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lawgiver_n 6_o why_o they_o pretend_v to_o receive_v their_o law_n from_o their_o god_n and_o that_o both_o in_o respect_n of_o magistrate_n and_o people_n p._n 106_o 7_o that_o christian_n ought_v to_o live_v under_o law_n and_o the_o reason_n 8_o author_n wave_v and_o the_o reason_n why_o reason_n be_v only_o allow_v 9_o the_o inference_n that_o the_o magistrate_n in_o legislative_a power_n ought_v to_o make_v law_n by_o a_o head_n rule_n and_o the_o judicial_a propound_v and_o the_o reason_n for_o it_o examine_v by_o several_a instance_n special_o in_o life_n liberty_n and_o good_n and_o this_o prove_v by_o the_o new_a testament_n 10_o that_o the_o judicial_n do_v not_o proper_o mislead_v we_o but_o the_o ceremonial_n chap._n 10._o p._n 112._o wherein_o be_v show_v 1_o that_o the_o magistrate_n keep_v his_o head_n rule_n his_o power_n extend_v all_o vice_n 2_o in_o that_o liberty_n his_o boundary_a general_n manifest_v by_o a_o example_n chap._n 11._o p._n 112_o 113_o 114_o 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magistracy_n 118_o 2_o that_o evil_a man_n may_v be_v good_a magistrate_n therefore_o obedience_n be_v still_o due_a to_o they_o 3_o the_o necessity_n of_o this_o or_o good_a magistrate_n will_v be_v oust_v by_o evil_a man_n p._n 119_o 4_o that_o the_o pope_n through_o the_o abuse_n of_o this_o difficulty_n become_v the_o sole_a umpire_n of_o all_o controversy_n 119_o 120_o 5_o limit_a magistrate_n or_o that_o rule_n by_o law_n must_v not_o go_v beyond_o their_o rule_n and_o the_o reason_n of_o it_o 6_o absolute_a monarch_n questionable_a only_o by_o the_o whole_a community_n 7_o how_o dangerous_a a_o evil_a this_o be_v and_o therefore_o wave_v 8_o christian_a prince_n from_o the_o king_n of_o judah_n especial_o have_v all_o plead_v to_o be_v absolute_a 120_o 9_o in_o limit_a monarchy_n the_o assembly_n diet_n etc._n etc._n may_v judge_v the_o monarch_n 10_o the_o way_n to_o distinguish_v absolute_a and_o limit_a monarchy_n 11_o the_o necessity_n of_o well_o temper_v popular_a state_n 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