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hear_v the_o lamentable_a ejulation_n and_o howl_n or_o see_v that_o rueful_a spectacle_n of_o million_o of_o soul_n torment_v for_o evermore_o e_o in_o the_o flame_n of_o the_o true_a tophet_n that_o be_v hell_n only_o for_o that_o which_o according_a to_o t._n h._n his_o doctrine_n be_v never_o in_o their_o power_n to_o shun_v but_o which_o they_o be_v order_v and_o inevitable_o necessitate_v to_o do_v only_o to_o express_v the_o omnipotence_n and_o dominion_n and_o to_o satisfy_v the_o pleasure_n of_o he_o who_o be_v in_o truth_n the_o father_n of_o all_o mercy_n and_o the_o god_n oâ—_n all_o consolation_n f_z this_o be_v life_n eternal_a say_v our_o saviour_n to_o know_v the_o only_a true_a god_n and_o jesus_n christ_n who_o he_o have_v send_v joh._n 17._o 3._o pure_a religion_n and_o und_fw-ge file_v before_o god_n and_o the_o father_n be_v this_o to_o visit_v the_o fatherless_a and_o widow_n in_o their_o affliction_n and_o to_o keep_v himself_o unspotted_a from_o the_o world_n say_v sâ—_n james_n jam._n 1._o 27._o fear_v god_n and_o keâ—p_v his_o commandment_n for_o this_o 〈◊〉_d the_o whole_a duty_n of_o man_n say_v solomon_n â—câ—les_n 12._o 13._o but_o t._n h._n have_v find_v out_o a_o more_o compendious_a way_n to_o heaven_n true_a religion_n say_v he_o consist_v in_o obedience_n to_o christ_n lieutenant_n and_o give_v god_n such_o honour_n both_o in_o attribute_n and_o â—â—â—ions_n 〈◊〉_d they_o in_o their_o several_a lieutenancâ—â—â—_n shaâ—_n ordain_v that_o be_v to_o say_v â—e_v of_o the_o religion_n of_o every_o christian_a country_n where_o you_o come_v to_o make_v the_o civil_a magistrate_n to_o be_v christ_n lieutenant_n upon_o earth_n for_o matter_n of_o religion_n and_o to_o make_v he_o to_o be_v supreme_a judge_n in_o all_o controversy_n who_o all_o must_v obey_v be_v a_o doctrine_n so_o strange_a and_o such_o a_o uncouth_a phrase_n to_o christian_a ear_n that_o i_o shall_v have_v miss_v his_o meaning_n but_o that_o i_o consult_v with_o his_o book_n de_n civ_o c._n 15._o sect._n 16._o and_o c._n 17._o sect._n 28._o what_o if_o the_o magistrate_n shall_v be_v no_o christiam_fw-la himself_n what_o if_o he_o shall_v command_v contrary_a to_o the_o law_n of_o god_n or_o nature_n must_v we_o obey_v he_o rather_o than_o god_n act._n 14._o 19_o be_v the_o civil_a magistrate_n become_v now_o the_o only_a ground_n and_o pillar_n of_o truth_n i_o demand_v then_o why_o t._n h._n be_v of_o a_o different_a mind_n from_o his_o sovereign_n and_o from_o the_o law_n of_o the_o land_n concern_v the_o attribute_n of_o god_n and_o his_o decree_n this_o be_v a_o new_a paradox_n and_o concern_v not_o this_o question_n of_o liberty_n and_o necessity_n wherefore_o i_o forbear_v to_o prosecute_v it_o further_o and_o so_o conclude_v my_o reply_n with_o the_o word_n of_o the_o christian_a poet._n caesaris_fw-la jussum_fw-la est_fw-la ore_fw-la galieni_n princeps_fw-la quod_fw-la colit_fw-la ut_fw-la colimus_fw-la omnes_fw-la aeternum_fw-la colemus_fw-la principem_fw-la dierum_fw-la factorem_fw-la dominumque_fw-la galieni_n animadversion_n upon_o the_o answer_n to_o the_o postscript_n numb_a xxxviii_o he_o take_v it_o ill_a that_o i_o say_v that_o argument_n do_v seldom_o work_v on_o man_n of_o wit_n and_o learning_n when_o they_o have_v once_o engage_v themselves_o in_o a_o contrary_a opinion_n nevertheless_o it_o be_v not_o only_o certain_a by_o experience_n but_o also_o there_o be_v reason_n for_o it_o and_o that_o ground_a upon_o the_o natural_a disposition_n of_o mankind_n for_o it_o be_v natural_a to_o all_o man_n to_o defend_v those_o opinion_n which_o they_o have_v once_o public_o engage_v themselves_o to_o maintain_v because_o to_o have_v that_o detect_v for_o error_n which_o they_o have_v public_o maintain_v for_o truth_n be_v never_o without_o some_o dishonour_n more_o or_o less_o and_o to_o find_v in_o themselves_o that_o they_o have_v spend_v a_o great_a