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thy_o neighbour_n because_o of_o his_o rebellion_n against_o god_n in_o the_o case_n of_o amalek_n the_o pretence_n of_o failour_n and_o forfeiture_n can_v go_v no_o high_o now_o for_o the_o pretence_n of_o david_n to_o step_v into_o his_o government_n and_o wrest_v it_o from_o he_o he_o be_v anoint_v by_o samuel_n 13._o for_o aught_o appear_v without_o reservation_n for_o the_o life_n of_o saul_n he_o be_v qualify_v for_o government_n 18._o a_o valiant_a man_n a_o man_n of_o war_n prudent_a in_o matter_n a_o comely_a person_n and_o the_o lord_n be_v with_o he_o he_o have_v receive_v testimony_n from_o god_n of_o his_o election_n the_o spirit_n of_o god_n depart_v from_o saul_n and_o rest_v upon_o he_o he_o have_v power_n in_o his_o hand_n 5._o he_o be_v set_v over_o the_o man_n of_o war_n accept_v by_o all_o the_o people_n all_o israel_n and_o
judah_n love_v he_o after_o all_o this_o you_o know_v his_o provocation_n his_o advantage_n and_o his_o behaviour_n he_o dare_v not_o touch_v the_o lord_n anoint_v and_o when_o another_o pretend_a to_o have_v do_v it_o at_o saul_n entreaty_n in_o extremis_fw-la he_o revenge_v his_o death_n and_o lament_v over_o he_o 21._o you_o mountain_n of_o gilboa_n etc._n etc._n 2._o but_o that_o other_o pretence_n that_o after_o a_o lawful_a sovereign_n be_v establish_v according_a to_o the_o supposition_n of_o my_o text_n and_o my_o discourse_n the_o power_n still_o remain_v in_o the_o people_n in_o the_o diffuse_a body_n of_o they_o or_o their_o representatives_n to_o alter_v the_o government_n as_o they_o please_v it_o be_v in_o respect_n of_o policy_n and_o government_n what_o the_o sin_n against_o the_o holy_a ghost_n be_v to_o religion_n it_o destroy_v the_o foundation_n of_o the_o peace_n and_o safety_n of_o man_n and_o make_v that_o to_o be_v the_o artifice_n of_o man_n which_o be_v the_o ordinance_n of_o god_n how_o much_o god_n abhor_v this_o pretence_n will_v appear_v in_o the_o case_n of_o corah_n and_o his_o company_n when_o god_n send_v moses_n to_o bring_v the_o israelite_n out_o of_o egypt_n he_o sanctify_v he_o and_o put_v his_o name_n upon_o he_o 16._o thou_o shall_v be_v to_o hinâ—_n instead_o of_o god_n and_o when_o he_o have_v bring_v they_o forth_o 35._o he_o make_v he_o a_o prince_n and_o a_o lawgiver_n over_o they_o 4._o the_o supreme_a power_n be_v in_o moses_n who_o call_v to_o his_o assistance_n a_o senate_n or_o parliament_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d consist_v of_o the_o head_n of_o the_o tribe_n of_o israel_n xuj_o in_o this_o council_n nature_n soon_o begin_v to_o work_v some_o envy_a moses_n 16._o who_o god_n have_v choose_v and_o aaron_n the_o saint_n of_o the_o lord_n dathan_n and_o abiram_n the_o son_n of_o eliab_n head_n of_o family_n in_o the_o tribe_n of_o reuben_n think_v both_o the_o civil_a power_n and_o if_o that_o must_v be_v 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ordinance_n of_o god_n that_o notwithstanding_o what_o god_n have_v do_v to_o settle_v the_o civil_a and_o ecclesiastical_a power_n it_o remain_v still_o in_o the_o people_n or_o their_o representative_n assemble_v together_o now_o the_o scripture_n tell_v we_o that_o since_o the_o world_n begin_v god_n be_v never_o more_o high_o provoke_v then_o upon_o this_o occasion_n when_o he_o hear_v this_o he_o be_v wrath_n and_o great_o abhor_v they_o he_o invent_v a_o new_a thing_n in_o the_o world_n for_o their_o sake_n for_o the_o earth_n open_v and_o swallow_v up_o datâ—an_n 32._o and_o cover_v the_o congregation_n of_o abiram_n i_o have_v now_o do_v with_o these_o pretence_n caâ—ion_n and_o my_o endeavour_n have_v be_v to_o vindicate_v religion_n from_o the_o charge_n of_o unbelieve_a politician_n and_o indeed_o to_o show_v that_o it_o be_v not_o a_o spirit_n of_o carnal_a compliance_n but_o the_o true_a and_o genuine_a spirit_n of_o christianity_n which_o run_v through_o the_o doctrine_n and_o government_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n after_o what_o have_v be_v speak_v i_o hope_v i_o may_v presume_v to_o say_v with_o the_o apostle_n 31._o do_v we_o now_o make_v void_a the_o law_n through_o â—aith_n yea_o we_o establish_v the_o law_n we_o have_v see_v the_o christian_a theory_n do_v the_o philosophical_a theory_n provide_v better_a for_o the_o safety_n of_o prince_n and_o the_o estabishment_n of_o government_n it_o tell_v we_o in_o effect_n that_o may_v be_v right_o that_o every_o thing_n be_v just_a or_o unjust_a good_a or_o evil_a according_a to_o the_o pleasure_n of_o the_o prevail_a force_n who_o we_o be_v to_o obey_v till_o a_o strong_a than_o he_o come_v or_o we_o be_v able_a to_o go_v through_o with_o resistance_n that_o in_o reference_n to_o this_o life_n obedience_n be_v a_o matter_n of_o wit_n and_o prudence_n and_o after_o life_n there_o remain_v for_o we_o no_o concernment_n how_o stramineous_a be_v this_o theory_n compare_v with_o the_o christian_a 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