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be_v subject_a by_o the_o apostle_n saint_n paul_n rom._n 13._o and_o saint_n peter_n 1_o pet._n 2._o and_o to_o the_o privilege_n of_o the_o roman_a policy_n saint_n paul_n do_v appeal_v act_v 25_o 10._o all_o which_o invincible_o infer_v not_o only_o one_fw-mi approbation_n of_o the_o law_n be_v make_v but_o also_o the_o magistrate_n power_n in_o make_v of_o it_o neither_o be_v this_o ever_o deny_v but_o by_o carolostadius_fw-la and_o the_o late_a rabble_n of_o monster_n among_o ourselves_o who_o will_v send_v we_o from_o our_o law_n as_o far_o back_o as_o the_o judicial_a system_n among_o the_o jew_n though_o it_o be_v confess_v by_o all_o to_o be_v abrogate_a as_o be_v only_o temporary_a and_o accommodat_fw-la to_o certain_a circumstance_n of_o time_n place_n and_o person_n which_o now_o can_v have_v no_o obligation_n upon_o we_o 2._o these_o law_n make_v and_o promulgat_v by_o the_o magistrate_n be_v of_o force_n to_o bind_v the_o conscience_n many_o both_o protestant_n and_o 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proper_a to_o god_n only_o to_o bind_v the_o conscience_n so_o say_v calvin_n lib._n 3._o instit_fw-la 9_o cap._n sect_n 15._o and_o sibrandus_fw-la lib._n 8._o de_fw-la pontifice_fw-la romano_n cap._n 7._o vasques_n lib._n 1._o illust_n contraver_n 28._o 1._o and_o these_o will_v only_o have_v the_o magistrate_n power_n to_o reach_v the_o body_n or_o fortune_n of_o the_o subject_n allege_v no_o humane_a power_n can_v go_v further_o to_o which_o we_o oppose_v these_o follow_a argument_n 1._o a_o man_n may_v bind_v his_o own_o conscience_n as_o be_v confess_v by_o all_o in_o the_o case_n of_o lawful_a vow_n they_o be_v in_o our_o own_o power_n before_o they_o be_v make_v act._n 5_o 4._o but_o after_o that_o they_o be_v god_n bond_n and_o do_v bind_v the_o conscience_n to_o performance_n wherefore_o that_o do_v not_o altogether_o hold_v that_o god_n only_o can_v bind_v the_o conscience_n otherways_o either_o vow_n do_v not_o bind_v or_o else_o no_o man_n can_v engage_v himself_o in_o 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subjoin_v be_v make_v by_o the_o magistrate_n as_o the_o minister_n of_o god_n and_o back_v by_o his_o authority_n which_o be_v god_n seal_n so_o they_o oblige_v the_o conscience_n and_o not_o to_o perform_v obedience_n to_o such_o law_n as_o for_o instance_n sumptuary_n law_n make_v for_o moderate_a expense_n at_o banquet_n or_o burial_n or_o in_o apparel_n or_o the_o like_a such_o as_o aulus_n gellius_n make_v mention_n of_o in_o his_o 2_o book_n cap._n 24._o out_o of_o lucilius_n the_o old_a poet_n and_o the_o lex_fw-la fannea_fw-la emilia_n ancia_n julia_n etc._n etc._n to_o contemn_v such_o law_n though_o in_o itself_o be_v a_o civil_a fault_n only_o yet_o in_o another_o respect_n it_o be_v a_o moral_a sin_n the_o law_n be_v make_v contrary_a both_o to_o justice_n charity_n peace_n saftey_n and_o well_o be_v of_o the_o common_a wealth_n 5._o who_o ever_o resist_v the_o ordination_n of_o god_n offend_v god_n but_o every_o offence_n of_o god_n be_v a_o wound_n of_o conscience_n wherefore_o of_o necessity_n it_o must_v follow_v by_o the_o law_n of_o contrary_n that_o we_o be_v bind_v in_o conscience_n to_o obey_v the_o law_n of_o man_n he_o be_v the_o minister_n of_o god_n rom._n 13._o god_n legate_n and_o ambassador_n therefore_o what_o contempt_n he_o or_o his_o law_n for_o both_o be_v one_o the_o king_n be_v lex_fw-la animata_fw-la do_v sustain_v from_o we_o it_o redoude_n unto_o god_n who_o minister_n he_o be_v and_o god_n take_v it_o do_v to_o himself_o what_o be_v do_v to_o or_o against_o the_o magistrate_n toutch_v not_o my_o anoint_a 6._o every_o just_a and_o good_a law_n flow_v from_o the_o law_n of_o god_n &_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n as_o the_o stream_n from_o the_o fountain_n and_o therefore_o have_v a_o intrinsic_a power_n of_o direction_n and_o obligation_n as_o a_o rule_n of_o life_n and_o manner_n the_o deviate_a from_o which_o be_v a_o sin_n and_o consequent_o a_o wound_n of_o the_o conscience_n for_o if_o conscience_n be_v the_o sense_n of_o sin_n and_o fear_v of_o judgement_n as_o some_o describe_v it_o though_o rather_o by_o its_o effect_n then_o by_o it_o essential_a nature_n as_o else_o where_o i_o shall_v make_v evident_a than_o it_o be_v certain_a what_o ever_o induce_v to_o sin_n concern_v conscience_n and_o bring_v along_o with_o it_o the_o fear_n of_o judgement_n but_o violate_v of_o a_o civil_a law_n do_v infer_v sin_n for_o every_o particular_a breach_n be_v a_o violation_n of_o the_o general_a law_n of_o obey_v the_o magistrate_n and_o become_v a_o moral_a sin_n against_o the_o five_o commandment_n therefore_o by_o the_o rule_n of_o contrary_n the_o civil_a law_n do_v infallible_o bind_v and_o inevitable_o oblige_v the_o conscience_n 7._o every_o law_n be_v either_o contrary_a to_o the_o will_n of_o god_n or_o conform_v to_o it_o every_o law_n be_v either_o just_a or_o unjust_a but_o herein_o we_o must_v cautious_o observe_v a_o twofold_a injustice_n either_o intrinsic_a or_o extrinsic_a the_o intrinsic_a be_v 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intrinsic_a nature_n of_o reason_n itself_o that_o no_o man_n at_o one_o and_o the_o same_o time_n can_v be_v oblige_v to_o contradictory_n but_o if_o a_o man_n be_v oblige_v to_o perform_v one_fw-mi unjust_a law_n he_o shall_v be_v oblige_v in_o conscience_n to_o that_o to_z the_o not_o performance_n whereof_o the_o law_n of_o god_n oblidge_n he_o and_o to_o perform_v and_o not_o perform_v be_v contradictory_n whereas_o humane_a law_n in_o thing_n just_a oblige_v the_o conscience_n by_o a_o supervenient_a obligation_n to_o the_o law_n of_o god_n for_o obligatio_fw-la prio_fw-la tollit_fw-la posteriorem_fw-la but_o on_o the_o other_o hand_n if_o law_n be_v enact_v by_o these_o who_o be_v not_o invest_v with_o lawful_a power_n than_o they_o do_v not_o oblige_v the_o conscience_n no_o more_o than_o a_o sentence_n give_v by_o one_o who_o be_v no_o judge_n can_v oblige_v the_o party_n to_o performance_n for_o where_o the_o power_n be_v want_v the_o efficient_a cause_n of_o the_o obligation_n be_v want_v also_o 8._o we_o must_v distinguish_v betwixt_o a_o direct_a and_o indirect_a a_o mediate_v and_o immediate_a obligation_n we_o do_v confess_v the_o law_n of_o man_n do_v not_o immediate_o and_o direct_o oblige_v the_o conscience_n but_o by_o virtue_n of_o god_n command_v require_v to_o give_v obedience_n to_o the_o magistrate_n and_o his_o law_n under_o the_o pain_n of_o god_n wrath_n and_o displeasure_n we_o be_v bind_v to_o perform_v civil_a duty_n on_o ground_n of_o religion_n and_o so_o humane_a law_n though_o not_o qua_fw-la humane_a bind_v the_o conscience_n it_o be_v god_n command_n bind_v my_o conscience_n to_o observe_v man_v as_o you_o see_v it_o clear_o and_o express_o eccles_n 8_o 21._o i_o counsel_v you_o to_o keep_v the_o king_n commandment_n and_o that_o in_o regard_n of_o the_o oath_n of_o god_n it_o
&_o commoda_fw-la auxit_fw-la lin._n 12._o malabar_n in_o the_o east_n ferdinandus_n lopez_n lib._n 1._o histor_n indicarum_fw-la but_o to_o come_v near_a home_n the_o learned_a doctor_n basy_a in_o his_o book_n of_o the_o liberty_n of_o the_o britannic_a church_n in_o that_o part_n that_o he_o his_fw-mi from_o father_n barn_n make_v it_o out_o from_o authentic_a chronicle_n and_o history_n and_o statute_n also_o within_o themselves_o that_o the_o kingdom_n of_o england_n have_v be_v one_fw-mi entire_a empire_n govern_v by_o one_o head_n supreme_a both_o in_o spirituall_n and_o temporall_n and_o this_o he_o make_v out_o by_o eighteen_o several_a instance_n in_o statute_n by_o kenulphus_n edward_n the_o confessor_n edward_n the_o first_o the_o three_o the_o four_o richard_z the_o three_o richard_z the_o second_o justify_v the_o act_n of_o henry_n the_o eight_o that_o it_o be_v according_a to_o the_o ancient_a supremacy_n of_o all_o the_o king_n of_o england_n over_o all_o person_n and_o in_o all_o cause_n whatsoever_o aswell_o ecclesiastic_a as_o temporal_a lin._n 20._o mishpat_o hameleck_n chap._n iu._n what_o be_v the_o meaning_n of_o the_o mishpat_o hameleck_n among_o the_o jew_n the_o jus_o regium_n or_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o prerogative_n royal_a what_o this_o mishpat_v hameleck_n be_v i_o find_v it_o mighty_o debate_v among_o the_o learned_a some_o will_v have_v it_o to_o be_v jus_o regium_n other_o only_o consuetudo_fw-la regius_fw-la the_o one_o the_o allowance_n and_o ordinance_n of_o god_n the_o other_o the_o usurpation_n and_o tyranny_n of_o man_n the_o great_a blessing_n or_o scourge_n that_o either_o the_o mercy_n or_o justice_n of_o god_n send_v to_o mankind_n the_o first_o and_o chief_a place_n we_o read_v of_o it_o be_v 1_o sam._n 8_o 11._o where_o we_o have_v it_o translate_v the_o manner_n of_o the_o king_n in_o deut._n 17_o 16._o we_o have_v the_o king_n power_n and_o prerogative_n describe_v by_o god_n himself_o but_o it_o be_v not_o term_v there_o the_o mishpat_o and_o how_o to_o understand_v it_o here_o be_v think_v a_o very_a knotty_a and_o puzel_a difficulty_n the_o perplexity_n whereof_o lie_v in_o this_o that_o either_o de_fw-fr jure_fw-la the_o king_n of_o israel_n and_o in_o they_o all_o other_o prince_n ought_v to_o do_v after_o the_o manner_n there_o describe_v but_o this_o we_o see_v be_v direct_o contrary_a to_o the_o duty_n of_o a_o king_n prescribe_v by_o god_n himself_o in_o deut._n 17_o 16._o he_o shall_v not_o multiply_v horse_n but_o here_o in_o 1_o sam._n 8_o 11._o we_o have_v mention_v make_v of_o chariot_n and_o horseman_n in_o multitude_n which_o can_v be_v without_o multitude_n of_o horse_n deut._n 17_o 17._o you_o shall_v not_o multiply_v silver_n or_o gold_n but_o here_o verss_n 14_o 15_o 16._o he_o shall_v take_v your_o field_n servant_n your_o vineyard_n your_o cattle_n and_o dispose_v of_o they_o to_o his_o minion_n and_o attendant_n deut._n 17_o 20._o he_o must_v not_o be_v proud_a but_o here_o v._o 17._o all_o must_v be_v his_o servant_n and_o run_v and_o walk_v as_o he_o please_v ezek._n 45_o 9_o take_v away_o your_o exaction_n from_o my_o people_n and_o chap._n 46_o 18._o the_o prince_n shall_v not_o take_v of_o the_o people_n inheritance_n to_o thrust_v they_o out_o of_o their_o possession_n here_o we_o find_v the_o quite_o contrary_a their_o field_n their_o vineyeard_n their_o son_n their_o sheep_n their_o servant_n and_o all_o to_o be_v dispose_v of_o by_o he_o at_o his_o pleasure_n yea_o by_o the_o law_n of_o god_n the_o levit_n be_v to_o have_v the_o ten_o as_o peculiar_a to_o they_o on_o the_o other_o hand_n if_o it_o be_v say_v that_o it_o only_o contain_v a_o prediction_n that_o de_fw-fr facto_fw-la they_o shall_v be_v so_o treat_v by_o their_o king_n on_o the_o quite_o contrary_a we_o do_v not_o read_v in_o all_o the_o book_n and_o chronicle_n of_o the_o king_n of_o judah_n or_o israel_n that_o they_o do_v proceed_v thus_o far_o as_o it_o be_v here_o 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