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7._o mat._n 10_o ver_fw-la 40._o as_o if_o god_n be_v do_v personal_o these_o act_n that_o the_o king_n be_v do_v and_o it_o import_v as_o much_o as_o the_o king_n of_o king_n do_v these_o act_n in_o and_o through_o the_o tyrant_n now_o it_o be_v blasphemy_n to_o think_v or_o say_v that_o when_o a_o king_n be_v drink_v the_o blood_n of_o innocent_n and_o waste_v the_o church_n of_o god_n that_o god_n if_o he_o be_v personal_o present_a will_v commit_v the_o same_o act_n of_o tyranny_n god_n avert_v such_o blasphemy_n and_o that_o god_n in_o and_o through_o the_o king_n his_o lawsul_n deputy_n and_o vicegerent_n in_o these_o act_n of_o tyranny_n be_v waste_v the_o poor_a church_n of_o god_n if_o it_o be_v say_v in_o these_o sinful_a act_n of_o tyranny_n he_o be_v not_o god_n formal_a vicegerent_n but_o only_o in_o good_a and_o lawful_a act_n of_o government_n yet_o he_o be_v not_o to_o be_v resist_v in_o these_o act_n not_o because_o the_o act_n be_v just_a and_o good_a but_o because_o of_o the_o dignity_n of_o his_o royal_a person_n yet_o this_o must_v prove_v that_o these_o who_o resist_v the_o king_n in_o these_o act_n of_o tyranny_n must_v resist_v no_o ordinance_n of_o god_n but_o only_o that_o we_o resist_v he_o who_o be_v the_o lord_n deputy_n what_o absurdity_n be_v there_o in_o that_o more_o than_o to_o disobey_v he_o refuse_v active_a obedience_n to_o he_o who_o be_v the_o lord_n deputy_n but_o not_o as_o the_o lord_n deputy_n but_o as_o a_o man_n command_v beside_o his_o master_n warrant_n 5._o pag._n 263._o that_o which_o be_v inconsistent_a with_o the_o care_n and_o providence_n of_o god_n in_o give_v a_o king_n to_o his_o church_n be_v not_o to_o be_v teach_v now_o god_n end_n in_o give_v a_o king_n to_o his_o church_n be_v the_o feed_n saifty_a preservation_n the_o peaceable_a and_o quiet_a life_n of_o his_o church_n 1_o tim._n 2_o 2._o esai_n 49_o ver_fw-la 23._o psal_n 79_o 7._o but_o god_n shall_v cross_v his_o own_o end_n in_o the_o same_o act_n of_o give_v a_o king_n if_o he_o shall_v provide_v a_o king_n who_o by_o office_n be_v to_o suppress_v robber_n murderer_n and_o all_o oppressor_n and_o waster_n in_o his_o holy_a mount_n and_o yet_o shall_v give_v a_o irresistible_a power_n to_o one_o crown_v lion_n a_o king_n who_o may_v kill_v a_o thousand_o thousand_o protestant_n for_o their_o religion_n in_o a_o ordinary_a providence_n and_o they_o be_v by_o a_o ordinary_a law_n of_o god_n to_o give_v their_o throat_n to_o his_o emissary_n and_o bloody_a executioner_n if_o any_o say_v the_o king_n will_v not_o be_v so_o cruel_a i_o believe_v it_o because_o actu_fw-la secundo_fw-la it_o be_v not_o possible_a in_o his_o power_n to_o be_v so_o cruel_a we_o owe_v thanks_o to_o his_o good_a will_n that_o he_o kill_v not_o so_o many_o but_o no_o thanks_o to_o the_o genuine_a intrinsical_a end_n of_o a_o king_n who_o have_v power_n from_o god_n to_o kill_v all_o these_o and_o that_o without_o resistance_n make_v by_o any_o mortal_a man_n yea_o no_o thanks_o god_n avert_v blasphemy_n to_o god_n ordinary_a providence_n which_o if_o royalist_n may_v be_v believe_v put_v no_o bar_n upon_o the_o illimited_a power_n of_o a_o man_n incline_v to_o sin_n and_o abuse_v his_o power_n to_o so_o much_o cruelty_n some_o may_v say_v the_o same_o absurdity_n do_v follow_v if_o the_o king_n shall_v turn_v papist_n and_o the_o parliament_n and_o all_o be_v papist_n in_o that_o case_n there_o may_v be_v so_o many_o martyr_n for_o the_o truth_n put_v to_o death_n and_o god_n shall_v put_v no_o bar_n of_o providence_n upon_o this_o power_n more_o than_o now_o and_o yet_o in_o that_o case_n king_n and_o parliament_n shall_v be_v judge_n give_v of_o god_n actu_fw-la primo_fw-la and_o by_o virtue_n of_o their_o office_n oblige_v to_o preserve_v the_o people_n in_o peace_n and_o godliness_n but_o i_o answer_v if_o god_n give_v a_o lawful_a official_a power_n to_o king_n and_o parliament_n to_o work_v the_o same_o cruelty_n upon_o million_o of_o martyr_n and_o it_o shall_v be_v unlawful_a for_o they_o to_o defend_v themselves_o i_o shall_v then_o think_v that_o king_n &_o parliament_n be_v both_o ex_fw-la officio_fw-la and_o actu_fw-la primo_fw-la judge_n and_o father_n and_o also_o by_o that_o same_o office_n murderer_n and_o butcher_n which_o be_v a_o grievous_a aspersion_n to_o the_o unspotted_a providence_n of_o god_n 6._o pag._n 331._o particular_a nature_n yield_v to_o the_o good_a of_o universal_a nature_n for_o which_o cause_n heavy_a body_n ascend_v aery_a and_o light_a body_n descend_v if_o then_o a_o wild_a bull_n or_o a_o gore_a ox_n may_v not_o be_v let_v loose_a in_o a_o great_a market_n confluence_n of_o people_n and_o if_o any_o man_n turn_v so_o distract_v as_o he_o smite_v himself_o with_o stone_n and_o kill_v all_o that_o pass_v by_o he_o or_o come_v at_o he_o in_o that_o case_n the_o man_n be_v to_o be_v bind_v and_o his_o hand_n fetter_v and_o all_o who_o he_o invade_v may_v resist_v he_o be_v they_o his_o own_o son_n and_o may_v save_v their_o own_o life_n with_o weapon_n much_o more_o a_o king_n turn_v a_o nero_n king_n saul_n vex_v with_o a_o evil_a spirit_n from_o the_o lord_n may_v be_v resist_v and_o far_o more_o if_o a_o king_n endue_v with_o use_n of_o reason_n shall_v put_v violent_a hand_n on_o all_o his_o subject_n kill_v his_o soon_o and_o heir_n yea_o any_o violent_o invade_v by_o nature_n law_n may_v defend_v themselves_o &_o the_o violent_a restrain_v of_o such_o a_o one_o be_v but_o the_o hurt_v of_o one_o man_n who_o can_v be_v virtual_o the_o commonwealth_n but_o his_o destroy_n of_o the_o community_n of_o man_n send_v out_o in_o war_n as_o his_o bloody_a emissary_n to_o the_o dissolution_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n 7._o pag._n 335._o by_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n a_o ruler_n be_v appoint_v to_o defend_v the_o innocent_a now_o by_o nature_n a_o infant_n in_o the_o womb_n defend_v itself_o first_o before_o the_o parent_n can_v defend_v it_o then_o 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and_o child_n &_o their_o religion_n from_o a_o invade_v army_n of_o cut_a throat_n papist_n turk_n or_o tartar_n though_o the_o magistrate_n superior_a and_o inferior_a shall_v either_o through_o absence_n or_o some_o other_o physical_a impediment_n not_o be_v in_o a_o present_a capacity_n to_o give_v a_o express_a warrant_n or_o command_v or_o through_o wickedness_n for_o their_o own_o private_a end_n shall_v refuse_v to_o concur_v and_o shall_v discharge_v the_o people_n to_o rise_v in_o arm_n then_o it_o can_v be_v unlawful_a to_o rise_v in_o arm_n and_o defend_v their_o own_o life_n and_o the_o life_n of_o their_o posterity_n and_o their_o religion_n when_o magistrate_n who_o be_v appoint_v of_o god_n to_o defend_v turn_v enemy_n themselves_o and_o oppress_v plunder_v and_o abuse_v the_o innocent_a and_o overturn_v religion_n &_o press_v people_n to_o a_o sinful_a compliance_n there_o with_o but_o the_o former_a be_v true_a therefore_o etc._n etc._n the_o assumption_n be_v clear_a because_o all_o the_o power_n of_o magistrate_n which_o they_o have_v of_o god_n be_v cumulative_a and_o not_o privative_a and_o destructive_a it_o be_v a_o power_n to_o promove_v the_o good_a of_o the_o realm_n and_o not_o a_o power_n to_o destroy_v the_o same_o whether_o by_o act_v and_o go_v beyond_o their_o power_n or_o by_o refuse_v to_o act_n and_o betray_v their_o trust_n 2._o no_o power_n give_v to_o magistrate_n can_v take_v away_o nature_n birth_n right_a or_o that_o innate_a power_n of_o self_n defence_n 3._o it_o can_v fare_v no_o worse_o with_o people_n in_o this_o case_n then_o if_o they_o have_v no_o magistrate_n at_o all_o but_o if_o they_o have_v no_o magistrate_n at_o all_o they_o may_v lawful_o see_v to_o their_o own_o self_n
the_o unite_a and_o consociated_a body_n of_o the_o people_n preserve_v the_o whole_a associate_v body_n and_o her_o right_n and_o be_v instruct_v with_o necessary_a power_n and_o authority_n which_o to_o perform_v they_o be_v oblige_v by_o oath_n 3._o hence_o real_o the_o power_n of_o the_o people_n be_v great_a than_o the_o power_n of_o any_o delegated_a or_o constitute_v by_o they_o for_o the_o cause_n be_v more_o than_o the_o effect_n and_o the_o parliament_n do_v represent_v the_o people_n but_o the_o people_n do_v not_o represente_v the_o parliament_n therefore_o the_o power_n of_o the_o people_n must_v be_v more_o his_o power_n who_o do_v constitute_v another_o or_o depute_v he_o as_o a_o guardian_n to_o some_o business_n or_o to_o oversee_v some_o of_o his_o matter_n be_v great_a than_o any_o power_n which_o that_o other_o depute_a or_o constitute_v curator_n have_v parliament_n then_o be_v but_o as_o tutor_n and_o curator_n unto_o the_o people_n must_v have_v less_o power_n than_o the_o people_n have_v mandans_fw-la vero_fw-la say_v althusius_n pol_fw-la c._n 18._o n._n 92._o vel_fw-la injungens_fw-la alii_fw-la rerum_fw-la suarum_fw-la procurationem_fw-la est_fw-la instar_fw-la imperantis_fw-la rogantisve_fw-la suscipiens_fw-la vero_fw-la talem_fw-la administraetionem_fw-la instar_fw-la obtemperantis_fw-la inservientis_fw-la &_o officium_fw-la suum_fw-la alteri_fw-la praestantis_fw-la so_o that_o the_o parliament_n be_v but_o a_o servant_n to_o the_o people_n and_o the_o power_n of_o a_o master_n be_v always_o superior_a to_o the_o power_n of_o a_o servant_n as_o such_o 4._o it_o be_v irrational_a to_o think_v that_o the_o people_n in_o choose_v the_o ephori_fw-la or_o parliament-member_n and_o commit_v the_o administration_n of_o their_o weighty_a affair_n unto_o they_o do_v denude_v themselves_o of_o all_o that_o innate_a and_o radical_a power_n which_o they_o have_v to_o manage_v their_o own_o matter_n see_v no_o urgent_a necessity_n can_v compel_v they_o to_o it_o nor_o any_o foresee_a advantage_n or_o profit_n which_o thereby_o can_v redound_v unto_o they_o move_v they_o and_o persuade_v they_o thereunto_o but_o on_o the_o contrary_a much_o hazard_n and_o disadvantage_n may_v at_o the_o very_a first_o appear_v upon_o such_o a_o surrender_n as_o this_o much_o less_o can_v they_o denude_v themselves_o of_o that_o power_n of_o self_n defence_n which_o by_o no_o law_n of_o god_n or_o man_n they_o may_v law_n full_o give_v away_o 5._o whatever_o power_n parliament_n have_v it_o be_v to_o be_v exerce_v and_o put_v in_o practice_n for_o the_o good_a and_o advantage_n of_o the_o people_n their_o power_n be_v for_o the_o profit_n and_o not_o for_o the_o hurt_n of_o the_o people_n and_o to_o this_o scope_n and_o end_n shall_v they_o level_v all_o their_o labour_n travail_n pain_n endeavour_n care_n thought_n consultation_n conference_n vote_n deliberation_n and_o conclusion_n l._n imperial_a c._n de_fw-fr nuptijs_fw-la l._n be_v a_o zenone_n c._n the_o quadr_n l._n 8._o c._n de_fw-fr legibus_fw-la l._n praecipimus_fw-la 34._o c._n the_o appell_n see_v althus_n pol._n c._n 18._o n._n 7_o 17._o 6._o hence_o their_o power_n be_v not_o absolute_a infinite_a or_o unlimited_a but_o have_v its_o own_o bound_n and_o limit_n over_o which_o it_o can_v lawful_o pass_v they_o be_v to_o rule_v and_o do_v all_o for_o god_n and_o the_o good_a of_o the_o realm_n who_o servant_n they_o be_v they_o be_v the_o minister_n of_o god_n for_o the_o people_n good_a rom._n 13._o 4._o 7._o when_o they_o transgress_v their_o true_a limit_n which_o no_o man_n will_v say_v be_v impossible_a by_o command_v what_o god_n have_v forbid_v or_o forbid_v what_o god_n have_v command_v in_o his_o holy_a law_n or_o when_o they_o seek_v not_o the_o public_a good_a of_o the_o land_n but_o their_o own_o private_a advantage_n they_o be_v not_o but_o cease_v to_o be_v the_o minister_n of_o god_n and_o of_o the_o people_n and_o become_v private_a person_n who_o ought_v not_o in_o these_o particular_n wherein_o they_o go_v beyond_o their_o bound_n to_o be_v obey_v as_o say_v althusius_n ubr_fw-la supra_fw-la n._n 41._o and_o prove_v by_o many_o author_n and_o the_o reason_n be_v clear_a for_o no_o inferior_a can_v disannul_v god_n law_n or_o free_v we_o from_o subjection_n thereunto_o they_o have_v no_o power_n to_o command_v sin_n god_n never_o give_v they_o such_o a_o power_n and_o the_o people_n can_v not_o give_v it_o for_o they_o have_v it_o not_o themselves_o neither_o have_v they_o a_o power_n to_o wrong_v and_o destroy_v themselves_o and_o so_o they_o can_v not_o give_v this_o unto_o they_o 8._o if_o these_o ephori_fw-la or_o trustee_n betray_v their_o trust_n and_o feel_v or_o base_o give_v away_o the_o libertye_n and_o privilege_n of_o the_o people_n which_o they_o be_v entrust_v with_o the_o people_n can_v thereby_o be_v bring_v into_o a_o remediless_a condition_n or_o lose_v their_o privilege_n without_o all_o hope_n of_o recovery_n if_o a_o tutor_n waste_v and_o destroy_v the_o pupil_n estate_n the_o law_n provide_v a_o remedy_n for_o the_o pupil_n if_o a_o commissioner_n or_o deputy_n betray_v his_o trust_n the_o master_n loss_n thereby_o be_v not_o irremediable_a if_o a_o advocate_n betray_v a_o client_n cause_n the_o client_n will_v find_v some_o relief_n the_o people_n right_a say_v althusius_fw-la ubi_fw-la supra_fw-la n_o 124_o suffer_v no_o prejudice_n nor_o do_v the_o prince_n obtain_v any_o more_o tyrannical_a power_n by_o the_o negligence_n perfidy_n deceit_n collusion_n treachery_n prevarication_n and_o conspiracy_n of_o the_o ephori_fw-la or_o primores_fw-la regni_fw-la with_o the_o prince_n for_o it_o be_v unjust_a &_o absurd_a to_o affirm_v that_o the_o ephori_fw-la or_o parliament-man_n can_v transfer_v unto_o the_o tyrant_n what_o they_o never_o have_v themselves_o or_o can_v destroy_v or_o alienate_v the_o right_n of_o the_o community_n in_o prejudice_n of_o the_o whole_a realm_n and_o 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