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judge_n not_o king_n have_v all_o the_o power_n so_o
of_o christian_n true_a but_o not_o the_o only_a weapon_n lawful_a resistance_n of_o unlawful_a force_n be_v as_o true_a which_o divine_v both_o popish_a and_o protestant_n bellarmine_n turrecremata_fw-la cajetan_n dominicus_n soto_n franciscus_n victorius_n pareus_n calvin_n eccolompadius_n beza_n martyr_n luther_n lavator_fw-la zuinglius_fw-la bucer_fw-la padre_n paolo_n eminent_a for_o his_o great_a learning_n judgement_n and_o faithfulness_n in_o all_o his_o write_n bishop_n bilson_n famous_a for_o his_o incomparable_a work_n especial_o for_o maintain_v christian_a subjection_n against_o unchristian_a rebellion_n willet_n dr._n sherrock_n bishop_n bedel_n and_o other_o modern_a writer_n innumerable_a who_o follow_v one_o another_o confirm_v the_o same_o but_o yet_o the_o say_a mr._n clifford_n in_o the_o same_o sermon_n pag._n 11_o 12._o be_v please_v with_o great_a confidence_n to_o pulpit_n it_o that_o those_o that_o hold_v such_o opinion_n be_v but_o a_o few_o delude_a 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and_o of_o jacob_n his_o choose_a yet_o it_o be_v so_o clear_o and_o undeniable_o applicable_a to_o god_n people_n in_o general_n in_o who_o be_v all_o his_o delight_n and_o not_o of_o king_n in_o particular_a that_o it_o can_v be_v deny_v nay_o it_o be_v a_o reproof_n even_o to_o king_n themselves_o viz._n he_o suffer_v no_o man_n to_o do_v they_o wrong_n yea_o he_o reprove_v king_n for_o their_o sake_n say_v touch_v not_o my_o anoint_a and_o do_v my_o prophet_n no_o harm_n verse_n 14_o 15._o which_o also_o be_v reinforce_v psalm_n 149._o for_o the_o lord_n take_v pleasure_n in_o his_o people_n and_o will_v put_v a_o two-edged_a sword_n in_o their_o hand_n to_o bind_v their_o king_n in_o chain_n and_o their_o noble_n with_o fetter_n of_o iron_n to_o execute_v upon_o they_o the_o judgement_n write_v this_o honour_n have_v all_o his_o saint_n what_o be_v this_o but_o to_o betray_v and_o smother_v and_o reproach_n truth_n itself_o very_o ill_o become_v priest_n of_o the_o most_o high_a god._n he_o have_v do_v as_o much_o by_o other_o text_n as_o psalm_n 51._o 4._o 1_o sam._n 8._o &_o prov._n 8._o 15._o and_o indeed_o most_o text_n he_o quote_v he_o dissemble_v and_o put_v false_a gloss_n upon_o they_o but_o let_v these_o pass_v i_o only_o wonder_v how_o priest_n dare_v be_v so_o saucy_a with_o the_o word_n of_o god._n neither_o be_v it_o true_a as_o often_o object_v that_o infinite_a scandal_n will_v arise_v and_o grow_v from_o such_o doctrine_n on_o the_o christian_a religion_n but_o it_o be_v true_a that_o they_o will_v grow_v out_o of_o the_o contrary_a for_o so_o shall_v tyranny_n be_v bring_v into_o commonwealth_n which_o as_o a_o public_a fault_n be_v more_o pernicious_a even_o as_o no_o more_o be_v it_o true_a that_o by_o this_o doctrine_n there_o will_v grow_v confusion_n in_o family_n city_n and_o kingdom_n because_o every_o one_o may_v defend_v himself_o from_o the_o sergeant_n from_o the_o comito_n in_o galley_n and_o from_o the_o prince_n who_o will_v 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