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hear_v what_o he_o himself_o say_v in_o his_o proclamation_n unto_o which_o he_o be_v stir_v up_o in_o spirit_n by_o the_o lord_n thus_o say_v cyrus_n king_n of_o persia_n all_o the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o earth_n have_v the_o lord_n god_n of_o heaven_n give_v i_o and_o he_o have_v charge_v i_o to_o build_v he_o a_o house_n in_o jerusalem_n which_o be_v in_o judah_n 2_o chron._n 36.22_o 23._o ezra_n 1.1_o 2._o and_o compare_v this_o with_o what_o the_o lord_n say_v not_o only_o of_o but_o to_o this_o cyrus_n isa_n 44.28.45.1_o 2_o 3_o 4_o 5_o 13._o and_o a_o clear_a calling_n or_o title_n to_o the_o empire_n of_o the_o world_n and_o to_o the_o act_n of_o what_o he_o do_v in_o reference_n to_o judea_n will_v appear_v to_o be_v in_o he_o it_o be_v conceive_v that_o cyrus_n have_v certain_a knowledge_n of_o this_o commission_n record_v and_o give_v to_o he_o by_o name_n in_o that_o prophecy_n of_o isaiah_n and_o that_o by_o mean_n of_o daniel_n the_o prophet_n 69._o prophet_n agnovit_fw-la 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pa._n 69._o and_o that_o which_o be_v
proprio_fw-la quantum_fw-la vult_fw-la remittere_fw-la sed_fw-la non_fw-la potest_fw-la quisquam_fw-la de_fw-la alieno_fw-la jure_fw-la quicquam_fw-la demere_fw-la ipso_fw-la vel_fw-la inconsulto_fw-la vel_fw-la invito_fw-la si_fw-la alterius_fw-la cviusquam_fw-la intersit_fw-la ex_fw-la aliquo_fw-la svo_fw-la jure_fw-la obligationem_fw-la non_fw-la solvi_fw-la obligatio_fw-la non_fw-la solvitur_fw-la ibid._n but_o the_o covenant_n even_o in_o that_o part_n of_o it_o be_v not_o mere_o or_o chief_o of_o a_o private_a or_o personal_a importance_n to_o the_o king_n himself_o but_o be_v and_o be_v of_o a_o public_a interest_n to_o the_o covenanter_n themselves_o and_o the_o kingdom_n the_o king_n refusal_n therefore_o and_o opposition_n to_o it_o can_v be_v no_o release_n from_o it_o we_o say_v on_o all_o hand_n the_o king_n be_v for_o the_o kingdom_n as_o the_o mean_n be_v for_o the_o end_n we_o have_v ten_o part_n in_o the_o king_n say_v the_o man_n of_o israel_n of_o david_n and_o at_o 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ruin_n of_o the_o other_o and_o this_o be_v incident_a not_o from_o any_o contrariety_n or_o inconsistency_n that_o be_v betwixt_o they_o but_o both_o because_o they_o be_v distinct_a and_o separable_a thing_n and_o so_o can_v always_o and_o by_o the_o same_o medium_n be_v concurrent_o prosecute_v and_o because_o some_o of_o they_o be_v more_o worthy_a than_o the_o other_o which_o must_v therefore_o have_v the_o preeminency_n thus_o far_o that_o if_o they_o can_v altogether_o with_o my_o best_a endeavour_n be_v secure_v i_o be_o to_o prefer_v the_o security_n of_o the_o most_o precious_a and_o expose_v any_o of_o the_o other_o rather_o to_o danger_n than_o it_o as_o for_o instance_n it_o will_v i_o suppose_v be_v admit_v to_o be_v agreeable_a to_o the_o covenant_n for_o the_o kingdom_n rather_o to_o omit_v the_o safeguard_n of_o their_o liberty_n and_o put_v they_o to_o the_o hazard_n then_o the_o true_a religion_n where_o both_o can_v be_v joint_o put_v out_o of_o danger_n but_o all_o 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