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office_n to_o hear_v cause_n or_o suit_n at_o law_n and_o to_o decide_v they_o and_o this_o work_n he_o do_v not_o assume_v to_o himself_o either_o without_o or_o against_o god_n like_n but_o according_a to_o his_o appointment_n and_o altogether_o with_o his_o approbation_n for_o by_o i_o say_v wisdom_n king_n reign_n and_o prince_n decree_v justice_n prov._n 8.15_o and_o the_o power_n that_o be_v say_v st._n paul_n be_v appoint_v of_o god_n they_o be_v god_n ordinance_n rom._n 13.1_o 2._o and_o since_o god_n himself_o appoint_v they_o to_o hear_v our_o cause_n we_o may_v well_o presume_v he_o will_v not_o look_v upon_o it_o as_o our_o sin_n to_o bring_v they_o to_o their_o hear_n for_o god_n will_v never_o appoint_v a_o ordinance_n to_o minister_v only_o to_o man_n sin_n and_o to_o put_v they_o in_o a_o way_n of_o multiply_a offence_n so_o that_o since_o he_o have_v appoint_v officer_n to_o hear_v it_o a_o suit_n at_o law_n in_o itself_o must_v needs_o be_v innocent_a and_o capable_a 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themselves_o but_o for_o the_o lord_n deut._n 1.17_o now_o though_o other_o nation_n can_v look_v upon_o god_n as_o their_o secular_a king_n and_o state-head_n in_o all_o those_o point_n which_o the_o jew_n can_v for_o he_o give_v they_o law_n in_o civil_a affair_n and_o issue_v out_o direction_n in_o state_n exigency_n and_o the_o like_a yet_o as_o to_o this_o they_o can_v that_o all_o their_o governor_n be_v but_o substitute_n under_o he_o and_o that_o he_o own_v what_o be_v legal_o and_o just_o determine_v by_o they_o for_o the_o magistrate_n he_o look_v upon_o as_o his_o minister_n and_o vicegerent_n who_o do_v all_o thing_n in_o his_o name_n and_o stead_n the_o power_n say_v st._n paul_n be_v the_o minister_n of_o god_n rom._n 13.4_o and_o since_o he_o act_v as_o his_o servant_n he_o take_v his_o judicial_a determination_n upon_o himself_o as_o if_o it_o be_v his_o own_o and_o he_o be_v the_o author_n of_o it_o for_o this_o he_o do_v plain_o in_o criminal_a cause_n and_o the_o 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