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king_n reign_v and_o prince_n decree_v justice_n by_o i_o prince_n rule_n and_o noble_n even_o all_o the_o judge_n of_o the_o earth_n it_o be_v say_v in_o judge_n 2.16_o that_o the_o lord_n raise_v up_o judge_n and_o 2_o sam._n 7.11_o that_o he_o command_v judge_n and_o here_o in_o the_o text_n it_o be_v not_o jehoshaphat_n only_o of_o himself_o but_o probable_o by_o direction_n from_o god_n therefore_o together_o with_o other_o magistrate_n they_o be_v call_v express_o the_o minister_n of_o god_n rom._n 14.4_o be_v say_v to_o be_v ordain_v of_o god_n which_o be_v according_o make_v to_o be_v a_o ground_n for_o obedience_n and_o subjection_n to_o they_o second_o for_o the_o lord_n representative_o in_o the_o lord_n stead_n judge_n and_o magistrate_n they_o be_v in_o the_o room_n and_o place_n of_o god_n as_o joseph_n sometime_o speak_v of_o himself_o to_o his_o brethren_n gen._n 50.19_o and_o therefore_o sometime_o also_o have_v they_o the_o name_n of_o god_n fasten_v upon_o they_o i_o 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office_n belong_v to_o such_o person_n to_o be_v discharge_v by_o they_o where_o there_o be_v two_o thing_n especial_o as_o pertinent_a and_o belong_v hereunto_o and_o branch_n hereof_o the_o one_o be_v as_o to_o matter_n of_o condemnation_n and_o the_o other_o as_o to_o matter_n of_o absolution_n these_o two_o especial_o do_v make_v up_o the_o work_n of_o judge_n who_o to_o speak_v in_o the_o word_n of_o the_o apostle_n peter_n to_o this_o purpose_n be_v for_o the_o punishment_n of_o those_o that_o do_v evil_a and_o for_o the_o praise_n of_o they_o that_o do_v well_o 2_o pet._n 2.13_o and_o so_o the_o apostle_n paul_n speak_v of_o the_o magistrate_n and_o his_o power_n if_o thou_o do_v well_o say_v he_o thou_o shall_v have_v praise_n of_o the_o same_o but_o if_o thou_o do_v evil_a he_o be_v a_o avenger_n to_o execute_v wrath_n rom._n 13.3_o 4._o so_o then_o in_o reference_n to_o each_o of_o these_o part_n and_o branch_n of_o judicature_n we_o see_v how_o this_o caution_n lie_v and_o 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