and_o civil_a jurisdiction_n and_o calling_n in_o the_o person_n of_o one_o ergo._n numb_a 18._o vers_fw-la 4.5_o you_o shall_v keep_v the_o charge_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n of_o the_o congregation_n for_o all_o the_o service_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n and_o no_o stranger_n shall_v come_v near_o unto_o you_o the_o strange_a that_o come_v near_o shall_v be_v slay_v the_o minister_n then_o of_o god_n service_n and_o the_o civil_a ruler_n be_v stranger_n one_o to_o another_o and_o shall_v not_o be_v confound_v under_o pain_n of_o death_n 2._o chron._n 19.11_o behold_v amarith_n the_o priest_n shall_v be_v chief_a over_o you_o in_o all_o the_o matter_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o zebadiah_n the_o son_n of_o ishmael_n a_o ruler_n of_o the_o house_n of_o judah_n shall_v be_v for_o all_o the_o king_n affair_n deut._n 22.9_o thou_o shall_v not_o sow_v thy_o vineyard_n with_o divers_a sort_n of_o seed_n lest_o thou_o defile_v the_o increase_n of_o thy_o seed_n which_o thou_o have_v sow_v and_o the_o 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argum._n v._n that_o the_o officer_n of_o christ_n kingdom_n shall_v meddle_v with_o thing_n not_o pertain_v to_o the_o kingdom_n of_o christ_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o be_v busy_a body_n in_o matter_n impertinent_a to_o they_o against_o the_o scripture_n but_o civil_a and_o worldly_a office_n and_o matter_n pertain_v not_o to_o the_o kingdom_n of_o christ_n and_o yet_o be_v meddle_v with_o by_o these_o bishop_n therefore_o against_o the_o scripture_n john_n 6.18_o jesus_n then_o kno_v that_o they_o be_v come_v to_o take_v he_o and_o make_v he_o their_o king_n be_v withdraw_v himself_o into_o the_o mountain_n alone_o joh._n 18.36_o jesus_n answer_v and_o say_v unto_o pilate_n my_o kingdom_n be_v not_o of_o this_o world_n remember_v the_o which_o confession_n that_o christ_n be_v a_o king_n but_o his_o kingdom_n be_v not_o of_o this_o world_n the_o apostle_n paul_n give_v a_o charge_n unto_o timothy_n i_o charge_v thou_o say_v he_o in_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n who_o 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