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A35697
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Jus regiminis, being a justification of defensive arms in general and consequently, of our revolutions and transactions to be the just right of the kingdom.
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Denton, William, 1605-1691.
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1689
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Wing D1067; ESTC R2231
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become_v forfeit_v for_o mal-government_n shall_v not_o return_v unto_o they_o who_o delegated_a it_o as_o well_o from_o king_n as_o from_o consul_n senate_n tribune_n duumvirate_n triumvirate_n decemvirate_n ephori_fw-la or_o any_o other_o form_n of_o government_n be_v past_o all_o understanding_n it_o be_v also_o scornful_o object_v this_o be_v to_o be_v a_o duke_n of_o genoa_n a_o duke_n of_o venice_n not_o a_o king._n they_o who_o have_v so_o mean_a conceit_n of_o such_o government_n which_o in_o reality_n be_v as_o much_o approve_v and_o allow_v by_o god_n as_o kingly_a even_o by_o the_o same_o scripture_n be_v not_o worthy_a to_o preside_v in_o any_o government_n if_o the_o opinion_n of_o the_o millenaries_n be_v true_a and_o christ_n shall_v come_v and_o reign_v upon_o the_o earth_n 1000_o year_n will_v he_o not_o do_v all_o thing_n for_o the_o good_a of_o the_o govern_v will_v not_o his_o eye_n be_v on_o the_o faithful_a of_o the_o land_n and_o on_o they_o that_o excel_v in_o 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subtract_v from_o their_o prince_n what_o they_o please_v nostrum_fw-la est_fw-la far_o modice_fw-la populi_n voluntates_fw-la etc._n etc._n it_o be_v our_o duty_n modest_o to_o submit_v to_o the_o good_a will_n of_o the_o people_n so_o tertullian_n in_o his_o apolegetico_n to_o a_o ethnic_a emperor_n bokl_o tell_v he_o that_o a_o emperor_n ought_v not_o to_o be_v call_v lord_n augustus_n say_v he_o imperii_fw-la formator_fw-la ne_fw-la dominum_fw-la quidem_fw-la dici_fw-la se_fw-la volebat_fw-la hoc_fw-la enim_fw-la dei_fw-la est_fw-la cognomen_fw-la etc._n etc._n augustus_n be_v the_o founder_n of_o the_o empire_n and_o yet_o will_v not_o be_v call_v lord_n because_o it_o be_v the_o sir_n name_n of_o god_n almighty_n and_o if_o he_o be_v father_n of_o his_o country_n how_o can_v he_o be_v lord_n thereof_o o_o but_o athanasius_n the_o egyptian_a bishop_n say_v that_o it_o be_v a_o most_o wicked_a nefarious_a thing_n to_o call_v king_n of_o the_o earth_n before_o tribunal_n what_o 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all_o indifferent_o without_o distinction_n or_o respect_n of_o person_n i_o have_v not_o as_o yet_o read_v or_o know_v any_o law_n write_v or_o unwritten_a natural_a or_o divine_a bring_v to_o forbid_v the_o same_o and_o why_o shall_v not_o reproof_n and_o censure_n of_o sin_n and_o vice_n and_o wrong_n be_v execute_v against_o they_o because_o forsooth_o though_o wicked_a yet_o be_v constitute_v of_o god_n wretched_a perverse_a reason_n i_o have_v create_v the_o waster_n to_o destroy_v isaiah_n 54._o 16._o be_v destroyer_n therefore_o above_o all_o law_n consider_v well_o with_o yourselves_o if_o the_o reason_n and_o consequence_n be_v not_o the_o very_a same_o how_o many_o king_n in_o scripture_n constitute_v by_o god_n himself_o have_v we_o know_v punish_v and_o that_o by_o man_n be_v not_o pope_n tyrant_n in_o the_o church_n after_o the_o same_o manner_n constitue_v by_o god_n as_o prima_fw-la sedes_fw-la anemine_a judicabitur_fw-la 77_o and_o yet_o how_o powerful_o can_v the_o 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