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be_v not_o to_o be_v account_v less_o divine_a because_o it_o do_v not_o immediate_o come_v down_o from_o god._n they_o own_o these_o two_o thing_n one_a that_o god_n have_v order_v there_o shall_v be_v sovereign_a magistrate_n to_o regulate_v and_o govern_v society_n 2_o that_o god_n have_v divest_v private_a person_n of_o the_o right_n of_o do_v themselves_o justice_n in_o case_n of_o offence_n give_v they_o have_v ordain_v that_o the_o magistrate_n shall_v have_v the_o sword_n put_v into_o their_o hand_n by_o capital_a and_o other_o punishment_n to_o stop_v the_o violence_n of_o those_o who_o disturb_v the_o peace_n of_o the_o society_n and_o violate_v the_o rule_n of_o justice_n and_o in_o this_o respect_n they_o acknowledge_v magistracy_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o divine_a settlement_n and_o institution_n second_o we_o be_v to_o observe_v that_o when_o on_o the_o other_o hand_n they_o maintain_v that_o the_o power_n of_o the_o magistrate_n be_v confer_v by_o consent_n of_o the_o people_n in_o which_o respect_n they_o pretend_v that_o st._n peter_n call_v they_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o do_v not_o in_o the_o least_o diminish_v the_o authority_n of_o this_o divine_a institution_n of_o magistrate_n which_o they_o refer_v sole_o and_o immediate_o to_o god._n three_o that_o whatsoever_o notion_n we_o may_v frame_v of_o the_o power_n of_o magistrate_n whether_o we_o suppose_v it_o confer_v upon_o they_o immediate_o by_o god_n as_o m._n de_fw-fr marca_n pretend_v or_o whether_o it_o be_v only_o mediate_o derive_v to_o they_o from_o god_n by_o the_o intervening_a consent_n of_o the_o people_n the_o thing_n be_v still_o the_o same_o because_o it_o be_v evident_a that_o this_o power_n be_v not_o communicate_v to_o they_o but_o for_o the_o subsistence_n of_o the_o society_n the_o preservation_n whereof_o be_v the_o natural_a end_n of_o government_n and_o sovereignty_n four_o that_o they_o do_v not_o oppose_v this_o notion_n of_o the_o immediate_a collation_n of_o the_o sovereign_a power_n by_o god_n save_v only_o that_o they_o may_v express_v themselves_o more_o exact_o and_o distinguish_v the_o ordinary_a government_n of_o the_o world_n from_o the_o kingdom_n of_o israel_n for_o the_o same_o divine_n general_o own_o that_o the_o institution_n of_o the_o royal_a power_n in_o israel_n be_v a_o immediate_a act_n of_o god_n but_o withal_o maintain_v that_o the_o same_o can_v be_v say_v of_o other_o sovereign_n this_o lay_v down_o i_o say_v that_o nothing_o can_v be_v imagine_v more_o vain_a than_o the_o second_o of_o these_o opinion_n and_o it_o be_v enough_o only_a to_o understand_v the_o term_n which_o those_o divine_n make_v use_n of_o to_o express_v their_o sentiment_n concern_v the_o original_a of_o sovereign_a magistrate_n in_o every_o state_n and_o to_o consider_v the_o proof_n they_o allege_v to_o evidence_n the_o falseness_n of_o it_o which_o opinion_n according_o i_o shall_v refute_v in_o the_o follow_a three_o chapter_n chap._n iii_o that_o sovereign_n do_v not_o receive_v their_o power_n immediate_o from_o god._n i_o say_v then_o that_o it_o be_v false_a that_o sovereign_n receive_v their_o power_n immediate_o from_o god._n this_o be_v a_o truth_n may_v be_v easy_o make_v out_o indeed_o though_o the_o power_n of_o magistrate_n of_o what_o sort_n soever_o they_o be_v be_v of_o divine_a institution_n which_o of_o all_o the_o present_a sovereign_a power_n whether_o monarch_n commonwealth_n or_o any_o other_o form_n of_o state_n be_v institute_v immediate_o by_o god_n and_o who_o be_v the_o person_n invest_v therewith_o who_o god_n have_v immediate_o call_v to_o that_o sort_n of_o power_n all_o state_n be_v form_v either_o by_o conquest_n or_o by_o consent_n of_o the_o people_n which_o intervene_v in_o the_o election_n at_o the_o first_o sound_n of_o a_o state_n and_o which_o be_v renew_v in_o every_o subsequent_a election_n of_o prince_n or_o which_o be_v perpetuate_v in_o successive_a kingdom_n
otherwise_o than_o by_o patience_n when_o they_o be_v convince_v in_o conscience_n of_o the_o injustice_n of_o the_o law_n and_o command_v enjoin_v it_o be_v a_o easy_a matter_n to_o overthrow_v the_o first_o of_o these_o supposition_n first_o i_o will_v fain_o know_v who_o have_v give_v these_o gentleman_n the_o power_n of_o determine_v as_o they_o do_v what_o be_v essential_a to_o sovereignty_n do_v they_o derive_v these_o their_o notion_n from_o revelation_n or_o from_o reason_n which_o be_v common_a to_o all_o man_n if_o they_o say_v they_o derive_v the_o definition_n they_o give_v we_o of_o sovereignty_n from_o revelation_n they_o will_v do_v well_o to_o point_v we_o to_o the_o place_n of_o scripture_n where_o this_o notion_n be_v set_v down_o if_o they_o draw_v it_o from_o reason_n than_o i_o can_v but_o wonder_v that_o so_o many_o statesman_n and_o writer_n of_o civil_a matter_n have_v fail_v of_o stumble_v on_o the_o same_o notion_n and_o it_o seem_v to_o i_o a_o inextricable_a thing_n that_o so_o many_o nation_n shall_v agree_v to_o reject_v what_o they_o approve_v and_o to_o approve_v what_o they_o reject_v to_o say_v here_o that_o they_o draw_v this_o definition_n from_o the_o idea_n of_o sovereignty_n which_o lose_v its_o nature_n when_o divest_v of_o these_o character_n show_v they_o be_v willing_a either_o to_o abuse_v themselves_o or_o other_o by_o a_o pitiful_a equivocation_n the_o word_n sovereign_a import_v a_o relation_n to_o inferior_n and_o as_o the_o relation_n have_v a_o certain_a foundation_n so_o it_o be_v likewise_o evident_a that_o it_o have_v its_o bound_n set_v proportionable_a to_o its_o foundation_n where_o there_o be_v no_o authority_n neither_o be_v there_o any_o foundation_n for_o obedience_n now_o there_o be_v no_o authority_n but_o in_o proportion_n to_o the_o law_n which_o establish_v the_o authority_n wherefore_o it_o incontestable_o follow_v there_o can_v be_v no_o authority_n where_o the_o law_n be_v so_o far_o from_o allow_v any_o that_o it_o oppose_v it_o it_o will_v never_o cease_v to_o be_v true_a that_o the_o authority_n be_v sovereign_a though_o it_o be_v not_o so_o in_o all_o respect_n the_o consul_n of_o rome_n be_v sovereign_a magistrate_n though_o the_o people_n have_v power_n to_o oppose_v themselves_o against_o their_o authority_n when_o they_o abuse_v the_o power_n they_o be_v entrust_v with_o for_o the_o good_a of_o the_o commonwealth_n in_o france_n they_o give_v their_o parliament_n the_o name_n of_o sovereign_a court_n though_o their_o sentence_n be_v not_o always_o irrevocable_a the_o second_o supposition_n be_v only_o found_v upon_o this_o notion_n that_o conqueror_n have_v invade_v the_o liberty_n and_o privilege_n of_o the_o people_n be_v afterward_o so_o kind_a to_o restore_v some_o part_n thereof_o to_o they_o again_o by_o their_o concession_n but_o that_o these_o act_n of_o grace_n do_v not_o at_o all_o divest_v they_o of_o the_o right_n of_o act_v whenever_o it_o shall_v please_v they_o as_o if_o their_o power_n be_v altogether_o unlimited_a and_o arbitrary_a this_o notion_n be_v much_o the_o same_o with_o that_o of_o the_o partisan_n of_o the_o court_n of_o rome_n who_o maintain_v that_o the_o liberty_n of_o the_o gallican_n church_n be_v only_a act_n of_o grace_n and_o favour_n grant_v to_o that_o church_n whereas_o the_o french_a pretend_v that_o they_o be_v common_a right_n and_o franchise_n which_o their_o ancestor_n have_v constant_o maintain_v according_a to_o what_o p._n pithou_n declare_v concern_v they_o but_o indeed_o to_o speak_v true_o this_o supposition_n can_v be_v admit_v with_o respect_n to_o conquer_a state_n at_o least_o for_o the_o most_o part_n ordinary_o a_o conquest_n be_v make_v upon_o the_o power_n that_o govern_v the_o state_n so_o that_o the_o state_n only_o change_v its_o master_n the_o fundamental_a law_n of_o the_o land_n receive_v no_o alteration_n from_o this_o change._n of_o this_o we_o have_v a_o instance_n in_o england_n when_o king_n william_n conquer_v it_o who_o at_o his_o coronation_n swear_v to_o keep_v the_o law_n of_o st._n edward_n and_o his_o successor_n be_v fain_o to_o swear_v the_o same_o now_o one_o of_o these_o law_n c._n 15._o t._n 1._o spelm._n p._n 622._o import_v that_o a_o prince_n that_o abuse_v the_o power_n he_o be_v entrust_v with_o do_v lose_v the_o title_n of_o king_n from_o whence_o it_o follow_v that_o his_o subject_n need_v not_o own_o or_o obey_v he_o and_o that_o consequent_o it_o be_v lawful_a to_o resist_v he_o to_o maintain_v that_o a_o king_n who_o power_n be_v limit_v by_o the_o fundamental_a law_n of_o a_o state_n and_o which_o he_o be_v invest_v with_o upon_o that_o condition_n when_o at_o his_o coronation_n he_o swear_v to_o the_o people_n be_v indeed_o oblige_v to_o keep_v the_o say_a oath_n for_o fear_v of_o god_n but_o that_o he_o be_v not_o at_o all_o engage_v by_o this_o his_o oath_n to_o the_o people_n be_v rather_o a_o piece_n of_o raillery_n than_o reason_v what_o do_v not_o the_o oath_n the_o people_n swear_v to_o the_o king_n oblige_v they_o in_o allegiance_n to_o he_o and_o how_o can_v we_o then_o suppose_v that_o the_o reciprocal_a oath_n of_o the_o king_n shall_v not_o as_o well_o oblige_v he_o to_o his_o people_n sure_o if_o we_o well_o weigh_v the_o case_n it_o be_v impossible_a but_o we_o must_v discern_v a_o palpable_a falsity_n in_o this_o opinion_n of_o passive_a obedience_n in_o the_o way_n these_o gentleman_n propose_v it_o first_o they_o grant_v a_o right_n unto_o sovereignty_n which_o be_v diametrical_o opposite_a to_o the_o end_n of_o sovereignty_n according_a to_o the_o divine_a destination_n for_o the_o good_a of_o the_o society_n and_o its_o subsistence_n be_v god_n end_n in_o insticute_v of_o the_o sovereign_a power_n whereas_o by_o their_o hypothesis_n the_o sovereignty_n may_v become_v a_o instrument_n of_o the_o utter_a ruin_n of_o the_o society_n whensoever_o it_o shall_v please_v the_o sovereign_n his_o subject_n in_o the_o mean_a time_n have_v no_o mean_n to_o attain_v the_o say_a end_n or_o be_v in_o any_o condition_n to_o hinder_v their_o be_v deprive_v of_o it_o second_o they_o suppose_v that_o god_n in_o allow_v a_o lawful_a right_n to_o sovereign_n have_v subject_v the_o people_n to_o a_o necessity_n of_o groan_v under_o a_o illegal_a right_n and_o which_o god_n have_v never_o bestow_v upon_o they_o and_o for_o the_o usurpation_n of_o which_o he_o will_v condemn_v those_o who_o do_v arrogate_v the_o same_o to_o themselves_o which_o be_v much_o to_o the_o same_o purpose_n as_o if_o i_o shall_v say_v that_o because_o god_n have_v establish_v judge_n he_o have_v thereby_o oblige_v the_o people_n to_o suffer_v robbery_n when_o the_o judge_n shall_v think_v fit_a to_o turn_v robber_n three_o they_o make_v the_o condition_n of_o a_o civil_a society_n more_o unhappy_a than_o be_v the_o condition_n of_o family_n in_o the_o state_n of_o nature_n before_o society_n be_v form_v for_o the_o liberty_n of_o defend_v one_o self_n be_v permit_v to_o every_o one_o by_o nature_n but_o after_o the_o society_n be_v once_o form_v it_o will_v follow_v that_o the_o whole_a society_n will_v be_v oblige_v by_o a_o principle_n of_o conscience_n to_o suffer_v their_o throat_n to_o be_v cut_v by_o a_o prince_n of_o the_o humour_n of_o a_o nero_n or_o a_o caligula_n four_o they_o turn_v to_o mere_a chimaera_n and_o vision_n whatsoever_o the_o wisdom_n of_o man_n have_v be_v able_a to_o find_v out_o to_o make_v state_n happy_a by_o secure_v they_o against_o tyranny_n i_o speak_v of_o law_n and_o oath_n the_o law_n be_v the_o band_n and_o cement_n of_o the_o society_n and_o the_o foundation_n as_o well_o as_o the_o measure_n of_o the_o obedience_n we_o owe_v to_o prince_n the_o oath_n be_v the_o seal_n of_o the_o contract_n by_o which_o the_o subject_n be_v oblige_v to_o obey_v they_o upon_o condition_n that_o they_o govern_v according_a to_o law._n but_o all_o this_o be_v to_o no_o purpose_n and_o be_v of_o no_o use_n to_o the_o people_n as_o soon_o as_o the_o tyrant_n think_v fit_a to_o overturn_v the_o law_n and_o to_o mâ—ke_v a_o scoff_n at_o his_o oath_n forasmuch_o as_o the_o three_o supposition_n viz._n that_o the_o scripture_n maintain_v nonresistance_n with_o regard_n to_o sovereign_n whether_o they_o act_v according_a to_o or_o against_o law_n be_v of_o great_a importance_n it_o will_v be_v convenient_a to_o examine_v the_o same_o more_o heedful_o and_o the_o rather_o because_o man_n of_o ability_n and_o learning_n have_v endeavour_v strong_o to_o assert_v it_o and_o to_o make_v it_o pass_v current_a with_o other_o and_o that_o with_o all_o their_o might_n chap._n vii_o that_o the_o scripture_n do_v not_o assert_v the_o point_n of_o nonresistance_n forasmuch_o as_o the_o doctrine_n of_o nonresistance_n direct_o thwart_v a_o natural_a principle_n to_o wit_n that_o of_o our_o
the_o same_o limitation_n of_o the_o regal_a power_n in_o denmark_n as_o pontanus_n observe_v in_o his_o 8_o book_n and_o it_o be_v for_o endeavour_v to_o break_v through_o these_o bound_n that_o christiern_n the_o ii_o be_v depose_v as_o may_v be_v see_v in_o petersen_n in_o chron._n holsat_fw-la where_o he_o have_v set_v down_o the_o act_n and_o reason_n of_o the_o state_n of_o denmark_n about_o that_o proceed_v that_o the_o power_n of_o the_o king_n of_o hungary_n be_v a_o power_n limit_v by_o the_o fundamental_a law_n of_o the_o state_n be_v a_o matter_n so_o notorious_a that_o chalcondilas_n have_v make_v it_o his_o observation_n in_o the_o second_o book_n of_o his_o history_n where_o he_o compare_v the_o royalty_n of_o hungary_n in_o that_o respect_n to_o the_o kingly_a power_n in_o england_n and_o which_o may_v be_v far_o make_v out_o by_o the_o fundamental_a law_n of_o hungary_n set_v down_o by_o bonfinius_n decad._n 4._o lib._n 9_o where_o we_o also_o find_v the_o oath_n take_v by_o those_o king_n at_o their_o coronation_n be_v the_o most_o express_o conditional_a that_o can_v be_v imagine_v chalcondile_n say_v the_o same_o thing_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o arragon_n and_o navarre_n lib._n 5._o where_o he_o observe_v that_o the_o king_n do_v not_o create_v the_o magistrate_n that_o they_o can_v not_o make_v any_o garrison_n without_o the_o consent_n of_o the_o people_n and_o that_o they_o can_v not_o require_v any_o thing_n of_o they_o contrary_a to_o their_o custom_n that_o be_v to_o say_v contrary_a to_o their_o law_n according_o we_o find_v that_o the_o king_n of_o spain_n have_v no_o power_n to_o lay_v any_o new_a imposition_n upon_o their_o subject_n without_o their_o consent_n they_o be_v oblige_v to_o swear_v they_o will_v observe_v the_o law_n and_o in_o arragon_n the_o people_n declare_v to_o the_o king_n at_o his_o coronation_n that_o if_o they_o do_v not_o perform_v their_o oath_n and_o promise_n their_o subject_n be_v thereby_o set_v free_a from_o their_o oath_n of_o allegiance_n we_o find_v the_o same_o thing_n in_o the_o history_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o portugal_n but_o especial_o in_o that_o part_n of_o it_o which_o give_v a_o account_n of_o the_o reign_n of_o alphonsus_n iii_o the_o fundamental_a law_n of_o which_o kingdom_n we_o find_v in_o the_o 17_o title_n of_o the_o ordinance_n of_o portugal_n lib._n 2._o 2._o 2_o 3._o &_o seq_n so_o true_a be_v it_o that_o all_o those_o kingdom_n never_o in_o the_o least_o suppose_a that_o their_o king_n have_v a_o absolute_a power_n over_o they_o and_o it_o be_v as_o certain_a that_o almost_o all_o those_o state_n have_v always_o maintain_v that_o the_o power_n of_o their_o sovereign_n be_v so_o limit_v 1._o that_o they_o can_v make_v no_o law_n without_o the_o state_n general_n of_o the_o kingdom_n 2._o that_o they_o can_v not_o levy_v any_o money_n on_o their_o subject_n without_o their_o consent_n 3._o that_o they_o can_v not_o break_v the_o law_n according_a to_o their_o will_n and_o pleasure_n 4._o that_o in_o case_n of_o their_o violate_v the_o fundamental_a law_n of_o the_o state_n they_o be_v liable_a to_o be_v deprive_v of_o a_o power_n which_o they_o abuse_v 5._o that_o the_o state_n be_v free_a to_o choose_v such_o a_o form_n of_o government_n and_o such_o a_o person_n for_o to_o govern_v they_o as_o they_o think_v most_o expedient_a for_o they_o this_o be_v that_o which_o i_o intend_v to_o prove_v more_o particular_o by_o example_n take_v from_o the_o empire_n and_o the_o kingdom_n of_o poland_n france_n scotland_n and_o england_n to_o which_o i_o shall_v add_v some_o remark_n upon_o those_o title_n which_o deceive_v some_o who_o consider_v thing_n of_o this_o nature_n with_o too_o little_a attention_n chap._n xii_o that_o the_o power_n of_o the_o emperor_n of_o the_o west_n be_v a_o limit_a power_n this_o be_v a_o matter_n that_o may_v be_v easy_o gather_v from_o these_o follow_a instance_n 1._o because_o charles_n the_o great_a who_o be_v 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the_o king_n of_o the_o north_n preface_n their_o title_n from_o what_o some_o now_o a_o day_n make_v of_o it_o for_o he_o maintain_v that_o it_o be_v the_o character_n of_o a_o limit_a and_o temper_a government_n see_v how_o he_o express_v himself_o upon_o the_o 8._o ch_z of_o the_o 1_o book_n of_o king_n titulus_fw-la imperatoris_fw-la modo_fw-la regendi_fw-la vitiato_fw-la that_o be_v to_o say_v illimitato_n as_o he_o express_v himself_o fore_o contradicit_fw-la nam_fw-la titulus_fw-la ejus_fw-la est_fw-la n._n dei_fw-la gratia_fw-la romanorum_fw-la rex_fw-la &_o semper_fw-la augustus_n hoc_fw-la est_fw-la reipublicae_fw-la non_fw-la privatae_fw-la accommodus_fw-la ita_fw-la &_o aliorum_fw-la regum_fw-la protestationes_fw-la sunt_fw-la sub_fw-la dei_fw-la gratia_fw-la quae_fw-la vitiatum_fw-la principatum_fw-la non_fw-la admittit_fw-la the_o very_a title_n of_o the_o emperor_n say_v he_o be_v a_o contradiction_n to_o a_o arbitrary_a and_o unlimited_a kind_n of_o government_n for_o 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state_n as_o have_v lose_v its_o liberty_n since_o their_o consent_n to_o the_o establishment_n of_o tyranny_n and_o consequent_o have_v no_o right_a to_o attempt_v any_o thing_n towards_o the_o recovery_n of_o it_o but_o i_o desire_v those_o who_o fain_o will_v obtrude_v this_o delusion_n upon_o other_o as_o they_o have_v upon_o themselves_o to_o consider_v 1._o that_o know_a maxim_n of_o right_n possessor_n malae_fw-la fidei_fw-la non_fw-la praescribit_fw-la a_o unjust_a possessor_n make_v no_o praescription_n indeed_o if_o this_o be_v true_a that_o a_o man_n needs_o only_o usurp_v the_o good_n and_o right_n of_o another_o to_o make_v himself_o the_o lawful_a master_n of_o they_o robber_n usurer_n and_o those_o who_o by_o abuse_v of_o the_o law_n deprive_v other_o of_o their_o right_n will_v be_v find_v to_o be_v of_o the_o best_a and_o most_o thrive_a trade_n in_o the_o world._n if_o this_o be_v so_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n and_o the_o pope_n by_o the_o possession_n they_o have_v be_v in_o for_o so_o many_o age_n must_v carry_v it_o by_o prescription_n to_o hang_v burn_v and_o massacre_n neither_o can_v any_o one_o oppose_v himself_o against_o their_o just_a title_n 2._o they_o ought_v to_o consider_v that_o if_o king_n be_v account_v minor_n or_o under_o age_n because_o they_o can_v alienate_v their_o dominion_n as_o be_v only_o grant_v they_o for_o the_o good_a of_o the_o state_n the_o people_n be_v so_o on_o a_o much_o better_a title_n and_o prescription_n can_v never_o prejudice_v they_o i_o know_v it_o be_v a_o maxim_n in_o law_n praetor_n cum_fw-la injustè_fw-fr judicat_fw-la jus_o dicit_fw-la that_o a_o judge_n though_o he_o judge_v unjust_o his_o judgement_n stand_v good_a in_o law_n and_o according_o must_v be_v obey_v from_o whence_o some_o may_v conclude_v that_o the_o most_o unjust_a king_n can_v be_v contradict_v and_o that_o it_o be_v unlawful_a for_o any_o to_o oppose_v themselves_o to_o their_o decision_n but_o those_o who_o shall_v make_v this_o objection_n probable_o will_v not_o take_v notice_n of_o the_o consequence_n of_o it_o it_o be_v for_o the_o interest_n of_o the_o society_n that_o the_o judgement_n pronounce_v by_o the_o ordinary_a judge_n shall_v be_v valid_a though_o some_o of_o their_o judgement_n may_v be_v unjust_a but_o no_o body_n ever_o believe_v that_o this_o maxim_n authorize_v the_o magistrate_n either_o subaltern_n or_o sovereign_a to_o tread_v under-feet_n the_o law_n and_o to_o make_v public_a profession_n to_o judge_n all_o thing_n according_a to_o their_o fancy_n 2_o it_o be_v a_o constant_a truth_n that_o king_n can_v never_o just_o touch_v the_o people_n right_n they_o be_v commissionated_a neither_o by_o god_n nor_o man_n to_o judge_n what_o be_v the_o right_n of_o the_o people_n and_o have_v no_o more_o right_a to_o deprive_v they_o thereof_o than_o a_o party_n at_o law_n have_v right_a to_o deprive_v his_o party_n of_o the_o right_n that_o just_o belong_v to_o he_o chap._n xvii_o a_o answer_n to_o the_o last_o objection_n after_o all_o that_o have_v be_v say_v i_o can_v suspect_v that_o any_o shall_v make_v a_o objection_n that_o have_v so_o little_a appearance_n of_o any_o probability_n as_o be_v that_o which_o be_v the_o 2d_o of_o those_o that_o remain_v to_o be_v examine_v by_o i_o some_o suppose_v their_o conceit_n to_o be_v of_o some_o weight_n who_o urge_v the_o act_n of_o parliament_n under_o king_n charles_n two_o as_o destructive_a of_o this_o form_n of_o the_o english_a government_n the_o word_n be_v these_o that_o it_o be_v not_o lawful_a on_o any_o pretence_n whatsoever_o to_o take_v up_o arm_n against_o the_o king_n etc._n etc._n indeed_o it_o can_v be_v deny_v but_o that_o these_o word_n seem_v to_o suppose_v that_o those_o who_o swear_v to_o they_o can_v believe_v it_o be_v lawful_a to_o take_v up_o arm_n against_o the_o king_n of_o england_n howsoever_o they_o may_v behave_v themselves_o nor_o by_o any_o opposition_n to_o hinder_v the_o 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and_o a_o king_n who_o his_o adversity_n have_v make_v wise_a in_o hope_n of_o be_v govern_v by_o he_o according_a to_o the_o ancient_a law_n of_o the_o kingdom_n and_o yet_o after_o this_o they_o will_v persuade_v we_o that_o the_o parliament_n think_v it_o fit_a and_o reasonable_a to_o destroy_v the_o nature_n of_o the_o royalty_n in_o england_n by_o make_v it_o mistress_n of_o the_o law_n and_o authorise_v it_o to_o destroy_v the_o protestant_a religion_n whenever_o the_o popish_a faction_n shall_v think_v fit_a to_o have_v it_o do_v 5_o they_o must_v accuse_v these_o parliament_n of_o the_o commission_n of_o a_o horrid_a piece_n of_o imprudence_n in_o attempt_v upon_o the_o liberty_n of_o the_o people_n for_o if_o this_o be_v indeed_o their_o design_n be_v they_o not_o oblige_v at_o the_o same_o time_n to_o repeal_v all_o the_o other_o law_n which_o restrain_v the_o power_n of_o the_o king_n of_o england_n for_o we_o know_v that_o
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