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anabaptist_n that_o it_o be_v not_o lawful_a to_o serve_v nor_o to_o be_v bind_v to_o such_o minister_n of_o the_o church_n but_o rather_o that_o they_o be_v to_o be_v shun_v and_o avoid_v 2._o these_o be_v the_o error_n of_o the_o anabaptist_n which_o be_v intolerable_a in_o the_o state_n 1._o that_o the_o office_n of_o civil_a magistrate_n under_o the_o new_a testament_n be_v not_o a_o kind_n of_o life_n please_v and_o acceptable_a unto_o god_n 2._o that_o a_o christian_a man_n can_v in_o good_a conscience_n perform_v the_o call_v and_o office_n of_o magistrate_n 3._o and_o that_o the_o subject_n also_o ought_v not_o to_o implore_v the_o help_n of_o the_o magistrate_n to_o the_o end_n that_o he_o shall_v exercise_v the_o power_n which_o he_o have_v receive_v from_o god_n for_o the_o defence_n of_o the_o say_a subject_n 4._o that_o a_o christian_a man_n can_v with_o a_o good_a conscience_n take_v a_o oath_n neither_o by_o any_o oath_n promise_n fidelity_n and_o obedience_n to_o his_o prince_n and_o sovereign_a magistrate_n 5._o that_o under_o the_o new_a testament_n a_o magistrate_n can_v with_o good_a conscience_n condemn_v to_o death_n the_o criminal_a person_n nor_o cause_v they_o to_o be_v put_v to_o death_n 3._o these_o be_v the_o error_n of_o the_o anabaptist_n which_o can_v not_o be_v suffer_v in_o the_o family_n 1._o that_o a_o godly_a man_n can_v with_o a_o entire_a conscience_n retain_v and_o enjoy_v that_o which_o belong_v unto_o he_o but_o that_o he_o be_v to_o make_v common_a whatsoever_o mean_v he_o have_v 2._o that_o a_o christian_a man_n without_o wrong_v his_o conscience_n can_v exercise_v merchandise_n nor_o cookery_n neither_o make_v arm_n 3._o that_o it_o be_v lawful_a for_o wife_n to_o divorce_v themselves_o for_o