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〈◊〉_d than_o we_o now_o enjoy_v whereby_o to_o distinguish_v between_o the_o holy_a and_o the_o vile_a or_o the_o crafty_a hypocritical_a pretender_n will_v certain_o go_v away_o with_o the_o great_a share_n of_o the_o earth_n but_o be_v found_v in_o the_o power_n and_o wisdom_n of_o god_n and_o it_o be_v determine_v that_o he_o be_v the_o primary_n source_n of_o judgement_n it_o will_v necessary_o follow_v that_o the_o subordinate_a author_n of_o judgement_n be_v not_o mere_o the_o ordinance_n of_o man._n they_o be_v so_o indeed_o subjectiuè_fw-la as_o the_o office_n of_o justice_n be_v bear_v by_o man_n not_o immediate_o by_o god_n himself_o not_o hy_z angel_n or_o any_o other_o creature_n they_o be_v so_o objectiuè_a as_o justice_n be_v employ_v among_o man_n they_o be_v the_o person_n who_o be_v to_o be_v restrain_v or_o punish_v by_o law_n they_o be_v so_o
〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d final_o as_o man_n be_v the_o person_n who_o be_v to_o receive_v the_o benefit_n of_o government_n but_o yet_o if_o we_o consider_v it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d proper_o and_o original_o as_o to_o its_o creation_n ordination_n and_o institution_n so_o it_o be_v god_n work_n and_o so_o the_o high_a judge_n upon_o earth_n judge_v not_o for_o man_n but_o for_o the_o lord_n that_o be_v the_o first_o truth_n i_o come_v now_o to_o the_o second_o truth_n two_o that_o the_o king_n of_o the_o earth_n be_v the_o secondary_a spring_n and_o fountain_n of_o justice_n next_o and_o immediate_o under_o god_n judgement_n flow_v from_o they_o and_o therefore_o the_o king_n in_o the_o text_n give_v his_o command_n to_o the_o judge_n in_o these_o word_n he_o say_v to_o the_o judge_n it_o be_v impossible_a to_o conceive_v what_o dread_n and_o horror_n will_v befall_v mankind_n if_o god_n shall_v take_v the_o immediate_a exercise_n of_o dominion_n and_o execution_n of_o 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government_n yea_o the_o fit_a of_o all_o other_o because_o god_n think_v they_o so_o have_v say_v prov._n 8.15_o by_o i_o king_n reign_n and_o prince_n decree_v justice_n by_o i_o i._n e._n by_o my_o authority_n and_o appointment_n exclusive_o to_o all_o other_o by_o i_o king_n reign_n and_o prince_n decree_v justice_n as_o it_o may_v be_v take_v absolute_o the_o power_n that_o be_v be_v ordain_v of_o god_n 13.1_o god_n rom._n 13.1_o and_o as_o it_o may_v be_v take_v with_o its_o most_o desirable_a additament_n by_o he_o they_o reign_v just_o righteous_o and_o happy_o this_o promotion_n come_v neither_o from_o the_o east_n nor_o from_o the_o west_n nor_o yet_o from_o the_o south_n but_o god_n be_v the_o judge_n he_o put_v down_o one_o and_o set_v up_o 7._o up_o ps_n 75.6_o 7._o another_o these_o be_v the_o person_n to_o who_o god_n have_v be_v please_v to_o give_v his_o own_o name_n 82.6_o name_n ps_n 82.6_o call_v they_o god_n not_o only_o to_o mind_v they_o of_o the_o height_n of_o their_o place_n and_o the_o excellence_n of_o their_o duty_n but_o also_o to_o command_v reception_n and_o beget_v reverence_n and_o esteem_n for_o they_o among_o men._n these_o he_o have_v style_v his_o own_o minister_n 13.6_o minister_n rom._n 13.6_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o be_v always_o a_o title_n of_o great_a honour_n and_o public_a performance_n be_v never_o apply_v to_o servant_n or_o underling_n but_o to_o those_o who_o be_v eminent_a and_o glorious_a either_o by_o nature_n office_n or_o both_o to_o these_o he_o have_v give_v the_o character_n of_o the_o high_a power_n 13.1_o power_n rom._n 13.1_o as_o if_o he_o design_v by_o that_o very_a act_n of_o his_o providence_n whereby_o he_o call_v they_o to_o be_v ruler_n etiher_n to_o advance_v they_o so_o far_o above_o other_o man_n as_o to_o place_v they_o among_o the_o angel_n or_o to_o abstract_n so_o much_o from_o their_o humanity_n as_o to_o make_v they_o all_o power_n for_o the_o necessary_a end_n of_o 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