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command_v to_o our_o lawful_a governor_n sect._n 70._o and_o when_o we_o do_v obey_v in_o a_o case_n of_o miscommand_v it_o be_v not_o a_o do_v evil_a that_o good_a may_v come_v of_o it_o as_o some_o do_v misconceive_v but_o it_o be_v only_o a_o submit_v to_o that_o which_o be_v ill-commanded_n but_o not_o evil_a in_o he_o that_o do_v submit_v it_o be_v the_o determiner_n that_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o the_o inconvenience_n and_o not_o the_o obeyer_n nor_o be_v it_o inconvenient_a for_o i_o to_o obey_v though_o it_o be_v worse_o perhaps_o to_o he_o that_o command_v while_o he_o sin_v in_o command_v he_o may_v make_v it_o my_o duty_n to_o obey_v pag._n 461._o sect._n 6._o the_o reason_n of_o this_o be_v obvious_a and_o clear_a even_o because_o it_o be_v the_o office_n of_o the_o governor_n to_o determine_v of_o such_o circumstance_n it_o be_v the_o pastor_n office_n to_o guide_v and_o oversee_v the_o flock_n and_o when_o he_o determine_v these_o he_o be_v but_o in_o his_o own_o way_n 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to_o err_v be_v not_o of_o themselves_o unlawful_a but_o only_o by_o such_o a_o accident_n as_o be_v over-weighed_n by_o another_o accident_n shall_v cease_v to_o make_v they_o unlawful_a for_o instance_n p._n 461._o sect._n 4._o if_o of_o two_o translation_n of_o scripture_n or_o two_o version_n of_o the_o psalm_n the_o pastor_n use_v the_o worse_a so_o it_o be_v tolerable_a we_o must_v obey_v and_o sect._n 7._o if_o the_o pastor_n appoint_v a_o more_o imperfect_a version_n of_o the_o psalm_n to_o be_v sing_v in_o the_o church_n as_o be_v common_o use_v in_o england_n the_o obey_v of_o he_o in_o the_o use_n of_o this_o will_v not_o bring_v so_o much_o hurt_v to_o the_o church_n as_o the_o disobey_v on_o that_o account_n will_v do_v for_o beside_o the_o sin_n of_o disobedience_n itself_o the_o church_n will_v be_v in_o a_o confusion_n if_o they_o forsake_v his_o conduct_n that_o preserve_v the_o union_n and_o some_o will_v be_v for_o this_o and_o some_o for_o that_o and_o so_o the_o 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divide_v principle_n 253._o shall_v rather_o join_v with_o backbiter_n and_o encourage_v they_o in_o their_o misreport_n and_o slander_n because_o it_o tend_v to_o the_o suppose_a interest_n of_o their_o party_n or_o themselves_o let_v they_o prepare_v to_o answer_v such_o unfaithfulness_n to_o their_o conscience_n which_o will_v be_v short_o awaken_v and_o to_o the_o great_a shepherd_n of_o the_o flock_n who_o be_v at_o the_o door_n and_o who_o tell_v even_o the_o devil_n agent_n that_o a_o house_n or_o kingdom_n divide_v against_o itself_o can_v stand_v but_o be_v bring_v to_o nought_o for_o far_a satisfaction_n i_o refer_v the_o reader_n to_o mr._n baxter_n case_n of_o separation_n in_o the_o appendix_n to_o his_o life_n p._n 67_o to_o p._n 80._o where_o he_o thus_o conclude_v more_n may_v be_v see_v in_o mr._n nye'_v book_n for_o hear_v the_o parish_n preacher_n and_o in_o mr._n tomb_n who_o write_v against_o infant_n baptism_n vindicate_v the_o lawfulness_n and_o duty_n of_o join_v in_o ordinary_a communion_n in_o word_n prayer_n and_o sacrament_n with_o the_o parish_n church_n finis_fw-la in_o the_o 3d._a part_n of_o his_o life_n p._n 169._o preface_n to_o 5._o disput_n p._n 6._o defence_n of_o principle_n of_o love_n p._n 64._o preface_n to_o christian_a direct_n ad_fw-la finem_fw-la epistle_n dedicatory_a to_o saint_n rest_v saint_n rest_v p._n 551._o p._n 666._o p._n 55._o p._n 57_o p._n 12_o 13._o defense_n p._n 89._o christian_n directory_n p._n 747._o see_v christ_n direct_v p._n 606._o christ_n direct_v p._n 902_o p._n 807._o p._n 810._o ibid._n p._n 812._o p._n 814._o one_a edit_n p._n 815._o p._n 856._o p._n 857._o p._n 857_o p._n 〈◊〉_d p._n 859._o p._n 882._o p._n 882._o p._n 896._o p._n 901._o christian_n directory_n p._n 179._o 2d_o edit_n p._n 902._o p._n 915._o five_o disp_n p._n 361._o p._n 401._o p._n 409._o p._n 411._o p._n 412._o christ_n direct_v p._n 884_o five_o disp_n p._n 412._o p._n 416._o p._n 117._o see_v christ_n direct_v p._n 885._o p._n 418._o confirmation_n p._n 207_o 220_o 230._o christ_n direct_v p._n 916._o christ_n direct_v p._n 49._o christian_n directory_n p._n 616._o one_a edit_n christ_n direct_v p._n 137._o 2d_o edit_n five_o disp_n p._n 411._o defense_n p._n 177._o christ_n direct_v p._n 607._o christ_n direct_v p._n 48._o p._n 49._o baxter_n of_o confirmation_n p._n 3._o dispute_v the_o four_o of_o church_n government_n p._n 358._o p._n 359._o see_v christ_n direct_v p._n 874._o p._n 361._o p._n 364._o christ_n direct_v p._n 748._o see_v christ_n direct_v p._n 848._o defence_n p._n 38._o p._n 176._o p._n 54._o cure_v of_o division_n p._n 200._o p._n 174._o p._n 179._o p._n 185._o five_o disp_n p._n 363._o sacrileg_n desert_v p._n 103._o p._n 101_o 102._o baxter_n against_o cramdon_n p._n 83._o cure_v of_o divis_n p._n 393._o saint_n rest_v p._n 519._o church_n government_n p._n 131._o 5._o disput_n preface_n p._n 4._o five_o disp_n p._n 20._o p._n 352._o sigonius_n de_fw-fr repub._n heb._n l._n 2._o c._n 8._o 8._o mr._n baxter_n defense_n p._n 65._o christ_n direct_v p._n 916._o cure_v of_o divis_n p._n 80._o defence_n p._n 36._o sacrilegious_a desert_v p._n 92._o saint_n rest_v p._n 518._o preface_n to_o confess_v defence_n p._n 17._o epistle_n to_o separate_v congregagation_n defence_n p._n 50._o answ_n to_o exception_n p._n 170._o defence_n p._n 68_o defence_n p._n 21._o p._n 52._o key_n for_o catholic_n baxter_n holy_a commonwealth_n epistle_n to_o separate_v congregagation_n christ_n direct_v p._n 733._o cure_v of_o division_n p._n 359._o defence_n p._n 3._o cure_v of_o divis_n p._n 77._o p._n 282._o p._n 288._o p._n 290._o p._n 292._o christ_n direct_v p._n 66._o part._n 3._o preface_n to_o cure_n of_o division_n curâ—…_n p._n 152._o p._n 24._o p._n 〈◊〉_d p._n 188._o p._n 22._o preface_n to_o confess_v christ_n direct_v p._n 734._o christian_n directory_n p._n 854._o p._n 36._o part_v the_o four_o baxter_n of_o confirmation_n p._n 293._o christ_n direct_v part_n 4._o p._n 73._o cure_v of_o divis_n p._n 254._o p._n 261._o holy_a commonwealth_n eddit_fw-la to_o pres_n prop._n of_o confir_n p._n 309._o cure_v of_o division_n p._n 253._o