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the_o commonwealth_n as_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 4._o arist_n politic._n l._n 4._o in_o the_o great_a philosopher_n in_o which_o regard_n such_o wealthy_a citizen_n as_o be_v able_a to_o supply_v the_o public_a want_n from_o their_o private_a coffer_n be_v say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o serve_v the_o commonwealth_n with_o their_o proper_a good_n 16.27_o rom._n 16.27_o and_o so_o the_o word_n be_v use_v also_o by_o the_o great_a apostle_n for_o if_o say_v he_o the_o gentile_n have_v be_v make_v partaker_n of_o their_o spiritual_a thing_n their_o duty_n also_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o minister_v unto_o they_o in_o carnal_a thing_n and_o in_o this_o sense_n the_o word_n be_v take_v several_a time_n in_o the_o epistle_n unto_o the_o philippian_n rom._n polyn._n ib_o hist_o rom._n viz._n cap._n 2._o vers_fw-la 25._o &_o vers_fw-la 30._o i_o may_v here_o add_v that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v use_v in_o polybius_n for_o munifex_fw-la in_o 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