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to_o maintain_v justice_n equity_n and_o peace_n between_o man_n and_o man_n paul_n describe_v not_o here_o these_o minister_n of_o state_n by_o name_n but_o by_o their_o quality_n and_o give_v only_o a_o general_a description_n of_o magistracy_n to_o be_v obey_v note_v as_o minister_n ordain_v by_o god_n in_o the_o same_o way_n and_o after_o the_o same_o manner_n that_o paul_n describe_v antichrist_n the_o man_n of_o sin_n the_o son_n of_o perdition_n to_o be_v &c_n 2_o thes_n 2._o 3_o 4._o rev._n 14_o 9_o 10._o rev._n 13._o 1_o &c_n &c_n reject_v of_o saint_n he_o here_o describe_v the_o true_a magistrate_n of_o god_n to_o be_v obey_v by_o the_o lord_n people_n for_o the_o lord_n sake_n sure_o those_o have_v little_a sight_n who_o see_v not_o that_o the_o general_a government_n of_o nation_n be_v still_o beastly_a tyranny_n note_v both_o by_o heathen_a and_o antichristian_a king_n rather_o than_o the_o government_n of_o god_n for_o the_o good_a of_o mankind_n but_o many_o be_v 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power_n and_o authority_n civil_a and_o spiritual_a 34._o mat._n 28._o 18_o &_o mat._n 25._o 14._o mar._n 13._o 34._o over_o his_o own_o people_n as_o entrust_v with_o he_o by_o the_o father_n to_o his_o own_o servant_n second_o in_o paul_n time_n there_o be_v saint_n in_o the_o church_n who_o be_v fit_v and_o qualify_v for_o civil_a governor_n or_o magistrate_n 4._o 1_o cor._n 6._o 4._o three_o in_o paul_n time_n the_o sainâ—s_n have_v sufficient_a law_n and_o power_n of_o jurisdiction_n to_o hear_v and_o determine_v all_o civil_a difference_n among_o themselves_o that_o they_o need_v not_o to_o go_v to_o law_n before_o the_o pagan_a governor_n and_o therefore_o paul_n sharp_o reprove_v the_o saint_n of_o corinth_n for_o go_v to_o law_n before_o the_o unjust_a and_o not_o before_o the_o saint_n 4_o 1_o cor._n 6._o 4_o these_o consideration_n have_v sway_v with_o i_o and_o i_o know_v not_o one_o argument_n to_o shake_v i_o in_o my_o judgement_n as_o this_o sense_n have_v the_o 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