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2_o thess_n 2.4_o that_o be_v above_o all_o authority_n and_o power_n even_o above_o king_n and_o prince_n 2._o magistrate_n be_v grace_v with_o god_n ornament_n majesty_n and_o glory_n wherein_o they_o be_v invest_v dan._n 5.28_o god_n own_o robe_n psalm_n 104.1_o 3._o magistrate_n sit_v upon_o god_n own_o throne_n the_o throne_n of_o israel_n for_o so_o it_o be_v term_v 2_o king_n 9.25_o it_o be_v god_n throne_n jer._n 3.17_o they_o shall_v call_v jerusalem_n the_o throne_n of_o the_o lord_n 4._o magistrate_n execute_v god_n judgement_n as_o jehosaphat_n call_v they_o 2_o chron._n 19.8_o and_o moses_n 1_o deut._n 17._o so_o that_o magistrate_n be_v every_o way_n god_n representative_a and_o be_v therefore_o say_v to_o judge_v for_o he_o or_o in_o his_o steed_n 2_o chron._n 19.6_o again_o they_o be_v god_n in_o respect_n of_o those_o who_o they_o govern_v they_o be_v their_o head_n 1_o sam._n 15.17_o to_o guide_v and_o direct_v they_o and_o thus_o moses_n be_v aaron_n god_n exod._n 4.16_o god_n in_o respect_n of_o their_o provident_a care_n over_o they_o for_o their_o good_a who_o they_o do_v as_o it_o be_v bear_v in_o their_o bosom_n as_o moses_n speak_v num._n 11.12_o as_o god_n do_v his_o people_n exod._n 19.4_o god_n in_o observe_v and_o take_v a_o account_n of_o their_o way_n and_o action_n and_o god_n in_o reward_v and_o punish_v their_o desert_n neither_o be_v all_o these_o vain_a title_n to_o commend_v they_o to_o man_n and_o to_o make_v they_o glorious_a in_o outward_a pomp_n but_o they_o be_v accompany_v with_o a_o divine_a spirit_n for_o the_o most_o part_n wherewith_o god_n furnish_v and_o assi_v they_o to_o discover_v secret_n and_o to_o discern_v and_o judge_v between_o plea_n and_o plea_n between_o cause_n and_o cause_n deut._n 17.8_o this_o spirit_n come_v on_o saul_n when_o he_o be_v set_v apart_o unto_o his_o sacred_a function_n 1_o sam._n 10.9_o and_o upon_o solomon_n be_v yet_o a_o child_n and_o although_o it_o be_v not_o inseparable_o annex_v to_o the_o seat_n of_o justice_n yet_o it_o be_v rare_o deny_v to_o such_o governor_n as_o seek_v it_o as_o they_o ought_v where_o their_o own_o or_o their_o people_n sin_n hinder_v not_o that_o mercy_n 2._o these_o outward_a dignity_n be_v accompany_v with_o a_o effectual_a power_n by_o which_o the_o heart_n of_o people_n be_v subdue_v unto_o they_o so_o that_o when_o he_o say_v to_o one_o go_v he_o go_v luke_n 7.8_o nay_o nation_n and_o kingdom_n be_v move_v and_o quiet_v command_v and_o countermand_v by_o their_o word_n tremble_v at_o their_o indignation_n as_o the_o beast_n at_o the_o lion_n roar_v prov._n 19.12_o so_o that_o solomon_n have_v good_a cause_n to_o say_v that_o there_o be_v power_n in_o their_o word_n ecclesiast_fw-la 8.4_o and_o that_o of_o death_n in_o their_o wrath_n and_o of_o life_n in_o the_o light_n of_o their_o countenance_n prov._n 16.14.15_o these_o be_v no_o small_a advancement_n unto_o mortal_a man_n to_o have_v power_n to_o dispose_v not_o only_o of_o the_o heart_n and_o life_n but_o in_o some_o sort_n of_o the_o heart_n and_o will_n of_o their_o brethren_n many_o time_n their_o match_n every_o way_n save_v in_o their_o place_n and_o dignity_n and_o for_o that_o honour_n which_o god_n have_v put_v upon_o they_o and_o as_o magistrate_n be_v call_v god_n so_o they_o be_v to_o be_v esteem_v god_n and_o that_o for_o two_o weighty_a reason_n first_o for_o the_o preserve_n of_o god_n honour_n among_o man_n of_o wicked_a man_n it_o be_v testify_v that_o god_n be_v not_o in_o all_o their_o thought_n psalm_n 10.4_o and_o that_o because_o he_o be_v not_o in_o their_o sight_n as_o his_o judgement_n be_v not_o verse_n 5._o wherefore_o as_o king_n make_v their_o power_n visible_a to_o all_o their_o subject_n even_o those_o who_o be_v remove_v from_o their_o presence_n in_o the_o person_n of_o their_o deputy_n to_o who_o they_o delegate_v their_o authority_n that_o their_o fear_n may_v be_v preserve_v and_o their_o power_n be_v acknowledge_v throughout_o all_o their_o dominion_n so_o god_n to_o preserve_v his_o fear_n and_o honour_n among_o man_n that_o can_v behold_v the_o presence_n of_o his_o invisible_a power_n and_o godhead_n stamp_v his_o image_n upon_o mortal_a man_n his_o deputy_n that_o they_o may_v be_v as_o it_o be_v visible_a god_n among_o his_o people_n and_o indeed_o as_o it_o argue_v a_o prince_n power_n when_o his_o stamp_n and_o proclamation_n can_v make_v base_a mettle_n pass_v for_o current_a coin_n as_o well_o as_o gold_n and_o silver_n so_o it_o can_v but_o be_v acknowledge_v as_o a_o mark_n of_o god_n fear_n in_o the_o heart_n of_o man_n when_o his_o commission_n not_o only_o procure_v reverence_n from_o man_n who_o be_v of_o worth_n in_o themselves_o but_o acceptance_n and_o respect_n unto_o such_o who_o sometime_o have_v nothing_o to_o honour_v they_o but_o the_o very_a stamp_n of_o authority_n that_o god_n have_v put_v upon_o they_o second_o if_o we_o regard_v public_a peace_n and_o prosperity_n governor_n and_o magistrate_n must_v needs_o be_v acknowledge_v to_o be_v of_o absolute_a necessity_n as_o well_o for_o direction_n as_o correction_n see_v order_n which_o be_v the_o foundation_n of_o peace_n must_v needs_o proceed_v ab_fw-la uno_fw-la as_o well_o as_o it_o tend_v ad_fw-la unum_fw-la there_o must_v of_o necessity_n be_v one_o like_o the_o head_n in_o the_o body_n to_o command_v all_o the_o member_n and_o direct_v they_o in_o their_o several_a office_n and_o employment_n and_o for_o correction_n the_o necessity_n thereof_o be_v manifest_v by_o daily_a and_o lamentable_a experience_n the_o petulancy_n of_o untamed_a spirit_n impatient_a of_o rule_n and_o order_n which_o know_v no_o law_n but_o their_o own_o lust_n be_v such_o that_o notwithstanding_o law_n and_o magistrate_n prison_n and_o gallows_n judgement_n and_o execution_n vix_fw-la nunc_fw-la obsistitur_fw-la illis_fw-la qui_fw-la laniunt_fw-la mundum_fw-la we_o have_v much_o to_o do_v to_o keep_v the_o world_n in_o quiet_a what_o will_v be_v our_o condition_n if_o all_o these_o mean_n of_o restraint_n be_v remove_v solomon_n tell_v we_o that_o defer_v sentence_n against_o a_o evil_a work_n set_v the_o heart_n of_o man_n on_o full_o to_o do_v mischief_n ecclesiaste_v 8.11_o what_o will_v be_v the_o effect_n of_o take_v away_o the_o sentence_n altogether_o and_o the_o authority_n that_o decree_v it_o thus_o it_o be_v not_o only_o true_a but_o every_o way_n necessary_a that_o there_o shall_v be_v god_n upon_o earth_n furnish_v with_o his_o spirit_n arm_v with_o his_o power_n and_o make_v awful_a by_o his_o majesty_n that_o god_n may_v enjoy_v his_o honour_n and_o man_n their_o peace_n and_o safety_n before_o i_o can_v apply_v this_o point_n for_o the_o correct_v of_o this_o general_a evil_a custom_n in_o sermon-hearer_n who_o oftentimes_o make_v use_n of_o the_o direction_n and_o reproof_n receive_v from_o the_o mouth_n of_o god_n minister_n to_o prescribe_v unto_o and_o censure_v other_o rather_o than_o to_o apply_v they_o to_o their_o own_o soul_n let_v i_o crave_v leave_n to_o intimate_v that_o i_o have_v nothing_o to_o do_v at_o present_a with_o small_a or_o great_a but_o only_o with_o every_o soul_n within_o these_o wall_n which_o hear_v i_o this_o day_n to_o you_o therefore_o i_o say_v be_v magistrate_n god_n and_o dare_v you_o deny_v they_o that_o service_n and_o observance_n which_o we_o be_v to_o yield_v even_o to_o ordinary_a man_n how_o dare_v we_o deceive_v and_o beguile_v they_o will_v a_o man_n rob_v god_n mal._n 3.8_o ☜_o ☜_o be_v we_o not_o ashamed_a to_o slight_v and_o despise_v they_o they_o be_v mark_v out_o for_o son_n of_o beliall_a that_o despise_a saul_n 1_o sam._n 10.27_o do_v we_o not_o tremble_v to_o scandalize_v and_o traduce_v they_o either_o with_o whisper_v insinuation_n with_o treacherous_a absalon_n 2_o sa._n 15.3_o or_o by_o open_a rail_n with_o wicked_a simei_n chap._n 16.5_o do_v we_o not_o account_v it_o presumption_n to_o pass_v our_o censure_n upon_o their_o person_n and_o action_n more_o free_o than_o we_o be_v warrant_v to_o do_v upon_o our_o brother_n of_o the_o low_a rank_n be_v it_o fit_a to_o say_v unto_o the_o king_n thou_o be_v wicked_a or_o to_o the_o prince_n â—e_n be_v ungodly_a job_n 34.19_o who_o be_v thou_o that_o judge_v another_o man_n servant_n say_v st._n paul_n rom._n 14.4_o we_o may_v more_o just_o object_n who_o be_v thou_o that_o judge_v thy_o own_o lord_n do_v but_o weigh_v how_o far_o the_o eminency_n of_o the_o person_n against_o who_o we_o offend_v advance_v the_o sin_n to_o beguile_v the_o king_n be_v not_o only_o base_a robery_n but_o sacrilege_n to_o scandalize_v he_o be_v not_o a_o simple_a slander_n but_o a_o degree_n of_o blasphemy_n ☞_o ☞_o to_o violate_v his_o person_n be_v not_o a_o ordinary_a murder_n but_o treason_n