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duty_n express_v in_o 3._o and_o 4._o verse_n of_o the_o chapter_n before_o quote_v byase_v we_o into_o that_o sense_n for_o ruler_n be_v not_o a_o terror_n to_o good_a work_n but_o to_o the_o evil_a we_o must_v be_v subject_a to_o ruler_n because_o they_o be_v not_o a_o terror_n to_o good_a work_n and_o because_o they_o be_v a_o terror_n to_o the_o evil_a we_o have_v afterward_o a_o double_a motive_n to_o the_o subjection_n which_o be_v enjoin_v we_o do_v that_o which_o be_v good_a and_o thou_o shall_v have_v praise_n of_o the_o power_n but_o if_o thou_o do_v that_o which_o be_v evil_a be_v afraid_a for_o the_o magistrate_n bear_v not_o the_o sword_n in_o vain_a for_o he_o be_v the_o minister_n of_o god_n a_o revenger_n to_o execute_v wrath_n upon_o he_o that_o do_v evil_a that_o injunction_n rom._n 13.1_o can_v pretend_v to_o bind_v we_o to_o the_o observance_n of_o the_o magistrate_n when_o he_o be_v a_o terror_n to_o good_a work_n but_o not_o to_o evil_a when_o those_o who_o do_v 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no_o more_o tie_v to_o be_v subject_a to_o king_n then_o to_o inferior_a officer_n by_o virtue_n of_o that_o scripture_n the_o author_n of_o the_o apostolical_a constitution_n l._n 7._o c._n 17._o in_o the_o latin_a interpreter_n judgement_n express_v the_o same_o sense_n his_o word_n be_v these_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d thou_o shall_v fear_v the_o king_n know_v that_o the_o choice_n be_v of_o the_o lord_n thou_o shall_v honour_v his_o magistrate_n as_o the_o minister_n of_o god_n for_o they_o be_v the_o revenger_n of_o all_o iniquity_n the_o latin_a interpreter_n in_o the_o margin_n direct_v we_o to_o rom._n 13._o and_o the_o word_n use_v by_o the_o author_n of_o the_o apostolical_a constitution_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o rom._n 13.3_o not_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o the_o 1._o pet._n 2.14_o i_o doubt_v not_o but_o in_o rom._n 13.3_o the_o supreme_a and_o subordinate_a ruler_n be_v alike_o to_o be_v understand_v the_o reason_n which_o back_o the_o authority_n of_o ruler_n make_v alike_o for_o both_o peter_n in_o his_o first_o epistle_n c._n 2.13_o 14._o press_v upon_o we_o alike_o submission_n to_o the_o supreme_a magistrate_n and_o to_o subordinate_a ruler_n to_o this_o scripture_n i_o think_v the_o author_n of_o the_o apostolical_a constitution_n allude_v in_o the_o place_n before_o quote_v scarce_o any_o will_v deny_v but_o a_o man_n in_o some_o case_n may_v resist_v and_o likewise_o kill_v a_o inferior_a magistrate_n without_o offence_n to_o god_n who_o will_v doubt_v shall_v a_o constable_n rob_v upon_o the_o highway_n but_o a_o traveller_n upon_o who_o he_o make_v a_o onset_n may_v lawful_o if_o it_o be_v necessary_a to_o the_o defence_n of_o his_o own_o life_n or_o of_o his_o good_n make_v opposition_n to_o the_o utmost_a of_o his_o ability_n if_o any_o distinguish_v between_o such_o a_o one_o person_n and_o his_o office_n i_o answer_v that_o the_o same_o distinction_n may_v be_v apply_v to_o the_o king_n himself_o as_o well_o as_o to_o his_o minister_n there_o be_v a_o vast_a distance_n between_o the_o oppose_a of_o authority_n and_o the_o resist_n of_o the_o person_n invest_v therein_o who_o abuse_v it_o or_o otherwise_o misdemean_v himself_o quest._n some_o will_v be_v ready_a here_o to_o ask_v whether_o the_o christian_n be_v not_o bind_v in_o conscience_n to_o be_v subject_a unto_o the_o roman_n emperor_n though_o they_o be_v heathen_n and_o tyrant_n rule_v according_o to_o their_o own_o will_n and_o not_o call_v to_o the_o exercise_n of_o authority_n by_o god_n immediate_a choice_n nor_o yet_o by_o the_o choice_n of_o the_o major_a part_n of_o the_o people_n ans_fw-fr i_o conceive_v but_o with_o submission_n to_o better_a judgement_n that_o those_o christian_n who_o live_v under_o the_o heathenish_a emperor_n but_o want_v strength_n to_o defend_v themselves_o be_v by_o that_o precept_n rom._n 13.1_o let_v every_o soul_n be_v subject_a unto_o the_o high_a power_n oblige_v to_o sit_v still_o and_o to_o endeavour_v nothing_o against_o those_o who_o have_v the_o sword_n in_o their_o hand_n my_o reason_n be_v this_o but_o the_o cause_n depend_v not_o upon_o it_o the_o holy_a ghost_n there_o injoyn_v not_o only_o a_o visible_a obedience_n but_o also_o such_o a_o temperament_n of_o spirit_n as_o be_v patient_a of_o lawful_a government_n and_o cheerful_o ready_a to_o submit_v unto_o it_o of_o which_o those_o fall_v short_a who_o forcible_o resist_v unlawful_a government_n when_o in_o all_o probability_n the_o opposition_n which_o they_o make_v will_v only_o exasperate_v and_o not_o dispel_v the_o evil_n which_o they_o groan_v under_o those_o who_o in_o such_o circumstance_n use_v resistance_n discover_v themselves_o to_o be_v of_o unruly_a spirit_n which_o frame_n of_o mind_n be_v forbid_v in_o that_o they_o proceed_v whole_o according_a to_o passion_n and_o not_o according_a to_o the_o dictate_v of_o a_o sober_a and_o well-ordered_a judgement_n but_o the_o injunction_n according_a to_o the_o immediate_a sense_n of_o it_o require_v only_o subjection_n unto_o the_o power_n which_o be_v ordain_v of_o god_n and_o i_o know_v not_o with_o what_o spectacle_n any_o one_o can_v discern_v tyranny_n to_o be_v of_o that_o number_n child_n say_v 37._o say_v enchicidâ—e_n 37._o epictetus_n must_v yield_v to_o a_o father_n in_o all_o thing_n and_o when_o he_o revile_v or_o strike_v they_o must_v patient_o bear_v it_o because_o by_o nature_n they_o stand_v relate_v to_o a_o father_n as_o a_o father_n not_o to_o a_o father_n as_o good_a subject_n be_v not_o so_o rigorous_o tie_v to_o submit_v to_o their_o prince_n in_o that_o their_o engagement_n be_v not_o natural_a but_o adventitious_a chap._n 13._o the_o 15_o section_n of_o psalm_n 105._o vindicate_v from_o misinterpretation_n that_o negative_a precept_n touch_v not_o my_o anoint_v and_o do_v my_o prophet_n no_o harm_n if_o right_o understand_v will_v not_o contradict_v those_o thesis_n which_o i_o before_o propound_v that_o scripture_n conceive_v that_o we_o can_v without_o sin_n offer_v injury_n to_o the_o lord_n anoint_v this_o be_v the_o mind_n of_o it_o it_o point_v at_o abraham_n isaac_n and_o jacob_n as_o we_o may_v gather_v from_o the_o context_n compare_v with_o the_o history_n of_o their_o life_n god_n reprove_v pharaoh_n for_o abram_n sake_n gen._n 12.17_o and_o abimelech_n for_o abraham_n sake_n gen._n 20.3_o god_n restrain_v abimelech_n from_o hurt_v isaac_n gen._n 26._o god_n reprove_v laban_n for_o jacob_n sake_n gen._n 31.24_o r._n alsheach_v upon_o that_o comma_n of_o the_o psalmist_n before_o quote_v tell_v we_o that_o laban_n be_v king_n of_o mesopotamia_n and_o that_o he_o be_v cushan-rishathaim_a he_o with_o some_o other_o who_o affirm_v the_o same_o have_v no_o reason_n to_o conceive_v that_o laban_n shall_v be_v the_o cushan-rishathaim_a who_o be_v mention_v judg._n 3._o nor_o more_o ground_n to_o think_v that_o laban_n have_v that_o name_n but_o those_o who_o be_v wealthy_a especial_o if_o they_o have_v great_a family_n have_v the_o name_n of_o prince_n the_o child_n of_o heth_n call_v abraham_n a_o mighty_a prince_n gen._n 23.6_o it_o be_v as_o easy_a a_o matter_n to_o make_v good_a that_o abraham_n isaac_n and_o jacob_n be_v the_o lord_n anoint_v as_o that_o god_n reprove_v king_n for_o their_o sake_n i_o can_v close_v with_o those_o hebrew_n doctor_n who_o tell_v we_o that_o the_o whole_a world_n set_v abraham_n a_o king_n over_o they_o but_o shall_v show_v that_o in_o several_a respect_n he_o with_o isaac_n and_o jacob_n may_v fit_o be_v call_v the_o lord_n anoint_v 1._o there_o be_v a_o anoint_v with_o the_o spirit_n seal_v to_o our_o heart_n the_o promise_n of_o god_n 2_o cor._n 1.21_o in_o which_o they_o have_v a_o large_a portion_n 2._o they_o be_v anoint_v with_o the_o spirit_n of_o illumination_n and_o of_o holiness_n and_o so_o
become_v prophet_n and_o king_n and_o priest_n unto_o their_o god_n every_o true_a believer_n have_v his_o conscience_n so_o illuminate_v that_o he_o be_v a_o prophet_n to_o himself_o and_o be_v so_o sanctify_a that_o he_o have_v victory_n and_o dominion_n over_o his_o lust_n and_o offer_v up_o himself_o a_o live_a sacrifice_n to_o god_n see_v 1_o john_n 4.6_o heb._n 8.10_o 11._o 1._o pet._n 2.9_o rev._n 5.10_o rom._n 12.1_o 3._o all_o those_o three_o worthy_n beforenamed_n be_v prophet_n as_o some_o of_o our_o hebrew_a doctor_n have_v observe_v abrahâ—m_n be_v express_o call_v a_o prophet_n gen._n 20.7_o isaac_n prophesy_v in_o the_o benediction_n which_o he_o give_v to_o his_o son_n gen._n 27._o and_o jacob_n prophesy_v gen._n 49._o this_o exposition_n be_v very_o well_o acquaint_v with_o that_o text_n of_o the_o psalmist_n the_o end_n of_o the_o verse_n comment_v upon_o the_o beginning_n and_o tell_v we_o in_o what_o sense_n they_o be_v call_v the_o lord_n anoint_v see_v ger._n 20.7_o aben-ezra_n upon_o psal_n 105.15_o construeth_n the_o word_n anoint_v into_o a_o double_a sense_n viz._n prince_n and_o prophet_n but_o the_o same_o scholiast_n upon_o gen._n 23.6_o say_v that_o abraham_n be_v call_v a_o prince_n of_o god_n because_o he_o be_v a_o prophet_n as_o he_o be_v a_o prophet_n he_o be_v lift_v up_o into_o a_o degree_n of_o dignity_n above_o those_o who_o be_v not_o prophet_n as_o the_o word_n which_o be_v translate_v a_o prince_n import_v and_o so_o i_o conceive_v with_o onkelos_n that_o he_o be_v there_o signify_v to_o be_v a_o prince_n before_o the_o lord_n rather_o than_o a_o great_a prince_n although_o he_o be_v true_o great_a because_o he_o be_v so_o high_o honour_v of_o god_n in_o the_o same_o notion_n the_o priest_n be_v call_v prince_n of_o god_n 1_o chron._n 24.5_o and_o rachel_n prayer_n for_o child_n the_o wrestle_n of_o god_n gen._n 30.8_o but_o by_o the_o mountain_n of_o god_n psal_n 36.7_o be_v mean_v great_a mountain_n and_o by_o the_o 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that_o i_o have_v now_o quote_v whereas_o god_n require_v that_o those_o who_o have_v commit_v murder_n it_o murder_n gen._n 9.6_o compare_v also_o the_o 6_o commandment_n with_o the_o scope_n of_o it_o be_v put_v to_o death_n 13._o death_n rom._n 13._o by_o the_o magistrate_n and_o have_v make_v it_o it_o it_o compare_v the_o 6._o commandment_n with_o the_o scope_n of_o it_o a_o man_n duty_n to_o kill_v another_o if_o he_o can_v rather_o than_o to_o suffer_v himself_o to_o be_v murder_v david_n seem_v to_o except_v all_o violence_n which_o be_v offer_v by_o tyrant_n even_o that_o which_o amount_v to_o the_o endanger_n of_o other_o man_n life_n from_o such_o rough_a and_o austere_a reply_n and_o to_o leave_v unto_o their_o subject_n or_o rather_o their_o vassal_n no_o weapon_n but_o prayer_n and_o tear_n flight_n and_o lurk_a hole_n wherewith_o to_o defend_v themselves_o this_o argument_n though_o nothing_o shall_v be_v add_v to_o its_o stature_n will_v prove_v the_o goliath_n of_o those_o who_o love_v to_o dispute_v themselves_o into_o slavery_n or_o else_o to_o share_v with_o tyrant_n in_o their_o authority_n but_o be_v somewhat_o heighten_v and_o strengthen_v by_o some_o circumstance_n in_o which_o david_n stand_v viz._n his_o frequent_a danger_n in_o regard_n of_o saul_n by_o who_o he_o be_v restles_o pursue_v and_o the_o dignity_n of_o his_o own_o person_n david_n lest_o abishai_n shall_v have_v conceive_v that_o although_o it_o be_v unlawful_a for_o a_o private_a man_n to_o stretch_v forth_o his_o hand_n against_o the_o lord_n anoint_v yet_o one_o anointed_n may_v stretch_v forth_o his_o hand_n against_o another_o after_o he_o have_v say_v 26.9_o say_v 1_o sam._n 26.9_o who_o can_v stretch_v forth_o his_o hand_n against_o the_o lord_n anoint_v and_o be_v gniltless_a add_v the_o lord_n forbid_v that_o i_o shall_v stretch_v forth_o my_o hand_n against_o the_o lord_n anoint_v say_v abarbinel_n upon_o the_o place_n he_o intimate_v that_o it_o be_v obvious_a 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david_n life_n absolom_n say_v the_o same_o author_n consent_v to_o the_o former_a part_n of_o ahithophel_n advice_n which_o be_v that_o he_o shall_v go_v in_o unto_o his_o father_n concubine_n lest_o the_o israelite_n shall_v revolt_v from_o he_o before_o he_o perfect_v a_o agreement_n with_o his_o father_n but_o the_o other_o part_n of_o his_o counsel_n which_o be_v to_o kill_v david_n he_o abhor_v and_o therefore_o consult_v with_o hushai_n and_o prefer_v his_o advice_n the_o same_o doctor_n say_v upon_o 2_o sam._n 17.4_o that_o it_o please_v absolom_n and_o the_o elder_n of_o israel_n that_o anithophel_n and_o the_o young_a man_n shall_v go_v after_o david_n but_o absolom_n do_v not_o acquiesce_v in_o ahithophel_n advise_v he_o to_o smite_v david_n and_o therefore_o inquire_v the_o judgement_n of_o hushai_n but_o the_o scripture_n afford_v no_o hint_n for_o absoloms_n dislike_a of_o any_o part_n of_o ahithophel_n counsel_n before_o he_o have_v consult_v with_o hushai_n be_v abarbinel_n right_a in_o his_o conjecture_n yet_o the_o israelite_n think_v it_o lawful_a to_o translate_v by_o violence_n the_o exercise_n of_o royal_a authority_n from_o david_n to_o absolom_n wherefore_o scarce_o any_o prince_n though_o of_o methuselah_n year_n will_v desire_v to_o be_v disburden_v and_o to_o appoint_v their_o king_n a_o successor_n against_o his_o mind_n though_o he_o be_v a_o prophet_n and_o therefore_o likely_a to_o have_v receive_v punctual_a instruction_n from_o god_n touch_v the_o propagation_n of_o the_o kingdom_n the_o ten_o tribe_n rebel_v against_o rehoboam_n because_o he_o will_v not_o abate_v somewhat_o of_o the_o grievous_a servitude_n which_o his_o father_n have_v impose_v upon_o they_o 2_o chron._n 10._o their_o revolt_n be_v not_o resolve_v into_o ahijah_n prophecy_n but_o the_o harsh_a answer_n which_o rehoboam_n return_v to_o they_o libnah_n revolt_v from_o jehoram_n because_o he_o have_v forsake_v the_o lord_n god_n of_o his_o father_n 2_o chron._n 21.10_o but_o see_v especial_o the_o instance_n before_o produce_v in_o the_o ten_o chapter_n to_o be_v insert_v in_o chapter_n 9_o after_o those_o word_n from_o violence_n whilst_o people_n be_v malignant_a they_o be_v not_o to_o be_v permit_v to_o suffrage_n in_o state_n affair_n neither_o indeed_o will_v it_o become_v they_o or_o prove_v for_o their_o welfare_n for_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d servilis_fw-la pravitas_fw-la as_o plato_n in_o alcibade_n primo_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d caeterùm_fw-la antequam_fw-la virtus_fw-la adsit_fw-la conducit_fw-la viro_fw-la non_fw-la solùm_fw-la pvero_fw-la regià _fw-la meliore_fw-la quam_fw-la regere_fw-la plato_n ibid._n but_o as_o soon_o as_o they_o be_v reform_v they_o ought_v to_o be_v trust_v with_o their_o vote_n for_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d liberalis_n virtus_fw-la ibid._n this_o to_o be_v insert_v in_o chap._n 9_o after_o these_o word_n can_v give_v no_o better_o a_o title_n to_o authority_n than_o th_a to_o another_o man_n good_n mem._n that_o what_o i_o have_v out_o elias_n levita_n and_o broughton_n who_o undoubted_o follow_v he_o in_o chap._n 17._o p._n l._n to_o be_v contradict_v as_o it_o fasten_v upon_o ezra_n the_o collect_v of_o the_o scripture_n into_o one_o body_n that_o probable_o be_v needless_a i_o can_v consent_v to_o arist_n tell_v we_o polit._n l._n 1._o c._n 8._o that_o a_o war_n undertake_v to_o compel_v man_n to_o subjection_n who_o be_v more_o fit_a to_o obey_v then_o to_o command_v be_v unwilling_a to_o submit_v themselves_o to_o such_o as_o be_v more_o able_a to_o govern_v be_v agreeable_a to_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n and_o put_v no_o difference_n in_o point_n of_o justice_n between_o the_o subdue_a of_o these_o and_o the_o hunt_n of_o wild_a beast_n finis_fw-la behold_v the_o wonder_n of_o this_o age._n if_o thou_o observe_v these_o rule_n and_o take_v my_o physic_n it_o will_v keep_v thou_o from_o the_o pox_n plague_n cough_n or_o tysick_n consumption_n dropsy_n nay_o the_o truth_n to_o tell_v you_o from_o all_o grief_n either_o i'th'head_o back_o or_o belly_n