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do_v but_o also_o he_o must_v punish_v and_o reform_v all_o public_a abuse_n so_o far_o as_o it_o lie_v in_o his_o power_n many_o philosopher_n have_v write_v of_o the_o state_n of_o kingdom_n how_o they_o may_v be_v happy_o govern_v and_o flourish_v in_o this_o world_n among_o sundry_a man_n there_o be_v sundry_a judgement_n some_o hold_n that_o the_o safety_n &_o felicity_n of_o government_n consist_v in_o this_o that_o the_o governor_n serve_v the_o time_n other_o that_o they_o be_v in_o league_n with_o other_o prince_n and_o kingdom_n other_o that_o they_o be_v well_o furnish_v with_o money_n with_o armour_n with_o man_n but_o this_o queen_n repose_v the_o safety_n of_o salomon_n kingdom_n in_o judgement_n in_o justice_n in_o equity_n and_o righteousness_n and_o herein_o solomon_n himself_o be_v just_a of_o her_o mind_n 34._o say_v justice_n exalt_v a_o nation_n but_o sin_n be_v ashame_n to_o the_o people_n again_o a_o king_n by_o judgement_n maintain_v a_o country_n but_o a_o man_n receive_v gift_n destroy_v it_o that_o which_o augustine_n speak_v true_o of_o the_o state_n of_o a_o christian_a emperor_n felicity_n may_v be_v as_o well_o speak_v of_o the_o felicity_n of_o king_n prince_n ruler_n and_o governor_n 6._o we_o christian_n do_v not_o say_v that_o christian_a emperor_n be_v happy_a say_v he_o because_o they_o have_v a_o long_a reign_n or_o die_v leave_v their_o son_n in_o quiet_a possession_n of_o their_o empire_n or_o have_v be_v ever_o victorious_a or_o powerful_a against_o all_o their_o opposer_n these_o be_v but_o gift_n and_o solacy_n of_o this_o laborious_a joyless_a life_n idolater_n and_o such_o as_o belong_v not_o to_o god_n as_o these_o emperor_n do_v may_v enjoy_v they_o because_o god_n in_o his_o mercy_n will_v not_o have_v these_o that_o know_v he_o to_o believe_v that_o such_o thing_n be_v the_o best_a good_n he_o give_v but_o happy_a they_o be_v say_v we_o if_o they_o reign_v just_o free_a from_o be_v puff_v up_o with_o the_o gloze_a 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child_n so_o must_v magistrate_n chief_o be_v careful_a for_o the_o common_a good_a of_o their_o people_n the_o heathen_a can_v say_v that_o we_o be_v not_o bear_v for_o ourselves_o but_o for_o our_o country_n and_o for_o other_o if_o this_o be_v require_v in_o every_o private_a person_n to_o seek_v the_o common_a good_a of_o other_o so_o far_o as_o they_o may_v how_o much_o more_o be_v it_o require_v of_o king_n magistrate_n and_o minister_n who_o be_v not_o private_a but_o public_a person_n as_o the_o candle_n spend_v itself_o for_o the_o comfort_n &_o direction_n of_o other_o and_o as_o a_o tree_n bring_v forth_o fruit_n not_o for_o herself_o but_o for_o other_o so_o magistrate_n and_o minister_n be_v to_o spend_v themselves_o to_o employ_v their_o wit_n their_o study_n their_o labour_n and_o care_n for_o the_o common_a benefit_n of_o the_o church_n and_o commonwealth_n 11._o the_o prophet_n complain_v of_o the_o governor_n in_o his_o time_n that_o they_o all_o look_v to_o their_o 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governor_n be_v for_o the_o common_a good_a benefit_n and_o commodity_n of_o all_o their_o subject_n to_o comfort_v and_o countenance_v the_o godly_a to_o restrain_v and_o punish_v the_o wicked_a and_o this_o be_v to_o do_v equity_n and_o judgement_n and_o for_o this_o end_n and_o purpose_n god_n have_v choose_v call_v ordain_v and_o place_v they_o in_o his_o throne_n and_o this_o they_o must_v do_v and_o will_v do_v if_o they_o be_v place_v in_o love_n over_o the_o people_n and_o as_o a_o blessing_n to_o they_o the_o heathen_a have_v teach_v that_o magistrate_n be_v ordain_v to_o live_v and_o serve_v plutarch_n not_o for_o themselves_o but_o for_o their_o subject_n one_o of_o they_o say_v that_o prince_n be_v the_o servant_n of_o god_n ordain_v to_o take_v care_n for_o man_n and_o to_o provide_v for_o their_o preservation_n either_o by_o minister_a to_o they_o of_o their_o good_n or_o by_o defend_v they_o another_o that_o they_o must_v so_o maintain_v the_o commodity_n of_o the_o 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