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A57975 Lex, rex The law and the prince : a dispute for the just prerogative of king and people : containing the reasons and causes of the most necessary defensive wars of the kingdom of Scotland and of their expedition for the ayd and help of their dear brethren of England : in which their innocency is asserted and a full answer is given to a seditious pamphlet intituled Sacro-sancta regum majestas, or, The sacred and royall prerogative of Christian kings, under the name of J. A. but penned by Jo. Maxwell the excommunicate P. Prelat. : with a scripturall confutation of the ruinous grounds of W. Barclay, H. Grotius, H. Arnisœus, Ant. de Domi P. Bishop of Spalata, and of other late anti-magistratical royalists, as the author of Ossorianum, D. Fern, E. Symmons, the doctors of Aberdeen, &c. : in XLIV questions. Rutherford, Samuel, 1600?-1661. 1644 (1644) Wing R2386; ESTC R12731 451,072 480

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the_o prayer_n of_o the_o church_n king_n saul_n may_v easy_o be_v entreat_v to_o break_v a_o rash_a vow_n to_o save_v the_o life_n of_o his_o elder_a son_n ans._n 1._o i_o say_v not_o the_o common_a people_n do_v it_o but_o the_o people_n including_z proceres_fw-la regni_fw-la the_o prince_n of_o the_o land_n and_o captain_n of_o thousand_o 2._o the_o text_n have_v not_o one_o word_n or_o syllable_n of_o either_o prayer_n supplication_n or_o tear_n but_o by_o the_o contrary_n they_o bind_v themselves_o by_o a_o oath_n contrary_a to_o the_o oath_n of_o saul_n 1_o sam._n 14.44_o and_o swear_v ver_fw-la 45._o god_n forbid_v as_o the_o lord_n live_v there_o shall_v not_o one_o hair_n of_o his_o head_n fall_v to_o the_o ground_n so_o the_o people_n rescue_v jonathan_n idololorum_fw-la the_o church_n pray_v not_o to_o god_n for_o peter_n deliverance_n with_o a_o oath_n that_o they_o must_v have_v peter_n save_v whether_o god_n will_v or_o no._n 2._o though_o we_o read_v of_o no_o violence_n 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sect_n 9.56_o if_o the_o senate_n and_o people_n of_o rome_n who_o a_o little_a before_o have_v the_o supreme_a government_n over_o the_o th●n_a emperor_n that_o of_o subject_n have_v make_v they_o lord_n may_v not_o resist_v their_o emperor_n much_o less_o can_v the_o people_n of_o england_n have_v power_n of_o resistance_n against_o the_o succession_n of_o this_o crown_n descend_v from_o the_o conqueror_n who_o by_o force_n of_o arm_n but_o in_o justice_n conquer_v the_o kingdom_n answ._n 1._o though_o the_o roman_a emperor_n be_v absolute_a of_o which_o i_o much_o doubt_v and_o though_o the_o senate_n have_v make_v they_o absolute_a i_o deny_v that_o therefore_o they_o can_v be_v resist_v t●e_v unlawful_a resistance_n condemn_v by_o paul_n rom._n 13._o be_v not_o upon_o the_o ground_n of_o absoluteness_n which_o be_v in_o the_o court_n of_o god_n nothing_o be_v never_o ordain_v of_o god_n but_o upon_o reason_n of_o conscience_n b●cause_fw-mi the_o power_n be_v of_o god_n and_o ordain_v of_o god_n but_o some_o may_v say_v volenti_fw-la non_fw-la fit_a injuria_fw-la if_o a_o people_n total_o resign_v their_o power_n and_o swear_v nonresistance_n to_o a_o conqueror_n by_o compact_n they_o can_v resist_v i_o answer_v neither_o do_v this_o follow_v because_o it_o be_v a_o unlawful_a compact_n and_o none_o be_v oblige_v to_o what_o be_v unlawful_a for_o 1._o it_o be_v no_o more_o lawful_a for_o i_o to_o resign_v to_o another_o my_o power_n of_o natural_a self-defence_n than_o i_o can_v resign_v my_o power_n to_o defend_v the_o innocent_a draw_v to_o death_n and_o the_o wife_n child_n and_o posterity_n that_o god_n have_v tie_v i_o unto_o 2._o the_o people_n can_v no_o more_o resign_v power_n of_o self-defence_n which_o nature_n have_v give_v they_o than_o they_o can_v be_v guilty_a of_o self-murder_n and_o be_v want_v in_o the_o lawful_a defence_n of_o kingdom_n and_o religion_n 3._o though_o you_o make_v one_o their_o king_n with_o absoluteness_n of_o power_n yet_o when_o he_o use_v that_o transcendent_a power_n not_o for_o the_o safety_n but_o for_o the_o destruction_n of_o the_o state_n it_o be_v know_v they_o can_v not_o resign_v to_o another_o that_o power_n which_o neither_o god_n nor_o nature_n give_v they_o to_o wit_n a_o power_n to_o destroy_v themselves_o 2._o i_o much_o doubt_n if_o the_o roman_a emperor_n be_v absolute_a when_o paul_n write_v this_o justinian_n say_v so_o digest_v l._n 2._o tit_n 2._o but_o he_o be_v partial_a in_o this_o cause_n bodine_n de_fw-fr repub_fw-la l._n 2._o c._n 5._o pag._n 221._o prove_v that_o the_o roman_a emperor_n be_v but_o prince_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n and_o that_o the_o sovereignty_n remain_v still_o in_o the_o senate_n and_o people_n marius_n solomon_n write_v six_o book_n de_fw-fr principatu_fw-la on_o the_o contrary_n how_o can_v they_o make_v their_o emperor_n absolute_a livy_n say_v the_o name_n of_o a_o king_n be_v contrary_a to_o a_o senate_n liberty_n florus_n nomen_fw-la regis_fw-la invidiosum_fw-la they_o institute_v a_o yearly_a feast_n february_n 23._o call_v regifugium_fw-la cicero_n as_o augustine_n observe_v regem_fw-la romae_fw-la post_fw-la haec_fw-la nec_fw-la dii_fw-la nec_fw-la homines_fw-la esse_fw-la patiantur_fw-la the_o emperor_n may_v do_v something_o de_fw-fr facto_fw-la but_o lex_fw-la regius_fw-la be_v not_o before_o vespasian_n time_n augustus_n take_v on_o he_o to_o be_v tribune_n of_o the_o people_n from_o ten_o year_n to_o ten_o suetonius_n and_o tacitus_n say_v the_o succeed_a king_n encroach_v by_o degree_n upon_o the_o people_n liberty_n for_o speedy_a execution_n of_o law_n the_o king_n in_o time_n of_o war_n be_v force_v to_o do_v many_o thing_n without_o the_o senate_n and_o after_o the_o reign_n of_o emperor_n though_o there_o be_v no_o plebescita_n yet_o there_o be_v senatusconsulta_fw-la and_o one_o great_a one_o be_v that_o the_o senate_n declare_v nero_n to_o be_v a_o enemy_n to_o the_o state_n it_o be_v think_v julius_n caesar_n in_o the_o war_n against_o pompey_n subdue_v the_o roman_n and_o the_o senate_n and_o they_o be_v subdue_v again_o in_o the_o battle_n of_o octavius_n against_o cassius_n and_o brutus_n but_o tacitus_n say_v that_o be_v de_fw-la facto_fw-la not_o the_o jure_fw-la anal._n l._n 1._o s._n 2._o rome_n ruere_fw-la in_o servitium_fw-la consules_a patres_fw-la eques_fw-la caligula_n intend_v to_o assume_v diadema_fw-la the_o ensign_n of_o a_o king_n but_o his_o friend_n dissuade_v he_o 3._o england_n be_v oblige_v to_o d._n ferne_n who_o make_v they_o a_o subdue_a nation_n the_o contrary_a of_o which_o be_v know_v to_o the_o world_n obj._n m._n simmons_n loyall_n subj_fw-la belief_n sect_n 6._o pag._n 19_o god_n be_v not_o honour_v by_o be_v resist_v no_o more_o be_v the_o king_n answ._n i_o deny_v the_o consequence_n those_o who_o resist_v the_o king_n personal_a will_n and_o will_v not_o suffer_v he_o to_o ruin_v his_o crown_n and_o posterity_n in_o follow_a papist_n against_o his_o oath_n at_o the_o coronation_n do_v honour_n he_o and_o his_o throne_n and_o race_n as_o a_o king_n though_o for_o the_o time_n they_o displease_v he_o 2._o uzziah_o be_v not_o dishonour_v in_o that_o he_o be_v resist_v 3._o nor_o do_v we_o honour_v the_o king_n when_o we_o flee_v from_o he_o and_o his_o law_n yet_o that_o resistance_n be_v lawful_a according_a to_o the_o way_n of_o royalist_n and_o in_o truth_n also_o object_n 12._o supreme_a power_n be_v not_o to_o be_v resist_v by_o subordinate_a power_n because_o they_o be_v inferior_a to_o the_o supreme_a answ._n the_o bloody_a irish_a rebel_n then_o be_v inferior_a to_o the_o parliament_n can_v resist_v the_o parliament_n 2._o inferior_a judge_n as_o judge_n be_v immediate_o subordinate_a to_o god_n as_o the_o king_n and_o must_v be_v guilty_a of_o blood_n before_o god_n if_o they_o use_v not_o the_o sword_n against_o bloody_a
interpreter_n p._n 254._o nor_o be_v his_o will_n the_o sense_n of_o the_o law_n p._n 252_o 253._o nor_o be_v he_o the_o sole_a and_o only_o judicial_a interpreter_n of_o the_o law_n p._n 253_o 254_o 255_o seq_n quest_n xxviii_o whether_o or_o no_o war_n raise_v by_o the_o estate_n and_o subject_n for_o their_o own_o just_a defence_n against_o the_o king_n bloody_a emissary_n be_v lawful_a affir_n p._n 257._o the_o state_n of_o the_o question_n p._n 257_o 258_o if_o king_n be_v absolute_a a_o superior_a judge_n may_v punish_v a_o inferior_a judge_n not_o as_o a_o judge_n but_o a_o err_a man_n ibid._n by_o divine_a institution_n all_o covenant_n to_o restrain_v their_o power_n must_v be_v unlawful_a p._n 258_o 259._o resistance_n in_o some_o case_n lawful_a p._n 260_o 261_o 262._o six_o argument_n for_o the_o lawfulness_n of_o defensive_a war_n in_o this_o quest._n 260._o seq_n many_o other_o follow_v quest._n 29._o and_o 30._o seq_n quest_n xxix_o whether_o in_o the_o case_n of_o defensive_a war_n the_o distinction_n of_o the_o person_n of_o the_o king_n as_o a_o man_n who_o may_v and_o can_v commit_v hostile_a act_n of_o tyranny_n against_o his_o subject_n and_o of_o the_o office_n and_o royal_a power_n that_o he_o have_v from_o god_n and_o the_o people_n can_v have_v place_n affirmatur_fw-la p._n 265._o the_o king_n person_n in_o concreto_fw-la and_o his_o office_n in_o abstracto_fw-la or_o which_o be_v all_o one_o the_o king_n use_v his_o power_n lawful_o to_o be_v distinguish_v rom._n 13_o p._n 265._o to_o command_v unjust_o make_v not_o a_o high_a power_n p._n 265.266_o the_o person_n may_v be_v resist_v and_o yet_o the_o office_n can_v be_v resist_v prove_v by_o fourteen_o argument_n p._n 265_o 266._o seq_n contrary_a objection_n of_o royalist_n and_o of_o the_o p._n prelate_n answer_v p._n 270_o 271._o seq_n what_o we_o mean_v by_o the_o person_n and_o office_n in_o abstracto_fw-la in_o this_o dispute_n we_o do_v not_o exclude_v the_o person_n in_o concreto_fw-la altogether_o but_o only_o the_o person_n as_o abuse_v his_o power_n we_o may_v kill_v a_o person_n as_o a_o man_n and_o love_v he_o as_o a_o son_n father_n wife_n according_a to_o scripture_n p._n 272_o 273_o 274._o we_o obey_v the_o king_n for_o the_o law_n and_o not_o the_o law_n for_o the_o king_n p._n 275_o 276._o the_o lose_n of_o habitual_a and_o actual_a royalty_n different_a p._n 276._o joh._n 19.10_o pilate_n power_n of_o crucify_a christ_n no_o law-power_n give_v to_o he_o of_o god_n it_o be_v prove_v against_o royalist_n by_o six_o argument_n p._n 280._o qvest._n xxx_o whether_o or_o no_o passive_a obedience_n be_v a_o mean_a to_o which_o we_o be_v subject_v in_o conscience_n by_o virtue_n of_o a_o divine_a commandment_n neg._n what_o a_o mean_a resistance_n be_v that_o fly_v be_v resistance_n p._n 313._o the_o place_n 1_o pet._n 2.18_o discuss_v ibid._n patient_n bear_v of_o injury_n and_o resistance_n of_o injury_n compatible_a in_o one_o and_o the_o same_o subject_n ibid._n christ_n nonresistance_n have_v many_o thing_n rare_a and_o extraordinary_a and_o so_o be_v no_o lead_v rule_n to_o we_o p._n 315._o suffer_v be_v either_o command_v to_o we_o comparative_o only_a that_o we_o rather_o choose_v to_o suffer_v then_o deny_v the_o truth_n or_o the_o manner_n only_o be_v command_v that_o we_o suffer_v with_o patience_n p._n 317_o 318._o &_o sequent_a the_o physical_a act_n of_o take_v away_o the_o life_n or_o of_o offend_v when_o command_v by_o the_o law_n of_o self_n defence_n be_v no_o murder_n p._n 321._o we_o have_v a_o great_a dominion_n over_o our_o good_n and_o member_n except_o in_o case_n of_o mutilation_n which_o be_v a_o little_a death_n then_o over_o our_o life_n p._n 321._o to_o kill_v be_v not_o of_o the_o nature_n of_o self_n defence_n but_o accidental_a thereunto_o ibid._n defensive_a war_n can_v be_v without_o offend_v p._n 323._o the_o nature_n of_o defensive_a and_o offensive_a warr●_n p._n 324_o 325._o fly_v be_v resistance_n p._n 325_o 326._o quest_n xxxi_o whether_o self-defence_n by_o oppose_a violence_n to_o unjust_a violence_n be_v lawful_a by_o the_o law_n of_o god_n and_o nature_n affirm_v p._n 326_o 327._o self-defence_n in_o man_n natural_a but_o modus_fw-la the_o way_n must_v be_v rational_a and_o just_a p._n 327._o the_o method_n of_o self-defence_n ibid._n violent_a re-offending_a in_o self-defence_n the_o last_o remedy_n p._n 328._o it_o be_v physical_o unpossible_a for_o a_o nation_n to_o fly_v in_o the_o case_n of_o persecution_n for_o religion_n and_o so_o they_o may_v resist_v in_o their_o own_o self-defence_n p._n 328._o tutela_n aquavitae_fw-la proxima_fw-la and_o remota_fw-la p._n 329._o in_o a_o remote_a posture_n of_o self-defence_n we_o be_v not_o to_o take_v we_o to_o re-offending_a as_o david_n be_v not_o to_o kill_v saul_n when_o he_o be_v sleep_v or_o in_o the_o cave_n for_o the_o same_o cause_n ibid._n david_n will_v not_o kill_v saul_n because_o he_o be_v the_o lord_n anoint_v p._n 330._o the_o king_n not_o lord_n of_o chastity_n name_n conscience_n and_o so_o may_v be_v resist_v p._n 331._o by_o universal_a and_o particular_a nature_n self-defence_n lawful_a prove_v by_o divers_a argument_n p._n 330._o and_o make_v good_a by_o the_o testimony_n of_o jurist_n p._n 331._o the_o love_n of_o ourselves_o the_o measure_n of_o the_o love_n of_o our_o neighbour_n and_o enforce_v self-defence_n p._n 332._o nature_n make_v a_o private_a man_n his_o own_o judge_n and_o magistrate_n when_o the_o magistrate_n be_v absent_a and_o violence_n be_v offer_v to_o his_o life_n as_o the_o law_n say_v p._n 334_o 335._o self-defence_n how_o lawful_a it_o be_v p._n 333_o 334_o 335._o what_o presumption_n be_v from_o the_o king_n carriage_n to_o the_o two_o kingdom_n be_v in_o law_n sufficient_a ground_n of_o defensive_a war_n p._n 336_o 337._o offensive_a and_o defensive_a war_n differ_v in_o the_o event_n and_o intention_n of_o man_n but_o not_o in_o nature_n and_o spece_fw-la nor_o physical_o p._n 336_o 337_o 338._o david_n case_n in_o not_o kill_v saul_n nor_o his_o man_n no_o rule_n to_o we_o not_o in_o our_o lawful_a defence_n to_o kill_v the_o king_n emissary_n the_o case_n far_o different_a p._n 338_o 339._o quest_n xxxii_o whether_o or_o no_o the_o lawfulness_n of_o defensive_a warrr_n can_v be_v prove_v from_o the_o scripture_n from_o the_o example_n of_o david_n the_o people_n rescue_v jonathan_n elisha_n and_o the_o 80._o valiant_a priest_n who_o resist_v vzziah_n affirm_v p._n 340._o david_n warrantable_o raise_v a_o army_n of_o man_n to_o defend_v himself_o against_o the_o unjust_a violence_n of_o his_o prince_n saul_n p._n 340_o 341_o 342._o david_n not_o invade_v saul_n and_o his_o man_n who_o do_v not_o aim_v at_o arbitrary_a government_n at_o subversion_n of_o law_n religion_n and_o extirpation_n of_o those_o that_o worship_v the_o god_n of_o israel_n and_o oppose_v idolatry_n but_o only_o pursue_v one_o single_a person_n far_o unlike_a to_o our_o case_n in_o scotland_n and_o england_n now_o p._n 342.343_o david_n example_n not_o extraordinary_a p._n 343_o 344._o elisha_n resistance_n prove_v defensive_a war_n to_o be_v warrantable_a p._n 344_o 345_o resistance_n make_v to_o king_n vzziah_n by_o eighty_o valiant_a priest_n prove_v the_o same_o p._n 346_o 347_o 348._o the_o people_n rescue_v jonathan_n prove_v the_o same_o p._n 348_o 349._o libnah_n revolt_n prove_v this_o p._n 349._o the_o city_n of_o abel_n defend_v themselves_o against_o joab_n king_n david_n general_n when_o he_o come_v to_o destroy_v a_o city_n for_o one_o wicked_a conspirator_n sheba_n his_o sake_n p._n 349_o 350._o quest_n xxxiii_o whether_o or_o no_o rom._n 13.1_o make_v any_o thing_n against_o the_o lawfulness_n of_o defensive_a war_n neg._n p._n 350._o the_o king_n not_o only_o understand_v rom._n 13._o p._n 351.352_o and_o the_o place_n rom._n 13._o discuss_v p._n 352_o 353_o 354._o quest_n xxxiv_o whether_o royalist_n prove_v by_o cogent_a reason_n the_o unlawfulnesse_n of_o defensive_a war_n p._n 355._o objection_n of_o royalist_n answer_v p._n 355_o 356_o 357._o seq_n the_o place_n exod._n 22.28_o thou_o shall_v not_o revile_v the_o god_n etc._n etc._n answer_v p._n 357._o and_o eccles._n 10.20_o p._n 358._o the_o place_n eccles._n 8.3_o 4._o where_o the_o word_n of_o a_o king_n be_v etc._n etc._n answer_v p._n 357_o 358._o the_o place_n job_n 34.18_o answer_v p._n 359._o and_o act._n 23.3_o god_n shall_v smite_v thou_o thou_o white_v wall_n etc._n etc._n p._n 359_o 360_o 361._o the_o emperor_n in_o paul_n time_n not_o absolute_a by_o their_o law_n p._n 361._o that_o objection_n that_o we_o have_v no_o practice_n for_o defensive_a resistance_n and_o that_o the_o prophet_n never_o complain_v of_o the_o omission_n of_o the_o duty_n of_o resistance_n of_o prince_n answer_v p._n 163_o 164_o 165._o the_o prophet_n
super-intending_a power_n on_o earth_n in_o king_n or_o people_n infallible_a nor_o be_v the_o last_o power_n of_o take_v order_n with_o a_o prince_n who_o inslave_v his_o kingdom_n to_o a_o foreign_a power_n place_v by_o we_o in_o the_o people_n because_o they_o can_v err_v man_n court_n flatterer_n who_o teach_v that_o the_o will_n of_o the_o prince_n be_v the_o measure_n of_o all_o right_a and_o wrong_n of_o law_n and_o no_o law_n and_o above_o all_o law_n must_v hold_v that_o the_o king_n be_v a_o temporal_a pope_n both_o in_o ecclesiastical_a and_o civil_a matter_n but_o because_o they_o can_v so_o ready_o destroy_v themselves_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n have_v give_v to_o they_o a_o contrary_a internal_a principle_n of_o self_n preservation_n as_o a_o tyrant_n who_o do_v care_n for_o himself_o and_o not_o for_o the_o people_n 3._o and_o because_o extremis_fw-la morbis_fw-la extrema_fw-la remedia_fw-la in_o a_o extraordinary_a exigent_n when_o achab_n and_o jezabell_n do_v undo_v the_o church_n of_o god_n and_o tyrannize_v over_o both_o the_o body_n and_o conscience_n of_o priest_n prophet_n and_o people_n elias_n procure_v the_o convention_n of_o the_o state_n and_o elias_n with_o the_o people_n help_n kill_v all_o baal_n priest_n the_o king_n look_v on_o and_o no_o question_n against_o his_o heart_n in_o this_o case_n i_o think_v it_o be_v more_o than_o evident_a that_o the_o people_n resume_v their_o power_n 4._o we_o teach_v not_o that_o people_n shall_v supply_v all_o defect_n in_o government_n nor_o that_o they_o shall_v use_v their_o power_n when_o any_o thing_n be_v do_v amiss_o by_o the_o king_n no_o more_o than_o the_o king_n be_v to_o cut_v off_o the_o whole_a people_n of_o god_n when_o they_o refuse_v a_o idolatrous_a service_n obtrude_v upon_o they_o against_o all_o law_n the_o people_n be_v to_o suffer_v much_o before_o they_o resume_v their_o power_n but_o this_o court_n slave_n will_v have_v the_o people_n to_o do_v what_o he_o do_v not_o 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levit._fw-la 24.16_o ●xcepteth_v none_o see_v deut._n 13.6_o the_o dear_a that_o nature_n know_v be_v not_o except_v obj._n 6._o vengeance_n pursue_v core_n dathan_n and_o abiram_n who_o resist_v moses_n ans._n from_o resist_v of_o a_o lawful_a magistrate_n in_o a_o thing_n lawful_a it_o follow_v not_o it_o must_v be_v unlawful_a to_o resist_v king_n in_o tyrannous_a act_n obj._n 7._o exod._n 22.28_o thou_o shall_v not_o revile_v the_o god_n nor_o curse_v the_o ruler_n of_o the_o people_n exod._n 10.20_o curse_v not_o the_o king_n no_o not_o in_o thy_o thought_n nor_o the_o rich_a in_o thy_o bedchamber_n ans._n 1._o the_o word_n elohim_n signify_v all_o judge_n and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d nasi_fw-la signify_v one_o lift_v up_o above_o the_o people_n say_v rivetus_n in_o loc_n whether_o a_o monarch_n or_o many_o ruler_n all_o curse_v of_o any_o be_v unlawful_a even_o of_o a_o private_a man_n rom._n 12.14_o ergo_fw-la we_o may_v not_o resist_v a_o private_a man_n by_o this_o 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king_n speak_v and_o act_v law_n and_o justice_n a_o power_n to_o blaspheme_v be_v not_o a_o lawful_a power_n they_o do_v and_o speak_v these_o thing_n with_o a_o humane_a and_o a_o sinful_a will_n if_o therefore_o this_o be_v the_o royalist_n meaning_n as_o king_n 1._o they_o be_v absolute_a and_o so_o the_o limit_a and_o elect_a king_n be_v no_o king_n 2._o the_o king_n as_o king_n be_v above_o god_n law_n put_v on_o he_o by_o god_n deut._n 17._o 3._o his_o will_n be_v the_o measure_n of_o good_a and_o ill_a 4._o it_o be_v unlawful_a to_o say_v to_o the_o king_n of_o cyrus_n what_o say_v thou_o thou_o be_v not_o god_n according_a to_o this_o vain_a sense_n of_o royalist_n obj._n 9_o elihu_n say_v job_n 34.18_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 ergo_fw-la you_o may_v not_o resist_v king_n ans._n 1._o this_o text_n no_o more_o prove_v that_o king_n shall_v not_o be_v resist_v than_o it_o prove_v that_o rich_a man_n or_o liberal_a man_n or_o other_o judge_n in●eriour_a shall_v not_o be_v resist_v for_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d signify_v all_o that_o and_o it_o signify_v liberal_a isa._n 32.5_o and_o ver_fw-la 8._o the_o same_o word_n be_v 2._o deodat_n and_o calvin_n say_v the_o meaning_n be_v learn_v from_o the_o respect_n that_o be_v due_a to_o earthly_a prince_n the_o reverence_n due_a to_o the_o sovereign_a lord_n mal._n 1.8_o for_o it_o be_v not_o convenient_a to_o reproach_v earthly_a king_n and_o and_o to_o say_v to_o a_o prince_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d beliel_n a_o word_n of_o reproach_n signify_v extreme_a wickedness_n and_o you_o may_v not_o say_v to_o a_o man_n of_o place_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o extreme_o wicked_a man_n so_o be_v the_o word_n take_v as_o signify_v most_o vile_a and_o wicked_a man_n 1_o sam._n 2.12_o 1_o sam._n 10.27_o 2_o sam._n 24.6_o psal._n 1.1_o 6._o psal._n 11.5_o psal._n 12.8_o prov._n 16.4_o psa._n 146.9_o and_o in_o infinite_a place_n for_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v a_o word_n of_o extreme_a reproach_n come_v from_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d sine_fw-la non_fw-la and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d profuit_fw-la jud._n 19.22_o a_o most_o naughty_a and_o a_o lewd_a man_n or_o from_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d jugum_fw-la a_o lawless_a man_n who_o have_v cast_v off_o all_o yoke_n of_o god_n or_o man_n law_n apostate_n so_o then_o the_o meaning_n be_v it_o be_v unlawful_a to_o reproach_v earthly_a prince_n and_o man_n of_o place_n far_o more_o be_v it_o unlawful_a to_o reproach_v the_o judge_n of_o the_o whole_a earth_n with_o injustice_n and_o what_o then_o we_o may_v
so_o only_o he_o make_v mayor_n provost_n bailiff_n for_o there_o be_v no_o power_n but_o of_o he_o rom._n 13._o ergo_fw-la provost_n and_o bailiff_n be_v not_o from_o man_n the_o reader_n shall_v not_o be_v trouble_v with_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o testimony_n of_o this_o poor_a plagiary_n for_o they_o prove_v what_o never_o man_n deny_v but_o prelate_n and_o royalist_n to_o wit_n that_o king_n be_v not_o from_o god_n approve_v and_o regulate_v will_n which_o they_o oppose_v when_o they_o say_v sole_a conquest_n be_v a_o just_a title_n to_o the_o crown_n but_o they_o deserve_v rather_o a_o answer_n which_o grotius_n barclay_n arnisaeus_n and_o spalleto_n allege_v as_o obj._n 1_o cyprian_n epist._n 1._o non_fw-fr est_fw-fr fas_fw-la christianis_fw-la armis_fw-la ac_fw-la vi_fw-la tueri_fw-la s●_n adversus_fw-la impetum_fw-la persecutorum_fw-la christian_n can_v by_o violence_n defend_v themselves_o against_o persecutor_n answ._n if_o these_o word_n be_v press_v literal_o it_o be_v not_o lawful_a to_o defend_v ourself_o against_o murderer_n but_o cyprian_n be_v express_o condemn_v in_o that_o place_n the_o seditious_a tumult_n of_o people_n against_o the_o lawful_a magistrate_n obj._n 2._o the_o ancient_n say_v he_o be_v just_o punish_v who_o do_v rend_v and_o tear_v the_o edict_n of_o dioclesian_n and_o maximinus_n euseb._n l._n 7._o hist._n eccles_n c._n 5._o answ._n to_o rend_v a_o edict_n be_v no_o act_n of_o natural_a self-defence_n but_o a_o breach_n of_o a_o positive_a commandment_n of_o the_o emperor_n and_o can_v not_o be_v lawful_o do_v especial_o by_o a_o private_a man_n object_n 3._o cyprian_n epist._n 56._o incumbamus_fw-la gemitibus_fw-la assiduis_fw-la &_o depr●cationibus_fw-la crebris_fw-la haec_fw-la enim_fw-la sunt_fw-la munimenta_fw-la spiritualia_fw-la &_o tela_fw-la divina_fw-la quae_fw-la protegunt_fw-la and_o ruffinus_n l._n 2._o c._n 6._o ambrose_n adversus_fw-la reginae_fw-la justinae_fw-la arianae_n ●urorem_fw-la non_fw-la se_fw-la manu_fw-la defensabat_fw-la aut_fw-la telo_fw-la sed_fw-la jejuniis_fw-la continuatisque_fw-la vigiliis_fw-la sub_fw-la altari_fw-la positus_fw-la answ._n it_o be_v true_a cyprian_n repute_v prayer_n his_o armour_n but_o not_o his_o only_a armour_n though_o ambrose_n de_fw-fr facto_fw-la use_v no_o other_o against_o justina_n the_o place_n say_v nothing_o against_o the_o lawfulness_n of_o self-defence_n ambrose_n speak_v of_o that_o armour_n and_o these_o mean_n of_o defence_n that_o be_v proper_a to_o pastor_n and_o these_o be_v prayer_n and_o tear_n not_o the_o sword_n because_o pastor_n carry_v the_o ark_n that_o be_v their_o charge_n not_o the_o sword_n that_o be_v the_o magistrate_n place_n object_n 4._o tertullian_n apolog._n c._n 37._o say_v express_o that_o the_o christian_n may_v for_o strength_n and_o number_n have_v defend_v themselves_o against_o their_o persecutor_n but_o think_v it_o unlawful_a quando_fw-la vel_fw-la una_fw-la nox_fw-la pauculis_fw-la faculis_fw-la largitatem_fw-la ultionis_fw-la po_fw-la et_fw-la operari_fw-la si_fw-la malum_fw-la malo_fw-la dispungi_fw-la penes_fw-la nos_fw-la liceret_fw-la sed_fw-la absit_fw-la ut_fw-la igni_fw-la humano_fw-la vindicetur_fw-la divina_fw-la secta_fw-la aut_fw-la doleat_fw-la pati_fw-la in_fw-la quo_fw-la probetur_fw-la si_fw-mi enim_fw-la host_n extran●●s_fw-la non_fw-la tantum_fw-la vindices_fw-la occultos_fw-la agere_fw-la vellemus_fw-la deesset_fw-la nobis_fw-la vis_fw-la numerorum_fw-la &_o copiarum_fw-la answ._n i_o will_v not_o go_v about_o to_o say_v that_o tertullian_n think_v it_o lawful_a to_o raise_v arm_n against_o the_o emperor_n i_o ingenious_o confess_v tertullian_n be_v in_o that_o error_n but_o 1._o something_o of_o the_o man_n error_n 2._o of_o the_o christian_n of_o the_o man_n tertullian_n after_o this_o turn_v a_o montanist_n 2._o pamelius_n say_v of_o he_o in_o vit_fw-mi tertul._n inter_fw-la apocrypha_fw-la numeratur_fw-la excommunicatus_fw-la 3._o it_o be_v tertullia_n error_n in_o a_o fact_n not_o in_o a_o question_n that_o he_o believe_v christian_n be_v so_o numerous_a as_o that_o they_o may_v have_v fight_v with_o the_o emperor_n 4._o m._n pryn_n do_v judicious_o observe_v 3._o part_n sovereign_a power_n of_o parl._n pag._n 139_o 140._o he_o not_o only_o think_v it_o unlawful_a to_o resist_v but_o also_o to_o flee_v and_o therefore_o write_v a_o book_n de_fw-fr fuga_fw-la and_o therefore_o as_o some_o man_n be_v excessive_a in_o do_v for_o christ_n so_o also_o in_o suffer_v for_o christ_n hence_o i_o infer_v that_o tertullian_n be_v neither_o we_o nor_o they_o in_o this_o point_n and_o we_o can_v cite_v tertullian_n against_o they_o also_o jam_fw-la sumus_fw-la ergo_fw-la pares_fw-la yea_o fox_n in_o his_o monum_fw-la say_v christian_n run_v to_o the_o stake_n to_o be_v burn_v when_o they_o be_v neither_o condemn_v nor_o cite_v 4._o what_o if_o we_o cite_v theodoret_n fol._n 98._o de_fw-fr provide_v who_o about_o that_o time_n say_v that_o evil_a man_n reign_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d through_o the_o cowardliness_n of_o the_o subject_n as_o the_o prelate_n say_v of_o tertullian_n i_o turn_v it_o if_o theodoret_n be_v now_o live_v emperor_n he_o will_v go_v for_o a_o rebel_n about_o that_o time_n christian_n seek_v help_v from_o constantine_n the_o great_a against_o lycinius_n their_o emperor_n and_o overthrow_v he_o in_o battle_n and_o the_o christian_n be_v oppress_v by_o the_o king_n of_o persia_n their_o own_o king_n send_v to_o theodosius_n to_o help_v they_o against_o he_o 2._o for_o the_o man_n tertullian_n in_o the_o place_n cite_v say_v the_o christian_n be_v stranger_n under_o the_o emperor_n externi_fw-la sumus_fw-la and_o therefore_o they_o have_v no_o law_n of_o their_o own_o but_o be_v under_o the_o civil_a law_n of_o heathen_a till_o constantine_n time_n and_o they_o have_v swear_v to_o julian_n as_o his_o soldier_n and_o therefore_o may_v have_v and_o no_o doubt_n have_v scruple_n of_o conscience_n to_o resist_v the_o emperor_n 2._o it_o be_v know_v julian_n have_v huge_a number_n of_o heathen_a in_o his_o army_n and_o to_o resist_v have_v be_v great_a danger_n 3._o want_v leader_n and_o commander_n many_o prime_a man_n doubt_v of_o the_o lawfulness_n thereof_o though_o they_o have_v be_v equal_a in_o number_n yet_o number_n be_v not_o all_o in_o war_n skill_n in_o valorous_a commander_n be_v require_v 4._o what_o if_o all_o christian_n be_v not_o of_o tertullia_n mind_n 5._o if_o i_o will_v go_v to_o humane_a testimony_n which_o i_o judge_v not_o satisfactory_a to_o the_o conscience_n i_o may_v cite_v many_o the_o practice_n of_o france_n of_o holland_n the_o divine_n in_o luther_n time_n as_o sleidan_n 8._o c._n 8.22_o resolve_v resistance_n to_o be_v lawful_a calvin_n beza_n pareus_n the_o german_a divine_n bucanus_n and_o a_o host_n may_v be_v produce_v quest_n xxxvi_o whether_o the_o power_n of_o war_n be_v only_o in_o the_o king_n it_o be_v not_o hard_a to_o determine_v this_o question_n the_o sword_n in_o a_o constitute_v commonwealth_n be_v give_v to_o the_o judge_n supreme_a or_o subordinate_a rom._n 13.4_o he_o bear_v not_o the_o sword_n in_o vain_a in_o the_o empire_n the_o use_n of_o armour_n be_v restrict_v to_o the_o emperor_n by_o a_o positive_a law_n so_o the_o law_n say_v armorum_fw-la officia_fw-la nisi_fw-la jussu_fw-la principis_fw-la sunt_fw-la interdi●●a_fw-la lib._n de_fw-fr cod._n de_fw-fr lege_fw-la 1._o imperat_fw-la valentinian_n nulli_fw-la nobis_fw-la inconsultis_fw-la usus_fw-la armorum_fw-la tribuatur_fw-la ad_fw-la 1_o jul._n mai._n l._n 3._o war_n be_v a_o species_n and_o a_o particular_a the_o sword_n be_v a_o general_n assert_v 1._o the_o power_n of_o the_o sword_n by_o god_n law_n be_v not_o proper_a &_o peculiar_a to_o the_o king_n only_o king_n but_o give_v by_o god_n to_o the_o inferior_a judge_n 1._o because_o the_o inferior_a judge_n be_v essential_o a_o judge_n no_o less_o than_o the_o ●ing_n as_o be_v prove_v and_o therefore_o he_o must_v bear_v the_o sword_n rom._n 13.4_o 2_o not_o moses_n only_o but_o the_o congregation_n of_o israel_n have_v power_n of_o life_n and_o death_n and_o so_o of_o the_o sword_n numb_a 35.12_o the_o manslayer_n shall_v not_o die_v until_o he_o stand_v before_o the_o congregation_n in_o judgement_n ver_fw-la 24._o then_o the_o congregation_n shall_v judge_v between_o the_o slayer_n and_o the_o avenger_n of_o blood_n deut._n 22.18_o the_o elder_n of_o the_o city_n shall_v take_v that_o man_n and_o chastise_v he_o 21._o the_o man_n of_o the_o city_n shall_v stone_n she_o with_o stone_n deu._n 17.5_o deu._n 19.12_o 13._o v_o 18_o 19_o 20_o 21._o deu._n 21.19_o then_o shall_v his_o father_n and_o his_o mother_n bring_v he_o to_o the_o elder_n of_o his_o city_n 21._o and_o the_o man_n of_o the_o city_n shall_v stone_n he_o with_o stone_n 1_o king_n 21.11_o the_o elder_n and_o noble_n that_o be_v inhabitant_n in_o his_o city_n stone_v naboth_n 3._o inferiors_n judge_n be_v condemn_v as_o murderer_n who_o have_v shed_v innocent_a blood_n isaiah_n 1.21_o psal._n 94.5.6_o jer._n 22.3_o ezek._n 22.12_o ver_fw-la 27._o hosea_n 6.8_o zephan_n 3.1_o 2_o 3._o
king_n not_o the_o sole_a interpreter_n of_o the_o law_n the_o king_n conscience_n no_o rule_n of_o judge_v to_o the_o inferior_a judge_n the_o king_n not_o the_o authentic_a peremptory_a and_o lordly_a interpreter_n of_o the_o law_n argum._n 1._o argum._n 2._o the_o will_n of_o the_o king_n be_v not_o the_o sense_n of_o the_o law_n the_o king_n be_v king_n according_a to_o the_o law_n but_o not_o king_n of_o the_o law_n argum._n 3._o arg._n 5._o there_o can_v be_v no_o write_a law_n if_o the_o king_n only_o be_v the_o authentic_a expositor_n of_o the_o law_n imperator_fw-la 〈…〉_z condere_fw-la dicit_fw-la i._o omnium_fw-la c._n de_fw-fr testam_fw-la arg_n 6._o arnisaus_n de_fw-fr authori_fw-la princ._n c._n 1._o n._n 2._o the_o state_n of_o the_o question_n concern_v resistance_n arnisae_n 16._o n._n 4._o if_o king_n be_v absolute_a by_o divine_a institution_n than_o all_o covenant_n restrain_v they_o must_v be_v unlawful_a spoil_n of_o king_n of_o that_o which_o god_n have_v give_v they_o resistance_n in_o some_o c●ses_v lawful_a according_a to_o d._n fern._n de_fw-fr author_n princ._n c._n 2._o n._n 10._o royalist_n hold_v it_o lawful_a to_o resist_v a_o inferior_a judge_n the_o exactor_n of_o unjust_a tribute_n not_o easy_o to_o be_v resist_v argument_n for_o the_o lawfulness_n of_o resist_v unjust_a violence_n argum._n 1._o argum._n 2._o argum._n 3._o argum._n 4._o arg._n 5._o arg._n 6._o the_o king_n person_n as_o a_o man_n in_o concrete_a and_o as_o a_o king_n and_o his_o office_n in_o abstracto_fw-la be_v very_o different_a in_o this_o dispute_n s●cr_n sanc_fw-la reg._n mai._n c._n 1._o pag._n 2._o arnisae_n de_fw-fr authoritat_fw-la princip_n c._n 4._o n._n n._n pag._n 96._o every_o one_o that_o command_v obedience_n active_a or_o passive_a unjust_o be_v silenus'_o no_o high_a power_n arnisaeus_n 16._o laertius_n l._n 3._o in_o plato_n the_o person_n or_o the_o man_n who_o be_v the_o magistrate_n may_v lawful_o be_v resist_v and_o the_o man_n as_o use_v the_o power_n lawful_o or_o the_o office_n can_v not_o be_v resist_v arg._n 5._o pag._n 141._o sac._n sarc_n mac_fw-la 2_o pag_n 28._o pag._n 30.31_o arnis●n_fw-fr de_fw-fr potest_fw-la prin_fw-mi c._n 2.11.17_o pag._n 3._o sec._n 5._o pag._n 30._o royalist_n reason_n th●t_v to_o resist_v the_o man_n or_o person_n be_v to_o resist_v the_o king_n office_n or_o ordinance_n of_o god_n grot._n de_fw-fr iur_fw-fr belli_fw-la &_o pacis_fw-la l._n 1._o c._n 4._o n._n 7._o winzetus_fw-la v●l●tat_fw-la ad●er_n buchanan_n barclay_n adv_n monarchom_n l._n 3._o c._n 8._o we_o may_v kill_v a_o person_n as_o a_o man_n and_o love_v he_o as_o a_o son_n a_o father_n a_o wife_n according_a to_o god_n word_n how_o the_o person_n and_o office_n ●f_o the_o ruler_n be_v both_o the_o object_n of_o our_o subjection_n the_o question_n of_o subjection_n touch_v the_o person_n as_o abuse_v their_o power_n de_fw-fr authorit_fw-fr princ_fw-la c._n 2._o n._n 18._o loyal_a subject_n belief_n pag._n 49._o 〈…〉_z pag._n 9_o pilate_n power_n to_o crucify_v christ_n be_v no_o law-power_n give_v by_o god_n to_o pilate_n as_o a_o judge_n patient_n bear_v of_o ill_a and_o resistance_n be_v compatible_a in_o one_o and_o the_o same_o person_n resistance_n not_o forbid_v 1_o pet._n 2.18_o but_o patient_a suffer_v only_o recommend_v d._n fern●_n part_n 3_o §_o 2._o p._n 1●_n suffer_v and_o nonresistance_n passive_a f●ll_v under_o 〈◊〉_d law_n christ_n non-resisting_a of_o pilate_n no_o plea_n against_o resistance_n of_o unjust_a violence_n many_o thing_n not_o imitable_a by_o we_o in_o christ_n nonresistance_n d._n ferne_n part_n 3_o §._o 2._o p._n 10._o confes._n remonstrant_fw-la suffer_v not_o command_v of_o god_n formal_o we_o be_v comparative_o rather_o to_o suffer_v 〈◊〉_d to_o deny_v the_o truth_n but_o we_o be_v not_o command_v formal_o to_o 〈◊〉_d patience_n in_o suffering_n be_v command_v not_o suffer_v itself_o formal_o re-offending_a in_o end_v be_v contrary_n to_o patient_a subjection_n the_o physical_a act_n of_o take_v away_o of_o the_o life_n make_v not_o homicide_n we_o have_v a_o great_a dominion_n over_o our_o good_n and_o member_n mutilation_n except_v then_o over_o our_o life_n populo_fw-la quidem_fw-la hoc_fw-la casu_fw-la resislendi_fw-la actuendi_fw-la se_fw-la ab_fw-la inju●ia_fw-la potestas_fw-la competi●●●ed_fw-la tuendis●_n tantum_fw-la non_fw-la autem_fw-la principem_fw-la in_o ●adendi_fw-la &_o resis●endi_fw-la in●u●iae_fw-la illatae_fw-la n●n_fw-la recedendi_fw-la a_o debita_fw-la reverent_o non_fw-la ●im_fw-la 〈…〉_z jus_o habet_fw-la defensive_a war_n can_v be_v without_o offend_v d._n ferne_n acknowledge_v violent_a resist_n to_o be_v lawful_a but_o not_o defensive_a war_n defensive_a war_n be_v offensive_a only_o by_o 〈◊〉_d there_o 〈◊〉_d hold_v of_o a_o a_o 〈…〉_z es_fw-ge hand_n 〈◊〉_d ward_n of_o stroke_n but_o by_o offensive_a war_n conjoin_v by_o accident_n with_o defensive_a war_n fly_v be_v resistance_n self-defence_n natural_a d._n ferne_n allow_v the_o resistance_n of_o deny_v of_o tribute_n to_o a_o tyrannous_a prince_n apology_n supplication_n flight_n take_v of_o a●mes_n lawful_a in_o self-defence_n violent_a re-offending_a in_o self-defence_a the_o last_o 〈◊〉_d 〈…〉_z a_o church_n or_o nation_n not_o 〈◊〉_d mean_v of_o self-defence_n always_o possible_a and_o so_o not_o require_v of_o god_n a_o self_n defence_n remote_a and_o a_o self-defence_n near-hand_n when_o david_n have_v saul_n in_o his_o hand_n he_o be_v in_o a_o c●se_n of_o actual_a self-defence_n saul_n be_v in_o a_o habitual_a unjust_a pursuit_n 〈…〉_z be_v in_o when_o he_o come_v arm●e_v upon_o king_n saul_n sleep_v 〈◊〉_d d._n fe●ne_n the_o law_n of_o universal_a and_o particular_a nature_n warrant_v self-defence_n this_o or_o that_o king_n not_o the_o adequat_fw-la head_n of_o the_o community_n exod_n 32._o rome_n 9_o the_o love_n of_o ourself_o the_o rule_n and_o measure_n of_o our_o love_n to_o our_o neighbour_n we_o be_v to_o 〈◊〉_d our_o brethren_n salvation_n aobve_v our_o l●fe_n not_o their_o life_n a●ove_v our_o own_o how_o many_o way_n a_o man_n may_v prefer_v the_o safety_n of_o his_o own_o life_n to_o the_o safety_n of_o his_o brother_n 〈…〉_z common_a to_o man_n wi●h_v beast_n take_v 〈◊〉_d arm_n in_o the_o law_n be_v a_o sou●raigne_a ground_n o●_n a_o difensive_a postu●e_n offensive_a and_o defensive_a war_n differ_v in_o the_o event_n and_o intention_n of_o man_n but_o not_o physical_o a_o whore_n may_v not_o sell_v she_o own_o body_n for_o hire_n covar_n 10.1_o par_fw-fr 2._o §._o 1._o de_fw-fr ●urti_fw-la &_o rapi_fw-la restituti_fw-la §._o 2._o n._n 1._o the_o lawfulness_n of_o violent_a resistance_n of_o king_n clear_a from_o scripture_n proof_n symmon_n loyal_a subject_n 5.10_o pag._n 31._o david●_n not_o invade_v saul_n and_o his_o man_n a_o case_n far_o contrary_a to_o the_o condition_n of_o england_n and_o scotland_n now_o it_o be_v not_o lawful_a to_o kill_v the_o king_n as_o jesuit_n teach_v d._n ferne_n his_o resolve_v of_o conscience_n sect._n ●_o arnisaeus_n de_fw-fr authorit_fw-fr princ_fw-la c._n 2._o n._n 15._o david_n example_n not_o extraordinary_a elisha_n fact_n prove_v the_o lawfulness_n of_o defensive_a war_n 〈◊〉_d by_o no_o extraordinary_a spirit_n resist_v jo●am_n loyal_a subject_n belief_n resist●nce_o make_v to_o king_n vzziah_n prove_v the_o same_o vat●b_n deturba●unt_fw-la eum_fw-la ex_fw-la illo_fw-la l●●o_fw-la compulsusque_fw-la ut_fw-la egrede●etur_fw-la in_o not_o festinanter_fw-la egredi_fw-la eum_fw-la coegerunt_fw-la hoc_fw-la est_fw-la extruserunt_fw-la eum_fw-la 1_o sam._n 14._o the_o people_n resist_v of_o saul_n in_o rescue_v ●onathan_fw-ge unjust_o condemn_v to_o die_v sai_z that_o th●_n estate_n of_o the_o two_o kingdom_n may_v swear_v and_o covenant_n to_o rescue_v thousand_o of_o innocent_n from_o the_o unjust_a sword_n of_o cutthroat_n of_o i●eland_n &_o papist_n in_o england_n chald._a par._n manifestum_fw-la est_fw-la quod_fw-la jonathan_n peccavit_fw-la perignorantiam_fw-la p._n ma●t_n say_v with_o a_o doubt_n si●_n ista_fw-la seditiose_fw-la fecerunt_fw-la nullo_n modo_fw-la excusari_fw-la possunt_fw-la yea_o he_o say_v they_o may_v suss●agiis_fw-la with_o their_o suffrage_n free_v he_o jun._n the_o people_n oppose_v a_o just_a oath_n to_o saul_n hypocritical_a oath_n osiander_n and_o borhaius_n justify_v the_o people_n p._n mar._n com._n in_o 2_o reg._n c._n 8._o say_v lib●ah_o revolted_a quia_fw-la subditos_fw-la nit●batur_fw-la cogere_fw-la ad_fw-la idololatriam_fw-la quod_fw-la ipsi_fw-la libnenses_fw-la pati_fw-la noluerunt_fw-la &_o merito_fw-la principibus_fw-la ●nim_fw-la parendum_fw-la est_fw-la verum_fw-la usque_fw-la ad_fw-la arras_n the_o king_n will_v compel_v they_o to_o idolatry_n and_o they_o just_o revolt_v vatab._n in_o no●_n impulit_fw-la judaeos_fw-la ad_fw-la idololatriam_fw-la alioqui_fw-la ●am_fw-la pronos_fw-la ad_fw-la cultum_fw-la idololorum_fw-la the_o city_n of_o abel_n revolt_n a_o proof_n for_o the_o lawfulness_n of_o resistance_n the_o place_n rom._n 13._o discuss_v the_o king_n only_o be_v not_o understand_v in_o the_o text._n th●_n king_n be_v principal_o understand_v in_o