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〈◊〉_d corruption_n in_o man_n that_o make_v government_n essary_a make_v it_o as_o necessary_a that_o ruler_n shall_v mir_n fort_n strong_a rod_n or_o they_o will_v soon_o be_v trample_v down_o and_o become_v insignificant_a the_o poor_a when_o they_o transgress_v may_v be_v easy_o punish_v and_o keep_v under_o a_o little_a courage_n if_o there_o be_v but_o any_o care_n and_o conscience_n in_o the_o magistrate_n will_v serve_v to_o reduce_v they_o to_o order_n and_o make_v they_o weary_a of_o their_o disorder_n but_o when_o man_n of_o aâ—_n high_a rank_n do_v offend_v and_o that_o be_v as_o often_o 〈◊〉_d as_o any_o when_o they_o that_o shall_v be_v example_n of_o 〈◊〉_d obedience_n to_o other_o scorn_v to_o stoop_v to_o the_o law_n 〈◊〉_d themselves_o bid_v defiance_n to_o those_o ordinance_n which_o they_o owe_v subjection_n to_o and_o when_o they_o have_v so_o do_v think_v by_o their_o riches_n or_o power_n or_o friend_n or_o interest_n
objection_n against_o such_o as_o be_v of_o their_o own_o choice_n or_o to_o hope_v that_o it_o will_v excuse_v and_o be_v a_o salve_n for_o their_o disobedience_n 5._o remember_v how_o express_o god_n have_v require_v we_o that_o we_o shall_v yield_v they_o the_o honour_n of_o maintenance_n as_o well_o as_o that_o of_o respect_n &_o obedience_n and_o that_o there_o may_v be_v the_o less_o room_n for_o dispute_n in_o a_o point_n which_o a_o avaritious_a and_o niggardly_a world_n will_v be_v so_o ready_a to_o callin_a question_n we_o have_v not_o only_o the_o command_n itself_o but_o the_o reaâ—_n of_o it_o annex_v rem_fw-la 13.6_o 7._o for_o this_o cause_n pay_v you_o tribute_n also_o for_o they_o be_v god_n minister_n attend_v continual_o oâ—_n this_o very_a thing_n render_v therefore_o to_o all_o their_o due_n tribute_n to_o who_o tribute_n be_v due_a custom_n to_o who_o custom_n yea_o we_o have_v this_o duty_n enforce_v upon_o we_o by_o the_o express_a precept_n oâ—_n christ_n 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desire_v it_o as_o any_o soon_o think_v they_o â—ad_v little_a cause_n to_o boast_v of_o it_o 1_o sam_n 10.27_o but_o the_o child_n of_o belial_n say_v how_o shall_v this_o man_n save_o we_o &_o â—ey_n despise_v he_o 7._o address_v the_o throne_n of_o grace_n in_o their_o behalf_n &_o pray_v earnest_o that_o god_n in_o mercy_n both_o to_o they_o and_o we_o will_v â—ant_v they_o a_o spirit_n of_o wisdom_n and_o judgement_n zeal_n and_o â—â—liness_n and_o make_v they_o man_n after_o his_o own_o heart_n that_o they_o â—ay_v rule_v we_o in_o the_o fear_n of_o god_n 1_o tim._n 2_o 1_o 2._o st._n paul_n exhort_v to_o this_o duty_n this_o indeed_o be_v to_o consult_v our_o great_a good_a we_o may_v then_o hope_v to_o lead_v quiet_a &_o peaceable_a â—ves_n as_o he_o speak_v five_o 2_o thus_o if_o we_o do_v god_n will_v own_o 〈◊〉_d for_o as_o in_o v._o 3._o this_o be_v good_a and_o acceptable_a in_o the_o â—ght_n of_o our_o god_n and_o saviour_n 8_o final_o let_v we_o put_v away_o all_o 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