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de_fw-fr facto_fw-la viz._n a_o child_n that_o will_v not_o obey_v or_o hearken_v to_o the_o voice_n of_o his_o father_n or_o of_o his_o mother_n and_o his_o punishment_n be_v set_v down_o v._o 21._o all_o the_o man_n of_o his_o city_n shall_v stone_n he_o with_o stone_n that_o he_o die_v be_v disobedience_n in_o a_o child_n to_o the_o lawful_a command_n not_o only_o of_o a_o father_n but_o of_o a_o mother_n rebellion_n and_o such_o as_o god_n appoint_v to_o be_v punish_v with_o death_n and_o such_o a_o death_n too_o as_o be_v there_o describe_v viz._n then_o shall_v his_o father_n and_o his_o mother_n lie_v hold_v on_o he_o and_o bring_v he_o out_o unto_o the_o elder_n of_o his_o city_n and_o unto_o the_o gate_n of_o his_o place_n and_o they_o shall_v say_v unto_o the_o elder_n of_o his_o city_n this_o our_o son_n be_v stubborn_a and_o rebellious_a he_o will_v not_o obey_v our_o voice_n etc._n etc._n v._n 19_o 20._o where_o first_o of_o all_o his_o own_o parent_n be_v to_o be_v his_o accuser_n yea_o as_o it_o be_v the_o constable_n that_o be_v charge_v with_o he_o to_o bring_v he_o before_o the_o magistrate_n and_o give_v evidence_n against_o he_o declare_v his_o crime_n viz._n say_v this_o our_o son_n be_v stubborn_a and_o rebellious_a a_o glutton_n and_o a_o drunkard_n then_o his_o own_o countryman_n or_o townsman_n here_o call_v the_o elder_n of_o his_o city_n be_v to_o be_v his_o judge_n and_o to_o give_v sentence_n against_o he_o and_o that_o sentence_n of_o death_n and_o that_o the_o death_n of_o a_o dog_n viz._n to_o be_v stone_v and_o that_o ston_a by_o the_o hand_n not_o of_o one_o strange_a executioner_n but_o by_o the_o hand_n of_o countryman_n or_o fellow-townsman_n every_o one_o of_o which_o do_v or_o may_v fling_v a_o
stone_n at_o he_o so_o at_o once_o give_v he_o both_o his_o death_n and_o burial_n and_o kill_v he_o as_o it_o be_v by_o bury_v he_o that_o be_v by_o bury_v he_o alive_a under_o a_o heap_n of_o stone_n this_o punishment_n do_v the_o law_n of_o god_n award_n for_o rebel_a but_o against_o the_o command_n of_o a_o private_a father_n or_o mother_n even_o death_n and_o such_o a_o death_n if_o he_o that_o rebel_v but_o against_o the_o majesty_n of_o a_o private_a father_n or_o mother_n be_v so_o punish_v sure_o we_o may_v allude_v to_o what_o david_n speak_v to_o doeg_n psal_n 120._o what_o shall_v be_v give_v unto_o thou_o or_o what_o shall_v be_v do_v unto_o thou_o thou_o false_a tongue_n who_o rebelle_v against_o the_o majesty_n of_o a_o king_n sharp_a arrow_n of_o the_o almighty_a with_o coal_n of_o juniper_n as_o it_o be_v v._o 4._o nay_o beyond_o all_o this_o if_o to_o rebel_v against_o the_o will_n and_o command_n of_o a_o private_a parent_n be_v make_v a_o capital_a crime_n how_o much_o more_o than_o capital_a if_o a_o man_n have_v any_o thing_n dear_a to_o he_o than_o life_n to_o lose_v may_v it_o just_o be_v make_v to_o rebel_v against_o the_o very_a life_n of_o a_o king_n and_o our_o own_o king_n hear_v the_o prophet_n aggravate_v the_o sin_n of_o rebellion_n 1_o sam._n 15.23_o and_o samuel_n say_v rebellion_n be_v as_o the_o sin_n of_o witchcraft_n and_o stubbornness_n be_v as_o iniquity_n and_o idolatry_n now_o whereas_o some_o may_v object_v that_o that_o be_v speak_v of_o saul_n be_v rebellion_n against_o god_n not_o of_o any_o subject_n rebellion_n against_o he_o which_o be_v very_o true_a yet_o for_o as_o much_o as_o they_o who_o rebel_n against_o the_o lawful_a command_n of_o their_o lawful_a ruler_n in_o so_o do_v do_v rebel_n against_o god_n who_o vicegerent_n they_o be_v who_o image_n they_o bear_v by_o who_o king_n reign_n and_o who_o be_v call_v the_o ordinance_n of_o god_n rom_n 13.2_o hence_o may_v they_o be_v say_v to_o be_v guilty_a of_o 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mouth_n and_o swallow_v they_o up_o and_o their_o house_n and_o all_o the_o man_n that_o appertain_v to_o corah_n and_o all_o their_o good_n what_o have_v corah_n dathan_n and_o abiram_n do_v have_v they_o cut_v off_o the_o head_n of_o moses_n and_o of_o aaron_n no_o such_o matter_n they_o have_v only_o open_v their_o mouth_n against_o they_o and_o talk_v at_o such_o a_o rate_n as_o if_o they_o have_v be_v as_o good_a man_n as_o they_o themselves_o and_o for_o that_o do_v the_o earth_n open_v its_o mouth_n upon_o they_o they_o and_o all_o that_o appertain_v to_o they_o go_v down_o alive_a into_o the_o pit_n and_o the_o earth_n close_v upon_o they_o and_o they_o perish_v from_o the_o congregation_n v._o 33._o which_o word_n give_v i_o fit_a occasion_n to_o mention_v what_o he_o who_o some_o have_v call_v our_o english_a seneca_n meaning_n master_n of_o the_o sentence_n say_v to_o this_o purpose_n vengeance_n against_o rebel_n may_v sleep_v it_o can_v die_v a_o sure_a if_o late_a judgement_n attend_v those_o that_o dare_v to_o lift_v up_o either_o the_o hand_n or_o tongue_n against_o the_o sacred_a person_n of_o god_n vicegerent_n nay_o hear_v what_o a_o great_a than_o he_o say_v rom._n 13.1_o 2._o the_o power_n that_o be_v be_v ordain_v of_o god_n whosoever_o therefore_o resist_v the_o power_n resist_v the_o ordinance_n of_o god_n and_o they_o that_o resist_v shall_v receive_v to_o themselves_o damnation_n now_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d here_o translate_v damnation_n be_v put_v in_o many_o place_n not_o only_o for_o judgement_n as_o some_o will_v mince_v the_o matter_n but_o for_o god_n eternal_a wrath_n and_o vengeance_n so_o luke_n 20.47_o act_n 24.25_o rom._n 2.2_o heb._n 6.2_o 2_o pet._n 2.3_o 1_o cor._n 11.29_o see_v dr._n hammond_n thus_o have_v prove_v perjury_n high_a treason_n and_o rebellion_n against_o those_o who_o have_v their_o hand_n in_o murder_v of_o king_n charles_n the_o first_o i_o come_v in_o the_o four_o place_n to_o lay_v sacrilege_n to_o their_o charge_n of_o which_o i_o shall_v easy_o prove_v they_o as_o guilty_a as_o of_o the_o three_o former_a now_o that_o word_n sacrilege_n be_v no_o soon_o drop_v from_o my_o pen_n but_o i_o sancy_n that_o at_o the_o first_o sight_n thereof_o some_o there_o be_v that_o will_v forthwith_o charge_v superstition_n upon_o i_o for_o use_v it_o look_v upon_o that_o which_o we_o call_v sacrilege_n or_o upon_o the_o notion_n of_o sacrilege_n as_o a_o mere_a chimaera_n or_o ens_fw-la rationis_fw-la a_o bugbear_n to_o scare_v child_n for_o their_o opinion_n be_v that_o there_o be_v but_o four_o sort_n of_o holy_a thing_n in_o the_o world_n viz._n 1._o the_o holy_a god_n trinity_n in_o unity_n etc._n etc._n 2._o holy_a angel_n and_o archangel_n 3._o holy_a man_n and_o woman_n or_o saint_n triumphant_a in_o heaven_n and_o militant_a upon_o earth_n 4._o holy_a ordinance_n of_o god_n such_o as_o prayer_n preach_v sacrament_n etc._n etc._n now_o it_o be_v very_o true_a if_o we_o speak_v concern_v the_o holiness_n of_o thing_n nothing_o but_o the_o ordinance_n of_o god_n if_o you_o take_v that_o word_n in_o the_o large_a sense_n viz._n for_o thing_n ordain_v and_o institute_v of_o god_n as_o holy_a separate_v and_o devote_a to_o himself_o be_v holy_a for_o god_n be_v the_o fountain_n of_o all_o kind_n of_o holiness_n as_o king_n be_v of_o all_o temporal_a honour_n but_o the_o great_a mistake_n of_o these_o who_o make_v nothing_o of_o sacrilege_n yea_o who_o despise_v the_o word_n sacrilege_n lie_v here_o by_o god_n ordinance_n they_o understand_v nothing_o but_o scripture_n pray_v preach_a hear_v read_v sing_v of_o psalm_n sacrament_n etc._n etc._n these_o indeed_o be_v ordinance_n of_o god_n but_o whatsoever_o else_o be_v of_o god_n ordina_v and_o appoint_v as_o set_v a_o part_n or_o devote_v to_o himself_o be_v god_n ordinance_n also_o civil_a power_n and_o authority_n be_v call_v the_o ordinance_n of_o god_n rom._n 13.2_o because_o ordain_v of_o god_n v._o 1._o and_o therefore_o sure_o it_o be_v in_o a_o sense_n sacred_a because_o one_o of_o god_n ordinance_n upon_o that_o account_n it_o be_v that_o the_o ark_n of_o god_n though_o but_o a_o piece_n of_o wood_n be_v call_v holy_a and_o that_o we_o do_v read_v so_o often_o of_o holy_a day_n the_o sabbath_n and_o other_o festival_n yea_o of_o holy_a place_n yea_o of_o the_o holy_a of_o holies_n or_o most_o holy_a place_n which_o be_v the_o inmost_a temple_n call_v the_o sanctuary_n and_o that_o jerusalem_n be_v call_v the_o holy_a city_n also_o of_o the_o holy_a vessel_n that_o be_v in_o the_o tabernacle_n 1_o king_n 8.4_o and_o of_o the_o holy_a garment_n make_v for_o aaron_n and_o his_o son_n exod._n 28.3_o and_o 29.29_o hence_o the_o priest_n and_o son_n of_o aaron_n be_v say_v to_o be_v holy_a to_o god_n by_o virtue_n of_o their_o office_n levit._n 21.8_o yea_o hence_o those_o word_n levit._fw-la 25.12_o it_o be_v the_o jubilee_n it_o shall_v be_v holy_a unto_o thou_o i_o e._n it_o shall_v be_v observe_v as_o a_o thing_n of_o god_n ordain_v and_o therefore_o inviolaible_a and_o sacred_a now_o in_o this_o sense_n it_o may_v be_v true_o nnd_v sober_o say_v of_o all_o king_n as_o such_o that_o they_o be_v sacred_a viz._n because_o the_o power_n that_o be_v be_v ordain_v of_o god_n and_o can_v be_v resist_v but_o upon_o pain_n of_o damnation_n because_o they_o be_v the_o ordinance_n of_o god_n rom._n 13.2_o now_o sacrilege_n be_v the_o violation_n of_o sacred_a thing_n for_o that_o all_o scholar_n know_v to_o be_v the_o true_a notion_n of_o it_o and_o the_o person_n and_o authority_n of_o king_n be_v sacred_a as_o have_v be_v prove_v at_o large_a they_o must_v needâ—_n be_v guilty_a of_o notorious_a sacrilege_n
be_v demollish_v be_v ever_o any_o temple_n build_v with_o stone_n or_o brick_n so_o sacred_a to_o god_n as_o he_o be_v do_v the_o great_a god_n ever_o dwell_v so_o eminent_o so_o sensible_o in_o any_o temple_n madâ—_n with_o hand_n as_o he_o use_v to_o do_v in_o all_o christian_a prince_n who_o be_v the_o temple_n of_o the_o live_a god_n in_o a_o more_o noble_a sense_n than_o any_o thing_n without_o life_n and_o reason_n ever_o be_v or_o can_v be_v can_v ever_o dead_a temple_n be_v as_o it_o be_v a_o nurse_n father_n to_o god_n israel_n which_o christian_a prince_n be_v say_v to_o be_v some_o have_v charge_v belshazzer_n with_o sacrilege_n for_o alienate_v the_o vessel_n of_o the_o temple_n only_o so_o far_o forth_o as_o to_o drink_v in_o they_o when_o he_o feast_v a_o thousand_o of_o his_o noble_n at_o one_o time_n other_o have_v call_v the_o sin_n of_o annanias_n and_o saphira_n sacrilege_n and_o so_o it_o be_v to_o keep_v back_o any_o part_n of_o that_o which_o they_o have_v dedicate_v to_o god_n and_o to_o his_o church_n but_o since_o the_o two_o first_o instance_n of_o sacrilege_n be_v much_o more_o notorious_a than_o these_o two_o latter_a if_o i_o shall_v prove_v that_o murder_v of_o king_n charles_n the_o first_o be_v great_a sacrilege_n than_o either_o of_o they_o viz._n than_o that_o of_o eli_n son_n and_o that_o of_o achan_n by_o prove_v the_o great_a i_o have_v certain_o prove_v the_o less_o for_o omne_fw-la majus_fw-la in_o se_fw-la continet_fw-la minus_fw-la as_o for_o the_o sacrilege_n of_o eli_n son_n it_o be_v but_o this_o they_o take_v a_o part_n of_o god_n meat_n for_o so_o be_v sacrifice_n as_o the_o altar_n be_v god_n table_n and_o whereas_o it_o shall_v have_v be_v boil_v for_o god_n use_n they_o cause_v it_o to_o be_v roast_v for_o their_o own_o they_o robe_v he_o of_o part_n of_o his_o meat_n who_o if_o he_o be_v hungry_a will_v not_o tell_v we_o for_o his_o be_v the_o beast_n upon_o a_o thousand_o mountain_n psal_n 50.12_o the_o world_n be_v he_o and_o the_o fullness_n thereof_o etc._n etc._n they_o be_v overkind_a to_o themselves_o and_o overbold_a with_o god_n which_o cost_v they_o dear_a as_o you_o have_v read_v but_o what_o be_v all_o that_o in_o comparison_n of_o be_v cruel_a to_o the_o life_n of_o a_o man_n a_o christian_a a_o prince_n and_o our_o own_o prince_n the_o sacrilege_n of_o eli_n son_n compare_v with_o that_o of_o murder_v the_o king_n seem_v if_o i_o may_v so_o speak_v to_o have_v be_v light_a than_o vanity_n and_o nothing_o nay_o doubtless_o it_o do_v far_o exceed_v that_o sacrilege_n of_o achan_n which_o be_v great_a than_o that_o of_o eli_n son_n for_o what_o be_v it_o that_o that_o achan_n who_o for_o his_o sin_n be_v stone_v to_o death_n and_o burn_v and_o call_v the_o troubler_n of_o israel_n because_o of_o the_o sad_a consequence_n of_o it_o do_v steal_v from_o god_n be_v it_o not_o only_o a_o garment_n some_o silver_n and_o one_o wedge_n of_o gold_n now_o what_o trifle_n what_o mere_a 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which_o be_v use_v from_o time_n to_o time_n by_o the_o whole_a house_n of_o lord_n together_o with_o the_o major_a part_n of_o the_o house_n of_o commons_o to_o compromise_v all_o matter_n with_o his_o majesty_n have_v courageous_o vote_v though_o the_o army_n be_v draw_v up_o to_o london_n to_o over-awe_n they_o that_o the_o king_n concession_n be_v a_o sufficient_a ground_n for_o peace_n dr._n p._n p._n 174._o but_o to_o come_v immediate_o to_o such_o passage_n as_o do_v refer_v to_o his_o death_n some_o will_v have_v the_o king_n say_v dr._n perrinshief_n pag._n 185._o first_o formal_o degrade_v and_o divest_v of_o all_o his_o royal_a habiliment_n and_o ensign_n of_o majesty_n and_o then_o as_o a_o private_a person_n expose_v to_o justice_n other_o design_v a_o tyrannical_a oligarchy_n whereby_o they_o may_v have_v a_o share_n in_o the_o government_n will_v have_v the_o king_n proceed_v against_o as_o king_n that_o by_o so_o shed_v his_o blood_n they_o may_v extinguish_v majesty_n 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