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the_o survey_n of_o policy_n or_o a_o free_a vindication_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n of_o england_n against_o salmasius_n and_o other_o royalist_n and_o you_o have_v this_o day_n reject_v your_o god_n and_o you_o have_v say_v unto_o he_o nay_o but_o set_v a_o king_n over_o we_o 1_o sam._n 10.19_o i_o will_v call_v unto_o the_o lord_n and_o he_o shall_v send_v thunder_n and_o rain_n that_o you_o may_v perceive_v and_o see_v that_o your_o wickedness_n be_v great_a which_o you_o have_v do_v in_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o lord_n in_o ask_v you_o a_o king_n 1_o sam._n 12.17_o and_o all_o the_o people_n say_v unto_o samuel_n we_o have_v add_v unto_o all_o our_o sin_n this_o evil_a to_o ask_v we_o a_o king_n ibid._n ver_fw-la 19_o but_o if_o you_o shall_v still_o do_v wicked_o you_o shall_v be_v consume_v both_o you_o and_o your_o king_n ibid._n ver_fw-la 29._o the_o lord_n of_o host_n have_v purpose_v it_o to_o stain_v the_o pride_n of_o all_o glory_n and_o to_o bring_v into_o contempt_n 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unto_o caesar_n that_o which_o be_v caesar_n and_o therefore_o i_o will_v humble_o offer_v my_o judgement_n to_o your_o lordship_n in_o this_o case_n which_o i_o hope_v will_v be_v useful_a to_o abate_v the_o seditiousness_n of_o spirit_n to_o which_o many_o as_o be_v at_o least_o pretend_a upon_o a_o conscientious_a account_n be_v bend_v it_o will_v not_o be_v amiss_o to_o distinguish_v between_o the_o case_n of_o superiority_n and_o inferiority_n now_o the_o word_n of_o god_n will_v have_v the_o inferior_a subject_n to_o the_o superior_a without_o any_o resistance_n not_o only_o for_o wrath_n but_o also_o for_o conscience-sake_n rom._n 12.1_o the_o high_a can_n never_o be_v without_o the_o low_a the_o one_o necessary_o pre-supposing_a the_o other_o and_o therefore_o that_o which_o be_v low_a and_o inferior_a aught_o to_o be_v subject_a to_o the_o high_a and_o superior_a hence_o it_o be_v jesus_n christ_n &_o his_o apostle_n subject_v themselves_o to_o the_o great_a of_o tyrant_n 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against_o the_o personal_a sin_n of_o the_o magistrate_n in_o a_o downright_a way_n as_o do_v the_o baptist_n to_o herod_n if_o this_o will_v not_o satisfy_v then_o observe_v that_o christ_n be_v not_o at_o that_o time_n subject_a to_o herod_n but_o to_o pilate_n and_o may_v not_o i_o speak_v against_o any_o tyrannous_a magistrate_n to_o who_o law_n &_o government_n i_o be_o not_o subject_v yea_o against_o the_o great_a turk_n though_o i_o may_v not_o be_v under_o his_o authority_n nâ—y_o but_o i_o choose_v rather_o to_o say_v as_o the_o scope_n of_o christ_n word_n insinuate_v in_o opposition_n to_o the_o disdainful_a brag_n of_o the_o pharisee_n that_o christ_n oppose_v his_o divine_a and_o kingly_a power_n to_o herod_n tyranny_n upon_o which_o account_n he_o defi_v his_o despiaht_v as_o be_v impossible_a for_o he_o to_o act_v any_o thing_n to_o in_o his_o prejudice_n or_o alteration_n of_o his_o purpose_n and_o as_o for_o that_o of_o paul_n it_o be_v not_o clear_v what_o he_o mean_v 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by_o nature_n be_v freeborn_a so_o neither_o be_v all_o capable_a of_o govern_v nor_o of_o choose_v to_o govern_v the_o scripture_n be_v clear_a in_o this_o that_o only_o such_o aught_o to_o govern_v who_o be_v man_n fear_v god_n and_o hate_v covetousness_n exod._n 18.21_o deut._n 1.13_o job_n 34.17_o 29_o 30._o psa_fw-la 12.8_o eccles_n 20.16_o 17._o and_o thus_o upon_o a_o scripture-accompt_n according_a to_o the_o primitive_a pattern_n of_o judge_n in_o the_o choice_a of_o commonwealth_n there_o be_v these_o four_o qualification_n necessary_o require_v in_o those_o that_o govern_v 1._o ability_n 2._o fear_v of_o god_n 3._o truth_n 4._o hatred_n of_o covetousness_n whence_o according_a to_o the_o primitive_a and_o scripture-mould_n of_o judge_n all_o man_n be_v uncapable_a of_o govern_v but_o such_o who_o be_v so_o and_o so_o qualify_v now_o the_o question_n be_v who_o shall_v choose_v such_o who_o be_v endow_v with_o these_o qualification_n in_o answer_n to_o this_o i_o premise_v this_o distinction_n as_o the_o legislative_a power_n radical_o be_v in_o the_o people_n so_o by_o nature_n they_o ought_v to_o choose_v their_o own_o governor_n and_o ruler_n but_o nature_n be_v contaminate_v all_o man_n upon_o that_o account_n be_v not_o fit_a to_o make_v choice_n of_o their_o ruler_n for_o all_o man_n be_v either_o godly_a or_o ungodly_a now_o the_o major_a part_n of_o the_o people_n be_v ungodly_a will_n and_o do_v choose_v man_n like_o themselves_o as_o experience_n teach_v unless_o upon_o some_o selfish_a account_n they_o happen_v now_o and_o then_o here_o and_o there_o to_o choose_v some_o godly_a person_n or_o person_n but_o the_o scripture_n do_v not_o allow_v any_o to_o rule_v but_o the_o righteous_a and_o therefore_o according_a to_o the_o word_n of_o god_n and_o the_o dictate_v of_o pure_a nature_n godly_a man_n who_o be_v know_v to_o be_v such_o by_o their_o fruit_n shall_v be_v search_v throughout_o all_o the_o tribe_n of_o israel_n and_o appoint_v 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otherwise_o which_o be_v a_o clear_a demonstration_n that_o they_o can_v improve_v their_o own_o interest_n but_o be_v apt_a to_o give_v it_o up_o into_o the_o hand_n of_o strange_a lord_n and_o cruel_a taskmaster_n and_o therefore_o all_o our_o wise_a and_o godly_a mosese_n who_o the_o lord_n have_v impower_v aught_o to_o assay_v all_o mean_n possible_a to_o find_v out_o among_o all_o the_o tribe_n of_o israel_n able_a man_n such_o as_o fear_v god_n man_n of_o truth_n and_o hate_v covetousness_n that_o they_o may_v bear_v burden_n with_o they_o in_o the_o management_n of_o affair_n and_o such_o of_o they_o as_o be_v poor_a there_o be_v enough_o in_o the_o world_n to_o make_v they_o rich_a but_o i_o do_v not_o expect_v the_o full_a accomplishment_n of_o such_o thing_n till_o the_o ancient_n of_o day_n be_v come_v for_o i_o see_v under_o the_o sun_n the_o place_n of_o judgement_n that_o wickedness_n be_v there_o and_o the_o place_n of_o righteousness_n that_o iniquity_n be_v there_o i_o 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d insinuate_a that_o david_n have_v main_o sin_v against_o the_o lord_n and_o that_o david_n be_v more_o grieve_v for_o his_o sin_n in_o so_o far_o as_o they_o offend_v god_n then_o in_o so_o far_o as_o they_o offend_v man_n no_o question_n they_o be_v to_o be_v consider_v in_o a_o hyperbolic_a sense_n they_o must_v not_o be_v take_v in_o a_o exclusive_a but_o in_o a_o inclusive_a notion_n just_o so_o as_o be_v these_o word_n i_o be_o the_o lord_n and_z there_o be_v none_o else_o isâ—_n 45._o &_o dear_a 4._o now_o this_o can_v be_v take_v literal_o and_o simple_o as_o it_o be_v propound_v otherwise_o it_o shall_v follow_v that_o there_o be_v no_o creature_n beside_o the_o creator_n and_o no_o other_o thing_n beside_o the_o lord_n and_o yet_o it_o be_v know_v that_o there_o be_v angel_n man_n and_o many_o other_o creature_n therefore_o their_o sense_n be_v mere_o figurative_a and_o hyperbolic_a pointing-out_a the_o eminency_n of_o god_n essence_n even_o so_o david_n 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into_o egypt_n 4._o not_o desire_v to_o live_v under_o kingly_a government_n he_o leave_v egypt_n cyprus_n and_o lydia_n and_o come_v into_o cilicia_n where_o he_o build_v a_o city_n and_o call_v the_o name_n of_o it_o solos_fw-la and_o it_o be_v very_o observable_a that_o croesus_n have_v desire_v he_o to_o come_v and_o live_v beside_o he_o he_o thank_v he_o for_o his_o benevolent_a courtesy_n but_o with_o all_o he_o add_v that_o if_o he_o desire_v not_o to_o live_v in_o a_o free_a commonwealth_n which_o he_o have_v set-up_a in_o cilicia_n he_o will_v choose_v rather_o to_o live_v with_o he_o then_o in_o athens_n 5._o be_v desire_v by_o pisistratus_n to_o return_v to_o athens_n he_o tell_v he_o he_o will_v not_o lest_o he_o shall_v appear_v a_o approver_n of_o his_o deed_n in_o take_v upon_o he_o to_o reign_v as_o king_n 6._o he_o write_v a_o epistle_n to_o epimenides_n wherein_o he_o exceed_o regrate_v the_o foolishness_n of_o the_o athenian_n in_o translate_n democracy_n into_o 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