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the_o cause_n final_a no_o doubt_n of_o it_o faith_n bear_v herself_o correlativelie_a to_o the_o promise_n of_o god_n so_o often_o then_o as_o mention_n be_v make_v of_o faith_n or_o hope_n let_v we_o call_v to_o mind_v the_o promise_n give_v from_o god_n the_o same_o then_o signify_v this_o verse_n thou_o lord_n be_v my_o hope_n and_o thou_o lord_n have_v promise_v i_o help_v and_o other_o necessary_a benefit_n so_o as_o afterwards_o he_o call_v to_o mind_v the_o benefit_n do_v he_o before_o time_n by_o reason_n whereof_o he_o conceive_v assure_v hope_n of_o deliverance_n in_o time_n to_o come_v thou_o say_v he_o have_v bring_v i_o out_o of_o my_o mother_n womb_n and_o have_v bestow_v upon_o i_o of_o thy_o most_o bountiful_a liberality_n many_o other_o benefit_n o._n vouchsafe_v therefore_o to_o finish_v and_o perfect_v up_o the_o web_n of_o thy_o good_a will_n and_o work_a goodness_n and_o do_v thou_o never_o forsake_v i_o last_o of_o all_o icrave_a and_o look_v from_o thou_o 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it_o be_v for_o we_o to_o suffer_v the_o unrighteous_a judgement_n of_o the_o world_n for_o some_o do_v condemn_v we_o of_o heresy_n other_o object_n unto_o we_o the_o crime_n laesae_fw-la maiestatis_fw-la or_o as_o detractor_n of_o the_o supreme_a authority_n but_o see_v then_o that_o godly_a man_n can_v without_o great_a sorrow_n endure_v slander_n or_o reproachful_a taunt_n though_o unin_v judgement_n it_o be_v needful_a that_o they_o hold_v fast_o the_o express_a consolation_n against_o unrighteous_a judgement_n so_o as_o they_o map_n overcome_v sorrow_n and_o believe_v that_o they_o be_v not_o for_o such_o unjust_a judgement_n cast_v away_o from_o god_n or_o exclude_v from_o the_o true_a church_n let_v we_o therefore_o evermore_o look_v upon_o these_o say_n viz._n psal_n 109._o vers_fw-la
for_o the_o politic_a power_n defend_v his_o subject_n with_o weapon_n and_o punish_v disobedient_a person_n with_o corporal_a force_n or_o with_o the_o sword_n but_o christ_n by_o the_o preach_n of_o the_o gospel_n give_v everlasting_a benefit_n remission_n of_o sin_n the_o holy_a ghost_n and_o life_n everlasting_a and_o punish_v disobedient_a person_n not_o with_o corporal_a force_n but_o with_o his_o word_n namely_o lawful_a excommunication_n fourthlie_o they_o differ_v in_o glory_n for_o the_o glory_n of_o government_n be_v in_o the_o excellency_n of_o counsel_n in_o civil_a or_o peaceable_a government_n and_o in_o valiancy_n and_o good_a success_n in_o war_n but_o the_o proper_a glory_n of_o the_o church_n in_o this_o life_n be_v true_a knowledge_n of_o god_n prayer_n profession_n of_o the_o true_a doctrine_n and_o perpetual_a preservation_n of_o the_o church_n although_o she_o be_v persecute_v in_o some_o member_n the_o greatness_n of_o mind_n in_o overcome_v or_o vanquish_a all_o enticement_n and_o terrify_a torment_n of_o the_o wicked_a the_o ornament_n of_o many_o virtue_n wherein_o the_o presence_n of_o god_n be_v perceive_v and_o see_v fiftlie_o the_o defence_n of_o a_o politic_a kingdom_n be_v host_n of_o man_n and_o riches_n necessary_a in_o charge_n of_o domestical_a affair_n &_o to_o maintain_v war_n abroad_o but_o the_o church_n be_v not_o defend_v with_o visible_a help_n but_o be_v govern_v by_o the_o son_n of_o god_n and_o have_v the_o angel_n her_o supper_n intendent_o or_o watchman_n last_o they_o differ_v in_o stability_n for_o all_o politic_a governement_n have_v their_o end_n and_o limit_v of_o time_n but_o of_o this_o kingdom_n there_o shall_v be_v none_o end_n because_o the_o king_n in_o eternal_a and_o he_o give_v unto_o his_o people_n eternal_a life_n which_o be_v here_o begin_v and_o shall_v be_v accomplish_v after_o the_o resurrection_n these_o thing_n must_v be_v often_o recite_v touch_v the_o difference_n between_o christ_n kingdom_n and_o politic_a kingdom_n not_o only_o to_o refuse_v the_o jew_n but_o even_o to_o instruct_v we_o also_o lest_o the_o consolation_n &_o invocation_n upon_o the_o son_n of_o god_n and_o our_o exercise_n of_o faith_n be_v obscure_v or_o darken_v with_o politic_a imagination_n for_o the_o eye_n be_v bend_v upon_o politic_a benefit_n when_o they_o be_v once_o go_v do_v think_v that_o the_o church_n be_v but_o a_o castaway_n from_o god_n this_o imagination_n must_v we_o refuse_v and_o steadfast_o believe_v that_o true_a beléever_n be_v not_o therefore_o cast_v away_o from_o the_o son_n of_o god_n no_o though_o they_o be_v in_o the_o mid_n of_o punishment_n or_o torment_n for_o as_o saint_n paul_n say_v we_o stand_v and_o rejoice_v under_o the_o hope_n of_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n not_o only_o but_o also_o we_o rejoice_v in_o tribulation_n etc._n etc._n rom._n 5._o verse_n 2._o &_o 3_o they_o that_o dwell_v in_o the_o wilderness_n shall_v kneel_v before_o he_o his_o enemy_n shall_v lick_v the_o dust_n the_o king_n of_o tharshis_n and_o of_o the_o isle_n shall_v bring_v present_n the_o king_n of_o arabia_n and_o saba_n shall_v bring_v gift_n all_o king_n shall_v fall_v down_o before_o he_o all_o nation_n shall_v do_v he_o service_n he_o amplifi_v the_o majesty_n of_o christ_n kingdom_n the_o inhabitant_n of_o the_o wilderness_n say_v he_o shall_v not_o only_o be_v petitioner_n unto_o this_o king_n but_o even_o they_o also_o which_o dwell_v in_o fair_a and_o sumptuous_a house_n which_o be_v garnishcd_v with_o costly_a work_n and_o picture_n and_o neither_o shall_v his_o friend_n but_o even_o his_o enemy_n also_o humble_a themselves_o and_o fall_v down_o before_o this_o lord_n what_o shall_v i_o say_v of_o the_o king_n which_o shall_v be_v nurse_v father_n of_o christ_n kingdom_n beginning_n for_o in_o all_o age_n from_o the_o first_o beginning_n of_o mankind_n there_o have_v be_v be_v &_o be_v some_o magistrate_n choose_v of_o god_n unto_o everlasting_a salvation_n and_o call_v unto_o the_o society_n of_o the_o true_a church_n as_o nebuchadnezar_n and_o euilmerodach_n in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o babylon_n darius_n medus_n cyrus_n and_o artaxerxes_n with_o the_o long_a hand_n so_o call_v in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o persia_n and_o constantine_n valentinian_n theodosius_n charles_n the_o great_a and_o certain_a other_o in_o the_o empire_n of_o rome_n for_o as_o in_o that_o say_n 3._o mat._n 5._o ver_fw-la all_o jury_n go_v out_o unto_o john_n baptist_n be_v the_o figure_n synecdoche_n i._o part_n for_o the_o whole_a so_o in_o this_o verse_n all_o king_n shall_v fall_v down_o before_o he_o the_o universal_a particle_n must_v be_v restrain_v for_o it_o both_o not_o signify_v that_o all_o king_n shall_v become_v the_o friend_n of_o christ_n but_o some_o cut_n of_o all_o kingdom_n now_o see_v i_o pray_v you_o how_o great_a a_o glory_n it_o may_v be_v that_o not_o only_o obscure_a and_o base_a person_n shall_v embrace_v the_o preach_n of_o the_o gospel_n but_o even_o mighty_a king_n and_o monarch_n also_o unto_o those_o king_n which_o be_v convert_v to_o christ_n shall_v nothing_o be_v attribute_v more_o glorious_a then_o that_o they_o be_v repute_v &_o call_v citizen_n and_o member_n of_o the_o true_a church_n of_o christ_n for_o he_o shall_v deliver_v the_o poor_a when_o he_o cry_v the_o needy_a also_o and_o he_o that_o have_v no_o helper_n he_o shall_v be_v favourable_a to_o the_o simple_a and_o needy_a and_o shall_v preserve_v the_o soul_n of_o the_o poor_a he_o shall_v deliver_v their_o soul_n from_o falsehood_n and_o wrong_n &_o dear_a shall_v their_o blood_n be_v in_o his_o sight_n this_o be_v a_o most_o sweet_a and_o delectable_a reason_n of_o the_o former_a next_o verse_n as_o if_o he_o say_v therefore_o shall_v they_o fall_v down_o and_o worship_v he_o because_o he_o help_v they_o that_o call_v upon_o he_o when_o they_o be_v forsake_v of_o earthly_a creature_n this_o sentence_n be_v great_o set_v forth_o in_o the_o 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whale_n belly_n and_o all_o man_n which_o call_v upon_o god_n may_v declare_v and_o speak_v of_o some_o deliverance_n which_o they_o have_v have_v when_o they_o have_v be_v manifest_o preserve_v beside_o and_o without_o second_o cause_n furthermore_o whereas_o the_o church_n be_v for_o most_o part_n rend_v in_o piece_n with_o discord_n of_o opinion_n and_o feel_v the_o cruelty_n of_o tyrant_n this_o psalm_n promise_v her_o deliverance_n from_o the_o wicked_a craft_n of_o heretic_n palm_n and_o violence_n of_o nero_n dioclesian_n and_o such_o like_a tyrant_n but_o true_o when_o i_o think_v upon_o this_o verse_n the_o fable_n of_o the_o viper_n and_o the_o palm_n come_v into_o my_o mind_n for_o like_a as_o the_o viper_n be_v with_o the_o palm_n leave_v nourish_v and_o with_o the_o same_o again_o destroy_v so_o heretic_n abuse_v the_o scripture_n be_v refute_v by_o the_o testimony_n of_o scripture_n right_o confer_v as_o although_o samosatenus_fw-la corrupt_v the_o first_o chapter_n of_o s._n johns_n gospel_n yet_o in_o the_o course_n of_o the_o same_o sermon_n &_o conference_n of_o other_o testimony_n he_o may_v be_v evident_o refute_v or_o convince_v but_o as_o unto_o tyrant_n appertain_v this_o psalm_n in_o this_o place_n do_v notable_o comfort_v we_o he_o shall_v deliver_v their_o soul_n from_o falsehood_n and_o wrong_n etc._n etc._n that_o be_v he_o shall_v inflame_v their_o heart_n with_o joy_n and_o gladness_n the_o vanquisher_n of_o death_n and_o shall_v give_v they_o life_n everlasting_a according_a to_o that_o say_n john_n 10._o 28._o i_o give_v unto_o they_o everlasting_a life_n and_o their_o blood_n shall_v be_v precious_a because_o tyrant_n shall_v suffer_v great_a &_o just_a torment_n for_o their_o cruelty_n use_v against_o the_o godly_a one_o and_o partly_o because_o by_o this_o testimony_n of_o their_o death_n the_o truth_n of_o christ_n doctrine_n be_v seal_v and_o confirm_v but_o inasmuch_o as_o