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A61509 Jus populi vindicatum, or, The peoples right to defend themselves and their covenanted religion vindicated wherein the act of defence and vindication which was interprised anno 1666 is particularly justified ... being a reply to the first part of Survey of Naphtaly &c. / by a friend to true Christian liberty. Stewart, James, Sir, 1635-1713. 1669 (1669) Wing S5536; ESTC R37592 393,391 512

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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 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and_o often_o have_v be_v destroy_v and_o the_o body_n of_o the_o republic_n have_v remain_v entire_a and_o in_o better_a condition_n then_o former_o 2._o opposition_n may_v be_v so_o make_v to_o the_o head_n that_o it_o destroy_v not_o the_o noble_a part_n with_o defluxion_n send_v down_o thence_o and_o it_o must_v to_o prevent_v the_o destruction_n of_o the_o body_n be_v purge_v so_o may_v a_o tyrant_n be_v resist_v for_o the_o saifty_a of_o the_o commonwealth_n obj._n 6._o it_o be_v better_a to_o have_v a_o sick_a head_n than_o no_o head_n id_fw-la ibid._n ans_fw-fr datur_fw-la tertium_fw-la there_o be_v a_o three_o a_o sound_a wholesome_a head_n 2._o a_o commonwealth_n need_v not_o want_v a_o head_n long_o obj._n 7._o there_o be_v great_a hazard_n in_o cast_v out_o a_o tyrant_n then_o in_o suffer_v tyranny_n idem_fw-la ibid._n ans_fw-fr 1._o resistance_n may_v be_v without_o destroy_v or_o cast_v out_o of_o a_o tyrant_n 2._o that_o hazard_n speak_v not_o to_o the_o lawfulness_n or_o unlawfulnesse_n of_o the_o thing_n but_o only_o to_o the_o expediency_n or_o inexpediency_n of_o it_o which_o be_v a_o different_a question_n a_o interprize_n may_v be_v hazardous_a and_o yet_o lawful_a 3._o it_o will_v not_o always_o be_v find_v to_o be_v such_o a_o hazardous_a thing_n even_o to_o cast_v away_o tyrant_n as_o to_o suffer_v they_o to_o tyrannize_v obj._n 8._o a_o tyrant_n can_v never_o be_v destroy_v without_o the_o ruin_n of_o these_o who_o have_v destroy_v he_o for_o some_o of_o his_o posterity_n will_v avenge_v the_o quarrel_n id_fw-la ibid._n ans_fw-fr 1._o we_o have_v many_o instance_n to_o the_o contrary_a in_o the_o book_n of_o god_n see_v the_o book_n of_o the_o judge_n and_o king_n who_o of_o joram_n posterity_n avenge_v his_o death_n on_o jehu_n or_o his_o posterity_n 2._o a_o tyrant_n may_v be_v resist_v lawful_o notwithstanding_o of_o such_o difficultye_n obj._n 9_o god_n punish_v the_o wicked_a king_n of_o the_o jew_n not_o by_o the_o jew_n but_o by_o stranger_n id_fw-la ibid._n answ_n this_o be_v contrare_fw-la to_o many_o example_n in_o scripture_n jehu_n be_v not_o stranger_n 2._o we_o speak_v not_o of_o punish_v wicked_a king_n but_o of_o resist_v their_o unjust_a violence_n obj._n 10._o david_n spare_v saul_n 1_o sam._n 24_o and_o 26._o who_o he_o may_v lawful_o have_v kill_v as_o some_o think_v because_o he_o have_v give_v david_n wife_n to_o another_o have_v banish_v he_o and_o his_o parent_n out_o of_o the_o country_n and_o have_v kill_v the_o priest_n id_fw-la ibid._n answ_n if_o david_n be_v a_o public_a judge_n and_o may_v lawful_o have_v kill_v soul_n for_o his_o injustice_n murder_n and_o oppression_n and_o do_v it_o not_o i_o see_v not_o how_o he_o can_v be_v justify_v but_o to_o i_o it_o be_v a_o question_n if_o david_n be_v any_o other_o than_o a_o private_a person_n so_o long_o as_o saul_n live_v and_o his_o resist_n of_o saul_n and_o defend_v himself_o with_o arm_a man_n against_o his_o fury_n do_v abundant_o 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