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B04938
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A poem on the test dedicated to His Royal Highnes the Duke of Albanie.
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Paterson, Ninian, d. 1688.
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1683
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&_o commoda_fw-la auxit_fw-la lin._n 12._o malabar_n in_o the_o east_n ferdinandus_n lopez_n lib._n 1._o histor_n indicarum_fw-la but_o to_o come_v near_a home_n the_o learned_a doctor_n basy_a in_o his_o book_n of_o the_o liberty_n of_o the_o britannic_a church_n in_o that_o part_n that_o he_o his_fw-mi from_o father_n barn_n make_v it_o out_o from_o authentic_a chronicle_n and_o history_n and_o statute_n also_o within_o themselves_o that_o the_o kingdom_n of_o england_n have_v be_v one_fw-mi entire_a empire_n govern_v by_o one_o head_n supreme_a both_o in_o spirituall_n and_o temporall_n and_o this_o he_o make_v out_o by_o eighteen_o several_a instance_n in_o statute_n by_o kenulphus_n edward_n the_o confessor_n edward_n the_o first_o the_o three_o the_o four_o richard_z the_o three_o richard_z the_o second_o justify_v the_o act_n of_o henry_n the_o eight_o that_o it_o be_v according_a to_o the_o ancient_a supremacy_n of_o all_o the_o king_n of_o england_n over_o all_o person_n and_o in_o all_o cause_n whatsoever_o aswell_o ecclesiastic_a as_o temporal_a lin._n 20._o mishpat_o hameleck_n chap._n iu._n what_o be_v the_o meaning_n of_o the_o mishpat_o hameleck_n among_o the_o jew_n the_o jus_o regium_n or_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o prerogative_n royal_a what_o this_o mishpat_v hameleck_n be_v i_o find_v it_o mighty_o debate_v among_o the_o learned_a some_o will_v have_v it_o to_o be_v jus_o regium_n other_o only_o consuetudo_fw-la regius_fw-la the_o one_o the_o allowance_n and_o ordinance_n of_o god_n the_o other_o the_o usurpation_n and_o tyranny_n of_o man_n the_o great_a blessing_n or_o scourge_n that_o either_o the_o mercy_n or_o justice_n of_o god_n send_v to_o mankind_n the_o first_o and_o chief_a place_n we_o read_v of_o it_o be_v 1_o sam._n 8_o 11._o where_o we_o have_v it_o translate_v the_o manner_n of_o the_o king_n in_o deut._n 17_o 16._o we_o have_v the_o king_n power_n and_o prerogative_n describe_v by_o god_n himself_o but_o it_o be_v not_o term_v 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here_o v._o 17._o all_o must_v be_v his_o servant_n and_o run_v and_o walk_v as_o he_o please_v ezek._n 45_o 9_o take_v away_o your_o exaction_n from_o my_o people_n and_o chap._n 46_o 18._o the_o prince_n shall_v not_o take_v of_o the_o people_n inheritance_n to_o thrust_v they_o out_o of_o their_o possession_n here_o we_o find_v the_o quite_o contrary_a their_o field_n their_o vineyeard_n their_o son_n their_o sheep_n their_o servant_n and_o all_o to_o be_v dispose_v of_o by_o he_o at_o his_o pleasure_n yea_o by_o the_o law_n of_o god_n the_o levit_n be_v to_o have_v the_o ten_o as_o peculiar_a to_o they_o on_o the_o other_o hand_n if_o it_o be_v say_v that_o it_o only_o contain_v a_o prediction_n that_o de_fw-fr facto_fw-la they_o shall_v be_v so_o treat_v by_o their_o king_n on_o the_o quite_o contrary_a we_o do_v not_o read_v in_o all_o the_o book_n and_o chronicle_n of_o the_o king_n of_o judah_n or_o israel_n that_o they_o do_v proceed_v thus_o far_o as_o it_o be_v here_o 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