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throne_n of_o iniquity_n shall_v not_o no_o can_v have_v fellowship_n with_o god_n that_o be_v it_o can_v be_v the_o throne_n of_o god_n that_o he_o have_v any_o interest_n in_o or_o concern_v with_o by_o way_n of_o approbation_n he_o have_v nothing_o to_o do_v with_o it_o except_o it_o be_v to_o suffer_v it_o a_o while_n till_o he_o take_v vengeance_n on_o it_o in_o the_o end_n and_o shall_v we_o have_v fellowship_n with_o that_o throne_n that_o god_n have_v no_o fellowship_n with_o and_o that_o be_v not_o his_o throne_n but_o the_o devil_n as_o it_o must_v be_v if_o god_n do_v not_o oune_v it_o much_o may_v be_v argue_v from_o hence_o but_o in_o a_o word_n a_o throne_n which_o be_v not_o of_o god_n nor_o ordain_v of_o god_n but_o rather_o of_o the_o devil_n can_v be_v ow_v for_o that_o be_v the_o reason_n of_o our_o subjection_n to_o any_o power_n because_o it_o be_v of_o god_n and_o ordain_v of_o god_n rom._n 13._o 1._o and_o that_o be_v the_o great_a dignity_n of_o magistracy_n that_o its_o throne_n be_v the_o throne_n of_o god_n 1_o chron._n 29._o 23._o but_o a_o throne_n of_o tyranny_n &_o usurpation_n be_v a_o throne_n which_o be_v not_o of_o god_n nor_o ordain_v of_o god_n but_o rather_o of_o the_o devil_n ergo_fw-la the_o minor_a be_v prove_v a_o throne_n of_o iniquity_n etc._n etc._n be_v a_o throne_n which_o be_v not_o of_o god_n nor_o ordain_v of_o god_n but_o rather_o of_o the_o devil_n but_o a_o throne_n of_o tyranny_n &_o usurpation_n be_v a_o throne_n of_o iniquity_n ergo_fw-la it_o be_v not_o of_o god_n &_o so_o not_o to_o be_v ow_v 3._o the_o lord_n charge_v it_o upon_o israel_n as_o