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trouble_v a_o society_n think_v good_a to_o divide_v the_o command_n among_o many_o those_o who_o take_v notice_n that_o this_o equality_n produce_v dissension_n among_o many_o governor_n place_v the_o power_n in_o one_o person_n only_o those_o that_o be_v aware_a that_o a_o single_a person_n may_v overturn_v the_o law_n and_o set_v up_o his_o will_n as_o the_o only_a rule_n of_o his_o conduct_n find_v it_o necessary_a to_o preserve_v to_o the_o people_n their_o share_n in_o the_o government_n in_o a_o word_n every_o nation_n choose_v that_o way_n they_o think_v most_o sure_a and_o proper_a to_o obtain_v the_o true_a end_n of_o a_o happy_a government_n in_o order_n to_o secure_v and_o preserve_v the_o society_n what_o i_o have_v say_v in_o general_a concern_v the_o original_n of_o sovereignty_n or_o magistracy_n among_o man_n show_v that_o it_o can_v be_v deny_v but_o that_o the_o institution_n thereof_o be_v divine_a though_o god_n do_v not_o think_v fit_a to_o determine_v it_o to_o 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impossible_a for_o a_o society_n to_o subsist_v to_o be_v of_o divine_a original_a as_o well_o as_o all_o other_o good_a and_o profitable_a institution_n for_o the_o benefit_n of_o mankind_n but_o not_o to_o insist_v upon_o this_o forasmuch_o as_o all_o divine_n agree_v that_o the_o original_n of_o magistracy_n be_v from_o god_n our_o business_n only_o be_v to_o inquire_v which_o be_v the_o true_a opinion_n they_o who_o acknowledge_v the_o divine_a institution_n of_o magistracy_n maintain_v that_o this_o authority_n be_v communicate_v to_o the_o power_n and_o magistrate_n by_o the_o people_n or_o of_o those_o who_o pretend_v that_o god_n immediate_o communicate_v the_o same_o to_o the_o magistrate_n that_o be_v invest_v therewith_o in_o order_n to_o the_o resolve_v of_o which_o before_o we_o pass_v any_o further_a we_o be_v to_o observe_v one_a that_o the_o body_n of_o divine_n who_o defend_v the_o former_a of_o these_o opinion_n do_v agree_v that_o the_o authority_n of_o magistrate_n be_v not_o to_o be_v account_v less_o divine_a because_o it_o do_v not_o immediate_o come_v down_o from_o god._n they_o own_o these_o two_o thing_n one_a that_o god_n have_v order_v there_o shall_v be_v sovereign_a magistrate_n to_o regulate_v and_o govern_v society_n 2_o that_o god_n have_v divest_v private_a person_n of_o the_o right_n of_o do_v themselves_o justice_n in_o case_n of_o offence_n give_v they_o have_v ordain_v that_o the_o magistrate_n shall_v have_v the_o sword_n put_v into_o their_o hand_n by_o capital_a and_o other_o punishment_n to_o stop_v the_o violence_n of_o those_o who_o disturb_v the_o peace_n of_o the_o society_n and_o violate_v the_o rule_n of_o justice_n and_o in_o this_o respect_n they_o acknowledge_v magistracy_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o divine_a settlement_n and_o institution_n second_o we_o be_v to_o observe_v that_o when_o on_o the_o other_o hand_n they_o maintain_v that_o the_o power_n of_o the_o magistrate_n be_v confer_v by_o consent_n of_o the_o people_n in_o which_o respect_n they_o pretend_v that_o st._n peter_n call_v they_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o do_v not_o in_o the_o least_o diminish_v the_o authority_n of_o this_o divine_a institution_n of_o magistrate_n which_o they_o refer_v sole_o and_o immediate_o to_o god._n three_o that_o whatsoever_o notion_n we_o may_v frame_v of_o the_o power_n of_o magistrate_n whether_o we_o suppose_v it_o confer_v upon_o they_o immediate_o by_o god_n as_o m._n de_fw-fr marca_n pretend_v or_o whether_o it_o be_v only_o mediate_o derive_v to_o they_o from_o god_n by_o the_o intervening_a consent_n of_o the_o people_n the_o thing_n be_v still_o the_o same_o because_o it_o be_v evident_a that_o this_o power_n be_v not_o communicate_v to_o they_o but_o for_o the_o subsistence_n of_o the_o society_n the_o preservation_n whereof_o be_v the_o natural_a end_n of_o government_n and_o sovereignty_n four_o that_o they_o do_v not_o oppose_v this_o notion_n of_o the_o immediate_a 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chap._n iii_o that_o sovereign_n do_v not_o receive_v their_o power_n immediate_o from_o god._n i_o say_v then_o that_o it_o be_v false_a that_o sovereign_n receive_v their_o power_n immediate_o from_o god._n this_o be_v a_o truth_n may_v be_v easy_o make_v out_o indeed_o though_o the_o power_n of_o magistrate_n of_o what_o sort_n soever_o they_o be_v be_v of_o divine_a institution_n which_o of_o all_o the_o present_a sovereign_a power_n whether_o monarch_n commonwealth_n or_o any_o other_o form_n of_o state_n be_v institute_v immediate_o by_o god_n and_o who_o be_v the_o person_n invest_v therewith_o who_o god_n have_v immediate_o call_v to_o that_o sort_n of_o power_n all_o state_n be_v form_v either_o by_o conquest_n or_o by_o consent_n of_o the_o people_n which_o intervene_v in_o the_o election_n at_o the_o first_o sound_n of_o a_o state_n and_o which_o be_v renew_v in_o every_o subsequent_a election_n of_o prince_n or_o which_o be_v perpetuate_v in_o successive_a kingdom_n
be_v there_o any_o thing_n like_o to_o this_o in_o the_o advancement_n of_o david_n to_o the_o royal_a dignity_n second_o be_v it_o not_o visible_a that_o in_o order_n to_o a_o immediate_a establishment_n from_o god_n there_o be_v require_v a_o express_a revelation_n such_o as_o may_v be_v equivalent_a at_o least_o to_o a_o public_a declaration_n of_o his_o will_n in_o favour_n of_o he_o who_o he_o will_v set_v on_o the_o throne_n thus_o thing_n be_v carry_v with_o respect_n both_o to_o saul_n and_o david_n and_o who_o will_v affirm_v there_o be_v any_o king_n now_o in_o the_o world_n that_o have_v attain_v the_o regal_a power_n after_o this_o manner_n if_o there_o be_v any_o let_v they_o acquaint_v we_o with_o his_o name_n and_o the_o manner_n of_o god_n reveal_v himself_o to_o the_o people_n to_o make_v they_o know_v that_o he_o immediate_o make_v choice_n of_o such_o a_o person_n to_o supply_v that_o place_n three_o who_o see_v not_o that_o the_o whole_a discourse_n of_o these_o divine_n be_v nothing_o but_o a_o continual_a equivocation_n a_o office_n be_v institute_v immediate_o by_o god_n wherefore_o all_o that_o be_v call_v by_o ordinary_a way_n and_o method_n be_v immediate_o establish_v in_o it_o by_o god._n i_o have_v as_o lief_o they_o shall_v tell_v i_o that_o because_o marriage_n derive_v its_o first_o institution_n and_o beginning_n from_o god_n in_o the_o person_n of_o adam_n and_o eve_n who_o god_n join_v to_o adam_n that_o therefore_o all_o marriage_n be_v make_v immediate_o by_o god_n and_o that_o he_o be_v the_o immediate_a author_n of_o they_o the_o one_o be_v every_o whit_n as_o reasonable_a as_o the_o other_o and_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n the_o second_o be_v absolute_o false_a the_o author_n of_o ecclesiasticus_fw-la say_v chap._n 7.16_o that_o the_o art_n of_o tilling_n the_o ground_n be_v create_v by_o god_n do_v it_o follow_v from_o thence_o that_o god_n have_v immediate_o settle_v such_o and_o such_o a_o one_o in_o the_o call_v of_o 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if_o god_n establish_v all_o sovereign_a magistrate_n immediate_o to_o what_o purpose_n be_v all_o those_o rule_n and_o limitation_n which_o by_o their_o variety_n afford_v we_o a_o sufficient_a demonstration_n that_o this_o institution_n be_v not_o a_o immediate_a effect_n of_o the_o deity_n the_o philosopher_n be_v full_o of_o this_o opinion_n as_o we_o may_v see_v in_o the_o book_n of_o aristotle_n policy_n where_o he_o make_v out_o that_o the_o cause_n of_o the_o various_a sort_n of_o government_n that_o be_v in_o the_o world_n be_v nothing_o else_o but_o the_o different_a judgement_n of_o the_o people_n concern_v the_o several_a sort_n and_o manner_n of_o government_n some_o of_o which_o have_v choose_v one_o form_n to_o avoid_v the_o inconvenience_n they_o foresee_v and_o apprehend_v from_o another_o and_o other_o again_o be_v induce_v to_o embrace_v that_o form_n by_o the_o advantage_n they_o discern_v in_o it_o rather_o than_o another_o this_o be_v a_o matter_n we_o ought_v to_o mind_n very_o careful_o that_o we_o may_v not_o put_v a_o ridiculous_a sense_n upon_o some_o expression_n of_o the_o ancient_n when_o they_o speak_v of_o magistracy_n as_o found_v in_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n the_o lawyer_n agree_v with_o the_o philosopher_n in_o this_o point_n ulpian_n and_o justinian_n both_o of_o they_o tell_v we_o that_o the_o people_n of_o rome_n bestow_v upon_o the_o emperor_n augustus_n by_o the_o royal_a law_n all_o the_o right_n and_o empire_n by_o which_o they_o be_v subject_v unto_o that_o emperor_n lib._n 1._o ff_v de_fw-fr constit_fw-la princip_n theophilus_n explain_v what_o proper_o a_o prince_n be_v in_o these_o term_n a_o prince_n say_v he_o be_v a_o person_n who_o have_v receive_v from_o the_o people_n the_o power_n of_o command_v and_o rule_v over_o they_o they_o 6._o de_fw-la jure_fw-la natur._n &_o gent._n the_o canonist_n of_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n be_v no_o less_o express_v in_o this_o matter_n than_o the_o philosopher_n and_o lawyer_n cardinal_n bertrandi_n lay_v it_o down_o for_o his_o foundation_n in_o his_o treatise_n of_o the_o civil_a and_o ecclesiastical_a power_n bibliotheca_fw-la patrum_fw-la which_o be_v copy_v by_o a_o english_a monk_n and_o be_v find_v among_o the_o manuscript_n the_o divine_n of_o that_o communion_n make_v a_o principle_n of_o it_o as_o appear_v by_o the_o discourse_n of_o the_o archbishop_n of_o burgos_n which_o i_o have_v before_o cite_v and_o soto_n say_v lib._n 4._o the_o just_a &_o jure_fw-la regalem_fw-la potestatem_fw-la populi_n naturali_fw-la lumine_fw-la erexerunt_fw-la that_o the_o people_n by_o the_o light_n of_o nature_n establish_v kingly_a power_n m._n de_fw-fr marca_n own_v that_o the_o canonist_n of_o his_o school_n do_v not_o favour_v his_o opinion_n but_o withal_o maintain_v that_o they_o have_v fall_v upon_o the_o opinion_n contrary_a to_o he_o that_o they_o may_v make_v a_o great_a difference_n between_o the_o civil_a and_o ecclesiastical_a power_n than_o there_o be_v indeed_o and_o to_o depress_v the_o civil_a power_n below_o the_o ecclesiastical_a he_o may_v also_o have_v allege_v against_o the_o divine_n of_o his_o school_n that_o in_o this_o question_n they_o rely_v too_o much_o on_o the_o judgement_n of_o aristotle_n who_o be_v their_o st._n paul_n until_o the_o time_n of_o the_o reformation_n however_o that_o which_o m._n de_fw-fr marca_n declare_v as_o his_o judgement_n concern_v this_o matter_n be_v too_o general_o speak_v for_o we_o see_v marsilius_n of_o padova_n follow_v the_o same_o principle_n in_o his_o defensorium_fw-la pacis_fw-la though_o he_o undertake_v the_o defence_n of_o the_o emperor_n lewis_n of_o bavaria_n against_o the_o enterprise_n of_o the_o pope_n but_o however_o he_o pretend_v that_o the_o scripture_n and_o antiquity_n furnish_v we_o with_o quite_o other_o notion_n about_o this_o matter_n which_o we_o shall_v next_o make_v it_o our_o business_n to_o inquire_v into_o chap._n iu._n a_o examination_n of_o the_o argument_n which_o be_v allege_v for_o the_o proof_n of_o this_o opinion_n he_o allege_v only_o two_o place_n of_o scripture_n the_o one_o be_v that_o of_o st._n paul_n rom._n 13._o and_o the_o other_o be_v take_v from_o the_o six_o chapter_n of_o the_o wisdom_n of_o solomon_n which_o be_v a_o apocryphal_a book_n but_o neither_o the_o one_o nor_o the_o other_o prove_v the_o thing_n he_o pretend_v it_o appear_v by_o the_o former_a of_o these_o text_n that_o the_o apostle_n endeavour_v to_o oppose_v the_o opinion_n of_o those_o among_o the_o jew_n who_o pretend_v that_o because_o the_o monarchy_n or_o state_n of_o the_o heathen_n have_v not_o a_o immediate_a institution_n from_o god_n as_o that_o of_o israel_n to_o which_o god_n have_v in_o a_o particular_a manner_n subject_v the_o jew_n that_o therefore_o they_o be_v not_o oblige_v to_o submit_v themselves_o to_o the_o authority_n of_o heathen_a magistrate_n wherefore_o he_o point_v they_o from_o that_o immediate_a institution_n make_v in_o favour_n of_o the_o king_n of_o judea_n to_o that_o common_a and_o more_o ancient_a institution_n of_o magistracy_n among_o the_o posterity_n of_o noah_n which_o moses_n set_v down_o gen._n 9_o as_o be_v sufficient_a to_o make_v the_o authority_n of_o magistrate_n respect_v whatsoever_o nation_n or_o religion_n they_o may_v be_v of_o whether_o they_o derive_v their_o power_n from_o the_o consent_n of_o the_o people_n or_o whether_o they_o have_v obtain_v it_o by_o rob_v the_o lawful_a sovereign_n of_o their_o authority_n as_o the_o roman_n have_v do_v with_o respect_n to_o the_o king_n of_o judea_n in_o a_o word_n the_o apostle_n in_o that_o place_n intend_v nothing_o else_o but_o to_o authorise_v the_o maxim_n of_o the_o essenian_o as_o it_o be_v relate_v by_o josephus_n lib._n 2._o de_fw-la bello_fw-la jud._n cap._n 12._o fidem_fw-la omnibus_fw-la seruare_fw-la maxim_n verò_fw-la principibus_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o be_v faithful_a and_o true_a to_o all_o man_n
but_o more_o especial_o to_o prince_n because_o the_o sovereign_a command_n never_o befall_v any_o one_o without_o the_o divine_a providence_n these_o essenian_o maintain_v against_o the_o sect_n of_o the_o pharisee_n that_o they_o may_v lawful_o submit_v themselves_o to_o a_o heathen_a conqueror_n without_o always_o foster_a a_o spirit_n of_o rebellion_n against_o he_o and_o without_o dispute_v or_o question_v his_o authority_n under_o pretext_n that_o the_o jewish_a government_n have_v be_v establish_v immediate_o by_o god._n but_o do_v this_o text_n of_o st._n paul_n in_o the_o least_o prove_v that_o every_o pagan_a prince_n be_v immediate_o set_v upon_o the_o throne_n by_o god_n the_o passage_n quote_v from_o the_o six_o chapter_n of_o the_o wisdom_n of_o solomon_n be_v nothing_o at_o all_o to_o their_o purpose_n because_o the_o author_n of_o that_o book_n address_v himself_o in_o all_o appearance_n to_o the_o king_n of_o judea_n who_o as_o all_o agree_v derive_v their_o 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power_n to_o he_o in_o the_o same_o manner_n that_o he_o do_v vouchsafe_v it_o to_o david_n true_a it_o be_v that_o the_o scripture_n give_v cyrus_n the_o kâ—ng_n of_o persia_n the_o title_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v anoint_v which_o seem_v to_o import_v as_o if_o god_n have_v in_o a_o immediate_a manner_n raise_v he_o to_o the_o throne_n like_o david_n but_o this_o be_v no_o due_a consequence_n for_o the_o notion_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v anoint_v signify_v only_o his_o particular_a destination_n of_o he_o to_o be_v the_o instrument_n of_o the_o jew_n deliverance_n from_o their_o captivity_n i_o free_o own_o that_o a_o divine_a providence_n may_v ordinary_o be_v observe_v in_o the_o elevation_n of_o king_n and_o that_o the_o same_o may_v be_v take_v notice_n of_o as_o intervening_a in_o a_o more_o especial_a manner_n in_o the_o raise_n of_o those_o king_n who_o god_n design_n to_o make_v use_n of_o for_o the_o good_a of_o his_o church_n which_o be_v link_v with_o the_o civil_a society_n but_o i_o do_v not_o conceive_v that_o from_o thence_o it_o will_v follow_v either_o that_o the_o act_n of_o ordinary_a providence_n manifest_v themselves_o upon_o occasion_n be_v sufficient_a to_o make_v a_o immediate_a divine_a institution_n of_o prince_n no_o more_o than_o other_o event_n wherein_o providence_n intervene_v can_v proper_o be_v call_v immediate_a effect_n of_o the_o deity_n nor_o that_o the_o extraordinary_a act_n of_o divine_a providence_n as_o be_v those_o that_o respect_a cyrus_n aught_o to_o be_v allege_v as_o a_o argument_n in_o common_a event_n the_o word_n we_o find_v in_o the_o eight_o chapter_n of_o the_o proverb_n be_v also_o common_o quote_v to_o this_o purpose_n by_o i_o king_n reign_v and_o prince_n decree_v justice_n but_o it_o be_v manifest_a that_o this_o be_v say_v with_o regard_n to_o wisdom_n of_o which_o he_o be_v speak_v before_o and_o which_o display_v itself_o in_o the_o management_n of_o humane_a affair_n without_o intimate_v any_o immediate_a act_n of_o the_o deity_n moreover_o we_o be_v careful_o to_o observe_v that_o though_o the_o scripture_n attribute_v to_o god_n the_o institution_n of_o magistrate_n in_o which_o respect_n also_o they_o call_v they_o a_o divine_a institution_n and_o ascribe_v to_o god_n the_o exaltation_n of_o prince_n in_o particular_a yet_o they_o never_o express_v themselves_o but_o in_o a_o very_a general_a manner_n as_o when_o they_o set_v forth_o to_o we_o the_o part_n god_n bear_v in_o all_o event_n thus_o god_n be_v say_v to_o overturn_v throne_n in_o like_a manner_n as_o he_o be_v say_v to_o erect_v they_o he_o be_v say_v to_o settle_v tyrant_n as_o well_o as_o the_o most_o lawful_a king_n all_o which_o expression_n relate_v to_o his_o providence_n which_o do_v or_o permit_v thing_n by_o the_o intervening_a ministry_n of_o second_o cause_n can_v have_v no_o influence_n upon_o the_o judgement_n we_o be_v to_o make_v concern_v the_o authority_n of_o prince_n with_o regard_n to_o their_o divine_a institution_n m._n de_fw-fr marca_n make_v use_v of_o some_o passage_n out_o of_o the_o father_n to_o confirm_v his_o opinion_n but_o first_o they_o infer_v nothing_o but_o what_o we_o be_v ready_a to_o grant_v viz._n that_o god_n have_v ordain_v magistracy_n those_o who_o be_v invest_v therewith_o aught_o to_o be_v consider_v as_o the_o minister_n of_o god_n which_o be_v sufficient_a for_o a_o foundation_n of_o their_o authority_n without_o any_o necessity_n of_o suppose_v that_o god_n immediate_o endow_v every_o king_n with_o the_o royal_a power_n wherewith_o he_o be_v invest_v this_o be_v the_o opinion_n of_o theophilus_n bishop_n of_o antioch_n ad_fw-la autol_n lib._n 1._o where_o he_o say_v that_o the_o prince_n have_v receive_v in_o some_o sort_n from_o god_n the_o administration_n of_o the_o government_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o expression_n do_v visible_o respect_v a_o mediate_a institution_n but_o do_v not_o at_o all_o express_a a_o immediate_a institution_n as_o m._n de_fw-fr marca_n conceive_v second_o they_o distinct_o lie_v down_o that_o magistracy_n be_v a_o humane_a institution_n as_o st._n peter_n qualify_v it_o because_o all_o magistrate_n and_o king_n themselves_o be_v ordain_v and_o establish_v by_o man_n as_o oecumenius_n explain_v that_o place_n 1_o pet._n 1.2_o st._n irenaeus_n say_v no_o more_o lib._n 5._o contr_n haer._n c._n 24._o he_o refute_v the_o opinion_n of_o the_o gnostic_n who_o will_v have_v magistrate_n to_o be_v a_o institution_n of_o the_o devil_n and_o he_o make_v it_o appear_v that_o both_o the_o old_a and_o new_a testament_n confirm_v that_o magistrate_n be_v one_o of_o the_o mean_n which_o providence_n have_v judge_v necessary_a to_o put_v a_o stop_n to_o the_o current_n of_o wickedness_n and_o crime_n which_o have_v deluge_v the_o heathen_a world_n who_o the_o fear_n of_o god_n alone_o be_v not_o able_a to_o keep_v within_o the_o bound_n of_o justice_n to_o which_o purpose_n he_o say_v cujus_fw-la jussu_fw-la homines_fw-la nascuntur_fw-la huius_fw-la jussu_fw-la &_o reges_fw-la instituuntur_fw-la by_o who_o command_n man_n be_v bear_v by_o his_o command_n king_n be_v ordain_v neither_o do_v epiphanius_n advance_v any_o thing_n more_o than_o this_o haeresi_fw-la 40._o contra_fw-la archontic_a tertullian_n express_v himself_o to_o the_o same_o purpose_n in_o his_o apologet._n cap._n 30._o ind_n est_fw-la imperator_fw-la unde_fw-la &_o homo_fw-la antequam_fw-la imperator_fw-la inde_fw-la potestas_fw-la illi_fw-la unde_fw-la spiritus_fw-la thence_o be_v the_o emperor_n from_o whence_o man_n be_v before_o he_o be_v emperor_n thence_o he_o have_v his_o power_n from_o whence_o he_o have_v his_o breath_n st._n chrysostom_n exact_o follow_v their_o footstep_n as_o well_o as_o st._n isidore_n bishop_n of_o pelusium_n lib._n 2._o epist_n 206._o indeed_o how_o can_v st._n chrysostom_n teach_v any_o other_o doctrine_n who_o in_o his_o 23._o hom._n upon_o the_o epistle_n to_o the_o rom._n plain_o 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out_o by_o several_a write_n that_o god_n seem_v to_o spare_v and_o wink_v at_o the_o weakness_n of_o those_o who_o believe_v themselves_o thus_o fast_o bind_v and_o tie_v by_o their_o oath_n and_o destine_v to_o become_v victimes_o to_o popery_n and_o tyranny_n have_v be_v please_v happy_o to_o deliver_v they_o from_o the_o trouble_n wherein_o they_o have_v invole_v themselves_o in_o send_v they_o a_o deliverer_n who_o right_n in_o a_o war_n which_o james_n ii_o unjust_o wage_v against_o he_o be_v above_o all_o those_o difficulty_n which_o seem_v to_o be_v matter_n of_o scruple_n to_o they_o so_o that_o it_o be_v not_o needful_a for_o i_o to_o insist_v any_o long_o on_o this_o matter_n chap._n xviii_o a_o reflection_n on_o some_o remark_n make_v out_o in_o this_o treatise_n i_o be_o persuade_v that_o every_o equal_a reader_n can_v but_o
acknowledge_v that_o to_o judge_v aright_o of_o thing_n the_o proceed_n of_o england_n with_o respect_n to_o james_n ii_o have_v be_v the_o most_o just_a and_o lawful_a that_o can_v be_v the_o thing_n i_o have_v make_v out_o in_o this_o treatise_n be_v summary_o contain_v in_o the_o follow_a article_n 1._o that_o the_o constitution_n and_o establishment_n of_o any_o government_n be_v the_o effect_n of_o the_o original_a consent_n of_o the_o people_n though_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o magistrate_n be_v a_o thing_n establish_v by_o god._n 2._o that_o this_o establishment_n suppose_v the_o subsistence_n of_o the_o law_n which_o be_v the_o end_n of_o the_o government_n in_o the_o design_n of_o god_n for_o indeed_o kingdom_n without_o justice_n be_v no_o better_o than_o great_a robbery_n as_o st._n austin_n call_v they_o de_fw-fr civit._fw-la dei_fw-la lib._n 4._o cap._n 4._o 3._o that_o these_o fundamental_a law_n for_o the_o subsistence_n of_o the_o society_n be_v a_o bond_n which_o so_o strict_o tie_v the_o sovereign_n that_o nothing_o be_v able_a to_o dispense_v with_o their_o obligation_n to_o they_o 4._o that_o when_o the_o sovereign_n do_v violate_v they_o they_o break_v the_o tie_n whereby_o their_o subject_n be_v bind_v to_o their_o lawful_a authority_n 5._o that_o the_o subject_n can_v never_o be_v deprive_v of_o their_o right_n to_o hinder_v the_o ruin_n of_o the_o society_n and_o of_o the_o law_n for_o the_o conservation_n of_o which_o only_o they_o have_v put_v their_o right_n into_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o prince_n 6._o that_o there_o be_v never_o any_o state_n that_o subsist_v under_o other_o condition_n than_o these_o 7._o that_o england_n in_o particular_a and_o scotland_n have_v always_o have_v this_o right_n now_o these_o thing_n suppose_v it_o be_v evident_a 1._o that_o james_n ii_o have_v forfeit_v all_o his_o right_n to_o the_o crown_n even_o before_o his_o desertion_n 2._o that_o the_o lord_n and_o people_n just_o take_v up_o arm_n against_o 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against_o god_n and_o therefore_o be_v oblige_v in_o conscience_n to_o repent_v and_o make_v amends_o for_o the_o mischief_n their_o division_n have_v cause_v the_o thing_n be_v very_o evident_a and_o forasmuch_o as_o it_o be_v of_o the_o high_a importance_n for_o their_o salvation_n i_o beg_v of_o they_o well_o to_o weigh_v and_o consider_v these_o follow_a article_n and_o witness_v their_o repentance_n in_o all_o these_o respect_n 1._o then_o they_o ought_v to_o repent_v for_o that_o they_o make_v profession_n to_o have_v so_o strong_a a_o affection_n for_o james_n ii_o they_o have_v make_v he_o fall_v upon_o the_o design_n of_o change_v the_o government_n into_o a_o despotical_a and_o arbitrary_a power_n and_o thus_o by_o their_o maxim_n have_v advance_v and_o precipitate_v his_o ruin._n they_o be_v the_o man_n who_o have_v make_v he_o conceive_v the_o design_n of_o establish_v a_o tyranny_n in_o england_n they_o have_v give_v birth_n to_o his_o hope_n of_o be_v able_a to_o compass_v it_o according_a to_o his_o heart_n desire_n and_o his_o ruin_n proceed_v from_o the_o opposition_n that_o be_v make_v against_o these_o his_o design_n it_o be_v they_o he_o may_v thank_v for_o all_o the_o misery_n into_o which_o he_o be_v plunge_v and_o consequent_o they_o have_v great_a reason_n to_o repent_v for_o have_v precipitate_v his_o ruin_n by_o their_o false_a and_o deceitful_a foundation_n see_v what_o gerson_n say_v in_o opusc_n contr_n adulat_fw-la consid_fw-la 10._o clericus_fw-la ille_fw-la regem_fw-la suum_fw-la aut_fw-la principem_fw-la amaret_fw-la minimè_fw-la qui_fw-la perversas_fw-la &_o tale_n vellet_fw-la dare_n doctrinas_fw-la aut_fw-la toto_fw-la posse_fw-la &_o scientia_fw-la illas_fw-la non_fw-la impediret_fw-la quia_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la modus_fw-la certior_fw-la quo_fw-la rex_fw-la aut_fw-la princeps_fw-la se_fw-la perderet_fw-la in_o corpore_fw-la &_o in_fw-la anima_fw-la totamque_fw-la ejus_fw-la damnationem_fw-la quam_fw-la habendo_fw-la falsas_fw-la tale_n opiniones_fw-la &_o eas_fw-la opere_fw-la exequendo_fw-la cur_n quoniam_fw-la dominatio_fw-la sva_fw-la in_o tyrannidem_fw-la verteretur_fw-la &_o in_fw-la infidelitatem_fw-la that_o clergyman_n will_v be_v far_o from_o love_v his_o king_n or_o prince_n who_o shall_v teach_v he_o such_o perverse_a and_o false_a doctrine_n or_o that_o with_o all_o his_o power_n and_o skill_n shall_v not_o oppose_v they_o because_o there_o be_v not_o a_o more_o sure_a way_n for_o a_o prince_n to_o destroy_v himself_o soul_n and_o body_n and_o to_o procure_v his_o total_a damnation_n than_o by_o entertain_v such_o false_a opinion_n and_o reduce_v they_o into_o practice_n why_o so_o because_o his_o government_n by_o this_o mean_n will_v be_v change_v into_o tyranny_n and_o perfidiousness_n 2._o they_o ought_v to_o repent_v for_o their_o have_v contribute_v so_o much_o towards_o the_o establish_n of_o tyranny_n not_o only_o because_o that_o will_v have_v destroy_v the_o public_a liberty_n but_o because_o his_o design_n at_o the_o same_o time_n be_v to_o overthrow_v the_o protestant_a religion_n and_o substitute_n in_o the_o place_n of_o it_o the_o idolatry_n superstition_n and_o tyranny_n of_o popish_a usurpation_n this_o be_v a_o thing_n they_o can_v not_o do_v without_o imitate_v the_o conduct_n of_o the_o popish_a clergy_n who_o since_o the_o pope_n have_v undertake_v to_o tread_v under_o their_o foot_n the_o rule_n of_o the_o gospel_n and_o of_o the_o church_n have_v endeavour_v to_o inspire_v prince_n with_o a_o indifferency_n for_o their_o oath_n and_o contempt_n of_o the_o law_n which_o be_v a_o safeguard_v and_o security_n of_o the_o civil_a society_n 3._o they_o must_v repent_v at_o least_o some_o of_o they_o for_o have_v obstinate_o endeavour_v to_o hide_v and_o disguise_v the_o conspiracy_n which_o be_v design_v for_o the_o ruin_n of_o our_o religion_n and_o liberty_n 4._o they_o must_v repent_v for_o have_v write_v in_o favour_n of_o a_o opinion_n contrary_a to_o the_o judgement_n of_o the_o ancient_a reformer_n of_o england_n and_o for_o have_v traduce_v as_o rebel_n the_o protestant_a church_n beyond_o the_o sea_n for_o their_o maintain_v the_o maxim_n which_o the_o first_o reformer_n of_o england_n have_v assert_v and_o for_o which_o they_o have_v write_v in_o defence_n of_o their_o protestant_a brethren_n 5._o they_o must_v repent_v for_o that_o by_o their_o sermon_n and_o write_n they_o have_v insinuate_v to_o the_o people_n those_o maxim_n which_o have_v put_v they_o upon_o betray_v the_o natural_a right_n of_o the_o society_n and_o in_o the_o sequel_n upon_o imprudent_o expose_v themselves_o to_o betray_v the_o interest_n of_o the_o protestant_a religion_n which_o they_o be_v oblige_v to_o deliver_v safe_a to_o their_o posterity_n 6._o they_o must_v repent_v for_o have_v by_o this_o mean_v encourage_v the_o judge_n to_o tread_v underfoot_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o law_n and_o to_o dispense_v with_o they_o as_o have_v teach_v they_o to_o look_v upon_o the_o law_n as_o the_o concession_n of_o prince_n and_o act_n of_o their_o will_n and_o by_o consequence_n revocable_a at_o their_o good_a pleasure_n 7._o they_o must_v repent_v at_o least_o some_o of_o they_o for_o have_v mount_v to_o ecclesiastical_a dignity_n by_o public_o appear_v in_o the_o list_n for_o defence_n of_o these_o pernicious_a and_o tyrannical_a maxim_n direct_o level_v at_o the_o ruin_n and_o overthrow_n of_o our_o liberty_n and_o religion_n 8._o they_o must_v repent_v for_o that_o their_o opinion_n at_o this_o day_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o the_o present_a conspiracy_n rebellion_n and_o treason_n against_o the_o government_n by_o which_o god_n have_v be_v please_v so_o gracious_o to_o secure_v our_o liberty_n and_o religion_n from_o the_o inevitable_a ruin_n wherewith_o they_o be_v threaten_v however_o we_o have_v cause_n to_o bless_v god_n that_o those_o who_o be_v guilty_a of_o these_o sin_n be_v but_o inconsiderable_a in_o their_o number_n and_o i_o ardent_o wish_v for_o they_o they_o may_v once_o serious_o enter_v into_o themselves_o