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serve_v god_n for_o his_o prince_n but_o the_o christian_a subject_n serve_v his_o prince_n for_o god_n 535_o it_o be_v the_o subject_n shoulder_n that_o support_v prince_n as_o the_o low_a stone_n in_o a_o wall_n do_v those_o that_o lie_v aloft_o over_o they_o 536_o tyrant_n corpse_n have_v seldom_o any_o other_o balm_n at_o their_o burial_n than_o their_o own_o blood_n 537_o the_o commonwealth_n may_v grow_v fat_a but_o never_o healthful_a by_o feed_v on_o the_o church_n good_n 538_o royal_a goodness_n be_v wont_a to_o make_v or_o find_v loyal_a subject_n of_o all_o noble_a spirit_n 539_o the_o free_a and_o great_a liberty_n of_o ingenuous_a subject_n speak_v their_o sovereign_n the_o complete_a monarch_n rule_v not_o only_o body_n with_o fear_n but_o soul_n with_o love_n 540_o there_o be_v a_o time_n when_o public_a good_a call_n for_o justice_n leave_v no_o room_n nor_o place_n for_o any_o mercy_n but_o that_o only_o which_o some_o miscall_v severity_n 541_o subject_n shall_v be_v 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