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adays_o common_o take_v viz._n for_o a_o power_n of_o make_v law_n for_o among_o the_o roman_n legem_fw-la far_o be_v no_o more_o than_o legem_fw-la ad_fw-la populum_fw-la in_o concionem_fw-la quasi_fw-la in_o medium_n afferre_fw-la &_o proponere_fw-la and_o legislation_n be_v no_o more_o than_o legis_fw-la rogatio_fw-la à _fw-la populo_fw-la the_o propose_v the_o matter_n of_o a_o law_n to_o the_o roman_a citizen_n and_o ask_v their_o assent_n in_o order_n to_o its_o establishment_n i_o conclude_v therefore_o that_o the_o supremacy_n be_v whole_o in_o the_o king_n notwithstanding_o this_o insinuation_n to_o the_o contrary_n for_o the_o proof_n whereof_o if_o this_o author_n stand_v in_o need_n of_o more_o argument_n i_o refer_v he_o to_o the_o rebel_n plea_n examine_v p._n 11_o 12._o to_o dr._n pierce_n impartial_a enquiry_n into_o the_o nature_n of_o sin_n appendix_n p._n 210_o 211_o etc._n etc._n to_o mr._n sheringham_n remonstrance_n of_o the_o king_n be_v right_a or_o the_o king_n supremacy_n assert_v to_o judge_n jenkins_n his_o lex_fw-la terrae_fw-la p._n 7_o 8_o 9_o indeed_o this_o consideration_n alone_o be_v sufficient_a to_o evince_v it_o that_o by_o the_o oath_n administer_v to_o all_o that_o sit_v in_o the_o low_a house_n the_o king_n be_v acknowledge_v the_o only_a supreme_a governor_n in_o all_o cause_n then_o in_o parliament-cause_n say_v j._n jenkins_n lex_fw-la terrae_fw-la p._n 127._o over_o all_o person_n then_o over_o the_o two_o house_n ibid._n which_o oath_n every_o member_n of_o the_o house_n of_o commons_o be_v enjoin_v by_o law_n to_o take_v or_o else_o he_o have_v no_o voice_n in_o that_o house_n 5_o eliz._n c._n 1._o lex_fw-la terrae_fw-la p._n 67._o therefore_o the_o king_n be_v by_o law_n the_o only_a supreme_a governor_n and_o consequent_o it_o may_v not_o be_v think_v that_o a_o part_n of_o the_o supreme_a power_n do_v reside_v in_o the_o two_o house_n our_o author_n go_v on_o and_o this_o part_n of_o the_o supreme_a power_n be_v 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p._n 45._o
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