prince_n with_o respect_n to_o the_o israelite_n their_o word_n be_v as_o follow_v both_o these_o example_n of_o joram_n and_o eglon_n do_v make_v it_o know_v to_o we_o that_o the_o lord_n may_v overthrow_v any_o king_n etc._n etc._n notwithstanding_o any_o claim_n right_o title_n or_o interest_n which_o they_o can_v challenge_v to_o their_o kingdom_n now_o this_o inference_n can_v be_v draw_v from_o the_o premise_n unless_o eglon_n have_v a_o good_a and_o unexceptionable_a right_n to_o the_o government_n of_o israel_n for_o if_o eglon_n title_n be_v defective_a in_o any_o point_n it_o can_v not_o be_v a_o rule_v case_n against_o those_o prince_n who_o have_v a_o better_a but_o the_o convocation_n affirm_v that_o from_o these_o example_n of_o joram_n and_o eglon_n its_o evident_a that_o god_n can_v overthrow_v any_o king_n notwithstanding_o any_o claim_n right_o title_n etc._n etc._n which_o reason_v suppose_n that_o eglon_n have_v all_o the_o right_n and_o claim_v title_n etc._n etc._n which_o be_v requisite_a and_o by_o consequence_n be_v a_o legal_a prince_n from_o whence_o it_o appear_v 55._o that_o the_o convocation_n do_v not_o mean_v a_o king_n de_fw-fr facto_fw-la in_o opposition_n to_o one_o de_fw-la jure_fw-la for_o the_o example_n before_o they_o give_v they_o no_o occasion_n for_o such_o a_o distinction_n but_o only_o a_o prince_n in_o actual_a administration_n of_o the_o government_n without_o any_o reflection_n upon_o his_o title_n 3._o i_o have_v prove_v above_o that_o the_o babylonian_a monarchy_n be_v legal_o establish_v over_o judea_n the_o jew_n be_v express_o command_v by_o god_n himself_o to_o submit_v to_o the_o king_n of_o babylon_n now_o though_o the_o jew_n be_v not_o allow_v out_o of_o their_o own_o voluntary_a motion_n to_o choose_v a_o foreign_a prince_n 27._o especial_o when_o they_o have_v one_o of_o their_o own_o yet_o without_o question_n they_o may_v accept_v of_o one_o of_o god_n choose_n god_n doubtless_o have_v the_o 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