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tuenda_fw-la disciplina_fw-la justinian_n to_o do_v injury_n
or_o religion_n be_v yet_o a_o brother_n for_o common_a nature_n and_o humane_a condition_n and_o must_v have_v right_o do_v he_o as_o be_v a_o brother_n your_o brethren_n the_o name_n brother_n be_v a_o name_n of_o special_a relation_n and_o note_n out_o a_o special_a vicinity_n of_o one_o unto_o another_o and_o some_o degree_n of_o equality_n one_o with_o another_o the_o person_n who_o cause_n be_v to_o be_v hear_v and_o judge_v be_v brethren_n to_o the_o judge_n not_o indeed_o in_o function_n or_o equality_n of_o condition_n for_o herein_o be_v judge_n and_o magistrate_n exalt_v above_o they_o 13.1_o rom._n 13.1_o and_o for_o this_o cause_n they_o owe_v reverence_n and_o respect_n to_o the_o judge_n as_o for_o anabaptisticall_a conceit_n confutat_fw-la confutat_fw-la which_o deny_v lawful_a magistracy_n and_o will_v bring_v in_o unseemly_a parity_n and_o confuse_a anarchy_n they_o be_v to_o be_v utter_o renounce_v and_o far_o abandon_v out_o of_o the_o heart_n of_o all_o true_a 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