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this_o crime_n uno_fw-la ore_fw-la for_o aught_o i_o know_v all_o man_n in_o this_o agree_v that_o which_o be_v indeed_o rebellion_n be_v a_o cry_a sin_n and_o a_o most_o damnable_a design_n all_o the_o difference_n and_o doubt_n be_v what_o indeed_o rebellion_n be_v and_o what_o that_o power_n be_v which_o be_v damnable_a to_o resist_v i_o must_v not_o forget_v that_o my_o text_n be_v between_o the_o mind_n and_o the_o member_n and_o that_o rebellion_n at_o this_o time_n concern_v i_o no_o further_o but_o only_o as_o it_o respect_v the_o outward_a and_o the_o inward_a man_n the_o monarchy_n and_o government_n of_o every_o regenerate_a and_o good_a soul_n now_o for_o the_o better_a state_v and_o explicate_n of_o this_o i_o have_v observe_v from_o scripture_n that_o every_o jar_n war_n and_o opposition_n be_v not_o rebellion_n for_o rebellion_n it_o be_v not_o for_o the_o king_n of_o judah_n and_o the_o king_n of_o israel_n to_o wage_v war_n against_o each_o other_o rebellion_n it_o 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of_o david_n 12.19_o let_v the_o case_n be_v what_o it_o may_v be_v when_o edom_n desert_v judah_n and_o make_v a_o king_n over_o themselves_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n say_v 22.8_o edom_n rebel_v from_o under_o the_o hand_n of_o judah_n yea_o and_o albeit_o some_o countenance_n the_o fact_n and_o seek_v by_o a_o religious_a pretence_n to_o warâ—ant_v the_o attempt_n yet_o when_o the_o citizen_n of_o libnah_n turn_v from_o their_o lawful_a though_o idolatrous_a king_n jehoram_n the_o scripture_n phrase_n in_o the_o geneva_n translation_n be_v 10._o then_o do_v libnah_n rebel_v whence_o to_o i_o it_o seem_v very_o clear_a that_o we_o be_v bind_v under_o peril_n of_o rebellion_n and_o the_o guilt_n thereof_o to_o obey_v or_o suffer_v under_o that_o whether_o it_o be_v part_n person_n or_o faculty_n which_o god_n have_v invest_v with_o the_o power_n of_o give_v or_o prescribe_v law_n unto_o we_o and_o indeed_o if_o you_o please_v to_o rely_v upon_o the_o geneva_n translation_n i_o then_o 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