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pet._n 3.15_o 2_o tim._n 2.24_o 25_o 26._o with_o meekness_n and_o fear_n and_o especial_o the_o servant_n of_o the_o lord_n must_v not_o strive_v but_o be_v gentle_a unto_o all_o man_n apt_a to_o teach_v patient_a in_o meekness_n instruct_v those_o that_o oppose_v themselves_o if_o god_n paradventure_o will_v give_v they_o repentance_n to_o the_o acknowledge_v of_o the_o truth_n and_o that_o they_o may_v recover_v themselves_o out_o of_o the_o snare_n of_o the_o devil_n who_o be_v take_v captive_n by_o he_o at_o his_o will_n jeremiah_n be_v bring_v before_o the_o prince_n and_o accuse_v for_o the_o doctrine_n he_o have_v teach_v he_o do_v not_o refuse_v to_o answer_v to_o the_o accusation_n but_o show_v that_o his_o doctrine_n be_v of_o god_n and_o take_v that_o occasion_n to_o exhort_v all_o that_o be_v hear_v he_o to_o amend_v their_o do_n and_o assure_v they_o that_o if_o they_o put_v he_o to_o death_n they_o will_v bring_v innocent_a blood_n upon_o themselves_o and_o this_o 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strong_a hold_n cast_v down_o imagination_n and_o every_o high_a thing_n that_o exalt_v itself_o against_o the_o knowledge_n of_o god_n and_o bring_v into_o captivity_n every_o thought_n to_o the_o obedience_n of_o christ_n if_o the_o magistrate_n take_v upon_o he_o to_o judge_v of_o cause_n that_o be_v mere_o ecclesiastical_a the_o minister_n of_o christ_n do_v their_o duty_n when_o they_o tell_v the_o magistrate_n that_o such_o cause_n be_v to_o be_v determine_v by_o the_o church-court_n and_o not_o by_o the_o magistrate_n but_o sedition_n by_o the_o confession_n of_o this_o author_n be_v none_o of_o these_o cause_n which_o be_v mere_o ecclesiastical_a for_o he_o grant_v that_o the_o magistrate_n can_v only_o proper_o judge_v of_o what_o be_v true_o seditious_a the_o historian_n do_v not_o faithful_o relate_v the_o history_n of_o mr._n andrew_n melvine_n for_o in_o calderwoods_n history_n pag._n 144._o we_o find_v that_o mr._n melvine_n at_o his_o first_o compearance_n before_o the_o 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