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government_n among_o they_o first_o by_o judge_n he_o give_v unto_o they_o judge_n v._o 20._o and_o afterward_o upon_o their_o desire_n by_o king_n deliver_v that_o government_n first_o to_o saul_n v._o 21._o afterward_o they_o desire_v a_o king_n and_o god_n give_v unto_o they_o saul_n but_o the_o kingly_a government_n be_v establish_v by_o god_n upon_o the_o house_n of_o david_n v._o 22._o he_o raise_v up_o unto_o they_o david_n to_o be_v their_o king_n etc._n etc._n and_o have_v recite_v these_o particular_a mercy_n of_o god_n to_o his_o people_n he_o make_v a_o great_a leap_n from_o the_o day_n of_o david_n to_o the_o day_n of_o the_o messiah_n the_o son_n of_o david_n and_o shut_v up_o his_o catalogue_n of_o mercy_n with_o the_o mention_n of_o the_o great_a and_o fresh_a mercy_n namely_o god_n send_v a_o saviour_n out_o of_o david_n loin_n according_a to_o his_o promise_n v._o 23._o of_o this_o man_n seed_n have_v god_n according_a to_o his_o promise_n raise_v unto_o israel_n a_o 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