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thereof_o in_o holy_a scripture_n and_o therefore_o i_o shall_v not_o bend_v myself_o against_o it_o several_o on_o purpose_n but_o as_o twist_a with_o the_o other_o and_o occasional_o as_o it_o shall_v fall_v in_o my_o way_n indeed_o in_o the_o evidence_n of_o reason_n kingdom_n and_o co-ordination_a in_o the_o subject_n can_v stand_v together_o where_o there_o be_v co-ordination_a there_o can_v be_v neither_o under_o nor_o over_o king_n nor_o subject_a and_o with_o god_n power_n over_o and_o with_o relation_n to_o they_o they_o can_v mix_v for_o it_o be_v they_o that_o be_v under_o elohim_n and_o it_o be_v elohims_n power_n which_o the_o king_n exercise_v over_o they_o and_o no_o power_n of_o he_o be_v to_o be_v arrogate_a by_o man_n without_o his_o special_a grant_n and_o no_o record_n of_o any_o such_o patent_n can_v we_o find_v in_o his_o reveal_v will_n but_o the_o contrary_n 13._o by_o this_o digression_n appear_v the_o answer_n to_o the_o usual_a question_n what_o if_o the_o king_n turn_v tyrant_n it_o may_v be_v answer_v by_o another_o question_n but_o can_v god_n turn_v tyrant_n too_o and_o it_o be_v easy_o return_v that_o he_o can_v he_o have_v promise_v to_o turn_v the_o king_n heart_n which_o way_n be_v please_v to_o he_o he_o have_v declare_v that_o if_o the_o king_n do_v turn_v tyrant_n the_o people_n do_v deserve_v it_o and_o when_o they_o turn_v good_a acknowledge_v the_o rod_n of_o his_o wrath_n as_o isa_n 10._o 5._o nabuchadnezzar_n be_v he_o to_o who_o prerogative_n it_o belong_v will_n himself_o turn_v the_o tyrant_n out_o of_o his_fw-la throne_n which_o man_n must_v bow_v before_o as_o verse_n the_o 15._o shall_v the_o axe_n boast_v itself_o against_o he_o that_o hew_v therewith_o shall_v the_o saw_n magnify_v itself_o against_o he_o that_o shake_v it_o as_o if_o the_o rod_n shall_v shake_v itself_o against_o
and_o to_o receive_v appeal_n in_o who_o be_v the_o final_a determination_n of_o all_o controversy_n arise_v from_o the_o judicial_a law_n so_o be_v all_o the_o king_n of_o judah_n with_o who_o god_n reckon_v for_o the_o oppression_n and_o injustice_n do_v by_o other_o as_o throughout_o the_o sacred_a story_n appear_v moses_n as_o he_o have_v the_o power_n to_o lead_v the_o people_n in_o and_o in_o time_n of_o peace_n to_o judge_v they_o at_o home_n so_o have_v he_o the_o power_n of_o the_o militia_n to_o go_v out_o before_o they_o or_o to_o send_v they_o to_o battle_n and_o as_o of_o impose_v tax_n so_o the_o power_n of_o life_n and_o death_n be_v in_o his_o hand_n so_o have_v joshua_n josh_n 1._o 16._o all_o that_o thou_o command_v we_o will_v do_v and_o whither_o thou_o send_v we_o we_o will_v go_v as_o we_o obey_v moses_n in_o all_o thing_n so_o will_v we_o obey_v thou_o whosoever_o will_v not_o obey_v thy_o word_n in_o all_o that_o thou_o command_v he_o let_v he_o die_v the_o 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judge_v in_o the_o secret_a chamber_n of_o elohim_n or_o the_o king_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d not_o out_o of_o the_o 82._o psalm_n the_o ordinary_a mistake_n of_o man_n otherwise_o than_o they_o be_v assume_v into_o the_o kerev_n the_o secret_a closet_n or_o privy_a council_n of_o he_o that_o be_v their_o earthly_a elohim_n according_a to_o that_o of_o the_o first_o verse_n of_o the_o psalm_n where_o the_o word_n kerev_n so_o signify_v as_o also_o psal_n 110._o 2._o jehovah_n shall_v send_v the_o rod_n of_o thy_o strength_n out_o of_o zion_n reed_n bekerev_a dominare_fw-la in_o interiori_fw-la rule_v thou_o in_o the_o secretie_a of_o thy_o enemy_n to_o wit_n of_o those_o king_n who_o god_n himself_o shall_v destroy_v who_o will_v not_o embrace_v the_o doctrine_n which_o shall_v come_v forth_o of_o zion_n and_o raise_v up_o such_o as_o shall_v do_v it_o in_o all_o nation_n 12._o that_o none_o upon_o earth_n can_v partake_v of_o this_o power_n of_o elohim_n but_o such_o as_o be_v endow_v with_o it_o from_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n prince_n the_o spirit_n of_o god_n endeavour_v to_o make_v plain_a for_o all_o succeed_a generation_n from_o the_o etc._n vid._n exo._n 18_o 25._o insuper_fw-la deut._n 1._o 13_o 14_o 15_o 16_o etc._n etc._n first_o record_v commission_n that_o ever_o be_v grant_v in_o this_o kind_n num._n 11._o 17._o when_o the_o solemnity_n be_v of_o substitute_v of_o assistant_n for_o moses_n i_o will_v come_v down_o say_v god_n and_o talk_v with_o thou_o and_o will_v take_v of_o the_o spirit_n which_o be_v upon_o thou_o and_o put_v it_o upon_o them_o and_o his_o witness_n be_v the_o cloud_n from_o whence_o evident_a testimony_n be_v afterward_o call_v a_o cloud_n of_o witness_n that_o it_o be_v thy_o spirit_n and_o power_n not_o immediate_o i_o by_o which_o they_o be_v separate_v from_o the_o common_a inferiority_n of_o other_o man_n that_o they_o may_v ever_o own_v and_o never_o disobey_v thou_o from_o who_o they_o have_v all_o the_o power_n 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