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to_o which_o may_v be_v add_v the_o exhortation_n to_o king_n psalm_n 2._o and_o psalm_n 24._o as_o king_n they_o must_v open_v the_o gate_n to_o christ_n also_o the_o threat_n against_o such_o as_o will_v not_o serve_v the_o church_n isaiah_n 60.12_o for_o the_o nation_n and_o kingdom_n that_o will_v not_o serve_v thou_o shall_v perish_v yea_o those_o nation_n shall_v be_v utter_o waste_v four_o because_o jesus_n christ_n as_o mediator_n have_v the_o kingdom_n and_o the_o power_n he_o be_v head_n and_o ruler_n over_o all_o for_o the_o church_n good_a eph._n 1.22_o therefore_o all_o be_v under_o he_o must_v be_v subservient_n to_o he_o and_o his_o end_n prov._n 8.15_o 16._o {non-roman}_o by_o i_o king_n reign_v etc._n etc._n which_o be_v mean_v of_o christ_n v._n 23._o i_o be_v set_v up_o from_o everlasting_a the_o hebrew_n word_n be_v the_o same_o with_o psalm_n 2.6_o i_o have_v set_v anoint_n my_o king_n vnctus_fw-la regno_fw-la inauguratus_fw-la sum_fw-la princeps_fw-la 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of_o religion_n purity_n of_o worship_n way_n of_o holiness_n may_v be_v publish_v inculcate_v and_o whatsoever_o be_v contrary_a to_o sound_v and_o wholesome_a doctrine_n and_o godliness_n may_v be_v discover_v confute_v reprove_v and_o with_o the_o same_o hezekiah_n 2_o chron._n 30._o they_o be_v to_o speak_v comfortable_o to_o those_o who_o teach_v the_o good_a knowledge_n of_o the_o lord_n second_o in_o order_n to_o this_o they_o be_v to_o erect_v maintain_v school_n and_o university_n and_o to_o allow_v unto_o the_o minister_n honourable_a maintenance_n it_o be_v god_n express_a ordinance_n 1_o cor._n 9_o â—4_a that_o they_o which_o preach_v the_o gospel_n shall_v live_v of_o the_o gâ—spel_n they_o be_v nurse_a father_n than_o they_o must_v provide_v bread_n q_o whence_o or_o how_o shall_v this_o maintenance_n rise_v and_o be_v provide_v shall_v they_o who_o may_v not_o compel_v man_n to_o the_o faith_n compel_v they_o to_o maintain_v minister_n to_o preach_v the_o faith_n answ._n the_o public_a provision_n by_o glebe_n tithe_n book_n and_o such_o public_a stipendia_fw-la already_o settle_v by_o law_n whereof_o the_o magistrate_n be_v the_o public_a feoffee_n and_o which_o be_v not_o the_o people_n and_o for_o which_o go_v and_o issue_v out_o of_o their_o land_n and_o labour_n consideration_n be_v have_v and_o abatement_n make_v in_o all_o purchase_n and_o let_v of_o land_n as_o for_o a_o rend_n charge_n or_o rate_n for_o the_o poor_a and_o therefore_o no_o more_o to_o be_v count_v burdensome_a or_o oppress_a nor_o contention_n to_o be_v make_v about_o they_o than_o any_o the_o forementioned_a charge_n these_o if_o good_a order_n be_v take_v to_o see_v they_o pay_v will_v go_v very_o far_o to_o help_v and_o what_o be_v lack_v the_o magistrate_n can_v want_v mean_n to_o maintain_v the_o minister_n of_o the_o gospel_n more_o than_o the_o minister_n of_o state_n if_o there_o be_v a_o will_n to_o it_o we_o see_v you_o can_v do_v it_o to_o who_o you_o please_v 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