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B05943 The royall advocate. Or, An introduction to the magnificent and honourable laws of Jehovah the Lord Christ, now contaminated and despised by the present army-men of this nation. Asserting and controverting the holinesse, righteousness, perfectnesse, and universallity thereof, of divine right: in opposition to the heathenish, and antichristian laws, traditions, and vaine imaginations of the past and present, pretended Christian magistrates of this nation which they yet so much dote upon and endeavour to support, against the alone law giver, lord of heaven and earth, god of gods, king of kings, and lord of lords. / Published by John Spittle-house, now a prisoner for his testimony against the idolatry and tryanny of the present army men, priests, lawyers &c ... Spittlehouse, John. 1655 (1655) Wing S5014; ESTC R184541 66,921 80

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daughter_n thy_o manservant_n nor_o thy_o maid-servant_n nor_o thy_o cattle_n nor_o thy_o stranger_n that_o be_v within_o thy_o ga●es_n for_o in_o six_o day_n the_o lord_n make_v heaven_n reason_n earth_n the_o sea_n &_o all_o that_o in_o they_o be_v and_o rest_v the_o seven_o day_n wherefore_o the_o lord_n bless_v the_o sabbath_n day_n and_o hallow_v it_o 5._o honour_n thy_o father_n and_o mother_n reason_n that_o thy_o day_n may_v be_v long_o in_o the_o land_n which_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n give_v thou_o 6._o thou_o shali_a not_o kill_v 7._o thou_o shall_v not_o commit_v adultery_n 8._o thou_o shall_v not_o steal_v 9_o thou_o shall_v not_o bear_v false_a witness_n against_o thy_o neighbour_n 10._o thou_o shall_v not_o covet_v thy_o neighbour_n house_n thou_o shall_v not_o covet_v thy_o neighbour_n wife_n nor_o his_o manservant_n nor_o his_o maid-servant_n nor_o his_o ox_n nor_o his_o ass_n nor_o any_o thing_n that_o be_v thy_o neighbour_n assert_v 6_o vi._n that_o the_o lord_n 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this_o be_v when_o you_o begin_v to_o surfeit_v of_o your_o pleasure_n and_o therefore_o to_o cry_v all_o be_v vanity_n and_o vexation_n of_o spirit_n well_o when_o we_o have_v take_v our_o fill_n of_o pleasure_n as_o you_o do_v we_o shall_v peradventure_o take_v your_o advice_n in_o the_o mean_a time_n give_v we_o leave_v to_o satisfy_v the_o lust_n of_o our_o own_o heart_n and_o if_o not_o know_v we_o will_v take_v leave_n and_o so_o farewell_n solomon_n see_v that_o which_o be_v not_o of_o of_o faith_n or_o firm_a persuasion_n be_v sin_n rom._n 14._o 23._o and_o faith_n must_v be_v ground_v upon_o the_o word_n as_o be_v wrought_v by_o the_o word_n rom._n 10._o 16_o 17_o 18._o the_o magistrate_n can_v justify_v his_o act_n of_o justice_n in_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n unless_o he_o can_v warrant_v the_o same_o from_o the_o word_n of_o god_n and_o what_o word_n be_v there_o for_o take_v away_o the_o life_n of_o a_o man_n for_o simple_a theft_n etc._n etc._n with_o several_a other_o 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king_n or_o legislator_n in_o this_o commonwealth_n as_o also_o vow_v obedience_n unto_o he_o upon_o his_o own_o term_n and_o that_o they_o will_v admit_v he_o only_o to_o the_o exercise_n of_o his_o royal_a authority_n ●and_v in_o order_n thereunto_o have_v affirm_v that_o the_o law_n that_o be_v put_v into_o the_o hand_n of_o 19_o of_o which_o be_v no_o other_o than_o the_o statute_n and_o judgement_n depend_v ●pon_o the_o moral_a law_n deut._n 17_o 18_o 19_o joash_n at_o his_o coronation_n to_o be_v a_o law_n from_o heaven_n as_o also_o a_o rule_n for_o all_o ruler_n and_o that_o whosoever_o be_v not_o under_o those_o law_n own_v not_o his_o subjection_n to_o god_n so_o that_o what_o the_o apostle_n say_v of_o the_o heathen_a rom._n 1._o 21._o i_o e._n that_o when_o they_o know_v god_n they_o do_v not_o worship_v he_o as_o god_n but_o become_v vain_a in_o their_o imagination_n their_o foolish_a heart_n be_v darken_v and_o so_o profess_v themselves_o wise_a become_v fool_n and_o 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