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subtlety_n as_o well_o as_o by_o force_n the_o opposition_n of_o elymas_n the_o sorcerer_n to_o saint_n paul_n be_v express_v by_o this_o word_n act._n twelve_o 8._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o the_o opposition_n of_o jannes_n and_o jambres_n to_o moses_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 2_o tim._n four_o 15._o 3._o and_o last_o it_o signify_v opposition_n by_o word_n as_o well_o as_o by_o deed_n so_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o gainsay_v and_o to_o resist_v be_v the_o same_o luke_n xxi_o 15._o and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v to_o contradict_v act_n vi_fw-la 10._o the_o word_n than_o do_v clear_o and_o plain_o comprehend_v all_o manner_n of_o resistance_n or_o opposition_n this_o hitherto_o concern_v the_o proposition_n take_v material_o if_o we_o reflect_v upon_o the_o form_n of_o it_o there_o will_v be_v two_o thing_n to_o be_v consider_v first_o that_o the_o proposition_n be_v indefinite_a and_o equipollent_a to_o a_o universal_a they_o that_o resist_v that_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d every_o soul_n as_o in_o the_o first_o verse_n that_o resist_v without_o any_o exception_n of_o person_n second_o that_o the_o act_n of_o resistance_n be_v set_v down_o likewise_o absolute_o without_o any_o restraint_n in_o respect_n of_o any_o pretence_n or_o cause_n whatsoever_o so_o that_o the_o sense_n of_o the_o word_n resolve_v and_o expound_v by_o the_o scripture_n be_v this_o every_o soul_n which_o upon_o any_o pretence_n whatsoever_o in_o any_o manner_n whatsoever_o shall_v resist_v the_o lawful_a authority_n that_o be_v over_o he_o shall_v receive_v to_o himself_o damnation_n that_o be_v he_o put_v himself_o thereby_o into_o a_o state_n of_o damnation_n this_o i_o conceive_v to_o be_v the_o meaning_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n in_o the_o word_n of_o my_o text._n i_o must_v acknowledge_v that_o two_o thing_n have_v be_v question_v in_o this_o proposition_n by_o the_o man_n of_o this_o unhappy_a viperous_a and_o adulterous_a generation_n i._o the_o first_o be_v whether_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d aught_o to_o be_v interpret_v so_o severe_o as_o to_o signify_v eternal_a damnation_n ii_o whether_o that_o which_o be_v say_v concern_v all_o person_n and_o pretence_n can_v be_v make_v good_a upon_o the_o principle_n of_o christianity_n i._o as_o to_o the_o former_a of_o these_o i_o shall_v only_o say_v that_o the_o argument_n bring_v against_o this_o interpretation_n do_v in_o truth_n exceed_o confirm_v it_o the_o allegation_n be_v object_n that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v use_v in_o scripture_n for_o temporal_a judgement_n the_o place_n produce_v be_v 1_o cor._n xi_o 29._o he_o that_o eat_v and_o drink_v unworthy_o eat_v and_o drink_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d damnation_n to_o himself_o where_o the_o apostle_n seem_v to_o explain_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d by_o the_o follow_a word_n verse_n 30._o for_o this_o cause_n many_o be_v weak_a and_o sickly_a and_o many_o sleep_n viz._n by_o temporal_a judgement_n and_o indeed_o this_o be_v true_a sol._n but_o these_o thing_n likewise_o ought_v to_o be_v observe_v 1._o that_o the_o same_o penalty_n be_v denounce_v in_o the_o gospel_n to_o those_o who_o resist_v authority_n and_o to_o those_o that_o be_v guilty_a of_o the_o body_n of_o christ_n 1_o cor._n xi_o 27._o 29._o and_o trample_v upon_o the_o blood_n of_o the_o everlasting_a covenant_n 2._o that_o neither_o ananias_n and_o sapphira_n nor_o yet_o the_o corinthian_n be_v by_o their_o temporal_a judgement_n exempt_v from_o eternal_a 3._o and_o last_o that_o see_v the_o great_a difference_n betwixt_o the_o legal_a and_o evangelical_n dispensation_n do_v consist_v in_o this_o that_o the_o express_a promise_n and_o threaten_n under_o the_o law_n be_v temporal_a and_o under_o the_o gospel_n eternal_a if_o god_n shall_v under_o the_o gospel_n beside_o eternal_a punishment_n due_a to_o every_o sin_n add_v moreover_o to_o some_o particular_a sin_n the_o threaten_n of_o temporal_a judgement_n let_v these_o man_n consider_v what_o advantage_n they_o have_v get_v and_o what_o can_v more_o be_v devise_v to_o contribute_v to_o the_o aggravation_n of_o such_o a_o sin_n i_o shall_v say_v no_o more_o to_o the_o first_o question_n nor_o to_o that_o part_n of_o the_o text_n which_o concern_v the_o damnation_n of_o resister_n precise_o consider_v but_o shall_v apply_v myself_o to_o the_o resolution_n of_o the_o second_o ii_o it_o be_v impossible_a in_o half_a a_o hour_n to_o speak_v concern_v all_o those_o pretence_n for_o resistance_n of_o magistrate_n which_o be_v raise_v by_o satan_n and_o make_v use_v of_o by_o the_o child_n of_o disobedience_n be_v false_o charge_v upon_o religion_n i_o shall_v single_a out_o some_o of_o the_o chief_a of_o they_o and_o examine_v they_o by_o the_o law_n and_o the_o testimony_n by_o the_o old_a and_o new_a testament_n add_v to_o they_o as_o occasion_n require_v the_o judgement_n and_o practice_n of_o the_o primitive_a christian_n and_o afterward_o make_v a_o brief_a application_n those_o which_o have_v give_v the_o great_a scandal_n as_o have_v trouble_v the_o christian_a world_n and_o almost_o turn_v it_o upside_o down_o be_v reducible_a to_o the_o two_o head_n of_o religion_n and_o civil_a affair_n first_o those_o which_o refer_v to_o religion_n be_v such_o scandalous_a tenet_n as_o these_o i._o that_o erroneous_a suppose_v heretical_a or_o idolatrous_a power_n may_v be_v resist_v especial_o if_o they_o endeavour_v to_o force_v man_n to_o their_o own_o religion_n ii_o that_o christian_a magistrate_n have_v no_o power_n in_o matter_n of_o religion_n viz._n none_o 1_o in_o religious_a cause_n 2._o over_o religious_a person_n by_o order_n by_o personal_a gift_n second_o those_o which_o refer_v to_o matter_n civil_a be_v reducible_a to_o such_o as_o these_o i._o harsh_a administration_n ii_o pretence_n of_o competition_n of_o power_n and_o the_o like_a now_o i_o shall_v not_o be_v afraid_a or_o backward_o to_o acknowledge_v that_o 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act_v according_a to_o their_o proper_a apprehension_n or_o the_o pretence_n of_o those_o who_o have_v power_n with_o they_o what_o shall_v be_v do_v when_o at_o the_o same_o time_n a_o prince_n shall_v be_v judge_v by_o one_o part_n of_o his_o subject_n heretical_a and_o profane_a for_o depart_v from_o superstition_n and_o vindicate_v his_o power_n from_o unjust_a usurpation_n over_o it_o while_o another_o part_n shall_v judge_v he_o to_o be_v superstitious_a and_o will_v never_o believe_v he_o to_o abhor_v idol_n so_o long_o as_o he_o will_v not_o commit_v sacrilege_n what_o shall_v be_v do_v while_o some_o conclude_v he_o to_o be_v irreligious_a because_o he_o will_v not_o worship_v image_n other_o idolatrous_a because_o he_o kneel_v at_o the_o communion_n and_o both_o esteem_v he_o a_o oppressor_n because_o he_o restrain_v their_o zeal_n and_o hinder_v they_o from_o that_o excess_n of_o riot_n which_o they_o pant_v after_o to_o the_o devour_a of_o one_o another_o suppose_v this_o tenet_n to_o be_v true_a it_o be_v indeed_o evident_a no_o government_n can_v be_v but_o now_o what_o colour_n can_v there_o be_v to_o charge_v this_o tenet_n upon_o christianity_n do_v the_o old_a or_o new_a testament_n give_v any_o occasion_n to_o this_o doctrine_n be_v it_o countenance_v 1._o by_o moses_n or_o 2._o by_o the_o prophet_n or_o 3._o by_o our_o saviour_n or_o 4._o by_o the_o apostle_n 5_o that_o cloud_n of_o witness_n the_o noble_a army_n of_o martyr_n do_v they_o give_v testimony_n to_o this_o assertion_n or_o to_o the_o contrary_a i_o may_v not_o insist_v a_o word_n to_o each_o of_o these_o 1._o moses_n be_v so_o far_o from_o the_o doctrine_n of_o resistance_n that_o notwithstanding_o the_o hardness_n of_o pharaoh_n heart_n the_o cruelty_n of_o the_o bondage_n the_o weakness_n of_o the_o egyptian_n by_o plague_n the_o number_n of_o israel_n six_o hundred_o thousand_o and_o three_o thousand_o five_o hundred_o and_o fifty_o
he_o have_v swallow_v up_o the_o habitation_n of_o his_o people_n he_o have_v take_v away_o his_o tabernacle_n and_o destroy_v his_o place_n of_o assembly_n the_o rampart_n and_o the_o wall_n lament_v and_o languish_v her_o gate_n be_v sink_v to_o the_o ground_n her_o barrs_n be_v destroy_v who_o can_v express_v the_o terror_n of_o this_o fatal_a judgement_n the_o unexpected_a eruption_n the_o sudden_a increase_n the_o irresistible_a force_n the_o remorseless_a rage_n the_o insatiable_a voracity_n of_o this_o fiery_a judgement_n the_o present_a suffering_n the_o last_a misery_n of_o private_a person_n be_v inexpressible_a the_o public_a damage_n the_o dangerous_a consequence_n it_o may_v be_v unconceivable_a what_o thing_n shall_v i_o liken_v to_o thou_o o_o daughter_n of_o my_o people_n whereunto_o shall_v i_o compare_v the_o day_n of_o thy_o visitation_n to_o the_o destruction_n of_o jerusalem_n to_o the_o great_a and_o terrible_a day_n of_o judgement_n o_o the_o terror_n and_o 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that_o it_o may_v be_v portend_v and_o symptomatical_a yet_o who_o can_v tell_v but_o god_n may_v have_v mercy_n upon_o we_o but_o he_o may_v yet_o save_v we_o from_o destruction_n though_o our_o breach_n be_v great_a as_o the_o sea_n yet_o be_v not_o in_o itself_o irreparable_a though_o our_o wound_n be_v deep_a and_o gape_a they_o be_v not_o desperate_a or_o uncurable_a hitherto_o we_o may_v say_v with_o the_o apostle_n we_o be_v chasten_v but_o not_o kill_v afflict_a but_o not_o in_o despair_n the_o sign_n and_o symptom_n of_o a_o approach_a final_a judgement_n be_v not_o so_o decretory_a and_o peremptory_a that_o we_o shall_v despair_v god_n signal_n judgement_n have_v hitherto_o be_v accompany_v with_o sign_n of_o mercy_n and_o this_o be_v a_o plain_a case_n that_o he_o be_v not_o fond_a of_o our_o destruction_n and_o that_o he_o have_v rather_o that_o we_o shall_v live_v he_o do_v not_o afflict_v willing_o nor_o grieve_v the_o child_n of_o man_n he_o stand_v pause_v and_o hesitate_v as_o he_o do_v once_o before_o o_o ephraim_n how_o shall_v i_o give_v thou_o up_o o_o ephraim_n o_o england_n how_o shall_v i_o give_v thou_o up_o o_o england_n what_o mean_v else_o those_o alternation_n and_o those_o mixture_n and_o combination_n of_o wonderful_a judgement_n and_o of_o wonderful_a deliverance_n and_o mercy_n which_o our_o ear_n have_v hear_v and_o our_o eye_n have_v see_v we_o have_v hear_v with_o our_o ear_n and_o our_o father_n have_v tell_v we_o what_o wonderful_a deliverance_n he_o wrought_v in_o their_o time_n of_o old_a we_o have_v see_v vicissitude_n great_a and_o prodigious_a mixture_n and_o combination_n marvellous_a in_o our_o eye_n horrible_a destruction_n and_o wonderful_a restitution_n succeed_v one_o another_o rage_v plague_n at_o home_n and_o signal_n victory_n abroad_o god_n have_v fill_v we_o with_o bitterness_n and_o cover_v we_o with_o ash_n but_o it_o be_v his_o mercy_n that_o we_o be_v not_o consume_v because_o his_o compassion_n fail_v 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