And ye shall cry out in that day because of your king which ye shall have chosen you; and the LORD will not hear you in that day.
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If they would have a king to rule them, as the eastern kings ruled their subjects, they would find the yoke exceedingly heavy. Those that submit to the government of the world and the flesh, are told plainly, what hard masters they are, and what tyranny the dominion of sin is.