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one_o hence_o it_o must_v fall_v but_o for_o the_o other_o hence_o it_o shall_v rise_v by_o its_o fall_n hence_o set_v yourselves_o against_o this_o it_o be_v to_o oppose_v the_o power_n of_o christ_n jesus_n and_o hence_o in_o henry_n the_o 8_o time_n the_o abbey_n fall_v and_o never_o can_v rise_v to_o this_o day_n but_o the_o six_o article_n against_o the_o saint_n pursue_v with_o blood_n make_v they_o increase_v the_o more_o 3._o when_o man_n will_v not_o submit_v to_o the_o wholesome_a law_n of_o magistrate_n which_o be_v either_o fundamental_a and_o continue_v or_o order_n that_o have_v their_o date_n and_o time_n of_o expire_a make_v for_o common_a good_a when_o man_n will_v either_o have_v no_o awe_v or_o as_o good_a as_o none_o or_o submit_v to_o none_o but_o what_o they_o please_v deut._n 17.12_o he_o that_o will_v not_o hearken_v but_o do_v presumptuous_o shall_v die_v he_o be_v the_o minister_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o indeed_o it_o be_v to_o call_v off_o the_o lord_n i_o 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a_o adulterer_n though_o it_o be_v not_o always_o true_a and_o in_o the_o end_n poverty_n and_o i_o and_o know_v it_o though_o no_o man_n eye_n have_v see_v thou_o no_o power_n of_o magistrate_n can_v reach_v thou_o this_o word_n shall_v be_v fire_n to_o consume_v thou_o unless_o thou_o repent_v for_o thy_o look_n thy_o lust_n thy_o dalliance_n thy_o thought_n thy_o speech_n thy_o endeavour_n this_o way_n much_o more_o for_o the_o thing_n man_n law_n shall_v not_o bind_v you_o here_o because_o it_o can_v reach_v you_o but_o know_v that_o christ_n be_v cast_v off_o by_o you_o 2._o loose_a company_n vain_a man_n prov._n 25.3_o 4._o a_o commonwealth_n be_v a_o refine_a vessel_n of_o use_n for_o god_n and_o judgement_n be_v establish_v when_o these_o be_v take_v away_o your_o knot_n of_o loose_a company_n take_v a_o poor_a soldier_n alone_o he_o be_v as_o other_o man_n but_o when_o they_o be_v get_v into_o a_o knot_n together_o now_o they_o grow_v strong_a against_o all_o law_n of_o god_n 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minister_n be_v to_o preach_v p._n 187_o s._n what_o mean_v by_o service_n p._n 3_o difference_n between_o god_n service_n and_o other_o see_v government_n and_o difference_n the_o sin_n of_o servant_n not_o subject_a to_o their_o master_n p._n 131_o 132_o of_o such_o as_o live_v under_o no_o master_n p._n 132_o sin_n cause_n of_o war_n p._n 2_o sin_n for_o which_o god_n cast_v his_o people_n from_o under_o his_o government_n p._n 23_o 24_o soldier_n not_o to_o neglect_v the_o command_n of_o their_o leader_n p._n 121_o spiritual_a refreshment_n abundant_a recompense_n for_o temporal_a distress_n p._n 142_o of_o come_v to_o christ_n for_o strength_n see_v christ_n not_o to_o be_v subject_a to_o god_n be_v to_o make_v he_o subject_a to_o we_o p._n 4_o 5_o t._n what_o reason_n we_o have_v to_o be_v thankful_a for_o the_o liberty_n we_o enjoy_v pag._n 136_o mean_n of_o thankfulness_n p._n 137_o god_n take_v his_o own_o time_n to_o punish_v those_o that_o cast_v off_o his_o government_n p._n 11_o townsman_n ought_v to_o be_v obedient_a to_o town-order_n p._n 122_o v._n how_o to_o know_v whether_o we_o have_v hear_v the_o lord_n voice_n p._n 165_o god_n voice_n in_o the_o word_n single_v a_o man_n out_o in_o particular_a p._n 166_o be_v of_o everlasting_a efficacy_n p._n 168_o etc._n etc._n carry_v home_n to_o christ_n p._n 170_o victory_n against_o sin_n either_o incomplete_a or_o complete_a p._n 185_o w._n transgression_n cause_n of_o war_n p._n 2_o the_o whole_a soul_n must_v close_v with_o the_o whole_a will_n of_o christ._n p._n 38_o will_n of_o christ_n direct_v or_o correct_v p._n 39_o cast_v off_o either_o in_o judgement_n or_o practice_n p_o 42_o we_o must_v submit_v to_o christ_n will_n by_o christ_n strength_n p._n 44._o for_o christ_n end_n p._n 49_o god_n wisdom_n see_v in_o subordination_n of_o all_o thing_n to_o himself_o p._n 10_o a_o twofold_a word_n of_o god_n outward_a and_o inward_a p._n 157._o the_o inward_a word_n double_a effectual_a or_o ineffectual_a ibid._n the_o efficacy_n of_o the_o word_n may_v lie_v hide_v p._n 173_o after_o it_o have_v be_v feel_v the_o sense_n of_o it_o may_v be_v lose_v again_o p._n 174_o not_o needful_a always_o to_o feel_v a_o like_a efficacy_n of_o the_o word_n p._n 175_o preserve_v in_o a_o spirit_n of_o prayer_n and_o long_v after_o it_o p._n 176_o and_o thankfulness_n for_o the_o good_a we_o have_v find_v p._n 179_o a_o double_a virtue_n in_o the_o word_n to_o beget_v and_o nourish_v p._n 181_o efficacy_n of_o the_o word_n appear_v in_o a_o power_n of_o conflict_n against_o corruption_n p._n 183_o trust_v not_o to_o the_o outward_a word_n but_o to_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n with_o it_o p._n 190_o place_v our_o happiness_n in_o close_v with_o the_o word_n p._n 191_o every_o tittle_n of_o the_o word_n cost_v the_o blood_n of_o christ_n p._n 193_o if_o not_o under_o the_o power_n of_o the_o word_n we_o be_v under_o the_o power_n of_o lust_n ibid._n the_o curse_n of_o god_n on_o those_o that_o enjoy_v the_o word_n and_o receive_v no_o benefit_n by_o it_o p._n 194_o the_o comfort_n of_o the_o word_n remain_v till_o death_n yea_o unto_o eternal_a life_n ibid._n finis_fw-la