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for_o all_o our_o new_a fashion_a divinity_n be_v for_o the_o other_o calculation_n and_o mighty_o dissatisfy_v if_o you_o do_v put_v the_o church_n before_o the_o state_n however_o i_o address_v myself_n first_o to_o you_o be_v it_o so_o that_o true_a repentance_n and_o such_o as_o be_v acceptable_a unto_o god_n consist_v not_o in_o rent_v the_o garment_n or_o exterial_a observation_n then_o be_v you_o exhort_v to_o examine_v yourselves_o whether_o you_o lay_v out_o your_o magistracy_n consonant_n to_o and_o agreeable_a with_o this_o doctrine_n the_o high_a character_n that_o be_v veer_v give_v to_o any_o magistrate_n be_v that_o which_o we_o find_v give_v to_o david_n that_o he_o be_v a_o man_n after_o god_n own_o heart_n and_o indeed_o the_o heart_n and_o mind_n of_o a_o magistrate_n shall_v be_v agreeable_a to_o the_o heart_n and_o mind_n of_o god_n for_o he_o bear_v his_o image_n and_o be_v his_o deputy_n in_o the_o earth_n upon_o which_o account_n magistrate_n be_v also_o style_v 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24._o and_o will_v you_o seek_v such_o to_o punish_v they_o examine_v yourselves_o and_o do_v not_o think_v to_o shame_v it_o off_o that_o it_o be_v for_o the_o church_n that_o you_o do_v this_o pray_v turn_v to_o 1_o sam._n 15._o and_o you_o will_v there_o find_v one_o of_o the_o great_a cheat_n that_o you_o meet_v with_o in_o the_o whole_a word_n of_o god_n for_o it_o be_v by_o a_o magistrate_n and_o a_o magistrate_n of_o the_o high_a order_n and_o it_o be_v a_o cheat_n that_o have_v a_o pretence_n for_o the_o church_n too_o the_o business_n be_v this_o king_n saul_n receive_v a_o commission_n from_o god_n to_o go_v and_o smite_v the_o amalekite_n for_o lay_v wait_n for_o israel_n in_o their_o way_n when_o they_o come_v up_o from_o egypt_n and_o the_o sum_n of_o the_o commission_n you_o have_v in_o the_o three_o verse_n go_v and_o utter_o destroy_v all_o that_o they_o have_v and_o spare_v they_o not_o but_o slay_v both_o man_n and_o woman_n infant_z and_o suckling_n ox_n and_o sheep_n camel_n and_o ass_n pursuant_n to_o this_o commission_n saul_n gather_v 210000_o of_o the_o people_n together_o and_o go_v up_o and_o smite_v the_o amalekite_n but_o spare_v agag_n their_o king_n and_o the_o best_a of_o their_o sheep_n and_o of_o the_o ox_n and_o the_o fatling_n and_o the_o lamb_n and_o all_o that_o be_v good_a and_o will_v not_o utter_o destroy_v they_o but_o every_o thing_n that_o be_v vile_a and_o refuse_v that_o they_o destroy_v utter_o vers_fw-la 9_o upon_o this_o breach_n of_o his_o commission_n the_o lord_n send_v his_o prophet_n samuel_n to_o meet_v saul_n at_o his_o return_n and_o you_o find_v that_o saul_n meet_v samuel_n in_o a_o very_a brisk_a humour_n vers_fw-la 13._o for_o saul_n say_v unto_o he_o bless_a be_v thou_o of_o the_o lord_n i_o have_v perform_v the_o commandment_n of_o the_o lord_n but_o samuel_n reply_v what_o mean_v then_o this_o bleat_a of_o the_o sheep_n in_o my_o ear_n and_o the_o low_v of_o the_o ox_n which_o i_o hear_v vers_fw-la 14._o and_o now_o pray_v see_v the_o cheat_n that_o saul_n will_v have_v put_v upon_o the_o almighty_a and_o his_o prophet_n for_o he_o see_v he_o be_v run_v on_o ground_n and_o therefore_o observe_v his_o answer_n the_o people_n say_v he_o spare_v the_o best_a of_o the_o sheep_n and_o of_o the_o ox_n to_o sacrifice_v unto_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n ver_fw-la 15._o so_o he_o will_v have_v shove_v off_o and_o excuse_v his_o sin_n upon_o the_o specious_a pretence_n of_o maintain_v the_o church_n and_o the_o worship_n of_o god_n but_o this_o will_v not_o do_v for_o the_o prophet_n reprove_v he_o in_o vers_n 22._o thus_o have_v the_o lord_n as_o great_a delight_n in_o burn_a offering_n and_o sacrifice_n as_o in_o obey_v the_o voice_n of_o the_o lord_n behold_v to_o obey_v be_v better_a than_o sacrifice_n and_o to_o hearken_v than_o the_o fat_a of_o ram_n for_o rebellion_n be_v as_o the_o sin_n of_o witchcraft_n it_o be_v the_o disobedience_n of_o a_o king_n against_o his_o god_n be_v so_o style_v and_o therefore_o he_o proceed_v and_o tell_v he_o his_o doom_n that_o because_o he_o have_v reject_v the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n the_o lord_n have_v reject_v he_o from_o be_v king_n and_o that_o be_v all_o that_o saul_n get_v by_o this_o cheat._n do_v not_o think_v therefore_o to_o palliate_v your_o fault_n with_o your_o esteem_v for_o the_o church_n and_o the_o divine_a service_n of_o god_n for_o god_n have_v rather_o have_v no_o such_o worship_n at_o all_o than_o a_o worship_n that_o must_v be_v support_v and_o maintain_v by_o the_o breach_n of_o his_o holy_a command_n in_o the_o seven_o of_o st._n mark_n you_o may_v see_v a_o knot_n of_o hypocrite_n and_o such_o as_o be_v of_o no_o inferior_a rank_n neither_o so_o much_o for_o the_o charch_n that_o they_o break_v not_o only_o the_o law_n of_o god_n but_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n too_o for_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n as_o well_o as_o the_o law_n of_o god_n oblige_v we_o to_o honour_v our_o parent_n and_o as_o a_o part_n 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