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A28801 Examen legum Angliæ, or, The laws of England examined, by Scripture, antiquity and reason cujus author anagrammat[os] est, A gomoz boa oz̄ bary. Booth, A., 17th cent.; Boon, A. 1656 (1656) Wing B3738; ESTC R38641 162,879 175

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examen_fw-la legum_n angliae_fw-la or_o the_o law_n of_o england_n examine_v by_o scripture_n antiquity_n and_o reason_n cujus_fw-la author_n anagrammatῶs_fw-la est_fw-la ἀ_n νόμος_n βο̂ᾳ_n ὡς_n βαρύ_n malachi_n 4.4_o remember_v you_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n my_o servant_n which_o i_o command_v unto_o he_o in_o horeb_n for_o all_o israel_n with_o the_o statute_n and_o judgement_n london_n print_v by_o james_n cottrel_n 1656._o to_o the_o reader_n reader_n i_o expect_v upon_o the_o very_a first_o view_n of_o the_o title_n page_n of_o this_o treatise_n to_o be_v censure_v by_o three_o sort_n of_o man_n the_o first_o be_v some_o superstitious_a antiquary_n of_o this_o age_n who_o be_v better_a skill_v in_o geoffrey_n of_o monmouth_n and_o other_o idle_a story_n of_o the_o british_a king_n before_o the_o roman_n enter_v britain_n and_o in_o the_o grant_n and_o law_n of_o the_o saxon_a and_o danish_a king_n of_o england_n make_v for_o exalt_v the_o pope_n power_n erection_n of_o monastery_n and_o other_o superstition_n and_o reverence_v they_o more_o then_o the_o holy_a scripture_n and_o as_o they_o believe_v the_o name_n of_o a_o king_n to_o be_v jure_fw-la divino_fw-la and_o indeed_o little_o less_o than_o a_o god_n and_o that_o no_o man_n may_v rule_v who_o have_v not_o that_o title_n because_o that_o 112._o that_o blow_n com._n foe_o 177._o b._n &_o 129._o b._n bodin_n repub._n l._n 1._o p._n 112._o name_n must_v never_o die_v so_o they_o think_v that_o the_o law_n which_o they_o and_o other_o call_v the_o 1._o the_o coke_n tit_n cawdreys_n case_n l._n 5._o par_fw-fr 1._o foe_n 1._o king_n law_n be_v as_o the_o town-clerk_n tell_v the_o ephesian_n 19.35_o ephesian_n act_n 19.35_o concern_v their_o idol_n diana_n the_o image_n which_o fall_v down_o from_o jupiter_n and_o of_o so_o 1630._o so_o lex_fw-la illa_fw-la sanctio_n specialiter_fw-la dicitur_fw-la cowel_n instit_fw-la jur._n angl._n l._n 2._o tit._n 1._o sect_n 10._o impr._n anno_fw-la 1630._o sacred_a and_o divine_a authority_n that_o they_o can_v admit_v of_o no_o alteration_n without_o breach_n of_o the_o divine_a law_n to_o these_o i_o will_v say_v only_o thus_o government_n and_o so_o be_v law_n the_o 2._o the_o rom._n 13.1_o 2._o ordinance_n of_o god_n but_o what_o kind_n of_o government_n or_o how_o the_o supreme_a magistrate_n shall_v be_v call_v or_o why_o humane_a law_n may_v not_o be_v alter_v or_o amend_v i_o find_v nothing_o in_o scripture_n time_n scripture_n aristotle_n in_o his_o second_o &_o four_o book_n of_o politic_n prove_v this_o at_o large_a where_o he_o show_v the_o kind_n of_o government_n and_o title_n of_o the_o governor_n in_o his_o time_n government_n in_o reference_n to_o the_o kind_n be_v call_v by_o the_o apostle_n peter_n 2.13_o peter_n 1_o pet._n 2.13_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o humane_a creature_n and_o whether_o the_o government_n be_v monarchical_a aristocratical_a or_o democratical_a or_o whether_o the_o supreme_a magistrate_n be_v call_v nasi_n prince_n as_o the_o jew_n call_v moses_n or_o leader_n ●equ_fw-la leader_n see_v the_o several_a title_n give_v to_o the_o supreme_a magistrate_n of_o several_a nation_n ancient_o and_o late_o p._n 121._o n._n 18._o ●equ_fw-la governor_n or_o 121._o or_o bodin_n repub._n l._n 1._o p._n 83._o hen._n 2._o king_n of_o france_n call_v protector_n 1552._o adherbal_n king_n of_o numidia_n term_v himself_o the_o steward_n of_o the_o people_n p._n 121._o protector_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o i●_n king_n as_o the_o greek_n call_v their_o chief_a justice_n at_o athens_n dictator_n or_o 157._o or_o chief_a captain_n p._n 157._o imperator_n as_o the_o roman_n call_v their_o chief_a magisrate_n or_o as_o the_o venetian_n call_v they_o doge_fw-it or_o duke_n there_o be_v nothing_o in_o god_n word_n against_o it_o but_o this_o be_v necessary_a that_o the_o supreme_a magistrate_n shall_v have_v 6._o have_v pasor_n lex_fw-la p._n 206._o b._n bodin_n repub._n l._n 1._o p._n 110._o confer_v concern_v power_n of_o parliament_n p._n 4_o 5_o 6._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d power_n and_o authority_n which_o be_v to_o be_v uphold_v by_o good_a and_o wholesome_a law_n found_v upon_o the_o divine_a law_n of_o god_n the_o only_a law_n giver_n who_o can_v save_v and_o destroy_v and_o secure_v and_o defend_v with_o the_o power_n estate_n and_o strength_n of_o the_o people_n who_o be_v to_o look_v upon_o the_o authority_n which_o god_n have_v set_v over_o they_o and_o 7._o and_o ezra_n 7.25_o 26._o rom._n 13.1_o 6_o 7._o submit_v themselves_o ther●_n unto_o for_o the_o lord_n sake_n and_o not_o to_o dispute_v about_o change_n of_o government_n which_o sometime_o be_v both_o 22._o both_o exod._n 18.13_o 21._o numb_a 11.16_o 17._o deut._n 1.13_o 14_o 15._o act_n 13.20_o 21_o 22._o lawful_a and_o necessary_a it_o seem_v clear_a that_o all_o government_n be_v original_o in_o family_n where_o the_o master_n or_o father_n of_o the_o family_n be_v the_o prince_n or_o chief_a magistrate_n 2._o magistrate_n haynes_n view_v holy_a scripture_n p._n 81._o ral._n histor_n l._n 1._o c._n 9_o sect_n 1_o 2._o the_o obedience_n to_o who_o be_v call_v piety_n but_o afterward_o when_o the_o world_n grow_v better_o store_v with_o people_n man_n begin_v to_o associate_v themselves_o into_o village_n then_o into_o city_n and_o last_o into_o commonwealth_n and_o nation_n and_o these_o betake_v themselves_o to_o 1._o to_o paraeus_n in_o gen._n c._n 10._o hawk_n right_o of_o dominion_n l._n 2._o c._n 4._o p._n 35_o arist_n polit._n l._n 1._o a_o governor_n who_o at_o first_o they_o call_v 31.23_o call_v gen._n 50.7_o exo._n 3.18_o &_o 24.14_o pro._n 31.23_o elder_a which_o be_v not_o only_o a_o name_n of_o age_n and_o gravity_n but_o also_o of_o superiority_n and_o magistracy_n and_o continue_v until_o monarchical_a government_n be_v erect_v which_o it_o seem_v at_o first_o be_v a_o government_n at_o 2._o at_o bodin_n repub_fw-la lib._n 3._o cap._n 3._o pag._n 293._o l._n 4._o c._n 1._o p._n 412._o jun._n brut._n vind._n contra_fw-la tyrant_n p._n 95._o exit_fw-la herod_n l._n 2._o the_o will_n of_o he_o that_o rule_v and_o grow_v into_o tyranny_n for_o want_n of_o law_n 18._o law_n exo._n 3.10_o 16_o 18._o &_o 18.13_o willet_n hex_z in_o exo._n 18._o v._o 15_o 19_o qu._n 16_o 18._o but_o it_o please_v god_n in_o favour_n to_o mankind_n and_o for_o the_o good_a of_o his_o people_n to_o establish_v supreme_a power_n in_o one_o person_n limit_v and_o bound_v with_o wholesome_a law_n and_o as_o a_o affliction_n and_o punishment_n to_o suffer_v tyranny_n to_o be_v exercise_v in_o the_o josephus_n the_o bod._n de_fw-fr rep._n l._n 1._o p._n 47._o &_o l._n 2._o p._n 200._o out_o of_o philo_n judaeus_n and_o josephus_n world_n and_o sometime_o towards_o his_o own_o people_n as_o may_v be_v see_v in_o the_o government_n of_o the_o babylonian_n assyrian_n mede_n persian_n and_o other_o heathen_a nation_n 40.1_o nation_n grot._fw-la pol._n max._n par._n 2._o c._n 8._o gen._n 14.1_o &_o 40.1_o the_o chief_a pattern_n which_o can_v be_v expect_v and_o of_o most_o certain_a antiquity_n both_o for_o government_n and_o law_n be_v that_o of_o the_o israelite_n with_o who_o god_n be_v most_o eminent_o present_v albeit_o there_o be_v many_o other_o king_n long_o before_o moses_n bring_v the_o israelite_n out_o of_o egypt_n as_o those_o mention_v in_o the_o book_n of_o genesis_n beside_o the_o king_n of_o egypt_n babylon_n and_o assyria_n of_o which_o muscul_n which_o ral._n hist_o l._n 1._o c._n 10._o sec_fw-la 1._o haynes_n view_v holy_a scripture_n p._n 125._o hawk_n right_o of_o dominion_n l._n 2._o c._n 7._o p._n 45_o exit_fw-la chrysost_fw-la &_o muscul_n nimrod_n be_v the_o first_o of_o these_o it_o be_v not_o necessary_a to_o say_v any_o thing_n but_o concern_v the_o israelite_n their_o state_n law_n and_o government_n we_o have_v most_o exact_o record_v by_o moses_n case_n moses_n coke_n l._n 7._o foe_n 12._o calvin_n case_n the_o best_a and_o most_o ancient_a writer_n of_o law_n in_o the_o book_n of_o exodus_fw-la which_o contain_v 2._o contain_v willet_n hex_z in_o exod._n p._n 1_o 2._o their_o deliverance_n out_o of_o egypt_n with_o the_o concomitant_n and_o circumstance_n thereof_o in_o the_o first_o part_n of_o that_o book_n to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o seventeen_o chapter_n then_o their_o constitution_n and_o settlement_n in_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n by_o wholesome_a and_o just_a law_n 21.1_o law_n exo._n 21.1_o which_o be_v deliver_v unto_o they_o from_o god_n by_o the_o hand_n of_o moses_n now_o to_o return_v after_o this_o digression_n if_o almighty_a god_n give_v political_a law_n to_o his_o own_o people_n no_o man_n dare_v say_v but_o that_o those_o law_n must_v needs_o be_v most_o just_a and_o equal_a 4._o equal_a cock_n engl._n law_n
so_o far_o as_o to_o stir_v up_o any_o more_o wise_a and_o learned_a to_o take_v this_o matter_n in_o hand_n and_o show_v we_o a_o more_o excellent_a way_n i_o have_v my_o reward_n and_o i_o do_v profess_v with_o he_o that_o write_v the_o history_n of_o the_o 15.39_o the_o 2_o mac._n 15.39_o jew_n in_o the_o vacancy_n of_o the_o prophet_n during_o the_o government_n of_o judas_n macchabeus_n and_o his_o fellow_n that_o if_o i_o have_v do_v well_o and_o as_o the_o matter_n require_v it_o be_v that_o i_o desire_v but_o if_o i_o have_v speak_v slender_o and_o bare_o it_o be_v that_o i_o can_v farewell_n the_o content_n of_o this_o treatise_n chap._n 1._o of_o the_o suppose_a excellency_n certainty_n and_o antiquity_n of_o the_o law_n of_o england_n and_o what_o be_v to_o be_v think_v thereof_o in_o general_n pag._n 1._o chap._n 2._o that_o the_o law_n of_o god_n contain_v in_o the_o holy_a scripture_n aught_o to_o be_v the_o foundation_n of_o all_o law_n use_v or_o practise_v among_o christian_n p._n 4._o chap._n 3._o that_o the_o law_n of_o england_n as_o it_o be_v now_o in_o use_n and_o practice_v be_v a_o depart_n from_o the_o law_n of_o god_n and_o a_o take_n of_o a_o law_n from_o heathen_n and_o idolater_n p._n 9_o chap._n 4._o that_o magna_fw-la charta_fw-la and_o charta_fw-la forestae_fw-la do_v not_o appear_v to_o be_v any_o act_n of_o parliament_n although_o they_o be_v so_o call_v that_o therein_o be_v chief_o intend_v the_o advancement_n of_o the_o romish_a power_n in_o a_o tyrannical_a government_n p._n 13_o chap._n 5._o that_o the_o statute_n of_o marlbridge_n westm_n 1._o and_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o old_a statute_n say_v to_o be_v declaratory_a of_o the_o common_a law_n savour_n of_o the_o power_n of_o antichrist_n and_o contain_v in_o they_o manifold_a impiety_n and_o superstition_n p._n 17_o chap._n 6._o that_o divers_a of_o the_o old_a statute_n as_o well_o such_o as_o be_v say_v to_o be_v in_o affirmance_n of_o the_o common_a law_n as_o other_o introductory_n of_o new_a law_n contain_v in_o they_o great_a oppression_n of_o the_o people_n p._n 20_o chap._n 7._o that_o several_a act_n of_o parliament_n make_v since_o magna_fw-la charta_fw-la have_v the_o force_n of_o new_a law_n contain_v in_o they_o many_o idolatrous_a and_o superstitious_a rite_n and_o custom_n against_o the_o law_n of_o god_n p._n 25_o chap._n 8._o that_o the_o common_a law_n have_v be_v alter_v and_o change_v since_o edw._n 4._o his_o time_n when_o littleton_n write_v in_o a_o hundred_o particular_n most_o of_o they_o of_o great_a importance_n p._n 29_o chap._n 9_o that_o there_o ought_v not_o to_o be_v a_o court_n of_o law_n or_o justice_n and_o another_o of_o equity_n such_o as_o be_v now_o in_o england_n maintain_v or_o use_v in_o any_o nation_n prosess_v the_o gospel_n p._n 39_o chap._n 10._o that_o all_o such_o case_n as_o chief_o require_v a_o remedy_n in_o a_o court_n of_o equity_n may_v easy_o be_v determine_v by_o the_o judge_n of_o law_n if_o 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