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have_v those_o who_o be_v apt_a enough_o to_o make_v argument_n with_o our_o saviour_n bear_v this_o conclusion_n then_o be_v the_o child_n free_a mat._n 17.26_o but_o few_o that_o will_v imitate_v his_o peaceable_a example_n to_o fish_n for_o money_n rather_o than_o offend_v the_o high_a power_n mat._n 17.27_o ând_v if_o you_o conjecture_v that_o our_o saviour_n âid_v this_o mere_o for_o quietness_n sake_n behold_v the_o question_n right_o state_v be_v it_o lawful_a to_o give_v tribute_n to_o cesar_n or_o not_o mat._n â2_a 17_o serious_o propound_v master_n we_o ânow_v that_o thou_o be_v true_a and_o therefore_o we_o âope_v thou_o will_v not_o deceive_v we_o with_o a_o âie_n and_o teach_v the_o way_n of_o god_n in_o truth_n ãâã_d and_o therefore_o thou_o will_v not_o cause_v we_o âo_z err_v through_o the_o deceiveableness_n of_o ânrighteousnesse_n neither_o care_v thou_o for_o âny_n man_n and_o therefore_o thou_o will_v not_o âe_z afraid_a to_o speak_v the_o truth_n thou_o regarâest_n not_o the_o person_n of_o man_n therefore_o feaâing_v only_o god_n thou_o will_v bold_o and_o faithâully_o without_o partiality_n or_o fear_n plain_o âell_v we_o whether_o it_o be_v lawful_a or_o not_o âlearly_o determine_v and_o conclude_v upon_o da_fw-la caesari_fw-la quae_fw-la sunt_fw-la caesaris_fw-la mat._n 22.21_o if_o christian_a liberty_n shall_v lose_v the_o âeignes_n of_o civil_a government_n than_o christ_n will_v never_o have_v acknowledge_v pilate_n power_n to_o have_v be_v of_o god_n john_n 19.11_o if_o subjection_n unto_o king_n be_v a_o hindrance_n to_o the_o propagation_n of_o the_o gospel_n than_o saint_n peter_n will_v never_o have_v exhort_v the_o christian_n to_o submit_v themselves_o to_o every_o ordinance_n of_o man_n 1_o pet._n 2.9_o we_o have_v too_o many_o submitter_n nowadays_o unto_o every_o ordinance_n of_o man_n but_o they_o be_v not_o unto_o such_o ordinance_n whereof_o the_o king_n be_v supreme_a 1_o pet._n 2_o 13._o object_n it_o be_v better_a to_o obey_v god_n then_o man_n and_o therefore_o for_o his_o sake_n we_o can_v obey_v every_o ordinance_n of_o man_n sol._n the_o apostle_n do_v not_o in_o this_o place_n discourse_n of_o obedience_n but_o of_o submission_n obedience_n be_v to_o be_v give_v to_o thing_n only_o lawful_a submission_n be_v to_o be_v give_v to_o any_o ordinance_n whatsoever_o though_o not_o for_o the_o thing_n sake_n which_o be_v command_v yet_o propter_fw-la dominum_fw-la for_o the_o lord_n sake_n who_o do_v command_v so_o absolute_a submission_n where_o god_n command_v one_o thing_n and_o the_o king_n command_v another_o thing_n we_o may_v refuse_v his_o will_n and_o there_o be_v perfect_a obedience_n when_o god_n command_v one_o thing_n and_o the_o king_n command_v the_o contrary_a we_o may_v not_o resist_v his_o authority_n and_o therein_o be_v true_a submission_n and_o this_o the_o apostle_n do_v not_o only_o assure_v we_o to_o be_v the_o will_n of_o god_n but_o put_v this_o well_o do_v in_o the_o stead_n of_o knowledge_n and_o wisdom_n whereby_o the_o ignorance_n of_o foolish_a man_n may_v be_v âut_o to_o silence_n 1_o pet._n 2.15_o when_o freedom_n âands_v of_o tiptoe_n her_o coat_n be_v too_o short_a âo_z cover_v her_o maliciousness_n therefore_o the_o apostle_n exhort_v we_o to_o behave_v our_o âelves_n as_o free_a but_o not_o use_v our_o liberty_n as_o a_o âloak_n for_o maliciousness_n 1_o pet._n 2.16_o if_o christian_a liberty_n do_v break_v the_o âchoole_n of_o civil_a government_n than_o âaint_n paul_n will_v never_o have_v be_v âuch_n a_o schoolmaster_n to_o the_o roman_n rom._n 13._o let_v every_o soul_n be_v subject_a to_o the_o âigher_a power_n a_o excellent_a rule_n for_o âur_fw-la obedience_n every_o soul_n no_o exemâtion_n by_o greatness_n or_o holiness_n or_o âny_n by-respect_n whatsoever_o but_o if_o he_o âave_v a_o soul_n let_v he_o be_v subject_a to_o the_o high_a power_n if_o two_o power_n clash_v one_o against_o another_o here_o we_o know_v which_o to_o stick_v âo_z in_o our_o obedience_n that_o be_v which_o be_v âighest_a and_o that_o saint_n peter_n plain_o tell_v âs_n be_v the_o king_n whether_o to_o the_o king_n as_o supreme_a 1_o pet._n 2.13_o there_o be_v no_o power_n but_o âf_n god_n the_o power_n that_o be_v be_v of_o god_n whoâoever_o therefore_o resist_v the_o power_n resist_v the_o ordinance_n of_o god_n and_o they_o that_o resist_v shall_v âeceive_v to_o themselves_o damnation_n vers._n 2._o what_o christian_a then_o can_v have_v his_o conâcience_n so_o mislead_v as_o to_o resist_v those_o power_n out_o of_o conscience_n when_o the_o apostle_n plain_o tell_v we_o verse_n 1._o we_o must_v needs_o be_v subject_a not_o only_o for_o wrath_n that_o be_v foâ_z fear_n of_o they_o but_o also_o for_o conscience_n sakâ_z because_o god_n command_v it_o there_o be_v anti-monarchist_n and_o anti-dignitarian_n even_o in_o the_o apostleâ_n time_n but_o if_o it_o have_v be_v laudable_a or_o agreeable_a to_o christian_a liberty_n the_o sainâjude_n in_o his_o epistle_n verse_n 8._o will_v never_o have_v call_v the_o despiser_n of_o dominiââ_n and_o evil_a speaker_n of_o dignity_n filthy_a dreamer_n and_o defiler_n of_o the_o flesh_n as_o he_o put_v they_o so_o we_o find_v they_o both_o together_o he_o never_o will_v have_v compare_v they_o to_o bruit_n beast_n verse_n 10._o he_o never_o will_v have_v pronounce_v woe_n unto_o they_o as_o unto_o the_o goer_n into_o the_o way_n of_o cain_n greedy_a runner_n after_o the_o error_n of_o balaam_n for_o reward_n and_o perisher_n as_o in_o the_o gainsay_n of_o corah_n ver._n 11._o he_o will_v never_o have_v compare_v they_o to_o cloud_n without_o water_n carry_v about_o with_o wind_n to_o fruitless_a wither_a tree_n twice_o dead_a pluck_v up_o by_o the_o root_n to_o rage_a wave_n of_o the_o sea_n foam_v out_o their_o own_o shame_n wander_v star_n to_o who_o be_v reserve_v the_o blackness_n of_o darkness_n for_o ever_o verse_n 12_o 13._o he_o never_o will_v have_v describe_v they_o unto_o you_o so_o full_o to_o be_v murmurer_n complainer_n walker_n after_o their_o own_o lust_n widemouthed_a speaker_n of_o great_a swell_a word_n have_v of_o man_n person_n in_o admiration_n by_o reason_n of_o advantage_n separatist_n sensual_a and_o though_o they_o pretend_v never_o so_o much_o unto_o it_o have_v not_o the_o spirit_n verse_n 16.19_o christian_a liberty_n free_v from_o the_o ceremoney_n of_o the_o law_n not_o from_o the_o substance_n of_o the_o gospel_n whereof_o we_o see_v submission_n and_o subjection_n unto_o king_n be_v a_o great_a part_n thereof_o the_o roman_a yoke_n and_o the_o roman_n hand_n which_o hold_v the_o plough_n plough_v upon_o the_o christian_n back_n and_o make_v long_a furrow_n and_o for_o a_o long_a time_n be_v both_o adverse_a to_o the_o propogation_n of_o christ_n gospel_n yet_o during_o all_o that_o time_n neither_o christ_n nor_o any_o of_o his_o disciple_n ever_o attempt_v either_o the_o change_n of_o the_o one_o or_o the_o display_n of_o the_o other_o 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god_n honour_v the_o king_n etc._n etc._n sic_fw-la passim_fw-la in_fw-la scripturis_fw-la dear_a christian_n be_v we_o better_o please_v with_o the_o glitter_a tinsel_n of_o a_o paint_a baby_n from_o a_o pedlar_n shop_n then_o with_o the_o rich_a and_o inestimable_a jewel_n of_o divine_a truth_n will_v we_o suffer_v ourselves_o to_o be_v cozen_v with_o the_o guild_a slip_n of_o error_n and_o what_o enthusiasm_n every_o pretend_a spirit_n if_o not_o every_o cobbler_n weaver_n groom_n or_o coachman_n shall_v dictate_v who_o be_v but_o velut_fw-la igneae_fw-la and_o velut_fw-la flatus_fw-la as_o it_o be_v of_o fire_n or_o as_o it_o be_v a_o mighty_a and_o rush_a wind_n but_o nothing_o sensible_a some_o hot_a exhalation_n of_o the_o brain_n set_v on_o fire_n by_o the_o continual_a motion_n and_o agitation_n of_o the_o tongue_n good_a god_n have_v we_o thus_o learn_v christ_n be_v this_o the_o fruit_n of_o so_o clear_a a_o gospel_n and_o