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portion_n be_v in_o this_o life_n but_o the_o dove_n have_v wing_n give_v unto_o she_o even_o the_o wing_n of_o innocence_n cover_v with_o silver_n and_o who_o feather_n be_v like_a unto_o the_o yellow_a gold_n whereby_o as_o david_n say_v she_o may_v fly_v away_o from_o hence_o and_o be_v at_o rest_n for_o when_o she_o have_v travel_v over_o the_o world_n &_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o deluge_n of_o vanity_n wherewith_o it_o be_v overwhelm_v can_v find_v no_o rest_a place_n here_o below_o then_o may_v she_o betake_v she_o to_o her_o wing_n and_o mount_v up_o aloft_o into_o heaven_n where_o our_o nöe_n even_o jesus_n christ_n our_o bless_a saviour_n and_o redeemer_n will_v be_v ready_a to_o stretch_v forth_o his_o hand_n and_o to_o receive_v she_o into_o the_o ark_n of_o eternal_a glory_n and_o blessedness_n unto_o which_o the_o lord_n bring_v we_o for_o his_o christ_n sake_n finis_fw-la subjection_n to_o the_o high_a power_n oxford_z print_v by_o i.l._n for_o e._n f._n 1633._o rome_n 13.5_o you_o must_v needs_o be_v subject_a not_o only_o for_o wrath_n but_o also_o for_o conscience_n although_o i_o doubt_v not_o but_o a_o grave_n and_o learned_a divine_a may_v without_o presumption_n take_v upon_o he_o to_o inform_v and_o advise_v and_o civil_a magistrate_n in_o the_o duty_n of_o his_o call_n the_o science_n he_o profess_v be_v architectonical_a and_o all_o other_o science_n even_o that_o of_o government_n be_v subordinate_a thereunto_o yet_o be_v it_o not_o my_o meaning_n at_o this_o time_n to_o adventure_v so_o high_a i_o know_v my_o own_o insufficiency_n and_o you_o my_o lord_n be_v as_o angel_n of_o god_n my_o purpose_n rather_o be_v to_o address_v my_o speech_n unto_o those_o of_o inferior_a place_n and_o to_o advise_v they_o unto_o that_o which_o
the_o pope_n himself_o be_v not_o exempt_v from_o this_o generality_n say_v bernard_n and._n god_n have_v make_v king_n ruler_n not_o only_o over_o soldier_n but_o over_o priest_n also_o say_v pope_n gregory_n in_o the_o old_a testament_n aaron_n be_v subject_a unto_o moses_n and_o priest_n and_o levite_n to_o the_o prince_n in_o the_o new_a testament_n christ_n himself_o submit_v himself_o unto_o the_o secular_a power_n and_o st_n paul_n appeal_v unto_o caesar_n at_o who_o judgement_n seat_n he_o say_v he_o ought_v to_o be_v judge_v in_o a_o word_n the_o law_n of_o nature_n require_v subjection_n of_o all_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n require_v the_o same_o so_o do_v the_o gospel_n too_o and_o therefore_o let_v every_o soul_n be_v subject_a unto_o the_o high_a power_n and_o so_o much_o also_o of_o the_o subject_n as_o touch_v the_o relation_n or_o duty_n that_o from_o the_o high_a power_n to_o the_o inferior_a be_v rule_n &_o government_n of_o which_o neither_o be_v it_o my_o purpose_n 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