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even_o as_o he_o think_v in_o his_o heart_n so_o far_o be_v david_n from_o not_o acknowledge_v saul_n to_o be_v still_o his_o sovereign_a lord_n and_o lawful_a king_n so_o far_o from_o gather_v any_o unlawful_a assembly_n against_o he_o so_o far_o from_o any_o privy_a conspiracy_n or_o open_a rebellion_n so_o far_o from_o so_o much_o as_o think_v to_o depose_v he_o that_o when_o he_o have_v he_o in_o his_o danger_n he_o will_v not_o only_o not_o hurt_v he_o nor_o suffer_v other_o to_o doeit_v but_o give_v he_o so_o great_a honour_n as_o any_o subject_n can_v give_v his_o prince_n how_o then_o be_v not_o the_o story_n of_o saul_n and_o david_n wrest_v for_o a_o christian_a subject_n that_o have_v no_o such_o authority_n as_o david_n have_v to_o depose_v or_o take_v arm_n against_o his_o christian_a prince_n or_o to_o go_v from_o the_o obedience_n of_o he_o as_o no_o long_o lawful_a king_n after_o the_o bishop_n shall_v say_v he_o have_v depose_v he_o and_o to_o obey_v any_o other_o 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64._o m._n saunders_n aâ—…g_v vicious_a distinction_n of_o judge_v sand._n 64._o sand._n 64._o ephe._n 4._o saun._n 64._o judgement_n of_o pastor_n the_o similitude_n of_o a_o pastor_n and_o sheep_n â—…irted_v too_o narrow_a the_o iudgemeâ—…t_n of_o private_a man_n much_o more_o of_o prince_n 1._o cor._n 2._o math._n 7._o judgement_n of_o the_o pastor_n and_o power_n of_o the_o pastor_n be_v two_o several_a thing_n some_o spiritual_a sheep_n have_v â—…ounder_a judgement_n than_o their_o spiritual_a shepherd_n how_o even_o the_o pastor_n be_v sheep_n john_n 10._o how_o the_o prince_n be_v a_o pastor_n saund._n 6_o 5._o math._n 22._o 1._o timoth._n 2._o 1._o peter_n 2._o rom._n 13._o prince_n have_v pastoral_a authority_n give_v they_o of_o god._n num_fw-la 27._o 2._o reg._n 5._o psal._n 78._o 2._o reg._n 7._o 1._o paral._n 11._o 3._o reg._n vlt._n arrogate_a dispose_v saunders_n 65_o rom._n 5._o 1._o cor._n 1._o the_o law_n of_o nature_n the_o corruption_n of_o nature_n as_o much_o in_o a_o priest_n as_o in_o a_o prince_n saun._n 65._o math._n 18._o judgement_n in_o ecclesiastical_a matter_n &_o power_n of_o bind_v and_o lose_v be_v two_o thing_n prince_n judge_v in_o matter_n of_o faith_n law_n write_v &_o unwritten_a saunders_n 65._o the_o papist_n objection_n theâ—…_n be_v no_o christian_a king_n in_o the_o apostle_n time_n saunders_n 65._o 1._o cor._n 2._o 1._o cor._n 2._o the_o papist_n grant_v prince_n private_a judgement_n how_o the_o clergy_n and_o how_o the_o prince_n doc_fw-fr puqlikly_a judge_n the_o protestant_n objection_n the_o answer_n of_o the_o papist_n m._n saunders_n answer_v as_o the_o rich_a man_n do_v to_o the_o poor_a man_n the_o case_n be_v alter_v sand_n pag_n 66._o 2._o cor._n 3._o exo._n 19_o &_o 20_o hebre._n 12._o the_o comparison_n between_o the_o state_n of_o government_n in_o the_o old_a testament_n and_o the_o new_a the_o earthly_a prince_n in_o the_o old_a law_n be_v more_o spiritual_a than_o the_o spiritu_fw-la all_o priest_n now_o 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b._n one_o sacrifice_n still_o remaâ—…eth_v hebr._n 9_o sand._n 66._o the_o election_n of_o the_o pope_n shed_v blood_n in_o safice_n john_n 8._o vnbloudie_a sâ—…_n câ—…fice_n remembrance_n and_o substâ—…_n oâ—…_n the_o blâ—…_n of_o the_o â—…be_n christ_n madâ—…_n not_o two_o sacrifice_n of_o himself_o the_o perfection_n and_o imperfecti_fw-la on_o of_o the_o pâ—…n_n ces_fw-fr estate_n the_o state_n of_o the_o prince_n in_o the_o old_a law_n better_a than_o the_o state_n of_o the_o priesthood_n sand_n pag._n 67._o the_o validity_n and_o invalidity_n of_o the_o argumâ—…t_n draw_v from_o antiquity_n sand_n pag._n 56._o whether_o priest_n hood_n or_o the_o civil_a power_n be_v more_o ancient_a deut._n 17._o sand_n pag._n 67._o the_o state_n of_o a_o king_n as_o necessary_a as_o the_o state_n of_o a_o priest_n kingdom_n pray_v figure_v in_o christ_n so_o well_o as_o priesthood_n sand_n pag._n 67._o a_o civil_a governor_n never_o want_v no_o more_o than_o â—…_n priest_n sand_n pag._n 67._o 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