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the_o lord_n and_o peer_n for_o their_o great_a wisdom_n and_o especial_o desire_v their_o wholesome_a counsel_n as_o person_n of_o great_a wisdom_n and_o experience_n then_o themselves_o but_o for_o brevity_n sake_n i_o shall_v cite_v only_o two_o record_n one_o of_o they_o most_o suitable_a to_o the_o present_a deplorable_a condition_n of_o our_o state_n and_o worthy_a imitation_n in_o the_o parliament_n of_o 21_o edw._n 3._o no._n 45._o william_n de_fw-fr thorpe_n in_o the_o presence_n of_o the_o king_n prelate_n earl_n baron_n and_o commons_o declare_v that_o the_o parliament_n be_v call_v for_o two_o cause_n the_o first_o concern_v the_o war_n which_o the_o king_n have_v undertake_v by_o the_o consent_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o commons_o against_o his_o enemy_n of_o france_n the_o second_o how_o the_o peace_n of_o england_n may_v be_v keep_v whereupon_o the_o king_n will_v the_o commons_o shall_v consult_v together_o and_o that_o within_o four_o day_n they_o shall_v give_v answer_n 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nor_o yet_o of_o a_o minister_n as_o the_o objector_n false_o pretend_v who_o take_v it_o for_o grant_v as_o a_o infallible_a truth_n and_o maxim_n of_o state_n for_o than_o it_o will_v follow_v that_o neither_o 7._o neither_o exod_n 3._o &_o 4._o &_o 7._o moses_n joshââ_n moses_n deut._n 3._o 28._o nuâ_n 27._o 16._o ãâã_d 23._o deut._n 31._o â_o ãâã_d 9_o 14._o 23._o c._n 34._o 9_o joshââ_n joshua_n etc._n joshua_n neâ_n c._n 2._o etc._n etc._n nehemiah_n 21._o nehemiah_n 1_o sam_n 9_o 16._o c._n 10._o 1._o 21._o saul_n 8._o saul_n psal_n 78._o 70_o 71_o 72._o 1_o sam._n 1â_n 2_o sam._n 7_o 8._o david_n 8._o david_n 1_o chron._n 23._o 1._o c._n 28._o 5_o 6._o 2_o chron._n 1._o 8._o solomon_n nor_o any_o of_o the_o 1._o the_o 2_o chron._n 14_o 1._o c._n 17._o 1._o c._n 28._o 27._o c._n 29._o 1._o pious_a king_n of_o juda_n who_o come_v to_o the_o crown_n by_o god_n immediate_a designation_n or_o by_o descent_n &_o succession_n be_v just_a &_o lawful_a governor_n or_o king_n which_o 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