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that_o pirate_n and_o robber_n have_v as_o good_a a_o title_n to_o his_o purse_n as_o a_o usurper_n have_v to_o the_o crown_n what_o he_o have_v bring_v in_o answer_n to_o this_o in_o his_o case_n of_o allegiance_n i_o have_v already_o consider_v but_o he_o have_v since_o endeavour_v to_o support_v himself_o upon_o some_o new_a reason_n in_o his_o vindication_n and_o therefore_o these_o must_v be_v likewise_o examine_v before_o i_o enter_v upon_o this_o matter_n it_o may_v not_o be_v improper_a to_o take_v notice_n that_o the_o dr._n be_v force_v to_o make_v use_n of_o such_o extensive_a principle_n in_o his_o first_o book_n that_o like_o a_o large_a town_n they_o be_v much_o the_o weak_a for_o their_o compass_n which_o make_v the_o defence_n of_o they_o at_o all_o quarter_n utter_o impracticable_a i_o be_o mistake_v if_o that_o which_o i_o have_v former_o allege_v together_o with_o the_o obvious_a consequence_n which_o result_n from_o it_o do_v not_o contain_v a_o answer_n to_o what_o the_o dr._n have_v late_o produce_v for_o if_o as_o he_o maintain_v 15.34_o all_o power_n whether_o legal_a or_o illegal_a be_v from_o god_n and_o a_o certain_a sign_n of_o his_o authority_n if_o providence_n order_v all_o event_n which_o be_v for_o the_o good_a or_o evil_a of_o private_a man_n as_o well_o as_o public_a society_n 12._o if_o there_o be_v no_o difference_n between_o the_o divine_a permission_n and_o approbation_n ibid._n no_o evil_a in_o the_o city_n which_o the_o lord_n have_v not_o bare_o permit_v but_o do_v if_o all_o this_o be_v true_a i_o confess_v i_o can_v understand_v why_o a_o robber_n title_n be_v worse_a than_o a_o usurper_n however_o since_o the_o dr._n continue_v of_o another_o mind_n the_o ground_n of_o his_o dissent_n shall_v be_v consider_v now_o he_o endeavour_v to_o show_v that_o private_a robbery_n and_o usurpation_n have_v not_o the_o same_o effect_n and_o confirmation_n from_o providence_n because_o all_o private_a injury_n be_v reserve_v by_o god_n 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their_o reformation_n a_o sufficient_a redress_n of_o the_o people_n grievance_n or_o be_v they_o not_o punish_v if_o they_o be_v damn_v for_o oppress_v their_o subject_n beside_o there_o be_v other_o expedient_n as_o i_o have_v show_v by_o which_o providence_n may_v correct_v prince_n and_o relieve_v the_o subject_a and_o if_o there_o be_v not_o those_o remedy_n i_o have_v just_a now_o mention_v be_v much_o more_o intelligible_a than_o what_o the_o dr._n prescribe_v for_o what_o can_v be_v a_o great_a reflection_n upon_o a_o alwise_a and_o almighty_a be_v than_o to_o make_v he_o stand_v in_o need_n of_o the_o sin_n of_o his_o creature_n as_o if_o the_o course_n of_o providence_n must_v be_v stop_v unless_o it_o be_v relieve_v by_o perfidiousness_n and_o rebellion_n as_o if_o god_n can_v not_o govern_v the_o world_n without_o set_v it_o on_o fire_n nor_o work_v any_o deliverance_n without_o involve_v whole_a nation_n in_o gild_n and_o blood_n and_o ruin_n if_o this_o be_v not_o confine_v providence_n with_o a_o witness_n i_o be_o much_o mistake_v and_o though_o the_o dr._n seem_v to_o lament_v the_o subject_n misfortune_n because_o the_o old_a principle_n deny_v they_o the_o liberty_n to_o own_o a_o illegal_a prince_n though_o he_o will_v be_v never_o so_o kind_a to_o they_o 38._o yet_o i_o conceive_v he_o will_v have_v no_o reason_n upon_o second_o thought_n to_o be_v deject_v at_o this_o consideration_n for_o people_n be_v sometime_o very_o liberal_a in_o dispose_v that_o which_o do_v not_o belong_v to_o they_o and_o bribe_v high_a at_o least_o in_o promise_n to_o gain_v their_o design_n but_o if_o every_o one_o may_v engage_v with_o those_o who_o will_v be_v kind_a to_o they_o without_o any_o regard_n to_o virtue_n and_o honour_n private_a family_n will_v be_v very_o much_o disorder_v and_o the_o dr._n may_v possible_o be_v a_o sufferer_n by_o this_o latitude_n himself_o and_o why_o must_v that_o usage_n be_v put_v upon_o prince_n which_o if_o it_o be_v 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sure_a will_v never_o authorise_v and_o encourage_v it_o the_o righteous_a god_n of_o peace_n always_o speak_v in_o the_o still_a voice_n of_o law_n and_o justice_n and_o be_v never_o to_o be_v find_v in_o popular_a commotion_n nor_o in_o the_o tempest_n of_o rebellion_n but_o if_o this_o argument_n fail_v he_o have_v another_o which_o be_v more_o considerable_a at_o hand_n 44._o viz._n the_o necessity_n of_o government_n to_o preserve_v human_a society_n for_o human_a society_n must_v not_o dissolve_v into_o a_o mobb_n or_o mr._n hobbs_n state_n of_o nature_n because_o the_o legal_a prince_n have_v lose_v his_o throne_n and_o can_v no_o long_o govern_v the_o preservation_n of_o human_a society_n do_v of_o necessity_n force_v we_o to_o own_o the_o authority_n even_o of_o usurp_v power_n i_o believe_v it_o will_v be_v hard_a to_o persuade_v any_o consider_a man_n that_o that_o which_o in_o such_o case_n in_o revolution_n be_v necessary_a to_o preserve_v a_o nation_n be_v a_o sin_n for_o the_o end_n of_o government_n be_v the_o preservation_n of_o human_a society_n and_o the_o great_a law_n of_o all_o in_o answer_n to_o this_o argument_n i_o shall_v endeavour_v to_o prove_v these_o three_o thing_n upon_o the_o dr._n i._o that_o he_o over_o value_v the_o preservation_n of_o society_n which_o ought_v not_o to_o be_v maintain_v by_o irregular_a and_o unjust_a action_n ii_o there_o be_v no_o reason_n to_o apprehend_v the_o strictness_n of_o the_o old_a principle_n shall_v dissolve_v a_o country_n into_o a_o mob_n iii_o if_o this_o event_n shall_v sometime_o happen_v it_o will_v turn_v to_o the_o general_a advantage_n of_o society_n 1._o society_n ought_v not_o to_o be_v uphold_v by_o act_n of_o injustice_n since_o god_n do_v not_o allow_v private_a person_n to_o preserve_v themselves_o by_o injure_v their_o neighbour_n why_o shall_v we_o imagine_v he_o grant_v this_o liberty_n to_o great_a body_n of_o people_n unless_o the_o universality_n of_o a_o evil_a practice_n can_v change_v its_o nature_n and_o correct_v its_o malignity_n do_v god_n hate_v injustice_n in_o private_a person_n and_o permit_v it_o at_o the_o same_o time_n to_o whole_a community_n it_o be_v somewhat_o strange_a a_o multitude_n shall_v not_o be_v bind_v to_o the_o common_a law_n of_o justice_n and_o humanity_n and_o that_o sinner_n shall_v grow_v saint_n mere_o by_o crowd_v together_o and_o if_o this_o supposition_n be_v absurd_a then_o certain_o justice_n and_o moral_a honesty_n be_v to_o be_v prefer_v before_o the_o concern_v of_o society_n now_o to_o deny_v any_o person_n his_o right_n much_o more_o to_o break_v the_o fundamental_a law_n of_o a_o kingdom_n be_v certain_o injustice_n and_o therefore_o the_o number_n of_o adherent_n can_v alter_v the_o quality_n of_o the_o action_n though_o they_o may_v aggravate_v the_o crime_n it_o be_v true_a self-preservation_n be_v a_o good_a thing_n but_o as_o some_o people_n order_n the_o matter_n we_o shall_v have_v little_o leave_v worth_n the_o preserve_n when_o we_o talk_v of_o preserve_v ourselves_o we_o shall_v comprehend_v the_o whole_a interest_n of_o human_a nature_n especial_o the_o noble_a part_n of_o it_o and_o not_o confine_v our_o notion_n to_o the_o satisfaction_n of_o epicure_n and_o atheist_n we_o shall_v take_v care_n to_o preserve_v our_o integrity_n as_o well_o as_o our_o wealth_n our_o reputation_n as_o well_o as_o our_o ease_n and_o our_o soul_n as_o well_o as_o our_o body_n which_o can_v be_v do_v unless_o the_o measure_n we_o go_v by_o be_v regular_a and_o defensible_a to_o illustrate_v this_o general_a discourse_n by_o a_o instance_n let_v we_o suppose_v a_o whole_a country_n or_o nation_n reduce_v to_o such_o straits_n that_o they_o have_v no_o other_o way_n to_o save_v their_o life_n but_o by_o turn_v turk_n or_o heathen_n what_o be_v to_o be_v do_v in_o this_o case_n have_v they_o the_o liberty_n to_o comply_v or_o must_v they_o submit_v to_o the_o penalty_n 35._o if_o they_o may_v comply_v the_o evangelist_n be_v mistake_v and_o the_o martyr_n self-murtherer_n if_o they_o may_v not_o it_o follow_v that_o some_o thing_n may_v be_v necessary_a to_o the_o preservation_n of_o a_o society_n which_o be_v notwithstanding_o utter_o unlawful_a and_o that_o the_o general_a danger_n of_o refuse_v to_o comply_v with_o a_o imposition_n do_v not_o make_v the_o compliance_n warrantable_a offic._n tully_n though_o a_o heathen_a can_v say_v that_o there_o some_o thing_n so_o lewd_a and_o flagitious_a that_o a_o wise_a and_o virtuous_a man_n will_v not_o be_v guilty_a of_o they_o though_o his_o country_n lie_v at_o stake_n and_o elsewhere_o he_o tell_v we_o that_o to_o take_v away_o that_o which_o belong_v to_o another_o and_o to_o enrich_v ourselves_o at_o the_o disadvantage_n of_o our_o neighbour_n be_v a_o great_a contradiction_n to_o nature_n and_o by_o consequence_n ought_v to_o be_v more_o avoid_v than_o death_n offic._n than_o poverty_n or_o pain_n and_o in_o short_a than_o all_o the_o accident_n which_o can_v happen_v to_o life_n or_o fortune_n again_o ibid._n the_o law_n of_o nation_n which_o stand_v both_o upon_o a_o human_a and_o divine_a authority_n do_v not_o suffer_v we_o to_o make_v ourselves_o rich_a or_o powerful_a with_o the_o spoil_n of_o other_o the_o same_o author_n cite_v several_a noble_a precedent_n as_o he_o call_v they_o where_o the_o public_a be_v concern_v in_o which_o honour_n and_o honesty_n be_v value_v above_o the_o consideration_n of_o security_n and_o power_n among_o other_o instance_n he_o give_v one_o concern_v themistocles_n who_o tell_v the_o athenian_n at_o a_o public_a meeting_n that_o he_o have_v something_o to_o propose_v very_o much_o to_o the_o advantage_n of_o the_o state_n which_o be_v not_o convenient_a to_o mention_v in_o that_o place_n and_o therefore_o desire_v they_o will_v assign_v he_o a_o proper_a person_n to_o who_o he_o may_v communicate_v
it_o as_o he_o please_v and_o thence_o it_o follow_v that_o when_o he_o have_v give_v it_o away_o by_o express_a grant_n the_o former_a possessor_n have_v no_o long_o any_o right_n and_o if_o not_o any_o no_o legal_a one_o far_o if_o a_o legal_a right_o shall_v continue_v after_o god_n have_v express_o give_v it_o away_o this_o absurdity_n will_v follow_v that_o god_n can_v repeal_v a_o humane_a law_n and_o consequent_o have_v a_o lesser_a authority_n than_o men._n i_o have_v already_o prove_v that_o revelation_n and_o success_n be_v quite_o different_a principle_n and_o that_o we_o have_v no_o manner_n of_o reason_n to_o infer_v god_n approbation_n from_o the_o latter_a as_o from_o the_o former_a and_o therefore_o the_o doctor_n can_v take_v no_o advantage_n from_o this_o way_n of_o reason_v to_o return_v to_o the_o king_n of_o babylon_n who_o title_n may_v easy_o be_v make_v out_o from_o the_o scripture_n for_o first_o jehoiakim_n submit_v to_o nabuchadnezzar_n and_o become_v his_o servant_n 36._o and_o be_v afterward_o depose_v by_o he_o for_o his_o revolt_n after_o he_o nabuchadnezzar_n be_v sovereign_a paramount_n set_v up_o jehoiachin_n son_n to_o jehoiakim_n who_o be_v afterward_o carry_v away_o captive_a and_o his_o uncle_n zedekiah_n make_v king_n by_o the_o babylonian_a monarch_n 11._o thus_o we_o see_v the_o king_n of_o judah_n who_o only_o have_v the_o right_a to_o govern_v that_o nation_n become_v vassal_n to_o the_o king_n of_o babylon_n hold_v their_o crown_n of_o he_o and_o be_v content_v to_o reign_v durante_fw-la beneplacito_fw-la and_o though_o nabuchadnezzar_n may_v possible_o oblige_v they_o by_o unjust_a force_n to_o these_o condition_n yet_o after_o they_o have_v submit_v their_o act_n be_v valid_a and_o oblige_v to_o performance_n this_o be_v sufficient_a to_o make_v nabuchadnezzar_n a_o legal_a monarch_n but_o this_o be_v not_o all_o for_o moab_n ammon_n tyre_n sidon_n etc._n etc._n be_v express_o give_v to_o he_o by_o god_n himself_o and_o 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