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right_n and_o equity_n to_o be_v keep_v and_o forbid_v 2._o in_o one_o or_o a_o few_o syllable_n page_n 2._o line_n 22._o f._n quality_n r._n quantity_n p._n 7._o l._n 10._o f._n 23._o r._n 22._o p._n 10._o l._n 23_o r._n offer_v unto_o etc._n etc._n p._n 11._o l_o 13._o r._n compass_n p._n 20._o l._n 17_o r_o contemn_v p._n 24._o l._n 15._o r._n persuade_v ibid._n l._n 16._o r_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 26._o l._n 19_o r._n lawful_o p_o 28._o l._n 26._o r._n in_o the_o person_n p._n 29._o l._n 12._o f._n awful_a r._n lawful_a p._n 31._o l._n 12._o r._n marcionites_n p._n 36._o l._n 40._o f._n universal_a r._n unjustifiable_a p._n 37._o l._n 37._o r._n and_o for_o the_o matter_n p._n 43._o l._n 7._o f._n proceed_v r._n produce_v p._n 45._o l._n 26._o f_o casual_o r._n casualty_n p._n 52._o l._n 2._o r._n receive_v p._n 54._o l._n 4._o r._n total_o p._n 55._o l._n 24._o r._n agency_n l._n 41._o r._n peculiarly_a p._n 65._o l._n 22._o f._n be_v r._n it_o p._n 66._o l._n 15._o r._n trade-adventurer_n p._n 70._o l._n 36._o 37._o r._n positives_n p._n 72_o l._n 1._o r._n to_o we_o l._n 21._o r._n drowsy_a l._n 33._o r._n know_v p._n 73._o l._n 2._o r._n very_o guilty_a p._n 76._o l._n 38._o f._n 2._o r._n 4._o p._n 82._o l._n 3._o 4_o expunge_v or_o a_o master_n l._n 8._o f._n to_o r._n of_o l._n 36_o after_o sole_o insert_v which_o p._n 83_o l._n 40._o r._n this_o or_o that_o p._n 84._o l._n 39_o r._n not_o to_o be_v take_v p._n 85._o l._n 7._o f._n while_z r._n which_o l._n 23._o r._n of_o the_o thing_n p_o 87._o l._n 24._o r._n those_o who_o p_o 91._o l._n 11._o r._n there_o be_v l._n 35._o after_o employ_v insert_v force_v l._n 38._o r._n found_v l._n 39_o f._n profession_n r._n poss_a ssion_n p._n 92._o l
27._o r._n to_o be_v a_o rule_n p._n 93._o l._n 41._o r._n do_v come_v p._n 94._o l._n 4_o f._n clear_a r._n clean_a p._n 95._o l._n 7._o r._n uniform_a p._n 99_o l._n 33._o r._n take_v p._n 103._o l._n 37._o f._n or_o in_o r._n in_o or_o p._n 110._o l._n 33._o r._n a_o work_n p._n 111._o l._n 15._o f._n mortality_n r._n moral_a tie_n p._n 122._o l._n 21._o f._n live_v r._n lineage_n p._n 123._o l._n 10._o after_o his_o insert_v fall_v p._n 126._o l._n 24._o r._n name_n p._n 136._o l._n 14._o f._n and_o r._n be_v p._n 139_o l._n 8._o r._n according_a to_o h_o law_n l._n 14._o f._n where_o r._n be_v p._n 140_o l._n 1._o r._n inquire_v p._n 157._o l._n 31._o f._n as_o r._n we_o p._n 159._o l._n 31._o r._n of_o a_o usurp_v p._n 164._o l._n 5._o r._n tractu_fw-la p._n 165_o l._n 18_o r._n it_o allow_v p._n 171._o l._n 4._o r._n sociatis_fw-la p._n 173._o l._n 4â—_n f._n extensive_o r._n exclusive_o p._n 176._o l._n 32._o r_o party_n p._n 178._o l._n 8._o f._n eng_fw-mi ne_fw-la r._n enemy_n p._n 179._o l._n 28._o expunge_v to_o be_v p._n 183._o l._n 14._o r._n distinguish_v p_o 187._o l._n 36._o f._n hold_v r._n take_v p._n 189_o l._n 1_o 2_o r_o convention_n p._n 193._o l._n 14._o r._n and_o abstract_a l._n 33_o â—_o the_o act_n and_o the_o p._n 194._o l._n 4._o r._n wherein_o it_o be_v p._n 202._o l._n 37_o 38._o â—_o authority_n r._n power_n p._n 206._o l._n 25._o r._n determine_v l._n 34._o r._n take_v it_o understand_v p_o 207._o l._n 17_o r._n proposition_n p._n 210._o l._n 5_o r._n variety_n p._n 214._o l._n 7._o r._n it_o the_o p_o 223._o l._n 14_o r._n hold_v p._n 229._o l._n 38._o r._n so_o far_o as_o they_o p._n 235._o l._n 40._o r._n indifferent_a p._n 238_o l._n 32._o r._n 2_o â—_z p._n 239._o l._n 4._o r._n predominant_a p._n 241._o l._n 16._o r._n unpublished_a p_o 248._o l_o 7._o r._n gen_n 9_o 6._o p._n 255._o l._n 8._o r._n where_o p._n 257._o l._n 13._o r._n herdonius_n p._n 259._o l._n 21._o f._n sight_n r._n sit_v p._n 277._o l._n 19_o r._n afford_v it_o p_o 283._o l._n 6._o r._n stricture_n p._n 291._o l._n 1_o 2._o r._n command_n p._n 297._o l._n 16._o r._n capacity_n include_v in_o p._n 300._o l._n 15._o expunge_v external_o in_o margin_n page_n 28_o line_n 9_o r._n superior_a est_fw-la jure_fw-la p._n 52._o l._n 2._o r._n that_o of_o same_o of_o thâ—_n p_o 71._o l._n 3._o r._n 9_o 31._o p._n 123._o r._n pareum_n p_o 13â—_n r._n wâ—ddrington_n p._n 251._o l_o 5_o r._n contigit_fw-la a_o direction_n to_o such_o scripture_n as_o be_v somewhat_o explain_v in_o this_o treatise_n after_o the_o figure_n note_v the_o chapter_n and_o verse_n of_o the_o book_n of_o scripture_n the_o figure_n that_o follow_v signify_v the_o page_n and_o sometime_o the_o place_n refer_v to_o be_v note_v by_o chapter_n section_n and_o subsection_n gen._n 9.6_o p._n 20._o in_o mark_fw-mi &_o p._n 248._o 10.25_o p._n 175._o 49.10_o p._n 229._o deut._n 17.14_o 15._o cap._n 10._o sect._n 4._o subsect_v 1._o 32.8_o p._n 33._o 1_o sam._n 20.26_o p._n 208._o 2_o sam._n 7.12_o cap._n 10._o sect._n 2._o subject_a 1._o prope_fw-la finem_fw-la 1_o king_n 2.4_o cap._n 10._o sect._n 2._o subs_n 1._o 19.10_o p._n 209._o 2_o king_n 2.11_o p._n 238._o 18.7_o cap._n 10._o sect._n 6._o 1_o chron._n 29.26_o 27._o p._n 238._o psal_n 41.11_o p._n 72._o 115.16_o p._n 32._o prov_n 8.15_o p._n 214._o eccles_n 8.4_o p._n 20._o 10._o p._n 261._o isai_n 19.18_o 19_o p._n 49._o 42.24_o p._n 198._o jer._n 21.8_o 9_o 27.1_o to_o 18._o 28.14_o 16._o 29.7_o 38.17_o 20._o cap._n 10._o sect._n 4._o subsect_v 1._o 33.7_o cap._n 10._o sect._n 2._o subs_n 1._o prope_fw-la finem_fw-la ezek._n 21.27_o p._n 244._o 29.21_o p._n 230._o dan._n 11.14_o p._n 49._o habak_v 1.14_o p._n 287._o matth._n 3.15_o cap._n 10._o sect._n 5._o 4.23_o 24._o p._n 208._o 5.39_o 40_o 41._o p._n 284._o 9.10_o p._n 209._o 17.24_o 25_o 27_o cap._n 10._o sect._n 2._o subsect_v 2._o 19.6_o p._n 131._o 22.21_o cap._n 10._o sect_n 2._o subs_n 3._o 26.52_o p._n 20_o 250._o mar._n 1.5_o p._n 207._o luke_n 4.6_o p._n 11._o john_n 8_o 51._o p._n 2â—8_n 10.35_o p._n 25_o 133._o 12.32_o p._n 207._o 19.10_o p._n 8._o 11_o cap._n 10._o sect._n 2._o subs_n 4._o act._n 2.17_o p._n 208._o 11.26_o p._n 189._o 17.26_o p._n 33._o rom._n 12.17_o 19_o p._n 283_o 13.1_o first_o part_n p._n 111_o 112_o 253_o to_o 263._o latter_a part_n per_fw-la totum_fw-la 2._o p._n 114_o 263_o to_o 274._o 3._o p._n 117_o 274_o etc._n etc._n 4._o p._n 21_o 117_o 274_o etc._n etc._n 6._o p._n 279._o etc._n etc._n 1_o cor._n 2.15_o p._n 209._o 6.12_o p._n 209._o 10.25_o p._n 208._o 11.30_o p._n 73._o 12.14_o p._n 131._o 14.33_o p._n 105._o 15.24_o prefac_o sect._n 5._o ephes_n 6.12_o p._n 14._o philip._n 2.21_o p._n 207._o col._n 2.15_o p._n 14._o 1_o tim._n 2.1_o p._n 213_o 208._o 6_o 8_o p._n 208._o 4.4_o p._n 208._o 2_o tim._n 2.4_o p._n 209._o heb._n 5.4_o p._n 211._o jam._n 1.13_o p._n 59_o 1_o pet._n 2.13_o p._n 132._o reul_n 11.15_o prefac_o sect._n 5._o 13.2_o p._n 11._o 4._o p._n 11._o 13._o p._n 12._o 17._o p._n 12._o 16.8_o 9_o 10_o 11_o prefac_o sect._n 5._o 17.1_o 3_o 9_o prefac_o sect._n 5._o 17._o pag._n 11._o 18._o prefac_o sect._n 5._o the_o original_a of_o the_o civil_a magistrate_n from_o god_n as_o it_o be_v draw_v by_o the_o apostle_n paul_n in_o those_o word_n rom_n xiii_o 1._o there_o be_v no_o power_n but_o of_o god_n the_o power_n that_o be_v be_v ordain_v of_o god_n endeavour_v to_o be_v illustrate_v and_o vindicated_n there_o be_v no_o question_n but_o the_o apostle_n do_v in_o these_o word_n own_o and_o attribute_v the_o civil_a magistrate_n unto_o god_n as_o his_o author_n 〈◊〉_d unto_o a_o act_n of_o god_n as_o his_o production_n but_o it_o be_v make_v a_o question_n how_o this_o deduction_n be_v from_o god_n or_o what_o this_o derivation_n of_o the_o magistrate_n from_o god_n here_o call_v his_o ordination_n or_o ordinance_n do_v mean_a for_o the_o discovery_n of_o this_o ouâ—_n disquisition_n must_v be_v what_o the_o true_a sense_n and_o just_a extent_n of_o these_o word_n there_o be_v no_o power_n but_o of_o god_n the_o power_n that_o be_v be_v ordain_v of_o god_n may_v be_v the_o method_n i_o have_v propose_v to_o myself_o hereâ—n_o be_v first_o and_o principal_o to_o insist_v by_o way_n of_o exposition_n on_o all_o the_o term_n of_o this_o sentence_n one_o by_o one_o which_o may_v seem_v to_o bear_v any_o part_n either_o in_o the_o make_n up_o of_o the_o sense_n or_o in_o the_o extend_v or_o confine_v of_o the_o latitude_n of_o it_o those_o be_v 1._o the_o subject_n speak_v of_o power_n the_o power_n 2._o the_o predicate_v enunciate_v of_o the_o same_o 1._o of_o god_n 2._o ordain_v of_o god_n 3._o the_o quality_n of_o the_o enunciation_n whether_o universal_a or_o indefinite_a there_o be_v no_o power_n but_o of_o god_n the_o power_n that_o be_v etc._n etc._n 4._o the_o adjunct_n of_o be_v put_v to_o the_o subject_n of_o the_o latter_a position_n the_o power_n that_o he_o be_v ordain_v of_o god_n and_o to_o then_o annex_v some_o consideration_n from_o the_o context_n and_o from_o other_o principle_n coherent_a to_o the_o assertion_n of_o this_o text_n each_o of_o these_o forename_a particle_n as_o they_o have_v somewhat_o in_o they_o which_o may_v deserve_v either_o open_n or_o observation_n so_o they_o have_v something_o say_v of_o they_o by_o those_o who_o have_v have_v recourse_n to_o this_o text_n by_o way_n either_o of_o comment_n or_o of_o controversy_n which_o may_v deserve_v examination_n i_o proceed_v forthwith_o to_o the_o enquiry_n in_o the_o order_n propose_v chap._n i._o of_o the_o subject_a here_o speak_v of_o power_n the_o power_n sect_n i._o a_o enquiry_n whether_o power_n be_v put_v for_o the_o person_n invest_v with_o power_n or_o for_o the_o abstract_n the_o office_n seat_v in_o he_o it_o may_v be_v of_o some_o use_n for_o the_o understanding_n of_o the_o meaning_n of_o this_o word_n power_n to_o take_v notice_n whether_o it_o be_v put_v here_o for_o the_o officer_n or_o for_o the_o office_n for_o the_o magistrate_n or_o for_o magistracy_n the_o scripture_n use_v the_o term_n both_o way_n sometime_o in_o the_o abstract_n or_o for_o the_o form_n office_n or_o state_n which_o make_v and_o denominate_v one_o a_o superior_a to_o other_o so_o luk._n 20.20_o joh._n 17.2_o rev._n 17.13_o sometime_o in_o the_o concrete_a or_o for_o the_o person_n in_o who_o that_o abstract_n form_n or_o office_n be_v subject_v so_o it_o be_v luk._n 12.11_o rom._n 8.38_o eph._n 1.21_o &_o 3.10_o &_o 6.12_o col._n 2.15_o
chapter_n i_o shall_v reserve_v the_o proof_n of_o this_o sense_n that_o i_o here_o give_v of_o this_o clause_n to_o wit_n that_o it_o import_v the_o be_v of_o the_o power_n of_o god_n mouth_n or_o word_n not_o exclude_v the_o disposure_n of_o providence_n but_o take_v it_o in_o be_v understand_v of_o such_o a_o procedure_n of_o providence_n as_o be_v conjoin_v and_o concurrent_a with_o the_o authorise_a word_n of_o god_n and_o be_v the_o execution_n or_o effectuate_a thereof_o and_o that_o a_o bare_a possessory_a act_n or_o a_o person_n occupancy_n of_o the_o seat_n of_o power_n by_o a_o mere_a eventual_a providence_n be_v not_o the_o true_a and_o proper_a importance_n of_o the_o word_n only_o here_o to_o give_v some_o light_n to_o the_o discern_a of_o the_o difference_n betwixt_o those_o two_o and_o to_o show_v a_o little_a the_o necessity_n of_o understand_v the_o word_n as_o i_o have_v express_v take_v a_o view_n of_o both_o in_o a_o scripture_n example_n it_o be_v the_o case_n as_o be_v stand_v betwixt_o those_o two_o brother_n solomon_n and_o adonijah_n in_o relation_n to_o the_o kingdom_n of_o israel_n the_o case_n may_v well_o be_v state_v in_o the_o word_n of_o adonijah_n himself_o unto_o solomon_n mother_n as_o they_o be_v set_v down_o 1_n king_n 2.15_o thou_o know_v that_o the_o kingdom_n be_v i_o and_o that_o all_o israel_n set_v their_o face_n on_o i_o that_o i_o shall_v reign_v howbeit_o the_o kingdom_n be_v turn_v about_o and_o become_v my_o brother_n for_o it_o be_v he_o from_o the_o lord_n here_o be_v two_o person_n represent_v as_o have_v be_v claimer_n and_o competitor_n of_o the_o same_o kingdom_n at_o one_o and_o the_o same_o time_n now_o let_v i_o ask_v in_o as_o much_o as_o both_o can_v not_o be_v which_o of_o these_o two_o must_v we_o say_v be_v the_o power_n which_o be_v of_o god_n in_o the_o sense_n of_o our_o text_n the_o one_o adonijah_n he_o have_v to_o allege_v for_o himself_o a_o be_v in_o it_o by_o eventual_a providence_n all_o israel_n set_v their_o face_n on_o i_o that_o i_o shall_v reign_v this_o be_v as_o much_o as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v he_o be_v get_v into_o the_o throne_n and_o have_v full_a admission_n and_o possession_n by_o the_o people_n and_o so_o by_o the_o story_n it_o appear_v he_o have_v see_v 1_o king_n 1.5_o 7_o 9_o 11_o 18_o 25._o and_o upon_o this_o ground_n he_o build_v to_o himself_o a_o title_n the_o kingdom_n be_v i_o say_v he_o on_o the_o other_o hand_n there_o be_v for_o solomon_n the_o lord_n designation_n of_o he_o by_o word_n of_o mouth_n to_o david_n beforehand_o 1_n chron._n 28.5_o 6_o 7._o &_o 22.9_o 10._o and_o a_o ordinative_a providence_n of_o god_n dispose_v david_n first_o to_o promise_n and_o to_o swear_v to_o bathsheba_n his_o mother_n and_o after_o to_o decree_v and_o give_v out_o command_v to_o zadok_v nathan_n and_o benaiah_n to_o anoint_v he_o king_n though_o even_o then_o adonijah_n stand_v seize_v of_o the_o kingdom_n 1_o king_n 1.17_o 32_o etc._n etc._n and_o therefore_o adonijah_n himself_o have_v surcease_v and_o become_v a_o private_a person_n again_o upon_o this_o ground_n acknowledge_v that_o solomon_n have_v the_o better_a of_o he_o in_o point_n of_o title_n for_o it_o be_v he_o from_o the_o lord_n of_o these_o two_o different_a plea_n if_o we_o lake_n the_o eventuall_a providence_n by_o which_o adonijah_n be_v possess_v of_o the_o kingdom_n to_o bear_v the_o sense_n of_o this_o text_n of_o a_o be_v of_o god_n by_o virtue_n whereof_o every_o soul_n be_v to_o be_v subject_a to_o the_o person_n so_o be_v then_o must_v we_o lay_v aside_o solomon_n from_o be_v the_o power_n of_o god_n and_o the_o enterprise_n of_o david_n bathsheba_n nathan_n and_o the_o rest_n of_o seat_v he_o in_o the_o throne_n must_v be_v disallow_v as_o contrary_a to_o the_o rule_n of_o this_o text_n and_o settle_v adonijah_n when_o he_o be_v in_o but_o this_o be_v to_o null_n and_o disallow_v the_o express_a direction_n and_o donation_n of_o god_n appoint_v the_o kingdom_n to_o solomon_n and_o the_o lawful_a proceed_n upon_o it_o before_o cite_v out_o of_o the_o story_n on_o the_o other_o hand_n if_o we_o take_v that_o warrant_n of_o god_n word_n unto_o david_n second_v by_o that_o his_o ordinative_a providence_n which_o move_v the_o person_n above_o mention_v who_o in_o that_o case_n be_v interest_v to_o advance_v solomon_n to_o the_o crown_n to_o answer_v this_o phrase_n in_o our_o text_n of_o the_o power_n be_v of_o god_n then_o must_v we_o say_v that_o a_o mere_a eventual_a providence_n be_v not_o the_o right_a and_o proper_a importance_n of_o the_o word_n but_o this_o shall_v be_v more_o at_o large_a discuss_v in_o the_o next_o chapter_n wherein_o i_o shall_v proceed_v to_o the_o open_n of_o the_o next_o phrase_n in_o the_o text_n viz._n ordain_v of_o god_n chap._n v._o v._n chap._n v._n of_o the_o term_n ordain_v of_o god_n have_v in_o the_o last_o chapter_n treat_v of_o and_o explicate_v the_o former_a attribute_n or_o predicate_v which_o in_o this_o text_n be_v speak_v of_o the_o power_n express_v their_o author_n and_o original_n viz._n of_o god_n i_o be_o now_o to_o proceed_v to_o the_o other_o which_o say_v the_o power_n that_o be_v be_v ordain_v of_o god_n answerable_o unto_o which_o in_o the_o second_o verse_n the_o power_n be_v denominate_v the_o ordinance_n of_o god_n this_o word_n ordain_v i_o take_v to_o be_v a_o term_n somewhat_o more_o specifical_a and_o definite_a and_o to_o bring_v the_o matter_n intend_v by_o the_o text_n unto_o a_o clear_a view_n yet_o because_o they_o that_o seem_v to_o have_v a_o mind_n to_o widen_v the_o sense_n of_o it_o and_o to_o make_v it_o comprehensive_a of_o the_o power_n that_o i_o suppose_v to_o be_v alien_a to_o it_o choose_v rather_o to_o bring_v this_o clause_n to_o the_o former_n indefiniteness_n if_o simple_o and_o by_o itself_o take_v then_o to_o contract_v that_o by_o any_o limit_n which_o may_v appear_v in_o this_o or_o in_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o text_n and_o context_n i_o must_v therefore_o proceed_v by_o step_n 1._o deliver_v the_o force_n of_o this_o word_n ordain_v and_o distinguish_v of_o the_o several_a acception_n which_o it_o be_v capable_a any_o be_v to_o bear_v 2._o lay_v down_o then_o positive_o and_o particular_o the_o sense_n i_o understand_v the_o phrase_n here_o to_o intend_v and_o the_o reason_n to_o confirm_v and_o conclude_v that_o to_o be_v the_o sense_n 3._o and_o then_o explicate_v to_o prevent_v further_a doubt_n that_o special_a sense_n which_o i_o ascribe_v to_o this_o clause_n in_o this_o place_n i._o chap._n v._o sect_n i._o sect_n i._o of_o the_o several_a acception_n of_o the_o word_n ordain_v be_v put_v for_o a_o action_n of_o god_n the_o first_o thing_n to_o be_v do_v for_o the_o investigation_n of_o the_o meaning_n of_o this_o clause_n ordain_v of_o god_n be_v to_o take_v notice_n of_o the_o force_n and_o use_v of_o the_o word_n ordain_v and_o the_o different_a use_n of_o it_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 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