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brother_n this_o most_o bless_a apostle_n st._n paul_n not_o only_o charge_v it_o on_o his_o son_n titus_n that_o he_o shall_v put_v man_n in_o mind_n to_o be_v subject_a to_o principality_n and_o power_n and_o to_o obey_v magistrate_n 3.1_o tit._n 3.1_o but_o he_o do_v it_o also_o himself_o in_o this_o chapter_n 13.1_o rom._n 13.1_o let_v every_o soul_n be_v subject_a to_o the_o high_a power_n and_o not_o only_o mind_v they_o of_o their_o duty_n but_o press_v it_o with_o such_o variety_n of_o argument_n that_o in_o the_o whole_a book_n of_o god_n there_o be_v scarce_o any_o one_o duty_n that_o be_v press_v with_o so_o much_o instance_n and_o importunity_n as_o this_o be_v which_o do_v argue_v both_o the_o great_a necessity_n of_o the_o thing_n and_o our_o averseness_n thereunto_o that_o by_o nature_n i._n e._n nature_n corrupt_v we_o can_v brook_v no_o government_n for_o who_o be_v willing_a to_o be_v rule_v and_o yet_o bear_v it_o we_o must_v a_o necessity_n be_v lay_v upon_o we_o 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