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be_v say_v i_o shall_v add_v first_o that_o mercenary_a guard_n be_v very_o unnatural_a to_o government_n as_o they_o seem_v upon_o the_o forego_n reason_n to_o be_v institute_v and_o appoint_v by_o god_n in_o nature_n which_o receive_v conformation_n from_o the_o tradition_n and_o doctrine_n of_o the_o jew_n the_o best_a instruct_v nation_n in_o the_o world_n in_o the_o mind_n of_o god_n for_o that_o the_o whole_a body_n and_o power_n of_o the_o government_n or_o polity_n be_v bind_v to_o see_v the_o law_n and_o result_v of_o their_o common_a judicature_n obey_v and_o be_v ample_o sufficient_a for_o that_o purpose_n so_o that_o the_o head_n of_o the_o polity_n by_o the_o posse_fw-la populi_fw-la be_v most_o powerful_o instruct_v to_o execute_v the_o law_n mercenary_a guard_n seem_v intend_v and_o design_v by_o those_o that_o employ_v they_o to_o execute_v matter_n illegal_a and_o extrajudicial_a or_o at_o best_o they_o make_v a_o very_a hard_a case_n upon_o the_o people_n that_o 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