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all_o possible_a care_n to_o undeceive_v the_o enemy_n of_o the_o gospel_n by_o oblige_v the_o professor_n thereof_o to_o obey_v their_o ruler_n under_o the_o great_a obligation_n that_o the_o wit_n of_o man_n can_v invent_v so_o that_o in_o case_n the_o king_n do_v command_v such_o thing_n as_o be_v evident_o forbid_v by_o god_n we_o see_v what_o be_v then_o to_o be_v do_v we_o must_v peaceable_o acquiesce_v in_o the_o providence_n of_o god_n as_o tacitus_n say_v we_o may_v bonos_fw-es imperatores_fw-la voto_fw-la expetere_fw-la quoscunq_fw-fr tolerare_fw-la l._n 4._o submit_v to_o they_o as_o instrument_n and_o rod_n in_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n correct_v or_o punish_v we_o for_o our_o sin_n god_n have_v the_o devil_n himself_o in_o a_o chain_n and_o have_v set_v bound_n unto_o he_o as_o in_o the_o case_n of_o job_n who_o life_n he_o can_v not_o take_v away_o nor_o go_v beyond_o god_n commission_n commit_v yourselves_o therefore_o to_o god_n in_o well_o do_v who_o have_v say_v 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majesty_n yet_o never_o be_v christian_n find_v to_o be_v albinian_o nigrian_o or_o cassian_n i._n e._n they_o never_o side_v with_o any_o faction_n against_o the_o emperor_n though_o if_o they_o have_v so_o do_v their_o number_n be_v so_o great_a that_o they_o may_v have_v overthrow_v his_o force_n they_o may_v in_o one_o night_n with_o a_o few_o firebrand_n avenge_v themselves_o if_o they_o hold_v it_o lawful_a to_o revenge_v evil_a with_o evil_n have_v we_o be_v mind_v to_o profess_v open_a hostility_n can_v we_o want_v number_n of_o man_n or_o force_v of_o arm_n we_o have_v fill_v your_o island_n castle_n town_n tent_n tribe_n and_o ward_n yea_o even_o the_o palace_n senate_n and_o place_n of_o judgement_n for_o what_o war_n be_v not_o we_o able_a though_o few_o in_o number_n than_o you_o who_o go_v so_o willing_o to_o our_o martyrdom_n if_o it_o be_v not_o more_o lawful_a in_o our_o religion_n to_o be_v slay_v than_o to_o slay_v and_o yet_o under_o all_o their_o persecution_n 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