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A91185 The fourth part of The soveraigne povver of parliaments and kingdomes. Wherein the Parliaments right and interest in ordering the militia, forts, ships, magazins, and great offices of the realme, is manifested by some fresh records in way of supplement: the two Houses imposition of moderate taxes and contributions on the people in cases of extremity, without the Kings assent, (when wilfully denyed) for the necessary defence and preservation of the kingdome; and their imprisoning, confining of malignant dangerous persons in times of publicke danger, for the common safety; are vindicated from all calumnies, and proved just. Together with an appendix; manifesting by sundry histories and foraine authorities, that in the ancient kingdome of Rome; the Roman, Greeke, German empires; ... the supreame soveraigne power resided not in the emperours, or kings themselves, but in the whole kingdome, senate, parliament, state, people ... / By William Prynne, utter-barrester, of Lincolnes Inne. It is this tenth day of July, ordered ... that this booke .... be printed by Michael Sparke senior. John White.; Soveraigne power of parliaments and kingdomes. Part 4 Prynne, William, 1600-1669.; England and Wales. Parliament. House of Comomns. 1643 (1643) Wing P3962; Thomason E248_4; ESTC R203192 339,674 255

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account_v it_o more_o dear_a unto_o he_o then_o thousand_o of_o gold_n and_o silver_n and_o withal_o pronounce_v from_o god_n own_o mouth_n 3._o the_o god_n of_o israel_n say_v the_o rock_n of_o israel_n speak_v to_o i_o he_o that_o rule_v over_o man_n must_v be_v just_a rule_v in_o the_o fear_n of_o god_n hence_o the_o 8._o qu._n of_o sheeba_n use_v this_o speech_n to_o king_n solomon_n because_o the_o lord_n love_v israel_n for_o ever_o therefore_o make_v be_v thou_o king_n what_o to_o domineer_v at_o his_o pleasure_n no_o very_o but_o to_o do_v judgement_n and_o justice_n upon_o this_o ground_n 31._o king_n josiah_n make_v a_o covenant_n before_o the_o lord_n to_o walk_v after_o the_o lord_n and_o to_o keep_v his_o commandment_n and_o his_o testimony_n and_o his_o statute_n with_o all_o his_o heart_n and_o with_o all_o his_o soul_n and_o king_n end_n asa_n with_o other_o prince_n and_o governor_n do_v the_o like_a as_o the_o premise_n evidence_n from_o all_o which_o 9_o and_o infinite_a other_o scripture_n oblige_v king_n to_o reign_v in_o righteousness_n to_o do_v justice_n and_o judgement_n to_o all_o and_o 1._o reprehend_v they_o exceed_o for_o their_o injustice_n tyranny_n oppression_n idolatry_n and_o other_o sin_n it_o be_v irrefragable_a that_o their_o king_n be_v as_o much_o if_o not_o more_o oblige_v to_o keep_v both_o god_n and_o the_o kingdom_n law_n as_o the_o subject_n and_o have_v no_o arbitrary_a power_n to_o do_v what_o they_o please_v all_o that_o be_v or_o can_v be_v colourable_o object_v to_o the_o contrary_a to_o prove_v the_o king_n of_o israel_n absolute_a monarch_n exempt_a from_o law_n and_o paramount_n their_o sanhedrin_n or_o people_n collective_o consider_v be_v first_o that_o passage_n of_o psal_n 51._o 4._o where_o king_n david_n confess_v his_o sin_n of_o adultery_n and_o murder_n to_o god_n use_v this_o expression_n against_o thou_o thou_o only_o have_v i_o sin_v and_o do_v this_o evil_a in_o thy_o sight_n of_o which_o rusticam_fw-la hierom_n render_v this_o reason_n quod_fw-la rex_fw-la erat_fw-la &_o alium_fw-la non_fw-la timebat_fw-la alium_fw-la non_fw-la habebat_fw-la super_fw-la se_fw-la which_o ambrose_n thus_o second_v rex_fw-la erat_fw-la nullis_fw-la ipse_fw-la legibus_fw-la tenebatur_fw-la quia_fw-la liberi_fw-la sunt_fw-la reges_fw-la a_o vinculis_fw-la delictorum_fw-la neque_fw-la enim_fw-la ullis_fw-la ad_fw-la poenam_fw-la vocantur_fw-la legibus_fw-la tuti_fw-la imperii_fw-la potestate_fw-la 50._o homini_fw-la ergo_fw-la non_fw-la peccavit_fw-la cui_fw-la non_fw-la tenebatur_fw-la obnoxius_fw-la 50._o arnobius_n &_o cassidor_n add_v de_fw-fr populo_fw-la si_fw-la quis_fw-la erraverit_fw-la &_o deo_fw-la peccat_fw-la &_o regis_fw-la quando_fw-la rex_fw-la delinquit_fw-la 77._o soli_fw-la deo_fw-la reus_fw-la est_fw-la merito_fw-la ergo_fw-la rex_fw-la deo_fw-la tantum_n se_fw-la dicit_fw-la peccasse_fw-la quia_fw-la solus_fw-la erat_fw-la qui_fw-la ejus_fw-la potuisset_fw-la admissa_fw-la discutere_fw-la the_o like_a we_o find_v in_o isiodor_n epist_n 383._o which_o some_o jewish_a rabbin_n back_o with_o this_o say_n of_o barnachmon_n titulo_fw-la de_fw-la judicibus_fw-la nulla_fw-la creatura_fw-la judicat_fw-la regem_fw-la sed_fw-la deus_fw-la benedictus_n therefore_o the_o jewish_a king_n be_v above_o all_o law_n and_o not_o subject_a to_o the_o censure_n of_o their_o congregation_n state_n or_o sanhedrin_n to_o this_o i_o answer_v first_o answ_n that_o no_o doubt_n david_n by_o his_o adultery_n and_o murder_n be_v sin_n against_o the_o second_o table_n do_v sin_n not_o only_o against_o god_n but_o 11_o against_o vriah_n and_o his_o wife_n too_o their_o child_n and_o kindred_n yea_o 18._o against_o his_o own_o soul_n and_o body_n though_o he_o be_v a_o king_n that_o of_o justus_n eccardus_n de_fw-fr lege_fw-la regius_fw-la be_v a_o itrefragable_a truth_n grant_v by_o 583._o all_o lawyer_n and_o divine_n whatsoever_o that_o the_o absolute_a emperor_n monarch_n king_n that_o be_v be_v subject_a to_o the_o law_n of_o god_n of_o nature_n of_o nation_n and_o can_v just_o do_v any_o thing_n against_o they_o to_o the_o hurt_n of_o piety_n chastity_n fame_n life_n or_o what_o be_v contrary_a to_o good_a manner_n second_o no_o doubt_v every_o king_n be_v bind_v in_o conscience_n by_o the_o law_n of_o god_n and_o man_n to_o give_v satisfaction_n and_o recompense_n to_o his_o subject_n against_o who_o he_o sin_v in_o this_o nature_n as_o david_n himself_o determine_v in_o this_o his_o own_o case_n 2_o sam._n 12._o 5_o 6_o 7._o three_o for_o this_o very_a sin_n against_o vriah_n god_n threaten_v that_o the_o sword_n shall_v never_o depart_v from_o david_n house_n that_o he_o will_v raise_v up_o evil_a against_o he_o out_o of_o his_o own_o house_n that_o he_o will_v take_v his_o wife_n before_o his_o eye_n and_o give_v they_o unto_o his_o neighbour_n who_o shall_v lie_v with_o they_o in_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o sun_n before_o all_o israel_n 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