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irrationality_n of_o their_o worship_n and_o pretence_n for_o it_o and_o the_o odium_n that_o lie_v upon_o they_o universal_o as_o be_v hateful_a to_o the_o christian_a world_n because_o they_o be_v a_o disperse_a and_o vagabond_n people_n slave_n wherever_o they_o come_v obnoxious_a to_o the_o will_n of_o those_o prince_n and_o state_n in_o who_o territory_n they_o live_v and_o so_o want_v all_o those_o temporal_a advantage_n which_o may_v allure_v proselyte_n have_v no_o jurisdiction_n or_o authority_n any_o where_o to_o protect_v themselves_o much_o less_o other_o who_o shall_v desert_v their_o own_o profession_n to_o embrace_v they_o so_o that_o in_o all_o likelihood_n consider_v the_o evidence_n of_o truth_n and_o the_o very_a many_o advantage_n which_o the_o professor_n of_o christianity_n have_v above_o that_o of_o judaisme_n by_o the_o readmission_n of_o the_o jew_n the_o cohabitation_n and_o conversation_n among_o christian_n they_o may_v be_v soon_o convert_v to_o 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i_o have_v say_v you_o be_v go_n 2._o the_o spiritual_a power_n be_v from_o christ_n as_o head_n of_o his_o church_n his_o father_n give_v he_o 18._o all_o power_n in_o heaven_n and_o earth_n and_o some_o of_o that_o power_n he_o have_v communicate_v to_o his_o apostle_n and_o minister_n who_o be_v his_o ambassador_n pastor_n of_o his_o people_n and_o steward_n of_o his_o household_n 2._o subjectum_fw-la in_o quo_fw-la the_o civil_a power_n in_o the_o civil_a magistrate_n the_o sacred_a power_n in_o the_o minister_n 3._o finis_fw-la in_o quem_fw-la tendunt_fw-la the_o one_o be_v ordain_v to_o procure_v our_o temporal_a good_a here_o the_o other_o our_o eternal_a good_a hereafter_o this_o premise_a i_o say_v that_o the_o jew_n neither_o desire_v nor_o intend_v to_o be_v member_n of_o our_o church_n but_o only_o of_o our_o common-weal_n their_o admission_n or_o exclusion_n depend_v only_o on_o the_o civil_a power_n for_o the_o command_n of_o the_o common-weal_n as_o it_o be_v a_o civil_a 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common-weal_n 2._o now_o then_o for_o the_o first_o sort_n of_o evil_n such_o as_o be_v against_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n and_o be_v intrinsecè_fw-la &_o ex_fw-la naturà _fw-la suà mala_fw-mi these_fw-mi no_o magistrate_n may_v tolerate_v the_o obligation_n of_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n be_v so_o inviolable_a that_o god_n himself_o in_o all_o the_o old_a testament_n never_o give_v any_o legibus_fw-la dispensation_n of_o that_o law_n nor_o videt_fw-la toleration_n of_o any_o sin_n against_o it_o much_o less_o can_v the_o civil_a magistrate_n who_o be_v but_o his_o vicegerent_n and_o deputy_n and_o neither_o have_v nor_o can_v have_v any_o commission_n to_o do_v more_o than_o his_o great_a lord_n and_o master_n it_o be_v true_a the_o magistrate_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d god_n minister_n and_o vicegerent_n and_o so_o custos_fw-la utriksque_fw-la tabulae_fw-la arm_v with_o the_o sword_n of_o justice_n which_o he_o must_v not_o bear_v in_o vain_a but_o be_v bind_v by_o his_o place_n and_o that_o sacred_a call_n he_o carry_v to_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 13._o a_o revenger_n of_o such_o sin_n and_o a_o punisher_n of_o malefactor_n against_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n and_o that_o we_o may_v apply_v this_o in_o hypothesi_fw-la to_o our_o particular_a case_n of_o the_o readmission_n of_o the_o jew_n i_o say_v 1._o that_o in_o the_o 17._o law_n of_o moses_n and_o the_o whole_a old_a testament_n there_o be_v nothing_o contain_v to_o the_o contrary_a or_o repugnant_a to_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n 2._o that_o this_o law_n of_o moses_n and_o the_o old_a testament_n be_v or_o at_o least_o shall_v be_v the_o adequate_a rule_n of_o the_o jew_n religion_n and_o therefore_o so_o long_o as_o they_o keep_v to_o this_o there_o be_v no_o thing_n in_o their_o religion_n which_o be_v intolerable_a on_o this_o account_n as_o be_v against_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n 3._o but_o if_o there_o be_v any_o thing_n in_o their_o religion_n as_o now_o they_o profess_v it_o 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2._o this_o i_o conceive_v to_o be_v a_o manifest_a mistake_n for_o it_o will_v evident_o and_o undeniable_o follow_v god_n permit_v usury_n and_o polygamy_n and_o marry_v a_o sister_n to_o the_o jew_n by_o a_o positive_a law_n therefore_o neither_o of_o they_o be_v or_o can_v be_v against_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n it_o be_v a_o demonstrative_a truth_n and_o general_o confess_v by_o the_o best_a lawyer_n schoolman_n and_o casuist_n that_o god_n 14._o never_o do_v nor_o manente_fw-la naturâ_fw-la humanâeadem_fw-la can_v dispense_v with_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n so_o that_o i_o think_v that_o assertion_n of_o 9_o grotius_n and_o many_o before_o he_o to_o be_v a_o certain_a truth_n that_o nothing_o be_v permit_v to_o the_o jew_n in_o the_o old_a testament_n which_o be_v against_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n nor_o shall_v any_o such_o sin_n be_v tolerate_v now_o 2._o the_o second_o sort_n of_o sin_n be_v such_o as_o be_v against_o some_o positive_a law_n of_o god_n and_o of_o such_o 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