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case_n hence_o it_o be_v that_o the_o judge_n of_o this_o land_n be_v bind_v by_o law_n to_o administer_v justice_n and_o equity_n unto_o the_o poor_a subject_n notwithstanding_o that_o the_o princess_n letter_n be_v direct_v to_o they_o to_o the_o contrary_n and_o as_o to_o the_o law_n of_o god_n all_o king_n and_o prince_n be_v bind_v there_o by_o to_z be_v so_o far_o from_o think_v themselves_o tie_v by_o no_o band_n unto_o their_o subject_n as_o they_o be_v plain_o forbid_v even_o to_o be_v lift_v up_o in_o mind_n above_o their_o brethren_n deut._n 1â—_n 20._o for_o so_o the_o word_n in_o that_o place_n call_v their_o subject_n and_o servant_n the_o king_n of_o judah_n who_o have_v the_o great_a privilege_n and_o prerogative_n both_o ecclesiastical_a and_o civil_a over_o their_o people_n that_o ever_o any_o king_n or_o prince_n can_v have_v because_o they_o be_v type_n and_o figure_n of_o that_o great_a king_n of_o king_n the_o lorenzo_n jesus_n evere_v into_o covenant_n notwithstanding_o with_o their_o people_n even_o particular_o beside_o the_o general_a former_a law_n whereby_o they_o be_v bind_v unto_o they_o yea_o the_o prophet_n jeremy_n be_v in_o no_o less_o danger_n and_o disgrace_n with_o all_o estate_n than_o i_o and_o my_o brethren_n be_v at_o this_o present_a require_v his_o sovereign_a lord_n and_o king_n zedekiah_n to_o promise_v that_o he_o will_v do_v he_o no_o violence_n and_o wrong_a nor_o yet_o suffer_v other_o to_o do_v the_o same_o for_o tell_v he_o the_o truth_n of_o the_o word_n in_o the_o thing_n wherein_o the_o king_n require_v to_o be_v resolve_v at_o his_o hand_n the_o which_o thing_n zedekiah_n yield_v unto_o and_o that_o by_o a_o oath_n and_o covenant_n of_o the_o lord_n jer._n 38._o 15._o 16._o whereby_o it_o appear_v that_o it_o be_v not_o without_o great_a warrant_n of_o the_o word_n that_o prince_n shall_v enter_v covenant_n with_o their_o subject_n and_o that_o subject_n shall_v require_v promise_n and_o oath_n to_o be_v keep_v with_o they_o otherwise_o whereto_o serve_v the_o covenant_n but_o alas_o i_o enter_v not_o to_o scan_v her_o majesty_n oath_n i_o only_o tell_v you_o what_o her_o law_n allow_v i_o and_o my_o poor_a brethren_n and_o i_o be_o assure_v if_o her_o majesty_n know_v the_o equity_n and_o uprightness_n of_o our_o cause_n we_o shall_v not_o receive_v this_o hard_a measure_n which_o we_o now_o sustain_v we_o and_o our_o cause_n be_v never_o bring_v before_o she_o but_z in_o the_o odious_a weed_n of_o sedition_n rebellion_n schism_n her_o sie_n etc_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v no_o marvel_n too_o see_v the_o edge_n of_o her_o sword_n turn_v against_o us._n f._n have_v not_o her_o majesty_n by_o her_o law_n establish_v these_o office_n and_o this_o order_n that_o now_o be_v