unspotted_a from_o actual_a compliance_n with_o the_o sinful_a command_n of_o his_o superior_n conscience_n and_o the_o rational_a soul_n and_o spiritual_a thing_n be_v not_o in_o their_o nature_n capable_a of_o be_v subject_v to_o the_o external_a power_n of_o a_o prince_n yet_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o animal_n life_n all_o temporal_a civil_a affair_n be_v by_o god_n commit_v to_o the_o supreme_a magistrate_n we_o ought_v in_o all_o those_o respect_n to_o be_v subject_a to_o the_o will_n and_o governance_n of_o the_o prince_n by_o the_o high_a power_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o abstract_n be_v nevertheless_o mean_v the_o concrete_a the_o person_n of_o the_o supreme_a magistrate_n he_o to_o who_o the_o government_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n be_v entrust_v and_o the_o execution_n of_o the_o law_n belong_v so_o st._n paul_n expound_v himself_o back_v this_o precept_n with_o several_a reason_n ver_fw-la 3._o for_o ruler_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ver_fw-la 4._o for_o he_o be_v the_o minister_n of_o god_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o bear_v not_o the_o sword_n in_o vain_a he_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o revenger_n all_o which_o passage_n clear_v the_o apostle_n meaning_n that_o he_o treat_v not_o of_o the_o supreme_a authority_n separate_v from_o the_o person_n of_o the_o prince_n but_o the_o prince_n himself_o in_o possession_n of_o the_o supreme_a power_n this_o i_o the_o rather_o take_v notice_n of_o because_o there_o be_v a_o sort_n of_o critical_a pedantical_a politician_n that_o distinguish_v betwixt_o the_o government_n and_o the_o governor_n between_o the_o law_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n and_o the_o king_n person_n government_n they_o be_v for_o and_o willing_a to_o be_v subject_a to_o it_o the_o law_n they_o cry_v up_o and_o none_o more_o zealous_a than_o they_o for_o the_o execution_n of_o justice_n but_o as_o for_o the_o person_n of_o the_o prince_n how_o rude_o do_v they_o treat_v he_o how_o little_o do_v they_o honour_v he_o make_v he_o a_o king_n of_o clout_n rather_o than_o what_o indeed_o he_o be_v the_o minister_n the_o ordinance_n of_o god_n what_o else_o mean_v so_o many_o hedge-creeper_n among_o we_o pull_v down_o the_o fence_n of_o obedience_n to_o the_o magistrate_n and_o the_o fat_a bull_n of_o basan_n enclose_v he_o in_o on_o every_o side_n what_o else_o mean_v that_o malicious_a raillery_n and_o those_o abusive_a pasquil_n send_v forth_o for_o the_o wound_a his_o honour_n and_o some_o have_v have_v the_o confidence_n to_o threaten_v a_o writ_n of_o quo_fw-la warranto_fw-la against_o his_o authority_n by_o power_n if_o you_o will_v admit_v st._n paul_n to_o expound_v his_o own_o meaning_n be_v to_o be_v understand_v not_o the_o majesty_n of_o the_o government_n but_o the_o majesty_n of_o the_o king_n who_o person_n be_v divine_a be_v ordain_v by_o god_n who_o honour_n be_v sacred_a and_o inviolate_a and_o for_o a_o further_a confirmation_n of_o this_o exposition_n you_o may_v please_v to_o remember_v that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d power_n be_v in_o this_o sense_n use_v by_o our_o lord_n himself_o when_o they_o bring_v you_o unto_o synagogue_n and_o unto_o magistrate_n and_o unto_o power_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 11._o say_v st._n luke_n which_o st._n matthew_n express_v more_o simple_o 18._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d king_n and_o governor_n or_o emperor_n the_o learned_a well_o know_v that_o magistratus_fw-la and_o potestas_fw-la and_o majestas_fw-la be_v frequent_o put_v for_o the_o prince_n hon._n himself_o in_o all_o sort_n of_o writer_n and_o nothing_o be_v more_o common_a than_o to_o call_v person_n by_o the_o abstract_n denote_v some_o property_n in_o special_a manner_n belong_v to_o they_o thus_o we_o style_v a_o notorious_a malefactor_n villainy_n itself_o villainy_n in_o the_o abstract_n which_o some_o express_v in_o a_o more_o comical_a way_n a_o rogue_n in_o grain_n i._n e._n one_o who_o like_a cloth_n die_v with_o scarlet_n have_v imbibe_v the_o principle_n of_o naughtiness_n as_o a_o durable_a and_o inseparable_a property_n in_o like_a manner_n to_o a_o inferior_a magistrate_n we_o address_v your_o worship_n to_o a_o peer_n of_o the_o realm_n your_o honour_n to_o a_o general_n of_o a_o army_n your_o excellency_n to_o one_o of_o the_o blood_n royal_a your_o highness_n to_o a_o prince_n your_o grace_n your_o majesty_n thus_o jacob_n 3._o speak_v to_o reuben_n to_o who_o by_o natural_a right_n of_o descent_n belong_v the_o supreme_a power_n thou_o be_v my_o first-born_a my_o may_v and_o the_o beginning_n of_o my_o strength_n the_o excellency_n of_o dignity_n and_o the_o excellency_n of_o power_n and_o to_o make_v a_o end_n of_o this_o observation_n god_n himself_o be_v often_o call_v wisdom_n and_o holiness_n righteousness_n and_o truth_n itself_o now_o as_o it_o will_v be_v think_v a_o high_a act_n of_o presumption_n and_o atheism_n for_o any_o man_n to_o distinguish_v betwixt_o the_o person_n of_o god_n and_o his_o essential_a attribute_n that_o be_v to_o pretend_v to_o be_v subject_a to_o the_o wisdom_n holiness_n righteousness_n and_o truth_n of_o divine_a grace_n and_o providence_n and_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n to_o blaspheme_n the_o person_n of_o god_n just_o such_o another_o piece_n of_o hypocrisy_n and_o empty_a loyalty_n be_v they_o guilty_a of_o who_o profess_v to_o obey_v the_o law_n and_o to_o submit_v to_o the_o government_n but_o murder_n or_o persecute_v or_o vilify_v the_o prince_n in_o who_o the_o government_n rest_v as_o a_o inherent_a property_n and_o the_o execution_n of_o the_o law_n appertain_v as_o his_o unquestionable_a right_n and_o prerogative_n by_o who_o wisdom_n and_o authority_n justice_n be_v distribute_v to_o the_o people_n of_o the_o land_n as_o light_n and_o heat_n be_v by_o the_o sun_n to_o the_o whole_a world_n but_o as_o the_o spaniard_n live_v under_o the_o scorch_a heat_n of_o that_o planet_n be_v say_v to_o curse_v it_o at_o the_o approach_n of_o summer_n so_o be_v it_o many_o time_n with_o a_o unthankful_a and_o wanton_a people_n enjoy_v too_o much_o ease_n peace_n and_o plenty_n through_o the_o abundant_a grace_n and_o goodness_n of_o a_o king_n it_o be_v familiar_a with_o they_o to_o fly_v in_o his_o face_n and_o lift_v up_o the_o heel_n against_o he_o that_o have_v make_v they_o thus_o happy_a but_o to_o proceed_v let_v every_o soul_n be_v subject_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d it_o be_v passive_a whence_o we_o learn_v that_o it_o be_v not_o in_o our_o own_o liberty_n to_o subject_n ourselves_o when_o or_o as_o long_o as_o we_o please_v nor_o on_o what_o term_n and_o condition_n we_o think_v fit_a to_o stand_v nor_o on_o who_o we_o pretend_v to_o devolve_v the_o government_n and_o succession_n it_o be_v not_o in_o our_o power_n to_o pull_v down_o one_o and_o set_v up_o another_o that_o be_v the_o prerogative_n of_o god_n by_o who_o king_n reign_n it_o be_v not_o for_o we_o violent_o and_o clamourous_o to_o alter_v the_o frame_n of_o government_n already_o establish_v but_o a_o modest_a and_o sincere_a christian_a be_v to_o take_v it_o as_o he_o find_v it_o outward_a force_n yea_o obstinate_a petition_n and_o importunate_a address_n when_o the_o state_n be_v in_o a_o commotion_n and_o the_o prince_n under_o some_o disadvantage_n become_v not_o one_o who_o be_v of_o a_o tender_a conscience_n but_o smell_v rank_o of_o disobedience_n and_o rebellion_n if_o it_o have_v be_v the_o mind_n of_o god_n and_o the_o sense_n of_o the_o apostle_n to_o permit_v these_o thing_n to_o our_o deliberation_n the_o word_n rather_o shall_v thus_o have_v run_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d let_v every_o soul_n subject_a himself_o government_n only_o in_o general_n will_v have_v be_v ordain_v but_o the_o specification_n of_o it_o and_o the_o choice_n of_o the_o governor_n leave_v to_o the_o people_n suffrage_n and_o election_n but_o he_o be_v to_o be_v subject_v because_o it_o be_v his_o duty_n so_o to_o be_v antecedent_n to_o his_o own_o will_n and_o choice_n because_o it_o be_v the_o appointment_n of_o one_o who_o be_v high_a than_o either_o king_n or_o subject_a because_o it_o be_v the_o ordinance_n of_o god_n of_o which_o more_o by_o and_o by_o if_o it_o be_v ask_v what_o be_v the_o extent_n of_o our_o subjection_n and_o unto_o what_o act_v of_o obedience_n be_v we_o hereby_o oblige_v i_o answer_v first_o positive_o to_o acknowledge_v 7._o he_o the_o ordinance_n of_o god_n to_o render_v tribute_n and_o custom_n and_o fear_v and_o honour_n unto_o he_o as_o it_o follow_v in_o the_o apostle_n discourse_v after_o my_o text_n to_o preserve_v his_o person_n from_o outward_a violence_n and_o secret_a conspiracy_n 2._o to_o own_o his_o right_n and_o prerogative_n yea_o to_o love_n and_o reverence_n he_o or_o else_o thus_o second_o negative_o not_o to_o resist_v he_o not_o to_o wound_n his_o honour_n
by_o the_o present_a law_n of_o the_o land_n i_o can_v by_o no_o mean_n allow_v for_o the_o good_a of_o the_o govern_v be_v the_o first_o fundamental_a principle_n direct_v he_o what_o measure_v to_o take_v in_o the_o exercise_n of_o government_n and_o as_o yet_o there_o be_v no_o other_o obligation_n upon_o he_o it_o be_v leave_v to_o his_o conscience_n judgement_n and_o discretion_n before_o that_o oath_n what_o course_n to_o take_v in_o answer_v that_o great_a end_n of_o government_n and_o if_o any_o of_o the_o present_a un-repealed_n law_n shall_v be_v think_v by_o he_o repugnant_a to_o the_o good_a of_o the_o subject_a or_o but_o comparative_o not_o so_o effectual_a thereunto_o may_v he_o not_o nay_o be_v he_o not_o in_o conscience_n bind_v to_o lay_v down_o to_o himself_o some_o other_o rule_n in_o order_n to_o that_o end_n four_o i_o may_v answer_v that_o see_v all_o man_n look_v upon_o themselves_o as_o free_v from_o the_o punctual_a observation_n of_o positive_a law_n in_o the_o case_n of_o extreme_a necessity_n this_o equitable_a liberty_n god_n himself_o allow_v i_o will_v have_v mercy_n and_o not_o sacrifice_n and_o our_o municipal_a law_n indemnify_v the_o subject_a in_o many_o such_o case_n and_o see_v the_o security_n the_o king_n give_v to_o his_o subject_n be_v a_o voluntary_a act_n but_o the_o people_n to_o the_o king_n may_v be_v exact_v from_o they_o by_o force_n and_o by_o law_n i_o think_v there_o be_v much_o more_o reason_n that_o the_o king_n in_o extremity_n may_v depart_v from_o the_o letter_n of_o the_o law_n than_o that_o the_o people_n shall_v and_o if_o the_o people_n may_v appeal_v to_o reason_n and_o equity_n to_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n and_o the_o first_o reason_n of_o government_n in_o the_o defence_n of_o their_o privilege_n may_v not_o the_o prince_n much_o more_o do_v the_o same_o in_o the_o defence_n of_o his_o prerogative_n and_o in_o the_o exercise_n of_o his_o dominion_n and_o shall_v he_o be_v indispensable_o oblige_v by_o the_o letter_n of_o the_o law_n in_o govern_v not_o allow_v to_o plead_v nature_n and_o equity_n the_o reason_n and_o end_n of_o government_n and_o extreme_a necessity_n and_o yet_o the_o people_n be_v at_o their_o own_o liberty_n in_o arbitrary_o obey_v as_o they_o shall_v judge_v it_o reasonable_a and_o agreeable_a to_o the_o end_n of_o government_n some_o of_o these_o foresay_a consideration_n which_o i_o must_v repeat_v be_v offer_v as_o problem_n only_o and_o with_o submission_n or_o something_o like_o they_o might_n i_o imagine_v be_v in_o the_o mind_n of_o that_o eminent_a lawyer_n serjeant_n hale_v one_o of_o the_o house_n of_o commons_o in_o the_o 43_o d._n year_n of_o queen_n elizabeth_n who_o speak_v there_o to_o this_o effect_n i_o wonder_v say_v he_o that_o the_o house_n stand_v either_o at_o the_o greatness_n or_o time_n of_o pay_v the_o subsidy_n demand_v since_o all_o we_o have_v be_v in_o her_o majesty_n power_n she_o may_v lawful_o at_o her_o pleasure_n take_v it_o from_o we_o she_o have_v as_o much_o right_n to_o all_o our_o land_n as_o to_o any_o revenue_n of_o the_o crown_n all_o which_o say_v he_o i_o be_o able_a and_o ready_a to_o prove_v thus_o far_o he_o but_o i_o shall_v not_o presume_v to_o go_v so_o high_a nor_o will_v it_o be_v expect_v from_o i_o to_o proceed_v far_o upon_o this_o tickle_a subject_n only_o i_o do_v not_o find_v that_o he_o be_v call_v to_o the_o bar_n nor_o reprimand_v as_o a_o pander_n to_o tyranny_n as_o open_v a_o passage_n to_o arbitrary_a government_n for_o his_o plain_a deal_n and_o freedom_n of_o speech_n but_o this_o i_o shall_v say_v that_o this_o one_o speech_n of_o that_o gentleman_n exceed_v all_o that_o have_v of_o late_o be_v say_v or_o do_v as_o far_o as_o i_o can_v learn_v for_o the_o set_n up_o a_o absolute_a and_o despotical_a sovereignty_n and_o yet_o it_o pass_v then_o without_o noise_n or_o give_v any_o offence_n or_o create_v jealousy_n and_o fear_n in_o the_o heart_n of_o the_o people_n against_o the_o government_n yet_o one_o word_n more_o when_o i_o recollect_v how_o judge_n cook_n the_o oracle_n of_o the_o law_n as_o some_o of_o his_o admirer_n be_v please_v to_o call_v he_o no_o prerogative_n lawyer_n as_o all_o agree_v assure_v we_o that_o the_o first_o king_n of_o this_o realm_n have_v the_o whole_a land_n in_o demesn_a and_o therefore_o upon_o the_o principle_n now_o on_o foot_n that_o dominion_n be_v found_v on_o property_n undoubted_o absolute_a sovereign_n i_o can_v but_o in_o two_o word_n expostulate_v with_o the_o underminer_n of_o our_o present_a establishment_n where_o be_v your_o ingenuity_n o_o ungrateful_a people_n of_o the_o land_n to_o treat_v your_o prince_n so_o rude_o so_o unworthy_o to_o vilify_v their_o person_n to_o invade_v their_o prerogative_n and_o through_o unwearied_a clamour_n and_o importunate_a complaint_n to_o extort_v from_o their_o crown_n the_o few_o remain_a flower_n of_o the_o regality_n like_a viper_n to_o bite_v they_o who_o have_v nourish_v you_o in_o their_o bosom_n and_o as_o it_o be_v almost_o pull_v out_o their_o own_o eye_n for_o your_o sake_n you_o who_o have_v waxen_a fat_a through_o their_o gift_n and_o concession_n who_o be_v grow_v thick_a by_o their_o indulgence_n and_o liberality_n to_o forsake_v they_o that_o have_v make_v you_o and_o to_o lift_v up_o your_o heel_n against_o they_o that_o have_v thus_o dear_o treat_v you_o oh_o monstrous_a ingratitude_n they_o that_o have_v give_v you_o all_o the_o liberty_n and_o property_n you_o can_v legal_o pretend_v to_o under_o who_o you_o have_v enjoy_v both_o as_o full_o as_o heart_n can_v wish_v beyond_o example_n of_o past_a age_n or_o the_o present_a time_n in_o any_o other_o commonwealth_n from_o who_o you_o have_v receive_v all_o possible_a assurance_n of_o continue_v so_o for_o the_o future_a you_o to_o defame_v to_o libel_v to_o conspire_v against_o to_o resist_v to_o deny_v cheerful_a and_o conscientious_a subjection_n and_o liberal_a contribution_n or_o rather_o necessary_a retribution_n to_o these_o bountiful_a and_o gracious_a prince_n oh_o height_n of_o impiety_n oh_o barbarous_a inhumanity_n for_o shame_n wipe_v off_o this_o reproach_n from_o the_o christian_a name_n and_o from_o the_o english_a nation_n whereof_o you_o be_v member_n sermon_n ii_o titus_n 3_o ver._n 1._o put_v they_o in_o mind_n to_o be_v subject_a to_o principality_n and_o power_n to_o obey_v magistrate_n it_o be_v the_o universal_a custom_n of_o mankind_n to_o carry_v on_o their_o public_a triumph_n with_o feast_v and_o among_o other_o external_n rite_n of_o mirth_n to_o cheer_v their_o heart_n with_o a_o more_o than_o ordinary_a freedom_n in_o the_o use_n of_o the_o creature_n to_o do_v so_o be_v the_o voice_n of_o reason_n the_o lesson_n of_o experience_n a_o maxim_n write_v in_o the_o word_n of_o god_n itself_o and_o warrant_v by_o the_o practice_n of_o the_o most_o holy_a man_n we_o there_o read_v of_o there_o be_v a_o certain_a sourness_n contract_v in_o our_o nature_n by_o business_n and_o absence_n be_v apt_a to_o interrupt_v our_o correspondence_n to_o estrange_v we_o from_o one_o another_o but_o our_o solemn_a meeting_n recollect_v we_o again_o and_o good_a cheer_v sweeten_v the_o soul_n soften_v the_o temper_n after_o all_o our_o care_n and_o travel_v hereby_o the_o spirit_n be_v revive_v and_o the_o heart_n put_v on_o her_o festival_n robe_n i_o mean_v joy_n and_o gaiety_n mutual_a love_n and_o friendship_n among_o private_a neighbour_n be_v easy_o renew_v the_o common_a interest_n of_o society_n enlarge_v and_o by_o do_v and_o receive_v office_n of_o kindness_n the_o house_n be_v sweep_v and_o cleanse_v from_o all_o those_o impurity_n of_o wrath_n bitterness_n dissension_n and_o animosity_n in_o who_o room_n succeed_v those_o sweet_a and_o beautiful_a grace_n of_o joy_n and_o peace_n and_o entire_a affection_n one_o towards_o another_o wine_n say_v the_o 15._o psal_n make_v glad_a the_o heart_n of_o man_n and_o bread_n strengthen_v man_n heart_n it_o be_v good_a and_o comely_a say_v 9_o the_o preacher_n there_o be_v nothing_o better_a than_o that_o a_o man_n shall_v eat_v and_o drink_v and_o make_v his_o soul_n enjoy_v good_a in_o his_o labour_n to_o who_o god_n have_v give_v biche_n and_o wealth_n to_o he_o have_v he_o give_v power_n to_o eat_v thereof_o to_o take_v his_o portion_n and_o to_o rejoice_v in_o his_o labour_n this_o be_v the_o gift_n of_o god_n then_o i_o commend_v mirth_n say_v he_o because_o a_o man_n have_v no_o better_a thing_n under_o the_o sun_n than_o to_o eat_v and_o to_o drink_v and_o be_v merry_a our_o lord_n himself_o take_v a_o freedom_n herein_o which_o draw_v upon_o he_o that_o spiteful_a character_n 19_o that_o he_o be_v a_o glutton_n and_o a_o wine-bibber_n a_o friend_n of_o publican_n and_o sinner_n it_o be_v in_o my_o
for_o a_o curb_n to_o the_o sinner_n and_o not_o for_o a_o punishment_n to_o the_o righteous_a since_o the_o wisdom_n and_o goodness_n of_o god_n have_v therefore_o ordain_v all_o of_o we_o unto_o subjection_n to_o magistrate_n and_o make_v it_o our_o indispensable_a duty_n yea_o our_o interest_n and_o security_n so_o to_o be_v and_o in_o particular_a since_o we_o preacher_n of_o the_o gospel_n be_v command_v to_o put_v you_o in_o mind_n that_o you_o be_v subject_a to_o principality_n and_o 1._o power_n and_o that_o you_o obey_v magistrate_n i_o make_v no_o more_o account_n of_o these_o spiteful_a insinuation_n than_o i_o will_v of_o the_o drunkard_n song_n or_o the_o atheist_n witticism_n that_o be_v so_o plentiful_o in_o these_o day_n exercise_v upon_o we_o for_o no_o other_o reason_n that_o i_o know_v of_o but_o because_o we_o tell_v they_o the_o truth_n we_o be_v indeed_o by_o the_o more_o cunning_a part_n of_o the_o enemy_n of_o the_o government_n in_o a_o cool_a manner_n blame_v for_o make_v prince_n god_n as_o if_o they_o immediate_o come_v down_o from_o heaven_n which_o look_v like_o a_o piece_n of_o high_a presumption_n and_o sacrilege_n and_o it_o be_v true_a we_o do_v so_o in_o some_o sort_n god_n himself_o have_v vouchsafe_v that_o title_n of_o honour_n to_o they_o and_o our_o lord_n confirm_v it_o beside_o st._n paul_n in_o my_o text_n fetch_v they_o from_o heaven_n tell_v we_o they_o be_v of_o god_n or_o from_o god_n that_o they_o be_v ordain_v of_o god_n i_o can_v pass_v by_o observe_v on_o the_o other_o hand_n how_o that_o god_n condescend_v also_o to_o assume_v the_o title_n of_o earthly_a governor_n the_o word_n king_n and_o prince_n lord_n and_o other_o of_o the_o like_a sort_n be_v frequent_o attribute_v to_o he_o in_o holy_a scripture_n and_o whereas_o god_n by_o way_n 17._o of_o excellence_n be_v style_v king_n of_o king_n nevertheless_o the_o prophet_n daniel_n scruple_v not_o to_o give_v the_o same_o appellation_n unto_o nabuchadnezzar_n also_o so_o frivolous_a in_o my_o hon._n judgement_n be_v that_o exception_n of_o a_o learned_a man_n against_o sovereign_a prince_n assume_v divine_a title_n they_o be_v therefore_o call_v god_n because_o they_o resemble_v god_n in_o supreme_a power_n and_o as_o man_n be_v say_v to_o have_v be_v episcop_n create_v in_o the_o image_n and_o likeness_n of_o god_n because_o of_o his_o dominion_n over_o the_o creature_n according_a to_o the_o opinion_n of_o some_o learned_a man_n so_o may_v the_o prince_n be_v say_v to_o bear_v the_o image_n and_o likeness_n of_o god_n in_o a_o special_a manner_n upon_o the_o account_n of_o his_o sovereignty_n over_o the_o people_n in_o fine_a there_o be_v you_o see_v so_o near_o a_o affinity_n between_o god_n and_o the_o king_n it_o be_v not_o to_o be_v wonder_v that_o we_o make_v so_o great_a a_o difference_n between_o the_o prince_n and_o the_o subject_a and_o in_o our_o discourse_n lay_v upon_o you_o the_o same_o burden_n of_o reverence_n obedience_n and_o nonresistance_n as_o st._n paul_n before_o we_o have_v do_v teach_v no_o other_o doctrine_n than_o what_o the_o holy_a ghost_n have_v warrant_v and_o command_v we_o to_o teach_v that_o you_o be_v subject_a to_o the_o high_a power_n which_o be_v of_o god_n that_o they_o who_o resist_v resist_v the_o ordinance_n of_o god_n and_o oh_o that_o you_o will_v lay_v to_o heart_n that_o terrible_a punishment_n which_o await_v all_o rebellious_a and_o disobedient_a subject_n they_o 2._o that_o resist_v shall_v receive_v to_o themselves_o damnation_n but_o after_o all_o be_v say_v the_o grand_a debate_n will_v be_v how_o shall_v we_o be_v satisfy_v who_o be_v this_o high_a power_n among_o we_o and_o in_o who_o that_o sovereignty_n rest_v to_o who_o subjection_n be_v due_a especial_o in_o this_o mix_a monarchy_n where_o not_o only_o the_o great_a share_n of_o the_o property_n but_o a_o considerable_a part_n of_o the_o legislative_a power_n be_v in_o the_o people_n for_o answer_v i_o say_v that_o this_o notwithstanding_o the_o king_n be_v the_o high_a power_n that_o ordinance_n of_o god_n in_o the_o defence_n of_o who_o person_n and_o authority_n this_o discourse_n be_v intend_v or_o do_v i_o say_v it_o only_o do_v not_o the_o municipal_a law_n of_o the_o land_n say_v as_o much_o and_o this_o be_v i_o be_o certain_a i_o speak_v it_o with_o somewhat_o more_o than_o ordinary_a confidence_n a_o universal_a a_o infallible_a way_n of_o know_v the_o supreme_a power_n in_o order_n to_o our_o nonresistance_n according_a to_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o gospel_n viz._n he_o that_o bear_v not_o the_o sword_n in_o vain_a in_o who_o alone_o the_o military_a power_n remain_v he_o who_o person_n be_v inviolate_a who_o life_n be_v sacred_a who_o power_n can_v be_v take_v from_o he_o legal_o without_o his_o consent_n who_o be_v accountable_a to_o none_o but_o god_n for_o any_o misgovernment_n and_o these_o be_v his_o majesty_n prerogative_n even_o by_o the_o political_a contract_n the_o express_a statute-law_n of_o the_o realm_n he_o be_v that_o high_a power_n st._n paul_n speak_v and_o i_o have_v be_v discourse_v of_o if_o there_o be_v any_o such_o thing_n as_o a_o high_a power_n among_o we_o nay_o i_o shall_v further_o add_v though_o i_o will_v not_o positive_o affirm_v it_o submit_v myself_o herein_o to_o better_a judgement_n that_o prince_n who_o be_v not_o responsible_a to_o the_o people_n be_v in_o effect_n the_o sole_a sovereign_a power_n if_o he_o please_v to_o usurp_v and_o exercise_v it_o nor_o can_v the_o subject_a conscientious_o resist_v he_o for_o i_o can_v apprehend_v that_o any_o resistance_n can_v be_v lawful_a in_o point_n of_o conscience_n that_o be_v forbid_v by_o the_o positive_a law_n of_o the_o land_n which_o be_v our_o case_n in_o this_o nation_n though_o the_o prince_n may_v be_v culpable_a in_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n for_o so_o do_v yet_o the_o subject_n can_v be_v justify_v in_o rebel_a when_o the_o law_n have_v take_v from_o they_o that_o liberty_n and_o power_n common_a reason_n and_o equity_n the_o law_n of_o nature_n and_o the_o original_a of_o government_n and_o extreme_a necessity_n will_v by_o no_o mean_n justify_v such_o violent_a attempt_n upon_o the_o supreme_a magistrate_n it_o be_v one_o main_a ground_n of_o political_a government_n to_o deprive_v the_o subject_a from_o be_v his_o own_o judge_n and_o assertor_n of_o his_o own_o privilege_n without_o this_o fundamental_a principle_n there_o will_v be_v only_o the_o name_n and_o shadow_n of_o government_n when_o as_o real_o it_o be_v but_o mere_a anarchy_n if_o the_o subject_n may_v be_v permit_v to_o fly_v in_o the_o face_n of_o authority_n and_o to_o assault_v he_o when_o ever_o he_o apprehend_v himself_o injure_v we_o shall_v but_o be_v populus_fw-la virorum_fw-la a_o independent_a herd_n of_o licentious_a and_o ungovernable_a man_n not_o corpus_n politicum_fw-la not_o a_o compact_a body_n of_o citizen_n unite_v together_o in_o peace_n order_n and_o subordination_n but_o it_o be_v common_o argue_v be_v not_o the_o prince_n oblige_v to_o govern_v by_o law_n and_o if_o he_o transcend_v that_o power_n by_o invade_v the_o people_n liberty_n and_o property_n be_v we_o bind_v to_o obey_v he_o i_o answer_v he_o be_v oblige_v but_o the_o obligation_n be_v between_o god_n and_o his_o own_o conscience_n god_n only_o be_v the_o revenger_n of_o the_o breach_n of_o the_o coronation-oath_n though_o the_o people_n liberty_n and_o property_n and_o the_o law_n be_v the_o subject-matter_n of_o it_o second_o i_o grant_v that_o in_o the_o case_n put_v we_o be_v not_o bind_v to_o obey_v he_o but_o we_o be_v bind_v patient_o to_o suffer_v not_o active_o to_o resist_v three_o i_o be_o of_o opinion_n but_o speak_v it_o still_o with_o submission_n that_o the_o king_n be_v by_o all_o sober_a understand_v man_n acknowledge_v the_o king_n of_o right_n before_o he_o give_v the_o people_n that_o assurance_n of_o his_o govern_n by_o law_n that_o that_o oath_n be_v therefore_o a_o voluntary_a act_n of_o grace_n unto_o which_o he_o be_v not_o oblige_v by_o the_o fundamental_a constitution_n for_o if_o so_o he_o can_v not_o exercise_n the_o supreme_a govern_v power_n before_o the_o oath_n be_v take_v which_o yet_o neither_o he_o nor_o his_o predecessor_n be_v ever_o think_v uncapable_a to_o do_v suppose_v then_o that_o the_o prince_n will_v not_o give_v to_o the_o people_n this_o assurance_n i_o ask_v whether_o he_o be_v then_o oblige_v to_o govern_v strict_o by_o the_o present_a law_n it_o be_v my_o judgement_n he_o be_v not_o oblige_v he_o ought_v indeed_o the_o law_n of_o god_n and_o nature_n and_o the_o first_o reason_n of_o government_n require_v he_o to_o rule_v with_o regard_n to_o the_o good_a of_o the_o govern_v yet_o that_o he_o be_v strict_o tie_v unto_o the_o particular_a method_n of_o government_n declare_v
and_o representative_n both_o of_o god_n and_o the_o king_n that_o as_o the_o supreme_a governor_n be_v god_n immediate_a ordinance_n so_o be_v they_o that_o be_v send_v by_o he_o the_o mediate_a and_o derivative_a ordinance_n of_o god_n to_o deal_v free_o with_o you_o i_o question_v not_o that_o obedience_n and_o subjection_n in_o all_o its_o branch_n in_o its_o utmost_a latitude_n be_v due_a to_o one_o as_o well_o as_o tother_o that_o in_o case_n of_o the_o great_a outrage_n commit_v by_o they_o either_o through_o neglect_n or_o mistake_v or_o passion_n or_o private_a interest_n or_o revenge_n or_o servile_a flattery_n of_o the_o prince_n humour_n the_o subject_n ought_v not_o to_o seek_v redress_n but_o by_o such_o peaceable_a method_n as_o the_o law_n prescribe_v and_o allow_v that_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n he_o ought_v to_o abstain_v from_o violent_a defence_n and_o active_a resistance_n for_o so_o be_v the_o will_n of_o god_n that_o we_o suffer_v patient_o that_o we_o honour_n and_o reverence_n not_o revile_v not_o libel_v the_o person_n of_o the_o subordinate_a governor_n send_v or_o commission_v by_o the_o king_n let_v no_o one_o think_v here_o to_o avoid_v the_o strength_n of_o this_o scripture_n argument_n by_o distinguish_v between_o the_o government_n of_o a_o absolute_a arbitrary_a prince_n such_o be_v the_o emperor_n of_o old_a and_o a_o mix_v or_o limit_a government_n as_o we_o be_v at_o this_o day_n this_o make_v no_o difference_n give_v the_o subject_n no_o privilege_n of_o resist_v the_o king_n minister_n the_o power_n of_o the_o subordinate_a magistrate_n be_v of_o the_o same_o nature_n in_o both_o these_o government_n limit_v in_o the_o former_a by_o the_o will_n of_o the_o emperor_n in_o his_o public_a edict_n and_o private_a instruction_n limit_v in_o the_o latter_a by_o the_o know_a law_n of_o the_o nation_n let_v the_o prince_n be_v arbitrary_a or_o not_o still_o his_o minister_n be_v always_o limit_v though_o they_o transgress_v and_o depart_v from_o their_o rule_n the_o people_n have_v in_o neither_o case_n liberty_n turbulent_o to_o defend_v themselves_o with_o the_o breach_n of_o the_o public_a peace_n the_o preservation_n whereof_o be_v still_o the_o fundamental_a principle_n and_o care_n of_o every_o government_n whether_o absolute_a or_o limit_v for_o which_o reason_n the_o subject_n in_o the_o roman_a state_n be_v direct_v to_o appeal_v unto_o caesar_n as_o their_o last_o refuge_n and_o we_o in_o this_o nation_n unto_o the_o king_n supreme_a court_n of_o justice_n as_o our_o only_a remedy_n against_o injury_n if_o they_o fail_v or_o we_o be_v disappoint_v of_o our_o expectation_n we_o have_v nothing_o more_o to_o do_v than_o patient_o to_o submit_v to_o the_o will_n and_o providence_n of_o god_n this_o i_o take_v to_o be_v st._n peter_n doctrine_n and_o be_o sure_o be_v st._n paul_n practice_n as_o be_v before_o prove_v and_o i_o lay_v it_o down_o as_o the_o first_o reason_n of_o my_o resolution_n of_o the_o question_n under_o debate_n we_o must_v not_o forcible_o resist_v the_o inferior_a magistrate_n because_o it_o be_v the_o express_a doctrine_n of_o the_o scripture_n because_o violent_o to_o resist_v the_o king_n instrument_n legal_o commissionated_a by_o he_o be_v inconsistent_a with_o our_o duty_n to_o the_o person_n of_o the_o king_n himself_o by_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o gospel_n we_o be_v to_o love_n to_o honour_v the_o king_n person_n not_o libel_v he_o not_o defame_v he_o what_o be_v the_o meaning_n of_o this_o we_o be_v not_o to_o bring_v into_o question_n his_o ability_n his_o justice_n his_o wisdom_n his_o vigilance_n his_o integrity_n his_o fidelity_n to_o his_o oath_n and_o assurance_n give_v we_o of_o good_a and_o legal_a government_n but_o he_o who_o by_o force_n resist_v the_o king_n officer_n dishonour_v the_o king_n person_n and_o stain_v his_o reputation_n in_o all_o those_o respect_n by_o his_o turbulence_n and_o sturdy_a resistance_n of_o the_o magistrate_n he_o do_v in_o effect_n tell_v the_o world_n that_o the_o king_n be_v unable_a or_o unwilling_a to_o protect_v he_o resolve_v to_o crush_v and_o oppress_v he_o he_o thereby_o suggest_v the_o high_a power_n to_o be_v either_o fool_n or_o knave_n or_o tyrant_n or_o perjure_a under_o which_o imputation_n it_o be_v dishonourable_a for_o he_o to_o lie_n for_o no_o man_n that_o think_v his_o prince_n able_a to_o defend_v he_o will_v riotous_o defend_v himself_o no_o one_o that_o judge_v he_o upright_o but_o will_v peaceable_o appeal_v to_o he_o none_o that_o believe_v he_o a_o man_n of_o honour_n and_o conscience_n will_v question_v to_o be_v relieve_v by_o he_o and_o his_o superior_a court_n of_o justice_n in_o a_o word_n there_o can_v be_v no_o resistance_n no_o affront_n offer_v to_o the_o king_n minister_n but_o tend_v direct_o to_o the_o dishonour_n of_o the_o king_n person_n the_o king_n have_v the_o same_o reason_n to_o complain_v of_o those_o that_o violent_o persecute_v his_o minister_n as_o god_n have_v of_o the_o israelite_n who_o nothing_o will_v satisfy_v but_o to_o have_v samuel_n depose_v they_o have_v not_o reject_v thou_o but_o they_o have_v reject_v â—_o i_o against_o i_o principal_o be_v this_o rebellion_n and_o change_n of_o government_n design_v every_o indignity_n cast_v upon_o the_o servant_n reflect_v upon_o the_o master_n and_o as_o natural_o and_o necessary_o ascend_v unto_o the_o head_n the_o supreme_a governor_n of_o the_o body_n politic_a as_o the_o pain_n and_o anguish_n of_o a_o wound_a member_n arise_v unto_o the_o head_n of_o a_o natural_a body_n he_o that_o break_v my_o bone_n and_o bruise_n my_o flesh_n and_o yet_o tell_v i_o he_o be_v tender_a of_o my_o head_n the_o seat_n of_o sensation_n may_v if_o he_o please_v value_v his_o wit_n upon_o the_o distinction_n but_o can_v satisfy_v i_o thereby_o for_o the_o injury_n do_v i_o and_o again_o as_o upon_o pretence_n of_o putrefaction_n to_o lop_v off_o all_o the_o member_n one_o after_o another_o be_v certain_a destruction_n both_o to_o the_o body_n and_o the_o head_n which_o can_v consist_v without_o the_o integral_a part_n so_o they_o who_o will_v never_o acknowledge_v the_o prince_n to_o have_v any_o faithful_a servant_n and_o counsellor_n but_o be_v still_o ready_a to_o cut_v they_o off_o so_o soon_o as_o they_o be_v receive_v into_o his_o favour_n and_o service_n whatever_o kindness_n they_o make_v show_v of_o to_o he_o yet_o force_v he_o to_o be_v thus_o naked_a and_o to_o shift_v for_o himself_o leave_v he_o as_o it_o be_v to_o wander_v alone_o on_o the_o mountain_n as_o a_o partridge_n to_o sit_v as_o a_o pelicane_n in_o the_o wilderness_n or_o as_o a_o owl_n in_o the_o desert_n do_v indeed_o destroy_v the_o government_n and_o by_o necessary_a consequence_n murder_v the_o king_n person_n also_o and_o if_o reason_n will_v not_o i_o be_o sure_a sad_a experience_n have_v once_o convince_v we_o of_o this_o truth_n to_o use_v force_n against_o the_o king_n legal_a instrument_n be_v a_o breach_n of_o the_o public_a peace_n frustration_n of_o the_o chief_a end_n of_o society_n the_o good_a of_o the_o people_n and_o endanger_v the_o dissolution_n of_o the_o whole_a frame_n of_o government_n for_o without_o order_n and_o peaceable_a subjection_n there_o be_v nothing_o but_o confusion_n and_o violence_n and_o perfect_a anarchy_n our_o person_n our_o life_n our_o liberty_n and_o property_n when_o once_o a_o civil_a war_n be_v commence_v be_v expose_v to_o the_o dominion_n and_o cruelty_n and_o avarice_n of_o the_o revengeful_a and_o successful_a conqueror_n and_o because_o i_o have_v make_v the_o preservation_n of_o the_o public_a peace_n the_o ground_n of_o much_o of_o my_o reason_v in_o this_o discourse_n i_o the_o rather_o choose_v here_o a_o little_a to_o enlarge_v myself_o upon_o that_o topick_n i_o shall_v ready_o grant_v if_o it_o be_v demand_v that_o the_o good_a of_o the_o govern_v be_v the_o first_o reason_n and_o the_o great_a end_n of_o government_n but_o the_o next_o and_o in_o order_n to_o it_o be_v the_o public_a peace_n which_o be_v the_o very_a life_n and_o soul_n of_o government_n and_o absolute_o necessary_a to_o the_o people_n both_o private_a and_o political_a happiness_n as_o therefore_o it_o be_v the_o prince_n office_n by_o any_o mean_n to_o secure_v it_o so_o it_o be_v the_o subject_n duty_n and_o interest_n to_o keep_v it_o though_o with_o the_o loss_n of_o their_o private_a personal_a concernment_n peace_n be_v a_o unvaluable_a blessing_n like_o that_o rich_a jewel_n in_o the_o gospel_n it_o be_v worth_a our_o while_n to_o sell_v all_o we_o have_v for_o the_o purchase_n of_o it_o i_o have_v seldom_o read_v nor_o do_v it_o often_o happen_v that_o the_o subject_n circumstance_n be_v so_o hard_o their_o condition_n so_o miserable_a where_o it_o be_v worth_a their_o while_n to_o hazard_v their_o life_n and_o fortune_n by_o civil_a
with_o reproach_n and_o backbiting_n not_o to_o give_v he_o any_o just_a offence_n not_o to_o do_v or_o say_v any_o thing_n which_o may_v render_v he_o odious_a to_o his_o people_n or_o contemptible_a to_o his_o neighbour_n not_o to_o discover_v his_o infirmity_n nor_o to_o aggravate_v his_o fault_n nor_o to_o blaze_v abroad_o his_o mistake_v all_o which_o be_v a_o weaken_n of_o his_o government_n a_o lessen_v of_o his_o interest_n and_o authority_n over_o the_o heart_n of_o his_o people_n be_v no_o less_o than_o disloyalty_n by_o consequence_n and_o in_o its_o tendency_n a_o rob_v he_o of_o his_o crown_n and_o dignity_n which_o of_o you_o will_v endure_v your_o child_n or_o your_o servant_n to_o slander_n or_o bespatter_v you_o with_o lie_n or_o to_o publish_v the_o secret_n of_o your_o family_n or_o to_o expose_v you_o for_o any_o weakness_n or_o ill_a conduct_n in_o your_o domestic_a affair_n what_o the_o pater_fw-la familias_fw-la be_v in_o the_o oeconomy_n of_o the_o house_n the_o same_o be_v pater_fw-la patriae_fw-la in_o the_o polity_n of_o the_o state_n to_o uncover_v the_o nakedness_n of_o the_o father_n of_o thy_o country_n be_v inconsistent_a with_o all_o those_o foresay_a duty_n of_o fear_v and_o honour_v he_o no_o less_o a_o violation_n of_o this_o duty_n than_o that_o of_o canaan_n be_v 12._o therefore_o say_v the_o preacher_n curse_v not_o the_o king_n no_o not_o in_o thy_o thought_n much_o less_o not_o by_o open_a calumny_n 5._o or_o more_o sly_a detraction_n for_o it_o be_v write_v thou_o shall_v not_o speak_v evil_a of_o the_o ruler_n of_o thy_o people_n i_o shall_v crave_v leave_n to_o go_v yet_o a_o little_a further_o on_o this_o argument_n it_o be_v not_o enough_o to_o pay_v the_o tribute_n when_o require_v by_o a_o formal_a law_n but_o you_o be_v bind_v in_o conscience_n at_o least_o to_o assist_v he_o and_o the_o public_a necessity_n at_o other_o time_n otherwise_o i_o understand_v not_o how_o you_o can_v be_v say_v to_o reverence_n and_o honour_n the_o king_n god_n and_o the_o king_n both_o no_o doubt_n love_n and_o require_v a_o cheerful_a giver_n those_o who_o in_o word_n profess_v to_o love_v the_o prince_n but_o will_v neither_o supply_v his_o want_n nor_o suffer_v other_o so_o to_o do_v be_v like_o those_o charitable_a christian_n 16_o st._n james_n mention_n who_o when_o a_o brother_n or_o sister_n be_v naked_a and_o destitute_a of_o daily_a food_n say_v unto_o he_o be_v thou_o warm_v and_o fill_v notwithstanding_o give_v they_o not_o those_o thing_n which_o be_v needful_a those_o who_o will_v have_v themselves_o believe_v his_o majesty_n loyal_a subject_n and_o declare_v they_o will_v stand_v by_o he_o with_o their_o life_n and_o fortune_n prosecute_a he_o indeed_o with_o good_a wish_n but_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n starve_v he_o out_o of_o his_o throne_n that_o put_v the_o question_n which_o nabal_n do_v unto_o david_n messenger_n shall_v i_o take_v my_o bread_n and_o my_o water_n and_o my_o flesh_n that_o i_o have_v kill_v and_o give_v it_o to_o i_o know_v 11._o not_o who_o nor_o by_o what_o authority_n nor_o for_o what_o end_n demand_v who_o be_v david_n and_o who_o be_v the_o son_n of_o jesse_n be_v not_o these_o sort_n of_o man_n in_o scripture-language_n call_v wicked_a churlish_a evil_a doer_n fool_n railer_n son_n of_o 25._o belial_n such_o as_o requite_v evil_a for_o good_a that_o be_v give_v nothing_o for_o their_o peace_n and_o protection_n which_o they_o enjoy_v through_o the_o providence_n of_o the_o prince_n shall_v five_o hundred_o at_o once_o forbid_v you_o to_o supply_v the_o supreme_a power_n yet_o i_o must_v let_v you_o know_v that_o the_o will_n of_o god_n can_v be_v dispense_v with_o by_o the_o law_n of_o man_n that_o as_o our_o lord_n reply_v to_o the_o pharisee_n the_o king_n image_n and_o superscription_n be_v on_o their_o gold_n and_o silver_n you_o be_v to_o render_v unto_o caesar_n the_o thing_n that_o be_v caesar_n and_o in_o a_o word_n that_o what_o christian_n charity_n and_o common_a humanity_n bind_v you_o to_o in_o the_o relief_n of_o your_o neighbour_n evangelical_n loyalty_n and_o the_o fundamental_a reason_n of_o government_n oblige_v you_o to_o in_o the_o supply_n of_o your_o prince_n hitherto_o we_o have_v explain_v the_o nature_n of_o the_o duty_n we_o proceed_v unto_o the_o reason_n of_o it_o in_o the_o latter_a part_n of_o the_o text._n for_o there_o be_v no_o power_n but_o of_o god_n etc._n etc._n i_o shall_v easy_o give_v it_o for_o grant_v that_o a_o prince_n may_v be_v a_o usurper_n and_o a_o lawful_a king_n may_v turn_v tyrant_n that_o neither_o of_o they_o can_v be_v accquit_v hereof_o at_o the_o tribunal_n of_o god_n where_o they_o must_v account_v for_o both_o but_o still_o upon_o earth_n among_o we_o man_n even_o the_o usurper_n be_v of_o god_n and_o the_o oppressor_n be_v the_o ordinance_n of_o god_n for_o there_o be_v no_o power_n whatever_o though_o usurp_v though_o tyrannical_a but_o be_v by_o divine_a ordination_n st._n paul_n make_v no_o exception_n unto_o this_o general_a rule_n he_o may_v possible_o at_o that_o time_n of_o day_n have_v allege_v both_o usurpation_n and_o oppression_n against_o the_o present_a power_n there_o be_v possible_o sufficient_a reason_n if_o any_o can_v be_v to_o declaim_v and_o make_v public_a harangue_n against_o grievance_n and_o the_o emperor_n personal_a crime_n and_o expensive_a debauchery_n which_o be_v beyond_o measure_n notorious_a such_o as_o must_v needs_o drain_v the_o exchequer_n and_o whereon_o the_o revenue_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n be_v misemploy_v there_o be_v not_o want_v plausible_a plea_n against_o monarchy_n itself_o in_o the_o roman_a state_n which_o be_v a_o commonwealth_n from_o the_o begin_n even_o in_o romulus_n red_n time_n in_o the_o opinion_n of_o a_o late_a author_n at_o least_o in_o behalf_n of_o the_o people_n right_a in_o choose_v their_o own_o supreme_a magistrate_n as_o no_o doubt_n it_o be_v and_o have_v so_o continue_v long_o by_o the_o original_a frame_n of_o the_o roman_a government_n but_o this_o be_v certain_a aristocracy_n or_o democracy_n or_o a_o mixture_n of_o both_o have_v for_o many_o age_n be_v own_a and_o receive_v by_o all_o rank_n and_o degree_n of_o man_n as_o the_o true_a and_o undoubted_a government_n until_o very_o late_o by_o the_o usurpation_n of_o the_o caesar_n a_o single_a person_n have_v mount_v the_o steed_n and_o settle_a himself_o in_o the_o saddle_n rid_v and_o spurgalled_a the_o beast_n the_o common_a people_n almost_o to_o death_n thus_o much_o may_v have_v then_o be_v with_o truth_n argue_v against_o the_o emperor_n government_n but_o still_o for_o all_o this_o the_o power_n then_o in_o be_v be_v of_o god_n have_v a_o lawful_a yea_o divine_a authority_n over_o the_o people_n in_o the_o judgement_n of_o st._n paul_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o word_n here_o render_v power_n proper_o signify_v lawful_a authority_n such_o as_o have_v a_o just_a right_n of_o exercise_v dominon_n over_o the_o people_n i_o shall_v allow_v if_o you_o please_v as_o before_o i_o intimate_v that_o the_o emperor_n be_v not_o strict_o and_o in_o every_o respect_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o lawful_a governor_n not_o in_o foro_fw-la conscientiae_fw-la not_o in_o foro_fw-la coeli_fw-la for_o he_o have_v no_o true_a natural_a or_o civil_a right_n to_o the_o throne_n antecedent_n to_o his_o usurpation_n nor_o have_v or_o can_v any_o prince_n have_v and_o exercise_v a_o despotical_a power_n over_o the_o subject_a as_o do_v nero_n but_o he_o sin_n against_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n or_o of_o god_n i_o shall_v therefore_o allow_v that_o he_o be_v only_o in_o those_o regard_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i._n e_o one_o that_o have_v get_v the_o long_a sword_n in_o his_o hand_n and_o by_o force_n subject_v the_o roman_n unto_o his_o will_n and_o power_n against_o the_o know_a law_n against_o the_o will_n and_o against_o the_o interest_n of_o the_o roman_a people_n yet_o this_o notwithstanding_o i_o must_v acquaint_v you_o that_o by_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o scripture_n in_o respect_n of_o the_o people_n after_o god_n have_v once_o declare_v his_o allowance_n of_o he_o by_o the_o success_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o violent_a and_o original_o unjust_a power_n may_v become_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o legal_a and_o righteous_a authority_n unto_o who_o the_o people_n of_o the_o land_n at_o least_o the_o people_n of_o god_n must_v of_o necessity_n be_v subject_a and_o be_v bind_v in_o conscience_n to_o yield_v obedience_n they_o have_v no_o inherent_a right_n in_o they_o nor_o permission_n from_o god_n to_o question_v his_o title_n or_o to_o throw_v off_o the_o yoke_n of_o subjection_n though_o he_o attain_v the_o empire_n by_o force_n though_o he_o maintain_v it_o by_o the_o sword_n though_o he_o administer_v
it_o with_o violence_n injustice_n and_o avarice_n yet_o he_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d his_o authority_n be_v look_v upon_o as_o derive_v from_o god_n to_o have_v receive_v the_o divine_a stamp_n and_o approbation_n so_o far_o at_o least_o as_o to_o require_v the_o christian_n humble_a and_o peaceable_a submission_n thereunto_o which_o be_v a_o matter_n of_o no_o small_a difficulty_n right_o to_o state_n i_o may_v possible_o take_v occasion_n hereafter_o more_o distinct_o and_o full_o to_o discuss_v 4._o it_o be_v true_a st._n paul_n seem_v as_o if_o he_o discourse_v of_o some_o incomparable_a prince_n whilst_o he_o describe_v he_o as_o execute_v judgement_n and_o justice_n for_o the_o benefit_n of_o the_o subject_a without_o wrong_n or_o oppression_n of_o the_o innocent_a for_o say_v he_o ruler_n be_v not_o a_o terror_n to_o good_a work_n but_o to_o the_o evil_a do_v that_o which_o be_v good_a and_o thou_o shall_v have_v praise_n of_o the_o same_o he_o be_v the_o minister_n of_o god_n to_o thou_o for_o good_a he_o be_v a_o revenger_n to_o execute_v wrath_n upon_o he_o that_o do_v evil_a plato_n himself_o be_v he_o now_o alive_a again_o as_o they_o say_v he_o be_v late_o rise_v and_o have_v attempt_v the_o reformation_n of_o our_o present_a disorder_n can_v not_o give_v we_o a_o more_o noble_a and_o apt_a character_n of_o a_o prince_n however_o neither_o will_v this_o pretence_n serve_v the_o turn_n of_o our_o commonwealths-man_n for_o if_o you_o will_v but_o consider_v those_o forementioned_a passage_n in_o hypothesi_fw-la as_o well_o as_o thesi_fw-la if_o you_o will_v remember_v who_o be_v then_o the_o high_a power_n at_o rome_n when_o st._n paul_n write_v this_o epistle_n namely_o nero_n one_o of_o the_o most_o cruel_a impious_a and_o debauch_a prince_n that_o ever_o sway_v sceptre_n you_o will_v not_o then_o think_v that_o the_o apostle_n here_o speak_v strict_o of_o some_o great_a and_o heroic_a prince_n then_o in_o be_v for_o nero_n be_v not_o such_o a_o one_o nor_o that_o the_o precept_n be_v lay_v down_o as_o only_o obligatory_a when_o the_o prince_n happen_v to_o be_v a_o terror_n unto_o evil_a doer_n and_o a_o praise_n unto_o they_o that_o do_v well_o we_o must_v then_o seek_v for_o another_o sense_n of_o those_o word_n which_o i_o conceive_v be_v this_o the_o apostle_n in_o this_o description_n lay_v down_o one_o especial_a reason_n and_o ground_n of_o subjection_n fetch_v it_o from_o the_o benefit_n general_o redound_v to_o the_o people_n thereby_o and_o this_o with_o peculiar_a relation_n even_o to_o nero_n himself_o the_o emperor_n of_o rome_n though_o one_o of_o the_o worst_a upon_o record_n in_o history_n he_o intimate_v that_o no_o prince_n no_o not_o nero_n himself_o it_o be_v moral_o impossible_a general_o speak_v can_v be_v so_o sou'r_o and_o rigid_a towards_o the_o people_n but_o that_o a_o modest_a and_o humble_a mind_a subject_n may_v hope_v for_o more_o advantage_n under_o his_o government_n than_o by_o tumult_n and_o rebellion_n that_o as_o all_o ruler_n in_o general_a and_o in_o thesi_fw-la so_o be_v nero_n in_o particular_a and_o in_o hypothesi_fw-la to_o be_v account_v a_o terror_n to_o wicked_a doer_n and_o a_o minister_n of_o god_n for_o the_o good_a of_o the_o people_n that_o therefore_o if_o the_o christian_a roman_n will_v but_o true_o consult_v their_o own_o interest_n and_o will_v not_o be_v afraid_a of_o his_o power_n nor_o fall_v under_o the_o lash_n of_o his_o severity_n they_o shall_v live_v quiet_o and_o innocent_o not_o exasperate_a he_o by_o any_o indecent_a word_n or_o tumultuous_a behaviour_n and_o that_o then_o they_o may_v more_o probable_o expect_v praise_n and_o protection_n from_o he_o and_o be_v more_o likely_a to_o obtain_v those_o temporal_a blessing_n than_o by_o reproach_v his_o person_n form_v conspiracy_n and_o blow_v up_o the_o trumpet_n of_o sedition_n against_o he_o this_o i_o take_v to_o be_v the_o sum_n of_o the_o apostle_n doctrine_n and_o argument_n as_o i_o have_v explicate_v it_o and_o be_o pretty_a confident_a agreeable_o to_o the_o mind_n of_o god_n to_o the_o apostle_n drift_n in_o this_o place_n and_o to_o the_o unanimous_a opinion_n and_o practice_n of_o the_o primitive_a saint_n which_o that_o you_o may_v after_o this_o large_a explanation_n remember_v and_o distinct_o comprehend_v i_o shall_v reduce_v it_o into_o this_o short_a proposition_n viz._n that_o it_o be_v the_o duty_n of_o every_o man_n every_o christian_a to_o love_v honour_n to_o reverence_n and_o obey_v and_o with_o their_o substance_n to_o support_v the_o person_n of_o the_o supreme_a magistrate_n and_o this_o in_o conscience_n towards_o god_n as_o well_o as_o in_o order_n to_o his_o own_o temporal_a interest_n now_o though_o this_o be_v plain_a and_o obvious_a yet_o in_o these_o unhappy_a day_n man_n be_v and_o will_v be_v otherwise_o mind_v their_o head_n begin_v to_o turn_v round_o again_o so_o tender_a of_o their_o own_o personal_a right_n and_o property_n that_o like_o the_o sensitive_a plant_n do_v but_o touch_v they_o they_o shrink_v as_o if_o wound_a to_o death_n or_o as_o untoward_a child_n when_o discipline_v for_o their_o fault_n cry_v out_o murder_n and_o make_v hideous_a complaint_n of_o tyranny_n arbritrary_a government_n and_o oppression_n the_o right_n of_o the_o people_n be_v of_o late_a so_o swell_v their_o property_n so_o enlarge_v their_o liberty_n so_o extend_v that_o the_o body_n politic_a may_v not_o unfit_o be_v resemble_v to_o those_o crooked_a man_n who_o in_o abuse_n we_o call_v lord_n who_o head_n be_v almost_o shrink_v down_o into_o their_o breast_n and_o become_v in_o a_o manner_n invisible_a at_o leastwise_o who_o shape_n by_o that_o unnatural_a approach_n appear_v monstrous_a and_o deform_a if_o the_o head_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n rise_v not_o at_o a_o due_a distance_n above_o the_o body_n of_o the_o people_n there_o be_v neither_o form_n nor_o comeliness_n in_o that_o government_n yea_o and_o for_o the_o most_o part_n as_o in_o the_o say_a similitude_n the_o constitution_n thereof_o prove_v crazy_a and_o the_o life_n short_a the_o supreme_a magistrate_n be_v now_o endeavour_v to_o be_v coop_v up_o and_o as_o it_o be_v besiege_a with_o those_o foresaid_a pretence_n so_o that_o he_o can_v turn_v himself_o round_o in_o his_o own_o orb_n without_o the_o offence_n of_o some_o peevish_a libertine_n nor_o can_v make_v one_o step_n forward_o in_o the_o exercise_n of_o government_n but_o be_v accuse_v to_o trespass_n upon_o the_o property_n of_o some_o waspish_a commonwealths-man_n and_o to_o trample_v upon_o the_o heel_n of_o some_o freeborn_a subject_n so_o that_o indeed_o the_o prince_n person_n his_o honour_n his_o liberty_n and_o property_n i._n e._n his_o royalty_n and_o prerogative_n be_v in_o danger_n to_o be_v wrest_v from_o he_o by_o force_n and_o craft_n and_o the_o unwearied_a clamour_n of_o unreasonable_a and_o unsatiable_a men._n i_o shall_v now_o have_v i_o time_n and_o be_v it_o fit_a for_o i_o to_o entrench_v upon_o the_o patience_n of_o this_o honourable_a audience_n or_o to_o trespass_n upon_o the_o public_a business_n of_o the_o country_n examine_v the_o ground_n and_o the_o pretend_a reason_n of_o all_o this_o for_o otherwise_o i_o must_v declare_v that_o i_o be_o nothing_o terrify_v from_o this_o task_n by_o the_o scornful_a abuse_n of_o those_o late_a demagogue_n who_o in_o their_o pamphlet_n be_v please_v to_o call_v we_o minister_n sycophant_n and_o public_o to_o indict_v we_o of_o flattery_n because_o we_o preach_v obedience_n to_o the_o king_n and_o as_o much_o as_o in_o we_o lie_v in_o our_o place_n and_o according_a to_o our_o ability_n withstand_v the_o alteration_n of_o government_n for_o myself_o i_o must_v declare_v and_o i_o be_o sure_a no_o man_n know_v my_o heart_n better_o than_o myself_o nor_o therefore_o can_v in_o charity_n contradict_v i_o i_o say_v then_o i_o wish_v be_v not_o the_o thing_n impossible_a and_o therefore_o in_o vain_a to_o wish_v otherwise_o i_o can_v wish_v that_o we_o be_v once_o again_o in_o paradise_n in_o the_o state_n of_o innocence_n and_o perfection_n that_o there_o be_v no_o need_n of_o government_n or_o governor_n at_o least_o that_o we_o be_v all_o so_o good_a and_o virtuous_a as_o to_o deserve_v that_o liberty_n some_o man_n gape_v after_o that_o those_o especial_o have_v their_o freedom_n who_o can_v so_o use_v it_o as_o not_o to_o abuse_v it_o for_o a_o cloak_n of_o maliciousness_n but_o since_o this_o be_v not_o to_o be_v expect_v from_o the_o far_o great_a part_n of_o mankind_n since_o the_o world_n be_v and_o ever_o will_v be_v full_a of_o offence_n pester_v with_o the_o excess_n and_o disorder_n of_o unruly_a man_n since_o therefore_o it_o be_v the_o interest_n of_o all_o good_a man_n that_o government_n shall_v be_v maintain_v and_o governor_n honour_v and_o obey_v since_o the_o law_n be_v make_v
cretan_n as_o a_o point_n of_o great_a moment_n therefore_o vary_v the_o phrase_n and_o express_v his_o mind_n so_o copious_o as_o it_o be_v dwell_v upon_o the_o argument_n lest_o the_o duty_n shall_v be_v slip_v over_o as_o of_o small_a account_n lest_o his_o meaning_n shall_v be_v mistake_v or_o any_o unpeaceable_a christian_n shall_v find_v a_o loop_n hole_n to_o creep_v out_o at_o excuse_v himself_o from_o that_o indispensable_a duty_n by_o some_o nice_a distinction_n and_o subtlety_n 12._o but_o second_o i_o again_o remark_n that_o the_o person_n who_o the_o apostle_n direct_v titus_n to_o admonish_v and_o put_v in_o remembrance_n be_v the_o cretan_n who_o as_o most_o islander_n be_v of_o old_a note_v as_o faithless_a and_o treacherous_a apt_a to_o waver_v and_o be_v toss_v about_o with_o every_o tempestuous_a wind_n and_o upon_o every_o slight_a provocation_n to_o be_v blow_v up_o into_o mutiny_n and_o rebellion_n it_o be_v the_o excellent_a grotius_n gloss_n upon_o the_o word_n crete_n be_v always_o turbulent_a and_o seditious_a indigebant_fw-la and_o st._n paul_n will_v have_v they_o admonish_v of_o those_o fault_n to_o which_o they_o be_v natural_o addict_v and_o by_o inveterate_a custom_n incline_v from_o this_o observation_n you_o may_v be_v inform_v as_o of_o the_o reason_n why_o st._n paul_n charge_v titus_n to_o insist_v upon_o that_o point_n among_o the_o cretan_n so_o have_v you_o a_o fair_a and_o justifiable_a account_n why_o we_o at_o this_o day_n so_o frequent_o take_v pain_n to_o press_v it_o upon_o our_o fellow-citizen_n in_o this_o kingdom_n these_o two_o remark_n present_v you_o with_o the_o full_a meaning_n of_o the_o word_n and_o satisfaction_n for_o what_o i_o have_v already_o and_o shall_v now_o far_o discourse_n upon_o this_o argument_n my_o business_n and_o intent_n be_v to_o prosecute_v three_o or_o four_o difficult_a case_n that_o usual_o fall_v under_o debate_n as_o concern_v nonresistance_n first_o what_o if_o the_o supreme_a magistrate_n be_v a_o usurper_n now_o though_o this_o question_n at_o first_o blush_n seem_v impertinent_a to_o our_o condition_n in_o this_o nation_n yet_o it_o be_v look_v upon_o as_o a_o matter_n of_o no_o small_a moment_n and_o difficulty_n right_o to_o state_n it_o and_o because_o what_o i_o shall_v deliver_v upon_o this_o argument_n will_v in_o the_o end_n if_o careful_o attend_v to_o conduce_v much_o to_o the_o confirmation_n of_o that_o doctrine_n which_o be_v my_o chief_a aim_n to_o commend_v unto_o you_o this_o day_n scil._n subjection_n to_o the_o legal_a prince_n i_o shall_v therefore_o crave_v leave_n as_o brief_o as_o i_o can_v to_o resolve_v that_o doubt_n in_o the_o first_o place_n i_o answer_v therefore_o in_o the_o affirmative_a that_o though_o he_o be_v a_o usurper_n yet_o still_o he_o be_v the_o ordinance_n of_o god_n the_o success_n of_o his_o arm_n be_v a_o clear_a indication_n of_o the_o mind_n and_o will_n of_o god_n bear_v on_o it_o the_o stamp_n of_o divine_a approbation_n and_o indispensable_o oblige_v the_o people_n unto_o patient_n and_o peaceable_a subjection_n this_o be_v i_o conceive_v the_o case_n of_o the_o christian_n under_o the_o roman_a emperor_n who_o be_v usurper_n have_v no_o legal_a right_n to_o the_o sovereignty_n but_o what_o they_o attain_v by_o sinful_a force_n and_o violent_o abrogate_a the_o ancient_a government_n at_o least_o i_o make_v account_n that_o that_o despotical_a and_o arbitrary_a power_n which_o they_o assume_v and_o exercise_v over_o the_o people_n be_v unnatural_a unjust_a and_o usurpation_n and_o yet_o god_n who_o special_a care_n it_o be_v always_o to_o provide_v for_o public_a peace_n be_v please_v so_o far_o to_o own_o and_o countenance_v the_o high_a power_n as_o not_o to_o suffer_v we_o turbulent_o to_o resist_v they_o though_o usurper_n trace_v the_o history_n of_o the_o church_n you_o will_v not_o find_v holy_a man_n scruple_v this_o point_n in_o the_o least_o nor_o curious_o sift_v into_o the_o prince_n title_n in_o every_o descent_n and_o through_o a_o long_a series_n of_o succession_n nor_o upon_o any_o pretence_n of_o weakness_n in_o their_o tittle_n put_v themselves_o in_o the_o head_n of_o the_o populace_n and_o encourage_v to_o resistance_n pharaoh_n as_o some_o learned_a man_n think_v be_v 16._o a_o usurper_n for_o this_o cause_n say_v god_n have_v i_o set_v thou_o up_o that_o be_v have_v permit_v thou_o to_o take_v upon_o thou_o the_o supreme_a authority_n by_o prosper_v or_o suffer_v thy_o ambition_n to_o succeed_v against_o the_o ancient_n know_v law_n of_o succession_n in_o egypt_n yet_o neither_o moses_n nor_o the_o israelite_n take_v this_o advantage_n against_o he_o nor_o do_v god_n himself_o any_o other_o way_n design_v their_o deliverance_n at_o first_o than_o by_o order_v they_o in_o his_o name_n peaceable_o to_o supplicate_v for_o leave_v to_o go_v into_o the_o wilderness_n to_o sacrifice_n all_o the_o king_n of_o israel_n be_v usurper_n against_o the_o title_n of_o david_n house_n many_o of_o they_o against_o the_o better_a title_n of_o their_o immediate_a predecessor_n do_v the_o prophet_n or_o good_a man_n blow_v the_o trumpet_n and_o assemble_v the_o people_n to_o oppose_v the_o usurper_n do_v not_o the_o king_n of_o judah_n themselves_o by_o league_n and_o confederate_v with_o they_o in_o war_n against_o their_o common_a enemy_n sufficient_o acknowledge_v their_o providential_a right_o unto_o the_o kingdom_n the_o prophet_n jeremy_n be_v clear_a in_o this_o matter_n i_o have_v make_v the_o earth_n 6._o say_v god_n by_o his_o prophet_n to_o the_o jew_n the_o man_n and_o the_o beast_n that_o be_v upon_o the_o ground_n in_o my_o great_a power_n and_o by_o my_o outstretch_v arm_n and_o have_v give_v it_o unto_o who_o it_o seem_v meet_v unto_o i_o and_o now_o i_o have_v give_v all_o these_o land_n into_o the_o hand_n of_o nabuchadnezzar_n king_n of_o babylon_n my_o servant_n to_o serve_v he_o the_o case_n of_o the_o jew_n be_v thus_o god_n as_o a_o punishment_n have_v give_v to_o nabuchadnezzar_n dominion_n over_o they_o that_o be_v have_v permit_v he_o to_o usurp_v it_o have_v carry_v away_o captive_a their_o legal_a prince_n unto_o babylon_n hereupon_o the_o jew_n have_v submit_v to_o his_o empire_n and_o receive_v zedekiah_n jehojakim_n brother_n as_o their_o deputy-governour_n under_o nabuchadnezzar_n these_o thing_n be_v do_v not_o by_o virtue_n of_o any_o express_a revelation_n from_o god_n but_o by_o the_o rule_n of_o common_a discretion_n and_o in_o conformity_n to_o the_o providential_a will_v of_o god_n now_o if_o former_a oath_n unto_o the_o natural_a prince_n irreversible_o oblige_v against_o the_o present_a signification_n of_o god_n providence_n than_o do_v zedekiah_n and_o the_o jew_n sin_n in_o thus_o own_v and_o swear_v fealty_n to_o the_o king_n of_o babylon_n in_o prejudice_n of_o jehojakim_n which_o be_v evident_a they_o do_v not_o and_o their_o submission_n to_o nabuchadnezzar_n be_v by_o god_n himself_o look_v upon_o as_o lawful_a and_o bind_v to_o the_o conscience_n therefore_o do_v jeremy_n in_o that_o chapter_n chide_v the_o jew_n for_o practise_v a_o revolt_n and_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n call_v it_o rebellion_n 13._o i_o shall_v confess_v here_o that_o zedekiah_n have_v swear_v allegiance_n to_o the_o conqueror_n that_o a_o unlawful_a oath_n may_v bind_v and_o consequent_o that_o this_o defection_n of_o zedekiah_n may_v be_v sinful_a by_o reason_n of_o the_o breach_n of_o his_o oath_n but_o then_o i_o must_v say_v in_o answer_n first_o that_o if_o it_o have_v be_v unlawful_a for_o zedekiah_n and_o the_o jew_n follow_v the_o intimation_n of_o providence_n to_o swear_v unto_o nabuchadnezzar_n either_o the_o prophet_n or_o the_o inspire_a historian_n will_v and_o must_v have_v tell_v we_o as_o much_o and_o reprove_v the_o jew_n for_o that_o sin_n or_o second_o if_o we_o grant_v the_o oath_n unlawful_a than_o it_o can_v not_o have_v oblige_v they_o against_o the_o antecedent_n and_o lawful_a oath_n give_v to_o jehojakim_n for_o where_o there_o be_v two_o repugnant_a oath_n it_o be_v more_o reasonable_a that_o the_o former_a shall_v bind_v at_o least_o that_o the_o lawful_a oath_n that_o give_v former_o to_o jehojakim_n shall_v take_v place_n of_o the_o unlawful_a that_o give_v to_o nabuchadnezzar_n so_o that_o in_o this_o instance_n it_o appear_v that_o the_o resistance_n of_o a_o usurper_n be_v sinful_a a_o resistance_n of_o the_o ordinance_n and_o that_o we_o may_v subject_v ourselves_o to_o he_o when_o providence_n compel_v we_o now_o the_o reason_n of_o this_o conclusion_n of_o i_o be_v i_o think_v obvious_a god_n be_v lord_n and_o proprietour_n of_o the_o whole_a world_n it_o be_v he_o that_o pull_v down_o one_o and_o set_v up_o another_o by_o he_o king_n reign_v we_o be_v not_o always_o to_o expect_v a_o immediate_a revelation_n from_o heaven_n for_o the_o confirmation_n of_o his_o will_n or_o satisfaction_n of_o our_o
suffer_v unjust_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d illegal_o there_o be_v i_o will_v not_o deny_v a_o great_a difference_n between_o they_o and_o we_o the_o emperor_n and_o head_n of_o family_n be_v much_o more_o absolute_a and_o arbitrary_a than_o our_o prince_n and_o master_n be_v at_o this_o day_n and_o yet_o this_o will_v not_o justify_v resistance_n which_o be_v attend_v with_o the_o breach_n of_o the_o public_a peace_n and_o order_n and_o a_o subversion_n of_o government_n in_o its_o tendency_n be_v as_o irregular_a &_o sinful_a in_o a_o mix_v as_o in_o a_o absolute_a monarchy_n and_o every_o whit_n as_o repugnant_a to_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o apostle_n the_o exorbitance_n of_o the_o supreme_a though_o limit_a power_n can_v be_v no_o plea_n for_o the_o subject_a to_o rebel_v when_o the_o public_a contract_n have_v express_o forbid_v it_o but_o if_o in_o contempt_n and_o spite_n of_o the_o municipal_a law_n the_o subject_n of_o a_o limit_a monarch_n may_v fly_v to_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n their_o moral_a transcendent_a power_n for_o the_o defence_n of_o their_o just_a right_n and_o property_n i_o see_v no_o reason_n why_o the_o christian_n under_o the_o roman_a empire_n may_v not_o betake_v themselves_o unto_o the_o same_o law_n of_o nature_n their_o natural_a transcendent_a power_n and_o by_o force_n assert_v themselves_o out_o of_o that_o despotical_a unnatural_a unjust_a and_o unsupportable_a slavery_n they_o be_v under_o to_o make_v a_o end_n of_o this_o it_o be_v acknowledge_v etc._n by_o most_o of_o our_o ingenuous_a adversary_n that_o even_o in_o mix_a monarchy_n as_o great_a deference_n obedience_n and_o submission_n be_v do_v to_o the_o person_n of_o the_o king_n as_o to_o a_o absolute_a prince_n and_o this_o at_o present_a i_o have_v only_o plead_v for_o now_o because_o when_o we_o back_o this_o doctrine_n with_o the_o christian_n practice_n in_o the_o primitive_a day_n we_o be_v wont_n to_o meet_v with_o scornful_a man_n such_o as_o will_v by_o no_o mean_n admit_v the_o holy_a apostle_n and_o martyr_n as_o the_o pattern_n but_o reproach_v they_o for_o tame_a fool_n as_o i_o have_v myself_o hear_v some_o censure_v those_o famous_a soldier_n of_o the_o thebean_a legion_n i_o shall_v give_v you_o further_a to_o understand_v that_o our_o predecessor_n in_o the_o faith_n be_v not_o so_o weak_a not_o so_o stoical_a not_o so_o prodigal_a of_o their_o estate_n nor_o weary_a of_o their_o life_n but_o so_o far_o as_o the_o law_n of_o god_n and_o the_o political_a government_n give_v they_o leave_v be_v as_o brisk_a in_o their_o own_o defence_n and_o as_o tender_v of_o their_o natural_a and_o civil_a interest_n as_o we_o can_v be_v of_o which_o i_o shall_v offer_v to_o you_o a_o plain_a demonstration_n â—ut_v of_o scripture_n the_o more_o full_o to_o explain_v and_o prove_v my_o answer_n to_o this_o second_o query_n the_o apostle_n paul_n and_o 16._o silas_n have_v be_v imprison_v and_o whip_v at_o philippi_n unheard_a uncondemned_a that_o be_v contrary_a to_o law_n the_o magistrate_n upon_o second_o and_o better_a thought_n be_v conscious_a that_o they_o have_v exceed_v their_o commission_n as_o part_v of_o amends_o and_o to_o stop_v their_o legal_a complaint_n send_v to_o have_v they_o dismiss_v private_o but_o paul_n who_o can_v resent_v a_o injury_n as_o well_o as_o any_o among_o we_o be_v not_o so_o senseless_a and_o stark_a mad_a to_o let_v this_o pass_v without_o take_v notice_n but_o value_v his_o ease_n and_o his_o liberty_n and_o his_o roman_a privilege_n better_a than_o so_o stand_v upon_o his_o term_n and_o require_v at_o least_o some_o honourable_a satisfaction_n send_v they_o this_o courageous_a message_n they_o have_v beat_v we_o open_o uncondemned_a 37._o be_v roman_n and_o have_v cast_v we_o into_o prison_n and_o now_o do_v they_o thrust_v we_o out_o private_o nay_o very_o but_o let_v they_o come_v themselves_o and_o fetch_v we_o out_o which_o the_o magistrate_n be_v force_v to_o condescend_v unto_o no_o doubt_n acknowledge_v their_o own_o rashness_n and_o beg_a pardon_n entreat_v they_o quiet_o to_o depart_v somewhat_o alike_o story_n you_o will_v meet_v with_o in_o the_o 22_o the_o of_o the_o act_n and_o in_o the_o 19_o the_o where_o paul_n appeal_v unto_o caesar_n but_o when_o he_o stand_v before_o the_o high_a priest_n and_o be_v command_v 2._o to_o be_v smite_v on_o the_o mouth_n humane_a infirmity_n and_o sudden_a passion_n provoke_v he_o to_o speak_v unadvised_o with_o his_o lip_n so_o as_o neglect_v or_o forget_v his_o duty_n he_o burst_v out_o into_o these_o word_n god_n shall_v smite_v 3._o thou_o thou_o white_v wall_n here_o the_o supreme_a magistrate_n for_o as_o such_o be_v the_o high_a priest_n look_v upon_o by_o the_o jew_n though_o limit_v proceed_v not_o according_a to_o law_n on_o which_o account_n paul_n have_v reprove_v he_o unmannerly_a upon_o the_o very_a first_o check_n and_o intimation_n 5._o of_o hiâ—â—ault_n confess_v i_o wist_v not_o brethren_n that_o he_o be_v the_o high_a priest_n i_o do_v not_o remember_v nor_o careful_o enough_o consider_v it_o with_o myself_o for_o paul_n can_v not_o be_v ignorant_a who_o he_o be_v i_o acknowledge_v my_o error_n my_o passion_n herein_o and_o thus_o he_o argue_v at_o last_o 5._o against_o himself_o it_o be_v write_v thou_o shall_v not_o speak_v evil_a of_o the_o ruler_n of_o thy_o people_n let_v we_o my_o brethren_n expound_v paul_n doctrine_n by_o his_o practice_n what_o can_v be_v the_o sense_n of_o these_o word_n let_v every_o soul_n be_v subject_a to_o high_a power_n be_v subject_n to_o principality_n obey_v magistrate_n submit_v yourselves_o to_o and_o honour_n the_o king_n resist_v not_o the_o ordinance_n even_o in_o the_o present_a case_n put_v of_o his_o act_n illegal_o it_o be_v so_o far_o from_o be_v lawful_a to_o defend_v ourselves_o or_o repel_v injury_n by_o force_n that_o it_o be_v not_o permit_v we_o so_o much_o as_o to_o reproach_n he_o by_o indecent_a reflection_n on_o his_o person_n if_o the_o apostle_n practice_n may_v pass_v for_o a_o good_a comment_n upon_o his_o own_o text._n and_o let_v this_o suffice_v in_o answer_n to_o the_o second_o question_n i_o shall_v now_o go_v on_o to_o two_o other_o remain_v query_n but_o it_o be_v not_o fit_a for_o i_o to_o entrench_v far_o upon_o your_o patience_n i_o shall_v reserve_v they_o to_o the_o afternoon_n and_o for_o a_o conclusion_n shall_v beg_v leave_n to_o look_v back_o to_o what_o in_o the_o beginning_n i_o take_v some_o little_a notice_n of_o and_o in_o a_o few_o word_n expostulate_v with_o our_o adversary_n about_o those_o unreasonable_a clamour_n they_o raise_v against_o we_o who_o endeavour_n to_o inform_v our_o congregation_n of_o the_o nature_n duty_n and_o necessity_n of_o subjection_n to_o the_o high_a power_n if_o indeed_o we_o will_v become_v leader_n of_o the_o people_n and_o draw_v they_o forth_o into_o the_o wilderness_n the_o field_n of_o rebellion_n we_o need_v not_o then_o question_v at_o our_o descent_n from_o the_o pulpit_n but_o to_o meet_v with_o the_o praise_n of_o man_n for_o quit_v ourselves_o so_o dexterous_o in_o the_o behalf_n of_o the_o good_a of_o the_o people_n as_o some_o man_n be_v please_v to_o call_v faction_n may_v we_o preach_v to_o the_o people_n what_o be_v grateful_a to_o their_o ear_n and_o corrupt_a heart_n our_o task_n will_v be_v easy_a our_o labour_n acceptable_a and_o in_o some_o measure_n successful_a if_o we_o can_v or_o may_v be_v so_o wise_a in_o our_o generation_n as_o to_o suit_v our_o discourse_n to_o the_o prevail_a distemper_n of_o the_o time_n let_v our_o word_n drop_v smooth_o and_o our_o doctrine_n run_v down_o gentle_o with_o the_o stream_n of_o popular_a humour_n i_o be_o sensible_a we_o shall_v be_v hug_v as_o man_n of_o temper_n peaceable_a and_o moderate_a man_n man_n that_o meddle_v not_o with_o the_o time_n or_o state_n affair_n that_o be_v in_o truth_n that_o say_v nothing_o that_o be_v nothing_o to_o purpose_n that_o be_v nothing_o towards_o the_o information_n and_o amendment_n of_o the_o present_a disorder_n among_o we_o we_o may_v then_o be_v a_o happy_a sort_n of_o man_n always_o in_o favour_n and_o evermore_o surround_v with_o applause_n which_o be_v the_o most_o bewitch_a temptation_n to_o sinful_a silence_n and_o moderation_n false_o so_o call_v have_v i_o ex_fw-la gr_n no_o call_n to_o this_o public_a performance_n here_o do_v i_o not_o very_o think_v it_o both_o seasonable_a and_o my_o indispensable_a duty_n to_o urge_v the_o doctrine_n of_o obedience_n to_o the_o high_a power_n at_o this_o time_n i_o may_v have_v remain_v lurk_v at_o home_n quiet_a not_o have_v raise_v the_o malice_n and_o hatred_n of_o this_o peevish_a generation_n against_o i_o nor_o draw_v upon_o myself_o the_o odious_a character_n of_o be_v a_o tory_n and_o a_o sycophant_n i_o may_v have_v be_v