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because_o thou_o only_o be_v without_o sin_n he_o be_v a_o just_a punisher_n who_o hâ—th_v nothing_o in_o himself_o to_o be_v punish_v he_o be_v a_o just_a reprehender_n who_o have_v nothing_o in_o himself_o to_o be_v reprehend_v here_o you_o may_v see_v how_o holy_a and_o learned_a man_n live_v near_o together_o about_o one_o time_n with_o st._n ambrose_n man_n famous_a in_o their_o generation_n and_o to_o who_o the_o church_n of_o christ_n owe_v exceed_v much_o for_o the_o propagation_n of_o the_o gospel_n give_v their_o sense_n of_o this_o text_n of_o scripture_n as_o well_o as_o he_o and_o st._n augustin_n be_v one_o who_o honour_a st._n ambrose_n live_v and_o dead_a yet_o you_o see_v vary_v from_o he_o in_o his_o judgement_n in_o this_o point_n give_v i_o leave_v to_o show_v my_o sense_n of_o these_o word_n and_o then_o conclude_v and_o first_o i_o will_v allow_v mr._n hobbs_n his_o read_n to_o thou_o which_o be_v not_o according_a to_o our_o translation_n which_o be_v against_o 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hide_v his_o first_o sin_n with_o bathsheba_n he_o add_v another_o of_o murder_n by_o which_o he_o think_v his_o shame_n of_o the_o other_o may_v be_v hide_v from_o man_n which_o be_v possible_a but_o now_o clean_o contrary_a when_o he_o be_v acquaint_v with_o the_o wrath_n of_o god_n for_o his_o sin_n now_o he_o care_v not_o for_o his_o sin_n to_o man_n so_o he_o may_v be_v right_a with_o god_n and_o to_o that_o end_n pen_v this_o psalm_n to_o be_v sing_v in_o church_n and_o to_o god_n utter_v those_o lamentable_a complaint_n that_o he_o be_v besmear_v with_o blood_n that_o his_o bone_n be_v break_v that_o he_o have_v need_n of_o god_n great_a and_o many_o mercy_n that_o his_o heart_n be_v break_v yea_o contrite_a that_o he_o be_v all_o unclean_a and_o must_v be_v wash_v and_o wash_v again_o that_o he_o beg_v god_n to_o purge_v and_o make_v he_o clean_o although_o with_o hyssop_n and_o sharp_a medicine_n here_o be_v the_o perfect_a character_n of_o a_o true_a penitent_a many_o a_o man_n be_v sorry_a for_o his_o sin_n because_o it_o breed_v he_o shame_n and_o worldly_a evil_n but_o this_o do_v he_o no_o good_a but_o king_n david_n be_v grieve_v for_o sin_n because_o sin_v because_o against_o god_n law_n which_o he_o have_v transgress_v he_o care_v not_o what_o this_o world_n think_v of_o he_o so_o god_n be_v appease_v and_o reconcile_v to_o he_o and_o therefore_o that_o this_o may_v be_v do_v he_o only_o beg_v his_o pardon_n and_o think_v only_o of_o he_o to_o thou_o only_o etc._n etc._n do_v thou_o acquit_v i_o i_o care_v for_o nothing_o else_o and_o sure_o this_o be_v the_o most_o certain_a test_n of_o a_o true_a repentance_n when_o a_o man_n grieve_v that_o he_o have_v offend_v god_n and_o value_v nothing_o but_o that_o offence_n not_o that_o bathsheba_n be_v a_o woman_n which_o he_o injure_v but_o that_o he_o take_v the_o member_n of_o god_n and_o make_v they_o the_o member_n of_o a_o harlot_n not_o that_o vriah_n be_v a_o man_n and_o that_o a_o gallant_a person_n but_o that_o he_o be_v the_o image_n of_o god_n which_o he_o destroy_v those_o and_o the_o like_a meditation_n be_v the_o issue_n of_o true_a and_o hearty_a repentance_n but_o yet_o consider_v as_o i_o have_v say_v before_o these_o thing_n be_v sin_n to_o god_n and_o god_n be_v therefore_o offend_v with_o they_o because_o they_o be_v breach_n of_o his_o law_n concern_v man_n with_o man_n in_o particular_a you_o may_v find_v this_o most_o emphatical_o express_v by_o nathan_n in_o the_o pronounce_v god_n sentence_n against_o david_n where_o the_o punishment_n be_v proportion_v to_o the_o offence_n 2_o sam._n 12.10_o now_o therefore_o because_o thou_o have_v kill_v vriah_n the_o hittite_n with_o the_o sword_n of_o the_o ammonite_n as_o it_o be_v express_v in_o the_o 9_o verse_n therefore_o the_o sword_n shall_v never_o depart_v from_o thy_o house_n then_o for_o his_o sin_n with_o bathsheba_n verse_n 11._o and_o 12._o i_o will_v take_v thy_o wife_n before_o thy_o eye_n and_o 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this_o mr._n hobbs_n have_v another_o instance_n for_o the_o lawfulness_n of_o supremes_n to_o do_v any_o thing_n without_o injustice_n chap._n xx._n sect_n v._o mr._n hobbs_n his_o instance_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n of_o athens_n examine_v in_o the_o same_o manner_n the_o people_n of_o athens_n when_o they_o banish_v the_o most_o potent_a of_o their_o commonwealth_n for_o ten_o year_n think_v they_o commit_v no_o injustice_n the_o athenian_n think_v so_o but_o do_v mr._n hobbs_n think_v so_o for_o although_o he_o bring_v this_o for_o a_o argument_n to_o prove_v the_o arbitrary_a power_n which_o supremes_n have_v over_o their_o subject_n life_n yet_o the_o scorn_n he_o put_v upon_o it_o within_o few_o line_n which_o i_o shall_v speedy_o mention_v show_v his_o contempt_n of_o it_o and_o no_o doubt_n but_o the_o athenian_n themselves_o although_o in_o the_o do_n of_o it_o be_v delight_v with_o such_o act_n of_o power_n yet_o when_o it_o be_v do_v and_o the_o lack_n of_o such_o a_o 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chapter_n and_o s._n the_o section_n a_o the_o promise_n to_o abraham_n and_o his_o seed_n cap._n 22._o sect._n 16._o page_n 178._o why_o his_o family_n be_v oblige_v to_o obey_v god_n commmand_n c._n 22._o s._n 17._o p._n 181._o whence_o be_v action_n just_a or_o unjust_a c._n 8._o s._n 2._o p._n 24._o not_o from_o consent_n or_o dissent_n c._n 8._o s._n 2._o ibid._n mix_a action_n what_o they_o be_v c._n 19_o s._n 6._o 114._o external_n and_o internal_a act_n subject_a to_o god_n command_n c._n 22._o s._n 14._o 175._o agag_n spare_v c._n 20._o s._n 2._o 130._o subject_n not_o free_v from_o their_o allegiance_n c._n 5._o s._n 4._o p._n 15._o of_o the_o amazon_n commonwealth_n c._n 16._o s._n 57_o p._n 70._o 72._o st._n ambrose_n contest_v with_o theodosius_n c._n 20._o s._n 4._o 134._o apostle_n their_o gift_n of_o tongue_n miraculous_a c._n 22._o s._n 10._o 168._o their_o learning_n miraculous_a cap_n 22._o s._n 11._o 169._o appetite_n overrule_v the_o will_n c._n 19_o s._n 6._o 115._o aristides_n banish_v c._n 20._o s._n 5._o 141._o no_o take_v arm_n against_o the_o king_n c._n 16._o 8._o 7._o 72._o assurance_n of_o revelation_n c._n 22._o 8_o 1._o 148._o what_o be_v assurance_n c._n 22._o 8._o 1._o 149_o how_o many_o way_n it_o may_v be_v have_v c._n 22._o s._n 1._o idem_fw-la that_o of_o faith_n great_a than_o of_o science_n c._n 22._o s._n 1._o 150._o what_o we_o have_v of_o christian_a religion_n c._n 22._o s._n 1._o idem_fw-la athenian_n use_v ostracism_n c._n 20._o s._n 5._o 140._o he_o who_o act_v by_o another_o authority_n may_v do_v injury_n to_o he_o by_o who_o authority_n he_o act_v c._n 8._o s._n 1._o 23._o b_o the_o worshipper_n of_o baal_n not_o excuse_v by_o the_o command_n of_o
18._o sect_n 7._o 92._o prayer_n and_o tear_n the_o christian_n remedy_n cap._n 16._o sect_n 7._o 72._o preach_v the_o king_n power_n about_o it_o cap._n 10._o sect_n 2._o 32._o preservation_n what_o it_o be_v cap._n 16._o sect_n 11._o 77._o generation_n more_o excellent_a than_o it_o cap._n 16._o sect_n 11._o 78._o prince_n v._o king_n supreme_a sovereign_a may_v err_v cap._n 4._o sect_n 2._o 10._o print_v the_o king_n power_n about_o it_o cap._n 10._o sect_n 2._o 32._o promise_n in_o unlawful_a thing_n oblige_v not_o cap_z 15._o sect_n 3._o 4._o 60._o 61._o whether_o upon_o fear_n oblige_v cap._n 15._o sect_n 4._o 61_o prophecy_n different_a from_o faith_n cap._n 23._o sect_n 6._o 29._o propriety_n what_o it_o be_v cap._n 11._o sect_n 3._o 43._o how_o introduce_v cap._n 11._o sect_n 2._o 40._o not_o necessary_a to_o peace_n cap._n 11._o sect_n 3._o 42._o it_o may_v be_v boâ—h_n in_o peace_n and_o â—ar_n ibid._n not_o depend_v upon_o the_o sovereign_a power_n cap._n 11._o sect_n 3._o 4_o 43_o man_n in_o war_n have_v not_o a_o propriety_n to_o their_o enemy_n country_n before_o it_o be_v conquer_a cap_n 10._o sect_n 2._o 32._o whence_o the_o propriety_n of_o the_o sovereign_n cap_n 11._o sect_n 4._o 43._o whether_o this_o conduce_v to_o public_a peace_n cap._n 23._o sect_n 8._o 9_o 17._o 214._o protection_n of_o the_o sovereign_n do_v not_o give_v propriety_n cap._n 23._o sect_n 9_o 216._o r_o reason_n sometime_o disobey_v cap._n 19_o sect_n 6._o 115._o rebellion_n no_o small_a injustice_n cap_n 5_o sect_n 2_o 13._o rebel_n always_o pretend_v oppression_n cap._n 16._o sect_n 7._o 72._o religion_n prince_n power_n in_o matter_n of_o religion_n cap._n 10._o sect_n 1_o 30._o the_o assurance_n of_o christian_a religion_n cap._n 22._o sect_n 1._o 2._o 3._o 151._o 88_o from_o the_o manner_n of_o deliverance_n cap._n 22._o sect_n 2._o 152._o the_o doctrine_n deliver_v cap._n 22._o sect_n 3._o 154._o the_o different_a style_n cap._n 22._o sect_n 4._o 155._o the_o punishment_n and_o reward_n propose_v ibid._n the_o sanctity_n of_o the_o person_n who_o deliver_v it_o cap._n 22._o sect_n 5._o 6._o 156._o the_o suffering_n of_o the_o saint_n cap._n 22._o sect_n 7._o 159._o revelation_n the_o assurance_n of_o they_o cap._n 22._o sect_n 1._o 148._o what_o thing_n not_o to_o be_v know_v but_o by_o revelation_n cap_n 22._o sect_n 1._o 2._o 3._o 148._o 88_o right_n not_o derive_v from_o the_o consent_n of_o the_o people_n cap._n 4._o sect_n 3._o 11._o he_o who_o have_v right_a to_o the_o end_n how_o to_o the_o mean_n cap._n 9_o sect_n 2._o 29._o romulus_n preserve_v by_o faustulus_n cap._n 16._o sect_n 10._o 76._o s_o sacrifice_n obedience_n better_o than_o it_o cap._n 20._o sect_n 2._o 129._o samuel_n reject_v cap._n 18._o sect_n 5_o &c_n &c_n 8._o sanctity_n inspire_v and_o acquire_v cap_n 23._o sect_n 6._o 209._o sanhedrim_n cease_v cap._n 18._o sect_n 12._o 101._o saul_n choose_a cap._n 18._o sect_n etc._n etc._n 88_o spare_v agag_n cap._n 20._o sect_n 2._o 230._o scribe_n and_o pharisees_n not_o the_o supreme_a magistrate_n cap_n 18._o sect_n 2._o 85._o scripture_n its_o authority_n not_o depend_v upon_o the_o sovereign_n cap._n 22._o sect_n 17._o 18._o 181._o 185._o see_n what_o the_o word_n signify_v cap._n 19_o sect_n 10._o 119._o servant_n when_o one_o be_v a_o servant_n cap._n 17._o sect_n 2._o 82._o their_o condition_n that_o differ_v in_o peace_n from_o what_o they_o suffer_v in_o war_n according_a to_o mr_n hobbs_n cap._n 18._o sect_n 8._o 93._o servitude_n banish_v from_o â—mongst_a christian_n cap_n 18_o s_o 2_o 82._o sin_n none_o necessitate_v to_o it_o cap._n 19_o sect_n 1._o 2._o 107_o 108._o small_a number_n join_v together_o may_v live_v peaceable_o cap._n 1._o p._n 1._o sodom_n its_o destruction_n cap._n 8._o sect_n 4._o 26._o sovereign_n v._o king_n supreme_a he_o be_v not_o the_o person_n of_o the_o people_n cap._n 2_o sect_n 2._o cap._n 5_o sect_n 1._o 2._o p._n 3._o 12._o 13._o he_o may_v do_v unjust_o 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and_o acquire_v dominion_n cap_n 17._o sect_n 2.82_o not_o lawful_a to_o resist_v they_o when_o they_o command_v against_o one_o own_o interest_n cap._n 20._o sect_n 7._o 1_o 3._o their_o command_n may_v be_v oppose_v when_o contrary_a to_o the_o christian_a faith_n cap._n 22._o sect_n 17._o 181._o he_o can_v make_v law_n whatsoever_o be_v against_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n cap._n 22._o sect_n 18._o 185._o how_o he_o be_v subject_a to_o law_n divine_a c._n 23._o s_o 7._o 212._o how_o subject_a to_o the_o civil_a law_n ibid._n the_o partition_n of_o sovereignty_n not_o destructive_a to_o it_o cap._n 23._o sect_n 9_o 216_o only_a one_o sovereign_a in_o england_n cap._n 23._o sect_n 16._o 230_o speech_n be_v free_a cap_z 19_o sect_n 4._o 111._o spirit_n more_o cap._n 19_o sect_n 109._o subject_n not_o author_n of_o their_o governor_n action_n c._n 2_o s_z 17._o c._n 4_o s_o 1._o c._n 15._o s_o 1._o c._n 20._o s_o 2._o 3._o 8._o 58._o 126._o the_o can_v be_v free_a from_o the_o allegiance_n and_o why_o cap._n 5._o sect_n 4._o 15._o not_o submit_v themselves_o without_o any_o contract_n on_o the_o governors_n part_n cap._n 5._o sect_n 4._o cap._n 11._o sect_n 15._o 39_o not_o bind_v to_o own_o all_o the_o action_n of_o a_o supreme_a cap._n 7._o sect_n 1._o cap._n 8._o sect_n 1._o 21._o 23._o all_o man_n bear_v subject_n cap._n 14._o sect_n 1._o 56._o difference_n between_o the_o subject_n of_o a_o institute_v and_o conquer_v nation_n cap._n 18_o sect_n 84._o supremes_n all_o do_v not_o consent_v to_o give_v power_n unto_o they_o cap_z 4._o sect_n 1._o cap._n 16._o sect_n 5._o 8._o 69._o not_o covenant_n with_o all_o in_o government_n cap._n 5._o sect_n 4._o 5._o not_o take_v their_o government_n upon_o covenant_n cap_z 6_o s_z 1._o 17._o the_o subject_a not_o bind_v to_o own_o all_o his_o action_n cap._n 7_o sect_n 1._o cap._n 8._o sect_n 1._o 21._o 23._o not_o lawful_a to_o resist_v he_o in_o one_o own_o defence_n cap._n 20._o sect_n 6_o cap._n 21._o 142._o 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