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his_o unlawful_a act_n by_o such_o minister_n they_o do_v reverse_v and_o punish_v the_o instrument_n themselves_o though_o immediate_o command_v by_o the_o king_n now_o this_o they_o can_v not_o otherwise_o do_v but_o as_o they_o be_v authorize_v by_o the_o kingdom_n whereof_o the_o nobleman_n be_v a_o part_n themselves_o the_o house_n of_o commons_o choose_v by_o the_o commons_o of_o the_o land_n nor_o indeed_o can_v they_o well_o have_v any_o other_o abuse_v to_o reform_v but_o such_o as_o the_o king_n either_o command_n or_o approve_v and_o connive_n at_o for_o all_o other_o common_o be_v redress_v by_o the_o king_n and_o ordinary_a court_n of_o justice_n but_o such_o enormity_n as_o grow_v at_o court_n either_o by_o command_n or_o toleration_n and_o connivance_n the_o parliament_n only_o can_v redress_v and_o therefore_o have_v courtier_n so_o much_o possess_v his_o majesty_n against_o parliament_n as_o if_o they_o do_v eclipse_v his_o glory_n because_o they_o may_v not_o themselves_o grate_v upon_o the_o subject_n and_o play_v rex_fw-la quiet_o without_o question_n and_o censure_n of_o parliament_n dr_n ferne_n 4._o ferne_n cons_n satisfy_v sect._n 4._o seem_v to_o allow_v the_o parliament_n no_o authority_n but_o only_o a_o assentin_n make_v law_n with_o his_o majesty_n but_o this_o power_n of_o visit_v the_o public_a abuse_n both_o in_o court_n and_o kingdom_n be_v every_o whit_n as_o great_a and_o as_o necessary_a a_o power_n for_o maintain_v of_o salus_n populi_n and_o beside_o the_o command_n of_o the_o subject_n purse_n in_o grant_v of_o subsidy_n which_o only_o belong_v to_o the_o parliament_n be_v a_o great_a and_o very_o considerable_a authority_n as_o for_o make_v law_n if_o we_o will_v speak_v proper_o the_o king_n do_v rather_o assent_v to_o they_o who_o bring_v the_o act_n ready_o pen_v and_o vote_v than_o they_o to_o he_o certain_o a_o great_a providence_n and_o blessing_n of_o god_n it_o be_v that_o we_o have_v the_o benefit_n of_o parliament_n to_o purge_v out_o such_o corruption_n as_o will_v daily_o grow_v in_o so_o great_a a_o politic_a body_n otherwise_o in_o a_o few_o year_n as_o by_o dear_a experience_n we_o have_v late_o find_v by_o the_o flattery_n and_o craft_n of_o mischievous_a wit_n work_v for_o their_o own_o covetous_a and_o evil_a end_n the_o liberty_n of_o the_o subject_a and_o the_o safety_n of_o the_o realm_n will_v be_v quick_o undermine_v and_o overthrow_v three_o but_o if_o the_o parliament_n shall_v be_v withstand_v or_o disturb_v if_o opposition_n make_v to_o hinder_v they_o in_o reform_v the_o abuse_n of_o court_n and_o country_n and_o provide_v due_a mean_n for_o the_o safety_n of_o the_o people_n which_o be_v my_o three_o point_n must_v they_o sit_v still_o then_o and_o quiet_o suffer_v such_o abuse_n as_o they_o can_v not_o reform_v and_o shall_v the_o safety_n of_o the_o state_n suffer_v through_o their_o weakness_n and_o disability_n no_o doubt_n but_o salus_n populi_n the_o welfare_n of_o the_o realm_n which_o be_v the_o chief_a end_n of_o government_n aught_o to_o be_v better_o provide_v for_o then_o so_o if_o such_o obstacle_n come_v in_o their_o way_n as_o can_v not_o be_v remove_v by_o ordinary_a mean_n no_o doubt_n but_o the_o kingdom_n be_v to_o allow_v they_o power_n to_o make_v the_o authority_n good_a where_o with_o they_o have_v entrust_v they_o and_o to_o preserve_v their_o own_o safety_n otherwise_o the_o authority_n be_v all_o in_o vain_a because_o every_o opposition_n and_o disobedience_n may_v hinder_v the_o execution_n and_o discharge_v thereof_o and_o so_o the_o public_a weal_n may_v suffer_v without_o all_o remedy_n as_o philosophy_n say_v frustra_fw-la est_fw-la potentia_fw-la que_fw-la nunquam_fw-la reducitur_fw-la in_o actum_fw-la such_o a_o natural_a faculty_n be_v in_o vain_a which_o can_v be_v actuate_v so_o be_v that_o authority_n in_o a_o state_n which_o every_o disturbance_n may_v frustrate_v and_o disappoint_v now_o as_o aristotle_n say_v of_o god_n and_o nature_n so_o it_o be_v to_o be_v presume_v of_o a_o kingdom_n that_o it_o do_v nothing_o in_o vain_a and_o therefore_o that_o together_o with_o authority_n it_o give_v power_n also_o have_v all_o the_o power_n in_o its_o own_o hand_n to_o enable_v the_o discharge_n thereof_o this_o power_n can_v be_v no_o other_o than_o posse_fw-la regni_fw-la the_o militia_n of_o the_o kingdom_n quid_fw-la enim_fw-la contra_fw-la vim_o sine_fw-la vi_fw-la fieri_fw-la potest_fw-la forcible_n opposition_n must_v have_v forcible_a resistance_n this_o posse_fw-la regni_fw-la then_o in_o case_n of_o necessity_n the_o parliament_n may_v and_o aught_o to_o raise_v and_o employ_v even_o without_o the_o king_n if_o he_o do_v cross_v himself_o or_o join_v with_o such_o as_o disturb_v they_o in_o their_o proceed_n i_o know_v here_o come_v in_o a_o great_a outcry_n against_o rebellion_n as_o if_o it_o can_v be_v no_o less_o for_o any_o to_o