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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d acknowledge_v yourselves_o to_o be_v subject_n submit_v to_o the_o king_n or_o break_v not_o order_n in_o which_o he_o be_v first_o or_o supreme_a for_o the_o lord_n sake_n 1_o pet._n 2._o 13._o the_o work_n be_v take_v out_o of_o their_o hand_n when_o they_o have_v contribute_v as_o much_o as_o they_o be_v able_a which_o be_v to_o give_v up_o their_o divide_a power_n and_o unite_v they_o in_o he_o their_o act_n make_v he_o the_o fountain_n of_o all_o that_o power_n which_o they_o have_v and_o by_o consequence_n the_o fountain_n of_o all_o honour_n that_o always_o bear_v proportion_n to_o the_o former_a for_o to_o honour_n be_v nothing_o else_o but_o to_o testify_v by_o our_o action_n a_o opinion_n of_o so_o much_o or_o so_o great_a power_n in_o any_o one_o and_o therefore_o the_o same_o act_n be_v express_v only_o in_o different_a word_n fear_v god_n honour_v the_o king_n v._n 17._o if_o they_o have_v be_v change_v to_o honour_n god_n fear_v the_o king_n they_o 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people_n and_o declare_v their_o duty_n this_o be_v not_o what_o he_o ought_v to_o do_v but_o what_o they_o ought_v to_o suffer_v when_o a_o king_n swerve_v from_o that_o rule_n by_o which_o he_o be_v bind_v to_o govern_v for_o his_o duty_n be_v well_o know_v be_v lay_v down_o many_o age_n before_o by_o moses_n and_o write_v in_o the_o book_n which_o moses_n command_v the_o levite_n to_o keep_v in_o the_o side_n of_o the_o ark_n of_o the_o covenant_n that_o it_o may_v be_v there_o for_o a_o testimony_n against_o transgressor_n deut._n 31._o 36._o so_o that_o this_o bind_v the_o people_n not_o to_o resist_v though_o they_o be_v oppress_v wherefore_o the_o close_a of_o it_o be_v since_o there_o be_v no_o help_n in_o man_n they_o must_v only_o cry_v unto_o the_o lord_n 1_o sam._n 10._o 18._o this_o signification_n be_v confirm_v by_o the_o civil_a law_n where_o we_o be_v inform_v jus_o praetor_n reddit_fw-la etìam_fw-la cùm_fw-la iniquè_fw-fr discernit_fw-la the_o meaning_n of_o it_o be_v 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