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and_o do_v enact_v with_o they_o that_o whosoever_o will_v not_o turn_v from_o his_o idol_n and_o his_o idolatrous_a way_n to_o seek_v the_o lord_n god_n shall_v be_v slay_v â—7_n exod._n 32._o â—7_n and_o moses_n cause_v they_o to_o be_v put_v unto_o the_o sword_n that_o have_v worship_v the_o golden_a calf_n and_o jehu_n do_v put_v all_o those_o priest_n unto_o the_o sword_n that_o have_v forsake_v the_o lord_n to_o worship_n baal_n 10.25_o 2_o reg._n 10.25_o and_o so_o shall_v every_o christian_a magistrate_n do_v the_o like_a when_o he_o see_v the_o time_n serve_v that_o he_o may_v and_o can_v do_v it_o for_o immedicabile_fw-la vulnus_fw-la ense_n recidendum_fw-la ne_fw-la pars_fw-la syncer_fw-fr a_o trahatur_fw-la the_o rule_n of_o nature_n tell_v we_o that_o the_o scab_a sheep_n must_v be_v separate_v from_o the_o flock_n lest_o she_o infect_v the_o sound_a one_o and_o so_o must_v heretic_n and_o schismatic_n from_o the_o flock_n of_o christ_n but_o a_o little_a leaven_n leaven_v 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beauty_n be_v break_v the_o good_a shepherd_n be_v buy_v and_o sell_v and_o the_o staff_n of_o band_n cut_v asunder_o and_o the_o instrument_n of_o a_o foolish_a shepherd_n be_v use_v in_o stead_n thereof_o for_o lo_o then_o say_v the_o lord_n i_o will_v raise_v up_o a_o shepherd_n in_o the_o land_n which_o shall_v not_o visit_v those_o that_o be_v cut_v off_o etc._n etc._n and_o so_o 3._o shepherd_n 3._o the_o style_n and_o title_n of_o the_o new_a raise_v shepherd_n this_o shepherd_n be_v set_v forth_o and_o show_v unto_o we_o by_o a_o double_a notion_n or_o a_o twofold_a name_n and_o title_n 1._o of_o a_o foolish_a shepherd_n 2._o of_o a_o idol_n shepherd_n and_o the_o name_n of_o a_o shepherd_n may_v be_v apply_v as_o well_o to_o the_o temporal_a magistrate_n as_o to_o the_o spiritual_a priest_n for_o to_o god_n himself_o that_o be_v and_o be_v the_o king_n of_o king_n the_o prophet_n say_v hear_v o_o thou_o shepherd_n of_o israel_n thou_o that_o lead_v joseph_n like_o a_o sheep_n 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god_n do_v sufficient_o make_v it_o plain_a and_o manifest_a that_o the_o apostle_n mean_v here_o not_o the_o emperor_n nor_o any_o other_o king_n or_o civil_a magistrate_n which_o have_v former_o express_v under_o the_o name_n of_o god_n as_o some_o interpreter_n without_o reason_n will_v have_v it_o because_o that_o it_o be_v say_v 27.1_o act._n 27.1_o that_o s._n paul_n be_v deliver_v to_o julius_n that_o be_v a_o centurion_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o augustus_n band_n say_v our_o translation_n whereas_o it_o shall_v have_v be_v translate_v of_o the_o band_n of_o augusta_n church_n that_o by_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o apostle_n mean_v the_o spiritual_a governor_n of_o the_o church_n or_o augusta_n band_n which_o be_v the_o wife_n of_o caesar_n and_o be_v style_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d
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