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st._n paul_n require_v titus_n who_o he_o ordain_v bishop_n of_o crete_n to_o preach_v to_o his_o flock_n tit._n ii_o last_o and_o iii_o 1._o these_o thing_n say_v he_o speak_v and_o exhort_v with_o all_o authority_n let_v no_o man_n despise_v thou_o put_v they_o in_o mind_n to_o be_v subject_a to_o principality_n and_o power_n and_o what_o he_o mean_v by_o that_o subjection_n immediate_o he_o express_v in_o the_o next_o word_n to_o obey_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o our_o translator_n indeed_o have_v render_v to_o obey_v magistrate_n and_o if_o we_o understand_v the_o word_n as_o we_o ought_v and_o as_o parallel_v place_n enforce_v of_o submit_v ourselves_o or_o be_v obedient_a to_o the_o king_n as_o supreme_a and_o governor_n or_o magistrate_n as_o send_v by_o he_o 1_o pet._n ii_o 13_o 14._o there_o be_v no_o danger_n in_o the_o translation_n but_o if_o any_o of_o we_o shall_v be_v infect_v with_o the_o humour_n of_o some_o man_n that_o there_o be_v a_o sort_n of_o magistrate_n which_o be_v coordinate_a or_o all_o take_v together_o superior_a to_o the_o king_n and_o that_o it_o be_v these_o magistrate_n only_a which_o we_o owe_v obedience_n to_o and_o another_o kind_n of_o honour_n may_v serve_v the_o king_n than_o it_o be_v fit_a we_o be_v admonsht_v that_o the_o word_n magistrates_n be_v not_o in_o the_o original_a nor_o indeed_o in_o any_o translation_n that_o i_o can_v find_v before_o those_o of_o calvin_n &_o geneva_n and_o whether_o put_v in_o only_a that_o the_o text_n may_v more_o express_o favour_v the_o popular_a government_n here_o may_v be_v worth_a consideration_n this_o only_a i_o avow_v the_o text_n natural_o run_v thus_o put_v they_o 21._o quomodo_fw-la hic_fw-la se_fw-la habeat_fw-la magni_fw-la erasmi_fw-la versio_fw-la mihi_fw-la compertum_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la nec_fw-la enim_fw-la ed_z manum_fw-la est_fw-la ut_fw-la consulam_fw-la certain_o quod_fw-la erasmus_n in_o annotatis_fw-la suis_fw-la aliique_fw-la eum_fw-la forsan_fw-la secuti_fw-la asseruerint_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d proprie_fw-la esse_fw-la parere_fw-la magistratibus_fw-la id_fw-la gratis_n dictum_fw-la est_fw-la nam_fw-la cum_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d sit_fw-la ad_fw-la literam_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d principium_fw-la principatum_fw-la imperium_fw-la soneâ—_n non_fw-la magistratus_fw-la reddendum_fw-la potius_fw-la foret_fw-la parere_fw-la empire_n vel_fw-la principatui_fw-la at_o hoc_fw-la prius_fw-la positum_fw-la erat_fw-la &_o quam_fw-la proxime_fw-la viz._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d cujus_fw-la rei_fw-la memor_fw-la forte_fw-fr interpres_fw-la vulgatus_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d reddâ—dit_fw-la dicto_fw-la obedire_fw-la nihilo_fw-la sane_fw-la felicius_fw-la constat_fw-la enim_fw-la ex_fw-la usu_fw-la novi_fw-la test_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d significare_fw-la simpliciter_fw-la parere_fw-la obedire_fw-la videatur_fw-la actorum_fw-la cap._n v._o 29_o 32._o &_o xxvii_o 21._o in_o mind_n to_o be_v subject_a to_o principality_n and_o power_n and_o to_o obey_v there_o be_v no_o other_o object_n specify_v of_o obedience_n but_o that_o before_o name_v of_o subjection_n and_o if_o we_o will_v have_v any_o critical_a difference_n betwixt_o the_o two_o verb_n to_o be_v subject_a and_o to_o obey_v the_o first_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d signify_v more_o strict_o be_v subject_a out_o of_o necessity_n and_o for_o wrath_n as_o our_o apostle_n elsewhere_o express_v it_o and_o this_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o obey_v voluntary_o and_o out_o of_o choice_n for_o conscience_n sake_n it_o be_v promptè_fw-la libenter_fw-la &_o ex_fw-la animo_fw-la obedire_fw-la say_v cornel_n à _fw-fr lapide_fw-la and_o thus_o take_v as_o thus_o it_o ought_v to_o be_v take_v there_o can_v be_v a_o text_n more_o express_a for_o any_o christian_a duty_n than_o this_o be_v for_o obedience_n to_o king_n but_o some_o of_o you_o haply_o have_v by_o this_o time_n cast_v your_o eye_n on_o the_o last_o word_n of_o the_o verse_n it_o be_v say_v not_o only_o put_v they_o in_o mind_n to_o be_v subject_n and_o obey_v but_o to_o be_v ready_a to_o every_o good_a work_n and_o this_o limit_n our_o obedience_n yes_o and_o god_n forbid_v but_o all_o obedience_n to_o man_n shall_v be_v constant_o charge_v with_o this_o reserve_v or_o condition_n its_o consistency_n with_o our_o obedience_n to_o god_n child_n obey_v your_o parent_n in_o the_o lord_n ephes_n vi_fw-la 1._o not_o in_o thing_n by_o god_n forbid_v and_o so_o this_o text_n be_v express_v you_o see_v as_o to_o our_o obedience_n to_o the_o king_n that_o we_o obey_v and_o be_v ready_a in_o every_o good_a work_n yet_o we_o must_v know_v action_n in_o themselves_o but_o indifferent_a become_v good_a work_n when_o do_v in_o obedience_n to_o lawful_a authority_n such_o as_o i_o hope_v none_o of_o we_o doubt_v his_o majesty_n to_o be_v as_o for_o instance_n it_o be_v a_o indifferent_a action_n general_o take_v whether_o i_o go_v abroad_o