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A66600 God, the King, and the countrey, united in the justification of this present revolution containing also animadversions on Dr. William Sherlock's book intituled, The case of allegiance due to soveraign powers, stated and resolved, according to scripture and reason, and the principles of the Church and England / by Tim. Wilson ... Wilson, Timothy, 1642-1705. 1691 (1691) Wing W2950; ESTC R8407 46,572 49

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argumentum_fw-la ad_fw-la homines_fw-la and_o i_o will_v not_o willing_o misrepresent_v he_o as_o for_o his_o answer_n to_o the_o objection_n which_o i_o find_v p._n 26._o i_o know_v not_o what_o to_o make_v of_o it_o it_o be_v pure_a enthusiasm_n i_o think_v i_o can_v measure_v it_o by_o any_o rule_n of_o reason_n 3._o he_o grant_v very_o honest_o p._n 27._o that_o when_o ever_o a_o people_n have_v a_o good_a king_n as_o sure_o say_v i_o king_n william_n and_o queen_n mary_n be_v a_o good_a king_n and_o queen_n it_o be_v both_o their_o duty_n and_o interest_n to_o defend_v he_o and_o if_o they_o be_v not_o mislead_v by_o the_o cunning_a and_o artifice_n of_o ill_a man_n they_o will_v certain_o do_v so_o but_o if_o they_o have_v a_o very_a bad_a one_o that_o notorious_o violate_v their_o right_n and_o break_v the_o constitution_n upon_o which_o himself_o stand_v and_o strike_v at_o the_o dear_a thing_n they_o have_v their_o religion_n establish_v by_o law_n and_o their_o property_n i_o doubt_v the_o case_n may_v be_v alter_v and_o though_o every_o body_n will_v not_o speak_v it_o out_o yet_o most_o may_v say_v in_o their_o heart_n let_v he_o go_v if_o he_o can_v defend_v himself_o it_o be_v enough_o in_o conscience_n patient_o to_o bear_v so_o bad_a a_o prince_n but_o a_o little_a too_o much_o to_o venture_v their_o life_n and_o fortune_n to_o keep_v he_o in_o the_o throne_n to_o oppress_v they_o this_o be_v against_o reason_n and_o nature_n and_o i_o know_v no_o law_n of_o god_n which_o require_v it_o etc._n etc._n i_o wish_v with_o all_o my_o heart_n that_o this_o consideration_n and_o other_o argument_n of_o the_o dr_n may_v prevail_v with_o the_o most_o reverend_a father_n in_o god_n the_o late_a archbishop_n and_o the_o right_a reverend_n the_o bishop_n who_o have_v not_o take_v the_o oath_n to_o their_o present_a majesty_n i_o believe_v out_o of_o pure_a conscience_n though_o erroneous_a and_o full_a of_o prejudice_n and_o i_o have_v often_o wonder_v that_o so_o many_o of_o the_o clergy_n who_o but_o a_o little_a before_o do_v so_o violent_o oppose_v the_o prince_n of_o orange_n proceed_n out_o of_o the_o like_a conscientious_a prejudice_n as_o i_o believe_v do_v on_o a_o sudden_a take_v the_o oath_n this_o seem_v to_o i_o to_o show_v that_o our_o case_n want_v but_o a_o little_a consideration_n and_o man_n may_v easy_o lay_v aside_o their_o prejudices_fw-la in_o so_o bless_v and_o desirable_a a_o change_n 4._o the_o dr._n grant_v p._n 28._o that_o the_o law_n of_o god_n and_o nature_n must_v take_v place_n of_o all_o humane_a positive_a law_n and_o oath_n hence_o i_o infer_v that_o the_o dr._n can_v deny_v self-preservation_n 5._o he_o grant_v p._n 29._o that_o it_o be_v unreasonable_a to_o expound_v the_o oath_n to_o such_o a_o sense_n as_o no_o man_n will_v have_v take_v it_o in_o have_v it_o be_v express_v no_o no_o man_n in_o his_o wit_n will_v take_v it_o for_o the_o best_a prince_n that_o ever_o sway_v the_o sceptre_n then_o such_o a_o oath_n or_o promise_v or_o declaration_n can_v not_o intend_v to_o dedestroy_v self-preservation_n liberty_n and_o property_n 6._o the_o dr._n grant_v p._n 30._o we_o be_v not_o bind_v to_o defend_v the_o king_n against_o law_n or_o when_o he_o subvert_v the_o law_n und_fw-ge liberty_n and_o the_o legal_a establish_v religion_n of_o the_o kingdom_n by_o illegal_a method_n or_o as_o he_o say_v present_o after_o by_o the_o exercise_n of_o a_o illegal_a and_o arbitrary_a power_n 7._o he_o say_v p._n 32._o certain_o this_o be_v not_o the_o intention_n of_o the_o oath_n to_o fight_v for_o their_o king_n against_o their_o country_n for_o a_o oath_n to_o fight_v for_o the_o king_n do_v not_o oblige_v we_o to_o fight_v against_o our_o country_n which_o be_v as_o unnatural_a as_o to_o fight_v against_o our_o king_n 8._o he_o own_v the_o preservation_n of_o the_o whole_a kingdom_n be_v before_o the_o prince_n p._n 33._o in_o these_o word_n though_o i_o have_v as_o great_a a_o reverence_n for_o prince_n as_o any_o man_n i_o do_v not_o think_v the_o right_n and_o interest_n of_o any_o prince_n so_o considerable_a as_o the_o safety_n and_o preservation_n of_o the_o nation_n and_o the_o life_n and_o fortune_n of_o all_o his_o subject_n i_o be_o sure_a we_o who_o be_v for_o defensive_a arm_n can_v say_v more_o than_o this_o 9_o i_o leave_v the_o teacher_n of_o passive_a obedience_n and_o nonresistance_n to_o answer_v his_o argument_n p._n 36._o or_o else_o i_o hope_v they_o will_v take_v the_o oath_n i_o have_v speak_v my_o thought_n of_o this_o matter_n as_o for_o bishop_n overal_o convocation-book_n i_o do_v not_o love_v many_o word_n i_o have_v speak_v my_o mind_n 10._o this_o seem_v very_o hard_a that_o when_o god_n have_v actual_o deliver_v we_o we_o must_v refuse_v our_o deliverance_n p._n 38._o and_o i_o add_v it_o seem_v very_o hard_o that_o the_o clergy_n who_o receive_v most_o benefit_n by_o this_o deliverance_n if_o in_o heart_n they_o love_v the_o protestant_a religion_n shall_v not_o honour_v the_o deliverer_n 11._o the_o dr._n agree_v to_o what_o bishop_n sanderson_n tell_v we_o that_o the_o end_n of_o civil_a government_n and_o of_o that_o obedience_n which_o be_v due_a to_o it_o be_v the_o safety_n and_o tranquillity_n of_o humane_a society_n and_o therefore_o whatever_o be_v necessary_a and_o useful_a to_o this_o end_n become_v our_o duty_n for_o the_o end_n prescribe_v the_o mean_n hence_o i_o infer_v the_o lawfulness_n of_o defensive_a arm_n in_o some_o case_n because_o humane_a society_n under_o a_o tyrannical_a prince_n who_o rule_v arbitrary_o can_v be_v safe_a i_o beseech_v the_o dr._n serious_o to_o consider_v this_o and_o examine_v thorough_o whether_o it_o do_v not_o necessary_o follow_v and_o before_o i_o end_v this_o section_n i_o must_v desire_v the_o dr._n to_o reconcile_v some_o of_o his_o assertion_n he_o say_v p._n 4._o the_o church_n of_o england_n have_v be_v very_o careful_a to_o instruct_v her_o child_n in_o their_o duty_n to_o prince_n to_o obey_v their_o law_n and_o submit_v to_o their_o power_n and_o not_o to_o resist_v though_o very_o injurious_o oppress_v and_o those_o who_o renounce_v these_o principle_n renounce_v the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n but_o she_o have_v withal_o teach_v that_o all_o sovereign_a prince_n receive_v their_o power_n and_o authority_n from_o god_n and_o therefore_o every_o prince_n who_o be_v settle_v in_o the_o throne_n be_v to_o be_v obey_v and_o reverence_v as_o god_n minister_n and_o not_o to_o be_v resist_v etc._n etc._n and_o here_o i_o observe_v that_o the_o dr._n charge_v the_o nonswearing_a bishop_n as_o well_o as_o those_o who_o join_v with_o the_o prince_n of_o orange_n as_o reject_v the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n well_o let_v the_o dr._n and_o his_o party_n be_v the_o only_a true_a church_n of_o england-man_n if_o he_o can_v disprove_v what_o i_o have_v now_o and_o elsewhere_o say_v he_o grant_v that_o whosoever_o be_v settle_v in_o the_o throne_n have_v god_n authority_n and_o must_v not_o be_v resist_v but_o p._n 25_o 26._o in_o answer_v a_o objection_n that_o this_o make_v the_o prince_n lose_v his_o right_n by_o be_v notorious_o injure_v etc._n etc._n he_o tell_v we_o the_o providence_n of_o god_n remove_v king_n and_o set_v up_o king_n but_o alter_v no_o legal_a right_n nor_o forbid_v those_o who_o be_v dispossess_v of_o they_o to_o recover_v their_o right_a when_o they_o can_v etc._n etc._n and_o do_v not_o divest_v the_o dispossess_v prince_n of_o his_o legal_a right_n and_o claim_n nor_o forbid_v he_o to_o endeavour_v to_o recover_v his_o throne_n nor_o forbid_v those_o who_o be_v under_o no_o obligation_n to_o the_o prince_n in_o possession_n to_o assist_v the_o dispossess_v prince_n to_o recover_v his_o
it_o will_v be_v hard_a to_o persuade_v any_o consider_a man_n that_o that_o which_o in_o such_o a_o case_n be_v necessary_a to_o preserve_v a_o nation_n be_v a_o sin_n and_o that_o which_o will_v infallible_o destroy_v it_o be_v a_o duty_n and_o virtue_n if_o we_o allow_v the_o safety_n and_o preservation_n of_o humane_a society_n to_o be_v the_o great_a law_n of_o all_o and_o i_o will_v add_v the_o dr_n word_n §_o 1._o p._n 3._o mutatis_fw-la mutandis_fw-la the_o doctrine_n of_o resistance_n in_o some_o case_n may_v startle_v some_o man_n at_o first_o before_o they_o have_v well_o consider_v it_o but_o every_o one_o at_o first_o sight_n must_v acknowledge_v that_o it_o be_v so_o much_o for_o the_o ease_n and_o safety_n of_o subject_n in_o all_o male-administrations_a and_o universal_a oppression_n which_o sometime_o happen_v what_o the_o generality_n of_o mankind_n from_o a_o inward_a principle_n of_o self-preservation_n have_v always_o do_v and_o will_v always_o do_v that_o they_o have_v reason_n to_o wish_v it_o to_o be_v true_a and_o to_o be_v glad_a to_o see_v it_o well_o prove_v and_o p._n 18._o these_o principle_n be_v so_o very_o useful_a especial_o in_o all_o innovation_n in_o church_n or_o state_n that_o subject_n have_v great_a reason_n to_o wish_v they_o true_a and_o to_o examine_v over_o again_o those_o strict_a principle_n of_o loyalty_n which_o if_o pursue_v to_o their_o just_a consequence_n must_v unavoidable_o in_o some_o juncture_n sacrifice_n whole_a kingdom_n at_o least_o all_o subject_n who_o pretend_v to_o this_o degree_n and_o kind_n of_o loyalty_n and_o conscience_n to_o the_o tyranny_n of_o evil_a counsellor_n or_o maladministration_n of_o their_o prince_n and_o once_o more_o i_o will_v borrow_v the_o dr_n word_n p._n 44._o for_o i_o can_v use_v so_o good_a since_o then_o such_o male-administrations_a will_v happen_v such_o principle_n as_o must_v dissolve_v humane_a society_n when_o such_o maladministration_n happen_v or_o expose_v the_o 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criticism_n between_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d will_v not_o do_v for_o they_o both_o signify_v the_o same_o thing_n in_o scripture_n either_o force_n and_o power_n or_o authority_n a._n some_o passive-obedience_n man_n think_v this_o unanswerable_a but_o sure_o the_o dr._n can_v think_v the_o divine_n of_o our_o persuasion_n so_o weak_a as_o to_o lay_v the_o strength_n of_o the_o argument_n upon_o a_o word_n or_o criticism_n but_o first_o they_o give_v a_o reason_n as_o before_o and_o then_o to_o illustrate_v their_o argument_n use_v the_o word_n as_o modern_a critic_n say_v they_o be_v most_o common_o use_v in_o our_o day_n the_o apostle_n do_v not_o say_v all_o power_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v strength_n be_v of_o god_n but_o all_o power_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v authority_n or_o lawful_a power_n be_v of_o god_n imply_v that_o it_o be_v not_o he_o that_o be_v the_o strong_a man_n have_v god_n authority_n as_o 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where_o else_o in_o scripture_n if_o he_o have_v intend_v any_o such_o distinction_n he_o ought_v to_o have_v say_v it_o in_o express_a word_n or_o else_o no_o body_n can_v reasonable_o have_v understand_v he_o to_o intend_v this_o precept_n of_o subjection_n to_o the_o high_a power_n only_o of_o the_o power_n that_o have_v legal_a right_n a._n st._n paul_n be_v not_o bind_v neither_o be_v he_o send_v to_o teach_v the_o roman_n political_a government_n but_o he_o suppose_v they_o to_o know_v this_o by_o the_o custom_n of_o their_o country_n and_o he_o tell_v they_o they_o must_v submit_v and_o not_o resist_v for_o all_o power_n be_v of_o god_n christian_n as_o well_o as_o heathen_n or_o jew_n must_v obey_v authority_n but_o he_o do_v not_o say_v that_o usurp_v power_n or_o strength_n be_v of_o god_n and_o to_o be_v submit_v to_o and_o
though_o the_o dr._n say_v there_o be_v nothing_o like_o this_o any_o where_o else_o in_o scripture_n which_o be_v gratis_o dictum_fw-la yet_o other_o learned_a divine_n say_v that_o the_o apostle_n mean_v this_o 1_o pet._n 2.13_o 14._o when_o he_o say_v submit_v yourselves_o to_o every_o ordinance_n of_o man_n for_o the_o lord_n sake_n whether_o to_o the_o king_n as_o supreme_a hence_o they_o collect_v and_o i_o think_v true_o that_o the_o donation_n of_o the_o power_n be_v of_o god_n and_o the_o designation_n of_o the_o person_n or_o limitation_n and_o qualification_n of_o the_o power_n be_v of_o man_n though_o it_o be_v also_o the_o disposal_n of_o providence_n i_o have_v say_v in_o another_o discourse_n god_n and_o man_n in_o these_o act_n be_v not_o opposite_a but_o subordinate_a god_n be_v the_o first_o cause_n man_n be_v the_o second_o cause_n the_o prince_n that_o receive_v authority_n from_o man_n receive_v it_o from_o god_n also_o though_o mediate_o by_o man_n and_o be_v god_n minister_n and_o a_o ruler_n v._o 3_o 4._o the_o dr._n proceed_v then_o in_o order_n to_o the_o fulfil_n of_o this_o precept_n it_o will_v be_v necessary_a for_o subject_n to_o exarmine_fw-la the_o title_n of_o prince_n and_o to_o that_o end_n to_o be_v well_o skilled_a in_o history_n and_o the_o law_n of_o a_o nation_n and_o to_o be_v able_a to_o judge_v between_o a_o pretend_a and_o real_a right_n etc._n etc._n a._n and_o sure_o it_o be_v not_o so_o difficult_a a_o thing_n to_o know_v who_o be_v our_o prince_n as_o the_o dr._n will_v make_v it_o it_o be_v so_o easy_a that_o every_o subject_a in_o england_n as_o far_o as_o ever_o i_o hear_v never_o doubt_v that_o the_o late_a king_n james_n be_v the_o lawful_a king_n of_o england_n etc._n etc._n and_o there_o need_v no_o great_a skill_n in_o history_n and_o law_n to_o know_v this_o and_o as_o for_o the_o revolution_n when_o we_o be_v bind_v in_o conscience_n to_o obey_v another_o king_n there_o need_v no_o history_n to_o tell_v we_o what_o we_o have_v see_v and_o hear_v and_o the_o reverend_a dr._n will_v tell_v we_o when_o the_o government_n be_v settle_v p._n 9_o suppose_v the_o great_a uncertainty_n that_o you_o can_v suppose_v the_o conscience_n of_o man_n will_v not_o be_v more_o perplex_v than_o you_o have_v perplex_v they_o at_o this_o day_n and_o therefore_o you_o need_v not_o have_v say_v let_v any_o man_n judge_n in_o what_o perplexity_n this_o sense_n of_o the_o apostle_n precept_n will_v involve_v the_o conscience_n of_o man_n the_o dr._n have_v a_o great_a deal_n more_o to_o the_o same_o purpose_n and_o descant_n at_o large_a to_o which_o i_o answer_v in_o general_a that_o if_o st._n paul_n have_v teach_v we_o politic_n in_o rom._n 13._o i_o shall_v have_v think_v it_o very_o strange_a man_n must_v learn_v politic_n from_o the_o law_n of_o reason_n and_o the_o common_a prudence_n and_o experience_n of_o mankind_n suppose_v the_o great_a turk_n in_o a_o passion_n or_o upon_o a_o small_a provocation_n shall_v draw_v his_o scymeter_n or_o sword_n to_o kill_v some_o eminent_a nobleman_n of_o his_o court_n and_o the_o nobleman_n shall_v defend_v his_o life_n by_o force_n of_o arm_n and_o by_o skill_n or_o strength_n shall_v disarm_v his_o great_a lord_n and_o master_n and_o escape_v for_o his_o life_n in_o this_o case_n i_o say_v natural_a religion_n and_o conscience_n will_v justify_v the_o innocent_a nobleman_n and_o will_v tell_v the_o great_a turk_n that_o he_o ought_v to_o give_v god_n thanks_o in_o such_o like_a word_n as_o david_n do_v when_o abigail_n by_o her_o wisdom_n pacify_v his_o wrath_n 1_o sam._n 25.32_o bless_a be_v the_o lord_n god_n who_o send_v thou_o this_o day_n to_o meet_v i_o and_o bless_v be_v thy_o advice_n and_o bless_v be_v thou_o who_o have_v keep_v i_o this_o day_n from_o shed_v blood_n i_o shall_v never_o read_v the_o scripture_n nor_o any_o history_n or_o law-book_n to_o tell_v i_o who_o be_v my_o king_n no_o more_o than_o i_o will_v to_o tell_v i_o who_o be_v my_o father_n and_o mother_n i_o like_v a_o fool_n have_v all_o my_o day_n presume_v without_o book_n with_o my_o fellow-subject_n and_o with_o my_o brethren_n and_o sister_n who_o be_v my_o king_n and_o who_o be_v my_o father_n and_o mother_n and_o have_v honour_v and_o obey_v they_o according_a to_o the_o five_o commandment_n such_o reason_n be_v unworthy_a of_o the_o profound_a judgement_n of_o dr._n sherlock_n if_o the_o dr._n please_v i_o will_v desire_v he_o to_o write_v a_o book_n to_o teach_v child_n what_o be_v their_o name_n and_o who_o be_v their_o godfather_n and_o godmother_n before_o we_o catechise_v they_o any_o more_o for_o be_v it_o not_o a_o very_a hard_a thing_n to_o know_v all_o these_o thing_n see_v how_o prejudice_n blind_v the_o eye_n of_o pious_a and_o wise_a man_n i_o confess_v that_o when_o there_o be_v a_o competition_n for_o the_o crown_n or_o when_o imposture_n may_v be_v reasonable_o suspect_v or_o in_o the_o like_o extraordinary_a case_n than_o the_o subject_n may_v become_v sceptic_n but_o then_o we_o have_v a_o privy_a council_n and_o a_o parliament_n to_o examine_v judge_n and_o determine_v but_o otherwise_o i_o be_o persade_v that_o there_o be_v not_o one_o of_o ten_o thousand_o that_o ever_o doubt_v whether_o king_n charles_n the_o second_o be_v the_o true_a heir_n and_o rightful_a king_n or_o king_n james_n the_o second_o but_o let_v we_o hear_v the_o dr_n objection_n p._n 24._o if_o the_o choice_n and_o consent_n of_o the_o people_n make_v a_o prince_n than_o no_o man_n be_v a_o subject_a but_o he_o who_o consent_v to_o be_v so_o for_o the_o major_a vote_n can_v include_v my_o consent_n unless_o i_o please_v that_o be_v the_o effect_n of_o law_n and_o compact_n or_o force_v not_o of_o nature_n if_o subject_n give_v their_o prince_n authority_n they_o may_v take_v it_o away_o again_o if_o they_o please_v there_o can_v be_v no_o irresistible_a authority_n derive_v from_o the_o people_n for_o if_o authority_n be_v whole_o derive_v from_o they_o who_o shall_v hinder_v they_o from_o take_v it_o away_o when_o they_o see_v fit_a upon_o these_o principle_n there_o can_v be_v no_o hereditary_a monarchy_n one_o generation_n can_v only_o choose_v for_o themselves_o their_o posterity_n have_v as_o much_o right_a to_o choose_v as_o they_o have_v a._n the_o dr._n own_v that_o if_o the_o lineal_a succession_n shall_v fail_v than_o the_o people_n must_v choose_v a_o prince_n and_o this_o hinder_v not_o hereditary_a monarchy_n no_o more_o do_v it_o in_o such_o a_o extraordinary_a case_n as_o our_o present_a case_n be_v and_o the_o dr._n himself_o say_v p._n 25._o a_o legal_a entail_v be_v nothing_o more_o than_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o people_n though_o here_o he_o say_v upon_o these_o principle_n there_o can_v be_v no_o hereditary_a monarchy_n let_v he_o reconcile_v these_o the_o parliament_n have_v settle_v the_o succession_n but_o say_v the_o dr._n every_o subject_n must_v consent_v this_o be_v think_v a_o mighty_a goliath_n but_o i_o think_v it_o a_o poor_a weak_a argument_n i_o have_v elsewhere_o show_v that_o the_o meek_a wise_a and_o ever-renowned_n hooker_n found_v all_o government_n in_o covenant_n so_o that_o i_o be_o not_o singular_a in_o the_o church_n of_o england_n and_o sure_o it_o be_v not_o require_v in_o our_o constitution_n that_o every_o individual_a person_n consent_v explicit_o to_o act_n of_o parliament_n but_o the_o major_a vote_n include_v all_o and_o there_o be_v nothing_o more_o common_a in_o the_o world_n either_o in_o political_n or_o sacred_a affair_n than_o for_o a_o father_n or_o guardian_n or_o godfather_n or_o friend_n or_o relation_n to_o engage_v for_o a_o child_n see_v deut._n 29_o 10_o 11._o if_o it_o be_v any_o other_o person_n i_o shall_v be_v afraid_a will_v turn_v anabaptist_n or_o at_o least_o a_o puritan_n and_o write_v a_o book_n against_o godfather_n in_o these_o case_n a_o implicit_a covenant_n be_v full_o sufficient_a if_o the_o whole_a kingdom_n consist_v of_o such_o who_o be_v child_n to_o their_o parent_n that_o elect_v the_o prince_n and_o agree_v that_o the_o kingdom_n shall_v be_v hereditary_a this_o in_o conscience_n bind_v they_o though_o they_o make_v no_o personal_a and_o vocal_a expression_n of_o their_o consent_n and_o agreement_n as_o the_o father_n do_v i_o imagine_v that_o upon_o second_o thought_n the_o dr._n will_v have_v no_o mind_n to_o oppose_v this_o and_o therefore_o i_o say_v no_o more_o but_o the_o dr._n say_v that_o if_o subject_n give_v their_o prince_n authority_n than_o they_o may_v take_v it_o away_o again_o if_o they_o please_v a._n all_o subject_n be_v bind_v in_o conscience_n to_o stand_v to_o their_o covenant_n agreement_n promise_v and_o oath_n and_o here_o whosoever_o resist_v the_o power_n resist_v the_o ordinance_n