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but_o also_o undeserved_o of_o these_o master_n that_o be_v evil_a and_o that_o from_o his_o own_o example_n 1_o pet._n 2.18.21.23_o much_o more_o be_v we_o patient_o to_o suffer_v of_o king_n without_o resistance_n the_o monument_n of_o babel_n ruin_n show_v far_o off_o to_o be_v high_a and_o great_a thing_n but_o be_v near_o they_o be_v very_o low_a and_o little_a too_o whatsoever_o be_v here_o if_o we_o come_v up_o close_o to_o it_o it_o be_v impertinence_n non-consequence_n and_o nothing_o else_o and_o first_o in_o general_n we_o answer_v 1._o christ_n say_v his_o kingdom_n be_v not_o of_o the_o world_n and_o refuse_v to_o take_v the_o magistracy_n upon_o he_o signify_v thereby_o that_o for_o civil_a polity_n he_o leave_v it_o to_o the_o people_n to_o practise_v according_a to_o the_o humane_a law_n and_o reason_n and_o as_o it_o may_v best_o serve_v for_o every_o nation_n safety_n peace_n and_o welfare_n 2._o when_o the_o dr._n write_v next_o i_o will_v have_v he_o set_v down_o 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lawful_o do_v in_o point_n of_o law_n and_o conscience_n and_o not_o stand_v still_o as_o if_o they_o be_v beast_n in_o a_o base_a and_o senseless_a slavery_n any_o long_o but_o five_o to_o speak_v more_o direct_o to_o the_o objection_n there_o be_v no_o new_a thing_n under_o the_o sun_n we_o have_v many_o example_n of_o emperor_n &_o king_n which_o have_v judicial_o be_v condemn_v &_o put_v to_o death_n by_o the_o sovereign_a power_n of_o the_o people_n 275._o matth._n par._n pag._n 273_o 274_o 275._o not_o to_o speak_v of_o nero_n mention_v before_o nor_o of_o our_o king_n john_n who_o be_v condemn_v to_o death_n by_o a_o parliament_n in_o france_n for_o slay_v his_o nephew_n arthur_n treacherous_o with_o his_o own_o hand_n and_o likewise_o to_o lose_v the_o crown_n of_o england_n it_o be_v say_v of_o amaziah_n king_n of_o judah_n 2_o king_n 14.19_o that_o they_o make_v a_o conspiracy_n against_o he_o in_o jerusalem_n and_o he_o flee_v to_o lachish_n but_o they_o send_v after_o he_o 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