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and_o barbarous_a execution_n what_o by_o
15._o jam._n 6._o c._n 2._o parl._n 23._o jam._n 6._o act._n 1._o parl._n 1_o char._n 1._o and_o act_n 14._o 15._o of_o the_o same_o parl_n act_n 13._o parl_n anno_fw-la 1661._o charl._n 2._o and_o this_o be_v reckon_v by_o the_o forementioned_a politician_n among_o the_o prerogative_n volgm_n pag._n 57_o hoen_n pag._n 129._o bodin_n pag._n 244._o timpl._n ubi_fw-la supra_fw-la 4._o nor_o do_v it_o belong_v to_o he_o alone_o to_o appoint_v the_o value_n of_o money_n as_o be_v clear_a by_o our_o act_n act_n 67._o parl_n 8._o jam._n 3._o act_n 93._o &_o 97._o parl_n 13._o jam._n 3._o act_n 23._o parl_n 1._o jam._n 1._o act_n 33._o parl_n 8._o jam._n 2._o act_n 59_o parl_n 13._o jam._n 2._o act_n 2._o parl_n 1._o jam._n 4._o act_n 17._o parl_n 2._o jam._n 4._o act_n 40._o parl_n 4._o jam._n 4._o act_n 17._o parl_n 1._o jam._n 6._o act_n 20._o of_o the_o same_o parl_n act_n 249._o parl_n 15._o jam._n 6._o c._n 9_o parl_n 16._o jam._n 6._o &_o yet_o the_o forecited_a author_n reckon_v 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 mar._n act_n 170._o parl_n 13._o jam._n 6._o act_n 183._o of_o the_o same_o parl_n act_n 211._o parl_n 14._o jam._n 6._o act_n 23._o parl_n 1._o carol._n 1._o act_n 23._o parl_n anno_fw-la 1661._o charl._n 2._o yea_o the_o judge_n be_v allow_v to_o discern_v according_a to_o equity_n notwithstanding_o of_o any_o write_v of_o the_o king_n be_v to_o the_o contrary_a act_n 92._o parl_n 6._o jam._n 6._o act_n 47._o parl_n 11._o jam._n 6._o act_n 79._o of_o the_o same_o parl_n 9_o he_o be_v limit_v in_o grant_v remisson_n sic_fw-la act_n 46._o parl_n 2._o jam._n 1._o act_n 51._o parl_n 3._o jam._n 1_o act_n 75._o parl_n 14._o jam._n 2._o act_n 42._o parl_n 6._o jam._n 3._o act_n 94._o parl_n 13._o jam._n 3._o act_n 62._o &_o 63._o parl_n 6._o jam._n 4._o act_n 174._o parl_n 13._o jam._n 6._o 10._o he_o be_v limit_v in_o alienate_v of_o land_n possession_n or_o movable_a good_n act_n 2._o parl_n 1._o jam._n 2._o act_n 41._o parl_n 11._o jam._n 2._o act_n 70._o and_o 71._o parl_n 9_o jam._n 3._o act_n 112._o parl_n 14._o jam._n 3._o act_n 5._o parl_n 1._o jam._n 4._o act_n 10._o parl_n 2._o jam._n 4._o act_n 22._o ejusd_v parl_n act_n 50._o parl_n 4._o jam._n 4._o act_n 90._o parl_n 6._o jam._n 4._o act_n 84._o parl_n 6._o jam._n 5._o act_n 115._o and._n 116._o parl_n 7._o jam._n 5._o act_n 6._o parl_n 9_o jam._n 6._o act_n 176._o parl_n 13._o jam._n 6._o act_n 159._o ejusdem_fw-la parl_n act_n 203._o and_o 204._o parl_n 14._o jam._n 6_o act_n 236._o parl_n 15._o jam._n 6._o act_n 242._o and_o 243._o ejusdem_fw-la parl_n act_n 1._o parl_n 16._o jam._n 6._o cap._n 4._o parl_n 23._o jam._n 6._o act_n 10._o parl_n 1._o carol._n 1._o 11_o so_o be_v he_o limit_v in_o erect_v royal_a brugh_n act_n 43._o parl_n 11._o jam._n 2._o 12._o he_o be_v limit_v in_o appoint_v public_a office_n for_o admininistration_n of_o justice_n act_n 44._o parl_n 11._o jam._n 2._o 12._o he_o may_v not_o pass_v gift_n signature_n or_o remission_n but_o with_o the_o consent_n of_o the_o privy_a council_n act_n 12._o parl_n 2._o jam._n 4._o 14._o he_o have_v be_v aftentimes_o admonish_v of_o his_o duty_n by_o the_o parliament_n see_v act_n 23._o parl_n 1._o jam._n 1._o act_n 5._o and._n 6._o parl_n 3._o jam._n 2._o act_n 14._o parl_n 6._o jam._n 2._o act_n 92._o parl_n 13._o jam._n 3._o act_n 8._o parl_n 2._o jam._n 4._o act_n 29._o parl_n 3._o jam._n 4._o act_n 17._o parl_n 1._o jam._n 6._o if_o this_o surveyer_n have_v a_o mind_n to_o defend_v the_o king_n be_v civil_a prerogative_n royal_a or_o his_o absolute_a power_n let_v he_o take_v all_o these_o particular_n to_o his_o consideration_n but_o we_o go_v on_o to_o our_o purpose_n from_o what_o have_v be_v say_v concern_v this_o limit_a power_n of_o the_o king_n we_o draw_v these_o particular_n for_o our_o purpose_n 1._o if_o the_o king_n be_v a_o limit_a prince_n then_o he_o may_v in_o some_o case_n be_v lawful_o resist_v gerhard_n himself_o the_o magistrate_n pol._n §_o 484._o pag._n 1303._o in_o answer_v of_o that_o 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 cunerus_n and_o arnisaeus_n and_o this_o passage_n our_o surveyer_n bring_v in_o pag._n 89._o but_o who_o see_v not_o that_o it_o come_v not_o at_o all_o home_n to_o our_o purpose_n see_v our_o king_n be_v not_o a_o king_n of_o absolute_a power_n though_o he_o have_v his_o kingdom_n by_o succession_n but_o be_v limit_v by_o condition_n and_o stipulation_n and_o further_o every_o one_o may_v see_v the_o weakness_n of_o gerhard_n reason_n and_o how_o inconsistent_a he_o be_v with_o himself_o for._n 1._o say_v he_o such_o be_v only_o under_o god_n jurisdicton_n but_o alas_o 1._o may_v not_o i_o resist_v a_o person_n who_o be_v not_o under_o my_o jurisdiction_n 2._o royalist_n will_v say_v the_o same_o of_o all_o prince_n even_o barclaus_n and_o arnisaeus_n again_o he_o say_v the_o people_n have_v translate_v their_o whole_a power_n unto_o such_o a_o prince_n &_o can_v recall_v it_o but_o 1._o they_o have_v never_o translate_v over_o unto_o he_o a_o power_n to_o enslave_v themselves_o for_o that_o be_v not_o in_o their_o power_n to_o do_v nor_o 2._o can_v they_o ever_o give_v away_o the_o power_n of_o self_n defence_n which_o be_v their_o birth_n right_o 3._o say_v he_o subject_n in_o this_o case_n want_v god_n command_n and_o a_o superior_a power_n but_o 1._o they_o have_v god_n command_n in_o nature_n no_o less_o than_o these_o who_o be_v under_o limit_a prince_n 2._o they_o have_v a_o superior_a virtual_a power_n in_o case_n of_o necessity_n 4._o say_v he_o he_o be_v a_o father_n of_o the_o republict_n and_o not_o a_o tutor_n only_o and_o therefore_o as_o child_n have_v no_o power_n over_o their_o parent_n no_o more_o have_v subject_n over_o their_o prince_n but_o 1._o be_v not_o even_o limit_v prince_n as_o well_o father_n to_o the_o commonwealth_n so_o that_o by_o this_o argument_n it_o shall_v be_v as_o unlawful_a to_o resist_v these_o which_o he_o will_v not_o say_v 2._o yea_o such_o absolute_a prince_n look_v rather_o to_o be_v tiger_n and_o state_v enemy_n 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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 million_o of_o martyr_n and_o it_o shall_v be_v unlawful_a for_o they_o to_o defend_v themselves_o i_o shall_v then_o think_v that_o king_n &_o parliament_n be_v both_o ex_fw-la officio_fw-la and_o actu_fw-la primo_fw-la judge_n and_o father_n and_o also_o by_o that_o same_o office_n murderer_n and_o butcher_n which_o be_v a_o grievous_a aspersion_n to_o the_o unspotted_a providence_n of_o god_n 6._o pag._n 331._o particular_a nature_n yield_v to_o the_o good_a of_o universal_a nature_n for_o which_o cause_n heavy_a body_n ascend_v aery_a and_o light_a body_n descend_v if_o then_o a_o wild_a bull_n or_o a_o gore_a ox_n may_v not_o be_v let_v loose_a in_o a_o great_a market_n confluence_n of_o people_n and_o if_o any_o man_n turn_v so_o distract_v as_o he_o smite_v himself_o with_o stone_n and_o kill_v all_o that_o pass_v by_o he_o or_o come_v at_o he_o in_o that_o case_n the_o man_n be_v to_o be_v bind_v and_o his_o hand_n fetter_v and_o all_o who_o he_o invade_v may_v resist_v he_o 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