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soul_n as_o their_o adequate_a object_n yet_o in_o order_n to_o the_o good_a of_o the_o soul_n of_o their_o people_n to_o dehort_v from_o idleness_n negligence_n from_o intemperancy_n in_o meat_n and_o drink_n from_o oppression_n and_o deceit_n and_o therein_o provide_v both_o for_o the_o health_n of_o their_o body_n and_o the_o safety_n of_o their_o estate_n so_o civill-governours_n tho_o to_o they_o be_v chief_o commit_v the_o body_n and_o good_n of_o the_o people_n as_o their_o adequate_a object_n yet_o in_o order_n to_o this_o they_o may_v and_o aught_o to_o procure_v spiritual_a help_n to_o their_o soul_n and_o to_o prevent_v such_o spiritual_a evil_n as_o that_o the_o prosperity_n of_o religion_n among_o they_o may_v advance_v the_o prosperity_n of_o the_o civil_a state_n reply_v 3_o i_o can_v but_o with_o grief_n observe_v the_o sinful_a guile_n of_o the_o discusser_n who_o while_o he_o take_v off_o all_o charge_n of_o soul_n from_o the_o civil_a magistrate_n and_o lay_v it_o 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duty_n to_o neglect_v no_o good_a mean_n to_o help_v they_o onward_o to_o the_o knowledge_n and_o faith_n of_o christ_n jesus_n but_o why_o do_v the_o discusser_n shake_v this_o duty_n out_o of_o the_o magistrate_n to_o see_v that_o the_o church_n and_o the_o christian_n under_o his_o government_n shall_v walk_v in_o purity_n of_o worship_n at_o least_o not_o so_o far_o to_o degenerate_v and_o apostate_n as_o to_o provoke_v christ_n to_o depart_v from_o they_o can_v he_o hope_v that_o such_o christian_n will_v be_v faithful_a and_o loyal_a to_o their_o prince_n who_o he_o see_v to_o grow_v false_a and_o disloyal_a to_o their_o god_n sure_o the_o land_n of_o ishmael_n though_o it_o have_v some_o peculiar_a and_z and_o typical_a holiness_n belong_v to_o it_o yet_o no_o other_o than_o what_o do_v prefigure_v the_o holiness_n of_o the_o church_n which_o be_v as_o holy_a to_o christ_n and_o aught_o to_o be_v as_o holy_a to_o we_o as_o the_o land_n of_o israel_n be_v to_o they_o if_o therefore_o it_o be_v the_o duty_n of_o jehosaphat_n hezekiah_n and_o isaiah_n to_o reduce_v the_o people_n of_o israel_n from_o their_o backslide_n because_o they_o be_v a_o holy_a people_n 2_o chron._n 19.4_o sure_o the_o like_a duty_n lie_v upon_o all_o godly_a christian_a prince_n to_o reduce_v their_o backslide_a church_n to_o their_o primitive_a purity_n let_v no_o man_n say_v that_o as_o the_o holy_a land_n of_o israel_n be_v a_o type_n of_o holy_a church_n so_o these_o prince_n be_v type_n of_o the_o lord_n jesus_n to_o who_o alone_o it_o belong_v to_o see_v church_n and_o christian_n to_o do_v their_o duty_n in_o purity_n of_o worship_n for_o though_o david_n and_o solomon_n be_v type_n of_o christ_n and_o so_o the_o scripture_n hold_v they_o forth_o yet_o the_o scripture_n give_v no_o hint_n that_o the_o other_o king_n either_o of_o israel_n or_o judah_n be_v type_n not_o of_o israel_n for_o they_o be_v all_o apostate_n nor_o of_o judah_n for_o if_o the_o king_n of_o judah_n 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