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from_o hence_o be_v this_o that_o for_o god_n to_o restore_v his_o david_n his_o anoint_a â—nâ—s_n to_o their_o crown_n and_o kingdom_n but_o especial_o in_o peace_n be_v a_o signal_n mercy_n a_o singular_a ground_n of_o joy_n 2._o the_o place_n to_o which_o david_n be_v now_o return_v and_o whither_o be_v that_o it_o be_v not_o say_v my_o lord_n the_o king_n be_v come_v again_o to_o jerusalem_n it_o be_v not_o say_v my_o lord_n the_o king_n be_v come_v to_o such_o or_o such_o a_o noble_a man_n house_n but_o to_o his_o own_o house_n the_o note_n from_o hence_o be_v this_o that_o the_o land_n and_o house_n which_o belong_v to_o the_o crown_n of_o prince_n be_v such_o as_o they_o may_v just_o call_v their_o own_o that_o palace_n where_o david_n dwell_v at_o jerusalem_n in_o scripture_n language_n be_v here_o say_v to_o be_v his_o own_o house_n 4._o mephibosheths_n loyalty_n towards_o his_o sovereign_n david_n indeed_o be_v now_o return_v but_o what_o be_v that_o to_o mephibâ—sheth_v 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1._o 16._o bathshâ—ba_n look_v upon_o david_n not_o only_o as_o her_o husband_n but_o as_o her_o sâ—uâ—raigne_n too_o with_o david_n her_o husband_n she_o may_v be_v familiar_a but_o with_o david_n her_o sovereign_n she_o dare_v not_o be_v irreverent_a there_o be_v indeed_o a_o conjugal_a union_n and_o yet_o a_o civil_a distance_n between_o they_o bathsheba_n as_o she_o be_v david_n spouse_n lay_v in_o his_o bosom_n but_o as_o she_o be_v david_n subject_n she_o lie_v at_o his_o foot_n but_o why_o all_o this_o do_v nathan_n only_o court_v his_o prince_n do_v bathshâ—ba_n but_o compliment_n with_o her_o husband_n sure_o no_o they_o both_o understand_v the_o prince_n honour_n and_o the_o subject_n duty_n 2._o there_o be_v title_n of_o honour_n bestow_v upon_o king_n and_o prince_n see_v this_o in_o two_o particular_n 1._o mâ—n_z good_a and_o bad_a saint_n and_o sinner_n bestow_v these_o title_n upon_o they_o when_o prince_n have_v be_v holy_a even_a sinner_n have_v give_v they_o honour_n and_o why_o so_o sure_o not_o for_o their_o holiness_n but_o for_o their_o majesty_n again_o when_o prince_n have_v be_v unholy_a even_o the_o saint_n of_o god_n have_v show_v they_o respect_n and_o why_o so_o sure_o not_o because_o they_o be_v sinner_n but_o because_o they_o be_v sovereign_n my_o lord_n the_o king_n say_v david_n to_o saul_n saul_n be_v none_o of_o the_o best_a of_o prince_n at_o least_o he_o be_v not_o so_o to_o david_n saul_n do_v not_o the_o duty_n 8._o 1_o sam._n 24_o 8._o of_o a_o king_n and_o yet_o david_n will_v do_v the_o duty_n of_o a_o subject_a still_o saul_n have_v not_o one_o good_a word_n for_o david_n and_o yet_o david_n have_v still_o a_o title_n of_o honour_n for_o saul_n my_o lord_n the_o king_n and_o why_o so_o sure_o it_o be_v not_o courtship_n but_o duty_n it_o be_v not_o slattery_n but_o loyalty_n have_v david_n show_v less_o respect_n to_o saul_n his_o prince_n he_o have_v show_v himself_o not_o only_o less_a a_o subject_n but_o less_o a_o saint_n 2._o god_n himself_o bestow_v these_o title_n upon_o they_o it_o be_v true_a saint_n may_v bestow_v respect_n where_o it_o be_v not_o due_a yea_o but_o where_o god_n bestow_v honour_n he_o there_o make_v it_o due_a they_o be_v not_o afraid_a to_o speak_v evil_a of_o dignity_n man_n may_v speak_v evil_a of_o prince_n but_o god_n 10._o 2_o pet._n 2._o 10._o call_v they_o dignity_n still_o i_o have_v raise_v thou_o up_o say_v god_n to_o pharaoh_n if_o pharaoh_n be_v a_o king_n though_o but_o a_o bad_a one_o yet_o god_n ow_v he_o as_o a_o man_n raise_v up_o by_o himself_o well_o but_o to_o what_o do_v 17._o rom._n 9_o 17._o god_n raise_v up_o king_n sure_o not_o only_o to_o their_o thronâ—s_n but_o to_o their_o title_n too_o and_o what_o be_v they_o my_o lord_n thâ—_n king_n be_v as_o a_o 27._o 2_o sa._n 19_o 27._o angel_n of_o god_n that_o be_v a_o title_n of_o honour_n indeed_o but_o who_o bestow_v it_o alas_o it_o be_v mephibosheth_n a_o poor_a mortal_a man_n yea_o but_o when_o 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needs_o be_v the_o sin_n of_o man_n 2._o king_n and_o prince_n be_v of_o god_n ordination_n the_o power_n that_o 1._o rom._n 13._o 1._o be_v be_v ordain_v of_o god_n it_o be_v not_o say_v the_o power_n that_o be_v righteous_o exercise_v but_o the_o power_n that_o be_v god_n own_v they_o all_o by_o i_o king_n reign_v it_o be_v not_o say_v good_a king_n righteous_a king_n 15._o prov._n 8._o 15._o but_o king_n in_o the_o general_a non_fw-la fortuitò_fw-la â—vecti_fw-la sunt_fw-la magistratus_fw-la ad_fw-la honorem_fw-la sed_fw-la dei_fw-la provide_v ntiâ_fw-la say_v calvin_n it_o be_v not_o chance_n but_o providence_n it_o be_v not_o fortune_n but_o god_n that_o advance_v king_n and_o prince_n i_o have_v raise_v thou_o up_o say_v god_n to_o pharaoh_n if_o pharaoh_n wear_v a_o crown_n it_o be_v god_n that_o set_v it_o upon_o his_o head_n if_o pharaoh_n manage_v the_o sceptre_n it_o be_v god_n that_o put_v it_o into_o his_o hand_n malis_fw-la dominandâ—_n potestas_fw-la non_fw-la 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