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church_n micah_n make_v himself_o idol_n and_o a_o ephod_n and_o teraphim_n and_o consecrate_v one_o of_o his_o son_n for_o his_o priest_n chap._n 17._o 5._o and_o then_o the_o cause_n of_o all_o this_o be_v express_o set_v down_o ver_fw-la 6._o in_o those_o day_n there_o be_v no_o king_n in_o israel_n but_o every_o man_n do_v that_o which_o be_v right_a in_o his_o own_o eye_n it_o be_v controvert_v what_o time_n all_o this_o fall_v out_o josephus_n be_v of_o opinion_n that_o 472._o fâ—ruâ—_n p._n 472._o this_o idolatry_n fall_v out_o present_o after_o joshuaes_n death_n before_o there_o be_v either_o judge_n or_o king_n in_o israel_n and_o you_o may_v observe_v how_o the_o religion_n of_o israel_n decay_v upon_o the_o loss_n of_o a_o good_a magistrate_n as_o after_o the_o death_n of_o gideon_n judg._n 8._o 33._o and_o after_o the_o death_n of_o joshua_n in_o this_o chapter_n ver_fw-la 11_o 12._o who_o while_o he_o live_v have_v such_o a_o influence_n upon_o they_o that_o the_o people_n serve_v the_o lord_n all_o the_o day_n of_o joshua_n and_o that_o be_v the_o second_o thing_n the_o influence_n of_o a_o good_a magistrate_n upon_o religion_n three_o the_o charge_n and_o duty_n of_o a_o good_a magistrate_n to_o uphold_v religion_n and_o the_o worship_n of_o god_n which_o must_v be_v understand_v i._n not_o of_o the_o immediate_a exercise_n of_o the_o public_a worship_n of_o god_n as_o preach_v or_o administer_a the_o sacrament_n this_o be_v not_o the_o magistrate_n duty_n as_o theodoret_n tell_v we_o of_o theodosius_n the_o emperor_n who_o 17._o theodoret._n l._n 5._o cap._n 16_o 17._o when_o he_o will_v come_v to_o have_v encroach_v upon_o some_o act_n of_o worship_n peculiar_a only_o to_o the_o priest_n s._n ambrose_n make_v he_o this_o answer_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d his_o scarlet_n make_v he_o a_o magistrate_n not_o a_o minister_n these_o be_v act_n of_o office_n and_o belong_v to_o minister_n as_o a_o peculiar_a and_o distinct_a function_n from_o 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send_v out_o levites_n to_o preach_v in_o judah_n and_o prince_n to_o protect_v and_o countenance_v they_o as_o you_o read_v 2_o chron._n 17._o 7_o 8._o non_fw-la enim_fw-la usurpârunt_fw-la sibi_fw-la functionem_fw-la alienam_fw-la say_v lavater_n therefore_o they_o do_v not_o preach_v but_o through_o locum_fw-la lavater_n in_o locum_fw-la the_o zeal_n of_o that_o good_a magistrate_n be_v send_v to_o provide_v that_o the_o word_n of_o god_n may_v be_v uphold_v by_o the_o civil_a authority_n so_o he_o that_o shall_v read_v 2_o king_n 23._o will_v evident_o see_v josiahs_n care_n for_o religion_n in_o his_o destroy_a idolatry_n and_o provide_v for_o the_o teach_n of_o the_o law_n hezekiah_n provide_v for_o the_o keep_n of_o the_o passover_n 2_o chron._n 30._o 1._o darius_n make_v a_o public_a edict_n that_o the_o god_n of_o daniel_n only_o shall_v be_v worship_v dan._n 6._o 26._o and_o to_o name_n no_o more_o joshua_n here_o what_o care_n do_v he_o take_v for_o the_o worship_n of_o 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i_o will_v say_v pietati_fw-la they_o will_v be_v more_o ready_o subject_a to_o the_o magistrate_n who_o be_v keep_v in_o subjection_n to_o and_o compliance_n with_o the_o ordinance_n of_o god_n it_o be_v a_o notable_a trial_n which_o constantine_n make_v constant_n euseb_n l._n 1._o c._n 11._o de_fw-la vita_fw-la constant_n of_o his_o subject_n he_o pretend_v that_o those_o who_o will_v sacrifice_v to_o the_o idol_n god_n shall_v secure_v their_o preferment_n at_o court_n and_o those_o who_o refuse_v shall_v forthwith_o be_v banish_v and_o strip_v of_o their_o preferment_n a_o great_a part_n not_o know_v the_o emperor_n design_n comply_v with_o the_o heathen_n idolatry_n who_o present_o the_o good_a emperor_n cause_v to_o be_v exclude_v from_o the_o court_n give_v this_o reason_n of_o it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n how_o shall_v they_o ever_o keep_v their_o fidelity_n to_o i_o who_o have_v already_o cast_v off_o their_o religion_n to_o god_n and_o our_o own_o sad_a 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