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be_v vile_a and_o the_o vile_a of_o man_n how_o high_a soever_o they_o be_v exalt_v 3._o the_o ground_n of_o this_o subjection_n be_v for_o conscience_n sake_n not_o for_o wrath_n that_o be_v so_o far_o &_o so_o long_o as_o one_o be_v constrain_v by_o fear_n &_o to_o avoid_v a_o great_a evil_n to_o stoop_v to_o he_o but_o out_o of_o conscience_n of_o duty_n both_o that_o of_o piety_n to_o god_n who_o ordain_v magistracy_n and_o that_o of_o equity_n to_o he_o who_o be_v his_o minister_n for_o good_a and_o under_o pain_n of_o damnation_n if_o we_o break_v this_o orderly_a subjection_n rom._n 13._o 2_o 5._o but_o can_v it_o be_v imagine_v that_o all_o this_o be_v due_a to_o a_o tyrant_n &_o usurper_n can_v it_o be_v out_o of_o conscience_n because_o he_o be_v the_o lord_n minister_n for_o good_a the_o contrary_n be_v clear_a that_o he_o be_v the_o devil_n drudge_n serve_v his_o interest_n be_v resistance_n to_o tyrant_n a_o damnable_a sin_n i_o hope_v to_o prove_v it_o to_o be_v a_o duty_n 4._o if_o subjection_n to_o tyrant_n &_o usurper_n will_v inveigle_v we_o in_o their_o snare_n and_o involve_v we_o in_o their_o sin_n &_o judgement_n than_o it_o be_v not_o to_o be_v ow_v to_o they_o but_o the_o former_a be_v true_a therefore_o the_o latter_a in_o the_o forego_n head_n i_o draw_v a_o argument_n for_o withdraw_v from_o &_o disow_v the_o prelatic_a minister_n from_o the_o hazard_n of_o partake_v in_o their_o sin_n and_o of_o be_v obnoxious_a to_o their_o judgement_n because_o people_n be_v often_o punish_v for_o their_o pastor_n sin_n aaron_n &_o his_o son_n pollute_v themselves_o will_v have_v bring_v wrath_n upon_o all_o the_o people_n lâ—u._n 10._o 6._o because_o the_o teacher_n have_v transgress_v against_o the_o lord_n therefore_o be_v jacob_n give_v to_o the_o curse_n &_o israel_n to_o reproach_n isai_n 43._o 27_o 28._o and_o all_o these_o misery_n lament_v by_o the_o church_n be_v inflict_v for_o the_o sin_n of_o her_o prophet_n and_o the_o iniquite_v of_o her_o priest_n lam._n 4._o 13._o the_o reason_n be_v because_o they_o ow_v they_o follow_v they_o countenance_v they_o comply_v with_o they_o or_o connive_v at_o they_o or_o do_v not_o hinder_v or_o else_o disoune_v they_o the_o same_o argument_n will_v evince_v the_o necessity_n of_o withdraw_a our_o subjection_n from_o &_o disow_a usurp_a &_o tyrannical_a ruler_n when_o we_o can_v hinder_v their_o wickedness_n nor_o give_v any_o other_o testimony_n against_o they_o to_o avert_v the_o wrath_n of_o the_o lord_n if_o the_o defection_n of_o minister_n will_v bring_v on_o the_o whole_a nation_n desolate_v judgement_n then_o much_o more_o have_v we_o reason_n to_o fear_v it_o when_o both_o magistrate_n &_o minister_n be_v involve_v in_o and_o joint_o carry_v on_o and_o carress_a &_o encourage_v each_o other_o in_o promote_a a_o woeful_a apostasy_n from_o god_n when_o the_o head_n of_o the_o house_n of_o jacob_n &_o prince_n of_o the_o house_n of_o israeel_n abhor_v judgement_n &_o 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