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sure_o die_v than_o nathan_n say_v to_o david_n thou_o be_v the_o man_n and_o if_o he_o have_v say_v no_o more_o there_o must_v have_v be_v some_o executioner_n find_v out_o to_o have_v take_v away_o the_o life_n of_o david_n it_o be_v against_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n to_o make_v any_o man_n his_o own_o executioner_n but_o be_v please_v to_o observe_v how_o nathan_n aggravate_v the_o sin_n verse_n 8._o 9_o as_o if_o it_o be_v a_o far_o great_a sin_n for_o david_n to_o commit_v a_o murder_n then_o for_o a_o private_a man_n because_o it_o be_v a_o double_a sin_n murder_n and_o breach_n of_o trust_v it_o be_v the_o high_a treason_n for_o a_o king_n to_o murder_v his_o subject_n and_o there_o can_v be_v no_o great_a honour_n to_o any_o people_n in_o the_o world_n then_o to_o do_v justice_n upon_o a_o murderous_a king_n but_o vers_fw-la 13._o david_n confess_v his_o sin_n i_o have_v sin_v against_o the_o lord_n in_o kill_a vriah_n the_o hittite_n with_o the_o sword_n and_o slay_v he_o with_o the_o sword_n of_o the_o child_n of_o ammon_n though_o david_n never_o touch_v the_o weapon_n that_o shed_v the_o blood_n of_o vriah_n 2_o sam._n 11._o 14._o therefore_o it_o be_v a_o impotent_a argument_n that_o the_o late_a king_n never_o kill_v any_o man_n with_o his_o own_o hand_n and_o as_o weak_a to_o say_v that_o there_o be_v no_o malice_n in_o he_o which_o formal_o denominate_v and_o distinguish_v murder_n from_o manslaughter_n but_o a_o marshal_n contend_v for_o his_o own_o right_n upon_o such_o probable_a ground_n that_o if_o a_o plaintif_a in_o chancery_n be_v nonsuit_v he_o ought_v not_o to_o pay_v any_o cost_n for_o that_o he_o have_v a_o probable_a cause_n of_o litigation_n for_o if_o there_o be_v not_o a_o prepenced_a and_o precogitate_a malice_n against_o all_o public_a spirit_a man_n against_o who_o he_o breathe_v out_o so_o many_o threaten_n wish_v that_o they_o have_v but_o one_o head_n that_o they_o may_v be_v take_v off_o at_o a_o blow_n as_o another_o nero_n yet_o there_o be_v malice_n in_o law_n and_o malice_n employ_v to_o kill_v every_o man_n that_o shall_v stand_v in_o his_o way_n of_o a_o absolute_a unaccountable_a domination_n which_o certain_o be_v a_o clear_a malice_n than_o a_o thief_n have_v that_o kill_v a_o man_n that_o will_v not_o loose_v his_o purse_n the_o thief_n have_v no_o desire_n to_o hurt_v the_o honest_a man_n wish_v he_o at_o his_o own_o house_n in_o safety_n if_o he_o will_v but_o leave_v his_o purse_n behind_o he_o for_o i_o appeal_v to_o every_o sober_a man_n who_o judgement_n be_v not_o corrupt_v by_o preingage_v affection_n which_o be_v more_o heinous_a murder_n and_o offence_n in_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n for_o a_o poor_a man_n to_o rob_v a_o rich_a man_n of_o ten_o pound_n and_o in_o case_n of_o resistance_n to_o kill_v he_o or_o for_o a_o prince_n that_o for_o the_o maintenance_n of_o his_o pretogative_n which_o himself_o say_v be_v to_o be_v accountable_a for_o his_o action_n to_o none_o but_o god_n alone_o shall_v grant_v commission_n of_o array_n and_o raise_v army_n to_o put_v a_o whole_a land_n into_o a_o combustion_n and_o flame_n to_o the_o pillage_n plunder_v massacre_a and_o destroy_v many_o thousand_o of_o poor_a innocent_a people_n and_o nathan_n say_v to_o david_n the_o lord_n have_v put_v away_o thy_o sin_n thou_o shall_v not_o die_v no_o man_n can_v pardon_v murder_n but_o god_n alone_o so_o that_o the_o reason_n why_o david_n be_v not_o put_v to_o death_n for_o that_o murder_n be_v not_o for_o the_o authority_n that_o he_o have_v as_o a_o king_n but_o out_o of_o god_n pure_a mercy_n to_o he_o there_o be_v a_o supersedeas_fw-la to_o the_o execution_n from_o the_o court_n of_o heaven_n thereby_o to_o make_v he_o and_o manasses_n in_o the_o old_a testament_n and_o paul_n in_o the_o new_a pattern_n to_o such_o as_o shall_v believe_v not_o only_o of_o eternal_a but_o of_o temporal_a salvation_n he_o that_o may_v command_v abraham_n to_o sacrifice_n isaac_n may_v pardon_v david_n for_o kill_a vriah_n that_o however_o the_o good_a thief_n be_v put_v to_o death_n and_o if_o a_o godly_a man_n commit_v a_o murder_n he_o ought_v as_o well_o regular_o to_o suffer_v death_n as_o the_o most_o impious_a the_o law_n of_o man_n bear_v a_o correspondency_n with_o the_o law_n of_o god_n that_o he_o that_o never_o sin_n till_o seventy_o if_o he_o then_o kill_v a_o man_n must_v then_o suffer_v death_n not_o only_o temporal_a but_o eternal_a if_o he_o be_v under_o the_o law_n galat._n 3._o 10._o 1_o pet._n 4._o 5._o let_v no_o believer_n suffer_v as_o a_o murderer_n thief_n or_o evil_a doer_n prove_v that_o if_o any_o such_o be_v murderer_n they_o ought_v to_o suffer_v and_o the_o next_o verse_n hold_v forth_o to_o i_o more_o than_o what_o be_v ordinary_o observe_v yet_o if_o any_o man_n suffer_v as_o a_o christian_n not_o for_o his_o religion_n only_o for_o than_o it_o shall_v signify_v no_o more_o than_o verse_n 14._o but_o if_o a_o saint_n shall_v through_o the_o strength_n of_o a_o temptation_n and_o malice_n of_o satan_n commit_v a_o murder_n as_o the_o best_a man_n live_v may_v possible_o commit_v any_o sin_n but_o the_o sin_n against_o the_o holy_a ghost_n in_o such_o a_o case_n let_v he_o suffer_v legal_a punishment_n as_o a_o christian_a let_v not_o he_o be_v terrify_v so_o much_o at_o the_o present_a death_n as_o rejoice_v that_o he_o be_v go_v to_o his_o father_n house_n to_o eternal_a happiness_n let_v he_o be_v more_o affect_v and_o afflict_v that_o religion_n shall_v suffer_v by_o his_o fault_n then_o for_o his_o own_o suffering_n let_v he_o take_v a_o kind_a farewell_n of_o faith_n which_o shall_v present_o be_v turn_v into_o vision_n and_o of_o repentance_n for_o that_o all_o tear_n shall_v instant_o be_v wipe_v from_o his_o eye_n let_v he_o feel_v by_o the_o spirit_n how_o all_o thing_n work_v together_o for_o his_o good_a even_o his_o great_a sin_n for_o which_o he_o suffer_v it_o be_v the_o occasion_n to_o bring_v he_o soonet_n to_o his_o crown_n of_o glory_n i_o say_v though_o this_o be_v regular_o true_a that_o if_o a_o godly_a man_n commit_v a_o murder_n the_o law_n will_v take_v hold_n of_o he_o 1_o tim._n 1._o 9_o 10._o yet_o if_o the_o lord_n work_v hearty_a contrition_n in_o his_o soul_n for_o the_o offence_n as_o in_o the_o case_n of_o david_n i_o have_v sin_v &_o the_o heart_n be_v kind_o touch_v with_o godly_a sorrow_n which_o do_v not_o appear_v to_o be_v the_o case_n of_o the_o late_a king_n it_o seem_v to_o i_o that_o they_o which_o carry_v the_o sword_n may_v in_o some_o special_a case_n save_o such_o a_o man_n alive_a where_o happy_o the_o lord_n have_v so_o sanctify_v that_o affliction_n to_o he_o that_o he_o be_v thereby_o become_v a_o new_a creature_n and_o be_v not_o the_o same_o man_n that_o offend_v and_o may_v be_v more_o serviceable_a and_o instrumental_a for_o the_o public_a than_o his_o death_n will_v have_v be_v advantage_n to_o the_o people_n in_o point_n of_o exemplary_a terror_n without_o any_o violation_n or_o infringement_n of_o that_o preceptive_a fundamental_a law_n of_o gen._n 9_o 6._o the_o reason_n whereof_o be_v perpetual_a so_o long_o as_o man_n be_v make_v after_o god_n image_n it_o can_v never_o be_v abrogate_a though_o any_o one_o shall_v extraordinary_o be_v save_v by_o the_o equity_n of_o the_o law_n as_o in_o david_n case_n who_o certain_o be_v it_o not_o for_o some_o special_a reason_n as_o a_o king_n do_v more_o deserve_v death_n then_o for_o a_o private_a person_n to_o commit_v a_o murder_n as_o he_o that_o be_v a_o scholar_n and_o know_v the_o law_n ought_v in_o reason_n rather_o to_o be_v hang_v for_o steal_v
be_v carry_v captive_a to_o assyria_n but_o ver_fw-la 30_o hoshea_n the_o son_n of_o ekah_n make_v a_o conspiracy_n against_o pekah_n and_o smite_v he_o and_o slay_v he_o &_o reign_v in_o his_o steed_n indeed_o jotham_n king_n of_o judah_n do_v righteous_a thing_n howbeit_o the_o high_a place_n be_v not_o remove_v by_o he_o ver_n 35._o he_o be_v a_o good_a man_n against_o who_o there_o be_v but_o one_o but_o or_o how_o beit_n in_o his_o kingly_a government_n chap._n 16._o 2._o succeed_v ahaz_n who_o walk_v in_o the_o way_n of_o the_o king_n of_o israel_n and_o ver_fw-la 3._o make_v his_o son_n to_o walk_v through_o the_o fire_n according_a to_o the_o abomination_n of_o the_o heathen_a who_o the_o lord_n cast_v out_o from_o before_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n and_o he_o sacrifice_v and_o burn_v incense_n in_o the_o high_a place_n and_o on_o the_o hill_n &_o under_o every_o green_a tree_n this_o be_v the_o fruit_n of_o their_o cry_n give_v we_o a_o king_n like_o the_o heathen_a nation_n it_o be_v note_v how_o the_o lord_n drive_v out_o the_o heathen_n from_o before_o his_o people_n to_o aggravate_v their_o folly_n that_o when_o the_o heathen_n be_v destroy_v yet_o they_o will_v have_v a_o government_n like_o the_o heathen_n if_o the_o good_a king_n have_v remove_v the_o high_a place_n and_o burn_v the_o ground_n than_o the_o wicked_a king_n have_v not_o sacrifice_v thereon_o but_o if_o the_o people_n have_v not_o be_v stark_o blind_a they_o will_v have_v see_v their_o extreme_a folly_n in_o admit_v that_o government_n but_o why_o do_v i_o speak_v so_o improper_o as_o to_o say_v good_a king_n a_o good_a monarch_n be_v a_o white_a devil_n cure_v one_o and_o kill_v twenty_o do_v man_n gather_v grape_n of_o thorn_n or_o fig_n of_o thistle_n he_o that_o be_v bind_v to_o no_o law_n can_v be_v a_o good_a king_n for_o the_o office_n be_v against_o divine_a institution_n and_o therefore_o sinful_a unaccomptable_a monarch_n be_v no_o more_o to_o be_v suffer_v then_o devil_n if_o they_o do_v any_o good_a it_o flow_v not_o from_o the_o constitution_n of_o the_o office_n but_o as_o they_o be_v private_a man_n that_o will_v do_v less_o hurt_n if_o they_o have_v less_o power_n if_o one_o shall_v have_v a_o commission_n to_o rob_v and_o he_o shall_v suffer_v some_o poor_a man_n to_o pass_v untouched_a no_o thanks_o to_o his_o commission_n but_o his_o debonaritie_n and_o natural_a pity_n unaccountablenes_n be_v a_o most_o corrupt_a pernicious_a accurse_a and_o pestilent_a principle_n and_o fountain_n from_o whence_o must_v needs_o flow_v stream_n of_o much_o oppression_n injustice_n and_o cruelty_n towards_o poor_a people_n chap._n 17._o 3._o salmanezer_n king_n of_o assyria_n fall_v out_o with_o hoshea_n king_n of_o israel_n about_o new-yeares-gift_n king_n have_v so_o many_o courtier_n to_o feed_v that_o they_o must_v be_v like_o the_o horseleech_n that_o cry_v give_v give_v therefore_o the_o king_n of_o assyria_n shut_v he_o up_o and_o bind_v he_o in_o prison_n ver_fw-la 4._o then_o be_v israel_n carry_v away_o captive_a for_o ver_fw-la 21._o jeroboam_fw-la have_v make_v they_o sin_n a_o great_a sin_n which_o ver_n 8._o and_o 15._o be_v say_v to_o be_v walke_a in_o the_o statute_n of_o the_o heathen_a and_o of_o the_o king_n of_o israel_n which_o they_o have_v make_v where_o note_n that_o the_o king_n have_v the_o legislative_a power_n make_v what_o law_n he_o please_v and_o the_o people_n imitate_v the_o heathen_a round_o about_o they_o therein_o in_o give_v the_o same_o power_n to_o their_o king_n as_o the_o heathen_n do_v to_o carry_v life_n &_o death_n at_o his_o nod_n and_o honour_v a_o wicked_a man_n more_o than_o the_o king_n of_o glory_n ver_fw-la 23._o until_o the_o lord_n remove_v israel_n out_o of_o his_o sight_n as_o he_o have_v say_v by_o all_o his_o servant_n the_o prophet_n so_o be_v israel_n carry_v away_o out_o of_o their_o own_o land_n to_o assyria_n unto_o this_o day_n be_v it_o not_o admirable_a that_o the_o israelite_n shall_v be_v so_o extreme_a mad_a to_o set_v up_o a_o king_n like_o the_o heathen_n to_o their_o own_o destruction_n many_o sin_n may_v concur_v to_o their_o captitie_n but_o the_o grand_a capital_a sin_n be_v note_v to_o be_v their_o inordinate_a desire_n to_o have_v a_o king_n the_o law_n custom_n statute_n and_o ordinance_n of_o the_o heathen_n now_o mark_v i_o beseech_v you_o poor_a mistake_v delude_v carolist_n if_o wise_a man_n god_n peculiar_a people_n worth_a all_o the_o world_n for_o suffer_v such_o tyrant_n deserve_v for_o ever_o to_o be_v call_v not_o the_o man_n but_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n more_o foolish_a than_o babe_n nay_o then_o the_o brute_n creature_n that_o will_v not_o empower_v one_o of_o themselves_o to_o destroy_v or_o to_o be_v cruel_a to_o their_o own_o kind_n it_o speak_v loud_a to_o all_o such_o as_o by_o god_n infinite_a mercy_n have_v cast_v off_o tyrant_n to_o abrogate_v repeal_n oblitterate_a and_o change_v their_o law_n statute_n ordinance_n and_o custom_n to_o suffer_v no_o filthy_a rag_n infect_v with_o the_o plague_n to_o remain_v not_o to_o think_v to_o wash_v and_o purify_v they_o for_o the_o blackamoor_n will_v not_o change_v his_o skin_n the_o first_o work_v do_v at_o geneva_n upon_o the_o change_n of_o their_o religion_n from_o papist_n to_o protestant_n be_v reformatio_fw-la legum_n to_o examine_v their_o law_n and_o such_o as_o be_v contrary_a papistarum_fw-la to_o the_o law_n of_o god_n they_o burn_v they_o for_o justice_n be_v more_o necessary_a in_o a_o commonwealth_n then_o reform_v religion_n no_o state_n can_v continue_v without_o the_o first_o but_o many_o flourish_n in_o temporall_n without_o the_o latter_a salt_n be_v more_o useful_a than_o suggar_n and_o pearl_n though_o not_o so_o excellent_a in_o its_o nature_n the_o next_o king_n chap._n 18._o be_v hezekiah_n ver_fw-la 5._o who_o trust_v in_o the_o lord_n god_n of_o israel_n so_o that_o after_o he_o be_v none_o like_o he_o among_o all_o the_o king_n of_o judah_n nor_o any_o that_o be_v before_o he_o he_o fall_v sick_a by_o prayer_n have_v his_o life_n lengthen_v a_o heathen_a king_n send_v to_o congratulate_v his_o recovery_n and_o hezekiah_n do_v not_o magnify_v the_o lord_n mercy_n to_o he_o and_o speak_v in_o the_o language_n of_o a_o israelite_n to_o the_o ambassador_n but_o show_v he_o his_o treasure_n and_o rejoice_v more_o in_o they_o then_o in_o the_o god_n of_o his_o mercy_n a_o fault_n that_o god_n people_n be_v too_o subject_a unto_o when_o their_o friend_n visit_v they_o they_o do_v not_o entertain_v the_o time_n by_o magnify_v god_n mercy_n and_o multiply_v preservation_n towards_o they_o but_o show_v one_o another_o their_o fine_a room_n clothes_n and_o such_o vanity_n for_o which_o very_a thing_n the_o prophet_n isaiah_n denounce_v unto_o hezekiah_n the_o babylonian_a captivity_n chap._n 20._o and_o see_v how_o the_o poor_a jew_n be_v punish_v for_o that_o very_a sin_n of_o hezekiah_n chap._n 24._o 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