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sam._n 16._o 21._o eye_n and_o he_o do_v abhor_v to_o kill_v he_o nor_o be_v this_o policy_n in_o david_n but_o conscience_n that_o which_o be_v saul_n fear_n be_v his_o best_a security_n he_o be_v afraid_a of_o david_n because_o god_n be_v with_o 12._o 1_o sam._n 18._o 12._o he_o and_o why_o so_o god_n do_v restrain_v the_o spirit_n of_o prince_n and_o he_o it_o be_v that_o bridle_v up_o the_o spirit_n of_o david_n as_o joseph_n in_o another_o case_n how_o shall_v i_o do_v this_o great_a wickedness_n and_o sin_n against_o god_n such_o a_o wickedness_n david_n deem_v it_o to_o take_v away_o saul_n life_n and_o therefore_o when_o he_o have_v he_o at_o another_o time_n at_o the_o like_a advantage_n he_o give_v this_o charge_n to_o his_o captain_n abishai_n destroy_v he_o not_o for_o who_o 9_o 1_o sam._n 26._o 9_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 obj._n but_o this_o prince_n be_v wilful_a merciless_a agitator_n agitator_n and_o a_o tyrant_n sol._n we_o be_v oblige_v to_o be_v dutiful_a not_o only_o 18._o 1_o pet._n 2._o 17_o 18._o to_o the_o just_a and_o gentle_a but_o also_o to_o the_o morose_n and_o froward_a and_o if_o i_o be_v under_o a_o violent_a persecution_n it_o be_v not_o lawful_a for_o i_o vim_o vi_fw-la repellere_fw-la to_o encounter_v force_n with_o force_n but_o when_o the_o aggressor_n be_v my_o equal_a or_o fellow-subject_n and_o then_o it_o must_v be_v do_v cum_fw-la inculpata_fw-la tutela_fw-la when_o i_o can_v make_v no_o escape_n by_o flight_n and_o have_v no_o other_o way_n for_o my_o defence_n but_o my_o prince_n have_v his_o authority_n over_o i_o from_o heaven_n and_o therefore_o i_o must_v be_v subject_a to_o he_o out_o of_o conscience_n as_o for_o the_o lord_n sake_n the_o sword_n be_v put_v into_o his_o hand_n by_o almighty_a god_n and_o for_o tribe_n for_o the_o king_n be_v not_o anoint_v over_o single_a person_n but_o over_o god_n inheritance_n 1_o sam._n 10._o 1._o &_o chap_n 15._o 17._o the_o head_n of_o the_o tribe_n any_o private_a person_n or_o any_o club_n of_o subject_n *_o to_o wrest_v it_o out_o be_v a_o double_a usurpation_n they_o do_v invade_v god_n sovereignty_n who_o say_v vengeance_n be_v i_o and_o the_o prince_n prerogative_n who_o office_n it_o be_v to_o protect_v and_o punish_v when_o we_o will_v be_v our_o own_o protector_n and_o defend_v ourselves_o against_o the_o order_n of_o god_n and_o man_n we_o deserve_o forfeit_v the_o protection_n of_o they_o both_o obj._n but_o that_o power_n which_o god_n have_v put_v into_o this_o prince_n hand_n to_o enable_v he_o to_o protect_v he_o do_v employ_v to_o persecute_v sol._n why_o in_o that_o case_n there_o be_v no_o necessity_n to_o resist_v because_o then_o god_n have_v make_v it_o our_o duty_n to_o suffer_v and_o it_o be_v better_a if_o 17._o 1_o pet._n 3._o 17._o the_o will_n of_o god_n be_v so_o to_o suffer_v for_o well-doing_n than_o for_o evil-doing_a god_n give_v thou_o a_o opportunity_n 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