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than_o what_o magistrate_n as_o such_o can_v take_v cognizance_n of_o 1_o tim._n 1.20_o mat._n 18.17_o 1_o cor._n 5.4_o 5._o and_o by_o those_o law_n in_o the_o apostle_n and_o primitive_a time_n be_v error_n depress_v and_o punish_v and_o not_o by_o the_o law_n of_o magistrate_n there_o be_v no_o appeal_n unto_o cesar_n for_o this_o work_n object_n but_o some_o erastianize_a or_o rather_o sycophantize_v doctor_n of_o these_o day_n that_o be_v willing_a and_o ready_a to_o gratify_v the_o magistrate_n with_o a_o boon_n more_o than_o be_v just_o due_a unto_o he_o come_v and_o object_n be_v not_o the_o magistrate_n subordinate_a as_o unto_o christ_n as_o mediator_n to_o make_v law_n for_o he_o and_o to_o rule_v next_o and_o immediate_a under_o he_o in_o his_o church_n answ_n indeed_o this_o objection_n be_v of_o some_o weight_n when_o by_o act_n of_o parliament_n henry_n 8._o be_v make_v supreme_a head_n of_o the_o church_n and_o whilst_o the_o sound_n thereof_o be_v continue_v down_o 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will_v sup_v with_o he_o and_o he_o with_o i_o than_o a_o spiritual_a participate_v of_o christ_n in_o his_o ordinance_n in_o this_o life_n the_o word_n have_v respect_n unto_o futurity_n and_o the_o other_o life_n as_o the_o next_o verse_n intimate_v and_o that_o of_o luke_n 13.29_o then_o shall_v they_o come_v from_o the_o east_n and_o west_n north_n and_o south_n and_o shall_v sit_v at_o table_n in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n and_o when_o be_v that_o time_n but_o in_o that_o day_n when_o abraham_n isaac_n and_o jacob_n and_o all_o the_o faithful_a shall_v appear_v in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o christ_n and_o all_o the_o wicked_a thrust_n out_o of_o door_n vers_n 28._o and_o this_o be_v that_o which_o christ_n intimate_v in_o matth._n 26.29_o to_o his_o disciple_n after_o his_o last_o supper_n that_o henceforth_o he_o will_v not_o drink_v of_o this_o fruit_n of_o the_o vine_n until_o that_o day_n when_o he_o shall_v drink_v it_o new_a with_o they_o in_o his_o father_n kingdom_n christ_n 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and_o happy_a millenary_a reign_n and_o kingdom_n and_o i_o can_v see_v no_o inconvenience_n why_o this_o shall_v not_o be_v so_o literal_o understand_v it_o be_v a_o sure_a rule_n in_o interpret_n scripture_n that_o we_o be_v not_o to_o depart_v from_o the_o plain_a literal_a sense_n thereof_o unless_o there_o be_v some_o evident_a cause_n to_o the_o contrary_a as_o be_v contrary_a to_o the_o coherence_n against_o the_o analogy_n of_o faith_n or_o some_o other_o more_o plain_a and_o express_v scripture_n but_o this_o sense_n accord_v and_o harmonize_n with_o a_o full_a consort_n of_o other_o scripture_n and_o therefore_o piscator_fw-la well_o observe_v upon_o this_o of_o matth._n 26.29_o quare_fw-la non_fw-la videtur_fw-la hoc_fw-la intelligendum_fw-la de_fw-la vino_fw-la quod_fw-la una_fw-la cum_fw-la discipulis_fw-la biberet_fw-la dominus_fw-la post_fw-la resurrectionem_fw-la suum_fw-la nam_fw-la etsi_fw-la per_fw-la dies_fw-la illos_fw-la quadraginta_fw-la sese_fw-la illis_fw-la 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