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A45082 Of government and obedience as they stand directed and determined by Scripture and reason four books / by John Hall of Richmond. Hall, John, of Richmond. 1654 (1654) Wing H360; ESTC R8178 623,219 532

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punishment_n from_o those_o to_o who_o i_o submit_v or_o fear_v of_o suffer_v myself_o by_o consequent_a or_o example_n from_o other_o prevail_v otherwise_o then_o as_o in_o my_o apprehension_n over-poyzing_a that_o benefit_n i_o expect_v which_o if_o yet_o by_o force_n fraud_n faction_n or_o other_o practice_n i_o can_v secure_v myself_o against_o and_o avoid_v the_o best_a course_n for_o myself_o be_v the_o most_o justifiable_a and_o until_o a_o positive_a law_n come_v from_o god_n to_o state_n and_o make_v sin_n sin_n there_o can_v be_v but_o folly_n there_o may_v be_v and_o be_v if_o through_o neglect_n or_o weakness_n i_o stray_v from_o nature_n and_o prefer_v another_o benefit_n to_o my_o own_o by_o any_o tie_n above_o self-consideration_n for_o man_n consider_v in_o mere_a nature_n must_v be_v presume_v as_o inculpable_a in_o pursuit_n of_o his_o desire_n and_o remove_v of_o obstacle_n as_o all_o thing_n else_o though_o like_o they_o it_o shall_v extend_v to_o the_o death_n of_o the_o oponent_n for_o that_o which_o warrant_v the_o end_n warrant_v the_o mean_n and_o except_o the_o difference_n be_v make_v else_o how_o be_v they_o great_a or_o less_o they_o be_v equal_o allowable_a and_o till_o religion_n be_v conscience_n or_o fear_n of_o guilt_n can_v be_v therefore_o we_o may_v see_v just_a cause_n that_o god_n himself_o shall_v come_v in_o with_o his_o command_n among_o we_o and_o enjoin_v we_o so_o often_o to_o make_v he_o our_o only_a fear_n for_o precept_n or_o religion_n as_o they_o give_v we_o great_a light_n what_o to_o do_v in_o policy_n so_o be_v they_o the_o only_a strong_a obligation_n to_o make_v it_o valid_a because_o from_o hence_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o man_n consider_v in_o nature_n as_o self-seekers_a only_o and_o thereby_o destructive_a to_o one_o another_o be_v now_o by_o policy_n make_v to_o do_v the_o same_o still_o and_o therewith_o to_o promote_v that_o good_a of_o other_o also_o so_o that_o whilst_o it_o be_v impossible_a 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