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the_o high_a power_n and_o in_o a_o other_o place_n 3._o warn_v they_o say_v he_o that_o they_o submit_v themselves_o to_o rule_v and_o power_n to_z obei_fw-mi y_fw-mi e_z officer_n priest_n the_o better_a it_o know_v your_o duty_n towards_o the_o hygh_a power_n and_o magistrate_n the_o great_a must_v be_v your_o condemnacyon_n because_o you_o do_v it_o not_o for_o the_o servant_n that_o know_v his_o master_n will_n 12._o and_o do_v it_o not_o be_v beat_v with_o many_o stripe_n here_o you_o this_o young_a man_n do_v you_o not_o also_o read_v in_o the_o place_n that_o you_o have_v allege_v 13._o that_o they_o that_o resist_v the_o magistrate_n which_o be_v the_o ordeynaunce_n of_o god_n shall_v receive_v to_o themselves_o damnation_n prentyse_v all_o that_o you_o have_v say_v be_v true_a but_o what_o do_v it_o make_v for_o our_o purpose_n for_o where_o the_o scripture_n &_o word_n of_o god_n do_v bid_v we_o to_o obey_v the_o hygh_a power_n and_o magistrate_n it_o be_v not_o to_o be_v 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say_n for_o when_o the_o ruler_n and_o elder_n of_o jerusalem_n 4._o with_o annas_n the_o chief_a priest_n have_v command_v he_o and_o john_n that_o in_o no_o wise_a they_o shall_v speak_v or_o teach_v in_o the_o name_n of_o jesu_n they_o will_v in_o no_o wise_n obey_v but_o rather_o answer_v they_o stoutelye_o sayinge_v whether_o it_o be_v right_a in_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n to_o obey_v you_o more_o than_o god_n judge_v you_o and_o in_o a_o other_o place_n he_o with_o the_o other_o apostle_n say_v plain_o thus_o better_a it_o be_v to_o obey_v god_n than_o man_n 5._o wherefore_o master_n person_n we_o must_v necessare_o note_v here_o that_o there_o be_v .2_o kind_n of_o ordeinaunce_n of_o man_n the_o one_o apertein_v to_o relygyon_n man_n and_o those_o without_o god_n holy_a word_n be_v altogether_o ungodly_a and_o in_o no_o wise_n to_o be_v follow_v for_o they_o bid_v we_o to_o worshype_n god_n after_o man_n fancy_n and_o wicked_a invencyon_n of_o worldly_a wysdome_n and_o not_o 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