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this_o and_o the_o next_o forego_n vial_n and_o the_o apt_a sequency_n of_o the_o one_o upon_o the_o other_o that_o four_o vial_n i_o suppose_v to_o bear_v this_o sense_n the_o sun_n upon_o which_o it_o be_v pour_v out_o be_v the_o sovereign_n or_o royal_a dignity_n reside_v in_o the_o several_a prince_n or_o estate_n signify_v by_o those_o ten_o horn_n rev._n 17.12_o it_o be_v effect_n to_o wit_n that_o upon_o it_o power_n be_v give_v to_o the_o sun_n to_o scorch_v man_n with_o fire_n may_v signify_v the_o passion_n of_o those_o prince_n their_o inordinate_a and_o boundless_a appetite_n of_o rule_n their_o emulation_n and_o jealousy_n transport_v they_o above_o it_o their_o immeasurable_a aspire_n ambition_n and_o avarices_n from_o which_o they_o be_v in_o special_a stimulate_v and_o inflame_v to_o a_o exorbitant_a stretch_n and_o heighten_v of_o their_o power_n and_o prerogative_n over_o their_o people_n for_o the_o advance_n enlarge_a and_o maintain_v whereof_o they_o proceed_v to_o those_o precipitate_a counsel_n and_o violent_a course_n which_o do_v exceed_o waste_v and_o crush_v and_o in_o so_o do_v discontent_a exasperate_v and_o enrage_v their_o subject_n and_o these_o be_v the_o heat_n and_o flame_n by_o which_o man_n under_o this_o vial_n as_o by_o a_o zenith_n sun_n be_v scorch_v upon_o that_o effect_n of_o the_o four_o vial_n this_o of_o the_o five_o very_o suitable_o and_o even_o natural_o ensue_v as_o the_o summer-sun-beame_n by_o their_o glow_a heat_n have_v a_o good_a while_n together_o penetrate_v and_o even_o toast_a the_o earth_n thereupon_o the_o earth_n come_v to_o send_v up_o many_o gross_a fume_n and_o vapour_n to_o the_o bemi_v and_o envelop_v of_o the_o air_n by_o which_o mean_v the_o sun_n be_v overcast_v the_o earth_n itself_o be_v deprive_v both_o of_o its_o shine_n and_o light_n so_o it_o be_v betwixt_o potentate_n and_o people_n the_o abuse_n and_o excess_n of_o prince_n by_o which_o they_o overtop_v gall_n and_o excruciate_v their_o subject_n raise_v and_o retort_v cloud_n upon_o themselves_o and_o their_o own_o power_n and_o dignity_n their_o people_n thence_o conceive_v and_o vent_v many_o blind_a inconsiderate_a and_o gross_a mistake_n many_o heady_a and_o mutinous_a contestation_n about_o their_o sovereign_n power_n and_o prerogative_n and_o this_o to_o the_o reciprocal_a mighty_a prejudice_n both_o of_o prince_n and_o subject_n the_o one_o come_v thereby_o to_o be_v eclipse_v if_o not_o disorb_v and_o the_o other_o while_o they_o by_o such_o reflection_n seek_v to_o allay_v and_o cool_v the_o heat_n dart_v upon_o they_o by_o the_o too_o great_a elevation_n and_o vertical_a influence_n of_o their_o sun_n have_v thereby_o change_v their_o day_n into_o darkness_n be_v overwhelm_v with_o confusion_n night-wandring_n and_o horror_n and_o do_v pine_v away_o in_o black_a pensive_a and_o hopeless_a obscurity_n to_o this_o that_o have_v be_v say_v of_o these_o vial_n portend_v the_o more_o than_o ordinary_a inclination_n of_o the_o time_n allot_v to_o they_o unto_o disceptation_n and_o clashing_n about_o government_n i_o shall_v add_v a_o touch_n upon_o another_o prophecy_n look_v somewhat_o the_o same_o way_n the_o rather_o because_o much_o look_v upon_o now_o by_o some_o man_n it_o be_v part_n of_o the_o matter_n of_o the_o three_o woe_n and_o seven_o trumpet_n 11.15_o rev._n 11.15_o in_o those_o word_n there_o be_v great_a voice_n in_o heaven_n say_v the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o world_n be_v become_v the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o of_o his_o christ_n 15.24_o 1_o cor._n 15.24_o to_o which_o may_v be_v join_v that_o of_o the_o apostle_n then_o come_v the_o end_n when_o he_o shall_v have_v put_v down_o all_o rule_n and_o all_o authority_n and_o power_n there_o be_v much_o recourse_n have_v to_o these_o and_o the_o like_a prenunciation_n nowadays_o and_o strange_a use_n make_v of_o they_o i_o be_o none_o of_o those_o that_o have_v the_o confidence_n to_o define_v either_o the_o time_n when_o or_o the_o mean_n or_o manner_n how_o these_o passage_n shall_v be_v accomplish_v much_o less_o do_v i_o sort_v with_o those_o who_o upon_o presumption_n that_o they_o shall_v receive_v their_o completion_n before_o the_o world_n end_n or_o while_o time_n be_v yet_o current_a and_o in_o a_o worldly_a and_o temporal_a manner_n and_o by_o humane_a mean_n and_o force_n do_v thence_o conclude_v it_o a_o necessary_a and_o prime_a duty_n of_o christian_n to_o lend_v their_o assistance_n to_o the_o bring_n of_o they_o to_o effect_v by_o lay_v their_o head_n and_o consert_v their_o hand_n together_o to_o plot_n and_o act_v the_o pull_v down_o of_o all_o civil_a power_n humane_o constitute_v and_o so_o to_o the_o make_v way_n and_o entry_n to_o that_o kingdom_n of_o god_n and_o of_o christ_n but_o this_o may_v be_v say_v with_o sobriety_n who_o know_v what_o prelude_n or_o preparative_n may_v be_v in_o what_o use_v the_o unsearchable_a wisdom_n of_o god_n may_v make_v of_o the_o many_o unsatisfiable_a and_o unappeasable_a stir_n and_o jarring_n both_o of_o the_o man_n of_o this_o and_o of_o divers_a other_o spirit_n and_o principle_n about_o government_n to_o the_o bring_v about_o of_o his_o own_o counsel_n predeclare_v in_o those_o prophetic_a passage_n one_o thing_n may_v be_v affirm_v without_o pretence_n of_o supernatural_a light_n either_o from_o scripture_n prediction_n or_o from_o private_a enthusiasm_n as_o that_o which_o come_v within_o common_a experience_n and_o reason_n that_o debate_n and_o competition_n about_o authority_n especial_o when_o so_o multiply_v and_o obstinate_a do_v bode_v and_o tend_v to_o its_o downfall_n the_o more_o discussion_n and_o stir_n be_v raise_v about_o it_o the_o more_o climb_n up_o to_o and_o corrivalship_n for_o it_o the_o more_o still_o the_o majesty_n and_o lustre_n of_o authority_n be_v deface_v the_o foundation_n and_o strength_n of_o it_o be_v shake_v the_o more_o it_o totter_v and_o incline_v unto_o ruin_n 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beside_o his_o allow_v or_o prescribe_v government_n with_o such_o and_o such_o species_n of_o it_o to_o be_v convey_v authority_n to_o individual_n or_o particular_a person_n it_o must_v further_o be_v acknowledge_v that_o this_o act_n of_o god_n must_v be_v such_o as_o that_o by_o it_o not_o only_o the_o person_n authorize_v but_o the_o rest_n that_o be_v concern_v in_o that_o estate_n in_o point_n oâ—_n use_v of_o it_o or_o duty_n to_o it_o may_v understand_v that_o such_o a_o one_o be_v single_v out_o by_o god_n to_o sustain_v this_o authority_n how_o else_o can_v any_o in_o conscience_n of_o god_n ordinance_n either_o assume_v such_o authority_n over_o other_o to_o themselves_o rather_o than_o yield_v it_o to_o other_o or_o other_o attribute_v it_o to_o they_o rather_o than_o to_o other_o or_o to_o themselves_o now_o can_v it_o be_v imagine_v how_o such_o a_o act_n of_o god_n so_o humane_o intelligible_a shall_v be_v pass_v but_o either_o it_o must_v be_v by_o his_o immediate_a revelation_n from_o heaven_n and_o thereby_o indigitate_v or_o point_v out_o as_o it_o be_v such_o a_o person_n or_o person_n to_o such_o a_o authority_n in_o such_o a_o place_n or_o by_o chalk_v out_o a_o way_n to_o man_n or_o give_v rule_n in_o general_a to_o they_o how_o such_o and_o such_o authority_n shall_v accrue_v unto_o man_n which_o way_n or_o rule_n shall_v serve_v in_o all_o case_n unless_o where_o himself_o shall_v immediate_o interpose_v to_o create_v superiority_n or_o convey_v power_n to_o man_n and_o to_o discover_v the_o empower_v the_o former_a way_n god_n designation_n of_o particular_a person_n unto_o authority_n by_o immediate_a revelation_n from_o heaven_n be_v not_o now_o exercise_v or_o expect_v neither_o be_v it_o ever_o in_o ordinary_a or_o constant_a use_n the_o latter_a therefore_o be_v the_o way_n remain_v to_o we_o that_o there_o be_v such_o way_n state_v or_o rule_v prescribe_v by_o god_n for_o man_n entry_n into_o relation_n of_o power_n over_o other_o and_o those_o necessary_a to_o the_o be_v thereof_o so_o as_o without_o they_o all_o ordinary_a claim_v to_o such_o condition_n be_v null_a be_v very_o evident_a and_o confess_v in_o the_o relation_n of_o parent_n master_n husband_n pastor_n of_o the_o church_n and_o many_o other_o and_o there_o be_v no_o reason_n in_o the_o earth_n to_o i_o excogitable_a to_o think_v it_o be_v not_o certain_o so_o also_o in_o the_o magistratical_a state_n what_o those_o rule_n or_o way_n in_o particular_a be_v in_o reference_n to_o civil_a magistracy_n here_o be_v not_o the_o fit_a place_n to_o enter_v upon_o the_o set_a enquiry_n but_o i_o shall_v for_o this_o have_v full_a opportunity_n as_o also_o for_o the_o prove_v more_o large_o that_o such_o rule_n there_o be_v give_v of_o god_n afterward_o in_o this_o discourse_n but_o if_o thus_o much_o be_v admit_v as_o i_o see_v not_o how_o it_o will_v be_v gainsay_v it_o suffice_v to_o prove_v the_o thing_n we_o be_v about_o viz._n that_o the_o essence_n of_o moral_a power_n consist_v in_o a_o title_n or_o right_o to_o rule_v for_o if_o all_o power_n be_v from_o god_n not_o only_o as_o appoint_v the_o office_n to_o be_v among_o man_n but_o as_o appoint_v the_o person_n or_o person_n to_o the_o office_n and_o his_o ordinary_a constant_a way_n of_o appoint_v the_o person_n to_o the_o office_n be_v the_o prescribe_v of_o a_o rule_n for_o man_n ingress_n into_o the_o authoritative_a relation_n or_o accession_n to_o power_n by_o which_o way_n he_o communicate_v that_o power_n to_o they_o which_o be_v not_o in_o other_o and_o which_o otherwise_o be_v not_o in_o they_o it_o must_v needs_o be_v that_o as_o such_o admittance_n unto_o power_n most_o certain_o give_v right_a and_o title_n to_o it_o so_o upon_o man_n have_v or_o not_o have_v such_o entrance_n to_o it_o depend_v the_o reality_n or_o nullity_n of_o the_o power_n they_o too_o themselves_z challenge_v we_o have_v see_v this_o three_o kind_n of_o lawfulness_n or_o warrantableness_n of_o power_n viz._n in_o regard_n of_o title_n and_o the_o necessity_n of_o it_o to_o the_o be_v or_o constitute_v of_o a_o moral_a power_n four_o there_o be_v yet_o behind_o another_o way_n wherein_o power_n may_v be_v say_v to_o be_v lawful_a or_o unlawful_a viz._n in_o regard_n of_o use_n that_o power_n which_o in_o respect_n both_o of_o matter_n and_o of_o person_n and_o of_o title_n be_v lawful_a be_v yet_o to_o undergo_v a_o further_a qualification_n to_o regulate_v it_o which_o concern_v the_o use_n or_o employment_n of_o it_o a_o power_n lawful_a and_o right_a for_o its_o composure_n must_v also_o be_v legal_a and_o right_a for_o its_o practice_n its_o course_n and_o process_n in_o government_n must_v be_v altogether_o just_a it_o may_v decree_v and_o do_v only_o equal_a and_o right_a thing_n and_o in_o this_o respect_n that_o power_n be_v unlawful_a or_o culpable_a which_o do_v enact_v or_o execute_v any_o injustice_n or_o wrong_n so_o be_v those_o ten_o king_n rev._n 17.13_o 14._o who_o give_v their_o power_n up_o to_o serve_v the_o beast_n and_o to_o make_v war_n with_o the_o lamb._n but_o among_o these_o four_o way_n of_o the_o lawfulness_n and_o unlawfulness_n of_o a_o power_n which_o we_o have_v thus_o distinguish_v of_o and_o explain_v there_o be_v this_o difference_n to_o be_v note_v the_o three_o first_o way_n do_v concern_v the_o be_v composition_n habit_n and_o constitution_n of_o a_o authority_n or_o moral_a power_n the_o four_o only_o concern_v the_o act_n and_o exercise_v thereof_o and_o consequent_o the_o three_o first_o condition_n of_o lawfulness_n be_v simple_o necessary_a to_o the_o make_n of_o the_o power_n the_o four_o be_v but_o accidental_a and_o exterior_a to_o its_o make_n a_o unlawfulness_n in_o any_o of_o those_o three_o respect_n be_v inconsistible_a with_o destructive_a to_o the_o nature_n of_o a_o moral_a power_n and_o consequent_o seclude_v the_o power_n that_o be_v in_o any_o of_o those_o thing_n peccant_a from_o any_o claim_n to_o this_o text_n whereas_o that_o power_n which_o only_o offend_v in_o its_o use_n or_o act_n of_o power_n may_v well_o as_o to_o its_o be_v and_o constitution_n be_v moral_a and_o interest_v in_o the_o text_n and_o its_o universal_a act_n only_o be_v account_v foreign_a or_o disallow_v ground_n therein_o for_o this_o be_v as_o far_o as_o i_o have_v observe_v yield_v by_o all_o and_o be_v very_o certain_a that_o every_o unlawful_a power_n so_o far_o as_o it_o be_v unlawful_a must_v be_v exclude_v out_o of_o the_o meaning_n of_o this_o text_n 14._o text_n see_v the_o author_n quote_v by_o mr._n prinne_n his_o three_o part_n of_o the_o power_n of_o parliament_n p._n 14._o the_o power_n therefore_o that_o be_v unlawful_a as_o to_o its_o be_v and_o constitution_n be_v whole_o and_o absolute_o seclude_v the_o power_n that_o be_v unlawful_a only_o as_o to_o exercise_v may_v be_v for_o its_o habit_n or_o be_v include_v in_o it_o and_o its_o irregular_a act_n only_o discard_v from_o it_o to_o make_v this_o observation_n if_o need_v be_v yet_o more_o evident_a as_o to_o that_o lawfulness_n which_o concern_v the_o be_v of_o a_o power_n unto_o the_o constitution_n of_o a_o power_n in_o its_o individual_a essence_n and_o existence_n you_o must_v necessary_a take_v in_o these_o three_o thing_n 1._o the_o matter_n of_o the_o power_n 2._o a_o subject_n or_o person_n to_o sustain_v it_o 3._o a_o investure_n or_o convey_v of_o that_o matter_n of_o power_n unto_o that_o subject_n or_o person_n if_o all_o these_o three_o must_v go_v to_o the_o make_n of_o a_o power_n than_o a_o legitimacy_n in_o every_o of_o these_o must_v go_v to_o the_o make_n of_o a_o moral_a power_n or_o a_o power_n lawful_a in_o its_o constitution_n or_o be_v and_o a_o illegitimacy_n in_o any_o of_o these_o be_v a_o illegitimacy_n in_o the_o very_o be_v and_o so_o a_o nullity_n to_o the_o power_n as_o moral_a or_o a_o make_n of_o it_o no_o authority_n 1._o a_o unlawfulness_n in_o the_o matter_n of_o a_o 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say_v not_o for_o i_o do_v not_o speak_v of_o this_o or_o that_o prince_n but_o of_o the_o thing_n itself_o wherefore_o he_o say_v not_o the_o prince_n be_v not_o but_o of_o god_n but_o discourse_v of_o the_o thing_n itself_o say_v the_o power_n be_v not_o but_o of_o god_n my_o next_o be_v theophylact_v loc_n theophylact._n in_o loc_n upon_o the_o text_n who_o repeat_v the_o word_n of_o châ—ysostome_n say_v further_a he_o speak_v of_o the_o prince_n office_n not_o of_o the_o prince_n as_o when_o a_o wise_a man_n shall_v say_v a_o wise_a be_v join_v to_o her_o husband_n of_o god_n he_o do_v not_o say_v that_o what_o man_n soever_o lie_v with_o a_o wife_n have_v she_o for_o his_o wife_n of_o god_n but_o god_n have_v join_v she_o to_o he_o that_o be_v marry_v next_o i_o shall_v bring_v out_o of_o the_o harmony_n of_o the_o confession_n of_o the_o christian_a and_o reform_a church_n 593._o harmony_n of_o confess_v in_o english_a sect._n 19_o pag._n 588._o 592_o 593._o the_o confession_n of_o the_o protestant_a prince_n and_o state_n of_o germany_n viz._n those_o of_o auspurge_n and_o saxony_n that_o of_o
saxony_n say_v although_o there_o be_v many_o horrible_a confusion_n which_o grow_v from_o the_o devil_n and_o the_o madness_n of_o man_n yet_o the_o lawful_a government_n and_o society_n of_o man_n be_v ordain_v of_o god_n as_o it_o be_v say_v rom._n 13._o that_o of_o auspurge_n have_v it_o thus_o such_o civil_a ordinance_n as_o be_v lawful_a be_v the_o good_a work_n and_o ordinance_n of_o god_n as_o paul_n witness_v the_o power_n that_o be_v be_v ordain_v of_o god_n god_n wisdom_n be_v declare_v by_o order_n which_o be_v in_o the_o discern_a of_o virtue_n and_o vice_n and_o in_o the_o society_n of_o mankind_n under_o lawful_a government_n to_o these_o i_o shall_v adjoyne_v these_o protestant_a writer_n musculus_fw-la upon_o the_o text._n it_o be_v to_o be_v note_v he_o do_v not_o say_v theâ—e_n be_v not_o a_o prince_n or_o king_n who_o be_v not_o of_o god_n but_o their_o power_n be_v not_o but_o of_o god_n for_o he_o speak_v not_o of_o the_o abuse_n of_o power_n and_o the_o tyranny_n which_o many_o prince_n exercise_n nor_o y_o it_o of_o those_o who_o by_o force_n break_v into_o power_n but_o of_o the_o power_n itself_o divine_o ordain_v although_o every_o power_n be_v of_o god_n 853._o notandum_fw-la quod_fw-la non_fw-la dicit_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la princeps_fw-la vel_fw-la rex_fw-la qui_fw-la non_fw-la sit_fw-la a_o deo_fw-la sed_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la potestas_fw-la nisi_fw-la a_o deo_fw-la non_fw-la enim_fw-la loquor_fw-la de_fw-la abusu_fw-la potestatis_fw-la ac_fw-la tyrannide_fw-la quam_fw-la plerique_fw-la exercent_fw-la neque_fw-la de_fw-la iis_fw-la qui_fw-la vi_fw-la iâ—rumpunt_fw-la in_o potestates_fw-la sed_fw-la de_fw-la ipsa_fw-la potestate_fw-la divinitus_fw-la ordinata_fw-la licet_fw-la omnis_fw-la potestas_fw-la a_o deo_fw-la sit_fw-la non_fw-la tamen_fw-la mox_fw-la omnis_fw-la princeps_fw-la est_fw-la a_o deo_fw-la scriptum_n est_fw-fr de_fw-fr quibusdam_fw-la ipsi_fw-la regna_fw-la verunt_fw-la &_o non_fw-la est_fw-la a_o i_o musculus_fw-la in_o loc_fw-la officium_fw-la subditorum_fw-la erga_fw-la magistratus_fw-la est_fw-la obedientia_fw-la ut_fw-la illi_fw-la si_fw-la legitimus_fw-la est_fw-la omnes_fw-la pareant_fw-la rom._n 13.1_o nulla_fw-la potestas_fw-la etc._n etc._n becanus_n loc_fw-la 49._o qu._n 13._o pag._n 853._o yet_o every_o prince_n be_v not_o present_o of_o god_n it_o be_v write_v of_o some_o they_o â—ave_n reign_v and_o it_o be_v not_o of_o i_o becanus_n the_o duty_n of_o subject_n towards_o the_o magistrate_n be_v obedience_n that_o if_o he_o be_v a_o lawful_a magistrate_n they_o all_o obey_v he_o rom._n 13.1_o there_o be_v no_o power_n but_o of_o god_n dr._n mayer_n upon_o the_o place_n he_o move_v the_o question_n whether_o the_o subjection_n of_o the_o text_n be_v due_a to_o any_o power_n once_o up_o either_o by_o right_n or_o wrong_v his_o answer_n be_v the_o conscience_n be_v not_o bind_v to_o usurper_n but_o they_o may_v be_v remove_v again_o as_o jehoiada_n remove_v athaliah_n and_o set_v up_o the_o right_a king_n a_o king_n by_o birth_n by_o election_n or_o by_o law_n of_o arm_n through_o conquest_n be_v to_o be_v serve_v though_o he_o be_v wicked_a and_o tyrannical_a as_o be_v give_v in_o god_n anger_n for_o punishment_n but_o a_o usurper_n may_v be_v resist_v and_o depose_v again_o dr._n hammond_n upon_o the_o place_n in_o his_o paraphrase_n interprete_v it_o of_o obedience_n to_o the_o supreme_a power_n right_o establish_v and_o constitute_v and_o that_o every_o person_n under_o government_n of_o what_o rank_n soever_o he_o be_v be_v to_o yield_v subjection_n to_o the_o supreme_a governor_n legal_o place_v in_o that_o kingdom_n and_o elsewhere_o he_o say_v obedience_n to_o superior_n be_v extend_v indefinite_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o the_o most_o heathen_a provoke_a oppress_v as_o long_o as_o thâ—y_v be_v lawful_a power_n and_o again_o by_o the_o word_n he_o bear_v not_o the_o sword_n in_o vain_a etc._n etc._n be_v intimate_v that_o the_o sword_n for_o vengeance_n etc._n etc._n be_v put_v into_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o lawful_a magistrate_n with_o commission_n to_o use_v it_o as_o the_o constitution_n of_o the_o kingdom_n shall_v best_o direct_v the_o author_n of_o the_o full_a answer_n to_o dr._n ferne._n 104._o fuller_n answer_v etc._n etc._n pag._n 17_o 18._o mr._n prin_fw-mi his_o 3d_o part_n of_o the_o sovereign_a power_n etc._n etc._n pag._n 104._o the_o power_n that_o be_v i._n e._n so_o or_o so_o establish_v by_o consent_n of_o man_n be_v ordain_v of_o god_n to_o be_v obey_v or_o it_o be_v god_n ordinance_n that_o man_n shall_v live_v under_o some_o government_n and_o submit_v without_o resistance_n to_o that_o kind_n of_o government_n they_o have_v by_o consent_n establish_v that_o other_o kind_n of_o tyranny_n viz._n of_o usurpation_n it_o have_v no_o right_a no_o ordination_n at_o all_o and_o so_o no_o subjection_n due_a to_o it_o there_o be_v in_o every_o ordain_a power_n as_o well_o god_n institution_n of_o it_o &_o injunction_n of_o obedience_n to_o it_o as_o man_n constitution_n of_o it_o mr._n prinne_n say_v the_o whole_a scope_n of_o this_o text_n in_o sum_n be_v only_o this_o that_o christian_n ought_v in_o conscience_n to_o be_v subject_a to_o all_o lawful_a high_a power_n etc._n etc._n and_o not_o resist_v they_o in_o the_o execution_n of_o their_o just_a authority_n mr._n burrough_n 65._o mr._n burrough_n on_o hos_n chap._n 1._o lect._n 6._o pag._n 157._o &_o lect._n 4._o pag._n 111._o &_o lect._n 3._o pag_n 65._o you_o must_v observe_v that_o every_o one_o be_v subject_a to_o the_o high_a power_n mark_v it_o be_v not_o to_o man_n first_o but_o it_o be_v to_o the_o power_n let_v every_o soul_n be_v subject_a to_o the_o high_a power_n wherever_o this_o power_n lie_v it_o be_v not_o to_o the_o will_n of_o man_n that_o have_v power_n but_o it_o be_v to_o the_o power_n of_o that_o man_n now_o the_o power_n the_o authority_n be_v that_o that_o a_o man_n have_v in_o a_o legal_a way_n he_o elsewhere_o tell_v we_o there_o be_v no_o authority_n we_o be_v subject_a to_o now_o but_o according_a to_o the_o law_n and_o constitution_n of_o the_o country_n where_o we_o live_v when_o thing_n be_v bring_v into_o a_o law_n and_o be_v according_a to_o the_o agreement_n and_o covenant_n of_o the_o place_n and_o country_n wherein_o we_o live_v etc._n etc._n then_o the_o power_n of_o god_n be_v in_o it_o though_o it_o be_v abuse_v viz._n by_o a_o ill_a law_n make_v and_o we_o be_v to_o be_v subject_a to_o all_o power_n when_o it_o once_o come_v to_o be_v a_o power_n to_o be_v a_o law_n it_o be_v authority_n though_o abuse_v and_o we_o must_v yeâ—ld_v obedience_n to_o it_o either_o active_o or_o passive_o but_o we_o must_v inquire_v whether_o it_o be_v a_o power_n to_o these_o author_n may_v be_v add_v those_o other_o who_o i_o cite_v before_o who_o hold_v the_o resistance_n forbid_v to_o be_v make_v against_o the_o power_n of_o god_n verse_n 2._o to_o be_v lawful_a against_o a_o un-entitled_n or_o usurp_a power_n to_o who_o as_o they_o be_v before_o quote_v 4._o quote_v chap_n 8_o sect_n 4._o i_o refer_v my_o reader_n and_o unto_o all_o these_o i_o may_v superadd_a the_o judgement_n of_o diverse_a commentator_n of_o the_o popish_a party_n yet_o of_o best_a note_n of_o that_o sort_n among_o we_o estius_n i_o shall_v recite_v a_o usurp_a power_n loc_fw-la potestas_fw-la usurpata_fw-la cujusmodi_fw-la est_fw-la latronum_fw-la &_o tirannorum_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la absolute_a potestas_fw-la nec_fw-la superioritas_fw-la sicut_fw-la leges_fw-la inutiles_fw-la &_o mala_fw-la non_fw-la sunt_fw-la leges_fw-la estius_fw-la in_o loc_fw-la such_o as_o be_v that_o of_o tyrant_n and_o robber_n be_v not_o a_o power_n absolute_o neither_o a_o superiority_n as_o unprofitable_a and_o evil_a law_n be_v no_o law_n dominicus_n soto_n cajetan_n and_o pererius_n i_o omit_v to_o cite_v in_o their_o word_n they_o may_v be_v find_v in_o mr._n prinn_n and_o dr._n willet_n 2._o and_o for_o those_o that_o speak_v to_o the_o thing_n though_o not_o refer_v to_o this_o text_n express_o to_o wit_n the_o nullity_n of_o a_o mere_a possessory_a power_n or_o his_o no_o authority_n i_o will_v for_o brevity_n sake_n but_o name_n my_o author_n who_o full_o enough_o speak_v it_o who_o my_o reader_n may_v peruse_v or_o pretermit_v as_o he_o please_v 2._o mr._n prin_fw-mi his_o three_o part_n of_o the_o sovereign_a power_n etc._n etc._n p._n 114._o dr._n willet_n in_o loc_n qu._n 2._o 1_o that_o a_o usurper_n have_v no_o authority_n in_o he_o be_v a_o mere_a private_a person_n see_v alsted_n theolog._n case_n cap._n 17._o reg._n 8._o pag._n 34._o grot._n de_fw-fr jure_fw-la b._n lib._n 1._o cap._n 4._o sect_n 11._o arnisaeus_n de_fw-fr author_n principis_fw-la cap._n 4._o sect_n 12._o pag._n 124._o 2_o that_o no_o obedience_n be_v due_a to_o a_o un-entitled_n or_o illegal_a power_n aquinas_n 22a_o qu._n 104._o artic_a 6._o ad_fw-la 3._o burroughes_n on_o hosea_n