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2._o 6._o out_o of_o thou_o shall_v come_v a_o governor_n that_o shall_v rule_v my_o people_n israel_n 3._o the_o jew_n do_v general_o understand_v it_o so_o that_o the_o messiah_n be_v to_o be_v the_o church_n king_n only_o which_o make_v pilate_n say_v to_o they_o shall_v i_o crucify_v your_o king_n and_o hence_o it_o be_v also_o that_o the_o wise_a man_n who_o come_v to_o inquire_v for_o christ_n say_v where_o be_v he_o that_o be_v bear_v king_n of_o the_o jew_n matt._n 2._o 2._o eight_o that_o very_a place_n eph._n 1._o 21_o 22_o 23._o from_o which_o master_n coleman_n draw_v a_o argument_n against_o we_o do_v plain_o hold_v forth_o a_o twofold_a supremacy_n of_o jesus_n christ_n one_o over_o all_o thing_n another_o in_o reference_n to_o the_o church_n only_o which_o be_v his_o body_n his_o fullness_n and_o to_o who_o alone_o he_o be_v head_n according_a to_o that_o text_n of_o which_o more_o afterward_o nine_o the_o apostle_n col._n 1._o do_v also_o distinguish_v this_o twofold_a 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the_o church_n may_v have_v reason_n to_o esteem_v one_o as_o a_o heathen_a and_o a_o publican_n that_o be_v no_o church-member_n who_o yet_o the_o magistrate_n in_o prudence_n and_o policy_n do_v permit_v to_o live_v in_o the_o commonwealth_n again_o the_o most_o notorious_a and_o scandalous_a sinner_n blasphemer_n murderer_n adulterer_n incestuous_a person_n robber_n etc._n etc._n when_o god_n give_v they_o repentance_n and_o the_o sign_n thereof_o do_v appear_v the_o church_n do_v not_o bind_v but_o loose_v they_o do_v not_o retain_v but_o remit_v their_o sin_n i_o mean_v ministerial_o and_o declarative_o notwithstanding_o the_o magistrate_n may_v and_o aught_o to_o do_v justice_n according_a to_o law_n even_o upon_o those_o penitent_a sinner_n chap._n v._o of_o a_o twofold_a kingdom_n of_o jesus_n christ_n a_o general_a kingdom_n as_o he_o be_v the_o eternal_a son_n of_o god_n the_o head_n of_o all_o principality_n and_o power_n reign_v over_o all_o creature_n and_o a_o particular_a kingdom_n as_o he_o be_v mediator_n reign_v over_o the_o church_n only_o the_o controversy_n which_o have_v be_v move_v concern_v the_o civil_a magistrate_n his_o vicegerentship_n and_o the_o hold_v of_o his_o office_n of_o and_o under_o and_o for_o jesus_n christ_n as_o he_o be_v mediator_n have_v a_o necessary_a coherence_n with_o and_o dependence_n upon_o another_o controversy_n concern_v a_o twofold_a kingdom_n of_o jesus_n christ_n one_o as_o he_o be_v the_o eternal_a son_n of_o god_n reign_v together_o with_o the_o father_n and_o the_o holy_a ghost_n over_o all_o thing_n and_o so_o the_o magistrate_n be_v his_o vicegerent_n and_o hold_v his_o office_n of_o and_o under_o he_o another_o as_o mediator_n and_o head_n of_o the_o church_n and_o so_o the_o magistrate_n do_v not_o hold_v his_o office_n of_o and_o under_o christ_n as_o his_o vicegerent_n wherefore_o before_o i_o come_v to_o that_o question_n concern_v the_o origination_n and_o tenure_n of_o the_o magistrate_n 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