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pope_n and_o general_n council_n may_v make_v a_o decree_n of_o deposition_n against_o inferior_a magistrate_n or_o lotdes_n by_o consent_n and_o authority_n give_v they_o by_o sovereign_a prince_n but_o he_o can_v not_o make_v a_o decree_n of_o deposition_n against_o supreme_a prince_n because_o they_o never_o consent_v never_o give_v he_o authority_n against_o themselves_o 15._o idem_fw-la sec_fw-la 5._o nu_fw-la 15._o hence_o widdrington_n say_v also_o that_o all_o temporal_a mulcte_n and_o punishment_n which_o the_o church_n decree_v she_o decree_v by_o authority_n give_v she_o from_o prince_n and_o that_o therefore_o in_o such_o penal_a law_n christian_n may_v refuse_v to_o obey_v till_o they_o know_v that_o the_o prince_n give_v the_o pope_n and_o council_n such_o authority_n yea_o that_o in_o these_o law_n they_o may_v appeal_v from_o pope_n or_o general_n council_n to_o the_o prince_n but_o as_o in_o other_o thing_n widdrington_n to_o hold_v up_o the_o cause_n who_o defence_n 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against_o heretic_n that_o be_v a_o thing_n more_o honourable_a for_o they_o and_o
by_o war_n a_o prince_n that_o persecure_v religion_n it_o be_v lawful_a to_o kill_v he_o and_o consequent_o to_o depose_v he_o because_o the_o end_n of_o just_a war_n be_v peace_n all_o thing_n in_o it_o be_v lawful_a which_o be_v necessary_a to_o obtain_v peace_n and_o if_o unless_o the_o prince_n be_v take_v away_o that_o just_a peace_n can_v he_o have_v that_o also_o be_v lawful_a 2._o the_o caluinist_n be_v not_o behind_o they_o in_o this_o point_n caluin_n say_v that_o earthly_a prince_n do_v bereave_v themselves_o of_o authority_n when_o they_o erect_v themselves_o against_o god_n yea_o that_o they_o be_v unworthy_a to_o be_v reckon_v in_o the_o number_n of_o man_n and_o therefore_o we_o must_v rather_o spit_v in_o their_o face_n then_o obey_v they_o 1572_o beza_n in_o ep_n dedic_fw-la novi_fw-la testam_fw-la a_o 1554._o &_o epist_n 34._o &_o 37._o can._n 3._o a_o 1572_o beza_n in_o his_o epistle_n dedicatory_a to_o his_o new_a testament_n defend_v rebellion_n against_o prince_n of_o a_o different_a religion_n if_o they_o permit_v not_o but_o rather_o persecure_a caluinisme_n the_o hugonot_n of_o france_n in_o a_o council_n of_o minister_n at_o berne_n have_v decree_v that_o every_o city_n shall_v swear_v that_o they_o and_o their_o posterity_n will_v observe_v firm_a and_o inviolate_a the_o thing_n follow_v of_o which_o one_o be_v can_v 40._o that_o until_o it_o please_v god_n in_o who_o hand_n be_v the_o heart_n of_o king_n to_o change_v the_o hart_n of_o the_o french_a tyrant_n so_o they_o call_v he_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n every_o city_n shall_v choose_v a_o mayor_n to_o govern_v they_o as_o well_o in_o war_n as_o in_o peace_n another_o canon_n be_v that_o all_o captain_n &_o leader_n never_o lie_v down_o weapon_n as_o long_o as_o they_o shall_v see_v they_o persecute_v the_o doctrine_n of_o salvation_n caluinisme_n and_o the_o disciple_n of_o the_o same_o caluinist_n another_o be_v if_o it_o please_v god_n to_o raise_v up_o some_o christian_a prince_n to_o take_v revenge_n of_o their_o sin_n and_o to_o deliver_v his_o people_n let_v they_o subject_v themselves_o to_o that_o prince_n as_o to_o another_o cyrus_n send_v to_o they_o from_o god_n and_o this_o doctrine_n of_o the_o same_o hugonot_n be_v practise_v in_o france_n to_o the_o ruin_n of_o many_o city_n and_o church_n and_o the_o slaughter_n of_o many_o thousand_o as_o the_o history_n of_o the_o civil_a war_n of_o france_n print_v at_o london_n anno_fw-la 1591._o and_o crispinus_n in_o his_o book_n of_o the_o estate_n of_o the_o church_n and_o other_o have_v write_v and_o to_o this_o day_n france_n remember_v yea_o feel_v it_o the_o like_a practice_n the_o heretic_n in_o the_o low_a country_n have_v use_v as_o osiander_n confess_v and_o all_o the_o world_n witness_v moreover_o osiander_n say_v that_o the_o state_n there_o depose_v their_o prince_n 941._o osiand_n in_o epit._n histor_n eccles_n cent._n 16._o pag._n 941._o belgici_n publico_fw-la scripto_fw-la domino_fw-la &_o regi_fw-la svo_fw-la philippo_n obedientiam_fw-la &_o subiectionem_fw-la renunciant_fw-la they_o of_o the_o low_a country_n renounce_v all_o obedience_n and_o subjection_n to_o their_o lord_n and_o king_n philip_n and_o consequent_o they_o depose_v he_o because_o there_o be_v no_o king_n without_o subject_n yea_o a_o edict_n of_o this_o deposition_n be_v extant_a in_o their_o history_n print_v at_o francfort_n in_o the_o year_n 1583._o in_o which_o they_o declare_v he_o to_o have_v lose_v all_o right_a and_o title_n by_o his_o tyranny_n and_o forbid_v all_o use_n of_o his_o name_n and_o seal_v 3._o 869._o zuingl_n in_fw-ge explan_fw-ge art_n 42._o fol._n 84._o idem_fw-la lib._n 4._o ep_n ad_fw-la conhardum_fw-la etc._n etc._n pag._n 868._o &_o 869._o zuinglius_fw-la and_o the_o zwinglians_n jump_v with_o they_o in_o the_o same_o opinion_n quando_fw-la reges_fw-la principes_fw-la &_o magistratus_fw-la perfidè_fw-la &_o extra_fw-la regulam_fw-la christi_fw-la egerint_fw-la possunt_fw-la cum_fw-la deo_fw-la deponi_fw-la when_o king_n prince_n and_o magistrate_n behave_v themselves_o perfidiouslie_o and_o do_v against_o the_o rule_n of_o christ_n they_o may_v with_o god_n be_v depose_v and_o again_o that_o king_n may_v be_v depose_v saules_n example_n do_v teach_v manifest_o and_o again_o permittendum_fw-la est_fw-la caesari_n officium_fw-la debitum_fw-la si_fw-la modò_fw-la sidem_fw-la nobis_fw-la permittat_fw-la illibatam_fw-la we_o must_v permit_v due_a obedience_n to_o caesar_n so_o that_o he_o permit_v we_o to_o enjoy_v our_o faith_n inviolate_a 1531_o coclaeus_n in_o act_v luth._o a_o 1531_o and_o according_a to_o this_o doctrine_n the_o tigurine_n molest_v the_o catholic_a cantones_n sow_v sedition_n and_o rebel_v but_o afterward_o in_o five_o battle_n though_o more_o in_o number_n and_o artillery_n they_o be_v overcome_v and_o slay_v and_o in_o the_o first_o battle_n zuinglius_fw-la himself_o be_v slay_v and_o afterward_o burn_v 4._o scot._n see_v sutcliffe_n in_o his_o answer_n to_o a_o libel_n supplicatorie_a etc._n etc._n pag._n 192._o &_o 193._o sutcl_n in_o his_o anwere_n to_o a_o libel_n etc._n etc._n pag._n 95._o knox_n in_o appellat_fw-la ad_fw-la nobilitatem_fw-la &_o populum_fw-la scotiae_fw-la buchan_n li._n de_fw-fr jure_fw-la reg._n et_fw-fr li_n 7._o hist_o scot._n i_o can_v allege_v goodman_n who_o in_o his_o book_n which_o in_o queen_n mary_n time_n be_v print_v at_o geneva_n and_o be_v commend_v by_o whittingham_n in_o his_o epistle_n before_o the_o say_v book_n affirm_v that_o it_o be_v lawful_a to_o withstand_v the_o prince_n in_o case_n of_o religion_n and_o that_o therefore_o wyatt_v who_o rise_v against_o queen_n marie_n be_v no_o traitor_n the_o like_a be_v the_o doctrine_n of_o knox_n and_o buchanan_n sutcliffe_n avouch_v that_o knox_n say_v nobleman_n governor_n etc._n etc._n judge_n ought_v to_o reform_v religion_n if_o the_o king_n will_v not_o if_o the_o prince_n will_v not_o yield_v to_o his_o noble_n and_o people_n he_o arm_v they_o with_o power_n to_o depose_v he_o if_o prince_n be_v tyrant_n against_o god_n and_o his_o truth_n their_o subject_n be_v free_v from_o their_o oath_n of_o obedience_n and_o with_o he_o accord_v buchanan_n teachinge_a that_o the_o people_n be_v more_o excellent_a than_o the_o king_n and_o have_v right_a to_o bestow_v the_o crown_n at_o their_o pleasure_n that_o the_o people_n may_v arraign_v the_o king_n etc._n etc._n that_o reward_n shall_v be_v give_v to_o they_o that_o kill_v tyrant_n to_o wit_n those_o who_o persecute_v religion_n and_o what_o sedition_n this_o doctrine_n raise_v in_o scotland_n against_o that_o worthy_a and_o virtuous_a queen_n marie_n his_o majesty_n mother_n and_o against_o his_o majesty_n himself_o all_o the_o world_n know_v and_o he_o best_o himself_o so_o that_o the_o question_n betwixt_o we_o and_o our_o reformer_n who_o so_o storm_n at_o this_o opinion_n of_o catholic_n which_o teach_v that_o pope_n in_o some_o case_n 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