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per_fw-la prius_fw-la in_fw-la actu_fw-la signato_fw-la he_o to_o who_o the_o principle_n or_o power_n of_o act_v do_v not_o belong_v can_v stand_v engage_v for_o the_o exercise_n or_o act_n of_o such_o a_o power_n 2._o my_o soul_n belong_v for_o the_o summer_n fruit_n of_o a_o good_a reason_n from_o a._n s._n 15._o sect._n 15._o why_o any_o power_n about_o the_o church_n and_o for_o the_o church_n shall_v not_o belong_v actual_o and_o in_o effect_n in_o actu_fw-la exercito_fw-la &_o jure_v in_o re_fw-la and_o with_o as_o many_o other_o proper_a unproper_a necessary_a unnecessary_a sober_a ridiculous_a expression_n as_o he_o please_v as_o well_o to_o a_o magistrate_n not_o yet_o true_o christian_n as_o to_o he_o that_o be_v such_o have_v not_o a_o heathen_a or_o heterodox_n magistrate_n a_o lawfulness_n of_o power_n to_o do_v present_o this_o day_n this_o hour_n to_o morrow_n and_o so_o forth_o toties_fw-la quoties_fw-la as_o much_o good_a to_o and_o for_o the_o church_n or_o church_n 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the_o papist_n who_o pretend_v to_o be_v nothing_o but_o one_o church_n meaning_n that_o a_o compliance_n with_o they_o in_o unity_n and_o uniformity_n will_v be_v a_o exemption_n to_o they_o from_o their_o calumny_n 3._o it_o be_v a_o old_a piece_n of_o subtlety_n of_o the_o old_a serpent_n 14._o sect._n 14._o to_o oppose_v god_n in_o his_o saint_n and_o in_o his_o way_n by_o teach_v his_o prophet_n and_o agent_n to_o make_v parallel_n between_o to_o sort_n and_o to_o suit_n god_n servant_n with_o he_o and_o god_n way_n or_o work_n with_o he_o that_o so_o the_o foolish_a and_o inconsiderate_a world_n may_v be_v bring_v to_o think_v that_o god_n and_o he_o be_v but_o one_o and_o that_o there_o be_v little_a or_o no_o difference_n between_o they_o how_o do_v janne_n and_o jambres_n withstand_v moses_n but_o by_o do_v the_o same_o thing_n in_o appearance_n by_o the_o help_n of_o the_o devil_n which_o moses_n do_v by_o the_o finger_n of_o god_n by_o this_o they_o harden_v pharaoh_n and_o the_o egyptian_n with_o this_o confidence_n and_o conceit_n that_o god_n be_v no_o more_o with_o moses_n then_o with_o they_o a._n s._n parallel_v the_o apologist_n with_o the_o arminian_o hope_v to_o catch_v the_o foot_n of_o the_o simple_a in_o this_o snare_n to_o make_v they_o think_v that_o they_o be_v both_o baptize_v into_o one_o and_o the_o same_o spirit_n you_o shall_v find_v a_o further_a strain_n of_o this_o malignity_n in_o he_o pag._n 22._o four_o and_o last_o if_o the_o arminian_o give_v that_o power_n to_o the_o civil_a magistrate_n which_o they_o be_v here_o charge_v to_o have_v do_v 15._o sect._n 15._o upon_o hope_n they_o will_v have_v be_v for_o they_o they_o be_v no_o antipode_n to_o a._n s._n and_o his_o fraternity_n who_o deny_v this_o power_n to_o the_o civil_a magistrate_n for_o fear_v they_o shall_v not_o be_v for_o they_o if_o they_o be_v leave_v free_a to_o judge_v of_o their_o own_o action_n all_o the_o lineament_n in_o the_o face_n of_o presbytery_n 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ascribe_v unto_o the_o civil_a magistrate_n pag._n 6._o a._n s._n in_o this_o six_o page_n to_o persuade_v with_o the_o parliament_n and_o civil_a magistrate_n that_o they_o shall_v do_v god_n good_a service_n to_o resign_v up_o their_o eye_n patient_o into_o the_o hand_n of_o his_o presbytery_n feed_v they_o with_o the_o commendation_n of_o constantine_n the_o great_a in_o refuse_v a_o unjust_a and_o exorbitant_a powâ—r_n which_o the_o council_n give_v to_o he_o where_o by_o the_o way_n it_o be_v somewhat_o observable_a that_o it_o be_v a_o thing_n incident_a to_o counsel_n and_o synod_n to_o give_v unjust_a &_o exorbitant_a power_n unto_o civil_a magistrate_n so_o that_o it_o stand_v the_o parliament_n &_o civil_a magistrate_n in_o hand_n before_o they_o part_v with_o their_o eye_n upon_o such_o term_n to_o look_v about_o they_o and_o to_o consider_v twice_o over_o what_o power_n they_o receive_v and_o accept_v of_o from_o the_o hand_n of_o council_n and_o synod_n especial_o in_o 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