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Rulers Should Be Benefactors

John Hancock 1722
Hancock's election sermon advocating that civil rulers should act as benefactors to their people, delivered before Massachusetts colonial leadership.

TCP N01969. EEBO . STC/Wing Evans 2340. Source: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/uwgraphics/VEP2_TCP_SimpleText/main/N0/N01969.txt

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