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property_n of_o subject_n as_o of_o the_o authority_n of_o king_n for_o though_o a_o indictment_n may_v be_v bring_v against_o robber_n in_o human_a court_n yet_o by_o be_v in_o full_a possession_n they_o may_v by_o the_o same_o reason_n be_v say_v to_o have_v a_o divine_a right_n to_o the_o good_n they_o have_v take_v and_o that_o they_o be_v not_o oblige_v in_o conscience_n to_o make_v restitution_n by_o which_o usurper_n be_v say_v to_o have_v a_o divine_a right_n and_o authority_n from_o god_n to_o rule_v the_o dominion_n in_o which_o they_o have_v unjust_o settle_v themselves_o and_o this_o i_o think_v i_o have_v already_o prove_v or_o if_o i_o have_v not_o the_o doctor_n himself_o have_v grant_v it_o have_v he_o forget_v that_o he_o tell_v we_o before_o 12._o p._n 12._o that_o the_o scripture_n never_o speak_v of_o god_n bare_a permission_n of_o any_o event_n but_o make_v he_o the_o author_n of_o all_o the_o good_a or_o evil_a which_o happen_v either_o to_o private_a person_n or_o public_a society_n what_o then_o can_v his_o distinction_n between_o human_a and_o legal_a right_n and_o authority_n signify_v i_o can_v but_o think_v notwithstanding_o this_o distinction_n that_o a_o purse_n may_v rather_o be_v transfer_v by_o providence_n than_o a_o kingdom_n for_o a_o purse_n may_v be_v lose_v and_o find_v as_o a_o kingdom_n can_v hardly_o be_v yet_o if_o a_o man_n shall_v find_v a_o purse_n of_o gold_n i_o suppose_v it_o will_v be_v no_o excuse_n for_o he_o to_o say_v that_o providence_n have_v give_v it_o he_o if_o he_o shall_v refuse_v to_o restore_v it_o to_o the_o right_a owner_n though_o in_o this_o case_n he_o come_v by_o it_o without_o any_o fault_n of_o he_o without_o any_o expectation_n or_o foresight_n it_o be_v his_o good_a luck_n or_o fortune_n or_o in_o other_o word_n it_o be_v the_o pure_a act_n of_o providence_n and_o if_o providence_n dispose_v of_o any_o right_n it_o must_v be_v in_o such_o case_n where_o only_a providence_n without_o any_o human_a act_n or_o endeavour_n take_v away_o from_o one_o and_o give_v to_o another_o but_o if_o the_o right_n to_o a_o thing_n can_v remain_v after_o it_o be_v lose_v it_o must_v sure_o remain_v after_o a_o man_n be_v by_o fraud_n or_o violence_n deprive_v of_o it_o unless_o it_o be_v not_o the_o possession_n but_o the_o sin_n in_o acquire_v it_o which_o transfer_v the_o right_n that_o which_o he_o observe_v of_o athaliah_n that_o she_o be_v not_o kill_v nor_o depose_v before_o joash_n be_v proclaim_v king_n and_o place_v in_o the_o throne_n be_v only_o a_o circumstance_n of_o time_n not_o at_o all_o material_a i_o shall_v not_o inquire_v whether_o joash_n have_v the_o whole_a power_n of_o the_o kingdom_n in_o his_o hand_n or_o whether_o he_o can_v on_o the_o sudden_a be_v thorough_o settle_v in_o his_o government_n when_o athaliah_n yet_o appear_v as_o queen_n and_o cry_v out_o treason_n not_o apprehend_v herself_o total_o divest_v of_o all_o power_n as_o the_o argument_n suppose_v but_o if_o it_o be_v lawful_a to_o dispossess_v a_o usurper_n it_o must_v be_v lawful_a to_o pay_v allegiance_n to_o the_o rightful_a prince_n before_o the_o dispossession_n of_o the_o usurper_n for_o it_o be_v lawful_a to_o dispossess_v the_o usurper_n for_o the_o sake_n of_o the_o rightful_a king_n and_o the_o very_a act_n of_o dispossession_n be_v the_o most_o considerable_a act_n of_o allegiance_n and_o for_o this_o reason_n the_o doctor_n maintain_v that_o in_o all_o other_o kingdom_n it_o be_v unlawful_a for_o the_o subject_n who_o live_v under_o the_o usurper_n to_o dispossess_v he_o in_o behalf_n of_o the_o rightful_a king_n because_o there_o be_v no_o allegiance_n due_a to_o he_o till_o he_o get_v into_o possession_n but_o in_o the_o case_n of_o joash_n he_o acknowledge_v it_o be_v otherwise_o and_o the_o convocation_n justify_v the_o whole_a process_n of_o that_o action_n so_o that_o by_o the_o doctor_n be_v own_o principle_n in_o that_o peculiar_a case_n where_o god_n himself_o have_v entail_v the_o kingdom_n they_o may_v as_o well_o have_v depose_v and_o slay_v her_o first_o and_o then_o have_v set_v up_o joash_n if_o it_o have_v be_v as_o convenient_a and_o easy_a to_o be_v do_v but_o when_o the_o right_a heir_n have_v be_v six_o year_n conceal_v it_o can_v not_o be_v safe_a for_o they_o to_o depose_v the_o usurper_n till_o be_v have_v be_v proclaim_v and_o show_v to_o the_o people_n to_o give_v they_o full_a satisfaction_n that_o he_o be_v yet_o alive_a and_o this_o way_n be_v take_v as_o the_o most_o safe_a and_o easie_n not_o that_o it_o be_v upon_o any_o other_o account_n of_o the_o least_o consequence_n which_o be_v do_v first_o what_o he_o say_v beside_o in_o answer_n to_o this_o objection_n and_o of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o israel_n and_o judah_n have_v be_v speak_v to_o already_o there_o be_v nothing_o till_o we_o come_v to_o his_o six_o argument_n which_o have_v not_o be_v consider_v in_o answer_n to_o the_o forego_n part_n of_o his_o discourse_n for_o if_o god_n do_v not_o confer_v sovereign_a authority_n upon_o usurper_n if_o he_o do_v not_o remove_v king_n and_o set_v up_o king_n against_o human_a law_n if_o he_o limit_n his_o own_o providence_n so_o as_o not_o to_o absolve_v subject_n from_o their_o allegiance_n during_o their_o rightful_a king_n life_n than_o it_o be_v in_o vain_a to_o say_v that_o those_o who_o refuse_v to_o comply_v 37._o p._n 37._o must_v renounce_v the_o only_a principle_n whereon_o passive_a obedience_n be_v reasonable_o ground_v and_o consequent_o renounce_v the_o doctrine_n itself_o that_o those_o be_v bold_a man_n who_o will_v venture_v to_o say_v in_o plain_a contradiction_n to_o scripture_n that_o god_n can_v remove_v or_o set_v up_o king_n and_o that_o this_o limit_n the_o providence_n of_o god_n in_o govern_v king_n and_o protect_v innocent_a and_o injure_v
not_o necessary_a to_o the_o constitute_v one_o of_o the_o providential_a king_n ib._n p._n 17._o afterward_o the_o doctor_n suppose_v that_o though_o the_o generality_n of_o the_o nation_n submit_v to_o such_o a_o prince_n and_o place_v he_o on_o the_o throne_n and_o put_v the_o whole_a power_n of_o the_o kingdom_n into_o his_o hand_n yet_o it_o may_v be_v we_o can_v yet_o think_v the_o providence_n of_o god_n have_v settle_v he_o in_o the_o throne_n while_o the_o dispossess_v prince_n have_v also_o such_o a_o formidable_a power_n as_o make_v the_o event_n very_o doubtful_a but_o in_o the_o same_o page_n he_o say_v he_o be_v indeed_o king_n while_o he_o administer_v the_o legal_a right_a power_n though_o we_o may_v not_o think_v he_o so_o well_o settle_v in_o his_o government_n as_o to_o all_o intent_n and_o purpose_n to_o own_v he_o for_o our_o king_n so_o that_o submission_n may_v make_v a_o king_n even_o before_o a_o through_o settlement_n though_o not_o perhaps_o to_o all_o intent_n and_o purpose_n again_o i_o can_v see_v when_o to_o fix_v the_o foundation_n of_o government_n ib._n p._n 24._o but_o in_o the_o providence_n of_o god_n who_o either_o by_o the_o choice_n of_o the_o major_a or_o strong_a part_n of_o the_o people_n or_o by_o conquest_n or_o by_o submission_n and_o the_o long_a successive_a continuance_n of_o power_n or_o by_o (null)_o law_n give_v a_o prince_n and_o his_o family_n possession_n of_o the_o throne_n etc._n etc._n in_o this_o place_n he_o join_v submission_n and_o continuance_n of_o government_n together_o but_o make_v conquest_n as_o well_o as_o any_o of_o the_o rest_n to_o be_v alone_o sufficient_a and_o the_o providence_n of_o god_n make_v king_n by_o the_o choice_n of_o the_o strong_a though_o they_o be_v not_o the_o major_a part_n of_o the_o people_n in_o the_o next_o page_n ib._n p._n 25._o if_o the_o sole_a authority_n of_o government_n be_v from_o god_n and_o god_n give_v this_o authority_n only_o by_o place_v a_o prince_n in_o the_o throne_n then_o by_o whatsoever_o mean_v he_o do_v it_o be_v the_o same_o thing_n and_o therefore_o if_o he_o do_v it_o without_o the_o submission_n or_o consent_n of_o the_o people_n in_o the_o case_n of_o antiochus_n epiphanes_n the_o doctor_n determine_v ib._n p._n 48._o that_o a_o long_a continuance_n be_v require_v to_o settle_v a_o government_n when_o there_o be_v no_o national_a submission_n p._n 51._o and_o when_o there_o be_v nothing_o but_o mere_a force_n it_o may_v admit_v some_o dispute_n when_o the_o government_n be_v settle_v by_o this_o it_o seem_v that_o though_o it_o may_v perhaps_o admit_v of_o some_o dispute_n whether_o cromwel_n government_n be_v settle_v or_o no_o yet_o a_o government_n may_v sometime_o be_v settle_v by_o mere_a force_n and_o continuance_n may_v be_v sufficient_a without_o a_o national_a consent_n but_o in_o the_o vindication_n the_o general_a submission_n of_o the_o people_n be_v necessary_a to_o a_o thorough_a settlement_n of_o such_o new_a government_n vind._n p._n 32._o ib._n p._n 22._o and_o the_o principal_a part_n of_o it_o be_v this_o viz._n when_o the_o estate_n of_o the_o realm_n and_o the_o great_a body_n of_o the_o nation_n have_v submit_v to_o such_o a_o prince_n ib._n p._n 67._o though_o once_o more_o either_o submission_n or_o continuance_n will_v suffice_v but_o it_o must_v not_o be_v omit_v that_o the_o doctor_n now_o say_v that_o the_o consent_n and_o submission_n of_o the_o people_n turn_v that_o which_o be_v original_o no_o more_o but_o force_n into_o a_o civil_a and_o legal_a authority_n ib._n p._n 16._o by_o give_v themselves_o up_o to_o the_o government_n of_o the_o prince_n this_o if_o submission_n be_v necessary_a to_o a_o thorough_a settlement_n take_v away_o the_o subject_n of_o the_o question_n which_o be_v whether_o a_o thorough_a settlement_n without_o any_o civil_a or_o legal_a authority_n be_v of_o itself_o sufficient_a to_o entitle_v a_o usurper_n to_o the_o allegiance_n of_o the_o subject_n by_o virtue_n of_o god_n authority_n notwithstanding_o any_o claim_n right_o title_n or_o interest_n which_o the_o dispossess_v prince_n can_v challenge_v to_o his_o country_n kingdom_n or_o empire_n and_o beside_o this_o raise_v a_o new_a and_o a_o very_a nice_a dispute_n whether_o the_o legal_a king_n civil_a and_o legal_a right_n or_o the_o usurper_n civil_a and_o legal_a authority_n make_v the_o better_a claim_n and_o aught_o to_o have_v the_o preference_n 4._o a_o national_a submission_n and_o consent_n be_v not_o necessary_a to_o a_o thorough_a settlement_n by_o the_o doctor_n be_v principles_n by_o his_o principle_n the_o through_o settlement_n be_v make_v by_o god_n himself_o and_o the_o people_n be_v not_o necessary_o suppose_v to_o have_v any_o thing_n to_o do_v in_o it_o but_o only_o be_v oblige_v in_o conscience_n to_o submit_v when_o it_o be_v once_o bring_v about_o by_o the_o divine_a providence_n for_o if_o god_n be_v the_o author_n of_o all_o event_n if_o all_o king_n be_v equal_o rightful_a with_o respect_n to_o god_n by_o whatsoever_o way_n that_o can_v be_v think_v of_o they_o be_v advance_v to_o the_o throne_n and_o settle_v in_o it_o than_o a_o national_a submission_n and_o consent_n can_v be_v necessary_a to_o a_o thorough_a settlement_n because_o a_o prince_n may_v by_o foreign_a force_n or_o by_o a_o army_n of_o his_o own_o subject_n attain_v to_o a_o thorough_a settlement_n against_o the_o consent_n of_o the_o people_n and_o without_o any_o but_o a_o force_a submission_n at_o most_o and_o this_o the_o doctor_n will_v not_o allow_v to_o be_v sufficient_a for_o he_o can_v deny_v but_o that_o in_o the_o late_a time_n man_n who_o be_v force_v case_n p._n 47._o submit_v by_o force_n and_o his_o only_a exception_n be_v that_o the_o nation_n do_v not_o by_o any_o national_a act_n own_o those_o usurpation_n and_o this_o be_v all_o that_o what_o he_o have_v now_o add_v in_o his_o vindication_n can_v amount_v to_o so_o that_o cromwell_n 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