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people_n shout_v and_o say_v god_n save_o the_o king_n 1_o sam._n 10._o 17_o 24._o and_o afterward_o behold_v the_o king_n who_o you_o have_v choose_v chap._n 12._o 23._o do_v not_o all_o the_o elder_n of_o israel_n capitulate_v and_o covenant_n with_o david_n before_o the_o lord_n in_o hebron_n and_o then_o and_o not_o till_o then_o anoint_v he_o king_n over_o israel_n 1_o chron._n 11_o 13._o all_o the_o man_n of_o war_n come_v with_o a_o perfect_a heart_n to_o hebron_n to_o make_v david_n king_n over_o all_o israel_n and_o all_o the_o rest_n also_o of_o israel_n be_v of_o one_o heart_n to_o make_v david_n king_n chap._n 12._o 38._o do_v not_o all_o the_o people_n of_o judah_n take_v azariah_n who_o be_v sixteen_o year_n old_a and_o make_v he_o king_n instead_o of_o his_o father_n amaziah_n 2_o
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the_o second_o time_n and_o anoint_v he_o unto_o the_o lord_n to_o be_v chief_a governor_n and_o zadock_n to_o be_v priest_n 1_o chron._n 28._o 1._o &_o 29._o 22_o 24._o solomon_n be_v dead_a all_o israel_n come_v to_o sechem_n to_o make_v rehoboam_n king_n 1_o king_n 12._o 11._o 2_o chron._n 10._o 1._o amaziah_n be_v slay_v uzziah_n his_o only_a son_n be_v make_v king_n by_o all_o the_o people_n 2_o chron._n 26._o 1._o to_o what_o tend_v that_o say_n of_o hushai_n unto_o absalon_n nay_o but_o who_o the_o lord_n and_o this_o people_n and_o all_o the_o man_n of_o israel_n choose_v his_o will_n i_o be_v and_o with_o he_o will_v i_o abide_v 2_o sam._n 16._o 18._o but_o to_o demonstrate_v that_o that_o king_n be_v right_o and_o lawful_o constitute_v king_n who_o the_o people_n choose_v and_o all_o the_o man_n of_o sechem_n gather_v together_o and_o all_o the_o house_n of_o millo_n go_v and_o make_v abimelech_n king_n judg._n 9_o 6._o and_o he_o that_o be_v over_o the_o house_n and_o he_o 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that_o he_o shall_v create_v the_o whole_a world_n for_o the_o comfort_n and_o solace_n of_o mankind_n in_o general_n without_o respect_n of_o person_n and_o yet_o at_o the_o same_o time_n subject_v they_o to_o king_n to_o be_v use_v as_o slave_n or_o which_o be_v as_o bad_a not_o to_o be_v resist_v or_o not_o to_o be_v accountable_a to_o any_o human_a power_n if_o they_o at_o any_o time_n shall_v tyrannize_v certain_o such_o opiniator_n and_o preacher_n of_o such_o doctrine_n do_v as_o much_o as_o in_o they_o lie_v to_o frustrate_v and_o defeat_v the_o whole_a design_n of_o the_o creation_n which_o be_v design_v for_o the_o benefit_n joy_n and_o delight_n of_o the_o whole_a race_n of_o mankind_n in_o general_n and_o by_o this_o doctrine_n it_o shall_v be_v at_o the_o pleasure_n of_o every_o pettish_a haughty_a prince_n to_o make_v every_o principality_n every_o kingdom_n a_o aceldama_n a_o golgetha_n a_o iron_n furnace_n a_o egyptian_a slavery_n what_o not_o which_o god_n the_o 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and_o submission_n be_v due_a if_o they_o make_v ill_a league_n the_o people_n not_o bind_v to_o confirm_v or_o assist_v if_o they_o call_v diet_n and_o parliament_n it_o be_v not_o for_o their_o peculiar_a interest_n but_o for_o the_o good_a of_o the_o whole_a and_o nothing_o do_v therein_o can_v be_v of_o force_n unless_o the_o free_a assent_n of_o the_o convocate_v be_v first_o have_v which_o demonstrate_v it_o be_v the_o office_n and_o duty_n of_o king_n to_o call_v those_o great_a council_n as_o oft_o as_o the_o people_n see_v cause_n and_o desire_v it_o and_o to_o continue_v they_o till_o they_o have_v the_o benefit_n design_v and_o though_o the_o royal_a assent_n be_v desire_v it_o be_v but_o for_o the_o honour_n of_o the_o business_n for_o what_o concern_v common_a good_a safety_n and_o liberty_n they_o ought_v to_o pass_v by_o virtue_n of_o their_o oath_n and_o office._n non_fw-la negabimus_fw-la non_fw-la differimus_fw-la cuique_fw-la jus_o aut_fw-la justitiam_fw-la chartae_fw-la artic._n c._n 29._o will_v not_o king_n deny_v justice_n and_o may_v they_o deny_v just_a law_n not_o to_o private_a person_n and_o yet_o to_o the_o representative_n of_o nation_n not_o in_o the_o inferior_a court_n and_o yet_o in_o the_o supreme_a they_o be_v create_v and_o elect_a king_n that_o they_o shall_v do_v justice_n to_o all_o indifferent_o bracton_n l._n 3._o c._n 9_o ad_fw-la hoc_fw-la creatus_fw-la &_o electus_fw-la est_fw-la ut_fw-la justitiam_fw-la faciat_fw-la universis_fw-la per_fw-la eas_fw-la nimirum_fw-la leges_fw-la quas_fw-la vulgus_fw-la elegerit_fw-la hence_o in_o archivis_fw-la h._n 4._o rot._n parl._n n_o o._n 59_o non_fw-fr est_fw-fr ulla_fw-la regis_fw-la prerogativa_fw-la quae_fw-la ex_fw-la justitia_fw-la &_o aequitate_fw-la quicquam_fw-la derogat_fw-la king_n have_v no_o prerogative_n which_o derogate_a from_o justice_n and_o equity_n and_o when_o king_n have_v refuse_v to_o make_v or_o confirm_v magnas_fw-la chartas_n good_a law_n they_o have_v be_v compel_v by_o force_n of_o arm_n and_o such_o law_n account_v as_o good_a and_o valid_a by_o the_o best_a lawyer_n the_o reason_n give_v be_v that_o they_o of_o right_a and_o of_o their_o own_o accord_n ought_v to_o have_v assent_v unto_o that_o which_o they_o be_v force_v to_o do_v all_o court_n of_o judicatory_a be_v authorize_v and_o confirm_v by_o parliament_n in_o which_o it_o be_v lawful_a for_o the_o mean_a of_o subject_n to_o implead_v king_n in_o which_o court_v judgement_n be_v often_o give_v against_o king_n which_o though_o endeavour_v to_o be_v contradict_v or_o countermand_v by_o king_n yet_o the_o judge_n by_o the_o law_n of_o god_n and_o man_n and_o by_o their_o oath_n be_v oblige_v to_o refuse_v their_o mandamus_n and_o to_o give_v right_a judgement_n for_o the_o judgement_n be_v the_o lord_n king_n can_v just_o imprison_v no_o man_n nor_o punish_v any_o man_n nor_o seize_v their_o good_n or_o estate_n without_o citation_n out_o of_o court_n where_o the_o judge_n not_o king_n have_v all_o the_o power_n so_o
bracton_n l._n 3_o c._n 9_o regis_fw-la potestas_fw-la juris_fw-la est_fw-la non_fw-la injuriae_fw-la and_o nihil_fw-la aliud_fw-la potest_fw-la rex_fw-la nisi_fw-la id_fw-la solum_fw-la quod_fw-la de_fw-la jure_fw-la potest_fw-la the_o power_n that_o king_n have_v be_v to_o do_v right_a not_o to_o wrong_v the_o least_o of_o their_o subject_n the_o most_o ancient_a record_n do_v evidence_n that_o they_o own_o what_o power_n they_o have_v not_o to_o force_v or_o arm_n not_o to_o inheritance_n not_o to_o succession_n but_o unto_o the_o grant_n of_o the_o people_n record_n tell_v we_o that_o such_o kingly_a power_n be_v give_v by_o the_o people_n unto_o hen._n iu._n and_o before_o he_o to_o rich._n ii_o rot._n parl._n 1_o hen._n iu._n n_o o._n 108._o and_o according_o king_n by_o their_o edict_n patent_n commission_n diploma_n do_v authorize_v their_o deputy_n lieutenant_n and_o precedent_n so_o the_o house_n of_o commons_o grant_v to_o rich._n ii_o that_o he_o shall_v enjoy_v such_o liberty_n and_o franchise_n as_o king_n his_o predecessor_n enjoy_v before_o he_o which_o when_o he_o contrary_a to_o his_o oath_n do_v violate_v and_o abuse_v to_o the_o subversion_n of_o the_o law_n be_v by_o the_o same_o power_n depose_v the_o same_o roll_n testify_v that_o they_o give_v like_o power_n to_o hen._n iu._n which_o power_n be_v plain_o fiduciary_a and_o which_o the_o parliament_n will_v not_o have_v give_v but_o that_o they_o have_v a_o right_a so_o to_o do_v neither_o will_v the_o king_n have_v be_v so_o injurious_a to_o posterity_n as_o to_o have_v accept_v of_o it_o from_o the_o parliament_n have_v they_o have_v a_o just_a right_n to_o such_o power_n in_o themselves_o without_o such_o deligation_n which_o plain_o show_v kingly_a power_n to_o be_v fiduciary_a acquire_v not_o innate_a nor_o inherent_a in_o their_o person_n such_o power_n as_o general_n of_o army_n imperatores_fw-la bellici_fw-la have_v deligate_v to_o defend_v not_o to_o subdue_v or_o oppress_v they_o 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nation_n be_v refer_v of_o which_o sort_n in_o a_o manner_n be_v the_o seventy_o elder_n in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o israel_n among_o which_o there_o be_v a_o chief_a priest_n which_o do_v judge_v the_o arduis_fw-la regni_fw-la which_o be_v not_o to_o be_v hobby-horsed_n in_o and_o out_o by_o the_o high_a priest_n according_a as_o they_o will_v or_o will_v not_o serve_v a_o sinister_a turn_n and_o they_o be_v choose_v out_o of_o the_o seventy_o family_n which_o go_v down_o into_o egypt_n the_o elder_n of_o which_o be_v first_o choose_v and_o make_v head_n over_o the_o people_n ruler_n of_o thousand_o ruler_n of_o hundred_o ruler_n of_o ten_o and_o the_o hard_a cause_n they_o bring_v unto_o moses_n exod._n 18._o 25._o we_o read_v often_o in_o scripture_n of_o all_o israel_n of_o all_o judah_n and_o benjamin_n etc._n etc._n when_o in_o all_o probability_n every_o individual_a do_v not_o at_o all_o time_n meet_v of_o which_o sort_n and_o kind_n there_o be_v in_o all_o well_o constitute_v 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transgress_v etc._n etc._n maim_v in_o sanhedrim_n chap._n 3._o sect._n 8._o to_o king_n and_o queen_n not_o govern_v as_o they_o ought_v jeremy_n be_v send_v chap._n 13._o 18._o say_v unto_o the_o king_n and_o to_o the_o queen_n humble_v yourselves_o sit_v down_o for_o your_o principality_n shall_v come_v down_o even_o the_o crown_n of_o your_o glory_n obj._n submit_v yourselves_o to_o every_o ordinance_n of_o man_n for_o the_o lord_n sake_n whether_o it_o be_v to_o the_o king_n as_o a_o supreme_a or_o unto_o governor_n as_o unto_o they_o that_o be_v send_v by_o he_o for_o the_o punishment_n of_o evil_a doer_n and_o for_o the_o praise_n of_o they_o that_o do_v well_o for_o so_o be_v the_o will_n of_o god_n thâ—_n with_o well_o do_v you_o may_v put_v to_o silence_v the_o ignorance_n of_o foolish_a man_n peter_n write_v his_o epistle_n to_o private_a person_n stranger_n scatter_v through_o pontus_n galatia_n gappadâ—â—ia_n asia_n bythinia_n to_o a_o people_n scatter_v through_o the_o 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do_v nothing_o contrary_a to_o the_o law_n and_o keep_v our_o law_n but_o not_o impose_v their_o own_o law_n on_o we_o and_o the_o king_n power_n be_v real_o and_o true_o in_o the_o court_n of_o law_n wherein_o the_o people_n by_o their_o jury_n have_v their_o share_n also_o and_o their_o chief_a power_n be_v in_o their_o senate_n and_o parliament_n who_o have_v a_o right_n and_o authority_n over_o all_o court_n and_o power_n in_o all_o which_o court_v king_n may_v both_o sue_v and_o be_v sue_v and_o the_o reciprocal_a cause_n to_o be_v indifferent_o try_v according_a to_o establish_a law_n if_o at_o any_o time_n king_n act_n any_o thing_n contrary_a to_o law_n they_o act_v then_o as_o private_a man_n or_o as_o tyrant_n and_o not_o by_o any_o authority_n transfer_v on_o they_o by_o god_n or_o man_n so_o to_o do_v hence_o bract._n l._n 1._o c._n 8._o non_fw-fr est_fw-fr rex_fw-la ubi_fw-la dominatur_fw-la voluntas_fw-la &_o non_fw-la lex_fw-la etc._n etc._n 1._o 3._o c._n 9_o rex_fw-la est_fw-la dum_fw-la bene_fw-la regit_fw-la tyrannus_fw-la dum_fw-la populum_fw-la sibi_fw-la creditum_fw-la violenta_fw-la opprimit_fw-la dominatione_fw-la etc._n etc._n ibid._n exercere_fw-la debet_fw-la rex_fw-la potestatem_fw-la juris_fw-la ut_fw-la vicarius_fw-la &_o minister_v dei_fw-la potestas_fw-la autem_fw-la injuriae_fw-la diaboli_fw-la est_fw-la non_fw-la dei._n cum_fw-la declinat_fw-la ad_fw-la injuriam_fw-la rex_fw-la diaboli_fw-la minister_n est_fw-la as_o nothing_o contrary_a to_o the_o law_n of_o god_n and_o reason_n can_v be_v account_v a_o law_n so_o neither_o can_v a_o tyrant_n be_v a_o king_n nor_o a_o minister_n of_o the_o devil_n be_v a_o minister_n of_o god_n see_v therefore_o law_n be_v but_o the_o product_n of_o right_a reason_n and_o obedience_n be_v due_a to_o king_n as_o the_o minister_n of_o god_n so_o by_o the_o same_o reason_n and_o law_n tyrant_n and_o minister_n of_o the_o devil_n may_v be_v censure_v and_o resist_v either_o the_o people_n to_o be_v govern_v have_v a_o right_n and_o power_n to_o choose_v their_o own_o governor_n or_o they_o have_v not_o if_o they_o have_v not_o than_o king_n choose_v by_o they_o be_v not_o king_n but_o usurper_n and_o oppressor_n if_o they_o have_v power_n to_o choose_v than_o they_o have_v power_n to_o oblige_v he_o to_o what_o condition_n they_o please_v and_o to_o keep_v they_o and_o if_o they_o fail_v of_o perform_v than_o they_o be_v free_a of_o the_o covenant_n as_o it_o be_v between_o rahab_n and_o the_o spy_n finis_fw-la errata_fw-la page_n 6._o line_n 18._o deal_n it_o ibid._n l._n 50._o for_o iliad_n r._n myriad_o p._n 9_o l._n 11._o f._n do_v only_a r._n not_o only_o ib._n l._n 38._o f._n the_o way_n r._n the_o right_a way_n p._n 11._o l._n 15._o f._n our_o r._n your_o ib._n f._n blackguard_n r._n peasant_n p._n 13._o l._n 3._o deal_n and._n p._n 14._o l._n 28._o f._n this_o r._n those_o p._n 17._o l._n 23._o f._n zalencus_fw-la r._n zaleucus_n p._n 16._o l._n 43._o r._n st._n edward_n p._n 22._o l._n 20._o r_o elegerit_fw-la &_o alibi_fw-la ib._n l._n 58._o r._n martyr_n p._n 24._o l._n pen._n f._n the_o r._n thy_o p._n 25._o l._n pen._n deal_n to_o p._n 28._o l._n 25._o deal_n in_o the_o posterity_n of_o ibid._n l._n 31._o f._n do_v r._n shall_v p._n 30._o l._n 22._o f._n take_v r._n take_v ibid._n l._n 58._o deal_n hundred_o p._n 31._o l._n 17._o f._n timens_fw-la r_o fabius_n ib._n l._n 32._o r._n fabius_n p._n 33._o l._n 24._o f._n or_o r._n and._n ib._n l._n 46._o f._n never_o r._n ever_o p._n 42._o l._n 12_o r._n commonwealth_n p._n 43._o l._n 38._o deal_n obj._n p._n 44._o l._n 46._o f._n necesset_n r_o recesset_n p._n 46._o l._n 10._o r._n elegerit_fw-la p._n 47._o l._n 16._o r._n perfectiora_fw-la p._n 48._o l._n 35._o r._n differemus_fw-la cui_fw-la quam_fw-la p._n 51._o l_o 43._o deal_n we_o p._n 56._o l._n 41._o f._n magis_fw-la r._n majes_o ib._n l._n 46._o r._n say_v p._n 57_o l._n 57_o f_o him_z r._n they_o ib._n l._n 33._o r._n proscribe_v p._n 60._o l._n 38._o deal_n the_o second_o no._n p._n 61._o l._n pen._n f._n bear_v r._n bear_v p._n 62._o l._n 47._o after_o yet_o r._n god._n p._n 63._o l._n 19_o r._n prepossess_v p._n 69._o l._n 27._o f._n you_o r._n yea_o p._n 75._o l._n 18._o f._n his_o r._n their_o p._n 76._o l._n 5._o in_o the_o content_n f._n return_n r._n return_n ib._n 5._o in_o the_o chapter_n f._n be_v r._n be_v ibid._n l._n 33._o f._n lawful_a r._n unlawful_a p._n 78._o l._n 19_o f._n proplancio_n r._n pro_fw-la plancio_n p._n 82._o l._n 7._o r._n be_v seat_v p._n 87._o l._n 23._o f._n florentio_n dianysio_n and_o coss_n r._n florentio_n &_o dianysio_n coss_n ibid._n l._n 35._o f._n valerius_n r._n valeria_n in_o 4â—_n print_v 158â—_n arlstotle_n pindarus_n tuâ—â—y_n plato_n &_o alias_o lex_fw-la regius_fw-la v_o dr._n sherrock_n c._n 4._o n._n 9_o p._n 282_o 283._o lex_fw-la p._n vallerii_n 2._o martii_fw-la fab._n maximi_fw-la scyllae_n c._n gracchi_n plebiscitum_fw-la lex_fw-la annaria_n etc._n etc._n vid._n a._n a._n a._n lib._n 4._o cap._n 6._o p._n 181._o
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who_o violate_v they_o and_o not_o by_o he_o who_o be_v oblige_v only_o on_o condition_n and_o thereby_o become_v free_a of_o the_o obligation_n not_o by_o his_o own_o act_n but_o by_o he_o who_o first_o break_v the_o condition_n therefore_o supreme_a magistrate_n become_v tyrant_n by_o their_o own_o perjury_n and_o break_v their_o covenant_n do_v free_a their_o subject_n from_o their_o oath_n and_o allegiance_n and_o not_o the_o people_n when_o they_o deserve_o make_v use_v of_o their_o power_n to_o curb_v thâ—m_n and_o to_o right_v themselves_o that_o king_n shall_v not_o be_v oblige_v by_o law_n be_v contrary_a to_o all_o the_o receive_v opinion_n and_o sentence_n take_v from_o the_o right_n of_o nature_n by_o the_o most_o profound_a and_o judicious_a lawyer_n eos_n qui_fw-la leges_fw-la ferunt_fw-la legibus_fw-la quoquâ—â—btemâ—â—rare_fw-la &_o quod_fw-la cuique_fw-la juris_fw-la in_o alium_fw-la statuerit_fw-la ipse_fw-la ut_fw-la codem_fw-la jure_fw-la utatur_fw-la &_o nihil_fw-la â—â—perio_fw-la magis_fw-la conducere_fw-la quam_fw-la ex_fw-la legibus_fw-la vivatur_fw-la dignam_fw-la denique_fw-la vocem_fw-la esse_fw-la principem_fw-la legâ—â—us_fw-la â—â—se_fw-la â—ubdâ—tum_fw-la prâ—fitert_n itaque_fw-la quod_fw-la alibi_fw-la à _fw-la juris_fw-la consultis_fw-la dici_fw-la videtur_fw-la principem_fw-la esse_fw-la supra_fw-la leges_fw-la aut_fw-la principem_fw-la à _fw-la legibus_fw-la sâ—lutum_fw-la non_fw-la nisi_fw-la de_fw-fr legibus_fw-la civilibus_fw-la deque_fw-la particulari_fw-la privatorum_fw-la jure_fw-la est_fw-la intelligendum_fw-la verbi_fw-la gratia_fw-la de_fw-la testamentis_fw-la de_fw-fr detractione_n trebellianae_n aut_fw-la falcidianae_n non_fw-la autem_fw-la de_fw-fr jure_fw-la publicâ—_fw-la &_o ad_fw-la statum_fw-la ut_fw-la dici_fw-la solet_fw-la pertinentâ—_n mulcoque_fw-la minus_fw-la de_fw-la jure_fw-la naturali_fw-la aut_fw-la divino_fw-la cui_fw-la quum_fw-la onâ—â—es_fw-la &_o singuli_fw-la homines_fw-la subjiciantur_fw-la quatenus_fw-la homines_fw-la nati_fw-la sunt_fw-la omnino_fw-la efficitur_fw-la aut_fw-la reges_fw-la homines_fw-la non_fw-la esse_fw-la aut_fw-la illos_fw-la hoc_fw-la jure_fw-la teneri_fw-la chap._n vi_o principle_n and_o tenet_n of_o some_o divine_n and_o other_o destructive_n to_o all_o human_a society_n king_n make_v and_o choose_v by_o the_o people_n and_o to_o they_o accountable_a his_o great_a authority_n be_v in_o his_o court_n and_o not_o in_o his_o personal_a command_n the_o people_n choose_v their_o king_n and_o oblige_v they_o by_o law_n which_o they_o swear_v to_o keep_v machiavel_n i_o know_v and_o so_o do_v the_o ecclesiastical_a politician_n instruct_v prince_n how_o they_o may_v treat_v subject_n not_o as_o brethren_n but_o as_o â—â—asts_n as_o the_o base_a beast_n of_o drudgery_n teach_v they_o by_o subtlety_n and_o by_o the_o strength_n of_o the_o militia_n to_o support_v their_o own_o will_n and_o to_o make_v mere_a sponge_n of_o the_o public_a coffer_n with_o which_o his_o write_n be_v full_o fraught_v leviathan_n or_o malmsbury_n hobbs_n be_v position_n or_o sentiment_n smell_v rank_n of_o the_o same_o leaven_n or_o more_o abominable_a if_o more_o abominable_a can_v be_v viz._n that_o the_o power_n of_o king_n can_v without_o his_o consent_n be_v transfer_v to_o another_o that_o he_o can_v forfeit_v it_o that_o he_o can_v be_v accuse_v by_o any_o of_o his_o subject_n of_o injury_n that_o he_o can_v be_v censure_v by_o they_o that_o he_o be_v judge_n of_o doctrine_n that_o he_o be_v sole_a legislator_n and_o supreme_a judge_n of_o controversy_n chap._n 20._o p._n 102._o some_o pulpit_n also_o preach_v much_o after_o the_o same_o rate_n viz._n that_o it_o be_v the_o sacred_a privilege_n of_o king_n only_o for_o their_o offence_n to_o be_v exempt_a from_o all_o human_a jurisdiction_n that_o king_n as_o such_o be_v above_o the_o law_n that_o though_o they_o transgress_v yet_o they_o be_v not_o in_o the_o least_o liable_a to_o 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talis_fw-la lex_fw-la p._n 25._o william_n clifford_n be_v sermon_n preach_v at_o wakefield_n octob._n 30._o 1681._o salmasius_n more_o excusable_o as_o be_v a_o stranger_n to_o our_o law_n dance_v after_o the_o same_o pipe_n that_o king_n have_v none_o to_o judge_v they_o but_o god_n only_o that_o they_o be_v above_o law_n that_o by_o no_o law_n write_v or_o unwritten_a natural_a or_o divine_a can_v they_o be_v make_v guilty_a of_o any_o ill_n by_o their_o subject_n or_o towards_o they_o in_o which_o position_n there_o be_v a_o woundy_z deal_n of_o wicked_a policy_n but_o not_o one_o jota_n of_o true_a religion_n and_o piety_n high_o injurious_a to_o the_o liberty_n and_o happiness_n of_o the_o whole_a race_n of_o mankind_n for_o who_o happiness_n and_o solace_n the_o whole_a world_n be_v create_v as_o if_o a_o few_o prince_n and_o potentate_n be_v bear_v like_o leviathan_n only_o to_o take_v their_o pastime_n in_o this_o world_n to_o be_v clothe_v in_o purple_a and_o scarlet_a to_o 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this_o but_o to_o be_v brutish_a in_o knowledge_n that_o machiavelli_n and_o hobbs_n shall_v belch_v out_o such_o principle_n i_o do_v not_o much_o wonder_n but_o that_o any_o protestant_a pulpit_n shall_v preach_v out_o such_o doctrine_n i_o stand_v amaze_v to_o such_o the_o 21_o verse_n of_o the_o 10_o chapter_n of_o jeremiah_n may_v just_o be_v apply_v the_o pastor_n be_v become_v brutish_a in_o populo_fw-la regendo_fw-la rex_fw-la habet_fw-la superiorem_fw-la legem_fw-la per_fw-la quam_fw-la factus_fw-la est_fw-la rex_fw-la &_o curiam_fw-la svam_fw-la viz._n comites_fw-la &_o barâ—nes_fw-la comites_fw-la dicuntur_fw-la quasi_fw-la socii_fw-la regis_fw-la &_o qui_fw-la habet_fw-la socium_fw-la habet_fw-la magistrum_fw-la &_o ideo_fw-la si_fw-la rex_fw-la fuerit_fw-la sine_fw-la fraeno_fw-la i._n e._n sine_fw-la lege_fw-la debet_fw-la ei_fw-la fraenum_fw-la ponere_fw-la bracton_n lib._n 2._o c._n 16._o â—â—â—ta_fw-la l._n 1._o c._n 17._o in_o government_n king_n have_v superior_n viz._n the_o law_n by_o which_o they_o be_v make_v king_n and_o his_o court_n of_o parliament_n therefore_o if_o king_n be_v without_o a_o bridle_n i._n e._n without_o the_o law_n they_o ought_v to_o have_v bridle_v put_v upon_o they_o every_o single_a person_n have_v his_o remedy_n by_o law_n in_o the_o court_n of_o judicature_n against_o king_n how_o much_o more_o just_a be_v it_o reasonable_a and_o necessary_a that_o if_o king_n injure_v all_o all_o shall_v have_v their_o remedy_n to_o bridle_n he_o it_o be_v great_a simplicity_n to_o provide_v against_o petty_a injury_n of_o king_n against_o private_a person_n and_o yet_o to_o be_v lawless_a against_o common_a and_o public_a injury_n whereby_o they_o may_v destroy_v all_o without_o law_n that_o by_o law_n can_v not_o injure_v any_o single_a person_n as_o for_o the_o title_n of_o supreme_a head_n and_o governor_n as_o it_o be_v mean_v of_o single_a person_n not_o of_o court_n or_o of_o the_o collective_a body_n in_o parliament_n so_o it_o be_v mean_v in_o curiâ_fw-la not_o in_o camerâ_fw-la in_o his_o court_n that_o his_o majesty_n be_v supreme_a head_n and_o governor_n over_o all_o person_n and_o in_o all_o cause_n and_o not_o in_o his_o private_a capacity_n and_o most_o true_o
against_o their_o kingdom_n and_o their_o law_n as_o the_o people_n be_v against_o they_o and_o the_o law_n when_o they_o transgress_v do_v subject_n obey_v the_o command_n of_o their_o prince_n which_o they_o may_v lawful_o command_v and_o which_o they_o of_o right_a aught_o to_o obey_v without_o entrench_v on_o god_n command_n do_v they_o pay_v they_o tribute_n suit_n and_o service_n not_o contrary_a to_o god_n law_n as_o they_o ought_v so_o to_o obey_v cesar_n be_v just_a lawful_a and_o praiseworthy_a but_o to_o obey_v cesar_n exceed_v their_o just_a bound_n command_v without_o warrant_n of_o law_n affect_v and_o design_v a_o great_a empery_n without_o the_o consent_n of_o the_o govern_v or_o if_o they_o invade_v or_o violate_v the_o law_n of_o god_n pervert_v the_o right_a worship_n of_o god_n who_o be_v above_o all_o king_n and_o government_n it_o be_v unjust_a and_o to_o assist_v cesar_n in_o such_o case_n be_v unlawful_a and_o they_o that_o do_v make_v themselves_o partaker_n of_o other_o man_n crime_n anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1300._o pope_n boniface_n viii_o challenge_v some_o regalia_z which_o belong_v unto_o philip_n the_o fair_a king_n of_o france_n whereupon_o philip_n sharp_o reprove_v the_o pope_n by_o his_o letter_n even_o in_o those_o day_n when_o the_o pope_n be_v account_v the_o vicar_n of_o christ_n on_o earth_n and_o head_n of_o the_o universal_a church_n according_a to_o communis_fw-la error_n juris_fw-la loco_fw-la erat_fw-la notwithstanding_o the_o sorban_n answer_v that_o both_o king_n and_o kingdom_n may_v safe_o withdraw_v themselves_o from_o their_o obedience_n to_o the_o pope_n without_o any_o guilt_n of_o schism_n because_o not_o separation_n but_o the_o cause_n make_v schism_n and_o that_o they_o do_v not_o oppose_v the_o vicar_n of_o christ_n but_o a_o wicked_a man_n guilty_a of_o many_o crime_n sieur_n de_fw-fr mezerai_fw-fr annales_n francia_fw-la archivae_fw-la camerae_fw-la ratiociniorum_fw-la lutet_fw-la l._n barbar_n ph._n de_fw-fr senat._n if_o the_o cause_n be_v just_a the_o separation_n be_v from_o the_o high_a priest_n or_o bishop_n not_o from_o the_o church_n or_o more_o proper_o from_o boniface_n not_o from_o the_o high_a priest_n unless_o such_o distinction_n and_o discrimination_n be_v allow_v for_o true_a and_o authentic_a how_o can_v the_o soul_n of_o whole_a kingdom_n be_v distinguish_v and_o separate_v from_o the_o church_n if_o king_n invade_v the_o right_n of_o god_n almighty_n and_o oppress_v his_o people_n who_o be_v the_o temple_n of_o god_n with_o servitude_n deny_v their_o right_n privilege_n and_o liberty_n which_o god_n have_v give_v they_o and_o for_o which_o christ_n die_v we_o may_v much_o more_o use_v the_o same_o distinction_n and_o in_o opposition_n to_o such_o king_n or_o rather_o tyrant_n we_o may_v just_o say_v that_o not_o the_o king_n but_o the_o tyranny_n be_v oppose_v anno_fw-la 1408._o benedict_n xiii_o do_v grievious_o oppress_v the_o gallican_n church_n with_o tribute_n and_o exaction_n whence_o a_o convocation_n of_o the_o french_a clergy_n be_v call_v by_o charles_n vi_o they_o decree_v that_o the_o king_n and_o kingdom_n ought_v not_o to_o obey_v benedict_n as_o be_v a_o heretic_n and_o schismatic_a and_o unworthy_a of_o any_o honour_n which_o the_o state_n of_o the_o kingdom_n allow_v and_o the_o parliament_n of_o paris_n approve_v by_o their_o arrest_n annales_n car._n 6._o monstreletus_n moreover_o they_o who_o benedict_n do_v excommunicate_a as_o enemy_n of_o the_o church_n they_o judge_v they_o forthwith_o absolve_v of_o such_o excommunication_n and_o that_o thereby_o they_o be_v not_o exclude_v or_o deprive_v of_o any_o benefit_n or_o privilege_n of_o the_o church_n ibid._n the_o like_a we_o read_v to_o have_v be_v do_v as_o at_o other_o time_n in_o france_n so_o in_o other_o kingdom_n which_o evident_o show_v that_o if_o king_n and_o prince_n or_o state_n do_v tyrannize_v or_o extend_v their_o power_n beyond_o its_o just_a bound_n 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the_o yoke_n of_o such_o bondage_n and_o empery_n be_v likewise_o according_a to_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n &_o virtus_fw-la voco_fw-la the_o people_n for_o certain_a be_v before_o there_o can_v be_v any_o king_n and_o consequent_o king_n must_v be_v make_v by_o the_o people_n and_o therefore_o be_v superior_a to_o they_o in_o some_o sense_n according_a to_o quicquid_fw-la efficit_fw-la tale_n est_fw-la magis_fw-la tale_n a_o rule_n as_o true_a in_o politic_n as_o in_o natural_n produce_v who_o can_v any_o one_o law_n of_o god_n and_o nature_n or_o any_o one_o rule_n of_o natural_a justice_n by_o which_o usurper_n tyrant_n perverter_n of_o law_n and_o justice_n be_v to_o be_v free_a of_o punishment_n and_o yet_o the_o inferior_a people_n to_o be_v subject_a to_o punishment_n for_o crime_n of_o the_o same_o nature_n the_o reason_n and_o law_n of_o government_n be_v it_o monarchical_a or_o republic_n be_v equal_o natural_a king_n by_o nature_n be_v no_o more_o sacred_a than_o those_o 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of_o they_o be_v very_o severe_o punish_v valerius_n publicola_n colleague_n of_o junius_n brutus_n after_o their_o king_n be_v banish_v make_v a_o law_n that_o when_o tyrant_n by_o reason_n of_o their_o arm_a soldier_n can_v not_o be_v bring_v to_o judgement_n it_o shall_v be_v lawful_a for_o any_o man_n to_o resist_v they_o by_o any_o mean_n and_o afterward_o to_o give_v a_o account_n of_o their_o so_o do_v such_o like_a appeal_n and_o example_n be_v common_a among_o most_o nation_n ambiorix_n king_n of_o the_o gaul_n confess_v that_o the_o multitude_n have_v no_o less_o power_n over_o he_o than_o he_o have_v over_o they_o tacitus_n write_v of_o the_o german_n nec_fw-la germanorum_n regibus_fw-la infinita_fw-la aut_fw-la libera_fw-la potestas_fw-la erat_fw-la de_fw-la minoribus_fw-la rebus_fw-la principes_fw-la consultant_fw-la de_fw-la majoribus_fw-la omnes_fw-la rex_fw-la aut_fw-la princeps_fw-la auditur_fw-la authoritate_fw-la suadendi_fw-la magis_fw-la quam_fw-la jubendi_fw-la potestate_fw-la si_fw-la displicuit_fw-la sententia_fw-la fremitu_fw-la aspernatur_fw-la that_o their_o king_n have_v no_o infinite_a or_o arbitrary_a power_n etc._n etc._n 181._o it_o be_v not_o unworthy_a our_o consideration_n to_o recount_v with_o how_o great_a severity_n and_o strict_a discipline_n of_o law_n and_o ordiance_n both_o of_o the_o senate_n and_o common_a council_n the_o roman_n do_v provide_v against_o the_o exorbitant_a and_o imperious_a licentious_a government_n of_o their_o king_n beyond_o all_o bound_n of_o reason_n after_o the_o expulsion_n of_o tarqvinius_n superbus_n the_o last_o roman_a king_n all_o the_o citizen_n of_o rome_n assemble_v and_o conclude_v that_o their_o government_n under_o one_o who_o they_o call_v king_n shall_v for_o the_o future_a be_v settle_v on_o two_o who_o at_o first_o they_o call_v praetores_fw-la afterward_o judices_fw-la then_o consules_a p._n valerius_n who_o be_v choose_v consul_n with_o l._n brutus_n make_v a_o law_n that_o it_o 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