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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d say_v basil_n so_o good_a ruler_n we_o must_v obey_v as_o god_n bad_a for_o god_n de_fw-fr metu_fw-la dei_fw-la &_o conscientia_fw-la praecepti_fw-la because_o god_n have_v ordain_v ruler_n and_o command_v subjection_n therefore_o we_o can_v with_o a_o good_a conscience_n despise_v or_o resist_v they_o now_o that_o it_o may_v more_o clear_o appear_v what_o subjection_n be_v hence_o conclude_v in_o conscience_n suffer_v i_o to_o express_v the_o argument_n in_o form_n thus_o argu_n ∣_o ment_fw-mi he_o which_o be_v god_n minister_n command_v and_o prohibit_v praise_v and_o punish_v for_o god_n be_v to_o be_v obey_v for_o conscience_n towards_o god_n but_o every_o high_a power_n be_v such_o ergo_fw-la etc._n etc._n thus_o the_o argument_n hold_v for_o conscionable_a obedience_n in_o matter_n pertain_v to_o god_n which_o do_v not_o then_o first_o become_v good_a or_o evil_n when_o the_o ruler_n command_v or_o forbid_v they_o but_o be_v so_o of_o their_o own_o 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