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sovereign_n and_o that_o not_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d say_v the_o text_n for_o wrath_n only_o not_o for_o fear_v of_o punishment_n only_o but_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o conscience_n sake_n and_o especial_o for_o conscience_n or_o for_o fear_n of_o offend_a god_n more_o than_o for_o fear_n of_o offend_a man_n and_o therefore_o if_o at_o all_o for_o fear_v of_o punishment_n it_o must_v be_v more_o for_o fear_n of_o that_o punishment_n which_o the_o text_n call_v damnation_n and_o which_o god_n will_v inflict_v hereafter_o upon_o those_o that_o rebel_n against_o his_o viceroy_n and_o consequent_o against_o himself_o than_o for_o fear_n of_o any_o punishment_n that_o can_v be_v inflict_v upon_o they_o by_o man_n here_o i_o will_v conclude_v this_o topick_n with_o that_o say_n of_o grotius_n in_o the_o four_o chapter_n of_o his_o first_o book_n de_fw-fr jure_fw-la belli_n grotius_n &_o pacis_fw-la and_o in_o the_o seven_o section_n of_o that_o chapter_n viz_o certè_fw-la christianis_fw-la veteribus_fw-la qui_fw-la recentes_fw-la ab_fw-la apostolorum_fw-la &_o apostolicorum_fw-la virorum_fw-la disciplina_fw-la eorum_fw-la proecepta_fw-la &_o intelligebant_fw-la meliùs_fw-la &_o perfectiùs_fw-la implebant_fw-la summam_fw-la ab_fw-la iis_fw-la injuriam_fw-la fieri_fw-la puto_fw-la qui_fw-la quo_fw-la minùs_fw-la ipsi_fw-la se_fw-la defenderent_fw-la in_o certissimo_fw-la mortis_fw-la periculo_fw-la vires_fw-la putant_fw-la illis_fw-la non_fw-la animum_fw-la defuisse_fw-la certain_o there_o can_v i_o think_v be_v a_o great_a injury_n do_v to_o the_o first_o christian_n who_o come_v new_o from_o the_o discipline_n of_o the_o apostle_n and_o apostolic_a man_n do_v better_o understand_v and_o more_o perfect_o practice_v their_o precept_n than_o there_o be_v do_v by_o they_o that_o think_v the_o reason_n why_o they_o do_v not_o defend_v themselves_o when_o they_o be_v sure_a to_o die_v if_o they_o do_v not_o be_v not_o because_o they_o will_v not_o have_v do_v 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