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god_n or_o the_o law_n positive_a be_v to_o be_v break_v and_o whether_o a_o will_n that_o do_v appoint_v other_o to_o be_v heir_n than_o god_n in_o his_o law_n do_v appoint_v be_v a_o will_n against_o the_o equity_n of_o the_o one_o law_n or_o the_o other_o i_o leave_v to_o other_o man_n to_o judge_v q._n then_o may_v you_o soon_o be_v go_v for_o some_o say_v the_o father_n may_v appoint_v another_o if_o the_o son_n have_v promerited_a it_o r._n diverse_a man_n diverse_a mind_n i_o know_v some_o say_v so_o and_o i_o deny_v not_o but_o the_o case_n may_v sometime_o be_v such_o as_o the_o father_n may_v so_o deal_v reuben_n be_v the_o elder_a son_n of_o israel_n 5.1_o 1._o chro._n 5.1_o but_o he_o have_v defile_v his_o father_n bed_n therefore_o his_o birthright_n be_v give_v unto_o the_o son_n of_o joseph_n the_o son_n of_o israel_n so_o that_o the_o genealogy_n be_v not_o reckon_v after_o his_o birth_n right_o when_o jaakob_n call_v all_o his_o son_n together_o to_o tell_v they_o 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