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patiently ; now God beareth with us patiently knowing well all our sins. And the whole earth, and the heavens, and the ends of the world, and the sea, and the dry land, are the kingdom of God. He judgeth. And He hath to the the earth king to be subject unto him, that given he may judge (or, rule), as He doth, those who do evil so that he may requite them with evil, and those who do good so that he may reward them with good. For the Spirit of God resteth in the heart of the king, and His hands are in his mind, and His knowledge is in his understanding. 44. HOW IT IS NOT A SEEMLY THING TO REVILE THE KING Now it is not a seemly thing to revile the king, for he the anointed of God. It is neither seemly nor good. If he doeth that which is good he will not suffer loss in three kingdoms FIRST, God shall overthrow for him his enemy, and he shall not be seized by the hand of is : SECONDLY, God shall make him reign with Him and with His righteousness, and shall make him to sit on His right hand. THIRDLY, God shall make him his enemy. to reign upon earth with glory and joy, and shall direct and shall bring down the nations under his feet. And if he treateth God lightly, and doth not do that which is good, and doth not himself walk in the path of uprightness, God shall work as He pleaseth against him : on earth He will make his days to his kingdom for him, be few, and in heaven (sic) his place of abode shall be the habitation of Sheol with the Devil. And on earth he shall enjoy neither health nor gladness [and he shall live] in fear and terror, without peace and with perturbation. It is not a good thing for any of those who are under the dominion of a king to revile him, for retribution belongeth to God. Now the priests are like the prophets, only better than the prophets, for the mysteries