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will_v give_v leave_n fear_v god_n and_o honour_n the_o king_n 1_o pet._n 2.17_o give_v all_o that_o honour_n to_o the_o king_n that_o be_v consistent_a with_o the_o true_a fear_n of_o god_n let_v nothing_o but_o conscience_n towards_o god_n hinder_v you_o at_o any_o time_n from_o yield_v active_a obedience_n to_o all_o the_o king_n law_n and_o here_o belove_v i_o shall_v take_v occasion_n to_o open_v my_o heart_n sincere_o to_o you_o you_o know_v what_o be_v require_v of_o i_o if_o i_o will_v continue_v a_o public_a minister_n in_o this_o kingdom_n i_o hope_v no_o sober_a person_n can_v think_v i_o such_o a_o humorous_a perverse_a fanatic_a as_o to_o throw_v away_o my_o maintenance_n much_o less_o my_o ministerial_a capacity_n which_o be_v much_o more_o dear_a to_o i_o than_o livelihood_n yea_o than_o life_n out_o of_o a_o proud_a humour_n and_o vainglorious_a fancy_n in_o brief_a therefore_o as_o i_o shall_v answer_v it_o before_o the_o great_a god_n the_o searcher_n of_o all_o heart_n and_o the_o righteous_a judge_n do_v not_o conscience_n towards_o god_n forbid_v i_o i_o will_v willing_o and_o ready_o do_v all_o that_o the_o act_n require_v but_o see_v i_o can_v declare_v a_o unfeigned_a assent_n and_o consent_n as_o the_o law_n require_v as_o from_o the_o fear_n of_o my_o god_n i_o dare_v not_o so_o from_o the_o love_n you_o general_o have_v to_o i_o i_o know_v you_o will_v not_o have_v i_o dissemble_v with_o god_n and_o man_n i_o do_v therefore_o humble_o choose_v to_o submit_v to_o the_o penalty_n rather_o than_o by_o a_o hypocritical_a conformity_n for_o such_o it_o must_v be_v in_o i_o if_o any_o to_o dishonour_v my_o god_n wound_v my_o own_o conscience_n and_o dissemble_v with_o man_n know_v assure_o that_o my_o god_n have_v no_o need_n of_o my_o sin_n and_o if_o he_o have_v any_o work_n for_o i_o in_o the_o public_a ministry_n he_o will_v incline_v the_o king_n heart_n to_o grant_v liberty_n and_o encouragement_n therein_o to_o i_o with_o the_o rest_n of_o those_o who_o desire_v to_o be_v faithful_a in_o preach_v of_o the_o gospel_n which_o that_o the_o lord_n will_v grant_v i_o promise_v myself_o the_o help_n of_o all_o your_o prayer_n who_o have_v be_v savour_v with_o any_o spiritual_a blessing_n through_o my_o ministry_n 4._o it_o be_v the_o practice_n of_o jesus_n christ_n to_o be_v so_o far_o from_o make_v resistance_n by_o the_o sword_n to_o keep_v himself_o from_o suffer_v that_o he_o refuse_v such_o help_n as_o be_v offer_v he_o that_o way_n so_o mat._n 26.52_o then_o say_v jesus_n unto_o he_o put_v up_o again_o thy_o sword_n into_o his_o place_n for_o all_o they_o that_o take_v the_o sword_n shall_v perish_v by_o the_o sword_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d it_o be_v not_o all_o that_o use_n but_o all_o that_o take_v the_o sword_n without_o a_o lawful_a call_n so_o john_n 18.11_o put_v up_o thy_o sword_n into_o thy_o sheath_n the_o cup_n which_o my_o father_n will_v have_v i_o to_o drink_v shall_v i_o not_o drink_v it_o if_o you_o will_v keep_v the_o way_n of_o the_o lord_n herein_o follow_v christ_n so_o as_o not_o to_o resist_v those_o that_o be_v in_o authority_n however_o unjust_o you_o may_v suffer_v from_o they_o for_o 1_o pet._n 2.19_o this_o be_v thankworthy_a if_o a_o man_n for_o conscience-sake_n towards_o god_n endure_v grief_n suffer_v wrongful_o 5._o it_o be_v the_o practice_n of_o jesus_n christ_n to_o be_v so_o far_o from_o avenge_a himself_n as_o to_o render_v good_a for_o evil_n to_o forgive_v his_o enemy_n to_o seek_v their_o good_a and_o welfare_n so_o in_o luke_n 23.34_o then_o say_v jesus_n father_n forgive_v they_o for_o they_o know_v not_o what_o they_o do_v thus_o follow_v christ_n according_a to_o that_o he_o teach_v in_o mat._n 5.34_o love_v your_o enemy_n bless_v they_o that_o curse_v you_o do_v good_a to_o they_o that_o hate_v you_o and_o pray_v for_o they_o which_o despiteful_o use_v you_o and_o persecute_v you_o and_o what_o the_o apostle_n exhort_v in_o rom._n 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