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A81372 VindiciƦ magistratuum. or, a sober plea for subjection to present government. According to the command and special direction of God himself, in his holy scriptures. / By the meanest of the Lord's tenderers of his great honour, and weal of his saints. C. D. 1658 (1658) Wing D12; Thomason E2120_1; ESTC R210149 85,481 128

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god_n for_o christ_n sake_n have_v forgive_v you_o it_o proper_o discover_v itself_o in_o speech_n prov._n 26.26_o a_o malicious_a man_n be_v envious_a at_o the_o prosperity_n of_o another_o as_o cain_n saul_n etc._n etc._n in_o rejoice_v at_o the_o evil_a that_o befall_v another_o as_o the_o philistine_n at_o sampsons_n misery_n judg._n 16.25_o these_o the_o apostle_n warn_v we_o to_o put_v away_o from_o we_o that_o be_v pray_v they_o down_o as_o one_o say_v for_o otherwise_o we_o be_v endanger_v by_o yield_v to_o grieve_v by_o grieve_v to_o resist_v by_o resist_v to_o quench_v by_o quench_v malicious_o to_o oppose_v the_o good_a spirit_n of_o god_n 14._o chrysost_n in_o moral_a hom_n 14._o five_o 30._o the_o speech_n of_o chrysostome_n be_v very_o move_v herein_o if_o any_o man_n shall_v abuse_v a_o vessel_n say_v he_o that_o be_v appoint_v for_o the_o king_n meat_n by_o fill_v it_o with_o dung_n dare_v he_o again_o in_o the_o same_o present_a meat_n unto_o the_o king_n sure_o he_o 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