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8.15_o dan._n 2.21_o joh._n 19.11_o the_o good_a maintain_v the_o evil_n punish_v the_o worship_n and_o glory_n of_o god_n set_v forth_o q._n what_o be_v the_o office_n of_o the_o civil_a magistrate_n ans_fw-fr the_o office_n of_o the_o supreme_a magistrate_n be_v to_o keep_v and_o maintain_v both_o the_o table_n of_o the_o moral_a law_n 6._o deu._n 17.18_o 19_o 2._o chro._n 19_o 6._o and_o to_o minister_v right_a judgement_n &_o justice_n to_o his_o subject_n q._n what_o be_v the_o power_n of_o the_o superior_a magistrate_n ans_fw-fr in_o thing_n divine_a it_o be_v limit_v by_o the_o word_n but_o in_o humane_a thing_n and_o civil_a it_o be_v wonderful_a large_a as_o namely_o to_o command_v all_o his_o subject_n in_o matter_n concern_v the_o public_a good_a of_o all_o or_o the_o private_a good_a of_o some_o to_o compel_v all_o order_n ecclesiastical_a or_o civil_a to_o do_v their_o duty_n &_o to_o punish_v the_o stubborn_a to_o command_v the_o body_n and_o good_n of_o his_o subject_n in_o matter_n lawful_a to_o exact_v tribute_n custom_n subsidy_n tax_n tenthes_o etc._n etc._n for_o the_o maintain_n of_o his_o honour_n and_o magnificence_n and_o for_o the_o bear_n of_o the_o public_a charge_n to_o make_v and_o confirm_v law_n for_o the_o civil_a policy_n of_o his_o jurisdiction_n 5.19_o job._n 34.18_o eccles_n 8.3_o 4._o dan._n 5.19_o and_o to_o define_v all_o matter_n and_o cause_n by_o the_o same_o and_o in_o a_o word_n the_o civil_a supreme_a magistrate_n be_v in_o all_o cause_n and_o over_o all_o person_n as_o well_o ecclesiastical_a as_o civil_a supreme_a governor_n next_o under_o christ_n 15.14_o 1._o sam._n 15.14_o as_o also_o in_o the_o example_n of_o the_o good_a king_n of_o judah_n appear_v q._n what_o be_v the_o duty_n of_o subject_n ans_fw-fr the_o duty_n of_o subject_n may_v be_v referr_v to_o these_o head_n 13.6_o 1._o pet._n 2.18_o rom._n 13.1_o tit._n 3.1_o 1._o tim._n 2.1_o 2._o jer._n 29.7_o pro._n 24.21.22_o rom._n 13.6_o 1._o reverence_n 2._o 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