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A45082 Of government and obedience as they stand directed and determined by Scripture and reason four books / by John Hall of Richmond. Hall, John, of Richmond. 1654 (1654) Wing H360; ESTC R8178 623,219 532

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give_v these_o precept_n at_o first_o give_v also_o a_o continual_a succession_n of_o prophet_n urim_n and_o thummim_n and_o other_o divine_a way_n of_o reveal_v his_o pleasure_n in_o their_o interpretation_n upon_o doubtful_a occasion_n so_o that_o be_v both_o way_n express_o divine_a their_o observance_n literal_o as_o so_o be_v each_o man_n duty_n then_o but_o now_o be_v not_o to_o be_v literal_o and_o particular_o so_o construe_v by_o private_a man_n they_o break_v or_o keep_v they_o when_o they_o break_v or_o keep_v their_o substance_n charity_n and_o inward_a love_n and_o be_v more_o or_o less_o obedient_a to_o superior_n therein_o and_o therefore_o although_o there_o can_v be_v but_o one_o truth_n amid_o those_o different_a exercise_n of_o christianity_n between_o the_o jewish_a and_o gentile_a church_n yet_o the_o apostle_n be_v to_o promote_v and_o encourage_v christianity_n all_o they_o can_v and_o christian_n again_o to_o obey_v implicit_o in_o all_o thing_n not_o 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truth_n universal_o agree_v upon_o be_v it_o fit_a to_o say_v to_o a_o king_n thou_o be_v wicked_a and_o to_o prince_n you_o be_v ungodly_a therefore_o by_o the_o word_n shall_v not_o transgress_v in_o judgement_n 1●_n we_o be_v to_o understand_v that_o they_o shall_v not_o cause_v subject_n to_o transgress_v in_o their_o obedience_n because_o the_o sentence_n be_v divine_a which_o in_o the_o original_a import_v divine_a oracle_n or_o divination_n as_o have_v whole_a interest_n by_o divine_a deputation_n and_o precept_n but_o erroneous_a it_o may_v be_v and_o be_v in_o he_o as_o he_o stand_v in_o relation_n accountable_a to_o god_n so_o far_o and_o so_o often_o as_o he_o again_o transgress_v his_o law_n who_o have_v whole_a interest_n both_o in_o those_o person_n and_o he_o and_o all_o thing_n else_o for_o if_o he_o take_v upon_o he_o to_o prescribe_v rule_n according_a to_o his_o own_o judgement_n where_o god_n have_v make_v positive_a one_o already_o or_o do_v in_o those_o case_n 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those_o prophecy_n concern_v christ_n humiliation_n in_o his_o own_o person_n shall_v have_v a_o end_n and_o also_o his_o own_o prophecy_n concern_v those_o miserable_a time_n of_o calamity_n that_o shall_v for_o sometime_o befall_v his_o church_n after_o his_o departure_n in_o which_o respect_n it_o be_v that_o he_o be_v come_v to_o send_v fire_n on_o earth_n and_o a_o sword_n etc._n etc._n meaning_n persecution_n and_o also_o to_o set_v man_n in_o near_a relation_n at_o variance_n one_o against_o another_o meaning_n that_o for_o fear_v thereof_o they_o shall_v betray_v one_o another_o for_o if_o we_o be_v not_o regardful_a of_o the_o true_a time_n of_o complete_n the_o prophecy_n of_o universal_a peace_n of_o the_o church_n we_o shall_v be_v at_o a_o loss_n to_o find_v their_o accomplishment_n for_o i_o conceive_v the_o prophecy_n of_o universal_a peace_n as_o of_o beat_v sword_n into_o pruning-hook_n etc._n etc._n to_o have_v accomplishment_n at_o the_o general_a peace_n when_o 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