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thae_fw-la resist_v the_o magistrate_n shall_v receive_v to_o themselves_o damnation_n rom._n 13.2_o my_o second_o use_n will_v be_v by_o way_n of_o exhortation_n first_o to_o inferior_n if_o the_o god_n of_o heaven_n have_v appoint_v magistrate_n to_o be_v as_o god_n on_o earth_n it_o exhort_v we_o to_o honour_v they_o honour_n the_o king_n 1_o pet._n 2.17_o say_v the_o holy_a ghost_n patriae_fw-la honour_n to_o who_o honour_n belong_v rom._n 13.7_o there_o be_v honour_n due_a to_o our_o civil_a as_o well_o as_o to_o our_o natural_a parent_n so_o much_o be_v express_v in_o that_o stand_a law_n of_o god_n the_o five_o commandment_n exod._n exod._n 20._o though_o they_o be_v to_o be_v honour_v as_o god_n yet_o not_o as_o the_o true_a god_n civil_a respect_n be_v due_a to_o they_o not_o divine_a yet_o some_o roman_a emperor_n out_o of_o intolerable_a pride_n have_v affect_v to_o be_v call_v god_n and_o command_v other_o to_o sacrifice_v to_o they_o this_o civil_a honour_n be_v to_o be_v visible_a 1._o in_o give_v reverence_n to_o their_o person_n 2._o in_o yield_a obedience_n to_o their_o righteous_a precept_n first_o in_o reverence_v their_o person_n magistrate_n be_v honour_v by_o god_n and_o therefore_o may_v well_o be_v honour_v by_o we_o those_o who_o be_v dignify_v by_o god_n must_v not_o be_v debase_v by_o man_n med._n we_o ought_v to_o honour_v they_o in_o our_o heart_n by_o stand_v in_o awe_n of_o they_o by_o esteem_v they_o as_o they_o resemble_v god_n prov._n 24.21_o and_o be_v in_o his_o place_n to_o be_v high_a and_o worthy_a than_o other_o thou_o be_v worth_a ten_o thousand_o of_o we_o say_v they_o to_o david_n 2_o sam._n 18.3_o the_o godly_a people_n count_v king_n josiah_n the_o breath_n of_o their_o nostril_n lament_v 4.20_o and_o the_o holy_a ghost_n brand_v they_o for_o son_n of_o belial_n that_o despise_v saul_n in_o their_o heart_n though_o he_o be_v a_o wicked_a king_n 1_o sam_n 10.27_o in_o our_o carriage_n we_o must_v honour_v they_o by_o 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be_v consul_n be_v willing_o submit_v himself_o to_o he_o serve_v under_o he_o as_o his_o lieutenant_n and_o follow_v on_o horseback_n his_o son_n in_o his_o triumph_a chariot_n but_o such_o heathen_a will_v rise_v up_o in_o judgement_n against_o many_o christian_n second_o your_o honour_v they_o must_v appear_v by_o your_o yield_a obedience_n to_o their_o lawful_a precept_n luth._n in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o christ_n this_o be_v wonderful_a say_v zanchy_n dead._n that_o he_o will_v and_o command_v all_o prince_n and_o potentate_n to_o be_v subject_a to_o his_o kingdom_n and_o yet_o he_o will_v and_o command_v that_o his_o kingdom_n be_v subject_a to_o prince_n and_o potentate_n tit._n 3.1_o put_v they_o in_o mind_n to_o be_v subject_a to_o principality_n and_o power_n and_o to_o obey_v magistrate_n subjection_n note_v their_o acknowledgement_n of_o obedience_n to_o be_v due_a and_o obedience_n note_v the_o act_n itself_o of_o obey_v or_o the_o practice_n answerable_a to_o the_o 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notice_n i_o say_v magistrate_n must_v be_v obey_v in_o their_o lawful_a command_n if_o a_o king_n say_v our_o civil_a law_n give_v law_n out_o of_o his_o territory_n he_o be_v not_o to_o be_v obey_v and_o it_o magistrate_n command_v what_o god_n for_o bid_v they_o give_v law_n out_o of_o their_o own_o dominion_n and_o therefore_o say_v the_o divine_a law_n they_o be_v not_o to_o be_v obey_v god_n indeed_o be_v to_o be_v obey_v universal_o and_o unlimited_o intuitu_fw-la voluntat_fw-la be_v upon_o the_o bare_a sight_n of_o his_o will_n but_o i_o must_v examine_v the_o law_n of_o man_n by_o the_o law_n of_o god_n and_o if_o they_o dissonant_n and_o disagree_v to_o god_n law_n i_o must_v be_v disobedient_a to_o their_o law_n no_o mere_a man_n ipse_fw-la dixit_fw-la be_v sufficient_a act_n 6.29_o we_o ought_v to_o obey_v god_n rather_o than_o man_n the_o man_n of_o calicot_n say_v some_o will_v do_v whatsoever_o their_o emperor_n command_n though_o it_o be_v to_o worship_v the_o devil_n 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