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people_n but_o moses_n be_v as_o god_n to_o aaron_n exod._n 4.16_o sect_n xi_o a_o confutation_n of_o what_o be_v reply_v upon_o the_o four_o section_n in_o the_o former_a treatise_n his_o four_o section_n say_v the_o full_a answerer_n be_v spend_v against_o the_o people_n reassume_v the_o power_n be_v trust_v to_o the_o king_n which_o no_o man_n maintain_v what_o need_v they_o reassume_v that_o which_o in_o the_o first_o constitution_n of_o government_n they_o reserve_v pag._n 24._o this_o man_n have_v often_o tell_v we_o the_o power_n of_o arm_n be_v ordinary_o entrust_v to_o the_o king_n &_o that_o by_o the_o people_n in_o the_o first_o constitution_n of_o government_n to_o use_v it_o for_o the_o safety_n of_o the_o state_n well_o he_o
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