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one_o that_o reign_v to_o profess_v himself_o bind_v by_o the_o law_n our_o own_o authority_n do_v so_o depend_v upon_o the_o authority_n of_o law_n and_o in_o truth_n for_o the_o govern_v power_n to_o submit_v to_o law_n be_v great_a than_o empire_n and_o by_o the_o promulgation_n of_o this_o present_a edict_n we_o make_v know_v to_o other_o what_o we_o will_v not_o allow_v ourselves_o that_o j._n 2._o have_v before_o his_o departure_n break_v the_o fundamental_a law_n and_o that_o now_o he_o not_o only_o cease_v to_o protect_v but_o before_o the_o judgement_n pass_v upon_o the_o breach_n be_v in_o a_o kingdom_n which_o foment_n and_o strengthen_v a_o rebellion_n in_o ireland_n part_n of_o the_o dominion_n belong_v to_o the_o english_a crown_n i_o think_v no_o body_n will_v deny_v nor_o till_o they_o can_v answer_v what_o i_o have_v show_v of_o the_o mutual_a contract_n continue_v down_o from_o the_o first_o erection_n of_o the_o monarchy_n here_o ought_v they_o to_o deny_v that_o 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plight_v the_o other_o be_v no_o more_o bind_v and_o therefore_o he_o be_v not_o perfidious_a who_o stand_v not_o to_o those_o contract_n which_o the_o other_o have_v break_v for_o all_o the_o head_n of_o one_o and_o the_o same_o contract_n run_v into_o each_o other_o by_o way_n of_o condition_n etc._n etc._n in_o that_o book_n of_o he_o which_o be_v count_v the_o standard_n of_o the_o law_n of_o nation_n 1105._o pufend._n de_fw-fr jure_fw-la gentium_fw-la p._n 1105._o he_o assert_v it_o to_o be_v lawful_a for_o subject_n to_o oppose_v their_o prince_n by_o force_n which_o be_v a_o sufficient_a departure_n from_o allegiance_n if_o he_o go_v about_o modum_fw-la habendi_fw-la potestatem_fw-la immutare_fw-la supra_fw-la v._o grot._n de_fw-fr jure_fw-la belli_n &_o pacis_fw-la de_fw-la summitatem_fw-la habendi_fw-la plenitudine_fw-la p._n 62._o dissertationes_fw-la de_fw-fr interreg_n p._n 272._o supra_fw-la i._n e._n to_o change_v that_o manner_n in_o which_o he_o by_o the_o contract_n enjoy_v the_o power_n from_o less_o to_o more_o absolute_a and_o in_o his_o tract_n de_fw-la interregnis_fw-la cite_v above_o he_o allow_v of_o this_o if_o the_o king_n abdicate_v all_o care_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n become_v of_o a_o hostile_a mind_n towards_o his_o subject_n or_o manifest_o depart_v from_o those_o rule_n of_o govern_v upon_o the_o observance_n of_o which_o as_o upon_o a_o condition_n the_o subject_n have_v suspend_v their_o obedience_n nor_o be_v the_o german_a author_n knichin_n less_o plain_a who_o word_n be_v if_o the_o magistrate_n have_v absolute_a and_o full_a majesty_n due_a subjection_n ought_v by_o no_o mean_n to_o be_v deny_v he_o tho'_o he_o be_v impious_a 1226._o rudolphi_n godofredi_n knichen_n opus_fw-la polit_fw-la f._n 1226._o nor_o may_v he_o be_v cast_v out_o and_o another_o substitute_v in_o his_o room_n much_o less_o can_v a_o new_a form_n of_o government_n be_v introduce_v but_o if_o he_o be_v constitute_v by_o the_o people_n under_o certain_a 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