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the_o lord_n deut._n 8.3_o and_o hezekiah_n be_v recover_v by_o apply_v a_o lump_n of_o fig_n and_o lay_v it_o for_o a_o plaster_n upon_o a_o boyl_n isa_n 38.21_o final_o thus_o our_o saviour_n say_v abraham_n in_o the_o parable_n tell_v the_o rich_a glutton_n they_o have_v moses_n and_o the_o prophet_n let_v they_o hear_v they_o luk._n 16.29_o thus_o i_o acknowledge_v it_o be_v the_o disposal_n of_o providence_n that_o by_o the_o convention_n of_o estate_n as_o mean_n or_o instrument_n the_o prince_n and_o princess_n of_o orange_n shall_v be_v king_n and_o queen_n of_o england_n etc._n etc._n now_o the_o dr._n say_v well_o §_o 3._o p._n 12._o providence_n be_v god_n government_n of_o the_o world_n by_o a_o invisible_a influence_n and_o power_n etc._n etc._n but_o he_o may_v have_v tell_v we_o that_o the_o act_n manner_n and_o effect_n of_o providence_n become_v visible_a to_o we_o and_o the_o disposal_n of_o providence_n be_v see_v either_o 1._o in_o divine_a judgement_n or_o 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praise_n of_o all_o that_o be_v not_o ungrateful_a thus_o the_o late_a revolution_n be_v god_n just_a judgement_n and_o punishment_n on_o the_o papist_n and_o all_o oppressor_n that_o join_v with_o they_o but_o it_o be_v a_o exceed_o great_a mercy_n blessing_n and_o deliverance_n to_o the_o protestant_a church_n and_o all_o god_n faithful_a servant_n but_o i_o spare_v the_o dr_n prejudice_n he_o know_v the_o old_a say_n dolus_fw-la latet_fw-la in_o generalibus_fw-la god_n permit_v evil_a instrument_n but_o he_o approve_v good_a instrument_n in_o such_o act_n it_o be_v true_a also_o as_o the_o dr._n say_v that_o god_n not_o only_o permit_v but_o he_o do_v these_o thing_n he_o permit_v man_n to_o do_v wicked_o but_o god_n be_v the_o author_n of_o all_o the_o good_a and_o evil_a which_o happen_v to_o private_a person_n or_o public_a society_n sure_o no_o christian_a doubt_n of_o this_o but_o then_o we_o distinguish_v which_o the_o dr._n do_v not_o and_o say_v 1._o evil_n be_v from_o god_n who_o punish_v correct_v or_o chastise_v his_o church_n 2._o good_a be_v from_o god_n who_o defend_v deliver_v bless_v or_o save_v his_o church_n and_o this_o be_v do_v ordinary_o by_o the_o free_a ministry_n of_o man_n and_o the_o question_n between_o we_o be_v of_o these_o instrument_n whether_o they_o be_v evil_a or_o good_a or_o whether_o they_o have_v do_v evil_a or_o good_a deserve_v well_o or_o ill_o of_o the_o church_n and_o commonwealth_n thus_o to_o illustrate_v my_o meaning_n i_o say_v that_o o._n c._n and_o his_o confederate_n be_v usurper_n traitor_n and_o murderer_n and_o though_o they_o have_v power_n or_o strength_n yet_o they_o have_v not_o power_n or_o authority_n from_o god_n but_o king_n william_n and_o his_o confederate_n have_v not_o only_a strength_n or_o power_n but_o also_o have_v power_n or_o authority_n from_o god_n to_o save_v this_o church_n and_o kingdom_n when_o we_o be_v so_o near_o sink_v under_o popery_n and_o slavery_n and_o this_o i_o think_v be_v deducible_a from_o what_o the_o dr._n sometime_o grant_v as_o when_o he_o say_v p._n 28._o the_o law_n of_o god_n and_o nature_n must_v take_v place_n of_o all_o humane_a positive_a law_n and_o oath_n and_o when_o he_o say_v p._n 33._o though_o i_o have_v as_o great_a a_o reverence_n for_o prince_n as_o any_o man_n i_o do_v not_o think_v the_o right_n and_o interest_n of_o prince_n so_o considerable_a as_o the_o safety_n and_o preservation_n of_o a_o nation_n and_o the_o life_n and_o fortune_n of_o all_o his_o subject_n from_o whence_o i_o infer_v that_o no_o positive_a law_n oath_n or_o prince_n in_o case_n of_o such_o oppression_n as_o we_o groan_v under_o aught_o to_o stand_v in_o competition_n with_o the_o preservation_n of_o our_o country_n liberty_n property_n and_o religion_n and_o consequent_o king_n william_n and_o his_o confederate_n deserve_v immortal_a honour_n from_o all_o englishman_n and_o good_a protestant_n and_o if_o this_o be_v not_o sound_a divinity_n i_o desire_v that_o the_o dr._n will_v be_v please_v to_o bestow_v some_o of_o his_o charity_n upon_o i_o and_o write_v another_o book_n to_o convince_v those_o of_o my_o persuasion_n i_o wish_v he_o have_v free_a leave_n give_v he_o to_o try_v his_o skill_n for_o though_o i_o do_v not_o pretend_v to_o his_o learning_n and_o ability_n and_o i_o know_v that_o he_o can_v teach_v i_o many_o thing_n nor_o have_v i_o the_o opportunity_n of_o such_o library_n and_o conversation_n of_o most_o judicious_a man_n yet_o i_o have_v study_v this_o controversy_n and_o i_o never_o act_v in_o any_o affair_n with_o a_o more_o full_a and_o clear_a approbation_n of_o my_o own_o conscience_n than_o in_o this_o revolution_n or_o to_o use_v the_o dr_n word_n in_o the_o begin_n of_o his_o preface_n this_o i_o be_o sure_a of_o that_o i_o never_o act_v with_o more_o sincerity_n in_o any_o affair_n of_o my_o whole_a life_n than_o i_o have_v do_v in_o this_o matter_n from_o the_o begin_n to_o the_o end_n and_o whether_o i_o have_v sufficient_a reason_n for_o what_o i_o do_v i_o refer_v to_o the_o trial_n of_o this_o and_o other_o my_o discourse_n but_o in_o short_a all_o power_n be_v of_o god_n and_o all_o power_n be_v of_o the_o people_n all_o preservation_n be_v of_o god_n and_o all_o preservation_n be_v of_o ourselves_o all_o riches_n and_o honour_n be_v of_o god_n and_o all_o riches_n and_o honour_n be_v of_o ourselves_o by_o our_o own_o industry_n and_o good_a merit_n for_o though_o we_o can_v merit_v nothing_o at_o god_n hand_n yet_o we_o may_v merit_v from_o man._n thus_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o diligent_a make_v rich_a say_v solomon_n and_o the_o blessing_n of_o the_o lord_n make_v rich_a and_o see_v thou_o a_o man_n that_o be_v diligent_a in_o his_o business_n he_o shall_v stand_v before_o king_n he_o shall_v not_o stand_v before_o mean_v men._n this_o be_v god_n cooperation_n and_o concourse_n and_o god_n quasi_fw-la ex_fw-la pacto_fw-la coobligat_fw-la se_fw-la creaturis_fw-la as_o a_o learned_a protestant_a schoolman_n and_o metaphysician_n speak_v by_o covenant_n oblige_v himself_o with_o the_o creature_n and_o as_o it_o be_v promise_v that_o he_o will_v help_v their_o acts._n and_o i_o suppose_v the_o dr._n himself_o do_v not_o embrace_v the_o previous_a efficacious_a motion_n mention_v by_o the_o strict_a follower_n of_o st._n thomas_n and_o of_o calvin_n thus_o god_n remove_v king_n and_o set_v up_o king_n and_o this_o the_o dr._n will_v acknowledge_v when_o he_o recover_v himself_o for_o he_o say_v p._n 13._o sometime_o a_o prince_n be_v place_v on_o the_o throne_n by_o god_n and_o receive_v his_o authority_n by_o the_o election_n of_o the_o people_n sometime_o by_o conquest_n which_o have_v be_v the_o visible_a original_a of_o most_o government_n true_a say_v i_o but_o conquest_n make_v a_o man_n a_o prisoner_n not_o a_o subject_a till_o after_o consent_n and_o agreement_n and_o when_o any_o family_n be_v thus_o advance_v to_o the_o throne_n it_o be_v continue_v by_o succession_n and_o legal_a entail_v but_o all_o these_o way_n or_o any_o other_o that_o can_v be_v think_v of_o be_v govern_v and_o determine_v by_o divine_a providence_n and_o the_o prince_n thus_o advance_v be_v as_o true_o place_v in_o the_o throne_n by_o god_n as_o if_o he_o have_v be_v express_o nominate_v etc._n etc._n but_o the_o secret_a or_o reason_n of_o the_o drs._n obscurity_n and_o confusion_n i_o believe_v be_v this_o he_o can_v not_o condemn_v the_o instrument_n of_o god_n providence_n in_o this_o revolution_n out_o of_o fear_n and_o he_o can_v not_o justify_v they_o because_o of_o his_o erroneous_a conscience_n and_o prejudice_n and_o so_o he_o run_v on_o with_o a_o general_n and_o confuse_a discourse_n of_o the_o disposal_n of_o providence_n just_o as_o a_o quaker_n when_o he_o know_v not_o what_o to_o say_v will_v tell_v you_o it_o be_v the_o
it_o will_v be_v hard_a to_o persuade_v any_o consider_a man_n that_o that_o which_o in_o such_o a_o case_n be_v necessary_a to_o preserve_v a_o nation_n be_v a_o sin_n and_o that_o which_o will_v infallible_o destroy_v it_o be_v a_o duty_n and_o virtue_n if_o we_o allow_v the_o safety_n and_o preservation_n of_o humane_a society_n to_o be_v the_o great_a law_n of_o all_o and_o i_o will_v add_v the_o dr_n word_n §_o 1._o p._n 3._o mutatis_fw-la mutandis_fw-la the_o doctrine_n of_o resistance_n in_o some_o case_n may_v startle_v some_o man_n at_o first_o before_o they_o have_v well_o consider_v it_o but_o every_o one_o at_o first_o sight_n must_v acknowledge_v that_o it_o be_v so_o much_o for_o the_o ease_n and_o safety_n of_o subject_n in_o all_o male-administrations_a and_o universal_a oppression_n which_o sometime_o happen_v what_o the_o generality_n of_o mankind_n from_o a_o inward_a principle_n of_o self-preservation_n have_v always_o do_v and_o will_v always_o do_v that_o they_o have_v reason_n to_o wish_v it_o to_o be_v true_a and_o to_o be_v glad_a to_o see_v it_o well_o prove_v and_o p._n 18._o these_o principle_n be_v so_o very_o useful_a especial_o in_o all_o innovation_n in_o church_n or_o state_n that_o subject_n have_v great_a reason_n to_o wish_v they_o true_a and_o to_o examine_v over_o again_o those_o strict_a principle_n of_o loyalty_n which_o if_o pursue_v to_o their_o just_a consequence_n must_v unavoidable_o in_o some_o juncture_n sacrifice_n whole_a kingdom_n at_o least_o all_o subject_n who_o pretend_v to_o this_o degree_n and_o kind_n of_o loyalty_n and_o conscience_n to_o the_o tyranny_n of_o evil_a counsellor_n or_o maladministration_n of_o their_o prince_n and_o once_o more_o i_o will_v borrow_v the_o dr_n word_n p._n 44._o for_o i_o can_v use_v so_o good_a since_o then_o such_o male-administrations_a will_v happen_v such_o principle_n as_o must_v dissolve_v humane_a society_n when_o such_o maladministration_n happen_v or_o expose_v the_o 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criticism_n between_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d will_v not_o do_v for_o they_o both_o signify_v the_o same_o thing_n in_o scripture_n either_o force_n and_o power_n or_o authority_n a._n some_o passive-obedience_n man_n think_v this_o unanswerable_a but_o sure_o the_o dr._n can_v think_v the_o divine_n of_o our_o persuasion_n so_o weak_a as_o to_o lay_v the_o strength_n of_o the_o argument_n upon_o a_o word_n or_o criticism_n but_o first_o they_o give_v a_o reason_n as_o before_o and_o then_o to_o illustrate_v their_o argument_n use_v the_o word_n as_o modern_a critic_n say_v they_o be_v most_o common_o use_v in_o our_o day_n the_o apostle_n do_v not_o say_v all_o power_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v strength_n be_v of_o god_n but_o all_o power_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v authority_n or_o lawful_a power_n be_v of_o god_n imply_v that_o it_o be_v not_o he_o that_o be_v the_o strong_a man_n have_v god_n authority_n as_o 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though_o the_o dr._n say_v there_o be_v nothing_o like_o this_o any_o where_o else_o in_o scripture_n which_o be_v gratis_o dictum_fw-la yet_o other_o learned_a divine_n say_v that_o the_o apostle_n mean_v this_o 1_o pet._n 2.13_o 14._o when_o he_o say_v submit_v yourselves_o to_o every_o ordinance_n of_o man_n for_o the_o lord_n sake_n whether_o to_o the_o king_n as_o supreme_a hence_o they_o collect_v and_o i_o think_v true_o that_o the_o donation_n of_o the_o power_n be_v of_o god_n and_o the_o designation_n of_o the_o person_n or_o limitation_n and_o qualification_n of_o the_o power_n be_v of_o man_n though_o it_o be_v also_o the_o disposal_n of_o providence_n i_o have_v say_v in_o another_o discourse_n god_n and_o man_n in_o these_o act_n be_v not_o opposite_a but_o subordinate_a god_n be_v the_o first_o cause_n man_n be_v the_o second_o cause_n the_o prince_n that_o receive_v authority_n from_o man_n receive_v it_o from_o god_n also_o though_o mediate_o by_o man_n and_o be_v god_n minister_n and_o a_o ruler_n v._o 3_o 4._o the_o dr._n proceed_v then_o in_o order_n to_o the_o fulfil_n of_o this_o precept_n it_o will_v be_v necessary_a for_o subject_n to_o exarmine_fw-la the_o title_n of_o prince_n and_o to_o that_o end_n to_o be_v well_o skilled_a in_o history_n and_o the_o law_n of_o a_o nation_n and_o to_o be_v able_a to_o judge_v between_o a_o pretend_a and_o real_a right_n etc._n etc._n a._n and_o sure_o it_o be_v not_o so_o difficult_a a_o thing_n to_o know_v who_o be_v our_o prince_n as_o the_o dr._n will_v make_v it_o it_o be_v so_o easy_a that_o every_o subject_a in_o england_n as_o far_o as_o ever_o i_o hear_v never_o doubt_v that_o the_o late_a king_n james_n be_v the_o lawful_a king_n of_o england_n etc._n etc._n and_o there_o need_v no_o great_a skill_n in_o history_n and_o law_n to_o know_v this_o and_o as_o for_o the_o revolution_n when_o we_o be_v bind_v in_o conscience_n to_o obey_v another_o king_n there_o need_v no_o history_n to_o tell_v we_o what_o we_o have_v see_v and_o hear_v and_o the_o reverend_a dr._n will_v tell_v we_o when_o the_o government_n be_v settle_v p._n 9_o suppose_v the_o great_a uncertainty_n that_o you_o can_v suppose_v the_o conscience_n of_o man_n will_v not_o be_v more_o perplex_v than_o you_o have_v perplex_v they_o at_o this_o day_n and_o therefore_o you_o need_v not_o have_v say_v let_v any_o man_n judge_n in_o what_o perplexity_n this_o sense_n of_o the_o apostle_n precept_n will_v involve_v the_o conscience_n of_o man_n the_o dr._n have_v a_o great_a deal_n more_o to_o the_o same_o purpose_n and_o descant_n at_o large_a to_o which_o i_o answer_v in_o general_a that_o if_o st._n paul_n have_v teach_v we_o politic_n in_o rom._n 13._o i_o shall_v have_v think_v it_o very_o strange_a man_n must_v learn_v politic_n from_o the_o law_n of_o reason_n and_o the_o common_a prudence_n and_o experience_n of_o mankind_n suppose_v the_o great_a turk_n in_o a_o passion_n or_o upon_o a_o small_a provocation_n shall_v draw_v his_o scymeter_n or_o sword_n to_o kill_v some_o eminent_a nobleman_n of_o his_o court_n and_o the_o nobleman_n shall_v defend_v his_o life_n by_o force_n of_o arm_n and_o by_o skill_n or_o strength_n shall_v disarm_v his_o great_a lord_n and_o master_n and_o escape_v for_o his_o life_n in_o this_o case_n i_o say_v natural_a religion_n and_o conscience_n will_v justify_v the_o innocent_a nobleman_n and_o will_v tell_v the_o great_a turk_n that_o he_o ought_v to_o give_v god_n thanks_o in_o such_o like_a word_n as_o david_n do_v when_o abigail_n by_o her_o wisdom_n pacify_v his_o wrath_n 1_o sam._n 25.32_o bless_a be_v the_o lord_n god_n who_o send_v thou_o this_o day_n to_o meet_v i_o and_o bless_v be_v thy_o advice_n and_o bless_v be_v thou_o who_o have_v keep_v i_o this_o day_n from_o shed_v blood_n i_o shall_v never_o read_v the_o scripture_n nor_o any_o history_n or_o law-book_n to_o tell_v i_o who_o be_v my_o king_n no_o more_o than_o i_o will_v to_o tell_v i_o who_o be_v my_o father_n and_o mother_n i_o like_v a_o fool_n have_v all_o my_o day_n presume_v without_o book_n with_o my_o fellow-subject_n and_o with_o my_o brethren_n and_o sister_n who_o be_v my_o king_n and_o who_o be_v my_o father_n and_o mother_n and_o have_v honour_v and_o obey_v they_o according_a to_o the_o five_o commandment_n such_o reason_n be_v unworthy_a of_o the_o profound_a judgement_n of_o dr._n sherlock_n if_o the_o dr._n please_v i_o will_v desire_v he_o to_o write_v a_o book_n to_o teach_v child_n what_o be_v their_o name_n and_o who_o be_v their_o godfather_n and_o godmother_n before_o we_o catechise_v they_o any_o more_o for_o be_v it_o not_o a_o very_a hard_a thing_n to_o know_v all_o these_o thing_n see_v how_o prejudice_n blind_v the_o eye_n of_o pious_a and_o wise_a man_n i_o confess_v that_o when_o there_o be_v a_o competition_n for_o the_o crown_n or_o when_o imposture_n may_v be_v reasonable_o suspect_v or_o in_o the_o like_o extraordinary_a case_n than_o the_o subject_n may_v become_v sceptic_n but_o then_o we_o have_v a_o privy_a council_n and_o a_o parliament_n to_o examine_v judge_n and_o determine_v but_o otherwise_o i_o be_o persade_v that_o there_o be_v not_o one_o of_o ten_o thousand_o that_o ever_o doubt_v whether_o king_n charles_n the_o second_o be_v the_o true_a heir_n and_o rightful_a king_n or_o king_n james_n the_o second_o but_o let_v we_o hear_v the_o dr_n objection_n p._n 24._o if_o the_o choice_n and_o consent_n of_o the_o people_n make_v a_o prince_n than_o no_o man_n be_v a_o subject_a but_o he_o who_o consent_v to_o be_v so_o for_o the_o major_a vote_n can_v include_v my_o consent_n unless_o i_o please_v that_o be_v the_o effect_n of_o law_n and_o compact_n or_o force_v not_o of_o nature_n if_o subject_n give_v their_o prince_n authority_n they_o may_v take_v it_o away_o again_o if_o they_o please_v there_o can_v be_v no_o irresistible_a authority_n derive_v from_o the_o people_n for_o if_o authority_n be_v whole_o derive_v from_o they_o who_o shall_v hinder_v they_o from_o take_v it_o away_o when_o they_o see_v fit_a upon_o these_o principle_n there_o can_v be_v no_o hereditary_a monarchy_n one_o generation_n can_v only_o choose_v for_o themselves_o their_o posterity_n have_v as_o much_o right_a to_o choose_v as_o they_o have_v a._n the_o dr._n own_v that_o if_o the_o lineal_a succession_n shall_v fail_v than_o the_o people_n must_v choose_v a_o prince_n and_o this_o hinder_v not_o hereditary_a monarchy_n no_o more_o do_v it_o in_o such_o a_o extraordinary_a case_n as_o our_o present_a case_n be_v and_o the_o dr._n himself_o say_v p._n 25._o a_o legal_a entail_v be_v nothing_o more_o than_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o people_n though_o here_o he_o say_v upon_o these_o principle_n there_o can_v be_v no_o hereditary_a monarchy_n let_v he_o reconcile_v these_o the_o parliament_n have_v settle_v the_o succession_n but_o say_v the_o dr._n every_o subject_n must_v consent_v this_o be_v think_v a_o mighty_a goliath_n but_o i_o think_v it_o a_o poor_a weak_a argument_n i_o have_v elsewhere_o show_v that_o the_o meek_a wise_a and_o ever-renowned_n hooker_n found_v all_o government_n in_o covenant_n so_o that_o i_o be_o not_o singular_a in_o the_o church_n of_o england_n and_o sure_o it_o be_v not_o require_v in_o our_o constitution_n that_o every_o individual_a person_n consent_v explicit_o to_o act_n of_o parliament_n but_o the_o major_a vote_n include_v all_o and_o there_o be_v nothing_o more_o common_a in_o the_o world_n either_o in_o political_n or_o sacred_a affair_n than_o for_o a_o father_n or_o guardian_n or_o godfather_n or_o friend_n or_o relation_n to_o engage_v for_o a_o child_n see_v deut._n 29_o 10_o 11._o if_o it_o be_v any_o other_o person_n i_o shall_v be_v afraid_a will_v turn_v anabaptist_n or_o at_o least_o a_o puritan_n and_o write_v a_o book_n against_o godfather_n in_o these_o case_n a_o implicit_a covenant_n be_v full_o sufficient_a if_o the_o whole_a kingdom_n consist_v of_o such_o who_o be_v child_n to_o their_o parent_n that_o elect_v the_o prince_n and_o agree_v that_o the_o kingdom_n shall_v be_v hereditary_a this_o in_o conscience_n bind_v they_o though_o they_o make_v no_o personal_a and_o vocal_a expression_n of_o their_o consent_n and_o agreement_n as_o the_o father_n do_v i_o imagine_v that_o upon_o second_o thought_n the_o dr._n will_v have_v no_o mind_n to_o oppose_v this_o and_o therefore_o i_o say_v no_o more_o but_o the_o dr._n say_v that_o if_o subject_n give_v their_o prince_n authority_n than_o they_o may_v take_v it_o away_o again_o if_o they_o please_v a._n all_o subject_n be_v bind_v in_o conscience_n to_o stand_v to_o their_o covenant_n agreement_n promise_v and_o oath_n and_o here_o whosoever_o resist_v the_o power_n resist_v the_o ordinance_n
government_n under_o which_o he_o live_v unless_o in_o urgent_a necessity_n but_o what_o if_o the_o king_n be_v give_v to_o change_v then_o meddle_v not_o with_o he_o keep_v the_o fundamental_a law_n and_o custom_n of_o your_o country_n and_o the_o true_a religion_n by_o law_n establish_v we_o say_v say_v a_o learned_a author_n that_o if_o power_n be_v give_v to_o the_o king_n by_o law_n yea_o or_o to_o other_o magistrate_n though_o it_o be_v against_o religion_n we_o have_v no_o help_n but_o suffering_n or_o fly_v till_o we_o can_v be_v help_v by_o legal_a way_n but_o if_o when_o we_o have_v law_n for_o our_o religion_n and_o liberty_n the_o king_n out_o of_o his_o own_o will_n or_o seduce_v by_o other_o shall_v in_o a_o illegal_a way_n seek_v to_o deprive_v we_o of_o they_o now_o we_o may_v defend_v ourselves_o and_o in_o this_o we_o resist_v no_o kingly_a authority_n but_o the_o will_n of_o such_o a_o man._n obj._n exod._n 22.28_o thou_o shall_v not_o revile_v the_o god_n nor_o curse_v the_o ruler_n of_o thy_o people_n a._n this_o text_n command_v obedience_n to_o the_o king_n with_o all_o reverence_n in_o heart_n tongue_n and_o action_n but_o what_o be_v this_o to_o innocent_a and_o lawful_a defence_n which_o st._n thomas_n and_o other_o schoolman_n call_v cum_fw-la moderamine_fw-la inculpatae_fw-la tutela_fw-la obj._n psal_n 51.4_o against_o thou_o thou_o only_o have_v i_o sin_v and_o do_v this_o evil_n in_o thy_o sight_n a._n the_o confession_n of_o david_n say_v a_o great_a divine_a be_v to_o be_v take_v comparative_o he_o sin_v against_o god_n alone_o by_o way_n of_o excellence_n because_o he_o can_v be_v punish_v condemn_v and_o absolve_v by_o god_n alone_o but_o david_n sin_v also_o against_o those_o who_o be_v mere_a subject_n as_o bathsheba_n vriah_n joab_n and_o nathan_n but_o not_o as_o a_o tyrant_n violate_v the_o whole_a state_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n but_o as_o a_o sinner_n leave_v to_o his_o lust_n furthermore_o no_o man_n can_v judge_v of_o the_o personal_a fact_n of_o david_n except_o god_n alone_o which_o pertain_v not_o to_o the_o subversion_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n i_o say_v the_o sin_n of_o david_n be_v particular_a which_o be_v not_o destructive_a to_o the_o whole_a commonwealth_n beside_o david_n speedy_o recant_v and_o repent_v of_o the_o evil_n the_o sense_n be_v say_v calvin_n cite_v by_o the_o author_n of_o the_o synopsis_n as_o if_o he_o shall_v say_v i_o do_v not_o regard_v what_o man_n think_v or_o speak_v if_o either_o they_o spare_v i_o or_o extenuate_v the_o wickedness_n by_o flattery_n or_o mitigate_v my_o grief_n with_o gentle_a speech_n yet_o it_o be_v more_o than_o enough_o to_o i_o that_o i_o perceive_v thou_o my_o judge_n that_o conscience_n draw_v i_o to_o thy_o tribunal_n etc._n etc._n other_o expositor_n say_v i_o have_v sin_v against_o thou_o only_o as_o a_o judge_n and_o avenger_n because_o i_o can_v fear_v punishment_n from_o thou_o only_o for_o king_n be_v free_a from_o the_o bond_n of_o their_o offence_n say_v st._n ambrose_n r._n r._n say_v no_o creature_n judge_v the_o king_n but_o the_o bless_a god_n otherwise_o he_o will_v be_v king_n in_o name_n not_o in_o deed._n g_z the_o king_n sin_n be_v not_o punishable_a which_o be_v all_o true_a of_o the_o personal_a crime_n of_o prince_n or_o of_o such_o oppression_n as_o be_v speedy_o repent_v of_o obj._n psal_n 82.6_o i_o have_v say_v you_o be_v go_n a._n this_o be_v true_a say_v one_o of_o inferior_a magistrate_n as_o well_o as_o superior_n and_o yet_o none_o will_v say_v but_o the_o inferior_a may_v be_v resist_v king_n shall_v imitate_v god_n in_o wisdom_n in_o justice_n in_o mercy_n &c_n &c_n and_o defend_v not_o oppress_v the_o innocent_a to_o tell_v a_o king_n thus_o become_v a_o priest_n much_o better_a than_o to_o delude_v he_o with_o a_o unaccountable_a and_o irresistible_a power_n obj._n prov._n 8.15_o 16._o by_o i_o king_n reign_v and_o prince_n decree_v justice_n by_o i_o prince_n rule_n and_o noble_n even_o 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