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this_o also_o among_o jura_fw-la majestatis_fw-la 5._o he_o must_v not_o rule_v we_o by_o his_o mere_a will_n but_o by_o the_o law_n of_o the_o land_n act_n 79._o parl_n 6._o jam._n 4._o act_n 130._o 131._o parl_n 8._o jam._n 6._o and_o not_o by_o any_o special_a grant_n or_o private_a privilege_n act_v 48._o parl_n 3._o jam._n 1._o 6._o he_o be_v not_o the_o proper_a judge_n of_o all_o cause_n in_o the_o first_o instance_n act_n 45._o parl_n 2._o jam._n 1._o act_n 62._o parl_n 8._o jam._n 3._o 7._o some_o cause_n be_v full_o exempt_v from_o his_o judgement_n and_o determination_n act_v 105._o parl_n 14._o jam._n 3._o 8._o the_o lord_n of_o the_o session_n may_v final_o decide_v cause_n according_a to_o the_o act_n 65._o parl_n 3._o jam._n 1._o without_o any_o liberty_n grant_v to_o the_o party_n to_o appeal_v to_o the_o king_n act_n 63._o parl_n 14._o jam._n 2._o and_o this_o privilege_n of_o the_o session_n in_o ratify_v act_n 93._o parl_n 7._o jam._n 5._o act_n 1._o parl_n 2._o 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quaestion_n what_o shall_v subject_n do_v if_o a_o magistrate_n who_o be_v a_o infidel_n or_o a_o haeretick_n do_v force_v they_o unto_o a_o false_a religion_n say_v that_o such_o a_o magistrate_n who_o have_v absolute_a and_o unlimited_a power_n and_o be_v under_o no_o compact_n may_v not_o be_v resist_v by_o such_o as_o be_v mere_a subject_n so_o that_o he_o will_v grant_v in_o this_o case_n that_o it_o be_v lawful_a for_o mere_a private_a subject_n to_o resist_v a_o limit_a prince_n who_o be_v bind_v by_o compact_n and_o contract_n it_o be_v true_a when_o he_o come_v afterward_o to_o speak_v of_o resist_v a_o tyrant_n and_o propon_v the_o quaestion_n §_o 486._o whether_o such_o who_o have_v absolute_a power_n and_o turn_v tyrant_n may_v be_v resist_v after_o he_o have_v cite_v some_o say_n of_o papist_n he_o tell_v we_o §_o 487._o that_o all_o the_o argument_n of_o iunius_fw-la brutus_n rossaeus_n buckerius_n be_v solid_o answer_v by_o barclaius_n albericus_fw-la gentilis_fw-la 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which_o he_o there_fw-mi not_o assert_v but_o if_o he_o do_v assert_v it_o let_v we_o hear_v by_o his_o next_o what_o he_o will_v say_v to_o the_o apologetical_a relation_n pag._n 386._o 387._o 388._o 389._o 390._o where_o that_o clause_n of_o the_o covenant_n be_v vindicate_v he_o add_v it_o be_v the_o lord_n way_n for_o keep_v humane_a society_n from_o gross_a disorder_n to_o allow_v to_o such_o as_o be_v in_o supreme_a power_n by_o lawful_a call_n the_o honour_n due_a unto_o their_o place_n although_o in_o the_o main_a thing_n they_o pervert_v the_o end_n of_o government_n dishonour_v he_o by_o a_o false_a religion_n or_o seduce_v other_o to_o their_o evil_a way_n answ_n do_v we_o say_v that_o honour_n be_v not_o due_a unto_o magistrate_n of_o another_o religion_n because_o we_o say_v that_o we_o must_v promise_v allegiance_n and_o obedience_n to_o they_o in_o the_o lord_n and_o must_v not_o concure_v with_o they_o nor_o contribute_v our_o power_n unto_o they_o to_o the_o manifest_a 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then_o do_v this_o testimony_n make_v against_o thus_o but_o 2._o will_v he_o stand_v to_o what_o calvin_n say_v then_o he_o must_v condemn_v what_o king_n and_o parliament_n have_v do_v in_o take_v the_o life_n of_o the_o marquis_n of_o argyle_n and_o say_v that_o they_o be_v guilty_a of_o innocent_a blood_n for_o by_o what_o calvin_n here_o say_v we_o be_v as_o much_o bind_v to_o acknowledge_v cromwell_n then_o when_o he_o do_v reign_v as_o now_o to_o acknowledge_v the_o king_n for_o he_o speak_v of_o all_o qui_fw-la quoquo_fw-la modo_fw-la rerum_fw-la potiuntur_fw-la how_o will_v he_o then_o free_v himself_o from_o treason_n for_o sure_a in_o calvine_n judgement_n argile_n do_v but_o his_o duty_n though_o he_o have_v do_v more_o and_o yet_o he_o be_v condemn_v as_o a_o traitor_n can_v he_o reconcile_v this_o with_o calvine_n judgement_n so_o then_o our_o promise_v and_o swear_v allegiance_n fidelity_n and_o obedience_n to_o the_o king_n be_v with_o a_o reserve_n of_o our_o allegiance_n fidelity_n and_o obedience_n unto_o the_o supreme_a king_n of_o king_n and_o lord_n of_o lord_n and_o according_a to_o that_o due_a subordination_n and_o thus_o limit_v and_o restrict_v that_o we_o may_v do_v nothing_o against_o god_n or_o in_o prejudice_n of_o his_o interest_n no_o person_n can_v with_o any_o colour_n of_o law_n or_o conscience_n challenge_n or_o accuse_v any_o of_o treason_n or_o rebellion_n against_o the_o king_n when_o they_o prefer_v the_o interest_n of_o god_n unto_o man_n and_o labour_n to_o secure_a religion_n and_o the_o interest_n of_o christ_n unto_o which_o they_o be_v absolute_o and_o indispensable_o oblige_v and_o from_o which_o obligation_n and_o allegiance_n no_o authority_n of_o man_n can_v loose_v they_o notwithstanding_o that_o in_o so_o do_v they_o postpone_v the_o authority_n of_o man_n and_o their_o allegiance_n thereunto_o and_o lay_v it_o by_o see_v
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of_o the_o dignity_n of_o his_o royal_a person_n yet_o this_o must_v prove_v that_o these_o who_o resist_v the_o king_n in_o these_o act_n of_o tyranny_n must_v resist_v no_o ordinance_n of_o god_n but_o only_o that_o we_o resist_v he_o who_o be_v the_o lord_n deputy_n what_o absurdity_n be_v there_o in_o that_o more_o than_o to_o disobey_v he_o refuse_v active_a obedience_n to_o he_o who_o be_v the_o lord_n deputy_n but_o not_o as_o the_o lord_n deputy_n but_o as_o a_o man_n command_v beside_o his_o master_n warrant_n 5._o pag._n 263._o that_o which_o be_v inconsistent_a with_o the_o care_n and_o providence_n of_o god_n in_o give_v a_o king_n to_o his_o church_n be_v not_o to_o be_v teach_v now_o god_n end_n in_o give_v a_o king_n to_o his_o church_n be_v the_o feed_n saifty_a preservation_n the_o peaceable_a and_o quiet_a life_n of_o his_o church_n 1_o tim._n 2_o 2._o esai_n 49_o ver_fw-la 23._o psal_n 79_o 7._o but_o god_n shall_v cross_v his_o own_o end_n in_o the_o same_o act_n 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man_n yea_o no_o thanks_o god_n avert_v blasphemy_n to_o god_n ordinary_a providence_n which_o if_o royalist_n may_v be_v believe_v put_v no_o bar_n upon_o the_o illimited_a power_n of_o a_o man_n incline_v to_o sin_n and_o abuse_v his_o power_n to_o so_o much_o cruelty_n some_o may_v say_v the_o same_o absurdity_n do_v follow_v if_o the_o king_n shall_v turn_v papist_n and_o the_o parliament_n and_o all_o be_v papist_n in_o that_o case_n there_o may_v be_v so_o many_o martyr_n for_o the_o truth_n put_v to_o death_n and_o god_n shall_v put_v no_o bar_n of_o providence_n upon_o this_o power_n more_o than_o now_o and_o yet_o in_o that_o case_n king_n and_o parliament_n shall_v be_v judge_n give_v of_o god_n actu_fw-la primo_fw-la and_o by_o virtue_n of_o their_o office_n oblige_v to_o preserve_v the_o people_n in_o peace_n and_o godliness_n but_o i_o answer_v if_o god_n give_v a_o lawful_a official_a power_n to_o king_n and_o parliament_n to_o work_v the_o same_o cruelty_n upon_o 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