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A85944 Katadynastēs: might overcoming right. Or a cleer answer to M. John Goodwin's Might and right well met. Wherein is cleared, that the action of the Army in secluding many Parliament men from the place of their discharge of trust, and the imprisoning of some of them, is neither defensible by the rules of solid reason, nor religion. / By John Geree M.A. and pastour of Faith's under Pauls in London. Published by authority. Geree, John, 1601?-1649. 1649 (1649) Wing G598; Thomason E538_24; ESTC R18662 36,380 49

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turn_n sure_o it_o be_v a_o tenant_n that_o destroy_v all_o government_n sect._n 3_o but_o second_o he_o say_v resist_v import_v a_o engagement_n to_o take_v away_o authority_n but_o that_o they_o do_v not_o they_o declare_v their_o approbation_n and_o resolution_n to_o maintain_v authority_n parliamentary_a etc._n etc._n but_o what_o more_o ridiculous_a or_o hypocritical_a apology_n can_v be_v make_v then_o to_o say_v they_o will_v maintain_v authority_n when_o it_o be_v only_o so_o much_o and_o so_o far_o as_o it_o will_v be_v rule_v by_o and_o suit_v their_o conceit_n which_o be_v indeed_o to_o subdue_v not_o to_o maintain_v authority_n as_o they_o pretend_v but_o he_o object_n against_o himself_o 12._o p._n 12._o that_o if_o the_o army_n do_v not_o in_o either_o of_o his_o sense_n resist_v authority_n yet_o they_o do_v what_o be_v worse_o offer_v violence_n to_o person_n in_o authority_n etc._n etc._n he_o answer_v it_o be_v lawful_a by_o violence_n to_o wrest_v a_o sword_n out_o of_o a_o mad_a man_n hand_n etc._n etc._n a_o easy_a and_o ready_a way_n to_o de-throne_n all_o authority_n if_o say_v they_o be_v mad_a will_v serve_v the_o turn_n when_o they_o be_v neither_o in_o drink_n passion_n nor_o under_o any_o other_o symptom_n of_o such_o unnatural_a distemper_n beside_o i_o have_v prove_v that_o the_o madness_n that_o be_v lie_v at_o the_o door_n of_o their_o opposite_n and_o sure_a else_o they_o will_v never_o run_v on_o so_o confident_o as_o they_o do_v in_o irregular_a way_n and_o yet_o pretend_v to_o so_o much_o conscience_n sect._n 2._o he_o answer_v 13._o p._n 13._o second_o that_o the_o king_n have_v as_o legal_a a_o investiture_n into_o the_o power_n of_o the_o militia_n of_o sit_v in_o parliament_n etc._n etc._n as_o also_o man_n have_v in_o their_o parliamentary_a trust_n yet_o do_v the_o parliament_n upon_o a_o discovery_n etc._n etc._n deprive_v he_o of_o this_o power_n first_o what_o power_n the_o king_n have_v in_o the_o militia_n by_o law_n 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but_o to_o compare_v also_o the_o parliament_n to_o a_o mercenary_a advocate_n be_v base_a and_o ridicuous_a beside_o if_o the_o parliament_n be_v guardian_n it_o be_v of_o the_o nation_n not_o of_o they_o only_o who_o make_v they_o trustee_n to_o cast_v they_o of_o for_o the_o whole_a nation_n sect._n 5._o but_o he_o object_n against_o himself_o first_o 14._o p._n 14._o that_o the_o parliament_n be_v judget_n lawful_o constitute_v of_o the_o king_n delinquency_n but_o the_o army_n not_o so_o in_o regard_n of_o the_o parliament_n he_o answer_v that_o if_o we_o measure_v the_o parliament_n judicature_n by_o the_o people_n call_n the_o army_n have_v every_o whit_n as_o lawful_a a_o constitution_n to_o judge_v who_o be_v enemy_n etc._n etc._n as_o the_o parliament_n as_o he_o have_v prove_v but_o the_o folly_n of_o that_o proof_n have_v be_v manifest_v for_o they_o have_v no_o call_n at_o all_o from_o the_o people_n but_o from_o the_o parliament_n and_o that_o call_v be_v not_o to_o be_v judge_n but_o actor_n according_a to_o the_o judgement_n of_o parliament_n and_o this_o they_o do_v usual_o profess_v and_o promise_v to_o the_o parliament_n as_o long_o as_o the_o parliament_n please_v they_o what_o he_o add_v of_o explicit_a and_o implicit_a call_n from_o the_o people_n it_o be_v nothing_o for_o he_o for_o the_o army_n have_v neither_o the_o implicit_a i_o have_v disprove_v explicit_a he_o confess_v they_o have_v none_o for_o want_v of_o opportunity_n at_o the_o present_a nay_o he_o confess_v that_o the_o generality_n of_o p●●ple_n dis-relish_a their_o act_n but_o they_o be_v in_o a_o frenzy_n too_o a_o short_a cut_n to_o make_v a_o man_n absolute_a master_n of_o his_o action_n to_o dub_v every_o one_o mad_a that_o oppose_v he_o but_o it_o be_v the_o most_o insolent_a and_o mendicant_a way_n that_o ever_o be_v avow_v by_o a_o scholar_n but_o second_o 15._o p._n 15._o he_o say_v the_o investiture_n of_o the_o army_n into_o the_o judicature_n which_o they_o have_v 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pretence_n of_o necessity_n be_v easy_a and_o the_o difficulty_n in_o design_v that_o authority_n which_o have_v no_o law_n great_a and_o yet_o it_o will_v be_v a_o great_a difficulty_n to_o prove_v the_o armieunder_o that_o necessity_n both_o which_o lie_v on_o you_o but_o let_v we_o see_v how_o you_o proceed_v he_o answer_v 17._o p._n 16_o 17._o first_o that_o every_o man_n have_v power_n give_v he_o in_o judge_v of_o person_n or_o thing_n in_o respect_n of_o themselves_o and_o with_o relation_n to_o what_o concern_v themselves_o by_o way_n of_o duty_n to_o do_v or_o to_o forbear_v etc._n etc._n this_o be_v in_o a_o right_a sense_n true_a that_o man_n be_v a_o rational_a creature_n and_o so_o to_o do_v his_o action_n in_o judgement_n and_o wisdom_n he_o be_v to_o judge_v of_o every_o thing_n that_o be_v before_o he_o whether_o it_o be_v good_a to_o be_v act_v or_o bad_a to_o be_v omit_v but_o this_o be_v as_o clear_v a_o principle_n that_o he_o be_v to_o judge_v of_o thing_n by_o rule_n and_o one_o plain_a rule_n be_v that_o public_a thing_n be_v to_o be_v do_v by_o public_a authority_n and_o in_o such_o matter_n the_o judgement_n of_o public_a person_n use_v their_o best_a skill_n aught_o to_o preponderate_v private_a judgement_n at_o least_o to_o prevent_v contrarty_a act_n or_o else_o we_o must_v fall_v into_o confusion_n and_o have_v all_o authority_n overthrow_v and_o apostolical_a precept_n touch_v subjection_n to_o principality_n and_o power_n quite_o enervate_v and_o this_o clear_a principle_n they_o walk_v by_o that_o judge_v the_o army_n guilty_a of_o gross_a usurpation_n in_o their_o force_n upon_o the_o member_n and_o therefore_o do_v not_o usurp_v upon_o they_o nor_o be_v injurious_a to_o they_o in_o such_o censure_n as_o expose_v they_o to_o no_o more_o dis-repute_n for_o this_o fact_n than_o it_o deserve_v sect._n 7._o but_o he_o proceed_v to_o prove_v the_o sentence_n which_o the_o army_n pass_v on_o the_o member_n as_o meet_v to_o be_v dispossess_v of_o their_o parliamentary_a authority_n not_o to_o he_o erroneous_a either_o for_o want_v of_o skill_n in_o judgement_n or_o for_o want_n of_o care_n in_o put_v forth_o that_o skill_n and_o why_o because_o for_o some_o probability_n to_o wit_n that_o the_o royal_a party_n by_o agreement_n 19_o p._n 18._o 19_o will_v have_v have_v and_o improve_v opportunity_n to_o have_v take_v revenge_n on_o those_o who_o hand_n have_v be_v heavy_a upon_o they_o to_o enrage_v they_o and_o who_o have_v show_v most_o courarge_a for_o the_o parliament_n but_o the_o parliament_n itself_o upon_o more_o probable_a ground_n as_o i_o former_o show_v have_v judge_v their_o way_n to_o be_v for_o the_o peace_n and_o safety_n of_o the_o kingdom_n in_o compose_v difference_n in_o such_o a_o way_n that_o they_o shall_v by_o law_n have_v establish_v all_o that_o for_o which_o they_o have_v so_o long_o contend_v for_o and_o all_o security_n they_o can_v demand_v for_o the_o preservation_n of_o it_o 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