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scripture_n they_o be_v style_v god_n not_o to_o be_v revile_v exod._n 22._o 28._o among_o who_o god_n judge_v psal._n 82._o 1._o so_o call_v because_o the_o word_n of_o god_n come_v unto_o they_o john_n 10._o 35._o but_o tyrant_n be_v rather_o devil_n as_o one_o of_o they_o be_v call_v lucifer_n isai._n 14._o 12._o and_o they_o that_o persecute_v &_o imprison_v the_o people_n of_o god_n because_o act_v by_o the_o devil_n and_o act_v for_o he_o do_v bear_v his_o name_n revel_v 2._o 10._o they_o be_v devil_n that_o cast_v the_o lord_n witness_n into_o prison_n the_o magistrate_n judgement_n be_v god_n judgement_n deut._n 1._o 17._o because_o it_o be_v not_o for_o man_n but_o for_o the_o lord_n 2_o chron._n 19_o 6._o and_o therefore_o solomon_n be_v say_v to_o have_v sit_v on_o the_o throne_n of_o the_o lord_n 1_o chron._n 29._o 23._o but_o it_o be_v blasphemy_n to_o say_v that_o tyrant_n judgement_n usurp_v the_o place_n without_o his_o warrant_n and_o give_v forth_o judgement_n against_o his_o law_n &_o cause_n &_o people_n be_v the_o lord_n judgement_n or_o for_o he_o or_o that_o they_o sit_v on_o the_o throne_n of_o the_o lord_n a_o throne_n of_o iniquity_n be_v not_o the_o throne_n of_o the_o lord_n for_o he_o have_v no_o fellowship_n with_o it_o the_o tyrant_n throne_n be_v a_o throne_n of_o iniquity_n psal._n 94._o 20._o magistrate_n be_v true_o to_o be_v subject_v to_o &_o obey_v as_o principality_n &_o power_n tit._n 3._o 1._o it_o be_v a_o sin_n to_o speak_v evil_a of_o they_o vers_n 2._o for_o it_o be_v presumption_n to_o despise_v dominion_n &_o speak_v evil_a of_o dignity_n 2_o pet._n 2._o 10._o jude._n 8._o buâ—_n tyrant_n be_v very_o catechrestical_o &_o abusive_o principality_n &_o power_n no_o otherwise_o then_o the_o devil_n be_v so_o term_v eph._n 6._o 12._o and_o there_o be_v no_o argument_n to_o oune_n or_o obey_v the_o one_o more_o than_o the_o other_o for_o if_o all_o principality_n &_o power_n be_v to_o be_v subject_v to_o &_o owned_a 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