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self_n defence_n and_o violent_a resistance_n be_v restrain_v by_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n and_o the_o power_n of_o his_o command_n for_o submission_n abide_v upon_o a_o man_n spirit_n as_o in_o isaac_n case_n who_o do_v not_o resist_v his_o age_a father_n go_v to_o sacrifice_v he_o ans_fw-fr whether_o isaac_n make_v any_o forceable_a resistance_n or_o not_o we_o know_v not_o scripture_n be_v silent_a but_o it_o tell_v we_o his_o father_n bind_v he_o we_o acknowledge_v god_n be_v lord_n of_o life_n but_o no_o man_n be_v and_o he_o may_v restrain_v by_o his_o will_n and_o work_n on_o the_o spirit_n so_o as_o a_o man_n who_o lawful_o may_v flee_v and_o save_v his_o life_n shall_v not_o have_v power_n to_o do_v so_o but_o abide_v and_o glorify_v he_o by_o give_v a_o faithful_a testimony_n unto_o his_o truth_n when_o question_v but_o think_v he_o that_o such_o instance_n be_v bind_v precedent_n sure_a than_o he_o shall_v contradict_v his_o own_o doctrine_n cap._n 4._o or_o think_v he_o 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religion_n and_o to_o the_o soul_n of_o many_o thousand_o and_o again_o if_o a_o man_n may_v lay_v down_o his_o natural_a life_n for_o the_o preservation_n of_o of_o the_o soul_n of_o his_o neighbour_n much_o more_o may_v he_o with_o other_o hazard_v the_o same_o in_o oppose_v unjust_a violence_n for_o the_o defence_n of_o the_o pure_a religion_n whereby_o thousand_o of_o soull_n may_v be_v eternal_o preserve_v but_o do_v he_o think_v that_o a_o nation_n or_o a_o whole_a countrey-side_n be_v to_o give_v up_o their_o life_n to_o the_o sword_n of_o the_o king_n mercylesse_a emissary_n for_o to_o preserve_v the_o vain_a pomp_n and_o to_o fill_v the_o belly_n of_o a_o few_o dron_n who_o god_n be_v their_o belly_n though_o they_o shall_v account_v that_o their_o eternal_a life_n and_o all_o their_o felicity_n five_o say_v he_o do_v not_o this_o obligation_n cease_v for_o the_o public_a good_a and_o preservation_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n answer_n what_o then_z do_v it_o follow_v that_o 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