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time_n the_o subject_n of_o their_o sermon_n more_o than_o matter_n more_o necessary_a to_o salvation_n they_o have_v teach_v {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o the_o course_n of_o the_o world_n more_o than_o the_o cross_n of_o christ_n my_o text_n though_o it_o concern_v politic_a government_n will_v not_o i_o hope_v engage_v i_o to_o such_o a_o error_n to_o unprofitable_a discourse_n of_o policy_n or_o intermeddle_v with_o the_o time_n which_o be_v not_o for_o edification_n yet_o you_o see_v it_o be_v fit_v to_o the_o day_n the_o day_n be_v both_o god_n and_o the_o king_n and_o therefore_o challenge_v the_o remembrance_n of_o those_o duty_n which_o god_n require_v towards_o king_n and_o governor_n neither_o indeed_o be_v such_o doctrine_n more_o seasonable_a in_o respect_n of_o the_o day_n the_o anniversary_n of_o our_o prince_n inauguration_n than_o for_o those_o day_n wherein_o we_o live_v the_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o or_o liberty_n of_o the_o tongue_n extend_v so_o far_o that_o every_o man_n or_o woman_n make_v themselves_o the_o censurer_n of_o magistracy_n one_o disrelish_v and_o tax_v the_o action_n of_o the_o sacred_a senate_n of_o our_o commonwealth_n another_o throw_v his_o private_a imputation_n upon_o the_o person_n of_o god_n anoint_n one_o undertake_v that_o which_o only_o be_v peculiar_a to_o the_o high_a to_o stand_v in_o the_o congregation_n of_o prince_n and_o be_v judge_n among_o the_o god_n another_o use_v such_o language_n as_o that_o of_o shimei_n to_o david_n or_o as_o innocent_a naboth_n be_v false_o charge_v to_o have_v use_v against_o king_n ahab_n the_o propound_a scripture_n will_v meet_v with_o both_o kind_n of_o presumption_n for_o god_n forbid_v we_o shall_v so_o reprehend_v one_o sort_n of_o presumer_n as_o to_o countenance_v the_o other_o all_o sort_n of_o governor_n be_v here_o unite_v in_o my_o text_n both_o the_o supreme_a and_o 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leges_fw-la secundum_fw-la quas_fw-la judicandum_fw-la est_fw-la because_o they_o be_v law_n according_a to_o which_o judgement_n in_o judicial_a trial_n be_v to_o proceed_v in_o israel_n many_o particular_a law_n there_o be_v to_o prevent_v private_a injury_n betwixt_o man_n and_o man_n and_o here_o in_o this_o precept_n the_o law_n giver_n add_v a_o peremptory_a precept_n for_o deportment_n towards_o public_a person_n thou_o shall_v not_o etc._n etc._n it_o be_v indeed_o a_o moral_a precept_n in_o its_o own_o nature_n a_o stream_n derive_v from_o the_o fountain_n of_o the_o five_o commandment_n as_o those_o be_v the_o strong_a and_o most_o oblige_a judicial_a law_n which_o have_v near_a dependence_n on_o the_o moral_a law_n and_o therefore_o be_v of_o perpetual_a efficacy_n and_o oblige_v all_o to_o perpetual_a observation_n but_o be_v here_o place_v among_o the_o judicial_a or_o politic_a law_n for_o double_a reason_n first_o because_o it_o concern_v the_o policy_n or_o government_n 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