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deus_fw-la that_fw-mi regna_fw-la terrena_fw-la bonis_fw-la &_o malis_fw-la etc._n etc._n neque_fw-la hoc_fw-la temere_fw-la neque_fw-la fortunâ_fw-la sed_fw-la pro_fw-la rerum_fw-la ordine_fw-la ac_fw-la tempore_fw-la occulto_fw-la nobis_fw-la notissimo_fw-la sibi_fw-la it_o be_v the_o only_a true_a god_n none_o else_o man_n nor_o angel_n that_o give_v kingdom_n and_o that_o not_o only_o to_o good_a but_o to_o bad_a king_n and_o this_o be_v not_o do_v casual_o by_o hap-hazzard_a but_o in_o wisdom_n conform_v to_o the_o exigency_n of_o the_o time_n of_o man_n live_v in_o the_o time_n how_o it_o come_v that_o sometime_o bad_a man_n be_v king_n sometime_o good_a man_n it_o be_v of_o his_o wisdom_n in_o a_o secret_a dispensation_n most_o evident_o know_v to_o himself_o hide_v to_o we_o but_o for_o all_o this_o always_o just_a i_o wish_v our_o sectary_n will_v hear_v and_o believe_v this_o lecture_n of_o saint_n augustine_n certain_a i_o be_o the_o holy_a and_o learned_a father_n know_v 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jephtah_n and_o samuel_n etc._n etc._n here_o you_o see_v the_o send_n of_o jephtah_n to_o be_v judge_n be_v no_o less_o give_v to_o god_n than_o the_o send_n of_o gideon_n and_o samuel_n who_o calling_n be_v by_o extraordinary_a revelation_n compare_v this_o passage_n witâ—_n judge_n 11._o there_o you_o will_v find_v that_o jephtah_n come_v to_o be_v judge_n by_o a_o covenant_n make_v betwixt_o he_o and_o the_o gileadite_n here_o you_o have_v a_o interpose_a act_n and_o a_o great_a one_o that_o seem_v to_o serve_v much_o for_o your_o purpose_n you_o have_v a_o covenant_n a_o compact_n yet_o notwithstanding_o the_o lord_n to_o show_v this_o act_n this_o compact_a this_o covenant_n contribute_v nothing_o to_o make_v he_o judge_n the_o lord_n himself_o in_o authorise_v he_o as_o judge_n vindicate_v it_o no_o less_o to_o himself_o than_o when_o extraordinary_o he_o authorize_v gideon_n and_o samuel_n 1._o sam._n 12._o v._n 11._o a_o place_n a_o argument_n unanswerable_a which_o bring_v 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