his_o bloody_a tenant_n though_o i_o do_v not_o remember_v that_o anywhere_o he_o answer_v to_o those_o particular_a passage_n which_o i_o have_v cite_v yet_o perceive_v that_o such_o argument_n from_o the_o old_a testament_n can_v not_o be_v take_v off_o without_o this_o answer_n that_o all_o these_o be_v typical_a and_o figurative_a he_o therefore_o go_v much_o upon_o that_o ground_n and_o so_o devise_v more_o type_n and_o figure_n in_o the_o old_a testament_n then_o ever_o anybody_o do_v before_o he_o and_o please_v himself_o with_o such_o fancy_n and_o conjecture_n therein_o as_o i_o dare_v say_v will_v satisfy_v no_o indifferent_a reader_n and_o in_o effect_n make_v void_a by_o his_o principle_n all_o argument_n from_o the_o old_a testament_n so_o that_o we_o may_v not_o from_o the_o example_n of_o the_o godly_a king_n of_o judah_n teach_v christian_a magistrate_n what_o their_o duty_n be_v nor_o argue_v thus_o god_n command_v that_o the_o king_n of_o judah_n shall_v have_v a_o 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under_o which_o scandalous_a and_o obstinate_a delinquent_n do_v fall_v the_o pretence_n of_o conscience_n be_v no_o exception_n for_o they_o the_o minister_n of_o the_o gospel_n have_v in_o readiness_n to_o revenge_v all_o disobedience_n 2_o cor._n 10.6_o the_o angel_n of_o the_o church_n of_o ephesus_n be_v commend_v because_o of_o his_o zeal_n in_o that_o he_o can_v not_o bear_v those_o who_o call_v themselves_o apostle_n and_o be_v not_o revel._n 2.2_o contrariwise_o the_o angel_n of_o the_o church_n of_o pergaâ—â—â—_n be_v blame_v for_o this_o reason_n because_o then_o have_v there_o they_o that_o teach_v the_o doctrine_n of_o balaam_n etc._n etc._n so_o have_v thou_o also_o they_o that_o hold_v the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o nicolaitan_n revel._n 2.14.15_o that_o be_v because_o thou_o have_v tolerate_v they_o and_o have_v not_o cast_v they_o out_o it_o be_v thy_o fault_n that_o they_o be_v there_o in_o the_o church_n the_o like_a challenge_n be_v send_v to_o the_o angel_n of_o the_o church_n of_o thyatira_n vers._n 20._o i_o have_v a_o few_o thing_n against_o thou_o because_o thou_o suffer_v that_o woman_n jezebel_n who_o call_v herself_o a_o prophetess_n to_o teach_v and_o to_o seduce_v my_o servant_n etc._n etc._n that_o chapter_n be_v so_o clear_a for_o the_o point_n that_o master_n williams_n acknowledge_v it_o prove_v full_o that_o christ_n have_v endue_v the_o minister_n and_o governor_n of_o his_o church_n with_o power_n to_o suppress_v heresy_n and_o error_n and_o the_o spreader_n thereof_o be_v who_o they_o will_v be_v see_v the_o bloody_a tenent_n c._n 57_o so_o john_n the_o baptist_n pag._n 63._o confess_v that_o the_o church_n of_o thyâ—â—ra_n be_v just_o tax_v not_o only_o for_o not_o control_a and_o reprove_v jexebel_n but_o also_o in_o that_o they_o permit_v she_o to_o seduce_v weak_a christian_n without_o cut_v she_o off_o by_o the_o sword_n of_o the_o spirit_n the_o power_n of_o excommunication_n civilian_n i_o be_v about_o to_o answer_v the_o 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protect_v and_o assist_v she_o not_o to_o suffer_v her_o authority_n and_o censure_n to_o be_v despise_v and_o set_v at_o nought_o but_o to_o satisfy_v you_o yet_o more_o touch_v the_o magistrate_n part_n consider_v well_o that_o passage_n rom._n 13.4_o for_o he_o be_v the_o minister_n of_o god_n to_o thou_o for_o good_a but_o if_o thou_o do_v that_o which_o be_v evil_a be_v afraid_a for_o he_o bear_v not_o the_o sword_n in_o vain_a for_o he_o be_v the_o minister_n of_o god_n a_o revenger_n to_o execute_v wrath_n upon_o he_o that_o do_v evil_a civilian_n this_o place_n and_o all_o that_o you_o can_v say_v in_o that_o kind_n do_v not_o warrant_n nor_o justify_v persecution_n for_o the_o cause_n of_o conscience_n but_o only_o the_o punishment_n of_o all_o such_o evil_a doer_n as_o do_v disturb_v the_o peace_n of_o the_o kingdom_n or_o the_o course_n of_o civil_a justice_n oppose_v magistrate_n or_o law_n traitor_n rebel_n murderer_n felon_n and_o the_o like_a john_n the_o baptist_n 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