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their_o assistance_n for_o the_o pag._n 114._o obligation_n of_o subject_n to_o the_o sovereign_n be_v understand_v he_o say_v to_o last_o as_o long_o and_o no_o long_o than_o the_o power_n last_v to_o protect_v they_o so_o that_o assoon_o as_o any_o town_n city_n or_o province_n of_o any_o prince_n dominion_n be_v invade_v by_o a_o foreign_a enemy_n or_o possess_v by_o a_o rebellious_a subject_n that_o the_o prince_n for_o the_o present_n can_v suppress_v the_o power_n of_o the_o one_o or_o the_o other_o the_o people_n may_v lawful_o resort_v to_o those_o who_o be_v over_o they_o and_o for_o their_o protection_n perform_v all_o the_o office_n and_o duty_n of_o good_a subject_n to_o they_o pag_n 114._o for_o the_o right_a man_n have_v by_o nature_n to_o protect_v themselves_o when_o none_o else_o can_v protect_v they_o can_v by_o no_o covenant_n be_v relinquish_v and_o the_o end_n of_o obedience_n be_v protection_n which_o wherever_o a_o man_n see_v it_o either_o in_o his_o own_o or_o 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to_o for_o the_o support_n of_o it_o aught_o to_o be_v firm_a and_o not_o to_o be_v shake_v pag._n 114._o that_o it_o be_v in_o its_o own_o nature_n not_o only_o subject_a to_o violent_a death_n by_o foreign_a war_n but_o also_o from_o the_o ignorance_n and_o passion_n of_o man_n that_o it_o have_v in_o it_o from_o the_o very_a institution_n many_o seed_n of_o natural_a mortality_n by_o intestine_a discord_n worse_o than_o which_o he_o can_v say_v of_o any_o government_n we_o may_v very_o reasonable_o prefer_v the_o government_n we_o have_v and_o under_o which_o we_o have_v enjoy_v much_o happiness_n before_o his_o which_o we_o do_v not_o know_v nor_o any_o body_n have_v have_v experience_n of_o and_o which_o by_o his_o own_o confession_n be_v liable_a to_o all_o the_o accident_n of_o mortality_n which_o any_o other_o have_v be_v and_o reject_v his_o that_o promise_n so_o ill_a and_o exercise_n all_o the_o action_n of_o war_n in_o peace_n and_o when_o war_n come_v be_v liable_a to_o all_o the_o misfortune_n which_o can_v possible_o attend_v or_o invade_v it_o whether_o the_o relation_n of_o subject_n be_v extinguish_v in_o all_o those_o case_n which_o mr._n hobbes_n take_v upon_o he_o to_o prescribe_v as_o imprisonment_n banishment_n and_o the_o like_a i_o leave_v to_o those_o who_o can_v instruct_v he_o better_o in_o the_o law_n of_o nation_n by_o which_o they_o must_v be_v judge_v notwithstanding_o all_o his_o appeal_n to_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n and_o i_o presume_v if_o a_o banish_a person_n p._n 114_o during_o which_o he_o say_v he_o be_v not_o subject_a shall_v join_v in_o a_o action_n under_o a_o foreign_a power_n against_o his_o country_n wherein_o he_o shall_v with_o other_o be_v take_v prisoner_n the_o other_o shall_v be_v proceed_v against_o as_o prisoner_n of_o war_n when_o he_o shall_v be_v judge_v as_o a_o traitor_n and_o rebel_n which_o he_o can_v not_o be_v if_o he_o be_v not_o a_o subject_a and_o this_o not_o only_o in_o the_o case_n of_o a_o hostile_a action_n and_o open_v attemt_fw-mi but_o of_o the_o most_o secret_a conspiracy_n that_o come_v to_o be_v discover_v and_o if_o this_o be_v true_a we_o may_v conclude_v it_o will_v be_v very_o unsafe_a to_o conduct_v ourselves_o by_o what_o mr._n hobbes_n p._n 105._o find_v by_o speculation_n and_o deduction_n of_o sovereign_n right_n from_o the_o nature_n need_v and_o design_n of_o man_n sure_o this_o woeful_a desertion_n and_o defection_n in_o the_o case_n above_o mention_v which_o have_v be_v always_o hold_v criminal_a by_o all_o law_n that_o have_v be_v current_n in_o any_o part_n of_o the_o world_n receive_v so_o much_o countenance_n and_o justification_n by_o mr._n hobbes_n his_o book_n and_o more_o by_o his_o conversation_n that_o cromwell_n find_v the_o submission_n to_o those_o principle_n produce_v a_o submission_n to_o he_o and_o the_o imaginary_a relation_n between_o protection_n and_o allegiance_n so_o positive_o proclaim_v by_o he_o prevail_v for_o many_o year_n 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own_o and_o will_v value_v it_o according_o and_o he_o be_v much_o a_o better_a counsellor_n who_o by_o his_o experience_n and_o observation_n of_o the_o nature_n and_o humour_n of_o the_o people_n who_o be_v to_o be_v govern_v and_o by_o his_o knowledge_n of_o the_o law_n and_o rule_n by_o which_o they_o ought_v to_o be_v govern_v give_v advice_n what_o ought_v to_o be_v do_v than_o he_o who_o from_o his_o speculative_a knowledge_n of_o mankind_n and_o of_o the_o right_n of_o government_n and_o of_o the_o nature_n of_o equity_n and_o honour_n attain_v with_o much_o study_n will_v erect_v a_o engine_n of_o government_n by_o the_o rule_n of_o geometry_n more_o infallible_a than_o experience_n can_v ever_o find_v out_o i_o be_o not_o willing_a now_o or_o at_o any_o time_n to_o accompany_v he_o in_o his_o sally_n which_o he_o make_v into_o the_o scripture_n and_o which_o he_o always_o handle_v as_o if_o his_o sovereign_a power_n have_v not_o yet_o declare_v it_o to_o be_v the_o word_n 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in_o religion_n which_o lie_v scatter_v through_o those_o other_o two_o part_n that_o man_n may_v take_v a_o view_n of_o the_o consequence_n and_o bethink_v themselves_o whether_o christianity_n be_v advance_v and_o consequent_o whether_o the_o peace_n and_o happiness_n of_o mankind_n be_v provide_v for_o and_o secure_v by_o such_o doctrine_n 1._o those_o book_n of_o scripture_n only_o be_v canonical_a and_o aught_o to_o be_v look_v upon_o as_o the_o word_n of_o god_n in_o every_o nation_n which_o be_v establish_v for_o such_o by_o the_o sovereign_a authority_n of_o each_o nation_n pag._n 199._o 2._o none_o can_v know_v that_o the_o scripture_n be_v god_n word_n though_o all_o true_a christian_n believe_v it_o but_o they_o to_o who_o god_n himself_o â—ath_v reveal_v it_o supernatural_o pag._n 205._o 3._o man_n ought_v to_o consider_v who_o have_v next_o under_o god_n the_o authority_n of_o govern_v christian_n man_n and_o to_o observe_v for_o a_o rule_n that_o doctrine_n which_o he_o command_v to_o be_v teach_v that_o be_v all_o subject_n ought_v to_o profess_v that_o religion_n which_o the_o sovereign_a enjoine_n whether_o he_o be_v christian_a or_o heathen_a pag._n 232._o 4._o by_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n be_v mean_v the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o king_n that_o dwell_v in_o heaven_n and_o that_o the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n be_v to_o be_v on_o earth_n pag._n 240_o 241._o 5._o the_o immortal_a life_n begin_v not_o in_o man_n till_o the_o resurrection_n and_o day_n of_o judgement_n and_o have_v for_o cause_n not_o his_o specifical_a nature_n and_o generation_n but_o promise_n pag._n 241._o 6._o god_n enemy_n and_o their_o torment_n after_o judgement_n appear_v by_o the_o scripture_n to_o have_v their_o place_n upon_o earth_n pag._n 242._o the_o fire_n shall_v be_v unquenchable_a and_o the_o torment_n everlasting_a after_o the_o resurrection_n but_o it_o can_v therefore_o be_v infer_v that_o he_o who_o shall_v be_v cast_v into_o that_o fire_n or_o be_v torment_v with_o those_o torment_n shall_v endure_v and_o resist_v they_o so_o as_o to_o be_v eternal_o burn_v and_o torture_v and_o yet_o never_o be_v destroy_v or_o die_v pag._n 245._o 7._o there_o shall_v be_v a_o second_o death_n of_o every_o one_o that_o shall_v be_v condemn_v at_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n after_o which_o he_o shall_v die_v no_o more_o the_o scripture_n affirm_v not_o that_o there_o shall_v be_v a_o eternal_a life_n therein_o of_o any_o individual_a person_n but_o to_o the_o contrary_a a_o everlasting_a death_n pag._n 245._o 8._o the_o salvation_n we_o be_v to_o look_v for_o be_v to_o be_v upon_o the_o earth_n for_o since_o god_n throne_n be_v in_o heaven_n and_o the_o earth_n be_v his_o footstool_n it_o be_v not_o for_o the_o dignity_n of_o so_o great_a a_o king_n that_o his_o subject_n shall_v have_v any_o place_n so_o high_a as_o his_o throne_n or_o high_a than_o his_o footstool_n pag._n 247._o 9_o if_o we_o be_v command_v by_o our_o lawful_a prince_n to_o say_v we_o do_v not_o believe_v in_o christ_n we_o may_v obey_v such_o his_o command_n pag._n 271._o 10._o none_o can_v be_v martyr_n for_o christ_n but_o they_o that_o converse_v with_o he_o on_o earth_n and_o see_v he_o after_o he_o be_v rise_v for_o a_o witness_n must_v have_v see_v what_o he_o testify_v or_o else_o his_o testimony_n be_v not_o good_a pag._n 272._o 11._o none_o can_v be_v a_o martyr_n who_o have_v not_o a_o warrant_n to_o preach_v christ_n come_v in_o the_o flesh_n and_o none_o but_o such_o who_o be_v send_v to_o the_o conversion_n of_o infidel_n pag._n 273._o 12._o to_o teach_v out_o of_o the_o old_a testament_n that_o jesus_n be_v christ_n and_o rise_v from_o the_o dead_a be_v not_o to_o say_v that_o man_n be_v bind_v after_o they_o believe_v it_o to_o obey_v those_o who_o tell_v they_o so_o against_o the_o law_n and_o command_n of_o their_o sovereign_n but_o they_o do_v wise_o to_o expect_v the_o come_n of_o christ_n hereafter_o in_o patience_n and_o faith_n with_o 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