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upon_o traitor_n rebel_n or_o other_o capital_a malefactor_n be_v and_o may_v proper_o be_v say_v to_o slay_v they_o with_o the_o breath_n of_o their_o lip_n with_o the_o sword_n that_o go_v out_o of_o their_o mouth_n because_o this_o their_o sentence_n make_v they_o liable_a to_o death_n and_o bring_v death_n upon_o they_o by_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o executioner_n who_o have_v no_o power_n to_o slay_v or_o behead_v they_o but_o only_o by_o the_o judge_n sentence_n the_o original_a cause_n of_o their_o execution_n and_o in_o this_o sense_n be_v the_o other_o object_v text_n to_o be_v take_v by_o the_o breath_n of_o his_o mouth_n shall_v he_o slay_v the_o wich_v not_o by_o the_o preach_n of_o the_o word_n and_o gospel_n as_o mr_n dell_n mistake_v it_o but_o by_o pass_v inflict_v a_o sentence_n of_o death_n and_o destruction_n upon_o they_o as_o a_o judge_n sit_v upon_o his_o throne_n in_o which_o relation_n the_o christian_a magistrate_n rather_o theâ—_n the_o minister_n be_v his_o vicegerent_n to_o who_o he_o have_v delegated_a the_o condemn_v and_o execute_v power_n of_o capital_a malefactor_n of_o all_o sort_n rom._n 13._o 2_o 3_o 4._o 1_o pet._n 2._o 13_o 14._o hence_o rev._n 17._o 10._o the_o ten_o horn_n interpret_v to_o be_v ten_o king_n v._n 12._o be_v those_o that_o shall_v hate_v the_o whore_n and_o make_v her_o desolate_a and_o naked_a and_o eat_v her_o flesh_n and_o burn_v she_o with_o fire_n and_o the_o army_n of_o he_o that_o sit_v on_o the_o throne_n be_v say_v to_o take_v the_o beast_n and_o false_a prophet_n and_o cast_v they_o into_o a_o lake_n of_o fire_n and_o brimstone_n from_o these_o text_n therefore_o christian_a prince_n and_o magistrate_n have_v sufficient_a warrant_n to_o punish_v apostate_n heretic_n false_a teacher_n blasphemer_n and_o other_o open_a enemy_n of_o god_n and_o his_o truth_n with_o corporal_a and_o capital_a penalty_n under_o the_o gospel_n as_o well_o as_o ancient_o under_o the_o law_n many_o other_o argument_n may_v 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teacher_n or_o obstinate_a schismatic_n and_o then_o proceed_v to_o law_n and_o punishment_n against_o blasphemy_n and_o blasphemer_n 546._o constantine_n the_o great_a the_o first_o christian_a emperor_n banish_a the_o grand_a heretic_n arrius_n and_o his_o six_o follower_n burn_v his_o book_n command_v those_o who_o conceal_v they_o to_o be_v put_v to_o death_n and_o protest_v he_o will_v banish_v all_o those_o who_o will_v not_o subscribe_v the_o decree_n of_o the_o council_n of_o nice_a make_v against_o he_o after_o which_o he_o make_v a_o notable_a edict_n against_o the_o novatian_o valentinian_o marcianist_n paulians_n phrygian_n with_o all_o other_o heretic_n and_o schismatic_n of_o his_o time_n which_o be_v the_o first_o formal_a law_n against_o heretic_n that_o i_o find_v and_o very_o full_a and_o seasonable_a for_o our_o present_a time_n and_o isle_n wherein_o this_o emperor_n be_v etc._n both_o bear_v and_o crown_v i_o shall_v transscribe_v verbatim_o out_o of_o 64_o 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