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the_o law_n of_o man_n may_v determine_v who_o shall_v be_v esteem_v that_o sovereign_n and_o what_o be_v that_o allegiance_n i_o stand_v bind_v to_o yield_v he_o and_o be_v this_o otherwise_o all_o those_o law_n foremention_v of_o poland_n 10_o n._n 10_o arragon_n and_o the_o imperial_a prince_n must_v be_v contrary_a to_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n and_o to_o the_o natural_a allegiance_n due_a to_o their_o soverign_n 3_o there_o can_v be_v no_o prejudice_n to_o the_o right_n of_o the_o king_n de_fw-fr jure_fw-la in_o these_o matter_n in_o which_o he_o do_v or_o aught_o to_o be_v presume_v willing_a to_o recede_v from_o that_o right_n 21._o ibid._n sect._n 21._o now_o say_v the_o bishop_n it_o be_v to_o be_v presume_v that_o allegiance_n shall_v be_v so_o far_o pay_v to_o the_o invader_n as_o it_o serve_v for_o the_o good_a of_o the_o community_n the_o safety_n of_o which_o be_v far_o more_o the_o interest_n of_o the_o right_a heir_n than_o of_o he_o who_o have_v the_o possession_n without_o right_n and_o so_o this_o father_n of_o the_o country_n can_v but_o have_v that_o affection_n for_o it_o that_o rather_o than_o it_o shall_v be_v destroy_v and_o his_o subject_n ruin_v they_o shall_v modest_o accommodate_v themselves_o to_o the_o present_a affair_n than_o by_o their_o unseasonable_a resistance_n add_v or_o refusal_n of_o allegiance_n they_o shall_v bring_v upon_o themselves_o certain_a destruction_n 5thly_a the_o true_a foundation_n of_o allegiance_n be_v that_o of_o the_o law_n of_o gratitude_n which_o say_v that_o from_o who_o i_o receive_v protection_n and_o all_o the_o other_o benefit_n of_o government_n to_o he_o in_o gratitude_n i_o owe_v subjection_n and_o obedience_n and_o upon_o this_o subjection_n be_v found_v by_o st._n paul_n declare_v that_o we_o must_v needs_o be_v subject_n because_o he_o be_v the_o minister_n of_o god_n for_o good_a now_o this_o make_v plain_o for_o subjection_n to_o that_o king_n from_o who_o for_o the_o time_n be_v we_o 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