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token_n of_o his_o due_a and_o bind_a obedience_n with_o denunciation_n of_o death_n if_o he_o do_v transgress_v &_o break_v the_o say_a law_n &_o commandment_n and_o as_o god_n will_v have_v man_n to_o be_v his_o obedient_a subject_n so_o do_v he_o make_v all_o earthly_a creature_n subject_a unto_o man_n who_o keep_v their_o due_a obedience_n unto_o man_n so_o long_o as_o man_n remain_v in_o his_o obedience_n unto_o god_n in_o the_o which_o obedience_n if_o man_n have_v continue_v still_o there_o have_v be_v no_o poverty_n no_o disease_n no_o sickness_n no_o death_n nor_o other_o misery_n wherewith_o mankind_n be_v now_o infinite_o and_o most_o miserable_o afflict_v and_o oppress_v so_o here_o appear_v the_o original_a kingdom_n of_o god_n over_o angel_n and_o man_n and_o universal_o over_o all_o thing_n and_o of_o man_n over_o earthly_a creature_n which_o god_n have_v make_v subject_a unto_o he_o and_o withal_o the_o felicity_n and_o bless_a state_n which_o angel_n man_n and_o all_o 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first_o god_n most_o excellent_a creature_n and_o most_o bind_a subject_n 7._o who_o by_o rebel_a against_o the_o majesty_n of_o god_n of_o the_o bright_a and_o most_o glorious_a angel_n be_v become_v the_o black_a and_o most_o foul_a fiend_n &_o devil_n and_o from_o the_o height_n of_o heaven_n be_v fall_v into_o the_o pit_n and_o bottom_n of_o hell_n here_o you_o may_v see_v the_o first_o author_n and_o founder_n of_o rebellion_n and_o the_o reward_n thereof_o here_o 24._o you_o may_v see_v the_o grand_a captain_n and_o father_n of_o all_o rebel_n who_o persuade_v the_o follow_v of_o his_o rebellion_n against_o god_o their_o creator_n and_o lord_n unto_o our_o first_o parent_n adam_n and_o eve_n bring_v they_o in_o high_a displeasure_n with_o god_o wrought_v their_o exile_n and_o vanishment_n out_o of_o paradise_n a_o place_n of_o all_o pleasure_n and_o goodness_n into_o this_o wretched_a earth_n and_o vale_n of_o all_o misery_n procure_v unto_o they_o sorrow_n of_o their_o mind_n mischief_n sickness_n disease_n death_n of_o their_o body_n and_o which_o be_v far_o more_o horrible_a than_o all_o worldly_a and_o bodily_a mischief_n he_o have_v wrought_v thereby_o their_o eternal_a and_o everlasting_a death_n and_o damnation_n have_v not_o god_o by_o the_o obedience_n etc_n of_o his_o son_n jesus_n christ_n repair_v that_o which_o man_n by_o disobedience_n and_o rebellion_n have_v destroy_v and_o so_o of_o his_o mercy_n have_v pardon_v and_o forgive_v he_o of_o which_o all_o and_o singular_a the_o premise_n the_o holy_a scripture_n do_v bear_v record_n in_o sundry_a place_n thus_o you_o do_v see_v that_o neither_o heaven_n nor_o paradise_n can_v suffer_v any_o rebellion_n in_o they_o neither_o be_v place_v for_o any_o rebel_n to_o remain_v in_o thus_o become_v rebellion_n as_o you_o see_v both_o the_o first_o and_o great_a and_o the_o very_a root_n of_o all_o other_o sin_n and_o the_o first_o and_o principal_a cause_n both_o of_o all_o worldly_a and_o bodily_a misery_n sorrow_n disease_n sickness_n and_o death_n and_o which_o be_v infinite_o worse_a than_o all_o these_o as_o be_v say_v the_o very_a cause_n of_o death_n and_o damnation_n eternal_a also_o after_o this_o breach_n of_o obedience_n to_o god_n and_o rebellion_n against_o his_o majesty_n all_o mischief_n and_o misery_n break_v in_o therewith_o and_o overflow_a the_o world_n lest_o all_o thing_n shall_v come_v unto_o confusion_n and_o utter_a ruin_n god_o 17._o forthwith_o by_o law_n give_v unto_o mankind_n repair_v again_o the_o rule_n and_o order_n of_o obedience_n thus_o by_o rebellion_n overthrow_v and_o beside_o the_o obedience_n due_a unto_o his_o majesty_n he_o not_o only_o 16._o ordain_v that_o in_o family_n and_o household_n the_o wife_n shall_v be_v obedient_a unto_o her_o husband_n the_o child_n unto_o their_o parent_n the_o servant_n unto_o their_o master_n but_o also_o when_o mankind_n increase_v and_o spread_v itself_o more_o large_o over_o 15_o the_o world_n he_o by_o 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