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magistrate_n for_o the_o lord_n sake_n this_o be_v gather_v from_o the_o 13._o v._n reas._o 1_o because_o by_o these_o mean_v the_o lord_n preserve_v the_o society_n of_o man_n 2._o because_o these_o government_n be_v the_o mean_n to_o advance_v god_n glory_n at_o least_o so_o far_o forth_o as_o they_o tend_v to_o perform_v some_o part_n of_o the_o will_n of_o god_n 3._o because_o in_o their_o own_o nature_n and_o of_o themselves_o they_o make_v for_o the_o good_a and_o against_o the_o bad_a v_o 14._o use_v 1._o this_o may_v serve_v to_o refute_v the_o anabaptist_n and_o other_o who_o for_o conscience_n sake_n will_v not_o be_v subject_a to_o the_o magistrate_n 2._o to_o admonish_v we_o never_o so_o to_o subject_v ourselves_o unto_o man_n as_o that_o for_o their_o sake_n we_o shall_v neglect_v our_o duty_n towards_o god_n because_o we_o ought_v to_o be_v subject_a unto_o they_o for_o the_o lord_n sake_n and_o therefore_o a_o far_o great_a subjection_n be_v due_a unto_o the_o lord_n 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consist_v proper_o in_o spiritual_a thing_n and_o not_o in_o corporal_a for_o although_o we_o be_v subject_a unto_o god_n alone_o in_o spiritual_a thing_n yet_o in_o corporal_a thing_n we_o owe_v subjection_n unto_o man_n also_o 3._o because_o for_o that_o end_n do_v we_o receive_v this_o liberty_n that_o we_o may_v more_o free_o and_o ready_o perform_v those_o thing_n which_o we_o owe_v unto_o god_n and_o man_n use_v this_o may_v serve_v to_o condemn_v those_o that_o use_v christian_a liberty_n for_o a_o cloak_n of_o maliciousness_n as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o text_n doct._n 5._o we_o be_v to_o take_v exact_a notice_n of_o the_o difference_n of_o our_o duty_n towards_o man_n towards_o our_o brethren_n towards_o god_n and_o towards_o the_o magistrate_n this_o be_v gather_v from_o v_o 17._o reas._o because_o great_a be_v the_o difference_n of_o the_o ground_n or_o reason_n whereupon_o these_o duty_n depend_v as_o it_o be_v intimate_v in_o the_o text_n but_o we_o must_v make_v conscience_n of_o our_o duty_n in_o all_o use_v this_o may_v serve_v to_o reprove_v those_o that_o do_v any_o way_n sever_v or_o disjoyne_v these_o duty_n to_o wit_n such_o as_o seem_v to_o fear_n god_n but_o do_v not_o love_v or_o honour_n man_n or_o such_o as_o seem_v to_o honour_v man_n but_o do_v not_o fear_n god_n at_o all_o vers._n 18._o servant_n be_v subject_a to_o your_o master_n with_o all_o fear_n not_o only_o to_o the_o good_a and_o gentle_a but_o also_o to_o the_o froward_a verse_n 19_o for_o this_o be_v thankworthy_a if_o a_o man_n for_o conscience_n towards_o god_n endure_v grief_n suffer_v wrong_a ful_o verse_n 20._o for_o what_o glory_n be_v it_o if_o when_o you_o be_v buffet_v for_o your_o fault_n you_o shall_v take_v it_o patient_o but_o if_o when_o you_o do_v well_o and_o
in_o these_o man_n do_v most_o of_o all_o pamper_v the_o flesh_n and_o have_v no_o regard_n at_o all_o unto_o the_o soul_n 2._o because_o by_o these_o the_o soul_n be_v drown_v as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o pleasure_n of_o the_o flesh_n so_o that_o it_o can_v lift_v up_o itself_o unto_o god_n and_o to_o divine_a thing_n 3._o because_o these_o make_v way_n for_o the_o devil_n and_o all_o devilish_a sin_n aâ—â—_n thereupon_o abominable_a idolatry_n â—eemes_v to_o be_v join_v with_o they_o in_o the_o text_n because_o by_o they_o many_o be_v bring_v to_o be_v present_a at_o idolatrous_a feast_n and_o â—o_o to_o honour_v the_o idol_n themselves_o though_o in_o their_o conscience_n they_o make_v no_o reckon_n of_o they_o use_v this_o may_v serve_v to_o admonish_v we_o to_o beware_v of_o these_o wicked_a course_n doct._n 6._o it_o seem_v very_o strange_a to_o the_o man_n of_o the_o world_n that_o the_o godly_a shall_v refuse_v to_o live_v after_o that_o manner_n as_o they_o live_v reason_n 1._o 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