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be_v warrant_v to_o it_o by_o a_o special_a command_n of_o god_n himself_o to_o have_v refuse_v its_o execution_n have_v be_v to_o remonstrate_v to_o the_o justice_n of_o one_o of_o the_o most_o fundamental_a law_n of_o nature_n so_o that_o there_o be_v no_o suspension_n of_o the_o law_n but_o a_o alteration_n of_o the_o case_n and_o a_o command_n to_o do_v something_o which_o that_o neither_o do_v nor_o can_v forbid_v to_o what_o purpose_n do_v he_o twit_v i_o for_o assert_v magistratical_a omnipotency_n 108._o rather_o than_o the_o divine_a right_n of_o episcopacy_n i_o be_o at_o age_n and_o liberty_n as_o young_a as_o he_o will_v make_v i_o to_o choose_v my_o own_o theme_n and_o perhaps_o the_o next_o book_n i_o publish_v that_o shall_v be_v the_o argument_n of_o my_o discourse_n and_o then_o i_o doubt_v not_o but_o he_o will_v as_o much_o correct_v i_o for_o leave_v the_o pursuit_n of_o my_o former_a subject_n as_o he_o do_v now_o for_o pursue_v it_o to_o what_o purpose_n do_v he_o preach_v to_o sovereign_a prince_n not_o to_o take_v upon_o themselves_o that_o absolute_a power_n 10._o i_o have_v for_o my_o own_o advantage_n ascribe_v to_o they_o unless_o he_o have_v also_o prove_v it_o be_v not_o for_o they_o it_o be_v a_o strong_a motive_n no_o doubt_n to_o encourage_v his_o majesty_n to_o listen_v to_o his_o advice_n by_o inform_v he_o ibid._n it_o be_v not_o the_o acclamation_n of_o the_o multitude_n unto_o herod_n the_o voice_n of_o god_n and_o not_o of_o man_n but_o his_o own_o arrogant_a satisfaction_n in_o that_o blasphemous_a assignation_n of_o divine_a glory_n to_o he_o that_o expose_v he_o to_o the_o judgement_n and_o vengeance_n of_o god_n for_o certain_o prince_n will_v require_v more_o forcible_a reason_n to_o part_v with_o the_o absoluteness_n of_o their_o sovereign_a power_n than_o such_o preach_a impertinency_n to_o what_o purpose_n do_v he_o add_v that_o never_o any_o magistrate_n unless_o nabuchadnezzar_n caligula_n domitian_n 111._o and_o person_n like_v to_o they_o ever_o pretend_v to_o exercise_v the_o power_n here_o assign_v unto_o they_o i_o will_v not_o be_v so_o froward_a as_o to_o tell_v he_o that_o now_o he_o be_v as_o much_o too_o free_a in_o his_o concession_n as_o he_o be_v at_o other_o time_n too_o stingy_a for_o shall_v i_o put_v he_o upon_o the_o proof_n he_o will_v want_v record_n to_o make_v it_o good_a that_o all_o these_o prince_n ever_o claim_v such_o a_o bold_a and_o unlimited_a jurisdiction_n though_o perhaps_o other_o have_v for_o what_o think_v he_o of_o artaxerxes_n commission_n to_o ezra_n whosoever_o will_v not_o do_v the_o law_n of_o thy_o god_n and_o the_o law_n of_o the_o king_n let_v judgement_n be_v execute_v speedy_o upon_o he_o whether_o it_o be_v unto_o death_n or_o to_o banishment_n or_o to_o confiscation_n of_o good_n or_o to_o imprisonment_n i_o know_v not_o how_o any_o prince_n can_v challenge_v or_o assume_v a_o more_o severe_a absolute_a and_o uncontrollable_a power_n than_o 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