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and_o destroy_v the_o kingdom_n or_o any_o part_n thereof_o by_o unjust_a violence_n private_a subject_n may_v resist_v that_o unjust_a violence_n and_o oppose_v his_o oppress_a emissarye_n if_o a_o master_n may_v hinder_v his_o usufructuary_n tenant_n who_o will_v deteriorate_v the_o land_n which_o they_o possess_v by_o compact_n then_o much_o more_o may_v subject_n resist_v the_o prince_n emissary_n when_o labour_v utter_o to_o spoil_v and_o lie_v waste_v these_o land_n whereof_o he_o be_v not_o so_o much_o as_o a_o usufructuary_n 8._o if_o the_o king_n power_n be_v only_o fiduciary_a as_o be_v show_v then_o when_o that_o power_n be_v manifest_o abuse_v and_o the_o pawn_n which_o he_o have_v gote_v to_o keep_v in_o imminent_a and_o manifest_a danger_n lawful_o enough_o may_v he_o be_v resist_v when_o the_o life_n the_o liberty_n of_o the_o people_n or_o their_o religion_n be_v commit_v unto_o he_o as_o to_o a_o public_a tutor_n watchman_z or_o servant_n &_o he_o what_o through_o negligence_n what_o through_o wilful_a wickedness_n labour_v to_o destroy_v and_o undo_v and_o overturn_v all_o very_o lawful_o may_v subject_n in_o that_o case_n of_o extreme_a necessity_n seek_v to_o secure_v the_o necessary_a and_o desirable_a thing_n and_o resist_v his_o fury_n and_o unjust_a violence_n who_o contrare_fw-la to_o his_o oath_n and_o promise_n seek_v to_o have_v all_o overturn_v and_o ruin_v althusius_n pol._n cap._n 38._o n._n 39_o speak_v well_o to_o this_o say_v octava_fw-la ratio_fw-la sumitur_fw-la a_o natura_fw-la contractus_fw-la mandati_fw-la quo_fw-la summa_fw-la magistratui_fw-la administratio_fw-la est_fw-la delata_fw-la à _fw-la populo_fw-la ad_fw-la hoc_fw-la ut_fw-la reip_n proâ—it_fw-la non_fw-la ut_fw-la noceat_fw-la rom._n 13._o vasq_fw-la lib._n 1._o c._n 44._o n._n 6._o etc._n etc._n 1._o &_o 2._o illust_n contr._n quando_fw-la igitur_fw-la mandatarius_fw-la fine_n mandatiexcedit_fw-la non_fw-la illi_fw-la obligatus_fw-la est_fw-la mandator_fw-la §_o 15._o qui_fw-fr just_a de_fw-fr mand._n luc._n 16_o 1_o 2_o 3_o etc._n etc._n &_o quando_fw-la conditio_fw-la status_fw-la &_o fortuna_fw-la mandatarii_fw-la mutatur_fw-la in_o deterius_fw-la l._n si_fw-la quis_fw-la cum_fw-la de_fw-fr procur_fw-fr l._n cum_fw-la quis_fw-la desolut_a aut_fw-la mandatum_fw-la a_o mandante_fw-la revocatur_fw-la vel_fw-la ipse_fw-la mandans_fw-la agere_fw-la &_o tractare_fw-la negotium_fw-la incipit_fw-la ut_fw-la tradunt_fw-la j._n cc._o vide_fw-la vasq_fw-la lib._n 1._o c._n 43._o n._n 5._o etc._n etc._n 4_o n._n 12._o illust_n controu._n what_o he_o add_v be_v worth_a the_o read_n cap._n viii_o the_o people_n saifty_a be_v the_o supreme_a law_n the_o king_n be_v not_o absolute_a hence_o some_o more_o argument_n that_o salus_fw-la populi_fw-la est_fw-la suprema_fw-la lex_fw-la be_v assert_v by_o the_o law_n of_o the_o 12_o table_n the_o worthy_a author_n of_o lex_fw-la rex_fw-la have_v full_o confirm_v this_o truth_n and_o vindicate_v it_o from_o the_o exception_n and_o false_a gloss_n of_o the_o royalist_n quaest_n 25._o and_o therefore_o we_o need_v say_v less_o to_o it_o especial_o see_v this_o surveyer_n have_v nothing_o against_o it_o that_o i_o have_v observe_v that_o it_o be_v a_o truth_n that_o the_o people_n saifty_a be_v the_o cardinal_a law_n hence_o appare_v 1._o that_o the_o attaine_n of_o this_o end_n be_v the_o main_a ground_n and_o motive_n of_o the_o people_n condescend_v upon_o the_o constitution_n 2._o they_o level_v at_o his_o end_n in_o make_v choice_n of_o such_o a_o form_n and_o not_o of_o another_o for_o have_v they_o think_v another_o fit_a for_o their_o temper_n and_o more_o conduce_v for_o their_o good_a they_o have_v not_o pitch_v on_o this_o but_o on_o that_o 3._o with_o a_o eye_n to_o the_o saife_n and_o sure_a attaine_n of_o this_o end_n propose_v and_o design_v they_o make_v choice_n of_o such_o person_n and_o of_o none_o else_o 4._o upon_o this_o account_n do_v they_o condescend_v upon_o that_o 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liberty_n in_o
magistrate_n from_o violence_n and_o opposition_n when_o he_o keep_v within_o his_o sphere_n and_o do_v his_o duty_n 4._o if_o the_o matter_n pass_v from_o resistance_n to_o revenge_n we_o approve_v it_o not_o if_o the_o pride_n and_o haughtiness_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o prince_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o this_o let_v they_o see_v to_o it_o and_o labour_n to_o prevent_v it_o by_o condescend_v to_o the_o just_a &_o equitable_a demand_n of_o their_o oppress_a and_o grieve_a subject_n 5._o we_o do_v not_o deny_v but_o god_n may_v stir_v up_o a_o absolome_n and_o other_o conspirator_n against_o a_o gracious_a david_n for_o his_o own_o holy_a end_n but_o in_o ordinary_a providence_n it_o be_v to_o be_v see_v that_o good_a prince_n while_o alive_a and_o when_o dead_a have_v have_v more_o respect_n of_o their_o subject_n then_o other_o who_o have_v be_v most_o flagitious_a and_o wicked_a the_o book_n of_o the_o king_n &_o chronicle_n demonstrate_v this_o that_o good_a king_n have_v be_v 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first_o emperor_n slay_v by_o a_o conspiracy_n do_v not_o certane_v soldier_n with_o naked_a sword_n dispatch_v cajus_n the_o nephew_n of_o tiberius_n be_v not_o nero_n murder_v by_o one_o of_o his_o familiar_a and_o dear_a friend_n have_v not_o galba_n the_o like_a end_n otho_n &_o vitellus_n who_o all_o three_o reign_v only_o sixteen_o month_n what_o shall_v i_o speak_v of_o titus_n who_o domitianus_n poison_v although_o he_o be_v his_o own_o brother_n what_o say_v thou_o of_o commodus_n what_o shall_v i_o say_v of_o marcinus_n do_v not_o the_o soldier_n use_v he_o like_o a_o captive_a about_o byzantium_n and_o cruel_o put_v he_o to_o death_n what_o shall_v i_o say_v of_o maximinus_n who_o his_o own_o army_n dispatch_v be_v not_o gallus_n and_o volusianus_n murder_v by_o their_o own_o army_n have_v not_o aemilianus_n the_o like_a miserable_a end_n but_o since_o constantine_n begin_v to_o reigne-was_a there_o any_o one_o emperor_n in_o that_o city_n julian_n a_o man_n of_o thy_o own_o religion-on_o except_v that_o be_v murder_v by_o his_o own_o subject_n it_o be_v a_o endless_a work_n to_o run_v through_o history_n and_o show_v how_o for_o the_o most_o part_n contrare_fw-la to_o what_o he_o say_v these_o king_n who_o have_v be_v resist_v by_o their_o subject_n whether_o in_o the_o time_n of_o heathenism_n or_o since_o christianity_n be_v profess_v have_v be_v most_o flagitious_a and_o wicked_a sure_o if_o we_o shall_v go_v no_o further_o but_o to_o our_o own_o history_n we_o shall_v find_v this_o put_v beyond_o all_o question_n the_o surveyer_n himself_o be_v witness_n who_o say_v pag._n 78._o that_o the_o instance_n of_o opposition_n make_v unto_o the_o scotish_n king_n adduce_v by_o the_o apolog._n be_v but_o the_o insurrection_n of_o noble_n against_o the_o king_n and_o violent_a oppression_n of_o such_o of_o they_o as_o have_v be_v flagitious_a and_o tyrannous_a and_o thus_o he_o contradict_v what_o he_o just_a now_o say_v but_o to_o what_o purpose_n be_v all_o this_o stir_n he_o say_v but_o can_v he_o prove_v that_o we_o assert_v that_o any_o party_n of_o the_o people_n when_o strong_a enough_o may_v get_v up_o against_o the_o king_n and_o all_o magistrate_n when_o they_o judge_v that_o they_o deal_v wrongous_o and_o injurious_o with_o they_o sure_o the_o thing_n which_o we_o affirm_v be_v far_o contrary_a to_o this_o as_o have_v be_v often_o time_n show_v we_o know_v that_o the_o evil_n wit_n of_o a_o seditious_a party_n can_v soon_o paint_v the_o best_a king_n as_o a_o black_a and_o ugly_a tyrant_n and_o we_o know_v also_o that_o the_o evil_a wit_n of_o a_o hire_a court-parasite_n and_o bese_n flatterer_n can_v paint_v out_o the_o black_a nero_n or_o caligula_n or_o a_o heliogabalus_n as_o a_o brave_a and_o virtuous_a prince_n and_o this_o be_v nothing_o to_o our_o case_n when_o the_o act_n of_o tyranny_n and_o oppression_n be_v as_o legible_a as_o if_o write_v with_o the_o sunbeam_n it_o behove_v to_o be_v strange_a vermilion_a that_o will_v serve_v to_o make_v the_o apostasy_n perjury_n oppression_n and_o tyranny_n of_o the_o now_o prince_n and_o ruler_n appear_v whit_n and_o comely_a and_o he_o need_v no_o great_a wit_n who_o will_v paint_v out_o these_o gross_a act_n under_o the_o form_n of_o ugly_a tyranny_n yet_o with_o all_o we_o shall_v willing_o grant_v to_o he_o that_o all_o the_o fearer_n of_o god_n shall_v rather_o endure_v some_o act_n of_o real_a tyranny_n then_o by_o doctrine_n or_o practice_n of_o resistance_n open_v a_o door_n to_o the_o destruction_n of_o good_a king_n by_o a_o party_n not_o of_o their_o spirit_n but_o lurk_v under_o their_o pretence_n and_o to_o the_o continual_a dissolution_n concussion_n and_o desolation_n of_o humane_a society_n for_o this_o be_v not_o the_o thing_n we_o be_v against_o some_o act_n of_o tyranny_n we_o be_v willing_a to_o endure_v provide_v he_o will_v grant_v we_o liberty_n both_o to_o teach_v &_o practice_v resistance_n when_o the_o act_n of_o tyranny_n be_v not_o one_o or_o two_o but_o many_o nor_o act_n of_o tyranny_n in_o small_a and_o less_o considerable_a matter_n but_o such_o as_o tend_v to_o the_o destruction_n of_o the_o true_a libertye_n of_o the_o subject_a to_o the_o overturning_a of_o a_o covenant_v work_n of_o reformation_n sworne-to_a by_o all_o rank_n and_o degree_n of_o people_n howbeit_o man_n of_o corrupt_a principle_n and_o of_o another_o spirit_n shall_v lurk_v under_o these_o pretence_n be_v it_o not_o reasonable_a that_o we_o also_o demand_v of_o this_o surveyer_n while_o he_o be_v in_o a_o good_a mood_n that_o he_o will_v evidence_n so_o much_o fear_n of_o god_n as_o not_o to_o condemn_v resistance_n unto_o real_a tyranny_n so_o as_o to_o open_v a_o gap_n to_o all_o the_o ingrained_a &_o bloody_a nerve_n and_o such_o prodigious_a canibales_n to_o waste_v &_o destroy_v at_o pleasure_n the_o best_a of_o subject_n what_o follow_v concern_v obedience_n active_a and_o subjection_n passive_a have_v be_v speak_v to_o 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