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A56211 The soveraigne povver of parliaments and kingdomes divided into foure partsĀ· Together with an appendix: wherein the superiority of our owne, and most other foraine parliaments, states, kingdomes, magistrates, (collectively considered,) over and above their lawfull emperours, kings, princes, is abundantly evidenced, confirmed by pregnant reasons, resolutions, precedents, histories, authorities of all sorts; the contrary objections re-felled: the treachery and disloyalty of papists to their soveraignes, with their present plots to extirpate the Protestant religion demonstrated; and all materiall objections, calumnies, of the King, his counsell, royallists, malignants, delinquents, papists, against the present Parliaments proceedings, (pretended to be exceeding derogatory to the Kings supremacy, and subjects liberty) satisfactorily answered, refuted, dissipated in all particulars. By William Prynne, utter-barrester, of Lincolnes Inne. It is on this second day of August, 1643. ordered ... that this booke ... be printed by Michael Sparke ...; Soveraigne power of parliaments and kingdomes Prynne, William, 1600-1669. 1643 (1643) Wing P4087A; ESTC R203193 824,021 610

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and_o establish_v etc._n etc._n 3_o r._n 2._o rot._n parl._n num._n 38._o &_o 40._o the_o commons_o desire_v a_o grant_n of_o new_a power_n to_o justice_n of_o peace_n to_o inquire_v into_o extortion_n the_o bishop_n conceive_v it_o may_v extend_v to_o they_o make_v their_o protestation_n against_o this_o new_a grant_n yet_o protest_v that_o if_o it_o be_v restrain_v only_o to_o what_o be_v law_n already_o they_o will_v condescend_v to_o it_o but_o not_o if_o it_o give_v any_o new_a or_o further_a power_n the_o king_n answer_v that_o notwithstanding_o their_o protestation_n or_o any_o word_n contain_v therein_o he_o will_v not_o forbear_v to_o pass_v this_o new_a grant_n and_o that_o by_o his_o oath_n at_o his_o coronation_n he_o be_v oblige_v to_o do_v it_o and_o 6_o h._n 6._o c._n 5._o we_o for_o as_o much_o as_o by_o reason_n of_o our_o regality_n we_o be_v bind_v to_o the_o safegvard_n of_o our_o realm_n round_o about_o will_v in_o this_o behalf_n convenient_a hasty_a remedy_n to_o be_v adhibite_fw-la have_v assign_v etc._n etc._n by_o these_o with_o infinite_a such_o like_a recitall_n in_o our_o ancient_a and_o late_a statute_n in_o the_o king_n own_o proclamation_n commission_n yea_o and_o in_o writ_n of_o law_n wherein_o we_o find_v these_o expression_n a._n nos_fw-la qui_fw-la singulis_fw-la de_fw-fr regno_fw-la nostro_fw-la in_o exhibitione_n justitiae_fw-la sumus_n debitores_fw-la plaenam_fw-la &_o celerem_fw-la justitiam_fw-la exhiberi_fw-la facias_fw-la a._n nos_fw-la volentes_fw-la quoscunque_fw-la legios_fw-la nostros_fw-la in_o curiis_fw-la nostris_fw-la etc._n etc._n justitiam_fw-la sibi_fw-la etc._n etc._n nullatenus_fw-la differri_fw-la ad_fw-la justitiam_fw-la inde_fw-la reddendam_fw-la cum_fw-la omni_fw-la celeritate_fw-la procedatis_fw-la 129._o nos_fw-la oppressiones_fw-la duritias_fw-la damna_fw-la excessus_fw-la &_o gravamina_fw-la praedictae_fw-la nolentes_fw-la relinquere_fw-la impunita_fw-la volent_fw-la esque_fw-la salvationi_fw-la &_o 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that_o the_o people_n of_o israel_n notwithstanding_o they_o call_v for_o a_o king_n yet_o reserve_v to_o themselves_o sufficient_a authority_n to_o overrule_n their_o king_n in_o those_o thing_n which_o seem_v expedient_a and_o needful_a for_o the_o public_a welfare_n else_o god_n will_v not_o punish_v the_o people_n for_o the_o king_n iniquity_n which_o they_o must_v suffer_v and_o not_o redress_v which_o opinion_n if_o as_o orthodox_n as_o these_o learned_a divine_n and_o josephus_n aver_v it_o not_o only_o quite_o ruin_v our_o opposite_n argument_n but_o their_o whole_a treatise_n and_o cause_n at_o once_o but_o fifthly_o i_o answer_v that_o subject_n not_o only_o by_o command_n of_o god_n prophet_n but_o of_o god_n himself_o and_o by_o his_o special_a approbation_n have_v take_v up_o arm_n against_o their_o idolatrous_a prince_n to_o ruin_v they_o and_o their_o posterity_n a_o truth_n so_o apparent_a in_o scripture_n that_o i_o wonder_v our_o purblind_a doctor_n discern_v it_o not_o for_o do_v not_o god_n himself_o notwithstanding_o his_o frequent_a conditional_a promise_v to_o establish_v the_o kingdom_n of_o israel_n on_o david_n solomon_n and_o their_o posterity_n for_o 40._o solomon_n gross_a idolatry_n occasion_v by_o his_o wife_n tell_v solomon_n in_o express_a term_n wherefore_o for_o as_o much_o as_o this_o be_v do_v of_o thou_o and_o thou_o have_v not_o keep_v my_o covenant_n and_o my_o statute_n which_o i_o have_v command_v thou_o i_o will_v sure_o rend_v the_o kingdom_n from_o thou_o and_o will_v give_v it_o to_o thy_o servant_n notwithstanding_o in_o thy_o day_n i_o will_v not_o do_v it_o for_o david_n thy_o father_n sake_n but_o i_o will_v rend_v it_o out_o of_o the_o hand_n of_o thy_o son_n do_v not_o the_o prophet_n abijah_n in_o pursuance_n hereof_o rend_v jeroboam'_v garment_n into_o twelve_o piece_n tell_v he_o thus_o say_v the_o lord_n the_o god_n of_o israel_n behold_v i_o will_v rend_v the_o kingdom_n out_o of_o the_o hand_n of_o 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text_n direct_o affirm_v wherefore_o rehoboam_n hearken_v not_o unto_o the_o people_n for_o the_o cause_n be_v from_o the_o lord_n that_o he_o may_v perform_v the_o say_n which_o the_o lord_n speak_v to_o abijah_n unto_o jeroboam_fw-la the_o son_n of_o nebat_fw-la after_o which_o when_o rehoboam_n raise_v a_o mighty_a army_n to_o reduce_v the_o ten_o tribe_n to_o obedience_n the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n come_v to_o shemaiah_n the_o man_n of_o god_n say_v speak_v unto_o rehoboam_n and_o all_o the_o house_n of_o judah_n and_o benjamin_n thus_o say_v the_o lord_n you_o shall_v not_o go_v up_o to_o fight_v against_o your_o brethren_n the_o child_n of_o israel_n return_v every_o man_n to_o his_o house_n for_o this_o thing_n be_v from_o i_o they_o hearken_v therefore_o to_o the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o return_v to_o depart_v according_a to_o the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n lo_o here_o a_o
kingdom_n quite_o rend_v away_o from_o the_o very_a house_n of_o david_n yea_o a_o new_a king_n and_o kingdom_n erect_v by_o the_o people_n by_o god_n and_o his_o prophet_n special_a direction_n and_o approbation_n for_o king_n solomon_n idolatry_n who_o be_v such_o a_o stranger_n to_o the_o sacred_a story_n but_o have_v ofttimes_o read_v how_o god_n anoint_a jehu_n king_n of_o purpose_n to_o extirpate_v and_o cut_v off_o the_o whole_a house_n of_o k._n ahab_n his_o lard_n for_o he_o and_o jezabels_n idolatry_n and_o bloodshed_n in_o slay_v the_o prophet_n and_o unjust_o execute_v naboth_n for_o his_o vineyard_n in_o performance_n whereof_o he_o s●ew_v his_o sovereign_a king_n joram_n ahaziah_n king_n of_o judah_n queen_n jezabel_n all_o ahab'_v posterity_n his_o great_a man_n his_o noble_n and_o all_o the_o priest_n and_o worshipper_n of_o baal_n till_o he_o leave_v none_o remain_v according_a to_o the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n which_o he_o speak_v by_o his_o servant_n elijah_n a_o king_n c._n 9_o &_o 10._o for_o which_o good_a service_n the_o lord_n say_v unto_o jehu_n because_o thou_o have_v do_v well_o in_o execute_v that_o which_o be_v right_a in_o my_o eye_n and_o have_v do_v unto_o the_o house_n of_o ahab_n according_a to_o all_o that_o be_v in_o my_o heart_n thy_o child_n of_o the_o ●_o generation_n shall_v sit_v on_o the_o throne_n of_o israel_n this_o fact_n therefore_o of_o his_o thus_o special_o command_v approve_v reward_v by_o god_n himself_o must_v needs_o be_v just_a and_o lawful_a not_o treason_n not_o rebellion_n in_o jehu_n unless_o the_o opposite_n will_v charge_v god_n to_o be_v the_o author_n approver_n and_o rewarder_n o●fin_n of_o treason_n neither_o will_v it_o serve_v their_o turn_n to_o reply_n reply_v that_o this_o be_v a_o extraordinary_a example_n not_o to_o be_v imitate_v without_o such_o a_o special_a commission_n from_o heaven_n as_o jehu_n have_v and_o no_o man_n can_v now_o a_o day_n expect_v 8._o for_o since_o god_n have_v frequent_o enjoin_v all_o gross_a incorrigible_a idolater_n especial_o those_o who_o be_v near_o and_o dear_a to_o and_o most_o potent_a to_o seduce_v we_o to_o be_v put_v to_o death_n without_o any_o pity_n or_o exception_n of_o king_n who_o example_n be_v most_o pernicious_a and_o apt_a to_o corrupt_v the_o whole_a nation_n as_o the_o precedent_n of_o the_o idolatrous_a king_n of_o israel_n and_o judah_n abundant_o evidence_n if_o king_n become_v open_a profess_a idolater_n though_o private_a person_n may_v not_o murder_v they_o and_o their_o family_n as_o jehu_n yet_o the_o representative_a body_n or_o great_a part_n of_o their_o kingdom_n as_o many_o pious_a divine_n affirm_v may_v lawful_o convent_n depose_v if_o not_o judge_v they_o capital_o for_o it_o and_o god_n put_v zeal_n and_o courage_n into_o their_o heart_n or_o exciting_a they_o by_o his_o faithful_a minister_n to_o such_o a_o proceed_n be_v a_o sufficient_a divine_a commission_n to_o satisfy_v conscience_n if_o no_o 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for_o this_o conspire_v a_o conspiracy_n against_o he_o in_o jerusalem_n and_o he_o flee_v to_o lachish_n but_o they_o send_v to_o lachish_n after_o he_o and_o slay_v he_o there_o and_o they_o bring_v he_o upon_o horse_n and_o bury_v he_o with_o his_o father_n in_o the_o city_n of_o judah_n then_o all_o the_o people_n of_o judah_n take_v uzziah_n who_o be_v 16_o year_n old_a and_o make_v he_o king_n in_o the_o room_n of_o his_o father_n amaziah_n and_o he_o do_v that_o which_o be_v right_a in_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o lord_n so_o 15._o zachariah_n shallum_n pekahiah_n pekah_n four_o evil_a king_n of_o judah_n successiu_o acquire_v the_o crown_n by_o murder_n and_o reign_v evil_o in_o god_n sight_n be_v all_o slay_v by_o god_n just_a judgement_n on_o they_o of_o one_o another_o and_o hoshea_n in_o few_o word_n god_n himself_o ever_o annex_v this_o condition_n to_o the_o king_n of_o israel_n and_o judah_n that_o they_o shall_v serve_v and_o fear_v he_o obey_v his_o law_n keep_v his_o 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