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78._o or_o the_o conscience_n of_o posterity_n either_o to_o one_o royal_a line_n or_o irrevocable_o and_o unalterable_o to_o monarchy_n 178._o superior_a verò_fw-la universus_fw-la populus_fw-la quÃve_fw-la eum_fw-la repraesentant_fw-la vindicae_n contra_fw-la tyrannos_fw-la quae._n 3._o p._n 178._o so_o mr._n rutherford_n junius_n brutus_n tell_v we_o that_o a_o tyrant_n do_v in_o populum_fw-la tanquam_fw-la in_o feudi_fw-la dominum_fw-la feloniam_fw-la committere_fw-la commit_v felony_n against_o the_o people_n as_o against_o the_o lord_n of_o his_o fee_n and_o add_v from_o bartolus_n that_o he_o may_v be_v depose_v and_o punish_v by_o his_o superior_a and_o his_o superior_a be_v the_o whole_a people_n or_o they_o that_o represent_v they_o treason_n according_a to_o our_o law_n taint_v the_o blood_n and_o make_v the_o child_n of_o traitor_n uncapable_a to_o succeed_v in_o any_o thing_n of_o inheritance_n the_o king_n of_o england_n be_v as_o much_o subject_n to_o law_n as_o any_o private_a subject_n 34._o sovereign_a power_n of_o parliament_n part_n 1._o pag_n 34._o though_o in_o exhibendo_fw-la jure_fw-la he_o be_v maximus_fw-la yet_o in_o suscipiendo_fw-la jure_fw-la say_v bracton_n in_o mr._n prinne_n minimus_fw-la de_fw-la regno_fw-la svo_fw-la comparatur_fw-la he_o be_v to_o be_v obedient_a to_o suffer_v right_a as_o well_o as_o other_o of_o his_o people_n say_v another_o lawyer_n out_o of_o the_o mirror_n a_o ancient_a law-book_n no_o wrong_v therefore_o be_v do_v to_o king_n or_o prince_n 31._o right_n of_o the_o kingdom_n p._n 31._o they_o have_v commit_v treason_n against_o their_o own_o crown_n and_o dignity_n by_o raise_v war_n against_o their_o people_n and_o so_o fall_v from_o all_o right_n to_o their_o hereditary_a dignity_n have_v it_o be_v true_a that_o naboth_n have_v blaspheme_v god_n and_o the_o king_n it_o have_v be_v no_o sin_n in_o ahab_n to_o have_v seize_v upon_o his_o vineyard_n though_o the_o inheritance_n of_o his_o father_n 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office_n and_o why_o not_o the_o lord_n who_o office_n if_o they_o be_v not_o of_o the_o nature_n of_o those_o officer_n who_o have_v nec_fw-la munus_fw-la nec_fw-la usum_fw-la be_v judicial_a only_o as_o be_v show_v before_o 2._o that_o it_o be_v against_o the_o house_n of_o commons_o 31._o plea_n etc._n etc._n p._n 31._o but_o to_o prove_v that_o they_o bring_v nothing_o but_o the_o cram_n bis_fw-la cocta_fw-la of_o the_o engagement_n of_o the_o declaration_n of_o april_n 17._o 1646._o the_o put_v of_o the_o name_n of_o the_o house_n upon_o a_o part_n and_o the_o prostitution_n of_o privilege_n all_o which_o have_v be_v speak_v to_o already_o 3._o that_o it_o be_v injurious_a to_o the_o people_n scotos_fw-gr plea_n etc._n etc._n ibid._n in_o civium_fw-la numero_fw-la non_fw-la sunt_fw-la habendi_fw-la violatores_fw-la enim_fw-la sunt_fw-la humanae_fw-la societatis_fw-la aut_fw-la certà _fw-la proditores_fw-la buchanan_n de_fw-fr jure_fw-la regni_fw-la apud_fw-la scotos_fw-gr 1._o in_o bereave_v they_o of_o their_o ancient_a authority_n &_o impose_v a_o new_a
assertion_n i_o have_v show_v before_o king_n of_o politic_a kingdom_n as_o england_n be_v in_o fortescue_n judgement_n can_v change_v the_o law_n 37._o 2_o chronicle_n 21.10_o sovereign_a power_n of_o parliament_n part._n page_n 37._o but_o the_o people_n be_v to_o be_v rule_v by_o law_n only_o of_o their_o own_o make_n if_o the_o representative_n of_o the_o people_n have_v by_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n a_o power_n over_o their_o magistrate_n and_o have_v exercise_v in_o it_o almost_o all_o nation_n and_o the_o legislative_a power_n in_o england_n rest_v in_o they_o they_o have_v a_o power_n sufficient_a to_o take_v away_o the_o king_n and_o house_n of_o lord_n and_o the_o power_n that_o be_v take_v away_o by_o their_o lawful_a superior_n be_v no_o power_n nor_o do_v any_o tie_n lie_v upon_o their_o quondam_a subject_n to_o obey_v they_o what_o they_o add_v ex_fw-la abundanti_fw-la 13.7_o eccles_n 5.1_o 2_o 3._o plea_n etc._n etc._n page_n 41._o rom._n 13.7_o to_o prove_v the_o power_n of_o king_n and_o lord_n still_o to_o remain_v be_v from_o such_o abundance_n as_o their_o sacrifice_n be_v who_o voice_n be_v know_v by_o a_o multitude_n of_o word_n indeed_o mere_a battology_n they_o say_v 1._o the_o sanction_n of_o that_o government_n from_o god_n be_v not_o disannul_v they_o busy_a themselves_o to_o find_v out_o a_o way_n how_o it_o may_v be_v say_v to_o be_v dissolve_v i_o shall_v tell_v they_o 42._o obedientia_fw-la limitari_fw-la semper_fw-la debet_fw-la secundùm_fw-la limit_n potestatis_fw-la quam_fw-la habet_fw-la superior_a praecipiens_fw-la medulla_n theol._n lib._n 2._o cap._n 17._o thes_n 54._o plea_n etc._n etc._n page_n 42._o god_n command_v obedience_n to_o power_n command_v to_o give_v every_o one_o their_o due_a and_o learned_a aim_n will_v tell_v they_o that_o obedience_n ought_v always_o to_o be_v limit_v according_a to_o the_o limit_n of_o the_o power_n of_o the_o superior_a command_a whence_o he_o conclude_v that_o the_o bond_n of_o 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make_v law_n for_o king_n and_o lord_n as_o well_o as_o other_o not_o to_o be_v only_a councillor_n or_o concurrent_a actor_n with_o they_o for_o their_o reason_n which_o they_o say_v they_o will_v produce_v to_o prove_v that_o it_o be_v unlawful_a for_o a_o people_n to_o depose_v their_o supreme_a magistrate_n they_o will_v be_v very_o impertinent_a at_o the_o present_a for_o the_o supreme_a magistrate_n be_v not_o depose_v as_o long_o as_o the_o house_n of_o commons_o stand_v and_o i_o doubt_v unconclusive_a unless_o they_o full_o answer_v what_o mr._n rutherford_n and_o mr._n prinne_n two_o of_o their_o own_o friend_n have_v say_v in_o assert_v the_o people_n power_n in_o that_o particular_a 3._o law_n say_v they_o be_v not_o repeal_v that_o give_v the_o sway_n of_o government_n to_o certain_a person_n and_o their_o issue_n to_o which_o i_o answer_v that_o such_o law_n 43._o plea_n etc._n etc._n page_n 43._o if_o such_o there_o be_v be_v at_o lestwise_o virtual_o repeal_v in_o the_o 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with_o the_o parliament_n in_o arm_n against_o the_o king_n ere_o a_o while_n and_o one_o of_o the_o high_a act_n of_o sovereignty_n be_v the_o vote_v and_o make_v war_n and_o now_o be_v ready_a to_o join_v with_o his_o hopeless_a brood_n against_o the_o parliament_n 12._o plea_n etc._n etc._n page_n 44._o in_o judaeos_n &_o mahumeristas_n sub_fw-la christianismâ—_n latitantes_fw-la exerceri_fw-la solet_fw-la grotius_n antiqu_n reip._n bat._n c._n 6._o paul_n servita_n history_n of_o the_o inquisition_n page_n 12._o their_o second_o argument_n to_o prove_v that_o they_o be_v preingage_v be_v ground_v upon_o their_o oath_n protestation_n covenant_n of_o which_o they_o affirm_v 1._o their_o contrariety_n to_o the_o engagement_n 2._o their_o unremit_v obligation_n in_o the_o entry_n to_o the_o answer_n of_o this_o argument_n i_o can_v but_o observe_v that_o non-scribers_a make_v the_o same_o use_n of_o the_o oath_n of_o allegiance_n and_o supremacy_n protestation_n and_o covenant_n 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shall_v we_o grant_v they_o that_o those_o former_a engagement_n be_v opposite_a to_o the_o engagement_n which_o well_o may_v be_v deny_v in_o the_o proof_n of_o which_o negative_a some_o of_o late_o have_v worthy_o travel_v yet_o it_o will_v not_o thence_o follow_v that_o the_o engagement_n be_v unlawful_a if_o it_o may_v be_v make_v appear_v that_o the_o obligation_n of_o they_o be_v cease_v non-scribers_a confess_v 52._o plea_n etc._n etc._n page_n 52._o that_o a_o oath_n may_v be_v render_v void_a 1._o by_o the_o revocation_n of_o a_o superior_a have_v lawful_a power_n in_o the_o matter_n of_o the_o oath_n the_o lawfulness_n of_o the_o superiority_n of_o the_o people_n representative_n over_o the_o king_n etc._n etc._n have_v be_v prove_v and_o if_o they_o have_v power_n over_o the_o power_n to_o who_o the_o oath_n be_v make_v so_o that_o they_o may_v lawful_o divest_v they_o of_o their_o power_n they_o have_v power_n over_o allegiance_n the_o matter_n of_o the_o oath_n neither_o be_v this_o power_n of_o they_o over_o the_o matter_n of_o the_o oath_n weaken_v by_o any_o thing_n that_o non-scribers_a say_v for_o 1._o notwithstanding_o the_o oath_n of_o supremacy_n acknowledge_v the_o king_n to_o be_v supreme_a governor_n yet_o the_o parliament_n and_o kingdom_n be_v the_o supreme_a power_n paramount_n to_o he_o say_v mr._n prinne_n he_o be_v the_o supreme_a executioner_n of_o public_a justice_n have_v a_o supreme_a executive_a power_n but_o not_o a_o supreme_a legislative_a power_n 104.105_o sovereign_a power_n of_o parliament_n part_n 1._o pagâ—_n 104.105_o that_o still_o be_v retain_v by_o the_o representatives_n of_o the_o people_n to_o this_o we_o may_v add_v what_o mr._n prinne_n say_v that_o the_o supremacy_n give_v to_o the_o king_n relate_v to_o the_o pope_n and_o foreign_a prince_n authority_n former_o usurp_v not_o to_o parliament_n and_o their_o jurisdiction_n with_o who_o mr._n rutherford_n well_o agree_v who_o scane_v how_o the_o king_n be_v call_v supreme_a say_v he_o be_v
withal_o engage_v themselves_o to_o hold_v the_o country_n of_o the_o netherlands_o under_o the_o obedience_n of_o their_o prince_n and_o natural_a lord_n as_o they_o ought_v to_o do_v for_o so_o be_v the_o word_n of_o their_o protestation_n in_o mr._n prinne_n book_n yet_o in_o the_o year_n 1581._o 216._o hugo_n grotius_n de_fw-fr antiq_fw-la reâ—p_n batavicae_fw-la cap._n 5._o paulus_n merula_n de_fw-fr statu_fw-la reip._n bataviae_n diatâ—iba_n johannes_n de_fw-fr latt_n descrip_n belgicae_fw-la do_fw-mi hollandia_n cap._n 7._o henricus_fw-la sâ—terus_n suecia_n pag._n 131._o &_o seq_n &_o pag._n 202._o 206._o 216._o they_o solemn_o abjure_v the_o king_n of_o spline_n who_o be_v â—â—e_v hereditary_a earl_n of_o holland_n and_o the_o earl_n of_o holland_n be_v not_o in_o any_o thing_n short_a of_o a_o just_o regulate_v king_n and_o have_v as_o much_o authority_n there_o as_o the_o king_n of_o england_n among_o we_o as_o the_o author_n in_o the_o margin_n inform_v we_o the_o state_n of_o sweden_n in_o the_o year_n 1544_o change_v their_o elective_a kingdom_n into_o a_o hereditary_a which_o they_o entail_v upon_o ericus_n the_o elder_a son_n of_o gustavus_n their_o king_n then_o and_o his_o issue_n male_a and_o if_o such_o issue_n fail_v upon_o john_n the_o king_n second_o son_n and_o his_o heir_n male_a and_o in_o like_a manner_n upon_o magnus_n and_o charles_n duke_n of_o sudermannia_n the_o king_n young_a child_n to_o this_o they_o swear_v solemn_o yet_o ericus_n for_o his_o tyranny_n be_v depose_v by_o the_o state_n and_z john_n the_o second_o brother_n crown_v he_o die_v and_o leave_v sigismond_n king_n of_o poland_n and_o john_n duke_n of_o ostrogothia_n his_o 2._o son_n behind_o he_o sigismond_n be_v crown_v king_n of_o sweden_n yet_o because_o he_o endeavour_v to_o destroy_v the_o protestant_a religion_n establish_v among_o they_o and_o war_v upon_o they_o he_o be_v depose_v by_o a_o act_n of_o the_o state_n assemble_v at_o stockholm_n in_o the_o year_n 1599_o and_o in_o the_o year_n 1600_o both_o he_o &_o his_o posterity_n exclude_v from_o all_o government_n in_o sweden_n by_o a_o decree_n of_o the_o state_n assemble_v at_o lincop_n nay_o more_o they_o exclude_v from_o the_o kingdom_n john_n duke_n of_o ostrogothia_n the_o brother_n of_o sigismond_n because_o they_o fear_v lest_o he_o out_o of_o natural_a love_n to_o his_o brother_n shall_v enter_v into_o any_o part_n or_o covenant_n with_o sigismond_n and_o his_o heir_n which_o may_v bring_v detriment_n to_o their_o country_n and_o then_o they_o choose_v charles_n duke_n of_o sudermannia_n for_o their_o king_n and_o if_o the_o state_n of_o holland_n may_v abjure_v their_o earl_n and_o not_o be_v scandalous_a to_o we_o nay_o and_o we_o join_v with_o they_o as_o our_o nation_n do_v in_o queen_n elizabeth_n day_n if_o the_o state_n of_o sweden_n may_v abjure_v sigismond_n 17._o ministri_fw-la in_o hac_fw-la sententia_fw-la constant_a permanserunt_fw-la posse_fw-la viz._n magistratum_fw-la sub_fw-la leges_fw-la vi_fw-la cogi_fw-la buchanan_n rerum_fw-la scot._n lib._n 17._o his_o brother_n and_o issue_n and_o not_o be_v scandalous_a to_o we_o nay_o more_o and_o we_o help_v gustavus_n the_o son_n of_o charles_n who_o right_a be_v build_v upon_o sigismund_n ruin_n i_o can_v see_v no_o cause_n why_o our_o action_n and_o engagement_n shall_v be_v scandalous_a to_o any_o honest_a man_n among_o they_o or_o any_o other_o nation_n that_o approve_v the_o equity_n of_o those_o action_n in_o holland_n or_o sweden_n scotland_n it_o may_v be_v will_v frown_v because_o the_o current_n of_o pension_n from_o england_n be_v stop_v but_o they_o that_o lay_v the_o foundation_n of_o reformation_n in_o scotland_n be_v of_o another_o mind_n then_o their_o present_a kirkman_n mr._n knox_n defend_v the_o lawfulness_n of_o put_v tyrant_n to_o death_n in_o a_o general_n assembly_n in_o the_o scotch_a queen_n mary_n day_n 60._o buchanan_n rerum_fw-la scot._n lib._n 20._o magis_fw-la formidamus_fw-la nimiae_fw-la lenitatis_fw-la apud_fw-la omnes_fw-la bonos_fw-es reprehensionem_fw-la quà m_fw-la apud_fw-la malâ—s_fw-la crudelitatis_fw-la calumnium_fw-la actio_fw-la contra_fw-la mariam_n scotorum_fw-la reginam_fw-la pag._n 100_o plea_n etc._n etc._n page_n 60._o the_o minister_n be_v constant_a in_o this_o opinion_n that_o the_o magistrate_n may_v be_v bring_v by_o force_n under_o the_o law_n and_o the_o earl_n of_o morton_n and_o other_o scotch_a lord_n ambassador_n to_o queen_n elizabeth_n justify_v their_o deposition_n of_o mary_n and_o affirm_v that_o they_o may_v by_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n and_o their_o country_n have_v deal_v more_o severe_o with_o she_o and_o that_o her_o life_n and_o the_o successor_n of_o her_o son_n depend_v upon_o their_o clemency_n their_o oration_n which_o be_v present_v to_o queen_n elizabeth_n a_o latin_a print_v copy_n whereof_o i_o have_v end_v thus_o we_o more_o fear_v to_o be_v reprehend_v by_o good_a man_n for_o 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libertinisme_n in_o matter_n of_o religion_n as_o non-scribers_a will_v â—ather_v upon_o they_o their_o argument_n may_v be_v retort_v upon_o themselves_o it_o be_v scandalous_a that_o they_o who_o hold_v toleration_n of_o difference_n in_o outward_a form_n of_o discipline_n unlawful_a shall_v claim_v a_o toleration_n in_o civil_a matter_n and_o it_o will_v be_v scandalous_a in_o the_o magistrate_n to_o tolerate_v any_o thing_n 61._o festus_n hommius_n col_fw-fr anti-bellarminianum_a disp_n 34._o thes_n 4.5_o sam._n bolton_n arraignment_n of_o error_n pag._n 335._o 336._o plea_n etc._n etc._n pag._n 61._o or_o to_o grant_v any_o privilege_n which_o by_o the_o privilege_a be_v look_v upon_o under_o the_o notion_n of_o sin_n and_o learned_a presbyterian_o into_o the_o number_n of_o who_o non-scribers_a itch_n to_o be_v receive_v rank_a opinion_n destructive_a to_o the_o public_a peace_n with_o such_o as_o be_v blasphemous_a and_o contrary_a to_o fundamental_a truth_n and_o allow_v the_o magistrate_n a_o equal_a nay_o great_a power_n to_o punish_v they_o that_o be_v seditious_a then_o they_o that_o be_v so_o erroneous_a concern_v the_o agreement_n of_o the_o people_n i_o have_v this_o only_a to_o say_v that_o the_o parliament_n never_o own_v it_o and_o therefore_o non-scribers_a do_v mere_o calumniate_v they_o in_o lay_v it_o at_o their_o door_n but_o their_o new_a strain_n of_o poetry_n wherein_o they_o will_v make_v sphynx_n a_o resolver_n of_o riddle_n i_o must_v say_v that_o for_o aught_o i_o have_v read_v 42._o isti_fw-la quidem_fw-la orationi_fw-la oedipos_n epus_fw-la conjectori_fw-la est_fw-la qui_fw-la sphyngi_fw-la interpres_fw-la fuit_fw-la plautus_n in_o paenulo_n act._n 1._o scen._n 3._o plea_n etc._n etc._n page_n 42._o the_o propose_v of_o riddle_n be_v only_o attribute_v to_o sphynx_n the_o resolution_n to_o oedipus_n and_o for_o the_o riddle_n itself_o since_o non-scribers_a be_v the_o sphynge_n i_o will_v make_v they_o according_a to_o their_o own_o poetry_n the_o unriddler_n non-scribers_a call_v the_o government_n by_o king_n lord_n and_o commons_o the_o constitution_n of_o the_o people_n yet_o make_v the_o people_n subject_n to_o it_o so_o that_o the_o people_n by_o their_o own_o concession_n may_v have_v a_o radical_a virtual_a power_n of_o sovereignty_n which_o when_o they_o have_v derive_v and_o it_o be_v in_o the_o magistrate_n formal_o they_o be_v to_o obey_v the_o magistrate_n make_v by_o they_o the_o people_n as_o a_o community_n give_v their_o power_n to_o their_o representative_n as_o singular_n be_v require_v to_o engage_v they_o who_o aggregate_o as_o a_o community_n be_v the_o original_a of_o power_n may_v several_o and_o personal_o be_v the_o recipient_n of_o it_o the_o rest_n of_o their_o rhetoric_n be_v spend_v in_o bewail_v the_o tyranny_n 64._o plea_n etc._n etc._n page_n 61._o 62._o 64._o oppression_n injustice_n which_o our_o nation_n as_o they_o say_v be_v under_o notwithstanding_o the_o imposer_n of_o the_o engagement_n profess_v opposition_n to_o tyranny_n and_o make_v justice_n and_o liberty_n their_o motto_n but_o that_o you_o may_v know_v
all_o separate_a congregation_n and_o desire_v that_o no_o member_n of_o such_o may_v be_v admit_v to_o any_o place_n of_o public_a trust_n yet_o instead_o of_o see_v in_o this_o their_o affliction_n which_o in_o their_o deliver_a conscience_n if_o they_o be_v conscientious_a will_v not_o suffer_v they_o to_o do_v what_o be_v lawful_a and_o acknowledge_v with_o adonibezek_n that_o god_n be_v righteous_a they_o oblique_o persecute_v other_o by_o censure_v their_o conscience_n nay_o and_o plain_o say_v 1.7_o judge_n 1.7_o that_o they_o be_v angry_a with_o they_o because_o they_o have_v not_o so_o great_a a_o swallow_n as_o themselves_o of_o these_o we_o may_v say_v as_o the_o holy_a chronicler_n of_o ahaz_n these_o be_v the_o minister_n who_o when_o they_o be_v afflict_v compare_v 2_o chronicle_n 28.22_o prov._n 21.24_o prov._n 19.25_o prov._n 21.11_o compare_v do_v yet_o more_o wicked_o have_v their_o apology_n be_v modest_a i_o shall_v not_o have_v trouble_v the_o reader_n with_o 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descendere_fw-la monte_fw-fr leonem_fw-la virgil._n aenead_n lib._n 2._o who_o interpretation_n may_v bear_v a_o warrant_n in_o it_o a_o desire_n fit_a for_o non-scribers_a modesty_n who_o as_o youthful_a ascanius_n weary_a of_o chase_v fearful_a deer_n wish_v a_o foam_a boar_n his_o game_n to_o mend_v or-lion_n from_o the_o mountain_n to_o descend_v so_o they_o dare_v authority_n all_o other_o reason_n be_v but_o impar_fw-la congressus_fw-la achilli_n yet_o to_o let_v they_o see_v that_o the_o engagement_n be_v not_o of_o such_o a_o protean_a ambiguity_n but_o that_o a_o engager_n may_v agree_v with_o they_o in_o that_o sense_n which_o they_o say_v be_v most_o plain_a proper_a and_o equitable_a i_o shall_v after_o rectify_v a_o few_o mistake_n of_o they_o close_a with_o they_o in_o the_o main_a of_o their_o construction_n 1._o 11._o plea_n etc._n etc._n pag._n 11._o by_o the_o commonwealth_n of_o england_n they_o understand_v a_o particular_a form_n of_o government_n but_o here_o be_v the_o matter_n with_o its_o form_n the_o people_n or_o community_n of_o england_n in_o the_o form_n of_o a_o commonwealth_n as_o the_o kingdom_n of_o england_n be_v the_o people_n of_o england_n under_o that_o form_n of_o monarchy_n this_o they_o may_v have_v discern_v in_o the_o act_n they_o quote_v themselves_o margin_n plea_n etc._n etc._n pag._n 10._o in_o the_o margin_n where_o they_o find_v mention_n of_o the_o nation_n under_o this_o present_a government_n and_o the_o well_o government_n thereof_o in_o a_o way_n of_o commonwealth_n or_o free_a state_n so_o that_o when_o it_o be_v say_v the_o commonwealth_n of_o england_n england_n be_v not_o 34._o not_o as_o they_o say_v appendix_n p._n 34._o a_o whole_a abstract_a from_o all_o form_n but_o clothe_v with_o its_o form_n of_o a_o commonwealth_n or_o free_a state_n 〈◊〉_d arist_n polit_fw-la l._n 6._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 2._o they_o understand_v that_o this_o be_v invest_v in_o certain_a person_n but_o this_o betray_v their_o ignorance_n in_o the_o nature_n of_o a_o commonwealth_n or_o free_a state_n it_o be_v proper_a to_o a_o commonwealth_n that_o in_o vicissitude_n the_o same_o person_n both_o command_n &_o obey_v and_o therefore_o when_o we_o engage_v to_o a_o commonwealth_n we_o understand_v the_o vicissitude_n of_o magistrate_n we_o engage_v to_o this_o parliament_n for_o the_o present_a and_o to_o all_o other_o representatives_n of_o the_o people_n hereafter_o to_o be_v choose_v and_o to_o the_o people_n we_o engage_v to_o preserve_v their_o liberty_n of_o choose_v their_o representative_n for_o a_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o commonwealth_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o government_n in_o which_o the_o people_n govern_n 3._o arist_n polit._n lib._n 3._o which_o they_o can_v not_o be_v make_v to_o do_v have_v they_o not_o the_o liberty_n to_o elect_v their_o supreme_a magistrate_n upon_o these_o mistake_v many_o of_o their_o argument_n be_v ground_v and_o hence_o it_o follow_v that_o in_o many_o thing_n they_o fight_v against_o a_o man_n of_o straw_n 12._o quae_fw-la enim_fw-la populi_fw-la part_n in_o civitate_fw-la si_fw-la jure_fw-la suffragii_fw-la in_o creandis_fw-la magistratibus_fw-la &_o negotiis_fw-la similibus_fw-la destituatur_fw-la vbbo_n emmius_n descript_n reipub_fw-la atheniensis_fw-la pag._n 12._o that_o themselves_o have_v set_v up_o in_o the_o matter_n and_o form_n of_o the_o engagement_n i_o agree_v with_o they_o and_o confess_v it_o be_v not_o in_o the_o power_n of_o the_o engager_n as_o single_a private_a person_n to_o put_v a_o period_n to_o its_o duration_n but_o in_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o engage_v to_o viz._n the_o people_n of_o england_n in_o the_o form_n of_o a_o commonwealth_n it_o lie_v i_o say_v in_o their_o power_n to_o choose_v to_o themselves_o what_o other_o form_n shall_v hereafter_o most_o tend_v to_o their_o own_o be_v and_o well-being_n which_o be_v the_o end_n of_o all_o civil_a society_n the_o whole_a sense_n of_o the_o engagement_n be_v this_o i_o declare_v and_o promisâ—_n that_o i_o will_v be_v true_a and_o faithful_a not_o only_o negative_o but_o positive_o to_o the_o people_n of_o england_n as_o now_o mould_v in_o the_o form_n of_o a_o common_a wealth_n withâ—â—t_v a_o king_n or_o house_n of_o lord_n let_v we_o hear_v their_o plea_n against_o it_o in_o the_o first_o place_n they_o argue_v thus_o a_o power_n unjust_a in_o attainment_n and_o possession_n we_o can_v be_v either_o positive_o or_o negative_o faithful_a to_o 11._o plea_n etc._n etc._n pag._n 11._o but_o the_o power_n in_o the_o engagement_n be_v such_o ergo_fw-la neither_o of_o these_o prpposition_n be_v undeniable_o true_a the_o weakness_n of_o the_o major_a and_o its_o supporter_n have_v be_v sufficient_o evince_v by_o a_o most_o able_a and_o learned_a author_n in_o answer_n to_o the_o exercitation_n concern_v usurp_v power_n i_o purposely_o forbear_v to_o answer_v it_o not_o out_o of_o doubt_n of_o its_o infirmity_n but_o because_o of_o the_o specious_a pretence_n that_o such_o as_o non-scribers_a take_v from_o defence_n of_o the_o lawfulness_n of_o submission_n and_o obedience_n to_o power_n unjust_a in_o attainment_n to_o bespatter_v the_o present_a power_n 3._o see_v plea_n etc._n etc._n pag._n 34._o plea_n etc._n etc._n pag._n 19.20_o appendix_n page_n 3._o as_o confess_v to_o be_v unjust_a by_o its_o defender_n of_o which_o fault_n of_o wrest_v supposition_n into_o concession_n the_o non-scribers_a be_v not_o innocent_a come_v we_o then_o to_o the_o examination_n of_o the_o minor_n strength_n for_o the_o confirm_v of_o which_o they_o argue_v from_o two_o medium_n the_o present_a power_n say_v they_o be_v unjust_a in_o its_o attainment_n 1._o in_o regard_n of_o its_o removal_n disposition_n and_o subversion_n of_o the_o ancient_a establish_a government_n which_o be_v a_o multiformed_a or_o compound_a magistracy_n of_o king_n lord_n and_o commons_o coordinate_a the_o one_o to_o the_o other_o i_o expect_v in_o a_o charge_n of_o this_o nature_n that_o they_o
of_o the_o kingdom_n that_o treat_v with_o and_o against_o the_o roman_n at_o all_o time_n and_o when_o the_o roman_n can_v not_o attend_v the_o britain_n fear_n it_o be_v this_o that_o call_v in_o their_o neighbour_n first_o and_o after_o the_o saxon_n all_o military_a affair_n say_v mr._n prinne_n of_o the_o kingdom_n heretofore_o have_v original_o of_o right_n for_o their_o original_n 5._o sovereign_a power_n of_o parliament_n part_n 2._o p._n 5._o determine_v councel_n dispose_v part_n be_v order_v by_o the_o parliament_n the_o ministerial_a only_o by_o the_o king_n the_o act_n of_o 28._o e._n 1._o settle_v the_o militia_n in_o the_o subject_n say_v mr._n derham_n and_o add_v the_o absolute_a and_o general_a power_n of_o the_o militia_n and_o the_o militia_n positive_a or_o regulate_v by_o positive_a law_n 98._o manuel_n of_o the_o right_n of_o parliament_n p._n 95._o 98._o be_v both_o by_o law_n invest_v in_o the_o people_n or_o the_o representative_a body_n the_o parliament_n and_o again_o the_o same_o author_n who_o whole_a book_n tend_v to_o vindicate_v the_o supreme_a power_n of_o the_o people_n representative_n say_v we_o may_v safe_o conclude_v that_o the_o subject_n right_a and_o consequent_o of_o their_o representative_a body_n to_o dispose_v of_o the_o militia_n and_o great_a office_n of_o the_o kingdom_n remain_v yet_o undoubted_a to_o this_o day_n in_o a_o word_n neither_o king_n nor_o lord_n joint_o nor_o several_o have_v any_o power_n to_o mould_n or_o manage_v a_o new_a militia_n or_o raise_v a_o man_n or_o levy_v a_o farthing_n towards_o the_o payment_n of_o a_o army_n before_o the_o commons_o by_o their_o legislative_a power_n have_v decree_v a_o war_n the_o proportion_n of_o man_n and_o horse_n to_o be_v raise_v and_o of_o money_n to_o be_v levy_v so_o that_o though_o we_o grant_v the_o king_n and_o lord_n as_o heretoches_n etc._n etc._n to_o have_v have_v a_o executive_a power_n as_o general_n colonel_n captain_n etc._n etc._n yet_o the_o commons_o ever_o have_v power_n to_o decree_v peace_n and_o war_n and_o the_o supreme_a power_n over_o these_o their_o minister_n 3._o the_o interest_n of_o the_o commons_o in_o the_o supreme_a legislative_a power_n have_v be_v evidence_v already_o out_o of_o the_o coronation-oath_n to_o which_o may_v be_v add_v that_o of_o fortescâ—e_n 38._o sovereign_a power_n of_o parliament_n part_n 1._o p._n 38._o quote_v by_o mr._n prinne_n the_o king_n who_o be_v head_n of_o that_o politic_a body_n can_v change_v the_o law_n of_o that_o body_n neither_o can_v withdraw_v from_o the_o say_a people_n their_o proper_a substance_n without_o their_o will_n and_o consent_n for_o such_o a_o king_n â—f_o a_o kingdom_n politic_a be_v make_v and_o ordain_v for_o the_o defence_n of_o his_o subject_n law_n and_o of_o their_o body_n and_o good_n whereunto_o he_o receive_v power_n of_o his_o people_n so_o that_o he_o can_v govern_v his_o people_n by_o any_o other_o law_n 89._o right_n of_o the_o kingdom_n pag._n 89._o the_o author_n of_o the_o right_n of_o the_o kingdom_n tell_v we_o that_o if_o we_o look_v to_o the_o old_a writ_n of_o summonâ—_n we_o shall_v find_v the_o commons_o call_v ad_fw-la consentiendum_fw-la &_o faciendum_fw-la and_o the_o old_a writ_n add_v quod_fw-la quilibet_fw-la &_o omnes_fw-la de_fw-la comitatu_fw-la facerent_fw-la vel_fw-la faceret_fw-la si_fw-la personaliter_fw-la interessent_fw-la as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o modus_fw-la of_o parliament_n with_o sufficient_a intimation_n that_o without_o the_o commons_o nothing_o can_v be_v do_v which_o the_o late_a writ_n express_v thus_o ita_fw-la ut_fw-la dicta_fw-la negotia_fw-la infecta_fw-la non_fw-la remaneant_fw-la pro_fw-la defectu_fw-la potestatis_fw-la but_o the_o lord_n be_v call_v de_fw-fr quibusdam_fw-la arduis_fw-la tractaturi_fw-la &_o consilium_fw-la impensuri_fw-la etc._n etc._n only_o as_o councillor_n not_o as_o lawmaker_n for_o the_o very_a same_o word_n be_v in_o the_o writ_n for_o judge_n and_o 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romanae_fw-la concidisse_fw-la quis_fw-la dixerit_fw-la cum_fw-la exactis_fw-la regibus_fw-la majestas_fw-la ad_fw-la optimates_fw-la transiret_fw-la jacobus_n lampadius_n tract_n de_fw-fr repub._n romano-german_a par_fw-fr 1._o s._n 60._o plea_n etc._n etc._n pag._n 27.28_o plea_n etc._n etc._n pag._n 29._o do_v not_o make_v a_o new_a kind_n of_o government_n as_o long_o as_o the_o supreme_a primary_n power_n and_o the_o soul_n as_o i_o may_v call_v it_o which_o move_v and_o quicken_v the_o whole_a politic_a body_n remains_z one_o and_z the_o same_o let_v no_o one_o say_v say_v a_o learned_a politic_a councillor_n of_o the_o duke_n of_o brunswick_n that_o the_o essence_n of_o the_o roman_a commonwealth_n perish_v when_o the_o king_n be_v drive_v out_o the_o majesty_n pass_v to_o the_o optimates_fw-la much_o less_o be_v a_o new_a form_n of_o government_n erect_v where_o the_o majesty_n remain_v in_o the_o same_o subject_n that_o ever_o it_o do_v the_o king_n power_n be_v but_o 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