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be_v whimsy_n of_o a_o antecedent_n compact_a between_o the_o king_n and_o people_n their_o consent_n to_o the_o make_n of_o law_n when_o ever_o bring_v in_o a_o thing_n of_o grant_n not_o of_o contract_n their_o double_a capacity_n as_o mr._n b._n fancy_n and_o state_n it_o for_o to_o think_v there_o be_v any_o government_n here_o in_o england_n before_o that_o of_o king_n or_o that_o the_o people_n when_o they_o be_v under_o no_o government_n at_o all_o do_v or_o can_v unanimous_o consent_v to_o be_v govern_v by_o one_o who_o they_o shall_v choose_v to_o s._n be_v their_o king_n upon_o such_o or_o such_o condition_n and_o with_o such_o or_o such_o limitation_n reserve_v to_o themselves_o such_o or_o such_o
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latter_a and_o therefore_o the_o best_a service_n that_o can_v be_v do_v for_o the_o people_n by_o their_o representative_n in_o parliament_n be_v to_o keep_v the_o balance_n even_o betwixt_o the_o prerogative_n of_o the_o sovereign_n and_o the_o privilege_n of_o the_o subject_a by_o not_o privilege_n endeavour_v to_o entrench_v upon_o the_o one_o or_o to_o enhance_v the_o other_o but_o always_o and_o above_o all_o thing_n to_o remember_v that_o as_o they_o be_v themselves_o subject_n so_o they_o be_v representative_n of_o subject_n and_o trustee_n for_o subject_n as_o they_o be_v subject_n and_o therefore_o be_v not_o to_o treat_v the_o king_n as_o if_o they_o be_v coordinate_a or_o copartner_n with_o he_o in_o the_o sovereignty_n but_o as_o it_o become_v subject_n and_o the_o representative_n of_o subject_n and_o such_o as_o have_v the_o honour_n of_o be_v there_o in_o that_o capacity_n and_o have_v the_o liberty_n of_o promote_a or_o hinder_v the_o law_n that_o be_v to_o be_v make_v for_o those_o they_o represent_v from_o the_o mere_a grace_n and_o favour_n and_o goodness_n of_o the_o king_n and_o his_o predecessor_n and_o therefore_o the_o king_n be_v not_o by_o they_o nor_o by_o those_o they_o represent_v to_o be_v esteem_v to_o be_v less_o a_o king_n or_o less_o their_o king_n or_o less_o their_o sovereign_n than_o he_o be_v before_o no_o husband_n more_o than_o a_o father_n be_v less_o a_o father_n or_o have_v less_o the_o authority_n of_o a_o father_n the_o kind_a and_o more_o indulgent_a he_o be_v unto_o his_o child_n or_o a_o husband_n have_v less_o of_o the_o authority_n of_o a_o husband_n the_o kind_a or_o more_o indulgent_a he_o be_v to_o his_o wife_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v well_o and_o prudent_o observe_v grotius_n by_o grotius_n first_o non_fw-la desinere_fw-la summum_fw-la esse_fw-la imperium_fw-la etiamsi_fw-la be_v qui_fw-la imperaturus_fw-la est_fw-la promittat_fw-la aliqua_fw-la 81._o subditis_fw-la aut_fw-la deo_fw-la etiam_fw-la talia_fw-la quae_fw-la ad_fw-la imperii_fw-la rationem_fw-la pertineant_fw-la sovereignty_n or_o sovereign_a power_n do_v not_o cease_v to_o be_v sovereignty_n or_o sovereign_a power_n though_o the_o sovereign_n do_v restrain_v himself_o either_o by_o promise_n to_o his_o subject_n or_o by_o oath_n to_o god_n even_o in_o such_o thing_n as_o be_v essential_a to_o the_o government_n and_o therefore_o second_o he_o observe_v likewise_o that_o multùm_fw-la falluntur_fw-la qui_fw-la existimant_fw-la cum_fw-la reges_fw-la acta_fw-la quaedam_fw-la sua_fw-la 83._o nolunt_fw-la rata_fw-la esse_fw-la nisi_fw-la à _fw-la senatu_fw-la aut_fw-la alio_fw-la coetu_fw-la aliquo_fw-la probentur_fw-la partitionem_fw-la fieri_fw-la potestatis_fw-la they_o be_v very_o much_o deceive_v say_v he_o that_o think_v that_o because_o there_o be_v some_o act_n that_o king_n will_v not_o have_v to_o be_v ratify_v unless_o they_o be_v approve_v or_o consent_v to_o by_o a_o senate_n or_o some_o such_o assembly_n that_o therefore_o there_o be_v a_o partition_n of_o the_o sovereignty_n mark_v that_o mr._n baxter_n and_o tell_v i_o whether_o any_o thing_n can_v be_v more_o apparent_o principle_n contradictory_n to_o your_o main_a principle_n of_o the_o soveraignty_n be_v divide_v betwixt_o our_o king_n and_o their_o parliament_n and_o to_o the_o main_a and_o only_a reason_n you_o give_v for_o it_o namely_o that_o our_o king_n do_v not_o or_o if_o you_o will_v can_v make_v law_n for_o the_o people_n without_o their_o parliament_n or_o without_o the_o people_n representative_n in_o parliament_n consent_n to_o they_o for_o the_o only_a reason_n why_o they_o parliament_n can_v be_v because_o they_o have_v oblige_v themselves_o by_o promise_n to_o their_o people_n and_o by_o oath_n to_o god_n at_o their_o coronation_n that_o they_o will_v not_o for_o ab_fw-la initio_fw-la non_fw-la fuit_fw-la sic_fw-la from_o the_o begin_n of_o our_o english_a monarchy_n it_o be_v not_o so_o as_o i_o have_v at_o large_a show_v and_o as_o i_o have_v prove_v likewise_o that_o this_o and_o all_o other_o privilege_n of_o the_o people_n have_v their_o beginning_n from_o the_o bounty_n and_o goodness_n of_o our_o king_n to_o their_o people_n when_o they_o be_v their_o subject_n and_o not_o from_o any_o bargain_n or_o contract_n of_o the_o people_n before_o they_o be_v subject_n with_o any_o of_o their_o king_n as_o mr._n baxter_n fond_o as_o well_o as_o false_o imagine_v without_o any_o proof_n or_o offer_v of_o proof_n out_o of_o any_o of_o our_o historian_n or_o record_n for_o it_o whereas_o the_o truth_n be_v that_o all_o our_o king_n except_o the_o british_a of_o who_o we_o know_v nothing_o of_o certainty_n i_o mean_v all_o our_o king_n of_o the_o saxon_a danish_a and_o norman_a race_n come_v in_o by_o conquest_n be_v not_o only_a monarch_n but_o despotical_a monarch_n that_o be_v such_o as_o govern_v arbitrary_o without_o any_o law_n at_o all_o but_o that_o
all_o other_o beside_o themselves_o be_v to_o be_v exclude_v from_o govern_v or_o choose_v of_o governor_n and_o among_o the_o ungodly_a that_o be_v to_o be_v thus_o exclude_v he_o reckon_v all_o those_o that_o will_v not_o hearken_v to_o their_o pastor_n he_o mean_v the_o presbyterian_a classis_fw-la or_o that_o be_v despiser_n of_o the_o lord's-day_n that_o be_v all_o such_o as_o be_v not_o sabbatarian_n or_o will_v not_o keep_v the_o lord_n day_n after_o the_o jewish_a manner_n which_o they_o prescribe_v and_o which_o be_v condemn_v for_o judaisme_n by_o all_o even_a of_o the_o presbyterian_a persuasion_n in_o the_o world_n but_o those_o of_o england_n and_o scotland_n only_o xv._n if_o a_o people_n that_o by_o oath_n and_o duty_n be_v oblige_v to_o a_o sovereign_n shall_v sinful_o dispossess_v he_o and_o contrary_a to_o their_o covenant_n choose_v and_o covenant_n with_o another_o they_o may_v be_v oblige_v by_o their_o latter_a covenant_n notwithstanding_o their_o former_a and_o particular_a subject_n that_o consent_v not_o in_o the_o break_n of_o their_o former_a covenant_n may_v yet_o be_v oblige_v by_o occasion_n of_o their_o latter_a choice_n to_o the_o person_n who_o they_o choose_v thes._n 181._o xvi_o if_o a_o nation_n injurious_o deprive_v themselves_o of_o a_o worthy_a prince_n the_o hurt_n will_v be_v their_o own_o and_o they_o punish_v themselves_o but_o if_o it_o be_v necessary_o to_o their_o welfare_n it_o be_v no_o injury_n to_o he_o but_o a_o king_n that_o by_o war_n will_v seek_v reparation_n from_o the_o body_n of_o the_o people_n do_v put_v himself_o into_o a_o hostile_a state_n and_o tell_v they_o actual_o that_o he_o look_v to_o his_o own_o good_a more_o than_o they_o and_o bid_v they_o take_v he_o for_o their_o enemy_n and_o so_o defend_v themselves_o if_o they_o can_v pag._n 424._o xvii_o though_o a_o nation_n wrong_v their_o king_n and_o so_o quoad_fw-la meritum_fw-la causoe_fw-la they_o be_v on_o the_o worse_a side_n yet_o may_v he_o not_o lawful_o war_n against_o the_o public_a good_a on_o that_o account_n nor_o any_o help_v he_o in_o such_o a_o war_n because_o propter_fw-la fivem_fw-la he_o have_v the_o worse_a cause_n thes._n 352._o and_o yet_o as_o he_o tell_v we_o pag_n 476._o we_o be_v to_o believe_v the_o parliament_n declaration_n and_o profession_n which_o they_o make_v that_o the_o war_n which_o they_o raise_v be_v not_o against_o the_o king_n either_o in_o respect_n of_o his_o authority_n or_o of_o his_o person_n but_o only_o against_o delinquent_n subject_n and_o yet_o they_o actual_o fight_v against_o the_o king_n in_o person_n and_o we_o be_v to_o believe_v say_v mr._n baxter_n pag._n 422._o that_o man_n will_v kill_v they_o who_o they_o fight_v against_o mr._n baxter_n doctrine_n concern_v the_o government_n of_o england_n in_o particular_a he_o deny_v the_o government_n of_o england_n to_o be_v monarchical_a in_o these_o word_n i._o the_o real_a sovereignty_n here_o among_o we_o be_v in_o king_n lord_n and_o commons_z pag._n 72._o ii_o as_o to_o they_o that_o argue_v from_o the_o oath_n of_o supremacy_n and_o the_o title_n give_v the_o king_n i_o refer_v they_o say_v mr._n baxter_n to_o mr._n lawson_n objection_n answer_n to_o hobbs_n politic_n where_o he_o show_v that_o the_o title_n be_v often_o give_v to_o the_o single_a person_n for_o the_o honour_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n and_o his_o encouragement_n because_o he_o have_v a_o eminent_a interest_n but_o will_v not_o prove_v the_o whole_a sovereignty_n to_o be_v in_o he_o and_o the_o oath_n exclude_v all_o other_o from_o without_o not_o those_o who_o interest_n be_v imply_v as_o conjunct_a with_o his_o the_o eminent_a dignity_n and_o interest_n of_o the_o king_n above_o other_o allow_v the_o name_n of_o a_o monarchy_n or_o kingdom_n to_o the_o commonwealth_n though_o indeed_o the_o sovereignty_n be_v mix_v in_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o commons_o pag._n 88_o iii_o he_o call_v it_o a_o false_a supposition_n 1._o 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capacity_n yet_o have_v they_o their_o part_n in_o the_o sovereignty_n also_o in_o their_o high_a capacity_n ibid._n and_o upon_o this_o false_a and_o traitorous_a supposition_n he_o endeavour_v to_o justify_v the_o late_a rebellion_n and_o his_o own_o more_o than_o ordinary_a activeness_n in_o it_o for_o iu._n where_o the_o sovereignty_n say_v he_o be_v distribute_v into_o several_a hand_n as_o the_o king_n be_v and_o parliament_n and_o the_o king_n invade_v the_o other_o part_n they_o may_v lawful_o defend_v their_o own_o by_o war_n and_o the_o subject_a lawful_o assist_v they_o yea_o though_o the_o power_n of_o the_o militia_n be_v express_o give_v to_o the_o king_n unless_o it_o be_v also_o express_v that_o it_o shall_v not_o be_v in_o the_o other_o thes._n 363._o the_o conclusion_n say_v he_o need_v no_o proof_n because_o sovereignty_n as_o such_o have_v the_o power_n of_o arm_n and_o of_o the_o law_n themselves_o the_o law_n that_o say_v the_o king_n shall_v have_v the_o 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sovereign_n and_o that_o not_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d say_v the_o text_n for_o wrath_n only_o not_o for_o fear_v of_o punishment_n only_o but_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o conscience_n sake_n and_o especial_o for_o conscience_n or_o for_o fear_n of_o offend_a god_n more_o than_o for_o fear_n of_o offend_a man_n and_o therefore_o if_o at_o all_o for_o fear_v of_o punishment_n it_o must_v be_v more_o for_o fear_n of_o that_o punishment_n which_o the_o text_n call_v damnation_n and_o which_o god_n will_v inflict_v hereafter_o upon_o those_o that_o rebel_n against_o his_o viceroy_n and_o consequent_o against_o himself_o than_o for_o fear_n of_o any_o punishment_n that_o can_v be_v inflict_v upon_o they_o by_o man_n here_o i_o will_v conclude_v this_o topick_n with_o that_o say_n of_o grotius_n in_o the_o four_o chapter_n of_o his_o first_o book_n de_fw-fr jure_fw-la belli_n grotius_n &_o pacis_fw-la and_o in_o the_o seven_o section_n of_o that_o chapter_n viz_o certè_fw-la 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assert_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d proper_o render_v to_o resist_v and_o imply_v more_o than_o simple_o not_o to_o obey_v our_o translation_n vindicated_n against_o mr._n b._n and_o other_o who_o censure_v it_o and_o vary_v from_o it_o as_o he_o often_o do_v and_o yet_o before_o we_o proceed_v any_o far_a we_o be_v to_o take_v notice_n of_o and_o remove_v a_o shrewd_a remora_n or_o obstruction_n out_o of_o the_o way_n which_o mr._n baxter_n have_v lay_v to_o take_v away_o from_o we_o the_o authority_n of_o one_o of_o the_o principal_a place_n of_o scripture_n whereon_o we_o ground_n our_o doctrine_n of_o the_o vnlawfulness_n of_o resist_v of_o sovereign_n by_o their_o subject_n in_o any_o case_n or_o upon_o any_o provocation_n whatsoever_o rescue_v and_o that_o be_v the_o 13_o chapter_n of_o st._n paul_n epistle_n to_o the_o roman_n and_o in_o that_o chapter_n especial_o upon_o the_o 2d_o verse_n whereof_o the_o word_n in_o greek_a be_v these_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o 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in_o england_n and_o one_o as_o true_o as_o the_o other_o neither_o do_v he_o except_v against_o the_o translation_n of_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d by_o the_o word_n damnation_n though_o it_o always_o do_v not_o signify_v so_o severe_a a_o judgement_n but_o he_o tell_v we_o that_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v not_o proper_o translate_v by_o the_o word_n resist_v and_o why_o so_o because_o translation_n say_v he_o there_o be_v a_o resistance_n contrary_n to_o subjection_n and_o that_o be_v forbid_v and_o there_o be_v a_o resistance_n not_o contrary_a to_o subjection_n and_o that_o be_v not_o forbid_v 352._o may_v he_o not_o as_o well_o have_v say_v there_o be_v a_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o resist_v contrary_a to_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o be_v subject_n and_o there_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o resist_v not_o contrary_a to_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o be_v subject_a and_o therefore_o st._n paul_n do_v not_o 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