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and_o indispersible_a subjection_n will_v far_o more_o rational_o and_o plausible_o infer_v a_o illimited_a and_o absolute_a obedience_n can_n he_o with_o any_o colour_n of_o sense_n or_o reason_n infer_v that_o he_o maintain_v that_o passive_a subjection_n to_o unjust_a law_n and_o punishment_n where_o there_o be_v power_n to_o make_v active_a violent_a resistance_n be_v a_o great_a sin_n than_o active_a obedience_n to_o unlawful_a command_n of_o magistrate_n be_v this_o a_o fair_a way_n of_o dispute_v to_o say_v that_o one_o make_v that_o the_o state_n of_o the_o question_n which_o he_o draw_v from_o the_o assertion_n of_o his_o adverry_n naphtaly_n allaige_v that_o absolute_a subjection_n be_v as_o repugnant_a to_o reason_n as_o absolute_a obedience_n do_v he_o therefore_o make_v this_o the_o state_n of_o the_o question_n or_o give_v ground_n for_o it_o that_o absolute_a subjection_n be_v more_o sinful_a than_o absolute_a obedience_n again_o what_o can_v he_o draw_v out_o of_o these_o word_n of_o naphtaly_n pag._n 157._o second_o it_o be_v answer_v that_o rise_n up_o against_o authority_n itself_o the_o ordinance_n of_o god_n and_o disobey_v the_o power_n therewith_o vesy_v stand_v and_o act_v in_o their_o right_a line_n of_o subordination_n be_v indeed_o rebellion_n and_o as_o the_o sin_n of_o witchcraft_n but_o to_o resist_v and_o rise_v up_o against_o person_n abuse_v sacred_a authority_n and_o rebel_a against_o god_n the_o supreme_a be_v rather_o to_o adhere_v to_o god_n as_o our_o liege_n lord_n and_o to_o vindicate_v both_o curselve_n and_o his_o abuse_a ordinance_n form_v man_n wiâ—kednnesse_n and_o tyranny_n can_n he_o hence_o infer_v that_o naphtaly_n judge_v it_o no_o rebellion_n for_o private_a subject_n to_o disobey_v power_n act_v in_o a_o right_a subordination_n when_o they_o in_o their_o judgement_n of_o discretion_n judge_v that_o they_o deviat_v from_o that_o line_n of_o subordination_n sure_o he_o must_v have_v some_o needle_n head_n that_o 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that_o such_o way_n of_o deal_n declare_v he_o to_o be_v unworthy_a of_o his_o wage_n for_o may_v not_o all_o who_o read_v that_o book_n see_v a_o clear_a other_o scope_n there_o intend_v then_o what_o he_o here_o fancy_v and_o know_v that_o from_o no_o sentence_n in_o all_o that_o book_n can_v such_o conclusion_n be_v draw_v as_o he_o here_o say_v be_v the_o main_a scope_n of_o it_o o_o but_o he_o must_v be_v audacious_a and_o affront_v to_o say_v that_o the_o author_n of_o naphtaly_n not_o only_o make_v a_o proclamation_n to_o all_o mere_a private_a person_n not_o have_v any_o noble_n and_o magistrate_n among_o they_o to_o make_v insurrection_n against_o all_o magistrate_n from_o the_o high_a to_o the_o low_a and_o against_o the_o plurality_n of_o the_o people_n if_o they_o think_v themselves_o in_o probable_a capacity_n and_o not_o only_o so_o but_o give_v to_o they_o a_o liberty_n to_o pull_v all_o magistrate_n out_o of_o their_o seat_n to_o install_v themselves_o and_o to_o punish_v magistrate_n who_o as_o he_o say_v have_v forfaut_v their_o right_n by_o the_o abuse_n thereof_o as_o he_o do_v pag_n 21._o what_o will_v not_o such_o shameless_a boldness_n adventure_v to_o aver_v with_o the_o great_a confidence_n but_o such_o as_o be_v wife_n will_v not_o believe_v every_o thing_n that_o such_o as_o have_v make_v shipwrak_fw-mi of_o faith_n and_o of_o a_o good_a conscience_n and_o have_v possess_v themselves_o of_o a_o debauch_a conscience_n have_v the_o impudence_n to_o affirm_v without_o blush_v cap._n ii_o three_o argument_n propose_v take_v i._o from_o the_o concession_n of_o adversary_n 2_o the_o resistance_n of_o parliament_n 3._o the_o light_n &_o law_n of_o nature_n have_v thus_o clear_v the_o true_a state_n of_o the_o question_n we_o shall_v now_o fall_v about_o the_o confirm_v of_o the_o affirmative_a and_o so_o take_v occasion_n to_o examine_v what_o this_o surveyer_n say_v as_o he_o come_v in_o our_o way_n and_o though_o there_o shall_v not_o be_v great_a necessity_n to_o confirm_v our_o hypothesis_n or_o the_o present_a question_n under_o debate_n unto_o such_o as_o have_v not_o prostitute_v their_o soul_n unto_o a_o brutish_a belief_n of_o a_o absolute_a and_o indispensible_a subjection_n or_o submission_n in_o all_o case_n whatsoever_o unto_o the_o lust_n and_o rage_n of_o man_n abuse_v their_o power_n and_o place_n and_o overturning_a that_o good_a order_n which_o god_n only_o wise_a estabished_a in_o his_o love_n and_o favour_n for_o the_o good_a mankind_n yet_o because_o this_o seem_v to_o be_v a_o age_n wherein_o the_o spirit_n of_o many_o of_o sink_v below_o that_o of_o beast_n and_o man_n of_o no_o conscience_n or_o at_o best_a debauch_a conscience_n have_v willing_o surrender_v their_o privilege_n as_o man_n and_o assume_v the_o slavish_a disposition_n of_o bondman_n that_o for_o their_o own_o base_a end_n a_o little_a maze_n of_o pottage_n they_o may_v gratify_v such_o as_o be_v nothing_o less_o than_o what_o 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mind_n against_o the_o commonwealth_n doct_n fern_n also_o acknowledge_v that_o personal_a defence_n be_v lawful_a against_o the_o sudden_a and_o illegal_a assault_n of_o the_o king_n messenger_n yea_o of_o the_o prince_n himself_o thus_o far_o to_o ward_v his_o blow_n to_o hold_v his_o hand_n so_o when_o the_o assault_n be_v inevitable_a and_o else_o where_o he_o grant_v it_o lawful_a to_o resist_v the_o king_n cutthroat_n so_o arnisaeus_n de_fw-fr author_n princip_n cap._n 2._o n._n 10._o grant_v it_o lawful_a to_o private_a person_n to_o resist_v the_o king_n when_o he_o act_v extrajudicial_o and_o crotius_n de_fw-fr jur_fw-fr bell_n &_o pac_n lib._n i._o c._n 4._o n._n 7._o seem_v to_o say_v that_o the_o law_n of_o non-resistence_a do_v not_o oblige_v in_o certane_v &_o extreme_a danger_n see_v some_o divine_a law_n though_o general_o propose_v have_v this_o tacit_a exception_n of_o extreme_a necessity_n and_o give_v this_o for_o a_o ground_n that_o the_o law_n of_o 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the_o end_n of_o that_o section_n he_o
this_o even_a in_o beast_n his_o next_o restriction_n be_v this_o a_o man_n just_o condemn_v to_o death_n both_o according_a to_o a_o just_a law_n and_o by_o a_o just_a process_n according_a to_o law_n may_v not_o use_v violent_a self_n defence_n against_o the_o magistrate_n with_o re-offending_a he_o ans_fw-fr it_o be_v grant_v what_o then_o will_v it_o therefore_o follow_v that_o this_o principle_n of_o self_n preservation_n be_v so_o restrict_v as_o that_o a_o whole_a land_n or_o a_o considerable_a part_n thereof_o be_v unjust_o condemn_v both_o by_o a_o unjust_a law_n and_o by_o a_o unjust_a process_n according_a to_o or_o without_o that_o unjust_a law_n may_v not_o defend_v themselves_o against_o the_o magistrate_n emissary_n send_v to_o destroy_v without_o respect_n have_v either_o to_o law_n or_o conscience_n then_o he_o tell_v we_o that_o lex_fw-la rex_fw-la be_v too_o bold_a and_o come_v too_o near_o to_o blaspheme_v god_n by_o say_v that_o it_o be_v a_o mighty_a defect_n in_o divine_a providence_n that_o man_n shall_v not_o have_v as_o large_a a_o liberty_n to_o defend_v themselves_o violent_o as_o beast_n have_v and_o that_o man_n be_v in_o a_o worse_a condition_n than_o beast_n if_o as_o beast_n have_v always_o power_n to_o defend_v themselves_o violent_o with_o their_o horn_n heel_n tooth_n etc._n etc._n so_o man_n shall_v not_o have_v as_o large_a a_o liberty_n in_o every_o case_n to_o use_v violence_n upon_o magistrate_n put_v they_o to_o vexation_n or_o perhaps_o trouble_v they_o in_o life_n state_n etc._n etc._n but_o where_o find_v he_o these_o word_n in_o lex_fw-la rex_fw-la the_o author_n of_o lex_fw-la rex_fw-la say_v pag._n 334._o it_o be_v a_o mighty_a defect_n in_o providence_n to_o man_n if_o dog_n by_o nature_n may_v defend_v themselves_o against_o wolf_n bull_n against_o lion_n dove_n against_o hawk_n if_o a_o man_n in_o the_o absence_n of_o the_o lawful_a magistrate_n shall_v not_o defend_v himself_o against_o unjust_a violence_n but_o one_o man_n may_v raise_v army_n of_o papist_n sick_a for_o blood_n to_o destroy_v innocent_a man_n but_o this_o be_v far_o from_o as_o large_a a_o liberty_n in_o every_o case_n and_o come_v no_o way_n near_o to_o blasphemy_n but_o be_v a_o real_a truth_n suppose_v lex_fw-la rex_fw-la have_v say_v so_o which_o i_o find_v not_o it_o have_v not_o be_v apposite_a to_o his_o point_n now_o while_o he_o be_v speak_v of_o oppose_v magistrate_n not_o put_v to_o vexation_n or_o perhaps_o trouble_v in_o life_n state_n etc._n etc._n but_o right_o execute_v a_o just_a law_n against_o a_o malefactor_n which_o the_o worthy_a author_n of_o lex_fw-la rex_fw-la will_v never_o have_v own_v but_o will_v have_v say_v that_o the_o magistrate_n be_v bind_v to_o execute_v god_n law_n against_o mensworne_a apostat_n such_o as_o he_o and_o his_o fraternity_n be_v &_o that_o they_o be_v bind_v to_o submite_v to_o the_o stroke_n of_o justice_n thrid_o he_o say_v pag_n 16._o may_v not_o the_o exercise_n of_o self_n defence_n and_o violent_a resistance_n be_v restrain_v by_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n and_o the_o power_n of_o his_o command_n for_o submission_n abide_v upon_o a_o man_n spirit_n as_o in_o isaac_n case_n who_o do_v not_o resist_v his_o age_a father_n go_v to_o sacrifice_v he_o ans_fw-fr whether_o isaac_n make_v any_o forceable_a resistance_n or_o not_o we_o know_v not_o scripture_n be_v silent_a but_o it_o tell_v we_o his_o father_n bind_v he_o we_o acknowledge_v god_n be_v lord_n of_o life_n but_o no_o man_n be_v and_o he_o may_v restrain_v by_o his_o will_n and_o work_n on_o the_o spirit_n so_o as_o a_o man_n who_o lawful_o may_v flee_v and_o save_v his_o life_n shall_v not_o have_v power_n to_o do_v so_o but_o abide_v and_o glorify_v he_o by_o give_v a_o faithful_a testimony_n unto_o his_o truth_n when_o question_v but_o think_v he_o that_o such_o instance_n be_v bind_v precedent_n sure_a than_o he_o shall_v contradict_v his_o own_o doctrine_n cap._n 4._o or_o think_v he_o that_o a_o body_n of_o a_o people_n or_o a_o considerable_a part_n thereof_o shall_v not_o exercise_v lawful_o this_o privilege_n of_o self_n defence_n &_o violent_a resistance_n when_o neither_o the_o law_n of_o god_n nor_o such_o extraordinary_a force_n or_o restraint_n of_o god_n on_o the_o spirit_n but_o the_o vain_a plead_n of_o court_n parasite_n will_v have_v it_o restrain_v four_o pag._n 17._o he_o say_v may_v not_o the_o defence_n of_o our_o temporal_a life_n in_o some_o case_n cease_z for_o the_o preservation_n of_o the_o eternal_a life_n of_o our_o neighbour_n when_o it_o come_v to_o that_o that_o the_o defence_n of_o the_o one_o shall_v be_v the_o certane_v loss_n of_o the_o other_o ans_fw-fr true_o and_o therefore_o he_o and_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o perjure_a clergy_n shall_v much_o more_o cease_v from_o the_o preservation_n or_o ratherusurpation_n of_o their_o place_n live_n and_o dignity_n when_o so_o long_o as_o they_o domineer_v there_o be_v certane_v ruin_n to_o religion_n and_o to_o the_o soul_n of_o many_o thousand_o and_o again_o if_o a_o man_n may_v lay_v down_o his_o natural_a life_n for_o the_o preservation_n of_o of_o the_o soul_n of_o his_o neighbour_n much_o more_o may_v he_o with_o other_o hazard_v the_o same_o in_o oppose_v unjust_a violence_n for_o the_o defence_n of_o the_o pure_a religion_n whereby_o thousand_o of_o soull_n may_v be_v eternal_o preserve_v but_o do_v he_o think_v that_o a_o nation_n or_o a_o whole_a countrey-side_n be_v to_o give_v up_o their_o life_n to_o the_o sword_n of_o the_o king_n mercylesse_a emissary_n for_o to_o preserve_v the_o vain_a pomp_n and_o to_o fill_v the_o belly_n of_o a_o few_o dron_n who_o god_n be_v their_o belly_n though_o they_o shall_v account_v that_o their_o eternal_a life_n and_o all_o their_o felicity_n five_o say_v he_o do_v not_o this_o obligation_n cease_v for_o the_o public_a good_a and_o preservation_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n answer_n what_o then_z do_v it_o follow_v that_o 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or_o unlawfulnesse_n of_o the_o thing_n but_o only_o to_o the_o expediency_n or_o inexpediency_n of_o it_o which_o be_v a_o different_a question_n a_o interprize_n may_v be_v hazardous_a and_o yet_o lawful_a 3._o it_o will_v not_o always_o be_v find_v to_o be_v such_o a_o hazardous_a thing_n even_o to_o cast_v away_o tyrant_n as_o to_o suffer_v they_o to_o tyrannize_v obj._n 8._o a_o tyrant_n can_v never_o be_v destroy_v without_o the_o ruin_n of_o these_o who_o have_v destroy_v he_o for_o some_o of_o his_o posterity_n will_v avenge_v the_o quarrel_n id_fw-la ibid._n ans_fw-fr 1._o we_o have_v many_o instance_n to_o the_o contrary_a in_o the_o book_n of_o god_n see_v the_o book_n of_o the_o judge_n and_o king_n who_o of_o joram_n posterity_n avenge_v his_o death_n on_o jehu_n or_o his_o posterity_n 2._o a_o tyrant_n may_v be_v resist_v lawful_o notwithstanding_o of_o such_o difficultye_n obj._n 9_o god_n punish_v the_o wicked_a king_n of_o the_o jew_n not_o by_o the_o jew_n but_o by_o stranger_n id_fw-la ibid._n answ_n this_o be_v contrare_fw-la to_o many_o example_n in_o scripture_n jehu_n be_v not_o stranger_n 2._o we_o speak_v not_o of_o punish_v wicked_a king_n but_o of_o resist_v their_o unjust_a violence_n obj._n 10._o david_n spare_v saul_n 1_o sam._n 24_o and_o 26._o who_o he_o may_v lawful_o have_v kill_v as_o some_o think_v because_o he_o have_v give_v david_n wife_n to_o another_o have_v banish_v he_o and_o his_o parent_n out_o of_o the_o country_n and_o have_v kill_v the_o priest_n id_fw-la ibid._n answ_n if_o david_n be_v a_o public_a judge_n and_o may_v lawful_o have_v kill_v soul_n for_o his_o injustice_n murder_n and_o oppression_n and_o do_v it_o not_o i_o see_v not_o how_o he_o can_v be_v justify_v but_o to_o i_o it_o be_v a_o question_n if_o david_n be_v any_o other_o than_o a_o private_a person_n so_o long_o as_o saul_n live_v and_o his_o resist_n of_o saul_n and_o defend_v himself_o with_o arm_a man_n against_o his_o fury_n do_v abundant_o confirm_v what_o we_o say_v object_n 11._o jeremiah_n do_v not_o arm_v the_o jew_n against_o nebuchadnezar_n with_o a_o sword_n but_o with_o prayer_n for_o he_o id._n ibid._n answer_n 1._o we_o have_v not_o jeremiah_n now_o to_o reveal_v god_n mind_n to_o we_o extraordinary_o 2._o if_o this_o be_v a_o stand_a precedent_n the_o supreme_a magistrate_n may_v not_o defend_v himself_o and_o his_o subject_n against_o a_o foreign_a enemy_n come_v to_o destroy_v and_o conquer_v the_o land_n for_o jeremiah_n command_v the_o king_n to_o submit_v to_o nebuchadnezar_n object_n 12._o christ_n command_v tribute_n and_o not_o poison_v to_o be_v give_v to_o prince_n id._n ibid._n answ_n we_o plead_v not_o for_o poison_v of_o prince_n but_o for_o resist_v their_o unjust_a violence_n against_o which_o christ_n do_v not_o speak_v but_o rather_o he_o ought_v to_o have_v remember_v these_o word_n let_v he_o that_o have_v no_o sword_n sell_v his_o coat_n and_o buy_v one_o obj._n 13._o paul_n act._n 23_o 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