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lay_v upon_o he_o not_o to_o see_v and_o suffer_v christ_n name_n to_o be_v dishonour_v and_o his_o ordinance_n blasphamed_a so_o far_o as_o by_o his_o place_n he_o can_v hinder_v it_o without_o constrain_a and_o persecute_v any_o man_n for_o the_o enjoyment_n of_o his_o conscience_n whereby_o he_o do_v not_o give_v any_o public_a offence_n 15._o that_o a_o christian_a be_v a_o magistrate_n although_o his_o profession_n do_v add_v these_o privilege_n to_o he_o in_o his_o magistracy_n yet_o his_o magistracy_n do_v not_o exalt_v he_o above_o the_o church_n of_o christ_n that_o he_o shall_v have_v a_o right_a to_o command_v any_o thing_n therein_o after_o his_o own_o will_n as_o in_o humane_a affair_n for_o christ_n only_a who_o be_v the_o head_n have_v authority_n to_o command_v in_o the_o church_n and_o those_o that_o either_o teach_v for_o doctrine_n the_o commandment_n of_o man_n or_o impose_v those_o commandment_n upon_o
not_o envy_v they_o nor_o provoke_v they_o nor_o be_v desirous_a of_o vain_a glory_n towards_o they_o galat._n 5._o 26._o in_o respect_n of_o those_o that_o be_v of_o a_o unquiet_a disposition_n to_o follow_v peace_n and_o ensue_v it_o towards_o they_o 1_o pet._n 3._o 11._o and_o that_o even_o so_o far_o as_o it_o be_v possible_a and_o as_o much_o as_o in_o we_o lie_v rom._n 12._o 18._o to_o do_v all_o thing_n without_o murmur_n and_o dispute_n against_o they_o in_o a_o blameless_a and_o harmless_a way_n that_o they_o may_v have_v no_o cause_n to_o murmur_v at_o we_o or_o to_o dispute_v with_o we_o phil._n 2._o 14_o 15._o and_o to_o this_o effect_n to_o lay_v aside_o all_o malice_n and_o all_o guile_n and_o hypocrisy_n &_o evil_a speaking_n and_o surmising_n 1_o pet._n 2._o 1_o 2._o and_o last_o in_o respect_n of_o those_o that_o be_v injurious_a to_o recompense_v no_o evil_a for_o evil_n nor_o to_o avenge_v ourselves_o but_o to_o give_v place_n unto_o wrath_n rom._n 12._o 17_o 19_o 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