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of_o the_o sword_n yet_o unto_o their_o follower_n now_o god_n have_v give_v power_n to_o take_v away_o the_o profane_a magistrate_n by_o the_o sword_n as_o they_o think_v meet_v bullinger_n p._n 3._o they_o teach_v that_o god_n have_v reveal_v to_o they_o that_o all_o prince_n and_o noble_n be_v to_o be_v cast_v down_o that_o god_n have_v give_v to_o they_o the_o sword_n of_o gedeon_n against_o all_o tyrant_n to_o set_v at_o liberty_n the_o people_n of_o god_n and_o to_o set_v up_o the_o new_a kingdom_n of_o christ_n upon_o earth_n gg_n historia_fw-la davidis_fw-la georgii_n p._n 11._o the_o battenburgick_n avow_v that_o peace_n and_o grace_n be_v remove_v from_o the_o earth_n after_o the_o time_n that_o the_o gracious_a offer_n make_v by_o becold_n be_v refuse_v henceforth_o the_o refuser_n be_v to_o be_v kill_v with_o the_o sword_n hh_o bullinger_n p._n 2._o all_o of_o their_o society_n be_v to_o be_v count_v elect_a and_o child_n of_o god_n all_o other_o be_v to_o be_v count_v wicked_a and_o to_o be_v kill_v iii_o hortensius_n p._n 13._o before_o the_o last_o day_n christ_n be_v to_o have_v a_o temporal_a kingdom_n upon_o the_o earth_n here_o only_o the_o saint_n shall_v bear_v rule_n all_o prince_n be_v cut_v off_o by_o the_o sword_n and_o that_o now_o this_o kingdom_n be_v begin_v in_o the_o anabaptist_n guy_n du_fw-fr brez_n p._n 5._o they_o preach_v their_o dream_n as_o divine_a oracle_n to_o wit_n that_o there_o shall_v come_v a_o new_a world_n wherein_o dwell_v righteousness_n and_o for_o this_o cause_n it_o be_v necessary_a to_o root_v out_o of_o the_o earth_n all_o the_o wicked_a with_o all_o prince_n and_o infidel_n magistrate_n all_o that_o be_v not_o of_o their_o sect_n and_o faction_n they_o call_v infidel_n kk_n historia_n davidis_n p._n 9_o the_o monasterian_o do_v affirm_v that_o the_o time_n wherein_o the_o saint_n be_v to_o be_v afflict_v be_v come_v to_o a_o end_n that_o the_o time_n of_o the_o harvest_n be_v now_o come_v wherein_o god_n will_v revenge_v and_o deliver_v his_o people_n and_o put_v their_o enemy_n under_o their_o foot_n ll_o hortensius_n p._n 14._o to_o spoil_v the_o temple_n they_o count_v it_o lawful_a say_v that_o the_o jew_n of_o old_a have_v do_v the_o like_a when_o under_o the_o command_n of_o moses_n they_o go_v away_o lâ—aden_v with_o the_o spoil_n of_o the_o egyptian_n also_o bullinger_n p._n 61._o at_o this_o time_n some_o lofty_a spirit_n promise_v great_a thing_n to_o themselves_o before_o the_o last_o day_n as_o the_o jew_n of_o old_a do_v abuse_v the_o fair_a promise_n of_o the_o prophet_n all_o which_o they_o understand_v carnal_o and_o according_a to_o the_o letter_n mm_o hortensius_n p._n 31._o o_o becold_n the_o father_n give_v to_o thou_o the_o sword_n and_o call_v thou_o to_o be_v king_n that_o thou_o may_v reign_v in_o zion_n etc._n etc._n nn_n hortensius_n p._n 30._o the_o king_n say_v that_o he_o be_v appoint_v of_o god_n to_o be_v king_n to_o take_v â—â—ay_v 〈…〉_o man_n by_o the_o sword_n that_o he_o be_v to_o go_v throrow_a the_o world_n and_o to_o execute_v with_o death_n all_o that_o do_v not_o believe_v oh_o hortensius_n p._n 37._o common_o the_o man_n have_v five_o wife_n many_o six_o some_o seven_o or_o eight_o pp_n sleidan_n l._n 10._o p._n 274._o the_o complaint_n that_o be_v bring_v to_o the_o king_n for_o the_o most_o part_n concern_v divorce_n these_o be_v most_o frequent_a so_o that_o some_o who_o have_v live_v together_o till_o old_a age_n be_v put_v asunder_o qq_n vide_fw-la supra_fw-la cap._n 1._o rr_z vide_fw-la supra_fw-la cap._n 1._o ss_z heresbachius_n p._n 43._o let_v no_o man_n have_v any_o proper_a good_n but_o let_v all_o be_v bring_v and_o lay_v down_o at_o the_o foot_n of_o the_o preacher_n after_o the_o example_n of_o the_o ancient_a christian_n tt_z heresbachius_n p._n 152._o the_o famine_n in_o munster_n be_v equal_a to_o that_o of_o jerusalem_n for_o the_o soldier_n search_v the_o house_n for_o prey_n do_v find_v the_o leg_n and_o arm_n of_o the_o young_a child_n salt_v for_o food_n yet_o the_o king_n and_o rotman_n and_o knipperdolling_n have_v good_a enough_o provision_n w_n hortensius_n p._n 37._o their_o law_n be_v to_o accompany_v with_o their_o wife_n while_o they_o have_v conceive_v xx_o historia_n davidis_n p._n 28._o these_o saint_n be_v exempt_v from_o all_o law_n of_o matrimony_n of_o blood_n and_o affinity_n the_o difference_n of_o father_n mother_n brother_n sister_n among_o they_o do_v cease_v and_o evanish_v xx_o 2_o bullinger_n p._n 37._o they_o do_v persuade_v the_o woman_n that_o they_o do_v sin_n grievous_o if_o they_o keep_v company_n with_o their_o own_o husband_n who_o remain_v pagan_n and_o be_v not_o yet_o rebaptise_v but_o that_o they_o sin_v not_o in_o keep_v company_n with_o any_o anabaptist_n because_o among_o all_o they_o be_v a_o spiritual_a matrimony_n yy_a historia_n davidis_n georgii_n p._n 43._o shame_n be_v contract_v through_o sin_n and_o now_o be_v to_o be_v lay_v aside_o so_o by_o faith_n in_o christ_n all_o that_o shame_n for_o the_o secret_n of_o nature_n be_v to_o be_v cast_v away_o zz_n ibid._n p._n 28_o 29._o the_o word_n be_v so_o abominable_a that_o i_o can_v translate_v they_o aaa_o historia_n davidis_n p._n 36._o david_n georgius_n go_v to_o glory_n of_o his_o mystery_n as_o if_o they_o have_v never_o enter_v in_o the_o mind_n either_o of_o man_n or_o angel_n but_o have_v be_v reserve_v to_o the_o last_o time_n that_o with_o their_o new_a light_n the_o old_a doctrine_n of_o the_o prophet_n and_o the_o apostle_n be_v to_o be_v darken_v as_o the_o star_n be_v put_v out_o by_o the_o brightness_n of_o the_o rise_a sun_n bbb_n vide_fw-la supra_fw-la aaa_n ccc_o historia_n dau._n p._n 52._o the_o tenet_n of_o the_o catholic_n church_n concern_v angel_n and_o devil_n that_o they_o be_v invisible_a spirit_n create_v of_o god_n in_o their_o own_o distinct_a substance_n separate_v from_o man_n be_v nugatorious_a that_o the_o angel_n be_v only_a 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second_o come_v of_o christ_n shall_v not_o be_v see_v with_o bodily_a eye_n but_o spiritual_o it_o be_v even_o now_o perform_v within_o in_o the_o mind_n ggg_n historia_fw-la dau._n p._n 44._o in_o this_o time_n of_o perfection_n all_o outward_a worship_n all_o rite_n and_o sacrament_n must_v cease_v and_o evanish_v hhh_o historia_fw-la dau._n p._n 43._o many_o of_o these_o thing_n be_v exhibit_v in_o christ_n jesus_n and_o his_o apostolic_a church_n but_o only_o according_a to_o the_o letter_n and_o the_o body_n not_o according_a to_o the_o spirit_n who_o at_o that_o time_n be_v not_o exhibit_v iii_o apocalypsis_n in_o davide_n georgio_n he_o avow_v that_o he_o have_v absolute_a authority_n to_o condemn_v and_o to_o quicken_v and_o that_o in_o the_o last_o day_n he_o be_v to_o judge_v the_o twelve_o tribe_n of_o
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of_o munster_n p._n 7_o the_o ordinary_a custom_n of_o heretic_n be_v not_o to_o labour_v but_o to_o spoil_v the_o labour_n of_o other_o king_n becold_n enter_v munster_n some_o of_o the_o prime_a minister_n be_v gain_v to_o anabaptism_n the_o slackness_n of_o the_o magistrate_n though_o orthodox_n do_v ruin_v the_o city_n the_o sectary_n though_o few_o and_o weak_a yet_o by_o wit_n and_o industry_n do_v master_v their_o opposite_n by_o the_o stirrup_n of_o toleration_n the_o sectary_n ascend_v to_o the_o saddle_n of_o sovereignty_n p._n 8_o be_v once_o master_n of_o the_o city_n they_o present_o change_v the_o government_n they_o seize_v on_o the_o good_n of_o all_o and_o kill_v who_o they_o will_v the_o people_n mind_n be_v ensnare_v by_o their_o error_n their_o tyranny_n become_v irremediable_a they_o proclaim_v polygamy_n p._n 9_o a_o faint_a and_o unsuccessful_a resistance_n do_v hasten_v and_o confirm_v becold_v kingdom_n the_o splendour_n of_o becold_n court_n his_o barbarous_a 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