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as_o he_o be_v a_o member_n of_o the_o state_n and_o church_n of_o england_n dorss_n be_v bind_v both_o in_o duty_n and_o conscience_n when_o there_o be_v necessary_a occasion_n to_o array_n and_o arm_n himself_o to_o resist_v the_o invasion_n and_o assault_n of_o oâ—en_a enemy_n of_o the_o realm_n especial_o of_o foreigner_n 15._o as_o be_v clear_a by_o infinite_a *_o precedent_n cite_v by_o the_o king_n own_o council_n and_o recite_v by_o judge_n crook_n in_o his_o argument_n concern_v ship-money_n in_o both_o the_o house_n two_o remonstrance_n and_o declaration_n against_o the_o commission_n of_o array_n and_o the_o answer_n of_o the_o first_o of_o they_o in_o the_o king_n name_n all_o new_o print_v to_o which_o i_o shall_v refer_v the_o reader_n for_o full_a satisfaction_n and_o by_o the_o express_a statute_n of_o 1_o e._n 3._o c._n
but_o the_o quite_o contrary_a shall_v tyrant_n enjoin_v man_n as_o some_o have_v do_v to_o offer_v sacrifice_n to_o idol_n to_o renounce_v christianity_n abjure_v jesus_n christ_n and_o yield_v up_o their_o chastity_n to_o their_o unruly_a lust_n god_n 29._o law_n and_o conscience_n in_o such_o case_n enjoin_v they_o of_o necessity_n to_o disobey_v and_o resist_v those_o command_n even_o for_o conscience_n sake_n as_o every_o man_n endue_v with_o conscience_n must_v acknowledge_v therefore_o this_o text_n extend_v not_o to_o resistance_n of_o such_o exorbitant_a power_n in_o such_o lawless_a case_n eight_o the_o apostle_n thus_o proceed_v vers._n 6._o for_o this_o cause_n also_o pay_v you_o tribute_n for_o they_o be_v god_n minister_n attend_v continual_o upon_o this_o very_a thing_n what_o do_v man_n pay_v any_o tribute_n to_o prince_n or_o magistrate_n for_o this_o cause_n that_o they_o may_v subvert_v religion_n law_n liberty_n that_o they_o may_v plunder_v murder_n war_n upon_o and_o expose_v they_o to_o the_o rapine_n of_o their_o ungodly_a malignant_a cavalier_n or_o be_v magistrate_n god_n minister_n attend_v continual_o upon_o this_o very_a thing_n to_o ruin_v parliament_n church_n state_n people_n will_v any_o man_n think_v you_o give_v tyrant_n wage_n for_o such_o a_o service_n to_o cut_v their_o throat_n to_o devour_v and_o undo_v they_o in_o soul_n body_n estate_n or_o do_v not_o they_o pay_v tribute_n to_o and_o magistrate_n attend_v continual_o upon_o quite_o contrary_a employment_n if_o so_o as_o none_o can_v contradict_v than_o the_o resistance_n here_o be_v only_o intend_v of_o lawful_a magistrate_n who_o continual_o attend_v upon_o their_o charge_n to_o protect_v the_o good_a and_o punish_v malefactor_n not_o of_o tyrant_n who_o do_v quite_o contrary_a and_o therefore_o be_v to_o be_v resist_v nine_o he_o infer_v from_o the_o premise_n vers._n 7._o render_v therefore_o to_o every_o man_n his_o due_a tribute_n to_o who_o tribute_n custom_n to_o 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personarum_fw-la administramus_fw-la etc._n etc._n jidem_fw-la sumus_fw-la imperatoribus_fw-la qui_fw-la &_o vicinis_fw-la nostris_fw-la male_a enim_fw-la velle_fw-la male_a facete_n male_a dicere_fw-la male_a cogitare_fw-la de_fw-la quoquam_fw-la ex_fw-la aequo_fw-la vetamur_fw-la quodâ—unque_fw-la non_fw-la licet_fw-la in_o imperatorem_fw-la id_fw-la nec_fw-la in_o quenquam_fw-la quod_fw-la in_o neminem_fw-la eo_fw-la forsitan_fw-la magis_fw-la nec_fw-la in_o ipsum_fw-la qui_fw-la per_fw-la deum_fw-la tâ—ntus_fw-la est_fw-la etc._n etc._n from_o which_o it_o be_v evident_a that_o the_o christian_n do_v not_o deify_v nor_o flatter_v their_o emperor_n more_o than_o be_v meet_v and_o deem_v they_o may_v not_o resist_v they_o only_o in_o such_o case_n where_o they_o may_v resist_v no_o other_o and_o so_o by_o consequence_n lawful_o resist_v they_o where_o it_o be_v lawful_a for_o they_o to_o resist_v other_o private_a man_n who_o do_v injurious_o assault_v they_o if_o then_o the_o 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