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great_a than_o the_o wickedness_n of_o one_o private_a person_n oppress_v another_o 3._o we_o have_v several_a precedent_n in_o scripture_n of_o the_o lord_n people_n that_o have_v resist_v wicked_a and_o tyrannous_a governor_n david_n resist_v saul_n who_o seek_v his_o life_n unjust_o 1._o he_o be_v saul_n servant_n go_v away_o without_o his_o leave_n yea_o contrary_a to_o his_o will_n 1_o sam._n 19.10_o 2._o he_o raise_v a_o army_n to_o defend_v himself_o 1_o sam._n 22.2_o if_o it_o be_v say_v they_o come_v to_o he_o voluntary_o i_o answer_v that_o be_v nothing_o to_o the_o purpose_n for_o within_o saul_n kingdom_n david_n head_v a_o army_n contrary_a to_o the_o will_n of_o the_o king_n he_o become_v their_o captain_n the_o text_n say_v 3._o it_o be_v plain_a that_o david_n make_v war_n in_o his_o own_o defence_n because_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n say_v those_o that_o come_v to_o david_n come_v to_o he_o as_o helper_n of_o the_o war_n 1_o chron._n 12.1_o and_o vers_fw-la 17._o the_o child_n of_o benjamin_n and_o judah_n come_v to_o help_v he_o 4._o and_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n pronounce_v a_o blessing_n on_o they_o that_o come_v to_o help_v david_n against_o the_o tyranny_n of_o saul_n vers_fw-la 18._o 5._o and_o god_n himself_o take_v his_o part_n he_o help_v he_o vers_n 18._o the_o lord_n take_v part_n with_o the_o poor_a innocent_a when_o they_o take_v up_o arm_n in_o their_o own_o defence_n against_o tyrant_n object_n but_o this_o be_v a_o extraordinary_a case_n david_n be_v anoint_v to_o be_v king_n to_o succeed_v saul_n and_o therefore_o he_o may_v use_v a_o extraordinary_a way_n to_o defend_v himself_o which_o another_o may_v not_o have_v do_v sol._n though_o david_n be_v anoint_v to_o succeed_v saul_n yet_o he_o do_v not_o pretend_v thereby_o any_o present_a right_n to_o the_o government_n or_o that_o he_o be_v thereby_o authorize_v to_o take_v up_o arm_n against_o saul_n but_o he_o justify_v his_o practice_n by_o his_o innocency_n 1_o chron._n 12.17_o he_o have_v not_o deserve_v to_o be_v so_o persecute_v by_o saul_n because_o he_o have_v do_v no_o wrong_n and_o what_o he_o do_v be_v in_o his_o own_o defence_n which_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n teach_v he_o to_o do_v and_o those_o that_o help_v he_o come_v to_o he_o as_o a_o innocent_a oppress_a man_n who_o life_n be_v seek_v unjust_o by_o a_o wicked_a tyrant_n 1_o chron._n 12.1_o they_o hear_v how_o saul_n hunt_v after_o his_o life_n and_o make_v he_o hide_v himself_o and_o therefore_o come_v to_o help_v he_o which_o i_o shall_v show_v hereafter_o be_v no_o more_o than_o the_o law_n of_o god_n require_v the_o people_n to_o do_v to_o deliver_v the_o innocent_a from_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o oppressor_n another_o precedent_n we_o have_v 1_o sam._n 14.44_o and_o 45._o verse_n when_o saul_n will_v have_v put_v jonathan_n to_o death_n unjust_o the_o people_n resist_v he_o both_o in_o word_n and_o deed_n saul_n have_v not_o only_o say_v but_o confirm_v it_o with_o a_o oath_n or_o a_o curse_n that_o jonathan_n shall_v sure_o die_v the_o people_n say_v and_o swear_v the_o contrary_a as_o the_o lord_n live_v not_o one_o hair_n of_o his_o head_n shall_v fall_v to_o the_o ground_n and_o they_o make_v good_a their_o word_n for_o they_o rescue_v jonathan_n that_o he_o die_v not_o so_o likewise_o elisha_n defend_v himself_o against_o king_n joram_n tyranny_n 2_o king_n 6.32_o the_o king_n swear_v he_o will_v have_v elisha_n head_n from_o off_o his_o shoulder_n before_o night_n send_v a_o messenger_n to_o apprehend_v he_o and_o follow_v himself_o at_o the_o messenger_n foot_n because_o he_o will_v be_v sure_a to_o see_v it_o execute_v be_v elisha_n bind_v to_o submit_v to_o this_o unjust_a sentence_n and_o yield_v his_o neck_n to_o the_o tyrant_n who_o come_v to_o murder_v he_o under_o the_o pretence_n of_o his_o authority_n elisha_n understand_v himself_o better_a than_o so_o see_v you_o say_v he_o how_o this_o son_n of_o a_o murderer_n have_v send_v to_o take_v away_o my_o head_n look_v when_o the_o messenger_n come_v shut_v the_o door_n and_o hold_v he_o fast_o at_o the_o door_n be_v not_o the_o sound_n of_o his_o master_n foot_n behind_o he_o here_o be_v a_o violent_a resistance_n of_o the_o tyrannous_a power_n of_o the_o king_n in_o his_o own_o defence_n the_o septuagint_n render_v it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d bruise_v he_o in_o the_o door_n as_o for_o that_o pretence_n elisha_n be_v a_o prophet_n a_o extraordinary_a person_n it_o be_v not_o lawful_a for_o another_o to_o do_v so_o because_o elisha_n do_v it_o be_v scarce_o worth_a a_o answer_n for_o elisha_n defend_v himself_o as_o a_o man_n he_o pretend_v nothing_o extraordinary_a but_o resist_v one_o that_o come_v to_o murder_v he_o which_o nature_n will_v have_v teach_v any_o man_n in_o the_o world_n to_o do_v and_o indeed_o if_o there_o have_v be_v never_o a_o example_n of_o this_o nature_n in_o scripture_n yet_o the_o very_a light_n of_o reason_n be_v sufficient_a to_o determine_v the_o case_n yea_o the_o very_a prelate_n and_o other_o advocate_n of_o tyranny_n be_v force_v to_o confess_v that_o in_o many_o case_n it_o be_v lawful_a not_o only_o for_o the_o body_n of_o the_o people_n or_o the_o lesser_a part_n of_o they_o but_o for_o particular_a person_n to_o resist_v the_o king_n obj._n but_o do_v not_o the_o apostle_n command_v servant_n to_o be_v subject_a to_o evil_a master_n as_o well_o as_o good_a and_o to_o take_v it_o patient_o when_o they_o be_v buffet_v for_o do_v well_o 1_o pet._n 2.18_o will_v it_o not_o follow_v much_o more_o that_o we_o must_v be_v subject_a to_o evil_a magistrate_n as_o well_o as_o good_a and_o take_v it_o patient_o when_o they_o punish_v we_o for_o do_v well_o sol._n 1._o the_o scope_n of_o the_o place_n show_v the_o apostle_n do_v not_o mean_v a_o absolute_a or_o universal_a subjection_n in_o all_o case_n whatsoever_o but_o in_o small_a injury_n which_o may_v be_v easy_o bear_v and_o put_v up_o for_o the_o sake_n of_o peace_n 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