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be_v necessary_a by_o the_o inviolable_a ordinance_n of_o god_n and_o nature_n this_o answer_n to_o their_o second_o sophism_n clear_v the_o sense_n of_o their_o maxim_n so_o much_o cry_v up_o and_o so_o much_o abuse_v cuique_fw-la nascitur_fw-la libre_fw-la every_o one_o be_v bear_v a_o free_a man_n that_o we_o need_v not_o insist_v much_o upon_o it_o yet_o to_o make_v the_o general_a sense_n of_o the_o maxim_n appear_v and_o to_o discover_v their_o adulterate_a and_o bastard_n sense_n we_o say_v it_o be_v most_o true_a that_o cuique_fw-la nascitur_fw-la libre_fw-la à _fw-la servitute_fw-la every_o man_n be_v bear_v a_o free_a man_n from_o slavery_n but_o nullus_fw-la nascitur_fw-la libre_fw-la ab_fw-la imperio_fw-la none_o be_v bear_v exempt_v from_o the_o subjection_n of_o lawful_a government_n without_o a_o subordination_n and_o subjection_n to_o a_o superior_a christ_n as_o man_n be_v not_o exempt_v from_o this_o it_o be_v record_v in_o scripture_n luke_n 11._o 51._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o do_v subject_v himself_o to_o joseph_n his_o putative_a father_n and_o mary_n his_o true_a mother_n the_o word_n in_o the_o original_n be_v the_o same_o which_o the_o apostle_n use_v rom._n 13._o 1._o command_a obedience_n and_o subjection_n to_o high_a power_n it_o be_v very_o fit_a our_o opposite_n will_v consider_v what_o power_n the_o father_n have_v over_o the_o child_n by_o the_o law_n of_o god_n and_o nature_n that_o to_o redeem_v himself_o from_o debt_n from_o any_o distress_a state_n and_o condition_n he_o may_v have_v enslave_v his_o child_n beget_v of_o his_o body_n if_o this_o power_n be_v not_o by_o the_o right_n of_o nature_n by_o the_o warrant_n of_o god_n i_o can_v see_v no_o other_o for_o it_o can_v not_o be_v by_o a_o mutual_a and_o voluntary_a act_n of_o father_n and_o child_n to_o shut_v up_o all_o in_o few_o word_n give_v i_o leave_v to_o put_v you_o in_o mind_n that_o the_o stoic_n observe_v three_o notion_n of_o servitus_fw-la of_o 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