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fiduciary_a power_n even_o as_o the_o king_n himself_o may_v be_v denude_v of_o the_o same_o power_n by_o the_o three_o estate_n p._n 152._o prince_n derive_v their_o power_n and_o prerogative_n 1644._o from_o the_o people_n and_o have_v their_o investiture_n mere_o for_o the_o people_n benefit_n p._n 1._o 1647._o it_o be_v the_o king_n duty_n to_o pass_v all_o such_o law_n as_o both_o house_n shall_v judge_v good_a for_o the_o kingdom_n upon_o a_o supposition_n that_o they_o be_v good_a which_o by_o they_o be_v judge_v such_o if_o the_o prince_n fail_v in_o his_o promise_n the_o 1648._o people_n be_v exempt_a frm_n their_o obedience_n the_o contract_n be_v make_v void_a and_o the_o right_n of_o obligation_n be_v of_o no_o force_n it_o be_v therefore_o permit_v to_o the_o officer_n of_o a_o kingdom_n either_o all_o or_o some_o good_a number_n of_o they_o to_o suppress_v a_o tyrant_n p._n 120_o 121._o iu_o prince_n may_v be_v depose_v and_o put_v to_o death_n in_o case_n of_o tyranny_n every_o worthy_a man_n in_o parliament_n may_v for_o the_o public_a good_a be_v think_v 1649._o a_o fit_a peer_n and_o judge_n of_o the_o king_n p._n 24._o where_o there_o be_v no_o opportunity_n for_o the_o interposure_n of_o other_o judge_n the_o law_n of_o sentence_n nature_n and_o the_o law_n of_o nation_n allow_v every_o man_n to_o judge_n in_o his_o own_o gaze_v p._n 34._o if_o a_o prince_n want_v such_o understanding_n commonwealth_n goodness_n or_o power_n as_o the_o people_n judge_v necessary_a to_o the_o end_n of_o government_n in_o the_o first_o place_n he_o be_v capable_a of_o the_o name_n but_o not_o of_o the_o government_n in_o the_o second_o he_o depose_v himself_o in_o the_o three_o the_o want_n of_o power_n depose_v he_o thesis_n 135_o 136_o 137._o it_o be_v lawful_a for_o any_o who_o have_v the_o power_n 1649._o to_o call_v to_o account_n a_o tyrant_n or_o wicked_a king_n and_o after_o due_a conviction_n to_o depose_v and_o put_v he_o to_o death_n if_o the_o ordinary_a magistrate_n have_v neglect_v or_o deny_v to_o do_v it_o it_o be_v not_o impossible_a for_o a_o king_n regis_fw-la 1663._o personam_fw-la exuere_fw-la in_o a_o natural_a or_o moral_a madness_n or_o frenzy_n to_o turn_v tyrant_n yea_o beast_n waive_v his_o royal_a place_n violent_o extrajudicial_o extramagisterial_o to_o assault_v his_o subject_n as_o saul_n do_v david_n in_o this_o case_n man_n think_v nature_n do_v dictate_v it_o and_o scripture_n do_v justify_v a_o man_n se_fw-la defendendo_fw-la vim_fw-la vi_o repellere_fw-la p._n 23._o the_o real_a sovereignty_n among_o we_o be_v commonwealth_n in_o king_n lord_n and_o commons_o and_o if_o the_o king_n raise_v war_n against_o such_o a_o parliament_n the_o king_n may_v not_o only_o be_v resist_v but_o cease_v to_o be_v a_o king_n thesis_n 358._o the_o lord_n rend_v the_o kingdom_n from_o saul_n for_o spare_v one_o agag_n and_o for_o want_v of_o commons_o thorough_a extirpation_n of_o all_o the_o accursâ—…d_a thing_n he_o lose_v both_o thanks_o for_o what_o he_o have_v do_v and_o kingdom_n also_o p._n 27._o let_v no_o law_n hinder_v you_o if_o law_n be_v to_o sympson_n be_v break_v it_o be_v for_o a_o crown_n and_o therefore_o for_o religion_n you_o be_v set_v over_o kingdom_n to_o root_n out_o pull_v down_o destroy_v and_o throw_v down_o do_v it_o quick_o do_v it_o thorough_o by_o what_o rule_n of_o conscience_n or_o god_n 1643._o be_v a_o state_n bind_v to_o sacrifice_n religion_n law_n and_o liberty_n rather_o than_o endure_v that_o the_o prince_n life_n shall_v come_v into_o any_o possibility_n of_o hazard_n by_o defend_v they_o against_o those_o that_o in_o his_o name_n be_v bend_v to_o suâ—…due_v they_o if_o he_o will_v needs_o thrust_v himself_o upon_o the_o hazard_n when_o he_o need_v not_o who_o fault_n be_v that_o there_o never_o be_v a_o great_a harmony_n of_o 〈◊〉_d the_o law_n of_o nature_n reason_n prudence_n and_o necessity_n to_o warrant_v any_o act_n then_o may_v be_v find_v and_o discern_v in_o that_o act_n of_o justice_n on_o the_o late_a king_n p._n 18._o touch_v the_o righteousness_n of_o the_o sentence_n goodâ—…_n pass_v upon_o the_o king_n doubtless_o never_o be_v any_o person_n under_o heaven_n sentence_v with_o death_n upon_o more_o equitable_a and_o just_a ground_n p._n 90._o praise_v be_v god_n who_o have_v deliver_v we_o from_o the_o imposition_n of_o prelatical_a innovation_n inâ—…_n altar-genu-flections_a and_o cringing_n with_o cross_n and_o all_o that_o popish_a trash_n and_o trumpery_n and_o true_o i_o speak_v no_o more_o than_o what_o i_o have_v often_o think_v and_o say_v the_o removal_n of_o those_o insupportable_a burden_n countervail_v for_o the_o blood_n and_o creasure_n shed_v and_o spend_v in_o these_o late_a distraction_n nor_o do_v i_o ever_o as_o yet_o hear_v of_o any_o godly_a man_n that_o desire_v be_v it_o possible_a to_o purchase_v their_o friend_n or_o money_n again_o at_o so_o dear_a a_o raâ—…e_n as_o with_o the_o return_n of_o these_o to_o have_v those_o soul-burdening_a antichristian_a yoke_n re-imposed_n upon_o us._n and_o if_o any_o such_o there_o be_v i_o be_o sure_a that_o dâ—…sire_n be_v no_o part_n of_o their_o godliness_n and_o i_o profess_v myself_o in_o that_o to_o be_v none_o of_o the_o number_n p._n 23._o v._o the_o person_n of_o prince_n may_v be_v resist_v though_o not_o their_o authority_n the_o man_n who_o be_v king_n may_v be_v resist_v rex_fw-la but_o not_o the_o royal_a office_n the_o king_n in_o concreto_fw-la but_o not_o the_o king_n in_o abstracto_fw-la p._n 265._o he_o may_v be_v resist_v in_o a_o pitched_a battle_n and_o with_o sword_n and_o gun_n 324._o that_o be_v his_o private_a will_n may_v be_v resist_v not_o his_o legal_a will._n 269._o neither_o be_v he_o in_o the_o field_n as_o a_o king_n but_o as_o â—…n_v unjust_a invader_n and_o grassator_fw-la 334._o if_o he_o chance_v to_o be_v slay_v it_o be_v but_o a_o accident_n and_o who_o can_v help_v it_o 324._o he_o be_v guilty_a 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