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once_o serve_v their_o turn_n to_o comply_v with_o the_o king_n against_o the_o mind_n of_o the_o parliament_n and_o now_o to_o imprison_v parliament_n man_n and_o to_o threaten_v the_o destruction_n of_o the_o king_n and_o who_o know_v what_o design_n it_o may_v carry_v on_o next_o and_o be_v not_o this_o course_n a_o mean_n to_o irritate_fw-la a_o opposite_a party_n and_o who_o know_v where_o god_n may_v cast_v strength_n and_o than_o what_o a_o gallant_a plea_n be_v here_o for_o they_o quodlibet_n audendi_fw-la adventure_n upon_o any_o thing_n sect._n 4._o last_o he_o argue_v 37._o 37._o that_o if_o that_o action_n of_o the_o army_n be_v not_o disproveable_a by_o any_o likelihood_n of_o evil_n that_o it_o may_v bring_v upon_o this_o kingdom_n hereafter_o no_o more_o than_o preservation_n of_o a_o man_n from_o imminent_a death_n be_v reprovable_a because_o by_o it_o he_o be_v occasional_o expose_v to_o die_v another_o time_n there_o be_v something_o in_o this_o if_o there_o be_v 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and_o so_o to_o be_v break_v and_o what_o a_o paroxysm_n this_o be_v like_a to_o beget_v short_o in_o this_o poor_a kingdom_n let_v the_o prudent_a reader_n judge_n chap._n vi_o sect._n 1_o master_n goodwin_n proceed_v to_o a_o six_o objection_n count_v he_o say_v by_o some_o impregnable_a it_o be_v take_v from_o rom._n 13.1.2_o let_v every_o soul_n be_v subject_a to_o the_o high_a power_n for_o the_o power_n that_o be_v be_v ordain_v of_o god_n he_o therefore_o that_o resist_v the_o power_n resist_v the_o ordinance_n of_o god_n and_o they_o that_o resist_v shall_v receive_v to_o themselves_o damnation_n and_o this_o i_o doubt_v not_o will_v yield_v a_o argument_n too_o hard_o for_o master_n goodwin_n to_o answer_v or_o else_o sure_a all_o protestant_n divine_n have_v be_v much_o mistake_v it_o may_v be_v form_v thus_o whosoever_o resist_v the_o high_a power_n resist_v the_o ordinance_n of_o god_n and_o receive_v to_o himself_o damnation_n the_o army_n in_o seclude_v and_o imprison_a parliament_n man_n do_v resist_v the_o high_a power_n therefore_o thereby_o they_o do_v resist_v the_o ordinance_n of_o god_n and_o receive_v to_o themselves_o damnation_n for_o the_o minor_a master_n goodwin_n will_v not_o deny_v but_o the_o parliament_n be_v high_a power_n to_o which_o the_o army_n be_v to_o be_v subject_a this_o he_o say_v he_o have_v consider_v in_o the_o second_o objection_n yet_o because_o he_o will_v give_v surplusage_n in_o such_o urgument_n as_o pretend_v to_o scripture_n he_o will_v take_v it_o in_o hand_n again_o let_v we_o see_v whether_o he_o can_v acquit_v himself_o better_a than_o he_o do_v before_o and_o first_o he_o present_v we_o with_o a_o distanction_n between_o the_o power_n and_o the_o abuse_n of_o the_o power_n the_o abuse_n of_o the_o power_n be_v not_o of_o god_n 38._o pag._n 38._o and_o so_o the_o resistance_n of_o that_o not_o forbid_v nor_o damnable_a now_o that_o the_o army_n do_v only_o resist_v the_o abuse_n of_o the_o power_n he_o say_v he_o have_v prove_v in_o his_o book_n and_o i_o reply_v that_o it_o have_v be_v as_o often_o disprove_v in_o my_o answer_n again_o this_o distinction_n between_o the_o power_n and_o abuse_v of_o power_n be_v to_o be_v take_v with_o caution_n or_o else_o it_o may_v deceive_v mr_n burrough_n his_o distinction_n in_o his_o lord_n of_o host_n page_n 32._o contain_v better_a divinity_n which_o be_v between_o the_o command_n of_o abuse_a authority_n and_o the_o command_n that_o be_v from_o the_o will_n of_o man_n in_o authority_n that_o be_v abuse_v authority_n when_o those_o to_o who_o power_n of_o make_v law_n do_v belong_v shall_v make_v evil_a law_n in_o this_o case_n there_o be_v no_o help_n but_o passive_a obedience_n or_o flight_n until_o some_o way_n be_v take_v to_o rectify_v the_o authority_n that_o be_v abuse_v that_o be_v disannul_v those_o evil_a law_n but_o when_o man_n that_o be_v in_o authority_n command_v any_o thing_n out_o of_o their_o will_n etc._n etc._n so_o that_o in_o 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