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according_a to_o the_o imprecation_n of_o david_n against_o those_o that_o be_v enemy_n to_o so_o good_a a_o king_n set_v thou_o a_o ungodly_a man_n to_o have_v rule_n over_o they_o regis_fw-la quando_fw-la boni_fw-la sunt_fw-la muneris_fw-la est_fw-la dei_fw-la quando_fw-la mali_fw-la sceleris_fw-la est_fw-la populi_fw-la when_o good_a king_n bear_v rule_v it_o be_v a_o token_n of_o god_n favour_n when_o wicked_a one_o it_o be_v the_o effect_n of_o the_o people_n iniquity_n as_o job_n say_v chap._n 34.30_o juxta_fw-la septuag_n regnare_fw-la facit_fw-la hypocritam_fw-la propter_fw-la peccata_fw-la populi_fw-la god_n take_v away_o good_a king_n in_o his_o anger_n and_o set_v evil_a one_o in_o their_o room_n yea_o many_o time_n for_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o people_n he_o permit_v good_a prince_n to_o fall_v as_o he_o do_v david_n in_o number_v the_o people_n that_o they_o and_o their_o king_n may_v suffer_v under_o a_o common_a calamity_n it_o be_v a_o observation_n of_o aeneas_n 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command_v as_o there_o be_v for_o the_o necessity_n of_o christian_a obedience_n where_o be_v it_o say_v you_o must_v needs_o disobey_v your_o prince_n when_o he_o command_v you_o to_o worship_n god_n in_o the_o public_a assembly_n or_o to_o pray_v uncover_v or_o to_o receive_v the_o sacrament_n on_o your_o knee_n as_o it_o be_v say_v let_v every_o soul_n be_v subject_a to_o the_o high_a power_n and_o submit_v yourselves_o to_o every_o ordinance_n of_o man_n and_o obey_v magistrate_n and_o they_o that_o have_v the_o rule_n over_o you_o in_o this_o one_o common_a good_a of_o order_n and_o government_n many_o good_a thing_n be_v include_v for_o as_o cicero_n say_v de_fw-fr legibus_fw-la 3._o without_o government_n neither_o house_n city_n or_o nation_n nor_o mankind_n nor_o nature_n nor_o the_o world_n itself_o can_v subsist_v and_o st._n chrysostom_n on_o rom._n hom._n 23._o take_v away_o the_o high_a power_n and_o all_o go_v to_o wrack_n neither_o city_n nor_o family_n nor_o assembly_n or_o any_o thing_n else_o can_v stand_v the_o strong_a will_v devour_v the_o weak_a and_o all_o thing_n be_v turn_v upside_o down_o it_o be_v therefore_o conclude_v by_o all_o wise_a man_n that_o a_o bad_a prince_n be_v better_a than_o none_o for_o a_o demonstration_n whereof_o the_o persian_n after_o their_o king_n death_n permit_v the_o people_n to_o live_v in_o a_o lawless_a manner_n for_o five_o day_n together_o that_o after_o the_o experience_n of_o the_o outrage_n and_o violence_n commit_v in_o the_o interregnum_fw-la they_o may_v be_v the_o more_o endear_v to_o their_o prince_n consonant_a to_o which_o be_v that_o in_o judge_n chap._n 21.16_o when_o there_o be_v no_o king_n in_o israel_n every_o one_o do_v that_o which_o be_v right_a in_o his_o own_o eye_n which_o make_v they_o on_o any_o term_n to_o desire_v a_o king_n 2._o we_o be_v to_o obey_v they_o that_o we_o may_v silence_v the_o ignorance_n of_o foolish_a man_n that_o think_v and_o speak_v evil_a of_o christianity_n as_o if_o it_o set_v up_o christ_n kingdom_n against_o caesar_n and_o a_o good_a christian_n can_v not_o be_v a_o good_a subject_n which_o slander_v we_o shall_v confute_v by_o our_o peaceable_a conversation_n and_o this_o will_v gain_v we_o favour_n at_o home_n by_o mitigate_a the_o prince_n displeasure_n or_o toleration_n abroad_o if_o we_o be_v put_v to_o fly_v for_o our_o life_n when_o it_o shall_v be_v know_v that_o we_o be_v of_o peaceable_a and_o patient_a conversation_n the_o christian_a religion_n be_v from_o the_o beginning_n reproach_v as_o a_o disturber_n of_o the_o secular_a power_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v the_o care_n of_o christ_n to_o clear_v his_o disciple_n from_o this_o crime_n by_o pay_v tribute_n and_o live_v in_o subjection_n to_o the_o ruler_n of_o this_o world_n that_o he_o may_v give_v they_o no_o offence_n and_o the_o apostle_n know_v that_o they_o be_v report_v to_o be_v seditious_a and_o such_o as_o will_v turn_v the_o world_n upside_o down_o have_v take_v all_o possible_a care_n to_o undeceive_v the_o enemy_n of_o the_o gospel_n by_o oblige_v the_o professor_n thereof_o to_o obey_v their_o ruler_n under_o the_o great_a obligation_n that_o the_o wit_n of_o man_n can_v invent_v so_o that_o in_o case_n the_o king_n do_v command_v such_o thing_n as_o be_v evident_o forbid_v by_o god_n we_o see_v what_o be_v then_o to_o be_v do_v we_o must_v peaceable_o acquiesce_v in_o the_o providence_n of_o god_n as_o tacitus_n say_v we_o may_v bonos_fw-es imperatores_fw-la voto_fw-la expetere_fw-la quoscunq_fw-fr tolerare_fw-la l._n 4._o submit_v to_o they_o as_o instrument_n and_o rod_n in_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n correct_v or_o punish_v we_o for_o our_o sin_n god_n have_v the_o devil_n himself_o in_o a_o chain_n and_o have_v set_v bound_n unto_o he_o as_o in_o the_o case_n of_o job_n who_o life_n he_o can_v not_o take_v away_o nor_o go_v beyond_o god_n commission_n commit_v yourselves_o therefore_o to_o god_n in_o well_o do_v who_o have_v say_v vengeance_n be_v i_o and_o i_o will_v repay_v it_o and_o as_o david_n to_o saul_n 1_o sam._n 24.12_o the_o lord_n judge_n between_o thou_o and_o i_o and_o the_o lord_n avenge_v i_o of_o thou_o but_o my_o hand_n shall_v not_o be_v upon_o thou_o or_o as_o in_o 1_o sam._n 26.10_o the_o lord_n shall_v smite_v he_o or_o his_o day_n shall_v come_v to_o die_v or_o he_o shall_v descend_v into_o the_o battle_n and_o perish_v the_o lord_n forbid_v that_o i_o shall_v stretch_v forth_o my_o hand_n against_o the_o lord_n anoint_v we_o may_v not_o impute_v all_o that_o we_o suffer_v to_o our_o enemy_n the_o hand_n of_o god_n be_v in_o it_o and_o we_o must_v as_o david_n do_v acknowledge_v it_o to_o be_v the_o lord_n do_v we_o must_v receive_v evil_a at_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n as_o well_o as_o good_a and_o bless_v he_o when_o he_o take_v away_o as_o well_o as_o when_o he_o continue_v his_o mercy_n to_o we_o jer._n 29.7_o the_o jew_n be_v command_v to_o seek_v the_o peace_n of_o that_o city_n though_o it_o be_v babylon_n wherein_o they_o be_v captive_n and_o to_o pray_v to_o the_o lord_n for_o it_o for_o in_o the_o peace_n thereof_o you_o shall_v have_v peace_n and_o doubtless_o in_o the_o disturbance_n of_o it_o they_o be_v like_a to_o be_v the_o first_o and_o great_a sufferer_n obj._n but_o may_v we_o not_o resist_v wicked_a prince_n when_o they_o unjusty_a seek_v our_o destruction_n ans_fw-fr this_o say_v our_o author_n be_v the_o mahometan_a doctrine_n of_o the_o bowstring_n which_o i_o think_v be_v a_o most_o scandalous_a if_o not_o blasphemous_a expression_n for_o this_o example_n our_o saviour_n have_v set_v we_o who_o tho_o most_o innocent_a and_o most_o afflict_a yet_o be_v most_o patient_a under_o all_o his_o suffering_n and_o we_o must_v look_v to_o jesus_n the_o author_n and_o finisher_n of_o our_o faith_n and_o it_o be_v direct_o contrary_a to_o 1_o pet._n 2.19_o where_o in_o the_o judgement_n of_o all_o expositor_n we_o be_v in_o the_o same_o manner_n to_o 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