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himself_o desire_v man_n to_o follow_v he_o no_o further_o than_o he_o follow_v christ_n and_o i_o do_v not_o find_v that_o ever_o christ_n go_v in_o that_o way_n wherein_o my_o brethren_n will_v have_v i_o go_v after_o they_o i_o dare_v not_o do_v what_o christ_n do_v not_o to_o please_v my_o brethren_n i_o have_v ask_v my_o conscience_n many_o a_o time_n whether_o it_o think_v that_o christ_n if_o he_o be_v here_o will_v walk_v in_o the_o path_n of_o resistance_n with_o my_o brethren_n whether_o he_o will_v say_v and_o preach_v such_o thing_n as_o some_o of_o they_o do_v now_o urge_v and_o press_v upon_o the_o people_n and_o it_o have_v answer_v i_o sure_o no._n for_o christ_n never_o stir_v up_o man_n to_o war_n or_o to_o shed_v the_o blood_n of_o one_o another_o or_o to_o resist_v their_o sovereign_n upon_o any_o occasion_n he_o always_o preach_v for_o pâ—ace_n love_n and_o obedience_n and_o against_o oppression_n rapine_n and_o wrong_v he_o command_v all_o to_o deny_v themselves_o 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king_n person_n p._n 9_o 6._o the_o subject_n duty_n and_o the_o sovereign_n excellency_n p._n 10_o 7._o inward_a honour_n be_v due_a to_o the_o king_n and_o how_o the_o same_o be_v to_o be_v express_v p._n 16_o 8._o the_o question_n about_o resist_v the_o king_n person_n state_v and_o open_v p._n 22_o 9_o the_o lawfulness_n of_o resist_v the_o king_n personal_a will_n by_o force_n of_o arm_n disavow_v p._n 25_o 10._o scripture_n example_n for_o it_o answer_v p._n 30_o 11._o argument_n from_o reason_n answer_v p._n 34_o 12._o objection_n from_o the_o king_n oath_n answer_v p._n 41_o 13._o scripture_n allege_v to_o evidence_n the_o unlawfulnesse_n of_o this_o resistance_n p._n 48_o 14._o particular_a reason_n why_o the_o author_n conscience_n can_v permit_v he_o to_o concur_v with_o some_o of_o his_o brethren_n in_o the_o way_n of_o resistance_n p._n 61_o 15._o this_o way_n of_o resistance_n show_v to_o be_v 1._o against_o the_o way_n of_o god_n p._n 66_o 2._o destructive_a to_o the_o 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