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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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dicitur_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ad_fw-la illud_fw-la quod_fw-la dicitur_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d if_o a_o master_n attempt_v to_o kill_v a_o innocent_a servant_n and_o invade_v he_o with_o a_o weapon_n of_o death_n in_o that_o case_n the_o servant_n be_v free_a from_o guiltiness_n if_o there_o be_v no_o other_o way_n to_o save_v his_o life_n he_o slay_v the_o master_n than_o be_v kill_v himself_o because_o i_o be_o near_a by_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n and_o dear_a to_o myself_o and_o i_o own_o life_n then_o to_o my_o brother_n 3._o no_o prince_n have_v a_o mastery_n or_o dominion_n over_o his_o subject_n but_o only_o a_o free_a paternal_a and_o tutorly_a oversight_n for_o the_o good_a of_o the_o people_n the_o master_n in_o the_o apostle_n time_n have_v a_o dominion_n over_o servant_n as_o over_o their_o proper_a good_n 13.4_o ro._n 13.4_o 11._o obje_fw-fr but_o the_o special_a objection_n of_o royalist_n be_v rom._n 13.1,2_o let_v every_o soul_n be_v subject_a to_o the_o high_a power_n for_o there_o be_v no_o power_n but_o of_o god_n and_o whosoever_o therefore_o resist_v the_o power_n resist_v the_o ordinance_n of_o god_n hence_o therefore_o they_o conclude_v 29._o grot._n de_fw-fr jur._n bell_n &_o pac_n l._n 1_o cap._n 4_o barc_n con_v mon._n l._n 3._o c_o 9_o maxwel_n sâ—c_n san._n mai._n c._n 2_o p._n 29._o 1._o that_o the_o king_n be_v the_o supreme_a or_o high_a power_n here_o intend_v there_o be_v no_o judge_n above_o a_o king_n on_o earth_n 2._o howsoever_o in_o those_o day_n there_o be_v a_o stand_n and_o continual_a senate_n which_o not_o long_o before_o have_v the_o supreme_a power_n in_o the_o roman_a state_n yet_o now_o the_o emperor_n be_v supreme_a and_o therefore_o no_o power_n of_o resistance_n leave_v to_o the_o people_n 3._o the_o prohibition_n
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