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A35697
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Jus regiminis, being a justification of defensive arms in general and consequently, of our revolutions and transactions to be the just right of the kingdom.
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Denton, William, 1605-1691.
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1689
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Wing D1067; ESTC R2231
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if_o king_n shall_v act_v quite_o contrary_a punish_v and_o discountenance_v the_o good_a and_o pious_a and_o reward_n and_o countenance_v the_o wicked_a what_o then_o he_o that_o justify_v the_o wicked_a and_o he_o that_o condemn_v the_o righteous_a even_o they_o both_o be_v abomination_n to_o the_o lord_n he_o that_o say_v to_o the_o wicked_a thou_o be_v righteous_a he_o shall_v the_o people_n curse_n nation_n shall_v abhor_v he_o if_o the_o lord_n shall_v abominate_a such_o the_o people_n curse_v they_o and_o nation_n abhor_v they_o shall_v not_o kingdom_n make_v use_v of_o their_o own_o natural_a power_n to_o right_v themselves_o but_o live_v in_o perpetual_a slavery_n under_o axe_n and_o harrow_n be_v it_o not_o call_v human_a ordinance_n yea_o shall_v human_a ordinance_n have_v power_n only_o to_o make_v good_a law_n and_o not_o have_v power_n to_o punish_v the_o transgressor_n o_o but_o nero_n a_o wicked_a prince_n then_o reign_v and_o to_o he_o the_o apostle_n command_v all_o to_o be_v subject_a 1._o it_o be_v question_v whether_o it_o be_v nero_n or_o claudius_n that_o then_o be_v emperor_n of_o rome_n it_o matter_n not_o for_o the_o apostle_n write_v to_o private_a disperse_a stranger_n that_o have_v no_o share_n in_o the_o government_n not_o unto_o free_a state_n and_o kingdom_n as_o before_o not_o to_o the_o praetor_n nor_o consul_n nor_o senator_n of_o rome_n let_v every_o soul_n be_v subject_a to_o the_o high_a power_n for_o there_o be_v no_o power_n but_o of_o god_n the_o power_n that_o be_v be_v ordain_v of_o god_n verse_n 1_o whosoever_o therefore_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 ver_fw-la 2._o for_o ruler_n be_v not_o a_o terror_n to_o good_a work_n but_o to_o the_o evil_n will_v thou_o then_o not_o be_v afraid_a of_o the_o power_n 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 verse_n 3_o for_o he_o be_v the_o minister_n of_o god_n to_o thou_o for_o good_a but_o if_o thou_o do_v that_o which_o be_v evil_a be_v afraid_a for_o he_o bear_v not_o the_o sword_n in_o vain_a for_o he_o be_v the_o minister_n of_o god_n a_o revenger_n to_o execute_v wrath_n upon_o he_o that_o do_v evil_a verse_n 4._o wherefore_o you_o must_v needs_o be_v subject_n not_o only_o for_o wrath_n but_o also_o for_o conscience_n sake_n verse_n 5._o for_o for_o this_o cause_n pay_v you_o tribute_n also_o for_o they_o be_v god_n minister_n attend_v continual_o on_o this_o very_a thing_n verse_n 6._o render_v therefore_o to_o all_o their_o due_n tribute_n to_o who_o tribute_n etc._n etc._n verse_n 7._o as_o rebellion_n be_v as_o the_o sin_n of_o witchcraft_n so_o obedience_n be_v a_o holy_a thing_n when_o it_o be_v yield_v to_o just_a command_n but_o when_o it_o be_v refer_v to_o tyrannical_a and_o abusive_a command_n than_o it_o be_v not_o good_a but_o it_o be_v void_a and_o natural_a defence_n do_v succeed_v in_o its_o room_n god_n have_v give_v all_o kingdom_n liberty_n and_o power_n to_o make_v their_o own_o law_n by_o common_a consent_n and_o appoint_v their_o own_o governor_n and_o to_o oblige_v they_o to_o manage_v and_o see_v the_o execution_n of_o they_o for_o their_o protection_n and_o equal_a justice_n to_o be_v indifferent_o execute_v to_o such_o command_v obedience_n be_v due_a but_o obedience_n to_o command_n contrary_a to_o establish_a law_n be_v obedience_n in_o name_n but_o in_o truth_n extreme_a disobedience_n towards_o god_n and_o the_o commonwealth_n paul_n write_v here_o not_o as_o peter_n do_v to_o stranger_n and_o to_o a_o disperse_a people_n but_o to_o the_o roman_n yet_o to_o private_a person_n christian_n especial_o and_o so_o write_v as_o declare_v the_o whole_a reason_n origine_fw-la and_o end_n of_o government_n and_o that_o christian_a religion_n teach_v that_o christian_a obedience_n may_v be_v yield_v to_o unchristian_a magistrate_n without_o servitude_n or_o slavery_n and_o that_o it_o do_v not_o teach_v to_o destroy_v civil_a polity_n and_o government_n as_o some_o have_v false_o accuse_v the_o christian_n there_o the_o occasion_n of_o paul_n just_a writing_n but_o to_o establish_v and_o regulate_v it_o according_a to_o right_a christian_a principle_n law_n of_o god_n and_o nature_n not_o by_o constitute_v nero_n and_o tyrant_n above_o all_o law_n but_o by_o regulate_v all_o government_n to_o the_o standard_n of_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n god_n and_o christ_n i._n e._n ruler_n be_v not_o to_o be_v a_o terror_n to_o good_a work_n but_o to_o the_o evil_n to_o be_v minister_n of_o god_n for_o the_o good_a of_o the_o govern_v revenger_n to_o execute_v wrath_n on_o they_o that_o do_v evil_a not_o on_o they_o that_o do_v well_o on_o such_o thing_n they_o ought_v continual_o to_o attend_v if_o they_o walk_v contrary_a they_o be_v not_o minister_n nor_o vicegerent_n of_o god._n certain_o the_o apostle_n never_o write_v with_o intention_n to_o make_v null_a and_o vacate_v the_o right_n and_o institutes_n of_o all_o nation_n nor_o yet_o so_o to_o centre_n they_o in_o the_o breast_n of_o one_o man_n a_o tyrant_n above_o all_o law_n and_o punishment_n and_o that_o his_o will_n and_o pleasure_n shall_v be_v the_o law_n to_o the_o ruin_n and_o misery_n of_o mankind_n law_n rightful_o constitute_v be_v the_o supreme_a regulator_n both_o of_o king_n and_o people_n the_o best_a emperor_n always_o acknowledge_v the_o authority_n of_o law_n and_o of_o the_o senate_n to_o be_v great_a than_o they_o and_o all_o nation_n not_o barbarous_a have_v always_o hold_v just_a law_n most_o sacred_a hence_o pindarus_n apud_fw-la herodotum_fw-la that_o the_o law_n be_v king_n of_o all_o and_o orpheus_n in_o his_o hymn_n esteem_v law_n to_o be_v king_n not_o only_o of_o mortal_a man_n but_o even_o of_o the_o god_n also_o his_o reason_n give_v be_v because_o it_o hold_v the_o reins_o of_o government_n so_o plato_n in_o legibus_fw-la that_o which_o 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sin_n from_o god_n therefore_o be_v the_o institution_n of_o magistrate_n that_o by_o their_o prudent_a administration_n the_o whole_a race_n of_o mankind_n may_v live_v under_o law_n of_o their_o own_o make_n and_o by_o their_o own_o consent_n alias_o and_o by_o the_o judgement_n of_o heathen_n law_n hold_v the_o reins_o of_o government_n and_o be_v above_o the_o magistrate_n as_o magistrate_n be_v above_o the_o people_n with_o which_o doctrine_n and_o with_o sound_a reason_n and_o with_o right_n of_o kingdom_n the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o gospel_n do_v not_o at_o all_o interfere_v or_o clash_n but_o comply_v and_o agree_v let_v every_o soul_n be_v subject_a to_o the_o high_a power_n do_v subject_a king_n as_o well_o as_o the_o people_n to_o the_o obedience_n thereof_o for_o there_o be_v no_o power_n but_o of_o god_n i._n e._n there_o be_v no_o form_n of_o government_n but_o have_v its_o stamp_n of_o allowance_n from_o god_n himself_o command_v thing_n honest_a in_o the_o sight_n of_o 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the_o earth_n to_o stay_v the_o righteous_a with_o the_o wicked_a gen._n 18._o 25._o or_o take_v vengeance_n on_o the_o people_n for_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o king_n the_o soul_n that_o sin_v it_o shall_v die_v ezek._n 18._o 4._o every_o man_n shall_v be_v put_v to_o death_n for_o his_o own_o sin_n deut._n 24_o 16._o be_v it_o not_o rather_o because_o the_o people_n do_v not_o resist_v or_o restrain_v but_o assist_v saul_n their_o king_n violate_v the_o law_n of_o god_n and_o wicked_o persecute_v the_o man_n after_o god_n own_o heart_n and_o kill_v the_o priest_n of_o the_o lord_n saul_n desire_v to_o enlarge_v they_o border_n of_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n at_o his_o entrance_n into_o canaan_n break_v public_a faith_n with_o the_o gibeonite_n and_o destroy_v many_o of_o they_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n have_v swear_v unto_o they_o by_o which_o he_o break_v the_o three_o commandment_n god_n be_v witness_n to_o his_o covenant_n with_o the_o gibeonite_n he_o break_v also_o the_o six_o 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have_v pollute_v the_o temple_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o shed_v innocent_a blood_n which_o the_o lord_n will_v not_o pardon_v 2_o king_n 24._o 4._o why_o do_v the_o lord_n threaten_v not_o only_a menasseh_n but_o his_o people_n with_o judgement_n but_o because_o they_o be_v under_o the_o same_o covenant_n with_o manasseh_n they_o will_v not_o restrain_v the_o king_n from_o persist_v in_o his_o wickedness_n but_o do_v connive_v countenance_n and_o assist_v he_o in_o his_o impiety_n 2_o chron._n 33._o 17._o herod_n and_o pilate_n condemn_v christ_n the_o priest_n deliver_v he_o to_o death_n yet_o the_o curse_n fall_v upon_o the_o whole_a nation_n and_o why_o because_o the_o people_n may_v have_v deliver_v he_o as_o well_o as_o they_o do_v barrabas_n and_o do_v not_o but_o impricate_v curse_n upon_o themselves_o and_o their_o child_n it_o be_v the_o duty_n of_o all_o nation_n to_o take_v care_v not_o only_o that_o criminal_n be_v punish_v but_o that_o no_o crime_n be_v commit_v which_o make_v hezekiah_n pull_v down_o the_o brazen_a serpent_n though_o set_v up_o by_o moses_n when_o it_o come_v to_o be_v abuse_v 2_o king_n 18._o 4._o it_o be_v the_o duty_n of_o the_o people_n by_o common_a consent_n to_o hinder_v king_n as_o much_o as_o in_o they_o lie_v from_o violate_v the_o law_n of_o god_n and_o from_o injure_v his_o church_n and_o saint_n and_o if_o they_o do_v not_o they_o be_v guilty_a of_o the_o same_o crime_n and_o liable_a to_o the_o same_o punishment_n resist_v they_o may_v by_o oppose_a word_n to_o word_n force_n to_o force_n stratagem_n to_o stratagem_n always_o avoid_v perfidiousness_n which_o be_v always_o disallow_v and_o hateful_a to_o god_n and_o man._n for_o in_o war_n it_o matter_n not_o whether_o it_o be_v manage_v by_o open_a force_n or_o secret_a stratagem_n by_o people_n be_v not_o mean_v the_o many_o headed-monster-multitude_n but_o by_o the_o universal_a people_n be_v to_o be_v understand_v those_o who_o have_v any_o share_n in_o the_o government_n or_o any_o authority_n from_o the_o people_n confer_v upon_o they_o by_o any_o law_n make_v by_o public_a consent_n as_o inferior_a magistrate_n either_o choose_v by_o the_o people_n or_o any_o other_o way_n constitute_v to_o take_v care_n of_o public_a peace_n and_o concern_v of_o the_o law_n of_o the_o land_n and_o worship_n of_o god_n in_o their_o several_a qualification_n be_v they_o tribune_n of_o the_o people_n ephori_fw-la praefect_n praetor_n judge_n justice_n of_o the_o peace_n constable_n captain_n of_o thousand_o captain_n of_o hundred_o captain_n of_o fifty_n or_o other_o inferior_a officer_n or_o magistrate_n which_o be_v as_o consort_n of_o the_o empire_n and_o be_v in_o the_o vacancy_n of_o the_o public_a sanhedrim_n diet_n parliament_n etc._n etc._n as_o it_o be_v the_o epitome_n of_o every_o kingdom_n and_o ephori_fw-la of_o king_n and_o conservator_n of_o the_o public_a peace_n thereof_o to_o and_o among_o who_o all_o the_o public_a concern_v of_o a_o nation_n be_v refer_v of_o which_o sort_n in_o a_o manner_n be_v the_o seventy_o elder_n in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o israel_n among_o which_o there_o be_v a_o chief_a priest_n which_o do_v judge_v the_o arduis_fw-la regni_fw-la which_o be_v not_o to_o be_v hobby-horsed_n in_o and_o out_o by_o the_o high_a priest_n according_a as_o they_o will_v or_o will_v not_o serve_v a_o sinister_a turn_n and_o they_o be_v choose_v out_o of_o the_o seventy_o family_n which_o go_v down_o into_o egypt_n the_o elder_n of_o which_o be_v first_o choose_v and_o make_v head_n over_o the_o people_n ruler_n of_o thousand_o ruler_n of_o hundred_o ruler_n of_o ten_o and_o the_o hard_a cause_n they_o bring_v unto_o moses_n exod._n 18._o 25._o we_o read_v often_o in_o scripture_n of_o all_o israel_n of_o all_o judah_n and_o benjamin_n etc._n etc._n when_o in_o all_o probability_n every_o individual_a do_v not_o at_o all_o time_n meet_v of_o which_o sort_n and_o kind_n there_o be_v in_o all_o well_o constitute_v kingdom_n several_a congregation_n of_o the_o kingdom_n officer_n of_o the_o kingdom_n as_o the_o privy_a council_n peer_n patrician_n judges_z session_n assizes_n lord_n lieutenant_n deputy_n lieutenant_n mayor_n bayliff_n of_o town_n and_o city_n as_o the_o ordinary_a council_n and_o officer_n of_o a_o kingdom_n and_o as_o council_n extraordinary_a choose_v out_o of_o they_o all_o to_o consider_v de_fw-fr arduis_fw-la regni_fw-la which_o be_v officer_n of_o the_o kingdom_n and_o call_v by_o several_a name_n in_o several_a kingdom_n as_o diet_n parliament_n etc._n etc._n which_o provide_v that_o no_o detriment_n come_v to_o either_o church_n or_o state_n in_o which_o though_o every_o individual_a be_v inferior_a to_o the_o king_n yet_o the_o joint_a body_n be_v the_o representative_a of_o the_o whole_a kingdom_n be_v superior_a and_o to_o be_v prefer_v before_o he_o for_o as_o the_o council_n of_o basil_n and_o constance_n decree_v that_o a_o general_n council_n be_v superior_a to_o the_o pope_n and_o the_o chapter_n to_o the_o bishop_n for_o that_o they_o which_o receive_v any_o authority_n from_o any_o company_n of_o man_n must_v needs_o be_v inferior_a to_o that_o company_n though_o he_o be_v personal_o superior_a to_o every_o individual_a of_o that_o society_n so_o without_o all_o doubt_n israel_n which_o petition_v for_o and_o choose_v saul_n from_o among_o themselves_o to_o be_v their_o king_n as_o a_o public_a actor_n for_o the_o common_a good_a of_o they_o all_o be_v superior_a to_o saul_n when_o we_o attribute_v any_o power_n to_o the_o people_n it_o be_v to_o be_v understand_v of_o the_o officer_n prince_n elder_n parliament_n diet_n that_o have_v a_o share_n in_o the_o government_n and_o in_o the_o legislative_a power_n take_v athaliah_n 2_o chron._n 24._o for_o a_o example_n in_o which_o act_n the_o kingdom_n be_v not_o oppose_v but_o