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but_o we_o deny_v it_o in_o this_o if_o the_o doctor_n will_v prove_v he_o to_o have_v a_o special_a privilege_n to_o resist_v god_n ordinance_n in_o his_o sovereign_n more_o than_o other_o man_n he_o must_v bring_v the_o grant_n and_o warrant_v for_o it_o otherwise_o david_n must_v come_v under_o the_o common_a condition_n for_o this_o matter_n he_o himself_o acknowledge_v he_o have_v none_o for_o violate_v the_o person_n of_o his_o prince_n and_o sure_a than_o he_o have_v none_o for_o violate_v the_o authority_n of_o his_o prince_n confer_v on_o private_a emissary_n if_o they_o have_v any_o but_o in_o his_o p._n 65._o he_o lay_v hard_a at_o i_o and_o challenge_v not_o only_o my_o reason_n for_o call_v this_o a_o shuffle_n answer_n but_o also_o my_o ingenuity_n who_o confess_v the_o people_n in_o that_o government_n may_v not_o resist_v and_o yet_o do_v urge_v these_o example_n for_o resistance_n answer_v 1._o for_o my_o reason_n i_o have_v make_v it_o appear_v i_o have_v reason_n to_o call_v it_o so_o be_v it_o not_o a_o mere_a evasion_n to_o affirm_v in_o he_o a_o extraordinary_a privilege_n and_o can_v bring_v no_o word_n nor_o warrant_v for_o it_o 2._o for_o my_o ingenuity_n it_o be_v without_o cause_n challenge_v by_o he_o for_o from_o the_o lawfullnesse_n of_o resistance_n of_o unreasonable_a act_n of_o will_n in_o a_o absolute_a monarchy_n where_o reason_n be_v the_o prince_n law_n i_o may_v a_o fortiori_fw-la conclude_v the_o lawfulness_n of_o resist_v of_o instrument_n of_o illegal_a act_n in_o a_o limit_a monarchy_n where_o the_o law_n of_o the_o land_n be_v the_o prince_n law_n and_o bound_n chap._n viii_o the_o 8._o section_n concern_v resistance_n forbid_v rom._n 13._o answer_v now_o we_o be_v come_v to_o his_o principal_a strength_n against_o resistance_n out_o sect._n 1_o of_o rom._n 13._o from_o whence_o nothing_o can_v be_v collect_v against_o any_o resistance_n but_o that_o which_o be_v of_o the_o power_n of_o the_o ordinance_n but_o that_o 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