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somewhat_o of_o the_o long_a i_o will_v here_o put_v down_o because_o it_o do_v so_o plain_o state_n the_o present_a question_n 6._o jer._n 27._o 6._o i_o have_v make_v the_o earth_n say_v the_o lord_n the_o man_n and_o the_o beast_n that_o be_v upon_o the_o ground_n by_o my_o great_a power_n and_o by_o my_o outstretch_v arm_n and_o have_v give_v it_o unto_o who_o it_o seem_v meet_v unto_o i_o and_o now_o have_v i_o give_v all_o these_o land_n into_o the_o hand_n of_o nabuchadnezzar_n king_n of_o babylon_n my_o servant_n and_o the_o beast_n of_o the_o field_n have_v i_o give_v he_o also_o to_o serve_v he_o and_o all_o nation_n shall_v serve_v he_o and_o his_o son_n and_o his_o son_n son_n until_o the_o very_a time_n of_o his_o land_n come_v and_o it_o shall_v come_v to_o pass_v that_o the_o nation_n and_o kingdom_n which_o will_v not_o serve_v the_o same_o nabuchadnezzar_n king_n of_o babylon_n and_o that_o will_v not_o put_v their_o neck_n under_o the_o yâ—ke_n of_o the_o king_n of_o 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to_o the_o regal_a throne_n he_o do_v sufficient_o declare_v his_o will_n to_o be_v that_o he_o will_v have_v that_o man_n to_o reign_v over_o we_o some_o general_a testimony_n of_o this_o truth_n be_v in_o holy_a scripture_n 2_o prov._n 24._o 2_o for_o thus_o say_v solomon_n for_o the_o transgression_n of_o a_o land_n many_o be_v the_o prince_n thereof_o 18._o job_n 12._o 18._o and_o job_n he_o lose_v the_o band_n of_o king_n and_o gird_v their_o loin_n with_o a_o girdle_n which_o if_o confess_v there_o be_v no_o remedy_n at_o all_o but_o we_o must_v serve_v those_o king_n if_o we_o mean_v to_o live_v there_o be_v another_o text_n in_o the_o prophet_n jeremie_n by_o which_o the_o people_n be_v command_v 7._o jer._n 29._o 7._o to_o seek_v the_o peace_n of_o babylon_n whither_o god_n have_v cause_v they_o to_o be_v carry_v away_o captive_a and_o to_o pray_v unto_o the_o lord_n for_o it_o for_o in_o the_o peace_n thereof_o be_v their_o peace_n to_o be_v behold_v the_o israelite_n be_v 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or_o person_n by_o the_o lord_n appointment_n in_o which_o he_o have_v imprint_v and_o ingrave_v a_o most_o inviolable_a character_n of_o sacred_a majesty_n but_o some_o will_v say_v that_o ruler_n owe_v a_o mutual_a duty_n to_o their_o subject_n that_o have_v be_v former_o confess_v from_o which_o if_o any_o shall_v infer_v that_o no_o obedience_n must_v be_v yield_v but_o to_o their_o just_a and_o legal_a power_n he_o be_v a_o very_a sorry_a disputant_n husband_n be_v bind_v in_o mutual_a bond_n unto_o their_o wife_n and_o so_o be_v parent_n to_o their_o child_n suppose_v that_o both_o neglect_v their_o duty_n that_o parent_n who_o be_v prohibit_v by_o god_n to_o provoke_v their_o child_n unto_o wrath_n be_v so_o untractable_a and_o harsh_a to_o they_o that_o they_o do_v grieve_v they_o above_o measure_n with_o continual_a sourness_n and_o that_o husband_n who_o be_v command_v to_o love_v their_o wife_n and_o to_o give_v honour_n to_o they_o as_o the_o weak_a vessel_n shall_v use_v 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polonia_n danemark_n and_o some_o other_o of_o the_o northern_a kingdom_n where_o the_o estate_n lay_v claim_v to_o more_o than_o a_o directive_n power_n and_o think_v it_o not_o enough_o to_o advise_v their_o king_n unless_o they_o may_v dispose_v of_o the_o kingdom_n also_o or_o at_o least_o make_v their_o king_n no_o better_o than_o a_o royal_a slave_n thus_o and_o no_o otherwise_o it_o be_v with_o the_o german_a emperor_n who_o be_v obnoxious_a to_o the_o law_n 2._o law_n thuan._n hist_o svi_fw-la temp_n l._n 2._o and_o for_o their_o government_n accountable_a to_o the_o estate_n of_o the_o empire_n insomuch_o that_o if_o the_o prince_n of_o the_o empire_n be_v persuade_v in_o their_o conscience_n that_o he_o be_v likely_a by_o his_o maladministration_n to_o destroy_v the_o empire_n and_o that_o he_o will_v not_o hearken_v to_o advice_n and_o counsel_n 13._o counsel_n anonym_n script_n ap_fw-mi philip_n paraeu_n in_o append._n â—d_a rom._n 13._o ab_fw-la electorum_fw-la collegio_fw-la caesaria_n potestate_fw-la privari_fw-la potest_fw-la he_o may_v be_v deprive_v by_o the_o elector_n and_o a_o more_o fit_a and_o able_a man_n elect_v to_o supply_v the_o place_n and_o to_o this_o purpose_n in_o a_o constitution_n make_v by_o the_o emperor_n jodocus_n about_o the_o year_n 1410._o there_o be_v a_o clause_n that_o if_o he_o or_o any_o one_o of_o his_o successor_n do_v any_o thing_n unto_o the_o contrary_a thereof_o the_o elector_n and_o other_o state_n of_o the_o empire_n sine_fw-la rebellionis_fw-la vel_fw-la infidelitatis_fw-la crimine_fw-la libertatem_fw-la habeant_fw-la 424._o habeant_fw-la goldast_n constit_fw-la imperial_a tom._n 3._o p._n 424._o shall_v be_v at_o liberty_n without_o incur_v the_o crime_n of_o treason_n or_o disloyalty_n not_o only_o to_o oppose_v but_o resist_v they_o in_o it_o the_o like_a to_o which_o occur_v for_o the_o realm_n of_o hungary_n wherein_o k._n andrew_n give_v authority_n to_o his_o bishop_n lord_n and_z other_z nobles_z sine_fw-la nota_fw-la alicujus_fw-la infidelitatis_fw-la 37._o infidelitatis_fw-la bonfinius_n de_fw-fr edict_n publ_n p._n 37._o that_o without_o any_o imputation_n of_o disloyalty_n they_o may_v contradict_v oppose_v and_o resist_v their_o king_n if_o they_o do_v any_o thing_n in_o violation_n of_o some_o law_n and_o sanction_n in_o poland_n the_o king_n take_v a_o solemn_a oath_n at_o his_o coronation_n to_o confirm_v all_o the_o privilege_n right_n and_o liberty_n which_o have_v be_v grant_v to_o his_o subject_n of_o all_o rank_n and_o order_n by_o any_o of_o his_o predecessor_n and_o then_o add_v this_o clause_n quod_fw-la si_fw-la sacramentum_fw-la meum_fw-la violavero_fw-la incolae_fw-la regni_fw-la nullam_fw-la nobis_fw-la obedientiam_fw-la praestare_fw-la tenebuntur_fw-la which_o if_o he_o violate_v his_o subject_n shall_v no_o long_o be_v oblige_v to_o yield_v he_o obedience_n 8._o obedience_n bodin_n de_fw-fr rep._n lib._n 1._o cap._n 8._o which_o oath_n as_o 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&c_n id._n ibid._n nor_o advance_v any_o private_a person_n to_o command_n or_o honour_n but_o by_o authority_n of_o his_o great_a counsel_n which_o oath_n be_v also_o take_v by_o frederick_n the_o second_o make_v bodinus_fw-la say_v that_o the_o king_n of_o danemark_n non_fw-la tam_fw-la reipsa_fw-la quam_fw-la appellare_fw-la reges_fw-la sunt_fw-la be_v only_o titular_a king_n but_o not_o king_n indeed_o which_o character_n he_o also_o give_v of_o the_o king_n of_o bohemia_n 88_o bohemia_n id._n ibid._n p._n 88_o but_o in_o a_o absolute_a monarchy_n the_o case_n be_v otherwise_o all_o the_o prerogative_n and_o right_n of_o sovereignty_n be_v so_o vest_v in_o the_o king_n person_n ut_fw-la nec_fw-la singulis_fw-la civibus_fw-la nec_fw-la universis_fw-la fac_fw-la est_fw-la etc._n etc._n that_o it_o be_v neither_o lawful_a to_o particular_a man_n nor_o to_o the_o whole_a body_n of_o the_o subject_n general_o to_o call_v the_o prince_n in_o question_n for_o life_n fame_n or_o fortune_n 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what_o indignation_n king_n do_v take_v the_o matter_n when_o they_o once_o see_v themselves_o neglect_v who_o indignation_n be_v as_o the_o messenger_n of_o death_n say_v the_o wise_a man_n solomon_n but_o when_o we_o hear_v this_o proclamation_n make_v by_o the_o heavenly_a crier_n 29._o act._n 5._o 29._o that_o we_o ought_v to_o obey_v god_n rather_o than_o man_n let_v this_o consideration_n be_v a_o comfort_n to_o we_o that_o then_o we_o yield_v that_o obedience_n unto_o god_n which_o he_o look_v for_o from_o we_o when_o we_o rather_o choose_v to_o suffer_v any_o thing_n then_o to_o deviate_v from_o the_o way_n of_o godliness_n and_o lest_o our_o heart_n shall_v fail_v we_o in_o so_o great_a a_o business_n s._n paul_n subjoin_v another_o motive_n 23._o 1_o cor._n 7._o 23._o that_o be_v buy_v by_o christ_n at_o so_o great_a a_o price_n we_o shall_v not_o re-inthral_a ourselves_o to_o the_o lust_n of_o man_n much_o less_o addict_v ourselves_o to_o the_o work_n of_o wickedness_n 6._o 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they_o all_o the_o day_n long_o and_o though_o they_o see_v no_o cause_n to_o condemn_v their_o action_n they_o will_v be_v sure_a enough_o to_o misconstrue_v the_o end_n calvin_n require_v that_o we_o shall_v manifest_v the_o reverence_n and_o respect_n we_o bear_v they_o by_o the_o outward_a action_n of_o obedience_n 23._o obedience_n sect._n 23._o and_o to_o the_o end_n that_o this_o obedience_n shall_v proceed_v from_o the_o very_a heart_n and_o not_o to_o be_v counterfeit_a and_o false_a he_o add_v that_o we_o commend_v their_o health_n and_o flourish_a estate_n in_o our_o prayer_n to_o god_n ibid._n god_n ibid._n his_o follower_n study_v nothing_o more_o than_o to_o disobey_v they_o in_o every_o one_o of_o those_o particular_n which_o their_o master_n speak_v of_o refuse_v to_o obey_v their_o law_n and_o to_o pay_v they_o tribute_n and_o to_o undergo_v such_o service_n and_o burden_n as_o be_v lay_v upon_o they_o in_o reference_n to_o the_o public_a safety_n &_o spare_v not_o as_o occasion_n serve_v to_o manifest_v the_o disaffection_n of_o their_o heart_n by_o such_o outward_a act_n as_o disobedience_n and_o disloyalty_n can_v suggest_v
25._o his_o scholar_n sing_v another_o song_n and_o use_v all_o art_n imaginable_a to_o excite_v the_o people_n to_o rise_v against_o they_o and_o destroy_v they_o the_o author_n of_o that_o scandalous_a and_o dangerous_a dialogue_n entitle_v eusebius_n philadelphus_n do_v express_o say_v that_o of_o all_o good_a action_n the_o murder_n of_o a_o tyrant_n be_v most_o commendable_a dial._n commendable_a euseb_n philadelph_n dial._n buchannan_n account_v it_o a_o defect_n in_o polity_n proemia_fw-la eorum_fw-la interfectoribus_fw-la non_fw-la decerni_fw-la regni_fw-la decerni_fw-la buchannan_n de_fw-fr jure_fw-la regni_fw-la that_o public_a honour_n and_o reward_n be_v not_o propound_v unto_o such_o as_o shall_v kill_v a_o tyrant_n and_o some_o late_a pamphleteer_n conclude_v it_o lawful_a to_o rebel_v in_o the_o case_n of_o tyranny_n because_o forsooth_o if_o a_o king_n exercise_v tyranny_n over_o his_o subject_n may_v not_o be_v resist_v that_o be_v to_o say_v if_o the_o subject_n may_v not_o take_v up_o arm_n against_o he_o he_o and_o his_o follower_n may_v destroy_v the_o kingdom_n and_o now_o we_o be_v fall_v upon_o the_o business_n of_o resistance_n calvin_n allow_v of_o no_o case_n for_o aught_o i_o can_v see_v in_o which_o the_o subject_a lawful_o may_v resist_v the_o sovereign_n quandoquidem_fw-la resisti_fw-la magistratui_fw-la non_fw-la potest_fw-la quin_fw-la simul_fw-la resistatur_fw-la deo_fw-la 23._o deo_fw-la sect._n 23._o for_o as_o much_o as_o the_o magistrate_n can_v be_v resist_v but_o that_o god_n be_v resist_v also_o and_o reckon_v up_o those_o several_a pressure_n whereof_o samuel_n speak_v unto_o the_o jew_n and_o which_o he_o call_v jus_o regis_n as_o himself_o translate_v it_o he_o conclude_v at_o last_o cvi_fw-la parere_fw-la ipsi_fw-la necesse_fw-la esset_fw-la nec_fw-la obsistere_fw-la liceret_fw-la â—6_n liceret_fw-la sect._n â—6_n that_o no_o resistance_n must_v be_v make_v on_o the_o subject_n part_n though_o king_n entrench_v as_o much_o upon_o they_o both_o in_o their_o liberty_n and_o property_n as_o the_o prophet_n speak_v of_o his_o scholar_n be_v grow_v wise_a and_o instruct_v we_o otherwise_o paraeus_n say_v that_o if_o the_o king_n assault_v our_o person_n or_o endeavour_v to_o break_v into_o our_o house_n we_o may_v as_o lawful_o resist_v he_o as_o we_o will_v do_v a_o thief_n or_o robber_n on_o the_o like_a occasion_n 13._o occasion_n paraeus_n in_o rom._n cap._n 13._o and_o our_o new_a master_n have_v find_v out_o many_o other_o case_n in_o which_o the_o subject_n may_v resist_v and_o which_o be_v more_o than_o so_o be_v bind_v to_o do_v it_o as_o namely_o in_o his_o own_o behalf_n and_o in_o god_n behalf_n in_o behalf_n of_o his_o country_n and_o in_o behalf_n of_o the_o law_n and_o in_o so_o many_o more_o behalf_n that_o they_o have_v turn_v most_o christian_a king_n out_o of_o half_a their_o kingdom_n but_o to_o go_v on_o calvin_n determine_v very_o right_o that_o notwithstanding_o any_o contract_n make_v or_o suppose_v to_o be_v make_v between_o a_o king_n and_o his_o people_n yet_o if_o the_o king_n do_v break_v his_o covenant_n and_o oppress_v the_o subject_n the_o subject_n can_v no_o more_o pretend_v to_o be_v discharge_v of_o his_o allegiance_n than_o the_o wife_n may_v lawful_o divorce_v herself_o from_o a_o froward_a husband_n or_o child_n throw_v aside_o that_o natural_a duty_n which_o they_o owe_v their_o parent_n because_o their_o parent_n be_v unkind_a and_o it_o may_v be_v cruel_a those_o which_o do_v otherwise_o conclude_v from_o the_o foresay_a contract_n he_o call_v insulsos_fw-la ratio_fw-la cinatores_fw-la 29._o cinatores_fw-la sect._n 29._o but_o sorry_a and_o unsavoury_a disputant_n and_o reckon_v it_o for_o a_o seditious_a imagination_n that_o we_o must_v deal_v no_o otherwise_o with_o king_n then_o they_o do_v deserve_v nec_fw-la aequum_fw-la esse_fw-la ut_fw-la subditos_fw-la einos_fw-la praestemus_fw-la qui_fw-la vicissim_fw-la regem_fw-la nobis_fw-la non_fw-la se_fw-la praestet_fw-la 27._o praestet_fw-la sect._n 27._o or_o to_o imagine_v that_o it_o be_v neither_o sense_n nor_o reason_n that_o we_o shall_v show_v ourselves_o obedient_a subject_n unto_o he_o who_o do_v not_o mutual_o perform_v the_o duty_n of_o a_o king_n to_o we_o his_o scholar_n be_v grow_v able_a to_o teach_v their_o master_n a_o new_a lesson_n and_o will_v tell_v he_o if_o he_o be_v alive_a that_o there_o be_v a_o mutual_a contract_n between_o king_n and_o subject_n and_o if_o he_o break_v the_o covenant_n he_o forfeit_v the_o benefit_n of_o the_o agreement_n and_o he_o not_o perform_v the_o duty_n of_o a_o king_n they_o be_v release_v from_o the_o duty_n of_o subject_n as_o contrary_v to_o their_o master_n tenet_n as_o black_a to_o white_a and_o yet_o some_o late_a pamphlet_n press_v no_o doctrine_n with_o such_o strength_n and_o eagerness_n as_o they_o have_v do_v this_o nor_o have_v the_o pulpit_n spare_v to_o publish_v it_o to_o their_o cheat_a auditory_n as_o a_o new_a article_n of_o faith_n that_o if_o the_o ruler_n perform_v not_o his_o duty_n the_o contract_n be_v dissolve_v and_o the_o people_n be_v at_o liberty_n to_o right_v themselves_o what_o excellent_a use_n have_v be_v raise_v from_o this_o dangerous_a doctrine_n as_o many_o king_n of_o christendom_n have_v feel_v already_o so_o posterity_n will_v have_v cause_n to_o lament_v the_o mischief_n which_o it_o will_v bring_v into_o the_o world_n in_o succeed_a age_n final_o calvin_n have_v determine_v and_o excee_v pious_o that_o if_o the_o magistrate_n command_v we_o any_o thing_n which_o be_v contrary_a to_o the_o will_n and_o word_n of_o god_n we_o must_v observe_v s._n peter_n rule_n and_o rather_o choose_v to_o obey_v god_n than_o man_n and_o that_o withal_o we_o must_v prepare_v ourselves_o to_o endure_v such_o punishment_n as_o the_o offend_a magistrate_n shall_v inflict_v upon_o we_o for_o the_o say_a refusal_n et_fw-la quicquid_fw-la potius_fw-la perpeti_fw-la quam_fw-la a_o veritate_fw-la defiectere_fw-la 32._o defiectere_fw-la sect._n 32._o and_o rather_o suffer_v any_o torment_n then_o forsake_v the_o way_n of_o god_n commandment_n the_o magistrate_n as_o it_o seem_v by_o he_o must_v at_o all_o time_n be_v honour_v by_o we_o either_o in_o our_o active_a obedience_n or_o in_o our_o passive_a if_o we_o refuse_v to_o do_v his_o will_n we_o must_v be_v content_a to_o suffer_v for_o it_o his_o scholar_n be_v too_o wise_a to_o submit_v to_o that_o and_o be_v so_o far_o from_o suffer_v for_o the_o testimony_n of_o the_o gospel_n and_o a_o good_a conscience_n that_o they_o take_v care_n to_o teach_v the_o people_n that_o it_o be_v lawful_a to_o rebel_v in_o behalf_n of_o god_n to_o preserve_v the_o true_a religion_n when_o it_o be_v in_o danger_n or_o when_o they_o think_v it_o be_v in_o danger_n by_o force_n of_o arm_n and_o to_o procure_v the_o peace_n of_o jerusalem_n by_o the_o destruction_n of_o babylon_n which_o be_v so_o the_o difference_n be_v so_o great_a and_o irreconcilable_a between_o the_o follower_n and_o their_o leader_n in_o the_o point_n of_o practice_n between_o the_o master_n and_o the_o scholar_n in_o the_o point_n of_o doctrine_n i_o think_v it_o be_v exceed_o fit_a the_o man_n be_v either_o less_o admire_v or_o better_o follow_v that_o they_o who_o cry_v he_o up_o for_o the_o great_a reformer_n will_v either_o stand_v to_o all_o his_o tenet_n or_o be_v bind_v to_o none_o that_o they_o will_v be_v so_o careful_a of_o the_o church_n peace_n and_o their_o own_o salvation_n as_o not_o to_o swallow_v down_o his_o error_n in_o his_o point_n of_o discipline_n and_o pass_v he_o by_o with_o a_o magister_fw-la non_fw-la tenetur_fw-la when_o he_o do_v preach_v obedience_n to_o they_o and_o do_v so_o solid_o discourse_v of_o the_o power_n of_o government_n 2._o government_n tully_n philip._n 2._o aut_fw-la undique_fw-la religionem_fw-la svam_fw-la tollant_fw-la aut_fw-la usquequaque_fw-la conservent_fw-la as_o tully_n say_v of_o antony_n in_o another_o case_n but_o of_o this_o no_o more_o 9_o hitherto_o calvin_n have_v do_v well_o few_o better_a of_o the_o genevian_a doctor_n none_o ne_fw-la unus_fw-la quidem_fw-la not_o so_o much_o as_o one_o but_o there_o be_v a_o herb_n which_o spoil_v the_o pottage_n a_o herb_n so_o venomous_a that_o it_o be_v mors_fw-la in_o olla_fw-es unto_o they_o that_o taste_v it_o the_o fig_n in_o the_o next_o basket_n be_v evil_a 24._o jerem._n 24._o very_o evil_a not_o to_o be_v eat_v as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o prophet_n word_n they_o be_v so_o evil_a in_o that_o before_o he_o do_v exceed_v sound_o and_o judicious_o lay_v down_o the_o doctrine_n of_o obedience_n unto_o king_n and_o prince_n and_o the_o unlawfulness_n of_o subject_n take_v arm_n against_o their_o sovereign_n in_o this_o to_o come_v he_o open_v a_o most_o dangerous_a gap_n to_o disobedience_n and_o rebellion_n in_o most_o state_n in_o christendom_n in_o which_o his_o name_n be_v either_o reverence_v or_o his_o work_n esteem_v of_o for_o have_v full_o
press_v the_o point_n before_o deliver_v unto_o the_o conscience_n of_o the_o subject_n and_o utter_o disable_v they_o from_o lift_v up_o their_o hand_n against_o the_o supreme_a magistrate_n or_o any_o occasion_n whatsoever_o he_o show_v they_o how_o to_o help_v themselves_o and_o what_o course_n to_o take_v for_o the_o assert_v of_o their_o liberty_n and_o the_o recovery_n of_o their_o right_n if_o the_o prince_n invade_v they_o by_o tell_v they_o that_o all_o he_o speak_v before_o be_v of_o private_a person_n 31._o person_n sect._n 31._o but_o that_o if_o there_o be_v any_o popular_a officer_n such_o as_o the_o ephori_fw-la of_o sparta_n the_o tribune_n of_o rome_n the_o demarchi_fw-la of_o athens_n ordain_v for_o the_o restraint_n of_o king_n and_o supreme_a governor_n it_o never_o be_v his_o meaning_n to_o include_v they_o in_o it_o and_o such_o power_n he_o do_v suppose_v to_o be_v in_o the_o three_o estate_n of_o every_o kingdom_n when_o they_o be_v solemn_o assemble_v who_o 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and_o receive_v many_o alteration_n and_o addition_n as_o be_v enlarge_v from_o a_o small_a octavo_fw-la of_o not_o above_o 29_o sheet_n to_o a_o large_a folio_n of_o 160_o yet_o this_o particular_a passage_n still_o remain_v unchanged_a and_o have_v continue_v as_o it_o be_v from_o the_o first_o edition_n of_o it_o which_o be_v in_o the_o year_n 1536._o not_o long_o after_o his_o first_o come_v to_o geneva_n 10._o but_o to_o proceed_v in_o our_o design_n what_o fruit_n these_o dangerous_a doctrine_n have_v produce_v among_o we_o we_o have_v see_v too_o plain_o and_o we_o may_v see_v as_o plain_o if_o we_o be_v not_o blind_a through_o what_o gap_n these_o doctrine_n enter_v on_o what_o foundation_n they_o be_v build_v and_o unto_o who_o authority_n we_o stand_v indebt_v for_o all_o those_o misery_n and_o calamity_n which_o be_v fall_v upon_o we_o yet_o to_o say_v truth_n the_o man_n desire_v to_o be_v conceal_v and_o not_o repute_v for_o the_o author_n of_o such_o strange_a conclusion_n which_o have_v result_v from_o his_o principle_n and_o therefore_o lay_v it_o down_o with_o great_a art_n and_o caution_n si_fw-mi qui_fw-la and_o fortè_fw-la and_o ut_fw-la nunc_fw-la res_fw-la habent_fw-la that_o be_v to_o say_v perhaps_o and_o as_o the_o world_n now_o go_v and_o if_o there_o be_v such_o officer_n as_o have_v be_v former_o be_v the_o three_o disguise_n which_o he_o have_v mask_v himself_o and_o the_o point_n withal_o that_o he_o may_v pass_v away_o unseen_a and_o if_o there_o be_v such_o officer_n as_o perhaps_o there_o be_v or_o that_o the_o world_n go_v here_o as_o it_o do_v at_o sparta_n or_o in_o the_o state_n of_o rome_n and_o athens_n as_o perhaps_o it_o do_v or_o that_o the_o three_o estate_n of_o each_o several_a kingdom_n have_v the_o same_o authority_n in_o they_o as_o the_o ephori_fw-la the_o demarchi_fw-la and_o the_o tribune_n have_v as_o perhaps_o they_o have_v the_o subject_n be_v no_o doubt_n in_o a_o good_a condition_n as_o good_a a_o man_n as_o the_o best_a monarch_n of_o they_o all_o but_o if_o the_o ephori_fw-la the_o demarchi_fw-la and_o the_o tribune_n be_v not_o appoint_v at_o the_o first_o for_o the_o restiaint_n and_o regulate_v of_o the_o supreme_a power_n as_o indeed_o they_o be_v not_o and_o if_o the_o three_o estate_n in_o each_o several_a kingdom_n have_v not_o that_o authority_n which_o the_o ephori_fw-la and_o the_o tribune_n do_v in_o fine_a usurp_v and_o the_o demarchi_fw-la be_v suppose_v to_o have_v as_o indeed_o they_o have_v not_o perhaps_o and_o peradventure_o will_v not_o serve_v the_o turn_n the_o subject_n stand_v upon_o no_o better_a ground_n then_o before_o he_o do_v therefore_o to_o take_v away_o this_o stumbling-block_n and_o remove_v this_o rub_n i_o shall_v propose_v and_o prove_v these_o three_o point_n ensue_v 1._o that_o the_o ephori_fw-la the_o demarchi_fw-la and_o the_o roman_a tribune_n be_v not_o institute_v at_o the_o first_o for_o those_o end_n and_o purpose_n which_o be_v suppose_v by_o the_o author_n 2._o if_o they_o be_v institute_v for_o those_o end_n yet_o the_o illation_n thereupon_o will_v be_v weak_a and_o childish_a as_o it_o relate_v to_o king_n and_o kingdom_n and_o 3._o that_o the_o three_o estate_n in_o each_o several_a kingdom_n without_o all_o peradventure_o have_v no_o such_o authority_n as_o the_o author_n dream_v of_o and_o therefore_o of_o no_o power_n to_o control_v their_o king_n which_o if_o i_o clear_o prove_v as_o i_o hope_v i_o shall_v i_o doubt_v not_o but_o to_o leave_v the_o cause_n in_o a_o better_a condition_n than_o i_o find_v it_o and_o in_o the_o proof_n of_o these_o the_o first_o point_n especial_o if_o it_o be_v think_v that_o i_o insist_v long_o than_o i_o need_v on_o the_o condition_n of_o the_o spartan_a ephori_fw-la the_o roman_a tribune_n and_o the_o demarchi_fw-la of_o athens_n and_o spend_v more_o cost_n upon_o it_o then_o the_o thing_n be_v worth_a i_o must_v entreat_v the_o reader_n to_o excuse_v i_o in_o it_o i_o must_v first_o lay_v my_o ground_n and_o make_v sure_a work_n there_o before_o i_o go_v about_o my_o build_n and_o be_v my_o design_n relate_v particular_o to_o the_o information_n and_o instruction_n of_o the_o english_a subject_n i_o can_v not_o make_v my_o way_n unto_o it_o but_o by_o a_o discovery_n of_o the_o mean_n and_o artifices_fw-la by_o which_o some_o petit_fw-la popular_a officer_n attain_v unto_o so_o great_a a_o mastery_n in_o the_o game_n of_o government_n as_o to_o give_v the_o check_n unto_o their_o king_n which_o be_v premise_v once_o for_o all_o i_o now_o proceed_v unto_o the_o proof_n of_o the_o point_v propose_v and_o have_v prove_v these_o point_n i_o shall_v make_v a_o end_n haec_fw-la tria_fw-la cum_fw-la docuero_fw-la perorabo_fw-la in_o the_o orator_n language_n chap._n ii_o of_o the_o authority_n of_o ephori_fw-la in_o the_o state_n of_o
this_o mean_v he_o hope_v to_o leave_v it_o strong_a and_o more_o durable_a than_o it_o be_v before_o but_o the_o event_n declare_v unto_o all_o the_o world_n that_o the_o woman_n be_v the_o better_a prophet_n and_o have_v the_o great_a insight_n into_o thing_n to_o come_v the_o power_n of_o sovereignty_n when_o once_o communicate_v to_o the_o common_a people_n or_o otherwise_o usurp_v by_o such_o popular_a officer_n as_o depend_v whole_o on_o the_o people_n for_o their_o place_n and_o be_v be_v seldom_o time_n recover_v into_o regal_a hand_n and_o though_o some_o king_n may_v be_v persuade_v by_o some_o subtle_a artifices_fw-la as_o it_o seem_v theopompus_n be_v that_o by_o this_o mean_v the_o chair_n of_o state_n will_v stand_v the_o fast_o yet_o the_o proceed_n of_o the_o ephori_fw-la in_o the_o state_n of_o sparta_n will_v inform_v we_o otherwise_o and_o easy_o lie_v open_v the_o apparent_a danger_n of_o such_o weak_a surmise_n for_o be_v make_v officer_n of_o state_n one_o of_o the_o first_o point_v they_o obtain_v be_v that_o the_o king_n make_v oath_n unto_o they_o once_o in_o every_o month_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d lace_v 〈◊〉_d xenophon_n de_fw-fr repub._n lace_v that_o they_o will_v govern_v the_o estate_n according_a to_o the_o law_n establish_v in_o the_o commonwealth_n and_o that_o they_o will_v preserve_v the_o kingdom_n in_o the_o best_a condition_n that_o they_o can_v the_o ephori_fw-la make_v oath_n to_o they_o in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o city_n who_o officer_n they_o be_v and_o by_o who_o entrust_v next_o they_o attempt_v to_o place_v such_o counsellor_n about_o the_o king_n as_o they_o may_v confide_v in_o begin_v with_o such_o king_n as_o be_v under_o age_n and_o the_o first_o trial_n which_o they_o make_v be_v in_o appoint_v one_o cleandrides_n to_o be_v about_o king_n plastonax_n the_o 19_o of_o the_o elder_a house_n as_o his_o chief_a counsellor_n and_o director_n without_o who_o approbation_n nothing_o must_v be_v do_v pericles_n do_v plutarch_n in_o pericles_n another_o of_o their_o usurpation_n and_o encroachment_n be_v to_o restrain_v their_o king_n in_o the_o point_n of_o marriage_n and_o to_o impose_v some_o fine_a or_o disgrace_n upon_o they_o if_o they_o presume_v to_o marry_v against_o their_o like_n anaxandrides_n the_o 15._o of_o the_o elder_a house_n have_v marry_v a_o lady_n of_o brave_a part_n but_o it_o be_v her_o ill_a fortune_n to_o be_v barren_a a_o long_a time_n together_o the_o ephori_fw-la command_v he_o without_o more_o ado_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d lacon_n 〈◊〉_d pausan_n lib_n 3._o in_o lacon_n to_o give_v she_o a_o bill_n of_o divorce_n and_o send_v she_o go_v archidamus_n the_o 17._o of_o the_o second_o house_n marry_v a_o wife_n which_o bring_v he_o child_n but_o fault_n be_v find_v she_o be_v too_o little_a and_o thereupon_o the_o ephori_fw-la condemn_v he_o in_o a_o sum_n of_o money_n say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o she_o will_v not_o bring_v they_o king_n but_o demi_a king_n agesilao_n king_n plutarch_n in_o agesilao_n and_o that_o you_o may_v perceive_v how_o difficult_a a_o thing_n it_o be_v to_o please_v they_o in_o this_o point_n leonidas_n have_v marry_v one_o that_o be_v neither_o barren_a nor_o too_o little_a and_o yet_o be_v quarrel_v by_o the_o ephori_fw-la and_o in_o fine_a condemn_v for_o marry_v with_o a_o woman_n of_o another_o nation_n cleomenes_n nation_n id._n in_o agis_n &_o cleomenes_n the_o fundamental_a law_n of_o sparta_n confer_v upon_o the_o king_n the_o supreme_a command_n over_o the_o military_a man_n in_o all_o war_n abroad_o the_o ephori_fw-la do_v not_o only_o dispose_v it_o otherwise_o and_o give_v it_o unto_o such_o who_o they_o desire_v to_o oblige_v unto_o they_o as_o you_o hear_v before_o but_o keep_v the_o king_n at_o such_o a_o bay_n that_o they_o neither_o can_v lead_v forth_o the_o army_n without_o their_o consent_n nor_o tarry_v long_o in_o the_o camp_n than_o they_o liâ—t_v to_o let_v they_o and_o if_o the_o action_n do_v miscarry_v the_o king_n be_v either_o fine_v or_o imprison_v for_o it_o agesilaus_n be_v a_o very_a stir_a prince_n and_o desirous_a to_o get_v honour_n in_o the_o war_n be_v not_o permit_v to_o set_v forward_o till_o he_o have_v buy_v the_o ephori_fw-la with_o a_o sum_n of_o money_n agesilaâ—_n money_n id._n in_o agesilaâ—_n and_o yet_o be_v in_o the_o height_n of_o his_o good_a success_n be_v call_v bâ—ck_o again_o and_o glad_a to_o be_v conformable_a to_o the_o say_a command_n and_o so_o it_o fare_v with_o agis_n and_o cleomenes_n both_o on_o the_o like_a occasion_n and_o for_o the_o fine_v of_o their_o king_n beside_o what_o we_o have_v see_v before_o in_o the_o former_a instance_n plistoâ—ax_n be_v betray_v by_o cleandrides_n who_o the_o ephâ—ri_n themselves_o have_v place_v about_o he_o and_o his_o army_n force_v to_o disband_v and_o turn_v home_o again_o be_v present_o condemn_v in_o so_o great_a a_o sum_n that_o he_o be_v not_o able_a to_o discharge_v it_o periâ—les_n it_o id._n in_o periâ—les_n by_o mean_n whereof_o the_o king_n be_v bring_v at_o last_o unto_o that_o condition_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o aristotle_n true_o note_v 7._o note_v aristot_n polit._n l._n 2._o cap._n 7._o that_o they_o be_v force_v to_o court_v and_o bribe_v the_o ephori_fw-la upon_o all_o occasion_n to_o the_o great_a disservice_n of_o the_o state_n and_o sometime_o to_o the_o fatal_a overthrow_n of_o their_o chief_a design_n so_o that_o it_o be_v no_o marvel_n if_o consider_v right_o either_o that_o the_o ephori_fw-la keep_v their_o state_n and_o rise_v not_o up_o to_o reverence_v their_o king_n when_o he_o come_v before_o they_o though_o all_o the_o residue_n of_o the_o people_n and_o the_o senate_n do_v it_o as_o we_o read_v in_o xenophon_n lacedaem_n xenophon_n de_fw-fr repub._n lacedaem_n or_o that_o agesilaus_n use_v to_o rise_v up_o to_o they_o as_o often_o as_o they_o come_v unto_o he_o about_o any_o business_n as_o we_o find_v in_o plutarch_n agesilaâ—_n plutarch_n plut._n in_o agesilaâ—_n or_o that_o the_o king_n esteem_v it_o such_o a_o point_n of_o sovereignty_n that_o when_o they_o be_v command_v to_o attend_v the_o ephori_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d they_o do_v refuse_v to_o go_v upon_o the_o first_o and_o second_o summons_n and_o stir_v not_o till_o the_o three_o command_n as_o cleomenes_n brag_v in_o the_o say_a historian_n cleoman_n historian_n id._n in_o agis_n and_o cleoman_n which_o trust_v i_o be_v a_o point_n of_o no_o small_a importance_n 9_o and_o yet_o they_o stay_v not_o here_o they_o go_v further_o still_o they_o think_v it_o not_o enough_o to_o condemn_v their_o king_n in_o vast_a and_o unproportionable_a sum_n of_o money_n unless_o they_o lay_v restraint_n on_o their_o person_n also_o and_o have_v command_v upon_o their_o body_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v note_v by_o thucydides_n not_o without_o good_a reason_n that_o they_o do_v not_o only_o punish_v with_o imprisonment_n their_o great_a and_o principal_a commander_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 1._o 〈◊〉_d thucydid_a hist_o l._n 1._o but_o that_o it_o be_v lawful_a for_o the_o ephori_fw-la to_o do_v the_o like_a unto_o their_o king_n which_o to_o avoid_v pausanias_n be_v enforce_v to_o retire_v himself_o and_o live_v a_o voluntary_a exile_n in_o another_o country_n lysander_n country_n plutarch_n in_o lysander_n nothing_o remain_v but_o they_o take_v authority_n to_o depose_v and_o in_o fine_a to_o murder_v they_o and_o if_o they_o gain_v not_o this_o all_o the_o rest_n be_v nothing_o and_o this_o they_o be_v resolve_v to_o gain_v or_o be_v folulie_o foil_v nor_o do_v they_o fail_v in_o the_o attempt_n when_o they_o go_v about_o it_o they_o quarrel_v at_o leonidas_n as_o before_o i_o tell_v you_o for_o marry_v with_o a_o woman_n of_o another_o country_n without_o so_o much_o as_o seek_v for_o their_o approbation_n and_o that_o they_o may_v be_v sure_a to_o effect_v their_o business_n religion_n be_v pretend_v and_o a_o star_n must_v fall_v only_o to_o warrant_v their_o proceed_n which_o preparation_n be_v pass_v they_o cite_v he_o to_o appear_v before_o they_o and_o on_o default_n of_o his_o appearance_n they_o depose_v he_o instant_o and_o confer_v the_o kingom_n on_o cleombrotus_n cleomenes_n cleombrotus_n id._n in_o agis_n &_o cleomenes_n bâ—t_v these_o man_n be_v out_o of_o office_n he_o come_v out_o of_o sanctuary_n and_o be_v restore_v again_o by_o the_o next_o year_n ephori_fw-la who_o to_o make_v proof_n that_o their_o anthoritie_n be_v as_o great_a as_o their_o predecessor_n think_v it_o not_o argument_n enough_o to_o restore_v one_o king_n except_o they_o do_v depose_v and_o destroy_v another_o and_o thereupon_o lay_v hand_n on_o agis_n of_o the_o other_o house_n and_o inhumanelie_o hale_v he_o to_o the_o common_a prison_n and_o there_o most_o barbarous_o murder_v he_o with_o his_o
mother_n and_o grand_a mother_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ibid._n 〈◊〉_d id._n ibid._n and_o this_o say_v plutarch_n be_v the_o first_o time_n that_o ever_o the_o ephori_fw-la put_v a_o king_n to_o death_n and_o so_o perhaps_o it_o be_v the_o first_o but_o the_o last_o it_o be_v not_o for_o archidamus_n the_o brother_n of_o agis_n be_v recall_v from_o banishment_n by_o cleomenes_n to_o the_o end_n he_o may_v enjoy_v the_o kingom_n which_o do_v by_o right_o belong_v unto_o he_o be_v preseut_o seize_v on_o by_o the_o murderer_n and_o dispatch_v in_o private_a for_o fear_v he_o shall_v revenge_v the_o death_n of_o his_o slaughter_a brother_n ibid._n brother_n id._n ibid._n by_o which_o it_o be_v most_o evident_a without_o further_a proof_n that_o the_o spartan_a aristocratie_n be_v become_v a_o tyranny_n and_o of_o all_o tyranny_n the_o most_o insupportable_a because_o meerlie_v popular_a or_o if_o more_o proof_n shall_v be_v desire_v both_o aristotle_n and_o his_o his_o master_n plato_n will_v not_o stick_v to_o say_v it_o though_o they_o both_o die_v before_o these_o two_o last_o tragedy_n be_v act_v on_o the_o stage_n of_o sparta_n for_o plato_n be_v to_o declare_v what_o he_o conceive_v of_o the_o government_n of_o that_o commonwealth_n resolve_v that_o it_o do_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 4._o 〈◊〉_d plato_n de_fw-fr legibus_fw-la l._n 4._o approach_v more_o near_o to_o tyranny_n then_o to_o any_o other_o form_n what_o ever_o the_o power_n and_o empire_n of_o the_o ephori_fw-la be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d plain_o tyrannical_a and_o no_o otherwise_o and_o aristotle_n who_o have_v study_v the_o condition_n of_o that_o state_n exact_o though_o at_o the_o first_o he_o seem_v to_o think_v that_o it_o be_v very_o well_o compound_v of_o the_o three_o good_a form_n yet_o upon_o full_a debate_n thereof_o he_o conclude_v at_o last_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 4._o 〈◊〉_d aristot_n poliâ—_n l._n 2._o c._n 4._o that_o the_o dominion_n of_o the_o ephori_fw-la be_v a_o absolute_a tyranny_n assure_o have_v they_o live_v to_o have_v see_v that_o day_n wherein_o the_o ephori_fw-la imbrue_v their_o hand_n in_o the_o blood_n of_o their_o prince_n under_o pretence_n of_o safety_n to_o the_o commonwealth_n they_o will_v have_v vote_v it_o to_o have_v be_v a_o tyranny_n in_o the_o high_a degree_n and_o then_o the_o most_o unsufferable_a tyrant_n that_o ever_o wretched_a state_n groan_v under_o for_o though_o the_o king_n of_o sparta_n be_v so_o lessen_v by_o lycurgus_n law_n that_o little_o more_o be_v leave_v unto_o they_o then_o the_o name_n and_o title_n yet_o they_o be_v king_n and_o hold_v so_o sacred_a by_o their_o neighbour_n even_o their_o very_a enemy_n that_o none_o dâ—d_v ever_o offer_v to_o lay_v hand_n upon_o they_o in_o the_o heat_n and_o fury_n of_o their_o fight_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d cleom._n 〈◊〉_d plutarch_n in_o agis_n &_o cleom._n out_o of_o the_o reverence_n they_o do_v bear_v to_o those_o beam_n of_o 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