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he_o have_v not_o give_v subject_n any_o power_n upon_o their_o sovereign_n nor_o priest_n any_o power_n to_o punish_v prince_n for_o both_o people_n and_o priest_n be_v inferior_n and_o their_o sovereign_n be_v their_o superior_a they_o be_v as_o member_n of_o the_o body_n take_v several_o the_o commons_o as_o foot_n the_o noble_n as_o hand_n the_o priest_n as_o eye_n or_o they_o be_v as_o the_o body_n be_v take_v coniunct_o but_o the_o sovereign_n be_v as_o the_o head_n high_a than_o all_o the_o other_o member_n and_o above_o the_o whole_a body_n and_o as_o the_o soul_n more_o divine_a excellent_a and_o eminent_a than_o the_o whole_a body_n the_o subject_n be_v as_o servant_n the_o sovereign_n as_o the_o master_n or_o lord_n the_o people_n as_o the_o child_n and_o the_o prince_n as_o their_o common_a father_n it_o be_v against_o good_a nature_n and_o order_n for_o the_o inferior_a member_n to_o rise_v or_o rebel_v against_o the_o supreme_a member_n for_o the_o body_n to_o beat_v or_o 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but_o also_o to_o the_o froward_a as_o the_o apostle_n saint_n peter_n teach_v 23._o 1._o pet._n 2.13_o 14_o 15_o 16_o 17_o 18_o 19_o 20_o 21_o 22_o 23._o then_o must_v subject_n be_v loy_n all_o and_o dutiful_a to_o their_o sovereign_n and_o not_o only_o to_o the_o good_a but_o also_o to_o the_o evil_a for_o as_o the_o family_n be_v a_o little_a kingdom_n and_o the_o master_n of_o the_o family_n a_o little_a king_n and_o the_o son_n and_o servant_n of_o the_o family_n be_v the_o subject_n of_o this_o little_a kingdom_n so_o be_v the_o kingdom_n a_o great_a family_n the_o king_n the_o great_a master_n of_o this_o great_a family_n and_o his_o subject_n be_v the_o child_n and_o servant_n of_o the_o same_o family_n thirteen_o if_o the_o angel_n of_o heaven_n church_n from_o their_o heavenly_a seat_n