of_o which_o seat_n we_o see_v the_o nation_n at_o present_a establish_v in_o order_n and_o by_o the_o influence_n of_o which_o authority_n public_a justice_n be_v full_o administer_v both_o which_o be_v the_o ordinance_n of_o god_n can_v no_o more_o be_v take_v away_o by_o any_o act_n or_o oath_n of_o man_n than_o it_o can_v at_o first_o have_v be_v institute_v by_o any_o other_o than_o a_o divine_a wisdom_n or_o can_v since_o have_v be_v constant_o maintain_v otherwise_o then_o by_o the_o powerful_a though_o secret_a influence_n of_o a_o divine_a and_o almighty_a hand_n and_o therefore_o we_o doubt_v not_o but_o to_o make_v it_o evident_a as_o the_o day_n that_o however_o the_o exercitator_n presume_v to_o make_v himself_o a_o accuser_n of_o other_o for_o presume_v to_o the_o seat_n of_o authority_n there_o can_v easy_o be_v find_v a_o more_o presumptuous_a usurpation_n then_o that_o whereof_o he_o stand_v guilty_a and_o obnoxious_a both_o to_o god_n and_o man_n for_o whereas_o he_o 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safe_a part_n be_v to_o be_v choose_v the_o doubt_n of_o which_o we_o be_v now_o speak_v may_v be_v either_o concern_v the_o explication_n or_o the_o obligation_n of_o a_o oath_n and_o that_o part_n be_v in_o all_o doubt_n out_o of_o all_o controversy_n the_o safe_a which_o have_v nothing_o of_o sin_n and_o most_o of_o duty_n in_o it_o the_o present_a doubt_n concern_v the_o oath_n controvert_v respect_v their_o obligation_n whether_o such_o as_o may_v just_o hinder_v obedience_n to_o the_o present_a government_n and_o it_o have_v be_v assert_v against_o the_o exercitator_n that_o the_o safe_a part_n as_o include_v nothing_o of_o sin_n and_o most_o of_o duty_n be_v the_o negative_a that_o the_o oath_n object_v neither_o do_v nor_o can_v bind_v against_o obedience_n to_o the_o present_a government_n the_o reason_n be_v because_o its_o a_o sin_n against_o the_o five_o commandment_n implicit_o and_o express_o against_o rom._n 13.1_o to_o be_v under_o no_o government_n it_o be_v consequent_o a_o necessary_a duty_n to_o be_v under_o some_o and_o no_o sin_n to_o be_v under_o any_o because_o all_o government_n be_v the_o ordinance_n of_o god_n rom._n 13.1_o if_o therefore_o the_o oath_n in_o controversy_n shall_v oblige_v against_o obedience_n to_o the_o present_a government_n they_o shall_v bind_v from_o a_o necessary_a duty_n to_o a_o manifest_a sin_n but_o nothing_o can_v oblige_v unto_o sin_n and_o therefore_o no_o oath_n whatsoever_o 2_o if_o it_o be_v true_a that_o in_o doubtful_a case_n the_o safe_a part_n be_v to_o be_v choose_v it_o be_v as_o true_a that_o in_o all_o such_o case_n possidentis_fw-la in_o re_fw-la dubia_fw-la turior_fw-la est_fw-la pars_fw-la possidentis_fw-la the_o party_n in_o possession_n be_v the_o safter_o part_n but_o that_o which_o in_o the_o present_a contorversie_n put_v the_o doubt_n out_o of_o all_o doubt_n be_v that_o the_o party_n in_o possession_n have_v ever_o have_v at_o least_o a_o equal_a title_n as_o coordinates_n ex_fw-la confesso_fw-la with_o their_o competitor_n and_o therefore_o at_o present_a have_v a_o superior_a or_o rather_o indeed_o the_o only_a title_n in_o regard_n of_o the_o justness_n of_o their_o own_o and_o the_o unjustness_n of_o the_o adverse_a party_n cause_n unless_o as_o be_v say_v before_o a_o confederacy_n with_o the_o bloody_a irish_a and_o hamiltons_n invasive_a army_n must_v be_v justine_v as_o the_o just_a cause_n and_o withal_o as_o the_o safe_a part_n what_o evasion_n have_v our_o exercitator_n here_o to_o extricate_v himself_o out_o of_o this_o difficulty_n his_o old_a tenedian_a axe_n still_o chiliad_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d with_fw-mi erasin_n chiliad_n first_o the_o pretend_a usurpation_n and_o then_o that_o usurpation_n be_v not_o the_o ordinance_n of_o god_n for_o the_o first_o we_o have_v answer_v it_o once_o and_o again_o in_o the_o precede_a part_n of_o this_o discourse_n neither_o shall_v we_o write_v after_o his_o copy_n in_o his_o frequent_a and_o tiresome_a tautology_n it_o be_v too_o great_a a_o affliction_n to_o the_o reader_n to_o vex_v he_o usque_fw-la ad_fw-la nauseam_fw-la with_o his_o crambe_n his_o millies_fw-la â—â—cta_fw-la but_o the_o full_a prosecution_n of_o this_o will_v be_v proper_a in_o the_o three_o assertion_n we_o come_v now_o to_o a_o three_o principle_n 19_o in_o juramento_fw-la semper_fw-la jus_o superioris_fw-la intelligitur_fw-la exceptum_fw-la 2_o decret_a 24_o 19_o and_o it_o speak_v as_o the_o rest_n ex_fw-la confesso_fw-la for_o we_o intend_v such_o only_a thus_o in_o all_o oath_n whatsoever_o the_o superior_n right_a over_o the_o inferior_a be_v ever_o understand_v to_o stand_v except_v as_o that_o which_o can_v never_o fall_v under_o their_o obligation_n or_o it_o may_v be_v more_o plain_o thus_o no_o oath_n of_o a_o inferior_a can_v bind_v against_o that_o right_n of_o a_o superior_a by_o which_o he_o have_v a_o lawful_a power_n over_o he_o there_o be_v two_o superior_n or_o rather_o
house_n now_o sit_v be_v consent_v to_o the_o force_n which_o be_v urge_v and_o so_o conclude_v that_o they_o be_v still_o a_o house_n notwithstanding_o the_o non-prosecution_n of_o the_o author_n of_o that_o force_n but_o to_o help_v both_o he_o and_o his_o friend_n out_o of_o this_o difficulty_n who_o may_v not_o perceive_v that_o will_n that_o it_o be_v one_o thing_n to_o pass_v by_o and_o another_o thing_n to_o consent_v to_o a_o miscarriage_n the_o latter_a may_v not_o be_v do_v upon_o any_o consideration_n whatsoever_o the_o former_a not_o only_o may_v but_o must_v be_v do_v upon_o many_o when_o the_o reason_n of_o the_o state_n which_o our_o author_n say_v 25._o fuller_n ans_fw-fr pag._n 25._o the_o law_n make_v to_o residein_a both_o house_n joint_o by_o way_n of_o coordination_n and_o several_o by_o way_n of_o supply_n shall_v think_v it_o fit_a and_o in_o this_o final_a resolution_n of_o the_o state_n judgement_n the_o people_n he_o say_v be_v to_o rest_v 1._o ibid._n pag._n 1._o but_o to_o give_v a_o unquestionable_a warrant_n to_o this_o distinction_n and_o the_o practice_n of_o the_o house_n of_o commons_o upon_o it_o 7.18_o mica_n 7.18_o it_o be_v say_v of_o god_n himself_o that_o he_o pass_v by_o the_o transgression_n of_o the_o remnant_n of_o his_o people_n and_o yet_o it_o be_v blasphemy_n to_o say_v that_o he_o be_v in_o the_o least_o consent_v to_o they_o grant_v the_o reader_n be_v desire_v 〈◊〉_d notice_n that_o the_o misca_fw-la iage_n here_o pretend_v be_v only_o suppose_v not_o grant_v and_o can_v there_o be_v a_o better_a precedent_n to_o warrant_v the_o commons_o pass_v by_o a_o miscarriage_n without_o out_o be_v guilty_a of_o consent_v to_o it_o rather_o than_o by_o call_v for_o a_o strict_a account_n to_o sacrifice_v the_o peace_n and_o safety_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n upon_o the_o service_n of_o those_o privilege_n which_o no_o man_n that_o have_v his_o reason_n and_o a_o freedom_n to_o use_v it_o can_v deny_v to_o be_v intend_v in_o their_o own_o nature_n and_o by_o their_o first_o institution_n to_o be_v fence_n and_o ornament_n for_o the_o good_a of_o the_o commonwealth_n not_o firebrand_n of_o contention_n for_o its_o ruin_n privilege_n be_v servant_n to_o the_o good_a of_o the_o public_a not_o lord_n over_o it_o and_o therefore_o be_v to_o be_v respect_v in_o order_n to_o the_o public_a good_a and_o in_o order_n to_o the_o public_a good_a be_v to_o be_v neglect_v according_a as_o the_o commons_o in_o parliament_n who_o they_o be_v either_o to_o use_v or_o not_o use_v and_o who_o in_o such_o case_n as_o concern_v their_o own_o privilege_n be_v the_o only_a competent_a judge_n shall_v determine_v yea_o but_o for_o all_o this_o creditor_n as_o they_o have_v with_o common_a approbation_n lay_v they_o aside_o in_o give_v way_n that_o member_n shall_v be_v subject_a to_o the_o suit_n of_o creditor_n he_o say_v that_o the_o house_n must_v be_v free_a for_o all_o to_o come_v to_o that_o their_o act_n may_v be_v free_a and_o authoritative_a if_o he_o mean_v a_o freedom_n in_o respect_n of_o any_o vote_n pass_v within_o door_n to_o exclude_v such_o as_o shall_v not_o conform_v to_o the_o order_n of_o the_o house_n nothing_o can_v be_v more_o apparent_o untrue_a for_o the_o house_n as_o it_o be_v well_o know_v past_o several_a vote_n to_o exclude_v those_o that_o will_v not_o engage_v in_o the_o vow_n and_o covenant_n concern_v the_o lord_n general_n essex_n and_o upon_o the_o vote_n for_o the_o take_n of_o the_o selemn_a league_n and_o covenant_n divers_a that_o before_o have_v sit_v in_o the_o house_n be_v actual_o exclude_v for_o refusal_n yet_o i_o never_o hear_v of_o any_o no_o not_o of_o the_o person_n exclude_v that_o thereupon_o deny_v the_o be_v and_o authority_n of_o the_o house_n it_o be_v therefore_o unquestionable_a that_o the_o commons_o in_o parliament_n have_v a_o power_n to_o exclude_v such_o of_o their_o member_n as_o shall_v not_o conform_v to_o the_o vote_n and_o order_n of_o that_o house_n and_o yet_o neither_o themselves_o be_v ever_o the_o less_o free_a nor_o their_o act_n any_o whit_n the_o less_o authoritative_a but_o second_o if_o he_o mean_v that_o all_o the_o member_n must_v be_v free_a in_o respect_n of_o any_o restraint_n save_o what_o be_v put_v upon_o they_o by_o the_o vote_n and_o authority_n of_o the_o house_n it_o be_v absolute_o answer_v so_o they_o be_v and_o let_v the_o exercitator_n or_o any_o of_o his_o judgement_n prove_v the_o contrary_a if_o they_o can_v again_o let_v it_o be_v grant_v that_o divers_a of_o the_o member_n be_v sometime_o under_o a_o force_n can_v that_o hinder_v those_o from_o sit_v and_o be_v a_o house_n who_o never_o be_v either_o under_o or_o consent_v to_o that_o force_n if_o it_o can_v it_o be_v desire_v the_o exercitator_n will_v show_v how_o the_o commons_o be_v a_o house_n and_o their_o act_n authoritative_a when_o the_o late_a king_n have_v divers_a of_o their_o member_n in_o prison_n in_o his_o quarter_n for_o by_o his_o doctrine_n if_o one_o member_n be_v under_o a_o force_n it_o null_v the_o authority_n of_o the_o house_n but_o who_o unless_o he_o wilful_o shut_v his_o eye_n canuot_fw-la see_v the_o mountainous_a grossness_n of_o these_o absurdity_n wherefore_o to_o conclude_v this_o particular_a 7._o fuller_n ans_fw-fr pag._n 7._o our_o author_n in_o this_o case_n will_v tell_v he_o that_o a_o injury_n can_v take_v away_o a_o right_a which_o though_o in_o truth_n it_o never_o can_v yet_o according_a to_o our_o exercitator_n principle_n it_o must_v if_o a_o force_n upon_o some_o of_o the_o member_n can_v hinder_v the_o rest_n from_o be_v a_o house_n last_o it_o be_v object_v by_o the_o exercitator_n that_o the_o commons_o now_o sit_v be_v not_o the_o major_a part_n and_o it_o be_v answer_v what_o be_v that_o to_o the_o purpose_n so_o long_o as_o they_o be_v a_o house_n what_o if_o the_o major_a part_n of_o the_o commons_o have_v desert_v their_o trust_n and_o go_v to_o the_o late_a king_n shall_v that_o have_v hinder_v those_o that_o have_v stay_v behind_o and_o continue_v faithful_a to_o their_o trust_n from_o be_v a_o house_n the_o contrary_n be_v apparent_a in_o the_o lord_n who_o while_o they_o sit_v be_v never_o look_v on_o as_o be_v ever_o the_o less_o a_o house_n because_o the_o great_a part_n desert_v they_o and_o be_v afterward_o just_o exclude_v the_o house_n by_o the_o far_o lesser_a number_n of_o lord_n sit_v to_o conclude_v the_o exercitator_n acknowledge_v pag._n 7._o that_n if_o it_o can_v be_v make_v good_a that_o the_o whole_a nation_n have_v in_o the_o original_a constitution_n of_o government_n commit_v the_o sole_a power_n to_o the_o house_n of_o commons_o there_o can_v be_v no_o usurpation_n now_o it_o be_v as_o apparent_a as_o the_o light_n by_o his_o own_o ground_n that_o the_o whole_a nation_n for_o the_o lord_n if_o they_o fall_v not_o under_o a_o nationall_n must_v fall_v under_o a_o personal_a consideration_n have_v commit_v the_o supreme_a power_n to_o the_o house_n of_o commons_o joint_o by_o way_n of_o coordination_n and_o sole_o by_o way_n of_o supply_n and_o therefore_o by_o his_o own_o confession_n they_o can_v never_o be_v conclude_v under_o usurpation_n as_o exercise_v that_o power_n without_o a_o lawful_a call_n for_o the_o exercise_n whereof_o they_o have_v by_o his_o own_o ground_n a_o lawful_a call_n from_o the_o people_n chap._n iii_o that_o the_o oath_n object_v oblige_v not_o against_o obedience_n to_o the_o present_a government_n the_o assertion_n that_o we_o be_v now_o to_o make_v good_a against_o the_o exercitator_n be_v that_o the_o oath_n by_o he_o object_v oblige_v not_o against_o obedience_n to_o the_o present_a power_n to_o demonstrate_v this_o truth_n with_o as_o much_o brevity_n as_o perspicuity_n we_o shall_v first_o lay_v down_o certain_a general_o receive_v principle_n by_o which_o as_o by_o so_o many_o rule_n we_o may_v evident_o discern_v in_o what_o case_n ex_fw-la confesso_fw-la oath_n do_v not_o oblige_v second_o we_o shall_v examine_v and_o answer_v our_o exercitator_n objection_n why_o those_o rule_n shall_v not_o take_v place_n in_o the_o oath_n in_o controversy_n and_o a_o main_a reason_n induce_v to_o the_o choice_n of_o this_o method_n be_v because_o truth_n and_o experience_n joint_o tell_v we_o that_o of_o comment_v on_o word_n and_o sentence_n in_o controvert_v oath_n there_o can_v never_o be_v a_o end_n for_o the_o fancy_n of_o man_n be_v of_o so_o various_a a_o work_n and_o work_v a_o variety_n hardly_o can_v that_o word_n or_o sentence_n be_v propound_v which_o it_o will_v not_o scrve_v and_o wire-draw_v to_o its_o own_o sense_n if_o it_o have_v not_o some_o clear_a and_o constant_a principle_n of_o truth_n as_o a_o bright_a but_o unerring_a star_n both_o to_o guide_v and_o fix_v
by_o virtue_n of_o a_o election_n unquestionable_o legal_a and_o by_o the_o sanction_n of_o a_o law_n to_o perpetuate_v they_o till_o themselves_o shall_v consent_v to_o their_o own_o dissolution_n as_o unquestionable_a and_o therefore_o he_o may_v have_v consider_v for_o be_v a_o exercitator_n sure_o he_o can_v not_o be_v ignorant_a that_o according_a to_o that_o general_o know_v and_o as_o genaral_o receive_v maxim_n in_o re_fw-la dubia_fw-la tutior_fw-la est_fw-la conditio_fw-la possidentis_fw-la which_o may_v have_v teach_v he_o to_o forbear_v such_o unchristian_a insinuation_n in_o a_o affair_n of_o so_o solemn_a and_o sovereign_a concernment_n both_o in_o religious_a and_o civil_a respect_n but_o we_o shall_v now_o come_v to_o particular_n and_o first_o to_o that_o of_o the_o pretend_a usurpation_n and_o we_o shall_v absolve_v it_o in_o the_o ensue_a chapter_n chap._n ii_o that_o the_o usurpation_n pretend_v be_v real_o no_o usurpation_n that_o the_o commons_o of_o england_n assemble_v in_o parliament_n shall_v be_v charge_v with_o usurpation_n by_o any_o single_a person_n without_o door_n doubtless_o in_o all_o reason_n can_v but_o seem_v very_o irregular_a and_o therefore_o it_o may_v well_o have_v become_v the_o exercitator_n whoever_o he_o be_v by_o that_o analogy_n of_o our_o saviour_n word_n of_o which_o he_o speak_v pag._n 3._o modest_o to_o have_v ask_v himself_o before_o he_o begin_v this_o work_n who_o make_v he_o a_o judge_n or_o a_o rule-maker_n over_o the_o commons_o in_o parliament_n but_o it_o be_v easy_o sometime_o to_o see_v a_o mote_n abroad_o then_o a_o beam_n at_o home_n all_o that_o he_o say_v to_o the_o point_n of_o usurpation_n and_o questionless_a his_o zeal_n make_v he_o omit_v nothing_o that_o he_o can_v say_v be_v comprehend_v in_o the_o first_o chapter_n contain_v both_o the_o charge_n and_o the_o ground_n thereof_o in_o the_o ensue_a description_n of_o usurpation_n vfurpation_n he_o say_v be_v a_o intrusion_n into_o the_o seat_n of_o authority_n a_o presume_v to_o possess_v and_o manage_v the_o place_n and_o power_n thereof_o without_o a_o lawful_a call_n right_a or_o title_n thereunto_o in_o the_o prosecution_n of_o this_o description_n he_o tell_v we_o though_o with_o much_o ado_n about_o nothing_o that_o by_o authority_n he_o mean_v that_o which_o be_v supreme_a and_o by_o a_o lawful_a call_n a_o call_n from_o the_o people_n and_o this_o he_o say_v be_v so_o essential_a to_o a_o humane_o constitute_v magistracy_n that_o where_o it_o be_v it_o make_v a_o lawful_a magistracy_n and_o the_o privation_n or_o want_n thereof_o make_v usurpation_n again_o it_o be_v confess_v by_o himself_o pag._n 5._o that_o by_o the_o fundamental_a government_n of_o this_o nation_n the_o commons_o in_o parliament_n have_v a_o lawful_a title_n to_o supremacy_n of_o power_n joint_o by_o way_n of_o coordination_n with_o the_o other_o coordinates_n there_o mention_v and_o by_o consequence_n it_o can_v be_v deny_v that_o they_o have_v also_o a_o lawful_a title_n to_o supremacy_n of_o power_n several_o by_o way_n of_o supply_n without_o they_o 6._o fuller_n ans_fw-fr to_o d._n ferne._n pag._n 1._o ibid._n pag._n 6._o for_o in_o this_o particular_a the_o learned_a author_n of_o the_o full_a answer_n to_o d._n ferne_n will_v tell_v he_o that_o coardinata_fw-la inuicem_fw-la supplent_fw-la coordinates_n supply_n each_o other_o and_o he_o give_v this_o reason_n afterward_o because_o in_o a_o coordinate_a and_o mix_a government_n one_o part_n refusal_n exempt_v not_o the_o other_o from_o its_o duty_n nor_o must_v it_o defraud_v the_o whole_a of_o its_o safety_n so_o it_o shall_v frustrate_v the_o very_a end_n of_o that_o its_o coordination_n which_o be_v supply_v for_o the_o more_o security_n of_o its_o safety_n and_o he_o add_v further_a in_o the_o same_o place_n that_o in_o case_n of_o the_o absence_n and_o refusal_n of_o the_o other_o part_n in_o coordination_n the_o supreme_a power_n of_o the_o whole_a be_v 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contradiction_n it_o be_v allege_v that_o the_o commons_o now_o sit_v be_v not_o a_o house_n and_o that_o be_v the_o only_a subterfuge_n the_o old_a and_o threadbare_a shift_n of_o the_o late_a king_n party_n of_o which_o if_o we_o can_v but_o uncase_v he_o we_o shall_v allow_v he_o beside_o the_o whole_a crowd_n of_o his_o other_o impertinency_n the_o apex_n zenith_n and_o culmen_fw-la of_o his_o high-flown_a rhetoric_n with_o all_o the_o poetica_fw-la licentia_fw-la of_o his_o tragical_a american_n scene_n for_o we_o must_v acknowledge_v he_o be_v a_o exercitator_n that_o deserve_v rich_o to_o be_v whip_v if_o he_o can_v not_o with_o some_o little_a handsomeness_n at_o least_o so_o tell_v his_o own_o tale_n as_o to_o make_v it_o serve_v his_o own_o turn_n first_o therefore_o if_o they_o be_v no_o house_n we_o will_v willing_o know_v how_o they_o come_v to_o be_v none_o we_o well_o know_v that_o once_o they_o be_v a_o house_n and_o we_o know_v as_o well_o how_o they_o come_v to_o be_v 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sure_a here_o be_v a_o contradiction_n to_o the_o life_n but_o beside_o the_o contradiction_n how_o know_v he_o they_o be_v consent_v do_v they_o ever_o tell_v he_o so_o i_o be_o sure_a they_o have_v tell_v the_o world_n the_o contrary_a as_o appear_v by_o their_o message_n to_o the_o general_n and_o council_n of_o war_n it_o will_v be_v say_v that_o be_v but_o a_o mere_a formality_n and_o if_o they_o do_v not_o consent_v to_o the_o force_n why_o do_v they_o not_o prosecute_v the_o author_n of_o it_o i_o answer_v by_o deny_v the_o consequence_n neither_o can_v the_o exercitator_n be_v he_o as_o able_a as_o his_o admirer_n do_v or_o possible_o can_v imagine_v he_o ever_o prove_v that_o to_o forbear_v the_o prosecution_n ad_fw-la summum_fw-la jus_o of_o the_o author_n be_v to_o consent_v to_o the_o evil_a of_o a_o act_n for_o instance_n if_o a_o man_n remit_v a_o wilful_a trespass_n that_o will_v bear_v action_n in_o law_n to_o his_o neighbour_n do_v he_o consent_v to_o the_o evil_a of_o that_o act_n or_o to_o come_v a_o little_a near_o both_o to_o the_o exercitator_n and_o the_o present_a case_n when_o the_o apprentice_n make_v a_o force_n upon_o the_o house_n it_o be_v afterward_o move_v in_o the_o house_n whereof_o mr._n pelham_n sit_v speaker_n that_o the_o author_n of_o that_o force_n may_v be_v prosecute_v and_o carry_v in_o the_o negative_a will_v the_o exercitator_n say_v that_o the_o house_n then_o sit_v be_v therefore_o consent_v to_o the_o force_n and_o consequent_o be_v not_o a_o house_n i_o be_o confident_a he_o love_v they_o too_o well_o to_o think_v so_o yet_o aut_fw-la haec_fw-la cum_fw-la illis_fw-la sunt_fw-la habenda_fw-la aut_fw-la illa_fw-la cum_fw-la his_fw-la amittenda_fw-la sunt_fw-la either_o he_o must_v grant_v that_o the_o house_n then_o sit_v be_v consent_v to_o the_o force_n then_o and_o therefore_o be_v not_o a_o house_n or_o deny_v that_o the_o
to_o public_a justice_n and_o peace_n in_o a_o word_n as_o much_o in_o its_o own_o nature_n and_o as_o necessary_o privative_a of_o and_o opposite_a to_o the_o public_a good_a and_o well-being_n of_o the_o nation_n as_o the_o privation_n of_o and_o opposition_n to_o the_o proper_a immediate_a and_o necessary_a mean_n be_v in_o its_o own_o nature_n and_o necessary_o privative_a of_o and_o opposite_a to_o the_o end_n itself_o whereupon_o it_o follow_v evident_o and_o undeniable_o that_o to_o such_o a_o sinful_a resistance_n of_o the_o power_n administer_a there_o can_v be_v no_o obligation_n and_o consequent_o the_o oath_n object_v in_o that_o respect_n be_v void_a by_o our_o exercitator_n own_o concession_n and_o to_o evince_v this_o yet_o more_o full_o if_o at_o least_o there_o can_v be_v a_o full_a eviction_n from_o his_o own_o principle_n and_o expresion_n we_o say_v on_o all_o hand_n say_v our_o exercitator_n page_v 33._o the_o king_n it_o for_o the_o kingdom_n as_o the_o mean_n 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person_n and_o no_o more_o witness_n our_o exercitator_n and_o therefore_o have_v no_o power_n to_o call_v a_o parliament_n and_o now_o let_v the_o reader_n judge_v upon_o the_o whole_a whether_o ever_o there_o be_v such_o a_o felo_fw-la de_fw-fr se_fw-la as_o be_v this_o wretched_a discourse_n of_o our_o exercitator_n or_o whether_o instead_o of_o correct_v one_o he_o have_v not_o show_v himself_o a_o thing_n mere_o make_v up_o of_o a_o heap_n of_o mistake_n but_o to_o proceed_v he_o tell_v we_o page_n 74_o 75._o that_o the_o author_n of_o the_o lawfulness_n of_o obey_v etc._n etc._n have_v but_o half_o quote_v paraeus_n as_o well_o as_o impertinent_o and_o that_o according_a to_o paraeus_n unjust_o get_v power_n be_v not_o of_o god_n in_o regard_n of_o the_o person_n or_o man_n own_v it_o and_o consequen_o not_o to_o be_v obey_v by_o verve_v of_o rom._n 13._o to_o do_v the_o exercitator_n right_a 13._o nec_fw-la refert_fw-la quibus_fw-la medijs_fw-la vel_fw-la artibus_fw-la nimrod_n jeroboam_n aut_fw-la alij_fw-la regra_fw-la sibi_fw-la pa-averint_a nam_fw-la aliud_fw-la est_fw-la potestas_fw-la que_fw-la à _fw-la deo_fw-la est_fw-la aliud_fw-la acquisitio_fw-la &_o usus_a potestaus_n que_fw-fr indisserens_fw-la alias_o legitima_fw-la alias_o illegitina_fw-la parae_fw-la 〈◊〉_d rom._n 13._o we_o shall_v take_v his_o own_o whole_a quotation_n of_o paraeus_n and_o then_o let_v the_o most_o partial_a judge_n whether_o he_o have_v not_o do_v paraeus_n and_o the_o author_n quote_v he_o and_o herein_o the_o reader_n and_o himself_n worng_z in_o force_v a_o sense_n upon_o paraeus_n so_o much_o at_o enmity_n with_o his_o word_n paraeus_n say_v it_o matter_n not_o by_o what_o mean_v nimrod_n jeroboam_n or_o other_o get_v kingdom_n to_o themselves_o for_o the_o power_n which_o be_v of_o god_n be_v one_o thing_n the_o get_n and_o use_n of_o the_o power_n be_v another_o which_o be_v indifferent_a sometime_o lawful_a sometime_o unlawful_a and_o again_o dubijs_fw-la whether_o 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paraeus_n be_v against_o obedience_n to_o usurper_n by_o virtue_n of_o rom._n 13._o 13._o non_fw-la quecunque_fw-la per_fw-la vim_o vel_fw-la dolum_fw-la acquiruntur_fw-la cum_fw-la sint_fw-la per_fw-la se_fw-la bona_fw-la cessant_fw-la esse_fw-la dâ—_n deo_fw-la dissere_fw-la nendum_fw-la est_fw-la enim_fw-la interjus_fw-la dei_fw-la quod_fw-la in_o res_fw-la bonas_fw-la nun_n quam_fw-la amittis_fw-la à _fw-la quibuscunque_fw-la teneantur_fw-la &_o teneantur_fw-la &_o inter_fw-la judicia_fw-la dei_fw-la puibus_fw-la bona_fw-la sva_fw-la sic_fw-la distribuit_fw-la ut_fw-la in_o eorum_fw-la acqui_fw-la suione_fw-la &_o usu_fw-la vitium_fw-la hominum_fw-la aliquando_fw-la concurrere_fw-la permittat_fw-la etc._n etc._n sic_fw-la igitur_fw-la de_fw-la acquisitione_n etiam_fw-la imperiorem_fw-la &_o regnorum_fw-la quoe_v perce_n quae_fw-la greci_fw-la quae_fw-la romani_fw-la iujustice_n fere_n bellis_fw-la &_o oppressionibas_fw-la acquisiverunt_fw-la est_fw-la judicandum_fw-la parae_fw-la in_o rom._n 13._o once_o more_o and_o we_o have_v do_v paraeus_n say_v thing_n that_o be_v good_a in_o themselves_o cease_v not_o to_o be_v from_o god_n bowever_o get_v by_o force_n or_o fraud_n for_o we_o must_v discern_v betwixt_o the_o right_n of_o god_n which_o he_o never_o loose_v in_o good_a thing_n by_o whosoever_o and_o howsoever_o possess_v and_o betwixt_o the_o judgement_n of_o god_n by_o which_o he_o distribute_v his_o good_a thing_n so_o as_o he_o sometime_o suffer_v the_o viciousness_n man_n to_o concur_v in_o the_o get_n and_o use_n of_o they_o etc._n etc._n thus_o thereforo_n be_v we_o to_o judge_v of_o the_o get_n even_o of_o empier_n and_o kingdom_n which_o the_o persian_n which_o the_o grecian_n which_o the_o roman_n get_v for_o the_o most_o part_n by_o unjust_a war_n and_o oppression_n and_o according_o ad_fw-la 2._o de._n nimrodo_n not_o far_o before_o the_o word_n cite_v by_o the_o exercitator_n himself_o paraeus_n say_v however_o nimrod_n be_v a_o oppressor_n and_o tyrant_n yet_o it_o follow_v not_o that_o his_o power_n be_v not_o of_o god_n yet_o nor_o modest_a exercitator_n blush_v not_o to_o affirm_v that_o paraeus_n say_v unjust_o get_v power_n be_v not_o of_o god_n in_o regard_n of_o the_o person_n or_o man_n own_v it_o can_v any_o thing_n be_v spaken_v more_o apparent_o untrue_a in_o itself_o by_o one_o that_o profess_v himself_o studious_a of_o truth_n more_o injurious_a beyond_o all_o modesty_n both_o to_o paraeus_n and_o the_o author_n quote_v he_o by_o a_o exercitator_n pretend_v to_o modesty_n yet_o if_o he_o have_v answer_v without_o book_n again_o it_o have_v be_v tolerable_a but_o to_o accuse_v his_o antagonist_n of_o a_o partial_a and_o imperninent_a quotation_n and_o yet_o himself_o after_o a_o profess_a consultation_n with_o paraeus_n to_o use_v such_o enforcement_n to_o the_o clear_a letter_n of_o the_o author_n in_o the_o fair_a language_n that_o can_v be_v give_v it_o it_o be_v not_o fair_a to_o conclude_v it_o be_v observable_a here_o that_o while_o paraeus_n maintain_v the_o authority_n of_o nimrod_n and_o jeroboam_n to_o be_v of_o god_n he_o neither_o take_v away_o usurpation_n from_o they_o nor_o give_v they_o a_o right_a title_n and_o according_o salon_n after_o he_o have_v full_o and_o undeniable_o prove_v the_o duty_n of_o obey_v the_o just_a command_n of_o a_o usurper_n yet_o counsel_v the_o usurper_n to_o leave_v his_o usurpation_n and_o to_o get_v the_o express_a consent_n of_o the_o people_n it_o be_v not_o necessary_a therefore_o as_o the_o exercitator_n will_v infer_v that_o a_o tacit_a consent_n of_o the_o people_n to_o obey_v take_v away_o usurpation_n for_o the_o consent_n can_v justify_v no_o further_o than_o it_o go_v and_o it_o go_v no_o further_o in_o this_o case_n then_o to_o give_v authority_n to_o the_o usurper_n just_a command_n for_o the_o present_a good_a of_o the_o commonwealth_n and_o upon_o this_o ground_n it_o be_v that_o the_o law_n give_v authority_n to_o a_o lord_n of_o manor_n though_o a_o disseisor_n to_o hold_v a_o court_n and_o the_o tenant_n may_v swear_v fealty_n to_o he_o and_o do_v he_o service_n yet_o neither_o justify_v the_o disseisor_n