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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d marc._n 3.24_o nam_fw-la quod_fw-la summum_fw-la est_fw-la unum_fw-la est_fw-la from_o whence_o they_o prove_v the_o unity_n of_o the_o godhead_n that_o there_o can_v be_v but_o one_o god_n and_o if_o this_o supreme_a power_n be_v divide_v betwixt_o king_n and_o parliament_n you_o know_v what_o the_o poet_n say_v omnisque_fw-la potestas_fw-la impatiens_fw-la consortis_fw-la erit_fw-la or_o you_o may_v remember_v what_o our_o saviour_n say_v if_o a_o kingdom_n be_v divide_v against_o itself_o it_o can_v stand_v and_o therefore_o when_o tiberius_n out_o of_o his_o wont_a subtlety_n desire_v the_o senate_n to_o appoint_v a_o colleague_n and_o partner_n with_o he_o for_o the_o better_a administration_n of_o the_o empire_n asinius_n gallus_n that_o be_v desirous_a enough_o of_o their_o pristine_a liberty_n yet_o understand_v well_o with_o what_o mind_n the_o subtle_a fox_n speak_v only_o to_o descry_v his_o ill_a willer_n after_o some_o jest_n answer_v serious_o 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and_o the_o like_a as_o too_o many_o of_o our_o sectary_n most_o false_o &_o most_o malicious_o have_v do_v be_v rather_o to_o vilify_v and_o disgrace_v he_o to_o work_v a_o odium_fw-la against_o he_o and_o a_o tediousness_n of_o he_o then_o to_o procure_v a_o honourable_a esteem_n and_o reverence_n of_o he_o cassiodorus_n say_v stipendium_fw-la tyranno_fw-la penditur_fw-la praedicatio_fw-la non_fw-la nisi_fw-la bono_fw-mi principi_fw-la tribute_n be_v due_a to_o tyrant_n and_o aught_o to_o be_v pay_v unto_o they_o but_o honour_n and_o reverence_n much_o more_o to_o a_o good_a prince_n &_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n bid_v we_o bless_v they_o that_o persecute_v we_o and_o our_o saviour_n say_v 12.14_o rom._n 12.14_o bless_v they_o that_o curse_v you_o that_o be_v speak_v well_o of_o tyrant_n that_o oppress_v we_o 5.44_o matth._n 5.44_o and_o speak_v not_o ill_o of_o they_o that_o speak_v ill_a of_o you_o especial_o if_o they_o be_v your_o magistrate_n or_o your_o king_n who_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d you_o be_v command_v to_o honour_n even_o with_o the_o same_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d therefore_o not_o doubt_v 14._o the_o five_o commandment_n be_v the_o most_o oblige_v of_o all_o the_o commandment_n of_o the_o second_o table_n ephes_n 6.2_o how_o the_o heathen_n honour_v their_o king_n c._n tacitus_n lib._n 14._o but_o with_o the_o same_o honour_n as_o we_o be_v command_v to_o honour_v our_o father_n and_o our_o mother_n because_o the_o king_n be_v our_o political_a father_n and_o be_v therefore_o command_v to_o be_v reverence_v by_o this_o precept_n which_o as_o the_o divine_n observe_v be_v of_o great_a moment_n and_o more_o oblige_v than_o any_o of_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o commandment_n of_o the_o second_o table_n not_o only_o because_o it_o keep_v the_o first_o place_n of_o all_o these_o precept_n but_o be_v also_o the_o first_o commandment_n with_o promise_n as_o the_o apostle_n observe_v and_o not_o only_o the_o scripture_n command_v we_o 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reason_n of_o this_o great_a reverence_n which_o they_o bear_v unto_o their_o prince_n be_v that_o they_o believe_v there_o be_v in_o king_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d some_o divine_a thing_n which_o above_o the_o reach_n of_o man_n be_v ingraff_v in_o they_o and_o can_v not_o be_v derive_v from_o they_o for_o so_o raderus_n tell_v we_o curt_a raderus_n comment_fw-fr in_o quint._n curt_a that_o this_o divine_a majesty_n or_o celestial_a spark_n be_v so_o eminent_a in_o the_o countenance_n of_o alexander_n that_o it_o do_v not_o only_o terrify_v his_o enemy_n but_o also_o move_v his_o best_a commander_n and_o great_a peer_n to_o obey_v his_o command_n and_o the_o like_a be_v report_v of_o scipio_n africanus_n and_o i_o find_v the_o macedonian_n have_v a_o law_n that_o beside_o the_o traitor_n condemn_v to_o death_n five_o of_o their_o next_o kinsfolk_n law_n a_o macedoninian_n law_n that_o be_v convict_v of_o conspiracy_n against_o their_o king_n and_o a_o gentleman_n of_o normandy_n confess_v to_o his_o friar_n how_o such_o a_o thought_n come_v once_o in_o his_o mind_n to_o have_v kill_v king_n francis_n the_o first_o thought_n a_o gentleman_n hang_v for_o his_o thought_n but_o repent_v of_o his_o intention_n he_o resolve_v never_o to_o do_v it_o the_o friar_n absolve_v he_o of_o his_o sin_n but_o tell_v the_o king_n thereof_o and_o he_o send_v he_o to_o his_o parliament_n who_o condemn_v and_o execute_v he_o for_o his_o thought_n philip_n the_o first_o of_o spain_n see_v a_o falcon_n kill_v a_o eagle_n command_v his_o head_n to_o be_v wring_v of_o say_v let_v none_o presume_v above_o their_o sovereign_n and_o in_o the_o reign_n of_o henry_n four_o of_o england_n one_o be_v hang_v draw_v and_o quarter_v in_o cheapside_n london_n for_o jest_v with_o his_o son_n that_o if_o he_o do_v learn_v well_o he_o will_v make_v he_o heir_n of_o the_o crown_n mean_v his_o own_o house_n that_o have_v the_o sign_n of_o the_o crown_n to_o prove_v the_o proverb_n true_a non_fw-la est_fw-la bonum_fw-la ludere_fw-la cum_fw-la sanctis_fw-la it_o be_v not_o safe_a jest_n with_o king_n and_o crown_n and_o it_o be_v less_o safe_a to_o resist_v they_o if_o you_o will_v believe_v wise_a solomon_n and_o i_o have_v read_v of_o another_o king_n that_o pass_v over_o a_o river_n his_o crown_n fall_v into_o the_o water_n one_o of_o his_o watermen_n leap_v in_o and_o dive_v to_o the_o bottom_n and_o take_v up_o the_o crown_n put_v it_o upon_o his_o head_n that_o it_o may_v not_o hinder_v his_o swim_n and_o so_o bring_v it_o to_o the_o king_n again_o who_o reward_v he_o well_o for_o his_o pain_n but_o cause_v his_o head_n to_o be_v chop_v of_o for_o presume_v to_o wear_v his_o crown_n and_o all_o this_o be_v but_o a_o inanswerable_a argument_n to_o condemn_v our_o rebel_n that_o neither_o reverence_n the_o majesty_n of_o their_o king_n nor_o respect_v the_o commandment_n of_o their_o god_n obedience_n 3._o obedience_n 3._o obedience_n be_v another_o principal_a part_n of_o that_o honour_n which_o we_o owe_v unto_o the_o king_n and_o this_o obedience_n of_o the_o inferior_n join_v with_o the_o direction_n of_o the_o superior_n issue_n the_o marriage_n of_o obedience_n and_o authority_n and_o the_o issue_n do_v make_v any_o state_n most_o successful_a but_o when_o these_o be_v divorce_v than_o nothing_o go_v right_a in_o that_o commonwealth_n for_o so_o the_o sage_n of_o greece_n express_v it_o by_o the_o marriage_n that_o jupiter_n make_v between_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d aescylus_fw-la aescylus_fw-la who_o child_n bring_v forth_o betwixt_o they_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d obedient_a all_o must_v be_v obedient_a to_o show_v unto_o we_o that_o when_o authority_n be_v marry_v to_o obedience_n and_o obedience_n prove_v a_o dutiful_a and_o good_a wife_n to_o authority_n the_o fruit_n of_o that_o match_n will_v be_v happiness_n to_o the_o whole_a kingdom_n and_o therefore_o if_o we_o will_v be_v happy_a we_o 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decompound_a sin_n a_o transcendent_a ingratitude_n and_o unexpressable_a iniquity_n the_o example_n more_o spread_v and_o the_o infection_n more_o contagious_a because_o more_o conspicuous_a and_o the_o giddy_a attempt_n of_o a_o unguided_a multitude_n be_v but_o as_o cardinal_n farnesius_n say_v like_o the_o beech_n tree_n without_o his_o top_n soon_o wither_v and_o vanish_v into_o nothing_o without_o leader_n when_o they_o become_v a_o burden_n unto_o themselves_o and_o a_o prey_n unto_o other_o therefore_o the_o contradiction_n of_o corah_n dathan_n and_o abiram_n that_o be_v so_o eminent_a in_o the_o congregation_n be_v a_o sin_n so_o odious_a unto_o god_n that_o he_o will_v have_v destroy_v all_o israel_n for_o their_o sake_n as_o now_o he_o punish_v all_o england_n for_o the_o sin_n of_o those_o noble_a man_n that_o have_v rebel_v against_o their_o king_n and_o
and_o it_o be_v so_o excellent_o well_o do_v by_o many_o other_o that_o i_o shall_v but_o acta_fw-la agere_fw-la to_o say_v any_o more_o of_o it_o chap._n xvii_o show_v how_o tribute_n be_v due_a to_o the_o king_n for_o six_o special_a reason_n to_o be_v pay_v the_o condition_n of_o a_o lawful_a tribute_n that_o we_o shall_v not_o be_v niggard_n to_o assist_v the_o king_n that_o we_o shall_v defend_v the_o king_n person_n the_o wealth_n and_o pride_n of_o london_n the_o cause_n of_o all_o the_o misery_n of_o this_o kingdom_n and_o how_o we_o ought_v to_o pray_v for_o our_o king_n 4._o tribute_n be_v another_o right_a and_o part_n of_o that_o honour_n which_o we_o owe_v unto_o our_o king_n prince_n the_o great_a charge_n of_o prince_n negotia_fw-la enim_fw-la infinita_fw-la sustinet_fw-la equabile_fw-la ius_fw-la omnibus_fw-la administrat_fw-la periculum_fw-la à _fw-la republica_fw-la cùm_fw-la necessitas_fw-la postulat_fw-la armis_fw-la &_o virtute_fw-la propulsat_fw-la bonis_fw-la pramia_fw-la pro_fw-la dignitate_fw-la constituit_fw-la improbos_fw-la suppliciorum_fw-la acerbitate_fw-la coercet_fw-la patriam_fw-la denique_fw-la universam_fw-la &_o ab_fw-la externis_fw-la hostibus_fw-la &_o ab_fw-la intestinis_fw-la fraudibus_fw-la tutam_fw-la vigilantia_fw-la sva_fw-la praestat_fw-la haec_fw-la quidem_fw-la munera_fw-la aut_fw-la opere_fw-la tuetur_fw-la aut_fw-la quoties_fw-la opus_fw-la fuerit_fw-la tuenda_fw-la suscipit_fw-la qui_fw-la autem_fw-la existimat_fw-la haec_fw-la tam_fw-la multa_fw-la munera_fw-la sine_fw-la maximis_fw-la sumptibus_fw-la sustineri_fw-la posse_fw-la mentis_fw-la expers_fw-la est_fw-la atque_fw-la aquavitae_fw-la communis_fw-la ignarus_fw-la &_o idcirco_fw-la hoc_fw-la quod_fw-la &_o communi_fw-la more_fw-it receptum_fw-la est_fw-la ut_fw-la reges_fw-la populi_fw-la sumptibus_fw-la alantur_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la humano_fw-la tantum_fw-la jure_fw-la sed_fw-la etiam_fw-la divino_fw-la vallatum_fw-la 386._o osorius_n de_fw-fr 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the_o common_a course_n of_o life_n and_o therefore_o this_o thing_n which_o be_v receive_v by_o a_o common_a custom_n that_o king_n shall_v be_v assist_v and_o their_o royalty_n maintain_v by_o the_o public_a charge_n of_o the_o people_n be_v not_o only_o allow_v by_o humane_a law_n but_o be_v also_o confirm_v by_o the_o divine_a right_n man_n shall_v therefore_o consider_v that_o the_o occasion_n of_o king_n be_v very_o great_a abroad_o for_o intelligence_n and_o correspondency_n with_o foreign_a state_n that_o we_o may_v reap_v the_o fruit_n of_o other_o nation_n vent_v our_o own_o commodity_n to_o our_o best_a advantage_n and_o be_v guard_v secure_v and_o preserve_v from_o all_o our_o outward_a enemy_n and_o at_o home_n to_o support_v a_o due_a state_n answerable_a to_o his_o place_n to_o maintain_v the_o public_a justice_n and_o judgement_n of_o the_o whole_a kingdom_n and_o a_o hundred_o such_o like_a occasion_n that_o every_o private_a man_n can_v perceive_v and_o think_v you_o that_o these_o thing_n can_v be_v do_v without_o mean_n without_o money_n if_o you_o still_o pour_v out_o and_o not_o pour_v in_o your_o bottle_n will_v be_v soon_o empty_a and_o the_o ocean_n sea_n will_v be_v soon_o dry_v up_o if_o the_o river_n do_v not_o still_o supply_v the_o same_o and_o therefore_o not_o only_a deioces_n that_o i_o speak_v of_o before_o when_o he_o be_v elect_v king_n of_o the_o mede_n cause_v they_o to_o build_v he_o a_o most_o stately_a palace_n and_o the_o famous_a city_n of_o ecbatana_n and_o to_o give_v he_o a_o goodly_a band_n of_o select_a man_n for_o the_o safeguard_n of_o his_o person_n and_o to_o provide_v all_o other_o thing_n fit_v for_o the_o majesty_n of_o a_o king_n and_o all_o the_o other_o king_n of_o the_o gentile_n do_v the_o like_a as_o well_o they_o may_v if_o it_o be_v true_a that_o some_o of_o they_o thought_n quicquid_fw-la habet_fw-la locuple_n quicquid_fw-la custodit_fw-la avarus_fw-la gunterus_n gunterus_n jure_fw-la quidem_fw-la nostrum_fw-la est_fw-la populo_fw-la concedimus_fw-la usum_fw-la but_o also_o solomon_n 12.4_o 1._o reg._n 12.4_o and_o all_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o king_n of_o israel_n require_v no_o small_a aid_n and_o tribute_n from_o their_o subject_n for_o though_o tertull._n out_o of_o deut._n 23.17_o read_v it_o tertull._n tertull._n to_o 3._o de_fw-la pudicit_fw-la c._n 9_o pamel_n in_o tertull._n there_o shall_v not_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d vectigal_a pendens_fw-la a_o payer_n of_o tribute_n of_o the_o son_n of_o israel_n yet_o pamelius_n well_o observe_v it_o that_o these_o word_n be_v not_o in_o the_o original_n but_o be_v take_v by_o he_o out_o of_o the_o septuagint_n which_o also_o say_v not_o of_o the_o son_n but_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o the_o daughter_n of_o israel_n that_o be_v ex_fw-la impudicitia_fw-la &_o lupanaribus_fw-la for_o their_o dishonesty_n as_o it_o be_v say_v in_o the_o next_o verse_n 23.18_o deut._n 23.18_o that_o the_o hire_n of_o a_o whore_n and_o the_o price_n of_o a_o dog_n be_v a_o abomination_n unto_o the_o lord_n 9_o aug._n de_fw-fr civit._fw-la dei_fw-la l._n 10._o c._n 9_o and_o so_o s._n aug._n use_v the_o word_n teletae_n for_o those_o unchaste_a sacrifice_n wherewith_o such_o woman_n do_v oblige_v themselves_o and_o so_o do_v theodoret_n likewise_o but_o that_o the_o jew_n pay_v tribute_n it_o be_v manifest_a out_o of_o 1._o sam._n 17.24_o where_o this_o reward_n be_v promise_v to_o he_o that_o kill_v goliath_n editione_n 1._o sam._n 17.25_o in_o vulgata_fw-la editione_n that_o his_o father_n house_n shall_v be_v absque_fw-la tributo_fw-la free_a from_o all_o tribute_n in_o israel_n therefore_o certain_o they_o pay_v tribute_n and_o to_o make_v it_o yet_o more_o plain_a solomon_n appoint_v jeroboam_n super_fw-la tributa_fw-la universae_fw-la domûs_fw-la joseph_n 11.28_o 2._o reg_fw-la 11.28_o say_v the_o vulgar_a let_fw-mi over_o all_o the_o charge_n or_o burden_n of_o the_o house_n of_o joseph_n that_o be_v of_o the_o tribe_n of_o ephraim_n and_o manasses_n as_o our_o translation_n read_v it_o 34â—_n barrad_n to_o 2._o l._n 5._o c._n 21._o p._n 34â—_n and_o he_o appoint_v adoniram_n the_o son_n of_o abda_n over_o the_o tribute_n 1._o reg._n 4.6_o yea_o though_o the_o jew_n be_v the_o people_n of_o god_n and_o think_v themselves_o free_a and_o no_o way_n oblige_v to_o be_v tax_v by_o foreign_a prince_n that_o be_v ethnic_n yet_o after_o pompey_n take_v their_o city_n they_o pay_v tribute_n to_o the_o roman_n 8_o josephus_n l._n 15._o c_o 8_o and_o our_o saviour_n bid_v we_o not_o only_o to_o obey_v but_o also_o to_o render_v unto_o caesar_n what_o be_v caesar_n that_o be_v not_o determine_v the_o quota_fw-la pars_fw-la how_o much_o as_o he_o do_v the_o ten_o unto_o the_o priest_n but_o indefinite_o some_o part_n of_o our_o good_n for_o subsidy_n impost_n aid_n loan_z or_o call_v it_o by_o what_o name_n you_o will_v and_o rather_o than_o himself_o will_v omit_v this_o duty_n though_o he_o never_o wrought_v any_o other_o miracle_n about_o money_n yet_o herein_o when_o he_o have_v never_o a_o penny_n 317._o barrad_n to_o 2._o l._n 10._o c._n 32._o p._n 317._o he_o will_v create_v money_n in_o the_o mouth_n of_o a_o fish_n as_o s._n hierome_n and_o the_o interlin_n gloss_n do_v think_v and_o command_v the_o fish_n to_o pay_v tribute_n both_o for_o himself_o and_o his_o apostle_n therefore_o we_o shall_v render_v unto_o caesar_n what_o be_v caesar_n that_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o the_o greek_n take_v promiscuous_o though_o the_o civilian_n distinguish_v they_o de_fw-fr solo_fw-la &_o fundo_fw-la de_fw-la bonis_fw-la mobilibus_fw-la &_o de_fw-fr mercibus_fw-la of_o our_o ground_n of_o our_o good_n of_o our_o merchandise_n we_o ought_v to_o pay_v subsidy_n aid_n and_o tribute_n unto_o our_o king_n and_o that_o not_o spare_o nor_o by_o way_n of_o benevolence_n as_o if_o it_o be_v in_o our_o power_n to_o do_v it_o or_o not_o to_o do_v it_o sed_fw-la ex_fw-la debito_fw-la but_o as_o his_o due_n jure_fw-la divino_fw-la &_o regulâ_fw-la iustitiae_fw-la as_o his_o proper_a importance_n annex_v unto_o his_o crown_n for_o