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he_o leave_v unsatisfy_v to_o the_o further_o entangle_v of_o his_o perplex_a patient_n abuse_v also_o his_o reader_n too_o much_o in_o perform_v question_n where_o he_o promise_v answer_n well_o howsoeur_fw-fr it_o be_v a_o easy_a thing_n to_o tie_v knot_n then_o to_o loose_v they_o and_o that_o a_o simple_a man_n may_v cast_v a_o stone_n into_o a_o ditch_n which_o a_o wise_a man_n can_v get_v out_o again_o yet_o be_v not_o those_o question_n which_o mr._n bern._n propound_v and_o so_o leave_v unanswered_a so_o dark_a &_o doubtful_a that_o a_o man_n needs_o take_v so_o long_a a_o journey_n as_o the_o queen_n of_o sheba_n do_v for_o resolution_n the_o first_o quaere_fw-la of_o weight_n be_v the_o 4._o in_o order_n i_o will_v set_v down_o word_n for_o word_n though_o it_o be_v large_a because_o it_o be_v of_o special_a consideration_n the_o question_n than_o be_v why_o a_o man_n shall_v be_v more_o scrupulous_a to_o seek_v to_o have_v warrant_v plain_o ber._n for_o every_o thing_n he_o 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of_o obedience_n unto_o they_o first_o than_o it_o can_v be_v deny_v but_o matter_n civil_a and_o politic_a do_v come_v under_o the_o general_a administration_n and_o government_n of_o the_o world_n and_o do_v respect_v the_o outward_a man_n for_o this_o present_a life_n on_o the_o other_o side_n matter_n ecclesiastical_a come_v under_o the_o special_a administration_n of_o the_o church_n and_o serve_v for_o the_o edification_n and_o build_n up_o of_o the_o inward_a man_n to_o life_n eternal_a second_o magistrate_n and_o man_n in_o authority_n do_v enact_v and_o impose_v their_o civil_a decree_n and_o ordinance_n upon_o their_o subject_n by_o a_o kingly_a and_o lordly_a power_n as_o be_v king_n and_o lord_n civil_o over_o the_o outward_a man_n and_o his_o outward_a estate_n math._n 20._o 25._o and_o may_v by_o their_o kingly_a and_o lordly_a power_n command_v in_o their_o own_o name_n and_o that_o upon_o occasion_n to_o the_o civil_a hurt_n and_o hindrance_n of_o many_o of_o their_o people_n &_o be_v therein_o to_o be_v obey_v notwithstanding_o rom._n 13._o 1._o 2._o 3._o etc._n etc._n mat._n 22._o 21._o but_o in_o cause_n ecclesiastical_a not_o so_o there_o be_v no_o king_n of_o the_o church_n but_o christ_n who_o be_v 11._o the_o king_n of_o saint_n and_o saviour_n of_o zion_n no_o lord_n but_o jesus_n who_o be_v the_o only_a 12._o lord_n and_o lawgiver_n of_o his_o church_n and_o all_o his_o law_n &_o statute_n tend_v to_o the_o furtherance_n and_o advancement_n of_o every_o one_o of_o his_o subject_n in_o their_o spiritual_a estate_n &_o neither_o king_n nor_o kezar_n may_v or_o aught_o to_o impose_v any_o law_n to_o the_o least_o praeju_fw-fr dice_n of_o the_o same_o neither_o be_v they_o therein_o if_o they_o shall_v to_o be_v obey_v our_o civil_a liberty_n we_o may_v loose_v without_o sin_v &_o without_o sin_v undergo_v bodily_a damage_n
be_v first_o to_o be_v note_v how_o mr_n b._n affirm_v that_o none_o with_o they_o either_o true_o fear_v god_n oâ—_n make_v a_o apparent_a show_n thereof_o fall_v into_o such_o notable_a crime_n etc._n etc._n wherein_o he_o acknowledge_v that_o a_o great_a part_n of_o the_o church_n of_o engl_n neither_o true_o fear_v god_n not_o make_v apparent_a show_n of_o it_o how_o then_o be_v all_o of_o they_o saint_n by_o calling_n and_o where_o be_v that_o profession_n of_o faith_n for_o which_o they_o be_v to_o be_v hold_v true_a member_n of_o the_o church_n and_o what_o detestable_a crime_n the_o member_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n fall_n into_o if_o there_o be_v none_o other_o testimony_n the_o very_a gallows_n &_o gibbet_n in_o every_o country_n declare_v sufficient_o upon_o which_o for_o treason_n witchcraft_n incest_n buggery_n rape_n murder_n and_o the_o like_a the_o member_n of_o that_o church_n so_o live_v and_o die_v do_v receive_v condign_a punishment_n where_o with_o we_o 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