o and_o diligent_o practice_v and_o obey_v the_o same_o be_v lead_v by_o the_o fear_n of_o the_o lord_n in_o all_o the_o action_n of_o their_o life_n and_o administration_n of_o their_o government_n as_o it_o be_v enjoin_v by_o this_o singular_a precept_n deut._n 17._o it_o shall_v be_v when_o the_o king_n sit_v upon_o the_o throne_n of_o his_o kingdom_n that_o he_o shall_v write_v he_o a_o copy_n of_o this_o law_n in_o a_o book_n out_o of_o that_o which_o be_v before_o the_o priest_n and_o the_o levite_n and_o it_o shall_v be_v with_o he_o and_o he_o shall_v read_v therein_o all_o the_o day_n of_o his_o life_n that_o he_o may_v learn_v to_o fear_v the_o lord_n his_o god_n to_o keep_v all_o the_o word_n of_o this_o law_n and_o these_o statute_n to_o do_v they_o that_o his_o heart_n be_v not_o lift_v up_o above_o his_o brethren_n and_o that_o he_o turn_v not_o aside_o from_o the_o commandment_n to_o the_o right_a hand_n or_o to_o the_o left_a neither_o shall_v he_o 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magistrate_n the_o duty_n of_o inferior_a magistrate_n city_n and_o town_n as_o may_v happen_v to_o be_v in_o one_o christian_a kingdom_n can_v be_v govern_v by_o the_o pain_n and_o care_n of_o the_o prince_n alone_o divine_a providence_n have_v appoint_v that_o judge_n magistrate_n and_o other_o public_a minister_n shall_v be_v constitute_v who_o may_v careful_o and_o dutiful_o discharge_v the_o office_n and_o trust_v that_o be_v repose_v upon_o they_o deut._n 16._o as_o it_o be_v write_v judge_n and_o officer_n shall_v thou_o make_v thou_o in_o all_o thy_o gate_n which_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n give_v thou_o throughout_o all_o thy_o tribe_n and_o they_o shall_v judge_v the_o people_n with_o just_a judgement_n thou_o shall_v not_o wrest_v judgement_n thou_o shall_v not_o respect_v person_n neither_o take_v a_o gift_n for_o a_o gift_n do_v blind_a the_o eye_n of_o the_o wise_a and_o pervert_v the_o word_n of_o the_o righteous_a that_o which_o be_v altogether_o just_o shall_v thou_o 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