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of_o power_n viz._n in_o regard_n of_o title_n and_o the_o necessity_n of_o it_o to_o the_o be_v or_o constitute_v of_o a_o moral_a power_n four_o there_o be_v yet_o behind_o another_o way_n wherein_o power_n may_v be_v say_v to_o be_v lawful_a or_o unlawful_a viz._n in_o regard_n of_o use_n that_o power_n which_o in_o respect_n both_o of_o matter_n and_o of_o person_n and_o of_o title_n be_v lawful_a be_v yet_o to_o undergo_v a_o further_a qualification_n to_o regulate_v it_o which_o concern_v the_o use_n or_o employment_n of_o it_o a_o power_n lawful_a and_o right_a for_o its_o composure_n must_v also_o be_v legal_a and_o right_a for_o its_o practice_n its_o course_n and_o process_n in_o government_n must_v be_v altogether_o just_a it_o may_v decree_v and_o do_v only_o equal_a and_o right_a thing_n and_o in_o this_o respect_n that_o power_n be_v unlawful_a or_o culpable_a which_o do_v enact_v or_o execute_v any_o injustice_n or_o wrong_n so_o be_v those_o ten_o king_n rev._n 17.13_o 14._o who_o give_v their_o power_n up_o to_o serve_v the_o beast_n and_o to_o make_v war_n with_o the_o lamb._n but_o among_o these_o four_o way_n of_o the_o lawfulness_n and_o unlawfulness_n of_o a_o power_n which_o we_o have_v thus_o distinguish_v of_o and_o explain_v there_o be_v this_o difference_n to_o be_v note_v the_o three_o first_o way_n do_v concern_v the_o be_v composition_n habit_n and_o constitution_n of_o a_o authority_n or_o moral_a power_n the_o four_o only_o concern_v the_o act_n and_o exercise_v thereof_o and_o consequent_o the_o three_o first_o condition_n of_o lawfulness_n be_v simple_o necessary_a to_o the_o make_n of_o the_o power_n the_o four_o be_v but_o accidental_a and_o exterior_a to_o its_o make_n a_o unlawfulness_n in_o any_o of_o those_o three_o respect_n be_v inconsistible_a with_o destructive_a to_o the_o nature_n of_o a_o moral_a power_n and_o consequent_o seclude_v the_o power_n that_o be_v in_o any_o of_o those_o thing_n peccant_a from_o any_o claim_n to_o this_o text_n whereas_o that_o power_n which_o only_o offend_v in_o its_o use_n or_o act_n of_o power_n may_v well_o as_o to_o its_o be_v and_o constitution_n be_v moral_a and_o interest_v in_o the_o text_n and_o its_o universal_a act_n only_o be_v account_v foreign_a or_o disallow_v ground_n therein_o for_o this_o be_v as_o far_o as_o i_o have_v observe_v yield_v by_o all_o and_o be_v very_o certain_a that_o every_o unlawful_a power_n so_o far_o as_o it_o be_v unlawful_a must_v be_v exclude_v out_o of_o the_o meaning_n of_o this_o text_n 14._o text_n see_v the_o author_n quote_v by_o mr._n prinne_n his_o three_o part_n of_o the_o power_n of_o parliament_n p._n 14._o the_o power_n therefore_o that_o be_v unlawful_a as_o to_o its_o be_v and_o constitution_n be_v whole_o and_o absolute_o seclude_v the_o power_n that_o be_v unlawful_a only_o as_o to_o exercise_v may_v be_v for_o its_o habit_n or_o be_v include_v in_o it_o and_o its_o irregular_a act_n only_o discard_v from_o it_o to_o make_v this_o observation_n if_o need_v be_v yet_o more_o evident_a as_o to_o that_o lawfulness_n which_o concern_v the_o be_v of_o a_o power_n unto_o the_o constitution_n of_o a_o power_n in_o its_o individual_a essence_n and_o existence_n you_o must_v necessary_a take_v in_o these_o three_o thing_n 1._o the_o matter_n of_o the_o power_n 2._o a_o subject_n or_o person_n to_o sustain_v it_o 3._o a_o investure_n or_o convey_v of_o that_o matter_n of_o power_n unto_o that_o subject_n or_o person_n if_o all_o these_o three_o must_v go_v to_o the_o make_n of_o a_o power_n than_o a_o legitimacy_n in_o every_o of_o these_o must_v go_v to_o the_o make_n of_o a_o moral_a power_n or_o a_o power_n lawful_a in_o its_o constitution_n or_o be_v and_o a_o illegitimacy_n in_o any_o of_o these_o be_v a_o illegitimacy_n in_o the_o very_o be_v and_o so_o a_o nullity_n to_o the_o power_n as_o moral_a or_o a_o make_n of_o it_o no_o authority_n 1._o a_o unlawfulness_n in_o the_o matter_n of_o a_o power_n destroy_v its_o moral_a be_v the_o pope_n assume_v to_o himself_o a_o power_n to_o dispense_v with_o the_o conscience_n of_o christian_n in_o divine_a law_n this_o power_n we_o say_v be_v unlawful_a for_o the_o matter_n or_o in_o the_o whole_a kind_n of_o it_o disallow_v to_o all_o and_o every_o one_o of_o mankind_n and_o therefore_o we_o say_v its_o null_n we_o deny_v any_o such_o power_n to_o be_v in_o he_o 2._o a_o unlawfulness_n in_o regard_n of_o person_n evacuate_v the_o power_n korah_n and_o his_o company_n arrogate_a to_o themselves_o the_o office_n of_o the_o priesthood_n this_o power_n lawful_a in_o itself_o as_o for_o the_o mat_n be_v not_o lawful_a but_o prohibit_v to_o be_v in_o they_o their_o priesthood_n therefore_o be_v a_o nullity_n they_o be_v indeed_o no_o priest_n 3._o
he_o be_v shealtiels_n nephew_n yet_o he_o be_v reckon_v his_o son_n as_o be_v his_o heir_n and_o legal_a successor_n in_o the_o head-ship_n of_o the_o nation_n thus_o we_o see_v these_o three_o jehoiakim_n salathiel_n and_o zorobabel_n successive_o sustain_v the_o princedom_n of_o that_o people_n during_o the_o 70_o year_n captivity_n and_o until_o the_o reduction_n unto_o all_o which_o we_o may_v add_v that_o david_n that_o be_v the_o house_n and_o successor_n of_o david_n be_v sundry_a time_n call_v the_o king_n of_o israel_n and_o judah_n even_o then_o during_o the_o captivity_n and_o actual_a dispossession_n of_o the_o nation_n and_o prince_n of_o judah_n jer._n 30_o 9_o hos_fw-la 3.5_o 56._o 3.5_o m._n lightfoot_a harmony_n of_o n._n test_n part_n 1._o p._n 56._o nabuchadnezzar_n king_n of_o babylon_n during_o his_o seven_o year_n frenzy_n or_o brutishness_n though_o then_o dispossess_v of_o the_o use_n not_o only_o of_o his_o kingdom_n but_o of_o his_o humanity_n and_o reason_n yet_o he_o continue_v king_n still_o and_o historian_n account_v those_o seven_o year_n as_o part_v of_o his_o 43._o or_o 44._o year_n reign_n and_o they_o suppose_v that_o his_o wife_n or_o his_o son_n or_o his_o noble_n or_o whoever_o govern_v the_o kingdom_n during_o that_o space_n be_v but_o as_o his_o vicegerent_n and_o the_o protector_n of_o the_o realm_n for_o he_o they_o expect_v the_o recovery_n of_o his_o reason_n and_o his_o return_n thereupon_o unto_o his_o throne_n at_o the_o end_n of_o those_o year_n upon_o the_o authority_n of_o daniel_n interpretation_n of_o his_o dream_n 13._o dream_n vide_fw-la chronicon_fw-la catha_n edw._n simsoni_fw-la part_n 3._o p._n 112._o an._n m._n 3437._o sir_n w._n rawl_n hist_o li_z 3._o 3._o cap._n 1._o sect_n 13._o and_o the_o text_n tell_v we_o no_o less_o then_o that_o the_o title_n to_o the_o kingdom_n remain_v still_o to_o he_o and_o the_o use_n of_o it_o be_v to_o be_v reserve_v for_o he_o his_o dream_n say_v yet_o leave_v the_o stump_n of_o the_o root_n thereof_o in_o the_o earth_n to_o wit_n of_o the_o tree_n decipher_v he_o in_o his_o kingdom_n even_o with_o a_o band_n of_o iron_n and_o brass_n the_o which_o daniel_n interpret_v thus_o thy_o kingdom_n shall_v be_v sure_a unto_o thou_o after_o thou_o shall_v have_v know_v that_o thâ—_n heaven_n do_v rule_v alexander_n the_o great_a at_o his_o death_n leave_v his_o queen_n roxane_n great_a with_o child_n his_o prince_n at_o their_o consultation_n about_o his_o successor_n determine_v to_o expect_v roxane_n her_o bring_v forth_o her_o child_n and_o present_o they_o elect_v for_o it_o four_o protector_n to_o who_o they_o swear_v obedience_n 145._o obedience_n justin_n histor_n lib_n 13._o pag._n 145._o other_o example_n of_o this_o kind_a the_o reader_n may_v see_v in_o grotius_n 24._o grotius_n grot._n de_fw-fr jure_fw-la bel._n li._n 1._o cap._n 3._o sect_n 15._o &_o 24._o i_o will_v only_o add_v these_o few_o instance_n come_v near_o to_o we_o in_o place_n and_o time_n in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o france_n ancient_o one_o of_o the_o three_o grand_a occasion_n for_o which_o the_o assembly_n of_o the_o three_o estate_n be_v wont_a to_o convene_v as_o their_o historian_n tell_v we_o be_v when_o it_o be_v necessary_a to_o provide_v for_o the_o govern_n of_o the_o realm_n during_o the_o captivity_n or_o minority_n of_o the_o king_n or_o when_o they_o want_v the_o right_a use_n of_o their_o sense_n 137._o sense_n historical_a collection_n &c_n &c_n in_o the_o life_n of_o h._n 3._o page_n 137._o in_o england_n the_o sovereign_a power_n have_v often_o reside_v in_o they_o who_o can_v not_o in_o any_o one_o act_n exercise_v it_o by_o reason_n of_o their_o far_a dâ—stance_n from_o home_n when_o the_o crown_n have_v descend_v upon_o they_o or_o of_o their_o captivity_n or_o of_o their_o childhood_n which_o defect_n have_v be_v supply_v by_o the_o advice_n and_o care_n of_o the_o chieftain_n of_o the_o realm_n as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o case_n of_o king_n richard_n the_o first_o be_v prisoner_n to_o the_o emperor_n of_o germany_n and_o in_o the_o case_n of_o king_n edward_n the_o three_o henry_n the_o sixâ—h_o edward_z the_o five_o and_z edward_z the_o six_o be_v but_o child_n at_o their_o first_o come_v to_o the_o crown_n and_o in_o the_o case_n of_o king_n edward_n the_o fiâ—st_n be_v in_o war_n against_o the_o saracen_n in_o asia_n at_o what_o time_n the_o kingdom_n fall_v to_o he_o 24._o he_o speed_v histor_n book_n 9_o cap._n 7._o sect_n 44._o cap._n 9_o sect_n 3._o cap._n 10._o sect_n 6._o cap._n 16._o sâ—â—t_n 1._o cap._n 22._o sect_n 24._o 17._o quum_fw-la roma_fw-la a_o gottis_fw-la capta_fw-la est_fw-la â—ccupatio_fw-la fuit_fw-la violenta_fw-la cvi_fw-la sâ—se_fw-la interea_fw-la imperatores_fw-la opponebant_fw-la quantum_fw-la patiebatur_fw-la rerum_fw-la status_fw-la &_o peâ—secerunt_fw-la denique_fw-la ut_fw-la ad_fw-la se_fw-la rediret_fw-la itaque_fw-la quemadmodum_fw-la auâ—_n olim_fw-la carolus_n 7._o occupata_fw-la ab_fw-la anglis_fw-la aut_fw-la nuper_fw-la henricus_fw-la 4._o ab_fw-la hispanis_n luteria_n non_fw-la dâ—sierunt_fw-la esse_fw-la very_fw-la reges_fw-la francorum_fw-la nec_fw-la desiit_fw-la eorum_fw-la juris_fw-la esse_fw-la luteria_n sic_fw-la nec_fw-la illi_fw-la quidem_fw-la dâ—sierunt_fw-la essâ—_n romani_fw-la imperatores_fw-la chamier_n panstrat_v tom_fw-mi 2._o l._n 17._o c._n 4._o sect_n 17._o chamier_n observe_v when_o rome_n be_v take_v by_o the_o goth_n there_o be_v a_o violent_a possession_n the_o which_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n the_o emperor_n oppose_v as_o far_o as_o the_o state_n of_o thing_n will_v permit_v and_o at_o last_o prevail_v to_o a_o recovery_n of_o it_o to_o they_o wherefore_o as_o in_o time_n past_a paris_n be_v seize_v by_o the_o english_a or_o of_o late_a by_o the_o spaniard_n charles_n the_o seven_o and_o henry_n the_o four_o cease_v not_o to_o be_v the_o true_a king_n of_o france_n neither_o do_v paris_n cease_v to_o be_v of_o their_o dominion_n so_o neither_o cease_v those_o to_o be_v emperor_n of_o rome_n in_o the_o late_a difference_n betwixt_o the_o king_n 6._o chap._n vii_o sect_n ii_o subsect_n 6._o and_o parliament_n it_o be_v often_o affirm_v to_o be_v law_n that_o the_o king_n in_o his_o civil_a or_o political_a capacity_n can_v be_v sever_v from_o his_o kingdom_n or_o parliament_n how_o far_o soever_o he_o be_v distant_a in_o person_n or_o in_o dispesition_n of_o mind_n to_o act_v with_o they_o 15._o they_o see_v full_a answer_n to_o dr._n fern_n p._n 9_o mr._n h._n potts_n his_o cordial_n p._n 15._o and_o to_o add_v no_o more_o the_o late_a parliament_n more_o than_o once_o find_v themselves_o fall_v under_o force_n yet_o after_o recover_v their_o liberty_n do_v account_v themselves_o and_o be_v account_v by_o the_o king_n and_o kingdom_n the_o parliament_n still_o and_o their_o constitution_n and_o session_n to_o have_v continue_v both_o under_o and_o after_o the_o say_a force_n subsection_n 6._o argument_n 6._o from_o another_o practice_n of_o kingdom_n viz._n their_o admit_v some_o to_o the_o place_n of_o supreme_a command_n who_o they_o acknowledge_v not_o to_o be_v the_o supreme_a power_n 6_o as_o there_o be_v who_o be_v general_o acknowledge_v to_o be_v the_o supreme_a power_n that_o rule_v not_o at_o all_o that_o do_v not_o actual_o possess_v command_n or_o exercise_v any_o act_n of_o civil_a authority_n so_o there_o be_v that_o do_v lawful_o exercise_v and_o execute_v the_o same_o authority_n and_o yet_o be_v not_o acknowledge_v or_o take_v to_o be_v the_o sovereign_a power_n or_o magistrate_n such_o be_v they_o who_o be_v place_v as_o protector_n or_o vicegerent_n in_o the_o forementioned_a deficiency_n of_o the_o sovereign_a prince_n one_o may_v be_v the_o king_n another_z in_o regard_n of_o that_o king_n nonage_n absence_n durance_n or_o dotage_n may_v be_v the_o regent_n the_o latter_a execute_n the_o supreme_a authority_n in_o his_o behalf_n or_o stead_n and_o where_o the_o case_n be_v thus_o suppose_v the_o king_n die_v in_o the_o say_a condition_n though_o the_o protector_n or_o regent_n be_v find_v in_o actual_a use_n or_o execution_n of_o the_o sovereign_a power_n whether_o there_o be_v another_o legal_a inheritor_n &_o successor_n of_o the_o dead_a king_n 7._o chap._n vii_o sect_n ii_o subsect_n 7._o or_o the_o line_n fail_v and_o there_o be_v none_o invest_v with_o right_a of_o succession_n yet_o be_v not_o the_o say_a protector_n the_o supreme_a power_n nor_o be_v so_o take_v or_o acknowledge_v to_o be_v by_o the_o realm_n the_o right_a or_o title_n to_o the_o crown_n have_v never_o be_v convey_v or_o make_v over_o to_o he_o but_o rather_o he_o have_v be_v but_o regent_n in_o the_o name_n and_o behalf_n of_o the_o decease_a prince_n that_o office_n which_o he_o have_v legal_o cease_v upon_o the_o death_n of_o he_o in_o who_o name_n he_o rule_v and_o he_o be_v now_o divest_v of_o it_o subsection_n 7._o argument_n
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by_o which_o one_o certain_a pertain_v person_n or_o more_o do_v rule_v with_o dignity_n and_o power_n lawful_o attain_v the_o commonwealth_n whole_a or_o part_n with_o honest_a law_n as_o to_o the_o thing_n that_o concern_v this_o life_n the_o professor_n of_o leiden_fw-mi in_o their_o synopsis_n largitur_fw-la synopsis_fw-la purioris_fw-la theolo_fw-la per._n 4._o profess_v leid_n disp_n 50._o sect._n 29._o forma_fw-la magistratus_fw-la posita_fw-la est_fw-la in_o legitima_fw-la potestate_fw-la ipsi_fw-la a_o deo_fw-la concessa_fw-la haec_fw-la enim_fw-la inflar_fw-la anima_fw-la functioni_fw-la ejus_fw-la vitam_fw-la inspirat_fw-la atque_fw-la efficacitem_fw-la largitur_fw-la the_o form_n of_o the_o magistrate_n be_v place_v in_o the_o lawful_a power_n grant_v to_o he_o of_o god_n for_o this_o like_o the_o soul_n breathe_v life_n into_o his_o function_n and_o give_v it_o efficacy_n zanchius_n fiant_fw-la zanchius_n de_fw-fr nat._n dei_fw-la lib._n 4._o cap._n 8._o quaest_n 3._o thes_n 3._o ad_fw-la verum_fw-la enim_fw-la legitimum_fw-la liberumque_fw-la dominatum_fw-la constituendum_fw-la necessarium_fw-la est_fw-la liberum_fw-la absolutumque_fw-la jus_o libera_fw-la absolutaque_fw-la potestas_fw-la quam_fw-la graeci_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d vocant_fw-la qua_fw-la res_fw-la quarum_fw-la dominatum_fw-la quaeris_fw-la tuus_fw-la fiant_fw-la for_o unto_o the_o make_n of_o a_o true_a lawful_a and_o free_a dominion_n be_v necessary_a a_o free_a and_o absolute_a right_n a_o free_a and_o absolute_a power_n which_o the_o greek_n call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d by_o which_o the_o thing_n of_o which_o thou_o will_v have_v the_o dominion_n be_v make_v thou_o grotius_n etc._n grotius_n de_fw-fr jure_fw-la belli_fw-la &_o pacis_fw-la lib._n 1._o cap._n 1._o sect._n 4._o jus_fw-la est_fw-la qualitas_fw-la moralis_fw-la personae_fw-la competens_fw-la ad_fw-la aliquid_fw-la just_a habendum_fw-la vel_fw-la agendum_fw-la qualitas_fw-la autem_fw-la moralis_fw-la perfecta_fw-la facultas_fw-la nobis_fw-la dicitur_fw-la minus_fw-la perfecta_fw-la aptitudo_fw-la sect._n 5._o sub_fw-la facultate_fw-la continetur_fw-la potestas_fw-la tum_fw-la in_o se_fw-la quae_fw-la libertas_fw-la dicitur_fw-la tum_fw-la in_o alios_fw-la ut_fw-la patria_fw-la dominica_fw-la etc._n etc._n right_n be_v a_o moral_a quality_n belong_v to_o a_o person_n whereby_o he_o may_v have_v or_o do_v a_o thing_n just_o a_o perfect_a moral_a quality_n we_o call_v a_o faculty_n a_o unperfect_a a_o aptitude_n under_o a_o faculty_n we_o comprehend_v power_n both_o that_o which_o be_v over_o a_o man_n self_n which_o be_v call_v liberty_n and_o that_o which_o be_v over_o other_o as_o the_o power_n of_o the_o father_n of_o the_o master_n etc._n etc._n potestatem_fw-la sect._n 6._o sed_fw-la haec_fw-la facultas_fw-la rursum_fw-la duplex_fw-la est_fw-la vulgaris_fw-la sc_fw-la qui_fw-la usus_fw-la particulalaris_fw-la causa_fw-la comparata_fw-la est_fw-la &_o eminens_fw-la quae_fw-la superior_a est_fw-la in_o re_fw-la vulgari_fw-la utpote_fw-la communitati_fw-la competens_fw-la in_o part_n &_o res_fw-la partium_fw-la bonâ—_n communis_fw-la causa_fw-la sic_fw-la regius_fw-la potestas_fw-la sub_fw-la se_fw-la habet_fw-la &_o patriam_fw-la &_o dominicam_fw-la potestatem_fw-la but_o this_o faculty_n be_v again_o twofold_a viz._n vulgar_a which_o be_v for_o particular_a use_n and_o eminent_a which_o be_v above_o the_o say_v vulgar_a as_o that_o which_o belong_v to_o a_o community_n over_o its_o member_n and_o their_o thing_n for_o the_o common_a good_n so_o the_o kingly_a power_n have_v subject_a to_o it_o that_o of_o the_o father_n and_o of_o the_o master_n 47._o mr._n john_n white_a his_o way_n to_o the_o tree_n of_o life_n chap._n 3._o pag._n 46_o 47._o in_o scripture_n as_o well_o as_o in_o other_o author_n the_o name_n of_o authority_n and_o power_n be_v use_v indifferent_o as_o if_o they_o be_v one_o and_o the_o same_o thing_n although_o in_o strictness_n of_o 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these_o few_o more_o large_o to_o be_v find_v in_o their_o respective_a history_n the_o people_n of_o israel_n who_o have_v rise_v up_o with_o and_o for_o absalon_n against_o king_n david_n at_o the_o same_o time_n when_o they_o say_v david_n be_v flee_v out_o of_o the_o land_n do_v yet_o own_v he_o for_o their_o king_n and_o consult_v about_o his_o reduction_n from_o beyond_o jordan_n into_o the_o repossession_n of_o his_o kingdom_n as_o upon_o that_o account_n or_o ground_n and_o they_o that_o do_v thus_o the_o text_n style_v they_o all_o the_o people_n throughout_o all_o the_o tâ—ibes_n of_o israel_n and_o all_o the_o man_n of_o israel_n it_o again_o say_v challenge_v a_o part_n and_o right_a in_o he_o as_o their_o king_n in_o that_o condition_n yea_o ten_o part_n and_o more_o right_a in_o distinction_n from_o the_o man_n of_o judah_n and_o thereupon_o they_o contest_v with_o they_o of_o judah_n that_o their_o advice_n be_v not_o first_o have_v in_o br_v back_o their_o king_n during_o the_o seventy_o year_n captivity_n of_o judah_n under_o the_o babylonian_a we_o find_v several_a person_n successive_o name_v and_o note_v as_o the_o prince_n of_o judah_n and_o which_o be_v remarkable_a they_o be_v put_v in_o the_o pedigree_n of_o christ_n that_o be_v draw_v down_o from_o david_n and_o it_o be_v further_a to_o be_v note_v that_o the_o line_n of_o christ_n pedigree_n take_v in_o both_o they_o and_o other_o who_o be_v general_o account_v to_o follow_v the_o immediate_a predecessor_n to_o who_o they_o be_v subjoined_n not_o by_o natural_a generation_n but_o by_o way_n of_o legal_a succession_n to_o show_v as_o it_o be_v conceive_v that_o christ_n be_v descend_v of_o those_o who_o be_v not_o only_o of_o david_n blood_n and_o stock_n but_o of_o the_o royal_a dignity_n though_o not_o always_o in_o respect_n of_o possession_n and_o enjoyment_n of_o the_o throne_n yet_o in_o title_n and_o right_a and_o in_o the_o acknowledgement_n of_o the_o jew_n so_o far_o they_o can_v own_v they_o and_o that_o the_o pprophecy_n of_o jacob_n the_o sceptre_n shall_v not_o depart_v etc._n etc._n gen._n 49.10_o be_v fulfil_v for_o though_o they_o have_v not_o always_o monarchical_a government_n actual_o sway_v in_o the_o line_n of_o solomon_n nor_o in_o any_o of_o david_n seed_n nor_o in_o any_o of_o judah_n tribe_n yet_o they_o have_v still_o some_o kind_n of_o polity_n and_o royalty_n in_o be_v in_o the_o jewish_a nation_n and_o keep_v up_o or_o sustain_v either_o by_o the_o ethâ—â—rohs_n of_o david_n stock_n as_o their_o chief_a national_a magistrate_n under_o &_o after_o the_o captivity_n or_o by_o some_o of_o the_o jewish_a nation_n though_o of_o another_o tribe_n as_o it_o be_v by_o the_o maccabean_a race_n and_o after_o they_o by_o some_o chieftain_n of_o that_o people_n still_o continue_v a_o dictinct_a commonwealth_n though_o in_o subjection_n to_o herod_n or_o the_o roman_n until_o christ_n be_v bear_v and_o some_o time_n after_o until_o the_o gather_n of_o the_o gentile_n unto_o christ_n as_o his_o church_n &_o the_o desolation_n of_o the_o jewish_a church_n &_o state_n by_o vespâ—sian_n according_o we_o find_v jehojakim_n in_o babylon_n when_o he_o have_v be_v in_o prison_n there_o 37_o year_n yet_o then_o and_o in_o that_o condition_n style_v the_o king_n of_o judah_n and_o withal_o some_o state_n and_o dignity_n of_o a_o king_n yield_v he_o by_o the_o babylonian_a emperor_n 2_o king_n 25.27_o jer._n 52.31_o of_o which_o exaltation_n of_o jehojakim_n the_o king_n must_v i_o take_v it_o be_v understand_v that_o of_o the_o prophet_n ezek._n 29.21_o in_o that_o day_n will_v i_o cause_v the_o horn_n of_o the_o house_n of_o israel_n to_o bud_v forth_o which_o phrase_n of_o the_o horn_n bud_v forth_o be_v interpret_v by_o that_o of_o psal_n 132.17_o there_o will_v i_o make_v the_o bear_v of_o david_n to_o bud_v must_v needs_o intend_v the_o revive_n of_o the_o royal_a dignity_n in_o david_n family_n 21._o family_n see_v divine_n annotat._v on_o ezek_n 29_o 21._o after_o he_o salathiel_n still_o at_o babylon_n be_v call_v the_o captain_n or_o prince_n of_o the_o people_n 138._o people_n princeps_fw-la populi_fw-la junius_n dux_n populi_fw-la usher_n vide_fw-la usheri_fw-la annal._n part_n 1._o p._n 138._o 2_o esdras_n 5.16_o and_o the_o reason_n be_v take_v to_o be_v for_o that_o he_o be_v appoint_v and_o declare_v by_o jeconiah_n his_o heir_n and_o next_o successor_n 56._o successor_n mr._n lightfoot_n his_o harmony_n of_o the_o o._n test_n part_n 2._o pag._n 180._o &_o harmony_n of_o n._n test_n page_n 56._o this_o salathiel_n or_o shealtiel_n be_v name_v jeconiah_n son_n 1_o chron._n 3_o 17._o matth._n 1.13_o yet_o he_o be_v not_o his_o natural_a son_n for_o jeconiah_n be_v childless_a jer._n 22.30_o and_o salathâ—el_o be_v the_o natural_a son_n of_o neri_n luck_n 3.27_o but_o he_o be_v reckon_v as_o his_o son_n in_o regard_n that_o solomon_n line_n end_v in_o jeconiah_n and_o then_o come_v in_o nathan_n posterity_n in_o right_a of_o legal_a succession_n to_o the_o throne_n of_o david_n of_o which_o the_o next_o heir_n than_o be_v this_o salathiel_n 3.27_o salathiel_n see_v dâ—v_n annot_n &_o diodat_n on_o 1_o chr._n 3.17_o ezr._n 10_o 8._o mat._n 1.12_o &_o luke_n 3.27_o in_o like_a manner_n zorobabel_n succee_v salathiel_n as_o the_o prince_n of_o that_o people_n and_o he_o be_v their_o leader_n out_o of_o babylon_n into_o judea_n and_o the_o governor_n 5._o chap._n vi_o sect_n ii_o subsect_n 5._o and_o chief_a actor_n in_o the_o restauration_n there_o he_o be_v call_v shezbazzar_n the_o prince_n for_o shezbazzar_n be_v his_o chaldee_n name_n ezra_n 1.8.2.2.3.2_o and_o he_o be_v style_v the_o son_n of_o salathiel_n ezra_n 3.2_o matth._n 1.12_o luke_n 3.27_o whereas_o it_o appear_v he_o be_v the_o son_n of_o pedaiah_n who_o be_v shealtiels_n brother_n 1_o chron._n 3.17_o 18_o 19_o so_o that_o natural_o
&_o gemitus_fw-la eorum_fw-la qui_fw-la far_o nequeunt_fw-la in_fw-la justitiam_fw-la sect_n ii_o of_o the_o term_n high_o annex_v to_o the_o power_n vers_n 1._o 2_o the_o second_o observation_n shall_v be_v upon_o the_o epithet_n high_o give_v to_o the_o power_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d beza_n render_v supereminent_a the_o vulgar_a more_o sublime_a expositor_n general_o note_v that_o this_o word_n here_o signify_v a_o superiority_n of_o call_v office_n or_o function_n one_o may_v be_v say_v to_o be_v high_o over_o or_o above_o another_o two_o way_n 1._o he_o be_v high_a or_o above_o that_o have_v the_o upper_a hand_n or_o prevail_v and_o be_v in_o strength_n above_o another_o 2._o he_o be_v high_a that_o be_v superior_a to_o another_o in_o regard_n of_o place_n calling_z or_o office_n there_o be_v a_o superiority_n or_o celsitude_n in_o respect_n of_o mere_a sight_n and_o might_n and_o a_o superiority_n in_o regard_n of_o dignity_n and_o authority_n the_o former_a any_o one_o may_v get_v over_o a_o person_n or_o people_n the_o latter_a be_v proper_a to_o the_o magistrate_n this_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d here_o use_v occur_v also_o 1_o pet._n 2.13_o phil._n 2.3.4.7_o and_o from_o it_o come_v the_o substantive_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d phil._n 3.8_o and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 1_o cor._n 2.1_o 1_o tim._n 2.2_o and_o the_o use_n of_o the_o word_n in_o every_o of_o those_o place_n be_v to_o signify_v not_o a_o overpower_v act_n of_o posture_n but_o a_o moral_a excellency_n of_o one_o person_n or_o thing_n above_o another_o or_o such_o a_o precellency_n as_o draw_v towards_o it_o a_o recognition_n of_o honour_n or_o a_o hâ—gh_a repute_n veneration_n or_o valuation_n of_o the_o mind_n and_o this_o precellency_n be_v 1._o either_o that_o of_o virtue_n or_o absolute_a worth_n as_o where_o christian_n be_v require_v in_o lowliness_n of_o mind_n to_o esteem_v each_o other_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d better_o than_o themselves_o phil._n 2.3_o and_o where_o the_o peace_n of_o god_n be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d pass_v all_o understanding_n phil._n 4.7_o so_o also_o the_o apostle_n when_o he_o come_v to_o the_o corinthian_n come_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d not_o with_o excellency_n of_o speech_n or_o of_o wisdom_n 1_o cor._n 2.1_o and_o he_o count_v all_o thing_n but_o loss_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o the_o excellency_n of_o the_o knowledge_n of_o jesus_n christ_n phil._n 3.8_o 2._o or_o that_o of_o office_n or_o relative_a state_n as_o when_o christian_n be_v will_v to_o submit_v themselves_o to_o the_o king_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d supreme_a or_o superior_a in_o reference_n to_o the_o governor_n precedent_n or_o subordinate_a ruler_n that_o be_v commission_v from_o or_o place_v under_o he_o though_o they_o be_v more_o and_o strong_a in_o natural_a force_n than_o he_o yet_o he_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d superior_a to_o they_o in_o regard_n of_o order_n authority_n rank_n and_o dignity_n 1_o pet._n 2.13_o and_o magistrate_n be_v say_v to_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o authority_n 1_o tim._n 2.2_o by_o compare_v of_o those_o other_o place_n with_o this_o as_o to_o the_o use_n of_o this_o word_n it_o may_v appear_v that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v add_v to_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o description_n and_o discrimination_n sake_n and_o to_o add_v some_o weight_n to_o the_o exhortation_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d signify_v the_o magistrate_n and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d signify_v the_o honour_n and_o eminent_a dignity_n which_o be_v annex_v to_o he_o and_o which_o be_v a_o proper_a and_o inseparable_a adjunct_n to_o the_o true_a magistracy_n by_o which_o it_o be_v distinguish_v from_o mere_a prepotency_n or_o a_o predatory_a power_n and_o in_o this_o i_o have_v the_o observation_n of_o expositor_n go_v before_o i_o aretius_n upon_o the_o place_n say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v to_o excel_v in_o dignity_n and_o right_a dr._n willet_n cit_v it_o as_o cajetans_n observation_n that_o this_o word_n be_v add_v to_o exclude_v tyrant_n who_o be_v not_o excel_v lord_n take_v the_o apostle_n to_o speak_v de_fw-fr legitimis_fw-la potestatibus_fw-la mr._n prin_fw-mi in_o his_o three_o part_n of_o the_o power_n of_o parliament_n pag._n 114._o tell_v we_o dominicus_n soto_n cajetan_n pererius_n and_o other_o popish_a commentator_n of_o this_o place_n observe_v that_o paul_n add_v this_o epithet_n of_o high_a or_o excel_a power_n of_o purpose_n to_o exclude_v tyrant_n iv_o chap._n viii_o sect_n iv_o who_o be_v not_o excel_v lord_n nor_o lawful_a power_n dr._n whitaker_n controver_n de_fw-fr rom._n pontif._n quaest_n 4._o and_o 7._o pag._n 648._o a._n &_o 720._o b._n insi_v on_o this_o term_n to_o prove_v against_o bellarmine_n who_o will_v find_v a_o ground_n in_o this_o text_n for_o the_o exorbitant_a power_n which_o the_o pope_n pretend_v to_o and_o usurp_v that_o the_o word_n of_o the_o apostle_n can_v only_o be_v understand_v of_o a_o political_a or_o civil_a power_n and_o not_o simple_o of_o any_o power_n whatsoever_o which_o he_o can_v have_v no_o advantage_n for_o from_o this_o word_n if_o it_o do_v leave_v the_o term_n power_n to_o signify_v superiority_n at_o large_a so_o as_o to_o take_v in_o any_o predominancy_n and_o do_v not_o contain_v its_o importance_n within_o the_o bound_n of_o such_o a_o superiority_n as_o real_o deserve_v to_o be_v adorn_v with_o and_o have_v of_o due_a and_o right_o belong_v to_o it_o civil_a honour_n and_o veneration_n unto_o which_o sense_n agree_v st._n augustine_n explanatory_a paraphrase_n upon_o this_o term_n sublimioribus_fw-la potestatibus_fw-la in_o this_o place_n viz._n hominibus_fw-la res_fw-la humanas_fw-la cum_fw-la aliquo_fw-la honore_fw-la administrantibus_fw-la 727._o administrantibus_fw-la august_n tom._n 4._o part_n 2._o p._n 727._o high_a power_n that_o be_v man_n that_o administer_v humane_a affair_n with_o some_o degree_n of_o honour_n the_o actual_a administration_n of_o humane_a affair_n and_o the_o degree_n of_o honour_n be_v two_o distinct_a thing_n the_o former_a may_v bâ—_n without_o the_o latter_a but_o both_o put_v together_o make_v and_o define_v a_o high_a power_n honour_n be_v the_o attendant_n or_o shadow_n of_o real_a virtue_n and_o of_o relative_a authority_n but_o not_o of_o mere_a predominant_a force_n unto_o this_o epithet_n of_o supereminent_a or_o more_o sublime_a seem_v to_o be_v answerable_a that_o phrase_n of_o solomon_n style_v the_o seat_n of_o magistracy_n the_o place_n of_o the_o holy_a eccles_n 8.10_o the_o throne_n of_o majesty_n be_v sacred_a in_o that_o it_o be_v peculiar_a to_o the_o magistrate_n and_o sacred_a in_o that_o it_o be_v authorize_v by_o god_n agreeable_a whereunto_o the_o seat_n of_o the_o lawful_a magistrate_n be_v call_v the_o throne_n of_o god_n 1_o chron._n 29.23_o 2_o chron._n 9.8_o and_o his_o kingdom_n the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o lord_n two_o chron._n 13._o â—_o 1_o chr._n 28.5.17.14_o and_o the_o magistrate_n be_v say_v to_o be_v king_n for_o the_o lord_n his_o god_n &_o to_o bâ—_n anoint_v unto_o the_o lord_n 2_o chr._n 9.8_o 1_o chr._n 29.22_o and_o this_o judgement_n be_v say_v to_o be_v the_o judgement_n of_o god_n and_o he_o judge_v not_o for_o man_n but_o for_o the_o lord_n deut._n 1.17_o 2_o chron._n 19.6_o and_o god_n be_v say_v to_o be_v with_o they_o in_o the_o judgement_n and_o to_o stand_v in_o their_o congregation_n iii_o chap._n viii_o sect_n iii_o and_o to_o judge_v among_o they_o 2_o chron._n 19.6_o psal_n 82.1_o all_o these_o be_v the_o high_a and_o holy_a and_o distinguish_a prerogative_n of_o the_o magistrate_n state_n whereas_o there_o be_v a_o throne_n of_o iniquity_n contradistinct_a to_o this_o place_n of_o the_o holy_a this_o throne_n of_o god_n which_o have_v no_o fellowship_n with_o god_n psal_n 94.20_o sect_n iii_o of_o the_o whole_a style_n high_a power_n verse_n 1._o 3_o from_o the_o epithet_n high_a i_o will_v pass_v to_o a_o consideration_n of_o the_o whole_a title_n high_a power_n by_o high_a power_n expositor_n understand_v magistrate_n of_o every_o degree_n or_o rank_n and_o not_o only_o the_o supreme_a so_o that_o they_o understand_v high_a not_o to_o refer_v by_o way_n of_o contra-distinction_n to_o low_a power_n but_o to_o the_o people_n to_o they_o that_o be_v to_o be_v subject_a to_o they_o so_o calvin_n beza_n marlorat_n pareus_n p._n martyr_n methusius_n dr._n mayer_n and_o par_fw-fr upon_o the_o place_n and_o chamier_n panstrat_n tom._n 3._o li._n 15._o cap._n 11._o sect_n 8._o and_o indeed_o the_o description_n of_o the_o magistrate_n with_o all_o the_o reason_n give_v in_o the_o follow_a word_n unto_o vers_fw-la 8._o for_o subjection_n to_o he_o do_v as_o true_o and_o necessary_o appertain_v to_o the_o inferior_a and_o subordinate_a magistrate_n as_o to_o the_o high_a
josâ—phus_n that_o all_o the_o whole_a nation_n be_v against_o both_o hircâ—nus_n and_o aristobulus_n for_o br_v they_o under_o the_o servitude_n of_o a_o kingdom_n for_o they_o say_v their_o custom_n be_v to_o be_v govern_v by_o god_n high_a priest_n but_o i_o hope_v say_v the_o answerer_n pompey_n be_v no_o priest_n and_o there_o fore_o they_o do_v not_o choose_v he_o for_o theiâ—_n governor_n to_o this_o the_o answer_n be_v easy_a the_o exception_n of_o the_o people_n in_o this_o narration_n of_o josephus_n be_v not_o against_o the_o government_n of_o both_o those_o brother_n for_o the_o same_o author_n relate_v the_o people_n acception_n of_o hircanus_n to_o the_o dominion_n immediate_o upon_o the_o death_n of_o alexandra_n and_o when_o he_o be_v of_o a_o over-slâ—w_a and_o modest_a temper_n have_v give_v way_n to_o the_o turbulent_a spirit_n of_o aristobulus_n his_o young_a brother_n to_o reign_v they_o rise_v up_o in_o assistance_n of_o aretas_n the_o arabian_a king_n for_o his_o restore_n to_o the_o government_n 141._o government_n joâ—eph_n antiq._n lib._n 14._o cap._n 3._o usseri_fw-la annal._n pag._n 141._o but_o they_o be_v ill_a content_n with_o their_o government_n under_o the_o title_n pomp_n majesty_n and_o expensivenesse_n of_o a_o kingdom_n or_o they_o blame_v the_o annex_v of_o a_o crown_n to_o the_o moderate_a dominion_n of_o the_o ancient_a asmonean_n this_o be_v indeed_o a_o innovation_n and_o so_o displease_a first_o introduce_v by_o the_o father_n or_o uncle_n or_o hircanus_n 2_o this_o complaint_n of_o the_o people_n against_o those_o brethren_n be_v no_o argument_n to_o preclude_v the_o people_n consent_n to_o pompey_n afterward_o have_v he_o take_v upon_o he_o to_o be_v a_o king_n over_o they_o that_o which_o a_o people_n now_o dislike_v they_o do_v not_o ever_o continue_v to_o disaffect_v or_o refuse_v who_o know_v not_o the_o mutability_n of_o a_o multitude_n mind_n sed_fw-la quid_fw-la turba_fw-la remi_n siquitur_fw-la fortunam_fw-la 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matth._n 3.2.4.17.10.7_o by_o the_o prophecy_n of_o jacob_n the_o sceptre_n to_o wit_n the_o temporal_a power_n be_v assure_v unto_o judah_n but_o until_o shiloh_n come_v 2_o the_o other_o title_n he_o bring_v to_o nullify_v that_o of_o the_o roman_a be_v of_o the_o great_a son_n of_o david_n christ_n himself_o who_o as_o mr._n perkins_n acknowledge_v 49.10_o gen_n 49.10_o be_v right_a heir_n to_o the_o crown_n and_o kingdom_n of_o the_o jew_n let_v that_o pass_v fâ—r_a current_n which_o be_v the_o commâ—n_a opinion_n that_o christ_n be_v in_o a_o direct_a line_n david_n next_z natural_a heir_n yet_o what_o ever_o right_o may_v descend_v upon_o he_o a_o civil_a or_o temporal_a title_n to_o the_o crown_n and_o kingdom_n of_o the_o jew_n can_v be_v conclude_v to_o pass_v unto_o he_o thereby_o his_o succession_n to_o david_n though_o he_o take_v upon_o he_o his_o nature_n be_v not_o of_o a_o civil_a or_o earthly_a interest_n as_o be_v before_o note_v from_o the_o tenor_n of_o his_o preach_n and_o be_v further_a evident_a by_o his_o own_o deny_v the_o title_n and_o exercise_v of_o a_o worldly_a kingdom_n to_o belong_v unto_o himself_o 12.14_o himself_o john_n 18.36_o luke_n 12.14_o and_o this_o our_o divine_n insist_v on_o deny_v there_o be_v any_o civil_a dominion_n reside_v in_o he_o in_o answer_n to_o the_o pope_n advocate_n who_o for_o the_o maintain_n of_o a_o temporal_a power_n in_o their_o pope_n allege_v there_o be_v a_o civil_a title_n to_o the_o kâ—ngdome_n of_o judea_n in_o christ_n but_o this_o we_o impugn_v 4.10_o impugn_v vide_fw-la mont._n apparat_fw-la 2._o sect_n 47._o pag._n 9_o chamier_n tom._n 2._o lib._n 15._o cap._n 4._o sect._n 7_o etc._n etc._n &_o cap._n 16._o sect_n 3_o 4.10_o 2_o suppose_v any_o right_n have_v accrue_v to_o he_o to_o the_o temporal_a kingdom_n yet_o this_o can_v not_o remain_v as_o a_o bâ—t_n unto_o the_o roman_a in_o as_o much_o as_o he_o wave_v and_o recede_v from_o it_o voluntary_o take_v upon_o he_o a_o staâ—e_v of_o poverty_n and_o servitude_n and_o shun_v the_o offer_n of_o the_o kingdom_n 19_o kingdom_n joh_n 6.15_o 12_o 36._o compare_v with_o vers_n 18_o 19_o which_o he_o do_v either_o we_o must_v say_v that_o he_o assign_v his_o title_n to_o some_o other_o certain_a person_n or_o person_n whereby_o all_o other_o be_v exclude_v from_o it_o 2._o chap._n x._o sect_n ii_o subsect_n 2._o or_o that_o he_o so_o decline_v the_o use_n of_o it_o himself_o as_o that_o none_o other_o may_v assume_v it_o though_o by_o the_o jew_n agreement_n but_o that_o they_o be_v necessary_o and_o of_o duty_n to_o be_v thenceforth_o headless_a or_o without_o civil_a government_n either_o of_o which_o there_o be_v no_o ground_n to_o affirm_v subsection_n 2_o of_o christ_n pay_v tribute_n matth._n 17._o have_v thus_o disprove_v the_o imputation_n of_o usurpation_n to_o the_o roman_a government_n over_o judea_n upon_o which_o the_o strength_n of_o this_o second_o objection_n lie_v i_o have_v yet_o something_o to_o say_v to_o the_o other_o part_n of_o the_o argument_n the_o particular_n bring_v to_o confirm_v the_o roman_n power_n to_o have_v be_v of_o god_n and_o the_o ordinance_n of_o god_n although_o in_o truth_n the_o matter_n thus_o confirm_v be_v not_o by_o i_o deny_v 1._o christ_n himself_o pay_v tribute_n matth._n 17.14_o 1_o it_o be_v a_o question_n much_o agitate_a for_o who_o that_o tribute_n be_v gather_v whether_o by_o caesar_n tribute-gatherers_a for_o his_o use_n or_o by_o the_o officer_n of_o the_o temple_n for_o its_o service_n there_o be_v very_o learned_a man_n for_o each_o of_o these_o way_n that_o it_o be_v for_o caesar_n say_v those_o two_o great_a antiquary_n supra_fw-la montacut_n orig_n eccles_n part_n post_n pag._n 196._o selden_n de_fw-fr jure_fw-la nat_n lib._n 6._o c._n 18._o
saxony_n say_v although_o there_o be_v many_o horrible_a confusion_n which_o grow_v from_o the_o devil_n and_o the_o madness_n of_o man_n yet_o the_o lawful_a government_n and_o society_n of_o man_n be_v ordain_v of_o god_n as_o it_o be_v say_v rom._n 13._o that_o of_o auspurge_n have_v it_o thus_o such_o civil_a ordinance_n as_o be_v lawful_a be_v the_o good_a work_n and_o ordinance_n of_o god_n as_o paul_n witness_v the_o power_n that_o be_v be_v ordain_v of_o god_n god_n wisdom_n be_v declare_v by_o order_n which_o be_v in_o the_o discern_a of_o virtue_n and_o vice_n and_o in_o the_o society_n of_o mankind_n under_o lawful_a government_n to_o these_o i_o shall_v adjoyne_v these_o protestant_a writer_n musculus_fw-la upon_o the_o text._n it_o be_v to_o be_v note_v he_o do_v not_o say_v theâ—e_n be_v not_o a_o prince_n or_o king_n who_o be_v not_o of_o god_n but_o their_o power_n be_v not_o but_o of_o god_n for_o he_o speak_v not_o of_o the_o abuse_n of_o power_n and_o the_o tyranny_n which_o many_o prince_n exercise_n nor_o y_o it_o of_o those_o who_o by_o force_n break_v into_o power_n but_o of_o the_o power_n itself_o divine_o ordain_v although_o every_o power_n be_v of_o god_n 853._o notandum_fw-la quod_fw-la non_fw-la dicit_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la princeps_fw-la vel_fw-la rex_fw-la qui_fw-la non_fw-la sit_fw-la a_o deo_fw-la sed_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la potestas_fw-la nisi_fw-la a_o deo_fw-la non_fw-la enim_fw-la loquor_fw-la de_fw-la abusu_fw-la potestatis_fw-la ac_fw-la tyrannide_fw-la quam_fw-la plerique_fw-la exercent_fw-la neque_fw-la de_fw-la iis_fw-la qui_fw-la vi_fw-la iâ—rumpunt_fw-la in_o potestates_fw-la sed_fw-la de_fw-la ipsa_fw-la potestate_fw-la divinitus_fw-la ordinata_fw-la licet_fw-la omnis_fw-la potestas_fw-la a_o deo_fw-la sit_fw-la non_fw-la tamen_fw-la mox_fw-la omnis_fw-la princeps_fw-la est_fw-la a_o deo_fw-la scriptum_n est_fw-fr de_fw-fr quibusdam_fw-la ipsi_fw-la regna_fw-la verunt_fw-la &_o non_fw-la est_fw-la a_o i_o musculus_fw-la in_o loc_fw-la officium_fw-la subditorum_fw-la erga_fw-la magistratus_fw-la est_fw-la obedientia_fw-la ut_fw-la illi_fw-la si_fw-la legitimus_fw-la est_fw-la omnes_fw-la pareant_fw-la rom._n 13.1_o nulla_fw-la potestas_fw-la etc._n etc._n becanus_n loc_fw-la 49._o qu._n 13._o pag._n 853._o yet_o every_o prince_n be_v not_o present_o of_o god_n it_o be_v write_v of_o some_o they_o â—ave_n reign_v and_o it_o be_v not_o of_o i_o becanus_n the_o duty_n of_o subject_n towards_o the_o magistrate_n be_v obedience_n that_o if_o he_o be_v a_o lawful_a magistrate_n they_o all_o obey_v he_o rom._n 13.1_o there_o be_v no_o power_n but_o of_o god_n dr._n mayer_n upon_o the_o place_n he_o move_v the_o question_n whether_o the_o subjection_n of_o the_o text_n be_v due_a to_o any_o power_n once_o up_o either_o by_o right_n or_o wrong_v his_o answer_n be_v the_o conscience_n be_v not_o bind_v to_o usurper_n but_o they_o may_v be_v remove_v again_o as_o jehoiada_n remove_v athaliah_n and_o set_v up_o the_o right_a king_n a_o king_n by_o birth_n by_o election_n or_o by_o law_n of_o arm_n through_o conquest_n be_v to_o be_v serve_v though_o he_o be_v wicked_a and_o tyrannical_a as_o be_v give_v in_o god_n anger_n for_o punishment_n but_o a_o usurper_n may_v be_v resist_v and_o depose_v again_o dr._n hammond_n upon_o the_o place_n in_o his_o paraphrase_n interprete_v it_o of_o obedience_n to_o the_o supreme_a power_n right_o establish_v and_o constitute_v and_o that_o every_o person_n under_o government_n of_o what_o rank_n soever_o he_o be_v be_v to_o yield_v subjection_n to_o the_o supreme_a governor_n legal_o place_v in_o that_o kingdom_n and_o elsewhere_o he_o say_v obedience_n to_o superior_n be_v extend_v indefinite_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o the_o most_o heathen_a provoke_a oppress_v as_o long_o as_o thâ—y_v be_v lawful_a power_n and_o again_o by_o the_o word_n he_o bear_v not_o the_o sword_n in_o vain_a etc._n etc._n be_v intimate_v that_o the_o sword_n for_o vengeance_n etc._n etc._n be_v put_v into_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o lawful_a magistrate_n with_o commission_n to_o use_v it_o as_o the_o constitution_n of_o the_o kingdom_n shall_v best_o direct_v the_o author_n of_o the_o full_a answer_n to_o dr._n ferne._n 104._o fuller_n answer_v etc._n etc._n pag._n 17_o 18._o mr._n prin_fw-mi his_o 3d_o part_n of_o the_o sovereign_a power_n etc._n etc._n pag._n 104._o the_o power_n that_o be_v i._n e._n so_o or_o so_o establish_v by_o consent_n of_o man_n be_v ordain_v of_o god_n to_o be_v obey_v or_o it_o be_v god_n ordinance_n that_o man_n shall_v live_v under_o some_o government_n and_o submit_v without_o resistance_n to_o that_o kind_n of_o government_n they_o have_v by_o consent_n establish_v that_o other_o kind_n of_o tyranny_n viz._n of_o usurpation_n it_o have_v no_o right_a no_o ordination_n at_o all_o and_o so_o no_o subjection_n due_a to_o it_o there_o be_v in_o every_o ordain_a power_n as_o well_o god_n institution_n of_o it_o &_o injunction_n of_o obedience_n to_o it_o as_o man_n constitution_n of_o it_o mr._n prinne_n say_v the_o whole_a scope_n of_o this_o text_n in_o sum_n be_v only_o this_o that_o christian_n ought_v in_o conscience_n to_o be_v subject_a to_o all_o lawful_a high_a power_n etc._n etc._n and_o not_o resist_v they_o in_o the_o execution_n of_o their_o just_a authority_n mr._n burrough_n 65._o mr._n burrough_n on_o hos_n chap._n 1._o lect._n 6._o pag._n 157._o &_o lect._n 4._o pag._n 111._o &_o lect._n 3._o pag_n 65._o you_o must_v observe_v that_o every_o one_o be_v subject_a to_o the_o high_a power_n mark_v it_o be_v not_o to_o man_n first_o but_o it_o be_v to_o the_o power_n let_v every_o soul_n be_v subject_a to_o the_o high_a power_n wherever_o this_o power_n lie_v it_o be_v not_o to_o the_o will_n of_o man_n that_o have_v power_n but_o it_o be_v to_o the_o power_n of_o that_o man_n now_o the_o power_n the_o authority_n be_v that_o that_o a_o man_n have_v in_o a_o legal_a way_n he_o elsewhere_o tell_v we_o there_o be_v no_o authority_n we_o be_v subject_a to_o now_o but_o according_a to_o the_o law_n and_o constitution_n of_o the_o country_n where_o we_o live_v when_o thing_n be_v bring_v into_o a_o law_n and_o be_v according_a to_o the_o agreement_n and_o covenant_n of_o the_o place_n and_o country_n wherein_o we_o live_v etc._n etc._n then_o the_o power_n of_o god_n be_v in_o it_o though_o it_o be_v abuse_v viz._n by_o a_o ill_a law_n make_v and_o we_o be_v to_o be_v subject_a to_o all_o power_n when_o it_o once_o come_v to_o be_v a_o power_n to_o be_v a_o law_n it_o be_v authority_n though_o abuse_v and_o we_o must_v yeâ—ld_v obedience_n to_o it_o either_o active_o or_o passive_o but_o we_o must_v inquire_v whether_o it_o be_v a_o power_n to_o these_o author_n may_v be_v add_v those_o other_o who_o i_o cite_v before_o who_o hold_v the_o resistance_n forbid_v to_o be_v make_v against_o the_o power_n of_o god_n verse_n 2._o to_o be_v lawful_a against_o a_o un-entitled_n or_o usurp_a power_n to_o who_o as_o they_o be_v before_o quote_v 4._o quote_v chap_n 8_o sect_n 4._o i_o refer_v my_o reader_n and_o unto_o all_o these_o i_o may_v superadd_a the_o judgement_n of_o diverse_a commentator_n of_o the_o popish_a party_n yet_o of_o best_a note_n of_o that_o sort_n among_o we_o estius_n i_o shall_v recite_v a_o usurp_a power_n loc_fw-la potestas_fw-la usurpata_fw-la cujusmodi_fw-la est_fw-la latronum_fw-la &_o tirannorum_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la absolute_a potestas_fw-la nec_fw-la superioritas_fw-la sicut_fw-la leges_fw-la inutiles_fw-la &_o mala_fw-la non_fw-la sunt_fw-la leges_fw-la estius_fw-la in_o loc_fw-la such_o as_o be_v that_o of_o tyrant_n and_o robber_n be_v not_o a_o power_n absolute_o neither_o a_o superiority_n as_o unprofitable_a and_o evil_a law_n be_v no_o law_n dominicus_n soto_n cajetan_n and_o pererius_n i_o omit_v to_o cite_v in_o their_o word_n they_o may_v be_v find_v in_o mr._n prinn_n and_o dr._n willet_n 2._o and_o for_o those_o that_o speak_v to_o the_o thing_n though_o not_o refer_v to_o this_o text_n express_o to_o wit_n the_o nullity_n of_o a_o mere_a possessory_a power_n or_o his_o no_o authority_n i_o will_v for_o brevity_n sake_n but_o name_n my_o author_n who_o full_o enough_o speak_v it_o who_o my_o reader_n may_v peruse_v or_o pretermit_v as_o he_o please_v 2._o mr._n prin_fw-mi his_o three_o part_n of_o the_o sovereign_a power_n etc._n etc._n p._n 114._o dr._n willet_n in_o loc_n qu._n 2._o 1_o that_o a_o usurper_n have_v no_o authority_n in_o he_o be_v a_o mere_a private_a person_n see_v alsted_n theolog._n case_n cap._n 17._o reg._n 8._o pag._n 34._o grot._n de_fw-fr jure_fw-la b._n lib._n 1._o cap._n 4._o sect_n 11._o arnisaeus_n de_fw-fr author_n principis_fw-la cap._n 4._o sect_n 12._o pag._n 124._o 2_o that_o no_o obedience_n be_v due_a to_o a_o un-entitled_n or_o illegal_a power_n aquinas_n 22a_o qu._n 104._o artic_a 6._o ad_fw-la 3._o burroughes_n on_o hosea_n