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〈◊〉_d a_o friend_n of_o angel_n or_o creature_n without_o man_n his_o love_n be_v yet_o more_o peculiar_o extend_v to_o man_n in_o create_v he_o after_o his_o own_o image_n 5.8_o psal_n 8.5_o heb._n 2.16_o rom._n 5.8_o and_o in_o give_v he_o lordship_n over_o the_o creature_n in_o give_v his_o son_n to_o take_v upon_o he_o man_n nature_n and_o exalt_v it_o above_o heaven_n and_o angel_n to_o die_v for_o sin_v die_a man_n offer_v he_o to_o man_n in_o the_o dispensation_n of_o the_o gospel_n with_o woo_v and_o beseeching_n 28.18_o mat._n 28.18_o and_o yet_o of_o man_n he_o love_v some_o more_o especial_o and_o peculiar_o than_o other_o joh._n omnia_fw-la diligit_fw-la deus_fw-la quae_fw-la fecit_fw-la etinter_n ea_fw-la magis_fw-la creaturas_fw-la rationales_fw-la et_fw-fr de_fw-fr illis_fw-la eas_fw-la amplius_fw-la quae_fw-la sunt_fw-la membra_fw-la unigeniti_fw-la et_fw-la multo_fw-la magis_fw-la ipsum_fw-la unigenitum_fw-la aug._n t._n 9_o in_o joh._n namely_o those_o who_o he_o 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the_o estate_n as_o pecuniary_a mulct_n some_o the_o body_n and_o these_o be_v either_o capital_a or_o not_o capital_a as_o mutilation_n of_o some_o part_n etc._n etc._n evident_a it_o be_v from_o scripture-commands_a that_o it_o be_v the_o magistrate_n duty_n to_o punish_v deut._n 19.21_o the_o judge_n shall_v make_v diligent_a inquisition_n etc._n etc._n and_o thy_o eye_n shall_v not_o pity_v but_o life_n shall_v go_v for_o life_n 2._o from_o his_o function_n rom._n 13.4_o he_o bear_v not_o the_o sword_n in_o vain_a governor_n be_v for_o the_o punishment_n of_o evil_a doer_n 3._o from_o the_o benefit_n of_o these_o punishment_n to_o the_o punish_v who_o may_v grieve_v for_o what_o they_o have_v do_v to_o the_o spectator_n who_o may_v be_v warn_v from_o do_v the_o like_a etc._n prov._n 19.25_o deut._n 19_o 19r_fw-la indulgentia_fw-la flagitiorum_fw-la illecebra_fw-la exod._n 21.12_o lâ—u._n 24.17_o etc._n etc._n sinful_a indulgence_n silent_o yet_o strong_o invite_v to_o a_o second_o 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brat_n at_o her_o neighbour_n door_n in_o short_a the_o weak_a ground_n of_o this_o imputation_n of_o rebellion_n to_o the_o godly_a have_v be_v their_o refuse_v to_o obey_v such_o command_n of_o magistrate_n as_o they_o apprehend_v sinful_a and_o true_o in_o ult_n this_o case_n bene_fw-la quod_fw-la apposuit_fw-la â—t_a quae_fw-la sunt_fw-la det_fw-la deo_fw-la hoc_fw-la est_fw-la imaginem_fw-la caesaris_fw-la caesari_n quae_fw-la in_o nummo_fw-la est_fw-la &_o imaginem_fw-la dei_fw-la deo_fw-la quae_fw-la in_o bomine_fw-la est_fw-la ut_fw-la caesari_n quidem_fw-la pecuniam_fw-la reddas_fw-la deo_fw-la temetipsum_fw-la tert._n lib._n the_o idol_n c._n 15._o extra_n territorium_fw-la jus_o dicenti_fw-la impune_fw-la non_fw-la paretur_fw-la observe_v ult_n when_o christ_n call_v another_o way_n i_o neither_o owe_v burial_n to_o my_o dead_a nor_o obedience_n to_o my_o live_n though_o political_a father_n and_o as_o tertullian_n holy_o descant_v upon_o those_o word_n of_o christ_n 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