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to_o govern._n thes._n 151._o xi_o any_o thing_n that_o be_v a_o sufficient_a sign_n of_o the_o will_n of_o god_n that_o this_o be_v the_o person_n by_o who_o we_o must_v be_v govern_v be_v enough_o as_o join_v to_o god_n law_n to_o oblige_v we_o to_o consent_n and_o obey_v he_o as_o our_o governor_n thes._n 153._o xii_o when_o god_n do_v not_o notable_o declare_v any_o person_n or_o person_n qualify_v above_o other_o there_o the_o people_n must_v judge_v as_o well_o as_o they_o be_v able_a according_a to_o god_n general_a rule_n thes._n 157._o xiii_o and_o yet_o all_o the_o people_n have_v not_o this_o right_n of_o choose_v their_o governor_n but_o common_o a_o part_n of_o every_o nation_n must_v be_v compel_v to_o consent_v etc._n etc._n fourteen_o those_o that_o be_v know_v enemy_n of_o the_o common_a good_a in_o the_o chief_a part_n of_o it_o be_v unmeet_a to_o govern_v or_o choose_v governor_n but_o such_o be_v multitude_n of_o ungodly_a vicious_a man_n pag._n 174._o so_o that_o 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quoad_fw-la meritum_fw-la causae_fw-la they_o be_v on_o the_o worse_a side_n yet_o may_v he_o not_o lawful_o war_n against_o the_o public_a good_a on_o that_o account_n nor_o any_o help_v he_o in_o such_o a_o war_n because_o propter_fw-la finem_fw-la he_o have_v the_o worse_a cause_n thes._n 352._o and_o yet_o as_o he_o tell_v we_o pag._n 476._o we_o be_v to_o believe_v the_o parliament_n declaration_n and_o profession_n which_o they_o make_v that_o the_o war_n which_o they_o raise_v be_v not_o against_o the_o king_n either_o in_o respect_n of_o his_o authority_n or_o of_o his_o person_n but_o only_o against_o delinquent_n subject_n and_o yet_o they_o actual_o fight_v against_o the_o king_n in_o person_n and_o we_o be_v to_o believe_v say_v mr._n baxter_n pag._n 422._o that_o man_n will_v kill_v they_o who_o they_o fight_v against_o mr._n baxter_n doctrine_n concern_v the_o government_n of_o england_n in_o particular_a he_o deny_v the_o government_n of_o england_n to_o be_v monarchical_a in_o these_o word_n ay_o the_o real_a sovereignty_n here_o among_o we_o be_v in_o king_n lord_n and_o commons_z pag._n 72._o ii_o as_o to_o they_o that_o argue_v from_o the_o oath_n of_o supremacy_n and_o title_n give_v the_o king_n i_o refer_v they_o say_v mr._n baxter_n objection_n to_o mr._n lawson_n answer_n to_o hobb_n politic_n where_o he_o show_v that_o the_o title_n be_v often_o give_v in_o the_o single_a person_n for_o the_o honour_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n and_o his_o encouragement_n because_o he_o have_v a_o eminet_fw-la interest_n but_o will_v not_o prove_v the_o whole_a sovereignty_n to_o be_v in_o he_o and_o the_o oath_n exclude_v all_o other_o from_o without_o not_o those_o who_o interest_n be_v imply_v as_o conjunct_a with_o his_o the_o eminent_a dignity_n and_o interest_n of_o the_o king_n above_o other_o allow_v the_o name_n of_o a_o monarchy_n or_o kingdom_n to_o the_o common_a wealth_n though_o indeed_o the_o sovereignty_n be_v mix_v in_o the_o 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