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the_o property_n of_o just_a and_o rational_a judicature_n he_o have_v forget_v that_o before_o he_o erect_v his_o sovereignty_n when_o there_o can_v be_v no_o judicature_n he_o say_v pag._n 78._o it_o be_v of_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n that_o they_o who_o be_v at_o controversy_n submit_v their_o right_n to_o the_o judgement_n of_o a_o arbitrator_n there_o indeed_o for_o want_v of_o judicature_n there_o be_v a_o necessity_n of_o a_o mutual_a consent_n without_o which_o no_o man_n can_v take_v upon_o he_o to_o be_v a_o arbitrator_n if_o a_o man_n have_v a_o suit_n upon_o matter_n of_o title_n or_o interest_n with_o a_o judge_n notwithstanding_o that_o he_o be_v swear_v to_o do_v right_a he_o be_v so_o far_o from_o be_v bind_v to_o bring_v his_o action_n before_o that_o judge_n that_o he_o may_v choose_v whether_o it_o shall_v depend_v in_o that_o court_n of_o which_o that_o judge_n be_v a_o member_n though_o the_o major_a part_n be_v unconcern_v but_o may_v have_v his_o right_n try_v 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say_v and_o so_o i_o must_v say_v again_o upon_o this_o chapter_n of_o the_o nutrition_n and_o procreation_n of_o a_o commonwealth_n that_o he_o have_v propose_v a_o very_a ungracious_a method_n to_o himself_o in_o form_v his_o government_n by_o assign_v a_o great_a power_n and_o authority_n to_o his_o sovereign_n than_o any_o honest_a magistrate_n desire_v or_o will_v ever_o exercise_v or_o can_v think_v himself_o secure_a in_o and_o such_o a_o liberty_n and_o property_n to_o the_o subject_a as_o they_o can_v take_v no_o delight_n in_o and_o consequent_o can_v never_o wish_v well_o to_o that_o government_n under_o which_o they_o shall_v enjoy_v no_o more_o nor_o will_v they_o ever_o believe_v themselves_o to_o be_v in_o possession_n of_o liberty_n or_o plenty_n when_o it_o be_v in_o the_o power_n of_o any_o one_o man_n to_o dispossess_v they_o of_o both_o or_o either_o at_o his_o good_a will_n and_o pleasure_n without_o any_o violation_n of_o any_o justice_n that_o they_o can_v 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what_o must_v be_v do_v to_o he_o and_o that_o all_o that_o be_v do_v and_o suffer_v by_o he_o which_o be_v fore_o tell_v his_o admirable_a life_n and_o doctrine_n be_v well_o know_v to_o they_o all_o they_o have_v be_v present_a at_o his_o trial_n and_o at_o his_o death_n and_o have_v with_o their_o eye_n see_v the_o terrible_a circumstance_n of_o it_o they_o have_v see_v he_o bury_v and_o the_o jew_n have_v provident_o appoint_v a_o guard_n of_o soldier_n who_o have_v without_o remorse_n behold_v his_o passion_n to_o watch_v his_o tomb_n and_o yet_o after_o all_o this_o vigilance_n the_o body_n be_v not_o find_v but_o as_o he_o have_v promise_v himself_o and_o what_o have_v be_v by_o the_o prophet_n foretold_v of_o he_o the_o three_o day_n he_o be_v rise_v of_o which_o there_o be_v so_o many_o eie-witness_n who_o have_v see_v and_o confer_v with_o he_o for_o many_o day_n and_o have_v at_o last_o behold_v with_o their_o bodily_a eye_n his_o body_n ascend_v in_o the_o air_n towards_o heaven_n and_o beside_o that_o the_o great_a part_n of_o all_o this_o be_v see_v and_o know_v by_o all_o the_o people_n the_o preacher_n and_o declarer_n of_o it_o appear_v to_o be_v very_o extraordinary_a man_n by_o the_o daily_a miracle_n they_o wrought_v by_o which_o such_o multitude_n be_v compel_v &_o can_v not_o resi_v believe_v all_o they_o say_v and_o promise_v to_o observe_v the_o precept_n they_o enjoin_v but_o all_o this_o be_v nothing_o other_o and_o much_o great_a number_n do_v and_o lawful_o may_v refuse_v to_o do_v either_o for_o mr._n hobbes_n say_v positive_o pag._n 281._o that_o the_o people_n have_v liberty_n to_o interpret_v the_o scripture_n to_o themselves_o till_o such_o time_n as_o there_o shall_v be_v pastor_n that_o can_v autorize_v a_o interpreter_n who_o interpretation_n shall_v be_v general_o stand_v to_o but_o that_o can_v not_o be_v till_o king_n be_v pastor_n or_o pastor_n king_n so_o that_o what_o the_o apostle_n or_o our_o saviour_n himself_o have_v say_v lay_v no_o obligation_n upon_o those_o who_o hear_v they_o we_o have_v now_o the_o reason_n why_o he_o be_v concern_v so_o much_o to_o extend_v those_o plain_a word_n of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n in_o their_o fright_n to_o moses_n speak_v thou_o to_o we_o and_o we_o will_v hear_v thâ—e_n to_o such_o a_o absolute_a obligation_n of_o their_o obedience_n since_o without_o it_o he_o say_v pag._n 283._o they_o have_v not_o be_v oblige_v to_o have_v receive_v the_o ten_o commandment_n since_o they_o be_v forbid_v to_o approach_v the_o mountain_n by_o which_o they_o may_v have_v hear_v what_o god_n say_v to_o moses_n but_o that_o obligation_n that_o they_o will_v hear_v moses_n make_v all_o sure_a again_o and_o so_o they_o come_v to_o receive_v they_o yet_o he_o confess_v pag._n 282._o that_o they_o can_v not_o but_o acknowledge_v the_o second_o table_n for_o god_n law_n because_o they_o be_v all_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n but_o for_o those_o of_o the_o first_o table_n that_o be_v peculiar_a to_o the_o israelite_n which_o give_v he_o occasion_n to_o enlarge_v his_o commentary_n upon_o the_o three_o commandment_n in_o which_o he_o say_v the_o meaning_n of_o those_o word_n they_o shall_v not_o take_v the_o name_n of_o god_n in_o vain_a be_v that_o they_o shall_v not_o speak_v rash_o of_o their_o king_n nor_o dâ—spute_v his_o râ—ght_n nor_o the_o commission_n of_o mole_n and_o aaron_n his_o lieutenant_n it_o be_v their_o own_o obligation_n speak_v thou_o to_o we_o and_o we_o will_v hear_v etc._n etc._n by_o which_o they_o be_v to_o receive_v they_o as_o law_n and_o pag._n 283._o the_o judicial_a law_n which_o godprescribe_v to_o the_o magistrate_n of_o israel_n for_o the_o rule_n of_o the_o administration_n of_o justice_n and_o the_o levitical_a law_n the_o rule_n prescribe_v touch_v the_o rite_n and_o ceremony_n of_o the_o priest_n and_o levite_n because_o law_n he_o say_v only_o by_o virtue_n of_o the_o same_o promise_n of_o obedience_n to_o moses_n and_o so_o he_o proceed_v to_o a_o new_a inquiry_n into_o the_o authenticalness_n of_o the_o old_a and_o new_a testament_n in_o which_o chase_n i_o be_o weary_a of_o follow_v he_o and_o conclude_v pag._n 284._o that_o whoever_o offer_v we_o any_o other_o rule_n which_o the_o sovereign_a rule_n have_v not_o prâ—scrâ—bed_o they_o be_v but_o counsel_n and_o advice_n which_o whether_o good_a or_o bad_a he_o that_o be_v counsel_v may_v without_o injustice_n refuse_v to_o observe_v and_o pag._n 285._o that_o the_o scripture_n of_o the_o new_a testament_n be_v there_o only_a law_n where_o the_o lawful_a civil_a powâ—r_n have_v make_v it_o so_o since_o the_o reception_n of_o the_o new_a testament_n as_o a_o law_n that_o be_v within_o the_o canon_n of_o scripture_n depend_v whole_o upon_o the_o word_n of_o the_o sovereign_n and_o by_o that_o word_n be_v receive_v and_o acknowledge_v to_o be_v the_o word_n of_o god_n and_o from_o thence_o be_v obey_v as_o such_o it_o must_v likewise_o by_o his_o rule_n 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