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capacity_n yet_o have_v they_o their_o part_n in_o the_o sovereignty_n also_o in_o their_o high_a capacity_n ibid._n and_o upon_o this_o false_a and_o traitorous_a supposition_n he_o endeavour_v to_o justify_v the_o late_a rebellion_n and_o his_o own_o more_o than_o ordinary_a activeness_n in_o it_o for_o iu._n where_o the_o sovereignty_n say_v he_o be_v distribute_v into_o several_a hand_n as_o the_o king_n be_v and_o parliament_n and_o the_o king_n invade_v the_o other_o part_n they_o may_v lawful_o defend_v their_o own_o by_o war_n and_o the_o subject_a lawful_o assist_v they_o yea_o though_o the_o power_n of_o the_o militia_n be_v express_o give_v to_o the_o king_n unless_o it_o be_v also_o express_v that_o it_o shall_v not_o be_v in_o the_o other_o thes._n 363._o the_o conclusion_n say_v he_o need_v no_o proof_n because_o sovereignty_n as_o such_o have_v the_o power_n of_o arm_n and_o of_o the_o law_n themselves_o the_o law_n that_o say_v the_o king_n shall_v have_v the_o 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as_o inconsistent_a with_o the_o be_v of_o a_o body_n politic_a the_o necessity_n of_o a_o supreme_a power_n in_o all_o body_n politic_a that_o supreme_a power_n unquestionable_a the_o reason_n of_o this_o ground_v upon_o nature_n grotius_n his_o testimony_n monarchy_n god_n government_n mr._n b_o be_v just_a and_o loyal_a opinion_n of_o the_o sovereign_n power_n vid._n holy_a com._n p._n 72._o spoil_a by_o his_o follow_a aphorism_n h._n c._n p._n 73._o h._n c._n p._n 87._o aph._n 79._o h._n c._n p._n 87._o 88_o h._n c._n p._n 74._o upon_o these_o supposition_n mr._n b._n justify_v the_o late_a rebellion_n and_o by_o consequence_n the_o king_n murder_n the_o independent_o as_o justifiable_a as_o the_o presbyterian_o those_o assertion_n of_o mr._n b_o be_v take_v to_o task_n resistance_n inconsistent_a with_o the_o well-being_n of_o body_n politic_a as_o be_v a_o occasion_n of_o civil_a war_n the_o worst_a of_o evil_n no_o small_a matter_n in_o mr._n b_o his_o opinion_n that_o will_v excuse_v resist_v grotius_n put_v a_o case_n but_o contradict_v himself_o and_o the_o primitive_a christian_n in_o his_o answer_n to_o it_o de_fw-fr jure_fw-la belli_fw-la &_o pacis_fw-la lib._n 1._o c._n 4_o p._n 104._o a_o passage_n of_o his_o before_o cite_v concern_v the_o primitive_a christian_n compare_v with_o this_o he_o himself_o in_o effect_n disallow_v his_o own_o answer_n de_fw-fr jure_fw-la belli_n ac_fw-la pacis_fw-la p._n 112._o some_o instance_n of_o he_o wherein_o resistance_n may_v seem_v lawful_a examine_v thâ—se_o instance_n of_o his_o be_v of_o king_n and_o nâ—_n king_n the_o three_o instance_n the_o four_o instance_n those_o instance_n but_o seem_a exception_n the_o law_n of_o non-resisting_a the_o foundation_n and_o preservative_n of_o humane_a society_n other_o reason_n for_o nonresistance_n resistance_n unlawful_a even_o in_o grotius_n his_o case_n a_o instance_n from_o the_o holy_a league_n in_o france_n the_o catholic_n religion_n the_o pretence_n there_o the_o like_a instance_n from_o our_o late_a rebellion_n in_o england_n the_o protestant_a religion_n the_o pretence_n here_o other_o pretence_n make_v use_v of_o for_o the_o late_a rebellion_n the_o doctrine_n of_o nonresistance_n recommend_v the_o bishop_n ground_n to_o prove_v the_o late_a war_n unlawful_a mr._n b_n contrary_a ground_n to_o justify_v it_o his_o confidence_n of_o these_o ground_n h._n c._n p._n 489_o 490._o the_o first_o of_o they_o consider_v h._n c._n 476._o ad_fw-la sinem_fw-la istius_fw-la pagine_v the_o parliament_n declaration_n ibid._n mr._n b._n personal_o engage_v in_o the_o war._n the_o parliament_n design_n in_o that_o declaration_n declaration_n 2_o chron._n 18._o v_o 30._o mr._n b_n own_o confession_n in_o the_o case_n h._n c._n p._n 422._o h._n c._n p._n 471._o by_o parliament_n mr._n b._n mean_v the_o house_n of_o commons_o the_o ground_n of_o felton_n murder_v the_o d._n of_o buckingham_n a_o vote_n of_o the_o house_n of_o commons_o the_o dangerous_a consequence_n of_o such_o vote_n no_o man_n safe_a in_o such_o case_n the_o remonstrance_n of_o the_o house_n of_o commons_o make_v use_v of_o for_o the_o destruction_n of_o the_o king_n person_n hol._n c._n p._n 489_o parliament_n not_o infallible_a nor_o impeccable_a by_o mr._n b_n own_o confession_n holy_a com-w_a pag._n 437_o 438._o and_o in_o some_o case_n to_o be_v defer_v by_o the_o people_n ibid._n holy_a com-w_a pag._n 439._o mr._n b_n inconsistence_n in_o the_o resolution_n of_o such_o case_n the_o law_n a_o sure_a rule_n rule_n in_o prolegom_n de_fw-fr jure_fw-la belli_n &_o pacis_fw-la the_o e._n of_o essex_n his_o case_n in_o q._n elizabeth_n time_n the_o judge_n opinion_n in_o that_o case_n case_n cambd._n eliz._n ad_fw-la ann._n 1601._o a_o threefold_a confirmation_n of_o that_o their_o opinion_n three_o observation_n draw_v from_o thence_o the_o presbyterian_o will_v have_v do_v what_o the_o independent_o do_v have_v they_o be_v let_v alone_o holy_a com._n p._n 422._o 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