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themselves_o which_o when_o their_o catchpole_n and_o hangman_n receive_v any_o wrong_n do_v complain_v that_o their_o own_o person_n be_v in_o they_o wrong_v and_o their_o princely_a majesty_n m._n quid_fw-la tanden_fw-mi e_fw-la scripture_n proffer_v cur_n liceat_fw-la tyrannos_fw-la impunè_fw-la occidere_fw-la b._n primùm_fw-la id_fw-la affero_fw-la quod_fw-la quùm_fw-la diserte_n praeceptum_fw-la sit_fw-la de_fw-la scelere_fw-la &_o sceleratis_fw-la à _fw-la medio_fw-la tollendis_fw-la sinè_fw-la ullâ_fw-la exceptione_n gradus_fw-la aut_fw-la ordinis_fw-la nusquà m_fw-la tamen_fw-la in_o saeris_fw-la literis_fw-la tyrannis_fw-la magis_fw-la quà m_fw-la privatis_fw-la est_fw-la cautum_fw-la have_v a_o general_a commandment_n out_o of_o god_n word_n to_o put_v to_o death_n wicked_a man_n without_o respect_n of_o any_o degree_n or_o order_n in_o particular_a tyrant_n have_v no_o more_o privilege_n then_o private_a man_n and_o therefore_o according_a to_o his_o word_n it_o be_v lawful_a to_o kill_v tyrant_n rationem_fw-la excogitarunt_fw-la canonistae_fw-la quá_fw-la &_o scelera_fw-la plecterentur_fw-la &_o papa_n tamen_fw-la sacro_fw-la sanctus_fw-la &_o inviolatus_fw-la haberetur_fw-la aliud_fw-la enim_fw-la papa_n aliud_fw-la illius_fw-la hominis_fw-la qui_fw-la papa_n esset_fw-la ius_fw-la existimabant_fw-la etc._n etc._n we_o may_v distinguish_v between_o the_o king_n person_n and_o his_o office_n to_o punish_v he_o as_o he_o be_v a_o man_n offend_v set_v a_o side_n his_o place_n and_o so_o not_o the_o king_n but_o the_o malefactor_n be_v chastise_v nos_fw-la contendimus_fw-la idem_fw-la ius_fw-la reges_fw-la habere_fw-la in_o multitudinem_fw-la quod_fw-la illi_fw-la in_o singulos_fw-la e_fw-la multitudine_fw-la habent_fw-la the_o people_n have_v joint_o the_o same_o authority_n over_o the_o king_n which_o the_o king_n have_v over_o every_o several_a person_n among_o the_o people_n the_o french_a consistorian_n write_v in_o this_o manner_n subditi_fw-la tyrannos_fw-la vindiciae_fw-la contra_fw-la tyrannos_fw-la non_fw-la tenentur_fw-la regibus_fw-la obedire_fw-la siquid_fw-la adversùs_fw-la legem_fw-la dei_fw-la imperent_fw-la subject_n be_v not_o bind_v to_o obey_v king_n if_o they_o command_v any_o thing_n contrary_a to_o god_n word_n in_o which_o assertion_n first_o they_o quest_n 1_o make_v the_o subject_n to_o be_v both_o the_o plaintives_n and_o the_o judge_n between_o their_o king_n and_o themselves_o whether_o he_o have_v command_v any_o thing_n against_o god_n word_n or_o no_o so_o that_o it_o shall_v be_v a_o easy_a matter_n for_o they_o at_o their_o pleasure_n to_o discharge_v themselves_o of_o all_o duty_n and_o obedience_n to_o the_o king_n second_o they_o deceive_v the_o simple_a reader_n by_o a_o fallacy_n for_o the_o ambiguity_n lie_v in_o these_o word_n si_fw-la quid_fw-la adversus_fw-la legem_fw-la dei_fw-la imperant_fw-la if_o they_o command_v any_o thing_n contrary_a to_o god_n word_n for_o the_o question_n be_v whether_o they_o mean_v only_o in_o that_o particular_a thing_n which_o be_v against_o god_n word_n the_o king_n be_v not_o to_o be_v obey_v or_o else_o that_o in_o nothing_o he_o be_v to_o be_v obey_v because_o he_o have_v command_v some_o one_o thing_n repugnant_a to_o the_o law_n of_o god_n in_o this_o last_o sense_n it_o be_v by_o they_o understand_v as_o appear_v by_o the_o word_n follow_v which_o be_v these_o vassallus_fw-la se_fw-la domino_fw-la superiori_fw-la iuramento_fw-la divincit_fw-la sic_fw-la &_o rex_fw-la ex_fw-la legis_fw-la divinae_fw-la precepto_fw-la se_fw-la imperaturum_fw-la iurat_fw-la vassallus_fw-la deniquè_fw-fr nisi_fw-la iusiurandum_fw-la seruat_fw-la feedum_fw-la committit_fw-la ipsoque_fw-la jure_fw-la se_fw-la omni_fw-la praerogatiuâ_fw-la private_a rex_fw-la quoque_fw-la si_fw-la deum_fw-la negligat_fw-la etc._n etc._n ipso_fw-la jure_fw-la regnum_fw-la committit_fw-la &_o èx_fw-la facto_fw-la plerumque_fw-la amittit_fw-la duplex_fw-la autem_fw-la foedus_fw-la in_o regum_fw-la inauguration_n legimus_fw-la primum_fw-la inter_fw-la deâ—m_fw-la &_o regem_fw-la &_o populum_fw-la ut_fw-la esset_fw-la populus_fw-la dei_fw-la populus_fw-la secundum_fw-la vero_fw-la inter_fw-la regem_fw-la &_o populum_fw-la ut_fw-la bene_fw-la obtemperanti_fw-la benè_fw-la obtemperaretur_fw-la the_o vassal_n be_v bind_v to_o his_o lord_n by_o a_o oath_n and_o the_o king_n swear_v that_o he_o will_v rule_v according_a to_o god_n word_n if_o the_o vassal_n keep_v not_o his_o oath_n he_o forfeit_v his_o estate_n so_o if_o the_o king_n break_v his_o oath_n he_o forfeit_v his_o crown_n there_o be_v a_o double_a covenant_n at_o a_o king_n coronation_n the_o first_o between_o god_n on_o the_o one_o side_n and_o the_o king_n with_o the_o people_n on_o the_o other_o side_n that_o the_o people_n shall_v be_v god_n people_n the_o second_o between_o the_o king_n and_o the_o people_n that_o the_o people_n shall_v be_v faithful_a subject_n no_o long_o than_o the_o king_n shall_v continue_v a_o good_a king_n populus_fw-la si_fw-la regem_fw-la non_fw-la coercet_fw-la culpâ_fw-la tenebitur_fw-la quià _fw-la correi_fw-la sunt_fw-la licet_fw-la isrà el_n si_fw-la rex_fw-la legem_fw-la dei_fw-la ecclesiamne_fw-la evertat_fw-la resistere_fw-la nèc_fw-la id_fw-la tyrannos_fw-la vindicïae_fw-la contra_fw-la tyrannos_fw-la modo_fw-la verum_fw-la nifecerit_fw-la eiusdem_fw-la criminis_fw-la tonebitur_fw-la &_o eandem_fw-la poenam_fw-la luet_fw-la resistat_fw-la vero_fw-la verbo_fw-la si_fw-la verbo_fw-la oppugnabitur_fw-la vi_fw-la si_fw-la vi_fw-la arte_fw-la inquà m_fw-la &_o mart_n quin_fw-la et_fw-la dolo_fw-la bono_fw-mi si_fw-mi bono_fw-mi cùm_fw-la nihilintersit_fw-la ubi_fw-la iustum_fw-la bellum_fw-la qust_n 2_o susceperis_fw-la utrum_fw-la aperte_fw-la pugue_v a_o èx_fw-la insidijs_fw-la it_o be_v lawful_a for_o the_o people_n to_o resist_v the_o king_n which_o impugn_v god_n law_n or_o his_o church_n and_o unless_o they_o do_v resist_v he_o they_o shall_v be_v accessary_a as_o he_o be_v principal_a and_o incur_v the_o same_o punishment_n which_o be_v due_a unto_o he_o if_o he_o deal_v by_o sword_n or_o word_n they_o must_v oppose_v themselves_o against_o he_o with_o the_o same_o weapon_n for_o as_o much_o as_o the_o war_n which_o in_o that_o cause_n they_o do_v wage_v against_o he_o be_v just_a it_o make_v no_o matter_n whether_o they_o use_v open_a war_n and_o hostility_n or_o secret_a slight_a and_o polity_n nemo_fw-la rex_fw-la nascitur_fw-la nemo_fw-la per_fw-la se_fw-la rex_fw-la est_fw-la nemo_fw-la absqùe_fw-la populo_fw-la regnare_fw-la tyrannos_fw-la vindicâ—oe_fw-mi contra_fw-la tyrannos_fw-la potest_fw-la populus_fw-la per_fw-la sè_fw-la esse_fw-la potest_fw-la etc._n etc._n no_o man_n be_v bear_v to_o a_o kingdom_n no_o man_n be_v of_o himself_o a_o king_n no_o man_n can_v reign_v but_o by_o the_o favour_n of_o the_o people_n but_o the_o people_n be_v absolute_a quest_n 3_o of_o themselves_o the_o people_n 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their_o king_n he_o will_v be_v a_o contemptible_a person_n in_o the_o eye_n of_o all_o man_n when_o they_o shall_v put_v he_o from_o his_o dominion_n over_o man_n he_o will_v be_v glad_a to_o be_v some_o paedanticall_a fellow_n and_o to_o use_v his_o paedagogical_a authority_n over_o boy_n as_o for_o our_o english_a consistorian_n they_o have_v these_o word_n 2._o t._n c._n lib_n 2._o pag._n 15._o 7._o t._n c._n lib._n 2._o pag._n 165._o admonit_n 2._o no_o civil_a magistrate_n have_v pre-eminence_n by_o ordinary_a authority_n to_o determine_v of_o church_n cause_n
and_o no_o civil_a magistrate_n in_o counsel_n &_o assembly_n for_o church_n cause_v can_v be_v chief_a moderator_n judge_n or_o governor_n and_o no_o civil_a magistrate_n have_v such_o authority_n as_o that_o without_o his_o consent_n it_o shall_v not_o be_v lawful_a for_o ecclesiastical_a person_n to_o make_v any_o church_n order_n or_o ceremony_n for_o as_o much_o therefore_o as_o god_n have_v establish_v kingdom_n but_o a_o presbytery_n and_o a_o kingdom_n can_v both_o stand_v together_o because_o one_o stand_v the_o other_o fall_v they_o be_v enemy_n not_o only_o to_o god_n ordinance_n but_o also_o to_o the_o state_n of_o king_n which_o go_v about_o to_o establish_v this_o eldership_n in_o a_o kingdom_n of_o diocesan_n bishop_n master_n jacob_n in_o his_o book_n of_o reformation_n object_v against_o the_o state_n of_o bishop_n and_o cathedral_n church_n that_o of_o right_a there_o be_v no_o diocesan_n but_o only_o parochial_a bishop_n that_o the_o authority_n &_o jurisdiction_n and_o rite_n of_o a_o bishop_n be_v no_o other_o than_o belong_v to_o all_o parson_n of_o parish_n church_n and_o consequent_o that_o every_o parson_n be_v a_o bishop_n that_o there_o be_v no_o visible_a church_n ministerial_a beside_o the_o parish_n church_n and_o that_o they_o as_o depend_v upon_o no_o other_o nor_o subject_n to_o any_o other_o nor_o part_n or_o member_n of_o any_o other_o have_v absolute_a authority_n and_o power_n as_o well_o of_o government_n as_o of_o teach_v within_o themselves_o and_o so_o consequent_o there_o be_v no_o cathederal_a church_n and_o as_o one_o absurdity_n be_v grant_v a_o thousand_o will_v follow_v so_o upon_o these_o proemise_n which_o without_o proof_n he_o take_v for_o grant_v he_o infer_v these_o five_o conclusion_n to_o the_o slander_n of_o our_o state_n as_o absord_n as_o the_o proemise_n be_v that_o the_o case_n stand_v thus_o 1._o our_o bishop_n be_v no_o christian_n for_o say_v he_o every_o christian_a be_v a_o pastor_n or_o one_o of_o the_o people_n of_o the_o people_n they_o deny_v themselves_o to_o be_v and_o pastor_n they_o be_v not_o 2._o be_v not_o lawful_a diocesan_n bishop_n much_o less_o may_v they_o be_v lord_n bishop_n 3._o have_v no_o lawful_a authority_n nor_o call_v themselves_o they_o can_v confer_v ecclesiastical_a order_n and_o lay_v hand_n upon_o other_o and_o so_o consequent_o our_o minister_n by_o they_o order_v have_v no_o lawful_a ministry_n 4._o that_o by_o their_o mean_n we_o be_v defraud_v of_o a_o main_n point_n of_o our_o ordinary_a mean_n of_o salvation_n which_o be_v the_o true_a ecclesiesticall_a discipline_n 5._o that_o in_o our_o state_n christ_n be_v rob_v and_o spoil_v of_o some_o part_n of_o his_o kingly_a and_o prophetical_a office_n his_o kingly_a office_n be_v to_o appoint_v we_o and_o his_o prophetical_a office_n be_v to_o teach_v we_o sole_o of_o himself_o the_o true_a ecclesiastical_a government_n which_o our_o bishop_n take_v from_o he_o and_o ascribe_v unto_o man_n alter_v that_o discipline_n and_o government_n which_o he_o alone_o as_o king_n have_v appoint_v and_o as_o a_o prophet_n have_v teach_v in_o his_o holy_a word_n which_o conclusion_n because_o they_o be_v infer_v upon_o false_a ground_n the_o ground_n be_v shake_v the_o conclusion_n will_v fall_v of_o themselves_o therefore_o let_v we_o come_v to_o the_o examination_n of_o these_o ground_n to_o show_v how_o weak_a and_o unsufficient_a a_o foundation_n they_o be_v to_o build_v upon_o he_o impugn_v the_o church_n &_o state_n of_o bishop_n first_o by_o show_n of_o argument_n second_o by_o his_o own_o idle_a conceit_n vain_a conjecture_n and_o imagination_n he_o make_v show_v of_o two_o argument_n the_o first_o be_v this_o that_o the_o state_n of_o bishop_n be_v a_o breach_n of_o the_o 2._o commandment_n and_o by_o a_o consequent_a idolatry_n for_o in_o this_o commandment_n thou_o shall_v not_o make_v to_o thyself_o any_o grave_a image_n thou_o shall_v not_o bow_v down_o to_o it_o nor_o worship_v it_o say_v he_o be_v forbid_v all_o mean_n be_v humane_a invention_n whereby_o man_n will_v give_v honour_n to_o the_o true_a god_n but_o one_o of_o these_o mean_n of_o divine_a worship_n be_v a_o humane_a invention_n he_o say_v to_o be_v the_o state_n of_o bishop_n our_o diocesan_n &_o provincial_a church_n use_v government_n with_o the_o ministery_n &_o office_n proper_a to_o they_o for_o answer_v to_o which_o argument_n i_o deny_v the_o minor_fw-la proposition_n which_o consist_v of_o 2._o part_n mean_n of_o divine_a worship_n &_o humane_a invention_n and_o because_o he_o bring_v no_o proof_n of_o his_o minor_fw-la be_v the_o subject_n of_o his_o disputation_n which_o all_o opponent_n ought_v to_o do_v i_o will_v disprove_v it_o and_o each_o part_n of_o it_o and_o first_o diocesan_n &_o provincial_a church_n use_v government_n and_o their_o ministery_n which_o be_v of_o archbishop_n &_o bishop_n be_v never_o intend_v by_o the_o founder_n of_o they_o nor_o use_v by_o the_o officer_n &_o minister_n of_o they_o nor_o hold_v by_o the_o defendour_n &_o maintainer_n of_o they_o nor_o conceive_v by_o man_n of_o understanding_n to_o be_v any_o mean_n of_o divine_a worship_n but_o of_o government_n god_n can_v be_v and_o be_v worship_v without_o these_o and_o be_v worship_v as_o sincere_o as_o now_o he_o be_v when_o they_o be_v not_o but_o the_o ecclesissticall_a state_n under_o a_o kingdom_n can_v be_v peaceable_o govern_v without_o these_o god_n be_v worship_v alike_o in_o geneva_n and_o in_o england_n though_o this_o government_n and_o these_o office_n be_v not_o in_o geneva_n which_o be_v in_o england_n and_o god_n be_v worship_v as_o sincere_o and_o as_o full_o and_o ample_o in_o our_o parish_n church_n as_o in_o our_o cathederal_a church_n and_o by_o ordinary_a pastor_n as_o by_o bishop_n so_o that_o their_o ministery_n and_o high_a calling_n do_v not_o afford_v they_o any_o great_a or_o other_o mean_n to_o worship_n god_n then_o they_o have_v when_o they_o be_v 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