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thing_n but_o that_o the_o very_a cross_n will_v have_v the_o uppermost_a hand_n &_o that_o nothing_o so_o far_o as_o reason_n judge_v can_v prevail_v against_o it_o as_o we_o have_v in_o the_o example_n of_o king_n ezechias_n when_o rabsake_v the_o captain_n of_o the_o hoost_n of_o the_o king_n of_o the_o assyrian_n require_v that_o the_o city_n of_o jerusalem_n shall_v be_v yield_v and_o give_v over_o unto_o he_o 37._o ezechias_n send_v unto_o esaye_n the_o prophet_n with_o this_o embassage_n this_o be_v the_o day_n of_o trouble_n of_o plague_n &_o of_o blasphemy_n for_o the_o child_n be_v come_v to_o the_o place_n of_o birth_n but_o there_o be_v no_o power_n to_o bring_v they_o forth_o and_o christ_n here_o also_o use_v the_o same_o similitude_n of_o a_o woman_n that_o go_v on_o her_o travail_n 16._o there_o appear_v to_o be_v very_o great_a peril_n both_o of_o the_o mother_n &_o of_o the_o child_n for_o the_o affliction_n be_v not_o small_a as_o it_o be_v set_v forth_o in_o a_o 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to_o cesar_n that_o be_v due_a to_o cesar_n it_o be_v as_o much_o as_o though_o he_o shall_v say_v if_o thou_o be_v a_o subject_n or_o one_o of_o either_o the_o hygh_o or_o low_a degree_n be_v content_a with_o thy_o state_n and_o trouble_v not_o the_o politic_a order_n with_o thy_o importunity_n and_o lewd_a behavioure_n he_o that_o have_v a_o household_n let_v he_o faithful_o look_v to_o his_o household_n 2._o let_v the_o subject_n obey_v the_o ruler_n as_o officer_n appoint_v of_o god_n for_o the_o punyshement_n of_o wicked_a doer_n but_o for_o the_o praise_n and_o safeguard_n of_o theym_n that_o do_v well_o let_v the_o child_n be_v obedient_a to_o their_o parent_n christ_n reprove_v not_o neither_o doothe_v he_o condemn_v any_o of_o these_o ordinance_n or_o degree_n of_o person_n for_o they_o be_v necessary_a unto_o a_o politic_a kingdom_n which_o god_n can_v not_o want_v all_o this_o tend_v to_o this_o end_n that_o a_o christian_a man_n shall_v not_o exempt_v himself_o from_o the_o 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