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public_a benefactor_n and_o belove_v as_o god_n in_o it_o thus_o whilst_o they_o secure_v every_o man_n property_n and_o protect_v every_o man_n life_n whilst_o they_o be_v the_o keeper_n of_o god_n peace_n upon_o earth_n and_o the_o dispenser_n of_o his_o common_a justice_n among_o man_n whilst_o they_o impartial_o determine_v all_o dispute_n between_o man_n and_o man_n whilst_o they_o be_v terror_n unto_o evil_a doer_n and_o the_o encourager_n of_o those_o that_o do_v good_a and_o in_o fine_a whilst_o they_o be_v the_o minister_n of_o god_n for_o good_a to_o the_o world_n rom._n 13.4_o in_o all_o this_o they_o much_o resemble_v the_o divine_a justice_n that_o give_v to_o every_o one_o its_o due_a and_o the_o divine_a providence_n that_o uphold_v peace_n and_o order_n right_o and_o equity_n in_o the_o world_n and_o may_v well_o therefore_o be_v look_v upon_o as_o so_o many_o god_n in_o it_o since_o there_o will_v be_v no_o live_n in_o this_o world_n without_o they_o but_o it_o will_v soon_o turn_v into_o a_o mere_a wilderness_n and_o man_n himself_o run_v wild_a and_o savage_a in_o it_o and_o all_o the_o foundation_n of_o the_o earth_n be_v quick_o out_o of_o course_n as_o our_o author_n express_v it_o when_o he_o charge_v those_o mighty_a with_o their_o maladministration_n ver_fw-la 5._o but_o now_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o our_o disorder_n the_o presence_n of_o a_o upright_a magistrate_n be_v as_o the_o appearance_n of_o a_o god_n his_o awful_a brow_n strike_v the_o guilty_a dumb_a his_o well-known_a justice_n raise_v up_o the_o head_n of_o oppress_a innocence_n and_o his_o solemn_a sentence_n like_o the_o almighty_a fiat_n turn_v confusion_n into_o peace_n and_o harmony_n thus_o whilst_o they_o become_v the_o public_a ben_fw-mi factor_n of_o mankind_n the_o noble_a pillar_n upon_o which_o all_o humane_a society_n do_v rest_n the_o glorious_a as_o well_o as_o useful_a preserver_n of_o peace_n and_o justice_n in_o the_o world_n they_o be_v indeed_o the_o fair_a 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