Selected quad for the lemma: duty_n
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A25843
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The armies vindication ... in reply to Mr. William Sedgwick / published for the kingdomes satisfaction by Eleutherius Philodemius.
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Philodemius, Eleutherius.
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1649
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Wing A3718; ESTC R21791
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and_o good_a for_o they_o better_o than_o their_o king_n who_o be_v their_o public_a minister_n and_o thus_o conclude_v itaque_fw-la majorum_fw-la rerum_fw-la potestas_fw-la jure_fw-la populo_fw-la tribuitur_fw-la therefore_o power_n of_o the_o great_a thing_n be_v by_o right_a the_o people_n 4._o this_o may_v also_o appear_v by_o the_o history_n and_o record_n of_o all_o kingdom_n in_o the_o world_n where_o tyrant_n force_v not_o in_o by_o conquest_n and_o hold_v not_o possession_n afterwards_o by_o force_n in_o the_o roman_a state_n both_o under_o their_o king_n and_o emperor_n the_o chief_a power_n in_o all_o thing_n of_o high_a concernment_n be_v always_o in_o the_o senate_n and_o people_n and_o so_o much_o bodin_n grant_v that_o the_o people_n hadt_fw-mi he_o chief_a sovereign_a power_n of_o enact_v and_o confirm_v law_n the_o senate_n decree_n be_v of_o no_o validity_n unless_o the_o people_n ratify_v they_o and_o if_o any_o of_o their_o king_n consul_n emperor_n or_o general_n do_v thing_n without_o their_o consent_n as_o make_v war_n conclude_v peace_n etc._n etc._n it_o do_v not_o bind_v but_o be_v mere_o void_a unless_o the_o senate_n and_o people_n together_o in_o a_o great_a assembly_n ratify_v the_o same_o by_o a_o public_a law_n but_o to_o let_v pass_v foreign_a example_n our_o ancestor_n in_o this_o kingdom_n which_o show_v what_o power_n be_v invest_v in_o the_o whole_a body_n of_o the_o people_n have_v not_o only_o constrain_v our_o king_n by_o threat_n yea_o force_n of_o arm_n to_o summon_v and_o continue_v parliament_n but_o likewise_o compel_v they_o to_o give_v their_o royal_a assent_n to_o magna_fw-la charta_fw-la charta_fw-la de_fw-fr foresta_n confirmatio_fw-la chartarum_fw-la articuli_fw-la super_fw-la chart_n as_o with_o sundry_a other_o public_a statute_n of_o right_a and_o justice_n for_o common_a good_a and_o the_o subject_n safety_n and_o to_o ratify_v they_o with_o their_o hand_n seal_n oath_n proclamation_n against_o their_o will_n 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for_o 1._o howsoever_o here_o in_o england_n the_o crown_n have_v go_v often_o by_o descent_n yet_o never_o be_v it_o grant_v absolute_a successive_a and_o heretary_a but_o arbitrary_a and_o elective_a hence_o many_o of_o our_o king_n have_v come_v to_o the_o crown_n without_o any_o hereditary_a title_n by_o the_o people_n free_a election_n and_o afterward_o obey_v as_o lawful_a king_n thus_o anno._n 975._o after_o edgar_n disease_n not_o ethelred_n the_o heir_n to_o the_o former_a king_n but_o edward_n crown_v so_o edmund_n heir_n to_o king_n ethelred_n refuse_v and_o canutus_n a_o stranger_n elect_v and_o crown_v so_o edmund_n and_o alfred_n both_o heir_n set_v a_o side_n and_o harald_n and_o hardiknute_n elect_v and_o crown_v king_n i_o may_v also_o show_v how_o upon_o the_o death_n of_o king_n harald_n it_o be_v enact_v by_o the_o english_a nobility_n that_o none_o of_o the_o danish_a blood_n shall_v any_o more_o reign_n after_o they_o so_o after_o william_n the_o first_o not_o 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than_o institution_n as_o be_v apparent_a by_o deut._n 11.14_o 15._o and_o howsoever_o the_o lord_n do_v sometime_o immediate_o nominate_v the_o person_n of_o those_o that_o shall_v reign_v over_o they_o as_o saul_n david_n jehu_n jeroboam_n etc._n etc._n yet_o the_o people_n do_v constant_o confirm_v and_o make_v they_o king_n and_o give_v they_o their_o royal_a authority_n none_o be_v make_v king_n by_o divine_a appointment_n but_o such_o as_o they_o willing_o accept_v approve_a and_o confirm_v to_o be_v king_n god_n previous_a designation_n be_v but_o a_o preparative_n to_o their_o voluntary_a and_o free_a election_n moreover_o it_o be_v very_o clear_a that_o the_o king_n of_o judah_n and_o israel_n be_v subordinate_a in_o power_n to_o the_o people_n and_o not_o only_o counsel_v but_o usual_o overrule_v by_o they_o in_o all_o matter_n of_o public_a concernment_n for_o though_o they_o ask_v a_o king_n yet_o they_o reserve_v sufficient_a authority_n to_o themselves_o to_o restrain_v he_o and_o to_o order_n and_o dispose_v of_o the_o public_a affair_n as_o they_o think_v good_a but_o these_o thing_n we_o have_v reserve_v to_o a_o large_a treatise_n 2._o howsoever_o bodin_n contrary_a to_o aristotle_n tacitus_n lipsius_n toloso_fw-la machavel_n kirchnerus_n and_o the_o great_a politician_n prefer_v succession_n before_o election_n of_o king_n and_o instance_v several_a nation_n to_o be_v heretary_a yet_o this_o i_o say_v quo_fw-la jure_fw-la from_o the_o beginning_n it_o be_v not_o so_o for_o every_o heretary_a crown_n be_v through_o custom_n not_o of_o right_a howsoever_o people_n have_v let_v it_o pass_v and_o admit_v they_o in_o such_o a_o way_n yet_o this_o have_v be_v still_o in_o the_o people_n a_o free_a act_n and_o it_o be_v in_o their_o liberty_n and_o power_n to_o have_v choose_v any_o other_o 3._o whereas_o some_o king_n require_v a_o oath_n of_o their_o subject_n that_o their_o heir_n and_o successor_n shall_v enjoy_v the_o crown_n after_o they_o and_o 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law_n to_o restrain_v their_o king_n from_o excess_n and_o abusive_a course_n beside_o all_o good_a emperor_n and_o king_n in_o all_o age_n have_v profess_v and_o practise_v the_o same_o trajan_n acknowledge_v that_o the_o prince_n be_v not_o above_o law_n and_o give_v the_o sword_n to_o any_o praetor_n or_o commander_n he_o will_v say_v hoc_fw-la gladio_fw-la contra_fw-la me_fw-la utitur_fw-la si_fw-la in_fw-la rempublicam_fw-la peccavero_fw-la the_o like_a say_a theodosius_n and_o valentinian_n emperor_n digna_fw-la est_fw-la vox_fw-la majestate_fw-la regnantis_fw-la in_fw-la legibus_fw-la alligatum_fw-la se_fw-la principem_fw-la profiteri_fw-la lib._n 4._o cap._n d._n leg._n prin_n so_o antiochus_n the_o three_o king_n of_o asia_n be_v commend_v that_o he_o write_v to_o all_o the_o city_n of_o his_o kingdom_n if_o there_o shall_v be_v any_o thing_n in_o his_o letter_n which_o shall_v seem_v contrary_a to_o the_o law_n they_o shall_v not_o obey_v they_o these_o man_n know_v it_o be_v god_n only_o that_o may_v do_v in_o heaven_n and_o in_o earth_n what_o he_o please_v as_o for_o man_n whether_o emperor_n or_o king_n he_o be_v under_o law_n and_o therefore_o must_v do_v nothing_o but_o what_o be_v lawful_a just_a and_o right_a and_o for_o more_o authentic_a proof_n we_o can_v produce_v the_o king_n of_o israel_n and_o judah_n who_o have_v no_o arbitrary_a power_n to_o do_v what_o they_o please_v nor_o exempt_v from_o law_n but_o inferior_a too_o and_o oblige_v by_o they_o as_o well_o as_o subject_n this_o be_v evident_a by_o sundry_a impregnable_a text_n deut._n 17.18_o 19_o josh._n 1.1.8_o 1_o sam._n 8.11_o to_o 19_o and_o 12._o 14_o 15.20_o etc._n etc._n ezek._n 46.18_o the_o jewish_a doctor_n from_o these_o word_n i_o will_v visit_v their_o transgression_n with_o the_o rod_n of_o man_n and_o with_o the_o stripe_n of_o the_o child_n of_o man_n 2_o sam._n 7._o write_v that_o it_o be_v a_o custom_n in_o israel_n if_o their_o king_n transgress_v against_o the_o law_n of_o the_o king_n they_o be_v to_o be_v scourge_v for_o it_o but_o the_o question_n be_v not_o so_o much_o whether_o king_n be_v under_o law_n for_o this_o now_o begin_v now_o to_o be_v general_o grant_v but_o the_o question_n be_v if_o king_n do_v break_v law_n what_o be_v their_o punishment_n and_o who_o shall_v do_v it_o the_o answer_n to_o this_o belong_v proper_o to_o the_o next_o point_n yet_o something_o i_o shall_v say_v to_o it_o in_o this_o place_n for_o my_o part_n i_o have_v not_o yet_o see_v in_o any_o man_n writing_n new_a or_o old_a though_o never_o so_o great_a a_o kingsman_n any_o clear_a and_o convince_a reason_n that_o see_v king_n be_v subject_a to_o law_n both_o the_o law_n of_o god_n and_o of_o man_n wherefore_o they_o shall_v have_v any_o immunity_n or_o be_v privilege_v from_o punishment_n appoint_v by_o law_n to_o such_o and_o such_o offence_n more_o than_o other_o man_n plain_o thus_o if_o king_n or_o prince_n be_v a_o murderer_n a_o traitor_n a_o pirate_n a_o adulterer_n perjure_v etc._n etc._n why_o the_o punishment_n due_a to_o other_o murderer_n traitor_n etc._n etc._n and_o for_o the_o like_a crime_n inflict_v upon_o they_o shall_v not_o be_v execute_v upon_o the_o other_o king_n or_o prince_n what_o the_o custom_n have_v be_v or_o what_o partial_a law_n foolish_a and_o ignorant_a man_n have_v make_v i_o count_v as_o nothing_o let_v reason_n justice_n and_o divine_a precept_n be_v consider_v hence_o let_v we_o take_v light_n and_o information_n first_o as_o for_o the_o law_n of_o god_n it_o go_v general_o and_o take_v all_o in_o quisquis_fw-la siquis_fw-la quicunque_fw-la whosoever_o if_o any_o man_n what_o mansoever_o if_o a_o murderer_n a_o adulterer_n etc._n etc._n let_v he_o die_v the_o death_n king_n and_o prince_n be_v not_o here_o exempt_v and_o second_o in_o the_o point_n of_o justice_n it_o be_v