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the_o lord_n deut._n 17._o vindicate_v this_o as_o proper_a and_o peculiar_a to_o himself_o to_o choose_v the_o person_n and_o to_o choose_v saul_n what_o then_o ergo_fw-la now_o the_o people_n choose_v a_o king_n have_v no_o power_n to_o choose_v or_o name_v a_o man_n because_o god_n anoint_a saul_n and_o david_n by_o immediate_a manifestation_n of_o his_o will_n to_o samuel_n this_o consequence_n be_v nothing_o &_o also_o it_o follow_v in_o no_o wise_a that_o therefore_o the_o people_n make_v not_o saul_n king_n 7._o that_o the_o people_n approbation_n of_o a_o king_n be_v not_o necessary_a be_v bellarmine_n and_o papist_n saying_n and_o that_o the_o people_n choose_v their_o minister_n in_o the_o apostolic_a church_n not_o by_o a_o necessity_n of_o a_o divine_a commandment_n but_o to_o conciliate_v love_n betwixt_o pastor_n and_o people_n papist_n hold_v that_o if_o the_o pope_n make_v a_o â—â—pish_a king_n the_o head_n and_o king_n of_o britain_n against_o the_o people_n will_n 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this_o as_o a_o truth_n in_o the_o case_n of_o loss_n of_o life_n proximus_fw-la sum_fw-la egomet_fw-la mihi_fw-la ephes._n 5.28_o 29._o he_o that_o love_v his_o wife_n love_v himself_o for_o no_o man_n ever_o yet_o hate_v his_o own_o flesh_n but_o nourish_v it_o and_o cherish_v it_o even_o as_o the_o lord_n the_o church_n as_o than_o nature_n tie_v the_o dam_n to_o defend_v the_o young_a bird_n and_o the_o lion_n her_o whelp_n and_o the_o husband_n the_o wife_n own_o and_o that_o by_o a_o comparative_a re-offending_a rather_o than_o the_o wife_n or_o child_n shall_v be_v kill_v yea_o he_o that_o be_v want_v to_o his_o brother_n if_o a_o robber_n unjust_o invade_v his_o brother_n and_o help_v he_o not_o be_v a_o murderer_n of_o his_o
the_o formality_n of_o a_o judge_n in_o thing_n evident_a to_o nature_n eye_n such_o as_o be_v manifest_o unjust_a violence_n nature_n in_o act_n natural_a of_o self-defence_n be_v judge_n party_n accuser_n witness_n and_o all_o for_o it_o be_v suppose_v the_o judge_n be_v absent_a when_o the_o judge_n do_v wrong_a and_o for_o the_o plea_n of_o elisha_n extraordinary_a spirit_n joâ—am_n it_o be_v no_o thing_n extraordinary_a to_o the_o prophet_n to_o call_v the_o king_n the_o son_n of_o a_o murderer_n when_o he_o complain_v to_o the_o elder_n for_o justice_n of_o his_o oppression_n no_o more_o than_o it_o be_v for_o a_o plaintiff_n to_o libel_v a_o true_a crime_n against_o a_o wicked_a person_n and_o if_o elisha_n resistance_n come_v from_o a_o extraordinary_a spirit_n than_o it_o be_v not_o natural_a for_o a_o oppress_a man_n to_o close_v the_o door_n upon_o a_o murderer_n than_o the_o take_v away_o of_o the_o innocent_a prophet_n head_n must_v be_v extraordinary_a for_o this_o be_v but_o a_o ordinary_a and_o most_o natural_a remedy_n against_o this_o oppression_n and_o though_o to_o name_v the_o king_n the_o son_n of_o a_o murderer_n be_v extraordinary_a and_o i_o shall_v grant_v it_o without_o any_o hurt_n to_o this_o cause_n it_o follow_v no_o way_n that_o the_o self-defence_n be_v extraordinary_a 3._o 2._o chron._n 26.17_o four_o score_n of_o priest_n with_o azariah_n be_v commend_v as_o valiant_a man_n lxx_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d heb._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d arias_n montan._n silij_fw-la virtutis_fw-la man_n of_o courage_n and_o valour_n for_o that_o they_o resist_v vzziah_n the_o king_n who_o will_v take_v on_o he_o to_o burn_v incense_n to_o the_o lord_n belief_n against_o the_o law_n m._n symmon_n pag._n 34._o sect_n 10._o they_o withstand_v he_o not_o with_o sword_n and_o weapon_n but_o only_o by_o speak_v and_o one_o but_o speak_v i_o answer_v it_o be_v a_o bodily_a resistance_n for_o beside_o that_o jerome_n turn_v it_o same_o viri_fw-la 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festinatò_fw-la expulerunt_fw-la eum_fw-la the_o lxx_o say_v the_o priest_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d so_o vatablus_n they_o cast_v he_o out_o and_o 4._o it_o be_v say_v ver_n 21._o he_o be_v cut_v off_o from_o the_o house_n of_o the_o lord_n doctor_n ferne_n say_v sect_n 4._o pag._n 50._o they_o be_v valiant_a man_n who_o dare_v withstand_v a_o king_n in_o a_o evil_a way_n by_o a_o home_n reproof_n and_o by_o withdraw_v the_o holy_a thing_n from_o he_o especial_o since_o by_o the_o law_n the_o leper_n be_v to_o be_v put_v out_o of_o the_o congregation_n ans._n 1._o he_o contradict_v the_o text_n it_o be_v not_o a_o resistance_n by_o word_n for_o the_o text_n say_v they_o withstand_v he_o and_o they_o thrust_v he_o out_o violent_o 2._o he_o yield_v the_o cause_n for_o to_o withdraw_v the_o holy_a thing_n of_o god_n by_o corporal_a violence_n and_o violent_o to_o pull_v the_o censer_n out_o of_o his_o hand_n that_o he_o shall_v not_o provoke_v god_n wrath_n by_o offer_v incense_n 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a_o punishment_n to_o be_v inflict_v by_o the_o subject_n upon_o the_o king_n ergo_fw-la the_o king_n be_v obnoxious_a to_o the_o coactive_a power_n of_o the_o law_n 2._o ergo_fw-la subject_n may_v judge_v he_o and_o punish_v he_o 3._o ergo_fw-la he_o be_v to_o be_v subject_a to_o all_o church-censors_a no_o less_o than_o the_o people_n 4._o there_o be_v a_o express_a law_n that_o the_o leper_n shall_v be_v put_v out_o of_o the_o congregation_n what_o then_o flatter_a court_n divine_v say_v the_o king_n be_v above_o all_o these_o law_n for_o there_o be_v a_o express_a law_n of_o god_n as_o express_v as_o that_o ceremonial_a on_o touch_v leper_n and_o a_o more_o bind_a law_n that_o the_o murderer_n shall_v die_v the_o death_n will_v royalist_n put_v no_o exception_n upon_o a_o ceremonial_a law_n of_o expel_v the_o leper_n and_o yet_o put_v a_o exception_n upon_o a_o divine_a moral_a law_n concern_v the_o punish_n of_o murderer_n give_v before_o the_o law_n on_o mount_n sinai_n gen._n 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the_o disease_n of_o leprosy_n be_v incompatible_a 6._o i_o think_v not_o much_o that_o barcley_n say_v cont_n monar_n l._n 5._o c._n 11._o vzziah_n remain_v king_n after_o he_o be_v remove_v from_o the_o congregation_n for_o leprosy_n 1._o because_o that_o touch_v the_o question_n of_o dethron_a king_n this_o be_v a_o argument_n bring_v for_o violent_a resist_n of_o king_n and_o that_o the_o people_n do_v resume_v all_o power_n from_o vzziah_n and_o put_v it_o in_o the_o hand_n of_o jotham_n his_o son_n who_o be_v over_o the_o king_n house_n judge_v the_o people_n of_o the_o land_n ver_fw-la 21._o and_o by_o this_o same_o reason_n the_o parliament_n of_o both_o kingdom_n may_v resume_v the_o power_n once_o give_v to_o the_o king_n when_o he_o have_v prove_v more_o unfit_a to_o govern_v moral_o than_o vzziah_n be_v ceremonial_o that_o he_o ought_v not_o to_o judge_v the_o people_n of_o the_o land_n in_o this_o case_n 2._o if_o the_o â—_z do_v execute_v a_o ceremonial_a law_n upon_o king_n vzziah_n far_o more_o may_v the_o three_o estate_n of_o scotland_n england_n and_o the_o two_o house_n of_o parliament_n of_o england_n execute_v the_o moral_a law_n of_o god_n on_o their_o king_n if_o the_o people_n may_v covenant_v by_o oath_n to_o rescue_v the_o innocent_a and_o unjust_o condemn_v from_o the_o sentence_n of_o death_n notorious_o know_v to_o be_v tyrannous_a and_o cruel_a then_o may_v the_o people_n resist_v the_o king_n in_o his_o unlawful_a practice_n but_o this_o the_o people_n do_v in_o the_o matter_n of_o jonathan_n m._n symmon_n say_v pag._n 32._o and_o doctor_n ferne_n §_o 9.49_o that_o with_o no_o violence_n but_o by_o prayer_n and_o tear_n the_o people_n save_v jonathan_n as_o peter_n be_v rescue_v out_o of_o prison_n by_o
not_o reproach_v the_o king_n as_o shimei_n curse_v king_n david_n ergo_fw-la it_o be_v unlawful_a to_o resist_v the_o king_n in_o any_o tyrannous_a act_n i_o shall_v deny_v the_o consequence_n nay_o as_o pineda_n observe_v if_o the_o royalist_n press_v the_o word_n literal_o it_o shall_v not_o be_v lawful_a for_o prophet_n to_o reprove_v king_n of_o their_o sin_n christ_n call_v herod_n a_o fox_n elias_n ahab_n 15.32_o one_o that_o trouble_v israel_n obj._n 10._o act._n 23._o paul_n excuse_v himself_o that_o he_o call_v ananias_n the_o highpriest_n a_o white_v wall_n answ._n rivetus_n exo._n 22._o learned_o discuss_v the_o place_n think_v paul_n profess_v he_o know_v he_o not_o to_o be_v the_o highpriest_n speak_v ironical_o that_o he_o can_v not_o acknowledge_v such_o a_o man_n for_o a_o judge_n piscator_fw-la answer_v he_o can_v not_o then_o cite_v scripture_n it_o be_v write_v exod._n etc._n etc._n ans._n but_o they_o may_v well_o consist_v in_o that_o act_n of_o smite_v paul_n unjust_o he_o may_v be_v reproach_v otherwise_o it_o be_v not_o lawful_a to_o reproach_v he_o and_o sure_o it_o be_v not_o like_a that_o paul_n be_v ignorant_a that_o he_o be_v a_o judge_n yea_o it_o be_v certain_a he_o know_v he_o to_o be_v a_o judge_n 1._o he_o appear_v before_o he_o as_o a_o judge_n to_o answer_v for_o himself_o 2._o paul_n say_v express_o he_o be_v a_o judge_n ver_fw-la 3._o sit_v thou_o to_o judge_v i_o after_o the_o law_n etc._n etc._n and_o therefore_o the_o place_n be_v for_o we_o for_o even_o according_a to_o the_o mind_n of_o all_o the_o fault_n be_v if_o there_o be_v any_o in_o call_v he_o a_o white_v wall_n and_o he_o resist_v he_o in_o judgement_n when_o he_o say_v command_v thou_o i_o to_o be_v smite_v against_o the_o law_n 2._o though_o royalist_n rather_o put_v a_o fault_n on_o the_o apostle_n paul_n now_o in_o the_o act_n of_o prophesy_a judgement_n against_o ananias_n which_o after_o fall_v out_o then_o upon_o their_o god_n the_o king_n yet_o the_o 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sect_n 9.56_o if_o the_o senate_n and_o people_n of_o rome_n who_o a_o little_a before_o have_v the_o supreme_a government_n over_o the_o thâ—n_a emperor_n that_o of_o subject_n have_v make_v they_o lord_n may_v not_o resist_v their_o emperor_n much_o less_o can_v the_o people_n of_o england_n have_v power_n of_o resistance_n against_o the_o succession_n of_o this_o crown_n descend_v from_o the_o conqueror_n who_o by_o force_n of_o arm_n but_o in_o justice_n conquer_v the_o kingdom_n answ._n 1._o though_o the_o roman_a emperor_n be_v absolute_a of_o which_o i_o much_o doubt_v and_o though_o the_o senate_n have_v make_v they_o absolute_a i_o deny_v that_o therefore_o they_o can_v be_v resist_v tâ—e_v unlawful_a resistance_n condemn_v by_o paul_n rom._n 13._o be_v not_o upon_o the_o ground_n of_o absoluteness_n which_o be_v in_o the_o court_n of_o god_n nothing_o be_v never_o ordain_v of_o god_n but_o upon_o reason_n of_o conscience_n bâ—cause_fw-mi the_o power_n be_v of_o god_n and_o ordain_v of_o god_n but_o some_o may_v say_v volenti_fw-la non_fw-la fit_a injuria_fw-la if_o a_o people_n total_o resign_v their_o power_n and_o swear_v nonresistance_n to_o a_o conqueror_n by_o compact_n they_o can_v resist_v i_o answer_v neither_o do_v this_o follow_v because_o it_o be_v a_o unlawful_a compact_n and_o none_o be_v oblige_v to_o what_o be_v unlawful_a for_o 1._o it_o be_v no_o more_o lawful_a for_o i_o to_o resign_v to_o another_o my_o power_n of_o natural_a self-defence_n than_o i_o can_v resign_v my_o power_n to_o defend_v the_o innocent_a draw_v to_o death_n and_o the_o wife_n child_n and_o posterity_n that_o god_n have_v tie_v i_o unto_o 2._o the_o people_n can_v no_o more_o resign_v power_n of_o self-defence_n which_o nature_n have_v give_v they_o than_o they_o can_v be_v guilty_a of_o self-murder_n and_o be_v want_v in_o the_o lawful_a defence_n of_o kingdom_n and_o religion_n 3._o though_o you_o make_v one_o their_o king_n with_o absoluteness_n of_o power_n yet_o when_o he_o use_v that_o transcendent_a power_n not_o for_o the_o safety_n but_o for_o the_o destruction_n of_o the_o state_n it_o be_v know_v they_o can_v not_o resign_v to_o another_o that_o power_n which_o neither_o god_n nor_o nature_n give_v they_o to_o wit_n a_o power_n to_o destroy_v themselves_o 2._o i_o much_o doubt_n if_o the_o roman_a emperor_n be_v absolute_a when_o paul_n write_v this_o justinian_n say_v so_o digest_v l._n 2._o tit_n 2._o but_o he_o be_v partial_a in_o this_o cause_n bodine_n de_fw-fr repub_fw-la l._n 2._o c._n 5._o pag._n 221._o prove_v that_o the_o roman_a emperor_n be_v but_o prince_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n and_o that_o the_o sovereignty_n remain_v still_o in_o the_o senate_n and_o people_n marius_n solomon_n write_v six_o book_n de_fw-fr principatu_fw-la on_o the_o contrary_n how_o can_v they_o make_v their_o emperor_n absolute_a livy_n say_v the_o name_n of_o a_o king_n be_v contrary_a to_o a_o senate_n liberty_n florus_n nomen_fw-la regis_fw-la invidiosum_fw-la they_o institute_v a_o yearly_a feast_n february_n 23._o call_v regifugium_fw-la cicero_n as_o augustine_n observe_v regem_fw-la romae_fw-la post_fw-la haec_fw-la nec_fw-la dii_fw-la nec_fw-la homines_fw-la esse_fw-la patiantur_fw-la the_o emperor_n may_v do_v something_o de_fw-fr facto_fw-la but_o lex_fw-la regius_fw-la be_v not_o before_o vespasian_n time_n augustus_n take_v on_o he_o to_o be_v tribune_n of_o the_o people_n from_o ten_o year_n to_o ten_o suetonius_n and_o tacitus_n say_v the_o succeed_a king_n encroach_v by_o degree_n upon_o the_o people_n liberty_n for_o speedy_a execution_n of_o law_n the_o king_n in_o time_n of_o war_n be_v force_v to_o do_v many_o thing_n without_o the_o senate_n and_o after_o the_o reign_n of_o emperor_n though_o there_o be_v no_o plebescita_n yet_o there_o be_v senatusconsulta_fw-la and_o one_o great_a one_o be_v that_o the_o senate_n declare_v nero_n to_o be_v a_o enemy_n to_o the_o state_n it_o be_v think_v julius_n caesar_n in_o the_o war_n against_o pompey_n subdue_v the_o roman_n and_o the_o senate_n and_o they_o be_v subdue_v again_o in_o the_o battle_n of_o octavius_n against_o cassius_n and_o brutus_n but_o tacitus_n say_v that_o be_v de_fw-la facto_fw-la not_o the_o jure_fw-la anal._n l._n 1._o s._n 2._o rome_n ruere_fw-la in_o servitium_fw-la consules_a patres_fw-la eques_fw-la caligula_n intend_v to_o assume_v diadema_fw-la the_o ensign_n of_o a_o king_n but_o his_o friend_n dissuade_v he_o 3._o england_n be_v oblige_v to_o d._n ferne_n who_o make_v they_o a_o subdue_a nation_n the_o contrary_a of_o which_o be_v know_v to_o the_o world_n obj._n m._n simmons_n loyall_n subj_fw-la belief_n sect_n 6._o pag._n 19_o god_n be_v not_o honour_v by_o be_v resist_v no_o more_o be_v the_o king_n answ._n i_o deny_v the_o consequence_n those_o who_o resist_v the_o king_n personal_a will_n and_o will_v not_o suffer_v he_o to_o ruin_v his_o crown_n and_o posterity_n in_o follow_a papist_n against_o his_o oath_n at_o the_o coronation_n do_v honour_n he_o and_o his_o throne_n and_o race_n as_o a_o king_n though_o for_o the_o time_n they_o displease_v he_o 2._o uzziah_o be_v not_o dishonour_v in_o that_o he_o be_v resist_v 3._o nor_o do_v we_o honour_v the_o king_n when_o we_o flee_v from_o he_o and_o his_o law_n yet_o that_o resistance_n be_v lawful_a according_a to_o the_o way_n of_o royalist_n and_o in_o truth_n also_o object_n 12._o supreme_a power_n be_v not_o to_o be_v resist_v by_o subordinate_a power_n because_o they_o be_v inferior_a to_o the_o supreme_a answ._n the_o bloody_a irish_a rebel_n then_o be_v inferior_a to_o the_o parliament_n can_v resist_v the_o parliament_n 2._o inferior_a judge_n as_o judge_n be_v immediate_o subordinate_a to_o god_n as_o the_o king_n and_o must_v be_v guilty_a of_o blood_n before_o god_n if_o they_o use_v not_o the_o sword_n against_o bloody_a
1_o chro._n 17.22_o 2_o sam._n 7.12_o and_o fulfil_v of_o christ_n and_o by_o the_o holy_a ghost_n speak_v of_o he_o heb._n 1.5.6_o be_v blasphemous_a for_o god_n say_v not_o to_o nero_n julian_n dioclesian_n belshazer_n evilmerodach_n who_o be_v lawful_a king_n i_o will_v make_v he_o my_o first_o bear_v and_o that_o any_o of_o these_o blasphemous_a idolatrous_a prince_n shall_v cry_v to_o god_n he_o be_v my_o father_n my_o god_n etc._n etc._n be_v divinity_n well_o beseem_v a_o excommunicate_v prelate_n of_o the_o king_n dignity_n above_o the_o kingdom_n i_o speak_v not_o now_o the_o prelate_n pull_v it_o in_o by_o the_o hair_n but_o hereafter_o we_o shall_v hear_v of_o it_o p._n prelate_n god_n only_o anoint_a david_n 1_o sam._n 16.4_o the_o man_n of_o bethleem_n yea_o samuel_n know_v it_o not_o before_o god_n say_v with_o my_o holy_a oil_n have_v i_o anoint_a he_o ps._n 89.91_o 1._o he_o be_v the_o lord_n anoint_a 2._o the_o oil_n be_v god_n 43.44_o not_o from_o the_o apothecary_n shop_n nor_o the_o priest_n vial_n this_o oil_n descend_v from_o the_o holy_a ghost_n who_o be_v no_o less_o the_o true_a olive_n than_o christ_n be_v the_o true_a vine_n yet_o not_o the_o oil_n of_o save_a grace_n as_o some_o fantastic_n say_v but_o holy_a 1._o from_o the_o author_n god_n 2._o from_o influence_n in_o the_o person_n it_o make_v the_o person_n of_o the_o king_n sacred_a 3._o from_o influence_n on_o his_o charge_n his_o function_n and_o power_n be_v sacred_a ans._n 1._o the_o prelate_n say_v before_o david_n anoint_v be_v extraordinary_a here_o he_o draw_v this_o anoint_v to_o all_o king_n 2._o let_v david_n be_v formal_o both_o constitute_v and_o design_v king_n divers_a year_n before_o the_o state_n make_v he_o king_n at_o hebron_n heaven_n and_o then_o 1._o saul_n be_v not_o king_n the_o prelate_n will_v term_v that_o treason_n 2._o this_o be_v a_o dry_a oil_n david_n his_o person_n be_v not_o make_v sacred_a nor_o his_o authority_n sacred_a by_o it_o for_o he_o remain_v a_o private_a man_n and_o call_v saul_n his_o king_n his_o master_n and_o himself_o a_o subject_n 3._o this_o oil_n be_v no_o doubt_n god_n oil_n and_o the_o prelate_n will_v have_v it_o the_o holy_a ghost_n yet_o he_o deny_v that_o save_a grace_n yea_o p._n 2._o c._n 1_o he_o deny_v that_o any_o supernatural_a gift_n shall_v be_v the_o foundation_n of_o royal_a dignity_n and_o that_o it_o be_v a_o pernicious_a tenant_n so_o to_o i_o he_o will_v have_v the_o oil_n from_o heaven_n and_o not_o from_o heaven_n 4._o this_o holy_a oil_n wherewith_o david_n be_v anoint_v psalm_n 89.20_o to_o adjutorium_fw-la augustine_n be_v the_o oil_n of_o save_a grace_n his_o own_o dear_a brethren_n the_o papist_n say_v so_o and_o especial_o diabolum_fw-la lyranus_fw-la &_o glossa_fw-la ordinaria_fw-la 45._o hugo_n cardinal_n ib._n his_o belove_a bellarmine_n lorinus_n and_o lorinus_n calvin_n musculus_fw-la marlorat_fw-la if_o these_o be_v fanatic_n as_o i_o think_v they_o be_v to_o the_o prelate_n yet_o the_o text_n be_v evident_a that_o this_o oil_n of_o god_n be_v the_o oil_n of_o save_a gtace_n bestow_v on_o david_n as_o on_o a_o special_a type_n of_o christ_n who_o receive_v the_o spirit_n above_o measure_n and_o be_v the_o anoint_a of_o god_n ps._n 45.7_o whereby_o all_o his_o garment_n smell_v of_o myrrh_n aloe_n and_o cassia_n ver_fw-la 8._o and_o his_o name_n messiah_n be_v as_o a_o ointment_n pour_v out_o cant._n 1._o 2._o this_o anoint_a shall_v be_v head_n of_o his_o enemy_n 3._o his_o dominion_n shall_v be_v from_o the_o sea_n to_o the_o river_n v_o 25._o 4._o he_o be_v in_o the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n v_o 26._o 5._o he_o be_v high_a than_o the_o king_n of_o the_o earth_n 6._o the_o grace_n of_o perseverance_n be_v promise_v to_o his_o seed_n v_o 28_o 29_o 30._o 7._o his_o kingdom_n be_v eternal_a as_o the_o day_n of_o heaven_n vers_fw-la 35_o 36._o 8._o if_o the_o prelate_n will_v look_v under_o himself_o to_o theodatus_fw-la diodatus_n and_o annot_n ainsworth_n they_o say_v this_o holy_a oil_n be_v pour_v on_o david_n by_o samuel_n and_o on_o christ_n be_v pour_v the_o holy_a ghost_n and_o that_o by_o â—4_n warrant_n of_o scripture_n and_o loc_n junius_n and_o ibid._n mollerus_n say_v with_o they_o now_o the_o prelate_n take_v the_o court_n way_n to_o pour_v this_o oil_n of_o grace_n on_o many_o dry_a prince_n who_o without_o all_o doubt_n be_v king_n essential_o no_o less_o than_o david_n he_o must_v see_v better_a than_o the_o man_n who_o find_v pontius_n pilate_n in_o the_o creed_n say_v he_o behove_v to_o be_v a_o good_a man_n so_o because_o he_o have_v find_v nero_n the_o tyrant_n julian_n the_o apostate_n nabuchadnezzar_n evil-merodach_a hazael_n hagag_n all_o the_o king_n of_o spain_n and_o i_o doubt_v not_o the_o great_a turk_n in_o the_o 89_o psalm_n v_o 19_o 20._o so_o all_o these_o king_n be_v anoint_v with_o the_o oil_n of_o grace_n and_o all_o these_o must_v make_v their_o enemy_n neck_n their_o footstool_n all_o these_o be_v high_o than_o the_o king_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o be_v hard_a and_o fast_o in_o the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n etc._n etc._n p._n prelate_n all_o the_o royal_a ensign_n and_o act_n of_o king_n be_v ascribe_v to_o god_n the_o crown_n be_v of_o god_n esa._n 62.3_o psal._n 21.3_o in_o the_o emperor_n coin_n be_v a_o hand_n put_v a_o crown_n on_o their_o head_n the_o heathen_a say_v they_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o hold_v their_o crown_n from_o god_n psal._n 18.39_o thou_o have_v gird_v i_o with_o strength_n the_o sword_n be_v the_o emblem_n of_o strength_n unto_o battle_n see_v jud._n 7.17_o their_o sceptre_n god_n sceptre_n exod._n 4.20_o 17_o 9_o we_o read_v of_o two_o rod_n moses_n and_o aaron_n aaron_n rod_n bud_v god_n make_v both_o the_o rod_n their_o judgement_n be_v the_o lord_n 2_o chron._n 19.6_o their_o throne_n be_v god_n 1_o chron._n 19.21_o the_o father_n call_v they_o sacra_fw-la vestigia_fw-la sacra_fw-la majestas_fw-la their_o commandment_n divalis_fw-la jussio_fw-la the_o law_n say_v all_o their_o good_n be_v res_fw-la sacrae_fw-la ergo_fw-la our_o new_a statist_n disgrace_v king_n if_o they_o blaspheme_v not_o god_n in_o make_v they_o the_o derivative_n of_o the_o people_n the_o base_a extract_n of_o the_o base_a of_o irrational_a creature_n the_o multitude_n the_o commonalty_n answ._n this_o be_v all_o one_o argument_n from_o the_o prelate_n beginning_n of_o his_o book_n to_o the_o end_n king_n in_o a_o most_o special_a and_o eminent_a act_n of_o god_n providence_n king_n be_v from_o god_n but_o therefore_o they_o be_v not_o from_o man_n and_o man_n consent_n it_o follow_v not_o from_o a_o most_o special_a and_o eminent_a act_n of_o god_n providence_n christ_n come_v into_o the_o world_n and_o take_v on_o he_o our_o nature_n ergo_fw-la he_o come_v not_o of_o david_n l_o oyne_v it_o be_v a_o vain_a consequencâ—_n there_o can_v not_o be_v a_o more_o eminent_a act_n then_o this_o psal._n 40._o a_o body_n thou_o have_v give_v i_o ergo_fw-la he_o come_v not_o of_o david_n house_n and_o from_o adam_n by_o natural_a generation_n and_o be_v not_o a_o man_n like_o we_o in_o all_o thing_n except_o sin_n it_o be_v tyrannical_a and_o domineer_a logic_n many_o thing_n be_v ascribe_v to_o god_n only_o by_o reason_n of_o a_o special_a and_o admirable_a act_n of_o providence_n as_o the_o save_n of_o the_o world_n by_o christ_n the_o give_v of_o canaan_n to_o israel_n the_o bring_v hâ—s_a people_n out_o of_o egypt_n and_o from_o chaldea_n the_o send_n of_o the_o gospel_n to_o both_o jew_n &_o gentile_n etc._n etc._n but_o shall_v we_o say_v that_o god_n do_v none_o of_o these_o thing_n by_o the_o ministry_n of_o man_n and_o weak_a and_o frail_a man_n 2._o how_o prove_v the_o prelate_n that_o all_o royal_a ensign_n be_v ascribe_v to_o god_n because_o esa._n 62._o the_o church_n universal_a shall_v be_v as_o a_o crown_n of_o glory_n and_o a_o royal_a diadem_n in_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o lord_n ergo_fw-la baculus_fw-la in_o angulo_fw-la the_o church_n shall_v be_v as_o a_o seal_n on_o the_o heart_n of_o christ._n what_o then_o hieronymus_n procopius_n cyrillus_n with_o good_a reason_n render_v the_o meaning_n thus_o thou_o o_o zion_n and_o church_n shall_v be_v to_o i_o a_o royal_a priesthood_n and_o a_o holy_a people_n for_o that_o he_o speak_v of_o his_o own_o kingdom_n and_o church_n be_v most_o evident_a v_o 1.2_o for_o zions_n sake_n i_o will_v not_o hold_v my_o peace_n etc._n etc._n 3._o god_n put_v a_o crown_n of_o pure_a gold_n on_o david_n head_n psal._n 21.3_o therefore_o julian_n nero_n and_o no_o elective_a king_n be_v make_v and_o design_v to_o be_v king_n by_o the_o people_n he_o shall_v never_o prove_v this_o consequence_n the_o par_fw-fr chaldee_n
god_n and_o the_o people_n be_v only_o the_o instrumental_a cause_n and_o spalleto_n say_v that_o the_o people_n do_v indirect_o only_o give_v kingly_a power_n because_o god_n at_o their_o act_n of_o election_n ordinary_o give_v it_o ans._n the_o scripture_n say_v plain_o as_o we_o hear_v before_o the_o people_n make_v king_n and_o if_o they_o do_v as_o other_o second_o cause_n produce_v their_o effect_n it_o be_v all_o one_o that_o god_n as_o the_o principal_a cause_n make_v king_n else_o we_o shall_v not_o argue_v from_o the_o cause_n to_o the_o effect_n among_o the_o creature_n 2._o god_n by_o that_o same_o action_n that_o the_o people_n creat_v a_o king_n effect_n do_v also_o by_o they_o as_o by_o his_o instrument_n create_v a_o king_n and_o that_o god_n do_v not_o immediate_o at_o the_o naked_a presence_n of_o the_o act_n of_o popular_a election_n confer_v royal_a dignity_n on_o the_o man_n without_o any_o action_n of_o the_o people_n as_o they_o say_v by_o the_o church_n act_n 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whereof_o be_v say_v ps._n 75.6_o 7._o 1_o sam._n 2.7_o 8._o not_o only_a king_n but_o all_o judge_n be_v god_n ps._n 82.1_o 2._o and_o therefore_o all_o must_v be_v the_o same_o way_n create_v and_o mould_v of_o god_n except_o by_o scripture_n royalist_n can_v show_v we_o a_o difference_n 5._o a_o english_a prelate_n give_v reason_n why_o people_n who_o be_v say_v to_o make_v king_n as_o efficient_n and_o author_n can_v unmake_v they_o the_o one_o be_v because_o god_n as_o chief_a and_o sole_a supreme_a moderator_n make_v king_n but_o i_o say_v christ_n as_o the_o chief_a moderator_n and_o head_n of_o the_o church_n do_v immediate_o confer_v ability_n to_o a_o man_n to_o be_v a_o preacher_n and_o though_o by_o industry_n the_o man_n acquire_v ability_n yet_o in_o regard_n the_o church_n do_v not_o so_o much_o as_o instrumental_o confer_v those_o ability_n they_o may_v be_v say_v to_o come_v from_o god_n immediate_o in_o relation_n to_o the_o church_n who_o call_v the_o man_n to_o 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for_o the_o unrulinesse_n of_o the_o creature_n for_o man_n sin_n withdraw_v themselves_o from_o that_o natural_a dominion_n that_o man_n have_v over_o the_o creature_n before_o the_o fall_n of_o man_n in_o that_o relation_n of_o a_o mean_a to_o the_o end_n and_o so_o by_o accident_n be_v this_o official_a relation_n put_v on_o he_o and_o according_a to_o that_o official_a relation_n and_o by_o accident_n man_n be_v put_v to_o be_v a_o servant_n to_o the_o brutish_a creature_n and_o a_o mean_a to_o so_o base_a a_o end_n but_o all_o this_o prove_v he_o through_o man_n sin_n and_o by_o accident_n to_o be_v under_o the_o official_a relation_n of_o a_o mean_a to_o base_a creature_n than_o himself_o as_o to_o the_o end_n but_o not_o as_o a_o reasonable_a man_n but_o the_o king_n as_o king_n be_v a_o official_a and_o royal_a mean_a to_o this_o end_n that_o the_o people_n may_v lead_v a_o godly_a and_o peaceable_a life_n under_o he_o and_o this_o official_a relation_n be_v a_o accident_n be_v of_o less_o worth_a than_o the_o whole_a people_n as_o they_o be_v to_o be_v govern_v and_o i_o grant_v the_o king_n son_n in_o relation_n to_o blood_n and_o birth_n be_v more_o excellent_a than_o his_o teacher_n but_o as_o he_o be_v teach_v he_o be_v inferior_a to_o his_o teacher_n but_o in_o both_o consideration_n the_o king_n be_v inferior_a to_o the_o people_n for_o though_o he_o command_v the_o people_n and_o so_o have_v a_o executive_a power_n of_o law_n above_o they_o yet_o have_v they_o a_o fountain_n power_n above_o he_o because_o they_o make_v he_o king_n and_o in_o god_n intention_n he_o be_v give_v as_o king_n for_o their_o good_a according_a to_o that_o thou_o shall_v feed_v my_o people_n israel_n &_o that_o i_o give_v he_o for_o a_o leader_n of_o my_o people_n 4._o say_v the_o p._n prelate_n the_o constituent_a cause_n be_v excellent_a than_o the_o effect_n constitute_v where_o the_o constitution_n be_v voluntary_a 98._o and_o depend_v upon_o the_o free_a act_n of_o the_o will_n as_o when_o the_o king_n make_v a_o viceroy_n or_o a_o judge_n durante_fw-la beneplacito_fw-la during_o his_o free_a will_n but_o not_o when_o a_o man_n make_v over_o his_o right_n to_o another_o for_o then_o there_o shall_v be_v neither_o faith_n nor_o truth_n in_o covenant_n if_o people_n may_v make_v over_o their_o power_n to_o their_o king_n and_o retract_v and_o take_v back_o what_o they_o have_v once_o give_v one_o ans._n this_o be_v a_o beg_n of_o the_o question_n for_o it_o be_v deny_v that_o the_o people_n can_v absolute_o make_v away_o their_o whole_a power_n to_o the_o king_n it_o depend_v on_o the_o people_n that_o they_o be_v not_o destroy_v they_o give_v to_o the_o king_n a_o politic_a power_n for_o their_o own_o safety_n and_o they_o keep_v a_o natural_a power_n to_o themselves_o which_o they_o must_v conserve_v and_o can_v give_v away_o and_o they_o do_v not_o break_v their_o covenant_n when_o they_o put_v in_o act_n that_o natural_a power_n to_o conserve_v 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order_n therefore_o buchanan_n say_v that_o order_n and_o law_n in_o parliament_n be_v but_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d preparatorie_n consultationis_fw-la and_o have_v not_o the_o force_n of_o a_o law_n till_o the_o people_n give_v their_o consent_n and_o have_v their_o influence_n authoritative_a upon_o the_o statute_n and_o act_n of_o parliament_n but_o the_o observator_fw-la hold_v that_o the_o legislative_a power_n be_v whole_a and_o entire_a in_o the_o parliament_n but_o when_o the_o scot_n be_v prefer_v petition_n and_o declaration_n they_o put_v all_o power_n in_o the_o collective_a body_n and_o keep_v their_o distinct_a table_n ans._n there_o be_v no_o consequence_n here_o the_o county_n and_o incorporation_n that_o send_v commissioner_n to_o parliament_n may_v make_v void_a their_o commission_n and_o annul_v their_o act_n because_o they_o constitute_v they_o commissioner_n if_o they_o be_v unjust_a act_n they_o may_v disobey_v they_o and_o so_o disannul_v they_o but_o it_o 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