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ignorant_o only_a in_o this_o respect_n namely_o that_o they_o know_v he_o not_o to_o be_v the_o lord_n of_o glory_n s._n peter_n make_v no_o mention_n of_o their_o malice_n though_o great_a lest_o thereby_o they_o may_v have_v think_v the_o door_n of_o mercy_n to_o have_v be_v shut_v against_o they_o and_o so_o they_o may_v have_v come_v to_o the_o same_o end_n as_o their_o ringleader_n judas_n do_v here_o be_v a_o double_a defect_n which_o occasion_v a_o wrong_a judgement_n one_o be_v of_o knowledge_n and_o a_o well_o inform_v understanding_n the_o other_o be_v of_o a_o honest_a purpose_n of_o mind_n neither_o of_o these_o do_v destroy_v the_o power_n of_o a_o magistrate_n the_o ruler_n remain_v ruler_n still_o notwithstanding_o their_o ignorance_n or_o malice_n in_o this_o action_n indeed_o plato_n say_v beatas_fw-la civitates_fw-la fore_fw-la si_fw-la out_o philosophi_fw-la regnarent_fw-la out_o reges_fw-la philosopharentur_fw-la it_o be_v true_a that_o happy_a be_v that_o city_n where_o prince_n be_v qualify_v with_o gift_n suitable_a to_o their_o high_a call_n but_o if_o he_o want_v it_z as_o if_o philosophy_n do_v give_v a_o right_a to_o another_o kingdom_n or_o be_v necessary_o require_v to_o the_o establishment_n of_o his_o own_o i_o say_v that_o then_o it_o be_v a_o say_n become_a one_o that_o hold_v a_o commodity_n of_o good_n and_o price_n whereby_o he_o will_v take_v from_o some_o that_o which_o be_v their_o own_o and_o give_v to_o other_o that_o which_o belong_v to_o they_o lact._n l._n 3._o â—0_n this_o consideration_n therefore_o serve_v only_o and_o that_o very_a well_o too_o as_o a_o motive_n to_o care_n and_o conscience_n in_o the_o exercise_n of_o power_n 2_o chr._n 19_o 7._o jehoshaphat_n speak_v of_o this_o
very_a matter_n give_v to_o his_o judge_n who_o he_o constitute_v this_o charge_n take_v heed_n and_o do_v it_o or_o take_v heed_n the_o do_v of_o it_o moses_n exod._n 3._o 11._o say_v to_o god_n who_o be_o i_o that_o i_o shall_v go_v to_o pharaoh_n &_o that_o i_o shall_v bring_v forth_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n out_o of_o egypt_n yet_o god_n will_v have_v he_o go_v and_o do_v it_o exo._n 3._o 10._o 11._o if_o then_o the_o fallibility_n of_o a_o magistrate_n as_o be_v a_o man_n or_o the_o conscience_n of_o his_o own_o weakness_n as_o such_o a_o person_n be_v no_o argument_n in_o those_o day_n against_o the_o power_n of_o the_o magistrate_n or_o the_o exercise_n of_o it_o how_o much_o less_o be_v it_o now_o under_o the_o gospel_n when_o the_o light_n be_v ordinary_o great_a than_o in_o those_o time_n they_o be_v hereunto_o they_o will_v answer_v two_o thing_n 1._o that_o magistrate_n under_o the_o old_a testament_n have_v advantage_n which_o we_o have_v not_o whereunto_o i_o shall_v 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