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samuel_n saul_n and_o other_o and_o again_o sometime_o lineal_a or_o of_o a_o whole_a race_n as_o be_v that_o of_o david_n and_o his_o seed_n 7.12_o seed_n 2_o sam_n 7.12_o so_o it_o be_v in_o the_o latter_a 4._o latter_a prinâ—_n 〈◊〉_d â—in_a muâ—â—_n appeâ—unt_n nec_fw-la boni_fw-la ipsi_fw-la nec_fw-la boni_fw-la sine_fw-la quos_fw-la repressâ—â—_n tamen_fw-la mos_fw-la sive_fw-la leâ—_n gentium_fw-la repagulo_fw-la duplici_fw-la elect_n onis_fw-la &_o luâ—cessionis_fw-la etc._n etc._n justi_fw-la lipsi_fw-la polit_fw-la l._n 2._o c_o 4._o the_o people_n constitution_n of_o their_o governor_n may_v either_o be_v individual_a or_o intransient_a as_o in_o those_o kingdom_n or_o state_n which_o be_v call_v in_o a_o strict_a acception_n elective_a or_o it_o may_v be_v continuate_v and_o successive_a as_o in_o those_o kingdom_n or_o principality_n which_o be_v call_v hereditary_a and_o possess_v by_o descent_n both_o way_n prince_n be_v by_o the_o people_n election_n and_o consent_n 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usurpation_n and_o that_o of_o the_o full_a dimension_n be_v against_o a_o lawful_o settle_a government_n in_o prejudice_n both_o of_o the_o just_a magistrate_n and_o the_o people_n and_o in_o contradiction_n to_o both_o the_o single_a tie_n of_o subject_n allegiance_n to_o sovereignty_n and_o the_o sacred_a sanction_n of_o vow_n oath_n and_o religious_a covenant_n chap._n ii_o of_o yield_a obedience_n to_o a_o power_n usurp_v as_o abovesaid_a that_o it_o be_v not_o lawful_a to_o give_v up_o one_o self_n to_o the_o allegiance_n of_o such_o a_o power_n concern_v obedience_n to_o a_o usurp_a authority_n i_o meet_v with_o two_o opinion_n which_o i_o shall_v several_o examine_v 1._o be_v of_o those_o who_o hold_v obedience_n as_o due_a and_o necessary_a and_o that_o in_o as_o full_a a_o manner_n to_o such_o as_o it_o be_v to_o the_o lawfull_a power_n this_o be_v hold_v and_o argue_v for_o in_o a_o tract_n entitle_v the_o lawfulness_n of_o obey_v the_o present_a government_n as_o also_o in_o a_o discourse_n wherein_o be_v examine_v what_o be_v particular_o lawful_a etc._n etc._n by_o ant_n ashcam_fw-la gent_n see_v in_o his_o 2d_o part._n cap_n 9_o although_o indeed_o they_o both_o propound_v their_o opinion_n in_o the_o title_n of_o their_o discourse_n for_o obedience_n as_o lawful_a yet_o in_o the_o prosecution_n they_o plead_v for_o it_o in_o that_o fullness_n of_o latitude_n as_o due_a and_o necessary_a this_o their_o tenent_n they_o strive_v to_o maintain_v in_o relation_n to_o the_o present_a state_n of_o england_n i_o shall_v deal_v with_o it_o in_o reference_n to_o the_o case_n above_o propose_v and_o in_o thesi_fw-la 2._o be_v of_o those_o who_o reserve_v their_o obedience_n as_o due_a and_o devote_a to_o the_o lawful_a power_n suppose_v to_o be_v still_o existent_a do_v yet_o conceive_v they_o may_v submit_v and_o act_v under_o a_o usurp_a power_n for_o the_o time_n and_o during_o the_o interval_n of_o its_o prevalency_n i_o begin_v with_o the_o former_a wherein_o it_o be_v assert_v by_o one_o of_o the_o foresay_a author_n 84._o author_n a_o discourse_n wherein_o be_v examine_v etc._n etc._n by_o ant_n ashcam_fw-la gent_n part._n 2._o chap._n 9_o pa._n 84._o â—nd_v the_o other_o come_v not_o short_a of_o he_o in_o the_o sense_n and_o current_n of_o his_o discourse_n that_o upon_o the_o issue_n of_o a_o war_n and_o the_o expulsion_n of_o a_o just_a party_n a_o man_n may_v lawful_o give_v up_o himself_o to_o the_o final_a allegiance_n of_o the_o unjust_a party_n against_o this_o position_n must_v my_o judgement_n stand_v which_o dictate_v to_o i_o that_o i_o owe_v no_o obedience_n to_o a_o usurper_n and_o to_o yield_v up_o myself_o in_o obedience_n or_o allegiance_n unto_o usurper_n who_o have_v no_o other_o title_n but_o their_o usurpation_n be_v unjustifiable_a and_o unlawful_a and_o that_o upon_o these_o ground_n 1._o i_o can_v if_o i_o will_v yield_v up_o myself_o in_o obedience_n to_o he_o that_o have_v no_o authority_n over_o i_o take_v he_o as_o a_o usurper_n and_o my_o allegiance_n be_v incompetible_a to_o he_o obedience_n and_o authority_n magistrate_n and_o subject_a be_v term_n of_o relation_n and_o do_v se_fw-la mutuo_fw-la ponere_fw-la &_o tollere_fw-la they_o be_v inseparable_a from_o one_o another_o if_o there_o be_v no_o magistracy_n in_o he_o there_o can_v be_v no_o obedience_n proper_o and_o formal_o in_o i_o to_o he_o i_o may_v either_o warrantable_o or_o unwarrantable_o do_v a_o act_n possible_o which_o he_o command_v but_o that_o can_v be_v true_o and_o proper_o say_v to_o be_v a_o act_n of_o obedience_n to_o he_o his_o authority_n be_v null_a of_o no_o reality_n 8._o reality_n tyrannus_n absque_fw-la tâ—tulo_fw-la qui_fw-la est_fw-la invasor_n quilibet_fw-la privatus_fw-la potest_fw-la debet_fw-la e_fw-la medio_fw-la tollere_fw-la neque_fw-la enim_fw-la ille_fw-la rex_fw-la est_fw-la sed_fw-la privata_fw-la persona_fw-la etc._n etc._n alsted_n theol._n case_n cap._n 17._o regul_n 8._o he_o be_v no_o magistrate_n but_o a_o private_a person_n my_o fellow_n subject_a if_o one_o of_o the_o nation_n or_o a_o foreigner_n to_o i_o his_o command_v over_o i_o and_o other_o be_v as_o if_o a_o private_a soldier_n shall_v take_v upon_o he_o to_o give_v order_n to_o his_o company_n or_o a_o inferior_a officer_n to_o a_o army_n or_o a_o servant_n shall_v offer_v to_o rule_v over_o his_o fellow_n servant_n in_o say_v he_o be_v a_o usurper_n you_o say_v enough_o for_o the_o nullify_n of_o his_o authority_n and_o my_o obedience_n whatever_o strength_n he_o may_v have_v to_o compel_v he_o have_v no_o authority_n to_o command_v i_o he_o be_v a_o magistrate_n that_o have_v the_o subject_n commit_v to_o his_o charge_n and_o care_n say_v the_o leyden_n divine_v 3._o divine_v magistratus_fw-la subditos_fw-la fidei_fw-la ac_fw-la curae_fw-la suae_fw-la commissos_fw-la tanquam_fw-la dei_fw-la minister_v guber_n nat_n sâ—nops_n pur_fw-it theol_n disput_fw-la 50._o thes_n 3._o in_o their_o synopsis_n and_o principality_n lypsius_n 3._o lypsius_n principatus_fw-la est_fw-la imperium_fw-la moribus_fw-la aut_fw-la legibus_fw-la delatum_fw-la susceptum_fw-la gestumque_fw-la parentium_fw-la bono_fw-mi just_a lip_n polit_fw-la li._n 2._o c._n 3._o define_v to_o be_v a_o government_n deliver_v by_o custom_n or_o law_n and_o constitution_n to_o he_o that_o sustain_v it_o and_o undertake_v and_o manage_v by_o he_o for_o the_o good_a of_o the_o subject_n another_o define_v a_o magistrate_n to_o be_v 15._o be_v magistratus_fw-la est_fw-la publica_fw-la persona_fw-la successione_n sort_n aut_fw-la suffragio_fw-la electa_fw-la &c_n &c_n io_o cancrone_n sphaera_fw-la cin_n l._n 4._o cap._n 15._o a_o public_a person_n elect_v by_o succession_n lot_n or_o suffrage_n which_o have_v the_o right_a and_o power_n of_o consultation_n judgement_n and_o command_n 2._o i_o may_v not_o if_o i_o can_v yield_v up_o myself_o as_o a_o subject_a to_o the_o usurper_n in_o so_o do_v i_o shall_v take_v away_o the_o right_n of_o the_o lawful_a magistrate_n which_o he_o have_v over_o i_o and_o injure_v he_o in_o the_o allegiance_n which_o i_o stand_v tie_v in_o to_o he_o and_o he_o still_o retain_v the_o claim_n of_o at_o my_o hand_n the_o magistrate_n be_v in_o the_o case_n in_o hand_n grant_v to_o be_v in_o be_v he_o be_v but_o deprive_v of_o possession_n and_o enjoyment_n not_o of_o property_n or_o title_n he_o be_v yet_o stand_v in_o the_o relation_n of_o a_o magistrate_n to_o i_o and_o be_v only_o out_v of_o his_o station_n perforce_o the_o obedience_n of_o a_o subject_a be_v not_o so_o arbitrary_a or_o loose_v a_o thing_n as_o that_o i_o may_v place_v and_o remove_v it_o at_o pleasure_n or_o as_o affair_n go_v 13.7_o rom._n 13.7_o but_o it_o be_v a_o debt_n which_o i_o must_v render_v to_o he_o unto_o who_o it_o be_v due_a neither_o be_v sovereignty_n so_o common_a ambulatory_a or_o prostitute_v a_o matter_n as_o that_o its_o title_n cease_v unto_o he_o that_o be_v violent_o extrude_v or_o dispossess_v of_o it_o and_o become_v any_o once_o that_o by_o force_n captivate_v it_o to_o himself_o the_o expulse_v magistrate_n still_o stand_v upon_o his_o claim_n and_o right_n and_o the_o power_n in_o possession_n have_v no_o title_n but_o his_o injurious_a and_o forcible_a entrance_n the_o subject_n be_v not_o disoblige_v from_o he_o that_o be_v expel_v nor_o at_o his_o choice_n to_o transfer_v his_o obedience_n to_o another_o neither_o can_v the_o violent_a intruder_n challenge_v it_o but_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o consequence_n of_o that_o which_o i_o here_o assert_v as_o unto_o resolution_n in_o this_o case_n and_o for_o that_o i_o find_v the_o gentleman_n in_o the_o afore-named_n discourse_v 88_o discourse_v discourse_v of_o ant_n ashcam_fw-la part_n 2._o ca_fw-mi 9_o page_n 88_o positive_o deliver_v the_o direct_a contrary_n to_o it_o and_o that_o which_o be_v as_o i_o think_v very_o strange_a doctrine_n both_o in_o christianity_n and_o politics_n viz_o that_o we_o be_v bind_v to_o own_o prince_n so_o long_o we_o it_o please_v god_n to_o give_v they_o power_n to_o command_v we_o and_o when_o we_o see_v other_o possess_v of_o their_o power_n 90._o part._n 1._o chap._n 5_o page_n 22_o 23._o part._n 2._o cap_n 9_o page_n 90._o we_o may_v then_o say_v that_o the_o king_n of_o king_n have_v change_v our_o viceroy_n and_o further_o that_o the_o point_n of_o right_n be_v a_o thing_n always_o doubtful_a possession_n general_o be_v the_o strong_a title_n that_o prince_n have_v and_o if_o possession_n be_v real_o the_o true_a evidence_n to_o we_o of_o their_o to_o wit_n the_o expel_v prince_n right_n than_o it_o be_v equitable_a to_o follow_v it_o still_o though_o it_o be_v perhaps_o in_o a_o person_n of_o more_o injustice_n than_o they_o be_v and_o the_o other_o book_n i_o before_o cite_v viz_o the_o lawfulness_n of_o obey_v the_o present_a government_n maintain_v the_o same_o thing_n both_o who_o argument_n for_o what_o they_o
say_v i_o shall_v take_v notice_n of_o when_o i_o have_v lay_v down_o my_o own_o sense_n and_o reason_n i_o shall_v therefore_o here_o labour_n to_o make_v good_a these_o two_o thing_n 1._o that_o mere_a forcible_a extrusion_n deprive_v not_o any_o lawful_a magistrate_n of_o his_o right_n and_o title_n to_o supreme_a power_n 2._o that_o violent_a possession_n give_v no_o right_a to_o the_o seat_n of_o authority_n and_o consequent_o the_o subject_n allegiance_n be_v not_o turn_v about_o by_o the_o change_n of_o powerful_a possession_n and_o dispossession_n 1._o forcible_n extrusion_n or_o dispossession_n dive_v not_o of_o dominion_n that_o the_o state_n of_o the_o subject_n allegiancec_n shall_v be_v alter_v by_o it_o first_o if_o the_o vindication_n or_o recovery_n of_o a_o prince_n or_o people_n right_a of_o dominion_n out_o of_o which_o he_o or_o they_o be_v eject_v or_o exclude_v be_v a_o justifiable_a ground_n for_o he_o their_o and_o other_o in_o their_o behalf_n levy_v and_o wage_n war_n and_o prosecute_n with_o the_o sword_n those_o that_o withstand_v the_o say_a recovery_n then_o the_o right_n of_o he_o that_o be_v expulse_v by_o force_n be_v not_o cancel_v or_o disannul_v the_o reason_n of_o this_o consequence_n be_v of_o itself_o evident_a for_o nothing_o can_v be_v the_o ground_n of_o a_o war_n but_o a_o just_a and_o real_a title_n either_o to_o be_v defend_v or_o recover_v but_o i_o assume_v the_o recovery_n or_o redemption_n of_o a_o prince_n or_o people_n right_a to_o a_o kingdom_n withhold_v or_o wrest_v from_o he_o or_o they_o be_v a_o just_a ground_n of_o draw_v the_o sword_n and_o commence_v a_o war_n this_o be_v prove_v if_o it_o need_v any_o proof_n by_o the_o war_n of_o the_o judge_n &_o people_n of_o israel_n against_o the_o king_n and_o nation_n that_o at_o several_a time_n invade_v and_o rule_v over_o they_o against_o who_o they_o rise_v up_o and_o rescue_v themselves_o and_o the_o dominion_n of_o their_o land_n from_o they_o the_o 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