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much_o as_o they_o please_v they_o be_v not_o persecute_v but_o just_o punish_v for_o disobedience_n to_o the_o supreme_a power_n they_o suffer_v not_o for_o god_n sake_n but_o their_o own_o they_o suffer_v not_o as_o martyr_n and_o confessor_n but_o as_o malefactor_n this_o consideration_n make_v s._n peter_n in_o his_o first_o epistle_n general_a distinguish_v so_o careful_o between_o suffer_v as_o a_o malefactor_n and_o suffer_v as_o a_o christian_a chap._n 4._o 14_o 15._o if_o you_o be_v reproach_v for_o the_o name_n of_o christ_n happy_a be_v you_o but_o let_v none_o of_o you_o suffer_v as_o 1._o as_o oraet_fw-la lucii_n mart._n ad_fw-la vrbicium_fw-la praefect_n just_a m._n apol._n 1._o a_o murderer_n or_o as_o a_o thief_n or_o as_o a_o evildoer_n or_o as_o a_o busybody_n in_o thing_n that_o belong_v not_o unto_o he_o yet_o if_o any_o man_n suffer_v as_o a_o christian_a let_v he_o not_o be_v ashamed_a but_o glorify_v god_n on_o this_o behalf_n in_o the_o 2d_o chap._n 13._o ver_fw-la he_o charge_v they_o to_o submit_v themselves_o to_o every_o ordinance_n of_o man_n whether_o it_o be_v to_o the_o emperor_n or_o his_o subordinate_a magistrate_n for_o the_o lord_n sake_n as_o free_v indeed_o in_o a_o spiritual_a sense_n from_o many_o yoke_n but_o not_o to_o use_v their_o christian_a freedom_n as_o a_o cloak_n for_o their_o malignity_n but_o as_o the_o servant_n of_o god_n then_o from_o subject_n he_o proceed_v to_o the_o servant_n or_o slave_n who_o you_o may_v be_v sure_o suffer_v much_o from_o jewish_a and_o heathen_a master_n upon_o the_o account_n of_o the_o christian_a religion_n and_o he_o tell_v they_o that_o it_o be_v alex._n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d cod._n alex._n acceptable_a to_o god_n if_o a_o man_n for_o conscience_n towards_o god_n endure_v grief_n suffer_v wrongful_o and_o in_o the_o 3d._a chap._n after_o he_o have_v charge_v all_o christian_n as_o be_v the_o best_a way_n to_o avoid_v suffering_n to_o refrain_v their_o tongue_n to_o eschew_v evil_a to_o do_v good_a and_o seek_v peace_n who_o be_v he_o say_v he_o that_o will_v harm_v you_o if_o you_o be_v follower_n of_o that_o which_o be_v good_a but_o if_o notwithstanding_o all_o this_o you_o chance_v to_o suffer_v for_o righteousness-sake_n happy_a be_v you_o and_o be_v not_o afraid_a of_o their_o terror_n neither_o be_v trouble_v and_o last_o in_o the_o four_o chap._n he_o resume_v the_o argument_n again_o in_o the_o word_n which_o i_o cite_v above_o conclude_v that_o they_o that_o so_o suffer_v according_a to_o the_o will_n of_o god_n shall_v commit_v the_o keep_n of_o their_o soul_n unto_o he_o as_o unto_o a_o faithful_a creator_n according_o there_o be_v scarce_o any_o one_o place_n of_o the_o new_a testament_n where_o suffering_n or_o persecution_n be_v mention_v but_o it_o be_v with_o respect_n to_o the_o christian_a religion_n as_o bless_a be_v you_o when_o man_n shall_v revile_v you_o and_o persecute_v you_o and_o say_v all_o manner_n of_o evil_n of_o you_o false_o for_o my_o sake_n whosoever_o shall_v lose_v his_o life_n for_o my_o sake_n and_o the_o gospel_n the_o same_o shall_v save_v it_o very_o very_o i_o say_v unto_o you_o that_o there_o be_v no_o man_n that_o have_v leave_v house_n or_o brethren_n or_o sister_n or_o father_n or_o etc._n etc._n for_o my_o sake_n and_o the_o gospel_n but_o he_o shall_v receive_v a_o hundred_o fold_n now_o in_o this_o time_n with_o persecution_n and_o in_o the_o world_n to_o come_v eternal_a life_n from_o which_o place_n it_o be_v evident_a that_o persecution_n consist_v in_o suffer_v for_o christ_n sake_n or_o for_o the_o sake_n of_o the_o christian_a religion_n or_o any_o truth_n of_o it_o or_o for_o obey_v god_n in_o any_o particular_a of_o it_o after_o the_o same_o manner_n that_o the_o prophet_n or_o holy_a man_n of_o old_a use_v to_o suffer_v under_o the_o law_n or_o jewish_a oeconomy_n as_o our_o saviour_n say_v bless_a be_v you_o when_o man_n shall_v revile_v you_o and_o persecute_v 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