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we_o owe_v to_o wicked_a magistrate_n oppress_v and_o tyrannize_v over_o those_o that_o be_v true_o religious_a make_v havoc_n of_o the_o church_n be_v to_o submit_v to_o their_o power_n and_o glorify_v god_n by_o our_o suffering_n yet_o the_o very_a text_n of_o the_o apostle_n require_v more_o tit._n 3._o 1._o not_o only_o to_o be_v subject_a to_o principality_n and_o power_n but_o to_o obey_v magistrate_n and_o to_o be_v ready_a to_o every_o good_a work_n namely_o all_o such_o good_a work_n as_o tend_v to_o the_o peace_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n and_o well_o manage_v the_o affair_n of_o the_o state_n if_o evil_a magistrate_n may_v not_o be_v resist_v much_o less_o good_a if_o we_o ought_v to_o honour_n and_o humble_o obey_v and_o pay_v tribute_n to_o prince_n and_o governor_n that_o be_v averse_a from_o the_o christian_a faith_n how_o much_o more_o to_o religious_a