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dan._n 7._o 14._o hence_o the_o turk_n derive_v the_o name_n of_o their_o chief_a lord_n who_o they_o call_v sultan_n this_o be_v such_o a_o power_n of_o government_n as_o can_v be_v apply_v to_o church-government_n but_o be_v always_o attribute_v to_o earthly_a prince_n power_n in_o reference_n to_o man_n person_n and_o estate_n and_o order_v of_o the_o commonwealth_n affair_n which_o be_v a_o power_n that_o be_v never_o allow_v to_o church_n or_o church-officer_n and_o david_n speak_v of_o that_o power_n which_o the_o messiah_n shall_v put_v forth_o say_v psal_n 72._o 8._o he_o shall_v have_v dominion_n from_o sea_n to_o sea_n and_o from_o the_o river_n to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o earth_n the_o word_n there_o use_v for_o 〈◊〉_d for_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d dominion_n do_v signify_v such_o a_o power_n as_o be_v inconsistent_a with_o church_n government_n it_o be_v such_o a_o dominion_n and_o rule_n as_o master_n do_v exercise_n over_o their_o servant_n levit._n 25._o 43._o thou_o shall_v not_o rule_v over_o he_o with_o rigour_n or_o as_o adam_n do_v exercise_v over_o the_o fish_n of_o the_o sea_n and_o fowl_n of_o the_o air_n and_o every_o thing_n that_o move_v upon_o the_o earth_n gen._n 1._o 28._o where_o the_o same_o word_n be_v use_v and_o who_o can_v with_o any_o pretence_n or_o colour_n of_o reason_n suppose_v that_o that_o shall_v be_v a_o ecclesiastical_a power_n yea_o it_o be_v such_o a_o roll_a power_n as_o prince_n exercise_v over_o their_o enemy_n psal_n 110._o 2._o rule_n thou_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o thy_o enemy_n wherefore_o we_o must_v needs_o conclude_v that_o civil_a government_n do_v of_o right_o belong_v to_o jesus_n christ_n unless_o we_o shall_v willing_o shut_v our_o eye_n against_o the_o clear_a light_n of_o truth_n 2._o the_o title_n give_v to_o christ_n do_v argue_v that_o civil_a power_n belong_v to_o he_o he_o be_v call_v the_o great_a king_n in_o reference_n to_o jerusalem_n or_o the_o commonwealth_n maâ—_n 5._o 35._o he_o be_v call_v also_o king_n of_o king_n and_o lord_n of_o lord_n rev._n 19_o 16._o now_o in_o the_o church_n there_o be_v but_o one_o king_n and_o one_o lord_n sometime_o i_o allege_v also_o 1_o tim._n 6._o 15._o and_o apply_v those_o word_n the_o bless_a and_o only_a potentate_n unto_o christ_n as_o if_o the_o apostle_n have_v speak_v immediate_o of_o christ_n lest_o any_o therefore_o shall_v mistake_v the_o place_n as_o i_o also_o do_v till_o i_o look_v into_o the_o original_a i_o think_v it_o good_a to_o advertise_v every_o one_o to_o examine_v due_o the_o word_n in_o their_o proper_a tongue_n ere_o they_o rely_v upon_o any_o interpretation_n give_v but_o yet_o the_o mistake_n be_v not_o great_a because_o that_o which_o be_v speak_v of_o the_o divine_a nature_n may_v also_o by_o communication_n of_o property_n be_v attribute_v to_o the_o humane_a nature_n unite_v to_o the_o second_o person_n he_o be_v the_o king_n of_o king_n and_o lord_n of_o lord_n as_o have_v be_v show_v 3._o we_o may_v fetch_v another_o argument_n from_o the_o royal_a seat_n of_o the_o messiahs_n government_n or_o the_o place_n of_o his_o throne_n and_o court_n which_o be_v not_o here_o say_v to_o be_v zion_n or_o the_o church_n but_o jerusalem_n and_o jerusalem_n in_o scripture-phrase_n be_v frequent_o put_v for_o the_o civil_a state_n and_o for_o that_o cause_n it_o be_v call_v the_o city_n of_o the_o great_a king_n mat._n 5._o 35._o swear_v not_o by_o jerusalem_n for_o it_o be_v the_o city_n of_o the_o great_a king_n why_o be_v not_o hebron_n and_o samaria_n and_o other_o city_n of_o israel_n and_o judah_n his_o city_n yea_o very_o but_o they_o be_v not_o the_o royal_a seat_n of_o this_o great_a king_n or_o the_o place_n of_o his_o court_n and_o throne_n the_o place_n of_o his_o residence_n that_o will_v be_v at_o jerusalem_n for_o there_o do_v the_o throne_n of_o judgement_n remain_v or_o sit_v the_o throne_n of_o the_o house_n of_o david_n psal_n 122._o 5._o whence_o it_o be_v that_o 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be_v his_o royal_a seat_n zech._n 2._o 10_o 12._o and_o zech._n 14._o 16_o 17._o and_o it_o shall_v come_v to_o pass_v that_o every_o one_o that_o be_v leave_v of_o all_o the_o nation_n which_o come_v against_o jerusalem_n shall_v even_o go_v up_o from_o year_n to_o year_n to_o worship_v the_o king_n the_o lord_n of_o host_n and_o to_o keep_v the_o feast_n of_o tabernacle_n and_o it_o shall_v be_v that_o whosoever_o will_v not_o come_v up_o of_o the_o family_n of_o the_o earth_n to_o jerusalem_n to_o worship_v the_o king_n the_o lord_n of_o host_n even_o upon_o they_o shall_v be_v no_o rain_n this_o king_n undoubted_o be_v king_n jesus_n the_o promise_a messiah_n of_o who_o the_o angel_n speak_v to_o mary_n luke_n 1._o 32._o he_o shall_v be_v great_a or_o shall_v be_v call_v the_o son_n of_o the_o most_o high_a and_o the_o lord_n god_n shall_v give_v unto_o he_o the_o throne_n of_o his_o father_n david_n and_o he_o shall_v reign_v over_o the_o house_n of_o jacob_n for_o ever_o and_o 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christ_n rule_n and_o government_n in_o civil_a thing_n but_o whether_o he_o will_v personal_o reign_v on_o earth_n a_o thousand_o year_n or_o no_o doubtless_o he_o will_v personal_o appear_v and_o will_v assume_v his_o kingdom_n and_o order_v the_o same_o and_o it_o be_v one_o thing_n to_o appear_v and_o to_o order_n and_o constitute_v government_n another_o thing_n to_o reside_v and_o exercise_v the_o same_o but_o i_o shall_v conclude_v nothing_o positive_o as_o to_o that_o particular_a 4._o the_o act_n of_o judgement_n and_o justice_n which_o be_v put_v forth_o in_o this_o kingdom_n of_o the_o messiah_n be_v such_o as_o appertain_v to_o civil_a not_o unto_o ecclesiastical_a jurisdiction_n let_v i_o instance_n in_o some_o act_n and_o i_o shall_v begin_v with_o that_o which_o david_n mention_n psal_n 72._o
prisoner_n all_o the_o king_n of_o the_o nation_n even_o all_o of_o they_o lie_v in_o glory_n every_o one_o in_o his_o own_o house_n but_o thou_o be_v cast_v out_o of_o thy_o grave_n as_o a_o abominable_a branch_n as_o the_o garment_n of_o those_o that_o be_v slay_v and_o thrust_v through_o with_o the_o sword_n that_o go_v down_o to_o the_o stone_n of_o the_o pit_n as_o a_o carkastrodden_a under_o foot_n thou_o shall_v not_o be_v join_v with_o they_o in_o burial_n because_o thou_o have_v destroy_v thy_o land_n slay_v thy_o people_n the_o feed_v of_o evil_a doer_n shall_v not_o be_v renown_v for_o ever_o prepare_v slaughter_n for_o his_o child_n for_o the_o iniquity_n of_o their_o father_n they_o shall_v not_o rise_v nor_o possess_v the_o land_n nor_o fill_v the_o face_n of_o the_o world_n with_o cry_n guard_n cry_n heb._n watchman_n or_o court_n of_o guard_n i_o know_v this_o prophecy_n be_v speak_v first_o against_o the_o king_n of_o babylon_n but_o they_o be_v of_o weighty_a 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he_o bore_v that_o name_n he_o shall_v be_v put_v to_o death_n see_v 1_o king_n 20._o 28_o 42._o 2._o curse_v god_n leu._n 24._o 15._o which_o be_v a_o degree_n of_o blasphemy_n 3._o idolatry_n or_o worship_v god_n in_o a_o melt_a or_o grave_v image_n such_o as_o be_v the_o sin_n of_o the_o israelite_n when_o moses_n be_v in_o the_o mount_n exod._n 32._o 23_o 27._o 4._o inticor_n to_o idolatry_n such_o as_o persuade_v man_n to_o forsake_v the_o lord_n and_o worship_v other_o god_n deut._n 13._o from_o vers_n 1._o to_o 11._o 5._o witchcraft_n whether_o such_o as_o foretell_v thing_n to_o come_v or_o have_v a_o familiar_a spirit_n exod._n 22._o 18._o leu._n 20._o 27._o deut._n 18._o 11_o 12._o or_o consult_v with_o witch_n leu._n 20._o 6._o 6._o wilful_a profane_v the_o sabbath_n or_o rest_n of_o the_o lord_n or_o any_o that_o will_v transgress_v any_o other_o command_n with_o a_o high_a hand_n numb_a 15._o 30_o 31_o 32_o 35._o 7._o curse_v a_o man_n father_n or_o mother_n and_o also_o wilful_a disobedience_n and_o rebellion_n after_o due_a course_n of_o chastisement_n use_v exod._n 21._o 17._o leu._n 20._o 9_o deut._n 21._o 18_o 19_o 20_o 21._o and_o curse_v the_o ruler_n of_o the_o people_n exod._n 22._o 28._o 2_o sam._n 19_o 21._o 8._o wilful_a murder_n which_o destroy_v the_o be_v of_o a_o man_n gen._n 9_o 6._o exo._n 21._o 12_o 13_o 14_o 20_o 29._o numb_a 35._o from_o vers_n 16._o to_o 24._o and_o false_a witness_n against_o a_o man_n life_n deut._n 19_o 16_o 21._o and_o under_o this_o head_n be_v comprehend_v all_o treason_n against_o the_o state_n and_o chief_a ruler_n in_o the_o same_o but_o if_o it_o be_v not_o a_o wilful_a and_o premeditate_a slay_v than_o it_o be_v not_o punish_v with_o death_n deut._n 19_o 5._o exod._n 21._o 13._o and_o 22._o 2._o num._n 35._o 11._o jos_n 20._o 3._o 9_o unnatural_a copulation_n whether_o sodomy_n or_o buggery_n leu._n 20._o 13_o 15_o 16._o 10._o adultery_n which_o be_v the_o defile_n of_o the_o marriage-society_n of_o what_o kind_n soever_o it_o be_v leu._n 20._o 9_o 11_o 12_o 14_o 17_o 19_o 20_o 21._o deut._n 22._o 22_o 23_o 24_o 25_o 26_o 27._o but_o a_o betroth_a virgin_n be_v excuse_v if_o she_o be_v force_v in_o the_o field_n deut._n 22._o 25_o 26_o 27._o 11._o whoredom_n of_o a_o maid_n in_o her_o father_n house_n deut._n 22._o 20_o 21._o 12._o man-stealing_a exod._n 21._o 16._o deut._n 24._o 7._o under_o these_o few_o head_n may_v be_v comprehend_v all_o the_o law_n that_o concern_v the_o life_n of_o a_o man_n i_o have_v not_o omit_v any_o that_o i_o do_v remember_v for_o which_o there_o be_v a_o exact_a word_n of_o christ_n i_o confess_v there_o be_v more_o in_o number_n reckon_v up_o in_o mr._n cotton_v abstract_a of_o law_n but_o some_o of_o they_o fall_v under_o the_o aforementioned_a head_n and_o some_o be_v doubtful_a to_o i_o whether_o they_o be_v capital_a or_o no_o as_o in_o chap._n 7._o sect._n 7_o 8_o 9_o 20._o which_o i_o shall_v refer_v to_o the_o examination_n of_o the_o judicious_a reader_n some_o crime_n be_v punish_v by_o whip_v or_o by_o fine_a but_o not_o with_o death_n 1._o rape_n be_v punish_v by_o stripe_n and_o by_o a_o fine_a not_o unto_o the_o court_n rape_n rape_n but_o unto_o the_o father_n who_o suffer_v wrong_a and_o by_o marriage_n of_o the_o party_n deut._n 22._o 28_o 29._o but_o in_o case_n it_o bring_v death_n to_o the_o party_n force_v than_o it_o fall_v under_o the_o law_n of_o murder_n and_o be_v punish_v with_o death_n 2._o fornication_n be_v punish_v with_o settle_v a_o dowry_n upon_o the_o woman_n pay_v fornication_n fornication_n a_o fine_a to_o the_o father_n if_o he_o utter_o refuse_v to_o give_v his_o daughter_n and_o marriage_n of_o the_o party_n exod._n 22._o 16._o 3._o maim_n and_o wound_n that_o be_v not_o mortal_a be_v punish_v with_o loss_n of_o maim_n maim_n member_n for_o member_n or_o valuable_a recompense_n together_o which_o charge_n of_o his_o cure_n and_o restitution_n for_o the_o loss_n of_o his_o time_n exod._n 21._o 18_o 19_o 22_o 23_o 24_o 25._o leu._n 24._o 19_o 20._o and_o if_o a_o master_n hurt_v his_o servant_n the_o servant_n be_v to_o be_v free_a of_o his_o service_n exod._n 21._o 26_o 27._o 4._o a_o thief_n be_v to_o be_v punish_v with_o double_a restitution_n exod._n 22._o 4_o 7._o or_o theft_n theft_n if_o he_o be_v not_o able_a then_o to_o be_v sell_v exod._n 22._o 3._o but_o if_o he_o break_v a_o house_n or_o a_o ship_n or_o the_o like_a in_o the_o night_n and_o be_v slay_v no_o blood_n shall_v be_v shed_v for_o he_o exod._n 22._o 2._o 5._o if_o a_o man_n raise_v a_o slander_n against_o his_o wife_n chastity_n he_o shall_v be_v punish_v slander_n slander_n with_o stripe_n and_o with_o a_o fine_a also_o in_o case_n the_o slander_n bring_v damage_n deut._n 22._o 17_o 18_o 19_o 6._o trespass_n which_o be_v yet_o of_o a_o low_a nature_n and_o not_o common_o reckon_v trespass_n trespass_n among_o crime_n i_o may_v reduce_v to_o these_o six_o case_n 1._o if_o a_o man_n act_n or_o if_o any_o appertain_v to_o he_o do_v act_n either_o mediate_o or_o immediate_o to_o the_o detriment_n of_o his_o neighbour_n he_o shall_v make_v full_a restitution_n either_o in_o kind_n or_o at_o least_o in_o value_n exod._n 22._o 5_o 6._o and_o 21._o 33_o 34._o 2._o if_o a_o man_n ox_n or_o beast_n gore_n bite_v or_o kill_v a_o man_n son_n or_o servant_n the_o beast_n shall_v die_v and_o the_o owner_n in_o case_n he_o know_v his_o beast_n be_v wont_a to_o do_v so_o shall_v either_o be_v put_v to_o death_n or_o pay_v such_o fine_a as_o shall_v be_v lay_v upon_o he_o by_o the_o judge_n with_o consent_n of_o the_o party_n wrong_v exod._n 21._o 28_o 29._o 3._o if_o a_o
then_o will_v not_o all_o their_o court_n chaplain_n the_o astrologer_n and_o the_o soothsayer_n be_v able_a to_o comfort_v they_o and_o then_o if_o they_o send_v for_o daniel_n he_o will_v read_v a_o most_o dreadful_a doom_n upon_o they_o it_o be_v good_a therefore_o for_o such_o persecutor_n of_o the_o saint_n to_o beware_v what_o they_o do_v let_v they_o remember_v what_o david_n say_v psal_n 50._o 16._o what_o have_v thou_o to_o do_v to_o declare_v my_o statute_n or_o that_o thou_o shall_v take_v my_o covenant_n into_o thy_o mouth_n see_v thou_o hate_v instruction_n and_o cast_v my_o word_n behind_o thou_o when_o thou_o see_v a_o thief_n than_o thou_o consent_v with_o he_o and_o have_v thy_o portion_n with_o adulterer_n thou_o give_v thy_o mouth_n to_o evil_n and_o thy_o tongue_n frame_v deceit_n thou_o sit_v and_o speak_v against_o thy_o brother_n thou_o slandere_v thy_o own_o mother_n son_n these_o thing_n thou_o have_v do_v and_o i_o keep_v silence_n thou_o think_v that_o i_o be_v altogether_o such_o a_o one_o as_o thyself_o but_o i_o will_v reprove_v thou_o and_o set_v they_o in_o order_n before_o thy_o eye_n now_o consider_v this_o you_o that_o forget_v god_n lest_o i_o tear_v you_o in_o piece_n and_o there_o be_v none_o to_o deliver_v it_o be_v better_a to_o give_v god_n glory_n for_o whosoever_o offer_v praise_n to_o god_n and_o confess_v his_o sin_n gloryfi_v i_o and_o to_o he_o that_o dispose_v his_o way_n aright_o i_o will_v show_v the_o salvation_n of_o god_n object_n but_o you_o will_v say_v may_v not_o ruler_n and_o magistrate_n punish_v and_o imprison_v the_o saint_n if_o they_o speak_v against_o the_o government_n or_o against_o the_o governor_n may_v not_o a_o father_n and_o by_o consequence_n a_o ruler_n or_o father_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n distinguish_v of_o the_o action_n of_o his_o child_n what_o be_v right_a and_o what_o be_v crooked_a and_o chastise_v the_o obliquity_n of_o their_o action_n and_o yet_o not_o reflect_v upon_o the_o action_n which_o be_v good_a in_o itself_o answ_n i_o will_v not_o deny_v but_o there_o may_v be_v a_o right_n discern_v between_o the_o good_a of_o a_o action_n and_o the_o obliquity_n thereof_o and_o a_o father_n may_v in_o a_o due_a way_n show_v his_o dislike_n of_o the_o obliquity_n and_o his_o approbation_n of_o that_o which_o be_v good_a but_o great_a caution_n and_o tenderness_n have_v need_v to_o be_v use_v in_o this_o case_n that_o the_o good_a be_v not_o discountenance_v because_o of_o some_o obliquity_n therein_o for_o so_o parent_n shall_v become_v guilty_a of_o a_o double_a sin_n call_v good_a evil_n contrary_a to_o the_o rule_n isai_n 5._o 20._o and_o so_o discourage_v the_o heart_n of_o their_o child_n contrary_a to_o another_o rule_n col._n 3._o 21._o 2._o in_o such_o case_n parent_n have_v need_v to_o take_v heed_n their_o displeasure_n be_v moderate_a and_o such_o as_o the_o word_n of_o god_n allow_v lest_o they_o provoke_v their_o child_n contrary_a to_o that_o rule_n col._n 3._o 31._o father_n provoke_v noâ—_n your_o child_n do_v not_o exasperate_v they_o by_o disgraceful_a speech_n or_o action_n correction_n shall_v be_v moderate_a lest_o a_o brother_n seem_v vile_a in_o our_o sight_n dâ—ut_o 25._o 3._o else_o it_o will_v provoke_v rather_o than_o cure_v the_o spirit_n but_o to_o speak_v more_o particular_o to_o the_o objection_n i_o answer_v 1._o that_o saint_n may_v yea_o they_o ought_v to_o discover_v the_o corruption_n of_o all_o image-government_n and_o the_o righteousness_n of_o christ_n government_n that_o they_o may_v convince_v the_o world_n and_o special_o ruler_n of_o their_o sin_n in_o not_o submit_v themselves_o to_o the_o quiet_a peaceable_a and_o righteous_a government_n of_o christ_n and_o for_o so_o do_v ruler_n may_v not_o punish_v they_o yea_o they_o may_v reprove_v the_o evil_n of_o ruler_n and_o denounce_v god_n judgement_n against_o they_o and_o against_o the_o state_n as_o isaiah_n jeremy_n ezechiel_n jehu_n od_v amos_n and_o other_o of_o the_o prophet_n yea_o christ_n himself_o and_o yet_o they_o be_v not_o to_o be_v account_v disturber_n of_o the_o state_n nor_o may_v they_o be_v punish_v as_o such_o for_o the_o lord_n forbid_v it_o psal_n 105._o 15._o touch_v not_o my_o anoint_a do_v my_o prophet_n no_o harm_n 2._o i_o answer_v that_o we_o read_v not_o of_o any_o godly_a prince_n that_o fall_v foul_a upon_o the_o servant_n of_o christ_n upon_o this_o account_n but_o asa_n and_o he_o pay_v dear_a for_o it_o for_o god_n smite_v he_o with_o a_o incurable_a disease_n 3._o i_o answer_v that_o sundry_a wicked_a ruler_n yea_o heathen_n have_v have_v so_o much_o patience_n that_o they_o will_v suffer_v the_o servant_n of_o christ_n to_o deliver_v their_o message_n and_o to_o rebuke_v the_o evil_n of_o their_o person_n and_o government_n and_o to_o make_v particular_a application_n to_o they_o and_o yet_o have_v not_o charge_v they_o as_o disturber_n of_o the_o state_n or_o ill-affected_a to_o the_o present_a government_n much_o less_o have_v they_o imprison_v they_o and_o detain_v they_o in_o durance_n for_o so_o do_v jehu_n threaten_v baasha_n to_o take_v away_o his_o posterity_n and_o the_o posterity_n of_o his_o house_n and_o that_o the_o dog_n and_o fowl_n shall_v deavour_v they_o 1_o king_n 16._o 3_o 4._o oded_a reprove_v ahaz_n for_o his_o rage_n and_o cruelty_n yet_o ahaz_n do_v not_o imprison_v he_o but_o hearken_v to_o his_o counsel_n 2_o chron._n 28._o 9_o isaiah_n call_v the_o ruler_n of_o judah_n ruler_n of_o sodom_n and_o the_o people_n people_n of_o gomorrha_n and_o charge_v they_o all_o with_o apostasy_n isai_n 1._o 2_o 4_o 10._o jeremy_n speak_v against_o coniah_n a_o despise_a break_a idol_n and_o threaten_v he_o shall_v be_v childless_a jer._n 22._o 28_o 30._o ezechiâ—l_o call_v zedekiah_n a_o profane_a wicked_a prince_n who_o day_n be_v come_v that_o iniquity_n shall_v have_v a_o end_n and_o threaten_v that_o god_n will_v remove_v the_o diadem_n and_o take_v off_o the_o crown_n etc._n etc._n exod._n 21._o 25_o 26._o amos_n tell_v jeroboam_n he_o shall_v die_v by_o the_o sword_n and_o israel_n shall_v be_v carry_v captive_a out_o of_o their_o land_n amos_n 7._o 11._o micah_n charge_v the_o prince_n of_o israel_n to_o hate_v the_o good_a and_o love_v the_o evil_a to_o pluck_v off_o the_o skin_n from_o the_o flesh_n and_o break_v their_o bone_n and_o chap_v they_o as_o for_o the_o pot_n mich._n 3._o 2_o 3._o zephany_n who_o live_v in_o josiahs_n time_n charge_v the_o prince_n to_o be_v like_o roar_a lion_n and_o her_o judge_n wolf_n of_o the_o evening_n that_o gnaw_v not_o the_o bone_n till_o the_o morning_n zeph._n 3._o 3_o jonah_n preach_v against_o nineveh_n that_o they_o shall_v be_v destroy_v in_o forty_o day_n yet_o none_o of_o these_o be_v arrest_v as_o disturber_n of_o the_o state_n and_o cast_v into_o prison_n for_o all_o their_o plainness_n and_o what_o can_v any_o of_o the_o saint_n say_v more_o then_o have_v be_v speak_v by_o these_o prophet_n before_o they_o wherefore_o unless_o ruler_n will_v declare_v and_o publish_v to_o all_o the_o world_n that_o they_o be_v act_v by_o the_o dragon_n and_o that_o with_o more_o malignity_n than_o many_o wicked_a yea_o some_o heathen_a ruler_n have_v be_v and_o that_o their_o government_n be_v indeed_o none_o other_o but_o image-government_n by_o the_o terribleness_n of_o their_o visage_n it_o will_v become_v they_o to_o forbear_v such_o hard_a usage_n of_o christ_n messenger_n who_o in_o very_a faithfulness_n dare_v not_o but_o deliver_v their_o message_n though_o it_o be_v somewhat_o harsh_a and_o unpleasant_a yea_o let_v their_o calling_n be_v suppose_v to_o be_v never_o so_o good_a yet_o undoubted_o such_o kind_n of_o exercise_n of_o their_o power_n be_v antichristian_a and_o satanical_a therefore_o if_o prince_n will_v not_o hear_v reproof_n from_o the_o servant_n of_o christ_n for_o maladministration_n of_o their_o power_n the_o best_a way_n be_v to_o reform_v the_o error_n of_o their_o government_n and_o then_o the_o saint_n will_v have_v no_o occasion_n to_o blame_v they_o otherwise_o it_o be_v in_o vain_a to_o imprison_v they_o for_o the_o word_n of_o god_n be_v not_o bind_v and_o if_o they_o shall_v proceed_v not_o only_o to_o imprison_v but_o condemn_v they_o it_o will_v prove_v but_o like_o the_o cut_n off_o of_o hydra_n head_n the_o blood_n of_o the_o martyr_n and_o the_o imprisonment_n of_o the_o apostle_n and_o christian_n have_v redound_v to_o the_o increase_n of_o the_o church_n and_o furtherance_n of_o the_o gospel_n phil._n 1._o 12._o use_v 4_o consolation_n the_o consideration_n of_o this_o truth_n that_o the_o government_n be_v lay_v upon_o the_o shoulder_n of_o christ_n may_v yield_v strong_a consolation_n unto_o all_o the_o saint_n especial_o unto_o those_o that_o do_v or_o shall_v suffer_v hard_a measure_n