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my_o own_o and_o proper_a power_n can_v extend_v itself_o no_o further_o then_o to_o thing_n spiritual_a only_o my_o lord_n christ_n himself_o what_o other_o power_n do_v he_o exercise_v then_o mere_o spiritual_a do_v he_o ever_o thrust_v himself_o into_o any_o temporal_a affair_n s._n paul_n say_v that_o those_o that_o be_v set_v over_o my_o child_n 13.17_o heb._n 13.17_o be_v to_o watch_v over_o their_o soul_n and_o to_o render_v account_n of_o they_o my_o care_n therefore_o proper_o and_o whole_o concern_v man_n soul_n as_o for_o their_o body_n and_o bodily_a or_o civil_a affair_n they_o have_v other_o governor_n namely_o temporal_a prince_n the_o same_o s._n paul_n say_v also_o that_o no_o man_n 2.4_o 2._o tim._n 2.4_o that_o war_v unto_o god_n entangle_v himself_o with_o the_o affair_n of_o this_o life_n moreover_o by_o the_o joint_a acknowledgement_n of_o my_o holy_a doctor_n it_o be_v manifest_a that_o my_o employment_n be_v whole_o and_o only_o in_o cure_n of_o soul_n which_o 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willing_a to_o be_v subject_a to_o he_o the_o reason_n be_v for_o that_o it_o be_v not_o in_o my_o reach_n to_o enforce_v any_o man_n s._n chrysostome_n very_o well_o say_v of_o i_o apo._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d chrys_n hom_n 3._o in_o act._n apo._n that_o i_o can_v impose_v any_o thing_n by_o authority_n that_o be_v in_o such_o manner_n as_o pretend_v power_n to_o compel_v other_o to_o obey_v i_o true_a it_o be_v that_o religious_a and_o devout_a prince_n to_o do_v i_o honour_n and_o for_o my_o sake_n to_o vouchsafe_v some_o privilege_n to_o my_o officer_n have_v afford_v i_o the_o favour_n to_o have_v the_o exercise_n of_o a_o certain_a civil_a and_o criminal_a jurisdiction_n over_o my_o own_o minister_n but_o such_o grant_n as_o these_o be_v at_o the_o courtesy_n and_o in_o the_o liberty_n of_o the_o