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in_o the_o command_n he_o that_o impose_v it_o shall_v answer_v for_o it_o and_o not_o i_o who_o duty_n be_v to_o obey_v the_o command_n of_o authority_n will_v warrant_v my_o obedience_n my_o obedience_n will_v hallow_v or_o at_o least_o excuse_v my_o action_n and_o so_o secure_v i_o from_o sin_n if_o not_o from_o error_n because_o i_o follow_v the_o best_a guide_n and_o most_o probable_a direction_n i_o be_o capable_a of_o and_o though_o i_o may_v mistake_v my_o integrity_n shall_v perserve_v my_o innocence_n in_o all_o doubtful_a and_o disputable_a case_n it_o be_v better_a to_o err_v with_o authority_n than_o to_o be_v in_o the_o right_n against_o it_o and_o therefore_o in_o all_o such_o matter_n their_o command_n be_v the_o supreme_a rule_n of_o conscience_n not_o only_o because_o the_o danger_n of_o a_o little_a error_n and_o so_o it_o be_v if_o it_o be_v disputable_a be_v over-weighed_n by_o the_o importance_n of_o the_o great_a duty_n of_o obedience_n but_o because_o they_o be_v the_o fit_a judge_n pag._n 308_o 309._o what_o be_v this_o but_o downright_o assert_v the_o abominable_a papal_a doctrine_n of_o probability_n and_o of_o blind_a obedience_n brave_a doctrine_n for_o a_o tory_n church_n of_o england_n man_n to_o preach_v and_o print_v impuné_fw-fr good_a god_n whether_o be_v we_o post_v i_o thank_v god_n i_o have_v be_v teach_v better_a thing_n viz._n every_o one_o of_o we_o shall_v give_v account_n of_o himself_o to_o god_n rom._n 14.12_o the_o soul_n that_o sin_v it_o shall_v die_v ezek._n 28.20_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o public_a conscience_n shall_v not_o be_v put_v to_o death_n for_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o private_a nor_o the_o soul_n of_o private_a conscience_n be_v put_v to_o death_n for_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o public_a but_o every_o man_n shall_v be_v put_v to_o death_n for_o his_o own_o sin_n deut._n 24.16_o daw-divines_a to_o print_v that_o the_o public_a conscience_n shall_v stand_v between_o the_o private_a conscience_n sin_v by_o his_o 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