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misery_n because_o common_o mammon_n be_v the_o friend_n of_o iniquity_n happiness_n because_o many_o time_n it_o free_v a_o man_n from_o the_o stroke_n of_o justice_n misery_n because_o many_o time_n it_o lay_v a_o man_n obnoxious_a to_o stroke_n of_o injustice_n for_o what_o make_v naboth_n a_o delinquent_n and_o put_v he_o under_o a_o sequestration_n but_o only_o because_o he_o have_v a_o vineyard_n too_o near_o the_o king_n house_n and_o he_o be_v a_o rich_a man_n benedixit_fw-la deo_fw-la et_fw-la regi_fw-la he_o blaspheme_v god_n and_o the_o king_n be_v but_o a_o forgery_n and_o a_o mere_a pretence_n of_o jezabel_n as_o you_o may_v perceive_v in_o the_o context_n set_a two_o wicked_a man_n before_o he_o and_o let_v they_o witness_v against_o he_o 10._o ver._n 10._o say_v thou_o do_v blaspheme_n god_n and_o the_o king_n where_o you_o see_v wicked_a man_n suborn_v to_o bear_v false_a witness_n and_o therefore_o yond_o know_v it_o be_v a_o mere_a forgery_n the_o true_a cause_n you_o 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blessing_n and_o the_o good_n of_o this_o world_n belong_v only_o to_o themselves_o because_o dominium_fw-la fundatur_fw-la in_o gratiâ_fw-la non_fw-la naturâ_fw-la none_o but_o the_o babe_n of_o grace_n have_v right_a to_o the_o blessing_n of_o the_o earth_n but_o for_o a_o good_a man_n to_o be_v make_v a_o delinquent_n quâ_fw-la talis_fw-la because_o he_o be_v a_o good_a man_n this_o certain_o argue_v the_o kingdom_n to_o be_v very_o bad_a the_o government_n to_o be_v ill_a and_o the_o governor_n to_o be_v worst_a of_o all_o which_o seldom_o happen_v in_o any_o but_o a_o apostate_n kingdom_n where_o the_o subject_n have_v resist_v their_o true_a governor_n and_o part_v with_o their_o allegiance_n under_o the_o pretence_n of_o religion_n but_o in_o truth_n for_o rebellion_n and_o licentiousness_n and_o such_o be_v the_o state_n of_o israel_n at_o this_o time_n 12.20_o 1_o reg._n 12.20_o jereboam_n the_o son_n of_o nebat_fw-la rebel_v against_o rehoboam_n the_o son_n of_o solomon_n 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