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fol._n 13._o vii_o that_o it_o be_v impossible_a for_o any_o lawmaker_n who_o be_v mere_a man_n and_o no_o more_o &_o who_o have_v no_o pretence_n to_o a_o perpetual_a divine_a assistance_n in_o the_o make_n of_o law_n to_o foresee_v all_o particular_a mischief_n and_o inconvenience_n which_o may_v happen_v in_o particular_a circumstance_n by_o or_o from_o the_o make_n of_o any_o particular_a law._n coke_n lib._n 11._o fol._n 88_o viii_o that_o for_o the_o reason_n beforementioned_a of_o the_o impossibility_n in_o lawmaker_n of_o foreseeing_a all_o accident_n and_o emergency_n and_o for_o comply_v with_o necessity_n and_o provide_v for_o publick-good_a in_o all_o occasion_n and_o the_o take_a care_n of_o the_o safety_n of_o the_o people_n there_o must_v be_v some_o power_n always_o in_o be_v to_o suspend_v or_o dispense_v with_o such_o law_n or_o law_n as_o publick-good_a the_o safety_n of_o the_o people_n or_o emergent_a necessity_n require_v at_o any_o particular_a time_n or_o in_o 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