come_v unto_o his_o own_o 11._o john_n 1_o 11._o etc._n etc._n be_v to_o be_v understand_v viz._n with_o a_o reference_n not_o unto_o any_o particular_a people_n as_o it_o be_v common_o interpret_v of_o the_o jew_n the_o context_n about_o it_o utter_o exclude_v that_o interpretation_n but_o unto_o mankind_n that_o be_v to_o his_o rational_a creature_n whereof_o he_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o man_n per_fw-la excellentiam_fw-la 2.5_o 1_o tim_n 2.5_o 1_o tim._n 2.5_o as_o be_v the_o original_a of_o the_o whole_a species_n that_o be_v the_o spirit_n and_o life_n he_o therefore_o like_o a_o good_a father_n make_v provision_n for_o his_o own_o that_o they_o may_v live_v under_o he_o quiet_o and_o peaceable_o one_o with_o another_o in_o order_n hereunto_o do_v this_o great_a jehovah_n himself_o in_o the_o beginning_n rule_n over_o man_n exercise_v his_o absolute_a sovereignty_n as_o seem_v good_a unto_o he_o keep_v court_n as_o we_o may_v say_v and_o proceed_v against_o 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he_o i_o say_v with_o the_o apostle_n be_v the_o minister_n of_o god_n yea_o and_o more_o than_o so_o he_o be_v the_o minister_n of_o god_n to_o man_n for_o good_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d rom._n 13.4_o 13.4_o rom_n 13.4_o the_o article_n there_o add_v be_v very_o emphatical_a note_v the_o good_a which_o it_o attend_v upon_o to_o be_v very_o remarkable_a if_o it_o be_v demand_v what_o be_v that_o good_a i_o answer_v much_o every_o way_n look_v what_o good_a the_o son_n of_o god_n our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n be_v to_o bring_v unto_o the_o son_n of_o man_n if_o he_o himself_o have_v still_o continue_v his_o personal_a reign_n among_o they_o the_o same_o i_o say_v not_o in_o a_o gradual_a sense_n but_o analogical_a be_v to_o be_v and_o undoubted_o shall_v be_v if_o the_o sin_n of_o man_n do_v not_o hinder_v it_o the_o bless_a effect_n of_o those_o subordinate_a power_n that_o be_v now_o under_o he_o throughout_o the_o world_n if_o any_o shall_v desire_v to_o see_v this_o general_n 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o the_o lord_n 13.4_o 1_o pet_n 2.13_o rom._n 13.4_o the_o magistrate_n of_o what_o form_n soever_o he_o be_v have_v his_o commission_n from_o heaven_n he_o be_v the_o minister_n of_o god_n say_v the_o apostle_n to_o thou_o for_o good_a and_o as_o jeheshaphat_n speak_v of_o judge_n so_o may_v we_o say_v of_o all_o in_o authority_n they_o judge_v not_o at_o least_o they_o ought_v not_o to_o judge_v pro_fw-la arbitrio_fw-la or_o pro_fw-la populo_fw-la 6._o 2_o chron._n 19_o 6._o either_o to_o please_v themselves_o or_o the_o people_n but_o for_o god_n that_o be_v they_o be_v in_o god_n stead_n vice_n domini_fw-la gerentes_fw-la as_o junius_n gloss_v it_o god_n vicegerent_n do_v his_o work_n represent_v his_o person_n and_o execute_v what_o he_o himself_o command_v now_o though_o this_o that_o have_v be_v say_v may_v be_v sufficient_a to_o stop_v the_o mouth_n of_o this_o cavil_v and_o put_v to_o silence_v the_o ignorance_n of_o those_o that_o will_v insist_v upon_o 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