censure_v nor_o condemn_v a_o earthly_a prince_n who_o possible_o may_v hate_v right_o much_o less_o may_v thou_o censure_v and_o condemn_v the_o most_o just_a one_o even_o god_n who_o can_v never_o do_v any_o unrighteous_a thing_n so_o that_o elihu_n make_v a_o comparison_n between_o god_n and_o a_o king_n and_o he_o thus_o argue_v à _fw-la majore_fw-la to_o wit_n that_o if_o king_n ought_v not_o to_o be_v censure_v nor_o control_v by_o their_o subject_n but_o aught_o to_o govern_v and_o rule_n notwithstanding_o any_o suppose_a irregularity_n of_o their_o life_n and_o action_n then_o much_o more_o ought_v almighty_a god_n to_o reign_v and_o govern_v according_a to_o his_o own_o beneplacet_fw-la and_o no_o man_n whatever_o aught_o in_o the_o least_o to_o murmur_v at_o his_o providence_n though_o apparent_o never_o so_o thwart_v unto_o humane_a expectation_n for_o shall_v even_o he_o that_o hate_v right_o govern_v and_o will_v thou_o condemn_v he_o that_o be_v most_o just_a the_o point_n of_o interrogation_n in_o v._o 17._o 18._o drus_n in_o job_n 34.17_o 18._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d shall_v he_o be_v altogether_o affirmative_a and_o imply_v that_o he_o who_o hate_v right_o shall_v and_o aught_o however_o to_o govern._n but_o the_o point_n of_o interrogation_n in_o v._o 18._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d nunquid_fw-la be_v it_o fit_a to_o say_v to_o a_o king_n thou_o be_v wicked_a or_o to_o prince_n you_o be_v ungodly_a be_v whole_o negative_a and_o teach_v all_o man_n this_o loyal_a lesson_n scil_n that_o it_o be_v not_o fit_a nor_o lawful_a for_o any_o subject_n to_o say_v their_o king_n be_v wicked_a nor_o to_o revile_v and_o scandalize_v their_o prince_n by_o opprobrious_o affirm_v that_o they_o want_v grace_n and_o be_v ungodly_a and_o that_o therefore_o they_o be_v unfit_a for_o government_n loc_n drusius_n in_o loc_n non_fw-la dicere_fw-la convenit_fw-la non_fw-la honestum_fw-la non_fw-la par_fw-fr est_fw-fr it_o be_v not_o honest_a nor_o meet_v nor_o allowable_a to_o say_v so_o to_o king_n and_o prince_n for_o let_v they_o be_v never_o so_o bad_a even_a belial_n idolater_n as_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o we_o translate_v wicked_a in_o the_o hebrew_n do_v signify_v yet_o for_o all_o that_o their_o idolatry_n they_o ought_v to_o reign_v and_o govern._n yea_o this_o truth_n scil_n that_o king_n and_o their_o lawful_a heir_n by_o right_a of_o primogeniture_n ought_v successive_o to_o reign_v be_v far_a evidence_v by_o our_o saviour_n answer_n unto_o pontius_n pilate_n st._n joh._n 18.37_o pilate_n say_v to_o he_o be_v thou_o a_o king_n then_o jesus_n answer_v thou_o say_v that_o i_o be_o a_o king_n to_o this_o end_n be_v i_o bear_v etc._n etc._n in_o which_o answer_n our_o bless_a saviour_n assert_n two_o great_a truth_n 1._o that_o he_o himself_o be_v true_o and_o indeed_o a_o king_n as_o pilate_n have_v say_v 2._o that_o he_o be_v king_n by_o primogeniture_n and_o birthright_a for_o unto_o this_o end_n to_o wit_n that_o he_o may_v be_v a_o king_n and_o may_v declare_v to_o all_o the_o world_n the_o same_o truth_n be_v he_o born_n thus_o the_o holy_a jesus_n rational_o urge_v and_o plead_v his_o own_o birth_n as_o a_o sufficient_a title_n to_o his_o father_n kingdom_n inasmuch_o as_o his_o father_n be_v a_o king_n and_o he_o be_v his_o first-born_a which_o answer_v of_o christ_n when_o pilate_n right_o understand_v to_o wit_n that_o jesus_n be_v indeed_o a_o king_n but_o not_o of_o this_o world_n and_o when_o he_o understand_v also_o that_o jesus_n his_o be_v a_o king_n be_v no_o more_o prejudicial_a to_o caesar_n crown_n and_o dignity_n than_o be_v that_o internal_a empire_n which_o the_o stoic_a philosopher_n attribute_v to_o every_o wise_a man_n now_o when_o 18._o when_o exit_fw-la jesus_n responso_fw-la pilatus_n concepit_fw-la regnum_fw-la quod_fw-la jesus_n sibi_fw-la tribuerit_fw-la non_fw-la magìs_fw-la imperio_fw-la romano_n obesse_fw-la quà m_fw-la id_fw-la quod_fw-la stoici_fw-la sapienti_fw-la svo_fw-la tribuunt_fw-la qui_fw-la docent_fw-la solum_fw-la sapientem_fw-la regnare_fw-la veram_fw-la fortitudinem_fw-la patiendo_fw-la maximè_fw-la probari_fw-la etc._n etc._n grot._n in_o s._n jo._n 18._o pilate_n clear_o understand_v jesus_n his_o meaning_n than_o he_o go_v immediate_o out_o of_o the_o judgment-hall_n unto_o the_o jew_n and_o profess_v public_o to_o they_o that_o he_o find_v in_o jesus_n no_o fault_n at_o all_o sect_n iii_o the_o proposition_n prove_v by_o the_o unalterable_a law_n of_o inheritance_n by_o primogeniture_n that_o all_o king_n and_o their_o lawful_a heir_n whether_o good_a or_o bad_a whether_o belove_v or_o hate_v ought_v successive_o to_o reign_v be_v full_o prove_v by_o the_o ancient_n and_o unalterable_a law_n of_o inheritance_n which_o law_n be_v and_o still_o be_v ground_v 1._o on_o god_n exprss_n command_n and_o so_o it_o be_v a_o judicial_a law_n of_o god_n 2._o on_o natural_a reason_n and_o so_o it_o become_v a_o positive_a law_n of_o nature_n oblige_v all_o nation_n at_o all_o time_n to_o the_o observation_n of_o it_o which_o law_n of_o inheritance_n by_o primogeniture_n we_o find_v record_v by_o moses_n in_o deut._n 21._o v._o 15_o 16_o 17._o and_o it_o run_v thus_o if_o a_o man_n have_v two_o wife_n one_o belove_v inheritance_n the_o law_n of_o inheritance_n and_o another_o hate_a and_o they_o have_v bear_v he_o child_n both_o the_o belove_a and_o the_o hate_a and_o if_o the_o first-born_a son_n be_v she_o that_o be_v hate_v than_o it_o shall_v be_v ☞_o ☞_o when_o he_o make_v his_o son_n to_o inherit_v that_o which_o he_o have_v that_o he_o may_v not_o make_v the_o son_n of_o the_o belove_a first-born_a before_o the_o son_n of_o the_o hate_a which_o be_v indeed_o the_o first-born_a but_o he_o shall_v acknowledge_v the_o son_n of_o the_o hate_a for_o the_o first-born_a by_o give_v he_o a_o double_a portion_n of_o all_o that_o he_o have_v etc._n etc._n by_o this_o law_n it_o be_v undeniable_o evident_a that_o the_o first-born_a shall_v ever_o be_v the_o heir_n of_o his_o father_n whether_o the_o say_v first-born_a be_v good_a or_o bad_a belove_a or_o hate_v and_o the_o reason_n which_o god_n give_v for_o that_o law_n be_v this_o scil_n v._o 17._o 21.17_o deut._n 21.17_o because_o the_o first-born_a be_v the_o beginning_n of_o his_o father_n strength_n and_o therefore_o the_o right_a of_o the_o first-born_a be_v his_o that_o be_v to_o say_v the_o right_a of_o inheritance_n be_v he_o so_o that_o this_o law_n of_o inheritance_n by_o primogeniture_n be_v not_o only_o a_o positive_a and_o judicial_a law_n make_v by_o god_n bind_v the_o people_n of_o the_o jew_n but_o it_o be_v also_o a_o moral_a law_n found_v on_o natural_a reason_n and_o therefore_o be_v for_o ever_o obligatory_a and_o at_o all_o time_n bind_v all_o nation_n to_o observe_v and_o keep_v it_o for_o if_o among_o the_o jew_n the_o first-born_a be_v therefore_o to_o inherit_v because_o he_o be_v the_o beginning_n of_o his_o father_n strength_n then_o by_o the_o same_o force_n of_o reason_n ought_v all_o first-born_a son_n of_o all_o man_n whatever_o to_o inherit_v their_o father_n substance_n because_o they_o all_o be_v the_o beginning_n of_o their_o father_n strength_n and_o therefore_o the_o right_n of_o inheritance_n be_v they_o from_o which_o concession_n we_o thus_o argue_v to_o wit_n that_o if_o succession_n and_o inheritance_n be_v establish_v upon_o the_o first-born_a in_o private_a family_n because_o of_o his_o primogeniture_n then_o by_o the_o same_o law_n the_o right_a of_o inheritance_n and_o of_o succession_n unto_o the_o crown_n be_v for_o ever_o settle_v upon_o the_o first-born_a of_o king_n for_o the_o first-born_a of_o king_n be_v the_o beginning_n of_o their_o royal_a father_n strength_n and_o therefore_o the_o right_a of_o the_o first-born_a that_o be_v to_o say_v the_o right_a of_o inheritance_n and_o of_o succession_n to_o their_o father_n throne_n be_v they_o and_o from_o this_o moral_a law_n of_o inheritance_n by_o primogeniture_n it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o not_o only_o the_o jew_n but_o also_o all_o civilise_v nation_n among_o the_o heathen_n do_v prefer_v their_o first_o bear_v 145._o bear_v amplissimum_fw-la verò_fw-la dignitatis_fw-la gradum_n primogenitus_fw-la haereditario_fw-la jure_fw-la sibi_fw-la vendicat_fw-la etc._n etc._n epist_n indi_fw-it japan_n p._n 145._o son_n to_o be_v their_o heir_n and_o particular_o the_o first-born_a son_n of_o their_o king_n to_o succeed_v and_o inherit_v their_o father_n crown_n and_o digity_n for_o common_a and_o natural_a reason_n dictate_v this_o to_o be_v the_o first-born's_a right_n and_o whenever_o as_o sometime_o it_o do_v happen_v that_o some_o aspire_a domestic_a or_o foreigner_n do_v attempt_v to_o put_v by_o the_o right_a heir_n from_o succeed_v his_o father_n that_o then_o war_n be_v immediate_o commence_v to_o defend_v the_o first-born's_a just_a title_n to_o the_o crown_n and_o it_o be_v not_o be_v
other_o and_o ofttimes_o through_o heat_n etc._n heat_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n and_o animosity_n the_o public_a weal_n be_v neglect_v and_o every_o one_o drive_v on_o his_o own_o private_a interest_n and_o seek_v to_o save_v himself_o to_o the_o ruin_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n wherefore_o upon_o these_o consideration_n nicocles_n rational_o urge_v that_o no_o form_n of_o government_n can_v better_o secure_v the_o commonwealth_n from_o intestine_a broil_n and_o from_o foreign_a invasion_n than_o that_o of_o monarchy_n which_o can_v at_o pleasure_n muster_v up_o force_n wage_v etc._n wage_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n war_n and_o carry_v it_o on_o vigorous_o to_o the_o effect_v its_o desire_a end_n and_o to_o confirm_v this_o his_o opinion_n he_o bring_v instance_n of_o several_a commonwealth_n especial_o that_o of_o the_o carthaginian_n who_o in_o time_n of_o war_n for_o the_o better_a success_n of_o their_o affair_n do_v invest_v some_o single_a person_n such_o as_o hannibal_n with_o kingly_a etc._n kingly_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n power_n during_o their_o war_n and_o he_o instance_n also_o in_o that_o of_o the_o city_n of_o athens_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o of_o all_o city_n after_o their_o rebellion_n most_o hate_v monarchy_n yet_o even_o athens_n constitute_v some_o single_a person_n generalissimo_n and_o entrust_v he_o with_o a_o regal_a authority_n and_o at_o last_o when_o their_o republic_n affair_n fly_v malis_fw-la avibus_fw-la upon_o the_o wing_n of_o ill-luck_n they_o choose_v solon_n for_o their_o king_n but_o he_o be_v as_o great_a a_o hater_n of_o monarchy_n as_o be_v timon_n of_o mankind_n refuse_v their_o proffer_n 4._o in_o monarchy_n say_v nicocles_n state-business_n may_v more_o private_o be_v deliberate_v and_o consult_v upon_o and_o therefore_o without_o discovery_n may_v more_o successful_o be_v manage_v to_o the_o terror_n of_o the_o enemy_n and_o to_o the_o great_a advantage_n of_o the_o kingdom_n than_o in_o democracy_n where_o by_o one_o or_o other_o the_o secret_n of_o state_n be_v frequent_o discover_v and_o their_o consultation_n vote_n and_o resolve_n be_v make_v know_v before_o they_o be_v ripen_v or_o before_o they_o can_v be_v put_v into_o execution_n which_o have_v prove_v very_o fatal_a and_o detrimental_a to_o many_o republics_a and_o here_o by_o the_o way_n we_o may_v note_v that_o by_o some_o wise_a man_n it_o have_v be_v think_v no_o part_n of_o national_a prudence_n or_o state-policy_n in_o our_o late_a house_n of_o commons_o here_o in_o england_n to_o order_n every_o day_n their_o own_o debate_n vote_n and_o resolve_n to_o be_v public_o print_v for_o by_o so_o do_v they_o foment_v the_o several_a faction_n in_o the_o nation_n and_o exasperate_v the_o disaffect_v people_n against_o the_o king_n and_o his_o government_n and_o more_o particular_o against_o his_o royal_a highness_n the_o duke_n of_o york_n and_o which_o be_v worst_a of_o all_o they_o by_o their_o print_a vote_n discover_v and_o reveal_v not_o only_o their_o own_o but_o also_o the_o king_n be_v secret_n and_o counsel_n unto_o his_o foe_n as_o well_o as_o his_o friend_n 5._o nicocles_n argue_v as_o a_o innocent_a heathen_a draw_v a_o argument_n to_o prove_v the_o excellency_n of_o monarchy_n above_o all_o other_o form_n of_o government_n from_o the_o regimen_n of_o the_o god_n themselves_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n for_o the_o very_a god_n whilst_o they_o be_v in_o a_o free_a commonwealth_n can_v not_o agree_v how_o to_o govern_v the_o world_n but_o do_v bitter_o clash_v and_o wrangle_v among_o themselves_o so_o that_o at_o last_o necessity_n force_v they_o to_o choose_v a_o king_n who_o shall_v be_v supreme_a and_o monarch_n over_o all_o the_o other_o god_n and_o the_o lot_n fall_v upon_o jupiter_n who_o be_v immediate_o proclaim_v supreme_a monarch_n over_o all_o the_o rest_n and_o when_o this_o be_v do_v than_o the_o world_n be_v peaceable_o govern_v and_o all_o thing_n prosper_v as_o well_o as_o heart_n can_v wish_v wherefore_o as_o nicolces_n of_o old_a do_v so_o we_o at_o present_a may_v rational_o conclude_v that_o of_o all_o the_o form_n of_o government_n monarchy_n deserve_v the_o supremacy_n chap._n iii_o that_o all_o king_n and_o their_o lawful_a heir_n ought_v by_o right_a of_o primogeniture_n to_o reign_v and_o govern_v successive_o whether_o they_o be_v moral_o good_a or_o bad_a whether_o infidel_n or_o christian_n papist_n or_o protestant_n that_o succession_n to_o the_o imperial_a throne_n ought_v to_o be_v by_o virtue_n of_o primogeniture_n and_o not_o of_o grace_n will_v be_v the_o task_n of_o the_o follow_a section_n to_o prove_v sect_n i._o the_o proposition_n prove_v by_o humane_a authority_n of_o heathen_n in_o plato_n time_n king_n be_v either_o elective_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d according_a to_o the_o law_n and_o custom_n of_o particular_a nation_n as_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o carthage_n and_o as_o at_o this_o day_n in_o polonia_n or_o they_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d hereditary_n according_a to_o primogeniture_n as_o in_o lacedaemon_n and_o 3._o and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n diog._n lacrt._n plato_n l._n 3._o macedonia_n for_o the_o lacedaemon_n and_o macedonian_n be_v not_o only_o for_o kingly_a government_n but_o also_o for_o the_o due_a and_o regular_a succession_n of_o their_o king_n in_o the_o right_a ibid._n right_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n ibid._n line_n to_o the_o same_o purpose_n aelian_a inform_v we_o scil_n that_o 13._o that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d aelian_a hist_o l._n 6._o c._n 13._o among_o the_o grecian_n their_o king_n reign_v successive_o according_a to_o birthright_a and_o particular_o gelon_n in_o sicilia_n the_o leuconian_a king_n in_o bosphorus_n and_o the_o cypselidae_n in_o corinth_n though_o as_o he_o report_v the_o legal_a succession_n of_o their_o king_n by_o primogeniture_n seldom_o run_v far_o in_o a_o direct_a lineal_a descent_n than_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d unto_o the_o three_o generation_n by_o reason_n of_o frequent_a insurrection_n and_o bloody_a rebellion_n in_o which_o too_o often_o some_o powerful_a usurper_n or_o other_o mount_v the_o throne_n even_o as_o oliver_n cromwell_n late_o do_v here_o in_o this_o our_o kingdom_n and_o cut_v off_o the_o right_a heir_n thus_o may_v overcome_v right_o turn_v the_o stream_n of_o regal_a government_n out_o of_o its_o proper_a channel_n and_o force_v it_o to_o run_v at_o least_o for_o a_o while_n a_o by-way_n nicocles_n the_o aforementioned_a emperor_n strenuous_o defend_v his_o own_o just_a title_n to_o the_o crown_n by_o virtue_n of_o his_o birthright_a when_o he_o assure_v the_o world_n that_o he_o come_v to_o the_o crown_n not_o by_o usurpation_n nor_o by_o any_o illegal_a and_o sinister_a way_n but_o honest_o 3._o honest_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n isocrat_n nicocl_n orat._n 3._o and_o just_o to_o wit_n by_o inheritance_n descend_v from_o his_o progenitor_n down_o to_o his_o father_n and_o from_o his_o father_n immediate_o to_o himself_o sect_n ii_o the_o propsition_n that_o succession_n to_o the_o throne_n ought_v to_o be_v by_o virtue_n of_o primogeniture_n and_o not_o of_o grace_n be_v far_a prove_v by_o divine_a authority_n as_o humane_a so_o also_o divine_a authority_n speak_v the_o same_o truth_n scil_n that_o all_o king_n and_o their_o lawful_a heir_n whether_o good_a or_o bad_a virtuous_a or_o vicious_a ought_v successive_o to_o reign_v and_o govern._n to_o this_o purpose_n very_o pertinent_a be_v the_o interrogatory_n which_o elihu_n put_v to_o job_n c._n 34._o v._n 17_o 18._o shall_v even_o he_o that_o hate_v right_o gover_n and_o will_v thou_o condemn_v he_o that_o be_v most_o just_a be_v it_o fit_a to_o say_v to_o a_o king_n thou_o be_v wicked_a and_o to_o prince_n you_o be_v ungodly_a for_o the_o right_a understanding_n of_o which_o interrogatories_n it_o must_v be_v premise_v that_o through_o gross_a mistake_n elihu_n rash_o conclude_v that_o pious_a job_n have_v unworthy_o repine_v at_o god_n severe_a hand_n of_o providence_n towards_o he_o and_o therefore_o to_o convince_v job_n of_o his_o suppose_a error_n do_v elihu_n expostulate_v with_o he_o say_v shall_v they_o who_o be_v hater_n of_o righteousness_n and_o justice_n by_o virtue_n of_o their_o right_n of_o succession_n and_o inheritance_n govern_v and_o reign_v over_o their_o subject_n and_o that_o by_o god_n own_o appointment_n and_o what_o will_v not_o thou_o o_o vain_a man_n suffer_v god_n himself_o the_o king_n of_o heaven_n and_o earth_n to_o govern_v act_n and_o do_v what_o seem_v he_o best_o with_o his_o creature_n but_o thou_o will_v presume_v to_o censure_v thy_o maker_n and_o say_v he_o be_v not_o just_a in_o his_o deal_n with_o thou_o sure_o reason_n teach_v thou_o this_o lesson_n that_o if_o thou_o may_v not_o
party_n 2._o the_o usurper_n intrude_v and_o his_o confederate_n and_o both_o side_n will_v plead_v a_o just_a title_n to_o the_o crown_n the_o lawful_a heir_n exclude_v will_v urge_v and_o that_o most_o true_o his_o right_n thereunto_o by_o virtue_n of_o his_o primogeniture_n according_a to_o the_o law_n of_o god_n of_o natural_a reason_n and_o of_o magna_fw-la charta_fw-la and_o therefore_o to_o be_v sure_a he_o will_v fight_v and_o that_o undaunt_o for_o the_o crown_n on_o the_o other_o hand_n the_o usurper_n will_v plead_v and_o that_o not_o without_o reason_n his_o title_n to_o the_o crown_n by_o virtue_n of_o the_o new_a law_n of_o the_o nation_n to_o wit_n the_o new_a statute_n of_o exclusion_n which_o have_v settle_v the_o royal_a diadem_n upon_o his_o head_n and_o therefore_o he_o will_v not_o easy_o part_v with_o it_o wherefore_o no_o man_n need_v doubt_n but_o that_o the_o usurper_n will_v fight_v and_o that_o stout_o to_o keep_v what_o by_o law_n he_o have_v get_v thus_o any_o man_n that_o have_v but_o half_a a_o eye_n may_v if_o he_o will_v plain_o see_v that_o if_o the_o bill_n of_o exclusion_n shall_v pass_v into_o a_o law_n as_o the_o anti-yorkists_n so_o hot_o desire_v that_o then_o war_n and_o sedition_n will_v be_v establish_v and_o continue_v by_o law_n and_o now_o suppose_v this_o shall_v ever_o happen_v to_o be_v which_o god_n forbid_v then_o the_o great_a query_n and_o case_n of_o conscience_n will_v be_v scil_n qu._n what_o party_n or_o side_n ought_v the_o pious_a and_o dutiful_a subject_n to_o take_v and_o follow_v ans_fw-fr to_o deal_v plain_o and_o faithful_o in_o this_o case_n where_o conscience_n and_o religion_n i_o mean_v christianity_n be_v so_o deep_o concern_v we_o humble_o conceive_v it_o to_o be_v the_o honest_a subject_n duty_n in_o this_o case_n rather_o to_o obey_v god_n and_o his_o law_n and_o so_o to_o fight_v more_o romano_n courageous_o for_o the_o right_n and_o lawful_a heir_n by_o primogeniture_n unjust_o exclude_v this_o we_o ought_v to_o do_v rather_o than_o to_o obey_v man_n and_o his_o new_a law_n of_o exclusion_n and_o so_o to_o engage_v for_o the_o usurper_n who_o reign_v and_o govern_v not_o by_o divine_a but_o only_o by_o humane_a law_n and_o appointment_n and_o we_o will_v appeal_v to_o conscience_n and_o reason_n whether_o it_o be_v not_o safe_a to_o follow_v god_n and_o his_o law_n which_o can_v err_v than_o man_n who_o may_v err_v and_o his_o law_n of_o exclusion_n which_o do_v gross_o err_v in_o the_o very_a sanction_n of_o it_o in_o that_o it_o manifest_o oppose_v the_o abovementioned_a law_n of_o god_n which_o command_v that_o the_o right_a heir_n by_o primogeniture_n shall_v reign_v and_o govern_v although_o he_o hate_v right_o object_n if_o it_o be_v as_o it_o be_v by_o all_o anti-yorkists_n and_o common_a wealth_n man_n object_v that_o the_o law_n of_o the_o realm_n be_v above_o the_o king_n for_o that_o the_o law_n make_v he_o king_n and_o therefore_o say_v they_o the_o law_n have_v a_o power_n to_o depose_v the_o king_n and_o to_o take_v away_o that_o regal_a authority_n which_o it_o give_v he_o as_o that_o great_a but_o to_o our_o think_n factious_a lawyer_n 8._o lawyer_n ipse_fw-la autem_fw-la rex_fw-la non_fw-la debet_fw-la esse_fw-la sub_fw-la homine_fw-la sed_fw-la sub_fw-la deo_fw-la &_o sub_fw-la lege_fw-la quia_fw-la lex_fw-la facit_fw-la regem_fw-la non_fw-fr est_fw-fr enim_fw-la rex_fw-la ubi_fw-la dominatur_fw-la volumas_fw-la &_o non_fw-la lex_fw-la etc._n etc._n bract._n l._n 1._o c._n 8._o bracton_n argue_v and_o as_o be_v so_o often_o quote_v from_o he_o and_o seditious_o urge_v by_o the_o author_n of_o julian_n apostate_n p._n 83._o and_o the_o very_a same_o argument_n be_v plead_v by_o all_o the_o late_a regicide_n particular_o by_o that_o grand_a regicide_n bradshaw_n the_o lawyer_n who_o have_v the_o impudence_n to_o sit_v as_o judge_n upon_o the_o bench_n and_o to_o pronounce_v that_o diabolical_a sentence_n of_o condemnation_n upon_o his_o own_o dread_a sovereign_n king_n charles_n the_o first_o of_o bless_a memory_n and_o he_o palliate_v over_o his_o and_o their_o horrid_a treason_n with_o this_o colour_n of_o argument_n to_o wit_n that_o the_o law_n be_v above_o the_o king_n ans_fw-fr it_o be_v hope_v that_o all_o the_o gentleman_n of_o the_o long-robe_n will_v go_v on_o as_o they_o already_o have_v worthy_o begin_v to_o repair_v the_o honour_n of_o their_o noble_a order_n and_o that_o none_o of_o they_o will_v any_o more_o advise_v or_o plead_v for_o treason_n nor_o ever_o again_o deceive_v and_o seduce_v the_o silly_a ignorant_a people_n with_o their_o specious_a and_o fallacious_a argument_n but_o that_o they_o who_o have_v be_v disloyal_a will_v suffer_v themselves_o and_o their_o youth_n to_o be_v better_o discipline_v in_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n the_o neglect_n of_o which_o have_v too_o apparent_o cause_v some_o of_o that_o honourable_a and_o most_o necessary_a function_n and_o their_o client_n so_o gross_o to_o err_v in_o point_n of_o obedience_n but_o as_o for_o the_o above_o mention_v objection_n it_o be_v already_o pithy_o answer_v by_o the_o king_n be_v learned_a sergeant_n at_o law_n in_o hilary-term_n 1683_o in_o their_o true_o loyal_a motto_n a_o deo_fw-la rex_fw-la a_fw-la rege_fw-la lex_fw-la god_n make_v the_o king_n the_o king_n make_v the_o law_n and_o therefore_o very_o false_a and_o antiscriptural_a be_v the_o forementioned_a position_n scil_n 1._o that_o the_o law_n make_v the_o king_n 2._o that_o the_o law_n be_v above_o the_o king_n for_o although_o the_o law_n of_o god_n indeed_o be_v above_o all_o king_n and_o if_o they_o wilful_o transgress_v the_o same_o they_o be_v all_o accountable_a unto_o god_n and_o unto_o god_n only_o for_o the_o same_o yet_o in_o this_o kingdom_n of_o england_n no_o statute-law_n be_v or_o can_v be_v above_z the_o king_n and_o that_o because_o it_o be_v the_o king_n who_o first_o give_v life_n and_o be_v to_o the_o law_n of_o the_o land_n the_o king_n by_o his_o royal_a assent_n make_v the_o law_n saluâ_fw-la regiâ_fw-la praerogatiuâ_fw-la to_o be_v what_o it_o be_v to_o wit_n a_o law_n but_o the_o law_n of_o the_o land_n do_v not_o make_v the_o king_n to_o be_v what_o he_o be_v to_o wit_n a_o king_n for_o the_o king_n be_v king_n before_o the_o law_n and_o so_o he_o become_v the_o principal_a efficient_a cause_n of_o the_o law_n and_o therefore_o the_o king_n be_v before_o the_o law_n inasmuch_o as_o the_o cause_n be_v ever_o before_o the_o effect_n and_o it_o be_v to_o be_v note_v that_o although_o the_o law_n may_v by_o repeal_n or_o other_o way_n be_v abolish_v and_o die_v yet_o in_o england_n the_o king_n never_o do_v nor_o can_v die_v as_o long_o as_o there_o be_v alive_a any_o lawful_a heir_n by_o primogeniture_n though_o never_o so_o remote_a object_n but_o most_o if_o not_o all_o the_o anti-yorkists_n do_v and_o still_o do_v urge_v in_o favour_n of_o their_o bill_n of_o exclusion_n the_o statute_n of_o 13_o cue_n eliz._n c._n 1._o when_o a_o law_n be_v make_v to_o this_o purpose_n scil_n that_o it_o shall_v be_v high-treason_n for_o any_o to_o affirm_v the_o right_n in_o succession_n of_o the_o crown_n to_o be_v in_o some_o other_o than_o the_o queen_n or_o to_o affirm_v that_o the_o law_n and_o statute_n do_v not_o bind_v the_o right_n of_o the_o crown_n and_o the_o descent_n limitation_n inheritance_n and_o governance_n thereof_o whosoever_o shall_v during_o the_o queen_n life_n by_o book_n or_o work_v write_v or_o print_v express_o affirm_v before_o the_o same_o be_v establish_v by_o parliament_n that_o any_o one_o particular_a person_n be_v or_o aught_o to_o be_v heir_n and_o successor_n to_o the_o queen_n except_z the_o same_o be_v the_o natural_a issue_n of_o her_o body_n etc._n etc._n shall_v for_o the_o first_o offence_n be_v a_o whole_a year_n imprison_v and_o forfeit_v half_a his_o good_n and_o for_o the_o second_o offence_n shall_v incur_v the_o penalty_n of_o praemunire_n polt_n qu._n el._n 13._o c._n 1._o this_o be_v the_o act_n and_o these_o be_v the_o word_n of_o that_o act_n which_o the_o author_n of_o julian_n the_o apostate_n and_o all_o the_o factious_a associatour_n have_v so_o stiff_o plead_v in_o justification_n of_o their_o bill_n of_o exclusion_n ans_fw-fr but_o a_o little_a to_o undeceive_v the_o delude_a people_n and_o to_o tell_v the_o truth_n as_o far_o as_o we_o apprehend_v it_o first_o there_o be_v a_o occasion_n if_o not_o a_o necessity_n for_o such_o a_o act_n in_o queen_n elizabeth_n day_n but_o there_o be_v none_o in_o these_o of_o we_o and_o the_o reason_n for_o it_o be_v this_o scil_n because_o in_o her_o day_n many_o both_o papist_n and_o fanatic_n dispute_v queen_n elizabeth_n right_a and_o title_n to_o the_o crown_n nor_o be_v it_o certain_o know_v who_o by_o birth_n