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submission_n to_o authority_n they_o be_v to_o submit_v themselves_o to_o every_o ordinance_n of_o man_n for_o the_o lord_n sake_n 13._o or_o as_o they_o render_v god_n glory_n or_o their_o own_o good_a and_o then_o lest_o any_o factious_a pretence_n shall_v alienate_v their_o duty_n in_o the_o true_a object_n of_o their_o allegiance_n it_o be_v appoint_v unto_o king_n as_o supreme_a and_o unto_o other_o governor_n as_o to_o such_o as_o be_v send_v of_o he_o for_o such_o be_v the_o will_n of_o god_n and_o their_o well_o do_v that_o hereby_o they_o shall_v put_v to_o silence_n the_o ignorance_n and_o foolishness_n of_o man_n even_o of_o such_o man_n as_o not_o know_v that_o the_o foundation_n of_o society_n be_v lay_v upon_o the_o unite_a and_o irresistible_a authority_n of_o the_o person_n 15._o have_v under_o pretence_n of_o liberty_n vent_v their_o maliciousness_n and_o countenance_v rebellion_n in_o favour_v some_o subordinate_a authority_n against_o the_o supreme_a and_o then_o 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out_o of_o fear_n as_o want_v power_n to_o resist_v if_o resistance_n have_v be_v lawful_a for_o he_o be_v able_a to_o have_v command_v more_o than_o twelve_o legion_n of_o angel_n 53._o a_o power_n sufficient_a to_o have_v master_v any_o oppossion_n but_o he_o like_o a_o prince_n of_o peace_n leave_v we_o this_o example_n not_o to_o promote_v rebellion_n against_o the_o supreme_a authority_n but_o to_o commit_v all_o to_o he_o that_o judge_v righteous_o 23._o even_o to_o god_n to_o who_o alone_a king_n be_v accountable_a and_o therefore_o to_o he_o alone_o vengeance_n in_o that_o kind_n especial_o do_v belong_v for_o as_o god_n be_v the_o alone_a author_n of_o their_o power_n and_o office_n so_o will_v he_o be_v the_o only_a judge_n of_o their_o default_n therein_o according_a to_o that_o of_o david_n against_o thou_o only_o have_v i_o sin_v 51.4_o as_o if_o lie_v with_o another_o man_n wife_n be_v no_o wrong_a or_o trespass_n to_o her_o husband_n which_o that_o it_o be_v so_o be_v 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