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12._o i_o will_v be_v thy_o god_n and_o the_o god_n of_o thy_o seed_n genes_n 17_o 9_o and_o the_o seal_n of_o the_o righteousness_n of_o faith_n rom._n 4_o 11._o and_o be_v one_o as_o there_o be_v one_o say_v and_o one_o baptism_n ephes._n 4_o 4_o 5._o and_o therefore_o ought_v not_o to_o be_v administer_v to_o other_o than_o those_o within_o the_o compass_n of_o the_o same_o covenant_n nor_o but_o upon_o faith_n come_v between_o either_o of_o the_o party_n to_o be_v baptize_v or_o of_o one_o parent_n at_o the_o least_o if_o any_o shall_v answer_v that_o this_o gracious_a promise_n of_o god_n be_v not_o to_o be_v restrain_v to_o the_o next_o immediate_a child_n but_o be_v extend_v even_o to_o those_o who_o follow_v a_o faâ—r_n off_o i_o grant_v it_o except_o infidelity_n or_o other_o sin_n come_v between_o by_o which_o the_o parent_n with_o themselves_o break_v off_o their_o seed_n external_o &_o actual_o from_o the_o communion_n of_o the_o church_n &_o holy_a thing_n thereof_o and_o 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magistrate_n that_o he_o may_v rule_v as_o he_o ought_v authority_n of_o order_n but_o will_v of_o person_n neither_o be_v his_o power_n increase_v by_o the_o accession_n of_o christianity_n but_o only_o sanctify_v as_o be_v first_o his_o person_n the_o prince_n rule_v over_o his_o subject_n as_o he_o be_v a_o prince_n and_o they_o subject_n simple_o not_o as_o faithful_a or_o christian_n he_o or_o they_o only_o christ_n the_o lord_n of_o our_o faith_n have_v the_o faithful_a as_o faithful_a for_o his_o subject_n neither_o be_v the_o subject_n of_o king_n as_o subject_n â—ame_n part_n of_o the_o church_n but_o of_o the_o kingdom_n 35._o beside_o there_o be_v one_o and_o the_o same_o christian_n faith_n of_o the_o prince_n and_o subject_a and_o all_o thing_n common_a unto_o both_o which_o spring_n from_o the_o same_o see_v that_o in_o christ_n jesus_n there_o be_v neither_o servant_n nor_o freeman_n i_o add_v neither_o magistrate_n nor_o subject_n but_o all_o be_v one_o in_o he_o as_o therefore_o none_o no_o not_o the_o least_o power_n of_o public_a administrat_fw-la on_o comes_fw-la to_o the_o subject_n by_o their_o christianity_n to_o neither_o be_v the_o prince_n thereby_o at_o all_o increase_v and_o indeed_o how_o can_v it_o the_o magistrate_n thoughâ—-heathen_a have_v power_n as_o the_o minister_n of_o god_n for_o the_o good_a of_o his_o subject_n to_o command_v and_o procure_v in_o and_o by_o good_a 4._o and_o lawful_a manner_n and_o mean_n whatsoever_o apperteine_n either_o to_o their_o natural_a or_o spiritual_a life_n so_o the_o same_o be_v not_o contrary_a to_o god_n word_n upon_o which_o word_n of_o god_n if_o it_o beat_v god_n forbid_v that_o the_o christian_n magistrate_n shall_v take_v liberty_n to_o use_v or_o rather_o abuse_v his_o authority_n for_o the_o same_o which_o yet_o if_o he_o do_v either_o the_o one_o or_o other_o whether_o by_o command_v what_o god_n forbid_v or_o by_o forbid_v what_o god_n command_v see_v it_o come_v by_o the_o fault_n of_o the_o person_n not_o of_o the_o office_n the_o subject_n be_v not_o fâ—â—ed_v from_o the_o bond_n of_o allegiance_n but_o as_o still_o tie_v to_o obedience_n as_o active_a for_o the_o do_v of_o the_o thing_n command_v if_o it_o be_v lawful_a so_o passive_a if_o unlawful_a by_o suffer_v patient_o the_o punishment_n though_o unjust_o inflict_v last_o if_o any_o civil_a and_o coactive_a power_n in_o thing_n whether_o civil_a or_o ecclesiastical_a come_v to_o the_o magistrate_n by_o his_o christianity_n then_o if_o it_o so_o fall_v out_o that_o he_o make_v defection_n from_o the_o same_o whether_o by_o idolatry_n or_o heresy_n or_o profane_v it_o must_v follow_v that_o thereupon_o his_o kingly_a power_n be_v diminish_v and_o abridge_v whereby_o how_o wide_a a_o window_n or_o gate_n rather_o will_v be_v open_v to_o sedâ—tions_n subject_n under_o pretext_n special_o catholic_a religion_n to_o taise_v tumult_n in_o kingdom_n no_o man_n can_v be_v ignorant_a chap._n xii_o of_o the_o