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legal_a parliament_n all_o which_o be_v the_o particular_n of_o difference_n assign_v by_o he_o in_o this_o point_n p._n 46._o 47._o no_o none_o of_o these_o make_v any_o to_o be_v god_n authority_n or_o ordinance_n according_a to_o his_o principle_n but_o be_v set_v up_o by_o providence_n in_o possession_n of_o power_n and_o actual_a administration_n of_o government_n this_o make_v both_o the_o change_n of_o fâ—rm_n and_o government_n or_o the_o new_a degenerate_a form_n of_o government_n as_o he_o tell_v we_o p._n 4._o 5._o from_o the_o convaeation_n book_n to_o be_v god_n ordinance_n and_o therefore_o as_o such_o we_o must_v own_v they_o when_o actual_o administer_a whether_o they_o be_v monarchy_n or_o commonwealth_n whether_o all_o estate_n or_o only_a commons_o whether_o a_o full_a house_n or_o a_o few_o person_n and_o also_o the_o change_n of_o person_n ib._n &_o p._n 34._o how_o villainous_o soever_o the_o change_n be_v bring_v about_o whether_o by_o the_o injustice_n of_o 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be_v frequent_o change_v and_o have_v no_o national_a consent_v as_o to_o settlement_n by_o these_o principle_n i_o do_v not_o see_v that_o settlement_n in_o possession_n shall_v first_o give_v right_o or_o authority_n but_o only_o that_o it_o shall_v settle_v and_o continue_v they_o for_o possession_n give_v authority_n by_o his_o account_n p._n 15._o 23._o 25._o 32._o 36._o possession_n of_o government_n must_v needs_o give_v actual_a government_n and_o actual_a government_n give_v right_o to_o allegiance_n as_o his_o discourse_n still_o assert_n p._n 26_o 27._o 32._o yea_o all_o the_o scripture_n text_n for_o obedience_n as_o he_o think_v p._n 21._o require_v it_o to_o be_v pay_v only_o to_o he_o that_o exercise_n government_n and_o claim_v allegiance_n it_o must_v imply_v and_o carry_v authority_n since_o allegiance_n be_v only_o due_a to_o authority_n as_o he_o also_o say_v pag._n 15._o 34._o he_o then_o who_o have_v get_v possession_n
as_o every_o one_o be_v bind_v to_o in_o his_o station_n whilst_o a_o prince_n be_v among_o they_o how_o will_v his_o way_n exempt_v they_o from_o pay_v the_o same_o when_o they_o have_v a_o oblige_a opportunity_n whilst_o he_o be_v dispossess_v of_o his_o throne_n this_o i_o think_v k._n w._n claim_v from_o the_o irish_a subject_n require_v they_o to_o come_v in_o to_o he_o and_o to_o return_v to_o their_o due_a obedience_n whilst_o his_o errand_n be_v restore_a or_o get_v possession_n and_o this_o in_o virtue_n of_o their_o natural_a allegiance_n they_o have_v take_v no_o legal_a oath_n to_o he_o and_o more_o particular_o as_o to_o the_o legal_a oath_n the_o maintenance_n and_o defence_n swear_v in_o that_o be_v with_o respect_n to_o the_o legal_a right_n as_o be_v plain_a in_o the_o oath_n and_o as_o he_o himself_o observe_v p._n 28._o and_o here_o methinks_v it_o shall_v be_v hard_a to_o get_v off_o from_o maintain_v and_o defend_v if_o the_o legal_a right_n be_v allow_v to_o 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we_o be_v not_o bind_v to_o defend_v a_o king_n when_o he_o illegal_o subvert_v the_o law_n or_o legal_a religion_n of_o a_o kingdom_n it_o be_v enough_o in_o conscience_n he_o fancy_n p._n 27._o pattent_o to_o bear_v such_o a_o one_o but_o a_o little_a too_o much_o for_o subject_n to_o venture_v all_o to_o keep_v he_o on_o the_o throne_n to_o oppress_v they_o this_o i_o think_v make_v king_n illegal_a act_n a_o discharge_v of_o subject_n allegiance_n and_o legal_a defence_n which_o agree_v equal_o ill_a in_o my_o opinion_n with_o the_o oath_n of_o allegiance_n and_o with_o passive_a obedience_n for_o that_o be_v to_o be_v so_o passive_a as_o to_o make_v no_o resistance_n and_o to_o be_v so_o obedient_a as_o to_o pay_v all_o due_a service_n and_o allegiance_n even_o to_o such_o illegal_a invader_n of_o religion_n and_o law_n nor_o be_v this_o duty_n take_v off_o by_o the_o abuse_n they_o will_v make_v of_o the_o subject_n performance_n in_o turn_v that_o power_n upon_o they_o 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