tell_v you_o that_o the_o coronation_n oath_n in_o england_n run_v parallel_n with_o that_o of_o the_o family_n of_o burgundy_n in_o who_o right_a philip_n of_o spain_n be_v lord_n of_o belgium_n and_o this_o you_o skip_v over_o as_o all_o the_o rest_n that_o be_v material_a you_o use_v your_o old_a way_n of_o shuffle_n in_o fix_v on_o i_o the_o mention_v only_o the_o hollander_n in_o the_o protection_n give_v by_o queen_n elizabeth_n whereas_o i_o name_v the_o protestant_n abroad_o in_o general_n whereof_o these_o of_o the_o low_a country_n be_v but_o a_o part_n yet_o by_o this_o little_a trick_n of_o skill_n you_o wise_o pass_v over_o the_o assistance_n that_o great_a princess_n give_v the_o protestant_n of_o france_n who_o never_o can_v lay_v claim_n to_o any_o such_o privilege_n as_o either_o the_o low_a country_n or_o england_n just_o pretend_v to_o that_o government_n be_v as_o absolute_a as_o any_o in_o christendom_n ever_o since_o lewis_n xi_o notwithstanding_o of_o which_o she_o protect_v they_o at_o a_o vast_a charge_n in_o the_o reign_v of_o charles_n ix_o and_o henry_n iii_o yea_o it_o be_v not_o only_o in_o q._n elizabeth_n time_n that_o england_n assist_v the_o protestant_a subject_n of_o france_n against_o their_o encroach_a prince_n but_o in_o king_n charles_n i._o reign_n the_o expedition_n of_o rochel_n be_v carry_v on_o by_o king_n and_o parliament_n and_o cordial_o agree_v to_o by_o the_o father_n of_o the_o church_n what_o a_o poor_a shift_n be_v you_o force_v to_o use_v to_o evite_v my_o argument_n from_o the_o concurrence_n of_o the_o clergy_n in_o convocation_n when_o you_o play_v upon_o the_o word_n act_n of_o parliament_n as_o if_o i_o have_v name_v the_o act_n of_o convocation_n thus_o which_o i_o do_v not_o all_o the_o world_n know_v they_o give_v considerable_a sum_n for_o manage_v that_o assistance_n give_v by_o the_o queen_n and_o thereby_o allow_v of_o the_o action_n itself_o your_o citation_n of_o bilson_n and_o jewel_n be_v to_o no_o purpose_n the_o state_v of_o the_o question_n clear_v sufficient_o their_o meaning_n you_o begin_v your_o rhapsody_n of_o a_o five_o paragraph_n with_o a_o snarl_v at_o my_o say_n there_o be_v a_o parallel_n betwixt_o the_o coronation_n oath_n of_o england_n and_o the_o golden_a bull_n of_o the_o empire_n and_o yet_o you_o be_v not_o able_a to_o evince_v the_o discrepancy_n betwixt_o they_o if_o you_o cast_v your_o eye_n upon_o that_o bull_n you_o may_v find_v that_o by_o it_o the_o emperor_n be_v to_o swear_v observance_n of_o the_o law_n and_o liberty_n of_o the_o empire_n and_o so_o do_v the_o king_n of_o england_n swear_v at_o his_o coronation_n the_o observance_n of_o the_o law_n and_o liberty_n of_o england_n and_o i_o will_v have_v you_o to_o take_v notice_n that_o neither_o in_o the_o golden_a bull_n nor_o our_o coronation_n oath_n there_o be_v any_o irritant_fw-la clause_n express_v power_n to_o resist_v in_o case_n of_o violation_n of_o either_o for_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o contract_n warrant_v it_o without_o the_o necessity_n of_o any_o such_o express_a clause_n as_o to_o that_o calumny_n of_o my_o drink_n to_o the_o success_n of_o king_n james_n arm_n against_o all_o invader_n i_o will_v give_v you_o this_o advice_n the_o first_o time_n you_o preach_v upon_o the_o nine_o commandment_n allow_v yourself_o a_o reflection_n upon_o that_o place_n of_o scripture_n roman_n 2.22_o 23._o thou_o that_o say_v a_o man_n shall_v not_o commit_v adultery_n do_v thou_o commit_v adultery_n thou_o that_o abhor_v idol_n do_v thou_o commit_v sacrilege_n thou_o that_o make_v thy_o boast_n of_o the_o law_n through_o break_v of_o the_o law_n dishonour_v thou_o god_n you_o have_v be_v so_o unhappy_a in_o this_o calumny_n that_o it_o be_v the_o only_a one_o neither_o my_o friend_n nor_o enemy_n will_v believe_v and_o even_o in_o lay_v the_o scheme_n of_o it_o you_o show_v your_o good_a nature_n in_o insinuate_v his_o present_a majesty_n come_v to_o england_n as_o a_o invader_n whereas_o none_o but_o such_o as_o you_o deny_v he_o the_o quality_n of_o a_o deliverer_n what_o a_o needless_a pother_n do_v you_o make_v about_o the_o coronation_n oath_n because_o forsooth_o the_o king_n of_o england_n be_v a_o sovereign_n before_o his_o coronation_n this_o every_o body_n know_v and_o yet_o i_o will_v have_v you_o likewise_o to_o know_v that_o a_o prince_n acceptance_n and_o exercise_n of_o the_o regal_a power_n before_o coronation_n be_v in_o itself_o a_o homologation_n of_o the_o coronation_n oath_n and_o he_o become_v virtual_o oblige_v by_o it_o as_o a_o necessary_a condition_n of_o the_o original_a contract_n betwixt_o he_o and_o his_o subject_n and_o in_o case_n a_o king_n shall_v contradict_v the_o whole_a tenor_n of_o that_o oath_n by_o maladministration_n it_o be_v no_o rational_a excuse_n to_o allege_v he_o have_v not_o actual_o take_v the_o coronation_n oath_n see_v it_o be_v presume_v in_o law_n he_o know_v the_o term_n on_o which_o he_o attain_v that_o dignity_n in_o the_o end_n of_o this_o paragraph_n you_o desire_v i_o to_o show_v you_o any_o thing_n in_o the_o coronation_n oath_n that_o allow_v subject_n to_o take_v up_o arm_n against_o their_o prince_n i_o have_v tell_v you_o before_o that_o it_o be_v not_o lawful_a for_o subject_n to_o rise_v up_o against_o their_o prince_n act_v as_o lawful_a magistrate_n and_o there_o be_v no_o necessity_n of_o a_o express_a clause_n in_o the_o coronation_n oath_n to_o warrant_v resistance_n in_o case_n of_o a_o prince_n overturning_a all_o law_n because_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o thing_n enforce_v it_o and_o moreover_o you_o will_v find_v no_o such_o express_a clause_n in_o the_o golden_a bull_n nor_o in_o the_o plan_n of_o the_o government_n of_o the_o netherlands_o nor_o of_o any_o monarchick_a government_n in_o europe_n poland_n alone_o except_v so_o that_o if_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o government_n do_v not_o allow_v resistance_n without_o any_o such_o express_a clause_n you_o will_v be_v as_o little_a able_a to_o vindicate_v the_o hollander_n and_o the_o prince_n of_o the_o empire_n from_o the_o imputation_n of_o rebellion_n as_o i_o the_o subject_n of_o england_n in_o the_o begin_n of_o your_o six_o paragraph_n you_o be_v heavy_a upon_o the_o poor_a transcriber_n of_o my_o letter_n for_o the_o mistake_n of_o the_o figure_n 4_o instead_o of_o 3_o and_o i_o be_o displease_v at_o he_o too_o for_o anger_v you_o then_o after_o your_o usual_a manner_n of_o call_v i_o a_o liar_n for_o what_o reason_n i_o know_v not_o you_o come_v to_o answer_v my_o three_o case_n which_o i_o cite_v both_o out_o of_o grotius_n and_o barclay_n with_o your_o good_a leave_n and_o the_o first_o case_n you_o will_v answer_v be_v none_o of_o i_o for_o instead_o of_o say_v a_o prince_n may_v be_v dethrone_v when_o he_o voluntary_o and_o free_o relinquish_v his_o crown_n as_o you_o will_v have_v i_o to_o say_v my_o word_n out_o of_o grotius_n be_v these_o si_fw-la imperium_fw-la abdicavit_fw-la vel_fw-la habet_fw-la pro_fw-la derelicto_fw-la which_o be_v as_o far_o distant_a from_o you_o as_o east_n and_o west_n and_o the_o case_n as_o you_o word_n it_o will_v not_o admit_v of_o sense_n for_o he_o that_o dethrone_n himself_o by_o a_o voluntary_a renunciation_n as_o charles_n v._o need_v not_o to_o be_v dethrone_v by_o other_o a_o office_n may_v be_v true_o and_o proper_o abdicate_v when_o there_o be_v no_o solemn_a formal_a renounce_v it_o and_o to_o evince_v this_o i_o will_v give_v you_o but_o two_o instance_n of_o office_n that_o have_v a_o near_a analogy_n with_o monarchy_n if_o a_o general_n in_o the_o field_n of_o battle_n will_v either_o absent_v himself_o or_o by_o a_o supine_n negligence_n refuse_v to_o give_v the_o word_n of_o command_n or_o lead_v on_o the_o army_n in_o this_o case_n there_o be_v no_o formal_a resignation_n of_o his_o office_n and_o yet_o how_o unreasonable_a be_v it_o to_o debar_v the_o soldier_n from_o make_v choice_n of_o another_o general_n in_o so_o urgent_a a_o juncture_n second_o what_o office_n seem_v more_o despotic_a than_o that_o of_o a_o master_n of_o a_o ship_n now_o in_o case_n amid_o a_o imminent_a hazard_n of_o death_n the_o master_n can_v be_v prevail_v with_o to_o use_v his_o skill_n to_o prevent_v shipwreck_n and_o yet_o will_v not_o voluntary_o resign_v his_o place_n to_o another_o who_o can_v just_o blame_v the_o seaman_n to_o appoint_v one_o in_o his_o place_n to_o direct_v they_o to_o a_o safe_a harbour_n and_o how_o near_o a_o parallel_n there_o be_v betwixt_o these_o two_o example_n and_o our_o late_a juncture_n in_o england_n the_o vote_n of_o both_o house_n have_v evince_v in_o the_o word_n abdicate_v the_o second_o case_n wherein_o you_o acknowledge_v resistance_n be_v lawful_a be_v this_o if_o the_o prince_n either_o alienate_v his_o kingdom_n or_o
express_o disallow_v any_o other_o under_o the_o severe_a penalty_n if_o the_o roman_a senate_n and_o the_o whole_a almost_o of_o the_o people_n have_v be_v christian_n i_o can_v persuade_v myself_o i_o say_v but_o they_o may_v have_v lawful_o resist_v nero_n neither_o have_v we_o the_o least_o tract_n in_o the_o history_n of_o that_o age_n that_o the_o christian_n disallow_v the_o senate_n of_o rome_n declare_v that_o monster_n a_o enemy_n of_o mankind_n and_o of_o the_o roman_a empire_n i_o will_v fain_o know_v can_v magistracy_n lodge_v in_o any_o particular_a person_n at_o this_o day_n pretend_v to_o any_o more_o divine_a right_n than_o the_o patris-familial_a power_n and_o yet_o by_o the_o concession_n of_o lawyer_n notwithstanding_o i_o owe_v entire_a obedience_n to_o my_o father_n in_o this_o if_o my_o father_n divest_v himself_o of_o all_o paternal_a affection_n shall_v conspire_v my_o death_n and_o endeavour_v my_o destruction_n in_o this_o hypothesis_n the_o lawyer_n say_v ei_fw-la debetur_fw-la reverentia_fw-la sed_fw-la non_fw-la obedientia_fw-la and_o pray_v what_o seem_v more_o inconsequential_a to_o reason_n and_o the_o oeconomy_n of_o the_o world_n yea_o to_o the_o goodness_n and_o wisdom_n of_o almighty_n god_n than_o that_o some_o million_o of_o people_n shall_v be_v so_o despotical_o subject_v to_o the_o power_n of_o one_o man_n of_o the_o same_o infirmity_n with_o themselves_o as_o in_o case_n he_o shall_v command_v all_o their_o throat_n to_o be_v cut_v at_o once_o they_o be_v oblige_v under_o the_o pain_n of_o no_o less_o than_o damnation_n by_o a_o thing_n call_v passive_a obedience_n to_o submit_v their_o neck_n tame_o to_o the_o blow_n since_o in_o no_o case_n you_o say_v they_o may_v resist_v and_o to_o use_v the_o word_n of_o a_o worthy_a gentleman_n in_o the_o late_a parliament_n that_o one_o man_n shall_v die_v for_o the_o whole_a people_n we_o have_v hear_v but_o that_o the_o whole_a people_n shall_v perish_v for_o the_o pleasure_n of_o one_o man_n be_v a_o unaccountable_a piece_n of_o folly_n i_o have_v read_v some_o champion_n of_o regal_a prerogative_n and_o among_o other_o the_o learned_a barclay_n who_o though_o a_o scotchman_n yet_o as_o bitter_a a_o antifanatick_a as_o yourself_o and_o they_o all_o agree_v that_o at_o least_o in_o these_o three_o case_n the_o subject_n may_v not_o only_o resist_v but_o wage_v war_n against_o their_o prince_n 1._o they_o say_v it_o may_v be_v do_v so_o as_o to_o dethrone_v he_o si_fw-mi imperium_fw-la abdicavit_fw-la aut_fw-la habet_fw-la pro_fw-la derelicto_fw-la and_o this_o to_o be_v parallel_n with_o our_o case_n in_o england_n the_o vote_n of_o both_o house_n of_o convention_n declare_v 2._o they_o say_v he_o forfeit_v the_o crown_n if_o he_o either_o alienate_v it_o or_o subject_n it_o to_o the_o power_n of_o another_o and_o how_o far_o a_o prince_n bigoted_a in_o the_o romish_a religion_n may_v stretch_v his_o zeal_n england_n find_v by_o sad_a experience_n in_o king_n john_n day_n and_o you_o that_o be_v so_o well_o acquaint_v with_o law_n can_v be_v ignorant_a of_o that_o maxim_n quod_fw-la semel_fw-la datur_fw-la deo_fw-la &_o ecclesiae_fw-la non_fw-la auferendum_fw-la and_o so_o sweet_a a_o morsel_n give_v to_o pope_n innocent_n iii_o may_v be_v challenge_v by_o innocent_a xi_o conform_v to_o that_o maxim_n of_o the_o court_n of_o rome_n and_o how_o far_o he_o that_o endeavour_v to_o subject_v a_o protestant_a state_n to_o the_o see_v of_o rome_n in_o spiritual_n may_v fall_v under_o this_o category_n i_o leave_v it_o to_o they_o to_o judge_v who_o be_v acquaint_v with_o the_o policy_n and_o necessary_a encroachment_n of_o the_o court_n of_o rome_n even_o in_o temporal_n 3._o these_o lawyer_n acknowledge_v that_o a_o prince_n forfeit_v the_o crown_n si_fw-mi hostili_fw-la animo_fw-la in_o populi_fw-la exitium_fw-la feratur_fw-la and_o how_o far_o a_o prince_n may_v be_v guilty_a of_o this_o when_o he_o endeavour_v to_o bring_v in_o a_o religion_n inconsistent_a with_o the_o people_n eternal_a happiness_n i_o leave_v it_o to_o you_o the_o gentleman_n of_o the_o black_a robe_n who_o know_v best_a how_o preferable_a the_o safety_n and_o health_n of_o the_o soul_n be_v to_o that_o of_o the_o body_n or_o to_o the_o good_n of_o fortune_n and_o thus_o sir_n i_o presume_v i_o have_v clear_v the_o controversy_n betwixt_o we_o by_o a_o fair_a state_v the_o question_n and_o these_o necessary_a gloss_n upon_o it_o five_o you_o be_v offend_v at_o my_o say_v what_o bad_a genius_n prompt_v you_o to_o call_v self-defence_n a_o old_a fanatic_a principle_n and_o you_o tell_v i_o you_o be_v not_o oblige_v from_o your_o text_n to_o distinguish_v betwixt_o the_o kind_n of_o it_o i_o refer_v it_o to_o any_o rational_a man_n if_o it_o be_v not_o absolute_o needful_a to_o distinguish_v the_o kind_n of_o it_o since_o many_o thing_n may_v be_v say_v of_o the_o species_n that_o in_o propriety_n of_o speech_n can_v be_v say_v of_o the_o genus_fw-la and_o vice_fw-la versa_fw-la many_o thing_n agree_v to_o the_o genus_fw-la that_o can_v be_v say_v proper_o of_o the_o species_n as_o for_o example_n will_v it_o be_v proper_a for_o i_o to_o say_v in_o general_a the_o sea_n ebb_v and_o flow_v ten_o or_o twelve_o time_n in_o the_o natural_a day_n without_o tell_v what_o sea_n i_o mean_v because_o forsooth_o the_o euripus_n do_v so_o and_o consequent_o it_o be_v as_o improper_a to_o say_v in_o general_a self-defence_n be_v a_o old_a fanatic_a principle_n without_o distinguish_v what_o kind_n of_o it_o deserve_v that_o name_n but_o i_o be_o willing_a your_o zeal_n in_o the_o delivery_n shall_v excuse_v this_o mistake_n you_o skip_v strange_o out_o of_o the_o road_n to_o meet_v the_o murderer_n of_o the_o archbishop_n of_o st._n andrews_n and_o lose_v your_o pain_n for_o i_o abhor_v the_o action_n as_o much_o as_o you_o as_o to_o your_o say_n that_o self-defence_n come_v out_o of_o scotland_n i_o hope_v their_o neighbour_n nation_n of_o england_n have_v sufficient_o vindicate_v they_o in_o it_o by_o so_o fair_o follow_v their_o copy_n in_o this_o juncture_n you_o add_v that_o you_o have_v many_o civil_a law_n book_n and_o none_o of_o they_o allow_v self-defence_n i_o find_v have_v of_o book_n without_o read_v they_o do_v no_o great_a feat_n that_o they_o disallow_v resistance_n to_o magistrate_n act_v as_o such_o i_o acknowledge_v but_o that_o there_o be_v not_o a_o great_a many_o senatus-consulta_a plebiscita_fw-la responsa_fw-la jurisprudentium_fw-la etc._n etc._n through_o the_o whole_a tract_n of_o the_o corpus_fw-la juris_fw-la fix_v boundary_n to_o the_o magistrate_n power_n against_o the_o breach_n of_o which_o they_o often_o make_v resistance_n worthy_a of_o the_o roman_a name_n none_o can_v be_v ignorant_a who_o know_v any_o thing_n of_o that_o law._n must_v i_o tell_v you_o that_o in_o all_o the_o change_n of_o the_o roman_a government_n to_o that_o of_o emperor_n exclusiuè_fw-fr there_o be_v still_o a_o tribunitia_n potestas_fw-la lodge_v among_o the_o plebeian_n of_o mere_a design_n to_o set_v bound_n to_o the_o supreme_a magistrate_n hence_o it_o be_v that_o after_o the_o government_n become_v imperial_a and_o more_o despotic_a the_o emperor_n be_v oblige_v in_o policy_n to_o unite_v the_o tribunitial_a power_n to_o the_o perpetual_a dictatorship_n and_o imperial_a dignity_n be_v there_o ever_o a_o people_n in_o the_o world_n more_o jealous_a of_o liberty_n and_o impatient_a of_o slavery_n as_o the_o roman_n witness_v the_o dethron_n of_o tarquin_n the_o plebeian_n insurrection_n against_o the_o patritii_n the_o bloody_a war_n of_o sylla_n and_o marius_n caesar_n and_o pompey_n the_o unparalleled_a battle_n of_o munda_n etc._n etc._n yea_o after_o that_o rome_n have_v submit_v its_o neck_n to_o the_o imperial_a yoke_n there_o still_o be_v leave_v they_o considerable_a vestiges_n of_o the_o people_n and_o senate_n power_n which_o in_o many_o emergent_n they_o be_v oblige_v to_o make_v use_n of_o and_o must_v i_o mind_v you_o of_o the_o famous_a say_v of_o one_o of_o the_o great_a of_o the_o emperor_n in_o give_v the_o praetor_n the_o sword_n pro_fw-la i_o si_fw-la mereor_fw-la in_o i_o mention_v with_o mighty_a applause_n by_o pliny_n the_o young_a in_o his_o panegyric_n six_o you_o be_v displease_v at_o my_o say_v i_o can_v not_o recount_v without_o horror_n your_o affirm_v that_o whoever_o meddle_v with_o the_o king_n fort_n revenue_n etc._n etc._n be_v guilty_a of_o damnation_n and_o yet_o with_o the_o same_o breath_n you_o say_v it_o over_o again_o in_o express_v yourself_o in_o your_o letter_n thus_o if_o it_o be_v a_o sin_n for_o subject_n to_o seize_v the_o king_n revenue_n etc._n etc._n as_o i_o shall_v presume_v it_o to_o be_v till_o the_o contrary_n be_v prove_v it_o will_v no_o doubt_n without_o repentance_n expose_v the_o sinner_n to_o damnation_n in_o truth_n i_o must_v acknowledge_v my_o judgement_n fail_v i_o in_o
make_v any_o material_a difference_n betwixt_o what_o i_o say_v be_v express_v in_o your_o sermon_n and_o what_o you_o say_v yourself_o in_o your_o letter_n for_o still_o in_o both_o meddle_v with_o the_o king_n fort_n etc._n etc._n be_v a_o sin_n expose_v to_o damnation_n then_o you_o tell_v i_o you_o have_v no_o design_n against_o the_o prince_n of_o orange_n in_o your_o discourse_n and_o in_o my_o tax_n you_o with_o a_o scandalum_fw-la magnatum_fw-la you_o accuse_v i_o of_o a_o scandalum_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la to_o this_o i_o answer_v first_o what_o can_v reflect_v more_o upon_o the_o illustrious_a prince_n of_o orange_n than_o that_o the_o meddle_v with_o the_o king_n fort_n etc._n etc._n expose_v to_o damnation_n since_o albeit_o his_o highness_n be_v a_o sovereign_a prince_n and_o no_o subject_a of_o england_n yet_o in_o head_v and_o assist_v these_o subject_n that_o seize_v the_o king_n fort_n etc._n etc._n he_o must_v necessary_o incur_v the_o gild_n of_o a_o mighty_a sin_n in_o your_o sense_n for_o he_o that_o so_o far_o assist_v another_o in_o a_o sinful_a act_n as_o without_o his_o assistance_n it_o can_v not_o have_v be_v act_v be_v certain_o guilty_a before_o god_n of_o the_o sinful_a act_n itself_o so_o if_o the_o nobility_n and_o gentry_n of_o england_n seize_v the_o king_n fort_n etc._n etc._n and_o thereby_o in_o your_o sense_n expose_v themselves_o to_o damnation_n it_o follow_v necessary_o that_o the_o prince_n of_o orange_n who_o so_o far_o assist_v they_o as_o to_o render_v they_o capable_a to_o do_v it_o must_v in_o the_o same_o sense_n of_o you_o share_v in_o the_o gild_n of_o so_o do_v and_o that_o this_o darling_n prince_n of_o all_o the_o protestant_n of_o europe_n be_v none_o of_o you_o appear_v too_o clear_o by_o your_o refuse_v either_o to_o preach_v yourself_o or_o allow_v other_o to_o do_v it_o and_o by_o your_o curate_n leave_v out_o the_o prayer_n for_o he_o on_o this_o happy_a day_n of_o commemoration_n of_o that_o mighty_a deliverance_n whereof_o god_n have_v make_v he_o the_o glorious_a instrument_n second_o it_o scandalum_fw-la magnatum_fw-la be_v not_o proper_o in_o its_o self_n a_o reflection_n upon_o the_o honour_n of_o a_o peer_n of_o england_n i_o be_o mistake_v and_o be_o willing_a to_o be_v correct_v by_o those_o who_o have_v have_v more_o occasion_n to_o know_v the_o law_n of_o england_n than_o i_o have_v have_v and_o if_o it_o be_v so_o what_o great_a blemish_n to_o their_o honour_n and_o blot_v upon_o their_o scutcheon_n can_v there_o be_v than_o to_o be_v accuse_v of_o rebellion_n which_o you_o say_v be_v the_o same_o with_o resistance_n and_o of_o action_n that_o necessary_o without_o repentance_n expose_v they_o to_o damnation_n three_o i_o know_v not_o before_o that_o the_o give_v a_o check_n to_o a_o private_a minister_n of_o england_n enveigh_v against_o the_o nobility_n of_o england_n be_v a_o scandalum_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la neither_o do_v i_o dream_v that_o your_o single_a opinion_n be_v to_o be_v estimate_n that_o of_o a_o whole_a church_n the_o roman_a catholic_n on_o this_o side_n the_o alps_n scorn_v to_o lodge_v the_o infallibility_n in_o one_o single_a person_n and_o that_o a_o private_a protestant_a minister_n here_o shall_v so_o far_o fix_v it_o upon_o himself_o as_o the_o least_o reflection_n upon_o he_o must_v be_v estimate_n a_o scandal_n do_v to_o the_o whole_a church_n be_v a_o thing_n very_o new_a to_o i_o in_o the_o end_n of_o this_o paragraph_n you_o will_v fain_o fix_v upon_o i_o the_o put_v a_o blot_n upon_o the_o predecessor_n of_o the_o prince_n of_o orange_n a_o strange_a inference_n indeed_o from_o any_o thing_n in_o my_o letter_n the_o revolt_n of_o the_o state_n of_o holland_n under_o the_o bless_a conduct_n of_o that_o illustrious_a hero_n william_n of_o nassaw_n be_v in_o my_o sense_n no_o rebellion_n but_o a_o just_a vindication_n of_o religion_n and_o civil_a liberty_n while_o in_o your_o sense_n it_o must_v merit_v no_o better_a name_n than_o rebellion_n since_o rebellion_n and_o resistance_n in_o your_o opinion_n be_v convertible_a term_n and_o if_o you_o will_v turn_v over_o the_o author_n that_o have_v write_v in_o favour_n of_o that_o revolt_n and_o the_o most_o exact_a model_n of_o the_o present_a government_n of_o the_o state_n i_o know_v call_v commentariolus_n de_fw-fr statu_fw-la belgii_fw-la think_v to_o be_v grotius_n you_o will_v find_v a_o very_a near_o parallel_n betwixt_o the_o coronation_n oath_n of_o england_n and_o that_o of_o the_o house_n of_o burgundy_n and_o their_o privilege_n to_o have_v be_v little_a or_o nothing_o above_o we_o in_o the_o last_o paragraph_n you_o be_v angry_a at_o my_o blame_v you_o for_o wrong_n time_v your_o sermon_n and_o tell_v i_o you_o use_v always_o to_o preach_v such_o doctrine_n upon_o the_o 30_o the_o of_o january_n and_o if_o time_n be_v change_v truth_n be_v not_o in_o answer_n to_o this_o i_o refer_v you_o to_o what_o i_o write_v in_o my_o letter_n upon_o this_o head_n only_o this_o i_o must_v say_v i_o find_v it_o be_v hard_a to_o eradicate_v a_o bad_a custom_n you_o mind_v i_o of_o the_o fate_n of_o those_o that_o have_v be_v seasick_a even_o when_o the_o storm_n be_v past_a and_o themselves_o on_o firm_a ground_n their_o giddiness_n continue_v you_o have_v be_v so_o use_v to_o thunder_n out_o your_o little_a bolt_n against_o the_o poor_a dissenter_n and_o to_o cry_v up_o passive_a obedience_n in_o order_n to_o their_o ruin_n when_o the_o edge_n of_o the_o law_n be_v point_v against_o they_o that_o now_o when_o the_o horizon_n begin_v to_o clear_v up_o and_o the_o cheat_n of_o set_v protestant_n by_o the_o ear_n discover_v you_o can_v wean_v yourself_o from_o the_o old_a belove_a way_n of_o rail_v about_o the_o middle_n of_o this_o paragraph_n you_o seem_v to_o scorn_v i_o for_o a_o antagonist_n because_o of_o my_o be_v of_o another_o profession_n and_o my_o small_a skill_n in_o divinity_n and_o be_v please_v to_o promise_v dr._n burnet_n a_o copy_n of_o your_o sermon_n if_o so_o be_v i_o can_v prevail_v with_o he_o to_o vindicate_v these_o position_n contain_v in_o the_o inquiry_n you_o will_v refute_v to_o this_o i_o answer_v first_o i_o can_v but_o commend_v you_o in_o desire_v such_o a_o antagonist_n as_o dr._n burnet_n it_o be_v honour_n enough_o for_o you_o to_o be_v overcome_v by_o so_o great_a a_o hand_n but_o forgive_v i_o to_o tell_v you_o i_o be_o not_o so_o far_o as_o yet_o bere_v of_o common_a sense_n although_o i_o have_v the_o honour_n to_o have_v such_o power_n with_o he_o as_o to_o desire_v he_o to_o stoop_v to_o so_o unequal_a a_o combat_n second_o as_o to_o my_o want_n of_o skill_n in_o divinity_n i_o be_o not_o so_o impudent_a as_o to_o deny_v it_o but_o i_o hope_v no_o body_n will_v blame_v i_o to_o love_v the_o light_n of_o the_o sun_n though_o i_o can_v attain_v the_o eagle's_n fortune_n to_o look_v that_o bright_a planet_n in_o the_o face_n i_o be_o hearty_o sorry_a that_o that_o noble_a study_n shall_v be_v monopolise_v to_o the_o clergy_n for_o i_o be_v still_o in_o the_o mistake_n that_o our_o religion_n allow_v we_o a_o share_n in_o it_o pro_fw-la nostro_fw-la modulo_fw-la and_o be_v so_o foolish_a as_o to_o think_v that_o a_o physician_n who_o proper_a study_n be_v the_o search_n of_o nature_n may_v very_o lawful_o employ_v some_o part_n of_o his_o hour_n in_o that_o sacred_a science_n who_o immediate_a subject_n be_v the_o god_n of_o nature_n i_o be_o happy_a in_o this_o that_o neither_o in_o my_o other_o letter_n nor_o in_o this_o i_o have_v have_v any_o occasion_n of_o demonstrate_v my_o skill_n in_o divinity_n or_o the_o want_n of_o it_o and_o if_o you_o will_v not_o be_v angry_a i_o will_v tell_v you_o you_o seem_v to_o i_o to_o do_v with_o your_o vast_a treasure_n of_o divinity_n as_o some_o sordid_a miser_n with_o their_o money_n they_o hoard_v it_o up_o so_o close_o in_o their_o cabinet_n as_o it_o be_v impossible_a for_o other_o to_o say_v certain_o they_o have_v any_o three_o as_o to_o my_o want_n of_o judgement_n memory_n skill_n in_o divinity_n and_o a_o great_a many_o other_o such_o expression_n all_o along_o your_o letter_n which_o i_o here_o take_v notice_n of_o once_o for_o all_o i_o will_v have_v think_v that_o a_o man_n of_o your_o great_a part_n and_o character_n will_v have_v rather_o in_o your_o christian_a charity_n have_v pity_v i_o than_o upbraid_v i_o with_o a_o defect_n of_o nature_n for_o those_o who_o know_v we_o both_o may_v tell_v you_o that_o if_o my_o spirit_n have_v not_o be_v so_o utter_o incapable_a of_o letter_n i_o may_v have_v attain_v to_o some_o small_a scantlings_n of_o knowledge_n my_o education_n both_o at_o home_n and_o abroad_o and_o the_o charge_n of_o it_o be_v at_o least_o nothing_o inferior_a
sovereign_n but_o only_o to_o god_n by_o prayer_n and_o patience_n bishop_n jewel_n in_o his_o defence_n of_o the_o apology_n speak_v thus_o we_o teach_v the_o people_n as_o st._n paul_n do_v to_o be_v subject_a to_o the_o high_a power_n not_o only_o for_o fear_n but_o also_o for_o conscience_n sake_n we_o teach_v they_o that_o whoso_o strike_v with_o the_o sword_n by_o private_a authority_n shall_v perish_v with_o the_o sword._n if_o the_o prince_n happen_v to_o be_v wicked_a or_o cruel_a or_o burdensome_a we_o teach_v they_o to_o say_v with_o st._n ambrose_n tear_n and_o prayer_n be_v our_o weapon_n this_o i_o hope_v will_v be_v sufficient_a to_o evince_v that_o passive_a obedience_n be_v own_a by_o our_o church_n in_o the_o day_n of_o queen_n elizabeth_n of_o bless_a memory_n and_o that_o in_o the_o same_o sense_n i_o do_v assert_v in_o my_o sermon_n five_o in_o the_o next_o place_n you_o attempt_v to_o prove_v the_o lawfulness_n of_o resist_v the_o king_n of_o england_n from_o the_o coronation_n oath_n which_o you_o say_v be_v of_o the_o same_o import_n with_o the_o bulla_n aurea_n in_o germany_n but_o for_o this_o we_o have_v no_o other_o proof_n than_o your_o own_o ipse_fw-la dixit_fw-la as_o if_o the_o soul_n of_o pythagoras_n by_o a_o metempsychosis_n have_v at_o last_o take_v up_o its_o lodging_n in_o a_o scot_n tenement_n but_o i_o assure_v you_o sir_n your_o bare_a word_n be_v of_o no_o such_o authority_n with_o i_o beside_o i_o have_v already_o prove_v that_o the_o emperor_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o bulla_n aurea_n be_v no_o proper_a sovereign_n and_o if_o you_o shall_v say_v the_o prince_n of_o orange_n be_v no_o proper_a sovereign_n now_o that_o he_o be_v proclaim_v king_n of_o england_n it_o will_v be_v as_o bad_a or_o worse_o than_o to_o drink_v a_o health_n to_o the_o success_n of_o king_n james_n force_n against_o all_o invader_n whatsoever_o at_o that_o very_a time_n when_o the_o prince_n of_o orange_n be_v come_v over_o to_o rescue_v the_o nation_n from_o popery_n and_o slavery_n and_o yet_o this_o you_o merry_o do_v in_o a_o certain_a house_n at_o the_o low_a end_n of_o westgate_n so_o that_o for_o all_o your_o pretend_a zeal_n you_o be_v a_o sneak_a proteus_n and_o it_o will_v be_v as_o easy_a to_o shape_v a_o coat_n for_o the_o moon_n as_o for_o your_o latitudinarian_a conscience_n but_o i_o must_v instruct_v you_o that_o the_o king_n of_o england_n be_v a_o sovereign_a prince_n before_o his_o coronation_n nor_o be_v his_o oath_n necessary_a to_o make_v he_o so_o seeing_z henry_n the_o six_o reign_v divers_a year_n in_o england_n before_o he_o be_v crown_v and_o yet_o be_v own_a by_o his_o parliament_n for_o their_o dread_a sovereign_n nay_o further_o our_o chronicle_n inform_v we_o that_o some_o of_o our_o king_n be_v never_o crown_v and_o beside_o all_o this_o i_o desire_v you_o and_o those_o of_o your_o cabal_n to_o show_v any_o thing_n in_o the_o coronation_n oath_n that_o allow_v subject_n to_o take_v up_o arm_n against_o their_o prince_n in_o the_o next_o place_n you_o pretend_v to_o give_v such_o a_o exact_a state_n of_o the_o controversy_n as_o you_o say_v will_v in_o one_o word_n refute_v the_o tenet_n of_o passive_a obedience_n and_o in_o order_n hereunto_o you_o offer_v four_o case_n out_o of_o barclay_n and_o other_o in_o which_o as_o you_o tell_v i_o they_o all_o agree_v that_o it_o be_v lawful_a for_o subject_n to_o resist_v and_o wage_v war_n against_o their_o sovereign_a prince_n have_v you_o read_v your_o countryman_n barclay_n as_o you_o pretend_v you_o will_v have_v find_v that_o he_o allow_v only_o two_o case_n in_o which_o a_o prince_n may_v be_v divest_v of_o his_o royal_a dignity_n and_o when_o you_o come_v to_o propose_v these_o four_o case_n you_o mention_v only_o three_o such_o be_v the_o great_a excellence_n of_o your_o memory_n notwithstanding_o that_o according_a to_o the_o proverb_n some_o stand_n in_o need_n of_o a_o very_a good_a one_o first_o your_o first_o case_n be_v when_o a_o prince_n do_v voluntary_o and_o free_o relinquish_v his_o crown_n and_o dignity_n as_o do_v charles_n the_o five_o christiana_n of_o sweden_n and_o to_o name_n no_o more_o nine_o saxon_a king_n mention_v in_o fuller_n church_n history_n now_o in_o this_o case_n the_o prince_n who_o voluntary_o resign_v the_o crown_n become_v for_o the_o future_a a_o private_a person_n and_o shall_v he_o afterward_o by_o force_n endeavour_v to_o recover_v his_o dignity_n which_o by_o his_o own_o consent_n be_v vest_v in_o the_o next_o heir_n he_o may_v no_o doubt_n be_v resist_v but_o sure_o this_o be_v not_o resist_v a_o king_n or_o the_o high_a power_n but_o a_o private_a person_n in_o defence_n of_o a_o lawful_a king_n and_o so_o be_v nothing_o to_o your_o purpose_n and_o pray_v look_v your_o barclay_n again_o and_o see_v if_o this_o case_n as_o you_o say_v be_v there_o second_o if_o a_o prince_n alienates_v his_o crown_n and_o subject_n to_o another_o you_o say_v he_o may_v be_v resist_v this_o without_o any_o harm_n may_v be_v grant_v too_o for_o as_o i_o own_v no_o allegiance_n to_o a_o foreign_a prince_n so_o my_o own_o prince_n have_v voluntary_o divest_v himself_o and_o thrust_v himself_o into_o a_o private_a capacity_n and_o in_o this_o case_n we_o do_v not_o resist_v the_o high_a power_n but_o a_o private_a person_n and_o this_o instance_n do_v also_o fall_v short_a of_o the_o mark_n three_o the_o three_o case_n be_v more_o pertinent_a for_o you_o say_v a_o king_n may_v be_v depose_v or_o resist_v si_fw-mi hostili_fw-la animo_fw-la in_o populi_fw-la exitium_fw-la feratur_fw-la this_o you_o have_v transcribe_v from_o grotius_n and_o the_o meaning_n of_o it_o be_v this_o whether_o a_o sovereign_a prince_n may_v be_v resist_v in_o case_n he_o undertake_v to_o destroy_v his_o whole_a kingdom_n or_o any_o considerable_a part_n thereof_o if_o we_o may_v take_v your_o honest_a word_n grotius_n and_o all_o that_o you_o have_v read_v resolve_v this_o point_n in_o the_o affirmative_a to_o which_o i_o answer_v first_o that_o grotius_n with_o due_a submission_n to_o your_o vast_a read_n do_v as_o i_o show_v above_o retract_v in_o his_o ripe_a year_n this_o dangerous_a opinion_n which_o erasmus_n in_o luke_n 22._o style_n a_o most_o pernicious_a heresy_n second_o bishop_n taylor_n call_v it_o deserve_o a_o wild_a tenet_n and_o grotius_n as_o well_o as_o he_o acknowledge_v it_o can_v scarce_o seem_v possible_a to_o happen_v it_o be_v certain_a that_o we_o have_v not_o one_o single_a instance_n of_o it_o in_o the_o whole_a race_n of_o our_o british_a king_n three_o more_o sober_a casuist_n condemn_v the_o start_a such_o speculative_a case_n as_o prince_n cut_v the_o throat_n of_o their_o subject_n because_o they_o have_v be_v find_v the_o incentives_n of_o rebellion_n they_o be_v such_o fear_n and_o outcry_n as_o these_o that_o bring_v king_n charles_n the_o martyr_n to_o the_o block_n and_o have_v stain_v your_o scotch_a chronicle_n with_o the_o murder_n of_o above_o sixty_o sovereign_a prince_n so_o that_o king_n william_n and_o queen_n mary_n will_v have_v cause_n to_o thank_v you_o for_o give_v such_o early_a demonstration_n of_o your_o loyalty_n in_o the_o very_a beginning_n of_o their_o reign_n teach_v their_o subject_n in_o how_o many_o case_n they_o may_v resist_v when_o the_o law_n of_o the_o land_n say_v express_o that_o it_o be_v unlawful_a to_o take_v up_o arm_n against_o the_o king_n upon_o any_o pretence_n whatsoever_o four_o put_v the_o case_n that_o tiberius_n caligula_n claudius_n or_o nero_n be_v the_o king_n and_o your_o countryman_n barclay_n instance_n such_o monster_n as_o these_o as_o be_v the_o great_a he_o can_v find_v in_o all_o history_n you_o and_o he_o both_o affirm_v they_o may_v be_v lawful_o resist_v it_o be_v not_o for_o i_o to_o oppose_v such_o learned_a gentleman_n but_o i_o will_v assure_v you_o once_o more_o grotius_n be_v against_o you_o and_o i_o hope_v he_o be_v not_o very_o much_o inferior_a to_o your_o doctorship_n in_o learning_n and_o judgement_n and_o must_v i_o tell_v you_o again_o what_o i_o tell_v you_o from_o the_o pulpit_n viz._n that_o those_o prohibition_n against_o resistance_n which_o be_v give_v in_o the_o new_a testament_n by_o our_o saviour_n st._n paul_n and_o st._n peter_n be_v remarkable_o give_v at_o such_o a_o time_n when_o these_o great_a monster_n of_o cruelty_n sit_v on_o the_o throne_n and_o pray_v ask_v my_o parishioner_n whether_o they_o do_v not_o believe_v our_o saviour_n st._n paul_n and_o st._n peter_n to_o be_v as_o good_a casuist_n as_o your_o doctorship_n and_o countryman_n barclay_n have_v thus_o destroy_v the_o very_a foundation_n your_o state_n of_o the_o controversy_n stand_v on_o your_o slender_a superstructure_n and_o puerile_a flourish_n will_v tumble_v with_o they_o in_o the_o next_o
from_o a_o more_o intimate_a acquaintance_n than_o your_o narrow_a theatre_n can_v allow_v you_o oblige_v i_o to_o do_v that_o justice_n to_o the_o protestant_n abroad_o as_o to_o affirm_v that_o notwithstanding_o all_o the_o resistance_n they_o make_v to_o their_o tyrannize_a prince_n they_o be_v as_o much_o for_o passive_a obedience_n in_o its_o true_a and_o rational_a sense_n as_o the_o church_n of_o england_n itself_o that_o be_v where_o the_o command_v of_o the_o sovereign_n be_v incompatible_a with_o their_o duty_n they_o hold_v themselves_o oblige_v to_o suffer_v for_o their_o disobedience_n rather_o than_o to_o sin_n in_o all_o their_o confession_n of_o faith_n they_o own_o magistracy_n as_o the_o ordinance_n of_o god_n and_o disapprove_v opposition_n to_o it_o in_o execution_n of_o law_n but_o they_o never_o so_o far_o divest_v themselves_o of_o reason_n as_o to_o yield_v up_o their_o throat_n to_o be_v cut_v by_o their_o prince_n turn_v absolute_a tyrant_n when_o it_o be_v in_o their_o power_n to_o vindicate_v their_o religion_n and_o liberty_n by_o their_o sword._n that_o england_n concur_v with_o they_o in_o this_o opinion_n appear_v as_o i_o tell_v you_o in_o my_o letter_n by_o the_o mighty_a protection_n they_o vouchsafe_v they_o in_o this_o their_o resistance_n moreover_o which_o i_o forget_v to_o tell_v you_o in_o all_o the_o convocation_n of_o the_o clergy_n of_o england_n at_o that_o time_n there_o be_v vast_a sum_n give_v to_o carry_v it_o on_o and_o the_o preamble_n of_o every_o act_n do_v fair_o insinuate_v the_o lawfulness_n of_o that_o resistance_n make_v by_o the_o protestant_n abroad_o against_o their_o prince_n so_o that_o resistance_n be_v not_o only_o allow_v by_o the_o nation_n but_o likewise_o by_o the_o church_n of_o england_n in_o a_o full_a convocation_n of_o its_o father_n and_o if_o the_o church_n of_o england_n assist_v so_o generous_o in_o the_o support_n of_o the_o protestant_n abroad_o at_o a_o time_n when_o their_o religion_n be_v heresy_n by_o the_o law_n of_o their_o country_n how_o much_o rather_o will_v these_o excellent_a father_n of_o the_o church_n have_v do_v it_o if_o their_o religion_n have_v be_v settle_v by_o positive_a and_o fundamental_a law_n as_o it_o be_v after_o by_o several_a edict_n and_o treaty_n what_o you_o say_v of_o the_o difference_n of_o the_o government_n of_o the_o empire_n and_o that_o of_o england_n i_o know_v but_o let_v i_o tell_v you_o as_o the_o golden_a bull_n be_v the_o great_a barrer_n against_o slavery_n there_o the_o same_o be_v the_o coronation_n oath_n here_o and_o consequent_o if_o the_o german_n may_v lawful_o resist_v the_o emperor_n or_o the_o rex_fw-la romanorum_fw-la upon_o breach_n of_o that_o bull_n the_o same_o may_v the_o representative_n and_o nobility_n of_o england_n do_v upon_o palpable_a breach_n of_o the_o coronation_n oath_n for_o as_o the_o golden_a bull_n be_v the_o great_a security_n of_o the_o german_a aggregate_v body_n against_o the_o encroachment_n of_o the_o emperor_n the_o same_o be_v the_o coronation_n oath_n in_o england_n against_o the_o encroachment_n of_o the_o king._n four_o you_o tell_v i_o you_o hold_v passive_a obedience_n to_o be_v found_v on_o the_o word_n of_o god_n and_o maintain_v by_o the_o church_n of_o england_n and_o contain_v in_o her_o homily_n to_o this_o i_o answer_v 1._o tell_v i_o what_o opinion_n be_v ever_o broach_v in_o the_o church_n without_o a_o pretence_n of_o scripture_n to_o back_o it_o and_o what_o gloss_n can_v you_o put_v upon_o any_o text_n of_o holy_a writ_n to_o prove_v your_o position_n but_o what_o have_v be_v a_o thousand_o time_n say_v and_o as_o many_o time_n refel_v yet_o if_o you_o have_v allow_v i_o a_o copy_n of_o your_o sermon_n i_o will_v have_v endeavour_v to_o clear_v the_o sense_n of_o the_o text_n you_o make_v use_v of_o which_o i_o do_v not_o exact_o remember_v so_o as_o to_o make_v nothing_o for_o your_o purpose_n and_o in_o your_o do_v the_o one_o and_o i_o the_o other_o neither_o of_o we_o will_v have_v reason_n to_o value_v ourselves_o upon_o that_o score_n since_o i_o fear_v none_o of_o we_o can_v outdo_v what_o have_v be_v again_o and_o again_o do_v already_o on_o that_o subject_a in_o the_o mean_a time_n let_v i_o tell_v you_o that_o the_o simple_a state_v of_o the_o question_n solve_v all_o the_o argument_n you_o can_v bring_v from_o scripture_n as_o i_o shall_v make_v appear_v in_o one_o word_n anon_o 2._o as_o to_o passive_a obedience_n its_o be_v the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n i_o have_v tell_v you_o already_o that_o the_o father_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n contradict_v it_o in_o queen_n elizabeth_n reign_n and_o where_o can_v we_o find_v more_o authentic_a record_n of_o their_o opinion_n and_o doctrine_n than_o in_o the_o print_a manifesto_n and_o act_v make_v in_o convocation_n as_o to_o the_o 39_o article_n which_o be_v in_o place_n of_o a_o confession_n of_o faith_n and_o the_o homily_n wherein_o you_o say_v that_o doctrine_n be_v maintain_v i_o will_v make_v bold_a to_o say_v that_o passive_a obedience_n in_o the_o narrow_a sense_n you_o take_v it_o be_v not_o so_o much_o as_o think_v on_o at_o the_o time_n of_o their_o publishing_n and_o albeit_o you_o shall_v find_v a_o way_n to_o make_v they_o seem_v to_o speak_v for_o you_o the_o simple_a right_n state_v of_o they_o question_n answer_v they_o sufficient_o it_o will_v seem_v to_o i_o that_o the_o mitre_a clergy_n and_o particular_o that_o excellent_a prelate_n my_o lord_n bishop_n of_o london_n shall_v be_v at_o least_o as_o well_o acquaint_v with_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n as_o any_o private_a minister_n in_o a_o corner_n of_o the_o nation_n and_o how_o far_o they_o have_v refel_v your_o fond_a principle_n appear_v with_o a_o witness_n in_o their_o commit_v the_o government_n to_o the_o prince_n in_o this_o juncture_n and_o a_o great_a many_o other_o public_a act_n if_o your_o passive_a obedience_n be_v the_o principle_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n how_o few_o church_n of_o england-man_n be_v there_o in_o both_o house_n of_o convention_n at_o present_a since_o they_o act_v so_o diametrical_o opposite_a to_o it_o and_o yet_o i_o persuade_v myself_o these_o worthy_a patriot_n will_v take_v it_o ill_o to_o be_v call_v of_o any_o other_o church_n 3._o to_o refel_v your_o tenet_n of_o passive_a obedience_n in_o one_o word_n i_o need_v no_o more_o but_o to_o state_n the_o case_n fair_a and_o without_o equivocation_n thus_o whatever_o can_v be_v say_v from_o scripture_n or_o the_o acknowledgement_n of_o protestant_a church_n centre_n all_o in_o this_o viz._n that_o it_o be_v unlawful_a to_o resist_v the_o magistrate_n while_o he_o be_v lawful_o such_o because_o he_o be_v god_n vicegerent_n within_o his_o own_o jurisdistion_n but_o when_o by_o his_o maleversation_n he_o dive_v himself_o of_o that_o office_n and_o assume_v a_o contradictory_n character_n by_o trample_v upon_o law_n and_o endeavour_v to_o subvert_v the_o fundamental_a constitution_n of_o the_o state_n contrary_a to_o his_o coronation_n oath_n in_o this_o case_n in_o my_o humble_a opinion_n he_o be_v no_o more_o just_o a_o magistrate_n nor_o the_o object_n of_o our_o obedience_n and_o sua_fw-la culpa_fw-la amittit_fw-la imperium_fw-la upon_o which_o the_o primores_fw-la regni_fw-la and_o the_o representative_n of_o the_o people_n may_v lawful_o fill_v up_o the_o throne_n vacate_v by_o such_o palpable_a encroachment_n this_o be_v the_o state_n of_o the_o case_n all_o the_o text_n of_o scripture_n you_o can_v produce_v for_o obedience_n to_o magistrate_n be_v to_o be_v native_o understand_v and_o in_o a_o logical_a propriety_n of_o predication_n assert_v of_o obedience_n to_o magistrate_n when_o they_o be_v just_o and_o lawful_o such_o but_o the_o relative_n do_v not_o meet_v when_o the_o magistrate_n by_o his_o own_o fault_n become_v dispossess_v of_o the_o office._n there_o be_v one_o thing_n more_o i_o will_v have_v you_o to_o take_v notice_n of_o to_o clear_v this_o head_n and_o it_o be_v this_o there_o be_v a_o great_a difference_n betwixt_o resist_v the_o magistrate_n when_o he_o trample_v upon_o the_o religion_n and_o liberty_n of_o any_o part_n of_o his_o subject_n in_o the_o execution_n of_o the_o law_n make_v against_o they_o and_o his_o do_v of_o it_o in_o contradiction_n to_o fundamental_a law_n already_o make_v in_o their_o favour_n as_o for_o example_n albeit_o i_o shall_v acknowledge_v that_o in_o nero_n time_n it_o have_v be_v unlawful_a for_o the_o christian_n to_o resist_v he_o because_o christianity_n be_v at_o that_o time_n contradictory_n to_o the_o law_n of_o the_o empire_n yet_o i_o can_v persuade_v myself_o but_o in_o case_n the_o law_n at_o that_o time_n have_v not_o only_o establish_v the_o christian_a religion_n as_o the_o religion_n of_o the_o empire_n but_o have_v
subject_n it_o to_o another_o but_o the_o reason_n you_o give_v for_o it_o be_v wide_o from_o the_o purpose_n for_o a_o prince_n may_v subject_v his_o crown_n to_o another_o and_o yet_o not_o thrust_v himself_o into_o a_o private_a capacity_n as_o you_o call_v it_o when_o king_n john_n subject_v his_o crown_n to_o the_o pope_n he_o cease_v not_o thereby_o to_o be_v king_n of_o england_n and_o the_o kingdom_n of_o naples_n and_o sicily_n be_v true_a monarchy_n in_o the_o family_n of_o spain_n and_o yet_o feudatory_a and_o subject_a to_o the_o pope_n one_o will_v have_v think_v that_o you_o may_v have_v take_v some_o notice_n of_o what_o i_o say_v upon_o this_o case_n in_o relation_n to_o the_o native_a encroachment_n of_o the_o sea_n and_o court_n of_o rome_n and_o how_o far_o a_o subjection_n in_o spiritual_n may_v usher_v in_o a_o dependence_n even_o in_o temporal_n but_o yourself_o denial_n will_v not_o allow_v you_o to_o be_v think_v too_o know_v in_o what_o relate_v to_o your_o own_o profession_n when_o you_o come_v to_o my_o three_o case_n tho'_o you_o at_o first_o confess_v it_o a_o pertinent_a case_n yet_o you_o bring_v four_o pretty_a answer_n against_o it_o the_o case_n be_v thus_o a_o king_n may_v be_v dethrone_v si_fw-la in_o populi_fw-la exitium_fw-la feratur_fw-la you_o answer_v 1._o grotius_n retract_v this_o opinion_n how_o true_a this_o be_v i_o refer_v you_o to_o that_o edition_n of_o his_o work_n i_o former_o mention_v wherein_o instead_o of_o retract_v this_o case_n he_o confirm_v it_o by_o his_o note_n upon_o it_o you_o be_v as_o far_o in_o the_o wrong_n to_o erasmus_n as_o to_o grotius_n for_o have_v look_v upon_o the_o place_n cite_v there_o be_v not_o one_o word_n there_o relate_v to_o this_o case_n 2_o you_o tell_v i_o b._n taylor_n call_v it_o a_o wild_a case_n which_o be_v nothing_o to_o the_o purpose_n for_o none_o but_o wild_a man_n can_v be_v capable_a of_o it_o than_o you_o say_v grotius_n call_v it_o a_o case_n that_o scarce_o seem_v possible_a to_o happen_v that_o there_o have_v be_v such_o monster_n in_o the_o world_n appear_v by_o nero_n fire_v the_o city_n of_o rome_n and_o caligula_n wish_v the_o roman_a people_n have_v but_o one_o single_a neck_n yea_o in_o the_o late_a age_n have_v we_o not_o see_v a_o northern_a prince_n invite_v his_o whole_a noble_n aboard_o his_o ship_n and_o order_v they_o all_o to_o be_v murder_v before_o his_o eye_n it_o be_v true_a we_o have_v be_v bless_v with_o a_o better_a race_n of_o king_n in_o england_n than_o to_o find_v any_o such_o monster_n in_o our_o annal_n but_o how_o proper_a it_o be_v for_o a_o divine_a to_o take_v notice_n of_o what_o i_o tell_v you_o upon_o this_o head_n how_o far_o a_o prince_n may_v fall_v under_o this_o category_n who_o endeavour_v to_o introduce_v a_o religion_n inconsistent_a with_o his_o people_n eternal_a happiness_n i_o be_o willing_a as_o well_o as_o you_o to_o appeal_v to_o your_o parishioner_n three_o in_o answer_n to_o this_o case_n you_o tell_v i_o more_o sober_a casuist_n condemn_v the_o start_n of_o such_o speculative_a case_n and_o will_v fix_v upon_o i_o ill_a service_n do_v to_o their_o majesty_n in_o teach_v their_o subject_n in_o what_o case_n they_o may_v resist_v for_o the_o first_o part_n of_o this_o answer_n you_o be_v please_v to_o instance_n no_o particular_a casuist_n and_o i_o presume_v you_o be_v not_o able_a to_o do_v it_o unless_o you_o wrest_v their_o word_n as_o much_o as_o you_o use_v to_o do_v i_o that_o be_v make_v they_o say_v what_o you_o please_v but_o when_o you_o so_o positive_o assert_v that_o in_o no_o case_n a_o prince_n may_v be_v resist_v give_v i_o leave_v to_o think_v i_o refel_v sufficient_o your_o assertion_n by_o instance_v a_o case_n wherein_o you_o acknowledge_v you_o self_n resistance_n be_v warrantable_a though_o that_o case_n be_v very_o rare_a as_o to_o the_o second_o part_n of_o your_o answer_n i_o hope_v i_o shall_v be_v find_v to_o do_v no_o bad_a service_n to_o their_o majesty_n in_o vindicate_v a_o revolution_n wherein_o they_o have_v act_v so_o glorious_a a_o part_n from_o the_o aspersion_n you_o have_v cast_v upon_o it_o and_o they_o have_v give_v the_o world_n so_o many_o and_o great_a demonstration_n of_o a_o sublim_n virtue_n and_o of_o their_o abhorrence_n of_o arbitrary_a power_n as_o none_o but_o such_o as_o refuse_v to_o pray_v for_o they_o will_v dare_v to_o imagine_v they_o can_v possible_o fall_v under_o any_o of_o the_o case_n i_o have_v mention_v and_o i_o hearty_o agree_v with_o you_o so_o far_o in_o point_n of_o resistance_n that_o i_o firm_o believe_v he_o who_o resist_v such_o two_o darling_n prince_n fall_v under_o the_o inevitable_a hazard_n of_o damnation_n in_o the_o sense_n of_o your_o text_n unless_o he_o repent_v among_o a_o great_a deal_n of_o rubbish_n of_o gentle_a expression_n i_o find_v nothing_o in_o your_o four_o answer_n merit_v any_o notice_n but_o one_o thing_n that_o have_v be_v cant_v a_o thousand_o time_n over_o by_o your_o sort_n of_o man_n viz_o that_o the_o precept_n for_o obedience_n give_v by_o our_o saviour_n saint_n peter_n and_o saint_n paul_n be_v give_v at_o a_o time_n when_o the_o great_a monster_n of_o cruelty_n be_v upon_o the_o throne_n for_o so_o your_o express_a word_n be_v sir_n even_o in_o this_o matter_n of_o fact_n you_o commit_v a_o gross_a mistake_n for_o though_o probable_o the_o two_o apostle_n name_v write_v their_o epistle_n in_o the_o reign_v of_o caligula_n domitian_n and_o nero_n yet_o every_o body_n know_v that_o our_o saviour_n preach_v be_v from_o the_o fifteen_o till_o the_o eighteen_o of_o tiberius_n inclusiuè_fw-la who_o be_v none_o of_o the_o worst_a of_o prince_n especial_o before_o that_o time_n of_o his_o reign_n but_o as_o to_o that_o of_o the_o apostle_n command_v subjection_n at_o a_o time_n when_o monster_n be_v upon_o the_o throne_n to_o answer_v this_o i_o shall_v take_v occasion_n to_o give_v you_o my_o gloss_n upon_o that_o text_n roman_n 13.1.2_o which_o have_v occasion_v all_o our_o debate_n and_o in_o so_o do_v perhaps_o i_o obviate_v all_o you_o have_v preach_v from_o it_o for_o passive_a obedience_n and_o nonresistance_n the_o subjection_n there_o command_v to_o be_v give_v to_o the_o high_a power_n be_v in_o a_o proper_a sense_n a_o stand_v in_o order_n under_o they_o as_o on_o the_o contrary_a the_o resistance_n prohibit_v be_v a_o contraordinatness_n to_o they_o and_o so_o the_o very_a etymology_n of_o the_o greek_a word_n bear_v this_o be_v the_o genuine_a critic_n of_o the_o word_n the_o meaning_n of_o they_o do_v fair_o resolve_v into_o these_o two_o corollary_n first_o that_o the_o gospel_n destroy_v not_o magistracy_n nor_o exempt_v christian_n from_o the_o oeconomy_n of_o subjection_n as_o some_o heretic_n at_o that_o time_n vain_o imagine_v to_o which_o fond_a opinion_n it_o be_v very_o probable_a the_o apostle_n have_v a_o eye_n as_o many_o learned_a man_n have_v think_v particular_o gerhardus_fw-la de_fw-la magist._n polit_fw-la n._n 34.38_o second_o that_o christianity_n exempt_v not_o the_o professor_n of_o it_o from_o subjection_n to_o heathen_a magistrate_n as_o some_o christian_n of_o that_o age_n do_v maintain_v have_v imbibe_v that_o principle_n from_o the_o gaulonite_n among_o the_o jew_n who_o hold_v subjection_n to_o the_o roman_n or_o any_o other_o stranger_n unlawful_a and_o that_o likewise_o this_o heresy_n or_o error_n be_v in_o the_o apostle_n view_v the_o same_o learned_a author_n and_o a_o great_a many_o other_o do_v agree_v now_o resistance_n of_o open_a and_o notorious_a violation_n of_o magistracy_n in_o which_o case_n only_o i_o say_v resistance_n be_v lawful_a contradict_v not_o the_o subjection_n enjoin_v in_o the_o text_n be_v thus_o explain_v that_o subjection_n be_v nothing_o more_o but_o a_o acknowledgement_n of_o magistrate_n as_o a_o lawful_a power_n ordain_v of_o god_n for_o the_o good_a of_o mankind_n and_o that_o even_o at_o that_o time_n this_o be_v the_o christian_n sense_n of_o this_o precept_n will_v appear_v by_o what_o i_o tell_v you_o of_o the_o senate_n declare_v nero_n a_o enemy_n of_o mankind_n and_o adjudge_v he_o to_o death_n approve_v by_o the_o christian_n of_o old_a and_o by_o the_o best_a of_o lawyer_n and_o casuist_n of_o late_a as_o for_o instance_n bodinus_fw-la de_fw-fr republica_n lib._n 2._o cap._n 5._o and_o further_o that_o the_o subjection_n here_o require_v be_v not_o to_o prince_n abuse_v their_o power_n by_o trample_v upon_o all_o that_o be_v sacred_a as_o you_o will_v have_v it_o in_o name_v of_o nero_n be_v evincible_a from_o these_o reason_n first_o such_o prince_n be_v not_o the_o ordinance_n of_o god_n the_o relative_n of_o subjection_n be_v they_o act_v in_o opposition_n to_o god._n second_o they_o be_v not_o a_o terror_n to_o
evil_a doer_n nor_o minister_n of_o god_n for_o our_o good_a except_o in_o the_o sense_n that_o affliction_n and_o plague_n be_v and_o so_o they_o be_v defective_a in_o the_o necessary_a quality_n of_o these_o high_a power_n to_o who_o subjection_n be_v enjoin_v in_o the_o text._n in_o your_o seven_o paragraph_n after_o some_o expression_n become_v the_o gravity_n of_o a_o divine_a you_o will_v needs_o vindicate_v once_o more_o your_o not_o make_v any_o distinction_n when_o you_o term_v self_n defence_n a_o old_a fanatic_a principle_n and_o the_o reason_n you_o give_v be_v because_o the_o apostle_n make_v none_o in_o your_o text._n by_o the_o same_o reason_n you_o will_v make_v but_o a_o sorry_a comment_n upon_o many_o place_n of_o scripture_n to_o instance_n one_o for_o all_o our_o saviour_n command_v we_o to_o swear_v not_o at_o all_o now_o will_v it_o be_v here_o impertinent_a to_o distinguish_v betwixt_o the_o kind_n of_o oath_n in_o order_n to_o explain_v what_o oath_n be_v lawful_a and_o what_o not_o because_o our_o saviour_n make_v no_o distinction_n you_o have_v unlucky_o stumble_v upon_o the_o euripus_n in_o contradict_v i_o for_o say_v that_o it_o flow_v and_o ebb_v ten_o or_o twelve_o time_n in_o the_o natural_a day_n and_o you_o very_o confident_o allow_v it_o no_o frequent_a tide_n than_o the_o river_n tyne_n this_o in_o any_o other_o will_v be_v call_v a_o unaccountable_a mistake_n the_o few_o motion_n any_o author_n allow_v it_o be_v five_o tide_n in_o the_o four_o and_o twenty_o hour_n and_o that_o my_o account_n be_v true_a i_o refer_v you_o to_o sir_n george_n wheeler_n travel_n where_o that_o ingenious_a gentleman_n give_v you_o a_o exact_a scheme_n of_o the_o ebb_a and_o flow_v of_o this_o straight_a as_o he_o have_v it_o upon_o the_o place_n from_o father_n babin_n and_o the_o miller_n thereabouts_o when_o upon_o this_o score_n you_o satirical_o envy_v the_o happiness_n of_o traveller_n i_o think_v such_o man_n as_o you_o be_v much_o more_o happy_a than_o they_o if_o claudians_n description_n of_o the_o happy_a man_n of_o verona_n be_v good_a for_o it_o seem_v he_o take_v benacus_n lake_n for_o the_o ocean_n and_o you_o take_v measure_n of_o all_o the_o sea_n of_o the_o world_n by_o the_o river_n of_o tyne_n next_o you_o tell_v i_o you_o expect_v from_o i_o a_o great_a many_o citation_n out_o of_o the_o roman_a law_n for_o resistance_n of_o high_a power_n and_o because_o of_o your_o dissapointment_n you_o charm_v i_o with_o four_o heroic_a line_n sir_n i_o do_v indeed_o tell_v you_o the_o roman_a law_n fix_v a_o great_a many_o boundary_n to_o the_o magistrate_n power_n and_o that_o the_o tribunitial_a office_n be_v lodge_v in_o the_o plebeian_n for_o that_o very_a cause_n i_o also_o tell_v you_o the_o roman_n be_v of_o all_o people_n the_o most_o impatient_a of_o slavery_n and_o give_v you_o a_o hint_n why_o after_o the_o government_n of_o rome_n become_v more_o despotic_a the_o emperor_n be_v oblige_v to_o confound_v the_o tribunitial_a power_n with_o the_o imperial_a dignity_n and_o all_o this_o you_o wise_o pass_v over_o it_o be_v to_o transcribe_v too_o great_a a_o part_n of_o the_o civil_a roman_a law_n to_o instance_n all_o the_o law_n and_o sentence_n against_o arbitrary_a government_n but_o let_v these_o two_o suffice_v at_o present_a the_o first_o be_v of_o theodosius_n the_o young_a cod._n justin._n lib._n 1._o tit_n 24._o princeps_fw-la tenetur_fw-la the_o prince_n be_v bind_v to_o the_o law_n on_o the_o authority_n whereof_o his_o authority_n depend_v and_o to_o the_o law_n he_o ought_v to_o submit_v the_o second_o be_v of_o constantinus_n leo_n in_o bizantin_n pro_fw-la communi_fw-la the_o end_n of_o a_o king_n be_v the_o general_a good_a which_o he_o not_o perform_v he_o be_v but_o the_o counterfeit_n of_o a_o king._n these_o two_o i_o rather_o instance_n because_o the_o first_o be_v a_o more_o ample_a commentary_n upon_o trajan's_n expression_n to_o the_o praetor_n than_o i_o can_v myself_o agree_v to_o and_o the_o second_o a_o clear_a cofirmation_n of_o what_o i_o say_v in_o state_v of_o the_o question_n that_o prince_n divest_v themselves_o of_o that_o sacred_a character_n by_o their_o trample_n upon_o law_n as_o to_o your_o rhyme_v albeit_o you_o have_v ape_v cleveland_n in_o a_o great_a many_o expression_n of_o kindness_n to_o my_o country_n and_o have_v copy_v verbatim_o out_o of_o one_o of_o his_o letter_n that_o raillery_n of_o the_o mare_n eat_v thistle_n yet_o you_o come_v not_o altogether_o up_o to_o the_o style_n of_o that_o ingenious_a poet_n in_o your_o lofty_a verse_n in_o the_o end_n of_o this_o paragraph_n you_o tell_v i_o that_o my_o two_o last_o paragraph_n be_v such_o a_o augean_a stable_a of_o unkind_a falsity_n as_o will_v tire_v hercules_n to_o clear_v and_o because_o they_o contain_v no_o argument_n you_o vouchsafe_v they_o no_o other_o answer_n but_o get_v thou_o behind_o i_o satan_n i_o acknowledge_v that_o in_o these_o paragraph_n i_o take_v notice_n of_o more_o than_o one_o single_a augean_a stable_a but_o you_o know_v with_o who_o furniture_n replenish_v and_o pray_v sir_n be_v it_o a_o falsity_n that_o you_o entail_v no_o less_o than_o damnation_n upon_o these_o that_o meddle_v with_o the_o king_n fort_n army_n revenue_n etc._n etc._n see_v not_o only_o in_o that_o sermon_n but_o in_o your_o first_o letter_n you_o repeat_v it_o in_o express_a word_n be_v there_o no_o matter_n of_o argument_n in_o what_o i_o tell_v you_o of_o your_o rash_a censure_n be_v level_v no_o low_a than_o a_o crown_v head_n be_v it_o not_o proper_a for_o you_o to_o answer_v what_o i_o say_v in_o relation_n to_o you_o charge_v i_o with_o scandalum_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la for_o check_v your_o inveigh_v against_o the_o nobility_n of_o england_n be_v it_o a_o falsity_n that_o you_o neither_o preach_v yourself_o not_o will_v allow_v your_o pulpit_n to_o other_o on_o the_o thanksgiving_n day_n appoint_v for_o the_o late_a mighty_a deliverance_n when_o you_o can_v but_o know_v that_o all_o honest_a man_n of_o the_o place_n exclaim_v against_o you_o for_o it_o and_o you_o know_v best_a what_o it_o mean_v instead_o of_o a_o sermon_n on_o that_o day_n to_o have_v read_v in_o one_o of_o the_o church_n the_o homily_n against_o rebellion_n i_o be_o loath_a to_o rake_v up_o any_o more_o of_o the_o dung_n of_o this_o your_o augean_a stable_a since_o the_o name_n of_o particular_n may_v occasion_v such_o consequence_n as_o i_o do_v not_o wish_v you_o and_o my_o silence_n herein_o shall_v oblige_v you_o to_o a_o blush_n for_o your_o manner_n of_o treat_v i_o but_o when_o you_o call_v all_o these_o thing_n falsity_n you_o put_v i_o in_o mind_n of_o the_o nature_n or_o rather_o epologue_n of_o that_o animal_n who_o darken_n he_o own_o sight_n by_o shut_v his_o head_n into_o a_o hole_n fancy_v himself_o invisible_a to_o other_o above_o all_o thing_n i_o can_v dream_v how_o you_o come_v by_o the_o office_n of_o a_o exorcist_n i_o take_v it_o for_o one_o of_o the_o order_n of_o the_o romish_a and_o not_o of_o the_o reform_a church_n but_o i_o confess_v i_o be_o oblige_v to_o you_o for_o a_o great_a many_o thing_n i_o never_o know_v before_o now_o because_o your_o heavy_a charge_n of_o rebellion_n be_v so_o clear_o level_v against_o the_o nobility_n and_o gentry_n of_o england_n for_o their_o meddle_v with_o the_o late_a king_n fort_n castle_n etc._n etc._n and_o by_o their_o resist_a his_o force_n which_o more_o than_o once_o you_o say_v be_v but_o a_o other_o name_n for_o rebellion_n it_o be_v easy_a to_o demonstrate_v that_o the_o noble_n and_o people_n of_o england_n have_v not_o only_o do_v so_o before_o in_o former_a age_n but_o depose_v their_o tyrannise_a prince_n and_o alter_v the_o direct_a and_o lineal_a succession_n of_o the_o crown_n though_o they_o just_o adhere_v to_o the_o royal_a blood_n i_o shall_v only_o give_v you_o one_o instance_n of_o each_o of_o these_o as_o to_o their_o resistance_n and_o meddle_v with_o fort_n etc._n etc._n we_o have_v the_o famous_a instance_n in_o king_n henry_n the_o iii_o from_o who_o the_o magna_fw-la charta_fw-la be_v obtain_v by_o the_o noble_n and_o people_n of_o england_n by_o the_o edge_n of_o their_o sword_n of_o the_o second_o richard_n ii_o be_v a_o memorable_a example_n where_o neither_o the_o fresh_a remembrance_n of_o his_o excellent_a father_n nor_o his_o own_o promise_n of_o amendment_n can_v save_v he_o from_o have_v fourteen_o article_n of_o maleversation_n exhibit_v against_o he_o and_o then_o depose_v of_o the_o alter_a the_o direct_a lineal_a succession_n we_o have_v a_o paramount_n instance_n in_o cook_n 4._o inst_n p._n 36.39_o where_o notwithstanding_o john_n de_fw-fr beaufort_n son_n to_o john_n of_o gaunt_n be_v in_o his_o legitimation_n formal_o and_o express_o exclude_v from_o the_o crown_n of_o england_n yet_o the_o parliament_n entail_v the_o crown_n upon_o henry_n vii_o heir_n of_o line_n to_o this_o john_n of_o beaufort_n and_o to_o the_o heir_n of_o king_n henry_n body_n and_o that_o even_o before_o his_o marriage_n with_o princess_n elizabeth_n of_o the_o family_n of_o york_n who_o in_o cook_n be_v opinion_n have_v the_o near_a right_n to_o the_o crown_n in_o she_o own_o person_n as_o to_o your_o last_o paragraph_n i_o deserve_v to_o be_v laugh_v at_o if_o i_o have_v trouble_v myself_o with_o a_o formal_a answer_n to_o your_o physical_a question_n as_o you_o call_v they_o yet_o methinks_v i_o shall_v have_v have_v more_o thanks_o for_o give_v you_o a_o hint_n of_o your_o distemper_n without_o a_o fee_n then_o to_o have_v my_o word_n repeat_v otherwise_o then_o i_o write_v they_o for_o i_o speak_v nothing_o of_o the_o principal_a cause_n of_o disease_n but_o tell_v you_o that_o a_o redundancy_n of_o choler_n with_o a_o little_a of_o adust_a melancholy_n produce_v more_o tragedy_n in_o the_o body_n of_o man_n than_o the_o juice_n of_o the_o pancreas_n be_v capable_a to_o do_v and_o perhaps_o you_o find_v it_o so_o to_o your_o own_o cost_n let_v we_o not_o quarrel_v for_o the_o honour_n of_o the_o discovery_n of_o the_o circulation_n of_o the_o blood._n if_o you_o be_v please_v to_o compare_v andrea_n cisalpinus_n and_o harvey_n together_o i_o hope_v you_o will_v alter_v your_o opinion_n and_o if_o you_o send_v to_o i_o for_o the_o former_a it_o may_v ease_v you_o of_o a_o pisa_n or_o oxford_n journey_n before_o i_o leave_v this_o i_o can_v but_o admire_v your_o skill_n in_o the_o bell_n letter_n for_o i_o have_v often_o read_v that_o laurel_n be_v wreathe_v about_o the_o victor_n head_n but_o that_o they_o be_v stick_v in_o their_o bosom_n i_o owe_v it_o to_o your_o discovery_n i_o expect_v you_o will_v rather_o have_v bestow_v it_o on_o solomon_n then_o on_o cisalpinus_n which_o i_o give_v you_o a_o fair_a opportunity_n to_o do_v but_o when_o any_o thing_n of_o divinity_n come_v in_o the_o play_n you_o be_v as_o silent_a as_o the_o moon_n in_o a_o eclipse_n to_o use_v your_o own_o word_n though_o i_o know_v not_o before_o she_o be_v more_o silent_a at_o time_n then_o any_o other_o and_o will_v be_v glad_o inform_v what_o language_n at_o other_o time_n she_o speak_v as_o to_o our_o law_n question_n i_o be_o not_o much_o concern_v on_o either_o side_n be_v in_o no_o great_a hazard_n of_o be_v either_o a_o vicar_n or_o his_o curate_n you_o know_v the_o reason_n why_o i_o propose_v it_o and_o you_o may_v do_v in_o it_o as_o your_o christian_a wisdom_n shall_v dictate_v to_o you_o but_o what_o a_o wretched_a notion_n have_v you_o of_o the_o term_n jure_fw-la divino_fw-la when_o you_o confound_v it_o with_o not_o be_v contrary_a to_o the_o law_n of_o god_n and_o that_o you_o fall_v not_o into_o so_o gross_a a_o mistake_n a_o second_o time_n i_o refer_v you_o to_o the_o excellent_a and_o learned_a author_n you_o name_v his_o irenicon_n where_o you_o may_v learn_v a_o better_a definition_n of_o it_o after_o so_o learned_a a_o answer_n to_o my_o letter_n i_o expect_v one_o to_o my_o postscript_n and_o thought_n you_o may_v perhaps_o teach_v the_o world_n some_o middle_a way_n betwixt_o the_o poor_a protestant_n of_o ireland_n resist_a king_n james_n and_o their_o tame_o yield_v up_o their_o throat_n to_o be_v cut_v but_o this_o so_o seasonable_a a_o secret_n you_o keep_v to_o yourself_o thus_o i_o have_v do_v with_o you_o and_o your_o letter_n and_o never_o any_o of_o loyolla_n sect_n enjoin_v a_o more_o nauseous_a penance_n on_o their_o votary_n than_o i_o on_o myself_o in_o give_v you_o a_o answer_n take_v it_o as_o the_o last_o you_o shall_v be_v trouble_v with_o from_o sir_n your_o humble_a servant_n james_n welwood_n errata_fw-la page_n 11._o line_n 14._o for_o in_o this_o read_v in_o thesi._n p._n 16._o l._n 27._o for_o barley_n r._n barclay_n p._n 22._o l._n 27._o for_o bold_a fright_n r._n bodily_a fright_n
be_v much_o more_o guilty_a of_o cast_v a_o indelible_a blot_n upon_o the_o noble_a progenitor_n of_o the_o prince_n of_o orange_n the_o high_a and_o mighty_a state_n of_o holland_n etc._n etc._n who_o will_v have_v a_o reformation_n introduce_v among_o they_o by_o a_o rebellion_n i_o be_o not_o at_o leisure_n to_o vindicate_v all_o the_o protestant_a country_n but_o it_o will_v be_v a_o sufficient_a answer_n to_o your_o bold_a challenge_n to_o inform_v you_o that_o the_o state_n of_o holland_n give_v another_o account_n of_o their_o revolt_n from_o the_o king_n of_o spain_n assure_v we_o that_o the_o constitution_n of_o the_o government_n of_o the_o netherlands_o be_v such_o as_o allow_v they_o to_o defend_v themselves_o against_o the_o encroachment_n of_o their_o prince_n but_o the_o constitution_n of_o the_o english_a monarchy_n be_v different_a for_o the_o 12_o and_o 13_o statute_n car._n 2._o forbid_v the_o subject_n to_o levy_v any_o war_n offensive_a or_o defensive_a in_o the_o close_a you_o question_v my_o prudence_n in_o time_v my_o discourse_n no_o better_o this_o perhaps_o may_v be_v a_o compliment_n in_o scotland_n and_o therefore_o let_v it_o pass_v but_o sir_n i_o must_v tell_v you_o i_o have_v always_o preach_v this_o doctrine_n on_o january_n the_o 30_o ever_o since_o i_o come_v to_o town_n and_o former_o it_o have_v not_o be_v think_v improper_a for_o that_o sad_a occasion_n but_o receive_v with_o good_a approbation_n if_o the_o time_n be_v change_v truth_n be_v not_o and_o english_a minister_n of_o all_o man_n ought_v not_o to_o be_v time_n server_n in_o that_o sermon_n i_o follow_v the_o dictate_v of_o my_o own_o conscience_n and_o though_o i_o have_v read_v as_o much_o politic_n as_o my_o neighbour_n yet_o i_o have_v always_o think_v and_o do_v still_o think_v that_o honesty_n be_v the_o best_a policy_n you_o desire_v a_o copy_n of_o my_o sermon_n and_o with_o great_a modesty_n threaten_v i_o with_o a_o full_a answer_n but_o sir_n from_o the_o little_a specimen_fw-la you_o have_v give_v i_o of_o your_o skill_n in_o divinity_n i_o find_v you_o be_v one_o of_o another_o profession_n and_o therefore_o i_o question_v whether_o it_o will_v quit_v cost_v to_o trouble_v you_o but_o since_o you_o tell_v i_o that_o doctor_n burnet_n be_v the_o author_n of_o that_o pamphlet_n i_o take_v notice_n of_o in_o my_o sermon_n and_o i_o hear_v that_o you_o have_v some_o acquaintance_n with_o that_o great_a man_n to_o show_v my_o just_a veneration_n for_o that_o learning_n he_o be_v master_n of_o i_o shall_v not_o refuse_v to_o send_v he_o a_o copy_n of_o it_o in_o case_n you_o can_v prevail_v with_o he_o to_o vindicate_v those_o position_n he_o lay_v down_o there_o i_o do_v assure_v you_o i_o shall_v be_v very_o well_o content_a to_o be_v honest_o rid_v of_o a_o error_n i_o can_v promise_v myself_o no_o great_a advantage_n by_o if_o you_o be_v in_o love_n with_o scribble_n and_o think_v fit_a to_o communicate_v your_o thought_n concern_v those_o two_o point_n which_o be_v more_o agreeable_a to_o your_o profession_n viz._n a_o succus_fw-la pancreaticus_fw-la sit_fw-la causa_fw-la principalis_fw-la morborum_fw-la &_o a_o clarissimus_fw-la harveius_fw-la fuerit_fw-la primus_fw-la inventor_n circulationis_fw-la sanguinis_fw-la both_o of_o which_o i_o deny_v though_o affirm_v by_o several_a of_o your_o learned_a tribe_n i_o may_v possible_o gain_v more_o by_o your_o learning_n in_o physic_n than_o i_o have_v by_o your_o skill_n in_o divinity_n be_v please_v to_o take_v in_o good_a part_n this_o hasty_a scribble_v and_o pardon_v the_o fault_n thereof_o by_o which_o you_o will_v oblige_v sir_n your_o humble_a servant_n john_n march._n to_o the_o reverend_n mr._n john_n march_v vicar_n of_o newcastle_n newcastle_n february_n 13_o 1688_o 9_o sir_n i_o expect_v the_o copy_n of_o your_o sermon_n but_o i_o have_v receive_v a_o letter_n and_o that_o of_o such_o a_o strain_n as_o bespeak_v you_o no_o apathist_n i_o take_v no_o notice_n of_o your_o direction_n but_o to_o tell_v you_o that_o if_o you_o have_v take_v the_o degree_n of_o doctor_n in_o any_o university_n of_o england_n you_o will_v have_v find_v the_o good_a manner_n in_o any_o civilise_a nation_n of_o europe_n to_o be_v design_v as_o such_o and_o albeit_o no_o man_n have_v a_o great_a veneration_n for_o the_o two_o great_a luminary_n of_o oxford_n and_o cambridge_n then_o i_o yet_o the_o university_n where_o i_o commence_v doctor_n will_v take_v it_o ill_o to_o be_v place_v in_o a_o much_o low_a degree_n let_v this_o pass_n among_o a_o great_a many_o expression_n that_o smell_v of_o a_o redundancy_n of_o choler_n be_v please_v to_o take_v this_o answer_n to_o your_o letter_n as_o it_o lie_v divide_v in_o your_o numerical_a paragraph_n first_o you_o be_v please_v to_o say_v you_o know_v not_o that_o doctor_n burnet_n be_v the_o author_n of_o that_o pamphlet_n the_o inquiry_n into_o the_o measure_n of_o obedience_n and_o though_o you_o have_v yet_o you_o have_v not_o treat_v he_o so_o ill_o as_o he_o have_v treat_v his_o sovereign_a prince_n to_o which_o i_o answer_v that_o whether_o it_o be_v he_o or_o not_o it_o matter_n not_o in_o this_o case_n since_o common_a fame_n make_v it_o so_o and_o every_o body_n in_o this_o place_n believe_v it_o and_o that_o you_o likewise_o think_v so_o will_v appear_v from_o that_o expression_n in_o your_o sermon_n yea_o doctor_n burnet_n himself_o can_v instance_n above_o three_o hundred_o martyr_n in_o q._n mary_n day_n the_o word_n himself_n be_v emphatic_a enough_o to_o oblige_v your_o hearer_n to_o believe_v you_o take_v he_o for_o the_o author_n of_o that_o pamphlet_n as_o you_o call_v it_o that_o you_o design_v that_o great_a man_n in_o your_o kind_a epithet_n and_o the_o person_n unknown_a appear_v plain_o by_o your_o calling_n the_o inquir_a a_o man_n that_o have_v make_v a_o great_a bustle_n in_o the_o world_n give_v so_o scurril_a a_o term_n to_o the_o doctor_n just_o acquire_v fame_n and_o if_o it_o be_v not_o he_o pray_v be_v please_v to_o condescend_v who_o else_o you_o mean_v and_o i_o must_v tell_v you_o this_o be_v not_o the_o first_o time_n you_o have_v speak_v unkind_o of_o he_o when_o you_o talk_v of_o the_o doctor_n his_o ill_a treat_v of_o his_o sovereign_a prince_n i_o doubt_v not_o but_o you_o incline_v that_o other_o shall_v share_v in_o this_o imputation_n since_o the_o nobility_n and_o gentry_n of_o the_o nation_n have_v treat_v the_o king_n worse_o by_o their_o action_n in_o your_o sense_n than_o ever_o dr._n burnet_n himself_o be_v capable_a to_o do_v by_o his_o pen._n and_o i_o assure_v myself_o that_o as_o conscience_n and_o love_n to_o religion_n oblige_v these_o noble_a patriot_n to_o what_o they_o have_v act_v so_o the_o same_o principle_n do_v actuate_v the_o doctor_n to_o what_o he_o have_v write_v second_o you_o quarrel_v i_o for_o mind_v you_o of_o the_o scurrilous_a epithet_n you_o give_v the_o inquirer_n and_o tell_v i_o i_o ought_v rather_o to_o have_v refute_v the_o reason_n against_o he_o the_o truth_n be_v i_o be_v in_o the_o wrong_n to_o quarrel_n with_o such_o epithet_n since_o they_o seem_v to_o be_v congeneal_a with_o your_o nature_n but_o as_o to_o the_o refute_v of_o your_o reason_n as_o my_o memory_n be_v not_o the_o worst_a so_o i_o confess_v it_o be_v none_o of_o the_o best_a which_o make_v i_o loath_a to_o trust_v it_o with_o any_o methodick_n systeme_n of_o the_o slender_a argument_n you_o use_v so_o as_o to_o satisfy_v myself_o in_o a_o categorick_a answer_n to_o they_o but_o if_o you_o have_v wish_v for_o a_o refutation_n you_o may_v have_v occasion_v it_o by_o a_o copy_n of_o they_o and_o if_o i_o have_v not_o at_o least_o endeavour_v to_o answer_v they_o i_o will_v have_v be_v to_o blame_v for_o breach_n of_o promise_n three_o you_o tax_v i_o with_o a_o mistake_n in_o say_v that_o you_o maintain_v passive_a obedience_n to_o be_v the_o sentiment_n of_o all_o the_o protestant_n in_o europe_n to_o this_o i_o answer_v that_o if_o i_o have_v not_o evince_v to_o you_o that_o it_o be_v not_o their_o opinion_n perhaps_o your_o charity_n will_v have_v permit_v i_o to_o lie_v under_o that_o mistake_n still_o and_o if_o it_o be_v a_o mistake_n i_o be_o not_o in_o it_o alone_o for_o a_o great_a many_o of_o your_o hearer_n persuade_v themselves_o you_o say_v so_o but_o i_o can_v but_o take_v notice_n how_o unwilling_a you_o be_v that_o the_o protestant_n abroad_o shall_v share_v in_o your_o darling_n tenet_n of_o passive_a obedience_n and_o your_o unkindness_n to_o they_o herein_o supprise_v i_o the_o less_o see_v it_o be_v not_o the_o first_o time_n you_o have_v unchurch_v they_o upon_o the_o account_n they_o be_v not_o so_o constitute_v as_o the_o church_n of_o england_n but_o the_o value_n i_o have_v of_o they_o