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and_o defend_v the_o king_n person_n and_o authority_n yet_o they_o swear_v to_o maintain_v he_o only_o in_o his_o just_a power_n and_o greatness_n and_o they_o make_v themselves_o the_o interpreter_n of_o what_o be_v the_o king_n just_a power_n and_o greatness_n and_o far_o the_o fanatic_n in_o their_o covenant_n swear_v to_o preserve_v and_o defend_v the_o king_n person_n and_o authority_n only_o in_o subserviency_n to_o the_o right_n and_o privilege_n of_o parliament_n and_o the_o liberty_n of_o the_o people_n and_o kingdom_n all_o which_o they_o in_o their_o covenant_n put_v before_o the_o preservation_n of_o the_o king_n his_o person_n and_o authority_n ☜_o ☜_o whereas_o the_o truth_n be_v this_o to_o wit_n that_o neither_o the_o right_n and_o privilege_n of_o parliament_n nor_o the_o liberty_n of_o the_o people_n can_v possible_o be_v preserve_v and_o maintain_v without_o the_o constant_a preservation_n of_o the_o king_n his_o person_n and_o authority_n his_o heir_n and_o 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depend_v upon_o their_o allegiance_n to_o the_o king_n and_o his_o lawful_a heir_n but_o we_o will_v deseant_fw-la no_o far_o on_o these_o rebellious_a engagement_n and_o covenant_n either_o of_o papist_n or_o of_o fanatic_n only_o we_o will_v take_v leave_n to_o add_v this_o scil_n that_o if_o according_a to_o 52._o to_o beaufr_n c._n â—_o p._n 52._o beaufrons_n the_o protestant_n that_o be_v to_o say_v the_o episcopal_a man_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n be_v as_o indeed_o they_o be_v like_o the_o papist_n in_o all_o that_o be_v good_a in_o the_o papist_n then_o we_o may_v on_o the_o other_o hand_n avouch_v for_o a_o truth_n that_o the_o fanatic_n be_v like_o the_o papist_n in_o all_o or_o most_o thing_n which_o be_v 51._o be_v ibid._n p._n 46_o to_o p._n 51._o bad_a in_o the_o papist_n and_o therefore_o if_o beaufrons_n will_v have_v we_o to_o love_v the_o papist_n for_o what_o they_o be_v like_a unto_o we_o then_o reason_n tell_v we_o that_o we_o ought_v to_o dissent_n from_o 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way_n and_o persuasion_n be_v a_o king_n or_o magistrate_n and_o will_v not_o come_v over_o to_o they_o and_o declare_v that_o he_o have_v grace_n and_o be_v in_o the_o number_n of_o the_o godly_a if_o he_o will_v not_o do_v so_o than_o he_o have_v no_o right_a to_o rule_v and_o govern_v over_o they_o nor_o to_o impose_v law_n upon_o their_o conscience_n but_o they_o may_v lawful_o resist_v such_o a_o prince_n or_o magistrate_n and_o that_o because_o according_a to_o they_o all_o temporal_a dominion_n be_v found_v in_o grace_n the_o papist_n in_o like_a manner_n by_o grace_n mean_v not_o only_o a_o faith_n in_o jesus_n christ_n etc._n etc._n but_o also_o and_o primary_o a_o firm_a belief_n of_o the_o pope_n supremacy_n and_o of_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n authority_n over_o all_o other_o in_o the_o christian_a world_n and_o whoever_o deny_v the_o pope_n supremacy_n or_o deny_v the_o particular_a church_n of_o rome_n to_o be_v the_o only_a catholic_n
other_o and_o ofttimes_o through_o heat_n etc._n heat_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n and_o animosity_n the_o public_a weal_n be_v neglect_v and_o every_o one_o drive_v on_o his_o own_o private_a interest_n and_o seek_v to_o save_v himself_o to_o the_o ruin_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n wherefore_o upon_o these_o consideration_n nicocles_n rational_o urge_v that_o no_o form_n of_o government_n can_v better_o secure_v the_o commonwealth_n from_o intestine_a broil_n and_o from_o foreign_a invasion_n than_o that_o of_o monarchy_n which_o can_v at_o pleasure_n muster_v up_o force_n wage_v etc._n wage_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n war_n and_o carry_v it_o on_o vigorous_o to_o the_o effect_v its_o desire_a end_n and_o to_o confirm_v this_o his_o opinion_n he_o bring_v instance_n of_o several_a commonwealth_n especial_o that_o of_o the_o carthaginian_n who_o in_o time_n of_o war_n for_o the_o better_a success_n of_o their_o affair_n do_v invest_v some_o single_a person_n such_o as_o hannibal_n with_o kingly_a etc._n kingly_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n power_n during_o their_o war_n and_o he_o instance_n also_o in_o that_o of_o the_o city_n of_o athens_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o of_o all_o city_n after_o their_o rebellion_n most_o hate_v monarchy_n yet_o even_o athens_n constitute_v some_o single_a person_n generalissimo_n and_o entrust_v he_o with_o a_o regal_a authority_n and_o at_o last_o when_o their_o republic_n affair_n fly_v malis_fw-la avibus_fw-la upon_o the_o wing_n of_o ill-luck_n they_o choose_v solon_n for_o their_o king_n but_o he_o be_v as_o great_a a_o hater_n of_o monarchy_n as_o be_v timon_n of_o mankind_n refuse_v their_o proffer_n 4._o in_o monarchy_n say_v nicocles_n state-business_n may_v more_o private_o be_v deliberate_v and_o consult_v upon_o and_o therefore_o without_o discovery_n may_v more_o successful_o be_v manage_v to_o the_o terror_n of_o the_o enemy_n and_o to_o the_o great_a advantage_n of_o the_o kingdom_n than_o in_o democracy_n where_o by_o one_o or_o other_o the_o secret_n of_o state_n be_v frequent_o discover_v and_o their_o consultation_n vote_n and_o resolve_n be_v make_v know_v before_o they_o be_v ripen_v or_o before_o they_o can_v be_v put_v into_o execution_n which_o have_v prove_v very_o fatal_a and_o detrimental_a to_o many_o republics_a and_o here_o by_o the_o way_n we_o may_v note_v that_o by_o some_o wise_a man_n it_o have_v be_v think_v no_o part_n of_o national_a prudence_n or_o state-policy_n in_o our_o late_a house_n of_o commons_o here_o in_o england_n to_o order_n every_o day_n their_o own_o debate_n vote_n and_o resolve_n to_o be_v public_o print_v for_o by_o so_o do_v they_o foment_v the_o several_a faction_n in_o the_o nation_n and_o exasperate_v the_o disaffect_v people_n against_o the_o king_n and_o his_o government_n and_o more_o particular_o against_o his_o royal_a highness_n the_o duke_n of_o york_n and_o which_o be_v worst_a of_o all_o they_o by_o their_o print_a vote_n discover_v and_o reveal_v not_o only_o their_o own_o but_o also_o the_o king_n be_v secret_n and_o counsel_n unto_o his_o foe_n as_o well_o as_o his_o friend_n 5._o nicocles_n argue_v as_o a_o innocent_a heathen_a draw_v a_o argument_n to_o prove_v the_o excellency_n of_o monarchy_n above_o all_o other_o form_n of_o government_n from_o the_o regimen_n of_o the_o god_n themselves_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n for_o the_o very_a god_n whilst_o they_o be_v in_o a_o free_a commonwealth_n can_v not_o agree_v how_o to_o govern_v the_o world_n but_o do_v bitter_o clash_v and_o wrangle_v among_o themselves_o so_o that_o at_o last_o necessity_n force_v they_o to_o choose_v a_o king_n who_o shall_v be_v supreme_a and_o monarch_n over_o all_o the_o other_o god_n and_o the_o lot_n fall_v upon_o jupiter_n who_o be_v immediate_o proclaim_v supreme_a monarch_n over_o all_o the_o rest_n and_o when_o this_o be_v do_v than_o the_o world_n be_v peaceable_o govern_v and_o all_o thing_n prosper_v as_o well_o as_o heart_n can_v wish_v wherefore_o as_o nicolces_n of_o old_a do_v so_o we_o at_o present_a may_v rational_o conclude_v that_o of_o all_o the_o form_n of_o government_n monarchy_n deserve_v the_o supremacy_n chap._n iii_o that_o all_o king_n and_o their_o lawful_a heir_n ought_v by_o right_a of_o primogeniture_n to_o reign_v and_o govern_v successive_o whether_o they_o be_v moral_o good_a or_o bad_a whether_o infidel_n or_o christian_n papist_n or_o protestant_n that_o succession_n to_o the_o imperial_a throne_n ought_v to_o be_v by_o virtue_n of_o primogeniture_n and_o not_o of_o grace_n will_v be_v the_o task_n of_o the_o follow_a section_n to_o prove_v sect_n i._o the_o proposition_n prove_v by_o humane_a authority_n of_o heathen_n in_o plato_n time_n king_n be_v either_o elective_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d according_a to_o the_o law_n and_o custom_n of_o particular_a nation_n as_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o carthage_n and_o as_o at_o this_o day_n in_o polonia_n or_o they_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d hereditary_n according_a to_o primogeniture_n as_o in_o lacedaemon_n and_o 3._o and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n diog._n lacrt._n plato_n l._n 3._o macedonia_n for_o the_o lacedaemon_n and_o macedonian_n be_v not_o only_o for_o kingly_a government_n but_o also_o for_o the_o due_a and_o regular_a succession_n of_o their_o king_n in_o the_o right_a ibid._n right_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n ibid._n line_n to_o the_o same_o purpose_n aelian_a inform_v we_o scil_n that_o 13._o that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d aelian_a hist_o l._n 6._o c._n 13._o among_o the_o grecian_n their_o king_n reign_v successive_o according_a to_o birthright_a and_o particular_o gelon_n in_o sicilia_n the_o leuconian_a king_n in_o bosphorus_n and_o the_o cypselidae_n in_o corinth_n though_o as_o he_o report_v the_o legal_a succession_n of_o their_o king_n by_o primogeniture_n seldom_o run_v far_o in_o a_o direct_a lineal_a descent_n than_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d unto_o the_o three_o generation_n by_o reason_n of_o frequent_a insurrection_n and_o bloody_a rebellion_n in_o which_o too_o often_o some_o powerful_a usurper_n or_o other_o mount_v the_o throne_n even_o as_o oliver_n cromwell_n late_o do_v here_o in_o this_o our_o kingdom_n and_o cut_v off_o the_o right_a heir_n thus_o may_v overcome_v right_o turn_v the_o stream_n of_o regal_a government_n out_o of_o its_o proper_a channel_n and_o force_v it_o to_o run_v at_o least_o for_o a_o while_n a_o by-way_n nicocles_n the_o aforementioned_a emperor_n strenuous_o defend_v his_o own_o just_a title_n to_o the_o crown_n by_o virtue_n of_o his_o birthright_a when_o he_o assure_v the_o world_n that_o he_o come_v to_o the_o crown_n not_o by_o usurpation_n nor_o by_o any_o illegal_a and_o sinister_a way_n but_o honest_o 3._o honest_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n isocrat_n nicocl_n orat._n 3._o and_o just_o to_o wit_n by_o inheritance_n descend_v from_o his_o progenitor_n down_o to_o his_o father_n and_o from_o his_o father_n immediate_o to_o himself_o sect_n ii_o the_o propsition_n that_o succession_n to_o the_o throne_n ought_v to_o be_v by_o virtue_n of_o primogeniture_n and_o not_o of_o grace_n be_v far_a prove_v by_o divine_a authority_n as_o humane_a so_o also_o divine_a authority_n speak_v the_o same_o truth_n scil_n that_o all_o king_n and_o their_o lawful_a heir_n whether_o good_a or_o bad_a virtuous_a or_o vicious_a ought_v successive_o to_o reign_v and_o govern._n to_o this_o purpose_n very_o pertinent_a be_v the_o interrogatory_n which_o elihu_n put_v to_o job_n c._n 34._o v._n 17_o 18._o shall_v even_o he_o that_o hate_v right_o gover_n and_o will_v thou_o condemn_v he_o that_o be_v most_o just_a be_v it_o fit_a to_o say_v to_o a_o king_n thou_o be_v wicked_a and_o to_o prince_n you_o be_v ungodly_a for_o the_o right_a understanding_n of_o which_o interrogatories_n it_o must_v be_v premise_v that_o through_o gross_a mistake_n elihu_n rash_o conclude_v that_o pious_a job_n have_v unworthy_o repine_v at_o god_n severe_a hand_n of_o providence_n towards_o he_o and_o therefore_o to_o convince_v job_n of_o his_o suppose_a error_n do_v elihu_n expostulate_v with_o he_o say_v shall_v they_o who_o be_v hater_n of_o righteousness_n and_o justice_n by_o virtue_n of_o their_o right_n of_o succession_n and_o inheritance_n govern_v and_o reign_v over_o their_o subject_n and_o that_o by_o god_n own_o appointment_n and_o what_o will_v not_o thou_o o_o vain_a man_n suffer_v god_n himself_o the_o king_n of_o heaven_n and_o earth_n to_o govern_v act_n and_o do_v what_o seem_v he_o best_o with_o his_o creature_n but_o thou_o will_v presume_v to_o censure_v thy_o maker_n and_o say_v he_o be_v not_o just_a in_o his_o deal_n with_o thou_o sure_o reason_n teach_v thou_o this_o lesson_n that_o if_o thou_o may_v not_o
censure_v nor_o condemn_v a_o earthly_a prince_n who_o possible_o may_v hate_v right_o much_o less_o may_v thou_o censure_v and_o condemn_v the_o most_o just_a one_o even_o god_n who_o can_v never_o do_v any_o unrighteous_a thing_n so_o that_o elihu_n make_v a_o comparison_n between_o god_n and_o a_o king_n and_o he_o thus_o argue_v à _fw-la majore_fw-la to_o wit_n that_o if_o king_n ought_v not_o to_o be_v censure_v nor_o control_v by_o their_o subject_n but_o aught_o to_o govern_v and_o rule_n notwithstanding_o any_o suppose_a irregularity_n of_o their_o life_n and_o action_n then_o much_o more_o ought_v almighty_a god_n to_o reign_v and_o govern_v according_a to_o his_o own_o beneplacet_fw-la and_o no_o man_n whatever_o aught_o in_o the_o least_o to_o murmur_v at_o his_o providence_n though_o apparent_o never_o so_o thwart_v unto_o humane_a expectation_n for_o shall_v even_o he_o that_o hate_v right_o govern_v and_o will_v thou_o condemn_v he_o that_o be_v most_o just_a the_o point_n of_o interrogation_n in_o v._o 17._o 18._o drus_n in_o job_n 34.17_o 18._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d shall_v he_o be_v altogether_o affirmative_a and_o imply_v that_o he_o who_o hate_v right_o shall_v and_o aught_o however_o to_o govern._n but_o the_o point_n of_o interrogation_n in_o v._o 18._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d nunquid_fw-la be_v it_o fit_a to_o say_v to_o a_o king_n thou_o be_v wicked_a or_o to_o prince_n you_o be_v ungodly_a be_v whole_o negative_a and_o teach_v all_o man_n this_o loyal_a lesson_n scil_n that_o it_o be_v not_o fit_a nor_o lawful_a for_o any_o subject_n to_o say_v their_o king_n be_v wicked_a nor_o to_o revile_v and_o scandalize_v their_o prince_n by_o opprobrious_o affirm_v that_o they_o want_v grace_n and_o be_v ungodly_a and_o that_o therefore_o they_o be_v unfit_a for_o government_n loc_n drusius_n in_o loc_n non_fw-la dicere_fw-la convenit_fw-la non_fw-la honestum_fw-la non_fw-la par_fw-fr est_fw-fr it_o be_v not_o honest_a nor_o meet_v nor_o allowable_a to_o say_v so_o to_o king_n and_o prince_n for_o let_v they_o be_v never_o so_o bad_a even_a belial_n idolater_n as_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o we_o translate_v wicked_a in_o the_o hebrew_n do_v signify_v yet_o for_o all_o that_o their_o idolatry_n they_o ought_v to_o reign_v and_o govern._n yea_o this_o truth_n scil_n that_o king_n and_o their_o lawful_a heir_n by_o right_a of_o primogeniture_n ought_v successive_o to_o reign_v be_v far_a evidence_v by_o our_o saviour_n answer_n unto_o pontius_n pilate_n st._n joh._n 18.37_o pilate_n say_v to_o he_o be_v thou_o a_o king_n then_o jesus_n answer_v thou_o say_v that_o i_o be_o a_o king_n to_o this_o end_n be_v i_o bear_v etc._n etc._n in_o which_o answer_n our_o bless_a saviour_n assert_n two_o great_a truth_n 1._o that_o he_o himself_o be_v true_o and_o indeed_o a_o king_n as_o pilate_n have_v say_v 2._o that_o he_o be_v king_n by_o primogeniture_n and_o birthright_a for_o unto_o this_o end_n to_o wit_n that_o he_o may_v be_v a_o king_n and_o may_v declare_v to_o all_o the_o world_n the_o same_o truth_n be_v he_o born_n thus_o the_o holy_a jesus_n rational_o urge_v and_o plead_v his_o own_o birth_n as_o a_o sufficient_a title_n to_o his_o father_n kingdom_n inasmuch_o as_o his_o father_n be_v a_o king_n and_o he_o be_v his_o first-born_a which_o answer_v of_o christ_n when_o pilate_n right_o understand_v to_o wit_n that_o jesus_n be_v indeed_o a_o king_n but_o not_o of_o this_o world_n and_o when_o he_o understand_v also_o that_o jesus_n his_o be_v a_o king_n be_v no_o more_o prejudicial_a to_o caesar_n crown_n and_o dignity_n than_o be_v that_o internal_a empire_n which_o the_o stoic_a philosopher_n attribute_v to_o every_o wise_a man_n now_o when_o 18._o when_o exit_fw-la jesus_n responso_fw-la pilatus_n concepit_fw-la regnum_fw-la quod_fw-la jesus_n sibi_fw-la tribuerit_fw-la non_fw-la magìs_fw-la imperio_fw-la romano_n obesse_fw-la quà m_fw-la id_fw-la quod_fw-la 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positive_a law_n of_o nature_n oblige_v all_o nation_n at_o all_o time_n to_o the_o observation_n of_o it_o which_o law_n of_o inheritance_n by_o primogeniture_n we_o find_v record_v by_o moses_n in_o deut._n 21._o v._o 15_o 16_o 17._o and_o it_o run_v thus_o if_o a_o man_n have_v two_o wife_n one_o belove_v inheritance_n the_o law_n of_o inheritance_n and_o another_o hate_a and_o they_o have_v bear_v he_o child_n both_o the_o belove_a and_o the_o hate_a and_o if_o the_o first-born_a son_n be_v she_o that_o be_v hate_v than_o it_o shall_v be_v ☞_o ☞_o when_o he_o make_v his_o son_n to_o inherit_v that_o which_o he_o have_v that_o he_o may_v not_o make_v the_o son_n of_o the_o belove_a first-born_a before_o the_o son_n of_o the_o hate_a which_o be_v indeed_o the_o first-born_a but_o he_o shall_v acknowledge_v the_o son_n of_o the_o hate_a for_o the_o first-born_a by_o give_v he_o a_o double_a portion_n of_o all_o that_o he_o have_v etc._n etc._n by_o this_o law_n it_o be_v undeniable_o evident_a that_o the_o first-born_a shall_v ever_o be_v the_o heir_n of_o his_o father_n whether_o the_o say_v first-born_a be_v good_a or_o bad_a belove_a or_o hate_v and_o the_o reason_n which_o god_n give_v for_o that_o law_n be_v this_o scil_n v._o 17._o 21.17_o deut._n 21.17_o because_o the_o first-born_a be_v the_o beginning_n of_o his_o father_n strength_n and_o therefore_o the_o right_a of_o the_o first-born_a be_v his_o that_o be_v to_o say_v the_o right_a of_o inheritance_n be_v he_o so_o that_o this_o law_n of_o inheritance_n by_o primogeniture_n be_v not_o only_o a_o positive_a and_o judicial_a law_n make_v by_o god_n bind_v the_o people_n of_o the_o jew_n but_o it_o be_v also_o a_o moral_a law_n found_v on_o natural_a reason_n and_o therefore_o be_v for_o ever_o obligatory_a and_o at_o all_o time_n bind_v all_o nation_n to_o observe_v and_o keep_v it_o for_o if_o among_o the_o jew_n the_o first-born_a be_v therefore_o to_o inherit_v because_o he_o be_v the_o beginning_n of_o his_o father_n strength_n then_o by_o the_o same_o force_n of_o reason_n ought_v all_o first-born_a son_n of_o all_o man_n whatever_o to_o inherit_v their_o father_n substance_n because_o they_o all_o be_v the_o beginning_n of_o their_o father_n strength_n and_o therefore_o the_o right_n of_o inheritance_n be_v they_o from_o which_o concession_n we_o thus_o argue_v to_o wit_n that_o if_o succession_n and_o inheritance_n be_v establish_v upon_o the_o first-born_a in_o private_a family_n because_o of_o his_o primogeniture_n then_o by_o the_o same_o law_n the_o right_a of_o inheritance_n and_o of_o succession_n unto_o the_o crown_n be_v for_o ever_o settle_v upon_o the_o first-born_a of_o king_n for_o the_o first-born_a of_o king_n be_v the_o beginning_n of_o their_o royal_a father_n strength_n and_o therefore_o the_o right_a of_o the_o first-born_a that_o be_v to_o say_v the_o right_a of_o inheritance_n and_o of_o succession_n to_o their_o father_n throne_n be_v they_o and_o from_o this_o moral_a law_n of_o inheritance_n by_o primogeniture_n it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o not_o only_o the_o jew_n but_o also_o all_o civilise_v nation_n among_o the_o heathen_n do_v prefer_v their_o first_o bear_v 145._o bear_v amplissimum_fw-la verò_fw-la dignitatis_fw-la gradum_n primogenitus_fw-la haereditario_fw-la jure_fw-la sibi_fw-la vendicat_fw-la etc._n etc._n epist_n indi_fw-it japan_n p._n 145._o son_n to_o be_v their_o heir_n and_o particular_o the_o first-born_a son_n of_o their_o king_n to_o succeed_v and_o inherit_v their_o father_n crown_n and_o digity_n for_o common_a and_o natural_a reason_n dictate_v this_o to_o be_v the_o first-born's_a right_n and_o whenever_o as_o sometime_o it_o do_v happen_v that_o some_o aspire_a domestic_a or_o foreigner_n do_v attempt_v to_o put_v by_o the_o right_a heir_n from_o succeed_v his_o father_n that_o then_o war_n be_v immediate_o commence_v to_o defend_v the_o first-born's_a just_a title_n to_o the_o crown_n and_o it_o be_v not_o be_v
note_v that_o although_o ofttimes_o god_n do_v use_v his_o own_o prerogative_n and_o do_v among_o the_o jew_n set_v up_o and_o pull_v down_o king_n at_o his_o pleasure_n which_o no_o creature_n though_o nver_o so_o great_a aught_o to_o do_v yet_o this_o be_v to_o be_v observe_v that_o after_o god_n have_v once_o settle_v the_o succession_n of_o the_o crown_n of_o israel_n in_o king_n david_n family_n and_o particular_o on_o king_n solomon_n issue_n by_o primogeniture_n that_o then_o it_o be_v high_a treason_n for_o any_o to_o put_v by_o the_o lawful_a heir_n and_o successor_n although_o the_o say_a heir_n be_v a_o idolater_n and_o never_o so_o bad_a as_o to_z either_o faith_n or_o manner_n nor_o may_v we_o forget_v the_o chronologer_n observation_n scil_n 154._o allen_n script_n chronol_n p._n 154._o that_o all_o who_o reign_v in_o judah_n after_o king_n solomon_n they_o all_o be_v the_o right_a heir_n to_o the_o crown_n except_o only_a queen_n athaliah_n who_o be_v of_o the_o house_n of_o omri_n and_o of_o the_o tribe_n of_o issachar_n she_o only_o by_o usurpation_n fraud_n and_o violence_n step_v up_o into_o the_o throne_n that_o do_v not_o belong_v to_o she_o and_o she_o pay_v dear_a for_o it_o for_z the_o divine_a vengeance_n soon_o overtake_v she_o and_o render_v to_o her_o the_o just_a wage_n of_o her_o treason_n which_o be_v death_n for_o 2_o chron._n 23.15_o they_o lay_v hold_v on_o she_o and_o slay_v she_o and_o set_v up_o joash_n the_o right_a heir_n and_o then_o all_o the_o people_n rejoice_v and_o the_o city_n be_v quiet_a v._n 21_o after_o that_o they_o have_v slay_v athaliah_n the_o usurper_n with_o the_o sword_n and_o have_v restore_v joash_n the_o right_a heir_n by_o primogeniture_n unto_o the_o crown_n and_o although_o for_o the_o sin_n of_o solomon_n almighty_a god_n do_v rend_v away_o from_o the_o house_n and_o lineage_n of_o king_n solomon_n ten_o tribe_n and_o erect_v a_o distinct_a king_n over_o those_o say_v ten_o tribe_n to_o show_v 1._o his_o own_o justice_n against_o impenitent_a sinner_n 2._o to_o exert_v his_o own_o prerogative_n and_o to_o let_v the_o world_n know_v that_o it_o be_v in_o his_o power_n alone_o to_o set_v up_o and_o to_o depose_v king_n yet_o god_n do_v not_o disinherit_v for_o ever_o the_o right_a heir_n of_o king_n solomon_n for_o although_o god_n do_v set_v up_o a_o new_a kingdom_n and_o a_o new_a succession_n in_o israel_n for_o the_o reason_n above_o mention_v yet_o it_o be_v only_o for_o a_o certain_a term_n of_o year_n and_o by_o limit_v the_o succession_n in_o israel_n to_o a_o term_n of_o year_n the_o allwise_a god_n do_v clear_o hint_n to_o all_o man_n this_o truth_n to_o wit_n that_o notwithstanding_o the_o interregnum's_a of_o jeroboam_n and_o of_o all_o the_o other_o king_n of_o israel_n that_o however_o still_o the_o right_n of_o inheritance_n and_o of_o succession_n to_o the_o imperial_a crown_n over_o all_o israel_n as_o well_o as_o over_o all_o judah_n still_o belong_v to_o the_o line_n and_o house_n of_o solomon_n and_o it_o so_o happen_v that_o after_o god_n have_v sufficient_o punish_v the_o house_n of_o solomon_n for_o their_o rebellion_n against_o his_o divine_a majesty_n that_o then_o according_a to_o his_o own_o law_n of_o inheritance_n he_o restore_v the_o whole_a kingdom_n back_o again_o to_o the_o right_a heir_n of_o the_o line_n and_o house_n of_o king_n solomon_n for_o 23.24_o 2_o king_n 23.24_o josias_n the_o right_a heir_n of_o king_n solomon_n by_o primogeniture_n reign_v over_o all_o israel_n as_o well_o as_o over_o all_o judah_n nor_o may_v we_o pass_v over_o in_o silence_n this_o remark_n scil_n that_o whenever_o any_o rebellious_a subject_n do_v depose_v and_o kill_v any_o king_n whether_o in_o judah_n as_o do_v the_o mutinous_a subject_n destroy_v amon_n king_n of_o judah_n 21.23_o 2_o king_n 21.23_o upon_o the_o pretence_n of_o his_o be_v a_o idolater_n 16.9_o 1_o king_n 16.9_o or_o in_o israel_n as_o do_v treacherous_a zimri_n murder_v his_o lord_n elah_n king_n of_o israel_n now_o whenever_o any_o do_v thus_o disloyal_o attempt_v to_o depose_v and_o kill_v their_o lawful_a prince_n and_o do_v endeavour_v to_o prevent_v the_o right_a heir_n from_o enjoy_v the_o crown_n then_o do_v god_n by_o his_o wise_a and_o just_a providence_n so_o order_n matter_n as_o that_o the_o say_v treacherous_a attempter_n be_v ever_o prosecute_v for_o traitor_n and_o be_v deserve_o execute_v for_o their_o treason_n and_o if_o any_o scrupulous_a person_n shall_v desire_v to_o be_v far_o inform_v ☞_o ☞_o for_o what_o reason_n it_o be_v not_o lawful_a for_o any_o people_n to_o depose_v and_o kill_v their_o lawful_a king_n nor_o to_o exclude_v the_o right_a heir_n by_o primogeniture_n from_o succeed_v in_o the_o throne_n because_o of_o his_o immorality_n tyranny_n idolatry_n or_o because_v of_o any_o other_o pretend_a wickedness_n whatever_o the_o reason_n be_v because_o king_n be_v accountable_a only_o unto_o god_n for_o their_o faith_n and_o manner_n for_o their_o principle_n and_o practice_n and_o not_o unto_o the_o people_n their_o subject_n for_o it_o be_v god_n and_o not_o the_o people_n who_o set_v up_o hererditary_a king_n and_o prince_n and_o therefore_o they_o be_v to_o give_v a_o account_n of_o their_o stewardship_n only_o unto_o he_o of_o who_o they_o receive_v it_o pa_z hence_o it_o be_v that_o although_o god_n may_v in_o his_o wrath_n depose_v king_n for_o their_o sin_n commit_v against_o himself_o yet_o the_o people_n may_v not_o depose_v any_o king_n for_o any_o irregularity_n or_o outrage_n commit_v against_o themselves_o whether_o upon_o their_o person_n or_o their_o estate_n for_o ☜_o ☜_o the_o king_n be_v therefore_o accountable_a unto_o god_n because_o he_o be_v though_o a_o king_n inferior_a to_o god_n be_v his_o vicegerent_n but_o the_o king_n be_v therefore_o unaccountable_a to_o his_o subject_n the_o peopple_n because_o he_o be_v their_o superior_a be_v their_o king_n and_o it_o be_v ever_o 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party_n 2._o the_o usurper_n intrude_v and_o his_o confederate_n and_o both_o side_n will_v plead_v a_o just_a title_n to_o the_o crown_n the_o lawful_a heir_n exclude_v will_v urge_v and_o that_o most_o true_o his_o right_n thereunto_o by_o virtue_n of_o his_o primogeniture_n according_a to_o the_o law_n of_o god_n of_o natural_a reason_n and_o of_o magna_fw-la charta_fw-la and_o therefore_o to_o be_v sure_a he_o will_v fight_v and_o that_o undaunt_o for_o the_o crown_n on_o the_o other_o hand_n the_o usurper_n will_v plead_v and_o that_o not_o without_o reason_n his_o title_n to_o the_o crown_n by_o virtue_n of_o the_o new_a law_n of_o the_o nation_n to_o wit_n the_o new_a statute_n of_o exclusion_n which_o have_v settle_v the_o royal_a diadem_n upon_o his_o head_n and_o therefore_o he_o will_v not_o easy_o part_v with_o it_o wherefore_o no_o man_n need_v doubt_n but_o that_o the_o usurper_n will_v fight_v and_o that_o stout_o to_o keep_v what_o by_o law_n he_o have_v get_v thus_o 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this_o we_o ought_v to_o do_v rather_o than_o to_o obey_v man_n and_o his_o new_a law_n of_o exclusion_n and_o so_o to_o engage_v for_o the_o usurper_n who_o reign_v and_o govern_v not_o by_o divine_a but_o only_o by_o humane_a law_n and_o appointment_n and_o we_o will_v appeal_v to_o conscience_n and_o reason_n whether_o it_o be_v not_o safe_a to_o follow_v god_n and_o his_o law_n which_o can_v err_v than_o man_n who_o may_v err_v and_o his_o law_n of_o exclusion_n which_o do_v gross_o err_v in_o the_o very_a sanction_n of_o it_o in_o that_o it_o manifest_o oppose_v the_o abovementioned_a law_n of_o god_n which_o command_v that_o the_o right_a heir_n by_o primogeniture_n shall_v reign_v and_o govern_v although_o he_o hate_v right_o object_n if_o it_o be_v as_o it_o be_v by_o all_o anti-yorkists_n and_o common_a wealth_n man_n object_v that_o the_o law_n of_o the_o realm_n be_v above_o the_o king_n for_o that_o the_o law_n make_v he_o king_n and_o therefore_o say_v they_o the_o law_n have_v a_o power_n to_o depose_v the_o king_n and_o to_o take_v away_o that_o regal_a authority_n which_o it_o give_v he_o as_o that_o great_a but_o to_o our_o think_n factious_a lawyer_n 8._o lawyer_n ipse_fw-la autem_fw-la rex_fw-la non_fw-la debet_fw-la esse_fw-la sub_fw-la homine_fw-la sed_fw-la sub_fw-la deo_fw-la &_o sub_fw-la lege_fw-la quia_fw-la lex_fw-la facit_fw-la regem_fw-la non_fw-fr est_fw-fr enim_fw-la rex_fw-la ubi_fw-la dominatur_fw-la volumas_fw-la &_o non_fw-la lex_fw-la etc._n etc._n bract._n l._n 1._o c._n 8._o bracton_n argue_v and_o as_o be_v so_o often_o quote_v from_o he_o and_o seditious_o urge_v by_o the_o author_n of_o julian_n apostate_n p._n 83._o and_o the_o very_a same_o argument_n be_v plead_v by_o all_o the_o late_a regicide_n particular_o by_o that_o grand_a regicide_n bradshaw_n the_o lawyer_n who_o have_v the_o impudence_n to_o sit_v as_o judge_n upon_o the_o bench_n and_o to_o pronounce_v that_o diabolical_a sentence_n of_o condemnation_n upon_o 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their_o client_n so_o gross_o to_o err_v in_o point_n of_o obedience_n but_o as_o for_o the_o above_o mention_v objection_n it_o be_v already_o pithy_o answer_v by_o the_o king_n be_v learned_a sergeant_n at_o law_n in_o hilary-term_n 1683_o in_o their_o true_o loyal_a motto_n a_o deo_fw-la rex_fw-la a_fw-la rege_fw-la lex_fw-la god_n make_v the_o king_n the_o king_n make_v the_o law_n and_o therefore_o very_o false_a and_o antiscriptural_a be_v the_o forementioned_a position_n scil_n 1._o that_o the_o law_n make_v the_o king_n 2._o that_o the_o law_n be_v above_o the_o king_n for_o although_o the_o law_n of_o god_n indeed_o be_v above_o all_o king_n and_o if_o they_o wilful_o transgress_v the_o same_o they_o be_v all_o accountable_a unto_o god_n and_o unto_o god_n only_o for_o the_o same_o yet_o in_o this_o kingdom_n of_o england_n no_o statute-law_n be_v or_o can_v be_v above_z the_o king_n and_o that_o because_o it_o be_v the_o king_n who_o first_o give_v life_n and_o be_v to_o the_o law_n of_o the_o land_n the_o king_n by_o his_o royal_a assent_n make_v the_o law_n saluâ_fw-la regiâ_fw-la praerogatiuâ_fw-la to_o be_v what_o it_o be_v to_o wit_n a_o law_n but_o the_o law_n of_o the_o land_n do_v not_o make_v the_o king_n to_o be_v what_o he_o be_v to_o wit_n a_o king_n for_o the_o king_n be_v king_n before_o the_o law_n and_o so_o he_o become_v the_o principal_a efficient_a cause_n of_o the_o law_n and_o therefore_o the_o king_n be_v before_o the_o law_n inasmuch_o as_o the_o cause_n be_v ever_o before_o the_o effect_n and_o it_o be_v to_o be_v note_v that_o although_o the_o law_n may_v by_o repeal_n or_o other_o way_n be_v abolish_v and_o die_v yet_o in_o england_n the_o king_n never_o do_v nor_o can_v die_v as_o long_o as_o there_o be_v alive_a any_o lawful_a heir_n by_o primogeniture_n though_o never_o so_o remote_a object_n but_o most_o if_o not_o all_o the_o anti-yorkists_n do_v and_o still_o do_v urge_v in_o favour_n of_o their_o bill_n of_o exclusion_n the_o statute_n of_o 13_o cue_n eliz._n c._n 1._o when_o a_o law_n be_v make_v to_o this_o purpose_n scil_n that_o it_o shall_v be_v high-treason_n for_o any_o to_o affirm_v the_o right_n in_o succession_n of_o the_o crown_n to_o be_v in_o some_o other_o than_o the_o queen_n or_o to_o affirm_v that_o the_o law_n and_o statute_n do_v not_o bind_v the_o right_n of_o the_o crown_n and_o the_o descent_n limitation_n inheritance_n and_o governance_n thereof_o whosoever_o shall_v during_o the_o queen_n life_n by_o book_n or_o work_v write_v or_o print_v express_o affirm_v before_o the_o same_o be_v establish_v by_o parliament_n that_o any_o one_o particular_a person_n be_v or_o aught_o to_o be_v heir_n and_o successor_n to_o the_o queen_n except_z the_o same_o be_v the_o natural_a issue_n of_o her_o body_n etc._n etc._n shall_v for_o the_o first_o offence_n be_v a_o whole_a year_n imprison_v and_o forfeit_v half_a his_o good_n and_o for_o the_o second_o offence_n shall_v incur_v the_o penalty_n of_o praemunire_n polt_n qu._n el._n 13._o c._n 1._o this_o be_v the_o act_n and_o these_o be_v the_o word_n of_o that_o act_n which_o the_o author_n of_o julian_n the_o apostate_n and_o all_o the_o factious_a associatour_n have_v so_o stiff_o plead_v in_o justification_n of_o their_o bill_n of_o exclusion_n ans_fw-fr but_o a_o little_a to_o undeceive_v the_o delude_a people_n and_o to_o tell_v the_o truth_n as_o far_o as_o we_o apprehend_v it_o first_o there_o be_v a_o occasion_n if_o not_o a_o necessity_n for_o such_o a_o act_n in_o queen_n elizabeth_n day_n but_o there_o be_v none_o in_o these_o of_o we_o and_o the_o reason_n for_o it_o be_v this_o scil_n because_o in_o her_o day_n many_o both_o papist_n and_o fanatic_n dispute_v queen_n elizabeth_n right_a and_o title_n to_o the_o crown_n nor_o be_v it_o certain_o know_v who_o by_o birth_n
he_o due_a honour_n and_o worship_n out_o of_o contempt_n 4._o contempt_n non_fw-la ego_fw-la inquit_fw-la fili_fw-la summum_fw-la imperium_fw-la tuum_fw-la contempsi_fw-la sed_fw-la experiri_fw-la volui_fw-la a_o scires_fw-la consulem_fw-la agere_fw-la necignoro_fw-la quid_fw-la patriae_fw-la venerationi_fw-la debeatur_fw-la verùm_fw-la publica_fw-la instituta_fw-la privatâ_fw-la pielate_fw-la potiora_fw-la judico_fw-la valer._n max._n l._n 2._o c._n 2._o §._o 4._o but_o only_o to_o try_v whether_o he_o so_o young_a know_v how_o to_o maintain_v the_o magnificency_n and_o grandeur_n of_o a_o consul_n or_o do_v right_o understand_v how_o to_o treat_v he_o not_o as_o his_o natural_a father_n but_o as_o his_o most_o dutiful_a subject_n for_o he_o do_v open_o declare_v that_o the_o public_a honour_n and_o veneration_n due_a to_o the_o supreme_a magistrate_n ought_v ever_o to_o precede_v all_o private_a duty_n to_o parent_n the_o senate_n of_o rome_n to_o show_v their_o abhorrency_n of_o the_o treacherous_a assassination_n commit_v on_o the_o person_n of_o their_o emperor_n julius_n caesar_n in_o publico_fw-la luctu_fw-la do_v most_o solemn_o bewail_v that_o horrid_a and_o execrable_a fact_n in_o a_o public_a lamentation_n and_o damnati_fw-la omnes_fw-la condemn_v to_o death_n all_o the_o plotter_n and_o actor_n thereof_o and_o although_o the_o say_a regicide_n flee_v from_o justice_n yet_o the_o vengeance_n of_o god_n pursue_v they_o all_o so_o that_o not_o any_o one_o of_o they_o die_v a_o natural_a death_n but_o 84._o but_o alius_fw-la alio_fw-la casu_fw-la periit_fw-la pars_fw-la naufragio_fw-la pars_fw-la praelio_fw-la nonnulli_fw-la semet_fw-la eodem_fw-la illo_fw-la pugione_fw-la quo_fw-la caesarem_fw-la violaverant_a interemerunt_fw-la etc._n etc._n sueton._n vit._n jul._n caes_n §._o 84._o some_o of_o they_o perish_v at_o sea_n other_o be_v slay_v in_o battle_n some_o casual_o knock_v on_o the_o head_n and_o other_o kill_v themselves_o with_o the_o very_a same_o dagger_n with_o which_o they_o have_v wound_v caesar_n and_o aemilius_n probus_n give_v we_o another_o remarkable_a instance_n of_o the_o divine_a hand_n punish_v treachery_n and_o disloyalty_n in_o the_o person_n and_o complice_n of_o mithrobarzanes_n who_o persidious_o revolt_n from_o datames_n his_o lawful_a prince_n unto_o the_o pisidian_n who_o be_v at_o that_o time_n datames_n his_o open_a enemy_n be_v at_o last_o upon_o a_o right_a understanding_n of_o his_o perfidiousness_n furious_o assault_v by_o both_o 132._o both_o proditores_fw-la perculit_fw-la &_o host_n profligavit_fw-la &_o quod_fw-la ad_fw-la svam_fw-la perniciem_fw-la fuerat_fw-la cogitatum_fw-la id_fw-la ad_fw-la svam_fw-la salutem_fw-la convertit_fw-la quo_fw-la neque_fw-la acutius_fw-la ullius_fw-la imperatoris_fw-la cogitatum_fw-la ne_fw-la que_fw-la celerius_fw-la factum_fw-la usquam_fw-la legimus_fw-la cornel._n nep._n datam_fw-la p._n 132._o party_n and_o miserable_o destroy_v by_o who_o death_n datames_n be_v free_v from_o the_o traitor_n and_o from_o his_o enemy_n the_o pisidian_n it_o be_v record_v by_o quintus_n curtius_n for_o the_o everlasting_a praise_n of_o the_o grecian_n that_o it_o be_v their_o natural_a wont_a to_o honour_n and_o obey_v their_o king_n 3._o king_n nam_fw-la haud_fw-la facilè_fw-la dictu_fw-la est_fw-la praeter_fw-la ingenitam_fw-la illi_fw-la genti_fw-la erga_fw-la reges_fw-la suos_fw-la venerationem_fw-la quantum_fw-la huius_fw-la utique_fw-la regis_fw-la vel_fw-la admirationi_fw-la dediti_fw-la fuerint_fw-la vel_fw-la charitate_fw-la flagraverint_fw-la etc._n etc._n quint._n curt._n l._n 3._o and_o when_o alexander_n their_o king_n be_v beyond_o expectation_n recover_v from_o a_o desperate_a sickness_n occasion_v by_o a_o fall_n into_o the_o river_n cydnus_n all_o his_o loyal_a subject_n especial_o his_o soldier_n be_v so_o overjoy_v at_o the_o good_a news_n thereof_o as_o that_o they_o present_o make_v their_o humble_a address_n to_o his_o majesty_n hearty_o congratulate_v his_o happy_a recovery_n and_o as_o a_o far_a expression_n of_o their_o loyalty_n and_o of_o their_o great_a joy_n for_o their_o king_n safety_n they_o do_v also_o multiply_v their_o thanks_o and_o their_o bounty_n to_o philip_n the_o king_n physician_n for_o his_o faithfulness_n to_o the_o king_n and_o for_o his_o great_a care_n and_o cure_n of_o he_o nor_o may_v we_o forget_v isocrates_n his_o high_a eulogium_n of_o the_o say_a grecian_n how_o that_o they_o always_o prefer_v the_o public_a good_a of_o the_o kingdom_n before_o their_o private_a interest_n and_o that_o they_o do_v not_o desire_v so_o much_o to_o be_v rich_a and_o great_a as_o to_o be_v honest_a and_o useful_a to_o the_o commonwealth_n and_o that_o they_o do_v not_o covet_v to_o leave_v any_o better_a patrimony_n to_o their_o child_n than_o that_o of_o honour_n loyalty_n and_o renown_n nay_o they_o never_o contend_v isocr_n contend_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n diony_n halicar_n in_o vit._n isocr_n one_o with_o another_o but_o when_o they_o strive_v who_o shall_v be_v most_o serviceable_a to_o his_o king_n and_o country_n and_o so_o faithful_a be_v they_o to_o their_o prince_n and_o to_o all_o man_n as_o that_o their_o bare_a word_n be_v of_o more_o value_n than_o other_o man_n oath_n in_o after-age_n and_o nicocles_n press_v the_o subject_n duty_n to_o obey_v their_o prince_n draws_z his_o argument_n à _fw-fr commodo_fw-la from_o the_o great_a benefit_n they_o all_o will_v most_o certain_o reap_v thereby_o for_o then_o they_o will_v abound_v in_o wealth_n and_o riches_n and_o will_v enjoy_v peace_n and_o quietness_n at_o home_n and_o will_v become_v a_o terror_n to_o their_o enemy_n and_o be_v the_o envy_n and_o emulation_n of_o their_o neighbour_n abroad_o and_o as_o ni._n as_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n isocr_n ni._n the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o persian_n so_o that_o of_o nicocle_n will_v flourish_v and_o prosper_v more_o by_o the_o subject_n love_n and_o obedience_n towards_o their_o prince_n than_o by_o any_o prowess_n of_o arm_n or_o by_o any_o other_o politic_a contrivance_n whatever_o for_o as_o diogenes_n synopeus_fw-la a_o man_n general_o morose_v and_o averse_a from_o monarchy_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d diog._n diog._n laert._n vit._n diog._n etc._n etc._n say_v that_o the_o life_n and_o essence_n of_o civil_a polity_n consist_v in_o honour_n and_o good_a order_n for_o so_o do_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d signify_v in_o diogenes_n his_o sense_n and_o tacitus_n to_o the_o same_o purpose_n urge_v the_o necessity_n of_o the_o subject_n obedience_n to_o their_o 1._o their_o pereunte_fw-la obsequio_fw-la imperium_fw-la etiam_fw-la intercidit_fw-la &_o si_fw-la ubi_fw-la imperatur_fw-la queri_fw-la singulis_fw-la liceat_fw-la tacit._n hist_o l._n 1._o prince_n because_o otherwise_o there_o will_v soon_o be_v a_o dissolution_n of_o all_o good_a order_n and_o of_o the_o whole_a frame_n of_o government_n now_o one_o way_n to_o preserve_v the_o government_n establish_v and_o to_o continue_v the_o present_a peace_n and_o welfare_n of_o the_o kingdom_n as_o nicocles_n advise_v be_v not_o only_o to_o obey_v the_o king_n but_o also_o to_o obey_v and_o to_o honour_v all_o that_o be_v in_o authority_n under_o he_o for_o whoever_o 〈◊〉_d whoever_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d envy_v and_o malign_v the_o king_n friend_n and_o prime_a minister_n of_o state_n do_v malign_v the_o king_n himself_o and_o do_v real_o strike_v at_o he_o through_o their_o side_n whereas_o be_v they_o true_o loyal_a they_o will_v love_v and_o honour_n those_o who_o their_o king_n love_v and_o honour_a and_o whereas_o many_o drink_v the_o king_n health_n and_o talk_v big_a of_o their_o loyalty_n and_o high_o applaud_v their_o king_n but_o yet_o say_v nicocles_n true_a loyalty_n nicocl_n loyalty_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n isocr_n nicocl_n consist_v more_o in_o work_n than_o in_o word_n more_o in_o obedience_n than_o in_o talk_n sect_n iu._n the_o proposition_n that_o all_o subject_n ought_v active_o to_o obey_v their_o natural_a and_o lawful_a king_n in_o all_o thing_n which_o be_v not_o positive_o against_o some_o know_a law_n of_o god_n although_o their_o say_a prince_n be_v a_o heathen_a a_o idolater_n and_o apostate_n or_o never_o so_o moral_o vicious_a prove_v by_o the_o authority_n and_o practice_n of_o the_o primitive_a christian_n the_o doctrine_n and_o duty_n of_o obey_v all_o lawful_a king_n whether_o heathen_n or_o christian_n good_a or_o bad_a in_o all_o thing_n that_o be_v not_o positive_o evil_a be_v constant_o teach_v and_o conscientious_o practise_v by_o the_o primitive_a christian_n both_o clergy_n and_o laity_n ignatius_n the_o second_o writer_n after_o the_o apostle_n declare_v that_o all_o king_n be_v to_o be_v honour_v because_o they_o represent_v god_n the_o king_n of_o king_n and_o as_o in_o heaven_n none_o be_v great_a than_o god_n so_o on_o earth_n none_o smyrn_n none_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n ign._n epist_n smyrn_n be_v great_a than_o the_o king_n so_o say_v also_o tertullian_n colimus_fw-la imperatorem_fw-la ut_fw-la hominem_fw-la à _fw-la deo_fw-la secundum_fw-la &_o solo_fw-la deo_fw-la minorem_fw-la etc._n
communion_n with_o the_o present_a church_n of_o england_n for_o no_o rebel_n whatever_o whilst_o he_o impenitent_o continue_v such_o be_v nor_o can_v be_v a_o protestant_n for_o every_o wilful_a and_o obstinate_a rebel_n and_o plotter_n against_o the_o king_n do_v indeed_o deny_v the_o king_n supremacy_n and_o whoever_o deny_v the_o king_n supremacy_n be_v no_o protestant_n and_o therefore_o be_v no_o protestant_n he_o ought_v not_o to_o be_v admit_v into_o communion_n and_o fellowship_n with_o the_o protestant_a church_n of_o england_n until_o such_o a_o person_n shall_v open_o repent_v of_o his_o anti-protestant_n disobedience_n to_o the_o church_n canon_n and_o order_n and_o of_o his_o rebellion_n and_o treason_n against_o the_o king_n and_o as_o we_o humble_o conceive_v those_o divine_n and_o minister_n do_v not_o act_v canonical_o though_o we_o believe_v charitable_o in_o administer_a the_o holy_a sacrament_n of_o the_o lord_n supper_n unto_o person_n condemn_v for_o high_a treason_n in_o plot_v the_o murder_n of_o the_o king_n and_o of_o his_o royal_a highness_n without_o their_o public_a confession_n of_o that_o their_o heinous_a sin_n and_o treason_n their_o not_o confess_v that_o their_o gild_n when_o clear_o prove_v against_o they_o do_v apparent_o argue_v not_o only_o their_o malice_n but_o also_o the_o continuance_n of_o their_o malice_n to_o the_o very_a last_o gasp_n against_o the_o king_n and_o the_o duke_n and_o therefore_o to_o admit_v such_o unto_o the_o sacrament_n be_v to_o harden_v they_o and_o other_o of_o their_o party_n in_o their_o wickedness_n and_o malice_n against_o the_o king_n the_o duke_n and_o the_o establish_a government_n in_o church_n and_o state_n and_o be_v a_o palpable_a breach_n of_o the_o statute_n and_o of_o the_o rubric_n which_o say_v that_o if_o any_o person_n be_v a_o open_a and_o notorious_a evil_a liver_n as_o sure_o be_v all_o wilful_a rebel_n pref._n the_o order_n for_o administr_n of_o the_o lord_n supper_n pref._n or_o have_v do_v any_o wrong_n to_o his_o neighbour_n by_o word_n and_o deed_n as_o sure_o traitor_n have_v do_v to_o the_o king_n their_o neighbour_n by_o plot_v his_o death_n the_o curate_n have_v knowledge_n thereof_o shall_v call_v he_o and_o advertise_v he_o that_o in_o any_o wise_a he_o presume_v not_o to_o come_v to_o the_o lord_n table_n until_o he_o have_v open_o declare_v himself_o to_o have_v true_o repent_v the_o same_o order_n shall_v the_o curate_n use_v with_o those_o betwixt_o who_o he_o perceive_v malice_n and_o hatred_n to_o reign_v not_o suffering_n they_o to_o be_v partaker_n of_o the_o lord_n table_n until_o he_o know_v they_o to_o be_v reconcile_v and_o if_o one_o party_n shall_v remain_v still_o in_o his_o frowardness_n and_o malice_n the_o minister_n shall_v not_o admit_v he_o that_o be_v obstinate_a chap._n v._n the_o doctrine_n and_o practice_n of_o depose_v lawful_a king_n and_o of_o exclude_v the_o right_a heir_n by_o primogeniture_n from_o succeed_v in_o the_o throne_n for_o his_o want_n of_o grace_n or_o for_o be_v a_o heretic_n idolater_n tyrannical_a or_o wicked_a be_v ground_v upon_o nothing_o but_o popery_n and_o fanaticism_n sect_n i._o this_o wicked_a doctrine_n and_o practice_n of_o depose_v and_o murder_v king_n and_o of_o preclude_v their_o lawful_a heir_n for_o be_v heretic_n etc._n etc._n be_v ground_v on_o popery_n the_o truth_n of_o the_o assertion_n be_v so_o well_o know_v 1679._o dr._n lloyd_n serm._n nou._n 5._o 1679._o as_o that_o there_o be_v no_o kingdom_n in_o our_o european_a paean_a world_n but_o the_o pope_n have_v give_v it_o away_o upon_o the_o account_n of_o religion_n no_o country_n 503._o king_n james_n work_n p._n 503._o but_o he_o have_v make_v a_o aceldama_n upon_o the_o account_n of_o religion_n and_o many_o king_n have_v he_o kill_v mere_o for_o religion_n this_o we_o will_v confirm_v and_o prove_v by_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o most_o eminent_a and_o most_o authentic_a of_o their_o own_o writer_n such_o as_o thomas_n aquinas_n who_o say_v etc._n say_v nullo_n medo_fw-la permittit_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la quod_fw-la infideles_fw-la acquirant_fw-la dominium_fw-la super_fw-la fideles_fw-la vel_fw-la qualitercunque_fw-la eye_n praeficiantur_fw-la in_o aliquo_fw-la officio_fw-la etc._n etc._n that_o infidel_n or_o vnbelieve_a prince_n be_v not_o to_o be_v suffer_v to_o govern_v and_o reign_v over_o believer_n and_o that_o if_o there_o be_v any_o such_o infidel_n and_o unbelieve_a prince_n tolli_fw-la prince_n potest_fw-la tamen_fw-la justè_fw-la per_fw-la sententiam_fw-la vel_fw-la ordinationem_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la auctoritatem_fw-la dei_fw-la habentis_fw-la tale_n jus_o dominii_fw-la vel_fw-la praelationis_fw-la tolli_fw-la than_o the_o church_n have_v power_n and_o authority_n to_o depose_v and_o remove_v they_o from_o their_o government_n and_o the_o church_n ought_v to_o do_v it_o and_o that_o because_o 22._o because_o quia_fw-la infideles_fw-la merito_fw-la sva_fw-la infidelitatis_fw-la merentur_fw-la potestatem_fw-la amittere_fw-la super_fw-la fideles_fw-la etc._n etc._n tho._n aquin._n 22a_fw-la quast_o 10._o art_n 10._o conclus_fw-la p._n 22._o a_o king_n infidelity_n forfeit_v his_o right_n of_o dominion_n and_o jurisdiction_n over_o believer_n and_o by_o infidelis_fw-la and_o infidel_n aquinas_n plain_o tell_v we_o that_o he_o mean_v a_o heretic_n for_o in_o his_o sense_n a_o heretic_n 23._o heretic_n haeresis_fw-la est_fw-la infidelitatis_fw-la species_n ad_fw-la choose_fw-la pertinens_fw-la qui_fw-la fidem_fw-la christi_fw-la professi_fw-la sunt_fw-la &_o ejus_fw-la dogmata_fw-la corrumpunt_fw-la etc._n etc._n ibid._n quaest_n 11._o art_n 1._o conclus_fw-la p._n 23._o be_v no_o jew_n turk_n or_o pagan_a who_o absolute_o deny_v christ_n and_o christianity_n but_o according_a to_o aquinas_n a_o heretic_n be_v a_o christian_n that_o be_v one_o who_o profess_v that_o he_o believe_v in_o christ_n and_o hope_n for_o salvation_n only_o by_o he_o but_o he_o purloin_v pervert_v and_o corrupt_v the_o doctrine_n of_o christ_n now_o such_o a_o heretic_n whether_o prince_n or_o peasant_n be_v not_o to_o be_v tolerate_v but_o after_o the_o second_o admonition_n he_o be_v to_o be_v excommunicate_v and_o deliver_v up_o to_o the_o secular_a ibid._n secular_a qui_fw-la post_fw-la secundam_fw-la correptionem_fw-la in_o svo_fw-la errore_fw-la obstinati_fw-la permanent_a non_fw-la modo_fw-la excommunicationis_fw-la sententiae_fw-la sed_fw-la etiam_fw-la secularibus_fw-la principibus_fw-la exterminandi_fw-la tradendi_fw-la sunt_fw-la &_o per_fw-la mortem_fw-la à _fw-la mundo_fw-la excludi_fw-la meruerunt_fw-la etc._n etc._n ibid._n power_n to_o be_v put_v to_o death_n and_o the_o church_n do_v command_v all_o other_o foreign_a prince_n to_o give_v their_o assistence_n towards_o the_o deposition_n and_o destroy_v such_o a_o heretical_a prince_n that_o so_o this_o low_a world_n may_v the_o soon_o be_v rid_v of_o he_o and_o that_o aquinas_n in_o the_o forementioned_a place_n be_v to_o be_v understand_v of_o heretical_a king_n as_o well_o as_o of_o their_o subject_n be_v evident_a in_o that_o his_o argument_n run_v chief_o against_o they_o who_o have_v right_o to_o govern_v jure_v humane_a but_o say_v he_o because_o they_o be_v turn_v heretic_n therefore_o jure_fw-la divino_fw-la they_o ought_v not_o to_o reign_v but_o to_o be_v not_o only_o excommunicate_v but_o also_o put_v to_o death_n for_o 3._o aquin_n 22_o a._n quaest_n 11._o art_n 2._o resp_n 3._o quicunque_fw-la resistit_fw-la auctoritati_fw-la romanae_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la haeresim_fw-la incurrit_fw-la quae_fw-la quidem_fw-la auctoritas_fw-la principaliter_fw-la residet_fw-la in_o summo_fw-la pontifice_fw-la etc._n etc._n whoever_o resist_v the_o authority_n of_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n that_o be_v to_o say_v the_o authority_n of_o the_o pope_n and_o his_o supremacy_n as_o do_v all_o protestant_a prince_n he_o be_v a_o heretic_n and_o be_v a_o heretic_n he_o ought_v to_o be_v destroy_v and_o kill_v and_o although_o a_o king_n excommunicate_v shall_v in_o the_o popish_a sense_n repent_v and_o return_v to_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n yet_o he_o be_v to_o be_v admit_v conclus_fw-la admit_v ideo_fw-la ulterius_fw-la redeuntes_fw-la recipiuntur_fw-la quidem_fw-la ad_fw-la poenitentiam_fw-la non_fw-la tamen_fw-la ut_fw-la liberentur_fw-la à _fw-la sententia_fw-la mortis_fw-la aquia_fw-la 22_o a._n qu._n 11._o art_n 4._o conclus_fw-la only_o unto_o penitence_n and_o not_o to_o be_v absolve_v from_o the_o sentence_n of_o death_n pass_v upon_o he_o all_o heretical_a king_n be_v by_o aquinas_n account_v no_o other_o than_o tyrant_n and_o therefore_o say_v he_o the_o people_n may_v lawful_o fight_v against_o they_o and_o be_v no_o way_n guilty_a 80._o guilty_a et_fw-la ideo_fw-la perturbatio_fw-la tyranni_fw-la regiminis_fw-la non_fw-la habet_fw-la rationem_fw-la seditionis_fw-la ibid._n 22_o a._n qu._n 42._o art_n 2._o 3_o m._n p._n 80._o of_o sedition_n and_o treason_n the_o council_n of_o trent_n decree_v all_o emperor_n 11._o emperor_n si_fw-mi quem_fw-la clericorum_fw-la vel_fw-la laicorum_fw-la quacunque_fw-la be_v dignitate_fw-la etiam_fw-la imperiali_fw-la aut_fw-la regal_a praefulgeat_fw-la in_fw-la tantum_fw-la malorum_fw-la omnium_fw-la radix_fw-la cupiditas_fw-la occupaverit_fw-la ut_fw-la alicujus_fw-la
have_v power_n not_o only_o to_o excommunicate_v but_o also_o to_o depose_v and_o remove_v all_o emperor_n 443._o emperor_n papa_n habet_fw-la dominium_fw-la seu_fw-la imperium_fw-la temporale_fw-la in_o omnes_fw-la homines_fw-la quantaecunque_fw-la eminentiae_fw-la ac_fw-la dignitatis_fw-la sint_fw-la ita_fw-la ut_fw-la imperatores_fw-la reges_fw-la &_o his_o inferiores_fw-la si_fw-la religioni_fw-la &_o justitiae_fw-la christianae_n adversentur_fw-la non_fw-la solùm_fw-la excommunicare_fw-la sed_fw-la &_o ab_fw-la officiis_fw-la removere_fw-la ac_fw-la deponere_fw-la possit_fw-la etc._n etc._n jod_n lorich_fw-mi flagell_a papa_n p._n 443._o king_n and_o secular_a magistrate_n that_o be_v irreligious_a and_o heretical_a and_o if_o such_o emperor_n king_n and_o prince_n so_o excommunicate_v and_o depose_v shall_v resist_v the_o pope_n authority_n and_o endeavour_v to_o continue_v themselves_o in_o their_o throne_n than_o the_o pope_n ibid._n pope_n si_fw-mi autem_fw-la nolint_fw-la potest_fw-la ipsemet_fw-la papa_n conscribere_fw-la exercitum_fw-la &_o rebel_n pro_fw-la viribus_fw-la subjugare_fw-la ibid._n have_v power_n to_o raise_v a_o army_n and_o by_o force_n to_o subdue_v the_o say_a rebellious_a king_n and_o prince_n and_o the_o say_v lorichius_n nominate_v several_a emperor_n and_o prince_n that_o have_v be_v excommunicate_v and_o depose_v by_o several_a pope_n for_o instance_n leo_n isauricus_n the_o emperor_n excommunicate_v by_o pope_n gregory_n the_o second_o childeric_n king_n of_o france_n depose_v by_o pope_n zacharias_n and_o his_o kingdom_n give_v away_o to_o pipin_n henry_n the_o emperor_n be_v depose_v by_o pope_n gregory_n the_o seven_o frederic_n the_o emperor_n be_v depose_v by_o innocent_a the_o four_o otto_n the_o emperor_n be_v depose_v by_o pope_n innocent_a the_o 3d._n and_o as_o for_o the_o rest_n of_o emperor_n and_o king_n depose_v by_o the_o pope_n lorichius_n refer_v his_o reader_n to_o baronius_n his_o annal_n and_o to_o 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heretical_a king_n and_o that_o when_o any_o king_n be_v depose_v by_o the_o pope_n than_o any_o private_a person_n may_v lawful_o kill_v such_o a_o heretical_a king_n lessius_fw-la and_o filliucius_n joint_o affirm_v that_o any_o private_a man_n may_v for_o the_o propagation_n of_o religion_n kill_v any_o king_n or_o other_o man_n who_o shall_v oppose_v the_o growth_n of_o true_a religion_n though_o as_o the_o lord_n bishop_n of_o st._n asaph_n well_o observe_v lesstus_n say_v talis_fw-la 47._o talis_fw-la lessius_fw-la de_fw-fr jur_fw-fr &_o just_a l._n 2._o c._n 9_o dub_v 8._o sect_n 47._o in_o republica_n benè_fw-la constituta_fw-la ut_fw-la homicida_fw-la plecteretur_fw-la etc._n etc._n few_o man_n will_v attempt_v to_o do_v it_o for_o fear_n they_o shall_v be_v hang_v for_o their_o pain_n and_o very_o confident_o father_n campian_n declare_v that_o all_o the_o jesuit_n throughout_o the_o whole_a world_n be_v enter_v into_o a_o solemn_a league_n and_o vow_n to_o make_v away_o and_o destroy_v all_o heretical_a king_n in_o any_o manner_n whatsoever_o nor_o will_v they_o despair_v of_o effect_v it_o 22._o camp_n in_o ep._n ad_fw-la council_n reg._n angl._n p._n 22._o as_o long_o as_o there_o shall_v be_v one_o jesuit_n remain_v in_o the_o world_n we_o may_v produce_v paulus_n de_fw-fr palatio_fw-la and_o many_o other_o writer_n of_o the_o roman_a church_n to_o the_o same_o purpose_n but_o these_o be_v sufficient_a to_o prove_v our_o assertion_n to_o wit_n that_o the_o doctrine_n and_o practice_n of_o depose_v and_o kill_v lawful_a king_n and_o of_o preclude_v their_o lawful_a heir_n from_o reign_v for_o their_o heresy_n or_o for_o want_n of_o grace_n or_o for_o their_o moral_a wickedness_n be_v ground_v and_o first_o found_v upon_o popery_n and_o be_v preach_v and_o practise_v first_o of_o all_o by_o the_o pope_n and_o papist_n of_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n sect_n ii_o the_o doctrine_n and_o practice_n of_o resist_v lawful_a king_n and_o of_o depose_v and_o kill_v they_o and_o of_o exclude_v their_o right_a heir_n for_o want_v of_o grace_n or_o for_o ill_a government_n or_o for_o be_v idolater_n or_o for_o be_v of_o a_o different_a religion_n from_o themselves_o be_v also_o ground_v on_o fanaticism_n by_o fanatic_n rodolph_n gualther_n mean_v all_o those_o who_o deny_v the_o king_n supremacy_n and_o set_v up_o some_o other_o power_n above_o the_o king_n which_o may_v control_v he_o in_o matter_n ecclesiastic_a and_o civil_a although_o they_o be_v not_o papist_n in_o profession_n and_o these_o fanatic_n 515._o fanatic_n de_fw-fr christi_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la isaias_n vaticinans_fw-la reges_fw-la ejus_fw-la nutritio_n &_o reginas_fw-la nutrices_fw-la fore_fw-la pollicetur_fw-la sunt_fw-la haec_fw-la observanda_fw-la non_fw-la solùm_fw-la propter_fw-mi anabaptistas_n &_o horum_fw-la simile_n fanaticos_fw-la homines_fw-la qui_fw-la omnem_fw-la cùm_fw-la politicum_fw-la tum_fw-la ecclesiasticum_fw-la ordinem_fw-la è_fw-la medio_fw-la sublatum_fw-la volunt_fw-la verum_fw-la etiam_fw-la propter_fw-la pontifices_fw-la etc._n etc._n qui_fw-la in_o ecclesia_fw-la omnem_fw-la potestatem_fw-la ad_fw-la se_fw-la transtulerunt_fw-la &_o nefas_fw-la esse_fw-la clamant_fw-la ut_fw-la reges_fw-la atque_fw-la principes_fw-la quicquam_fw-la in_o illa_fw-la constituant_fw-la aut_fw-la ad_fw-la reformandum_fw-la cultum_fw-la dei_fw-la manum_fw-la admoveant_fw-la rod._n gualther_n in_o diu._n luc._n homil._n 177._o p._n 468._o and_o again_o he_o say_v fateor_fw-la tamen_fw-la huius_fw-la mali_fw-la culpam_fw-la non_fw-la minima_fw-la ex_fw-la parte_fw-la in_fw-la phanaticis_fw-la quibusdam_fw-la haerere_fw-la qui_fw-la religionis_fw-la &_o libertatis_fw-la christianae_n praetextu_fw-la abutuntur_fw-la ut_fw-la ordinem_fw-la politicum_fw-la turbent_fw-la &_o indignum_fw-la esse_fw-la dicunt_fw-la hominem_fw-la christianum_fw-la pura_fw-la regem_fw-la gladio_fw-la armatum_fw-la esse_fw-la quo_fw-la alios_fw-la suae_fw-la professionis_fw-la homines_fw-la coerceat_fw-la ibid._n hom._n 195._o p._n 515._o be_v not_o only_a anabaptist_n and_o quaker_n but_o they_o be_v also_o the_o classical_a divine_n common_o call_v presbyterian_o and_o the_o congregational_a divine_n alias_o independent_o all_o which_o do_v deny_v the_o king_n supremacy_n and_o do_v set_v up_o another_o power_n above_o that_o of_o the_o king_n such_o as_o the_o consistorian_n power_n among_o the_o presbyterian_o and_o the_o congregational-church_n power_n among_o the_o independent_o these_o be_v the_o man_n fanaticism_n what_o be_v mean_v by_o fanatic_a and_o what_o by_o fanaticism_n we_o mean_v by_o fanatic_n and_o their_o doctrine_n and_o practice_n of_o depose_v and_o destroy_v king_n for_o their_o suppose_a tyranny_n idolatry_n or_o want_v of_o grace_n and_o of_o preclude_v their_o right_a heir_n for_o any_o such_o reason_n be_v the_o sum_n of_o what_o we_o mean_v by_o fanaticism_n and_o because_o these_o man_n pretend_v to_o be_v against_o popery_n but_o yet_o do_v deny_v the_o king_n supremacy_n and_o do_v maintain_v the_o popish_a doctrine_n and_o practice_n of_o depose_v and_o kill_v king_n and_o of_o debar_v their_o lawful_a heir_n from_o reign_v for_o their_o tyranny_n heresy_n and_o want_v of_o grace_n we_o therefore_o call_v they_o fanatical-recusants_a and_o not_o protestant_n of_o this_o number_n of_o anti-protestants_a we_o can_v but_o reckon_v these_o that_o follow_v john_n calvin_n who_o in_o his_o sermon_n 131_o on_o job_n 34._o writ_n in_o french_a have_v these_o word_n as_o they_o be_v translate_v into_o english_a by_o arth._n gilding_n anno_fw-la dom._n 1573._o whereas_o god_n have_v forbid_v private_a person_n to_o rail_v upon_o their_o ruler_n 675._o jo._n calvin_n serm._n 131._o in_o job_n 34._o p._n 675._o it_o be_v to_o make_v we_o to_o live_v in_o peace_n and_o without_o trouble_n and_o to_o yield_v some_o reverence_n to_o the_o seat_n of_o justice_n but_o if_o there_o be_v evil_a and_o wicked_a governor_n they_o must_v be_v sharp_o rebuke_v according_a to_o their_o deserve_n and_o we_o must_v pull_v down_o all_o loftiness_n that_o lift_v up_o itself_o against_o our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n those_o than_o that_o will_v needs_o be_v spare_v and_o have_v their_o vice_n untouched_a because_o they_o be_v in_o authority_n must_v coin_v a_o new_a gospel_n of_o which_o number_n be_v the_o king_n in_o our_o day_n which_o will_v needs_o be_v call_v anoint_v and_o holy_a
and_o yet_o can_v abide_v to_o have_v their_o soar_v touch_v by_o any_o mean_n but_o will_v have_v liberty_n to_o pervert_v all_o thing_n etc._n etc._n and_o in_o his_o institutes_n he_o speak_v more_o plain_o and_o say_v that_o although_o it_o be_v not_o lawful_a for_o private_a man_n 331._o man_n si_fw-mi qui_fw-la nunc_fw-la sint_fw-la populares_fw-la magistratus_fw-la ad_fw-la moderandam_fw-la regum_fw-la libidinem_fw-la constituti_fw-la etc._n etc._n calv._n instit_fw-la l._n 4._o c._n 20._o §_o 31._o p._n 331._o to_o rise_v up_o against_o their_o king_n yet_o where_o there_o be_v inferior_a magistrate_n elect_v out_o of_o the_o people_n or_o where_o there_o be_v three_o order_n or_o state_n there_o the_o people_n ought_v by_o their_o representative_n to_o moderate_v their_o king_n be_v ill_a government_n to_o punish_v his_o vice_n and_o tyranny_n and_o to_o over-rule_v he_o as_o the_o ephori_fw-la do_v the_o lacedaemonian_a king_n and_o as_o the_o people_n tribune_n do_v the_o roman_a consul_n who_o they_o depose_v when_o they_o think_v fit_a and_o that_o they_o be_v traitor_n to_o the_o people_n and_o commonwealth_n if_o they_o do_v not_o oppose_v their_o prince_n tyranny_n theodore_n beza_n imitate_v his_o master_n calvin_n and_o write_v very_o unworthy_o and_o reproachful_o of_o 5._o of_o cujusmodi_fw-la vitia_fw-la sunt_fw-la impietas_fw-la avaritia_fw-la ambitio_fw-la crudelitas_fw-la luxus_fw-la libidines_fw-la etc._n etc._n beza_n de_fw-fr confess_v fid_fw-we c._n 5._o king_n tax_v they_o general_o with_o pride_n and_o luxury_n with_o cruelty_n and_o covetousness_n with_o folly_n and_o ignorance_n and_o therefore_o beza_n say_v that_o king_n ought_v not_o to_o presede_v nor_o to_o be_v present_a in_o ecumenical_a or_o national_a council_n and_o synod_n and_o thus_o he_o clear_o deny_v the_o king_n supremacy_n by_o virtue_n of_o which_o constantine_n presede_v in_o the_o first_o nicene_n council_n beza_n own_o word_n be_v deinde_fw-la res_fw-la ipsa_fw-la ostendit_fw-la 5._o bez._n conf._n fid_fw-we de_fw-fr eccl._n c._n 5._o periculosissimum_fw-la esse_fw-la principum_fw-la auctoritate_fw-la concilia_fw-la subjicere_fw-la multis_fw-la de_fw-la causis_fw-la etc._n etc._n and_o as_o for_o diocesan_n bishop_n he_o do_v not_o only_o utter_o deny_v any_o such_o order_n but_o very_o provokingly_a call_v they_o porcorum_fw-la &_o asinorum_fw-la armentum_fw-la no_o better_a than_o hog_n and_o ass_n and_o after_o beza_n have_v exclude_v king_n from_o council_n synod_n and_o church_n affair_n than_o he_o subjugate_v king_n and_o all_o secular_a magistrate_n to_o his_o consistorian_n order_n and_o discipline_n et_fw-la vicissim_fw-la nemo_fw-la est_fw-la qui_fw-la verbo_fw-la dei_fw-la ac_fw-la proinde_fw-la ecclesiasticae_fw-la disciplinae_fw-la non_fw-la subjiciatur_fw-la etc._n etc._n which_o ecclesiastic_a order_n and_o canon_n he_o make_v equivalent_a with_o the_o word_n of_o god_n after_o all_o this_o beza_n go_v on_o to_o inform_v his_o reader_n as_o do_v calvin_n and_o he_o use_v many_o of_o calvin_n own_o word_n to_o wit_n that_o the_o parliament_n state_n or_o burgess_n of_o the_o people_n may_v and_o aught_o to_o check_v and_o restrain_v wicked_a king_n and_o severe_o to_o punish_v 172._o punish_v hic_fw-la igitur_fw-la quid_fw-la erit_fw-la constituendum_fw-la respondeo_fw-la superioribus_fw-la potestatibus_fw-la cujus_fw-la modi_fw-la nunc_fw-la sunt_fw-la septem_fw-la viri_fw-la in_o romano_n imperio_fw-la quos_fw-la electores_fw-la vocant_fw-la &_o regni_fw-la status_fw-la in_o omnibus_fw-la ferè_fw-la monarchiis_fw-la hoc_fw-la onus_fw-la incumbere_fw-la ut_fw-la furentes_fw-la tyrannos_fw-la cohibeant_fw-la quod_fw-la ni_fw-fr faciant_fw-la ipsos_fw-la ut_fw-la patriae_fw-la proditores_fw-la rationem_fw-la suae_fw-la perfidiae_fw-la coram_fw-la domino_fw-la reddituros_fw-la quod_fw-la autem_fw-la attinet_fw-la ad_fw-la privatos_fw-la homines_fw-la tenere_fw-la illos_fw-la oportet_fw-la plurimum_fw-la inter_fw-la se_fw-la differre_fw-la injuriam_fw-la infer_v &_o injuriam_fw-la pati_fw-la etc._n etc._n beza_n confess_v fid_fw-we cap._n 5._o de_fw-fr eccles_n edit_fw-la genev._n p._n 171_o 172._o they_o and_o if_o they_o do_v not_o than_o they_o be_v traitor_n to_o their_o country_n and_o although_o it_o be_v not_o lawful_a for_o private_a man_n to_o oppose_v correct_v or_o depose_v king_n when_o they_o govern_v ill_a yet_o the_o aforesaid_a inferior_a magistrate_n may_v when_o their_o king_n be_v guilty_a of_o the_o abovementioned_a vice_n and_o he_o make_v the_o septemviri_fw-la or_o burgess_n and_o state_n of_o the_o people_n to_o be_v the_o superior_a power_n above_o the_o king_n amandus_n polanus_fw-la query_v whether_o the_o people_n do_v sin_n in_o conventicle_v to_o hear_v the_o word_n of_o god_n contrary_a to_o the_o king_n edict_n peccant_a edict_n an_fw-mi subditi_fw-la peccent_fw-la contra_fw-la interdictum_fw-la principis_fw-la convenientes_fw-la ad_fw-la audiendum_fw-la evangelium_fw-la r._n non_fw-fr peccant_a he_o determine_v it_o in_o the_o negative_a scil_n non_fw-fr peccant_a they_o do_v not_o sin_n and_o query_v again_o whether_o it_o be_v lawful_a to_o resist_v a_o tyrannical_a king_n he_o answer_v scil_n etc._n scil_n si_fw-mi rex_fw-la sen_fw-la princeps_fw-la monarchiam_fw-la habeat_fw-la limitatam_fw-la &_o adstrictam_fw-la certis_fw-la conditionibus_fw-la in_fw-la quas_fw-la juravit_fw-la seu_fw-la quas_fw-la se_fw-la promisit_fw-la servaturum_fw-la penes_fw-la status_fw-la aut_fw-la primores_fw-la regni_fw-la seu_fw-la principatus_fw-la est_fw-la coercere_fw-la regis_fw-la seu_fw-la principis_fw-la tyrannidem_fw-la &_o immanitatem_fw-la etc._n etc._n that_o if_o a_o king_n have_v take_v a_o oath_n to_o govern_v by_o law_n but_o contrary_a to_o his_o oath_n he_o govern_v tyrannical_o than_o it_o be_v in_o the_o power_n of_o the_o state_n the_o lord_n and_o prince_n of_o the_o kingdom_n to_o punish_v and_o correct_v such_o a_o prince_n and_o by_o force_n of_o arm_n to_o suppress_v his_o tyranny_n nay_o he_o say_v far_a that_o it_o be_v not_o only_o lawful_a but_o also_o meritorious_a 1248._o meritorious_a in_o oppressa_fw-la republica_n si_fw-la quis_fw-la tyrannum_fw-la occideret_fw-la huic_fw-la tanquam_fw-la de_fw-la civitate_fw-la benè_fw-la merito_fw-la praemium_fw-la decernitur_fw-la amand._n polan_n syntag._n theol._n l._n 10._o c._n 72._o p._n 1247_o 1248._o for_o any_o private_a person_n to_o kill_v a_o tyrannical_a king_n who_o by_o his_o undue_a course_n shall_v afflict_v and_o oppress_v the_o commonwealth_n and_o that_o the_o city_n ought_v ample_o to_o reward_v the_o say_a regicide_n frederic_n baldwin_n a_o lutheran_n and_o a_o professor_n of_o divinity_n at_o witteberg_n do_v very_o fanatical_o distinguish_v between_o the_o king_n person_n and_o his_o office_n and_o say_v that_o the_o honour_n and_o obedience_n which_o the_o subject_n owe_v be_v due_a to_o the_o 13.1_o the_o in_o obedientia_fw-la non_fw-la be_v qui_fw-la praest_n sed_fw-la officium_fw-la respiciendum_fw-la est_fw-la non_fw-la personae_fw-la magistratum_fw-la gerenti_fw-la sed_fw-la officio_fw-la honour_n debetur_fw-la frid._n baldv_n analys_n in_o rom._n 13.1_o king_n office_n and_o not_o to_o his_o person_n so_o that_o subject_n may_v according_a to_o this_o distinction_n take_v up_o arm_n and_o fight_v against_o the_o king_n person_n and_o not_o against_o his_o kingly_a office_n they_o may_v kill_v the_o king_n as_o in_o england_n do_v the_o late_a rebel_n and_o yet_o preserve_v his_o office_n and_o set_v up_o another_o person_n in_o his_o office_n that_o be_v in_o his_o throne_n and_o the_o say_v baldwin_n query_v whether_o it_o be_v lawful_a for_o subject_n to_o resist_v their_o king_n in_o case_n he_o shall_v prove_v tyrannical_a he_o answer_v 3._o answer_v quande_fw-la subditi_fw-la non_fw-la omninò_fw-la privaeti_fw-la sunt_fw-la sed_fw-la in_o inferiori_fw-la magistratu_fw-la constituti_fw-la illi_fw-la resistere_fw-la possunt_fw-la superiori_fw-la magistratui_fw-la si_fw-la degenerate_a in_fw-la tyrannum_fw-la nam_n &_o inferiores_fw-la magistratus_fw-la debent_fw-la contra_fw-la vim_o injustam_fw-la subditorum_fw-la vitam_fw-la &_o bona_fw-la defendere_fw-la ubi_fw-la tamen_fw-la &_o hoc_fw-la notandum_fw-la inferiori_fw-la magistratui_fw-la omne_fw-la prius_fw-la tentanda_fw-la quà m_fw-la ad_fw-la arma_fw-la veniendum_fw-la ne_fw-la videatur_fw-la rebellare_fw-la etc._n etc._n frider._n baldvin_n in_o ro._n 13._o v._n 1._o quaest_n 3._o that_o in_o those_o kingdom_n where_o there_o be_v inferior_a state_n and_o magistrate_n represent_v the_o people_n as_o in_o a_o house_n of_o commons_o there_o the_o inferior_a magistrate_n may_v lawful_o oppose_v the_o say_v tyrannical_a king_n or_o supreme_a magistrate_n and_o may_v raise_v a_o army_n against_o he_o and_o may_v depose_v and_o if_o necessity_n require_v kill_v he_o as_o the_o jew_n do_v tyrannical_a athaliah_n if_o he_o will_v not_o yield_v to_o the_o demand_n of_o the_o say_v inferior_a magistrate_n and_o representative_n of_o the_o people_n peter_n martyr_n destroy_v all_o his_o former_a wholesome_a doctrine_n of_o obedience_n unto_o king_n and_o the_o supreme_a magistrate_n when_o he_o affirm_v that_o if_o the_o superior_a power_n shall_v suffer_v vice_n and_o idolatry_n to_o reign_v then_o as_o 1029._o as_o atqui_fw-la superior_a potestas_fw-la inquiunt_fw-la fieri_fw-la haec_fw-la imperavit_fw-la ad_fw-la hoc_fw-la jam_fw-la antea_fw-la multis_fw-la respondimus_fw-la nunc_fw-la addatur_fw-la si_fw-la eadem_fw-la potestas_fw-la
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piece_n which_o to_o affirm_v or_o to_o do_v be_v direct_o contrary_a to_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o gospel_n and_o to_o the_o profession_n and_o practice_n of_o the_o apostle_n and_o primitive_a christian_n unto_o the_o abovementioned_a foreign_a writer_n we_o will_v add_v the_o late_a and_o present_a covenanter_n and_o fanatical_a associatour_n of_o both_o scotland_n and_o england_n who_o disloyal_a and_o factious_a tenant_n and_o position_n the_o famous_a and_o loyal_a university_n of_o oxford_n have_v sum_v up_o and_o have_v print_v they_o with_o the_o author_n of_o they_o and_o have_v by_o a_o vote_n of_o their_o congregation_n on_o july_n 24._o 1683_o decree_v that_o their_o say_a fanatical_a and_o seditious_a position_n and_o doctrine_n decree_n oxford_n decree_n and_o the_o book_n contain_v they_o be_v public_o burn_v by_o the_o hand_n of_o their_o vniversity-marshall_n in_o the_o court_n of_o their_o school_n some_o of_o which_o seditious_a position_n be_v these_o that_o 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