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court_n in_o vain_a for_o if_o they_o do_v right_o consider_v the_o nature_n of_o christ_n kingdom_n they_o need_v not_o seek_v unto_o man_n but_o if_o they_o be_v servant_n of_o god_n they_o need_v only_o to_o seek_v unto_o he_o who_o be_v the_o nom._n 27_o 16._o god_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o all_o flesb_n to_o send_v forth_o his_o word_n with_o the_o power_n and_o demonstration_n of_o his_o good_a spirit_n which_o will_v be_v as_o indeed_o it_o be_v the_o only_o and_o suffitient_a way_n and_o mean_n for_o plant_v and_o establish_v of_o his_o true_a church_n and_o only_o advise_v the_o parliament_n to_o approve_v themselves_o the_o minister_n of_o god_n in_o suffer_v his_o truth_n to_o flourish_v and_o cherish_v the_o professor_n of_o the_o same_o and_o to_o restrain_v by_o their_o power_n the_o malice_n of_o wicked_a persecutor_n as_o do_v that_o noble_a king_n darius_n of_o persia_n who_o command_v the_o enemy_n beyond_o the_o river_n ezra_n 6_o 6._o 7._o 11._o 12._o to_o be_v far_o from_o hinder_v the_o jew_n from_o build_v the_o house_n of_o god_n yea_o whosoever_o say_v he_o shall_v alter_v this_o word_n let_v timber_n be_v pull_v down_o from_o his_o house_n and_o be_v set_v up_o let_v he_o be_v hang_v thereon_o and_o his_o house_n be_v make_v a_o dunghill_n for_o this_o and_o the_o god_n that_o have_v cause_v his_o name_n to_o dwell_v there_o destroy_v all_o king_n and_o people_n that_o shall_v put_v to_o their_o hand_n to_o alter_v and_o to_o destroy_v this_o house_n of_o god_n which_o be_v at_o jerusalem_n and_o to_o make_v such_o wholesome_a and_o good_a law_n as_o may_v enable_v and_o authorise_v the_o civil_a magistrate_n and_o court_n of_o justice_n mr._n newcomen_fw-mi in_o his_o serm_n before_o the_o parl_n 5_o november_n 1642._o pag._n 44._o