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in_o vain_a rom._n 13._o vers_fw-la 3_o 4._o have_v this_o inscription_n engrave_v upon_o all_o your_o judiciary_n proceed_n as_o be_v upon_o the_o sword_n of_o charles_n the_o great_a decem_fw-la preceptorum_fw-la custos_fw-la carolus_n charles_n be_v keeper_n of_o the_o ten_o commandment_n and_o that_o upon_o account_n of_o your_o lenity_n and_o remissness_n to_o offender_n that_o may_v not_o just_o be_v say_v unto_o you_o by_o the_o saint_n as_o be_v by_o the_o poor_a smith_n to_o the_o landgrave_n of_o thure_v duresce_v duresce_fw-it o_o infoelix_fw-la landgrave_n 3._o improve_v your_o share_n in_o national_a mercy_n and_o personal_a yea_o magistratical_a preservation_n to_o the_o comfort_n and_o countenance_n of_o the_o good_a people_n of_o the_o land_n though_o poor_a and_o inconsiderable_a upon_o any_o worldly_a account_n these_o all_o along_o have_v pray_v for_o you_o and_o venture_v all_o under_o you_o that_o you_o may_v speak_v those_o word_n zech._n 12._o vers_fw-la 5._o the_o governor_n of_o judah_n shall_v say_v in_o their_o heart_n the_o inhabitant_n of_o jerusalem_n shall_v be_v my_o strength_n in_o the_o lord_n of_o host_n their_o god_n sure_o the_o people_n of_o the_o land_n who_o have_v a_o covenant-interest_n in_o the_o lord_n of_o host_n have_v be_v much_o your_o strength_n under_o god_n both_o upon_o the_o mount_n by_o pray_v and_o in_o the_o valley_n by_o fight_v when_o your_o strait_n have_v be_v the_o great_a oh_o then_o what_o rabshekah_n speak_v in_o a_o bad_a sense_n give_v i_o leave_v to_o speak_v with_o some_o change_n of_o word_n in_o a_o good_a sense_n isa_n 36._o verf._n 9_o how_o then_o will_v you_o turn_v away_o the_o face_n of_o one_o captain_n of_o the_o least_o of_o my_o master_n servant_n so_o just_o how_o then_o will_v you_o turn_v away_o your_o face_n from_o the_o complaint_n of_o the_o least_o of_o my_o master_n servant_n the_o saint_n and_o subject_n of_o the_o king_n of_o zion_n or_o how_o then_o will_v you_o disengage_a 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