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with_o the_o papist_n and_o jesuist_n plead_v and_o argue_v stiff_o for_o obedience_n unto_o the_o king_n and_o the_o secular_a power_n but_o yet_o they_o all_o have_v their_o several_a mental_a reservation_n and_o cunning_o distinguish_v 13.1_o distinguish_v rolloc_n and_o fred._n baldw._n n_o rom._n 13.1_o between_o the_o king_n person_n and_o his_o power_n and_o in_o the_o close_a of_o their_o arguing_n they_o all_o declare_v it_o to_o be_v lawful_a for_o the_o subject_n to_o resist_v the_o king_n and_o the_o civil_a magistrate_n even_o with_o force_n of_o arm_n in_o defence_n of_o the_o true_a religion_n and_o in_o the_o suppression_n of_o tyranny_n and_o oppression_n thus_o grotius_n himself_o 10._o himself_o si_fw-mi rex_fw-la reipsa_fw-la etiam_fw-la tradere_fw-la regnum_fw-la aut_fw-la subjieere_v moliatur_fw-la quin_fw-la ei_fw-la resisti_fw-la in_o hoc_fw-la possit_fw-la non_fw-la dubito_fw-la aliud_fw-la est_fw-la enim_fw-la imperium_fw-la aliud_fw-la habendi_fw-la 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subjiciuntur_fw-la omnes_fw-la homines_fw-la qui_fw-la si_fw-la quid_fw-la offenderint_fw-la in_o leges_fw-la expectant_a à _fw-la justis_fw-la magistratibus_fw-la carcerem_fw-la mulctam_fw-la pecuniariam_fw-la exilia_fw-la mortes_fw-la &_o externas_fw-la poenas_fw-la etc._n etc._n pet._n mart._n loc_fw-la com._n the_o magistrate_n p._n 1018._o §_o 10._o martyr_n how_o that_o all_o man_n ought_v to_o be_v obedient_a to_o the_o civil_a power_n and_o if_o any_o offend_v than_o it_o be_v the_o magistrate_n duty_n to_o punish_v the_o offender_n according_a to_o the_o merit_n of_o their_o delinquency_n and_o speak_v against_o the_o pope_n supremacy_n he_o add_v that_o a_o king_n 12._o king_n quamvis_fw-la rex_fw-la possit_fw-la removere_fw-la inutilem_fw-la ac_fw-la noxium_fw-la episcopum_fw-la non_fw-la tamen_fw-la episcopus_fw-la potest_fw-la vicissim_fw-la regem_fw-la si_fw-la peccaverit_fw-la dejicere_fw-la &_o ibid._n §_o 12._o have_v power_n to_o depose_v a_o wicked_a bishop_n but_o no_o bishop_n whatever_o have_v power_n to_o depose_v a_o king_n although_o wicked_a and_o polanus_fw-la be_v of_o opinion_n that_o all_o hereditary_a monarch_n ought_v to_o reign_v and_o 62._o and_o si_fw-mi absolutam_fw-la monarchiam_fw-la habet_fw-la est_fw-la in_o fide_fw-la ejus_fw-la perstandum_fw-la etiamsi_fw-la tyrannus_n evasit_fw-la etiamsi_fw-la nihil_fw-la minus_fw-la praestet_fw-la quà m_fw-la quod_fw-la ex_fw-la officio_fw-la erat_fw-la regum_fw-la &_o principum_fw-la &_o polan_n syntag._n l._n 10._o c._n 62._o govern_v although_o they_o shall_v be_v tyrant_n and_o that_o the_o people_n ought_v to_o persevere_v on_o in_o their_o allegiance_n and_o obedience_n to_o they_o ii_o modern_a author_n who_o be_v for_o absolute_a obedience_n to_o prince_n whether_o moral_o good_a or_o bad_a orthodox_n or_o erroneous_a papist_n or_o protestant_n gerhard_n treat_v on_o the_o question_n q_o whether_o he_o ought_v to_o reign_v and_o govern_v who_o have_v apostatise_v from_o the_o true_a religion_n a._n answer_n in_o the_o affirmative_a and_o positive_o assert_n that_o 106._o that_o si_fw-mi jure_fw-la successionis_fw-la juxta_fw-la leges_fw-la sundamentales_fw-la &_o pacta_fw-la conventa_fw-la ad_fw-la eum_fw-la pertinent_a imperii_fw-la fasces_fw-la qui_fw-la à _fw-la verâ_fw-la religione_fw-la alienus_fw-la est_fw-la tum_fw-la propter_fw-la religionis_fw-la diversitatem_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la privandus_fw-la svo_fw-la jure_fw-la quia_fw-la religio_fw-la &_o ecclesia_fw-la non_fw-la abolet_fw-la politias_fw-la ac_fw-la jura_fw-la politica_fw-la etc._n etc._n gerhard_n de_fw-fr magistratu_fw-la pol._n sect._n 106._o he_o to_o who_o the_o crown_n belong_v by_o right_o of_o succession_n aught_o to_o reign_v and_o govern_v notwithstanding_o his_o apostasy_n and_o alenation_n from_o the_o true_a religion_n and_o that_o because_o diversity_n of_o religion_n deprive_v no_o man_n of_o his_o right_n to_o this_o foreign_a author_n we_o will_v add_v the_o judgement_n 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have_v power_n not_o only_o to_o excommunicate_v but_o also_o to_o depose_v and_o remove_v all_o emperor_n 443._o emperor_n papa_n habet_fw-la dominium_fw-la seu_fw-la imperium_fw-la temporale_fw-la in_o omnes_fw-la homines_fw-la quantaecunque_fw-la eminentiae_fw-la ac_fw-la dignitatis_fw-la sint_fw-la ita_fw-la ut_fw-la imperatores_fw-la reges_fw-la &_o his_o inferiores_fw-la si_fw-la religioni_fw-la &_o justitiae_fw-la christianae_n adversentur_fw-la non_fw-la solùm_fw-la excommunicare_fw-la sed_fw-la &_o ab_fw-la officiis_fw-la removere_fw-la ac_fw-la deponere_fw-la possit_fw-la etc._n etc._n jod_n lorich_fw-mi flagell_a papa_n p._n 443._o king_n and_o secular_a magistrate_n that_o be_v irreligious_a and_o heretical_a and_o if_o such_o emperor_n king_n and_o prince_n so_o excommunicate_v and_o depose_v shall_v resist_v the_o pope_n authority_n and_o endeavour_v to_o continue_v themselves_o in_o their_o throne_n than_o the_o pope_n ibid._n pope_n si_fw-mi autem_fw-la nolint_fw-la potest_fw-la ipsemet_fw-la papa_n conscribere_fw-la exercitum_fw-la &_o rebel_n pro_fw-la viribus_fw-la subjugare_fw-la ibid._n have_v power_n to_o raise_v a_o army_n and_o by_o force_n to_o subdue_v the_o say_a rebellious_a king_n and_o prince_n and_o the_o say_v lorichius_n nominate_v several_a emperor_n and_o prince_n that_o have_v be_v excommunicate_v and_o depose_v by_o several_a pope_n for_o instance_n leo_n isauricus_n the_o emperor_n excommunicate_v by_o pope_n gregory_n the_o second_o childeric_n king_n of_o france_n depose_v by_o pope_n zacharias_n and_o his_o kingdom_n give_v away_o to_o pipin_n henry_n the_o emperor_n be_v depose_v by_o pope_n gregory_n the_o seven_o frederic_n the_o emperor_n be_v depose_v by_o innocent_a the_o four_o otto_n the_o emperor_n be_v depose_v by_o pope_n innocent_a the_o 3d._n and_o as_o for_o the_o rest_n of_o emperor_n and_o king_n depose_v by_o the_o pope_n lorichius_n refer_v his_o reader_n to_o baronius_n his_o annal_n and_o to_o bellarmine_n de_fw-fr pont._n sum._n l._n 5._o c._n 8._o and_o we_o will_v refer_v our_o reader_n to_o the_o history_n and_o life_n of_o hen._n 8._o edw._n 6._o qu._n eliz._n k._n james_n who_o be_v all_o excommunicate_v by_o the_o pope_n though_o god_n bethanked_a they_o be_v all_o strong_a enough_o to_o keep_v themselves_o in_o their_o throne_n suarez_n who_o be_v a_o antesignanus_n among_o the_o jesuit_n declare_v in_o several_a place_n of_o his_o book_n entitle_v defensio_fw-la fidei_fw-la that_o the_o pope_n have_v power_n to_o depose_v 4._o depose_v post_fw-la sententiam_fw-la latam_fw-la omninò_fw-la privatur_fw-la regno_fw-la ita_fw-la ut_fw-la non_fw-la possit_fw-la justo_fw-la titulo_fw-la illud_fw-la possidere_fw-la ergo_fw-la ex_fw-la tunc_fw-la poterit_fw-la tanquam_fw-la omnioò_fw-la tyrannum_fw-la tractari_fw-la &_o consequenter_fw-la à _fw-la quacunque_fw-la privata_fw-la persona_fw-la poterit_fw-la intersici_fw-la suarez_n defence_n fid_fw-we l._n 6._o c._n 4._o any_o heretical_a king_n and_o that_o when_o any_o king_n be_v depose_v by_o the_o pope_n than_o any_o private_a person_n may_v lawful_o kill_v such_o a_o heretical_a king_n lessius_fw-la and_o filliucius_n joint_o affirm_v that_o any_o private_a man_n may_v for_o the_o propagation_n of_o religion_n kill_v any_o king_n or_o other_o man_n who_o shall_v oppose_v the_o growth_n of_o true_a religion_n though_o as_o the_o lord_n bishop_n of_o st._n asaph_n well_o observe_v lesstus_n say_v talis_fw-la 47._o talis_fw-la lessius_fw-la de_fw-fr jur_fw-fr &_o just_a l._n 2._o c._n 9_o dub_v 8._o sect_n 47._o in_o republica_n benè_fw-la constituta_fw-la ut_fw-la homicida_fw-la plecteretur_fw-la etc._n etc._n few_o man_n will_v attempt_v to_o do_v it_o for_o fear_n they_o shall_v be_v hang_v for_o their_o pain_n and_o very_o confident_o father_n campian_n declare_v that_o all_o the_o jesuit_n throughout_o the_o whole_a world_n be_v enter_v into_o a_o solemn_a league_n and_o vow_n to_o make_v away_o and_o destroy_v all_o heretical_a king_n in_o any_o manner_n whatsoever_o nor_o will_v they_o despair_v of_o effect_v it_o 22._o camp_n in_o ep._n ad_fw-la council_n reg._n angl._n p._n 22._o as_o long_o as_o there_o shall_v be_v one_o jesuit_n remain_v in_o the_o world_n we_o may_v produce_v paulus_n de_fw-fr palatio_fw-la and_o many_o other_o writer_n of_o the_o roman_a church_n to_o the_o same_o purpose_n but_o these_o be_v sufficient_a to_o prove_v our_o assertion_n to_o wit_n that_o the_o doctrine_n and_o practice_n of_o depose_v and_o kill_v lawful_a king_n and_o of_o preclude_v their_o lawful_a heir_n from_o reign_v for_o their_o heresy_n or_o for_o want_n of_o grace_n or_o for_o their_o moral_a wickedness_n be_v ground_v and_o first_o found_v upon_o popery_n and_o be_v preach_v and_o practise_v first_o of_o all_o by_o the_o pope_n and_o papist_n of_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n sect_n ii_o the_o doctrine_n and_o practice_n of_o resist_v lawful_a king_n and_o of_o depose_v and_o kill_v they_o and_o of_o exclude_v their_o right_a heir_n for_o want_v of_o grace_n or_o for_o ill_a government_n or_o for_o be_v idolater_n or_o for_o be_v of_o a_o different_a religion_n from_o themselves_o be_v also_o ground_v on_o fanaticism_n by_o fanatic_n rodolph_n gualther_n mean_v all_o those_o who_o deny_v the_o king_n supremacy_n and_o set_v up_o some_o other_o power_n above_o the_o king_n which_o may_v control_v he_o in_o matter_n ecclesiastic_a and_o civil_a although_o they_o be_v not_o papist_n in_o profession_n and_o these_o fanatic_n 515._o fanatic_n de_fw-fr christi_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la isaias_n vaticinans_fw-la reges_fw-la ejus_fw-la nutritio_n &_o reginas_fw-la nutrices_fw-la fore_fw-la pollicetur_fw-la sunt_fw-la haec_fw-la observanda_fw-la non_fw-la solùm_fw-la propter_fw-mi anabaptistas_n &_o horum_fw-la simile_n fanaticos_fw-la homines_fw-la qui_fw-la omnem_fw-la cùm_fw-la politicum_fw-la tum_fw-la ecclesiasticum_fw-la ordinem_fw-la è_fw-la medio_fw-la sublatum_fw-la volunt_fw-la verum_fw-la etiam_fw-la propter_fw-la pontifices_fw-la etc._n etc._n qui_fw-la in_o ecclesia_fw-la omnem_fw-la potestatem_fw-la ad_fw-la se_fw-la transtulerunt_fw-la &_o nefas_fw-la esse_fw-la clamant_fw-la ut_fw-la reges_fw-la atque_fw-la principes_fw-la quicquam_fw-la in_o illa_fw-la constituant_fw-la aut_fw-la ad_fw-la reformandum_fw-la cultum_fw-la dei_fw-la manum_fw-la admoveant_fw-la rod._n gualther_n in_o diu._n luc._n homil._n 177._o p._n 468._o and_o again_o he_o say_v fateor_fw-la tamen_fw-la huius_fw-la mali_fw-la culpam_fw-la non_fw-la minima_fw-la ex_fw-la parte_fw-la in_fw-la phanaticis_fw-la quibusdam_fw-la haerere_fw-la qui_fw-la religionis_fw-la &_o libertatis_fw-la christianae_n praetextu_fw-la abutuntur_fw-la ut_fw-la ordinem_fw-la politicum_fw-la turbent_fw-la &_o indignum_fw-la esse_fw-la dicunt_fw-la hominem_fw-la christianum_fw-la pura_fw-la regem_fw-la gladio_fw-la armatum_fw-la esse_fw-la quo_fw-la alios_fw-la suae_fw-la professionis_fw-la homines_fw-la coerceat_fw-la ibid._n hom._n 195._o p._n 515._o be_v not_o only_a anabaptist_n and_o quaker_n but_o they_o be_v also_o the_o classical_a divine_n common_o call_v presbyterian_o and_o the_o congregational_a divine_n alias_o independent_o all_o which_o do_v deny_v the_o king_n supremacy_n and_o do_v set_v up_o another_o power_n above_o that_o of_o the_o king_n such_o as_o the_o consistorian_n power_n among_o the_o presbyterian_o and_o the_o congregational-church_n power_n among_o the_o independent_o these_o be_v the_o man_n fanaticism_n what_o be_v mean_v by_o fanatic_a and_o what_o by_o fanaticism_n we_o mean_v by_o fanatic_n and_o their_o doctrine_n and_o practice_n of_o depose_v and_o destroy_v king_n for_o their_o suppose_a tyranny_n idolatry_n or_o want_v of_o grace_n and_o of_o preclude_v their_o right_a heir_n for_o any_o such_o reason_n be_v the_o sum_n of_o what_o we_o mean_v by_o fanaticism_n and_o because_o these_o man_n pretend_v to_o be_v against_o popery_n but_o yet_o do_v deny_v the_o king_n supremacy_n and_o do_v maintain_v the_o popish_a doctrine_n and_o practice_n of_o depose_v and_o kill_v king_n and_o of_o debar_v their_o lawful_a heir_n from_o reign_v for_o their_o tyranny_n heresy_n and_o want_v of_o grace_n we_o therefore_o call_v they_o fanatical-recusants_a and_o not_o protestant_n of_o this_o number_n of_o anti-protestants_a we_o can_v but_o reckon_v these_o that_o follow_v john_n calvin_n who_o in_o his_o sermon_n 131_o on_o job_n 34._o writ_n in_o french_a have_v these_o word_n as_o they_o be_v translate_v into_o english_a by_o arth._n gilding_n anno_fw-la dom._n 1573._o whereas_o god_n have_v forbid_v private_a person_n to_o rail_v upon_o their_o ruler_n 675._o jo._n calvin_n serm._n 131._o in_o job_n 34._o p._n 675._o it_o be_v to_o make_v we_o to_o live_v in_o peace_n and_o without_o trouble_n and_o to_o yield_v some_o reverence_n to_o the_o seat_n of_o justice_n but_o if_o there_o be_v evil_a and_o wicked_a governor_n they_o must_v be_v sharp_o rebuke_v according_a to_o their_o deserve_n and_o we_o must_v pull_v down_o all_o loftiness_n that_o lift_v up_o itself_o against_o our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n those_o than_o that_o will_v needs_o be_v spare_v and_o have_v their_o vice_n untouched_a because_o they_o be_v in_o authority_n must_v coin_v a_o new_a gospel_n of_o which_o number_n be_v the_o king_n in_o our_o day_n which_o will_v needs_o be_v call_v anoint_v and_o holy_a
they_o be_v evil_a not_o only_o for_o fear_n but_o also_o for_o conscience-sake_n etc._n etc._n our_o saviour_n christ_n himself_o and_o his_o apostle_n receive_v many_o and_o divers_a injury_n of_o the_o unfaithful_a and_o wicked_a man_n in_o authority_n yet_o we_o never_o read_v that_o they_o or_o any_o of_o they_o cause_v any_o sedition_n or_o rebellion_n against_o authority_n we_o read_v oft_o that_o they_o patient_o suffer_v all_o trouble_n vexation_n slander_n pang_n and_o pain_n and_o death_n itself_o obedient_o without_o tumult_n or_o resistance_n they_o know_v that_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o power_n be_v god_n ordinance_n and_o therefore_o both_o in_o their_o word_n and_o deed_n they_o teach_v ever_o obedience_n to_o it_o and_o never_o teach_v nor_o do_v the_o contrary_a etc._n etc._n we_o may_v not_o obey_v king_n magistrate_n or_o any_o other_o though_o they_o be_v our_o own_o father_n if_o they_o will_v command_v we_o to_o do_v any_o thing_n contrary_a to_o god_n commandment_n 74._o ibid._n p._n 74._o in_o such_o a_o case_n we_o ought_v to_o say_v with_o the_o apostle_n we_o must_v rather_o obey_v god_n than_o man._n but_o nevertheless_o in_o that_o case_n we_o may_v not_o in_o any-wise_a withstand_v violent_o or_o rebel_n against_o ruler_n or_o make_v any_o insurrection_n sedition_n or_o tumult_n either_o by_o force_n of_o arm_n or_o otherwise_o against_o the_o anoint_v of_o the_o lord_n or_o any_o of_o his_o officer_n but_o we_o must_v in_o such_o case_n patient_o suffer_v all_o wrong_n and_o injury_n 75._o p._n 75._o refer_v the_o judgement_n of_o our_o cause_n only_o to_o god_n and_o elsewhere_o our_o church_n say_v what_o shall_v subject_n do_v then_o part._n serm._n against_o rebellion_n 1_o part._n shall_v they_o obey_v valiant_a stout_a wise_a and_o good_a prince_n and_o condemn_v disobey_v and_o rebel_v against_o child_n be_v their_o prince_n or_o against_o undiscreet_a and_o evil_a governor_n god_n forbid_v for_o what_o a_o perilous_a thing_n be_v it_o to_o commit_v unto_o the_o subject_n the_o judgement_n which_o prince_n be_v wise_a and_o godly_a and_o his_o government_n good_a and_o which_o be_v otherwise_o as_o though_o the_o foot_n must_v judge_v of_o the_o head_n and_o enterprise_n very_o heinous_a and_o must_v needs_o breed_v rebellion_n serm._n against_o wilful_a rebellion_n one_a part._n p._n 279._o this_o be_v you_o see_v the_o pious_a and_o loyal_a doctrine_n of_o the_o protestant_a church_n of_o england_n which_o she_o receive_v from_o christ_n and_o his_o apostle_n and_o from_o the_o primitive_a christian_n concern_v the_o subject_n absolute_a obedience_n to_o king_n and_o all_o in_o authority_n whether_o good_a or_o evil._n and_o the_o say_v loyal_a doctrine_n be_v ever_o preach_v and_o practise_v by_o the_o protestant_n in_o england_n we_o mean_v those_o who_o own_v the_o king_n supremacy_n in_o opposition_n unto_o popery_n and_o fanaticism_n for_o there_o never_o be_v nor_o be_v any_o other_o 1._o other_o beausron_n c._n 1._o protestant_n in_o the_o world_n but_o such_o who_o protest_v for_o and_o defend_v the_o king_n supremacy_n this_o doctrine_n of_o absolute_a obedience_n be_v practise_v as_o well_o as_o preach_v by_o the_o bishop_n martyr_a in_o queen_n mary_n day_n and_o by_o the_o most_o reverend_a jo._n whitgift_n archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n and_o by_o the_o most_o reverend_a william_n laud_v late_a archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n who_o suffer_v death_n by_o the_o late_a rebel_n for_o nothing_o more_o than_o for_o maintain_v this_o primitive_a doctrine_n of_o absolute_a obedience_n to_o the_o king_n and_o since_o it_o have_v be_v urge_v upon_o the_o people_n practice_n by_o several_a learned_a man_n of_o this_o our_o church_n particular_o by_o dr._n faulkner_n in_o his_o christian_a loyalty_n and_o by_o the_o right_n reverend_a seth_n lord_n bishop_n of_o sarum_n in_o his_o most_o learned_a sermon_n before_o the_o king_n on_o nou._n 5.1661_o against_o resistance_n of_o lawful_a power_n some_o of_o his_o lordship_n word_n be_v these_o if_o harsh_a administration_n of_o power_n will_v exempt_v man_n from_o obedience_n 60._o p._n 60._o at_o that_o time_n when_o claudius_n or_o nero_n be_v roman_n emperor_n why_o shall_v the_o holy_a ghost_n move_v st._n paul_n to_o write_v to_o the_o roman_n scil_n 13.2_o rom._n 13.2_o they_o that_o resist_v shall_v receive_v to_o themselves_o damnation_n and_o p._n 67._o that_o other_o pretence_n scil_n that_o after_o a_o lawful_a sovereign_n be_v establish_v 68_o ibid._n p._n 67_o 68_o the_o power_n still_o remain_v in_o the_o people_n in_o the_o dissused_a body_n of_o they_o or_o their_o representatives_n to_o alter_v the_o government_n as_o they_o please_v it_o be_v in_o respect_n of_o policy_n and_o government_n what_o the_o sin_n against_o the_o holy_a ghost_n be_v to_o religion_n it_o destroy_v the_o foundation_n of_o the_o peace_n and_o safety_n of_o man_n and_o make_v that_o to_o be_v the_o artifice_n of_o man_n which_o be_v the_o ordinance_n of_o god_n how_o much_o god_n abhor_v this_o pretence_n will_v appear_v in_o the_o case_n of_o corah_n and_o his_o company_n the_o reverend_a dr._n tillotson_n dean_n of_o canterbury_n in_o his_o letter_n to_o the_o late_a lord_n russel_n have_v these_o expression_n to_o wit_n that_o the_o christian_a religion_n do_v plain_o forbid_v the_o resistance_n of_o authority_n that_o though_o our_o religion_n be_v establish_v by_o law_n yet_o in_o the_o same_o law_n which_o establish_v our_o religion_n it_o be_v declare_v that_o it_o be_v not_o lawful_a upon_o any_o pretence_n whatsoever_o to_o take_v up_o arm_n etc._n etc._n beside_o that_o there_o be_v a_o particular_a law_n declare_v the_o power_n of_o the_o militia_n to_o be_v sole_o in_o the_o king_n and_o that_o tie_v the_o hand_n of_o subject_n though_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n and_o the_o general_n rule_v of_o scripture_n have_v leave_v we_o at_o liberty_n which_o i_o believe_v they_o do_v not_o because_o the_o government_n and_o peace_n of_o humane_a society_n can_v not_o well_o subsist_v upon_o those_o term_n as_o thus_o these_o abovementioned_a person_n so_o indeed_o all_o the_o learned_a man_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n who_o have_v write_v any_o thing_n large_o of_o the_o subject_n duty_n towards_o their_o prince_n have_v unanimous_o declare_v contrary_a to_o the_o factious_a author_n of_o julian_n the_o apostate_n scil_n that_o all_o lawful_a king_n and_o their_o lawful_a heir_n by_o primogeniture_n of_o what_o religion_n or_o manner_n soever_o good_a or_o bad_a they_o be_v ought_v successive_o to_o reign_v and_o govern_v and_o to_o be_v honour_v and_o obey_v by_o all_o their_o subject_n either_o active_o by_o cheerful_o do_v whatever_o they_o shall_v command_v or_o passive_o by_o humble_o and_o peaceable_o submit_v to_o whatever_o punishment_n their_o say_a prince_n shall_v think_v fit_a to_o inflict_v upon_o they_o for_o not_o obey_v their_o royal_a command_n active_o and_o if_o any_o prince_n shall_v after_o he_o be_v seat_v in_o the_o throne_n prove_v tyrannical_a we_o may_v not_o rebel_n nor_o plot_v his_o deposition_n but_o ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d 1._o nazian_n orat_fw-la 1._o etc._n etc._n our_o only_a remedy_n be_v what_o be_v nazianzen_n and_o the_o christian_n in_o the_o reign_n of_o julian_n the_o apostate_n to_o wit_n prayer_n fast_n and_o tear_n this_o be_v the_o practice_n of_o the_o primitive_a christian_n and_o ever_o have_v be_v the_o profession_n and_o practice_n of_o the_o protestant_a church_n of_o england_n and_o therefore_o whoever_o live_v in_o rebellion_n against_o his_o lawful_a prince_n and_o die_v in_o and_o for_o the_o same_o without_o public_a and_o hearty_a repentance_n acknowledgement_n and_o confession_n to_o god_n and_o to_o man_n of_o that_o his_o rebellion_n or_o secret_a plot_v of_o rebellion_n neither_o do_v such_o a_o man_n live_v nor_o any_o true_a way_n can_v he_o be_v say_v to_o die_v in_o communion_n with_o the_o protestant_a church_n of_o england_n but_o as_o he_o live_v so_o he_o die_v either_o a_o popish_a or_o a_o fanatic_a recusant_n and_o no_o protestant_a and_o thus_o die_v most_o of_o the_o late_a fanatical_a associatour_n and_o rebel_n inasmuch_o as_o most_o of_o they_o die_v without_o the_o least_o expression_n of_o their_o sorrow_n and_o penitence_n for_o and_o without_o humble_a and_o public_a confession_n of_o their_o horrible_a plot_n and_o treason_n for_o which_o they_o be_v condemn_v as_o appear_v by_o their_o own_o paper_n give_v to_o the_o sheriff_n and_o publish_v by_o authority_n and_o here_o it_o will_v be_v requisite_a that_o we_o as_o far_o as_o we_o be_v able_a undeceive_v the_o people_n and_o tell_v the_o naked_a truth_n to_o wit_n that_o the_o abovementioned_a person_n abuse_v the_o world_n and_o impose_v upon_o the_o ignorant_a people_n a_o notorious_a falsity_n when_o at_o their_o execution_n they_o declare_v they_o die_v protestant_n and_o in_o
communion_n with_o the_o present_a church_n of_o england_n for_o no_o rebel_n whatever_o whilst_o he_o impenitent_o continue_v such_o be_v nor_o can_v be_v a_o protestant_n for_o every_o wilful_a and_o obstinate_a rebel_n and_o plotter_n against_o the_o king_n do_v indeed_o deny_v the_o king_n supremacy_n and_o whoever_o deny_v the_o king_n supremacy_n be_v no_o protestant_n and_o therefore_o be_v no_o protestant_n he_o ought_v not_o to_o be_v admit_v into_o communion_n and_o fellowship_n with_o the_o protestant_a church_n of_o england_n until_o such_o a_o person_n shall_v open_o repent_v of_o his_o anti-protestant_n disobedience_n to_o the_o church_n canon_n and_o order_n and_o of_o his_o rebellion_n and_o treason_n against_o the_o king_n and_o as_o we_o humble_o conceive_v those_o divine_n and_o minister_n do_v not_o act_v canonical_o though_o we_o believe_v charitable_o in_o administer_a the_o holy_a sacrament_n of_o the_o lord_n supper_n unto_o person_n condemn_v for_o high_a treason_n in_o plot_v the_o murder_n of_o the_o king_n and_o of_o his_o royal_a highness_n without_o their_o public_a confession_n of_o that_o their_o heinous_a sin_n and_o treason_n their_o not_o confess_v that_o their_o gild_n when_o clear_o prove_v against_o they_o do_v apparent_o argue_v not_o only_o their_o malice_n but_o also_o the_o continuance_n of_o their_o malice_n to_o the_o very_a last_o gasp_n against_o the_o king_n and_o the_o duke_n and_o therefore_o to_o admit_v such_o unto_o the_o sacrament_n be_v to_o harden_v they_o and_o other_o of_o their_o party_n in_o their_o wickedness_n and_o malice_n against_o the_o king_n the_o duke_n and_o the_o establish_a government_n in_o church_n and_o state_n and_o be_v a_o palpable_a breach_n of_o the_o statute_n and_o of_o the_o rubric_n which_o say_v that_o if_o any_o person_n be_v a_o open_a and_o notorious_a evil_a liver_n as_o sure_o be_v all_o wilful_a rebel_n pref._n the_o order_n for_o administr_n of_o the_o lord_n supper_n pref._n or_o have_v do_v any_o wrong_n to_o his_o neighbour_n by_o word_n and_o deed_n as_o sure_o traitor_n have_v do_v to_o the_o king_n their_o neighbour_n by_o plot_v his_o death_n the_o curate_n have_v knowledge_n thereof_o shall_v call_v he_o and_o advertise_v he_o that_o in_o any_o wise_a he_o presume_v not_o to_o come_v to_o the_o lord_n table_n until_o he_o have_v open_o declare_v himself_o to_o have_v true_o repent_v the_o same_o order_n shall_v the_o curate_n use_v with_o those_o betwixt_o who_o he_o perceive_v malice_n and_o hatred_n to_o reign_v not_o suffering_n they_o to_o be_v partaker_n of_o the_o lord_n table_n until_o he_o know_v they_o to_o be_v reconcile_v and_o if_o one_o party_n shall_v remain_v still_o in_o his_o frowardness_n and_o malice_n the_o minister_n shall_v not_o admit_v he_o that_o be_v obstinate_a chap._n v._n the_o doctrine_n and_o practice_n of_o depose_v lawful_a king_n and_o of_o exclude_v the_o right_a heir_n by_o primogeniture_n from_o succeed_v in_o the_o throne_n for_o his_o want_n of_o grace_n or_o for_o be_v a_o heretic_n idolater_n tyrannical_a or_o wicked_a be_v ground_v upon_o nothing_o but_o popery_n and_o fanaticism_n sect_n i._o this_o wicked_a doctrine_n and_o practice_n of_o depose_v and_o murder_v king_n and_o of_o preclude_v their_o lawful_a heir_n for_o be_v heretic_n etc._n etc._n be_v ground_v on_o popery_n the_o truth_n of_o the_o assertion_n be_v so_o well_o know_v 1679._o dr._n lloyd_n serm._n nou._n 5._o 1679._o as_o that_o there_o be_v no_o kingdom_n in_o our_o european_a paean_a world_n but_o the_o pope_n have_v give_v it_o away_o upon_o the_o account_n of_o religion_n no_o country_n 503._o king_n james_n work_n p._n 503._o but_o he_o have_v make_v a_o aceldama_n upon_o the_o account_n of_o religion_n and_o many_o king_n have_v he_o kill_v mere_o for_o religion_n this_o we_o will_v confirm_v and_o prove_v by_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o most_o eminent_a and_o most_o authentic_a of_o their_o own_o writer_n such_o as_o thomas_n aquinas_n who_o say_v etc._n say_v nullo_n medo_fw-la permittit_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la quod_fw-la infideles_fw-la acquirant_fw-la dominium_fw-la super_fw-la fideles_fw-la vel_fw-la qualitercunque_fw-la eye_n praeficiantur_fw-la in_o aliquo_fw-la officio_fw-la etc._n etc._n that_o infidel_n or_o vnbelieve_a prince_n be_v not_o to_o be_v suffer_v to_o govern_v and_o reign_v over_o believer_n and_o that_o if_o there_o be_v any_o such_o infidel_n and_o unbelieve_a prince_n tolli_fw-la prince_n potest_fw-la tamen_fw-la justè_fw-la per_fw-la sententiam_fw-la vel_fw-la ordinationem_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la auctoritatem_fw-la dei_fw-la habentis_fw-la tale_n jus_o dominii_fw-la vel_fw-la praelationis_fw-la tolli_fw-la than_o the_o church_n have_v power_n and_o authority_n to_o depose_v and_o remove_v they_o from_o their_o government_n and_o the_o church_n ought_v to_o do_v it_o and_o that_o because_o 22._o because_o quia_fw-la infideles_fw-la merito_fw-la sva_fw-la infidelitatis_fw-la merentur_fw-la potestatem_fw-la amittere_fw-la super_fw-la fideles_fw-la etc._n etc._n tho._n aquin._n 22a_fw-la quast_o 10._o art_n 10._o conclus_fw-la p._n 22._o a_o king_n infidelity_n forfeit_v his_o right_n of_o dominion_n and_o jurisdiction_n over_o believer_n and_o by_o infidelis_fw-la and_o infidel_n aquinas_n plain_o tell_v we_o that_o he_o mean_v a_o heretic_n for_o in_o his_o sense_n a_o heretic_n 23._o heretic_n haeresis_fw-la est_fw-la infidelitatis_fw-la species_n ad_fw-la choose_fw-la pertinens_fw-la qui_fw-la fidem_fw-la christi_fw-la professi_fw-la sunt_fw-la &_o ejus_fw-la dogmata_fw-la corrumpunt_fw-la etc._n etc._n ibid._n quaest_n 11._o art_n 1._o conclus_fw-la p._n 23._o be_v no_o jew_n turk_n or_o pagan_a who_o absolute_o deny_v christ_n and_o christianity_n but_o according_a to_o aquinas_n a_o heretic_n be_v a_o christian_n that_o be_v one_o who_o profess_v that_o he_o believe_v in_o christ_n and_o hope_n for_o salvation_n only_o by_o he_o but_o he_o purloin_v pervert_v and_o corrupt_v the_o doctrine_n of_o christ_n now_o such_o a_o heretic_n whether_o prince_n or_o peasant_n be_v not_o to_o be_v tolerate_v but_o after_o the_o second_o admonition_n he_o be_v to_o be_v excommunicate_v and_o deliver_v up_o to_o the_o secular_a ibid._n secular_a qui_fw-la post_fw-la secundam_fw-la correptionem_fw-la in_o svo_fw-la errore_fw-la obstinati_fw-la permanent_a non_fw-la modo_fw-la excommunicationis_fw-la sententiae_fw-la sed_fw-la etiam_fw-la secularibus_fw-la principibus_fw-la exterminandi_fw-la tradendi_fw-la sunt_fw-la &_o per_fw-la mortem_fw-la à _fw-la mundo_fw-la excludi_fw-la meruerunt_fw-la etc._n etc._n ibid._n power_n to_o be_v put_v to_o death_n and_o the_o church_n do_v command_v all_o other_o foreign_a prince_n to_o give_v their_o assistence_n towards_o the_o deposition_n and_o destroy_v such_o a_o heretical_a prince_n that_o so_o this_o low_a world_n may_v the_o soon_o be_v rid_v of_o he_o and_o that_o aquinas_n in_o the_o forementioned_a place_n be_v to_o be_v understand_v of_o heretical_a king_n as_o well_o as_o of_o their_o subject_n be_v evident_a in_o that_o his_o argument_n run_v chief_o against_o they_o who_o have_v right_o to_o govern_v jure_v humane_a but_o say_v he_o because_o they_o be_v turn_v heretic_n therefore_o jure_fw-la divino_fw-la they_o ought_v not_o to_o reign_v but_o to_o be_v not_o only_o excommunicate_v but_o also_o put_v to_o death_n for_o 3._o aquin_n 22_o a._n quaest_n 11._o art_n 2._o resp_n 3._o quicunque_fw-la resistit_fw-la auctoritati_fw-la romanae_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la haeresim_fw-la incurrit_fw-la quae_fw-la quidem_fw-la auctoritas_fw-la principaliter_fw-la residet_fw-la in_o summo_fw-la pontifice_fw-la etc._n etc._n whoever_o resist_v the_o authority_n of_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n that_o be_v to_o say_v the_o authority_n of_o the_o pope_n and_o his_o supremacy_n as_o do_v all_o protestant_a prince_n he_o be_v a_o heretic_n and_o be_v a_o heretic_n he_o ought_v to_o be_v destroy_v and_o kill_v and_o although_o a_o king_n excommunicate_v shall_v in_o the_o popish_a sense_n repent_v and_o return_v to_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n yet_o he_o be_v to_o be_v admit_v conclus_fw-la admit_v ideo_fw-la ulterius_fw-la redeuntes_fw-la recipiuntur_fw-la quidem_fw-la ad_fw-la poenitentiam_fw-la non_fw-la tamen_fw-la ut_fw-la liberentur_fw-la à _fw-la sententia_fw-la mortis_fw-la aquia_fw-la 22_o a._n qu._n 11._o art_n 4._o conclus_fw-la only_o unto_o penitence_n and_o not_o to_o be_v absolve_v from_o the_o sentence_n of_o death_n pass_v upon_o he_o all_o heretical_a king_n be_v by_o aquinas_n account_v no_o other_o than_o tyrant_n and_o therefore_o say_v he_o the_o people_n may_v lawful_o fight_v against_o they_o and_o be_v no_o way_n guilty_a 80._o guilty_a et_fw-la ideo_fw-la perturbatio_fw-la tyranni_fw-la regiminis_fw-la non_fw-la habet_fw-la rationem_fw-la seditionis_fw-la ibid._n 22_o a._n qu._n 42._o art_n 2._o 3_o m._n p._n 80._o of_o sedition_n and_o treason_n the_o council_n of_o trent_n decree_v all_o emperor_n 11._o emperor_n si_fw-mi quem_fw-la clericorum_fw-la vel_fw-la laicorum_fw-la quacunque_fw-la be_v dignitate_fw-la etiam_fw-la imperiali_fw-la aut_fw-la regal_a praefulgeat_fw-la in_fw-la tantum_fw-la malorum_fw-la omnium_fw-la radix_fw-la cupiditas_fw-la occupaverit_fw-la ut_fw-la alicujus_fw-la
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the_o constant_a and_o profess_a doctrine_n of_o the_o apostolical-protestant_n church_n of_o england_n as_o i_o humble_o conceive_v be_v sufficient_o prove_v in_o the_o follow_a treatise_n the_o which_o do_v true_o blush_v to_o approach_v your_o royal_a and_o most_o illustrious_a presence_n in_o its_o mean_a dress_n and_o country_n garb._n but_o forasmuch_o as_o it_o be_v the_o lively_a draught_n of_o a_o most_o loyal_a heart_n towards_o his_o majesty_n and_o of_o a_o most_o faithful_a and_o devote_a one_o towards_o your_o highness_n the_o author_n therefore_o most_o humble_o beg_v your_o candid_a acceptance_n of_o it_o assure_v your_o highness_n that_o he_o have_v no_o other_o ambition_n in_o publish_v the_o same_o than_o where_o he_o live_v to_o be_v instrumental_a in_o educate_v and_o instruct_v the_o people_n in_o the_o true_a principle_n of_o primitive_a piety_n and_o loyalty_n and_o whilst_o he_o live_v be_v serviceable_a according_a to_o his_o capacity_n unto_o god_n the_o king_n and_o the_o church_n and_o to_o let_v the_o world_n know_v that_o he_o be_v your_o royal_a highness_n be_v most_o dutiful_a most_o humble_a and_o devote_a servant_n david_n jenner_n the_o content_n chap._n i._n the_o necessity_n of_o government_n page_n 1._o chap._n ii_o monarchy_n the_o best_a form_n of_o government_n p._n 6._o chap._n iii_o that_o all_o king_n and_o their_o lawful_a heir_n aught_o by_o right_o of_o primogeniture_n to_o reign_v and_o govern_v successive_o whether_o they_o be_v moral_o good_a or_o bad_a whether_o infidel_n or_o christian_n papist_n or_o protestant_n p._n 18._o sect_n i._o the_o proposition_n prove_v by_o humane_a authority_n of_o heathen_n ibid._n sect_n ii_o the_o proposition_n that_o succession_n to_o the_o throne_n ought_v to_o be_v by_o primogeniture_n and_o not_o by_o grace_n prove_v by_o divine_a authority_n p._n 21._o sect_n iii_o the_o proposition_n prove_v by_o the_o unalterable_a law_n of_o inheritance_n by_o primogeniture_n p._n 25._o sect_n iv_o the_o proposition_n prove_v by_o reason_n and_o the_o common_a sentiment_n of_o religion_n p._n 37._o the_o bill_n of_o exclusion_n of_o the_o duke_n of_o york_n prove_v to_o be_v unlawful_a and_o sinful_a p._n 38._o atheistical_a and_o factious_a ibid._n opposite_a to_o the_o know_a law_n of_o god_n p._n 41._o the_o cause_n of_o perpetual_a civil_a war_n and_o sedition_n p._n 42._o the_o chief_a plea_n and_o argument_n for_o it_o answer_v p._n 43_o 44_o etc._n etc._n chap._n iu._n that_o all_o subject_n ought_v active_o to_o obey_v their_o lawful_a prince_n in_o all_o thing_n which_o be_v not_o positive_o against_o some_o know_a law_n of_o god_n although_o their_o say_a prince_n be_v a_o heathen_a idolater_n and_o apostate_n or_o never_o so_o moral_o vicious_a p._n 56._o sect_n i._o the_o duty_n of_o obedience_n to_o superior_n whetheh_o moral_o good_a or_o bad_a prove_v by_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n a_o of_o natural_a reason_n p._n 57_o sect_n ii_o the_o duty_n of_o obedience_n to_o superior_n whether_o christian_n or_o heathen_n good_a or_o bad_a prove_v by_o authority_n of_o
divine_a reason_n and_o scripture_n p._n 67._o sect_n iii_o the_o proposition_n that_o all_o lawful_a king_n whether_o moral_o good_a or_o bad_a aught_o to_o be_v obey_v prove_v by_o the_o authority_n and_o practise_n of_o honest_a heathen_n p._n 72._o sect_n iv_o that_o all_o lawful_a king_n ought_v active_o to_o be_v obey_v in_o all_o thing_n which_o be_v not_o against_o some_o positive_a law_n of_o god_n although_o the_o say_a king_n be_v heathen_n idolater_n and_o apostate_n or_o never_o so_o vicious_a prove_v by_o the_o authority_n and_o practice_n of_o the_o primitive_a christian_n p._n 82._o sect_n v._o modern_a author_n for_o obedience_n to_o prince_n of_o two_o sort_n 1._o some_o conditional_o as_o all_o recusant_n p._n 104._o 2._o some_o absolute_o as_o all_o protestant_n p._n 110._o chap._n v._n the_o doctrine_n and_o practice_n of_o depose_v king_n and_o of_o exclude_v the_o right_a heir_n by_o primogeniture_n from_o succeed_v in_o the_o throne_n for_o his_o want_n of_o grace_n or_o for_o be_v a_o heretic_n idolater_n tyrannical_a or_o wicked_a be_v ground_v 1._o upon_o popery_n p._n 122._o 2._o upon_o fanaticism_n p._n 135._o chap._n vi_o a_o parallel_n or_o a_o brief_a and_o true_a account_n of_o some_o plot_n and_o treason_n of_o papist_n and_o fanatic_n against_o the_o king_n and_o queen_n of_o england_n since_o the_o reformation_n and_o abrenunciation_n of_o popery_n p._n 155._o the_o popish_a bygot_n covenant_n p._n 163._o the_o fanatic_n scotch_a and_o english_a covenant_n p._n 165._o chap._n vii_o the_o chief_a cause_n of_o rebellion_n among_o christian_n be_v a_o belief_n of_o that_o false_a position_n to_o wit_n that_o temporal_a dominion_n be_v found_v in_o grace_n p._n 172._o sect_n i._o argument_n prove_v that_o temporal_a dominion_n be_v not_o found_v in_o grace_n p._n 178._o sect_n ii_o the_o evil_a effect_n and_o consequence_n of_o this_o position_n that_o temporal_a dominion_n be_v found_v in_o grace_n be_v such_o as_o these_o i._o conventicle_n p._n 185._o ii_o rebellion_n p._n 187_o iii_o a_o confirm_v heathen_a king_n and_o prince_n in_o their_o infidelity_n and_o denial_n of_o christ_n p._n 191._o errata_fw-la pag._n 35._o and_o many_o other_o place_n for_o only_o read_v only_o p._n 105._o l._n 11._o without_o the_o pope_n law_n r._n without_o the_o pope_n leave_n p._n 89._o in_o margin_n r._n in_o secessùs_fw-la abdito_fw-la p._n 149._o l._n 7._o or_o r._n of_o p._n 179._o l._n 17._o r._n or_o for_o idolatry_n in_o the_o epist_n ded._n ult_n p._n l._n 6._o add_v to_o the_o prerogative_n of_o primogeniture_n chap._n i._n the_o necessity_n of_o government_n government_n bear_v date_n with_o if_o not_o before_o the_o creation_n and_o run_v parallel_n with_o time_n if_o not_o with_o eternity_n and_o be_v in_o many_o respect_v more_o necessary_a than_o life_n or_o be_v itself_o for_o it_o be_v not_o necessary_a that_o any_o particular_a finite_a being_n shall_v always_o exist_v but_o it_o be_v absolute_o necessary_a they_o shall_v always_o be_v govern_v whilst_o they_o do_v exist_v the_o world_n although_o make_v for_o man_n do_v and_o still_o can_v subsist_v well_o enough_o without_o he_o but_o not_o without_o his_o obedience_n and_o therefore_o as_o orpheus_n apt_o name_v harmony_n the_o life_n of_o music_n so_o plato_n not_o improper_o style_v order_n and_o government_n the_o life_n of_o the_o universe_n for_o government_n tanquam_fw-la anima_fw-la even_o as_o a_o soul_n animate_v all_o part_n of_o the_o world_n with_o a_o political_a life_n and_o cause_v every_o individual_a to_o answer_v the_o end_n of_o its_o existency_n which_o be_v the_o conservation_n of_o the_o whole_a although_o it_o be_v with_o the_o loss_n of_o its_o own_o particular_a natural_a life_n for_o in_o this_o case_n the_o public_a good_a be_v ever_o to_o be_v prefer_v before_o a_o private_a and_o it_o be_v better_a not_o to_o be_v at_o all_o than_o not_o to_o be_v useful_a be_v it_o not_o for_o government_n there_o will_v be_v neither_o be_v nor_o wellbeing_a for_o every_o thing_n will_v take_v up_o arm_n under_o pretence_n of_o self-preservation_n and_o then_o the_o conclusion_n can_v be_v nothing_o else_o but_o confusion_n for_o according_a to_o the_o jewish_a proverb_n 4._o grot._n de_fw-fr jur._n bell._n l._n 1._o c._n 4._o nisi_fw-la potestas_fw-la publica_fw-la esset_fw-la alter_fw-la alterum_fw-la vivum_fw-la deglutiret_fw-la etc._n etc._n unless_o there_o be_v public_a government_n one_o will_v become_v a_o prey_n to_o the_o other_o even_o as_o the_o ibid._n the_o genus_fw-la beminum_fw-la agreste_fw-la sine_fw-la legibus_fw-la sine_fw-la imperio_fw-la liberum_fw-la atque_fw-la solutum_fw-la etc._n etc._n ibid._n aborigines_n in_o the_o east_n and_o the_o mohegian_n in_o the_o west_n indies_n who_o have_v no_o law_n nor_o government_n eat_v and_o devour_v one_o another_o alive_a and_o etc._n and_o ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d etc._n etc._n st._n chrysostome_n write_v on_o the_o necessity_n and_o benefit_n of_o government_n inform_v we_o to_o the_o same_o purpose_n scil_n that_o where_o there_o be_v no_o government_n there_o man_n soon_o lose_v the_o exercise_n of_o their_o reason_n and_o become_v more_o savage_a and_o cruel_a than_o the_o irrational_a brute_n and_o not_o only_o snarl_v and_o bite_v like_o dog_n but_o even_o devour_v each_o other_o like_o rapacious_a bird_n and_o ravenous_a beast_n of_o prey_n and_o it_o be_v most_o certain_a that_o there_o never_o happen_v any_o evil_a either_o in_o heaven_n among_o the_o angel_n or_o on_o earth_n among_o man_n but_o upon_o the_o breach_n of_o law_n and_o good_a government_n the_o hebrew_n word_n ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d which_o we_o translate_v to_o govern_v primary_o and_o emphatical_o signify_v to_o bound_v and_o to_o heal_n a_o wound_n by_o bind_v it_o up_o tight_a and_o close_o after_o the_o manner_n of_o surgeon_n and_o codurcus_n apply_v the_o proper_a signification_n of_o the_o say_a word_n ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d unto_o government_n tell_v his_o reader_n 18._o codurc_n in_o job_n 34._o v._n 17_o 18._o quòd_fw-la imperium_fw-la jura_n leges_fw-la sint_fw-la velut_fw-la vincula_fw-la reipublicae_fw-la etc._n etc._n that_o government_n law_n and_o statute_n be_v the_o sure_a band_n and_o ligament_n of_o the_o world_n in_o general_n and_o of_o every_o kingdom_n in_o particular_a which_o knit_v and_o firm_o tie_v all_o part_n together_o and_o so_o prevent_v a_o rupture_n for_o sine_fw-la imperio_fw-la &_o magistratu_fw-la solvuntur_fw-la omnes_fw-la civilis_fw-la societatis_fw-la compages_fw-la etc._n etc._n without_o government_n there_o can_v be_v no_o civil_a society_n but_o all_o thing_n must_v unavoidable_o run_v into_o anarchy_n and_o confusion_n which_o certain_o can_v please_v none_o of_o mankind_n but_o only_o timon_n of_o athens_n the_o man-hater_n and_o such_o who_o delight_n to_o sport_n and_o fish_n in_o trouble_a water_n king_n and_o governor_n be_v very_o apposite_o in_o hebrew_a term_v ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d head_n because_o they_o as_o head_n do_v govern_n and_o order_n all_o the_o inferior_a member_n of_o the_o several_a bodies-politic_a and_o ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d king_n be_v like_o the_o great_a jice_n and_o beam_n of_o the_o building_n or_o chief_a corner-stone_n of_o the_o house_n which_o keep_v up_o and_o support_v the_o whole_a fabric_n and_o therefore_o be_v they_o most_o elegant_o style_v clavi_fw-la reipublicae_fw-la the_o main_a pin_n and_o stud_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n all_o which_o sufficient_o speak_v the_o indispensable_a necessity_n of_o government_n in_o general_n and_o as_o to_o the_o original_a or_o first_o author_n of_o government_n it_o be_v no_o other_o than_o almighty_a god_n the_o supreme_a monarch_n and_o governor_n of_o the_o whole_a world_n visible_a and_o invisible_a wherefore_o whoever_o resist_v government_n be_v true_o say_v in_o holy_a writ_n to_o resist_v god_n himself_o and_o he_o that_o will_v turn_v a_o perfect_a libertine_n and_o will_v live_v without_o government_n must_v turn_v a_o perfect_a atheist_n and_o must_v live_v without_o god_n in_o the_o world_n chap._n ii_o monarchy_n the_o best_a form_n of_o government_n the_o moral_a philosopher_n discourse_v on_o the_o various_a sort_n of_o government_n give_v the_o precedency_n unto_o monarchy_n as_o be_v divino_fw-la imperio_fw-la quà m_fw-la simillima_fw-la most_o like_a the_o government_n of_o the_o alwise_a god_n which_o be_v the_o first_o and_o the_o best_a of_o all_o eupolemus_n in_o his_o book_n de_fw-fr judaeae_fw-la regibus_fw-la make_v loc._n make_v deut._n 33.5_o moses_n be_v king_n in_o jesurun_n maimon_n in_o loc._n moses_n to_o be_v a_o absolute_a monarch_n over_o the_o jew_n and_o that_o he_o be_v accountable_a unto_o none_o for_o his_o action_n but_o only_o unto_o god_n as_o the_o sacred_a scripture_n in_o many_o instance_n do_v prove_v and_o ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d etc._n etc._n and_o that_o he_o even_o moses_n be_v the_o first_o of_o the_o wise_a
party_n 2._o the_o usurper_n intrude_v and_o his_o confederate_n and_o both_o side_n will_v plead_v a_o just_a title_n to_o the_o crown_n the_o lawful_a heir_n exclude_v will_v urge_v and_o that_o most_o true_o his_o right_n thereunto_o by_o virtue_n of_o his_o primogeniture_n according_a to_o the_o law_n of_o god_n of_o natural_a reason_n and_o of_o magna_fw-la charta_fw-la and_o therefore_o to_o be_v sure_a he_o will_v fight_v and_o that_o undaunt_o for_o the_o crown_n on_o the_o other_o hand_n the_o usurper_n will_v plead_v and_o that_o not_o without_o reason_n his_o title_n to_o the_o crown_n by_o virtue_n of_o the_o new_a law_n of_o the_o nation_n to_o wit_n the_o new_a statute_n of_o exclusion_n which_o have_v settle_v the_o royal_a diadem_n upon_o his_o head_n and_o therefore_o he_o will_v not_o easy_o part_v with_o it_o wherefore_o no_o man_n need_v doubt_n but_o that_o the_o usurper_n will_v fight_v and_o that_o stout_o to_o keep_v what_o by_o law_n he_o have_v get_v thus_o any_o man_n that_o have_v but_o half_a a_o eye_n may_v if_o he_o will_v plain_o see_v that_o if_o the_o bill_n of_o exclusion_n shall_v pass_v into_o a_o law_n as_o the_o anti-yorkists_n so_o hot_o desire_v that_o then_o war_n and_o sedition_n will_v be_v establish_v and_o continue_v by_o law_n and_o now_o suppose_v this_o shall_v ever_o happen_v to_o be_v which_o god_n forbid_v then_o the_o great_a query_n and_o case_n of_o conscience_n will_v be_v scil_n qu._n what_o party_n or_o side_n ought_v the_o pious_a and_o dutiful_a subject_n to_o take_v and_o follow_v ans_fw-fr to_o deal_v plain_o and_o faithful_o in_o this_o case_n where_o conscience_n and_o religion_n i_o mean_v christianity_n be_v so_o deep_o concern_v we_o humble_o conceive_v it_o to_o be_v the_o honest_a subject_n duty_n in_o this_o case_n rather_o to_o obey_v god_n and_o his_o law_n and_o so_o to_o fight_v more_o romano_n courageous_o for_o the_o right_n and_o lawful_a heir_n by_o primogeniture_n unjust_o exclude_v this_o we_o ought_v to_o do_v rather_o than_o to_o obey_v man_n and_o his_o new_a law_n of_o exclusion_n and_o so_o to_o engage_v for_o the_o usurper_n who_o reign_v and_o govern_v not_o by_o divine_a but_o only_o by_o humane_a law_n and_o appointment_n and_o we_o will_v appeal_v to_o conscience_n and_o reason_n whether_o it_o be_v not_o safe_a to_o follow_v god_n and_o his_o law_n which_o can_v err_v than_o man_n who_o may_v err_v and_o his_o law_n of_o exclusion_n which_o do_v gross_o err_v in_o the_o very_a sanction_n of_o it_o in_o that_o it_o manifest_o oppose_v the_o abovementioned_a law_n of_o god_n which_o command_v that_o the_o right_a heir_n by_o primogeniture_n shall_v reign_v and_o govern_v although_o he_o hate_v right_o object_n if_o it_o be_v as_o it_o be_v by_o all_o anti-yorkists_n and_o common_a wealth_n man_n object_v that_o the_o law_n of_o the_o realm_n be_v above_o the_o king_n for_o that_o the_o law_n make_v he_o king_n and_o therefore_o say_v they_o the_o law_n have_v a_o power_n to_o depose_v the_o king_n and_o to_o take_v away_o that_o regal_a authority_n which_o it_o give_v he_o as_o that_o great_a but_o to_o our_o think_n factious_a lawyer_n 8._o lawyer_n ipse_fw-la autem_fw-la rex_fw-la non_fw-la debet_fw-la esse_fw-la sub_fw-la homine_fw-la sed_fw-la sub_fw-la deo_fw-la &_o sub_fw-la lege_fw-la quia_fw-la lex_fw-la facit_fw-la regem_fw-la non_fw-fr est_fw-fr enim_fw-la rex_fw-la ubi_fw-la dominatur_fw-la volumas_fw-la &_o non_fw-la lex_fw-la etc._n etc._n bract._n l._n 1._o c._n 8._o bracton_n argue_v and_o as_o be_v so_o often_o quote_v from_o he_o and_o seditious_o urge_v by_o the_o author_n of_o julian_n apostate_n p._n 83._o and_o the_o very_a same_o argument_n be_v plead_v by_o all_o the_o late_a regicide_n particular_o by_o that_o grand_a regicide_n bradshaw_n the_o lawyer_n who_o have_v the_o impudence_n to_o sit_v as_o judge_n upon_o the_o bench_n and_o to_o pronounce_v that_o diabolical_a sentence_n of_o condemnation_n upon_o his_o own_o dread_a sovereign_n king_n charles_n the_o first_o of_o bless_a memory_n and_o he_o palliate_v over_o his_o and_o their_o horrid_a treason_n with_o this_o colour_n of_o argument_n to_o wit_n that_o the_o law_n be_v above_o the_o king_n ans_fw-fr it_o be_v hope_v that_o all_o the_o gentleman_n of_o the_o long-robe_n will_v go_v on_o as_o they_o already_o have_v worthy_o begin_v to_o repair_v the_o honour_n of_o their_o noble_a order_n and_o that_o none_o of_o they_o will_v any_o more_o advise_v or_o plead_v for_o treason_n nor_o ever_o again_o deceive_v and_o seduce_v the_o silly_a ignorant_a people_n with_o their_o specious_a and_o fallacious_a argument_n but_o that_o they_o who_o have_v be_v disloyal_a will_v suffer_v themselves_o and_o their_o youth_n to_o be_v better_o discipline_v in_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n the_o neglect_n of_o which_o have_v too_o apparent_o cause_v some_o of_o that_o honourable_a and_o most_o necessary_a function_n and_o their_o client_n so_o gross_o to_o err_v in_o point_n of_o obedience_n but_o as_o for_o the_o above_o mention_v objection_n it_o be_v already_o pithy_o answer_v by_o the_o king_n be_v learned_a sergeant_n at_o law_n in_o hilary-term_n 1683_o in_o their_o true_o loyal_a motto_n a_o deo_fw-la rex_fw-la a_fw-la rege_fw-la lex_fw-la god_n make_v the_o king_n the_o king_n make_v the_o law_n and_o therefore_o very_o false_a and_o antiscriptural_a be_v the_o forementioned_a position_n scil_n 1._o that_o the_o law_n make_v the_o king_n 2._o that_o the_o law_n be_v above_o the_o king_n for_o although_o the_o law_n of_o god_n indeed_o be_v above_o all_o king_n and_o if_o they_o wilful_o transgress_v the_o same_o they_o be_v all_o accountable_a unto_o god_n and_o unto_o god_n only_o for_o the_o same_o yet_o in_o this_o kingdom_n of_o england_n no_o statute-law_n be_v or_o can_v be_v above_z the_o king_n and_o that_o because_o it_o be_v the_o king_n who_o first_o give_v life_n and_o be_v to_o the_o law_n of_o the_o land_n the_o king_n by_o his_o royal_a assent_n make_v the_o law_n saluâ_fw-la regiâ_fw-la praerogatiuâ_fw-la to_o be_v what_o it_o be_v to_o wit_n a_o law_n but_o the_o law_n of_o the_o land_n do_v not_o make_v the_o king_n to_o be_v what_o he_o be_v to_o wit_n a_o king_n for_o the_o king_n be_v king_n before_o the_o law_n and_o so_o he_o become_v the_o principal_a efficient_a cause_n of_o the_o law_n and_o therefore_o the_o king_n be_v before_o the_o law_n inasmuch_o as_o the_o cause_n be_v ever_o before_o the_o effect_n and_o it_o be_v to_o be_v note_v that_o although_o the_o law_n may_v by_o repeal_n or_o other_o way_n be_v abolish_v and_o die_v yet_o in_o england_n the_o king_n never_o do_v nor_o can_v die_v as_o long_o as_o there_o be_v alive_a any_o lawful_a heir_n by_o primogeniture_n though_o never_o so_o remote_a object_n but_o most_o if_o not_o all_o the_o anti-yorkists_n do_v and_o still_o do_v urge_v in_o favour_n of_o their_o bill_n of_o exclusion_n the_o statute_n of_o 13_o cue_n eliz._n c._n 1._o when_o a_o law_n be_v make_v to_o this_o purpose_n scil_n that_o it_o shall_v be_v high-treason_n for_o any_o to_o affirm_v the_o right_n in_o succession_n of_o the_o crown_n to_o be_v in_o some_o other_o than_o the_o queen_n or_o to_o affirm_v that_o the_o law_n and_o statute_n do_v not_o bind_v the_o right_n of_o the_o crown_n and_o the_o descent_n limitation_n inheritance_n and_o governance_n thereof_o whosoever_o shall_v during_o the_o queen_n life_n by_o book_n or_o work_v write_v or_o print_v express_o affirm_v before_o the_o same_o be_v establish_v by_o parliament_n that_o any_o one_o particular_a person_n be_v or_o aught_o to_o be_v heir_n and_o successor_n to_o the_o queen_n except_z the_o same_o be_v the_o natural_a issue_n of_o her_o body_n etc._n etc._n shall_v for_o the_o first_o offence_n be_v a_o whole_a year_n imprison_v and_o forfeit_v half_a his_o good_n and_o for_o the_o second_o offence_n shall_v incur_v the_o penalty_n of_o praemunire_n polt_n qu._n el._n 13._o c._n 1._o this_o be_v the_o act_n and_o these_o be_v the_o word_n of_o that_o act_n which_o the_o author_n of_o julian_n the_o apostate_n and_o all_o the_o factious_a associatour_n have_v so_o stiff_o plead_v in_o justification_n of_o their_o bill_n of_o exclusion_n ans_fw-fr but_o a_o little_a to_o undeceive_v the_o delude_a people_n and_o to_o tell_v the_o truth_n as_o far_o as_o we_o apprehend_v it_o first_o there_o be_v a_o occasion_n if_o not_o a_o necessity_n for_o such_o a_o act_n in_o queen_n elizabeth_n day_n but_o there_o be_v none_o in_o these_o of_o we_o and_o the_o reason_n for_o it_o be_v this_o scil_n because_o in_o her_o day_n many_o both_o papist_n and_o fanatic_n dispute_v queen_n elizabeth_n right_a and_o title_n to_o the_o crown_n nor_o be_v it_o certain_o know_v who_o by_o birth_n
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commendation_n of_o king_n ptolemaeus_n say_v he_o be_v ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d the_o most_o happy_a of_o all_o man_n not_o only_o in_o that_o he_o be_v king_n ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d theocr._n theocr._n etc._n etc._n be_v the_o care_n and_o charge_n of_o the_o supreme_a god_n but_o also_o he_o be_v happy_a in_o that_o ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d all_o his_o subject_n be_v obedient_a and_o conformable_a to_o his_o government_n and_o be_v not_o factious_a and_o tumultuous_a nor_o give_v to_o seditious_a talk_n nor_o to_o idleness_n ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d but_o every_o man_n keep_v his_o own_o station_n and_o peaceable_o follow_v his_o own_o business_n and_o at_o last_o he_o religious_o conclude_v his_o panegyric_n on_o the_o say_a king_n with_o this_o pathetical_a epiphonema_n ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d 17._o theocr._n ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d 17._o god_n save_o king_n ptolemy_n phocylides_n in_o his_o admonitory_a poem_n ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d caution_n all_o man_n especial_o subject_n that_o be_v under_o a_o oath_n of_o obedience_n punctual_o to_o keep_v their_o faith_n and_o allegiance_n and_o that_o because_o ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d etc._n etc._n god_n hate_v a_o perjure_a person_n it_o be_v remarkable_a that_o fabius_n maximus_n after_o he_o have_v be_v consul_n five_o time_n become_v obedient_a to_o his_o son_n suessa_n who_o be_v promote_v to_o that_o high_a office_n and_o when_o some_o jealousy_n arise_v that_o he_o have_v contemn_v the_o authority_n of_o his_o say_a son_n for_o that_o upon_o his_o first_o approach_n into_o his_o son_n presence_n he_o do_v not_o bow_v the_o knee_n nor_o do_v he_o that_o honour_n and_o lowly_a reverence_n which_o be_v due_a to_o his_o consulary_a dignity_n fabius_n present_o correct_v the_o mistake_n assure_v his_o son_n the_o consul_n that_o he_o do_v not_o forbear_v to_o give_v
he_o due_a honour_n and_o worship_n out_o of_o contempt_n 4._o contempt_n non_fw-la ego_fw-la inquit_fw-la fili_fw-la summum_fw-la imperium_fw-la tuum_fw-la contempsi_fw-la sed_fw-la experiri_fw-la volui_fw-la a_o scires_fw-la consulem_fw-la agere_fw-la necignoro_fw-la quid_fw-la patriae_fw-la venerationi_fw-la debeatur_fw-la verùm_fw-la publica_fw-la instituta_fw-la privatâ_fw-la pielate_fw-la potiora_fw-la judico_fw-la valer._n max._n l._n 2._o c._n 2._o §._o 4._o but_o only_o to_o try_v whether_o he_o so_o young_a know_v how_o to_o maintain_v the_o magnificency_n and_o grandeur_n of_o a_o consul_n or_o do_v right_o understand_v how_o to_o treat_v he_o not_o as_o his_o natural_a father_n but_o as_o his_o most_o dutiful_a subject_n for_o he_o do_v open_o declare_v that_o the_o public_a honour_n and_o veneration_n due_a to_o the_o supreme_a magistrate_n ought_v ever_o to_o precede_v all_o private_a duty_n to_o parent_n the_o senate_n of_o rome_n to_o show_v their_o abhorrency_n of_o the_o treacherous_a assassination_n commit_v on_o the_o person_n of_o their_o emperor_n julius_n caesar_n in_o publico_fw-la luctu_fw-la do_v most_o solemn_o bewail_v that_o horrid_a and_o execrable_a fact_n in_o a_o public_a lamentation_n and_o damnati_fw-la omnes_fw-la condemn_v to_o death_n all_o the_o plotter_n and_o actor_n thereof_o and_o although_o the_o say_a regicide_n flee_v from_o justice_n yet_o the_o vengeance_n of_o god_n pursue_v they_o all_o so_o that_o not_o any_o one_o of_o they_o die_v a_o natural_a death_n but_o 84._o but_o alius_fw-la alio_fw-la casu_fw-la periit_fw-la pars_fw-la naufragio_fw-la pars_fw-la praelio_fw-la nonnulli_fw-la semet_fw-la eodem_fw-la illo_fw-la pugione_fw-la quo_fw-la caesarem_fw-la violaverant_a interemerunt_fw-la etc._n etc._n sueton._n vit._n jul._n caes_n §._o 84._o some_o of_o they_o perish_v at_o sea_n other_o be_v slay_v in_o battle_n some_o casual_o knock_v on_o the_o head_n and_o other_o kill_v themselves_o with_o the_o very_a same_o dagger_n with_o which_o they_o have_v wound_v caesar_n and_o aemilius_n probus_n give_v we_o another_o remarkable_a instance_n of_o the_o divine_a hand_n punish_v treachery_n and_o disloyalty_n in_o the_o person_n and_o complice_n of_o mithrobarzanes_n who_o persidious_o revolt_n from_o datames_n his_o lawful_a prince_n unto_o the_o pisidian_n who_o be_v at_o that_o time_n datames_n his_o open_a enemy_n be_v at_o last_o upon_o a_o right_a understanding_n of_o his_o perfidiousness_n furious_o assault_v by_o both_o 132._o both_o proditores_fw-la perculit_fw-la &_o host_n profligavit_fw-la &_o quod_fw-la ad_fw-la svam_fw-la perniciem_fw-la fuerat_fw-la cogitatum_fw-la id_fw-la ad_fw-la svam_fw-la salutem_fw-la convertit_fw-la quo_fw-la neque_fw-la acutius_fw-la ullius_fw-la imperatoris_fw-la cogitatum_fw-la ne_fw-la que_fw-la celerius_fw-la factum_fw-la usquam_fw-la legimus_fw-la cornel._n nep._n datam_fw-la p._n 132._o party_n and_o miserable_o destroy_v by_o who_o death_n datames_n be_v free_v from_o the_o traitor_n and_o from_o his_o enemy_n the_o pisidian_n it_o be_v record_v by_o quintus_n curtius_n for_o the_o everlasting_a praise_n of_o the_o grecian_n that_o it_o be_v their_o natural_a wont_a to_o honour_n and_o obey_v their_o king_n 3._o king_n nam_fw-la haud_fw-la facilè_fw-la dictu_fw-la est_fw-la praeter_fw-la ingenitam_fw-la illi_fw-la genti_fw-la erga_fw-la reges_fw-la suos_fw-la venerationem_fw-la quantum_fw-la huius_fw-la utique_fw-la regis_fw-la vel_fw-la admirationi_fw-la dediti_fw-la fuerint_fw-la vel_fw-la charitate_fw-la flagraverint_fw-la etc._n etc._n quint._n curt._n l._n 3._o and_o when_o alexander_n their_o king_n be_v beyond_o expectation_n recover_v from_o a_o desperate_a sickness_n occasion_v by_o a_o fall_n into_o the_o river_n cydnus_n all_o his_o loyal_a subject_n especial_o his_o soldier_n be_v so_o overjoy_v at_o the_o good_a news_n thereof_o as_o that_o they_o present_o make_v their_o humble_a address_n to_o his_o majesty_n hearty_o congratulate_v his_o happy_a recovery_n and_o as_o a_o far_a expression_n of_o their_o loyalty_n and_o of_o their_o great_a joy_n for_o their_o king_n safety_n they_o do_v also_o multiply_v their_o thanks_o and_o their_o bounty_n to_o philip_n the_o king_n physician_n for_o his_o faithfulness_n to_o the_o king_n and_o for_o his_o great_a care_n and_o cure_n of_o he_o nor_o may_v we_o forget_v isocrates_n his_o high_a eulogium_n of_o the_o say_a grecian_n how_o that_o they_o always_o prefer_v the_o public_a good_a of_o the_o kingdom_n before_o their_o private_a interest_n and_o that_o they_o do_v not_o desire_v so_o much_o to_o be_v rich_a and_o great_a as_o to_o be_v honest_a and_o useful_a to_o the_o commonwealth_n and_o that_o they_o do_v not_o covet_v to_o leave_v any_o better_a patrimony_n to_o their_o child_n than_o that_o of_o honour_n loyalty_n and_o renown_n nay_o they_o never_o contend_v isocr_n contend_v ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d etc._n etc._n diony_n halicar_n in_o vit._n isocr_n one_o with_o another_o but_o when_o they_o strive_v who_o shall_v be_v most_o serviceable_a to_o his_o king_n and_o country_n and_o so_o faithful_a be_v they_o to_o their_o prince_n and_o to_o all_o man_n as_o that_o their_o bare_a word_n be_v of_o more_o value_n than_o other_o man_n oath_n in_o after-age_n and_o nicocles_n press_v the_o subject_n duty_n to_o obey_v their_o prince_n draws_z his_o argument_n à _fw-fr commodo_fw-la from_o the_o great_a benefit_n they_o all_o will_v most_o certain_o reap_v thereby_o for_o then_o they_o will_v abound_v in_o wealth_n and_o riches_n and_o will_v enjoy_v peace_n and_o quietness_n at_o home_n and_o will_v become_v a_o terror_n to_o their_o enemy_n and_o be_v the_o envy_n and_o emulation_n of_o their_o neighbour_n abroad_o and_o as_o ni._n as_o ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d etc._n etc._n isocr_n ni._n the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o persian_n so_o that_o of_o nicocle_n will_v flourish_v and_o prosper_v more_o by_o the_o subject_n love_n and_o obedience_n towards_o their_o prince_n than_o by_o any_o prowess_n of_o arm_n or_o by_o any_o other_o politic_a contrivance_n whatever_o for_o as_o diogenes_n synopeus_fw-la a_o man_n general_o morose_v and_o averse_a from_o monarchy_n ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d diog._n diog._n laert._n vit._n diog._n etc._n etc._n say_v that_o the_o life_n and_o essence_n of_o civil_a polity_n consist_v in_o honour_n and_o good_a order_n for_o so_o do_v ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d signify_v in_o diogenes_n his_o sense_n and_o tacitus_n to_o the_o same_o purpose_n urge_v the_o necessity_n of_o the_o subject_n obedience_n to_o their_o 1._o their_o pereunte_fw-la obsequio_fw-la imperium_fw-la etiam_fw-la intercidit_fw-la &_o si_fw-la ubi_fw-la imperatur_fw-la queri_fw-la singulis_fw-la liceat_fw-la tacit._n hist_o l._n 1._o prince_n because_o otherwise_o there_o will_v soon_o be_v a_o dissolution_n of_o all_o good_a order_n and_o of_o the_o whole_a frame_n of_o government_n now_o one_o way_n to_o preserve_v the_o government_n establish_v and_o to_o continue_v the_o present_a peace_n and_o welfare_n of_o the_o kingdom_n as_o nicocles_n advise_v be_v not_o only_o to_o obey_v the_o king_n but_o also_o to_o obey_v and_o to_o honour_v all_o that_o be_v in_o authority_n under_o he_o for_o whoever_o ãâã_d whoever_o ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d envy_v and_o malign_v the_o king_n friend_n and_o prime_a minister_n of_o state_n do_v malign_v the_o king_n himself_o and_o do_v real_o strike_v at_o he_o through_o their_o side_n whereas_o be_v they_o true_o loyal_a they_o will_v love_v and_o honour_n those_o who_o their_o king_n love_v and_o honour_a and_o whereas_o many_o drink_v the_o king_n health_n and_o talk_v big_a of_o their_o loyalty_n and_o high_o applaud_v their_o king_n but_o yet_o say_v nicocles_n true_a loyalty_n nicocl_n loyalty_n ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d etc._n etc._n isocr_n nicocl_n consist_v more_o in_o work_n than_o in_o word_n more_o in_o obedience_n than_o in_o talk_n sect_n iu._n the_o proposition_n that_o all_o subject_n ought_v active_o to_o obey_v their_o natural_a and_o lawful_a king_n in_o all_o thing_n which_o be_v not_o positive_o against_o some_o know_a law_n of_o god_n although_o their_o say_a prince_n be_v a_o heathen_a a_o idolater_n and_o apostate_n or_o never_o so_o moral_o vicious_a prove_v by_o the_o authority_n and_o practice_n of_o the_o primitive_a christian_n the_o doctrine_n and_o duty_n of_o obey_v all_o lawful_a king_n whether_o heathen_n or_o christian_n good_a or_o bad_a in_o all_o thing_n that_o be_v not_o positive_o evil_a be_v constant_o teach_v and_o conscientious_o practise_v by_o the_o primitive_a christian_n both_o clergy_n and_o laity_n ignatius_n the_o second_o writer_n after_o the_o apostle_n declare_v that_o all_o king_n be_v to_o be_v honour_v because_o they_o represent_v god_n the_o king_n of_o king_n and_o as_o in_o heaven_n none_o be_v great_a than_o god_n so_o on_o earth_n none_o smyrn_n none_o ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d etc._n etc._n ign._n epist_n smyrn_n be_v great_a than_o the_o king_n so_o say_v also_o tertullian_n colimus_fw-la imperatorem_fw-la ut_fw-la hominem_fw-la à _fw-la deo_fw-la secundum_fw-la &_o solo_fw-la deo_fw-la minorem_fw-la etc._n
etc._n 13.1_o etc._n cùm_fw-la super_fw-la imperatorem_fw-la non_fw-la sit_fw-la nisi_fw-la solus_fw-la deus_fw-la qui_fw-la fecit_fw-la imperatorem_fw-la etc._n etc._n opta_fw-la l._n 3._o and_o so_o saint_n chrysost_o ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d chrysost_n in_o rom._n 13.1_o that_o the_o christian_n honour_v and_o worship_v the_o emperor_n who_o be_v then_o a_o heathen_a as_o a_o man_n second_o to_o god_n and_o less_o only_a than_o god_n and_o justin_n martyr_n apologize_v for_o the_o primitive_a christian_n who_o be_v accuse_v of_o sedition_n and_o disobedience_n against_o the_o emperor_n and_o his_o government_n assure_v the_o emperor_n antoninus_n pius_n that_o the_o aforesaid_a accusation_n be_v very_o false_a and_o a_o mere_a calumny_n cast_v upon_o the_o christian_n for_o he_o challenge_v the_o whole_a world_n to_o prove_v that_o ever_o any_o true_a christian_a be_v either_o seditious_a in_o word_n or_o factious_a and_o rebellious_a in_o action_n and_o therefore_o 2._o therefore_o ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d etc._n etc._n just_o mart._n apol._n 2._o if_o nothing_o of_o that_o nature_n can_v be_v prove_v against_o they_o it_o be_v unreasonable_a upon_o surmise_n and_o false_a report_n to_o punish_v the_o innocent_a and_o justin_n far_a plead_v that_o the_o christian_n be_v so_o far_o from_o oppose_v their_o emperor_n or_o his_o government_n as_o that_o their_o religion_n oblige_v they_o to_o assist_v and_o to_o fight_v for_o he_o and_o to_o endeavour_v to_o outdo_v all_o other_o his_o subject_n who_o be_v not_o of_o the_o christian_a religion_n in_o promote_a his_o and_o his_o empire_n safety_n and_o prosperity_n and_o this_o they_o do_v out_o of_o dread_n and_o fear_n of_o the_o true_a god_n who_o hate_v all_o evil_a doer_n 2._o doer_n ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d etc._n etc._n just_o mart._n apol._n 2._o particular_o such_o as_o be_v seditious_a traitor_n and_o malicious_a b_o murderer_n of_o their_o lawful_a prince_n all_o which_o disturber_n of_o the_o public_a peace_n the_o christian_n god_n will_v severe_o punish_v either_o in_o this_o life_n or_o in_o that_o to_o come_v and_o the_o say_a emperor_n antoninus_n pius_n be_v so_o well_o satisfy_v with_o the_o dutiful_a and_o loyal_a behaviour_n of_o the_o christian_n as_o that_o he_o open_o declare_v that_o he_o very_o believe_v the_o say_v christian_n do_v according_a to_o their_o religion_n abhor_v to_o plot_v any_o thing_n against_o the_o roman_a emperor_n or_o his_o government_n and_o that_o they_o will_v choose_v to_o die_v rather_o than_o offend_v either_o their_o god_n or_o their_o king_n and_o therefore_o he_o write_v letter_n unto_o the_o governor_n and_o deputy_n of_o asia_n and_o other_o place_n prohibit_v they_o to_o prosecute_v the_o christian_n any_o more_o upon_o the_o account_n of_o their_o religion_n and_o to_o the_o same_o effect_n write_v marcus_n aurelius_n antoninus_n philosophus_fw-la unto_o the_o roman_a senate_n advise_v the_o say_a senate_n not_o to_o persecute_v the_o christian_n but_o rather_o to_o esteem_v they_o their_o friend_n for_o say_v he_o the_o christian_n 2._o christian_n ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d etc._n etc._n just_o mart._n apol._n 2._o cast_v themselves_o down_o on_o the_o ground_n pray_v fervent_o not_o only_o for_o he_o the_o emperor_n but_o also_o for_o all_o his_o army_n and_o by_o the_o prevalency_n of_o their_o prayer_n he_o and_o all_o his_o host_n be_v miraculous_o deliver_v from_o a_o dreadful_a famine_n and_o drought_n under_o which_o they_o labour_v and_o the_o christian_n god_n ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d who_o he_o know_v not_o by_o their_o intercession_n do_v not_o only_o free_v he_o and_o his_o army_n from_o their_o imminent_a danger_n but_o also_o give_v he_o a_o complete_a victory_n over_o he_o and_o the_o senate_n enemy_n by_o strike_v they_o down_o dead_a under_o foot_n with_o fire_n and_o hailstone_n from_o heaven_n athenagoras_n in_o his_o embassy_n for_o the_o 4._o the_o ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d etc._n etc._n athenag_n legat._n p._n 4._o christian_n appeal_n unto_o the_o emperor_n aurelius_n antoninus_n himself_o to_o justify_v the_o christian_n as_o to_o their_o obedience_n unto_o his_o royal_a person_n his_o noble_a family_n his_o law_n and_o imperial_a government_n for_o he_o know_v full_a well_o that_o the_o christian_a religion_n teach_v they_o to_o believe_v ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d etc._n etc._n that_o all_o king_n have_v their_o authority_n from_o above_o and_o therefore_o be_v to_o be_v obey_v nay_o he_o know_v that_o the_o christian_n do_v not_o only_a honour_n and_o obey_v he_o aurelius_n antoninus_n the_o father_n but_o they_o also_o revere_v and_o honour_a aurelius_n commodus_n the_o son_n and_o right_a heir_n of_o the_o crown_n and_o therefore_o they_o pray_v joint_o for_o the_o prosperity_n and_o happiness_n of_o both_o ibid._n both_o ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ibid._n father_n and_o son_n yea_o the_o christian_n pray_v that_o the_o say_v emperor_n son_n and_o his_o son_n be_v lawful_a heir_n may_v succeed_v in_o the_o throne_n for_o say_v he_o that_o be_v a_o most_o just_a and_o righteous_a thing_n and_o that_o his_o and_o their_o kingdom_n may_v grow_v great_a and_o great_a and_o 40._o and_o ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d athenag_fw-mi legat._n pro_fw-la christ_n p._n 40._o that_o all_o thing_n may_v happen_v to_o his_o and_o his_o heir_n content_a and_o that_o they_o poor_a christian_n may_v lead_v under_o he_o and_o his_o successor_n a_o sober_a and_o quiet_a life_n see_v they_o all_o do_v cheerful_o observe_v his_o command_n theophilus_n antiochenus_fw-la put_v a_o difference_n between_o god_n and_o the_o king_n express_v himself_o to_o this_o effect_n scil_n god_n we_o adore_v the_o king_n we_o honour_v and_o obey_v as_o a_o man_n set_v over_o we_o by_o autol._n by_o ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d theoph._n antioch_n ad_fw-la autol._n god_n and_o by_o so_o do_v we_o fulfil_v the_o will_n of_o god_n tatianus_n the_o assyrian_a advise_v all_o christian_n to_o be_v obedient_a to_o their_o king_n and_o say_v he_o if_o the_o king_n require_v of_o his_o subject_n tribute_n and_o custom_n they_o must_v pay_v it_o if_o he_o command_v graec._n command_v ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d etc._n etc._n tatian_n contr_n graec._n their_o obedience_n and_o service_n they_o must_v yield_v it_o but_o if_o he_o command_v thing_n absolute_o unlawful_a such_o as_o to_o deny_v the_o true_a god_n than_o they_o must_v choose_v rather_o humble_o and_o meek_o to_o suffer_v death_n itself_o than_o active_o to_o obey_v his_o unjust_a command_n tertullian_n write_v as_o do_v justin_n martyr_n that_o the_o primitive_a christian_n live_v so_o exact_o innocent_a and_o inossensive_o towards_o all_o in_o authority_n as_o that_o their_o enemy_n can_v find_v no_o fault_n in_o aduââ¦_n in_o iââ¦_n potestââ¦_n scelusâ_n in_o caââ¦_n sed_fw-la ãâã_d quod_fw-la ãâã_d ratio_fw-la operaââ¦_n sequiââ¦_n terââ¦_n aduââ¦_n they_o except_o that_o of_o their_o religion_n and_o therefore_o although_o they_o be_v persecute_v even_o to_o death_n yet_o it_o be_v not_o for_o any_o disobedience_n to_o their_o emperor_n and_o governor_n nor_o for_o any_o moral_a wickedness_n and_o vice_n find_v in_o they_o but_o only_o for_o the_o name_n of_o christian_n st._n cyprian_n most_o earnest_o exhort_v all_o the_o clergy_n and_o laity_n nunââ¦_n cypââ¦_n deââ¦_n nunââ¦_n dutiful_o to_o obey_v the_o emperor_n and_o by_o no_o mean_n upon_o the_o account_n of_o religion_n oppression_n or_o of_o any_o other_o pretence_n whatever_o to_o raise_v any_o tumult_n or_o sedition_n or_o to_o make_v any_o resistance_n no_o not_o in_o case_n they_o be_v by_o the_o emperor_n and_o his_o judge_n sentence_v to_o die_v for_o their_o religion_n and_o for_o their_o pattern_n and_o exemplar_n they_o shall_v take_v he_o their_o diocesan_n who_o preach_v and_o practise_v nothing_o more_o than_o piety_n towards_o god_n loyalty_n towards_o the_o emperor_n and_o peace_n and_o quietness_n to_o the_o commonwealth_n and_o 2._o and_o ãâã_d muââ¦_n abââ¦_n stitââ¦_n tunââ¦_n suliââ¦_n ginââ¦_n unââ¦_n abââ¦_n perââ¦_n per_fw-la christianorum_fw-la laicorum_fw-la &_o episcoporum_fw-la nomine_fw-la mandââ¦_n dicturi_fw-la quod_fw-la ad_fw-la horam_fw-la dominus_fw-la dici_fw-la voluerit_fw-la vos_fw-fr autem_fw-la proââ¦_n quam_fw-la de_fw-la mandatis_fw-la dominicis_fw-la à _fw-la i_o semper_fw-la accepistis_fw-la &_o secuââ¦_n i_o tractante_fw-la saepissimè_fw-la didicistis_fw-la quietem_fw-la &_o tranquillitaââ¦_n nè_fw-la quisquam_fw-la vestrum_fw-la aliquem_fw-la tumultum_fw-la de_fw-la fratribus_fw-la moveat_fw-la epist_n 83._o §_o 2._o be_v ready_a to_o die_v only_o he_o patient_o wait_v the_o emperor_n pleasure_n and_o order_n for_o his_o martyrdom_n irenaeus_n discourse_v on_o the_o original_a of_o kingly_a government_n in_o opposition_n to_o the_o gnostic_n and_o valentinian_o who_o affirm_v that_o all_o civil_a magistracy_n be_v of_o the_o devil_n be_v and_o not_o of_o god_n institution_n he_o tell_v his_o reader_n that_o cujus_fw-la jussu_fw-la
homines_fw-la nascuntur_fw-la huius_fw-la jussu_fw-la &_o reges_fw-la constituuntur_fw-la as_o god_n only_o make_v man_n so_o god_n only_o constitute_v and_o make_v king_n and_o he_o give_v a_o very_a good_a reason_n wherefore_o god_n make_v king_n and_o institute_v the_o secular_a power_n and_o command_v strict_a obedience_n to_o be_v render_v to_o they_o to_o wit_n because_o when_o man_n fall_v and_o apostatise_v from_o 24._o from_o quoniam_fw-la enim_fw-la absistens_fw-la à _fw-la deo_fw-la homo_fw-la in_fw-la tantum_fw-la efferabit_fw-la ut_fw-la etiam_fw-la consanguineum_fw-la hostem_fw-la sibi_fw-la putaret_fw-la &_o omni_fw-la inquietudine_fw-la &_o homicidio_fw-la &_o avaritiâ_fw-la sine_fw-la timore_fw-la versaretur_fw-la imposuit_fw-la illi_fw-la deus_fw-la humanum_fw-la timorem_fw-la ut_fw-la potestati_fw-la hominum_fw-la subjecti_fw-la &_o lege_fw-la eorum_fw-la astricti_fw-la aliquid_fw-la assequantur_fw-la justitiae_fw-la &_o moderentur_fw-la ad_fw-la inuicem_fw-la in_o manifesto_fw-la positum_fw-la gladium_fw-la timentes_fw-la etc._n etc._n ad_fw-la utilitatem_fw-la ergò_fw-la gentilium_fw-la terrenum_fw-la regnum_fw-la positum_fw-la est_fw-la à _fw-la deo_fw-la sed_fw-la non_fw-la à _fw-la diabolo_fw-it qui_fw-la nunquam_fw-la omninò_fw-la quietus_n est_fw-la imò_fw-la qui_fw-la nec_fw-la ipsas_fw-la quidem_fw-la gentes_fw-la vult_fw-la in_o tranquillo_fw-la agere_fw-la etc._n etc._n irenae_n l._n 5._o c._n 24._o god_n he_o and_o his_o posterity_n grow_v outrageous_a and_o ungovernable_a and_o therefore_o to_o prevent_v far_a disorder_n among_o man_n god_n wise_o ordain_v king_n and_o governor_n who_o by_o strict_a law_n of_o morality_n justice_n and_o equity_n shall_v restrain_v and_o reclaim_v apostatise_v mankind_n and_o as_o god_n vicegerent_n shall_v reward_v virtue_n and_o punish_v vice_n thus_o say_v irenaeus_n god_n be_v the_o first_o author_n of_o all_o order_n and_o government_n and_o not_o the_o devil_n who_o be_v the_o first_o incendiary_n of_o all_o sedition_n and_o rebellion_n and_o that_o god_n set_v king_n over_o the_o gentile_n for_o their_o good_a and_o profit_n to_o govern_v they_o to_o protect_v and_o defend_v they_o from_o all_o injury_n tyranny_n and_o oppression_n clement_n alexandrinus_n urge_v from_o scripture_n many_o necessary_a duty_n upon_o his_o scholar_n when_o he_o treat_v of_o government_n 3._o clem._n alex._n paedag._n l._n 3._o ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d he_o brief_o tell_v they_o their_o great_a duty_n of_o obedience_n to_o the_o secular_a power_n in_o our_o saviour_n word_n give_v unto_o caesar_n the_o thing_n that_o be_v caesar_n celsus_n the_o heathen_a that_o he_o may_v with_o great_a colour_n of_o reason_n oppose_v the_o spread_a of_o the_o gospel_n of_o christ_n do_v object_n that_o according_a to_o christ_n own_o say_v christian_n can_v be_v obedient_a to_o emperor_n and_o king_n nor_o to_o any_o in_o civil_a authority_n and_o that_o because_o christ_n say_v he_o have_v teach_v they_o this_o factious_a lesson_n scil_n that_o they_o can_v and_o therefore_o ought_v not_o serve_v two_o master_n such_o as_o god_n and_o the_o king_n for_o say_v christ_n they_o will_v love_v the_o one_o and_o hate_v the_o other_o etc._n etc._n and_o therefore_o from_o thence_o do_v celsus_n plead_v though_o very_o false_o that_o christianity_n lay_v 8._o lay_v ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d etc._n etc._n orig._n contr_n cell_n l._n 8._o a_o foundation_n for_o resistance_n of_o the_o civil_a power_n and_o for_o rebellion_n against_o their_o lawful_a prince_n inasmuch_o as_o according_a to_o their_o lord_n and_o master_n christ_n word_n st._n matth._n 6.24_o no_o man_n can_v serve_v two_o master_n for_o either_o he_o will_v hate_v the_o one_o and_o love_v the_o other_o or_o else_o he_o will_v hold_v to_o the_o one_o and_o despise_v the_o other_o to_o this_o long_a harangue_n and_o objection_n origen_n reply_v ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d etc._n etc._n that_o the_o abovementioned_a word_n of_o christ_n do_v not_o in_o the_o least_o countenance_n rebellion_n for_o say_v origen_n although_o there_o be_v many_o god_n and_o many_o lord_n yet_o there_o be_v but_o one_o ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d god_n of_o god_n who_o be_v ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d king_n of_o king_n and_o all_o the_o other_o god_n and_o king_n be_v subordinate_a to_o he_o the_o supreme_a and_o therefore_o to_o obey_v lawful_a king_n on_o earth_n be_v to_o obey_v god_n in_o heaven_n for_o the_o king_n be_v god_n that_o be_v god_n vicegerent_n and_o representative_a upon_o earth_n so_o that_o in_o the_o point_n of_o obedience_n god_n and_o the_o king_n be_v but_o one_o master_n only_o the_o one_o be_v invisible_a the_o other_o visible_a the_o one_o god_n by_o essence_n the_o other_o god_n by_o deputation_n and_o office_n and_o as_o god_n and_o the_o king_n be_v one_o master_n so_o they_o both_o be_v careful_o and_o due_o to_o be_v worship_v and_o reverence_v only_o the_o one_o with_o divine_a the_o other_o with_o civil_a honour_n and_o obedience_n and_o 8._o orig._n contr_n ãâã_d l._n 8._o ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d etc._n etc._n as_o we_o be_v always_o to_o pray_v unto_o god_n so_o we_o be_v always_o to_o pray_v to_o he_o for_o the_o king_n that_o god_n will_v bless_v and_o prosper_v he_o in_o his_o government_n origen_n press_v due_a obedience_n unto_o heathen_a king_n in_o all_o thing_n lawful_a but_o if_o any_o thing_n unlawful_a be_v command_v than_o he_o advise_v all_o christian_n not_o to_o obey_v active_o by_o do_v what_o be_v command_v but_o passive_o by_o suffer_v patient_o whatever_o shall_v be_v inflict_v upon_o they_o and_o because_o origen_n be_v of_o opinion_n that_o it_o be_v a_o sin_n for_o any_o christian_n to_o fight_v under_o the_o banner_n of_o a_o heathen_a prince_n therefore_o it_o be_v that_o he_o dissuade_v the_o christian_n from_o go_v into_o the_o war_n and_o from_o fight_v under_o their_o lawful_a emperor_n which_o be_v origen_n great_a fail_v and_o give_v celsus_n occasion_n to_o revile_v the_o christian_n and_o to_o stigmatize_v they_o as_o stubborn_a disobedient_a and_o seditious_a however_o although_o origen_n be_v against_o the_o christian_n fight_v under_o a_o heathenish_a banner_n yet_o he_o himself_o do_v and_o advise_v all_o christian_n to_o pray_v 427._o pray_v ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d etc._n etc._n ibid._n p._n 427._o for_o the_o emperor_n safety_n and_o success_n in_o all_o his_o lawful_a war_n and_o enterprise_n gregory_n nazianzen_n in_o his_o oration_n to_o julian_n the_o collector_n of_o the_o emperor_n tribute_n exhort_v all_o people_n to_o keep_v their_o own_o station_n and_o not_o to_o walk_v disorderly_a for_o god_n be_v a_o god_n of_o order_n and_o peace_n and_o therefore_o say_v he_o ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d etc._n etc._n that_o it_o be_v not_o lawful_a for_o subject_n to_o censure_v their_o governor_n nor_o to_o prescribe_v law_n and_o rule_n to_o their_o legislatour_n ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d etc._n etc._n but_o every_o man_n ought_v to_o be_v content_a with_o his_o own_o condition_n and_o aught_o to_o live_v and_o act_v peaceable_o in_o his_o own_o private_a sphere_n although_o possible_o he_o may_v deserve_v to_o be_v promote_v high_a and_o thus_o as_o he_o will_v not_o have_v the_o laity_n to_o usurp_v the_o jurisdiction_n and_o office_n of_o the_o bishop_n and_o priest_n lest_o they_o shall_v make_v a_o schism_n and_o faction_n in_o the_o church_n so_o neither_o will_v he_o have_v the_o subject_n to_o entrench_v upon_o the_o prerogative_n of_o their_o superior_n lest_o they_o shall_v cause_v sedition_n and_o rebellion_n in_o the_o state_n and_o therefore_o upon_o the_o whole_a he_o conclude_v that_o all_o christian_n ought_v to_o imitate_v their_o lord_n and_o head_n jesus_n christ_n who_o render_v to_o god_n what_o be_v god_n and_o to_o caesar_n what_o be_v caesar_n such_o as_o 9_o naz._n ad_fw-la julian_n orat._n 9_o ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d etc._n etc._n tribute_n fear_v honour_n and_o obedience_n and_o when_o the_o say_v gregory_n nazianzen_n be_v accuse_v by_o the_o arian_n ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d etc._n etc._n for_o a_o factious_a troublesome_a and_o seditious_a person_n gregory_n clear_v himself_o of_o that_o scandal_n and_o foul_a aspersion_n by_o appeal_n to_o his_o own_o doctrine_n and_o know_a conversation_n he_o have_v ever_o be_v naz._n gregor_n presb._n vit._n naz._n ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d a_o constant_a promoter_n of_o obedience_n to_o the_o government_n and_o of_o peace_n in_o the_o commonwealth_n and_o although_o this_o holy_a father_n greg._n nazianzen_n write_v very_o satirical_o against_o julian_n the_o apostate_n and_o as_o we_o humble_o conceive_v he_o do_v too_o unworthy_o if_o not_o too_o unchristianlike_a inveigh_v against_o the_o say_a julian_n for_o his_o apostasy_n especial_o consider_v 21._o consider_v vir_fw-la cetera_fw-la egregii_fw-la animi_fw-la regendique_fw-la imperii_fw-la callentissimus_fw-la lodovic_n vives_z in_o civ_o dei_fw-la l._n 5._o c._n 21._o he_o have_v be_v emperor_n and_o a_o very_a learned_a one_o yet_o this_o
civitatem_fw-la perdere_fw-la aut_fw-la privilegia_fw-la eripere_fw-la aut_fw-la minuere_fw-la conaretur_fw-la id_fw-la nunquam_fw-la ferrent_fw-la ad_fw-la arma_fw-la potius_fw-la conclamarent_fw-la etc._n etc._n pet._n mart._n loc._n com._n the_o magistr_n p._n 1029._o it_o be_v a_o virtue_n in_o the_o zealous_a jew_n to_o oppose_v the_o idolatrous_a do_n of_o the_o heathen_a king_n and_o emperor_n by_o raise_v tumult_n sedition_n and_o war_n against_o they_o as_o do_v the_o macchabee_n and_o other_o so_o be_v it_o the_o duty_n of_o all_o christian_a subject_n to_o oppose_v and_o by_o force_n of_o arm_n to_o suppress_v the_o idolatry_n and_o tyranny_n of_o king_n and_o of_o the_o high_a power_n and_o rob._n rolloc_n make_v the_o same_o fanatical_a distinction_n between_o the_o person_n and_o the_o power_n of_o a_o king_n as_o do_v frider._n baldwin_n and_o say_v that_o the_o subject_n be_v to_o show_v obedience_n 357._o obedience_n obedientia_fw-la praestanda_fw-la est_fw-la non_fw-la tam_fw-la homini_fw-la quà m_fw-la potestati_fw-la quòd_fw-la si_fw-la homini_fw-la praestanda_fw-la sit_fw-la obedientia_fw-la non_fw-la aliâ_fw-la ratione_fw-la praestanda_fw-la est_fw-la quà m_fw-la qua_fw-la hac_fw-la potestate_fw-la armatus_fw-la est_fw-la à _fw-la deo_fw-la quare_fw-la in_o obediendo_fw-la non_fw-la tam_fw-la personas_fw-la hominum_fw-la intueri_fw-la debemus_fw-la quà m_fw-la potestatem_fw-la illam_fw-la &_o auctoritatem_fw-la quam_fw-la gerunt_fw-la etc._n etc._n rolloc_n in_o ro._n 13._o p._n 357._o rather_o to_o the_o power_n and_o office_n of_o the_o king_n than_o to_o the_o person_n of_o the_o king_n upon_o this_o distinction_n as_o be_v hint_v before_o do_v the_o late_a presbyterian_a rebel_n both_o scotch_a and_o english_a â_o â_o raise_v war_n against_o king_n charles_n the_o first_o pretend_v they_o fight_v not_o against_o the_o king_n and_o his_o authority_n but_o against_o the_o person_n of_o charles_n stuart_n who_o be_v king_n and_o his_o evil_a counselor_n and_o the_o independent_o when_o they_o have_v murder_v he_o say_v that_o they_o have_v not_o kill_v the_o king_n but_o the_o man_n charles_n stuart_n the_o last_o of_o english_a tyrant_n stephanus_n cursellaeus_n as_o fanatical_o as_o any_o declare_v it_o to_o be_v his_o judgement_n that_o it_o be_v a_o horrible_a sin_n and_o wickedness_n for_o any_o king_n or_o supreme_a magistrate_n to_o make_v law_n to_o force_v their_o 8._o their_o malam_fw-la esse_fw-la omnem_fw-la in_o causa_fw-la fidei_fw-la coactionem_fw-la modo_fw-la evici_fw-la quis_fw-la pius_fw-la &_o religiosus_fw-la princeps_fw-la vel_fw-la magistratus_fw-la non_fw-la horresceret_fw-la ad_fw-la ejus_fw-la modi_fw-la impietatem_fw-la vel_fw-la minimum_fw-la quid_fw-la conforre_v quòd_fw-la si_fw-la adeò_fw-la malum_fw-la &_o periculi_fw-la plenum_fw-la sit_fw-la etiam_fw-la ad_fw-la veram_fw-la religionem_fw-la cogere_fw-la quantò_fw-la magìs_fw-la ad_fw-la falsam_fw-la cursellae_n instit_fw-la l._n 7._o c._n 37._o §_o 8._o subject_n unto_o a_o observation_n of_o their_o ecclesiastic_a rite_n and_o ceremony_n and_o unto_o a_o conformity_n with_o and_o the_o embracement_n of_o their_o religion_n although_o it_o be_v the_o true_a religion_n and_o curselloeus_n his_o argument_n be_v this_o scil_n because_o in_o his_o opinion_n prince_n can_v bind_v nor_o oblige_v the_o conscience_n of_o man_n by_o any_o of_o their_o law_n the_o conscience_n belong_v only_o unto_o god_n and_o he_o only_o be_v the_o judge_n of_o it_o and_o therefore_o god_n only_o can_v make_v law_n to_o oblige_v it_o wherefore_o this_o our_o author_n conclude_v all_o those_o prince_n to_o be_v usurper_n of_o god_n prerogative_n who_o offer_v to_o make_v law_n bind_v and_o oblige_v man_n conscience_n and_o that_o ibid._n that_o miserè_fw-la perierint_fw-la ut_fw-la sint_fw-la in_o exemplum_fw-la cunctis_fw-la regibus_fw-la &_o magistratibus_fw-la qui_fw-la tale_n aliquid_fw-la attentare_fw-la praesumpserint_fw-la &_o terrorem_fw-la iis_fw-la incutiant_fw-la inde_fw-la discentes_fw-la se_fw-la ultrices_fw-la dei_fw-la manus_fw-la non_fw-la evasuros_fw-la si_fw-la imperium_fw-la in_o conscientias_fw-la subditorum_fw-la quod_fw-la sibi_fw-la soli_fw-la reservatum_fw-la voluit_fw-la usurpaverint_fw-la etc._n etc._n cursel_n ibid._n they_o must_v expect_v the_o revenge_a hand_n of_o god_n to_o follow_v they_o for_o so_o do_v and_o which_o be_v anabaptistical_n and_o most_o fanatical_a of_o all_o be_v this_o to_o wit_n that_o curselloeus_n will_v not_o allow_v christian_a king_n so_o much_o as_o to_o imprison_v mulct_n or_o fine_a any_o heretic_n or_o schismatic_n upon_o the_o account_n of_o religion_n and_o his_o argument_n for_o it_o be_v this_o scil_n for_o fear_v 9_o fear_v fieri_fw-la posse_fw-la ut_fw-la prae_fw-la immodico_fw-la impios_fw-la &_o haereticos_fw-la exterminandi_fw-la zelo_fw-la christum_fw-la ipsum_fw-la quemadmodum_fw-la saulus_fw-la olim_fw-la in_fw-la membris_fw-la suis_fw-la persequantur_fw-la vinciant_fw-la &_o trucident_n etc._n etc._n ibid._n §_o 9_o king_n shall_v persecute_v imprison_v mulct_n and_o punish_v christ_n himself_o under_o the_o notion_n of_o schism_n or_o heresy_n as_o do_v saul_n alias_o paul_n in_o the_o case_n of_o idolatry_n the_o say_a cursellaeus_n confess_v that_o if_o any_o heretic_n or_o idolater_n shall_v set_v up_o their_o idol_n then_o the_o king_n have_v power_n 13._o power_n nullam_fw-la quidem_fw-la subditorum_fw-la conscientiis_fw-la vim_o infer_v principi_fw-la est_fw-la licitum_fw-la sed_fw-la tamen_fw-la potestatem_fw-la habet_fw-la aholendi_fw-la idola_fw-la etc._n etc._n ibid._n §_o 13._o to_o take_v away_o and_o abolish_v the_o say_v idol_n but_o the_o king_n have_v no_o power_n to_o make_v any_o law_n against_o idolatry_n which_o can_v affect_v and_o oblige_v the_o conscience_n of_o the_o idolater_n thus_o cursellaeus_n disarm_v all_o christian_a prince_n and_o leave_v they_o as_o also_o the_o church_n and_o state_n naked_a and_o fenceless_a against_o the_o turbulent_a heretic_n and_o schismatic_n and_o open_v the_o door_n to_o all_o anarchy_n and_o confusion_n nay_o to_o all_o sedition_n and_o rebellion_n and_o will_v not_o permit_v king_n by_o severe_a 19_o severe_a ita_fw-la ergo_fw-la debet_fw-la obviam_fw-la iri_fw-la perturbationi_fw-la reipublicae_fw-la ut_fw-la nulla_fw-la tamen_fw-la conscientiis_fw-la eorum_fw-la vis_fw-la fiat_fw-la qui_fw-la credunt_fw-la officii_fw-la svi_fw-la alios_fw-la i._n e._n reges_fw-la &_o magistratus_fw-la monere_fw-la de_fw-la erroribus_fw-la &_o abusibus_fw-la qui_fw-la obtinent_fw-la in_o ecclesia_fw-la &_o eos_fw-la placidè_fw-la emendare_fw-la contendunt_fw-la quamvis_fw-la enim_fw-la contingat_fw-la non_fw-la rarò_fw-la ut_fw-la fallantur_fw-la &_o pro_fw-la erroribus_fw-la habeant_fw-la quae_fw-la veritati_fw-la sunt_fw-la consentanea_fw-la praestat_fw-la tamen_fw-la judicio_fw-la dei_fw-la eos_fw-la relinquere_fw-la quà m_fw-la ullâ_fw-la vi_fw-la externâ_fw-la coercere_fw-la cursel_n lib._n 7._o c._n 37._o §_o 19_o law_n to_o suppress_v rebel_n if_o they_o shall_v tumult_n and_o mutiny_n upon_o the_o account_n of_o conscience_n for_o heretic_n and_o schismatic_n never_o fight_v and_o rebel_n but_o out_o of_o a_o pretence_n of_o tenderness_n of_o conscience_n unto_o these_o we_o may_v add_v those_o expression_n of_o grotius_n who_o in_o many_o excellent_a write_n have_v outdo_v most_o man_n but_o in_o the_o point_n of_o resistance_n of_o lawful_a king_n for_o their_o suppose_a tyranny_n he_o in_o our_o apprehension_n miserable_o err_v and_o upon_o his_o authority_n many_o of_o the_o late_a most_o eminent_a and_o learned_a rebel_n justify_v their_o take_n up_o arm_n against_o the_o late_a king_n charles_n of_o bless_a memory_n for_o grotius_n declare_v as_o before_o scil_n that_o if_o a_o king_n prove_v 10._o prove_v si_fw-mi rex_fw-la reipsa_fw-la etiam_fw-la tradere_fw-la regnum_fw-la aut_fw-la subjicere_fw-la moliatur_fw-la quin_fw-la ei_fw-la resisti_fw-la in_o hoc_fw-la possit_fw-la non_fw-la dubito_fw-la grot._n de_fw-fr jur_fw-fr bell._n l._n 1._o c._n 4._o §_o 10._o tyrannical_a or_o if_o a_o king_n have_v take_v a_o oath_n to_o govern_v well_o according_a to_o the_o law_n of_o the_o realm_n and_o break_v that_o his_o oath_n than_o the_o subject_n be_v free_v from_o all_o obedience_n to_o he_o their_o prince_n and_o may_v lawful_o resist_v he_o one_o thing_n far_o be_v to_o be_v note_v that_o grotius_n make_v king_n elect_v and_o choose_v by_o the_o people_n to_o be_v under_o and_o accountable_a to_o the_o people_n which_o be_v a_o very_a false_a and_o fanatical_a notion_n and_o he_o say_v 8._o say_v qui_fw-la principes_fw-la sub_fw-la populo_fw-la sunt_fw-la sive_fw-la ab_fw-la initio_fw-la talem_fw-la acceperunt_fw-la potestatem_fw-la sive_fw-la postea_fw-la ita_fw-la convenit_fw-la ut_fw-la lacedaemone_n si_fw-la peccent_fw-la in_o leges_fw-la ac_fw-la rempublicam_fw-la non_fw-la tantum_fw-la vi_fw-la repelli_fw-la possunt_fw-la sed_fw-la si_fw-la opus_fw-la sit_fw-la puniri_fw-la morte_fw-la quod_fw-la pausaniae_fw-la regi_fw-la lacedaemoniorum_fw-la contigit_fw-la ibid._n §_o 8._o that_o all_o such_o king_n who_o be_v thus_o sub_fw-la populo_fw-la may_v be_v punish_v with_o death_n if_o they_o offend_v and_o transgress_v against_o the_o law_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n and_o he_o instance_n in_o king_n pausanias_n that_o be_v put_v to_o death_n philip_n melancthon_n be_v huge_o to_o blame_v for_o justify_v the_o zealous_a burgess_n of_o nicomedia_n in_o tear_v into_o piece_n the_o emperor_n be_v public_a