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be_v preach_v be_v exclude_v from_o salvation_n by_o christ_n be_v manifest_o imply_v in_o those_o word_n of_o our_o saviour_n john_n 3._o 14._o as_o moses_n lift_v up_o the_o serpent_n in_o the_o wilderness_n even_o so_o must_v the_o son_n of_o man_n be_v lift_v up_o that_o whosoever_o believe_v in_o he_o shall_v not_o perish_v but_o have_v everlasting_a life_n as_o the_o brazen_a serpent_n be_v erect_v for_o the_o cure_n of_o all_o that_o be_v sting_v by_o the_o fiery_a serpent_n none_o except_v but_o such_o as_o will_v not_o look_v up_o to_o it_o for_o that_o end_n so_o none_o shall_v be_v shut_v out_o from_o the_o benefit_n design_v by_o the_o son_n of_o man_n be_v lift_v up_o upon_o the_o cross_n but_o such_o as_o will_v not_o believe_v that_o be_v apply_v themselves_o to_o he_o in_o that_o way_n which_o he_o have_v appoint_v for_o the_o obtain_n of_o it_o and_o though_o our_o saviour_n say_v ver_fw-la 19_o of_o that_o chapter_n that_o this_o be_v the_o condemnation_n that_o a_o 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of_o god_n the_o power_n that_o be_v be_v ordain_v of_o god_n whosoever_o therefore_o resist_v the_o power_n resist_v the_o ordinance_n of_o god_n etc._n etc._n so_o that_o all_o we_o assert_v be_v this_o that_o we_o be_v bind_v to_o obey_v our_o lawful_a governor_n for_o god_n sake_n who_o have_v invest_v they_o with_o the_o authority_n they_o have_v over_o we_o and_o command_v we_o to_o obey_v those_o law_n of_o they_o which_o be_v not_o contradictory_n to_o any_o of_o his._n nor_o do_v we_o say_v that_o humane_a authority_n can_v make_v more_o duty_n or_o sin_n than_o god_n have_v make_v or_o to_o speak_v proper_o and_o strict_o can_v make_v any_o thing_n to_o be_v a_o duty_n or_o sin_n for_o it_o can_v only_o command_v or_o forbid_v and_o what_o it_o command_v if_o lawful_a the_o divine_a authority_n make_v it_o a_o duty_n and_o what_o it_o forbid_v if_o not_o a_o duty_n the_o divine_a authority_n make_v it_o a_o sin_n or_o to_o speak_v in_o the_o word_n of_o the_o learned_a 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