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english_a 81._o co._n lib._n 2.15_o le_fw-fr roy_fw-fr est_fw-fr caput_fw-la &_o salus_fw-la reipublicae_fw-la &_o à _fw-la capite_fw-la bona_fw-la valetudo_fw-la tranfit_a in_fw-la omnes_fw-la lib._n 4.124_o the_o king_n be_v the_o fountain_n of_o justice_n tranquillity_n and_o repose_n plowden_n 242._o therefore_o nil_fw-la desperandum_fw-la rege_fw-la deuce_fw-la &_o auspice_n rege_fw-la nothing_o can_v come_v amiss_o to_o we_o the_o king_n be_v our_o guide_n and_o sovereign_n reges_fw-la sacro_fw-la aleo_fw-la uncti_fw-la spiritualis_fw-la jurisdictionis_fw-la sunt_fw-la capaces_fw-la king_n be_v the_o lord_n anoint_v be_v nurse_v father_n to_o our_o church_n the_o king_n of_o england_n est_fw-la monarcha_fw-la &_o imperator_fw-la in_o regno_fw-la svo_fw-la davis_n irish_a report_v fol._n 60._o the_o almighty_a have_v say_v that_o they_o be_v god_n and_o our_o common_a law_n of_o england_n be_v found_v on_o the_o law_n of_o god_n do_v likewise_o attribute_v to_o they_o a_o shadow_n of_o the_o divine_a excellency_n viz._n wingates_n maxim_n fol._n 301._o 1_o divine_a perfection_n 2_o infiniteness_n 3._o majesty_n 4_o sovereignty_n 5._o perpetuity_n 6._o justice_n 7._o truth_n 8_o omniscienc_n of_o which_o i_o have_v already_o treat_v nay_o as_o god_n be_v a_o king_n in_o heaven_n so_o the_o king_n be_v style_v a_o god_n upon_o earth_n finch_n 81._o he_o be_v the_o head_n father_n physician_n and_o husband_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n he_o be_v god_n lieutenant_n deputy_n vicegerent_n receive_v his_o commission_n from_o god_n not_o from_o the_o people_n these_o be_v the_o title_n which_o the_o common_a law_n of_o england_n give_v to_o the_o king_n a_o divine_a sentence_n be_v in_o the_o lip_n of_o the_o king_n his_o mouth_n transgress_v not_o in_o judgement_n prov._n 16.10_o say_v god_n word_n therefore_o the_o law_n receive_v it_o for_o a_o maxim_n that_o the_o king_n can_v do_v no_o wrong_n co._n lit._n f._n 19_o he_o be_v rex_fw-la gratia_fw-la dei_fw-la non_fw-la populi_fw-la king_n by_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n not_o of_o the_o people_n the_o most_o high_a rule_v in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o man_n and_o give_v it_o to_o whosoever_o he_o will_v dan._n 4.17_o therefore_o all_o the_o land_n and_o tenement_n in_o england_n in_o the_o hand_n of_o subject_n be_v hold_v mediate_o or_o immediate_o of_o the_o king_n but_o the_o king_n be_v tenant_n to_o none_o but_o god_n 8_o h._n 7_o 12._o co._n lit._n 1._o for_o praedium_fw-la domini_fw-la regis_fw-la est_fw-la directum_fw-la dominium_fw-la cujus_fw-la nullus_fw-la author_n est_fw-la nisi_fw-la deus_fw-la only_a god_n be_v the_o author_n and_o donor_n of_o the_o king_n dominion_n therefore_o the_o possession_n of_o the_o king_n be_v call_v sacra_fw-la patrimonia_fw-la &_o dominica_n coronae_fw-la regis_fw-la the_o king_n be_v the_o lord_n anoint_v 1_o sam._n 10.1_o therefore_o the_o law_n give_v reverence_n to_o his_o person_n and_o make_v he_o supreme_a in_o ecclesiastical_a cause_n the_o villain_n of_o a_o lord_n in_o the_o presence_n of_o the_o king_n can_v be_v seize_v because_o the_o presence_n of_o the_o king_n be_v a_o protection_n to_o the_o villain_n for_o that_o time_n 27_o ass_n pla._n 49._o be_v it_o fit_a to_o say_v to_o a_o king_n thou_o be_v wicked_a and_o to_o prince_n you_o be_v ungodly_a job_n 34.18_o therefore_o no_o civil_a much_o less_o criminal_a action_n lie_v against_o the_o king_n if_o he_o do_v unjust_o the_o only_a remedy_n against_o the_o king_n be_v by_o petition_n and_o supplication_n for_o who_o shall_v command_v the_o king_n stamford_n praer_n fol._n 5._o bracton_n fol._n 5._o flera_fw-fr fol._n 17._o finch_n 13._o the_o prerogative_n which_o the_o common-law_n give_v the_o king_n be_v so_o large_a as_o sir_n henry_n finch_n say_v that_o you_o shall_v find_v that_o to_o be_v law_n almost_o in_o every_o case_n of_o the_o king_n that_o be_v law_n in_o no_o case_n of_o the_o subject_a finch_n fol._n 85._o
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in_o stead_n of_o prove_v a_o keeper_n to_o the_o traitorous_a keeper_n he_o have_v approve_v himself_o a_o glorious_a dâ—â—ender_n of_o our_o liberty_n for_o which_o trophy_n of_o honour_n shall_v be_v erect_v to_o his_o eternal_a renown_n neither_o will_v our_o king_n spare_v heap_v of_o reward_n upon_o his_o so_o memorable_a merit_n at_o his_o return_n to_o his_o own_o house_n which_o the_o general_n have_v sweep_v for_o he_o and_o turn_v out_o they_o who_o make_v it_o aden_v of_o thief_n on_o tuesday_n the_o 21._o day_n of_o february_n 1659._o ah_o day_n which_o deserve_v more_o solemnisation_n than_o gunpowder_n treason_n day_n for_o than_o we_o be_v deliver_v from_o those_o who_o only_o intend_v to_o destroy_v king_n and_o parliament_n but_o now_o we_o be_v deliver_v from_o those_o who_o actual_o do_v destroy_v both_o king_n and_o parliament_n and_o so_o consequent_o the_o whole_a kingdom_n general_n monk_n our_o famous_a patron_n conduct_v the_o seclude_v member_n to_o the_o 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