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be_v undeniable_a but_o then_o those_o reason_n ought_v to_o be_v allege_v and_o prove_v for_o the_o turn_v a_o man_n out_o of_o service_n be_v certain_o in_o many_o case_n a_o great_a punishment_n though_o not_o equal_a to_o hang_v the_o people_n themselves_o be_v high_o concern_v in_o the_o great_a minister_n of_o state_n ibid._n who_o be_v servant_n to_o the_o kingdom_n as_o well_o as_o to_o the_o king_n and_o the_o commons_o who_o business_n it_o be_v to_o present_v all_o grievance_n as_o they_o be_v most_o likely_a to_o observe_v soon_a the_o folly_n and_o treachery_n of_o those_o public_a servant_n the_o great_a of_o all_o grievance_n so_o this_o representation_n ought_v to_o have_v no_o little_a weight_n with_o the_o prince_n here_o be_v the_o true_a reason_n as_o long_o as_o the_o minister_n look_v upon_o themselves_o as_o the_o king_n servant_n they_o will_v adhere_v to_o the_o crown_n but_o if_o they_o be_v teach_v once_o that_o they_o be_v servant_n to_o the_o people_n too_o 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