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the_o king_n in_o who_o the_o majesty_n and_o sovereign_a authority_n primary_o and_o original_o reside_v even_o as_o the_o light_n be_v radical_o in_o the_o sun_n be_v as_o tertullian_n speak_v homo_fw-la solo_fw-la deo_fw-la minor_fw-la only_o inferior_a unto_o god_n à _fw-la deo_fw-la secundus_fw-la post_fw-la eum_fw-la primus_fw-la ante_fw-la omnes_fw-la &_o super_fw-la omnes_fw-la second_o unto_o god_n after_o he_o the_o first_o before_z all_z and_o above_o all_o independent_a upon_o any_o other_o subject_a to_o the_o control_v of_o no_o superior_a power_n subordinate_a magistrate_n be_v they_o who_o derive_v their_o authority_n from_o the_o sovereign_a as_o star_n do_v their_o light_n from_o the_o sun_n for_o it_o be_v too_o heavy_a a_o burden_n for_o one_o man_n by_o himself_o alone_o to_o govern_v so_o great_a a_o multitude_n sovereign_n have_v be_v force_v to_o devolue_v some_o part_n of_o their_o charge_n upon_o other_o and_o to_o honour_v they_o with_o some_o part_n of_o their_o authority_n for_o the_o discharge_n thereof_o etc._n moses_n the_o sovereign_a judge_n of_o the_o israelite_n sit_v alone_o from_o morning_n to_o evening_n to_o judge_v the_o people_n jethro_n his_o father_n in_o law_n tell_v he_o plain_o the_o thing_n thou_o do_v be_v not_o well_o advise_v he_o to_o authorise_v under_o he_o certain_a man_n that_o be_v of_o courage_n fear_v god_n love_v true_a deal_n and_o hate_a covetousness_n to_o be_v ruler_n over_o the_o people_n this_o counsel_n moses_n follow_v and_o god_n approve_v and_o upon_o the_o same_o ground_n in_o all_o nation_n ever_o have_v be_v practise_v now_o than_o if_o question_n be_v demand_v to_o whether_o magistrate_n subjection_n be_v to_o be_v yield_v the_o sovereign_n or_o the_o subordinate_a i_o answer_v to_o both_o 1._o let_v every_o soul_n say_v saint_n paul_n be_v subject_a to_o the_o high_a power_n he_o speak_v indefinite_o without_o exception_n of_o any_o but_o saint_n peter_n express_o speak_v of_o both_o and_o 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according_a to_o their_o several_a place_n and_o the_o power_n which_o they_o have_v receive_v and_o so_o much_o for_o the_o object_n the_o subject_n by_o who_o subjection_n be_v to_o be_v yield_v be_v whosoever_o relative_o be_v oppose_v to_o the_o high_a power_n now_o to_o the_o supreme_a and_o high_a power_n every_o man_n without_o exception_n be_v oppose_v even_o subordinate_a magistrate_n themselves_o for_o as_o in_o logic_n that_o genus_fw-la which_o they_o call_v subaltern_a though_o it_o be_v a_o genus_fw-la in_o respect_n of_o those_o species_n that_o be_v under_o it_o yet_o in_o regard_n of_o the_o genus_fw-la above_o it_o be_v but_o a_o species_n even_o so_o subordinate_a magistrate_n what_o place_n soever_o they_o hold_v in_o relation_n to_o their_o inferior_a in_o respect_n to_o the_o sovereign_n or_o king_n they_o be_v but_o mere_a subject_n and_o owe_v subjection_n as_o far_o forth_o as_o any_o other_o and_o as_o when_o the_o sun_n appear_v all_o other_o star_n be_v 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