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emperor_n do_v acknowledge_v himself_o the_o son_n and_o pupil_n of_o the_o church_n and_o the_o scholar_n of_o the_o bishop_n what_o more_o do_v papist_n require_v can_v he_o then_o judge_n &_o teach_v his_o father_n judge_n and_o master_n in_o those_o thing_n wherein_o he_o be_v their_o son_n pupil_n and_o scholar_n final_o m._n burhill_n say_v 41._o that_o the_o king_n supreme_a governor_n of_o the_o church_n may_v by_o his_o bishop_n be_v cast_v out_o of_o the_o church_n what_o ambrose_n do_v lawful_o to_o theodosius_n our_o bishop_n may_v do_v lawful_o to_o the_o king_n â—or_a the_o like_a offence_n and_o what_o do_v ambrose_n to_o theodosius_n he_o cast_v he_o by_o sentence_n out_o of_o the_o church_n he_o stand_v ready_a to_o keep_v he_o out_o by_o force_n and_o call_v he_o tyrant_n â—o_o his_o face_n he_o force_v he_o to_o eâ—act_v a_o temporal_a law_n concern_v the_o execution_n of_o the_o sentence_n in_o matter_n of_o â—ife_n and_o death_n he_o command_v he_o out_o of_o the_o 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punishment_n minister_n without_o question_n be_v man_n aristobulus_n it_o be_v hard_o to_o say_v what_o theodidaâ—â—_n
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to_o fear_v death_n and_o to_o be_v ready_a for_o their_o final_a account_n the_o remedy_n which_o theâ—didact_n have_v invent_v against_o this_o mischief_n to_o wit_n that_o this_o doctrine_n be_v continual_o beat_v into_o subject_n ear_n that_o they_o be_v bondman_n to_o their_o prince_n without_o any_o mean_n of_o redemption_n or_o liberty_n to_o run_v from_o they_o how_o cruel_a soever_o they_o become_v towards_o they_o this_o remedy_n i_o sayâ—_n can_v prevent_v but_o may_v rather_o accelerate_v the_o danger_n seneca_n write_v that_o in_o his_o time_n there_o be_v such_o store_n of_o slave_n in_o rome_n 16._o that_o the_o senate_n have_v make_v a_o edict_n that_o they_o shall_v wear_v a_o certain_a mark_n whereby_o they_o may_v be_v discover_v from_o freeman_n â—hey_n be_v glad_a straight_o to_o recall_v it_o see_v the_o danger_n that_o may_v ensue_v if_o â—laves_n shall_v begin_v to_o compare_v their_o multitude_n with_o the_o paucity_n of_o their_o master_n subject_n be_v many_o 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beside_o the_o sword_n of_o the_o temporal_a prince_n prince_n therefore_o for_o conservation_n of_o peace_n must_v keep_v the_o spirit_n in_o awe_n practise_v power_n infallible_a in_o deed_n which_o they_o dare_v not_o challenge_v in_o word_n this_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o the_o secret_a enmity_n between_o power_n of_o king_n and_o fervour_n of_o our_o gospel_n the_o prince_n can_v never_o be_v assure_v of_o our_o gospeler_n by_o the_o principle_n of_o their_o religion_n that_o their_o zeal_n to_o the_o truth_n will_v not_o trouble_v the_o peace_n of_o his_o kingdom_n nor_o ghospeller_n of_o the_o prince_n that_o his_o love_n of_o temporal_a peace_n will_v not_o compel_v they_o to_o trust_v to_o his_o deceaveable_a definition_n whence_o it_o be_v manifest_a that_o so_o long_o as_o the_o one_o shall_v be_v zealon_n and_o fervent_a to_o follow_v and_o preach_v what_o by_o light_n of_o the_o spirit_n they_o conceive_v to_o be_v in_o scripture_n occasion_n can_v be_v want_v to_o the_o 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our_o reformer_n 101._o they_o begin_v with_o bishop_n pull_v they_o from_o their_o seat_n they_o end_v with_o king_n cast_v they_o from_o their_o throne_n book_n have_v be_v write_v of_o this_o argument_n bancroft_n by_o no_o papist_n that_o show_v their_o practice_n and_o doctrine_n to_o be_v in_o the_o high_a degree_n injurious_a to_o king_n 200._o luther_n invective_n i_o omit_v not_o to_o pollute_v your_o ear_n calvin_n be_v more_o modest_a yet_o so_o bold_a with_o king_n as_o to_o write_v that_o when_o they_o resist_v the_o gospel_n 22._o they_o be_v not_o to_o be_v obey_v but_o rather_o we_o ought_v to_o sâ—it_v it_o in_o their_o face_n this_o be_v nothing_o to_o that_o which_o hottoman_n beza_n goodman_n knox_n vrsinus_n buchanan_n to_o forbear_v the_o name_n of_o other_o innumerable_a have_v write_v whereby_o they_o make_v majesty_n subject_a to_o the_o people_n pleasure_n no_o more_o sure_a of_o his_o state_n than_o weathercock_n that_o must_v turnâ—_n with_o the_o wind_n 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and_o set_v who_o they_o please_v to_o govern_v in_o his_o place_n 16._o king_n have_v their_o authority_n from_o the_o people_n and_o the_o people_n may_v take_v it_o away_o again_o as_o man_n may_v revoke_v their_o letter_n of_o attorney_n 159._o if_o king_n without_o fear_n transgress_v god_n law_n they_o ought_v no_o more_o to_o be_v take_v as_o magistrate_n but_o be_v examine_v accuse_v condemn_a and_o punish_v as_o private_a transgressor_n 180.184.185_o when_o magistrate_n do_v not_o their_o duty_n god_n give_v the_o sword_n into_o the_o peopleâ—_n hand_n from_o â—e_n which_o no_o person_n king_n queen_n 〈◊〉_d emperor_n be_v exempt_a be_v idolater_n 〈◊〉_d must_v die_v the_o death_n these_o and_o the_o â—â—ke_v position_n have_v be_v invent_v by_o â—â—e_z zealous_a professor_n of_o our_o religion_n â—he_v same_o or_o worse_a be_v renew_v and_o â—ttered_v by_o the_o feruerous_a reformer_n that_o â—rove_v for_o discipline_n in_o queen_n eliz._n â—ayes_v that_o as_o a_o worthy_a 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by_o â—king_v who_o not_o only_a papist_n but_o also_o we_o protestant_n point_v forth_o as_o a_o monster_n that_o say_v a_o late_a historian_n if_o the_o memory_n of_o former_a tyrant_n and_o of_o their_o cruelty_n be_v dead_a hiâ—_n reign_v alone_o may_v suffice_v to_o bring_v they_o all_o again_o to_o life_n preface_n why_o shall_v his_o gracious_a majesty_n run_v the_o course_n of_o opposition_n begin_v by_o this_o king_n who_o name_n lie_v bury_v in_o disgrace_n and_o infamy_n and_o his_o posterity_n turn_v into_o rottenness_n and_o dust_n especial_o see_v this_o king_n henry_n the_o eight_o as_o he_o part_v from_o his_o noble_a father_n henry_n the_o seven_o his_o affection_n towards_o the_o roman_a bishop_n so_o likewise_o â—e_v degenerate_v from_o the_o love_n that_o his_o say_a noble_a father_n bear_v to_o his_o majesty_n family_n for_o it_o be_v well_o know_v that_o this_o first_o head_n of_o the_o english_a church_n seek_v to_o cast_v the_o houâ—e_n of_o scotland_o from_o succession_n in_o the_o crown_n of_o england_n and_o to_o prevent_v the_o bless_a â—nion_n of_o both_o kingdom_n we_o now_o â—njoy_v which_o bless_v root_v in_o his_o maâ—estyes_n person_n that_o it_o may_v be_v continue_v in_o the_o flourish_a perpetuity_n of_o his_o royal_a issue_n my_o prayer_n be_v that_o they_o may_v not_o be_v drive_v by_o flatterer_n into_o needless_a contention_n with_o the_o church_n against_o which_o none_o ever_o oppose_v themselves_o that_o do_v not_o either_o final_o yield_v or_o utter_o pâ—rish_v philanax_n herein_o you_o have_v full_o satisfy_v i_o now_o i_o desire_v you_o to_o come_v to_o the_o three_o proposition_n and_o the_o second_o pillar_n of_o sovereignty_n devise_v by_o theodidact_n 67._o that_o tyranny_n infidelity_n heresy_n or_o apostasy_n be_v not_o sufficient_a cause_n to_o release_v subject_n oâ—_n their_o obedience_n to_o their_o sovereign_n aristobulus_n have_v you_o not_o put_v i_o in_o mind_n i_o shall_v willing_o have_v forget_v this_o question_n i_o can_v commend_v their_o wisdom_n that_o cause_n or_o permit_v treatise_n that_o plead_v for_o the_o impunity_n of_o tyrant_n to_o be_v set_v forth_o by_o his_o majesty_n special_a authority_n will_v any_o man_n think_v this_o impunity_n will_v be_v so_o eager_o defend_v be_v it_o not_o also_o love_v and_o desire_v or_o love_v for_o mere_a speculation_n sake_n not_o for_o the_o use_n and_o exâ—rcise_v thereof_o it_o be_v enough_o for_o private_a man_n as_o say_v a_o prudent_a augusto_n empress_n to_o her_o husband_n that_o they_o be_v innocent_a but_o prince_n see_v they_o govern_v not_o brute_n beast_n but_o man_n must_v also_o procure_v not_o to_o be_v suspect_v special_o in_o matter_n of_o tyranny_n wherein_o subject_n be_v natural_o jealous_a and_o apt_a to_o think_v the_o worst_a upon_o any_o light_a occasion_n sometime_o weak_a denial_n be_v take_v as_o grant_n king_n that_o could_o detest_v tyranny_n may_v soon_o be_v suspect_v to_o love_v it_o some_o kind_n of_o sin_n may_v never_o be_v name_v without_o great_a show_n of_o execration_n some_o may_v not_o be_v name_v at_o all_o there_o be_v no_o word_n that_o can_v sufficient_o express_v the_o horror_n that_o when_o they_o be_v name_v must_v wait_v upon_o they_o trucidet_fw-la hence_o it_o be_v that_o the_o rule_n of_o tragedy_n command_v that_o bloody_a &_o barbarous_a murder_n be_v not_o represent_v on_o the_o strage_fw-la nor_o relate_v without_o tragical_a declamation_n against_o they_o indignatur_fw-la enim_fw-la privatis_fw-la ac_fw-la prope_fw-la socco_n digniâ—_n carminibus_fw-la narrare_fw-la scaena_fw-la thyesta_fw-la this_o be_v the_o suspicious_a disposition_n of_o man_n 75._o what_o may_v we_o think_v of_o treatise_n set_v forth_o by_o authority_n wherein_o the_o bloody_a cruelty_n be_v relate_v without_o horror_n yea_o their_o author_n be_v name_v as_o worthy_a of_o honour_n not_o as_o monster_n deseâ—â—ing_v banishment_n from_o the_o face_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o memory_n of_o mankind_n what_o be_v this_o but_o to_o cast_v suspicion_n that_o his_o majesty_n secret_o affect_v such_o course_n and_o can_v find_v in_o his_o hart_n that_o most_o merciless_a tyranny_n may_v reign_v impune_o wherein_o the_o wrong_n do_v he_o be_v exceed_o great_a his_o gration_n disposition_n be_v as_o far_o from_o love_a tyranny_n as_o his_o happy_a reign_n from_o the_o exâ—rcise_n of_o it_o philanax_n his_o majesty_n know_a clemency_n &_o innated_a aversion_n from_o blood_n abundant_o confirm_v what_o you_o say_v nor_o do_v he_o stand_v upon_o this_o total_a impunity_n of_o prince_n that_o he_o will_v have_v true_a tyrant_n live_v uncontrolled_a but_o because_o common-people_n be_v so_o lightheaded_a and_o unstayed_a that_o if_o they_o bâ—_n permit_v to_o resist_v their_o prince_n in_o any_o imaginable_a case_n of_o tyranny_n they_o wilâ—_n when_o they_o be_v displease_v with_o himâ—_n though_o without_o cause_n straight_o imagine_v that_o then_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o lawful_a resistance_n aristobulus_n we_o can_v deny_v