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he_o i_o suppose_v he_o mean_v those_o vote_v once_o of_o which_o we_o speak_v above_o if_o any_o of_o they_o be_v entertain_v late_o for_o one_o of_o they_o there_o be_v above_o a_o thousand_o of_o his_o good_a subject_n who_o nobleness_n and_o honesty_n have_v still_o engage_v they_o honourable_o though_o to_o the_o weak_a side_n before_o in_o behalf_n of_o the_o subject_a groan_v under_o former_a grievance_n now_o in_o service_n to_o his_o majesty_n oppose_v by_o popular_a fury_n subject_n that_o out_o of_o conscience_n of_o their_o allegiance_n cleave_v unto_o he_o as_o they_o do_v to_o sâ—ul_n who_o heart_n the_o lord_n have_v touch_v 1._o sam._n 10._o on_o the_o contrary_a it_o be_v well_o know_v how_o the_o guilt_n and_o danger_n of_o some_o desperate_a person_n have_v engage_v the_o poor_a people_n and_o oppose_v they_o as_o a_o buckler_n betwixt_o themselves_o and_o the_o stroke_n of_o justice_n and_o how_o ever_o this_o man_n think_v his_o majesty_n be_v carry_v away_o we_o be_v sure_o he_o have_v speak_v so_o much_o reason_n in_o his_o express_v and_o declaration_n that_o it_o plain_o appear_v he_o be_v not_o persuade_v by_o enemy_n to_o himself_o or_o the_o kingdom_n but_o have_v be_v force_v to_o this_o just_a and_o necessary_a defence_n of_o himself_o and_o have_v cause_n to_o think_v he_o may_v be_v safe_a every_o way_n by_o his_o own_o army_n then_o by_o that_o which_o pretend_v to_o preserve_v he_o in_o his_o politic_n but_o give_v he_o battle_n to_o the_o most_o imminent_a danger_n of_o his_o person_n and_o natural_a capacity_n sect_n vi_o of_o the_o final_a resolution_n of_o this_o state_n judgement_n and_o power_n of_o declare_v law_n the_o answerer_n go_v on_o to_o his_o second_o proposition_n place_v the_o final_a resolution_n of_o this_o state_n judgement_n in_o the_o two_o house_n unto_o which_o all_o must_v yield_v obedience_n pag._n 13._o how_o prove_v he_o this_o in_o this_o mixture_n of_o supreme_a power_n and_o trust_v of_o government_n the_o two_o house_n make_v a_o part_n what_o be_v their_o share_n to_o consult_v nay_o but_o to_o consent_v with_o the_o king_n in_o make_v law_n be_v it_o so_o that_o share_n we_o grant_v they_o but_o if_o you_o will_v place_v the_o final_a resolution_n in_o they_o you_o must_v not_o speak_v of_o a_o share_n but_o challenge_v the_o whole_a the_o king_n be_v but_o a_o cypher_n then_o he_o tell_v we_o again_o of_o the_o first_o constitution_n of_o government_n when_o the_o people_n make_v the_o first_o king_n but_o nothing_o at_o all_o to_o the_o prove_v of_o such_o a_o constitution_n or_o clear_v of_o such_o a_o final_a resolution_n settle_v in_o the_o two_o house_n and_o as_o if_o there_o be_v no_o way_n to_o overthrow_v the_o first_o constitution_n of_o this_o government_n as_o he_o have_v contrive_v it_o but_o only_o by_o conquest_n he_o leap_v from_o this_o final_a resolution_n of_o which_o he_o shall_v give_v we_o some_o proof_n to_o speak_v of_o the_o title_n by_o conquest_n conquest_n i_o confess_v may_v give_v such_o a_o right_a as_o plunderer_n use_v to_o take_v in_o house_n they_o can_v master_v pag._n 13._o i_o have_v not_o mention_v conquest_n but_o to_o take_v away_o the_o exception_n make_v to_o the_o apostle_n prohibition_n of_o resistance_n from_o the_o absoluteness_n of_o the_o roman_a emperor_n and_o to_o show_v they_o make_v themselves_o so_o absolute_a by_o force_n of_o arm_n but_o see_v this_o answerer_n will_v make_v a_o business_n of_o it_o he_o must_v take_v notice_n that_o conquest_n be_v one_o of_o the_o mean_n by_o which_o god_n translate_v kingdom_n and_o that_o david_n be_v provoke_v by_o the_o king_n of_o ammon_n bring_v that_o people_n under_o and_o have_v a_o right_a over_o they_o by_o conquest_n 2._o sam._n 12._o that_o the_o edomite_n be_v so_o bring_v under_o the_o dominion_n of_o judah_n from_o which_o they_o revolt_v 2_o chro._n 21.8_o the_o roman_n also_o have_v a_o right_a over_o judou_n by_o conquest_n our_o saviour_n acknowledge_v it_o in_o caesar_n give_v to_o caesar_n etc._n etc._n and_o in_o his_o substitute_n pilate_n that_o he_o have_v power_n give_v he_o from_o above_o if_o this_o answerer_n shall_v look_v through_o all_o christendom_n he_o will_v scarce_o find_v a_o kingdom_n that_o descend_v by_o inheritance_n but_o it_o have_v a_o beginning_n in_o arm_n and_o yet_o i_o think_v he_o will_v not_o say_v the_o title_n of_o these_o king_n be_v no_o better_o then_o of_o plunderer_n for_o though_o it_o may_v be_v unjust_a at_o first_o in_o he_o that_o invade_v and_o conquer_v yet_o in_o the_o succession_n which_o be_v from_o he_o that_o providence_n which_o translate_v kingdom_n manifest_v itself_o and_o the_o will_n of_o god_n and_o there_o be_v momenta_fw-la temporum_fw-la for_o the_o justness_n of_o such_o title_n though_o we_o can_v fix_v they_o if_o he_o say_v they_o begin_v to_o be_v just_a when_o the_o consent_n of_o the_o people_n be_v yield_v be_v it_o so_o and_o not_o so_o till_o then_o 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