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thou_o for_o good_a ver_fw-la 3_o 4._o indeed_o if_o i_o threaten_v you_o for_o resist_a tyrant_n or_o oppressor_n who_o be_v a_o terror_n to_o good_a work_n and_o a_o praise_n to_o evil_n who_o be_v enemy_n to_o you_o and_o seek_v your_o hurt_n you_o may_v say_v it_o be_v a_o hard_a say_n but_o since_o i_o forbid_v you_o to_o resist_v only_o those_o that_o praise_v you_o when_o you_o do_v well_o and_o be_v servant_n to_o god_n and_o you_o for_o your_o good_a you_o have_v no_o reason_n to_o say_v i_o speak_v harsh_o for_o it_o be_v a_o great_a wickedness_n to_o resist_v righteous_a magistrate_n again_o when_o the_o apostle_n bid_v we_o be_v afraid_a of_o the_o magistrate_n if_o we_o do_v evil_a he_o give_v we_o this_o reason_n for_o it_o for_o he_o be_v the_o minister_n
or_o servant_n of_o god_n a_o revenger_n to_o execute_v wrath_n upon_o he_o that_o do_v evil_a v._o 4._o wherefore_o you_o must_v needs_o be_v subject_n not_o only_o for_o wrath_n but_o for_o conscience_n sake_n ver_fw-la 5._o but_o this_o can_v lay_v no_o obligation_n upon_o our_o conscience_n to_o be_v subject_a unto_o one_o who_o be_v a_o servant_n of_o the_o devil_n to_o revenge_v he_o upon_o those_o that_o do_v well_o so_o likewise_o ver_fw-la 6._o he_o tell_v we_o the_o cause_n why_o we_o be_v to_o pay_v tribute_n to_o magistrate_n for_o for_o this_o cause_n pay_v you_o tribute_n because_o they_o be_v god_n minister_n or_o public_a servant_n attend_v continual_o upon_o this_o very_a thing_n what_o thing_n be_v that_o that_o which_o he_o have_v mention_v before_o they_o be_v god_n servant_n continual_o attend_v upon_o your_o good_a to_o praise_v those_o that_o do_v well_o to_o punish_v those_o that_o do_v evil_a and_o this_o be_v the_o cause_n why_o you_o be_v to_o pay_v they_o 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