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of_o government_n with_o tyranny_n and_o he_o conclude_v if_o so_o than_o these_o way_n of_o unrighteousness_n be_v just_o punishable_a by_o the_o second_o table_n truth_n i_o answer_v it_o have_v please_v the_o father_n of_o light_n to_o open_v the_o eye_n of_o thousand_o of_o his_o servant_n in_o thâ—se_a late_a time_n to_o discern_v spiritual_a a_o fine_a spin_a fallacy_n in_o the_o term_n of_o unrighteousness_n and_o injury_n which_o be_v twofold_a spiritual_a against_o religion_n or_o spiritual_a state_n civil_a against_o the_o worldly_a or_o civil_a state_n it_o be_v no_o civil_a injury_n which_o he_o grant_v be_v the_o business_n of_o this_o 13_o to_o the_o roman_n in_o matter_n of_o the_o second_o table_n for_o any_o man_n to_o disturb_v or_o oppose_v a_o doctrine_n worship_n or_o government_n spiritual_a christ_n jesus_n and_o his_o disturbance_n messenger_n and_o servant_n do_v and_o do_v profess_v a_o spiritual_a war_n against_o the_o doctrine_n worship_n and_o government_n of_o the_o jewish_a the_o turkish_a and_o other_o pagan_a and_o antichristian_a religion_n of_o all_o sort_n and_o sect_n church_n and_o society_n these_o all_o again_o oppose_v and_o fight_v against_o his_o doctrine_n worship_n government_n and_o yet_o this_o war_n may_v be_v so_o manage_v be_v man_n but_o humane_a civil_a and_o peaceable_a that_o no_o civil_a injury_n may_v be_v commiet_v on_o either_o side_n peace_n we_o may_v then_o well_o take_v up_o as_o master_n cotton_n do_v beza_n own_a word_n on_o rom._n 13._o 4._o the_o civil_a sword_n must_v take_v vengeance_n on_o they_o that_o do_v evil_a it_o must_v therefore_o follow_v that_o heretic_n be_v not_o evil_a doer_n which_o be_v gross_a etc._n etc._n or_o else_o that_o paul_n speech_n be_v to_o be_v restrain_v to_o a_o certain_a sort_n of_o evil_a deed_n to_o wit_n such_o as_o they_o call_v corporal_a sin_n of_o which_o he_o say_v he_o dispute_v large_o elsewhere_o truth_n and_o so_o through_o the_o help_n of_o the_o most_o high_a shall_v i_o in_o prove_v that_o the_o second_o sort_n to_o wit_n external_a corporal_a civil_a evil_n between_o man_n and_o man_n city_z and_o city_n kingdom_n and_o nation_n in_o this_o fall_a estate_n of_o mankind_n wherein_o all_o civility_n and_o humanity_n itself_o be_v violate_v be_v alone_o and_o only_o intend_v in_o this_o scripture_n by_o the_o holy_a spirit_n of_o god_n and_o paul_n his_o penman_n examination_n of_o chap._n xlviii_o peace_n to_o the_o second_o argument_n to_o wit_n the_o incompetency_n of_o those_o high_a power_n to_o which_o paul_n require_v subjection_n which_o in_o his_o time_n be_v the_o ignorant_a and_o pagan_a persecute_v emperor_n and_o their_o subordinate_a governor_n under_o they_o master_n cotton_n reply_v first_o it_o be_v one_o thing_n to_o yield_v subjection_n to_o the_o righteous_a decree_n of_o ignorant_a and_o pagan_a magistrate_n and_o another_o thing_n to_o obey_v their_o ordinance_n in_o matter_n of_o faith_n and_o worship_n and_o 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