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that_o after_o this_o life_n he_o may_v attain_v everlasting_a joy_n and_o felicity_n three_o we_o must_v fear_v he_o as_o s._n paul_n will_v we_o rom._n 13.7_o give_v fear_n to_o who_o fear_n be_v due_a and_o as_o solomon_n counsel_n we_o pro._n 24.21_o say_n my_o son_n fear_v thou_o the_o lord_n and_o the_o king_n and_o that_o with_o a_o fear_n of_o love_n lest_o any_o hurt_n come_v to_o he_o and_o a_o fear_n of_o awe_n lest_o we_o offend_v and_o disobey_v he_o solomon_n join_v they_o together_o because_o he_o that_o be_v a_o true_a servant_n of_o god_n and_o fear_v he_o will_v be_v a_o true_a subject_n to_o the_o king_n and_o fear_v he_o also_o for_o it_o be_v but_o one_o and_o the_o same_o religious_a fear_n which_o first_o honour_v god_n and_o then_o the_o king_n and_o as_o time_n deum_n make_v a_o good_a christian_a so_o time_n regem_fw-la a_o good_a subject_n and_o the_o better_a christian_a the_o better_a subject_n and_o to_o speak_v truth_n it_o be_v god_n that_o cause_v this_o fear_n in_o subject_n towards_o their_o king_n for_o as_o s._n anselme_n speak_v very_o right_o nunquam_fw-la potest_fw-la fieri_fw-la nisi_fw-la operatione_n dei_fw-la ut_fw-la tot_fw-la homines_fw-la uni_fw-la servirent_fw-la quem_fw-la considerant_fw-la unius_fw-la esse_fw-la cum_fw-la ipsis_fw-la fragilitatis_fw-la &_o naturae_fw-la sed_fw-la quia_fw-la deus_fw-la inspirat_fw-la subditis_fw-la timorem_fw-la &_o obediendi_fw-la voluntatem_fw-la contingit_fw-la ita_fw-la four_o we_o must_v not_o murmur_v against_o he_o for_o exod._n 16.8_o and_o num._n 16.11_o they_o that_o murmur_n against_o their_o governor_n be_v say_v to_o murmur_v against_o the_o lord_n because_o they_o murmur_v against_o his_o ordinance_n and_o against_o his_o minister_n for_o they_o judge_v not_o for_o man_n but_o for_o the_o lord_n 2_o chron._n 19.6_o and_o pro_fw-la 8.15_o by_o i_o prince_n decree_v justice_n say_v god_n and_o therefore_o what_o christ_n say_v in_o another_o case_n luk._n 10.16_o may_v not_o unfit_o be_v apply_v to_o they_o he_o that_o despise_v you_o despise_v i_o for_o as_o the_o apostle_n be_v the_o messenger_n of_o christ_n so_o king_n be_v the_o lieutenant_n of_o god_n five_o we_o must_v not_o touch_v he_o with_o a_o virulent_a tongue_n like_v they_o in_o jeremy_n jer._n 18.18_o who_o say_v come_v let_v we_o smite_v he_o with_o the_o tongue_n that_o be_v we_o must_v not_o speak_v evil_a of_o he_o no_o though_o we_o receive_v wrong_v from_o he_o by_o s._n paule_n example_n act_v 23.5_o towards_o ananias_n for_o so_o soon_o as_o he_o know_v he_o to_o be_v the_o high_a priest_n he_o correct_v himself_o with_o a_o scriptum_n est_fw-la out_o of_o exod._n 22.28_o thou_o shall_v not_o speak_v evil_a of_o the_o ruler_n of_o my_o people_n six_o we_o must_v not_o accuse_v he_o for_o where_o the_o word_n of_o a_o king_n be_v there_o be_v power_n and_o who_o may_v say_v to_o he_o what_o do_v thou_o say_v solomon_n eccles_n 8.4_o and_o elihu_n in_o job_n be_v it_o fit_a to_o say_v to_o a_o king_n thou_o be_v wicked_a or_o to_o prince_n you_o be_v ungodly_a job._n 34.18_o and_o therefore_o we_o shall_v be_v so_o far_o from_o judge_v amiss_o of_o his_o action_n that_o we_o shall_v rather_o excuse_v what_o be_v do_v amiss_o by_o he_o then_o accuse_v he_o for_o it_o and_o withal_o to_o suppose_v he_o so_o free_a in_o himself_o from_o do_v any_o act_n of_o injustice_n that_o we_o shall_v be_v ready_a to_o answer_v he_o as_o do_v both_o that_o wise_a woman_n of_o tekoah_n 2_o sam_n 14_o 17_o and_o also_o mephibosheth_n 2_o sam._n 19.27_o my_o lord_n the_o king_n be_v as_o a_o angel_n of_o god_n to_o discern_v both_o good_a and_o bad_a do_v therefore_o what_o be_v good_a in_o thy_o eye_n wherefore_o though_o his_o action_n may_v seem_v blame-worthy_a yet_o we_o must_v not_o suppose_v they_o such_o and_o much_o less_o accuse_v he_o for_o they_o and_o so_o plantus_fw-la though_o a_o heathen_a can_v tell_v we_o that_o indigna_fw-es digna_fw-la habenda_fw-la sunt_fw-la rex_fw-la quae_fw-la facit_fw-la seven_o we_o must_v not_o curse_v he_o for_o god_n have_v prohibit_v it_o exod._n 22.28_o thou_o shall_v not_o curse_v the_o ruler_n of_o my_o people_n and_o solomon_n give_v we_o this_o lesson_n by_o way_n of_o causion_n eccles_n 10.20_o curse_v not_o the_o king_n no_o not_o in_o thy_o thought_n for_o a_o bird_n of_o the_o air_n shall_v carry_v the_o voice_n and_o that_o which_o have_v wing_n shall_v tell_v the_o matter_n to_o teach_v we_o that_o though_o king_n and_o governor_n have_v infirmity_n and_o vice_n which_o be_v man_n they_o be_v equal_o subject_a too_o with_o other_o and_o so_o perchance_o may_v often_o do_v evil_a yet_o we_o ought_v not_o to_o revile_v they_o or_o curse_v they_o therefore_o yea_o though_o thou_o may_v know_v the_o king_n to_o do_v evil_a and_o the_o land_n to_o suffer_v evil_a by_o his_o do_v yea_o though_o thou_o may_v know_v it_o by_o thy_o own_o suffering_n of_o evil_n from_o he_o yet_o let_v not_o so_o much_o as_o thy_o heart_n think_v curse_v he_o as_o doctor_n jermyne_n in_o his_o comment_n on_o that_o book_n of_o ecclesiastes_n have_v observe_v upon_o that_o text_n from_o s._n cyprian_n eight_o we_o must_v not_o touch_v he_o violent_o nor_o lift_v up_o our_o hand_n against_o he_o god_n have_v inhibit_v it_o 1_o chro_fw-la 16.22_o and_o psal_n 100l_n 15_o say_v touch_v not_o my_o anoint_a to_o wit_n so_o as_o to_o do_v he_o harm_n or_o kill_v he_o for_o as_o david_n say_v to_o abishai_n 1_o sam._n 26.9_o who_o can_v stretch_v forth_o his_o hand_n against_o the_o lord_n anoint_v and_o be_v guiltless_a and_o therefore_o forbear_v to_o destroy_v he_o and_o we_o know_v how_o david_n heart_n smite_v he_o when_o as_o he_o only_o do_v but_o cut_v off_o the_o skirt_n from_o king_n saul_n garment_n 1_o sam._n 24.5_o though_o he_o kill_v he_o not_o for_o on_o who_o god_n hand_n have_v be_v to_o anoint_v they_o he_o can_v endure_v any_o other_o hand_n shall_v be_v to_o violate_v they_o for_o there_o be_v such_o near_a alliance_n as_o it_o be_v between_o god_n and_o they_o christ_n and_o they_o and_o the_o holy_a ghost_n and_o they_o as_o that_o they_o be_v not_o to_o be_v harm_v the_o least_o way_n if_o either_o god_n or_o christ_n or_o the_o holy_a ghost_n can_v keep_v we_o from_o it_o for_o king_n participate_v with_o the_o name_n of_o god_n psal_n 82.6_o i_o have_v say_v you_o be_v god_n and_o with_o the_o name_n of_o christ_n for_o they_o be_v call_v christi_fw-la domini_fw-la the_o lord_n anoint_v frequent_o in_o scripture_n and_o if_o they_o be_v anoint_v it_o be_v with_o the_o holy_a ghost_n and_o power_n from_o above_o act_v 10._o â—â—_o as_o that_o learned_a and_o reverend_a bishop_n andrew_n in_o his_o second_o sermon_n of_o the_o conspiracy_n of_o the_o gowry_n so_o in_o that_o they_o be_v anoint_v with_o oil_n not_o take_v from_o the_o merchant_n warehouse_n or_o the_o apothecaryes_n shop_n but_o from_o the_o sanctuary_n it_o show_v we_o that_o 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s._n peter_n when_o he_o say_v 1_o epist_n 2.13.14_o submit_v yourselves_o for_o the_o lord_n sake_n whether_o it_o be_v to_o the_o king_n as_o supream_n or_o unto_o governor_n as_o unto_o they_o that_o be_v send_v by_o he_o etc._n etc._n wherein_o we_o see_v he_o mentious_a both_o king_n and_o magistrate_n yet_o will_v that_o we_o shall_v be_v subject_a and_o yield_v obedience_n as_o the_o word_n insinuate_v one_o way_n to_o the_o king_n and_o another_o way_n to_o the_o magistrate_n to_o the_o king_n as_o supreme_a in_o all_o thing_n and_o that_o without_o any_o exception_n save_v alone_o in_o such_o thing_n as_o he_o command_v contrary_a to_o god_n will_v and_o word_n but_o to_o the_o magistrate_n as_o send_v by_o he_o that_o be_v in_o respect_n they_o derive_v their_o power_n which_o they_o have_v receive_v and_o possess_v from_o the_o king_n and_o so_o represent_v his_o person_n that_o send_v they_o which_o also_o our_o saviour_n intimate_v job_n 19.11_o where_o speak_v to_o pilate_n who_o be_v the_o magistrate_n and_o depute_a to_o the_o government_n of_o judea_n by_o caesar_n he_o say_v to_o he_o thou_o can_v have_v no_o power_n at_o all_o against_o i_o viz._n to_o judge_n i_o except_o it_o be_v give_v thou_o from_o above_o that_o be_v as_o from_o god_n so_o likewise_o from_o the_o power_n above_o thou_o to_o wit_n caesar_n and_o therefore_o only_o be_v it_o that_o by_o the_o afore_o cite_v statute_n of_o 25._o edw._n 3._o ca._n 2._o it_o be_v declare_v to_o be_v high_a treason_n to_o kill_v the_o chancellor_n treasurer_n or_o justice_n of_o either_o bench_n justice_n in_o eire_n or_o of_o assize_n who_o be_v the_o grand_a subordinate_a magistrate_n of_o the_o realm_n or_o any_o other_o justice_n assign_v to_o hear_v and_o determine_v sit_v on_o the_o berch_n or_o place_n of_o judgement_n and_o do_v their_o office_n because_o they_o then_o represent_v the_o king_n person_n wherefore_o if_o the_o king_n be_v the_o head_n of_o the_o people_n according_a 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his_o dominion_n unto_o who_o the_o chief_a government_n of_o all_o estate_n of_o this_o realm_n whether_o they_o be_v ecclesiastical_a or_o civil_a in_o all_o cause_n do_v appertain_v and_o the_o oracle_n of_o the_o common_a law_n sir_n edward_n cook_n do_v inform_v we_o according_a to_o law_n li._n 5._o caudryes_n case_n foe_fw-mi 40._o b._n that_o it_o appear_v aswell_o by_o the_o ancient_a common-lawe_n of_o this_o realm_n by_o the_o resolution_n &_o judgement_n of_o the_o judge_n and_o sage_n of_o the_o law_n of_o england_n in_o all_o succession_n of_o age_n as_o by_o authority_n of_o many_o act_n of_o parliament_n ancient_n and_o of_o latter_a time_n that_o the_o kingdom_n of_o england_n be_v a_o absolute_a monarchy_n and_o that_o the_o king_n be_v the_o only_a supreme_a governor_n aswell_o over_o ecclesiastical_a person_n and_o in_o ecclesiastical_a cause_n as_o temporal_a within_o this_o realm_n and_o true_o the_o oath_n of_o supremacy_n which_o ordain_v by_o act_n of_o 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obedience_n active_a and_o passive_a due_a to_o the_o supreme_a power_n by_o the_o word_n of_o god_n reason_n and_o the_o consent_n of_o divers_a modern_a and_o orthodox_n divine_v write_v not_o out_o of_o faction_n but_o conscience_n and_o with_o desire_n to_o inform_v the_o ignorant_a and_o undeceive_v the_o seduce_a by_o w._n j._n a_o well-willer_n to_o peace_n and_o truth_n tit._n 3.1_o put_v they_o in_o mind_n to_o be_v subject_a to_o principality_n and_o power_n and_o that_o they_o be_v obedient_a etc._n etc._n rom_n 13.1_o let_v every_o soul_n be_v subject_a to_o the_o high_a power_n principi_fw-la summum_fw-la rerum_fw-la judicium_fw-la dii_o dederunt_fw-la subditis_fw-la obsequii_fw-la gloria_fw-la relicta_fw-la est_fw-la tacitus_n lib._n 6._o histor_n scutum_fw-la potius_fw-la quà m_fw-la gladium_fw-la subditis_fw-la in_o tyrannose_n esse_fw-la sumendum_fw-la quos_fw-la modestia_fw-la &_o patientia_fw-la subditorum_fw-la mitigat_fw-la contumacia_fw-la verò_fw-la exasperate_v 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prophet_n samuel_n say_v thus_o unto_o king_n saul_n from_o the_o lord_n when_o thou_o be_v little_a in_o thy_o own_o sight_n be_v thou_o not_o make_v the_o head_n of_o the_o tribe_n of_o israel_n and_o the_o lord_n anoint_v thou_o to_o be_v king_n over_o israel_n and_o by_o the_o 1_o king_n 14.7_o where_o ahijah_n the_o prophet_n bid_v king_n jeroboam'_v wife_n go_v tell_v jeroboam_fw-la thus_o say_v the_o lord_n god_n of_o israel_n i_o exalt_v thou_o from_o among_o the_o people_n and_o make_v thou_o prince_n over_o my_o people_n israel_n and_o 1_o king_n 16.2_o where_o jehu_n the_o prophet_n say_v to_o king_n baasha_n from_o the_o lord_n i_o exalt_v thou_o from_o the_o dust_n and_o make_v thou_o prince_n over_o my_o people_n israel_n which_o occasion_v optatus_n to_o say_v super_fw-la imperatorem_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la nisi_fw-la qui_fw-la fecit_fw-la imperatorem_fw-la from_o which_o our_o law_n too_o dissent_v not_o for_o in_o the_o year_n book_n of_o 1._o henr._n 7.10_o and_o 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the_o god_n of_o heaven_n have_v give_v thou_o a_o kingdom_n etc._n etc._n and_o so_o cyrus_n acknowledge_v ezra_n 1.2_o say_n the_o lord_n god_n of_o heaven_n have_v give_v i_o all_o the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o earth_n we_o read_v deut._n 17.14.15_o that_o if_o the_o people_n will_v have_v a_o king_n like_o other_o nation_n then_o they_o shall_v in_o any_o wise_a set_v he_o king_n over_o they_o who_o the_o lord_n their_o god_n shall_v choose_v and_o 1_o sam._n 9.17_o we_o read_v that_o god_n choose_v saul_n to_o reign_v over_o his_o people_n and_o 1_o sam._n 10.1_o and_o 1_o sam._n 15.1_o the_o lord_n send_v samuel_n to_o anoint_v saul_n to_o be_v king_n over_o his_o people_n israel_n and_o in_o the_o 1_o sam._n 16.1_o god_n say_v to_o samuel_n i_o will_v send_v thou_o to_o jesse_n the_o bethleemite_n for_o i_o have_v provide_v i_o a_o king_n among_o his_o son_n to_o wit_n david_n and_o at_o the_o 13._o verse_n samuel_n anoint_v he_o and_o 2_o sam._n 12.7_o god_n say_v to_o david_n i_o 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subject_a to_o principality_n and_o power_n and_o that_o they_o be_v obedient_a and_o again_o because_o christian_n shall_v not_o suppose_v they_o be_v exempt_v from_o obedience_n to_o the_o heathen_a governor_n therefore_o the_o same_o apostle_n write_v to_o the_o roman_a christian_n who_o though_o they_o live_v under_o cruel_a nero_n that_o persecutor_n of_o the_o church_n and_o infamy_n of_o his_o age_n and_o under_o his_o wicked_a substitute_n yet_o say_v he_o rom._n 13.1_o let_v every_o soul_n be_v subject_a to_o the_o high_a power_n and_o why_o because_o the_o power_n that_o be_v be_v ordain_v of_o god_n and_o he_o that_o resist_v the_o power_n resist_v the_o ordinance_n of_o god_n and_o therefore_o be_v obedient_a now_o our_o subjection_n and_o obedience_n to_o the_o king_n and_o governor_n who_o be_v set_v over_o we_o and_o who_o be_v the_o power_n that_o be_v of_o god_n be_v to_o permit_v their_o will_n to_o be_v do_v aut_fw-la a_o nobis_fw-la aut_fw-la de_fw-la nobis_fw-la 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