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other_o such_o aught_o to_o be_v restrain_v and_o if_o they_o commit_v idolatry_n or_o other_o corruption_n not_o so_o great_a or_o so_o gross_a yet_o by_o way_n of_o proportion_n and_o equity_n such_o aught_o to_o be_v though_o in_o a_o low_a kind_n and_o way_n and_o it_o be_v evident_a by_o many_o instance_n that_o the_o jewish_a magistrate_n king_n and_o other_o as_o josiah_n nehemiah_n etc._n etc._n do_v punish_v in_o a_o proportion_n though_o not_o with_o death_n those_o who_o violate_v the_o worship_n of_o god_n and_o the_o first_o table_n though_o they_o be_v not_o guilty_a of_o idolatry_n and_o apostafie_a to_o worship_v other_o god_n nor_o of_o worship_v the_o true_a god_n by_o idol_n as_o by_o the_o golden_a calf_n of_o jeroboam_n and_o if_o that_o be_v good_a divinity_n which_o m._n s._n the_o father_n of_o that_o evafion_n of_o idolatry_n and_o idolater_n be_v the_o adequate_a object_n of_o the_o coercive_a power_n of_o the_o king_n of_o judah_n in_o matter_n of_o religion_n have_v pag._n 89._o of_o the_o same_o book_n that_o god_n prohibit_v all_o manner_n of_o violence_n oppression_n and_o hard_a measure_n among_o his_o people_n one_o towards_o another_o though_o such_o law_n as_o those_o in_o the_o letter_n of_o they_o respect_v only_o civil_a transfaction_n and_o deal_n between_o man_n yet_o the_o equity_n and_o spirit_n of_o they_o extend_v to_o spiritual_n also_o man_n be_v every_o whit_n as_o liable_a to_o violence_n oppression_n and_o hard_a measure_n from_o man_n for_o their_o conscience_n sake_n as_o in_o any_o other_o respect_n or_o upon_o any_o other_o ground_n whatsoever_o then_o from_o that_o command_n deut._n 13._o 5_o 6_o 7_o 8_o 9_o and_o from_o those_o example_n of_o asa_n josiah_n to_o infer_v a_o equity_n of_o punish_v other_o offence_n in_o the_o same_o kind_n though_o not_o name_v in_o the_o letter_n must_v needs_o be_v better_a divinity_n ☜_o because_o every_o one_o can_v but_o conceive_v that_o the_o equity_n and_o 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place_n of_o power_n etc._n etc._n though_o not_o so_o much_o as_o the_o other_o or_o be_v there_o any_o equity_n and_o proportion_n in_o this_o that_o god_n shall_v command_v punish_v with_o death_n the_o high_a kind_n the_o magistrate_n can_v inflict_v for_o idolatry_n in_o worship_v strange_a god_n and_o shall_v forbid_v any_o punishment_n or_o restraint_n at_o all_o of_o idolatry_n and_o corruption_n of_o his_o worship_n in_o the_o next_o degree_n to_o that_o according_a to_o degree_n of_o fault_n to_o have_v degree_n of_o punishment_n be_v of_o the_o light_n of_o nature_n and_o right_a reason_n but_o to_o have_v a_o high_a degree_n of_o a_o offence_n to_o be_v punish_v with_o death_n and_o all_o other_o not_o to_o be_v punish_v at_o all_o be_v against_o the_o light_n of_o nature_n and_o all_o reason_n le_fw-fr we_o but_o look_v into_o the_o scripture_n for_o the_o violation_n of_o other_o command_n of_o god_n as_o in_o the_o 6_o 7_o and_o 8_o commandment_n and_o we_o shall_v 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but_o as_o they_o be_v magistrate_n so_o that_o it_o be_v their_o part_n to_o care_n by_o their_o authority_n that_o the_o sabbath_n be_v sanctify_v that_o be_v that_o religion_n be_v preserve_v and_o the_o exercise_n of_o piety_n take_v place_n in_o their_o country_n and_o territory_n and_o further_o know_v what_o the_o office_n of_o a_o magistrate_n be_v in_o matter_n of_o religion_n both_o in_o respect_n of_o person_n and_o thing_n and_o that_o in_o the_o several_a particular_n let_v he_o read_v learned_a zanchius_n on_o the_o four_o commandment_n particular_o in_o these_o page_n 651_o 652._o 659_o 660._o and_o especial_o 788_o 789_o etc._n etc._n the_o five_o common_a place_n de_fw-fr officiâ—_n principum_fw-la in_o religione_fw-la of_o the_o office_n of_o prince_n in_o religion_n and_o therefore_o see_v magistrate_n have_v the_o care_n of_o religion_n and_o god_n worship_v commit_v to_o they_o be_v by_o god_n appoint_v to_o be_v keeper_n of_o the_o first_o table_n as_o well_o as_o 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