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in_o place_n and_o dignity_n than_o the_o constitute_v but_o the_o power_n of_o god_n constitute_v the_o power_n of_o king_n ergo_fw-la the_o power_n of_o god_n be_v great_a than_o the_o power_n of_o king_n and_o quod_fw-la efficit_fw-la tale_n magis_fw-la est_fw-la tale_n that_o which_o make_v any_o such_o or_o such_o be_v in_o itself_o much_o more_o such_o or_o such_o but_o the_o king_n give_v power_n to_o the_o people_n ergo_fw-la the_o power_n of_o the_o king_n be_v high_a than_o the_o power_n of_o the_o people_n the_o king_n be_v the_o only_a fountain_n from_o whence_o all_o the_o stream_n of_o authority_n flow_v to_o the_o people_n it_o be_v he_o that_o be_v the_o magazine_n from_o whence_o they_o derive_v their_o power_n and_o derivativa_fw-la potestas_fw-la non_fw-la potest_fw-la esse_fw-la major_a primitiva_fw-la a_o derive_v power_n can_v not_o be_v great_a than_o the_o primitive_a therefore_o those_o man_n who_o place_n sovereignty_n in_o the_o palace_n of_o the_o people_n 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pass_v away_o before_o lex_fw-la terrae_fw-la the_o law_n of_o the_o land_n shall_v deny_v this_o oracle_n omnis_fw-la sub_fw-la rege_fw-la &_o ipse_fw-la sub_fw-la nullo_n nisi_fw-la tantum_fw-la sub_fw-la deo_fw-la all_o man_n be_v under_o the_o king_n and_o the_o king_n be_v under_o none_o but_o god_n this_o be_v that_o divine_a sentence_n quod_fw-la nec_fw-la jovis_n ira_fw-la nec_fw-la ignes_fw-la nec_fw-la poterit_fw-la ferrum_fw-la necedax_fw-la abolere_fw-la vetustas_fw-la which_o neither_o angry_a jove_n nor_o fiery_a vulcan_n neither_o devour_a age_n nor_o the_o bloody_a sword_n a_o worse_a devourer_n than_o that_o shall_v ever_o expunge_v out_o of_o our_o law-book_n or_o explode_v out_o of_o the_o memory_n of_o every_o pious_a man_n this_o be_v that_o which_o many_o worthy_n have_v write_v with_o their_o blood_n and_o seal_v with_o their_o life_n to_o this_o have_v many_o die_v martyr_n who_o fame_n shall_v outlive_v the_o sun_n and_o their_o memory_n be_v engrave_v upon_o the_o marble_n of_o everlasting_a monument_n while_o other_o their_o opposer_n will_v be_v glad_a to_o have_v the_o stench_n of_o their_o ignominious_a name_n bury_v in_o the_o grave_n of_o oblivion_n where_o leave_v they_o let_v we_o return_v to_o our_o king_n for_o nullum_fw-la tempus_fw-la occurrit_fw-la regi_fw-la it_o be_v always_o seasonable_a to_o do_v allegiance_n to_o the_o king_n who_o power_n like_o the_o ocean_n be_v boundless_a and_o his_o authority_n like_o the_o wind_n go_v where_o it_o list_v he_o only_o can_v proclaim_v war_n and_o he_o only_o can_v conclude_v peace_n he_o only_o can_v call_v parliament_n and_o dissolve_v they_o when_o he_o please_v he_o appoint_v what_o magistrate_n he_o please_v and_o turn_v out_o who_o he_o please_v all_o law_n custom_n privilege_n and_o franchise_n be_v grant_v and_o confirm_v to_o the_o people_n by_o he_o he_o raise_v man_n that_o be_v dead_a to_o life_n again_o for_o those_o that_o be_v condemn_v to_o die_v by_o the_o judge_n 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caesari_n render_v to_o caesar_n that_o which_o be_v caesar_n say_v our_o saviour_n quot_fw-la verba_fw-la tot_fw-la argumenta_fw-la his_o word_n shall_v be_v to_o we_o command_n his_o action_n our_o instruction_n and_o his_o obedience_n shall_v be_v our_o pattern_n shall_v the_o lord_n of_o life_n submit_v himself_o unto_o the_o king_n and_o shall_v not_o we_o shall_v he_o give_v caesar_n his_o due_a and_o shall_v not_o we_o shall_v he_o suffer_v himself_o to_o be_v murder_v by_o the_o king_n and_o shall_v we_o murder_v the_o king_n this_o be_v the_o pope_n doctrine_n to_o take_v away_o the_o life_n of_o prince_n and_o â—re_n not_o we_o his_o true_a disciple_n when_o we_o put_v his_o word_n in_o practice_n his_o disciple_n do_v i_o say_v nay_o we_o scorn_v that_o for_o every_o man_n now_o be_v a_o pope_n and_o exercise_v the_o fame_n authority_n but_o let_v we_o forsake_v the_o pope_n and_o learn_v the_o obedience_n of_o true_a subject_n from_o the_o subject_n of_o joshua_n chap._n 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place_n of_o it_o to_o be_v servant_n to_o all_o these_o bear_v the_o cynical_a puritan_n will_v hang_v he_o if_o he_o be_v not_o in_o all_o thing_n so_o pure_a a_o saint_n as_o himself_o and_o the_o independent_a will_v pen_v he_o if_o he_o do_v not_o sole_o depend_v on_o he_o as_o on_o god_n almighty_a the_o rigid_a presbyterian_a will_v bend_v his_o knotty_a brow_n at_o he_o if_o he_o be_v not_o as_o obedient_a to_o he_o as_o a_o water_n spaniel_n and_o the_o dreadful_a anabaptist_n will_v hang_v both_o puritan_n independent_a presbyterian_a and_o king_n and_o all_o if_o they_o will_v not_o be_v baptise_a according_a to_o his_o sacred_a tenet_n the_o quaker_n will_v make_v he_o quake_v and_o theaurau_n john_n will_v crack_v his_o crown_n unless_o he_o do_v esteem_v they_o as_o the_o great_a part_n of_o christ_n kingdom_n and_o can_v any_o wise_a man_n think_v that_o this_o kingdom_n thus_o divide_v can_v stand_v a_o man_n can_v serve_v two_o master_n say_v our_o saviour_n but_o 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