egypt_n have_v not_o his_o propriety_n gen._n 45._o 9_o no_o man_n may_v then_o defend_v his_o own_o right_a by_o law_n against_o the_o sovereign_n but_o he_o may_v take_v what_o he_o please_v from_o who_o he_o please_v and_o give_v to_o who_o he_o please_v 10._o then_o the_o king_n can_v not_o proper_o buy_v or_o sell_v with_o his_o subject_n 11._o nor_o can_v subject_n make_v any_o bargane_n among_o themselves_o without_o his_o consent_n 12._o nor_o can_v they_o exerce_fw-la any_o act_n of_o charity_n because_o charity_n must_v be_v of_o man_n own_o esa_n 58_o 7._o ecc._n 11_o 1._o 13._o yea_o subject_n can_v neither_o perform_v a_o duty_n nor_o fail_v in_o a_o duty_n in_o the_o matter_n of_o good_n if_o all_o be_v he_o 14._o subject_n can_v not_o be_v enjoin_v to_o pay_v tribute_n unto_o the_o prince_n contrare_fw-la to_o rom._n 13_o 6._o 15._o it_o be_v contrare_fw-la both_o to_o the_o law_n of_o god_n and_o nature_n see_v timpl._n ubi_fw-la supra_fw-la 6._o hence_o sovereign_n 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the_o subject_a and_o to_o which_o neither_o people_n nor_o their_o representative_n real_a of_o suppose_a can_v ever_o lawful_o consent_v 6._o he_o ask_v what_o burden_n he_o have_v lay_v upon_o their_o estate_n but_o by_o law_n but_o this_o be_v a_o vain_a flourish_n see_v all_o that_o know_v what_o that_o parliament_n be_v know_v how_o prone_a and_o ready_a it_o be_v to_o devote_v if_o it_o can_v unto_o the_o lust_n of_o the_o king_n the_o soul_n conscience_n estate_n and_o all_o which_o the_o subject_n have_v little_o regaird_v either_o the_o true_a liberty_n or_o real_a advantage_n of_o the_o people_n cap._n xvii_o the_o objection_n of_o other_o examine_v we_o have_v now_o examine_v all_o which_o this_o surveyer_n have_v say_v against_o we_o in_o the_o point_n of_o resistance_n yet_o that_o we_o may_v satisfy_v if_o possible_a all_o person_n and_o party_n touch_v the_o lawfulness_n of_o this_o act_n of_o private_a person_n defend_v themselves_o and_o their_o religion_n from_o manifest_a tyranny_n and_o oppression_n we_o shall_v remove_v likewise_o such_o other_o objection_n as_o some_o other_o be_v please_v to_o make_v use_n of_o and_o which_o our_o surveyer_n have_v possible_o forget_v to_o adduce_v 1._o obj._n subject_n be_v oblige_v to_o perform_v all_o duty_n of_o obedience_n and_o fidelity_n unto_o their_o magistrate_n and_o albeit_o the_o magistrate_n turn_v a_o manifest_a tyrant_n every_o one_o can_v loose_v that_o obligation_n at_o his_o own_o hand_n hoen_n disp_n pol._n 9_o thes_n 55._o ans_fw-fr 1._o subject_n as_o we_o have_v see_v be_v but_o conditional_o oblige_v to_o perform_v these_o duty_n unto_o the_o magistrate_n and_o not_o absolute_o whether_o he_o play_v the_o tyrant_n or_o not_o by_o hoenonius_n his_o own_o confession_n 2._o though_o each_o particular_a person_n can_v not_o loose_v the_o obligation_n when_o he_o will_v yet_o when_o a_o tyrant_n have_v by_o his_o act_n of_o tyranny_n loose_v the_o obligation_n upon_o his_o part_n a_o body_n of_o a_o people_n or_o a_o considerable_a part_n thereof_o may_v defend_v themselves_o against_o his_o tyranny_n as_o if_o there_o be_v no_o obligation_n betwixt_o he_o and_o they_o 3._o though_o the_o obligation_n stand_v uncancel_v and_o not_o abrogate_a resistance_n may_v be_v grant_v for_o a_o soon_o may_v resist_v his_o father_n and_o a_o wife_n her_o husband_n though_o the_o obligation_n continue_v firm_a and_o not_o dissolve_v obj._n 2._o by_o this_o mean_v a_o window_n shall_v be_v open_v to_o all_o sedition_n conspiracy_n and_o rebellion_n hoen_n ubi_fw-la supra_fw-la ans_fw-fr incommodum_fw-la non_fw-la tollit_fw-la argumentum_fw-la the_o abuse_n of_o a_o liberty_n do_v not_o destroy_v the_o liberty_n 2._o by_o this_o argument_n absolute_a and_o unlimited_a obedience_n may_v be_v press_v lest_o if_o private_a person_n may_v refuse_v obedience_n a_o door_n for_o all_o sedition_n and_o disobedience_n shall_v be_v open_v 3._o by_o the_o contrare_fw-la assertion_n a_o door_n shall_v be_v open_v to_o all_o tyranny_n and_o oppression_n which_o shall_v tend_v not_o only_o to_o disquyet_v of_o the_o peace_n but_o to_o the_o ruin_n and_o destruction_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n obj._n 3_o subject_n be_v to_o pray_v for_o their_o magistrate_n hoen_n ibid._n answ_n true_o but_o the_o consequence_n be_v naught_o therefore_o i_o may_v not_o resist_v they_o when_o they_o tyrannize_v and_o oppress_v unjust_o it_o do_v not_o follow_v i_o must_v pray_v for_o my_o equal_n and_o inferior_n and_o open_a enemy_n who_o unjust_a violence_n i_o may_v notwithstanding_o resist_v obj._n 4._o a_o son_n may_v not_o do_v violence_n to_o his_o father_n though_o never_o so_o unworthy_a for_o no_o impiety_n can_v be_v punish_v by_o parricide_n far_o less_o may_v violence_n be_v do_v to_o the_o prince_n who_o be_v the_o father_n of_o the_o country_n hoen_n ib._n answ_n 1._o this_o simile_n helt_v as_o we_o have_v show_v 2._o if_o the_o father_n abuse_v his_o power_n the_o law_n will_v deprive_v he_o of_o it_o l._n 6._o lenones_fw-la l._n 7._o c._n de_fw-fr inf._n expos_fw-la l._n 2._o c._n the_o parent_n qui_fw-fr fil._n distrax_fw-mi l._n 2._o the_o his_o qui_fw-la sunt_fw-la svi_fw-la vel_fw-la alieni_fw-la juris_fw-la §_o sed_fw-la domin_n iust._n d._n titul_n l._n ult_n si_fw-la quis_fw-la a_o parent_n manumissus_fw-la 3._o the_o simile_n be_v for_o we_o who_o plead_v only_o for_o resistance_n as_o we_o show_v not_o for_o kill_v and_o destroy_v tyrant_n 4._o if_o the_o soon_o be_v a_o judge_n and_o the_o father_n a_o malefactor_n the_o son_n must_v execute_v judgement_n on_o the_o father_n obj._n 5._o destroy_v of_o the_o head_n though_o it_o be_v sickly_a and_o tender_a tend_v to_o the_o destruction_n of_o the_o whole_a body_n hoenon_n ibid._n answ_n there_o be_v no_o such_o connexion_n betwixt_o king_n and_o subject_n as_o betwixt_o head_n and_o member_n of_o our_o natural_a body_n a_o tyrant_n may_v be_v
not_o our_o as_o the_o light_n when_o the_o sun_n shine_v which_o be_v for_o the_o vindication_n of_o these_o poor_a people_n will_v with_o any_o face_n or_o show_v of_o reason_n be_v able_a to_o deny_v this_o to_o be_v the_o true_a state_n of_o affair_n &_o of_o the_o present_a question_n hence_o we_o see_v how_o the_o surveyer_n sophistical_o &_o fraudulent_o present_v the_o state_n which_o he_o may_v well_o call_v the_o great_a knot_n as_o be_v no_o way_n loose_v and_o lay_v open_a by_o he_o as_o it_o ought_v to_o have_v be_v of_o the_o question_n pag._n 19_o when_o he_o say_v whether_o mere_a private_a person_n one_o or_o more_o separat_o of_o joint_o when_o they_o be_v or_o think_v themselves_o unjust_o afflict_v and_o extreme_o injurious_o handle_v by_o the_o magistrate_n or_o supreme_a power_n proceed_v according_a to_o law_n agree_v to_o betwixt_o himself_o and_o the_o body_n of_o the_o community_n whether_o or_o not_o upon_o supposition_n that_o these_o law_n be_v not_o just_a and_o right_a may_v private_a person_n defend_v themselves_o against_o the_o violence_n of_o the_o magistrate_n thus_o proceed_v even_o by_o violent_a re-offending_a yea_o in_o order_n to_o their_o own_o defence_n cut_v off_o the_o prince_n of_o magistrate_n whatsoever_o or_o their_o minister_n and_o officer_n stand_v in_o their_o way_n or_o when_o they_o be_v punish_v they_o and_o afflict_v they_o according_a to_o law_n &_o again_o pag._n 21._o he_o say_v the_o true_a state_n of_o the_o question_n at_o this_o time_n be_v when_o the_o corruption_n of_o these_o who_o be_v in_o power_n lead_v they_o to_o abuse_v their_o authority_n either_o on_o make_v unjust_a law_n or_o punish_v according_a to_o these_o whether_o mere_a private_a subject_n shall_v with_o violence_n oppose_v all_o magistrate_n under_o who_o they_o be_v from_o the_o high_a to_o the_o low_a together_o with_o the_o plurality_n of_o the_o body_n of_o that_o community_n where_o of_o they_o be_v member_n yea_o and_o in_o their_o own_o defence_n destroy_v they_o all_o if_o they_o be_v in_o probable_a capacity_n for_o such_o work_n and_o if_o they_o can_v eschew_v this_o and_o preserve_v themselves_o yea_o far_o after_o they_o have_v subdue_v providence_n so_o permit_v or_o order_v all_o the_o magistratical_a power_n and_o major_a part_n of_o the_o people_n they_o may_v use_v a_o vindicative_a avenge_a and_o punish_v power_n upon_o all_o be_v only_o person_n of_o private_a capacity_n and_o to_o be_v sure_a he_o repeat_v the_o same_o over_o again_o pag._n 24._o and_o say_v pag._n 26._o that_o the_o way_n which_o we_o clear_o own_o be_v that_o every_o private_a person_n when_o &_o so_o long_o as_o they_o be_v able_a or_o be_v in_o probable_a capacity_n to_o act_v violent_o against_o the_o magistrate_n ought_v to_o counter_a act_n he_o violent_o when_o he_o think_v the_o magistrate_n wrong_v he_o for_o this_o must_v be_v refer_v to_o every_o man_n private_a discretive_a judgement_n and_o more_o to_o this_o purpose_n there_o and_o again_o pag._n 27_o he_o tell_v we_o the_o question_n be_v what_o duty_n be_v owe_v by_o the_o subject_n unto_o the_o magistrate_n especial_o the_o supreme_a for_o may_v there_o be_v remedy_n have_v against_o the_o injury_n of_o the_o inferior_a by_o appellation_n in_o case_n of_o his_o maladministration_n &_o unjust_a law_n and_o sentence_n according_a to_o these_o law_n or_o execution_n according_a to_o sentence_n whether_o they_o may_v violate_v or_o violent_a the_o person_n invest_v with_o authority_n and_o not_o submit_v unto_o he_o but_o counter-act_n he_o by_o force_n in_o self_n defence_n against_o his_o violence_n or_o if_o they_o be_v bind_v in_o conscience_n or_o by_o any_o law_n of_o god_n to_o submit_v humble_o to_o what_o he_o inflict_v although_o unjust_o if_o they_o can_v neither_o move_v he_o by_o their_o humble_a petition_n nor_o can_v flee_v from_o his_o wrath_n or_o go_v out_o of_o his_o dominion_n and_o then_o add_v that_o the_o author_n of_o naphtaly_n and_o his_o complice_n maintain_v that_o if_o the_o magistrate_n abuse_v his_o power_n in_o make_v unjust_a law_n or_o punish_v according_a to_o these_o any_o private_a man_n or_o company_n of_o man_n that_o think_v themselves_o strong_a enough_o for_o the_o magistrate_n ought_v never_o to_o suffer_v but_o use_v forcible_a resistance_n against_o the_o magistrate_n abuse_v his_o power_n &_o that_o all_o the_o patience_n that_o be_v require_v of_o christian_n towards_o oppress_a magistrate_n be_v only_o to_o bear_v suffer_v patient_o when_o they_o be_v out_o of_o capicity_n of_o act_v and_o may_v not_o better_o do_v and_o to_o suffer_v patient_o when_o they_o see_v they_o can_v repress_v the_o violence_n of_o the_o unjust_o deal_v magistrate_n with_o a_o sufficient_a contrary_a violence_n that_o it_o may_v appeareâ—_n though_o none_o who_o understand_v the_o controversy_n &_o read_v what_o he_o allaige_v be_v the_o state_n of_o the_o question_n can_v ready_o be_v ignorant_a of_o his_o deceit_n but_o may_v easy_o perceive_v his_o subdolous_a sohistication_n how_o far_o he_o have_v misrepresent_v the_o business_n let_v these_o few_o particular_n be_v ponder_v 1._o it_o be_v one_o thing_n to_o say_v that_o private_a person_n may_v rise_v and_o take_v the_o sword_n of_o defence_n in_o their_o hand_n and_o resist_v their_o magistrate_n upon_o the_o ground_n of_o suppose_a wrong_v or_o when_o they_o think_v in_o their_o private_a judgement_n of_o discretion_n that_o the_o magistrate_n injure_v they_o it_o be_v another_o thing_n to_o say_v this_o way_n of_o defence_n may_v be_v use_v when_o the_o injury_n be_v real_a and_o not_o suppose_v or_o judge_v so_o by_o their_o private_a and_o err_a judgement_n or_o discretion_n only_o he_o can_v have_v the_o forehead_n to_o say_v that_o we_o maintain_v the_o former_a nor_o can_v he_o with_o any_o colour_n of_o half_a a_o reason_n infer_v that_o such_o a_o maintain_v this_o last_o do_v consequential_o maintain_v the_o former_a as_o man_n of_o understanding_n will_v easy_o perceive_v and_o shall_v be_v more_o full_o speak_v to_o afterward_o in_o due_a place_n yea_o suppose_v that_o such_o a_o consequence_n can_v be_v draw_v it_o be_v not_o fair_a but_o utter_o disingenuous_a and_o unbecomeing_a a_o fair_a disputant_n to_o bring_v a_o consequent_a which_o he_o wire-draweth_a from_o his_o adversary_n position_n or_o assertion_n into_o the_o state_n of_o question_n and_o make_v the_o world_n believe_v that_o his_o adversary_n do_v positive_o clear_o &_o avowed_o assert_v what_o indeed_o he_o do_v not_o affirm_v nay_o nor_o grant_v to_o follow_v from_o what_o he_o hold_v 2._o it_o be_v one_o thing_n to_o speak_v of_o resistance_n make_v to_o law_n iniquos_o make_v and_o yet_o but_o tend_v to_o the_o hurt_n of_o some_o private_a person_n in_o small_a matter_n it_o be_v a_o far_a other_o thing_n to_o speak_v of_o resistance_n make_v to_o law_n whereby_o the_o establish_a religion_n and_o the_o fundamental_a right_n and_o basis_n of_o the_o constitution_n of_o the_o realm_n be_v overturn_v and_o so_o not_o only_o only_a man_n good_n or_o small_a matter_n but_o their_o liberty_n religion_n conscience_n life_n and_o every_o thing_n that_o be_v dear_a unto_o they_o be_v in_o inevitable_a hazard_n it_o be_v a_o impudent_a calumny_n to_o say_v that_o we_o maintain_v the_o former_a 3._o it_o be_v one_o thing_n to_o say_v that_o any_o private_a person_n alone_o and_o several_o may_v resist_v and_o repel_v unjust_a violence_n offer_v by_o the_o magistrate_n of_o the_o land_n and_o another_o thing_n to_o say_v that_o a_o considerable_a company_n join_v together_o upon_o just_a ground_n may_v endeavour_v their_o own_o faifty_a though_o the_o law_n of_o our_o land_n will_v suffer_v a_o private_a subject_n to_o hinder_v any_o in_o the_o king_n name_n to_o possess_v themselves_o of_o his_o heritage_n or_o of_o any_o thing_n he_o possess_v till_o the_o question_n be_v discuss_v by_o the_o civil_a judge_n yet_o we_o state_n not_o our_o disput_n concern_v what_o a_o private_a single_a person_n may_v do_v in_o case_n of_o oppression_n 4._o it_o be_v one_o thing_n to_o speak_v of_o unjust_a law_n in_o the_o general_a and_o another_o thing_n to_o speak_v of_o unjust_a law_n make_v by_o magistrate_n preingadge_v by_o solemn_a vow_n and_o covenant_n never_o to_o make_v such_o law_n and_o who_o have_v give_v the_o people_n all_o the_o security_n imaginable_a that_o they_o shall_v never_o be_v trouble_v with_o such_o iniquous_a law_n this_o last_o be_v our_o case_n 5._o it_o be_v one_o thing_n to_o speak_v of_o law_n though_o iniquous_a and_o grievous_a yet_o execute_v legal_o civil_o by_o way_n of_o formal_a legal_a procedure_n but_o it_o be_v another_o thing_n to_o speak_v of_o law_n in_o themselves_o grievous_a and_o iniquous_a yet_o execute_v in_o a_o unformal_a illegal_a arbitrary_a tumultuous_a cruel_a
15._o jam._n 6._o c._n 2._o parl._n 23._o jam._n 6._o act._n 1._o parl._n 1_o char._n 1._o and_o act_n 14._o 15._o of_o the_o same_o parl_n act_n 13._o parl_n anno_fw-la 1661._o charl._n 2._o and_o this_o be_v reckon_v by_o the_o forementioned_a politician_n among_o the_o prerogative_n volgm_n pag._n 57_o hoen_n pag._n 129._o bodin_n pag._n 244._o timpl._n ubi_fw-la supra_fw-la 4._o nor_o do_v it_o belong_v to_o he_o alone_o to_o appoint_v the_o value_n of_o money_n as_o be_v clear_a by_o our_o act_n act_n 67._o parl_n 8._o jam._n 3._o act_n 93._o &_o 97._o parl_n 13._o jam._n 3._o act_n 23._o parl_n 1._o jam._n 1._o act_n 33._o parl_n 8._o jam._n 2._o act_n 59_o parl_n 13._o jam._n 2._o act_n 2._o parl_n 1._o jam._n 4._o act_n 17._o parl_n 2._o jam._n 4._o act_n 40._o parl_n 4._o jam._n 4._o act_n 17._o parl_n 1._o jam._n 6._o act_n 20._o of_o the_o same_o parl_n act_n 249._o parl_n 15._o jam._n 6._o c._n 9_o parl_n 16._o jam._n 6._o &_o yet_o the_o forecited_a author_n reckon_v this_o also_o among_o jura_fw-la majestatis_fw-la 5._o he_o must_v not_o rule_v we_o by_o his_o mere_a will_n but_o by_o the_o law_n of_o the_o land_n act_n 79._o parl_n 6._o jam._n 4._o act_n 130._o 131._o parl_n 8._o jam._n 6._o and_o not_o by_o any_o special_a grant_n or_o private_a privilege_n act_v 48._o parl_n 3._o jam._n 1._o 6._o he_o be_v not_o the_o proper_a judge_n of_o all_o cause_n in_o the_o first_o instance_n act_n 45._o parl_n 2._o jam._n 1._o act_n 62._o parl_n 8._o jam._n 3._o 7._o some_o cause_n be_v full_o exempt_v from_o his_o judgement_n and_o determination_n act_v 105._o parl_n 14._o jam._n 3._o 8._o the_o lord_n of_o the_o session_n may_v final_o decide_v cause_n according_a to_o the_o act_n 65._o parl_n 3._o jam._n 1._o without_o any_o liberty_n grant_v to_o the_o party_n to_o appeal_v to_o the_o king_n act_n 63._o parl_n 14._o jam._n 2._o and_o this_o privilege_n of_o the_o session_n in_o ratify_v act_n 93._o parl_n 7._o jam._n 5._o act_n 1._o parl_n 2._o mar._n act_n 170._o parl_n 13._o jam._n 6._o act_n 183._o of_o the_o same_o parl_n act_n 211._o parl_n 14._o jam._n 6._o act_n 23._o parl_n 1._o carol._n 1._o act_n 23._o parl_n anno_fw-la 1661._o charl._n 2._o yea_o the_o judge_n be_v allow_v to_o discern_v according_a to_o equity_n notwithstanding_o of_o any_o write_v of_o the_o king_n be_v to_o the_o contrary_a act_n 92._o parl_n 6._o jam._n 6._o act_n 47._o parl_n 11._o jam._n 6._o act_n 79._o of_o the_o same_o parl_n 9_o he_o be_v limit_v in_o grant_v remisson_n sic_fw-la act_n 46._o parl_n 2._o jam._n 1._o act_n 51._o parl_n 3._o jam._n 1_o act_n 75._o parl_n 14._o jam._n 2._o act_n 42._o parl_n 6._o jam._n 3._o act_n 94._o parl_n 13._o jam._n 3._o act_n 62._o &_o 63._o parl_n 6._o jam._n 4._o act_n 174._o parl_n 13._o jam._n 6._o 10._o he_o be_v limit_v in_o alienate_v of_o land_n possession_n or_o movable_a good_n act_n 2._o parl_n 1._o jam._n 2._o act_n 41._o parl_n 11._o jam._n 2._o act_n 70._o and_o 71._o parl_n 9_o jam._n 3._o act_n 112._o parl_n 14._o jam._n 3._o act_n 5._o parl_n 1._o jam._n 4._o act_n 10._o parl_n 2._o jam._n 4._o act_n 22._o ejusd_v parl_n act_n 50._o parl_n 4._o jam._n 4._o act_n 90._o parl_n 6._o jam._n 4._o act_n 84._o parl_n 6._o jam._n 5._o act_n 115._o and._n 116._o parl_n 7._o jam._n 5._o act_n 6._o parl_n 9_o jam._n 6._o act_n 176._o parl_n 13._o jam._n 6._o act_n 159._o ejusdem_fw-la parl_n act_n 203._o and_o 204._o parl_n 14._o jam._n 6_o act_n 236._o parl_n 15._o jam._n 6._o act_n 242._o and_o 243._o ejusdem_fw-la parl_n act_n 1._o parl_n 16._o jam._n 6._o cap._n 4._o parl_n 23._o jam._n 6._o act_n 10._o parl_n 1._o carol._n 1._o 11_o so_o be_v he_o limit_v in_o erect_v royal_a brugh_n act_n 43._o parl_n 11._o jam._n 2._o 12._o he_o be_v limit_v in_o appoint_v public_a office_n for_o admininistration_n of_o justice_n act_n 44._o parl_n 11._o jam._n 2._o 12._o he_o may_v not_o pass_v gift_n signature_n or_o remission_n but_o with_o the_o consent_n of_o the_o privy_a council_n act_n 12._o parl_n 2._o jam._n 4._o 14._o he_o have_v be_v aftentimes_o admonish_v of_o his_o duty_n by_o the_o parliament_n see_v act_n 23._o parl_n 1._o jam._n 1._o act_n 5._o and._n 6._o parl_n 3._o jam._n 2._o act_n 14._o parl_n 6._o jam._n 2._o act_n 92._o parl_n 13._o jam._n 3._o act_n 8._o parl_n 2._o jam._n 4._o act_n 29._o parl_n 3._o jam._n 4._o act_n 17._o parl_n 1._o jam._n 6._o if_o this_o surveyer_n have_v a_o mind_n to_o defend_v the_o king_n be_v civil_a prerogative_n royal_a or_o his_o absolute_a power_n let_v he_o take_v all_o these_o particular_n to_o his_o consideration_n but_o we_o go_v on_o to_o our_o purpose_n from_o what_o have_v be_v say_v concern_v this_o limit_a power_n of_o the_o king_n we_o draw_v these_o particular_n for_o our_o purpose_n 1._o if_o the_o king_n be_v a_o limit_a prince_n then_o he_o may_v in_o some_o case_n be_v lawful_o resist_v gerhard_n himself_o the_o magistrate_n pol._n §_o 484._o pag._n 1303._o in_o answer_v of_o that_o quaestion_n what_o shall_v subject_n do_v if_o a_o magistrate_n who_o be_v a_o infidel_n or_o a_o haeretick_n do_v force_v they_o unto_o a_o false_a religion_n say_v that_o such_o a_o magistrate_n who_o have_v absolute_a and_o unlimited_a power_n and_o be_v under_o no_o compact_n may_v not_o be_v resist_v by_o such_o as_o be_v mere_a subject_n so_o that_o he_o will_v grant_v in_o this_o case_n that_o it_o be_v lawful_a for_o mere_a private_a subject_n to_o resist_v a_o limit_a prince_n who_o be_v bind_v by_o compact_n and_o contract_n it_o be_v true_a when_o he_o come_v afterward_o to_o speak_v of_o resist_v a_o tyrant_n and_o propon_v the_o quaestion_n §_o 486._o whether_o such_o who_o have_v absolute_a power_n and_o turn_v tyrant_n may_v be_v resist_v after_o he_o have_v cite_v some_o say_n of_o papist_n he_o tell_v we_o §_o 487._o that_o all_o the_o argument_n of_o iunius_fw-la brutus_n rossaeus_n buckerius_n be_v solid_o answer_v by_o barclaius_n albericus_fw-la gentilis_fw-la cunerus_n and_o arnisaeus_n and_o this_o passage_n our_o surveyer_n bring_v in_o pag._n 89._o but_o who_o see_v not_o that_o it_o come_v not_o at_o all_o home_n to_o our_o purpose_n see_v our_o king_n be_v not_o a_o king_n of_o absolute_a power_n though_o he_o have_v his_o kingdom_n by_o succession_n but_o be_v limit_v by_o condition_n and_o stipulation_n and_o further_o every_o one_o may_v see_v the_o weakness_n of_o gerhard_n reason_n and_o how_o inconsistent_a he_o be_v with_o himself_o for._n 1._o say_v he_o such_o be_v only_o under_o god_n jurisdicton_n but_o alas_o 1._o may_v not_o i_o resist_v a_o person_n who_o be_v not_o under_o my_o jurisdiction_n 2._o royalist_n will_v say_v the_o same_o of_o all_o prince_n even_o barclaus_n and_o arnisaeus_n again_o he_o say_v the_o people_n have_v translate_v their_o whole_a power_n unto_o such_o a_o prince_n &_o can_v recall_v it_o but_o 1._o they_o have_v never_o translate_v over_o unto_o he_o a_o power_n to_o enslave_v themselves_o 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thing_n 3._o ibid_fw-la there_o be_v not_o a_o strick_a obligation_n moral_a betwixt_o king_n and_o people_n then_o betwixt_o parent_n and_o child_n master_n and_o servant_n patron_n and_o cliant_a husband_n and_o wife_n the_o lord_n and_o the_o vassal_n between_o the_o pilot_n of_o a_o shop_n and_o the_o passenger_n the_o physician_n and_o the_o sick_a the_o doctor_n and_o the_o scholar_n but_o law_n grant_v 1._o minime_fw-la 35._o de_fw-fr relig._n &_o sumpt_n funer_n if_o those_o betray_v their_o trust_n commit_v to_o they_o they_o may_v be_v resist_v if_o the_o father_n turn_v distract_v and_o arise_v to_o kill_v his_o son_n his_o son_n may_v violent_o apprehend_v he_o bind_v his_o hand_n spoil_v he_o of_o his_o weapon_n for_o in_o that_o he_o be_v not_o a_o father_n vasq_fw-la lib._n 1._o illustr_n quaest_n cap._n 8._o n._n 18._o si_fw-mi dominus_fw-la subditum_fw-la enormiter_fw-la &_o atrociter_fw-la oneraret_fw-la princeps_fw-la superior_a vasallum_n posset_n ex_fw-la toto_fw-la eximere_fw-la a_o sua_fw-la jurisdictione_n &_o etiam_fw-la tacente_fw-la subdito_fw-la &_o nihil_fw-la petente_fw-la quid_fw-la papa_n in_fw-la suis_fw-la decis_fw-la parliam_fw-la great_a decis_fw-la 32._o si_fw-mi quis_fw-la baro._n abutentes_fw-la dominio_fw-la privari_fw-la possunt_fw-la the_o servant_n may_v resist_v the_o master_n if_o he_o attempt_v unjust_o to_o kill_v he_o so_o may_v the_o wife_n do_v to_o the_o husband_n if_o the_o pilot_n shall_v wilful_o run_v the_o ship_n on_o a_o roke_n to_o destroy_v himself_o and_o his_o passenger_n they_o may_v violent_o thrust_v he_o from_o the_o helm_n every_o tyrant_n be_v a_o furious_a man_n and_o be_v moral_o distract_v as_o althus_fw-la say_v polit_fw-la cap._n 28._o n._n 30._o &_o seqq_fw-la 4._o pag._n 262._o that_o which_o be_v give_v as_o a_o blessing_n and_o a_o favour_n and_o a_o scrine_n betwixt_o the_o people_n liberty_n and_o their_o bondage_n can_v be_v give_v of_o god_n as_o a_o bondage_n and_o slavery_n to_o the_o people_n but_o the_o power_n of_o a_o king_n be_v give_v as_o a_o blessing_n &_o favour_n of_o god_n to_o defend_v the_o poor_a &_o needy_a to_o preserve_v both_o table_n of_o the_o law_n and_o to_o keep_v the_o people_n in_o their_o libertye_n from_o oppress_v and_o tread_v on_o upon_o another_o but_o so_o it_o be_v that_o if_o such_o a_o power_n be_v give_v of_o god_n to_o a_o king_n by_o which_o actu_fw-la primo_fw-la he_o be_v invest_v of_o god_n to_o do_v act_n of_o tyranny_n and_o so_o to_o do_v they_o that_o to_o resist_v he_o in_o the_o most_o innocent_a way_n which_o be_v self_n defence_n must_v be_v resist_v of_o god_n and_o rebellion_n against_o the_o king_n his_o deputy_n then_o have_v god_n give_v a_o royal_a power_n as_o incontrollable_a by_o mortal_a man_n by_o any_o violence_n as_o if_o god_n himself_o be_v immediate_o and_o personal_o resist_v when_o the_o king_n be_v resist_v and_o so_o this_o power_n shall_v be_v a_o power_n to_o waste_v and_o destroy_v irresistable_o and_o so_o in_o itself_o a_o plague_n and_o curse_v for_o it_o can_v be_v ordain_v both_o according_a to_o the_o intention_n and_o genuine_a formal_a effect_n and_o intrinsical_v operation_n of_o the_o power_n to_o preserve_v the_o table_n of_o the_o law_n religion_n and_o liberty_n subject_a and_o law_n and_o also_o to_o destroy_v the_o same_o but_o it_o be_v teach_v by_o royalist_n that_o this_o power_n be_v for_o tyranny_n as_o well_o as_o for_o peaceable_a government_n because_o to_o resist_v this_o royal_a power_n put_v forth_o in_o act_n either_o of_o tyranny_n or_o just_a government_n be_v to_o resist_v the_o ordinance_n of_o god_n as_o royalist_n say_v from_o rom._n 13_o 1_o 2_o 3._o we_o know_v to_o resist_v god_n ordinance_n and_o god_n deputy_n formaliter_fw-la as_o his_o deputy_n be_v to_o resist_v god_n himself_o 2_o sam._n 8._o ver_fw-la
com._n class_n 4._o cap._n 20._o pag._n 680._o etc._n etc._n to_o which_o we_o answer_v 1._o the_o question_n which_o he_o move_v pag._n 680._o do_v not_o concern_v we_o for_o there_o he_o say_v that_o mere_a private_a person_n may_v not_o depose_v king_n or_o prince_n or_o rise_v against_o they_o for_o this_o end_n ut_fw-la eos_fw-la à _fw-la dignitate_fw-la seu_fw-la gradu_fw-la svo_fw-la deturbent_fw-la now_o this_o be_v not_o our_o question_n which_o be_v concern_v necessary_a self-defence_n in_o case_n of_o extreme_a necessity_n 2._o he_o grant_v it_o lawful_a to_o inferior_a magistrate_n who_o set_v limit_n to_o the_o prince_n if_o the_o prince_n violat_a his_o compact_n and_o break_v his_o covenant_n to_o force_v he_o to_o stand_v to_o his_o condition_n eum_fw-la in_o ordinem_fw-la cogere_fw-la ac_fw-la vi_fw-la redigere_fw-la ut_fw-la conditione_n &_o pacta_fw-la quae_fw-la fuerat_fw-la pollicitus_fw-la complete_a idque_fw-la vel_fw-la armis_fw-la cum_fw-la aliter_fw-la fieri_fw-la non_fw-la possit_fw-la our_o surveyer_n will_v not_o assent_v to_o this_o which_o martyr_n say_v notwithstanding_o he_o account_v he_o one_o of_o the_o most_o learned_a of_o our_o protestant_n 3._o it_o be_v true_a pag._n 682._o he_o will_v have_v private_a person_n endure_v a_o tyrant_n who_o command_v contrary_a to_o equity_n and_o good_a law_n and_o suffer_v he_o patient_o as_o we_o be_v to_o suffer_v patient_o sickness_n but_o who_o see_v not_o that_o notwithstanding_o of_o this_o patient_a submission_n we_o may_v use_v resistance_n as_o we_o may_v use_v resistance_n by_o all_o lawful_a mean_n to_o sickness_n and_o disease_n 4._o though_o we_o shall_v yield_v that_o such_o a_o tyrant_n as_o he_o describe_v shall_v not_o be_v resist_v viz._n such_o a_o one_o as_o command_v contra_fw-la aequum_fw-la bonum_fw-la ac_fw-la leges_fw-la yet_o our_o case_n be_v different_a for_o not_o only_o be_v there_o such_o act_n of_o iniquity_n command_v but_o also_o subject_n be_v compel_v by_o mere_a force_n and_o cruelty_n to_o consent_v to_o and_o approve_v iniquous_a course_n and_o our_o magistrate_n be_v in_o a_o singular_a manner_n oblige_v to_o prosecute_v the_o end_n of_o a_o swear_a covenant_n which_o the_o subject_n desire_v to_o adhere_v unto_o and_o for_o adherence_n thereunto_o be_v persecute_v in_o a_o most_o inhuman_a and_o cruel_a manner_n so_o that_o this_o be_v tyranny_n of_o a_o high_a nature_n than_o what_o peter_n martyr_n speak_v of_o in_o the_o next_o place_n he_o cit_v rivet_n in_o decal_n pag._n 233._o and_o 235._o but_o we_o answer_v 1._o rivet_n grant_v it_o lawful_a unto_o all_o vim_o vi_fw-la repellere_fw-la to_o repel_v force_n with_o force_n a_o prove_v it_o 2._o in_o the_o place_n by_o he_o cite_v he_o be_v speak_v of_o a_o private_a man_n resist_v the_o violence_n of_o another_o who_o if_o under_o pretext_n of_o expone_v the_o law_n of_o nature_n shall_v avenge_v himself_o privato_fw-la appetitu_fw-la vel_fw-la contumaciâ_fw-la or_o raise_v sedition_n against_o the_o magistrate_n he_o shall_v but_o abuse_v his_o power_n and_o liberty_n and_o this_o we_o grant_v but_o our_o case_n be_v of_o a_o community_n to_o which_o rivet_n speak_v nothing_o yea_o 3._o in_o the_o other_o place_n though_o he_o will_v not_o have_v a_o private_a person_n kill_v his_o father_n or_o a_o magistrate_n in_o his_o own_o defence_n yet_o he_o grant_v it_o lawful_a to_o resist_v so_o far_o as_o can_v be_v to_o hinder_v our_o own_o destruction_n id_fw-la say_v he_o nos_fw-la absolute_a sontimus_fw-la de_fw-la parent_n &_o principe_n quibus_fw-la licet_fw-la quidem_fw-la resistere_fw-la quantum_fw-la id_fw-la fieri_fw-la potest_fw-la cum_fw-la invadunt_fw-la injust_a eo_fw-la sine_fw-la ut_fw-la impediamus_fw-la perniciem_fw-la nostram_fw-la whence_o it_o appear_v that_o rivet_n be_v much_o for_o we_o for_o he_o acknowledge_v it_o lawful_a for_o a_o private_a single_a person_n to_o defend_v himself_o as_o much_o as_o be_v possible_a from_o the_o unjust_a assault_n of_o prince_n much_o more_o than_o shall_v it_o be_v lawful_a for_o a_o community_n to_o defend_v themselves_o against_o the_o king_n emissary_n after_o rivet_n he_o cit_v d._n ames_n con_v case_z lib._n 5._o cap._n 20._o but_o doct._n ames_n speak_v nothing_o against_o we_o for_o he_o be_v summary_o hold_v forth_o what_o be_v the_o duty_n of_o superior_n towards_o their_o inferior_n and_o of_o inferior_n towards_o their_o superior_n and_o among_o the_o duty_n of_o inferior_n he_o reckon_v subjection_n and_o obedience_n but_o what_o call_v he_o this_o subjection_n do_v he_o mean_v thereby_o a_o stupid_a and_o absolute_a submission_n to_o all_o act_n of_o tyranny_n and_o opression_n no_o but_o such_o a_o acknowledgement_n of_o their_o power_n &_o authority_n as_o have_v with_o it_o a_o care_n to_o preserve_v the_o same_o unhurt_a now_o this_o be_v consistent_a with_o resistance_n in_o case_n of_o necessity_n a_o community_n may_v defend_v themselves_o from_o unjust_a violence_n of_o magistratee_n and_o yet_o attempt_v nothing_o against_o their_o just_a power_n and_o authority_n but_o labour_v tender_o to_o preserve_v the_o same_o 2._o it_o be_v true_a that_o he_o say_v all_o violent_a insurrection_n be_v opposite_a hereunto_o and_o also_o contempt_n but_o that_o be_v violent_a insurrection_n against_o the_o power_n and_o authority_n and_o not_o against_o the_o person_n who_o be_v abuse_v his_o power_n to_o the_o ruin_n and_o destruction_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n for_o no_o body_n will_v deny_v but_o tyranny_n and_o the_o tyrant_n as_o such_o may_v be_v despise_v and_o undervalue_v without_o wrong_n to_o the_o power_n and_o authority_n if_o self_n so_o may_v that_o be_v resist_v without_o violation_n of_o the_o power_n 3._o it_o be_v true_a he_o say_v that_o subjection_n may_v be_v where_o there_o be_v not_o obedience_n but_o wherein_o say_v he_o do_v this_o subjection_n consist_v in_o submissâ_fw-la recusatione_fw-la obedientiae_fw-la quando_fw-la illicitum_fw-la esse_fw-la constat_fw-la quod_fw-la a_o superiore_fw-la mandatur_fw-la in_o a_o submissive_a refuse_v to_o give_v obedience_n and_o this_o be_v some_o other_o thing_n than_o a_o stupid_a submission_n to_o all_o act_n of_o tyranny_n 4._o this_o same_o aim_n cap._n 25._o where_o he_o be_v speak_v of_o maagistrate_n and_o subject_n and_o show_v the_o duty_n of_o subjcet_n unto_o they_o puts_z subjection_n and_o obedience_n together_o §_o 16._o wherefore_o as_o hence_o it_o can_v follow_v because_o obedience_n be_v due_a unto_o they_o when_o they_o command_v thing_n just_a and_o agreeable_a to_o god_n law_n that_o therefore_o obedience_n be_v due_a unto_o they_o when_o they_o command_v thing_n unjust_a and_o repugnant_a to_o the_o law_n of_o god_n so_o nor_o will_v it_o follow_v that_o because_o subjection_n be_v due_a unto_o they_o when_o their_o power_n be_v not_o abuse_v to_o the_o destruction_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n therefore_o subjection_n be_v due_a unto_o they_o or_o non-resistence_a when_o they_o tyrannize_v over_o the_o conscience_n state_n and_o body_n of_o their_o subject_n and_o labour_n to_o overturn_v all_o 5._o it_o be_v true_a he_o say_v cap._n 31._o §_o 10._o that_o the_o person_n invade_v may_v be_v such_o and_o there_o may_v be_v such_o other_o circumstance_n as_o that_o the_o person_n invade_v may_v rather_o choose_v to_o die_v as_o to_o kill_v but_o that_o speak_v nothing_o to_o our_o case_n which_o be_v a_o resist_n to_o the_o king_n be_v bloody_a emissary_n not_o by_o one_o private_a person_n but_o by_o a_o community_n and_o since_o d._n ames_n in_o the_o same_o chapt._n §_o 4._o 5._o etc._n etc._n think_v it_o lawful_a for_o a_o private_a person_n to_o defend_v himself_o even_o by_o kill_v the_o aggressor_n when_o there_o be_v no_o other_o remedy_n he_o will_v abundant_o justify_v our_o practice_n and_o likewise_o he_o allow_v this_o defence_n even_o in_o the_o behalf_n of_o other_o §_o 9_o rectè_fw-la etiam_fw-la extenditur_fw-la ad_fw-la defensionem_fw-la non_fw-la tantum_fw-la nostâ—um_fw-la sed_fw-la &_o aliorum_fw-la innocentium_fw-la hoc_fw-la enim_fw-la postula_fw-la lex_fw-la ut_fw-la proximum_fw-la diligamus_fw-la sicut_fw-la nosipsos_fw-la and_o therefore_o amesius_n be_v much_o for_o we_o as_o for_o the_o two_o papist_n estius_n and_o tollet_fw-la who_o he_o cit_v they_o speak_v not_o against_o we_o who_o plead_v for_o the_o liberty_n of_o self_n defence_n unto_o a_o community_n against_o the_o magistrate_n and_o not_o to_o every_o private_a single_a person_n neither_o plead_v we_o for_o a_o power_n of_o kill_v king_n and_o if_o they_o be_v against_o we_o he_o can_v not_o have_v much_o reason_n to_o say_v that_o we_o join_v hand_n with_o papist_n thus_o be_v all_o his_o authority_n from_o divine_n answer_v let_v we_o see_v what_o he_o say_v further_a he_o tell_v we_o pag._n 25._o 26._o that_o when_o lex_n rex_fw-la have_v in_o severral_a place_n such_o as_o pag._n 313._o 314._o 322._o 463._o vent_v that_o principle_n in_o reference_n to_o the_o civil_a government_n that_o no_o man_n