and_o josephus_n speak_v of_o ananias_n say_v that_o 〈◊〉_d that_o joseph_n de_fw-fr bel._n jud._n l._n 2._o c._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d jonathan_n and_o ananias_n the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o chief_a priest_n be_v send_v to_o rome_n where_o he_o place_v jonathan_n before_o ananias_n and_o after_o jonathan_n be_v murder_v by_o the_o procurement_n of_o 6._o of_o jos_n ant._n l._n 20._o c._n 6._o felix_n by_o some_o ruffian_n who_o pretend_v to_o come_v to_o the_o temple_n to_o worship_n and_o two_o or_o three_o other_o have_v succeed_v jonathan_n in_o his_o high_a priesthood_n one_o of_o which_o continue_v in_o that_o office_n not_o above_o three_o month_n josephus_n say_v that_o 8._o that_o ant._n l._n 20._o c._n 8._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o chief_a priest_n ananias_n do_v reverence_v the_o high_a priest_n by_o make_v frequent_a present_n to_o he_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o make_v it_o very_o probable_a that_o he_o be_v not_o the_o high_a 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have_v the_o chief_a govern_v authority_n may_v on_o that_o account_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o ruler_n and_o a_o priest_n be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o chief_a priest_n indeed_o a_o great_a number_n than_o these_o singular_a person_n go_v under_o the_o name_n of_o chief_a priest_n but_o it_o be_v not_o to_o be_v doubt_v but_o ananias_n be_v either_o the_o nasi_n or_o chief_a precedent_n of_o the_o sanhedrin_n or_o at_o least_o a_o eminent_a person_n in_o that_o consistory_n and_o on_o that_o account_n now_o sit_v as_o judge_n when_o s._n paul_n appear_v before_o he_o 47._o now_o beside_o that_o the_o honourable_a dignity_n which_o ananias_n possess_v in_o the_o temple-service_n be_v confer_v upon_o he_o by_o sanhedrin_n by_o jos_n ant._n l._n 20._o c._n 1_o 3._o he_o be_v a_o chief_a officer_n in_o the_o sanhedrin_n the_o roman_a authority_n the_o whole_a exercise_n of_o the_o jewish_a consistorial_n power_n and_o the_o 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power_n they_o have_v divers_a privilege_n indulge_v they_o by_o many_o rescript_n of_o the_o roman_a emperor_n and_o governor_n some_o by_o julius_n 17._o julius_n joseph_n ant._n l._n 14._o c._n 17._o caesar_n dolabella_n and_o other_o who_o treat_v they_o as_o friend_n and_o confederate_n and_o yield_v they_o a_o liberty_n to_o enjoy_v their_o own_o law_n and_o custom_n and_o the_o like_a freedom_n be_v grant_v to_o they_o by_o 10._o by_o ant._n jud._n l._n 16._o c._n 10._o augustus_n and_o these_o privilege_n be_v now_o late_o confirm_v and_o amplify_v by_o claudius_n in_o the_o rescript_n of_o claudius_n he_o recite_v some_o content_n of_o a_o former_a imperial_a grant_n whereby_o the_o alexandrian_a jew_n have_v a_o right_n give_v they_o to_o enjoy_v the_o privilege_n and_o freedom_n of_o the_o city_n of_o alexandria_n and_o also_o that_o they_o have_v allow_v they_o a_o ethnarch_n or_o chief_a governor_n among_o themselves_o who_o yet_o must_v be_v in_o subjection_n to_o the_o 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honorius_n which_o declare_v that_o privilege_n have_v be_v grant_v to_o the_o patriarch_n of_o the_o jew_n who_o be_v much_o of_o the_o same_o nature_n with_o the_o ethnarch_n and_o to_o the_o officer_n appoint_v by_o they_o in_o time_n pass_v by_o former_a prince_n and_o emperor_n and_o it_o also_o take_v care_n that_o these_o privilege_n shall_v still_o retain_v their_o force_n and_o power_n and_o of_o the_o continuance_n of_o this_o power_n 10._o power_n petit._n var._n lect._n l._n 2._o c._n 10._o s._n petitus_fw-la discourse_n at_o large_a and_o even_o in_o the_o justinian_n code_n be_v own_v and_o assert_v the_o authority_n of_o the_o 17._o the_o cod._n just_o l._n 1._o tit._n 9_o leg_n 17._o jewish_a primate_fw-la as_o they_o be_v there_o call_v who_o be_v there_o say_v to_o preside_v and_o govern_v in_o the_o synedria_fw-la or_o sanhedrin_n in_o both_o the_o palestine_n and_o in_o other_o place_n wherefore_o the_o jewish_a synedrial_n authority_n be_v allow_v to_o be_v 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roman_a freedom_n do_v not_o exempt_v the_o jew_n from_o subjection_n to_o such_o governor_n only_o such_o freeman_n be_v by_o the_o 8._o the_o digest_v l._n 48._o tit._n 6._o leg_n 7_o 8._o roman_a law_n allow_v a_o appeal_n to_o the_o emperor_n from_o any_o subordinate_a governor_n whosoever_o for_o alexandria_n be_v a_o city_n chief_o privilege_v which_o from_o the_o beginning_n of_o the_o imperial_a dignity_n in_o rome_n all_o the_o emperor_n have_v great_o honour_v as_o 968._o as_o phil._n in_o flacc._n p._n 968._o philo_n who_o be_v himself_o a_o alexandrian_a jew_n declare_v and_o there_o be_v great_a reason_n for_o this_o honour_n because_o that_o city_n be_v of_o mighty_a advantage_n to_o rome_n pay_v more_o every_o month_n than_o all_o judea_n do_v in_o a_o whole_a year_n to_o the_o roman_a power_n beside_o other_o vast_a provision_n thence_o receive_v as_o 〈◊〉_d as_o jos_n de_fw-fr bell._n jud._n l._n 2._o
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and_o pasce_fw-la oves_fw-la and_o tu_fw-la es_fw-la petrus_n have_v be_v oft_o scan_v and_o no_o such_o thing_n can_v be_v
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require_v christian_n to_o follow_v the_o example_n of_o our_o lord_n patience_n and_o meekness_n and_o to_o reverence_v superior_n but_o with_o we_o bless_a be_v god_n our_o law_n establish_v the_o true_a religion_n our_o clergy_n defend_v it_o and_o press_v the_o practice_n of_o it_o and_o our_o prince_n who_o god_n preserve_v uphold_v the_o profession_n of_o it_o but_o the_o primitive_a christian_n who_o live_v under_o pagan_a ruler_n who_o persecute_v the_o church_n behave_v themselves_o with_o more_o honourable_a respect_n towards_o they_o than_o many_o now_o do_v towards_o those_o christian_a governor_n and_o spiritual_a guide_n who_o encourage_v and_o promote_v christianity_n 36._o duty_n 4._o true_a zeal_n have_v respect_n to_o all_o duty_n ans_fw-fr 4._o true_a zeal_n for_o religion_n be_v of_o excellent_a use_n and_o very_o desirable_a but_o it_o consist_v in_o pious_a and_o holy_a live_n not_o in_o passionate_a and_o sinful_a speak_n and_o it_o must_v be_v uniform_a in_o 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require_v a_o desi_n from_o the_o further_a practice_n of_o the_o sin_n with_o due_a sorrow_n for_o the_o former_a miscarriage_n but_o also_o a_o careful_a undertake_n to_o make_v satisfaction_n for_o the_o injury_n do_v it_o be_v therefore_o here_o requisite_a that_o the_o offender_n do_v ready_o free_o and_o ingenuous_o retract_v what_o have_v be_v speak_v amiss_o and_o vindicate_v he_o who_o have_v be_v injurious_o asperse_v and_o also_o endeavour_v that_o his_o future_a kindness_n towards_o he_o may_v be_v equivalent_a to_o his_o past_a unkindness_n and_o the_o man_n who_o refuse_v this_o be_v as_o far_o from_o integrity_n as_o he_o who_o wrong_v his_o neighbour_n in_o his_o possession_n or_o estate_n be_v from_o honesty_n if_o he_o only_o forbear_v the_o repeat_v new_a act_n of_o theft_n fraud_n or_o violence_n but_o still_o detain_v without_o restitution_n what_o he_o injurious_o possess_v himself_o of_o which_o of_o right_n belong_v to_o another_o man_n 39_o case_n a_o candid_a
give_v also_o etc._n also_o b._n 2._o ch_n 1._o sec._n 1._o n._n 4_o etc._n etc._n sufficient_a evidence_n and_o the_o same_o have_v be_v do_v at_o large_a by_o other_o the_o romish_a claim_n be_v like_a that_o of_o the_o tempter_n who_o concern_v the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o world_n and_o the_o glory_n of_o they_o say_v luk._n 4.5_o 6._o all_o this_o be_v deliver_v unto_o i_o and_o to_o whosoever_o i_o will_v i_o give_v it_o and_o it_o have_v also_o a_o parallel_n title_n which_o bear_v itself_o up_o upon_o confident_a usurpation_n vain_a boast_n and_o false_a pretence_n yet_o they_o who_o be_v through_o papist_n must_v acknowledge_v this_o 4._o some_o writer_n indeed_o of_o that_o communion_n deny_v the_o pope_n any_o power_n over_o prince_n in_o thing_n temporal_a but_o beside_o the_o censure_n they_o general_o undergo_v from_o their_o own_o party_n they_o be_v put_v to_o hard_a shift_n when_o they_o undertake_v to_o reconcile_v their_o assertion_n with_o the_o public_o receive_v constitution_n of_o that_o church_n for_o instance_n sake_n i_o shall_v take_v notice_n of_o the_o council_n of_o haeset_fw-la of_o council_n lateran_n c._n de_fw-fr haeset_fw-la laterane_n concern_v which_o they_o have_v as_o fair_a and_o plausible_a a_o plea_n as_o for_o any_o other_o thing_n which_o declare_v that_o the_o pope_n may_v give_v the_o country_n of_o a_o temporal_a lord_n to_o catholic_n if_o he_o neglect_v to_o purge_v his_o country_n of_o heretic_n here_o it_o be_v first_o pretend_v lateran_n of_o the_o council_n at_o the_o lateran_n that_o this_o be_v not_o declare_v by_o that_o general_n council_n but_o only_o by_o pope_n innocent_n iii_o after_o it_o be_v break_v up_o and_o that_o there_o be_v no_o constitution_n or_o canon_n make_v in_o that_o council_n and_o yet_o in_o the_o decretalia_n of_o gregory_n the_o nine_o who_o be_v pope_n about_o twelve_o year_n after_o that_o council_n this_o very_a constitution_n be_v insert_v into_o the_o excommunicamus_fw-la the_o 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mention_n of_o any_o right_n of_o dispose_v dominion_n devolve_v itself_o upon_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n but_o it_o may_v be_v consider_v how_o much_o this_o emperor_n interest_n and_o that_o of_o the_o church_n and_o see_v of_o rome_n be_v at_o this_o time_n link_v together_o for_o his_o possession_n of_o the_o empire_n much_o depend_v on_o the_o pope_n authority_n for_o 519._o for_o mar._n polon_n in_o oth._n p._n 394_o 395._o ursperg_n p._n 326_o 327._o ave._n tâ—â—_n ann._n boio_fw-la 〈◊〉_d p._n 519._o innocent_a the_o three_o have_v excommunicate_v and_o depose_v otho_n the_o emperor_n some_o of_o the_o prince_n fix_v their_o thought_n upon_o frederick_n to_o advance_v he_o to_o the_o empire_n and_o the_o pope_n close_v with_o this_o design_n and_o encourage_v both_o he_o and_o they_o and_o therefore_o this_o clause_n concern_v the_o advance_v the_o interest_n of_o the_o church_n and_o the_o forfeiture_n of_o sovereign_a dominion_n of_o what_o force_n or_o validity_n soever_o it_o be_v both_o tend_v to_o assert_v frederick_n own_o right_a and_o joint_o to_o gratify_v the_o romish_a see_n and_o this_o law_n be_v confirm_v by_o he_o in_o compliance_n with_o the_o pope_n praef._n pope_n constit_fw-la fred._n in_o praef._n on_o that_o very_a day_n in_o which_o he_o receive_v his_o imperial_a diadem_n from_o honorius_n the_o three_o who_o succeed_v innocentius_n and_o this_o law_n be_v high_o applaud_v by_o honorius_n and_o ratify_v fin_n ratify_v ibid._n in_o fin_n by_o he_o with_o a_o severe_a curse_n against_o they_o who_o shall_v act_v any_o thing_n against_o it_o and_o be_v again_o confirm_v by_o boniface_n the_o eight_o and_o seem_v to_o be_v frame_v by_o the_o pope_n order_n from_o this_o clause_n in_o the_o preface_n cum_fw-la nihil_fw-la velit_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la quod_fw-la nobis_fw-la eâdem_fw-la non_fw-la placeat_fw-la voluntate_fw-la 6._o and_o yet_o if_o this_o be_v true_a that_o the_o doctrine_n of_o their_o church_n give_v the_o pope_n power_n of_o dispose_v only_o pope_n emperor_n and_o king_n must_v be_v submissive_a to_o the_o pope_n of_o such_o principality_n which_o belong_v to_o inferior_a and_o dependent_a lord_n this_o will_v afford_v but_o little_a security_n to_o the_o great_a prince_n if_o the_o romish_a bishop_n be_v still_o allow_v to_o judge_v in_o this_o case_n for_o the_o most_o imperious_a pope_n have_v oft_o very_o plain_o declare_v the_o secular_a authority_n of_o the_o high_a prince_n to_o be_v derive_v from_o they_o and_o to_o depend_v upon_o they_o and_o the_o collection_n of_o sacred_a ceremony_n contain_v such_o thing_n concern_v emperor_n and_o king_n as_o when_o occasion_n serve_v may_v be_v make_v use_n of_o to_o infer_v subjection_n and_o dependence_n thus_o we_o be_v tell_v 1._o tell_v sacr._n cerem_fw-la l._n 1._o sect._n 5._o c._n 1._o that_o the_o elect_a emperor_n must_v implore_v the_o favour_n of_o the_o apostolical_a see_v and_o offer_v himself_o ad_fw-la quaecunque_fw-la fidelitatis_fw-la juramenta_fw-la romanae_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la praestanda_fw-la to_o take_v any_o oath_n of_o fealty_n to_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n and_o must_v humble_o desire_v unction_n consecration_n and_o the_o imperial_a diadem_n and_o the_o pope_n after_o examination_n of_o the_o election_n and_o consider_v the_o fitness_n of_o the_o person_n do_v grant_v he_o his_o grace_n and_o favour_n and_o do_v eum_fw-la nominare_fw-la denunciare_fw-la assumere_fw-la &_o declarare_fw-la regem_fw-la romanorum_fw-la nominate_v authoritative_o pronounce_v receive_v and_o declare_v he_o to_o be_v king_n of_o the_o roman_n and_o to_o be_v fit_a and_o sufficient_a to_o receive_v the_o imperial_a dignity_n and_o in_o this_o manner_n it_o be_v there_o say_v that_o divers_a emperor_n have_v address_v themselves_o to_o the_o pope_n some_o of_o which_o be_v there_o particular_o name_v and_o if_o any_o king_n shall_v come_v to_o rome_n 132._o rome_n l._n 1._o sect._n â—3_n c._n 2._o f._n 132._o after_o the_o first_o day_n of_o his_o be_v there_o he_o be_v to_o carry_v the_o pope_n train_n and_o to_o pour_v out_o water_n for_o his_o hand_n and_o to_o carry_v up_o the_o first_o dish_n to_o his_o table_n and_o serve_v the_o first_o cup_n in_o other_o collation_n which_o thing_n with_o other_o mention_v in_o the_o same_o book_n carry_v in_o they_o fair_a appearance_n of_o do_v homage_n and_o some_o of_o the_o romish_a bishop_n which_o have_v somewhat_o more_o than_o other_o complemented_a secular_a authority_n in_o some_o of_o their_o notion_n have_v yet_o in_o their_o practice_n act_v as_o much_o against_o they_o as_o any_o other_o so_o do_v innocent_a the_o three_o who_o acknowledge_v pervenegabilâ—m_n acknowledge_v decretal_a l._n 4._o tit._n 17._o c._n 13_o pervenegabilâ—m_n rex_fw-la superiorem_fw-la in_o temporalibus_fw-la minime_fw-la recognoscit_fw-la that_o a_o king_n be_v to_o own_v no_o superior_a in_o temporal_n and_o therefore_o speak_v of_o his_o own_o authority_n beside_o what_o he_o 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he_o say_v in_o other_o region_n upon_o the_o inspection_n into_o some_o certain_a cause_n temporalem_fw-la jurisdictionem_fw-la casualiter_fw-la exercemus_fw-la we_o casual_o exercise_v temporal_a jurisdiction_n and_o yet_o this_o be_v he_o who_o declare_v that_o canon_n above_o mention_v in_o the_o council_n of_o lateran_n and_o practise_v the_o power_n of_o depose_v in_o germany_n and_o in_o other_o place_n even_o in_o england_n against_o king_n john_n 7._o mischievous_a papal_a claim_n have_v be_v mischievous_a concern_v this_o claim_n of_o papal_a sovereignty_n and_o the_o depose_n power_n i_o shall_v observe_v three_o thing_n first_o that_o it_o have_v be_v very_o mischievous_a to_o the_o christian_a world_n and_o have_v be_v the_o cause_n of_o many_o war_n and_o intestine_a broil_n especial_o in_o germany_n and_o italy_n and_o hence_o have_v proceed_v very_o much_o bloodshed_n and_o very_o many_o rebellion_n when_o 358._o when_o mar._n pol._n in_o hen._n p._n 358._o gregory_n the_o seven_o and_o then_o 1102._o then_o ursperg_n ad_fw-la a_o 1102._o vrbane_n the_o second_o and_o paschalis_n the_o second_o have_v undertake_v to_o excommunicate_a henry_n the_o four_o the_o emperor_n and_o to_o depose_v he_o and_o declare_v against_o his_o subject_n pay_v he_o any_o allegiance_n first_o rodolphus_n of_o saxony_n be_v set_v up_o against_o he_o who_o perish_v in_o his_o undertake_n after_o which_o henry_n the_o five_o his_o own_o son_n engage_v in_o that_o 261._o that_o uâ—sp_n p._n 257_o 261._o parricidale_a bellum_fw-la as_o vrspergensis_n call_v it_o to_o fight_v against_o his_o own_o father_n and_o sovereign_n and_o in_o the_o time_n of_o divers_a succeed_a emperor_n there_o be_v frequent_a deposing_n and_o thereupon_o civil_a war_n and_o almost_o continual_a broil_n hence_o arise_v the_o long_o remain_v high_a animosity_n and_o fierce_a contest_v in_o italy_n and_o some_o adjacent_a part_n of_o the_o empire_n between_o the_o faction_n of_o the_o guelph_n who_o adhere_v to_o the_o pope_n and_o the_o gibelines_n who_o close_v with_o the_o emperor_n in_o this_o period_n of_o time_n for_o many_o age_n sometime_o the_o emperor_n and_o sometime_o the_o pope_n be_v take_v prisoner_n or_o force_v to_o escape_v by_o flight_n and_o reduce_v to_o great_a extremity_n and_o the_o country_n in_o the_o mean_a time_n be_v miserable_o harrass_v which_o be_v the_o seat_n of_o these_o war_n and_o in_o these_o foreign_a prince_n be_v frequent_o engage_v some_o on_o the_o one_o side_n and_o some_o on_o the_o other_o even_o so_o far_o as_o sometime_o to_o take_v in_o both_o the_o english_a and_o french_a the_o particular_n of_o these_o thing_n or_o the_o effect_n of_o the_o like_a proceed_n in_o some_o other_o kingdom_n will_v be_v too_o large_a to_o be_v here_o insert_v and_o beside_o these_o thing_n divers_a secret_a conspiracy_n of_o subject_n against_o the_o life_n of_o their_o prince_n have_v be_v the_o effect_n of_o these_o romish_a principle_n in_o contradiction_n to_o that_o honour_n and_o reverence_n which_o christianity_n require_v to_o be_v give_v to_o they_o nor_o have_v such_o evil_a attempt_n be_v make_v only_o upon_o the_o life_n of_o protestant_a prince_n but_o of_o such_o also_o who_o have_v adhere_v to_o the_o romish_a profession_n both_o before_o and_o since_o the_o reformation_n 8._o but_o i_o shall_v here_o take_v notice_n that_o even_o those_o person_n who_o be_v set_v up_o in_o prosecute_a this_o depose_n power_n they_o the_o promoter_n of_o they_o have_v smart_v by_o they_o where_o it_o do_v take_v effect_n as_o very_o often_o even_o before_o the_o reformation_n it_o be_v of_o no_o force_n beside_o other_o trouble_n they_o be_v engage_v in_o they_o oft_o fall_v themselves_o under_o the_o like_a sentence_n of_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n and_o sometime_o into_o great_a calamity_n thereby_o here_o i_o may_v instance_n in_o those_o two_o i_o late_o mention_v the_o emperor_n henry_n the_o five_o who_o rise_v up_o against_o his_o father_n against_o who_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n have_v declare_v his_o sentence_n of_o deposition_n do_v prevail_v against_o he_o and_o take_v he_o prisoner_n but_o behave_v himself_o very_o unworthy_o towards_o he_o and_o keep_v he_o in_o prison_n till_o he_o die_v and_o reign_v after_o he_o but_o he_o himself_o fall_v under_o the_o sentence_n of_o paschalis_n the_o second_o and_o be_v involve_v in_o war_n thereby_o but_o he_o overcome_v the_o pope_n and_o take_v he_o prisoner_n but_o he_o die_v childless_a have_v no_o issue_n to_o succeed_v he_o in_o the_o empire_n which_o be_v then_o hereditary_a 368._o hereditary_a m._n pol._n p._n 367_o 368._o and_o this_o be_v by_o many_o in_o that_o age_n account_v god_n just_a judgement_n upon_o he_o who_o have_v act_v so_o unchristian_o and_o undutiful_o against_o his_o father_n and_o after_o his_o death_n the_o empire_n come_v to_o the_o saxon_a line_n 9_o but_o i_o shall_v particular_o take_v notice_n of_o frederick_n 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the_o reproach_n in_o this_o case_n the_o bless_a jesus_n declare_v 6.26_o luke_n 6.26_o woe_n be_v to_o you_o when_o all_o man_n shall_v speak_v well_o of_o you_o and_o whereas_o the_o scribe_n and_o pharisee_n be_v say_v to_o do_v all_o their_o work_n to_o be_v see_v of_o man_n mat._n 23.5_o st._n hierom_n there_o affirm_v that_o he_o who_o in_o this_o be_v like_a to_o they_o 23._o hieronym_n in_o mat._n 23._o scriba_fw-la &_o pharisaeus_n est_fw-la be_v in_o the_o same_o condition_n with_o the_o scribe_n and_o pharisee_n when_o st._n peter_n against_o the_o rule_n of_o his_o duty_n will_v withdraw_v from_o the_o gentile_n to_o ingratiate_v himself_o with_o the_o jew_n st._n paul_n think_v it_o necessary_a to_o reprove_v he_o sharp_o as_o not_o walk_v upright_o and_o according_a to_o the_o truth_n of_o the_o gospel_n indeed_o the_o inordinate_a pursuit_n of_o vainglory_n and_o the_o value_v the_o esteem_n or_o favour_n of_o any_o man_n above_o the_o discharge_n of_o a_o good_a 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he_o teach_v for_o doctrine_n the_o commandment_n of_o man_n 15.9_o mat._n 15.9_o therein_o apply_v to_o they_o those_o word_n of_o the_o prophet_n esay_n according_a to_o the_o version_n of_o the_o septuagint_n 29.13_o isa_n 29.13_o 5._o they_o be_v haughty_a and_o imperious_a but_o not_o submissive_a to_o ruler_n and_o governor_n they_o be_v forward_o to_o bind_v heavy_a burden_n on_o the_o shoulder_n of_o other_o but_o be_v not_o themselves_o willing_a to_o stoop_v to_o the_o duty_n of_o obedience_n and_o subjection_n they_o be_v so_o little_a friend_n to_o caesar_n that_o by_o they_o the_o question_n be_v propound_v 17._o mat._n 22.15_o 17._o whether_o it_o be_v lawful_a to_o give_v tribute_n to_o caesar_n or_o no_o and_o be_v so_o averse_a to_o authority_n that_o as_o josephus_n relate_v they_o do_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d make_v war_n and_o otherwise_o be_v injurious_a towards_o