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4._o provide_v for_o they_o this_o do_v joseph_n be_v make_v governor_n of_o egypt_n he_o provide_v for_o the_o people_n gen._n 41._o to_o that_o purpose_n in_o the_o year_n of_o plenty_n he_o lay_v up_o store_n of_o provision_n that_o so_o he_o may_v have_v a_o magazine_n against_o time_n of_o scarcity_n and_o the_o like_a office_n do_v this_o our_o mediator_n who_o god_n the_o father_n have_v constitute_v a_o governor_n over_o his_o church_n perform_v unto_o all_o the_o subject_n of_o his_o kingdom_n he_o provide_v for_o they_o while_o he_o rule_v they_o he_o also_o feed_v they_o so_o that_o word_n may_v be_v render_v which_o we_o find_v apply_v unto_o christ_n mat._n 2.6_o he_o shall_v rule_v my_o people_n israel_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d reget_v or_o pascet_fw-la he_o shall_v rule_v they_o or_o feed_v they_o the_o one_o you_o shall_v have_v in_o the_o text_n the_o other_o in_o the_o margin_n of_o our_o new_a translation_n both_o these_o do_v shepherd_n to_o their_o sheep_n 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o eminent_a place_n the_o high_a power_n 13.1_o rom._n 13.1_o as_o the_o apostle_n elsewhere_o call_v they_o such_o must_v be_v remember_v by_o timothy_n and_o other_o and_o that_o in_o the_o first_o place_n but_o how_o so_o what_o be_v not_o the_o magistrate_n and_o ruler_n of_o those_o time_n general_o if_o not_o universal_o profess_a enemy_n to_o the_o truth_n and_o church_n of_o god_n persecutor_n of_o the_o saint_n true_a such_o they_o be_v and_o in_o that_o regard_n possible_o some_o may_v make_v it_o a_o question_n whether_o they_o ought_v to_o be_v pray_v for_o or_o rather_o pray_v against_o to_o take_v off_o that_o scruple_n and_o to_o set_v on_o the_o general_a duty_n the_o apostle_n subjoin_v three_o or_o four_o argument_n or_o reason_n in_o the_o verse_n follow_v 1._o the_o first_o whereof_o peculiar_o concern_v they_o and_o it_o be_v fetch_v from_o that_o head_n which_o sway_v most_o with_o flesh_n and_o blood_n ab_fw-la utili_fw-la from_o 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