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109._o ult_n put_v they_o in_o fear_n o_o lord_n that_o the_o nation_n may_v know_v themselves_o to_o be_v but_o man_n psal._n 83._o 16._o fill_v their_o face_n with_o shame_n that_o they_o may_v seek_v thy_o name_n this_o be_v to_o be_v imitate_v in_o general_a against_o all_o the_o enemy_n of_o god_n psal_n 129._o 5._o let_v they_o all_o be_v confound_v that_o hate_n zion_n without_o condescend_v on_o particular_a person_n except_o obvious_o &_o not_o odious_o desperate_a &_o presumptive_o christ_n implacable_a enemy_n 4._o touch_v magistrate_n it_o be_v a_o great_a duty_n to_o pray_v that_o god_n will_v give_v we_o magistrate_n as_o he_o have_v promise_v for_o the_o comfort_n of_o his_o church_n isai._n 1._o 26._o isai._n 49._o 2._o jer._n 30._o 21._o promise_n shall_v be_v motive_n &_o foment_n of_o prayer_n we_o ought_v to_o pray_v against_o anarchy_n as_o a_o plague_n and_o with_o all_o earnestness_n beg_v of_o god_n that_o the_o mercy_n of_o magistracy_n may_v again_o be_v 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to_o take_v christ_n they_o usurp_v the_o sword_n of_o tyrannical_a violence_n and_o therefore_o be_v threaten_v with_o destruction_n by_o the_o sword_n of_o the_o roman_n so_o be_v that_o commination_n to_o be_v understand_v of_o antichrist_n and_o the_o tyrant_n that_o serve_v he_o rev._n 13._o 10._o he_o that_o kill_v with_o the_o sword_n must_v be_v kill_v with_o the_o sword_n which_o be_v a_o terrible_a word_n against_o persecuter_n the_o other_o reason_n be_v john_n 18._o 11._o the_o cup_n which_o my_o father_n have_v give_v i_o shall_v i_o not_o drink_v which_o clear_o resell_n that_o objection_n of_o christ_n non-resistence_a to_o which_o it_o be_v answer_v that_o suffer_v be_v the_o end_n of_o his_o voluntary_a suscepted_a humiliation_n and_o his_o errand_n to_o the_o world_n appoint_v by_o the_o father_n and_o undertake_v by_o himself_o which_o be_v not_o the_o rule_n of_o our_o practice_n tho'_o it_o be_v true_a that_o even_o in_o his_o suffering_n he_o leave_v we_o a_o 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