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man_n may_v think_v they_o suffer_v for_o righteousness_n sake_n when_o they_o suffer_v for_o their_o iniquity_n as_o evil_a doer_n as_o priest_n and_o jesuit_n do_v 3._o when_o the_o superior_a think_v himself_o bind_v to_o do_v it_o he_o must_v do_v it_o and_o where_o the_o other_o think_v he_o be_v bind_v to_o suffer_v he_o ought_v to_o suffer_v yet_o the_o one_o may_v be_v punish_v for_o do_v the_o other_o may_v be_v reward_v for_o suffer_v 4._o when_o the_o magistrate_n be_v not_o bind_v but_o only_o use_v his_o liberty_n though_o he_o think_v the_o subject_n be_v bind_v to_o obey_v yet_o i_o can_v see_v how_o the_o action_n shall_v be_v excuse_v from_o persecution_n the_o reason_n be_v the_o superior_a may_v forbear_v his_o command_n the_o inferior_a can_v avoid_v his_o suffering_n this_o be_v in_o short_a what_o i_o think_v of_o this_o case_n 9_o remember_v they_o that_o be_v in_o bond_n heb._n 13.2_o remember_v they_o that_o be_v in_o bond_n as_o bind_v with_o they_o you_o 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