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no_o way_n contradict_v their_o proper_a title_n of_o servant_n to_o the_o people_n for_o when_o a_o magistrate_n be_v a_o terror_n to_o evil_a work_n and_o a_o praise_n to_o good_a rom._n 13.3_o he_o be_v a_o servant_n to_o the_o people_n for_o good_a ver_fw-la 4._o and_o in_o this_o service_n of_o he_o he_o represent_v the_o justice_n of_o god_n who_o reward_v every_o man_n according_a to_o his_o work_n we_o must_v beware_v of_o strain_v metaphor_n the_o proper_a title_n of_o the_o magistrate_n which_o describe_v his_o relation_n be_v a_o servant_n of_o god_n to_o the_o people_n the_o metaphorical_a title_n of_o god_n describe_v his_o virtue_n and_o duty_n the_o wisdom_n faithfulness_n and_o justice_n which_o a_o true_a magistrate_n be_v endue_v with_o and_o rule_n in_o and_o the_o proper_a and_o metaphorical_a title_n be_v not_o repugnant_a to_o each_o other_o but_o this_o observe_v by_o the_o way_n that_o he_o that_o be_v destitute_a of_o those_o virtue_n or_o neglect_v those_o 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d so_o the_o levite_n in_o a_o way_n of_o courtesy_n say_v to_o the_o old_a man_n that_o come_v from_o his_o work_n out_o of_o the_o field_n thy_o servant_n judg._n 19.19_o it_o be_v use_v so_o gen._n 42.10_o 2_o king_n 1.13_o and_o chap._n 2.6_o and_o so_o it_o be_v to_o be_v understand_v when_o we_o read_v the_o people_n call_v the_o king_n my_o lord_n and_o say_v they_o be_v his_o servant_n it_o be_v a_o expression_n of_o courtesy_n not_o that_o they_o be_v in_o a_o strict_a and_o proper_a sense_n and_o in_o point_n of_o duty_n his_o servant_n or_o the_o king_n their_o lord_n for_o it_o be_v nothing_o so_o thus_o we_o read_v 1_o king_n 12.4_o the_o people_n come_v and_o tender_v their_o service_n to_o rehoboam_n upon_o condition_n that_o he_o will_v ease_v they_o of_o their_o burden_n they_o come_v with_o respectful_a courteous_a language_n unto_o he_o and_o think_v to_o win_v he_o thereby_o but_o when_o he_o refuse_v to_o perform_v his_o duty_n to_o they_o they_o make_v 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and_o quietness_n better_a suffer_v than_o resist_v if_o a_o master_n be_v froward_a cross_a and_o crabbed_a apt_a to_o revile_v his_o servant_n and_o give_v they_o evil_a language_n they_o must_v not_o revile_v again_o or_o return_v the_o like_a language_n to_o their_o master_n which_o they_o receive_v from_o they_o which_o be_v the_o apostle_n meaning_n as_o you_o may_v see_v by_o compare_v for_o 18._o with_o 23._o if_o a_o master_n shall_v buffet_v his_o servant_n or_o as_o we_o common_o term_v it_o cuff_v he_o about_o the_o ear_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d if_o be_v cuff_v the_o apostle_n tell_v we_o what_o kind_n of_o injury_n he_o mean_v such_o common_a injury_n as_o may_v better_a be_v patient_o suffer_v than_o violent_o resist_v but_o it_o will_v be_v a_o madness_n to_o argue_v from_o this_o place_n that_o if_o a_o master_n shall_v offer_v to_o ravish_v his_o servant_n or_o if_o she_o cry_v out_o to_o cut_v her_o throat_n or_o come_v with_o a_o sword_n to_o kill_v his_o servant_n or_o with_o a_o club_n to_o knock_v his_o servant_n down_o that_o the_o servant_n ought_v to_o be_v subject_n and_o take_v it_o patient_o so_o that_o if_o we_o shall_v grant_v that_o there_o be_v the_o same_o reason_n why_o the_o people_n shall_v suffer_v injury_n patient_o from_o evil_a magistrate_n that_o there_o be_v for_o servant_n to_o suffer_v patient_o from_o evil_a master_n it_o will_v prove_v no_o more_o but_o this_o that_o we_o must_v submit_v to_o they_o in_o some_o small_a injury_n which_o we_o may_v put_v up_o without_o any_o great_a inconvenience_n but_o not_o that_o we_o shall_v suffer_v they_o to_o murder_v we_o or_o our_o friend_n to_o lay_v we_o up_o in_o filthy_a dungeon_n till_o we_o be_v poison_v and_o stifle_v up_o with_o the_o stink_n of_o they_o or_o to_o beggar_n our_o wife_n and_o child_n to_o satisfy_v their_o lust_n 2._o but_o indeed_o there_o be_v no_o such_o reason_n why_o the_o people_n shall_v suffer_v injury_n patient_o from_o magistrate_n without_o resist_v as_o why_o servant_n shall_v from_o their_o master_n and_o therefore_o the_o objection_n be_v of_o no_o force_n for_o 1._o god_n have_v command_v servant_n to_o suffer_v lesser_a injury_n patient_o from_o their_o master_n but_o he_o have_v not_o command_v the_o people_n to_o suffer_v such_o thing_n from_o the_o magistrate_n 2._o the_o magistrate_n be_v not_o the_o people_n master_n but_o as_o i_o have_v prove_v before_o their_o servant_n and_o therefore_o this_o place_n prove_v rather_o the_o contrary_a that_o if_o the_o people_n who_o be_v in_o truth_n and_o reality_n the_o magistrate_n master_n shall_v offer_v any_o lesser_a injury_n to_o the_o magistrate_n who_o be_v their_o servant_n he_o ought_v to_o suffer_v it_o patient_o at_o their_o hand_n so_o that_o always_o the_o very_a weapon_n which_o the_o kings-man_n fight_v withal_o wound_v themselves_o alas_o poor_a man_n they_o grope_v at_o noonday_n and_o stumble_v at_o the_o light_n their_o own_o argument_n stab_v their_o cause_n to_o the_o heart_n yea_o true_o i_o will_v desire_v no_o more_o to_o prove_v the_o lawfulness_n of_o resist_v a_o tyrannous_a and_o oppress_a magistrate_n than_o what_o they_o urge_v against_o it_o obj._n but_o do_v not_o christ_n forbid_v we_o to_o resist_v evil_a mat._n 25.39_o sol._n this_o place_n forbid_v we_o no_o more_o to_o resist_v a_o wicked_a magistrate_n than_o any_o other_o wicked_a man_n for_o there_o be_v not_o a_o word_n peculiar_a to_o the_o magistrate_n in_o this_o command_n but_o suppose_v it_o be_v appropriate_a to_o the_o magistrate_n it_o will_v prove_v no_o more_o than_o this_o that_o we_o be_v to_o put_v up_o some_o lesser_a injury_n as_o that_o other_o place_n require_v servant_n to_o do_v from_o their_o master_n and_o not_o return_v evil_a for_o evil_n which_o be_v evident_a to_o be_v our_o saviour_n meaning_n 1._o by_o the_o occasion_n of_o these_o word_n you_o have_v hear_v it_o have_v be_v say_v a_o eye_n for_o a_o eye_n and_o a_o tooth_n for_o a_o tooth_n that_o be_v it_o have_v be_v common_o judge_v lawful_a among_o you_o to_o revenge_v yourselves_o and_o do_v to_o other_o what_o evil_n they_o have_v do_v unto_o you_o but_o i_o forbid_v this_o say_v christ_n it_o be_v a_o evil_a thing_n so_o to_o do_v you_o shall_v not_o render_v evil_a for_o evil_n and_o indeed_o it_o be_v no_o more_o than_o reason_n itself_o dictate_v for_o though_o reason_n teach_v we_o to_o defend_v ourselves_o and_o not_o suffer_v other_o to_o beat_v out_o our_o eye_n or_o tooth_n if_o we_o can_v hinder_v it_o yet_o if_o a_o man_n shall_v take_v a_o advantage_n and_o beat_v out_o my_o eye_n or_o tooth_n before_o i_o be_v aware_a it_o be_v not_o rational_a for_o i_o to_o fall_v upon_o he_o and_o return_v the_o same_o but_o right_o myself_o in_o a_o wise_a manner_n 2._o and_o the_o particular_a case_n christ_n mention_n show_v he_o mean_v lesser_a injury_n if_o one_o smite_v thou_o on_o the_o cheek_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d erasmus_n hemsius_n soultetus_fw-la and_o other_o learned_a man_n as_o leigh_n observe_v understand_v it_o of_o strike_v not_o with_o the_o fist_n but_o the_o palm_n of_o the_o hand_n a_o box_n of_o the_o ear_n and_o our_o translator_n render_v the_o word_n smite_v with_o the_o palm_n of_o the_o hand_n matth._n 26.27_o another_o injury_n christ_n will_v not_o have_v we_o to_o resist_v with_o violence_n be_v if_o a_o man_n take_v away_o our_o coat_n or_o compel_v we_o to_o go_v a_o mile_n with_o he_o he_o mean_v that_o we_o shall_v rather_o put_v up_o small_a injury_n thereby_o to_o win_v man_n to_o the_o gospel_n than_o by_o contend_v with_o they_o or_o render_v evil_a for_o evil_n lose_v the_o opportunity_n of_o gain_v they_o to_o god_n but_o if_o you_o will_v understand_v the_o word_n resist_v not_o evil_a to_o forbid_v all_o resistance_n of_o evil_a it_o be_v impossible_a for_o the_o world_n to_o subsist_v for_o if_o we_o may_v not_o resist_v those_o who_o come_v to_o murder_v we_o rob_v we_o burn_v house_n ravish_v woman_n carry_v away_o our_o child_n for_o slave_n and_o do_v such_o like_a intolerable_a evil_n we_o must_v go_v out_o of_o the_o world_n for_o there_o be_v no_o live_v here_o i_o conclude_v therefore_o that_o this_o place_n do_v not_o forbid_v a_o private_a person_n to_o resist_v any_o great_a and_o unsufferable_a evil_n which_o may_v be_v offer_v to_o the_o life_n liberty_n or_o estate_n of_o himself_o or_o other_o much_o less_o do_v it_o forbid_v the_o people_n to_o resist_v a_o cruel_a and_o tyrannous_a governor_n who_o by_o his_o office_n be_v bind_v to_o protect_v they_o and_o yet_o most_o perfidious_o and_o traitorous_o do_v oppress_v they_o murder_v some_o imprison_v other_o for_o do_v well_o impoverish_v and_o enslave_v all_o finis_fw-la
moses_n put_v that_o prudent_a counsel_n of_o jethro_n in_o execution_n according_a to_o the_o mind_n of_o god_n he_o bid_v the_o people_n look_v out_o such_o man_n as_o be_v spirit_v for_o government_n deut._n 1.13_o take_v you_o wise_a man_n and_o understanding_n and_o know_v among_o your_o tribe_n it_o be_v translate_v but_o i_o suppose_v it_o may_v have_v be_v better_o render_v 1._o take_v you_o wise_a man_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d sapientes_fw-la this_o word_n be_v use_v frequent_o for_o the_o best_a sort_n of_o wisdom_n true_a spiritual_a wisdom_n save_v knowledge_n prov._n 13.20_o prov._n 10.8_o psal_n 19.7_o the_o testimony_n of_o the_o lord_n make_v wise_a the_o simple_a moses_n bid_v the_o people_n look_v out_o man_n that_o understand_v the_o law_n of_o god_n that_o be_v the_o wisdom_n he_o bid_v they_o have_v a_o eye_n to_o even_o as_o artaxerxes_n bid_v ezra_n as_o i_o have_v show_v before_o that_o which_o jethro_n call_v the_o fear_n of_o god_n moses_n call_v wisdom_n and_o no_o wonder_n for_o that_o be_v the_o only_a true_a wisdom_n job_n 28.28_o psal_n 111.10_o prov._n 7._o it_o be_v as_o if_o he_o shall_v have_v say_v my_o father-in-law_n jethro_n give_v i_o good_a counsel_n i_o give_v the_o same_o to_o you_o look_v out_o such_o man_n as_o be_v true_o wise_a that_o fear_n god_n they_o will_v make_v conscience_n of_o their_o duty_n to_o god_n and_o you_o but_o if_o you_o choose_v man_n void_a of_o that_o true_a wisdom_n the_o fear_n of_o god_n they_o will_v have_v little_a or_o no_o regard_n to_o the_o honour_n of_o god_n or_o your_o good_n 2._o man_n of_o understanding_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d et_fw-la prudentes_fw-la prudent_a man_n man_n of_o counsel_n as_o jer._n 49.7_o be_v counsel_n perish_v from_o the_o prudent_a 1_o sam._n 16.18_o david_n be_v say_v to_o be_v a_o man_n prudent_a in_o matter_n in_o both_o these_o place_n there_o be_v the_o same_o word_n that_o be_v mention_v by_o moses_n and_o general_o this_o word_n be_v 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