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pamphet_n entitle_v presbytery_n no_o papacy_n etc._n etc._n and_o with_o equal_a reason_n may_v the_o same_o ground_n be_v make_v use_n of_o against_o this_o man_n incite_v all_o private_a person_n to_o counteract_v the_o magistrate_n violent_o when_o they_o think_v he_o do_v they_o wrong_a or_o when_o they_o account_v their_o sentence_n unjust_a answ_n 1._o it_o be_v a_o poor_a defence_n of_o a_o weak_a and_o totter_a cause_n to_o follow_v such_o course_n as_o this_o surveyer_n do_v to_o wrest_v and_o wiredraw_v the_o say_n of_o his_o adversary_n be_v neither_o a_o fair_a way_n of_o confirm_v his_o own_o opinion_n nor_o a_o solid_a way_n of_o confute_v his_o adversary_n he_o set_v down_o some_o sentence_n here_o as_o assertion_n of_o lex_fw-la rex_fw-la and_o if_o any_o will_v consult_v the_o place_n cite_v they_o will_v discover_v unhandsome_a deal_n i_o shall_v only_o set_v down_o what_o lex_fw-la rex_fw-la say_v and_o the_o reader_n when_o he_o compare_v may_v judge_v lex_fw-la rex_fw-la say_v pag._n 313._o that_o patient_n bear_v of_o evil_n and_o resistance_n be_v not_o incompatible_a in_o one_o &_o the_o same_o person_n pag._n 314._o he_o say_v one_o act_n of_o grace_n and_o virtue_n be_v not_o contrary_a to_o another_o resistance_n be_v in_o the_o child_n of_o god_n a_o innocent_a act_n of_o self_n preservation_n as_o in_o a_o patient_a suffering_n and_o therefore_o they_o may_v well_o subsist_v in_o one_o and_o ibid._n neither_o suffer_v formal_o as_o suffer_v and_o so_o neither_o can_v non-resisting_a passive_a fall_n under_o any_o moral_a law_n of_o god_n except_o in_o two_o case_n pag._n 322._o when_o a_o man_n may_v preserve_v his_o own_o life_n and_o do_v not_o that_o which_o nature_n law_n allow_v he_o to_o do_v rather_o to_o kill_v as_o be_v kill_v he_o be_v guilty_a of_o self_n murder_n because_o he_o be_v deficient_a in_o the_o duty_n of_o lawful_a self_n defence_n and_o pag._n 463_o it_o be_v not_o dishononrable_a to_o the_o majesty_n of_o the_o ruler_n that_o we_o deny_v passive_a subjection_n to_o he_o when_o he_o punish_v beside_o his_o warrant_n more_o than_o it_o be_v against_o his_o majesty_n and_o honour_n that_o we_o deny_v active_a obedience_n when_o the_o command_v illegal_o i_o shall_v not_o trouble_v the_o reader_n with_o word_n to_o discover_v the_o difference_n betwixt_o what_o lex_fw-la rex_fw-la say_v and_o what_o this_o surveyer_n allege_v he_o do_v say_v see_v the_o judicious_a and_o observant_a reader_n will_n sine_fw-la monitore_fw-la easy_o perceive_v it_o 2._o what_o the_o surveyer_n drive_v at_o in_o make_v this_o parallel_n now_o may_v be_v obvious_a to_o any_o even_o to_o embark_v with_o himself_o and_o his_o party_n the_o few_o of_o those_o who_o be_v for_o the_o public_a resolution_n that_o have_v hitherto_o get_v grace_n of_o the_o lord_n to_o abide_v faithful_a and_o not_o to_o say_v a_o confederacy_n with_o all_o with_o who_o this_o apostate_n generation_n have_v now_o base_o conspire_v against_o chirst_n and_o his_o interest_n but_o we_o hope_v that_o those_o few_o will_v be_v so_o far_o from_o entertain_v their_o former_a prejudices_fw-la against_o their_o faithful_a and_o affectionate_a brethren_n who_o withstand_v these_o resolution_n and_o own_v the_o protestation_n that_o on_o the_o contrare_fw-la perceive_v themselves_o mistake_v as_o to_o what_o they_o fear_v concern_v the_o protester_n as_o if_o they_o have_v intend_v to_o overturn_v all_o discipline_n and_o church_n government_n and_o to_o side_n with_o sectarye_n since_o themselves_o have_v now_o see_v some_o of_o they_o owne_v the_o same_o unto_o death_n and_o become_a a_o martyr_n upon_o the_o account_n of_o church_n privilege_n &_o all_o the_o rest_n scarce_o three_o of_o four_o except_v abide_v faithful_a and_o suffer_v upon_o that_o account_n unto_o this_o day_n and_o since_o with_o all_o they_o see_v the_o fear_n of_o the_o protester_n concern_v the_o inclination_n to_o malignancy_n and_o prelacy_n of_o the_o far_o great_a part_n of_o these_o who_o stiff_o maintain_v these_o resolution_n now_o verify_v beyond_o all_o contradiction_n and_o that_o their_o object_v that_o the_o major_a part_n of_o the_o ministry_n be_v then_o corrupt_v be_v too_o too_o true_a and_o too_o well_o ground_v which_o thing_n if_o these_o faithful_a man_n who_o now_o stand_v have_v but_o suspect_v then_o as_o now_o they_o see_v with_o their_o eye_n they_o will_v we_o be_v confident_a have_v forbear_v to_o have_v side_v with_o they_o in_o these_o debate_n and_o much_o more_o hearty_o have_v concur_v with_o the_o honest_a proposal_n of_o the_o protester_n for_o a_o through_o way_n of_o purge_v the_o church_n of_o such_o corrupt_a naughty_a person_n as_o have_v now_o most_o base_o betray_v the_o interest_n of_o christ_n and_o depart_v from_o their_o profession_n and_o covenant_n and_o make_v that_o church_n a_o hiss_a and_o a_o byword_n to_o all_o nation_n by_o return_v with_o the_o sow_n to_o the_o puddle_n and_o with_o the_o dog_n to_o their_o vomit_n these_o worthy_a man_n i_o say_v perceive_v now_o how_o far_o they_o have_v be_v mistake_v not_o to_o their_o grief_n but_o to_o their_o joy_n as_o famous_a and_o zealous_a mr_n wood_n one_o of_o their_o number_n do_v before_o his_o sickness_n after_o some_o heavy_a groan_n plain_o profess_v and_o declare_v to_o a_o credible_a person_n yet_o on_o life_n to_o verify_v the_o same_o if_o any_o shall_v question_v it_o will_v be_v so_o far_o from_o own_v this_o man_n and_o his_o principle_n that_o they_o will_v rather_o we_o hope_v condemn_v their_o former_a practice_n if_o not_o altogether_o yet_o in_o so_o far_o at_o least_o as_o it_o be_v now_o visible_a they_o do_v tend_v to_o the_o set_n up_o of_o a_o arbitrary_a government_n and_o tyranny_n in_o the_o church_n and_o be_v now_o improve_v by_o this_o surveyer_n to_o confirm_v a_o tyranny_n in_o the_o state_n sure_o they_o now_o see_v what_o some_o at_o least_o of_o these_o who_o be_v very_o active_a and_o forward_a to_o screw_v up_o that_o debate_n to_o the_o hieght_n and_o to_o press_v and_o absolute_a subjection_n may_v have_v be_v drive_a at_o under_o hand_n though_o they_o make_v such_o fair_a profession_n of_o their_o firm_a purpose_n to_o adhere_v to_o presbyterian_a government_n as_o move_v other_o to_o entrust_v they_o with_o the_o management_n of_o their_o affair_n at_o court_n and_o while_n entrust_v therewith_o destroy_v and_o overturn_v the_o whole_a government_n so_o that_o now_o they_o will_v be_v loath_a to_o say_v as_o the_o reviewer_n do_v pag._n 5_o 6._o that_o the_o innocency_n of_o his_o agency_n to_o prevent_v the_o evil_n the_o protester_n be_v endeavour_v to_o bring_v upon_o this_o church_n and_o his_o carriage_n and_o integrity_n in_o manage_v that_o trust_n be_v so_o well_o know_v at_o home_n and_o abroad_o that_o we_o believe_v he_o need_v not_o write_v apologâ—ticks_n against_o the_o slander_n of_o
the_o unite_a and_o consociated_a body_n of_o the_o people_n preserve_v the_o whole_a associate_v body_n and_o her_o right_n and_o be_v instruct_v with_o necessary_a power_n and_o authority_n which_o to_o perform_v they_o be_v oblige_v by_o oath_n 3._o hence_o real_o the_o power_n of_o the_o people_n be_v great_a than_o the_o power_n of_o any_o delegated_a or_o constitute_v by_o they_o for_o the_o cause_n be_v more_o than_o the_o effect_n and_o the_o parliament_n do_v represent_v the_o people_n but_o the_o people_n do_v not_o represente_v the_o parliament_n therefore_o the_o power_n of_o the_o people_n must_v be_v more_o his_o power_n who_o do_v constitute_v another_o or_o depute_v he_o as_o a_o guardian_n to_o some_o business_n or_o to_o oversee_v some_o of_o his_o matter_n be_v great_a than_o any_o power_n which_o that_o other_o depute_a or_o constitute_v curator_n have_v parliament_n then_o be_v but_o as_o tutor_n and_o curator_n unto_o the_o people_n must_v have_v less_o power_n than_o the_o people_n have_v mandans_fw-la vero_fw-la say_v althusius_n pol_fw-la c._n 18._o n._n 92._o vel_fw-la injungens_fw-la alii_fw-la rerum_fw-la suarum_fw-la procurationem_fw-la est_fw-la instar_fw-la imperantis_fw-la rogantisve_fw-la suscipiens_fw-la vero_fw-la talem_fw-la administraetionem_fw-la instar_fw-la obtemperantis_fw-la inservientis_fw-la &_o officium_fw-la suum_fw-la alteri_fw-la praestantis_fw-la so_o that_o the_o parliament_n be_v but_o a_o servant_n to_o the_o people_n and_o the_o power_n of_o a_o master_n be_v always_o superior_a to_o the_o power_n of_o a_o servant_n as_o such_o 4._o it_o be_v irrational_a to_o think_v that_o the_o people_n in_o choose_v the_o ephori_fw-la or_o parliament-member_n and_o commit_v the_o administration_n of_o their_o weighty_a affair_n unto_o they_o do_v denude_v themselves_o of_o all_o that_o innate_a and_o radical_a power_n which_o they_o have_v to_o manage_v their_o own_o matter_n see_v no_o urgent_a necessity_n can_v compel_v they_o to_o it_o nor_o any_o foresee_a advantage_n or_o profit_n which_o thereby_o can_v redound_v unto_o they_o move_v they_o and_o persuade_v they_o thereunto_o but_o on_o the_o contrary_a much_o hazard_n and_o disadvantage_n may_v at_o the_o very_a first_o appear_v upon_o such_o a_o surrender_n as_o this_o much_o less_o can_v they_o denude_v themselves_o of_o that_o power_n of_o self_n defence_n which_o by_o no_o law_n of_o god_n or_o man_n they_o may_v law_n full_o give_v away_o 5._o whatever_o power_n parliament_n have_v it_o be_v to_o be_v exerce_v and_o put_v in_o practice_n for_o the_o good_a and_o advantage_n of_o the_o people_n their_o power_n be_v for_o the_o profit_n and_o not_o for_o the_o hurt_n of_o the_o people_n and_o to_o this_o scope_n and_o end_n shall_v they_o level_v all_o their_o labour_n travail_n pain_n endeavour_n care_n thought_n consultation_n conference_n vote_n deliberation_n and_o conclusion_n l._n imperial_a c._n de_fw-fr nuptijs_fw-la l._n be_v a_o zenone_n c._n the_o quadr_n l._n 8._o c._n de_fw-fr legibus_fw-la l._n praecipimus_fw-la 34._o c._n the_o appell_n see_v althus_n pol._n c._n 18._o n._n 7_o 17._o 6._o hence_o their_o power_n be_v not_o absolute_a infinite_a or_o unlimited_a but_o have_v its_o own_o bound_n and_o limit_n over_o which_o it_o can_v lawful_o pass_v they_o be_v to_o rule_v and_o do_v all_o for_o god_n and_o the_o good_a of_o the_o realm_n who_o servant_n they_o be_v they_o be_v the_o minister_n of_o god_n for_o the_o people_n good_a rom._n 13._o 4._o 7._o when_o they_o transgress_v their_o true_a limit_n which_o no_o man_n will_v say_v be_v impossible_a by_o command_v what_o god_n have_v forbid_v or_o forbid_v what_o god_n have_v command_v in_o his_o holy_a law_n or_o when_o they_o seek_v not_o the_o public_a good_a of_o the_o land_n but_o their_o own_o private_a advantage_n they_o be_v not_o but_o cease_v to_o be_v the_o minister_n of_o god_n and_o of_o the_o people_n and_o become_v private_a person_n who_o ought_v not_o in_o these_o particular_n wherein_o they_o go_v beyond_o their_o bound_n to_o be_v obey_v as_o say_v althusius_n ubr_fw-la supra_fw-la n._n 41._o and_o prove_v by_o many_o author_n and_o the_o reason_n be_v clear_a for_o no_o inferior_a can_v disannul_v god_n law_n or_o free_v we_o from_o subjection_n thereunto_o they_o have_v no_o power_n to_o command_v sin_n god_n never_o give_v they_o such_o a_o power_n and_o the_o people_n can_v not_o give_v it_o for_o they_o have_v it_o not_o themselves_o neither_o have_v they_o a_o power_n to_o wrong_v and_o destroy_v themselves_o and_o so_o they_o can_v not_o give_v this_o unto_o they_o 8._o if_o these_o ephori_fw-la or_o trustee_n betray_v their_o trust_n and_o feel_v or_o base_o give_v away_o the_o libertye_n and_o privilege_n of_o the_o people_n which_o they_o be_v entrust_v with_o the_o people_n can_v thereby_o be_v bring_v into_o a_o remediless_a condition_n or_o lose_v their_o privilege_n without_o all_o hope_n of_o recovery_n if_o a_o tutor_n waste_v and_o destroy_v the_o pupil_n estate_n the_o law_n provide_v a_o remedy_n for_o the_o pupil_n if_o a_o commissioner_n or_o deputy_n betray_v his_o trust_n the_o master_n loss_n thereby_o be_v not_o irremediable_a if_o a_o advocate_n betray_v a_o client_n cause_n the_o client_n will_v find_v some_o relief_n the_o people_n right_a say_v althusius_fw-la ubi_fw-la supra_fw-la n_o 124_o suffer_v no_o prejudice_n nor_o do_v the_o prince_n obtain_v any_o more_o tyrannical_a power_n by_o the_o negligence_n perfidy_n deceit_n collusion_n treachery_n prevarication_n and_o conspiracy_n of_o the_o ephori_fw-la or_o primores_fw-la regni_fw-la with_o the_o prince_n for_o it_o be_v unjust_a &_o absurd_a to_o affirm_v that_o the_o ephori_fw-la or_o parliament-man_n can_v transfer_v unto_o the_o tyrant_n what_o they_o never_o have_v themselves_o or_o can_v destroy_v or_o alienate_v the_o right_n of_o the_o community_n in_o prejudice_n of_o the_o whole_a realm_n and_o that_o contrare_fw-la to_o the_o fundamental_a law_n of_o the_o land_n or_o such_o as_o the_o prince_n swear_v to_o maintain_v and_o which_o contain_v the_o spirit_n and_o life_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n from_o these_o irrefragable_a truth_n so_o consonant_a to_o right_a reason_n and_o attest_v by_o learned_a politician_n it_o will_v clear_o follow_v 1._o that_o the_o people_n case_n be_v not_o worse_o by_o parliament_n than_o it_o will_v have_v be_v without_o they_o 2._o that_o parliament_n can_v tyrannize_v by_o any_o law_n or_o right_n over_o people_n 3._o that_o no_o treachery_n or_o perfidy_n of_o parliament_n neglect_v their_o duty_n or_o betray_v their_o trust_n can_v prejudge_v the_o people_n of_o their_o due_a right_n and_o privilege_n 4._o parliament_n not_o concur_v with_o the_o people_n in_o their_o necessary_a defence_n can_v loose_v they_o from_o the_o obligation_n of_o nature_n to_o defend_v themselves_o from_o tyranny_n and_o intolerable_a oppression_n 5._o if_o parliament_n in_o stead_n of_o act_v the_o part_n of_o trustee_n tutor_n curator_n delegate_n and_o servant_n shall_v turn_v tyrant_n wolf_n tiger_n and_o enemy_n to_o the_o commonwealth_n themselves_o of_o conspire_v join_v or_o enter_v into_o a_o confederacy_n with_o a_o tyrant_n and_o so_o seek_v the_o destruction_n of_o the_o community_n the_o community_n be_v allow_v to_o see_v to_o the_o preservation_n of_o their_o own_o right_n and_o privilege_n the_o best_a way_n they_o can_v 6._o and_o so_o in_o some_o case_n when_o the_o hazard_n be_v great_a the_o loss_n irreparable_a private_a person_n may_v defend_v themselves_o against_o manifest_a tyranny_n and_o oppression_n without_o parliament_n all_o this_o seem_v to_o be_v clear_a and_o undeniable_a in_o th_a let_v we_o next_o see_v what_o way_n this_o shall_v suit_n or_o what_o more_o can_v be_v say_v for_o our_o case_n in_o hypoth_a and._n 1._o it_o be_v beyond_o contradiction_n that_o the_o late_a parliament_n do_v base_o betray_v its_o trust_n for_o politician_n tell_v we_o that_o it_o belong_v to_o these_o ephori_fw-la to_o vindicate_v and_o maintain_v the_o compact_n and_o covenant_n which_o be_v betwixt_o the_o prince_n and_o the_o people_n to_o keep_v the_o prince_n or_o the_o supreme_a administrator_n of_o justice_n within_o his_o bound_n and_o limit_n that_o he_o turn_v not_o a_o tyrant_n or_o a_o oppressor_n of_o the_o people_n to_o hinder_v he_o from_o violate_v the_o law_n of_o god_n to_o restrain_v and_o coërce_v he_o from_o violate_v the_o law_n of_o the_o land_n and_o the_o right_n of_o the_o kingdom_n to_o hinder_v the_o execution_n of_o the_o unjust_a and_o illegal_a decree_n and_o mandate_n of_o the_o prince_n to_o defend_v the_o proper_a and_o incommunicable_a right_n and_o privilege_n of_o the_o people_n to_o cognosce_fw-la whether_o the_o supreme_a magistrate_n have_v do_v his_o duty_n or_o not_o and_o to_o hinder_v he_o from_o commit_v tyranny_n see_v for_o these_o particular_n 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as_o they_o shall_v rather_o honour_v and_o high_o reward_v will_v not_o any_o body_n smile_v at_o such_o a_o consequence_n and_o yet_o such_o be_v his_o here_o let_v he_o make_v it_o to_o appear_v that_o the_o matter_n of_o the_o action_n of_o these_o person_n be_v lawful_a and_o the_o necessity_n extreme_a and_o the_o case_n be_v the_o same_o as_o to_o the_o deficiency_n of_o other_o to_o do_v the_o work_n and_o that_o they_o be_v in_o a_o probable_a capacity_n to_o do_v it_o &_o then_o he_o shall_v speak_v more_o home_n to_o the_o case_n he_o need_v not_o tell_v his_o reader_n pag._n 107._o that_o such_o abominable_a course_n carry_v on_o under_o pretext_n of_o heroic_a motion_n and_o rare_a exitation_n of_o the_o spirit_n shall_v make_v the_o fearer_n of_o god_n very_o cautelous_a against_o the_o principle_n of_o this_o man_n which_o lead_v this_o way_n for_o that_o man_n neither_o approve_v these_o course_n nor_o any_o such_o like_a nor_o do_v his_o principle_n lead_v that_o way_n 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the_o place_n cite_v pag._n 18._o be_v speak_v of_o open_a idolatry_n blasphemy_n perjury_n vent_v and_o spread_v of_o heresy_n and_o such_o like_a abomination_n which_o be_v most_o dishonourable_a to_o god_n &_o pernicious_a to_o all_o commonwealth_n aught_o say_v he_o by_o all_o mean_n to_o be_v suppress_v that_o be_v by_o all_o fair_a and_o possible_a mean_n for_o illud_fw-la tantum_fw-la possumus_fw-la quod_fw-la jure_fw-la possumus_fw-la and_o so_o have_v he_o not_o be_v too_o captious_a be_v reason_n of_o it_o be_v like_o his_o green_a wound_n he_o may_v have_v spare_v the_o rest_n and_o to_o his_o liturgical_a prayer_n follow_v that_o the_o life_n our_o dread_a sovereign_n may_v be_v bind_v up_o with_o the_o lord_n his_o god_n in_o the_o bâ—undle_n of_o life_n and_o also_o that_o the_o same_o great_a and_o good_a god_n may_v be_v a_o shield_n and_o buckler_n to_o his_o servant_n who_o desire_v in_o honour_v of_o the_o king_n to_o fear_v he_o the_o king_n of_o king_n above_o 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