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only_o to_o faithful_a magistrate_n in_o the_o execution_n of_o justice_n upon_o malefactor_n wherein_o they_o must_v not_o be_v resist_v much_o less_o punish_v for_o well_o do_v and_o by_o the_o rule_n of_o contrary_n a_o tyrant_n that_o make_v war_n upon_o his_o people_n to_o ruin_v spoil_n and_o enslave_v they_o protect_v all_o wicked_a man_n give_v liberty_n to_o all_o manner_n of_o unrighteousness_n bear_v the_o sword_n not_o only_o in_o vain_a in_o reference_n to_o the_o public_a good_a but_o draw_v it_o forth_o only_o upon_o those_o that_o be_v good_a for_o such_o cruelty_n oppression_n and_o impiety_n may_v lawful_o be_v cut_v off_o 3._o the_o text_n do_v include_v all_o high_a power_n not_o to_o be_v restrain_v only_o to_o king_n and_o emperor_n but_o comprehend_v all_o kind_n of_o civil_a ruler_n augustin_n irenaeus_n chrysostom_n hierom_n expound_v it_o of_o master_n magistrate_n so_o do_v calvin_n beza_n pareus_n piscator_fw-la rollor_n marlorat_n so_o do_v popish_a 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to_o the_o right_n honourable_a the_o commons_z of_o england_n and_o his_o excellency_n the_o lord_n fairfax_n lord_n general_n of_o all_o the_o force_n raise_v in_o england_n by_o authority_n of_o parliament_n and_o his_o general_n council_n of_o war._n it_o be_v well_o speak_v by_o philip_n king_n of_o macedon_n that_o the_o reproach_n and_o injury_n of_o the_o athenian_a orator_n shall_v cause_v he_o to_o order_v his_o word_n and_o deed_n so_o that_o themselves_o may_v be_v prove_v liar_n your_o good_a beginning_n promise_v the_o same_o to_o the_o whole_a nation_n and_o we_o have_v great_a hope_n now_o that_o such_o a_o further_a progress_n will_v be_v make_v in_o the_o work_n of_o a_o full_a reformation_n as_o the_o righteous_a shall_v see_v it_o and_o rejoice_v &_o all_o iniquity_n shall_v stop_v her_o mouth_n 107.42_o psal_n 107.42_o for_o the_o mutinous_a tumult_n and_o noise_n which_o some_o man_n make_v in_o the_o city_n by_o reason_n of_o their_o loose_a tongue_n and_o pen_n 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to_o the_o high_a power_n for_o there_o be_v no_o power_n but_o of_o god_n and_o whosoever_o therefore_o resist_v the_o power_n resist_v the_o ordinance_n of_o god_n hence_o therefore_o they_o conclude_v 29._o grot._n de_fw-fr jur._n bell_n &_o pac_n l._n 1_o cap._n 4_o barc_n con_v mon._n l._n 3._o c_o 9_o maxwel_n sâ—c_n san._n mai._n c._n 2_o p._n 29._o 1._o that_o the_o king_n be_v the_o supreme_a or_o high_a power_n here_o intend_v there_o be_v no_o judge_n above_o a_o king_n on_o earth_n 2._o howsoever_o in_o those_o day_n there_o be_v a_o stand_n and_o continual_a senate_n which_o not_o long_o before_o have_v the_o supreme_a power_n in_o the_o roman_a state_n yet_o now_o the_o emperor_n be_v supreme_a and_o therefore_o no_o power_n of_o resistance_n leave_v to_o the_o people_n 3._o the_o prohibition_n
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