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as_o it_o be_v in_o a_o middle_a rank_n between_o god_n and_o man_n to_o who_o that_o of_o the_o poet_n concern_v fame_n may_v be_v apply_v ingrediturque_fw-la solo_fw-la et_fw-la caput_fw-la inter_fw-la nubila_fw-la conduit_n they_o have_v their_o foot_n on_o earth_n but_o be_v lift_v up_o to_o the_o heaven_n by_o the_o eminency_n of_o their_o dignity_n and_o honour_n last_o unto_o all_o these_o dignity_n must_v be_v add_v a_o five_o as_o a_o necessary_a consectary_n of_o the_o former_a magistrate_n be_v no_o god_n at_o large_a or_o boundless_a god_n they_o be_v god_n within_o a_o compass_n within_o certain_a restriction_n and_o limitation_n first_o they_o be_v limit_v in_o time_n only_a jehovah_n be_v god_n from_o everlasting_a to_o everlasting_a psalm_n 90.2_o who_o dominion_n therefore_o be_v a_o everlasting_a dominion_n dan._n 7.14_o but_o men-god_n as_o they_o be_v not_o from_o everlasting_a so_o they_o be_v not_o to_o everlasting_a every_o one_o of_o they_o apart_o hold_v his_o commission_n at_o long_a but_o for_o term_v of_o life_n and_o all_o of_o they_o together_o their_o patent_n be_v terminable_a with_o the_o world_n at_o the_o end_n whereof_o christ_n himself_o the_o grand_a patentee_n under_o who_o all_o earthly_a monarch_n claim_n pro._n 8.15.16_o shall_v yield_v up_o his_o sovereignty_n into_o his_o father_n hand_n that_o god_n may_v be_v all_o in_o all_o 1_o cor._n 15.28_o second_o magistrate_n be_v limit_v in_o place_n in_o heaven_n they_o have_v nothing_o to_o do_v that_o be_v god_n jurisdiction_n alone_o there_o he_o have_v set_v his_o own_o throne_n psalm_n 11.4_o magistrate_n have_v their_o throne_n on_o earth_n at_o god_n foot_n which_o be_v call_v his_o footstool_n esay_n 66.1_o and_o yet_o not_o one_o magistrate_n commission_n extend_v over_o all_o the_o earth_n that_o god_n challenge_v to_o himself_o too_o to_o be_v the_o lord_n of_o all_o the_o earth_n psalm_n 24.1_o prince_n and_o their_o deputy_n be_v every_o one_o of_o they_o governor_n within_o their_o circuit_n and_o several_a limit_n and_o no_o far_o 3._o magistrate_n be_v limit_v in_o the_o bound_n of_o their_o authority_n both_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o object_n and_o subject_n thereof_o in_o respect_n of_o their_o object_n a_o magistrate_n authority_n reach_v not_o to_o all_o thing_n to_o prescribe_v and_o set_v out_o rule_v of_o duty_n whether_o in_o worship_n to_o god_n or_o service_n to_o man_n or_o sobriety_n to_o one_o self_n this_o belong_v to_o god_n alone_o as_o his_o peculiar_a prerogative_n who_o will_n be_v the_o rule_n of_o righteousness_n and_o the_o foundation_n of_o all_o duty_n only_o the_o prescribe_v of_o order_n in_o duty_n require_v and_o the_o limitation_n thereof_o in_o the_o circumstance_n of_o their_o person_n time_n place_n manner_n measure_n or_o for_o the_o conservation_n of_o peace_n and_o uniformity_n that_o be_v the_o magistrate_n task_n wherefore_o the_o apostle_n command_v we_o to_o pray_v for_o such_o as_o be_v in_o authority_n prescribe_v the_o petition_n in_o this_o form_n that_o we_o may_v lead_v under_o they_o a_o peaceable_a life_n in_o all_o godliness_n and_o honesty_n 1_o tim._n 2.2_o where_o he_o make_v godliness_n and_o honesty_n as_o the_o foundation_n lay_v to_o their_o hand_n and_o require_v we_o to_o pray_v that_o magistrate_n only_o by_o their_o wisdom_n and_o law_n may_v take_v order_n that_o such_o as_o walk_v in_o those_o way_n may_v live_v quiet_o and_o peaceable_o without_o molestation_n or_o disturbance_n thus_o magistrate_n be_v limit_v in_o respect_n of_o the_o object_n of_o their_o authority_n their_o limitation_n be_v no_o less_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o subject_n of_o their_o power_n for_o their_o command_n reach_v no_o further_o than_o the_o outward_a man_n the_o spirit_n be_v god_n peculiar_a none_o but_o he_o alone_o can_v erect_v a_o throne_n in_o the_o conscience_n who_o be_v the_o father_n of_o spirit_n heb._n 12.9_o a_o god_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o all_o flesh_n num._n 16.22_o wherefore_o no_o earthly_a prince_n do_v ever_o make_v a_o law_n to_o the_o thought_n which_o he_o only_o can_v know_v that_o search_v the_o heart_n and_o rein_n and_o know_v the_o thought_n a_o far_o off_o psalm_n 139.2_o and_o therefore_o he_o only_o can_v prescribe_v unto_o the_o thought_n who_o be_v able_a to_o examine_v and_o take_v account_n of_o they_o let_v i_o not_o be_v mistake_v when_o i_o say_v the_o magistrate_n command_v reach_v no_o further_a than_o to_o the_o outward_a man_n i_o still_o hold_v the_o apostle_n rule_n that_o obedience_n must_v be_v yield_v to_o authority_n for_o conscience_n sake_n and_o therefore_o with_o sincerity_n and_o truth_n and_o not_o only_o in_o fear_n and_o outward_a show_n as_o we_o shall_v see_v anon_o last_o magistrate_n be_v limit_v in_o their_o power_n both_o of_o jurisdiction_n and_o conservation_n in_o their_o jurisdiction_n the_o distribution_n both_o of_o reward_n and_o punishment_n be_v limit_v as_o well_o in_o the_o subject_n which_o be_v man_n outward_a estate_n over_o which_o magistrate_n have_v power_n no_o mortal_a man_n can_v either_o distress_n or_o relieve_v the_o conscience_n so_o in_o the_o time_n and_o duration_n man_n reward_n and_o punishment_n reach_v not_o beyond_o this_o present_a life_n when_o that_o be_v end_v they_o can_v do_v no_o more_o as_o our_o saviour_n speak_v luke_n 12.4_o in_o which_o place_n he_o forbid_v we_o to_o fear_v man_n but_o advise_v we_o to_o fear_n god_n rather_o who_o can_v cast_v both_o body_n and_o soul_n into_o hell_n that_o be_v who_o power_n reach_v beyond_o man_n in_o those_o two_o respect_n that_o i_o have_v mention_v namely_o that_o it_o be_v both_o internal_a and_o externall_n again_o in_o the_o power_n of_o conservation_n magistrate_n be_v limit_v it_o be_v god_n alone_o who_o uphold_v all_o thing_n by_o his_o mighty_a power_n heb._n 1.3_o and_o in_o who_o all_o thing_n live_v move_v and_o have_v their_o be_v act_v 17.28_o to_o sustain_v without_o mean_n as_o moses_n and_o eliah_n for_o forty_o day_n without_o meat_n to_o create_v and_o give_v mean_n as_o manna_n in_o the_o wilderness_n and_o water_n out_o of_o the_o rock_n and_o last_o to_o give_v efficacy_n and_o power_n to_o mean_n when_o they_o be_v prepare_v whether_o extraordinary_a as_o to_o a_o little_a oil_n and_o a_o handful_n of_o meal_n to_o be_v sufficient_a for_o many_o day_n food_n or_o ordinary_o as_o for_o bread_n to_o nourish_v or_o clothes_n to_o keep_v we_o warm_v this_o be_v god_n work_n deut._n 8.3_o and_o job_n 37.17_o magistrate_n can_v give_v but_o lay_v up_o provision_n for_o a_o time_n of_o need_n as_o joseph_n do_v and_o may_v use_v and_o apply_v mean_n but_o can_v give_v they_o efficacy_n and_o success_n so_o that_o to_o support_v and_o help_v where_o the_o lord_n help_v not_o be_v beyond_o the_o power_n of_o the_o great_a prince_n even_o in_o the_o judgement_n of_o that_o wicked_a king_n 2_o king_n 6.22_o thus_o we_o see_v how_o far_o such_o as_o be_v call_v god_n come_v short_a of_o the_o true_a jehovah_n the_o king_n of_o king_n and_o lord_n of_o lord_n but_o if_o magistrate_n be_v not_o such_o god_n as_o we_o have_v mention_v what_o god_n be_v they_o then_o wherein_o consist_v their_o mighty_a power_n and_o what_o dignity_n have_v they_o above_o their_o brethren_n sure_o very_o much_o every_o way_n for_o first_o they_o be_v honour_v with_o god_n own_o title_n they_o be_v call_v god_n not_o by_o base_a flatterer_n as_o the_o pope_n be_v by_o the_o canonist_n but_o by_o the_o oracle_n of_o truth_n by_o god_n own_o mouth_n and_o by_o his_o servant_n moses_n who_o forbid_v man_n to_o revile_v the_o god_n exod._n 22.28_o and_o by_o the_o apostle_n who_o tell_v we_o that_o antichrist_n shall_v advance_v himself_o above_o all_o that_o be_v call_v god_n
down_o for_o a_o ground_n of_o infallible_a truth_n that_o every_o man_n by_o nature_n be_v impatient_a of_o government_n and_o subjection_n whether_o by_o the_o ungodliness_n which_o be_v natural_o in_o all_o which_o as_o the_o apostle_n affirm_v carry_v we_o so_o far_o that_o we_o become_v hater_n of_o god_n rom._n 1.30_o ☜_o ☜_o and_o consequent_o of_o his_o image_n in_o such_o as_o represent_v his_o person_n or_o by_o our_o pride_n which_o be_v now_o become_v another_o nature_n to_o all_o man_n make_v we_o desire_n to_o be_v above_o and_o not_o below_z or_o rather_o by_o both_o it_o be_v not_o easy_a to_o say_v this_o be_v clear_a which_o the_o apostle_n tell_v we_o that_o natural_a man_n be_v so_o prone_a unto_o rebellion_n that_o they_o grow_v disobedient_a even_o unto_o their_o own_o parent_n rom._n 1.30_o and_o 2_o tim._n 3.2_o and_o consequent_o much_o more_o to_o other_o governor_n to_o who_o they_o seem_v not_o to_o have_v so_o near_o relation_n this_o consideration_n of_o all_o man_n natural_a inclination_n to_o disobedience_n can_v but_o make_v we_o jealous_a of_o the_o counsel_n and_o thought_n of_o our_o own_o heart_n ☜_o ☜_o fearful_a of_o our_o own_o passion_n and_o affection_n and_o observant_a of_o our_o word_n and_o behaviour_n every_o way_n especial_o in_o meeting_n and_o conference_n wherein_o common_o we_o take_v more_o liberty_n not_o only_o in_o censure_v our_o equal_n but_o our_o better_n then_o will_v well_o stand_v with_o christian_a charity_n a_o seasonable_a item_n for_o this_o present_a time_n and_o occasion_n wherein_o authority_n and_o the_o action_n thereof_o be_v represent_v as_o it_o be_v upon_o a_o stage_n in_o public_a view_n the_o person_n and_o carriage_n of_o magistrate_n be_v diverse_o censure_v and_o too_o often_o according_a to_o man_n private_a interest_n and_o disposition_n so_o that_o we_o shall_v find_v just_a cause_n at_o the_o break_n up_o of_o this_o solemn_a meeting_n when_o our_o heart_n shall_v smite_v we_o that_o instead_o of_o our_o prayer_n to_o god_n for_o the_o execution_n of_o justice_n charitable_a censure_n upon_o such_o passage_n in_o judgement_n as_o be_v capable_a of_o good_a construction_n and_o not_o bewail_v of_o our_o own_o sin_n which_o be_v it_o that_o cause_v the_o turn_n of_o judgement_n into_o wormwood_n many_o time_n we_o take_v up_o swell_a thought_n rash_a censure_n and_o bitter_a speech_n against_o such_o as_o we_o ought_v to_o think_v and_o speak_v of_o with_o reverence_n we_o shall_v find_v just_a cause_n i_o say_v after_o job_n example_n in_o the_o feast_n of_o his_o child_n every_o man_n a_o part_n by_o himself_o to_o offer_v up_o a_o sin_n offer_v unto_o god_n for_o his_o own_o soul_n in_o the_o 6._o place_n remember_v the_o heathen_a philosopher_n maxim_n of_o singular_a use_n in_o all_o duty_n between_o man_n and_o man_n much_o more_o between_o man_n and_o his_o god_n there_o be_v more_o evil_a in_o do_v then_o in_o receive_v wrong_n the_o latter_a be_v at_o the_o worst_a but_o a_o outward_a and_o temporary_a evil_n the_o former_a inward_o and_o perpetual_a in_o a_o cause_n therefore_o of_o such_o importance_n let_v every_o man_n offend_v in_o the_o safe_a part_n rather_o trespass_v upon_o his_o own_o ease_n profit_n or_o liberty_n then_o upon_o the_o right_n and_o service_n due_a unto_o governor_n rather_o suffer_v his_o own_o loss_n then_o hazard_v the_o do_v of_o they_o wrong_v rather_o limit_v and_o cross_v his_o own_o will_n than_o cross_n and_o withstand_v they_o so_o that_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n we_o swerve_v not_o from_o the_o will_n of_o god_n seven_o remember_v that_o of_o reciprocal_a duty_n that_o pass_v between_o man_n and_o man_n some_o be_v found_v upon_o a_o ordinance_n of_o god_n and_o other_o upon_o agreement_n and_o mutual_a stipulation_n between_o man_n themselves_o the_o duty_n of_o the_o latter_a sort_n be_v like_o the_o couple_n of_o a_o house_n as_o they_o stand_v one_o by_o another_o so_o they_o fall_v one_o with_o another_o as_o if_o one_o party_n refuse_v to_o stand_v to_o the_o bargain_n the_o other_o be_v at_o liberty_n but_o the_o duty_n establish_v by_o a_o ordinance_n of_o god_n cease_v not_o by_o the_o fail_n of_o reciprocal_a performance_n as_o for_o example_n i_o must_v love_v my_o enemy_n though_o he_o love_v not_o i_o and_o do_v he_o good_a though_o he_o do_v i_o hurt_v so_o it_o be_v in_o all_o duty_n between_o parent_n and_o child_n magistrate_n and_o subject_n husband_n and_o wife_n master_n and_o servant_n the_o reason_n be_v plain_a because_o the_o obligation_n to_o that_o duty_n be_v more_o to_o god_n that_o command_v it_o then_o to_o the_o person_n to_o who_o it_o be_v enjoin_v to_o be_v perform_v in_o which_o respect_n the_o obligation_n to_o duty_n which_o these_o several_a relation_n cast_v upon_o a_o man_n by_o god_n ordinance_n may_v be_v term_v a_o covenant_n of_o god_n in_o some_o sort_n as_o marriage_n be_v call_v pro._n 2.17_o upon_o this_o ground_n solomon_n give_v a_o caveat_n that_o if_o the_o spirit_n of_o the_o ruler_n rise_v up_o against_o a_o man_n he_o must_v not_o leave_v his_o place_n eccles_n ☞_o ☞_o 10.4_o as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v although_o the_o magistrate_n leave_v his_o place_n it_o be_v no_o warrant_n for_o thou_o to_o leave_v thou_o or_o to_o neglect_v thy_o duty_n because_o he_o have_v neglect_v he_o it_o be_v a_o ill_a speech_n or_o that_o roman_a senator_n ne_fw-la ego_fw-la quidem_fw-la illum_fw-la ut_fw-la consulam_fw-la quando_fw-la neque_fw-la ille_fw-la i_o ut_fw-la consularem_fw-la i_o do_v not_o respect_v he_o according_a to_o his_o office_n because_o he_o regard_v not_o i_o according_a to_o my_o degree_n last_o remember_v that_o though_o the_o ruler_n duty_n in_o govern_v cease_v not_o by_o the_o people_n neglect_n of_o duty_n in_o obey_v notwithstanding_o thereby_o he_o cease_v to_o be_v a_o debtor_n unto_o they_o though_o his_o engagement_n unto_o god_n continue_v still_o to_o this_o purpose_n we_o must_v 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