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clear_a acknowledgement_n of_o the_o address_n 50._o but_o sure_o it_o can_v extend_v so_o far_o as_o to_o make_v a_o man_n give_v or_o have_v that_o which_o he_o have_v not_o nor_o to_o restrain_v god_n from_o have_v the_o sole_a original_a power_n of_o that_o which_o otherwise_o may_v be_v acknowledge_v to_o be_v vest_v in_o he_o 51._o as_o for_o the_o supposition_n which_o the_o author_n here_o add_v on_o the_o back_n of_o this_o in_o case_n 10_o man_n in_o the_o community_n of_o nature_n choose_v one_o to_o rule_v over_o they_o and_o one_o of_o they_o thus_o spontaneous_o subject_v shall_v murder_v one_o of_o his_o fellow_n subject_n whereupon_o he_o demand_v whether_o the_o ruler_n so_o set_v up_o may_v not_o by_o his_o own_o consent_n by_o virtue_n of_o that_o power_n he_o receive_v from_o he_o among_o the_o rest_n put_v such_o a_o murderer_n to_o death_n to_o this_o i_o answer_v that_o the_o governor_n may_v in_o this_o case_n put_v the_o murderer_n to_o death_n but_o this_o 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and_o deposit_v by_o he_o so_o far_o as_o refer_v to_o the_o governor_n and_o though_o it_o be_v found_v in_o self-defence_n yet_o he_o that_o thus_o violent_o resist_v the_o power_n shall_v receive_v to_o himself_o damnation_n 53._o but_o still_o that_o which_o be_v not_o in_o the_o subject_n power_n be_v not_o nay_o can_v be_v vest_v by_o the_o subject_n in_o the_o governor_n but_o flow_v from_o a_o high_a principle_n from_o he_o that_o real_o have_v the_o power_n and_o come_v from_o the_o subject_n consent_n only_a as_o from_o the_o causa_fw-la sine_fw-la quâ_fw-la non_fw-la or_o by_o way_n of_o resultance_n that_o as_o god_n communicate_v not_o this_o power_n of_o life_n to_o any_o but_o the_o governor_n so_o that_o man_n consent_n that_o he_o shall_v be_v his_o governor_n do_v remote_o and_o by_o way_n of_o condition_n or_o qualify_n of_o the_o subject_n to_o a_o capacity_n of_o receive_v that_o power_n from_o god_n concur_v to_o the_o vest_n of_o that_o power_n in_o that_o 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doctor_n hammond_n propose_v it_o and_o in_o which_o it_o be_v that_o his_o whole_a discourse_n be_v ground_v to_o those_o other_o word_n of_o his_o own_o most_o extreme_o distant_a in_o sound_n and_o sense_n and_o in_o which_o i_o be_o as_o confident_a that_o the_o truth_n be_v on_o his_o side_n if_o consent_n signify_v no_o more_o than_o i_o take_v it_o to_o signify_v as_o i_o be_o that_o that_o truth_n do_v not_o contradict_v those_o other_o truth_n which_o by_o doctor_n hammond_n be_v superstruct_v on_o his_o foundation_n or_o that_o the_o proposition_n as_o it_o be_v state_v by_o the_o doctor_n be_v all_o that_o be_v necessary_a to_o be_v affirm_v for_o the_o found_n of_o the_o rest_n of_o his_o discourse_n 37._o for_o i_o desire_v to_o know_v whether_o there_o be_v no_o difference_n betwixt_o kill_v myself_o and_o expose_v my_o life_n to_o death_n if_o so_o than_o it_o must_v be_v not_o only_o lawful_a so_o to_o kill_v myself_o which_o be_v all_o the_o author_n demand_v but_o 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to_o conceal_v it_o that_o there_o be_v a_o difference_n between_o these_o 38._o and_o if_o there_o yet_o want_v any_o far_a light_n to_o the_o clear_n of_o this_o difference_n between_o this_o have_v power_n of_o my_o own_o life_n so_o as_o to_o kill_v myself_o and_o that_o have_v power_n of_o my_o life_n so_o as_o to_o expose_v it_o or_o venture_v it_o in_o a_o good_a cause_n i_o shall_v for_o the_o conclude_n of_o this_o paper_n propose_v the_o plain_a difference_n between_o they_o 39_o and_o that_o may_v be_v take_v from_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o word_n expose_v for_o that_o we_o know_v signify_v no_o more_o then_o to_o submit_v it_o to_o a_o hazard_n and_o so_o to_o expose_v my_o life_n be_v to_o hazard_v my_o life_n in_o do_v so_o all_o that_o can_v be_v affirm_v of_o i_o be_v no_o more_o than_o this_o that_o i_o be_o willing_a or_o content_a and_o by_o my_o action_n express_v that_o willingness_n to_o lose_v my_o life_n if_o god_n please_v to_o permit_v it_o to_o be_v take_v from_o i_o 40._o when_o my_o life_n be_v thus_o lose_v three_o thing_n must_v necessary_o concur_v to_o it_o 1._o the_o violence_n of_o the_o invader_n 2._o the_o providence_n of_o god_n permit_v he_o to_o invade_v and_o 3._o my_o not_o resist_v or_o my_o not_o use_v the_o mean_n which_o be_v natural_o possible_a for_o i_o to_o use_v to_o prevent_v or_o avoid_v the_o violence_n of_o this_o invasion_n as_o when_o christ_n may_v have_v use_v angel_n and_o another_o slight_a and_o a_o three_o compliance_n and_o caution_n but_o choose_v not_o to_o do_v so_o of_o these_o three_o the_o only_a efficient_a cause_n of_o the_o action_n of_o kill_v be_v the_o malicious_a violent_a invader_n sure_a neither_o the_o providence_n of_o god_n in_o permit_v nor_o my_o own_o meekness_n or_o obedience_n to_o christ_n in_o follow_v he_o though_o it_o be_v to_o the_o very_a cross_n 41._o in_o this_o case_n suppose_v that_o it_o be_v for_o a_o good_a end_n that_o i_o now_o expose_v my_o life_n it_o be_v also_o suppose_a that_o the_o pursuance_n of_o that_o end_n be_v either_o duty_n in_o i_o a_o thing_n that_o i_o be_o absolute_o bind_v to_o as_o the_o confession_n of_o christ_n etc._n etc._n or_o else_o that_o it_o be_v excess_n of_o charity_n to_o which_o though_o it_o be_v not_o under_o particular_a precept_n yet_o the_o intuition_n of_o some_o great_a and_o glorious_a end_n do_v so_o invite_v and_o incline_v i_o that_o it_o be_v heroical_a virtue_n in_o i_o to_o do_v it_o and_o that_o which_o though_o god_n do_v not_o so_o require_v it_o of_o i_o as_o that_o i_o sin_n if_o i_o do_v it_o not_o yet_o he_o have_v promise_v to_o reward_v abundant_o whensoever_o it_o be_v do_v for_o his_o sake_n 42._o in_o the_o former_a of_o these_o case_n when_o the_o pursuance_n of_o that_o good_a end_n be_v strict_a duty_n as_o in_o case_n i_o be_o command_v to_o confess_v christ_n or_o to_o assist_v my_o prince_n in_o protect_v my_o country_n there_o as_o my_o endeavour_n be_v require_v of_o i_o 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providential_a dispose_n of_o my_o life_n and_o in_o permit_v the_o injurious_a to_o take_v it_o from_o i_o and_o nothing_o else_o a_o absolute_a choice_n of_o obedience_n but_o not_o of_o death_n a_o sacrifice_n to_o duty_n all_o desire_n of_o life_n but_o not_o otherwise_o undertake_v to_o dispose_v of_o it_o 43._o hence_o be_v it_o that_o my_o venture_n of_o my_o life_n do_v not_o clear_a or_o free_v the_o invader_n from_o any_o degree_n of_o sin_n or_o guilt_n in_o thus_o take_v it_o away_o from_o i_o it_o be_v but_o a_o sarcasm_n or_o trope_n in_o julian_n soldier_n to_o say_v they_o do_v not_o wrong_v the_o christian_n by_o kill_v they_o but_o only_o hasten_v they_o to_o their_o desire_a home_n and_o the_o father_n be_v able_a to_o answer_v the_o paralogism_n by_o the_o rule_n in_o ethic_n distinguish_v betwixt_o a_o mix_a and_o absolute_a will_n and_o so_o conclude_v their_o slaughter_n to_o be_v injury_n though_o they_o be_v willing_o embrace_v the_o persecutor_n to_o be_v 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