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majesty_n and_o fortify_v by_o so_o many_o edict_n from_o the_o court_n of_o heaven_n though_o sometime_o a_o unworthy_a person_n do_v enjoy_v the_o same_o and_o such_o a_o one_o as_o do_v dishonour_v it_o by_o his_o filthy_a life_n nor_o may_v we_o think_v because_o the_o punishment_n of_o licentious_a prince_n do_v belong_v to_o god_n that_o present_o this_o power_n of_o execute_v vengeance_n be_v devolve_v on_o we_o to_o who_o no_o other_o precept_n have_v be_v give_v by_o god_n but_o only_o to_o obey_v and_o suffer_v produnt_fw-la de_fw-fr privatis_fw-la hominibus_fw-la semper_fw-la loquor_fw-la nam_fw-la si_fw-la qui_fw-la nunc_fw-la sint_fw-la populares_fw-la magistratus_fw-la ad_fw-la moderandum_fw-la regumâ—libidinem_fw-la â—libidinem_z constituti_fw-la quales_fw-la olim_fw-la erant_fw-la qui_fw-la lacedaemoniis_fw-la regibus_fw-la oppositi_fw-la erant_fw-la ephori_fw-la aut_fw-la romanis_n consulibus_fw-la tribuni_fw-la plebis_fw-la aut_fw-la atheniensium_fw-la senatui_fw-la 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due_a to_o the_o command_n of_o our_o governor_n and_o first_o of_o all_o to_o be_v observe_v that_o it_o draw_v we_o not_o from_o that_o obedience_n which_o be_v due_a to_o he_o to_o who_o will_n all_o the_o command_n of_o king_n must_v be_v subordinate_a to_o who_o decree_n their_o strong_a mandate_n must_v give_v place_n and_o before_o who_o majesty_n they_o be_v bind_v to_o lay_v down_o their_o sceptre_n for_o how_o preposterous_a be_v it_o to_o incur_v his_o anger_n by_o our_o compliance_n with_o those_o man_n who_o we_o be_v bind_v no_o otherwise_o to_o obey_v then_o for_o his_o sake_n only_o the_o lord_n be_v king_n of_o king_n who_o when_o he_o speak_v be_v to_o be_v hear_v for_o all_o and_o above_o they_o all_o we_o must_v be_v subject_a to_o those_o man_n who_o have_v rule_v over_o we_o but_o in_o he_o alone_o if_o against_o he_o they_o do_v command_v we_o any_o thing_n it_o be_v to_o be_v of_o none_o account_v nor_o in_o such_o case_n be_v the_o dignity_n of_o the_o magistrate_n to_o be_v stand_v upon_o to_o which_o no_o injury_n be_v do_v if_o in_o regard_n of_o the_o more_o eminent_a and_o supreme_a power_n of_o god_n it_o be_v restrain_v within_o its_o bound_n 22._o dan._n 6._o 22._o in_o this_o respect_n daniel_n deny_v that_o he_o have_v trespass_v any_o thing_n against_o the_o king_n in_o not_o obey_v his_o profane_a and_o ungodly_a edict_n because_o the_o king_n have_v go_v beyond_o his_o proper_a limit_n and_o be_v not_o only_o injurious_a against_o man_n but_o lift_v up_o his_o horn_n against_o god_n himself_o have_v first_o deprive_v himself_o of_o all_o authority_n the_o israelite_n be_v condemn_v on_o the_o other_o side_n for_o be_v so_o ready_a to_o obey_v their_o king_n in_o a_o wicked_a action_n when_o to_o ingratiate_v themselves_o with_o jeroboam_n who_o have_v new_o make_v the_o golden_a calf_n they_o leave_v the_o temple_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o betake_v themselves_o to_o a_o new_a superstitious_a worship_n and_o when_o their_o child_n and_o posterity_n with_o the_o like_a facility_n apply_v themselves_o unto_o the_o humour_n of_o their_o wicked_a king_n the_o prophet_n do_v severe_o rebuke_v they_o for_o it_o so_o little_a praise_n do_v that_o pretence_n of_o modesty_n deserve_v to_o have_v with_o which_o some_o court-parasite_n do_v disguise_v themselves_o and_o abuse_v the_o simple_a affirm_v it_o to_o be_v a_o crime_n not_o to_o yield_v obedience_n to_o any_o thing_n that_o king_n command_n as_o if_o god_n either_o have_v resign_v all_o his_o right_n and_o interess_n into_o the_o hand_n of_o mortal_a man_n when_o he_o make_v they_o ruler_n over_o other_o or_o that_o the_o great_a earthly_a power_n be_v a_o jot_n diminish_v by_o be_v subject_v to_o its_o author_n before_o who_o all_o the_o power_n of_o heaven_n do_v tremble_v supplicate_v i_o know_v that_o great_a and_o imminent_a danger_n may_v befall_v those_o man_n who_o dare_v give_v entertainment_n to_o so_o brave_a a_o constancy_n consider_v with_o what_o indignation_n king_n do_v take_v the_o matter_n when_o they_o once_o see_v themselves_o neglect_v who_o indignation_n be_v as_o the_o messenger_n of_o death_n say_v the_o wise_a man_n solomon_n but_o when_o we_o hear_v this_o proclamation_n make_v by_o the_o heavenly_a crier_n 29._o act._n 5._o 29._o that_o we_o ought_v to_o obey_v god_n rather_o than_o man_n let_v this_o consideration_n be_v a_o comfort_n to_o we_o that_o then_o we_o yield_v that_o obedience_n unto_o god_n which_o he_o look_v for_o from_o we_o when_o we_o rather_o choose_v to_o suffer_v any_o thing_n then_o to_o deviate_v from_o the_o way_n of_o godliness_n and_o lest_o our_o heart_n shall_v fail_v we_o in_o so_o great_a a_o business_n s._n paul_n subjoin_v another_o motive_n 23._o 1_o cor._n 7._o 23._o that_o be_v buy_v by_o christ_n at_o so_o great_a a_o price_n we_o shall_v not_o re-inthral_a ourselves_o to_o the_o lust_n of_o man_n much_o less_o addict_v ourselves_o to_o the_o work_n of_o wickedness_n 6._o these_o be_v the_o very_a word_n of_o calvin_n from_o which_o his_o follower_n and_o disciple_n most_o extreme_o differ_v both_o in_o their_o doctrine_n and_o their_o practice_n first_o for_o their_o practice_n calvin_n require_v that_o we_o shall_v reverence_v and_o respect_v the_o magistrate_n for_o his_o office_n sake_n 22._o sake_n sect._n 22._o and_o that_o we_o entertain_v no_o other_o than_o a_o fair_a esteem_n a_o honourable_a opinion_n both_o of_o their_o action_n and_o their_o counsel_n his_o follower_n like_o filthy_a dreamer_n as_o they_o be_v do_v not_o only_o despise_v dominion_n 8._o dominion_n judas_n 8._o but_o speak_v evil_a of_o dignity_n that_o be_v to_o say_v they_o neither_o reverence_v the_o person_n of_o their_o supreme_a magistrate_n nor_o regard_v their_o office_n and_o be_v so_o far_o from_o cherish_v a_o good_a opinion_n of_o those_o high_a power_n to_o which_o the_o lord_n have_v make_v they_o subject_n that_o their_o heart_n imagine_v mischief_n against_o they_o all_o the_o day_n long_o and_o though_o they_o see_v no_o cause_n to_o condemn_v their_o action_n they_o will_v be_v sure_a enough_o to_o misconstrue_v the_o end_n calvin_n require_v that_o we_o shall_v manifest_v the_o reverence_n and_o respect_n we_o bear_v they_o by_o the_o outward_a action_n of_o obedience_n 23._o obedience_n sect._n 23._o and_o to_o the_o end_n that_o this_o obedience_n shall_v proceed_v from_o the_o very_a heart_n and_o not_o to_o be_v counterfeit_a and_o false_a he_o add_v that_o we_o commend_v their_o health_n and_o flourish_a estate_n in_o our_o prayer_n to_o god_n ibid._n god_n ibid._n his_o follower_n study_v nothing_o more_o than_o to_o disobey_v they_o in_o every_o one_o of_o those_o particular_n which_o their_o master_n speak_v of_o refuse_v to_o obey_v their_o law_n and_o to_o pay_v they_o tribute_n and_o to_o undergo_v such_o service_n and_o burden_n as_o be_v lay_v upon_o they_o in_o reference_n to_o the_o public_a safety_n &_o spare_v not_o as_o occasion_n serve_v to_o manifest_v the_o disaffection_n of_o their_o heart_n by_o such_o outward_a act_n as_o disobedience_n and_o disloyalty_n can_v suggest_v
unto_o they_o and_o aâ—e_v so_o far_o from_o pray_v for_o they_o that_o many_o time_n they_o pray_v against_o they_o blaspheme_v god_n because_o he_o will_v not_o curse_v the_o king_n and_o make_v that_o which_o they_o call_v prayer_n so_o dangerous_a and_o lewd_a a_o libel_n that_o their_o very_a prayer_n be_v turn_v to_o sin_n calvin_n require_v such_o moderation_n in_o the_o subject_n that_o they_o neither_o intermeddle_v in_o affair_n of_o state_n nor_o invade_v the_o office_n of_o the_o magistrate_n and_o that_o if_o any_o thing_n be_v amiss_o in_o the_o public_a government_n which_o stand_v in_o need_n of_o reformation_n they_o presume_v not_o to_o put_v their_o hand_n unto_o the_o work_n or_o be_v tumultuous_o active_a in_o it_o 23._o it_o sect._n 23._o his_o follower_n will_v not_o trust_v the_o magistrate_n in_o the_o performance_n of_o their_o own_o office_n but_o be_v all_o counsellor_n and_o statesman_n and_o think_v that_o nothing_o be_v do_v well_o but_o what_o be_v do_v as_o they_o will_v have_v it_o and_o by_o their_o own_o hand_n too_o none_o other_o whether_o thing_n be_v amiss_o or_o not_o they_o must_v needs_o be_v do_v not_o by_o present_v their_o desire_n for_o a_o reformation_n and_o make_v know_v the_o fault_n if_o such_o fault_n there_o be_v to_o their_o supreme_a magistrate_n which_o be_v the_o way_n their_o master_n teach_v they_o but_o by_o raise_v tumult_n to_o affright_v they_o the_o attempt_n of_o the_o french_a hugonot_n at_o ambois_n upon_o charles_n the_o nine_o and_o the_o two_o tumult_n at_o edinburgh_n the_o one_o about_o the_o year_n 1593._o against_o the_o person_n of_o king_n james_n and_o the_o other_o in_o the_o year_n 1637._o against_o the_o minister_n of_o king_n charles_n will_v not_o be_v forget_v while_o calvin_n and_o his_o institution_n be_v in_o print_n among_o we_o calvin_n require_v that_o we_o shall_v yield_v obedience_n not_o only_o to_o such_o king_n and_o prince_n which_o faithful_o and_o as_o they_o ought_v do_v discharge_v their_o office_n but_o even_o to_o all_o those_o also_o which_o do_v nothing_o less_o than_o perform_v their_o duty_n 25._o duty_n sect._n 25._o not_o only_o to_o the_o meek_a and_o gentle_a but_o even_o unto_o the_o fierce_a and_o most_o cruel_a tyrant_n if_o any_o such_o be_v raise_v by_o god_n to_o the_o kingly_a throne_n 27._o throne_n sect._n 27._o his_o follower_n resolve_v not_o to_o yield_v obedience_n to_o their_o king_n and_o prince_n though_o they_o can_v charge_v they_o with_o no_o fault_n but_o their_o too_o much_o lenity_n unless_o it_o be_v that_o they_o have_v cause_v they_o to_o surfeit_v upon_o peace_n and_o plenty_n or_o that_o the_o people_n grow_v too_o rich_a and_o live_v too_o happy_o and_o drive_v too_o great_a a_o trade_n under_o their_o command_n and_o be_v so_o far_o from_o yield_a obedience_n to_o a_o tyrant_n or_o a_o severe_a and_o cruel_a prince_n call_v he_o which_o you_o will_v that_o neither_o the_o innocent_a minority_n of_o charles_n the_o nine_o nor_o the_o moderate_a government_n of_o the_o duchess_n of_o parma_n in_o the_o netherlands_o nor_o the_o mild_a peaceable_a temper_n of_o king_n james_n when_o he_o reign_v in_o scotland_n can_v save_v they_o from_o their_o insolence_n and_o insurrection_n final_o calvin_n do_v declare_v that_o though_o we_o be_v inhumane_o handle_v by_o a_o cruel_a prince_n or_o by_o a_o covetous_a and_o luxurious_a prince_n despoil_v and_o rifle_v though_o by_o a_o slothful_a one_o neglect_v or_o vex_v for_o our_o religion_n by_o a_o lewd_a and_o wicked_a yet_o it_o pertain_v not_o unto_o we_o to_o redress_v these_o mischief_n that_o all_o the_o remedy_n that_o we_o have_v be_v to_o cry_v to_o god_n 29._o god_n sect._n 29._o and_o till_o god_n take_v the_o work_n in_o hand_n to_o obey_v and_o suffer_v 31._o suffer_v sect._n 31._o and_o absolute_o condemn_v those_o seditious_a thought_n which_o some_o man_n be_v too_o apt_a to_o harbour_v that_o we_o must_v deal_v with_o king_n not_o otherwise_o then_o they_o shall_v deserve_v 27._o deserve_v sect._n 27._o his_o follower_n if_o they_o think_v themselves_o oppress_v though_o indeed_o they_o be_v not_o or_o that_o religion_n be_v in_o danger_n though_o indeed_o it_o be_v not_o or_o the_o honour_n of_o the_o state_n neglect_v though_o never_o of_o so_o much_o repute_n nor_o so_o brave_o manage_v will_v not_o descend_v so_o low_a as_o to_o cry_v to_o god_n or_o be_v so_o pusillanimous_a and_o so_o poor_o mind_v as_o only_o to_o obey_v and_o suffer_v that_o be_v a_o weakness_n fit_a for_o none_o but_o the_o primitive_a christian_n but_o take_v the_o sword_n into_o their_o hand_n be_v it_o right_n or_o wrong_n to_o force_v their_o king_n to_o come_v unto_o a_o reckon_n with_o they_o as_o if_o they_o will_v have_v reparation_n from_o they_o for_o their_o former_a suffering_n and_o can_v have_v reparation_n no_o way_n but_o that_o and_o as_o for_o deal_v with_o their_o king_n not_o otherwise_o then_o they_o do_v deserve_v although_o the_o maxim_n be_v unsafe_a and_o the_o very_a thought_n thereof_o seditious_a as_o their_o master_n tell_v they_o will_v they_o will_v hold_v themselves_o to_o that_o which_o have_v they_o do_v so_o many_o king_n in_o christendom_n have_v not_o be_v so_o unjust_o handle_v drive_v from_o their_o palace_n expel_v their_o city_n rob_v of_o their_o fortress_n and_o revenue_n assault_v in_o the_o open_a field_n and_o force_v sometime_o to_o change_v both_o their_o counsel_n and_o their_o guard_n the_o ordinary_a practice_n by_o the_o hugonot_n in_o france_n the_o presbyterian_o in_o scotland_n the_o calvinist_n in_o the_o netherlands_o and_o indeed_o where_o not_o have_v they_o be_v deal_v withal_o no_o otherwise_o then_o they_o deserve_v 7._o next_o let_v we_o look_v upon_o they_o in_o their_o point_n of_o doctrine_n and_o we_o shall_v find_v the_o scholar_n and_o their_o master_n at_o a_o great_a distance_n then_o before_o we_o see_v they_o at_o in_o point_n of_o practice_n calvin_n determine_v very_o sound_o that_o king_n have_v their_o authority_n from_o none_o but_o god_n non_fw-la nisi_fw-la a_o se_fw-la habere_fw-la imperium_fw-la 25._o imperium_fw-la sect._n 25._o that_o the_o supreme_a magistracy_n be_v a_o jurisdiction_n devolve_v from_o god_n upon_o the_o person_n of_o the_o magistrate_n or_o delegata_fw-la a_o deo_fw-la jurisdictio_fw-la 22._o jurisdictio_fw-la sect._n 22._o that_o it_o be_v the_o singular_a work_n or_o act_v of_o god_n to_o dispose_v of_o kingdom_n and_o to_o set_v up_o such_o king_n as_o to_o he_o seem_v meet_v which_o he_o call_v singularem_fw-la dei_fw-la actionem_fw-la in_o distribuendis_fw-la regnis_fw-la statuendisque_fw-la quos_fw-la illi_fw-la visum_fw-la fverit_fw-la regibus_fw-la 26._o regibus_fw-la sect._n 26._o and_o final_o that_o in_o every_o king_n or_o supreme_a governor_n there_o be_v inviolabilis_fw-la majestas_fw-la a_o indelible_a character_n of_o majestia_n imprint_v by_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n his_o scholar_n tell_v we_o that_o king_n be_v only_a creature_n of_o the_o people_n make_v and_o that_o whatever_o power_n they_o have_v be_v derive_v from_o they_o the_o observator_fw-la and_o the_o full_a answer_n unto_o dr._n fern_n and_o almost_o all_o our_o late_a scribbler_n do_v resolve_v it_o so_o they_o tell_v we_o second_o which_o must_v needs_o follow_v from_o the_o former_a that_o the_o people_n have_v the_o sole_a power_n of_o dispose_v kingdom_n and_o set_v up_o such_o king_n as_o they_o listen_v themselves_o and_o be_v so_o set_v up_o that_o there_o be_v no_o more_o majesty_n no_o bright_a beam_n of_o god_n divinity_n in_o they_o then_o in_o other_o man_n buchannan_n so_o affirm_v for_o certain_a populo_fw-la jus_o est_fw-la imperium_fw-la cvi_fw-la velit_fw-la deferat_fw-la regni_fw-la deferat_fw-la buchannan_n de_fw-fr jure_fw-la regni_fw-la and_o confident_o reckon_v those_o reverend_a attribute_n of_o majesty_n and_o highness_n which_o usual_o be_v give_v to_o king_n and_o prince_n inter_fw-la soloecismos_fw-la &_o barbarismos_fw-la aulicos_fw-la ad_fw-la aulicos_fw-la id._n in_o epist_n ad_fw-la among_o the_o solecism_n and_o absurdity_n of_o prince_n court_n calvin_n determine_v very_o oxthodox_o that_o though_o the_o king_n degenerate_a and_o become_v a_o tyrant_n though_o he_o infringe_v the_o subject_n liberty_n and_o invade_v their_o fortune_n persecute_v they_o for_o their_o piety_n and_o neglect_v their_o safety_n and_o be_v beside_o a_o vicious_a and_o libidinous_a person_n yet_o still_o his_o subject_n be_v to_o look_v upon_o he_o in_o all_o thing_n which_o pertain_v to_o their_o public_a duty_n with_o as_o much_o honour_n and_o obedience_n as_o they_o will_v do_v the_o just_a and_o most_o virtuous_a prince_n that_o be_v ever_o give_v unto_o a_o people_n eadem_fw-la in_o reverentia_fw-la &_o dignatione_fw-la habendum_fw-la quantum_fw-la ad_fw-la publicam_fw-la obedientiam_fw-la attinet_fw-la qua_fw-la optimum_fw-la regem_fw-la si_fw-la dareâ—ur_fw-la habituri_fw-la essent_fw-la 25._o essent_fw-la sect._n
up_o in_o the_o place_n of_o those_o mighty_a monarch_n and_o this_o they_o do_v on_o so_o good_a motive_n and_o with_o such_o success_n that_o in_o short_a time_n the_o prelate_n be_v not_o only_o use_v for_o advice_n and_o counsel_n but_o the_o inferior_a clergy_n also_o be_v call_v unto_o employment_n of_o the_o high_a nature_n and_o in_o conclusion_n with_o the_o prelate_n make_v up_o the_o three_o estate_n in_o most_o christian_a kingdom_n for_o be_v that_o the_o study_n of_o divinity_n be_v diffuse_v and_o large_a and_o that_o the_o knowledge_n of_o philosophy_n and_o the_o art_n and_o history_n be_v but_o attendant_n on_o the_o same_o and_o subservient_fw-fr to_o it_o there_o be_v no_o question_n make_v at_o all_o in_o the_o time_n we_o speak_v of_o but_o that_o a_o churchman_n so_o accomplish_v may_v be_v as_o useful_a in_o the_o service_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n as_o those_o who_o want_v many_o opportunity_n to_o be_v so_o verse_v in_o book_n the_o best_a guide_n to_o business_n especial_o when_o to_o those_o help_n in_o point_n of_o learning_n be_v join_v a_o suddenness_n of_o apprehension_n a_o perspicacity_n of_o judgement_n and_o which_o sway_v most_o of_o all_o integrity_n of_o life_n and_o conversation_n these_o when_o they_o meet_v together_o as_o they_o often_o do_v in_o man_n admit_v by_o the_o church_n unto_o holy_a order_n it_o be_v not_o either_o thought_n or_o find_v and_o indeed_o how_o can_v it_o that_o their_o admittance_n into_o order_n do_v take_v off_o from_o any_o of_o those_o natural_a or_o acquire_v endowment_n of_o which_o before_o they_o be_v possess_v or_o that_o it_o be_v a_o disable_n to_o they_o to_o make_v use_n thereof_o in_o any_o matter_n of_o debate_n or_o action_n which_o concern_v the_o public_a and_o that_o it_o have_v be_v so_o of_o old_a in_o all_o christian_a kingdom_n beside_o that_o it_o be_v intimate_v by_o our_o author_n here_o we_o shall_v clear_o see_v by_o look_v over_o such_o particular_n as_o have_v most_o influence_n and_o power_n in_o the_o affair_n of_o christendom_n and_o first_o beginning_n as_o of_o right_n with_o the_o german_a empire_n thuanus_n give_v this_o note_n in_o general_n 2._o general_n august_n thuan_n hist_o lib._n 2._o imperium_fw-la in_o tria_fw-la omnino_fw-la membra_fw-la dividi_fw-la that_o that_o empire_n be_v divide_v into_o three_o estate_n over_o all_o which_o the_o emperor_n be_v the_o head_n or_o the_o supreme_a prince_n of_o these_o the_o fiâ—st_a estate_n be_v ex_fw-la sacro_fw-la ordine_fw-la of_o the_o holy_a hierarchy_n compose_v of_o the_o three_o spiritual_a elector_n together_o with_o the_o residue_n of_o the_o archbishop_n and_o bishop_n and_o many_o abbot_n prior_n and_o other_o prelate_n the_o second_o be_v of_o the_o nobility_n consist_v of_o the_o three_o temporal_a elector_n the_o duke_n marquess_n lantgraves_n burgraves_n earl_n and_o baron_n of_o which_o there_o be_v no_o determinate_a number_n the_o emperor_n have_v power_n to_o add_v daily_o to_o they_o as_o he_o see_v occasion_n tâ—e_v three_o estate_n be_v of_o the_o free_a or_o imperial_a city_n in_o number_n 60._o or_o thereabouts_o who_o represent_v themselves_o at_o the_o general_a diet_n by_o such_o commissioner_n or_o deputy_n as_o be_v authorize_v to_o that_o purpose_n now_o for_o these_o diet_n for_o by_o that_o name_n they_o call_v their_o conventus_fw-la ordinum_fw-la or_o assembly_n of_o the_o three_o estate_n they_o be_v summon_v at_o the_o will_n and_o pleasure_n of_o the_o emperor_n only_o and_o at_o such_o place_n and_o time_n as_o to_o he_o seem_v meet_a ibid._n meet_a id._n ibid._n where_o be_v meet_v as_o all_o the_o three_o estate_n must_v meet_v either_o in_o person_n or_o by_o their_o ambassador_n they_o use_v to_o treat_v of_o peace_n and_o war_n of_o raise_v subsidy_n and_o tax_n to_o support_v the_o state_n of_o league_n and_o confederacy_n of_o raise_v and_o decry_v money_n of_o make_v abrogate_a and_o expound_v law_n and_o of_o such_o other_o point_n and_o matter_n as_o do_v pertain_v unto_o the_o honour_n of_o the_o empire_n and_o the_o public_a sasâ—tiâ—_n nor_o be_v this_o any_o new_a authority_n which_o the_o ecclesiastical_a estate_n have_v gain_v in_o the_o latter_a time_n but_o such_o wherein_o they_o be_v entrust_v â—rom_o the_o first_o beginning_n of_o that_o empire_n it_o be_v affirm_v by_o aventinus_n a_o writer_n of_o unquestioned_a credit_n that_o long_o before_o the_o institution_n of_o the_o seven_o elector_n which_o be_v in_o an._n 996._o the_o prelate_n the_o nobility_n and_o the_o chief_a of_o the_o people_n have_v the_o election_n of_o the_o emperor_n 5._o emperor_n aventini_n annal_n boâ—oâ—um_fw-la l._n 5._o and_o if_o the_o prelate_n be_v entrust_v in_o so_o high_a a_o point_n as_o the_o election_n of_o the_o emperor_n or_o the_o sovereign_a prince_n no_o question_n but_o they_o be_v employ_v also_o in_o his_o public_a counsel_n in_o matter_n which_o concern_v the_o managerie_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n next_o pass_v we_o over_o into_o france_n and_o there_o we_o find_v the_o subject_n marshal_v into_o three_o estate_n whereof_o the_o clergy_n be_v the_o first_o rex_fw-la coactis_fw-la tribus_fw-la ordinibus_fw-la sacerdotio_fw-la nobilitate_fw-la plebe_n subsidia_fw-la rei_fw-la pecuniariae_fw-la petiit_fw-la 9_o petiit_fw-la paul_n aemilius_n hist_o franc._n l_o 9_o that_o be_v to_o say_v the_o king_n assemble_v or_o conveen_v the_o three_o estate_n viz._n the_o clergy_n the_o nobility_n and_o the_o commons_o demand_v subsidy_n for_o the_o support_n of_o his_o estate_n so_o paulus_n aemilius_n do_v inform_v we_o out_o of_o these_o three_o be_v choose_v certain_a delegate_n or_o commissioner_n some_o for_o each_o estate_n as_o often_o as_o the_o king_n occasion_n do_v require_v their_o meeting_n the_o time_n and_o place_n whereof_o be_v absolute_o leave_v unto_o his_o dispose_n and_o these_o thus_o meet_v do_v make_v up_o the_o conventus_fw-la ordinum_fw-la or_o l'_fw-mi assembly_n des_fw-fr estate_n as_o the_o french_a man_n call_v it_o in_o form_n much_o like_o the_o english_a parliament_n but_o in_o nothing_o else_o the_o power_n and_o reputation_n of_o it_o be_v much_o diminish_v in_o these_o latter_a time_n especial_o since_o the_o great_a improvement_n of_o the_o court_n of_o parliament_n fixed_z and_z of_o long_a time_n fix_v in_o paris_n which_o court_n of_o parliament_n as_o it_o be_v institute_v at_o the_o first_o by_o charles_n martell_n mayre_n of_o the_o paâ—ace_n to_o the_o merouâ—gnian_a line_n of_o france_n and_o grandfather_n to_o charle_n magne_fw-la so_o it_o consist_v at_o the_o first_o of_o the_o same_o ingredient_n of_o which_o the_o great_a assembly_n des_fw-fr estate_n consist_v now_o that_o be_v to_o say_v the_o prelate_n and_o the_o peer_n and_o certain_a of_o the_o principal_a gentry_n which_o they_o call_v la_fw-fr nobless_a together_o with_o some_o few_o of_o the_o most_o considerable_a officer_n of_o the_o king_n household_n 8._o household_n anâ—â—e_fw-fr du_fw-fr chosâ—e_fw-fr 8._o a_o court_n of_o such_o esteem_n in_o the_o former_a time_n that_o the_o king_n of_o sicily_n cyprus_n bohomia_n portugal_n scotland_n and_o navarre_n have_v think_v it_o no_o disparagement_n unto_o they_o to_o be_v member_n of_o it_o and_o which_o be_v more_o when_o frederick_n the_o second_o have_v spend_v much_o time_n and_o treasure_n in_o his_o quarrel_n with_o pope_n innocent_a the_o four_o he_o be_v content_a to_o submit_v the_o whole_a cause_n in_o difference_n unto_o the_o judgement_n of_o this_o court_n but_o be_v at_o last_o become_v sedentaire_n and_o fix_v at_o paris_n as_o other_o ordinary_a court_n of_o justice_n be_v which_o be_v in_o an._n 1286._o or_o thereabouts_o the_o noble_n first_o and_o after_o they_o the_o bishop_n withdraw_v themselves_o from_o the_o trouble_n of_o it_o and_o leave_v it_o to_o the_o order_n of_o the_o civil_a lawyer_n though_o still_o the_o peer_n do_v challenge_v and_o enjoy_v a_o place_n therein_o as_o oft_o as_o any_o point_n of_o moment_n be_v in_o agitation_n the_o bishop_n of_o paris_n and_o the_o abbor_n of_o st._n denys_n continue_v constant_a member_n of_o it_o to_o this_o very_a day_n but_o for_o the_o assembly_n des_fw-fr estate_n or_o conventus_fw-la ordinum_fw-la make_v up_o of_o the_o clergy_n the_o nobility_n and_o the_o commons_o as_o before_o i_o tell_v i_o you_o he_o that_o will_v see_v the_o manner_n of_o it_o the_o point_n there_o handle_v and_o that_o remainder_n of_o authority_n which_o be_v leave_v unto_o they_o let_v he_o repair_v unto_o thuanne_n lib._n thuanne_n thuan_n hist_o svi_fw-la temp_n lib._n and_o look_v upon_o the_o great_a assembly_n hold_v at_o bloys_n an._n 1573._o he_o shall_v find_v it_o there_o pass_v we_o next_o over_o the_o pyrenees_n to_o the_o pealm_n of_o spain_n and_o we_o shall_v find_v in_o each_o the_o same_o three_o estate_n who_o meeting_n they_o call_v there_o by_o the_o name_n c._n name_n bodin_n de_fw-fr
now_o go_v be_v the_o meeting_n often_o for_o whereas_o there_o be_v three_o principal_a if_o not_o sole_a occasion_n of_o call_v this_o assembly_n or_o conventus_fw-la ordinum_fw-la that_o be_v to_o say_v the_o dispose_n of_o the_o regency_n during_o the_o nonage_n or_o sickness_n of_o the_o king_n the_o grant_v aid_n and_o subsidy_n and_o the_o redress_n of_o the_o grievance_n there_o be_v now_o another_o course_n take_v to_o dispatch_v their_o business_n the_o parliament_n of_o paris_n which_o speak_v most_o common_o as_o it_o be_v prompt_v by_o power_n and_o greatness_n appoint_v the_o regent_n 1610._o regent_n contin_n thuani_n an._n 1610._o the_o king_n themselves_o together_o with_o their_o treasurer_n and_o under-officer_n determine_v of_o the_o tax_n france_n tax_n view_v of_o france_n and_o they_o that_o do_v complain_v of_o grievance_n may_v either_o have_v recourse_n to_o the_o court_n of_o justice_n or_o else_o petition_v to_o the_o king_n for_o redress_v thereof_o and_o for_o the_o make_v new_a law_n or_o repeal_n the_o old_a the_o naturalisation_n of_o the_o alien_n and_o the_o regulate_v of_o his_o sale_n or_o grant_n of_o the_o crown-land_n the_o public_a patrimony_n of_o the_o kingdom_n which_o be_v wont_a to_o be_v the_o proper_a subject_n and_o debate_n of_o these_o grand_a assembly_n they_o also_o have_v be_v so_o dispose_v of_o that_o the_o conventus_fw-la ordinum_fw-la be_v neither_o trouble_v with_o they_o nor_o call_v about_o they_o the_o chamber_n of_o account_n in_o paris_n which_o have_v some_o resemblance_n to_o our_o court_n of_o exchequer_n do_v absolute_o dispose_v of_o naturalization_n and_o superficial_o survey_v the_o king_n grant_n and_o sale_n mesn_a sale_n andr._n du_n mesn_a which_o they_o seldom_o cross_v the_o king_n car_n tel_fw-fr est_fw-fr nostre_fw-fr plaisir_fw-fr be_v the_o subject_n law_n and_o be_v as_o bind_v as_o any_o act_n or_o ordinance_n of_o the_o three_o estate_n and_o for_o repeal_n of_o such_o law_n as_o upon_o long_a experience_n be_v conceive_v to_o be_v unprofitable_a the_o king_n sole_a edict_n be_v as_o powerful_a as_o any_o act_n of_o parliament_n of_o which_o bodinus_fw-la do_v not_o only_o say_v in_o these_o general_a term_n saepe_fw-la vidimus_fw-la sine_fw-la ordinum_fw-la convocatione_n &_o consensu_fw-la leges_fw-la à _fw-la principe_fw-la abrogatas_fw-la 8._o abrogatas_fw-la bodin_n de_fw-fr rep._n lib._n 1._o cap._n 8._o that_o many_o time_n these_o king_n do_v abrogate_v some_o ancient_a law_n without_o the_o call_n and_o consent_n of_o the_o three_o estate_n but_o say_v that_o it_o be_v neither_o new_a nor_o strange_a that_o they_o shall_v so_o do_v and_o give_v we_o some_o particular_a instance_n not_o only_o of_o the_o late_a time_n but_o the_o former_a age_n nay_o when_o the_o power_n of_o this_o assembly_n des_fw-fr estate_n be_v most_o great_a and_o eminent_a neither_o so_o curtail_v nor_o neglect_v as_o it_o have_v be_v late_o yet_o than_o they_o carry_v themselves_o with_o the_o great_a reverence_n and_o respect_n before_o their_o king_n that_o can_v be_v possible_o imagine_v for_o in_o the_o assembly_n hold_v at_o tours_n under_o charles_n the_o 8._o though_o the_o king_n be_v then_o no_o more_o than_o 14_o year_n of_o age_n and_o the_o authority_n of_o that_o court_n so_o great_a and_o awful_a that_o it_o be_v never_o at_o so_o high_a a_o eminence_n for_o power_n and_o reputation_n quanta_fw-la illis_fw-la temporibus_fw-la as_o it_o be_v at_o that_o time_n yet_o when_o they_o come_v before_o the_o king_n monsieur_fw-fr de_fw-fr rell_n be_v then_o speaker_n for_o the_o commons_o or_o the_o three_o estate_n do_v in_o the_o name_n of_o all_o the_o rest_n and_o with_o as_o much_o humility_n and_o reverence_n as_o he_o can_v devise_v promise_v such_o duty_n and_o obedience_n such_o a_o conformity_n of_o his_o will_n and_o pleasure_n such_o readiness_n to_o supply_v his_o want_n and_o such_o alacrity_n in_o heark_v unto_o his_o 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they_o with_o contempt_n and_o scorn_n shall_v therefore_o child_n be_v the_o less_o obedient_a to_o their_o parent_n or_o wife_n less_o dutiful_a to_o their_o husband_n we_o see_v the_o contrary_a that_o they_o be_v subject_a to_o they_o though_o both_o lewd_a and_o froward_a since_o therefore_o nothing_o do_v concern_v we_o more_o then_o that_o we_o trouble_v not_o ourselves_o with_o look_v into_o the_o defect_n of_o other_o man_n but_o careful_o endeavour_v to_o perform_v those_o duty_n which_o do_v belong_v unto_o ourselves_o more_o special_o ought_v they_o to_o observe_v this_o rule_n who_o live_v under_o the_o authority_n and_o power_n of_o other_o wherefore_o if_o we_o be_v inhumane_o handle_v by_o a_o cruel_a prince_n or_o by_o a_o covetous_a and_o luxurious_a prince_n despoil_v and_o rifle_v if_o by_o a_o slothful_a one_o neglect_v or_o vex_v for_o our_o religion_n by_o a_o lewd_a and_o wicked_a let_v we_o look_v back_o upon_o our_o sin_n which_o god_n most_o common_o correct_v with_o this_o kind_n of_o scourge_n the_o thought_n whereof_o will_v humble_v we_o and_o keep_v down_o the_o impatience_n of_o our_o angry_a spirit_n let_v we_o consider_v with_o ourselves_o that_o it_o appertain_v not_o unto_o we_o to_o redress_v these_o mischief_n that_o all_o which_o do_v belong_v to_o we_o be_v to_o cry_v to_o god_n in_o who_o hand_n be_v the_o heart_n of_o king_n 1._o prov._n 21._o 1._o and_o he_o turn_v they_o whither_o soever_o he_o will_n he_o be_v that_o god_n which_o stand_v in_o the_o congregation_n of_o the_o mighty_a and_o judge_v among_o the_o god_n before_o who_o face_n all_o king_n shall_v fall_v and_o be_v confound_v and_o all_o the_o judge_n â—f_o the_o earth_n who_o do_v not_o reverence_v his_o christ_n but_o make_v unjust_a law_n to_o oppress_v the_o poor_a and_o offer_v violence_n to_o the_o man_n of_o low_a condion_fw-la and_o make_v a_o spoil_n of_o widow_n and_o a_o prey_n of_o orphan_n and_o here_o we_o may_v aswell_o behold_v his_o goodness_n 30._o sect_n 30._o as_o his_o power_n and_o providence_n for_o sometime_o he_o do_v raise_v avenger_n from_o among_o his_o servant_n and_o furnish_v they_o with_o power_n sufficient_a aswell_o to_o execute_v vengeance_n on_o such_o wicked_a ruler_n as_o to_o redeem_v his_o people_n so_o unjust_o vex_v from_o the_o house_n of_o bondage_n and_o sometime_o use_v to_o that_o end_n the_o fierce_a wrath_n of_o other_o who_o think_v of_o nothing_o less_o than_o to_o serve_v his_o turn_n thus_o he_o redeem_v his_o people_n israel_n from_o the_o tyranny_n of_o pharaoh_n by_o the_o hand_n of_o moses_n from_o cushan_n kâ—ng_v of_o syria_n by_o othoniel_n from_o other_o thraldom_n by_o some_o other_o of_o their_o king_n and_o judge_n thus_o do_v he_o â—ame_n the_o pride_n of_o tyre_n by_o the_o arm_n of_o egypt_n the_o insolence_n of_o egypt_n by_o the_o assyrian_n the_o fierceness_n of_o assyria_n by_o the_o chaldean_n the_o confidence_n of_o babylon_n by_o the_o mede_n and_o persian_n after_o that_o cyrus_n have_v before_o subdue_v the_o mede_n thus_o do_v he_o sometime_o punish_v the_o ingratitude_n of_o the_o king_n of_o judah_n and_o israel_n and_o that_o ungodly_a contumacy_n which_o they_o carry_v towards_o he_o notwithstanding_o all_o his_o benefit_n confer_v upon_o they_o by_o the_o assyrian_n first_o the_o babylonians_n after_o but_o we_o must_v know_v that_o though_o these_o several_a instrument_n do_v the_o self_n same_o work_n yet_o they_o proceed_v not_o in_o the_o self_n same_o motive_n for_o the_o first_o sort_n be_v thereto_o lawful_o authorize_v and_o call_v by_o almighty_a god_n by_o take_v up_o arm_n against_o their_o king_n do_v nothing_o less_o tâ—â—n_v violate_v that_o sacred_a majesty_n which_o be_v inherent_a in_o a_o king_n by_o god_n holy_a ordinance_n but_o be_v arm_v from_o heaven_n do_v only_o regulate_v and_o chastise_v the_o lesser_a power_n by_o the_o help_n of_o the_o great_a as_o prince_n use_v sometime_o to_o correct_v their_o noble_n the_o late_a sort_n though_o guide_v by_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n as_o to_o he_o seem_v best_o so_o that_o they_o do_v unknowing_o effect_v what_o he_o have_v to_o do_v intend_v only_o the_o pursuit_n of_o their_o own_o design_n 5._o but_o whatsoever_o their_o design_n and_o intention_n be_v 31._o sect_n 31._o the_o lord_n do_v just_o use_v they_o to_o effect_v his_o business_n when_o by_o their_o mean_n he_o break_v the_o bloody_a sceptre_n of_o those_o insolent_a king_n and_o overthrow_v their_o wicked_a and_o tyrannical_a empire_n hear_v this_o you_o prince_n and_o be_v terrify_v at_o the_o hear_n of_o it_o but_o let_v not_o this_o afford_v the_o least_o encouragement_n unto_o the_o subject_n to_o violate_v or_o despise_v the_o authority_n of_o the_o magistrate_n which_o god_n have_v fill_v so_o full_a of_o
25._o his_o scholar_n sing_v another_o song_n and_o use_v all_o art_n imaginable_a to_o excite_v the_o people_n to_o rise_v against_o they_o and_o destroy_v they_o the_o author_n of_o that_o scandalous_a and_o dangerous_a dialogue_n entitle_v eusebius_n philadelphus_n do_v express_o say_v that_o of_o all_o good_a action_n the_o murder_n of_o a_o tyrant_n be_v most_o commendable_a dial._n commendable_a euseb_n philadelph_n dial._n buchannan_n account_v it_o a_o defect_n in_o polity_n proemia_fw-la eorum_fw-la interfectoribus_fw-la non_fw-la decerni_fw-la regni_fw-la decerni_fw-la buchannan_n de_fw-fr jure_fw-la regni_fw-la that_o public_a honour_n and_o reward_n be_v not_o propound_v unto_o such_o as_o shall_v kill_v a_o tyrant_n and_o some_o late_a pamphleteer_n conclude_v it_o lawful_a to_o rebel_v in_o the_o case_n of_o tyranny_n because_o forsooth_o if_o a_o king_n exercise_v tyranny_n over_o his_o subject_n may_v not_o be_v resist_v that_o be_v to_o say_v if_o the_o subject_n may_v not_o take_v up_o arm_n against_o he_o he_o and_o his_o follower_n may_v destroy_v the_o kingdom_n and_o now_o we_o be_v fall_v upon_o the_o business_n of_o resistance_n calvin_n allow_v of_o no_o case_n for_o aught_o i_o can_v see_v in_o which_o the_o subject_a lawful_o may_v resist_v the_o sovereign_n quandoquidem_fw-la resisti_fw-la magistratui_fw-la non_fw-la potest_fw-la quin_fw-la simul_fw-la resistatur_fw-la deo_fw-la 23._o deo_fw-la sect._n 23._o for_o as_o much_o as_o the_o magistrate_n can_v be_v resist_v but_o that_o god_n be_v resist_v also_o and_o reckon_v up_o those_o several_a pressure_n whereof_o samuel_n speak_v unto_o the_o jew_n and_o which_o he_o call_v jus_o regis_n as_o himself_o translate_v it_o he_o conclude_v at_o last_o cvi_fw-la parere_fw-la ipsi_fw-la necesse_fw-la esset_fw-la nec_fw-la obsistere_fw-la liceret_fw-la â—6_n liceret_fw-la sect._n â—6_n that_o no_o resistance_n must_v be_v make_v on_o the_o subject_n part_n though_o king_n entrench_v as_o much_o upon_o they_o both_o in_o their_o liberty_n and_o property_n as_o the_o prophet_n speak_v of_o his_o scholar_n be_v grow_v wise_a and_o instruct_v we_o otherwise_o paraeus_n say_v that_o if_o the_o king_n assault_v our_o person_n or_o endeavour_v to_o break_v into_o our_o house_n we_o may_v as_o lawful_o resist_v he_o as_o we_o will_v do_v a_o thief_n or_o robber_n on_o the_o like_a occasion_n 13._o occasion_n paraeus_n in_o rom._n cap._n 13._o and_o our_o new_a master_n have_v find_v out_o many_o other_o case_n in_o which_o the_o subject_n may_v resist_v and_o which_o be_v more_o than_o so_o be_v bind_v to_o do_v it_o as_o namely_o in_o his_o own_o behalf_n and_o in_o god_n behalf_n in_o behalf_n of_o his_o country_n and_o in_o behalf_n of_o the_o law_n and_o in_o so_o many_o more_o behalf_n that_o they_o have_v turn_v most_o christian_a king_n out_o of_o half_a their_o kingdom_n but_o to_o go_v on_o calvin_n determine_v very_o right_o that_o notwithstanding_o any_o contract_n make_v or_o suppose_v to_o be_v make_v between_o a_o king_n and_o his_o people_n yet_o if_o the_o king_n do_v break_v his_o covenant_n and_o oppress_v the_o subject_n the_o subject_n can_v no_o more_o pretend_v to_o be_v discharge_v of_o his_o allegiance_n than_o the_o wife_n may_v lawful_o divorce_v herself_o from_o a_o froward_a husband_n or_o child_n throw_v aside_o that_o natural_a duty_n which_o they_o owe_v their_o parent_n because_o their_o parent_n be_v unkind_a and_o it_o may_v be_v cruel_a those_o which_o do_v otherwise_o conclude_v from_o the_o foresay_a contract_n he_o call_v insulsos_fw-la ratio_fw-la cinatores_fw-la 29._o cinatores_fw-la sect._n 29._o but_o sorry_a and_o unsavoury_a disputant_n and_o reckon_v it_o for_o a_o seditious_a imagination_n that_o we_o must_v deal_v no_o otherwise_o with_o king_n then_o they_o do_v deserve_v nec_fw-la aequum_fw-la esse_fw-la ut_fw-la subditos_fw-la einos_fw-la praestemus_fw-la qui_fw-la vicissim_fw-la regem_fw-la nobis_fw-la non_fw-la se_fw-la praestet_fw-la 27._o praestet_fw-la sect._n 27._o or_o to_o imagine_v that_o it_o be_v neither_o sense_n nor_o reason_n that_o we_o shall_v show_v ourselves_o obedient_a subject_n unto_o he_o who_o do_v not_o mutual_o perform_v the_o duty_n of_o a_o king_n to_o we_o his_o scholar_n be_v grow_v able_a to_o teach_v their_o master_n a_o new_a lesson_n and_o will_v tell_v he_o if_o he_o be_v alive_a that_o there_o be_v a_o mutual_a contract_n between_o king_n and_o subject_n and_o if_o he_o break_v the_o covenant_n he_o forfeit_v the_o benefit_n of_o the_o agreement_n and_o he_o not_o perform_v the_o duty_n of_o a_o king_n they_o be_v release_v from_o the_o duty_n of_o subject_n as_o contrary_v to_o their_o master_n tenet_n as_o black_a to_o white_a and_o yet_o some_o late_a pamphlet_n press_v no_o doctrine_n with_o such_o strength_n and_o eagerness_n as_o they_o have_v do_v this_o nor_o have_v the_o pulpit_n spare_v to_o publish_v it_o to_o their_o cheat_a auditory_n as_o a_o new_a article_n of_o faith_n that_o if_o the_o ruler_n perform_v not_o his_o duty_n the_o contract_n be_v dissolve_v and_o the_o people_n be_v at_o liberty_n to_o right_v themselves_o what_o excellent_a use_n have_v be_v raise_v from_o this_o dangerous_a doctrine_n as_o many_o king_n of_o christendom_n have_v feel_v already_o so_o posterity_n will_v have_v cause_n to_o lament_v the_o mischief_n which_o it_o will_v bring_v into_o the_o world_n in_o succeed_a age_n final_o calvin_n have_v determine_v and_o excee_v pious_o that_o if_o the_o magistrate_n command_v we_o any_o thing_n which_o be_v contrary_a to_o the_o will_n and_o word_n of_o god_n we_o must_v observe_v s._n peter_n rule_n and_o rather_o choose_v to_o obey_v god_n than_o man_n and_o that_o withal_o we_o must_v prepare_v ourselves_o to_o endure_v such_o punishment_n as_o the_o offend_a magistrate_n shall_v inflict_v upon_o we_o for_o the_o say_a refusal_n et_fw-la quicquid_fw-la potius_fw-la perpeti_fw-la quam_fw-la a_o veritate_fw-la defiectere_fw-la 32._o defiectere_fw-la sect._n 32._o and_o rather_o suffer_v any_o torment_n then_o forsake_v the_o way_n of_o god_n commandment_n the_o magistrate_n as_o it_o seem_v by_o he_o must_v at_o all_o time_n be_v honour_v by_o we_o either_o in_o our_o active_a obedience_n or_o in_o our_o passive_a if_o we_o refuse_v to_o do_v his_o will_n we_o must_v be_v content_a to_o suffer_v for_o it_o his_o scholar_n be_v too_o wise_a to_o submit_v to_o that_o and_o be_v so_o far_o from_o suffer_v for_o the_o testimony_n of_o the_o gospel_n and_o a_o good_a conscience_n that_o they_o take_v care_n to_o teach_v the_o people_n that_o it_o be_v lawful_a to_o rebel_v in_o behalf_n of_o god_n to_o preserve_v the_o true_a religion_n when_o it_o be_v in_o danger_n or_o when_o they_o think_v it_o be_v in_o danger_n by_o force_n of_o arm_n and_o to_o procure_v the_o peace_n of_o jerusalem_n by_o the_o destruction_n of_o babylon_n which_o be_v so_o the_o difference_n be_v so_o great_a and_o irreconcilable_a between_o the_o follower_n and_o their_o leader_n in_o the_o point_n of_o practice_n between_o the_o master_n and_o the_o scholar_n in_o the_o point_n of_o doctrine_n i_o think_v it_o be_v exceed_o fit_a the_o man_n be_v either_o less_o admire_v or_o better_o follow_v that_o they_o who_o cry_v he_o up_o for_o the_o great_a reformer_n will_v either_o stand_v to_o all_o his_o tenet_n or_o be_v bind_v to_o none_o that_o they_o will_v be_v so_o careful_a of_o the_o church_n peace_n and_o their_o own_o salvation_n as_o not_o to_o swallow_v down_o his_o error_n in_o his_o point_n of_o discipline_n and_o pass_v he_o by_o with_o a_o magister_fw-la non_fw-la tenetur_fw-la when_o he_o do_v preach_v obedience_n to_o they_o and_o do_v so_o solid_o discourse_v of_o the_o power_n of_o government_n 2._o government_n tully_n philip._n 2._o aut_fw-la undique_fw-la religionem_fw-la svam_fw-la tollant_fw-la aut_fw-la usquequaque_fw-la conservent_fw-la as_o tully_n say_v of_o antony_n in_o another_o case_n but_o of_o this_o no_o more_o 9_o hitherto_o calvin_n have_v do_v well_o few_o better_a of_o the_o genevian_a doctor_n none_o ne_fw-la unus_fw-la quidem_fw-la not_o so_o much_o as_o one_o but_o there_o be_v a_o herb_n which_o spoil_v the_o pottage_n a_o herb_n so_o venomous_a that_o it_o be_v mors_fw-la in_o olla_fw-es unto_o they_o that_o taste_v it_o the_o fig_n in_o the_o next_o basket_n be_v evil_a 24._o jerem._n 24._o very_o evil_a not_o to_o be_v eat_v as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o prophet_n word_n they_o be_v so_o evil_a in_o that_o before_o he_o do_v exceed_v sound_o and_o judicious_o lay_v down_o the_o doctrine_n of_o obedience_n unto_o king_n and_o prince_n and_o the_o unlawfulness_n of_o subject_n take_v arm_n against_o their_o sovereign_n in_o this_o to_o come_v he_o open_v a_o most_o dangerous_a gap_n to_o disobedience_n and_o rebellion_n in_o most_o state_n in_o christendom_n in_o which_o his_o name_n be_v either_o reverence_v or_o his_o work_n esteem_v of_o for_o have_v full_o
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collegio_fw-la caesaria_n potestate_fw-la privari_fw-la potest_fw-la he_o may_v be_v deprive_v by_o the_o elector_n and_o a_o more_o fit_a and_o able_a man_n elect_v to_o supply_v the_o place_n and_o to_o this_o purpose_n in_o a_o constitution_n make_v by_o the_o emperor_n jodocus_n about_o the_o year_n 1410._o there_o be_v a_o clause_n that_o if_o he_o or_o any_o one_o of_o his_o successor_n do_v any_o thing_n unto_o the_o contrary_a thereof_o the_o elector_n and_o other_o state_n of_o the_o empire_n sine_fw-la rebellionis_fw-la vel_fw-la infidelitatis_fw-la crimine_fw-la libertatem_fw-la habeant_fw-la 424._o habeant_fw-la goldast_n constit_fw-la imperial_a tom._n 3._o p._n 424._o shall_v be_v at_o liberty_n without_o incur_v the_o crime_n of_o treason_n or_o disloyalty_n not_o only_o to_o oppose_v but_o resist_v they_o in_o it_o the_o like_a to_o which_o occur_v for_o the_o realm_n of_o hungary_n wherein_o k._n andrew_n give_v authority_n to_o his_o bishop_n lord_n and_z other_z nobles_z sine_fw-la nota_fw-la alicujus_fw-la infidelitatis_fw-la 37._o infidelitatis_fw-la bonfinius_n de_fw-fr edict_n publ_n p._n 37._o that_o without_o any_o imputation_n of_o disloyalty_n they_o may_v contradict_v oppose_v and_o resist_v their_o king_n if_o they_o do_v any_o thing_n in_o violation_n of_o some_o law_n and_o sanction_n in_o poland_n the_o king_n take_v a_o solemn_a oath_n at_o his_o coronation_n to_o confirm_v all_o the_o privilege_n right_n and_o liberty_n which_o have_v be_v grant_v to_o his_o subject_n of_o all_o rank_n and_o order_n by_o any_o of_o his_o predecessor_n and_o then_o add_v this_o clause_n quod_fw-la si_fw-la sacramentum_fw-la meum_fw-la violavero_fw-la incolae_fw-la regni_fw-la nullam_fw-la nobis_fw-la obedientiam_fw-la praestare_fw-la tenebuntur_fw-la which_o if_o he_o violate_v his_o subject_n shall_v no_o long_o be_v oblige_v to_o yield_v he_o obedience_n 8._o obedience_n bodin_n de_fw-fr rep._n lib._n 1._o cap._n 8._o which_o oath_n as_o bodine_n well_o observe_v do_v savour_n rather_o of_o the_o condition_n of_o the_o prince_n of_o the_o senate_n than_o of_o the_o majesty_n of_o a_o king_n the_o like_a may_v be_v affirm_v of_o frederick_n the_o first_o king_n of_o danemark_n who_o be_v call_v unto_o that_o crown_n on_o the_o ejection_n of_o k._n christian_n the_o second_o an._n 1523._o be_v so_o condition_v with_o by_o the_o the_o lord_n of_o the_o kingdom_n that_o at_o his_o coronation_n or_o before_o he_o be_v fain_o to_o swear_v that_o he_o will_v put_v none_o of_o the_o nobility_n to_o death_n or_o banishment_n but_o by_o the_o judgement_n of_o the_o senate_n that_o the_o great_a man_n shall_v have_v power_n of_o life_n or_o death_n over_o their_o tenant_n and_o vassal_n and_o that_o no_o appeal_n shall_v lie_v from_o they_o to_o the_o king_n tribunal_n nor_o the_o king_n be_v partaker_n of_o the_o confiscation_n nec_fw-la item_n honores_fw-la aut_fw-la imperia_fw-la privatis_fw-la daturum_fw-la &c_n &c_n ibid._n &c_n id._n ibid._n nor_o advance_v any_o private_a person_n to_o command_n or_o honour_n but_o by_o authority_n of_o his_o great_a counsel_n which_o oath_n be_v also_o take_v by_o frederick_n the_o second_o make_v bodinus_fw-la say_v that_o the_o king_n of_o danemark_n non_fw-la tam_fw-la reipsa_fw-la quam_fw-la appellare_fw-la reges_fw-la sunt_fw-la be_v only_o titular_a king_n but_o not_o king_n indeed_o which_o character_n he_o also_o give_v of_o the_o king_n of_o bohemia_n 88_o bohemia_n id._n ibid._n p._n 88_o but_o in_o a_o absolute_a monarchy_n the_o case_n be_v otherwise_o all_o the_o prerogative_n and_o right_n of_o sovereignty_n be_v so_o vest_v in_o the_o king_n person_n ut_fw-la nec_fw-la singulis_fw-la civibus_fw-la nec_fw-la universis_fw-la fac_fw-la est_fw-la etc._n etc._n that_o it_o be_v neither_o lawful_a to_o particular_a man_n nor_o to_o the_o whole_a body_n of_o the_o subject_n general_o to_o call_v the_o prince_n in_o question_n for_o life_n fame_n or_o fortune_n 210._o fortune_n id._n ibid._n p._n 210._o and_o among_o these_o he_o reckon_v the_o kingdom_n of_o france_n
spain_n england_n scotland_n the_o tartar_n muscovite_n &_o omnium_fw-la paene_fw-la africa_n &_o asiae_n imperiorum_fw-la and_o of_o almost_o all_o the_o kingdom_n of_o africa_n and_o asia_n but_o this_o we_o shall_v the_o better_o see_v by_o look_v over_o the_o particular_n as_o they_o lie_v before_o we_o 3._o but_o first_o before_o we_o come_v unto_o those_o particular_n we_o will_v look_v backward_o on_o the_o condition_n and_o authority_n of_o the_o jewish_a sanhedrim_n which_o be_v institute_v and_o ordain_v by_o the_o lord_n himself_o may_v serve_v to_o be_v a_o lead_a case_n in_o the_o present_a business_n for_o be_v that_o the_o jew_n be_v the_o lord_n own_o people_n and_o their_o king_n honour_v with_o the_o title_n of_o the_o lord_n anoint_v it_o will_v be_v think_v that_o if_o the_o sanhedrim_n or_o the_o great_a council_n of_o the_o seventie_o have_v any_o authority_n and_o power_n over_o the_o king_n of_o judah_n of_o who_o jus_o regni_fw-la such_o a_o large_a 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