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Chap 10

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conscience towards God and men; such Rulers and Government we cannot be subject to for conscience sake, but doth rather fulfill the law and will of God, though we transgresses their wills and unrighteous Laws, and yet doth not rebel against them, nor seek defense from them, but patiently suffers under them, and bears their injustice and cruelty without seeking any revenge, but leaves vengeance to the Lord to whom it belongs, and this is our judgment in full, the Government and Laws which we cannot obey nor fulfil for conscience sake, we chose rather to suffer under them for disobedience to them, than to transgress the righteous Law of God, written in our hearts by obeying them; so that what we cannot obey for conscience sake, for conscience sake we resist not, but suffers under that (the punishment's of it) patiently, and herein are we subject to every ordinance of man, for conscience sake: in fulfilling of the good, the just, and righteous, and in patience suffering under the cruelty and oppression of the unjust and unrighteous, and this we do and teach every where, subjection to every ordinance of man, and are not destroyers of true Government, not rebellious against just Governors, but are exalters of true justice and judgement in the earth.