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magistracy_n or_o at_o least_o of_o this_o part_n of_o the_o office_n be_v without_o a_o divine_a warrant_n sinful_a either_o we_o must_v lay_v sin_n at_o the_o magistrate_n door_n or_o confess_v the_o truth_n of_o the_o apostle_n assertion_n that_o there_o be_v no_o power_n but_o of_o god_n to_o all_o which_o we_o may_v add_v what_o i_o have_v above_o note_a 30_o that_o it_o be_v god_n who_o have_v say_v to_o governor_n i_o have_v say_v that_o you_o be_v god_n and_o by_o his_o say_n have_v make_v they_o so_o that_o st._n paul_n positive_o say_v 4_o they_o be_v god_n minister_n and_o his_o revenger_n to_o execute_v wrath_n upon_o they_o that_o do_v evil_a to_o which_o agree_v what_o we_o read_v prov._n 8.15_o by_o i_o king_n reign_v and_o prince_n decree_n justice._n and_o so_o daniel_n tell_v nabuchadnezzar_n the_o most_o high_a rule_v in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o man_n 32_o and_o give_v it_o to_o whosoever_o he_o will_n it_o be_v true_a st._n peter_n 1_o ep._n 2.13_o call_v government_n 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christian_n will_v willing_o admit_v or_o hear_v of_o i_o must_v confess_v that_o the_o learned_a grotius_n pacis_fw-la interpret_v it_o according_a to_o the_o letter_n tell_v we_o that_o it_o be_v a_o experience_n or_o sense_n of_o infirmity_n and_o weakness_n to_o withstand_v other_o vocat_fw-la or_o defend_v themselves_o that_o first_o join_v man_n in_o civil_a society_n and_o that_o civil_a power_n have_v hence_o its_o original_a and_o begin_v and_o that_o upon_o this_o account_n st._n peter_n call_v it_o a_o humane_a ordinance_n but_o he_o only_o say_v it_o and_o no_o more_o and_o therefore_o all_o that_o i_o shall_v return_v be_v that_o he_o seem_v to_o i_o to_o unsay_v it_o in_o the_o chapter_n immediate_o precede_v this_o where_o he_o tell_v we_o 1._o that_o their_o opinion_n be_v to_o be_v reject_v who_o every_o where_o and_o without_o exception_n will_v have_v the_o supreme_a power_n to_o be_v in_o the_o people_n which_o he_o must_v understand_v of_o the_o original_a of_o 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