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blaspheme_a god_n so_o to_o all_o i_o have_v say_v of_o deut._n 13._o i_o desire_v the_o reader_n to_o observe_v that_o god_n have_v in_o the_o former_a chapter_n command_v the_o worship_v of_o the_o ture_n god_n and_o forbid_v that_o of_o idol_n which_o unquestionable_o be_v moral_a this_o 13._o chap._n be_v fit_o add_v to_o it_o as_o a_o appendix_n in_o which_o god_n give_v direction_n for_o remove_v the_o impediment_n opposite_a to_o his_o worship_n command_v particular_o he_o command_v the_o author_n of_o apostasy_n not_o to_o be_v hearken_v unto_o nor_o tolerate_v but_o to_o be_v punish_v with_o death_n and_o for_o that_o end_n that_o such_o who_o be_v obstinate_a and_o will_v not_o be_v amend_v nor_o regard_v their_o own_o salvation_n may_v be_v hinder_v at_o least_o from_o be_v a_o impediment_n to_o the_o salvation_n of_o
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out_o of_o the_o new_a testament_n where_o christ_n and_o his_o apostle_n take_v away_o this_o power_n from_o prince_n or_o declare_v that_o however_o under_o the_o old_a seducer_n and_o false_a prophet_n be_v to_o be_v deal_v with_o by_o the_o civil_a power_n yet_o not_o under_o the_o new_a but_o only_o with_o the_o word_n of_o god_n bullinger_n in_o his_o five_o book_n against_o the_o anabaptist_n chapter_n 3._o page_n 169._o plead_v for_o magistrate_n power_n in_o matter_n of_o religion_n speak_v thus_o to_o they_o be_v prince_n and_o magistrate_n of_o the_o new_a testament_n endor_v with_o less_o spirit_n and_o power_n then_o those_o of_o the_o old_a or_o in_o what_o place_n have_v christ_n and_o his_o apostle_n remove_v christian_n prince_n from_o this_o power_n of_o magistrate_n whatever_o reason_n or_o ground_n any_o way_n or_o in_o any_o kind_n there_o be_v under_o the_o old_a for_o this_o power_n of_o magistrate_n the_o very_a same_o remain_n now_o be_v error_n and_o heresy_n 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p._n 170_o 171._o beza_n de_fw-fr haeretiâ—is_n a_o magistratuâ—_n puniendiâ—_n p._n 152._o 154_o 155._o and_o by_o zepperus_n in_o his_o explanation_n of_o the_o mosaical_a judicial_a law_n first_o book_n c._n 10._o page_n 72._o and_o 4._o book_n chapt_n 2._o p._n 243._o where_o he_o make_v the_o law_n against_o the_o false_a prophet_n teach_v public_o the_o private_a seducer_n the_o public_a defection_n of_o the_o whole_a city_n &c_n &c_n to_o be_v appendix_n of_o the_o first_o command_n and_o of_o common_a right_n and_o particular_o in_o the_o three_o chapter_n of_o that_o four_o book_n prove_v by_o several_a reason_n the_o punish_v of_o false_a teacher_n heretic_n blasphemer_n aught_o to_o be_v perpetual_a which_o learned_a author_n notwithstanding_o grant_v the_o kind_n of_o punishment_n the_o particular_a form_n of_o those_o law_n and_o as_o they_o be_v give_v of_o moses_n to_o be_v constitutive_a of_o the_o jew_n policy_n to_o be_v changeable_a and_o not_o bind_v the_o kind_n 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