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good_a or_o whether_o it_o be_v eâ—il_n eccles._n 12._o 13_o 14._o finis_fw-la a_o table_n of_o the_o chief_a thing_n contain_v in_o this_o treatise_n of_o psal._n 82._o anabaptist_n enemy_n to_o magistrate_n p._n 18_o 19_o &_o 212_o antitrinitarian_n confute_v p._n 10_o anarchy_n dangerous_a p._n 46_o arise_v god_n will_v for_o his_o people_n p._n 174_o b._n beast_n wicked_a man_n be_v such_o p._n 122_o bow_n to_o magistrate_n p._n 41_o bribery_n base_a p._n 89_o 118_o 204_o c._n clemency_n become_v magistrate_n p._n 73_o 74_o child_n of_o god_n their_o privilege_n p._n 158_o conscience_n good_a be_v a_o great_a blessing_n p._n 167_o consideration_n how_o necessary_a p._n 135_o consolation_n for_o magistrate_n p._n 33_o 34_o 35_o courage_n requisite_a in_o a_o magistrate_n p._n 115_o d._n darkness_n how_o dismal_a p._n 138_o death_n all_o liable_a to_o it_o p._n 160_o 162._o great_a one_o must_v oft_o think_v on_o it_o p._n 165_o devil_n why_o call_v a_o god_n p._n 9_o e._n elohim_n what_o it_o signify_v p._n 6_o 7_o enemy_n to_o magistrate_n punish_v by_o god_n p._n 20_o 35_o 209_o erastus_n condemn_v p._n 71_o example_n of_o great_a man_n powerful_a p._n 97._o and_o epist_n dedicat._n man_n extremity_n god_n opportunity_n p._n 174._o 175_o f._n fatherless_a must_v be_v pity_v p._n 109_o 110_o fifth-monarch-man_n dangerous_a p._n 17_o 18_o flatterer_n take_v heed_n of_o they_o p._n 68_o 70_o 71_o g._n god_n how_o many_o way_n that_o title_n be_v use_v p._n 6_o 7_o god_n be_v present_a among_o ruler_n p._n 87._o he_o be_v almighty_a p._n 10_o 11._o the_o most_o high_a p._n 150_o 151._o the_o judge_n of_o all_o p._n 286._o to_o be_v fear_v p._n 156_o godly_a be_v not_o rebellious_a p._n 43_o good_a thing_n need_v press_v on_o we_o p._n 119_o great_a man_n seldom_o good_a p._n 99_o 110_o h._n heretic_n must_v be_v punish_v p._n 80_o i._n independency_n dangerous_a in_o magistracy_n p._n 11_o ignorance_n how_o vile_a p._n 132_o injustice_n a_o cry_a sin_n p._n 100_o inquiry_n must_v go_v before_o sentence_n p._n 83_o 84_o justice_n how_o great_a a_o blessing_n p._n 111_o 138._o a_o sevenfold_a manner_n of_o do_v it_o aright_o p._n 112_o etc._n etc._n k._n king_n must_v rule_v by_o law_n 69_o 84._o they_o must_v see_v to_o religion_n 76_o 77_o l._n lament_v the_o loss_n of_o good_a man_n p._n 65_o law_n how_o needful_a p._n 84_o 85_o 198._o how_o they_o bind_v the_o conscience_n p._n 41._o go_v to_o law_n lawful_a p._n 91_o 92._o liberty_n abuse_v p._n 21_o light_n pleasant_a p._n 138_o m._n magistrate_n why_o call_v god_n p._n 7_o 8_o 142_o 192._o cavil_n against_o magistrate_n answer_v p._n 21_o 22_o etc._n etc._n 214._o it_o be_v a_o great_a mercy_n to_o have_v they_o p._n 22_o 35_o 36_o 37_o 38._o 〈◊〉_d that_o in_o gospel_n time_n p._n 27._o they_o must_v love_v their_o people_n p._n 50_o 51_o magistracy_n be_v god_n ordinance_n p._n 12_o 13._o seven_o reason_n tâ—_n prove_v it_o 14_o 15_o 32._o no_o man_n may_v assume_v that_o office_n without_o a_o call_n p._n 32_o 33._o it_o be_v a_o honourable_a call_n p._n 49_o 5â—_n prove_v by_o one_o and_o twenty_o title_n of_o honour_n give_v to_o it_o p._n 49_o 195._o they_o must_v not_o dishonour_v their_o honourable_a call_n p._n 71_o 72._o how_o they_o must_v imitate_v god_n in_o nine_o particular_n p._n 73._o they_o have_v their_o commission_n from_o god_n p._n 148_o 149_o 193_o 194_o 205._o they_o be_v the_o sens_n of_o god_n p._n 157._o they_o must_v die_v p._n 160_o minister_n and_o magistrate_n must_v assist_v each_o other_o p._n 55._o 82._o and_o in_o the_o epistle_n dedicatory_a minister_n may_v not_o be_v magistrate_n p._n 56_o 57_o n._n the_o nation_n be_v god_n inheritance_n p._n 187_o necessity_n of_o magistracy_n p._n 213_o o._n old_a testament_n god_n word_n p._n 148_o p._n papist_n rob_v magistrate_n of_o their_o power_n p._n 16_o 17._o partiality_n condemn_v p_o 101_o 114_o 200_o 201_o patience_n require_v in_o magistrate_n p._n 75_o poor_a must_v be_v pity_v p._n 109_o 121_o perseverance_n in_o wickedness_n dangerous_a p._n 137_o prâ—y_n for_o magistrate_n p._n 40_o prayer_n awaken_v god_n p._n 175._o how_o it_o must_v be_v qualify_v that_o it_o may_v awaken_v he_o p._n 176._o three_o sin_n to_o be_v shun_v especial_o which_o mar_v our_o prayer_n p._n 177._o it_o must_v be_v fervent_a p._n 178._o how_o excellent_a a_o helper_n p._n 182_o etc._n etc._n it_o turn_v five_o kâ—ys_n p._n 184_o 185._o the_o misery_n of_o such_o as_o can_v pray_v 180_o preface_n when_o they_o may_v be_v use_v p._n 9_o public_a spirit_n become_v magistrate_n p._n 85_o pusillanimity_n condemn_v p._n 116_o q._n quaker_n their_o baseness_n p._n 19_o 20_o