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create_v duke_n of_o aquitaine_n for_o his_o life_n by_o king_n richard_n his_o nephew_n the_o word_n of_o who_o patent_n print_v at_o large_a in_o master_n selden'_v title_n of_o honour_n run_v thus_o de_fw-fr assensu_fw-la praelatorum_fw-la ducum_fw-la magâ—â—tum_fw-la &_o alioâ—um_fw-la proâ—erum_fw-la &_o communitatis_fw-la regni_fw-la nostri_fw-la angliae_fw-la in_fw-la instanti_fw-la parliamento_fw-la nostro_fw-la apud_fw-la west_n monasterium_fw-la conuâ—cato_fw-la existentiuâ—_n teâ—_n praedelectissimum_fw-la patrium_fw-la no_n strumin_fw-la ducem_fw-la aqvitaniae_fw-la cum_fw-la tituâ—o_fw-la stilo_fw-it ac_fw-la nominâ—_n &_o honore_fw-la eidem_fw-la debitis_fw-la praefiâ—imâ—â—_n ac_fw-la inde_fw-la praesentiali_fw-la er_fw-mi per_fw-la â—ppositio_fw-la 〈◊〉_d cappae_fw-la 〈◊〉_d capiâ—i_fw-la ac_fw-la traditionem_fw-la virgae_fw-la aureae_fw-la iâ—vestimus_fw-la etc._n etc._n toto_fw-la tempoâ—e_fw-la viâ—ae_fw-la tuus_fw-la possidâ—ndum_fw-la etc._n etc._n give_v he_o power_n thereby_o to_o coin_v what_o gold_n
the_o king_n 8._o or_o his_o invade_a force_n though_o they_o endeavour_v to_o subvert_v religion_n law_n liberty_n as_o the_o doctor_n himself_o state_v the_o controversy_n who_o argument_n will_v hardly_o satisfy_v conscience_n be_v so_o void_a of_o reason_n â—ence_n yea_o science_n the_o eight_o be_v this_o conscience_n none_o of_o the_o prophet_n in_o the_o old_a testament_n reprehend_v the_o king_n of_o israel_n and_o judah_n for_o their_o gross_a idolatry_n cruelty_n oppression_n do_v call_v upon_o the_o elder_n of_o the_o people_n for_o the_o duty_n of_o resistance_n neither_o do_v we_o find_v the_o people_n resist_v or_o take_v up_o arm_n against_o any_o of_o their_o king_n no_o not_o against_o ahab_n or_o manasseh_n upon_o any_o of_o these_o ground_n ergo_fw-la resistance_n be_v unlawful_a to_o which_o i_o must_v reply_v first_o 1._o that_o none_o of_o the_o prophet_n do_v ever_o forbid_v resistance_n in_o such_o case_n under_o pain_n of_o damnation_n as_o our_o new_a doctor_n 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manasseh_n shed_v over_o much_o innocent_a blood_n until_o he_o have_v fill_v jerusalem_n even_o to_o the_o mouth_n with_o his_o sin_n wherewith_o he_o make_v judah_n to_o sin_n that_o it_o may_v do_v evil_a before_o the_o lord_n therefore_o because_o manasseh_n king_n of_o judah_n do_v these_o most_o vile_a abomination_n above_o all_o that_o the_o amorites_n have_v do_v before_o he_o and_o make_v the_o land_n of_o judah_n to_o sin_n in_o his_o uncleanness_n therefore_o thus_o say_v the_o lord_n god_n of_o israel_n behold_v i_o will_v bring_v evil_a upon_o jerusalem_n and_o judah_n that_o whosever_v shall_v hear_v both_o his_o ear_n shall_v tingle_v etc._n etc._n in_o sum_n if_o the_o jew_n have_v not_o thus_o permit_v their_o king_n to_o be_v wicked_a without_o punisment_n they_o have_v not_o be_v so_o grievous_o punish_v by_o god_n we_o ought_v to_o pull_v and_o cast_v away_o even_o our_o eye_n that_o offend_v so_o a_o hand_n and_o foot_n etc._n etc._n if_o the_o israelite_n have_v thus_o depose_v manasseh_n by_o consent_n and_o suffrage_n of_o all_o or_o the_o great_a part_n of_o the_o multitude_n they_o have_v not_o be_v so_o grievous_o punish_v of_o god_n so_o zuinglius_fw-la with_o who_o even_o 514._o b._n bilson_n himself_o in_o some_o sort_n accord_v who_o in_o descend_v &_o interpret_n his_o opinion_n confess_v that_o it_o be_v a_o question_n among_o the_o learned_a what_o soveraigney_n the_o whole_a people_n of_o israel_n have_v over_o their_o king_n 14._o confess_v that_o the_o people_n rescue_v jonathan_n that_o he_o â—â—ed_v not_o when_o saul_n will_v have_v put_v he_o to_o death_n 13._o david_n speech_n to_o the_o people_n when_o he_o purpose_v to_o reduce_v the_o ark_n 12._o all_o the_o congregation_n speech_n and_o carriage_n towards_o rehoboam_n when_o they_o come_v to_o make_v he_o king_n with_o the_o 26._o people_n speech_n to_o jeremy_n thou_o shall_v die_v the_o death_n have_v persuade_v some_o and_o may_v lead_v zuinglius_fw-la to_o think_v 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 solomon_n and_o will_v give_v ten_o tribe_n to_o thou_o and_o i_o will_v take_v the_o kingdom_n out_o of_o his_o son_n hand_n and_o will_v give_v it_o unto_o thou_o even_o ten_o tribe_n and_o i_o will_v take_v thou_o and_o thou_o shall_v reign_v according_a to_o all_o that_o thy_o soul_n desire_v and_o shall_v be_v king_n over_o israel_n and_o i_o will_v for_o this_o afflict_v the_o seed_n of_o david_n 10._o yea_o do_v not_o all_o israel_n upon_o solomon_n death_n when_o rehoboam_n his_o son_n refuse_v to_o grant_v their_o just_a request_n at_o their_o come_n to_o sechem_n to_o make_v he_o king_n use_v this_o speech_n to_o the_o king_n what_o portion_n have_v we_o in_o david_n neither_o have_v we_o inheritance_n in_o the_o son_n of_o jesse_n to_o your_o tent_n o_o israel_n now_o see_v to_o thy_o own_o house_n david_n whereupon_o they_o depart_v and_o fall_v away_o from_o the_o house_n of_o david_n everafter_o and_o make_v jereboam_n king_n over_o all_o israel_n and_o do_v not_o the_o 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
more_o by_o the_o fundamental_n of_o that_o state_n than_o our_o great_a council_n will_v or_o can_v but_o now_o the_o emperor_n be_v supreme_a as_o s._n peter_n call_v he_o or_o the_o high_a power_n as_o s._n paul_n here_o there_o be_v no_o power_n of_o resistance_n leave_v to_o any_o that_o be_v under_o he_o by_o the_o apostle_n 4_o be_v there_o ever_o more_o cause_n of_o resistance_n then_o in_o those_o day_n be_v not_o the_o king_n than_o not_o only_o conceive_v to_o be_v incline_v so_o and_o so_o but_o even_o actual_o to_o be_v enemy_n of_o religion_n have_v overthrow_v law_n and_o liberty_n and_o therefore_o if_o any_o shall_v from_o the_o apostle_n reason_n that_o he_o give_v against_o resistance_n in_o the_o 3_o 4_o 5_o verse_n for_o ruler_n be_v not_o a_o â—error_n to_o good_a work_n but_o evil_a and_o he_o be_v the_o minster_n of_o god_n to_o thou_o for_o good_a reply_n that_o ruler_n so_o long_o as_o they_o be_v not_o a_o terror_n to_o the_o good_a but_o minister_n for_o our_o good_a be_v not_o to_o be_v resist_v the_o consideration_n of_o those_o time_n leave_v no_o place_n for_o such_o exception_n because_o the_o power_n then_o which_o the_o apostle_n forbid_v to_o resist_v be_v nothing_o so_o but_o subverter_n of_o that_o which_o be_v good_a and_o just_a the_o emperor_n do_v then_o indeed_o rule_v absolute_o and_o arbitrary_o which_o shall_v have_v according_a to_o the_o principle_n of_o those_o day_n be_v a_o strong_a motive_n to_o resist_v but_o how_o do_v they_o make_v themselves_o of_o subject_n such_o absolute_a monarch_n be_v it_o not_o by_o force_n and_o change_v of_o the_o government_n and_o be_v not_o the_o right_a of_o the_o people_n and_o senate_n according_a to_o the_o principle_n of_o these_o day_n good_a against_o they_o with_o as_o much_o or_o more_o reason_n than_o the_o right_n of_o the_o people_n of_o this_o land_n be_v against_o the_o succession_n of_o this_o crown_n descend_v by_o three_o conquest_n 5._o the_o prohibition_n do_v not_o only_o concern_v christian_n but_o all_o the_o people_n under_o those_o emperor_n and_o not_o only_a religion_n be_v persecute_v but_o liberty_n also_o lose_v the_o people_n and_o senate_n be_v then_o enslave_v by_o edict_n and_o law_n then_o enforce_v on_o they_o by_o nero_n and_o other_o roman_a emperor_n yet_o notwithstanding_o the_o apostle_n prohibit_v they_o to_o resist_v by_o all_o which_o conscience_n will_v clear_o see_v it_o can_v have_v no_o warrant_n in_o scripture_n for_o resistance_n to_o wit_n of_o the_o king_n or_o his_o invade_a force_n by_o way_n of_o necessary_a defence_n so_o the_o doctor_n and_o other_o obâ—ectors_n hence_o conclude_v to_o give_v a_o satisfactory_a answer_n to_o this_o grand_a objection_n answ._n i_o shall_v in_o the_o first_o place_n inquire_v whether_o there_o be_v anything_o in_o this_o text_n prohibit_v subject_n to_o resist_v with_o force_n the_o arm_a unjust_a violence_n of_o their_o prince_n person_n or_o instrument_n especial_o when_o 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