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be_v the_o father_n of_o the_o country_n we_o must_v obey_v he_o but_o yet_o not_o above_o the_o lord_n yea_o if_o he_o command_v any_o thing_n against_o he_o he_o be_v both_o to_o be_v hate_v and_o also_o to_o be_v deny_v neither_o be_v it_o lawful_a for_o any_o man_n to_o profess_v himself_o to_o be_v a_o christian_n which_o will_v not_o depart_v from_o the_o superior_a magistrate_n in_o these_o thing_n which_o be_v against_o the_o word_n of_o god._n this_o be_v to_o have_v a_o will_n to_o serve_v two_o lord_n and_o to_o halt_n in_o two_o part_n if_o god_n be_v god_n let_v we_o follow_v he_o and_o that_o not_o by_o half_n but_o whole_o but_o it_o be_v to_o be_v fear_v say_v they_o lest_o while_o we_o be_v against_o the_o superior_a power_n we_o engender_v danger_n to_o the_o public_a wealth_n to_o this_o will_v i_o answer_v contrary_o to_o that_o which_o demades_n in_o the_o old_a time_n answer_v unto_o the_o athenienses_fw-la demades_n a_o answer_n of_o demades_n cassander_n the_o 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of_o god_n it_o be_v not_o to_o be_v obey_v naboth_n a_o example_n of_o naboth_n so_o do_v naboth_n behave_v himself_o he_o will_v not_o grant_v unto_o achab_n his_o vineyard_n which_o be_v his_o inheritance_n neither_o have_v he_o in_o that_o thing_n a_o respect_n unto_o any_o thing_n else_o then_o that_o the_o law_n of_o god_n shall_v remain_v unbroken_v wherein_o it_o be_v command_v that_o the_o tribe_n and_o famelye_v of_o the_o israelite_n as_o touch_v possession_n shall_v remain_v distincte_n and_o separate_v wherefore_o by_o it_o it_o be_v not_o lawful_a for_o naboth_n to_o alienate_v his_o inheritance_n for_o ever_o yet_o a_o man_n be_v far_o endet_v may_v have_v sell_v his_o inheritance_n till_o the_o year_n of_o jubily_n but_o after_o that_o year_n it_o return_v unto_o the_o old_a possessor_n again_o god_n will_v by_o this_o mean_n that_o the_o inheritaunce_n of_o the_o israelite_n shall_v not_o be_v confound_v wherefore_o naboth_n will_v not_o sell_v his_o ancient_a 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