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and_o their_o successor_n but_o also_o all_o kind_n of_o primacy_n for_o â—he_n clergy_n must_v be_v altogether_o unlike_a to_o â—he_v temporal_a governor_n to_o answer_v this_o objection_n answer_v the_o answer_v in_o very_a deed_n i_o doubt_v not_o but_o the_o end_n of_o that_o dominion_n which_o be_v practise_v among_o the_o gentiles_n ought_v to_o be_v such_o that_o it_o shall_v have_v a_o special_a eye_n to_o thepreseruation_n of_o â—he_n common_a weal_n nenroth_n gene._n 10._o nenroth_n but_o because_o at_o the_o first_o beginning_n king_n and_o prince_n of_o â—he_n earth_n have_v not_o that_o end_n either_o only_o or_o special_o before_o their_o eye_n but_o desire_v that_o dominion_n and_o practise_v it_o also_o because_o it_o be_v a_o pleasant_a and_o lordlike_a pleasure_n to_o be_v a_o prince_n and_o because_o the_o most_o part_n of_o prince_n be_v prone_a to_o the_o worst_a therefore_o our_o saviour_n christ_n consider_v that_o which_o be_v first_o and_o which_o happen_v 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nation_n but_o also_o in_o a_o fâ—â—_n more_o excellent_a kind_n than_o the_o christian_a king_n be_v for_o to_o what_o christian_a king_n do_v christ_n ever_o say_v 20._o joan._n 20._o as_o my_o father_n send_v i_o i_o send_v thou_o 16._o math._n 16._o or_z upon_o this_o rock_n i_o will_v build_v miâ—_n church_n 21._o joan._n 21._o or_o do_v thou_o love_v i_o more_o than_o these_o fede_fw-es my_o sheep_n â–ª_o feed_v my_o lamb_n and_o yet_o be_v a_o king_n above_o priest_n â–ª_o yea_o above_o the_o high_a pastor_n of_o christ_n flock_n he_o be_v so_o in_o deed_n with_o they_o who_o make_v less_o account_n of_o christ_n heavenly_a institution_n and_o officer_n then_o of_o he_o that_o be_v first_o make_v either_o by_o the_o necessity_n of_o worldly_a calamity_n to_o keep_v away_o a_o great_a evil_a from_o the_o common_a weal_n or_o else_o by_o the_o wanton_a and_o proud_a affection_n of_o earthly_a man_n ambitious_o affect_v tyrannical_a power_n let_v no_o man_n think_v that_o i_o 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be_v thinâ—_n himself_o how_o far_o the_o poverty_n and_o humility_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n 〈◊〉_d from_o the_o pomp_n and_o worldly_a distractiâ—â—_n of_o king_n yea_o though_o they_o be_v christiaâ—_n and_o good_a also_o he_o will_v much_o wondâ—â—_n what_o sense_n in_o holy_a matter_n they_o have_v who_o dare_v make_v that_o princely_a state_n supreme_a head_n of_o the_o church_n which_o of_o 〈◊〉_d state_n come_v last_o to_o the_o faith_n and_o the_o pomp_n whereof_o be_v most_o contrary_a of_o aâ—â—_n other_o degree_n to_o the_o profession_n of_o the_o same_o and_o yet_o what_o be_v they_o who_o persuade_v this_o matter_n protestant_n the_o inconstancy_n of_o the_o protestant_n very_o those_o who_o have_v just_o reprove_v some_o lewd_a and_o proud_a bishop_n for_o their_o worldly_a pomp_n afterward_o set_v up_o king_n in_o the_o bishop_n place_n yea_o above_o they_o also_o as_o though_o any_o king_n have_v less_o worldly_a pomp_n than_o the_o bishop_n yea_o they_o also_o 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