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the_o tribunitian_a council_n and_o though_o former_o to_o be_v dictator_n consul_n praetor_n or_o censor_n none_o but_o patrician_n be_v to_o be_v admit_v yet_o afterward_o the_o patrician_n magistrate_n be_v to_o share_v and_o communicate_v with_o the_o plebeian_n so_o sextius_n primus_fw-la of_o a_o plebeian_n be_v make_v a_o consul_n which_o then_o be_v ratify_v lege_fw-la licinia_n which_o c._n licinius_n and_o l._n sextius_n tribune_n of_o the_o people_n proclaim_v that_o the_o consulship_n shall_v be_v common_a with_o the_o plebeian_n q._n also_o p._n philo_n and_o cl._n licinius_n stolo_n plebeian_n the_o one_o do_v bear_v the_o office_n of_o praetorship_n the_o other_o the_o master_n of_o the_o horse_n with_o the_o patrician_n moreover_o the_o dictatorship_n in_o which_o be_v place_v the_o great_a glory_n and_o censorship_n we_o find_v to_o be_v in_o common_a with_o the_o plebeian_n for_o both_o m._n rutilius_n the_o first_o dictator_n and_o censor_n then_o q._n pompeius_n and_o q._n metellus_n
who_o violate_v they_o and_o not_o by_o he_o who_o be_v oblige_v only_o on_o condition_n and_o thereby_o become_v free_a of_o the_o obligation_n not_o by_o his_o own_o act_n but_o by_o he_o who_o first_o break_v the_o condition_n therefore_o supreme_a magistrate_n become_v tyrant_n by_o their_o own_o perjury_n and_o break_v their_o covenant_n do_v free_a their_o subject_n from_o their_o oath_n and_o allegiance_n and_o not_o the_o people_n when_o they_o deserve_o make_v use_v of_o their_o power_n to_o curb_v thâ—m_n and_o to_o right_v themselves_o that_o king_n shall_v not_o be_v oblige_v by_o law_n be_v contrary_a to_o all_o the_o receive_v opinion_n and_o sentence_n take_v from_o the_o right_n of_o nature_n by_o the_o most_o profound_a and_o judicious_a lawyer_n eos_n qui_fw-la leges_fw-la ferunt_fw-la legibus_fw-la quoquâ—â—btemâ—â—rare_fw-la &_o quod_fw-la cuique_fw-la juris_fw-la in_o alium_fw-la statuerit_fw-la ipse_fw-la ut_fw-la codem_fw-la jure_fw-la utatur_fw-la &_o nihil_fw-la â—â—perio_fw-la magis_fw-la conducere_fw-la quam_fw-la ex_fw-la legibus_fw-la vivatur_fw-la dignam_fw-la denique_fw-la vocem_fw-la esse_fw-la principem_fw-la legâ—â—us_fw-la â—â—se_fw-la â—ubdâ—tum_fw-la prâ—fitert_n itaque_fw-la quod_fw-la alibi_fw-la à _fw-la juris_fw-la consultis_fw-la dici_fw-la videtur_fw-la principem_fw-la esse_fw-la supra_fw-la leges_fw-la aut_fw-la principem_fw-la à _fw-la legibus_fw-la sâ—lutum_fw-la non_fw-la nisi_fw-la de_fw-fr legibus_fw-la civilibus_fw-la deque_fw-la particulari_fw-la privatorum_fw-la jure_fw-la est_fw-la intelligendum_fw-la verbi_fw-la gratia_fw-la de_fw-la testamentis_fw-la de_fw-fr detractione_n trebellianae_n aut_fw-la falcidianae_n non_fw-la autem_fw-la de_fw-fr jure_fw-la publicâ—_fw-la &_o ad_fw-la statum_fw-la ut_fw-la dici_fw-la solet_fw-la pertinentâ—_n mulcoque_fw-la minus_fw-la de_fw-la jure_fw-la naturali_fw-la aut_fw-la divino_fw-la cui_fw-la quum_fw-la onâ—â—es_fw-la &_o singuli_fw-la homines_fw-la subjiciantur_fw-la quatenus_fw-la homines_fw-la nati_fw-la sunt_fw-la omnino_fw-la efficitur_fw-la aut_fw-la reges_fw-la homines_fw-la non_fw-la esse_fw-la aut_fw-la illos_fw-la hoc_fw-la jure_fw-la teneri_fw-la chap._n vi_o principle_n and_o tenet_n of_o some_o divine_n and_o other_o destructive_n to_o all_o human_a society_n king_n make_v and_o choose_v by_o the_o people_n and_o to_o they_o accountable_a his_o great_a authority_n be_v in_o his_o court_n and_o not_o in_o his_o personal_a command_n the_o people_n choose_v their_o king_n and_o oblige_v they_o by_o law_n which_o they_o swear_v to_o keep_v machiavel_n i_o know_v and_o so_o do_v the_o ecclesiastical_a politician_n instruct_v prince_n how_o they_o may_v treat_v subject_n not_o as_o brethren_n but_o as_o â—â—asts_n as_o the_o base_a beast_n of_o drudgery_n teach_v they_o by_o subtlety_n and_o by_o the_o strength_n of_o the_o militia_n to_o support_v their_o own_o will_n and_o to_o make_v mere_a sponge_n of_o the_o public_a coffer_n with_o which_o his_o write_n be_v full_o fraught_v leviathan_n or_o malmsbury_n hobbs_n be_v position_n or_o sentiment_n smell_v rank_n of_o the_o same_o leaven_n or_o more_o abominable_a if_o more_o abominable_a can_v be_v viz._n that_o the_o power_n of_o king_n can_v without_o his_o consent_n be_v transfer_v to_o another_o that_o he_o can_v forfeit_v it_o that_o he_o can_v be_v accuse_v by_o any_o of_o his_o subject_n of_o injury_n that_o he_o can_v be_v censure_v by_o they_o that_o he_o be_v judge_n of_o doctrine_n that_o he_o be_v sole_a legislator_n and_o supreme_a judge_n of_o controversy_n chap._n 20._o p._n 102._o some_o pulpit_n also_o preach_v much_o after_o the_o same_o rate_n viz._n that_o it_o be_v the_o sacred_a privilege_n of_o king_n only_o for_o their_o offence_n to_o be_v exempt_a from_o all_o human_a jurisdiction_n that_o king_n as_o such_o be_v above_o the_o law_n that_o though_o they_o transgress_v yet_o they_o be_v not_o in_o the_o least_o liable_a to_o the_o censure_n of_o any_o man_n no_o tribunal_n under_o heaven_n have_v power_n to_o take_v cognizance_n of_o they_o or_o call_v they_o into_o question_n p._n 5._o that_o they_o have_v power_n to_o dispense_v with_o the_o law_n at_o their_o pleasure_n p._n 7._o that_o for_o subject_n to_o question_v the_o action_n though_o offensive_a or_o authority_n of_o their_o prince_n be_v inconsistent_a with_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o kingly_a office_n and_o diametrical_o opposite_a to_o the_o liberty_n of_o the_o subject_a p._n 7_o 8._o the_o sceptre_n be_v put_v into_o their_o hand_n by_o god_n almighty_a alone_a and_o with_o that_o the_o power_n he_o give_v they_o be_v so_o great_a as_o that_o he_o make_v they_o capable_a of_o be_v accountable_a to_o none_o but_o god_n himself_o according_a to_o prov._n 8._o 16._o by_o i_o king_n reign_n p._n 16._o that_o king_n may_v alter_v religion_n at_o their_o pleasure_n according_a to_o the_o old_a unalterable_a maxim_n qualis_fw-la rex_fw-la talis_fw-la lex_fw-la p._n 25._o william_n clifford_n be_v sermon_n preach_v at_o wakefield_n octob._n 30._o 1681._o salmasius_n more_o excusable_o as_o be_v a_o stranger_n to_o our_o law_n dance_v after_o the_o same_o pipe_n that_o king_n have_v none_o to_o judge_v they_o but_o god_n only_o that_o they_o be_v above_o law_n that_o by_o no_o law_n write_v or_o unwritten_a natural_a or_o divine_a can_v they_o be_v make_v guilty_a of_o any_o ill_n by_o their_o subject_n or_o towards_o they_o in_o which_o position_n there_o be_v a_o woundy_z deal_n of_o wicked_a policy_n but_o not_o one_o jota_n of_o true_a religion_n and_o piety_n high_o injurious_a to_o the_o liberty_n and_o happiness_n of_o the_o whole_a race_n of_o mankind_n for_o who_o happiness_n and_o solace_n the_o whole_a world_n be_v create_v as_o if_o a_o few_o prince_n and_o potentate_n be_v bear_v like_o leviathan_n only_o to_o take_v their_o pastime_n in_o this_o world_n to_o be_v clothe_v in_o purple_a and_o scarlet_a to_o lie_v upon_o bed_n of_o ivory_n and_o to_o stretch_v themselves_o upon_o couch_n to_o chant_v to_o the_o sound_n of_o the_o vial_n and_o drink_v wine_n in_o bowl_n and_o to_o nourish_v their_o heart_n as_o in_o a_o day_n of_o slaughter_n and_o all_o other_o to_o be_v govern_v with_o whip_n and_o kick_v thorn_n and_o brier_n and_o yet_o we_o must_v not_o so_o much_o as_o mutter_v or_o peep_v against_o they_o or_o say_v what_o do_v thou_o not_o consider_v that_o god_n that_o make_v they_o in_o the_o womb_n make_v these_o and_o make_v they_o all_o equal_a and_o that_o they_o be_v create_v out_o of_o one_o and_o the_o selfsame_a clay_n and_o redeem_v by_o one_o and_o the_o same_o precious_a blood_n without_o respect_n of_o person_n and_o that_o it_o be_v the_o people_n that_o difference_v they_o by_o make_v they_o king_n and_o queen_n and_o prince_n sit_v upon_o throne_n ride_v in_o chariot_n and_o on_o horse_n they_o and_o their_o servant_n and_o not_o they_o the_o people_n what_o be_v this_o but_o to_o be_v brutish_a in_o knowledge_n that_o machiavelli_n and_o hobbs_n shall_v belch_v out_o such_o principle_n i_o do_v not_o much_o wonder_n but_o that_o any_o protestant_a pulpit_n shall_v preach_v out_o such_o doctrine_n i_o stand_v amaze_v to_o such_o the_o 21_o verse_n of_o the_o 10_o chapter_n of_o jeremiah_n may_v just_o be_v apply_v the_o pastor_n be_v become_v brutish_a in_o populo_fw-la regendo_fw-la rex_fw-la habet_fw-la superiorem_fw-la legem_fw-la per_fw-la quam_fw-la factus_fw-la est_fw-la rex_fw-la &_o curiam_fw-la svam_fw-la viz._n comites_fw-la &_o barâ—nes_fw-la comites_fw-la dicuntur_fw-la quasi_fw-la socii_fw-la regis_fw-la &_o qui_fw-la habet_fw-la socium_fw-la habet_fw-la magistrum_fw-la &_o ideo_fw-la si_fw-la rex_fw-la fuerit_fw-la sine_fw-la fraeno_fw-la i._n e._n sine_fw-la lege_fw-la debet_fw-la ei_fw-la fraenum_fw-la ponere_fw-la bracton_n lib._n 2._o c._n 16._o â—â—â—ta_fw-la l._n 1._o c._n 17._o in_o government_n king_n have_v superior_n viz._n the_o law_n by_o which_o they_o be_v make_v king_n and_o his_o court_n of_o parliament_n therefore_o if_o king_n be_v without_o a_o bridle_n i._n e._n without_o the_o law_n they_o ought_v to_o have_v bridle_v put_v upon_o they_o every_o single_a person_n have_v his_o remedy_n by_o law_n in_o the_o court_n of_o judicature_n against_o king_n how_o much_o more_o just_a be_v it_o reasonable_a and_o necessary_a that_o if_o king_n injure_v all_o all_o shall_v have_v their_o remedy_n to_o bridle_n he_o it_o be_v great_a simplicity_n to_o provide_v against_o petty_a injury_n of_o king_n against_o private_a person_n and_o yet_o to_o be_v lawless_a against_o common_a and_o public_a injury_n whereby_o they_o may_v destroy_v all_o without_o law_n that_o by_o law_n can_v not_o injure_v any_o single_a person_n as_o for_o the_o title_n of_o supreme_a head_n and_o governor_n as_o it_o be_v mean_v of_o single_a person_n not_o of_o court_n or_o of_o the_o collective_a body_n in_o parliament_n so_o it_o be_v mean_v in_o curiâ_fw-la not_o in_o camerâ_fw-la in_o his_o court_n that_o his_o majesty_n be_v supreme_a head_n and_o governor_n over_o all_o person_n and_o in_o all_o cause_n and_o not_o in_o his_o private_a capacity_n and_o most_o true_o
and_o most_o proper_o it_o be_v only_o in_o his_o high_a court_n of_o parliament_n wherein_o and_o wherewith_o his_o majesty_n have_v absolute_o the_o supreme_a power_n and_o consequent_o be_v absolute_o supreme_a head_n and_o governor_n from_o whence_o their_o be_v no_o appeal_n and_o without_o doubt_n the_o parliament_n may_v take_v a_o account_n of_o what_o be_v do_v by_o his_o majesty_n in_o his_o inferior_a court_n and_o therefore_o much_o more_o of_o what_o be_v do_v by_o he_o without_o the_o authority_n of_o any_o court._n what_o more_o usual_a than_o for_o parliament_n to_o call_v to_o a_o account_n all_o other_o court_n of_o justice_n and_o all_o officer_n and_o minister_n under_o his_o majesty_n even_o for_o such_o thing_n as_o they_o shall_v do_v against_o the_o law_n though_o by_o his_o majesty_n express_a command_n and_o what_o be_v this_o but_o to_o take_v a_o account_n of_o the_o discharge_n of_o his_o majesty_n trust_n the_o law_n exempt_v his_o majesty_n from_o account_n in_o no_o other_o sense_n than_o it_o exempt_v he_o from_o fault_n because_o he_o be_v to_o do_v public_a affair_n of_o the_o kingdom_n by_o his_o officer_n and_o minister_n of_o state_n and_o not_o by_o himself_o and_o they_o be_v to_o give_v a_o account_n of_o that_o which_o the_o king_n do_v by_o they_o in_o which_o respect_n sir_n william_n thorp_n chief_a justice_n in_o edward_n the_o three_o time_n be_v charge_v for_o break_v the_o king_n oath_n as_o much_o as_o in_o he_o lay_v the_o king_n authority_n be_v above_o his_o person_n and_o his_o personal_a command_n ought_v not_o to_o control_v those_o that_o proceed_v from_o his_o authority_n which_o reside_v in_o his_o court_n and_o his_o law_n and_o in_o his_o person_n act_v by_o the_o one_o and_o according_a to_o the_o other_o we_o be_v real_o such_o admirer_n and_o so_o fond_a of_o kingship_n and_o so_o willing_a to_o excuse_v all_o his_o peccadillo_n that_o we_o retain_v it_o as_o a_o maxim_n that_o the_o king_n can_v do_v no_o wrong_n i._n e._n he_o can_v do_v nothing_o but_o by_o law_n which_o can_v do_v no_o wrong_n and_o if_o he_o do_v against_o the_o law_n his_o personal_a act_n command_n or_o write_n oblige_v no_o more_o than_o if_o they_o be_v a_o child_n and_o the_o book_n call_v he_o a_o infant_n in_o law_n though_o his_o public_a capacity_n be_v not_o in_o nonage_n as_o the_o parliament_n declare_v in_o edward_n vi_o which_o be_v not_o to_o exempt_v he_o from_o error_n or_o excuse_v his_o crime_n but_o to_o show_v that_o he_o ought_v to_o be_v guide_v by_o his_o council_n and_o that_o his_o own_o personal_a grant_n or_o command_n can_v hurt_v any_o more_o than_o a_o infant_n which_o may_v be_v reclaim_v or_o recall_v not_o to_o say_v correct_v by_o the_o court_n of_o justice_n or_o the_o council_n of_o the_o kingdom_n king_n james_n of_o happy_a memory_n in_o his_o speech_n to_o the_o parliament_n at_o white-hall_n march_v 21._o 1009._o tell_v they_o that_o a_o king_n govern_v in_o a_o settle_a kingdom_n leave_v to_o be_v a_o king_n and_o degenerate_v into_o a_o tyrant_n as_o soon_o as_o he_o leave_v off_o to_o rule_v according_a to_o his_o law_n in_o which_o case_n the_o king_n conscience_n may_v speak_v unto_o he_o as_o the_o poor_a widow_n say_v to_o philip_n of_o macedon_n either_o govern_v according_a to_o your_o law_n aut_fw-la ne_fw-la rex_fw-la â—is_fw-la therefore_o all_o king_n that_o arenâ—t_v tyrant_n or_o perjure_a will_n be_v glad_a to_o bound_v themselves_o within_o the_o limit_n of_o their_o law_n and_o they_o that_o persuade_v they_o the_o contrary_n be_v viper_n and_o pest_n both_o against_o they_o and_o the_o commonwealth_n ibid._n 531._o i_o will_v ever_o prefer_v the_o weal_n of_o the_o whole_a commonwealth_n in_o make_v of_o good_a law_n and_o constitution_n to_o any_o particular_a or_o private_a end_n of_o i_o think_v ever_o the_o wealth_n and_o weal_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n to_o be_v my_o great_a weal_n and_o worldly_a felicity_n p._n 493._o the_o argument_n bring_v for_o king_n be_v appoint_v by_o god_n only_o and_o their_o power_n derive_v from_o he_o only_o be_v ground_v on_o some_o few_o wrest_a and_o misunderstand_v place_n of_o scripture_n viz._n by_o i_o king_n reign_n and_o prince_n decree_v justice_n by_o i_o prince_n rule_v and_o noble_n even_o all_o the_o judge_n of_o the_o earth_n prov._n 8._o 15_o 16._o which_o be_v applicable_a to_o all_o other_o government_n as_o well_o as_o regal_a and_o make_v only_o for_o the_o institution_n of_o the_o kingly_a office_n and_o nothing_o at_o all_o for_o the_o designation_n or_o application_n of_o the_o person_n to_o the_o office_n or_o god_n immediate_a nomination_n or_o appointment_n of_o king_n but_o for_o approbation_n of_o kingly_a government_n among_o other_o government_n by_o judge_n or_o other_o whereby_o it_o manifest_o appear_v that_o kingly_a authority_n have_v no_o more_o of_o divine_a right_n than_o any_o other_o form_n of_o government_n and_o it_o be_v manifest_a to_o all_o the_o world_n that_o god_n do_v not_o of_o his_o own_o free_a choice_n primary_o erect_v and_o establish_v regal_a government_n but_o that_o of_o the_o judge_n as_o the_o best_a form_n of_o government_n but_o wave_v his_o own_o prerogative_n and_o wisdom_n and_o to_o gratify_v the_o public_a desire_n of_o a_o froward_a ungrateful_a and_o rebellious_a people_n who_o be_v use_v according_o by_o such_o their_o choice_n and_o feel_v the_o smart_n thereof_o according_o as_o samuel_n foretell_v so_o indulgent_a be_v god_n himself_o to_o national_a desire_v which_o shall_v be_v a_o document_n to_o king_n to_o comply_v very_o ready_o with_o the_o desire_n of_o their_o people_n in_o government_n of_o their_o kingdom_n as_o god_n here_o do_v beside_o i_o must_v repeat_v again_o that_o no_o man_n can_v have_v lawful_a authority_n to_o be_v king_n over_o any_o nation_n but_o he_o must_v have_v it_o either_o immediate_o from_o god_n almighty_n unto_o which_o there_o can_v be_v 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