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calmness_n and_o serenity_n of_o soul_n the_o truth_n be_v one_o great_a design_n of_o the_o christian_a law_n be_v to_o secure_v the_o interest_n of_o civil_a authority_n our_o saviour_n have_v express_o teach_v we_o that_o we_o be_v to_o give_v unto_o caesar_n the_o thing_n that_o be_v caesar_n as_o well_o as_o unto_o god_n the_o thing_n that_o be_v god_n and_o his_o apostle_n speak_v as_o plain_o as_o word_n can_v speak_v it_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 the_o power_n that_o be_v be_v ordain_v of_o god_n whosoever_o therefore_o resist_v the_o power_n resist_v the_o ordinance_n of_o god_n and_o they_o that_o resist_v shall_v receive_v to_o themselves_o damnation_n wherefore_o you_o must_v needs_o be_v subject_n not_o only_o for_o wrath_n but_o also_o for_o conscience_n sake_n for_o for_o this_o cause_n pay_v you_o tribute_n also_o for_o they_o be_v god_n minister_n attend_v continual_o upon_o this_o very_a thing_n render_v therefore_o to_o all_o their_o due_n tribute_n to_o who_o tribute_n be_v due_a custom_n to_o who_o custom_n fear_v to_o who_o fear_n honour_n to_o who_o honour_n where_o we_o may_v take_v notice_n both_o of_o the_o strictness_n and_o universality_n of_o the_o charge_n and_o what_o be_v main_o material_a to_o observe_v this_o charge_n give_v the_o roman_n at_o that_o time_n when_o nero_n be_v their_o emperor_n who_o be_v not_o only_o a_o heathen_a magistrate_n but_o the_o first_o persecutor_n of_o christian_n a_o man_n so_o prodigious_o brutish_a and_o tyrannical_a that_o the_o world_n scarce_o ever_o bring_v forth_o such_o another_o monster_n 134._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o the_o orator_n true_o style_v he_o a_o beast_n in_o the_o shape_n of_o a_o man_n the_o same_o apostle_n among_o other_o direction_n give_v to_o titus_n for_o the_o discharge_n of_o his_o office_n bid_v he_o put_v the_o people_n in_o mind_n to_o be_v subject_a to_o principality_n and_o power_n and_o to_o obey_v magistrate_n