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assert_v our_o liberty_n and_o privilege_n to_o make_v law_n for_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n and_o our_o good_a these_o our_o servant_n conspire_v against_o their_o master_n and_o have_v wicked_o rob_v we_o of_o our_o power_n and_o share_v it_o among_o themselves_o we_o be_v no_o more_o bind_v to_o submit_v to_o their_o unjust_a and_o most_o prefidious_a act_n than_o a_o master_n be_v bind_v to_o stand_v still_o and_o let_v his_o servant_n give_v away_o his_o good_n and_o undo_v he_o what_o authority_n have_v a_o parliament_n to_o give_v away_o our_o birthright_n to_o enslave_v the_o corporation_n and_o county_n that_o send_v they_o up_o to_o assert_v their_o freedom_n and_o to_o expose_v we_o to_o the_o lust_n of_o wicked_a oppressor_n to_o give_v away_o the_o militia_n of_o the_o land_n to_o the_o king_n to_o he_o dispose_v of_o for_o our_o slavery_n for_o who_o know_v not_o that_o it_o be_v put_v into_o the_o hand_n of_o bloody_a papist_n and_o son_n of_o cruelty_n and_o oppression_n 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reason_n why_o joseph_n be_v advance_v to_o that_o great_a trust_n be_v not_o bare_o for_o his_o interpretation_n of_o the_o dream_n but_o for_o the_o wise_a counsel_n he_o give_v thereupon_o the_o lord_n have_v not_o only_o show_v he_o the_o dream_n but_o the_o way_n how_o to_o preserve_v the_o land_n the_o counsel_n he_o give_v be_v rational_a and_o discreet_a and_o please_v pharaoh_n and_o all_o his_o servant_n ver_fw-la 37._o and_o because_o he_o be_v a_o wise_a and_o discreet_a counsellor_n able_a to_o govern_v the_o land_n better_o than_o any_o that_o be_v in_o it_o therefore_o they_o choose_v he_o joseph_n skill_n in_o interpret_n dream_n will_v not_o have_v fit_v he_o for_o the_o government_n of_o egypt_n without_o a_o spirit_n of_o counsel_n and_o prudence_n to_o manage_v the_o weighty_a affair_n thereof_o one_o gift_n do_v not_o fit_a a_o man_n for_o every_o function_n pharaoh_n by_o conference_n with_o he_o find_v he_o to_o be_v a_o wise_a and_o discreet_a counsellor_n and_o 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the_o shewbread_n for_o the_o satisfaction_n of_o hunger_n which_o be_v not_o otherwise_o lawful_a mat._n 12.4_o i_o conceive_v we_o may_v as_o lawful_o bow_v the_o body_n or_o uncover_v the_o head_n to_o a_o ruler_n who_o do_v not_o deserve_v it_o from_o we_o rather_o than_o destroy_v ourselves_o as_o one_o will_v to_o a_o thief_n on_o the_o high_a way_n rather_o than_o be_v kill_v or_o wound_v chap._n x._o treat_v of_o the_o obedience_n due_a to_o the_o magistrate_n i_o be_o now_o come_v to_o the_o last_o particular_a mention_v in_o the_o description_n of_o magistracy_n the_o obedience_n which_o be_v due_a to_o he_o which_o i_o shall_v resolve_v first_o positive_o second_o negative_o 1._o positive_o to_o follow_v the_o common_a receive_v distinction_n of_o obedience_n active_a and_o passive_a we_o owe_v both_o to_o a_o lawful_a magistrate_n in_o all_o his_o just_a and_o lawful_a command_n first_o if_o the_o magistrate_n command_v we_o to_o do_v any_o thing_n which_o he_o have_v 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due_a or_o to_o obey_v any_o other_o just_a and_o righteous_a law_n it_o be_v our_o duty_n to_o yield_v a_o ready_a and_o cheerful_a obedience_n thereto_o second_o we_o be_v bind_v to_o obey_v he_o passive_o if_o we_o have_v by_o our_o transgression_n fall_v under_o the_o condemnation_n of_o any_o just_a and_o righteous_a law_n if_o a_o man_n or_o woman_n have_v commit_v theft_n murder_n adultery_n perjury_n extortion_n or_o any_o other_o wickedness_n punishable_a by_o the_o law_n and_o be_v bring_v before_o the_o magistrate_n who_o be_v by_o god_n and_o the_o people_n entrust_v with_o the_o sword_n for_o the_o punishment_n thereof_o it_o be_v their_o duty_n patient_o to_o submit_v to_o such_o punishment_n as_o they_o have_v deserve_v whether_o one_o may_v not_o lawful_o fly_v and_o withdraw_v himself_o peaceable_o if_o he_o be_v guilty_a of_o punishment_n especial_o in_o a_o case_n of_o life_n and_o death_n be_v a_o question_n i_o have_v not_o time_n to_o discourse_v here_o but_o to_o make_v any_o violent_a resistance_n or_o forcible_o to_o oppose_v the_o magistrate_n in_o execute_v just_a punishment_n upon_o we_o for_o our_o evil_a deed_n be_v utter_o unlawful_a thus_o far_o i_o grant_v the_o scripture_n command_v we_o to_o obey_v magistrate_n active_o in_o perform_v all_o their_o just_a and_o lawful_a command_n passive_o in_o submit_v to_o such_o due_a punishment_n as_o they_o inflict_v upon_o we_o for_o do_v evil_a and_o this_o be_v the_o submission_n peter_n speak_v of_o 1_o pet._n 2.13_o 14._o submit_v yourselves_o to_o every_o ordinance_n of_o man_n for_o the_o lord_n sake_n whether_o it_o be_v to_o the_o king_n as_o supreme_a or_o unto_o governor_n as_o unto_o they_o that_o be_v send_v by_o he_o for_o the_o punishment_n of_o evil_a doer_n and_o praise_n of_o they_o that_o do_v well_o mark_v well_o the_o submission_n the_o apostle_n require_v we_o be_v to_o submit_v to_o those_o governor_n that_o come_v for_o the_o punishment_n of_o evil_a doer_n and_o praise_v of_o they_o that_o do_v well_o the_o same_o do_v the_o apostle_n paul_n teach_v rom._n 13.4.5_o for_o he_o be_v the_o minister_n or_o servant_n of_o god_n to_o thou_o for_o good_a â—ut_v if_o thou_o do_v evil_a be_v afraid_a for_o he_o bare_v not_o the_o sword_n in_o vain_a for_o he_o be_v the_o servanâ—_n of_o god_n a_o revenger_n to_o execute_v wrath_n upon_o he_o that_o do_v evil_a wherefore_o you_o must_v needs_o be_v subject_n not_o only_o for_o wrath_n but_o for_o conscience_n sake_n it_o be_v not_o leave_v to_o our_o liberty_n whether_o we_o will_v be_v subject_a or_o no_o to_o those_o magistrate_n that_o punish_v evil_a doer_n and_o praise_v they_o that_o do_v well_o but_o in_o point_n of_o conscience_n we_o be_v bind_v to_o be_v subject_a unto_o they_o indeed_o the_o very_a light_n of_o nature_n teach_v subjection_n to_o such_o governor_n as_o punish_v vice_n and_o praise_n virtue_n and_o to_o resist_v the_o magistrate_n in_o the_o due_a punish_v of_o vice_n or_o 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