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christ_n also_o suffer_v for_o we_o leave_v we_o a_o example_n that_o we_o shall_v follow_v his_o step_n for_o real_a and_o complete_a sovereign_n whether_o arbitrary_a or_o limit_v canâ—â—y_a under_o nothing_o but_o moral_a restraint_n and_o obligation_n not_o to_o injure_v their_o subject_n for_o if_o they_o be_v under_o the_o 14._o the_o sir_n orl._n bridgmans_n speech_n to_o the_o regicide_n p._n 13_o 14._o coaction_n of_o another_o power_n or_o under_o legal_a peril_n or_o penalty_n they_o can_v not_o be_v real_a and_o complete_a sovereign_n and_o therefore_o our_o old_a lawyer_n bracton_n who_o so_o often_o declare_v the_o king_n to_o be_v next_o unto_o god_n do_v also_o declare_v that_o when_o he_o act_v illegal_o not_o as_o god_n minister_n but_o as_o the_o minister_n of_o the_o devil_n as_o our_o 84._o our_o p._n 84._o author_n well_o observe_v yet_o he_o be_v not_o to_o be_v contravene_v or_o resist_v locus_fw-la erit_fw-la supplicationi_fw-la quod_fw-la rex_fw-la factum_fw-la suum_fw-la corrigat_fw-la &_o emendet_fw-la quod_fw-la quidem_fw-la si_fw-la non_fw-la fecerit_fw-la satis_fw-la sufficit_fw-la ei_fw-la ad_fw-la poenam_fw-la quod_fw-la dominum_fw-la expectet_fw-la ultorem_fw-la nemo_fw-la quidem_fw-la de_fw-la factis_fw-la suis_fw-la presumat_fw-la disputare_fw-la multo_fw-la fortiùs_fw-la contra_fw-la factum_fw-la suum_fw-la venire_fw-la l._n 2._o c._n 7._o if_o the_o reader_n please_v to_o consult_v that_o chapter_n he_o will_v find_v by_o many_o expression_n that_o the_o king_n have_v no_o other_o but_o a_o moral_a obligation_n to_o observe_v the_o law_n sic_fw-la &_o beata_fw-la dei_fw-la genitrix_fw-la virgo_fw-la maria_fw-la quae_fw-la singulari_fw-la privilegio_fw-la supra_fw-la legem_fw-la fuit_fw-la pro_fw-la ostendendo_fw-la tamen_fw-la humilitatis_fw-la exemplo_fw-la legalibus_fw-la subdi_fw-la non_fw-la refugit_fw-la institutis_fw-la but_o then_o if_o he_o will_v be_v a_o tyrant_n and_o act_v illegal_o it_o be_v sufficient_a for_o his_o punishment_n that_o he_o have_v god_n for_o his_o avenger_n for_o no_o man_n must_v dispute_v against_o what_o he_o do_v much_o less_o oppose_v or_o resist_v it_o the_o king_n be_v bind_v in_o justice_n and_o equity_n and_o for_o example_n sake_n to_o observe_v his_o law_n but_o if_o he_o will_v lay_v aside_o all_o conscience_n and_o the_o fear_n of_o god_n his_o only_a superior_a the_o right_n of_o sovereignty_n secure_v the_o 87._o the_o nec_fw-la praetereundum_fw-la quod_fw-la samuel_n jussus_fw-la israelitis_n jus_o regium_fw-la edisserere_fw-la 1_o sam._n 8_o 9_o hoc_fw-la inquit_fw-la est_fw-la juris_fw-la regii_fw-la qui_fw-la regnabit_fw-la super_fw-la vos_fw-la filios_fw-la vestros_fw-la tollet_fw-la &_o imponet_fw-la curribus_fw-la suis_fw-la etc._n etc._n ait_fw-fr haec_fw-la esse_fw-la juris_fw-la regii_fw-la non_fw-la quod_fw-la coram_fw-la deo_fw-la justa_fw-la sint_fw-la nec_fw-la enim_fw-la david_n uriae_fw-la vxorem_fw-la neâ—_n achab_n nabato_fw-la vineam_fw-la eripere_fw-la potuerunt_fw-la sine_fw-la crimine_fw-la sed_fw-la quia_fw-la hujusmodi_fw-la scelera_fw-la reges_fw-la tam_fw-la impunè_fw-la perpetrant_fw-la quà m_fw-la si_fw-la essent_fw-la maximè_fw-la licita_fw-la ideò_fw-la additur_fw-la populum_fw-la ita_fw-la oppressum_fw-la deum_fw-la imploraturum_fw-la quia_fw-la contra_fw-la vim_o regis_fw-la nulla_fw-la sunt_fw-la humana_fw-la remedia_fw-la sam._n bochart_n ep._n p._n 87._o tyrant_n as_o well_o as_o the_o good_a king_n from_o resistance_n si_fw-la autem_fw-la princeps_fw-la vel_fw-la rex_fw-la vel_fw-la alius_fw-la qui_fw-la superiorem_fw-la non_fw-la habueâ—it_fw-la nisi_fw-la dominum_fw-la contra_fw-la ipsum_fw-la non_fw-la habebitur_fw-la remedium_fw-la per_fw-la assisam_fw-la immo_fw-la tantùm_fw-la locus_fw-la â—rit_fw-la supplicationi_fw-la uâ—_n factum_fw-la suum_fw-la corrigat_fw-la &_o emendet_fw-la quod_fw-la si_fw-la non_fw-la fecerit_fw-la sufficiet_fw-la ei_fw-la pro_fw-la paena_fw-la quod_fw-la dominum_fw-la expectet_fw-la ultorem_fw-la if_o it_o be_v the_o king_n or_o any_o other_o duke_n etc._n etc._n who_o have_v no_o superior_a but_o god_n that_o shall_v illegal_o disseise_v there_n shall_v be_v 〈◊〉_d remedy_n against_o he_o by_o assize_n only_o there_o shall_v be_v place_n for_o petition_n that_o he_o will_v correct_v or_o amend_v what_o he_o have_v do_v amiss_o which_o if_o he_o refuse_v to_o do_v it_o be_v sufficient_a for_o his_o punishment_n that_o he_o may_v expect_v god_n for_o his_o avenger_n this_o moral_a obligation_n which_o the_o king_n have_v to_o observe_v the_o law_n be_v further_a increase_v by_o his_o coronation-oath_n as_o bracton_n observe_v l._n 3_o the_o action_n c._n 9_o but_o then_o as_o in_o the_o oath_n of_o allegiance_n the_o people_n swear_v nothing_o to_o the_o king_n but_o what_o they_o be_v bind_v to_o perform_v unsworn_a so_o the_o king_n in_o his_o coronation-oath_n promise_v nothing_o to_o the_o people_n but_o what_o in_o justice_n and_o equity_n he_o be_v bind_v to_o perform_v unsworn_a ad_fw-la hoc_fw-la say_v bracton_n electus_fw-la &_o creatâ—â—_n est_fw-la ut_fw-la justitiam_fw-la faciet_fw-la universis_fw-la etc._n etc._n and_o separare_fw-la aâ—tem_fw-la debet_fw-la rex_fw-la cum_fw-la sit_fw-la dei_fw-la vicarius_fw-la jus_o ab_fw-la injuria_fw-la aequum_fw-la ab_fw-la iniquo_fw-la etc._n etc._n but_o then_o if_o he_o will_v pervert_v the_o great_a end_n for_o which_o god_n make_v he_o king_n if_o he_o will_v not_o act_n as_o it_o become_v god_n vicar_n if_o he_o will_v obstruct_v or_o pervert_v the_o law_n and_o govern_v tyrannical_o yet_o still_o there_o be_v leave_v no_o remedy_n to_o his_o subject_n by_o the_o law_n but_o moral_a persuasion_n for_o the_o law_n imperial_a of_o this_o realm_n have_v declare_v he_o to_o be_v a_o 14._o a_o sir_n orl._n bridgmans_n speech_n p._n 12_o 13_o 14._o free_a unconditional_n and_o independent_a sovereign_n and_o exempt_v he_o from_o all_o coaction_n and_o force_n nay_o to_o show_v that_o the_o king_n of_o england_n be_v in_o this_o respect_n as_o perfect_a sovereign_n as_o the_o caesar_n he_o apply_v unto_o they_o those_o memorable_a say_n of_o valentinian_n the_o young_a and_o alexander_n severus_n const_n severus_n majus_n imperio_fw-la est_fw-la submittere_fw-la legibus_fw-la principatum_fw-la bract._n l._n 3._o de_fw-fr act._n c._n 9_o &_o l._n 4._o c_o de_n leg._n &_o const_n it_o real_o be_v a_o great_a thing_n than_o the_o empire_n for_o the_o prince_n to_o submit_v to_o the_o law_n and_o test_n and_o nihil_fw-la tam_fw-la proprium_fw-la est_fw-la imperii_fw-la quà m_fw-la legibus_fw-la vivere_fw-la bract._n ib._n l._n 3._o c._n the_o test_n there_o be_v nothing_o more_o proper_a for_o the_o empire_n than_o that_o the_o emperor_n shall_v live_v according_a to_o law_n to_o which_o â—f_o he_o please_v he_o may_v have_v add_v that_o set_v down_o so_o often_o in_o the_o vivimus_fw-la the_o instit_fw-la quibus_fw-la modis_fw-la testam_fw-la infirm_a 8._o secundum_fw-la hoc_fw-la divi_z severus_n &_o antoninus_n saepissime_fw-la rescripserunt_fw-la licèt_fw-la enim_fw-la inquiunt_fw-la legibus_fw-la soluti_fw-la sumus_fw-la attamen_fw-la legibus_fw-la vivimus_fw-la rescript_n of_o severus_n and_o antoninus_n although_o we_o be_v loose_v from_o the_o law_n yet_o we_o live_v by_o the_o law_n indeed_o our_o king_n differ_v from_o the_o caesar_n in_o this_o thâ—â—_n as_o the_o same_o 9_o same_o lib._n 1._o c._n 2._o de_fw-fr laud._n leg_n ang._n c._n 9_o bracton_n and_o ‖_o fortescue_n long_a since_o observe_v that_o they_o be_v
revenge_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o do_v one_o injury_n for_o another_o his_o sovereign_n injure_v he_o against_o the_o second_o and_o he_o will_v therefore_o injure_v his_o sovereign_n against_o the_o first_o table_n of_o civil_a government_n he_o will_v sin_v against_o the_o law_n imperial_a because_o his_o prince_n sin_n against_o the_o political_a well_o let_v he_o do_v so_o at_o his_o peril_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o both_o sense_n he_o may_v be_v legal_o hang_v for_o it_o in_o this_o world_n and_o without_o repentance_n will_v be_v damn_v for_o it_o in_o that_o which_o be_v to_o come_v but_o in_o the_o three_o place_n the_o general_a reason_n assign_v for_o not-resisting_a the_o sovereign_n because_o he_o be_v god_n vicegerent_n do_v imply_v that_o to_o resist_v he_o be_v to_o resist_v god_n who_o have_v make_v he_o sovereign_n and_o set_v he_o above_o all_o coercion_n and_o force_n if_o the_o nature_n of_o sovereignty_n and_o of_o a_o crown_n imperial_a do_v not_o require_v that_o he_o shall_v not_o be_v violent_o resist_v yet_o the_o honour_n of_o god_n who_o image_n and_o substitute_n he_o be_v will_v require_v the_o subject_n not_o to_o do_v so_o lest_o he_o shall_v seem_v to_o resist_v god_n the_o king_n say_v 21._o say_v c._n 21._o agapetus_n to_o justinian_n the_o emperor_n in_o regard_n of_o the_o nature_n of_o his_o body_n be_v of_o the_o same_o mould_n with_o every_o man_n but_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o eminency_n of_o his_o dignity_n he_o be_v like_a unto_o god_n who_o be_v lord_n over_o all_o who_o image_n he_o bear_v and_o by_o who_o he_o hold_v that_o power_n which_o he_o have_v over_o men._n and_o 5._o and_o de_fw-fr re_fw-mi mil._n l._n 2._o c._n 5._o vegetius_n say_v that_o next_o after_o god_n the_o emperor_n be_v to_o be_v honour_v and_o love_v because_o he_o be_v a_o corporeal_a god_n i_o have_v make_v a_o small_a collection_n of_o testimony_n to_o this_o purpose_n out_o christian_a writer_n to_o show_v how_o the_o king_n be_v the_o minister_n and_o image_n of_o god_n but_o i_o have_v since_o find_v they_o all_o with_o far_a many_o more_o in_o archbishop_n usher_v admirable_a book_n of_o the_o power_n communicate_v by_o god_n to_o the_o prince_n to_o which_o i_o refer_v the_o reader_n hence_o it_o be_v that_o the_o common_a law_n of_o england_n do_v also_o attribute_v unto_o the_o king_n the_o divine_a perfection_n finch_n lib._n 2._o deal_v leg._n c._n 1._o as_o cite_v by_o mr._n sheringham_n roy_fw-fr est_fw-fr le_fw-fr test_n delâ—bien_fw-fr public_a immediate_a desoub_n deiu_n etc._n etc._n the_o king_n be_v head_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n immediate_o under_o god_n over_o all_o person_n and_o in_o all_o cause_n and_o therefore_o because_o he_o represent_v the_o person_n of_o god_n and_o bear_v his_o image_n the_o law_n attribute_v unto_o he_o a_o similitudinary_a manner_n a_o shadow_n of_o divine_a excellency_n namely_o sovereignty_n majesty_n infiniteness_n perpetuity_n perfection_n truth_n justice_n now_o to_o assert_v that_o sovereign_a prince_n be_v the_o vicegerent_n and_o image_n of_o god_n be_v very_o agreeable_a to_o holy_a scripture_n thou_o shall_v not_o revile_v the_o god_n nor_o curse_v the_o ruler_n of_o thy_o people_n god_n stand_v in_o the_o congregation_n of_o the_o mighty_a he_o judge_v among_o the_o god_n i_o have_v say_v you_o be_v god_n and_o all_o of_o you_o the_o child_n of_o the_o most_o high_a according_o say_v jesus_n joh._n 10.34_o be_v it_o not_o write_v in_o your_o law_n all_o prince_n i_o say_v you_o be_v god_n if_o he_o call_v they_o god_n of_o who_o the_o word_n of_o god_n there_o speak_v say_v you_o of_o he_o who_o the_o father_n have_v sanctify_v thou_o blaspheme_v because_o i_o say_v i_o be_o the_o son_n of_o god_n these_o earthly_a 85._o earthly_a addo_n haud_fw-la dubiè_fw-la regibus_fw-la primariò_fw-la precipuè_fw-fr convenire_fw-la quod_fw-la scriptura_fw-la magistratibus_fw-la indulget_fw-la deorum_fw-la nomen_fw-la ut_fw-la exod._n 2.1.6.22.18_o 1_o sam._n 2.25_o ps_n 82.6_o proinde_fw-la solomon_n ps_n 45._o quod_fw-la quidem_fw-la ad_fw-la christum_fw-la refert_fw-la apostolus_fw-la solomonis_fw-la typo_fw-la adumbratum_fw-la sed_fw-la sensus_fw-la typicus_fw-la literalem_fw-la non_fw-la excludit_fw-la imo_fw-la supponit_fw-la itaque_fw-la etiam_fw-la solomon_n svo_fw-la modo_fw-la fuit_fw-la deus_fw-la nempe_fw-la ut_fw-la rectè_fw-la diotogenes_n apud_fw-la stovaeum_fw-la rex_fw-la cum_fw-la imperium_fw-la habeat_fw-la nulli_fw-la obnoxium_fw-la &_o sit_fw-la ipse_fw-la viva_fw-la lex_fw-la dei_fw-la instar_fw-la est_fw-la inter_fw-la homines_fw-la &_o eaphantus_n ejusdem_fw-la sectâ—e_fw-la quod_fw-la deo_fw-la quidem_fw-la inest_fw-la inest_fw-la &_o regi_fw-la ut_fw-la sibi_fw-la ipse_fw-la imperet_fw-la unde_fw-la voco_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d nulli_fw-la autem_fw-la subjiciatur_fw-la proinde_fw-la in_o suum_fw-la regem_fw-la quisquis_fw-la insurgit_fw-la est_fw-la gigas_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n sam._n bochart_n ep._n p._n 84_o 85._o god_n these_o vicegerent_n and_o image_n of_o the_o almighty_a sovereign_n these_o anoint_v of_o the_o lord_n must_v not_o be_v resist_v by_o those_o who_o god_n have_v suject_v unto_o they_o if_o they_o do_v wrong_v if_o they_o tyrannize_v it_o over_o their_o subject_n he_o will_v punish_v they_o and_o turn_v their_o heart_n if_o he_o see_v fit_a but_o their_o subject_n must_v not_o defend_v themselves_o by_o violence_n against_o he_o they_o must_v not_o take_v up_o defensive_a arm_n against_o they_o because_o they_o be_v in_o god_n stead_n for_o whosoever_o resist_v the_o power_n resist_v the_o ordinance_n of_o god_n in_o that_o place_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v oppose_v to_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o signify_v that_o resistance_n be_v inconsistent_a with_o subjection_n or_o to_o show_v that_o a_o subject_a to_o a_o perfect_a sovereign_n ought_v not_o to_o resist_v thus_o have_v i_o branch_v the_o 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