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their_o inconvenience_n in_o a_o free_a monarchy_n there_o be_v more_o safety_n but_o there_o be_v danger_n of_o some_o oppression_n 19_o matth._n 19_o if_o the_o case_n be_v so_o with_o the_o husband_n and_o wife_n object_n it_o be_v not_o good_a to_o marry_v and_o better_a in_o a_o free_a state_n resp_n resp_n first_o capiat_fw-la qui_fw-la capere_fw-la potest_fw-la those_o who_o be_v free_a may_v do_v so_o but_o we_o be_v oblige_v even_o by_o natural_a bâ—rth-right_a to_o this_o subjection_n 12._o 24_o h._n 8._o c._n 12._o as_o the_o act_n of_o parliament_n say_v and_o to_o the_o law_n of_o a_o free_a monarchy_n but_o second_o 2._o hom._n iâ—_n b._n arist_n eth._n l._n 8._o c._n 12._o plat._n de_fw-fr regno_fw-la plutarch_n de_fw-fr unius_fw-la in_o rep._n domin_n tom._n 2._o i_o say_v with_o homer_n aristotle_n plato_n plutarch_n and_o other_o ancient_n and_o modern_a yea_o and_o with_o god_n himself_o who_o never_o govern_v his_o people_n any_o other_o way_n not_o by_o 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after_o god_n do_v establish_v a_o settle_a government_n among_o his_o people_n it_o be_v that_o of_o a_o monarchy_n and_o that_o a_o free_a one_o too_o as_o 3._o as_o ut_fw-la humana_fw-la gubernatio_fw-la divinae_fw-la quà m_fw-la simillima_fw-la sit_fw-la ficin_n arg._n in_o plat._n de_fw-la regno_fw-la 3._o come_v near_o to_o the_o image_n of_o his_o own_o government_n last_o it_o be_v very_o rare_a if_o at_o all_o true_o to_o be_v exemplify_v except_o perhaps_o in_o caligula_n or_o nero_n that_o a_o prince_n will_v endeavour_v the_o ruin_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n of_o the_o government_n indeed_o he_o may_v but_o not_o of_o the_o commonwealth_n for_o then_o over_o what_o shall_v he_o reign_v and_o who_o shall_v he_o govern_v king_n john_n john_n king_n john_n will_v have_v subject_v the_o kingdom_n to_o the_o pope_n as_o ahaz_n do_v his_o unto_o the_o king_n of_o assyria_n but_o both_o of_o they_o think_v they_o do_v it_o to_o preserve_v 16._o 2_o king_n 16._o not_o only_o their_o own_o interest_n but_o also_o their_o kingdom_n which_o they_o conceive_v will_v be_v in_o peril_n to_o be_v ruin_v else_o this_o for_o their_o six_o mistake_n sect_n vii_o this_o will_v tempt_v prince_n to_o become_v tyrant_n i_o come_v now_o to_o the_o last_o viz._n that_o if_o king_n do_v know_v their_o subject_n be_v so_o principled_a as_o not_o to_o dare_v in_o conscience_n to_o resist_v no_o nor_o the_o state_n or_o parliament_n it_o will_v open_v a_o wide_a gap_n to_o tyranny_n and_o all_o oppression_n but_o first_o it_o be_v certain_a that_o god_n set_v up_o this_o government_n answ_n 1_o as_o best_a among_o his_o own_o people_n to_o who_o he_o give_v no_o power_n of_o resistance_n and_o the_o prince_n know_v the_o people_n so_o to_o be_v principled_a sure_o the_o loâ—d_n foresee_v a_o great_a mischief_n in_o any_o other_o government_n than_o this_o hazard_n again_o the_o answ_n 2_o roman_a emperor_n do_v know_v that_o the_o christian_n be_v principled_a not_o to_o resist_v both_o by_o the_o scripture_n apologetic_n justin_n mart._n apol._n 2._o tertul._n apologetic_n and_o their_o profession_n and_o practice_n insomuch_o that_o julian_n jeer_v they_o for_o it_o and_o say_v they_o must_v turn_v the_o other_o ear_n yet_o christ_n who_o give_v this_o precept_n and_o the_o apostle_n who_o also_o exemplify_v it_o do_v foresee_v what_o ill_a use_n may_v be_v make_v of_o it_o but_o not_o so_o bad_a as_o of_o the_o contrary_a viz._n the_o permission_n of_o resistance_n three_o some_o prince_n that_o know_v their_o absoluteness_n and_o profess_v it_o in_o reference_n to_o accomptableness_n answ_n 3_o unto_o their_o subject_n yet_o have_v profess_v and_o general_o practise_v the_o obligation_n of_o themselves_o unto_o the_o the_o law_n king_n james_n for_o example_n 201._o law_n of_o free_a monarchy_n edit_n lond._n 1616._o pag._n 200_o 201._o their_o obedience_n the_o subject_n i_o say_v say_v he_o ought_v to_o be_v to_o he_o their_o lawful_a king_n as_o to_o god_n lieutenant_n in_o earth_n acknowledge_v he_o a_o judge_n set_v by_o god_n over_o they_o have_v power_n to_o judge_v they_o but_o to_o be_v judge_v only_o by_o god_n who_o to_o only_o he_o must_v give_v count_n of_o his_o judgement_n following_z and_o obey_v his_o lawful_a command_n eschew_v and_o fly_v his_o fury_n in_o his_o unlawful_a without_o resistance_n but_o by_o sob_n and_o tear_n to_o god_n etc._n etc._n but_o yet_o in_o the_o same_o work_n he_o say_v monarch_n law_n of_o free_a monarch_n albeit_o i_o have_v at_o length_n prove_v that_o the_o king_n be_v above_o the_o law_n as_o both_o the_o author_n and_o giver_n of_o strength_n thereunto_o yet_o a_o good_a king_n will_v not_o only_o delight_v to_o rule_v his_o subject_n by_o the_o law_n but_o even_o will_v conform_v himself_o in_o his_o own_o action_n thereunto_o etc._n etc._n so_o this_o prince_n and_o why_o shall_v we_o think_v that_o the_o author_n of_o such_o power_n put_v