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concernment_n let_v every_o soul_n high_a and_o low_a rich_a and_o poor_a noble_a and_o ignoble_a one_o with_o another_o all_o must_v submit_v all_o must_v be_v subject_a to_o the_o high_a power_n again_o mark_v well_o the_o expression_n he_o use_v let_v every_o soul_n now_o i_o confess_v that_o this_o word_n soul_n be_v many_o time_n put_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o scripture_n to_o signify_v the_o whole_a man_n and_o so_o it_o do_v here_o too_o but_o yet_o in_o regard_n of_o what_o follow_v v._o 5._o i_o can_v conceive_v but_o that_o the_o apostle_n haply_o may_v have_v a_o special_a design_n in_o his_o choice_n of_o that_o word_n here_o in_o this_o place_n viz._n to_o imply_v the_o right_n and_o proper_a principle_n of_o true_a christian_a subjection_n that_o it_o be_v not_o a_o mere_a force_v or_o yet_o a_o formal_a submission_n altogether_o not_o over_o locum_fw-la significantius_fw-la dicit_fw-la omnis_fw-la anima_fw-la cum_fw-la debuisset_fw-la dici_fw-la omnis_fw-la homo_fw-la ut_fw-la inteliigeremus_fw-la non_fw-la solum_fw-la res_fw-la nostras_fw-la non_fw-la solum_fw-la corpora_fw-la nostra_fw-la sed_fw-la eâ—iam_fw-la animas_fw-la debere_fw-la subjiâ—i_fw-la principibus_fw-la saecularibus_fw-la in_fw-la iis_fw-la quae_fw-la possunt_fw-la legitime_a imperare_fw-la cajet_fw-fr in_o locum_fw-la tenus_fw-la or_o genus_fw-la tenus_fw-la not_o a_o lip_n subjection_n or_o a_o knee-subjection_n only_o but_o a_o free_a and_o willing_a obedience_n a_o subjection_n out_o of_o conscience_n a_o submission_n out_o of_o free_a choice_n and_o election_n that_o we_o do_v ex_fw-la animo_fw-la obedire_fw-la obey_v from_o our_o soul_n pay_v high_o power_n their_o tribute_n of_o all_o due_a subjection_n and_o submission_n not_o bare_o as_o a_o task_n or_o imposition_n of_o duty_n lay_v upon_o we_o but_o as_o a_o tender_a of_o willing_a choice_n and_o election_n free_o flow_v from_o we_o and_o he_o that_o be_v such_o a_o subject_a and_o make_v a_o conscience_n of_o 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nature_n never_o so_o fierce_a and_o intractable_a of_o a_o spirit_n never_o so_o hard_a and_o difficult_a yet_o all_o this_o weigh_v nothing_o at_o all_o in_o the_o balance_n of_o conscience_n which_o carry_v the_o law_n and_o reason_n of_o its_o obedience_n in_o its_o own_o breast_n and_o so_o do_v ready_o answer_v whatsoever_o can_v be_v object_v in_o this_o kind_n with_o the_o apostle_n two_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 6._o tibi_fw-la summum_fw-la rerum_fw-la judicium_fw-la dii_o dedere_fw-la nobis_fw-la obsequii_fw-la gloria_fw-la relicta_fw-la est_fw-la dixit_fw-la m._n terent_fw-la ad_fw-la caesareâ—_n apud_fw-la tacit._n annal._n lib._n 6._o i_o must_v needs_o obey_v every_o duty_n stand_v firm_a and_o sure_a upon_o the_o foot_n of_o conscience_n and_o therefore_o in_o whosoever_o that_o be_v true_o his_o principle_n of_o action_n that_o man_n move_v even_o and_o uniform_o in_o every_o posture_n of_o duty_n and_o hang_v not_o in_o aequilibrio_fw-la in_o a_o equal_a 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