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convenient_a 76._o but_o this_o be_v nothing_o to_o the_o purpose_n to_o infer_v the_o king_n to_o be_v {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o a_o minister_n of_o the_o people_n in_o the_o former_a notion_n i_o e._n a_o minister_n of_o the_o people_n institution_n and_o therefore_o all_o that_o m._n goodwin_n add_v of_o the_o reason_n why_o the_o ruler_n rom._n 13._o be_v not_o call_v the_o minister_n of_o the_o people_n be_v very_o extrinsical_a to_o that_o purpose_n the_o utmost_a that_o he_o can_v enforce_v from_o that_o place_n be_v that_o the_o king_n attend_v on_o the_o public_a good_a but_o sure_o that_o will_v avail_v as_o little_a to_o prove_v that_o he_o be_v not_o a_o minister_n of_o god_n institute_v or_o one_o that_o have_v the_o power_n from_o he_o as_o the_o shepherd_n wait_v over_o the_o flock_n be_v a_o proof_n that_o he_o be_v ordain_v or_o institute_v by_o his_o sheep_n 77._o the_o next_o undertake_n of_o m._n goodwin_n against_o doctor_n hammond_n be_v to_o prove_v that_o the_o civil_a magistrate_n be_v by_o s._n peter_n call_v {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o which_o he_o render_v the_o ordinance_n or_o creature_n of_o man_n because_o they_o receive_v their_o very_a being_n from_o the_o people_n as_o king_n and_o as_o magistrate_n doctor_n hammond_n have_v i_o conceive_v sufficient_o vindicate_v that_o text_n of_o s._n peter_n from_o this_o interpretation_n and_o it_o be_v easy_a to_o show_v that_o the_o phrase_n {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o must_v by_o all_o analogy_n be_v render_v human_a creature_n not_o ordinance_n or_o creature_n of_o man_n by_o human_a creature_n mean_v any_o part_n of_o mankind_n by_o creature_n of_o man_n a_o thing_n of_o man_n create_v the_o phrase_n to_o express_v the_o latter_a of_o these_o will_v be_v {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o take_v creature_n for_o 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