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A33531 English-law, or, A summary survey of the houshold of God on earth and that both before and under the law, and that both of Moses and the Lord Jesus : historically opening the purity and apostacy of believers in the successions of ages, to this present : together with an essay of Christian government under the regiment of our Lord and King, the one immortal, invisible, infinite, eternal, universal prince, the Prince of Peace, Emmanuel. Cock, Charles George. 1651 (1651) Wing C4789; ESTC R37185 322,702 228

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of_o public_a good_a 5_o some_o complaint_n against_o mere_a prerogative_n officer_n remember_v 117_o chap._n 13_o p._n 117._o wherein_o be_v treat_v 1_o that_o the_o supreme_a magistrate_n may_v grant_v inferior_a so_o call_v prerogatives_n 2_o how_o he_o may_v grant_v they_o and_o the_o benefit_n and_o necessity_n thereof_o chap._n 14._o p._n 117_o 118._o wherein_o be_v declare_v 1_o that_o there_o always_o have_v be_v diverse_a opinion_n of_o the_o magistrate_n and_o church_n power_n with_o the_o reason_n of_o it_o 117_o 2_o that_o the_o magistrate_n power_n be_v chief_o preservation_n of_o the_o peace_n 3_o that_o much_o of_o the_o duty_n of_o the_o first_o table_n lie_v upon_o the_o magistrate_n and_o how_o but_o not_o sole_o nor_o principal_o and_o the_o reason_n 4_o a_o touch_n of_o christ_n blessing_n leave_v to_o his_o church_n the_o apostle_n and_o their_o successor_n in_o doctrine_n chap._n 15._o p._n 118_o 119_o 120_o 121._o wherein_o be_v treat_v 1_o of_o the_o end_n of_o magistracy_n 118_o 2_o that_o evil_a man_n may_v be_v good_a magistrate_n therefore_o obedience_n be_v still_o due_a to_o they_o 3_o the_o necessity_n of_o this_o or_o good_a magistrate_n will_v be_v oust_v by_o evil_a man_n p._n 119_o 4_o that_o the_o pope_n through_o the_o abuse_n of_o this_o difficulty_n become_v the_o sole_a umpire_n of_o all_o controversy_n 119_o 120_o 5_o limit_a magistrate_n or_o that_o rule_n by_o law_n must_v not_o go_v beyond_o their_o rule_n and_o the_o reason_n of_o it_o 6_o absolute_a monarch_n questionable_a only_o by_o the_o whole_a community_n 7_o how_o dangerous_a a_o evil_a this_o be_v and_o therefore_o wave_v 8_o christian_a prince_n from_o the_o king_n of_o judah_n especial_o have_v all_o plead_v to_o be_v absolute_a 120_o 9_o in_o limit_a monarchy_n the_o assembly_n diet_n etc._n etc._n may_v judge_v the_o monarch_n 10_o the_o way_n to_o distinguish_v absolute_a and_o limit_a monarchy_n 11_o the_o necessity_n of_o well_o temper_v popular_a state_n 12_o there_o be_v evil_n in_o have_v as_o in_o not_o have_v bar_n to_o supremacy_n 13_o the_o punishment_n use_v former_o to_o they_o call_v king_n or_o monarch_n 121_o 14_o the_o benefit_n of_o such_o punishment_n cap._n 16._o p._n 121_o 122._o show_v 1_o the_o original_a end_n of_o parliamentary_a meeting_n 121_o 2_o the_o privilege_n give_v to_o the_o person_n meet_v and_o the_o reason_n thereof_o 3_o protection_n to_o other_o then_o mere_a menial_a servant_n in_o ordinary_a unlawful_a 4_o their_o speaker_n not_o to_o be_v disallow_v but_o upon_o good_a cause_n 5_o they_o have_v a_o liberty_n to_o treat_v of_o all_o matter_n free_o etc._n etc._n 122_o 6_o they_o be_v the_o guardian_n of_o the_o people_n life_n liberty_n and_o estate_n etc._n etc._n 7_o the_o necessity_n of_o they_o to_o keep_v kingdom_n from_o devolve_v into_o tyranny_n 8_o these_o to_o be_v limit_v to_o time_n lest_o they_o grow_v tyrant_n or_o as_o bad_a 9_o that_o their_o error_n if_o any_o commit_v by_o they_o 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public_a grievance_n especial_o if_o arise_v from_o particular_a interest_n not_o to_o be_v continue_v 9_o plac_n of_o public_a judgement_n to_o be_v fit_o settle_v and_o not_o alter_v but_o in_o case_n of_o necessity_n 10_o privilege_n wherein_o respect_v the_o subject_n general_o wherein_o it_o consist_v illustrate_v in_o many_o particular_n heretofore_o question_v 11_o privilege_n not_o to_o be_v plead_v to_o they_o convict_v of_o crime_n 126_o 12_o a_o general_a law_n can_v be_v no_o dispriviledge_n 13_o exempt_v particular_a person_n for_o particular_a and_o special_a reason_n can_v be_v no_o privilege_n or_o dispriviledge_n 14_o to_o be_v master_n of_o arm_n or_o admit_v into_o military_a trust_n a_o special_a privilege_n 127_o chap._n 18._o p._n 127_o 128_o 129_o 130._o in_o which_o 1_o nature_n give_v like_o privilege_n to_o all_o man_n 127_o 2_o we_o lose_v they_o either_o by_o compact_n of_o force_n 3_o just_o that_o force_n shall_v be_v submit_v to_o and_o that_o to_o 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