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take_v that_o no_o act_n of_o ecclesiastical_a authority_n do_v render_v sovereign_a prince_n the_o more_o disrespect_a and_o disesteem_v of_o their_o subject_n and_o upon_o this_o account_n also_o it_o be_v needful_a that_o all_o ecclesiastical_a officer_n do_v careful_o avoid_v the_o suspicion_n of_o undermine_v the_o secular_a right_n of_o prince_n which_o have_v be_v inordinate_o do_v in_o the_o romish_a church_n under_o the_o pretence_n of_o the_o power_n of_o the_o key_n and_o of_o bind_v and_o lose_v 15._o and_o last_o and_o chief_o the_o manner_n of_o proceed_v in_o the_o sentence_n of_o excommunication_n be_v ordinary_o by_o a_o judicial_a process_n and_o a_o public_a judicial_a sentence_n and_o there_o be_v no_o ecclesiastical_a court_n or_o person_n who_o have_v any_o superior_a power_n or_o authority_n over_o a_o sovereign_a prince_n to_o command_v or_o summon_v his_o appear_v before_o they_o to_o answer_v to_o what_o shall_v be_v object_v against_o he_o i_o can_v see_v 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impious_a and_o heretical_a that_o prince_n which_o be_v excommunicate_v or_o deprive_v by_o the_o pope_n may_v be_v depose_v or_o murder_v by_o their_o subject_n or_o any_o other_o whatsoever_o be_v own_v and_o assert_v even_o with_o respect_n to_o the_o murder_v they_o by_o several_a popish_a doctor_n and_o by_o some_o of_o they_o as_o a_o thing_n most_o high_o meritorious_a among_o who_o also_o the_o murder_a of_o prince_n be_v approve_v if_o they_o be_v only_o think_v remiss_a and_o not_o zealous_a in_o carry_v on_o the_o interest_n of_o the_o romish_a church_n and_o on_o this_o account_n the_o horrid_a murder_n of_o hen._n 3._o and_o hen._n 4._o of_o france_n have_v be_v applaud_v and_o commend_v by_o divers_a of_o they_o but_o the_o wickedness_n of_o all_o such_o assertion_n and_o practice_n will_v be_v abhor_v by_o all_o loyal_a and_o christian_a spirit_n and_o will_v i_o hope_v be_v plain_o manifest_v from_o the_o follow_a part_n of_o this_o discourse_n 18._o and_o whereas_o this_o doctrine_n and_o position_n be_v abjure_v as_o heretical_a doctrine_n of_o heretical_a doctrine_n the_o phrase_n heretical_a must_v be_v here_o take_v in_o a_o proper_a and_o strict_a sense_n but_o when_o the_o scripture_n or_o ancient_a father_n speak_v of_o heresy_n or_o heretical_a doctrine_n strict_o and_o proper_o they_o thereby_o understand_v such_o position_n which_o under_o the_o profession_n of_o christianity_n do_v so_o far_o oppose_v and_o undermine_v the_o true_a christian_a doctrine_n as_o to_o bring_v those_o who_o maintain_v and_o practice_v these_o thing_n to_o the_o way_n of_o destruction_n thus_o those_o doctrine_n be_v by_o s._n peter_n esteem_v damnable_a heresy_n which_o be_v propose_v by_o false_a teacher_n and_o be_v pernicious_a and_o destructive_a both_o to_o they_o and_o to_o those_o who_o follow_v they_o trallian_n ignat._n ad_fw-la trallian_n 2_o pet._n 2.1_o 2_o 3._o ignatius_n also_o describe_v heresy_n to_o be_v a_o strange_a herb_n no_o christian_a food_n which_o join_v the_o name_n of_o christ_n with_o corrupt_a doctrine_n quae_fw-la &_o inquinatis_fw-la implicat_fw-la jesum_fw-la christum_fw-la in_o the_o latin_a publish_v by_o bishop_n usher_n by_o which_o the_o medicean_n greek_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o be_v certain_o amiss_o and_o concern_v which_o both_o vossius_fw-la and_o p._n junius_n add_v their_o different_a conjecture_n may_v be_v correct_v for_o that_o copy_n out_o of_o which_o this_o latin_a be_v translate_v seem_v to_o have_v read_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n as_o they_o who_o give_v a_o deadly_a poison_n with_o wine_n and_o honey_n which_o may_v please_v and_o yet_o kill_v and_o tertullian_n account_v such_o assertion_n to_o be_v heresy_n as_o undermine_v the_o faith_n 5._o tert._n the_o prescript_n c._n 2_o 5._o and_o lead_v to_o eternal_a death_n and_o where_o the_o teacher_n of_o they_o though_o they_o profess_v the_o name_n of_o christ_n do_v corrupt_v his_o doctrine_n and_o be_v adulteri_fw-la evangelizatores_fw-la in_o like_a manner_n s._n austin_n ow_v he_o to_o be_v a_o heretic_n 51._o aug._n the_o civ_o dei_fw-la l._n 18._o c._n 51._o who_o under_o the_o christian_a name_n resist_v the_o christian_a doctrine_n and_o persi_v in_o maintain_v dogmata_fw-la pestifera_fw-la &_o mortifera_fw-la pestilent_a and_o deadly_a opinion_n and_o when_o aquinas_n treat_v of_o heresy_n o._n 22ae_fw-la q._n 11._o a._n 2._o o._n he_o declare_v that_o the_o import_n thereof_o be_v the_o corruption_n of_o the_o christian_a faith_n nor_o will_v it_o be_v difficult_a to_o add_v a_o numerous_a company_n of_o approve_a writer_n to_o the_o same_o purpose_n 19_o heretical_a doctrine_n allow_v subject_n or_o other_o to_o depose_v or_o murder_v prince_n be_v heretical_a now_o since_o the_o pope_n deprive_v power_n have_v be_v disprove_v this_o position_n here_o abjure_v be_v not_o only_o false_a but_o according_a to_o this_o notion_n of_o heresy_n it_o be_v
of_o god_n and_o that_o they_o who_o resist_v they_o shall_v receive_v to_o themselves_o damnation_n rom._n 13.1_o 2._o the_o sense_n of_o these_o truth_n be_v contain_v under_o the_o acknowledgement_n which_o david_n make_v in_o the_o old_a testament_n who_o can_v stretch_v forth_o his_o hand_n against_o the_o lord_n anoint_v saul_n hom._n 1._o de_fw-fr dau._n &_o saul_n and_o be_v guiltless_a for_o as_o s._n chrysostome_n note_v when_o david_n declare_v saul_n to_o be_v the_o lord_n anoint_v he_o do_v acknowledge_v he_o to_o have_v god_n authority_n and_o that_o to_o resist_v he_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o fight_v against_o god_n or_o in_o the_o apostle_n word_n to_o resist_v the_o ordinance_n of_o god_n 35._o aug._n quaest_n ex_fw-la vet._n test_n c._n 35._o and_o s._n austin_n observe_v that_o david_n call_v saul_n the_o lord_n anoint_v after_o the_o lord_n have_v depart_v from_o he_o he_o add_v that_o david_n be_v not_o ignorant_a divinam_fw-la esse_fw-la 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samuel_n declare_v the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o manner_n or_o as_o very_o many_o translation_n render_v it_o and_o the_o word_n most_o frequent_o signify_v 64._o v._o verse_n vulg._n syr._n arab._n par._n chald._n &_o sept._n barclai_n adv_fw-la monarch_n l._n 2._o p._n 64._o the_o judgement_n or_o right_n of_o the_o king_n 1_o sam._n 8.11_o 18._o and_o ch._n 10.25_o many_o judicious_a man_n with_o great_a reason_n have_v account_v it_o to_o contain_v this_o sense_n that_o such_o be_v the_o right_n dignity_n and_o authority_n of_o their_o king_n that_o though_o the_o people_n may_v bear_v and_o sustain_v such_o injury_n as_o be_v there_o mention_v 6._o carpzov_n in_o schick_n th._n 1._o p._n 1._o &_o th._n 7._o p._n 160._o grot._fw-la ubi_fw-la sup_n &_o in_o 1_o sam._n 8.11_o &_o de_fw-fr imp._n c._n 3._o n._n 6._o they_o have_v no_o lawful_a power_n of_o redress_v themselves_o by_o force_n but_o only_o must_v apply_v themselves_o too_o god_n this_o grotius_n in_o his_o 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another_o account_n but_o though_o it_o be_v not_o utter_o impossible_a yet_o there_o be_v as_o much_o or_o more_o reason_n for_o those_o child_n who_o maintain_v and_o support_v their_o parent_n by_o their_o industry_n to_o fear_v the_o these_o parent_n do_v design_n to_o poison_v they_o because_o there_o have_v be_v some_o unnatural_a and_o saturnine_a parent_n than_o that_o subject_n shall_v fear_v any_o such_o design_n of_o their_o prince_n against_o his_o whole_a realm_n and_o such_o child_n may_v with_o as_o much_o justice_n attempt_v the_o murder_a of_o these_o parent_n upon_o such_o suspicion_n which_o will_v be_v horrid_a and_o inhuman_a and_o subject_n upon_o the_o mention_a pretence_n take_v arm_n against_o their_o king_n both_o have_v equal_a appearance_n of_o self-preservation_n and_o be_v defensive_a and_o both_o be_v impious_a and_o opposite_a to_o righteouseness_n and_o christianity_n 9_o 2._o the_o other_o reason_n be_v from_o the_o dangerous_a effect_n and_o great_a mischief_n that_o have_v be_v and_o still_o may_v be_v in_o the_o world_n by_o proceed_v upon_o such_o pretence_n for_o he_o who_o do_v observe_v that_o moses_n who_o be_v so_o great_a a_o deliverer_n of_o israel_n be_v charge_v by_o they_o in_o their_o murmur_n as_o one_o who_o intend_v to_o ruin_v and_o destroy_v they_o and_o that_o this_o be_v do_v not_o only_o once_o but_o frequent_o ex._n 16.3_o ex._n 17.3_o numb_a 16.13_o 14._o and_o that_o they_o speak_v to_o like_a purpose_n concern_v god_n himself_o num._n 14.2_o numb_a 21.5_o deut._n 1.27_o may_v discern_v that_o upon_o small_a or_o no_o occasion_n the_o suspicion_n of_o discontent_a spirit_n carry_v on_o by_o plausible_a insinuation_n will_v easy_o pretend_v to_o certain_a evidence_n of_o the_o design_n of_o ruine_v the_o people_n in_o the_o best_a governor_n to_o the_o neglect_n of_o their_o duty_n and_o the_o disturbance_n of_o peace_n and_o quiet_a it_o be_v manifest_a both_o in_o our_o own_o and_o other_o nation_n that_o 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