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require_v among_o man_n to_o convey_v a_o right_n which_o can_v be_v no_o other_o than_o such_o as_o imply_v a_o consent_n but_o what_o kind_n of_o consent_n be_v necessary_a and_o how_o it_o ought_v to_o be_v express_v be_v quite_o another_o question_n which_o depend_v upon_o particular_a case_n and_o circumstance_n and_o it_o be_v sufficient_a in_o the_o present_a case_n to_o say_v that_o a_o force_a submission_n be_v a_o force_a consent_n and_o that_o be_v some_o sort_n of_o consent_n and_o not_o a_o involuntary_a act_n though_o not_o so_o voluntary_a as_o if_o there_o have_v be_v no_o force_n the_o doctor_n can_v but_o acknowledge_v that_o such_o a_o submission_n of_o man_n with_o respect_n to_o themselves_o p._n 13._o give_v a_o right_a for_o it_o be_v a_o voluntary_a consent_n though_o extort_a by_o
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have_v signify_v to_o joash_n according_a to_o these_o principle_n can_v joash_n have_v have_v god_n authority_n though_o he_o be_v out_o of_o possession_n then_o other_o king_n though_o they_o be_v dispossess_v may_v have_v it_o too_o and_o possession_n be_v not_o necessary_a to_o the_o be_v invest_v with_o god_n authority_n or_o do_v god_n by_o this_o entail_v alter_v the_o nature_n of_o thing_n and_o be_v sovereignty_n quite_o another_o thing_n in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o judah_n than_o it_o be_v in_o other_o kingdom_n then_o all_o the_o example_n the_o convocation_n bring_v from_o that_o kingdom_n be_v to_o no_o purpose_n we_o be_v tell_v that_o if_o joash_n do_v but_o appear_v or_o be_v know_v to_o be_v alive_a it_o be_v enough_o to_o put_v athaliah_n out_o of_o all_o her_o providential_a right_o and_o therefore_o it_o can_v not_o be_v necessary_a that_o he_o shall_v be_v either_o accept_v or_o recognize_v to_o make_v the_o subject_n allegiance_n become_v due_a to_o he_o and_o in_o other_o kingdom_n a_o through_o settlement_n be_v necessary_a only_o for_o usurper_n for_o when_o there_o be_v a_o right_n p._n 28._o nothing_o more_o be_v necessary_a to_o give_v possession_n but_o that_o subject_n actual_o own_v and_o recognize_v that_o right_n and_o accept_v he_o for_o their_o king_n in_o who_o the_o right_n be_v for_o his_o right_n make_v their_o obedience_n a_o duty_n when_o he_o be_v in_o possession_n how_o weak_a and_o unsettled_a soever_o his_o government_n be_v but_o when_o a_o prince_n have_v no_o legal_a right_n to_o the_o crown_n nor_o consequent_o to_o the_o obedience_n of_o his_o subject_n it_o be_v only_o a_o thorough_a settlement_n which_o make_v obedience_n a_o necessary_a duty_n but_o there_o be_v no_o ground_n for_o this_o distinction_n because_o if_o god_n have_v dispose_v of_o a_o crown_n all_o human_a claim_n can_v be_v of_o no_o validity_n against_o his_o disposal_n and_o that_o prince_n must_v be_v a_o usurper_n upon_o god_n authority_n who_o will_v attempt_v to_o recover_v it_o for_o since_o both_o legal_a entail_v and_o through_o settlement_n be_v act_n of_o god_n providence_n since_o it_o be_v all_o but_o providence_n still_o p._n 45._o as_o the_o doctor_n say_v the_o latter_a act_n of_o providence_n must_v stand_v good_a against_o the_o former_a the_o effect_n whereof_o must_v be_v abolish_v by_o the_o latter_a if_o god_n first_o give_v a_o kingdom_n to_o one_o and_o afterward_o take_v it_o away_o to_o bestow_v it_o upon_o another_o certain_o the_o last_o gift_n must_v take_v place_n and_o therefore_o the_o usurper_n be_v to_o be_v adhere_v to_o rather_o than_o the_o late_a legal_a king_n unless_o providence_n advance_v he_o to_o a_o thorough_a settlement_n and_o so_o cancel_v the_o usurper_n claim_v make_v the_o crown_n over_o again_o to_o the_o legal_a possessor_n by_o a_o new_a gift_n jeroboam_n be_v place_v on_o the_o throne_n of_o israel_n by_o god_n nomination_n p._n 34._o and_o reign_v as_o long_o as_o he_o 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