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etc._n etc._n print_a by_o the_o order_n of_o wi._n williams_n speaker_n a_o vote_n steep_v in_o so_o much_o gall_n and_o vinegar_n and_o attend_v with_o so_o much_o disloyalty_n and_o ingratitude_n as_o may_v just_o have_v set_v all_o your_o noble_a and_o heroic_a passion_n on_o fire_n but_o god_n be_v praise_v in_o imitation_n of_o the_o captain_n of_o our_o salvation_n you_o have_v perfect_o conquer_a yourself_o which_o personal_a victory_n according_a to_o not_o only_o the_o stoical_a but_o also_o christian_n philosophy_n be_v more_o memorable_a than_o all_o your_o other_o most_o famous_a conquest_n and_o caesar_n like_v nay_o rather_o jesus_n like_v you_o have_v forget_v nothing_o but_o to_o be_v revengeful_a upon_o your_o inveterate_a enemy_n which_o be_v your_o immortal_a glory_n and_o one_o thing_n i_o most_o humble_o suggest_v to_o your_o princely_a and_o most_o christian_a consideration_n as_o a_o undeniable_a truth_n scil._n that_o those_o your_o enemy_n who_o have_v or_o still_o do_v endeavour_v your_o royal_a highness_n exclusion_n contrary_a to_o the_o divine_a and_o natural_a law_n of_o your_o birthright_a and_o primogeniture_n neither_o be_v nor_o be_v protestant_n nor_o any_o true_a son_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n as_o now_o establish_v by_o law_n but_o they_o be_v and_o be_v only_o a_o company_n of_o perjure_a pseudo-protestants_a who_o under_o the_o specious_a pretence_n of_o be_v vogue_v protestant_n do_v and_o still_o do_v carry_v on_o their_o diabolical_a faction_n and_o treasonable_a association_n for_o in_o england_n only_o he_o be_v a_o protestant_n 1._o beaufrons_n c._n 1._o who_o hearty_o believe_v and_o as_o hearty_o protest_v for_o and_o courageous_o defend_v the_o king_n supremacy_n and_o who_o christian-like_a cordial_o declare_v for_o the_o succession_n of_o the_o king_n be_v lawful_a heir_n according_a to_o primogeniture_n whether_o he_o be_v papist_n or_o protestant_n whether_o moral_o good_a or_o bad_a for_o this_o be_v the_o constant_a and_o profess_a doctrine_n of_o the_o apostolical-protestant_n church_n of_o england_n as_o i_o humble_o conceive_v be_v sufficient_o prove_v in_o the_o follow_a treatise_n the_o which_o do_v true_o blush_v to_o approach_v your_o royal_a and_o most_o illustrious_a presence_n in_o its_o mean_a dress_n and_o country_n garb._n but_o forasmuch_o as_o it_o be_v the_o lively_a draught_n of_o a_o most_o loyal_a heart_n towards_o his_o majesty_n and_o of_o a_o most_o faithful_a and_o devote_a one_o towards_o your_o highness_n the_o author_n therefore_o most_o humble_o beg_v your_o candid_a acceptance_n of_o it_o assure_v your_o highness_n that_o he_o have_v no_o other_o ambition_n in_o publish_v the_o same_o than_o where_o he_o live_v to_o be_v instrumental_a in_o educate_v and_o instruct_v the_o people_n in_o the_o true_a principle_n of_o primitive_a piety_n and_o loyalty_n and_o whilst_o he_o live_v be_v serviceable_a according_a to_o his_o capacity_n unto_o god_n the_o king_n and_o the_o church_n and_o to_o let_v the_o world_n know_v that_o he_o be_v your_o royal_a highness_n be_v most_o dutiful_a most_o humble_a and_o devote_a servant_n david_n jenner_n the_o content_n chap._n i._n the_o necessity_n of_o government_n page_n 1._o chap._n ii_o monarchy_n the_o best_a form_n of_o government_n p._n 6._o chap._n iii_o that_o all_o king_n and_o their_o lawful_a heir_n aught_o by_o right_o of_o primogeniture_n to_o reign_v and_o govern_v successive_o whether_o they_o be_v moral_o good_a or_o bad_a whether_o infidel_n or_o christian_n papist_n or_o protestant_n p._n 18._o sect_n i._o the_o proposition_n prove_v by_o humane_a authority_n of_o heathen_n ibid._n sect_n ii_o the_o proposition_n that_o succession_n to_o the_o throne_n ought_v to_o be_v by_o primogeniture_n and_o not_o by_o grace_n prove_v by_o divine_a authority_n p._n 21._o sect_n iii_o the_o proposition_n prove_v by_o the_o unalterable_a law_n of_o inheritance_n by_o primogeniture_n p._n 25._o sect_n iv_o the_o proposition_n prove_v by_o reason_n and_o the_o common_a sentiment_n of_o religion_n p._n 37._o the_o bill_n of_o exclusion_n of_o the_o duke_n of_o york_n prove_v to_o be_v unlawful_a and_o sinful_a p._n 38._o atheistical_a and_o factious_a ibid._n opposite_a to_o the_o know_a law_n of_o god_n p._n 41._o the_o cause_n of_o perpetual_a civil_a war_n and_o sedition_n p._n 42._o the_o chief_a plea_n and_o argument_n for_o it_o answer_v p._n 43_o 44_o etc._n etc._n chap._n iu._n that_o all_o subject_n ought_v active_o to_o obey_v their_o lawful_a prince_n in_o all_o thing_n which_o be_v not_o positive_o against_o some_o know_a law_n of_o god_n although_o their_o say_a prince_n be_v a_o heathen_a idolater_n and_o apostate_n or_o never_o so_o moral_o vicious_a p._n 56._o sect_n i._o the_o duty_n of_o obedience_n to_o superior_n whetheh_o moral_o good_a or_o bad_a prove_v by_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n a_o of_o natural_a reason_n p._n 57_o sect_n ii_o the_o duty_n of_o obedience_n to_o superior_n whether_o christian_n or_o heathen_n good_a or_o bad_a prove_v by_o authority_n of_o
divine_a reason_n and_o scripture_n p._n 67._o sect_n iii_o the_o proposition_n that_o all_o lawful_a king_n whether_o moral_o good_a or_o bad_a aught_o to_o be_v obey_v prove_v by_o the_o authority_n and_o practise_n of_o honest_a heathen_n p._n 72._o sect_n iv_o that_o all_o lawful_a king_n ought_v active_o to_o be_v obey_v in_o all_o thing_n which_o be_v not_o against_o some_o positive_a law_n of_o god_n although_o the_o say_a king_n be_v heathen_n idolater_n and_o apostate_n or_o never_o so_o vicious_a prove_v by_o the_o authority_n and_o practice_n of_o the_o primitive_a christian_n p._n 82._o sect_n v._o modern_a author_n for_o obedience_n to_o prince_n of_o two_o sort_n 1._o some_o conditional_o as_o all_o recusant_n p._n 104._o 2._o some_o absolute_o as_o all_o protestant_n p._n 110._o chap._n v._n the_o doctrine_n and_o practice_n of_o depose_v king_n and_o of_o exclude_v the_o right_a heir_n by_o primogeniture_n from_o succeed_v in_o the_o throne_n for_o his_o want_n of_o grace_n or_o for_o be_v a_o heretic_n idolater_n tyrannical_a or_o wicked_a be_v ground_v 1._o upon_o popery_n p._n 122._o 2._o upon_o fanaticism_n p._n 135._o chap._n vi_o a_o parallel_n or_o a_o brief_a and_o true_a account_n of_o some_o plot_n and_o treason_n of_o papist_n and_o fanatic_n against_o the_o king_n and_o queen_n of_o england_n since_o the_o reformation_n and_o abrenunciation_n of_o popery_n p._n 155._o the_o popish_a bygot_n covenant_n p._n 163._o the_o fanatic_n scotch_a and_o english_a covenant_n p._n 165._o chap._n vii_o the_o chief_a cause_n of_o rebellion_n among_o christian_n be_v a_o belief_n of_o that_o false_a position_n to_o wit_n that_o temporal_a dominion_n be_v found_v in_o grace_n p._n 172._o sect_n i._o argument_n prove_v that_o temporal_a dominion_n be_v not_o found_v in_o grace_n p._n 178._o sect_n ii_o the_o evil_a effect_n and_o consequence_n of_o this_o position_n that_o temporal_a dominion_n be_v found_v in_o grace_n be_v such_o as_o these_o i._o conventicle_n p._n 185._o ii_o rebellion_n p._n 187_o iii_o a_o confirm_v heathen_a king_n and_o prince_n in_o their_o infidelity_n and_o denial_n of_o christ_n p._n 191._o errata_fw-la pag._n 35._o and_o many_o other_o place_n for_o only_o read_v only_o p._n 105._o l._n 11._o without_o the_o pope_n law_n r._n without_o the_o pope_n leave_n p._n 89._o in_o margin_n r._n in_o secessùs_fw-la abdito_fw-la p._n 149._o l._n 7._o or_o r._n of_o p._n 179._o l._n 17._o r._n or_o for_o idolatry_n in_o the_o epist_n ded._n ult_n p._n l._n 6._o add_v to_o the_o prerogative_n of_o primogeniture_n chap._n i._n the_o necessity_n of_o government_n government_n bear_v date_n with_o if_o not_o before_o the_o creation_n and_o run_v parallel_n with_o time_n if_o not_o with_o eternity_n and_o be_v in_o many_o respect_v more_o necessary_a than_o life_n or_o be_v itself_o for_o it_o be_v not_o necessary_a that_o any_o particular_a finite_a being_n shall_v always_o exist_v but_o it_o be_v absolute_o necessary_a they_o shall_v always_o be_v govern_v whilst_o they_o do_v exist_v the_o world_n although_o make_v for_o man_n do_v and_o still_o can_v subsist_v well_o enough_o without_o he_o but_o not_o without_o his_o obedience_n and_o therefore_o as_o orpheus_n apt_o name_v harmony_n the_o life_n of_o music_n so_o plato_n not_o improper_o style_v order_n and_o government_n the_o life_n of_o the_o universe_n for_o government_n tanquam_fw-la anima_fw-la even_o as_o a_o soul_n animate_v all_o part_n of_o the_o world_n with_o a_o political_a life_n and_o cause_v every_o individual_a to_o answer_v the_o end_n of_o its_o existency_n which_o be_v the_o conservation_n of_o the_o whole_a although_o it_o be_v with_o the_o loss_n of_o its_o own_o particular_a natural_a life_n for_o in_o this_o case_n the_o public_a good_a be_v ever_o to_o be_v prefer_v before_o a_o private_a and_o it_o be_v better_a not_o to_o be_v at_o all_o than_o not_o to_o be_v useful_a be_v it_o not_o for_o government_n there_o will_v be_v neither_o be_v nor_o wellbeing_a for_o every_o thing_n will_v take_v up_o arm_n under_o pretence_n of_o self-preservation_n and_o then_o the_o conclusion_n can_v be_v nothing_o else_o but_o confusion_n for_o according_a to_o the_o jewish_a proverb_n 4._o grot._n de_fw-fr jur._n bell._n l._n 1._o c._n 4._o nisi_fw-la potestas_fw-la publica_fw-la esset_fw-la alter_fw-la alterum_fw-la vivum_fw-la deglutiret_fw-la etc._n etc._n unless_o there_o be_v public_a government_n one_o will_v become_v a_o prey_n to_o the_o other_o even_o as_o the_o ibid._n the_o genus_fw-la beminum_fw-la agreste_fw-la sine_fw-la legibus_fw-la sine_fw-la imperio_fw-la liberum_fw-la atque_fw-la solutum_fw-la etc._n etc._n ibid._n aborigines_n in_o the_o east_n and_o the_o mohegian_n in_o the_o west_n indies_n who_o have_v no_o law_n nor_o government_n eat_v and_o devour_v one_o another_o alive_a and_o etc._n and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n st._n chrysostome_n write_v on_o the_o necessity_n and_o benefit_n of_o government_n inform_v we_o to_o the_o same_o purpose_n scil_n that_o where_o there_o be_v no_o government_n there_o man_n soon_o lose_v the_o exercise_n of_o their_o reason_n and_o become_v more_o savage_a and_o cruel_a than_o the_o irrational_a brute_n and_o not_o only_o snarl_v and_o bite_v like_o dog_n but_o even_o devour_v each_o other_o like_o rapacious_a bird_n and_o ravenous_a beast_n of_o prey_n and_o it_o be_v most_o certain_a that_o there_o never_o happen_v any_o evil_a either_o in_o heaven_n among_o the_o angel_n or_o on_o earth_n among_o man_n but_o upon_o the_o breach_n of_o law_n and_o good_a government_n the_o hebrew_n word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o we_o translate_v to_o govern_v primary_o and_o emphatical_o signify_v to_o bound_v and_o to_o heal_n a_o wound_n by_o bind_v it_o up_o tight_a and_o close_o after_o the_o manner_n of_o surgeon_n and_o codurcus_n apply_v the_o proper_a signification_n of_o the_o say_a word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d unto_o government_n tell_v his_o reader_n 18._o codurc_n in_o job_n 34._o v._n 17_o 18._o quòd_fw-la imperium_fw-la jura_n leges_fw-la sint_fw-la velut_fw-la vincula_fw-la reipublicae_fw-la etc._n etc._n that_o government_n law_n and_o statute_n be_v the_o sure_a band_n and_o ligament_n of_o the_o world_n in_o general_n and_o of_o every_o kingdom_n in_o particular_a which_o knit_v and_o firm_o tie_v all_o part_n together_o and_o so_o prevent_v a_o rupture_n for_o sine_fw-la imperio_fw-la &_o magistratu_fw-la solvuntur_fw-la omnes_fw-la civilis_fw-la societatis_fw-la compages_fw-la etc._n etc._n without_o government_n there_o can_v be_v no_o civil_a society_n but_o all_o thing_n must_v unavoidable_o run_v into_o anarchy_n and_o confusion_n which_o certain_o can_v please_v none_o of_o mankind_n but_o only_o timon_n of_o athens_n the_o man-hater_n and_o such_o who_o delight_n to_o sport_n and_o fish_n in_o trouble_a water_n king_n and_o governor_n be_v very_o apposite_o in_o hebrew_a term_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d head_n because_o they_o as_o head_n do_v govern_n and_o order_n all_o the_o inferior_a member_n of_o the_o several_a bodies-politic_a and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d king_n be_v like_o the_o great_a jice_n and_o beam_n of_o the_o building_n or_o chief_a corner-stone_n of_o the_o house_n which_o keep_v up_o and_o support_v the_o whole_a fabric_n and_o therefore_o be_v they_o most_o elegant_o style_v clavi_fw-la reipublicae_fw-la the_o main_a pin_n and_o stud_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n all_o which_o sufficient_o speak_v the_o indispensable_a necessity_n of_o government_n in_o general_n and_o as_o to_o the_o original_a or_o first_o author_n of_o government_n it_o be_v no_o other_o than_o almighty_a god_n the_o supreme_a monarch_n and_o governor_n of_o the_o whole_a world_n visible_a and_o invisible_a wherefore_o whoever_o resist_v government_n be_v true_o say_v in_o holy_a writ_n to_o resist_v god_n himself_o and_o he_o that_o will_v turn_v a_o perfect_a libertine_n and_o will_v live_v without_o government_n must_v turn_v a_o perfect_a atheist_n and_o must_v live_v without_o god_n in_o the_o world_n chap._n ii_o monarchy_n the_o best_a form_n of_o government_n the_o moral_a philosopher_n discourse_v on_o the_o various_a sort_n of_o government_n give_v the_o precedency_n unto_o monarchy_n as_o be_v divino_fw-la imperio_fw-la quà m_fw-la simillima_fw-la most_o like_a the_o government_n of_o the_o alwise_a god_n which_o be_v the_o first_o and_o the_o best_a of_o all_o eupolemus_n in_o his_o book_n de_fw-fr judaeae_fw-la regibus_fw-la make_v loc._n make_v deut._n 33.5_o moses_n be_v king_n in_o jesurun_n maimon_n in_o loc._n moses_n to_o be_v a_o absolute_a monarch_n over_o the_o jew_n and_o that_o he_o be_v accountable_a unto_o none_o for_o his_o action_n but_o only_o unto_o god_n as_o the_o sacred_a scripture_n in_o many_o instance_n do_v prove_v and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n and_o that_o he_o even_o moses_n be_v the_o first_o of_o the_o wise_a
and_o yet_o can_v abide_v to_o have_v their_o soar_v touch_v by_o any_o mean_n but_o will_v have_v liberty_n to_o pervert_v all_o thing_n etc._n etc._n and_o in_o his_o institutes_n he_o speak_v more_o plain_o and_o say_v that_o although_o it_o be_v not_o lawful_a for_o private_a man_n 331._o man_n si_fw-mi qui_fw-la nunc_fw-la sint_fw-la populares_fw-la magistratus_fw-la ad_fw-la moderandam_fw-la regum_fw-la libidinem_fw-la constituti_fw-la etc._n etc._n calv._n instit_fw-la l._n 4._o c._n 20._o §_o 31._o p._n 331._o to_o rise_v up_o against_o their_o king_n yet_o where_o there_o be_v inferior_a magistrate_n elect_v out_o of_o the_o people_n or_o where_o there_o be_v three_o order_n or_o state_n there_o the_o people_n ought_v by_o their_o representative_n to_o moderate_v their_o king_n be_v ill_a government_n to_o punish_v his_o vice_n and_o tyranny_n and_o to_o over-rule_v he_o as_o the_o ephori_fw-la do_v the_o lacedaemonian_a king_n and_o as_o the_o people_n tribune_n do_v the_o roman_a consul_n who_o they_o depose_v when_o they_o think_v fit_a and_o that_o they_o be_v traitor_n to_o the_o people_n and_o commonwealth_n if_o they_o do_v not_o oppose_v their_o prince_n tyranny_n theodore_n beza_n imitate_v his_o master_n calvin_n and_o write_v very_o unworthy_o and_o reproachful_o of_o 5._o of_o cujusmodi_fw-la vitia_fw-la sunt_fw-la impietas_fw-la avaritia_fw-la ambitio_fw-la crudelitas_fw-la luxus_fw-la libidines_fw-la etc._n etc._n beza_n de_fw-fr confess_v fid_fw-we c._n 5._o king_n tax_v they_o general_o with_o pride_n and_o luxury_n with_o cruelty_n and_o covetousness_n with_o folly_n and_o ignorance_n and_o therefore_o beza_n say_v that_o king_n ought_v not_o to_o presede_v nor_o to_o be_v present_a in_o ecumenical_a or_o national_a council_n and_o synod_n and_o thus_o he_o clear_o deny_v the_o king_n supremacy_n by_o virtue_n of_o which_o constantine_n presede_v in_o the_o first_o nicene_n council_n beza_n own_o word_n be_v deinde_fw-la res_fw-la ipsa_fw-la ostendit_fw-la 5._o bez._n conf._n fid_fw-we de_fw-fr eccl._n c._n 5._o periculosissimum_fw-la esse_fw-la principum_fw-la auctoritate_fw-la concilia_fw-la subjicere_fw-la multis_fw-la de_fw-la causis_fw-la etc._n etc._n and_o as_o for_o diocesan_n bishop_n he_o do_v not_o only_o utter_o deny_v any_o such_o order_n but_o very_o provokingly_a call_v they_o porcorum_fw-la &_o asinorum_fw-la armentum_fw-la no_o better_a than_o hog_n and_o ass_n and_o after_o beza_n have_v exclude_v king_n from_o council_n synod_n and_o church_n affair_n than_o he_o subjugate_v king_n and_o all_o secular_a magistrate_n to_o his_o consistorian_n order_n and_o discipline_n et_fw-la vicissim_fw-la nemo_fw-la est_fw-la qui_fw-la verbo_fw-la dei_fw-la ac_fw-la proinde_fw-la ecclesiasticae_fw-la disciplinae_fw-la non_fw-la subjiciatur_fw-la etc._n etc._n which_o ecclesiastic_a order_n and_o canon_n he_o make_v equivalent_a with_o the_o word_n of_o god_n after_o all_o this_o beza_n go_v on_o to_o inform_v his_o reader_n as_o do_v calvin_n and_o he_o use_v many_o of_o calvin_n own_o word_n to_o wit_n that_o the_o parliament_n state_n or_o burgess_n of_o the_o people_n may_v and_o aught_o to_o check_v and_o restrain_v wicked_a king_n and_o severe_o to_o punish_v 172._o punish_v hic_fw-la igitur_fw-la quid_fw-la erit_fw-la constituendum_fw-la respondeo_fw-la superioribus_fw-la potestatibus_fw-la cujus_fw-la modi_fw-la nunc_fw-la sunt_fw-la septem_fw-la viri_fw-la in_o romano_n imperio_fw-la quos_fw-la electores_fw-la vocant_fw-la &_o regni_fw-la status_fw-la in_o omnibus_fw-la ferè_fw-la monarchiis_fw-la hoc_fw-la onus_fw-la incumbere_fw-la ut_fw-la furentes_fw-la tyrannos_fw-la cohibeant_fw-la quod_fw-la ni_fw-fr faciant_fw-la ipsos_fw-la ut_fw-la patriae_fw-la proditores_fw-la rationem_fw-la suae_fw-la perfidiae_fw-la coram_fw-la domino_fw-la reddituros_fw-la quod_fw-la autem_fw-la attinet_fw-la ad_fw-la privatos_fw-la homines_fw-la tenere_fw-la illos_fw-la oportet_fw-la plurimum_fw-la inter_fw-la se_fw-la differre_fw-la injuriam_fw-la infer_v &_o injuriam_fw-la pati_fw-la etc._n etc._n beza_n confess_v fid_fw-we cap._n 5._o de_fw-fr eccles_n edit_fw-la genev._n p._n 171_o 172._o they_o and_o if_o they_o do_v not_o than_o they_o be_v traitor_n to_o their_o country_n and_o although_o it_o be_v not_o lawful_a for_o private_a man_n to_o oppose_v correct_v or_o depose_v king_n when_o they_o govern_v ill_a yet_o the_o aforesaid_a inferior_a magistrate_n may_v when_o their_o king_n be_v guilty_a of_o the_o abovementioned_a vice_n and_o he_o make_v the_o septemviri_fw-la or_o burgess_n and_o state_n of_o the_o people_n to_o be_v the_o superior_a power_n above_o the_o king_n amandus_n polanus_fw-la query_v whether_o the_o people_n do_v sin_n in_o conventicle_v to_o hear_v the_o word_n of_o god_n contrary_a to_o the_o king_n edict_n peccant_a edict_n an_fw-mi subditi_fw-la peccent_fw-la contra_fw-la interdictum_fw-la principis_fw-la convenientes_fw-la ad_fw-la audiendum_fw-la evangelium_fw-la r._n non_fw-fr peccant_a he_o determine_v it_o in_o the_o negative_a scil_n non_fw-fr peccant_a they_o do_v not_o sin_n and_o query_v again_o whether_o it_o be_v lawful_a to_o resist_v a_o tyrannical_a king_n he_o answer_v scil_n etc._n scil_n si_fw-mi rex_fw-la sen_fw-la princeps_fw-la monarchiam_fw-la habeat_fw-la limitatam_fw-la &_o adstrictam_fw-la certis_fw-la conditionibus_fw-la in_fw-la quas_fw-la juravit_fw-la seu_fw-la quas_fw-la se_fw-la promisit_fw-la servaturum_fw-la penes_fw-la status_fw-la aut_fw-la primores_fw-la regni_fw-la seu_fw-la principatus_fw-la est_fw-la coercere_fw-la regis_fw-la seu_fw-la principis_fw-la tyrannidem_fw-la &_o immanitatem_fw-la etc._n etc._n that_o if_o a_o king_n have_v take_v a_o oath_n to_o govern_v by_o law_n but_o contrary_a to_o his_o oath_n he_o govern_v tyrannical_o than_o it_o be_v in_o the_o power_n of_o the_o state_n the_o lord_n and_o prince_n of_o the_o kingdom_n to_o punish_v and_o correct_v such_o a_o prince_n and_o by_o force_n of_o arm_n to_o suppress_v his_o tyranny_n nay_o he_o say_v far_a that_o it_o be_v not_o only_o lawful_a but_o also_o meritorious_a 1248._o meritorious_a in_o oppressa_fw-la republica_n si_fw-la quis_fw-la tyrannum_fw-la occideret_fw-la huic_fw-la tanquam_fw-la de_fw-la civitate_fw-la benè_fw-la merito_fw-la praemium_fw-la decernitur_fw-la amand._n polan_n syntag._n theol._n l._n 10._o c._n 72._o p._n 1247_o 1248._o for_o any_o private_a person_n to_o kill_v a_o tyrannical_a king_n who_o by_o his_o undue_a course_n shall_v afflict_v and_o oppress_v the_o commonwealth_n and_o that_o the_o city_n ought_v ample_o to_o reward_v the_o say_a regicide_n frederic_n baldwin_n a_o lutheran_n and_o a_o professor_n of_o divinity_n at_o witteberg_n do_v very_o fanatical_o distinguish_v between_o the_o king_n person_n and_o his_o office_n and_o say_v that_o the_o honour_n and_o obedience_n which_o the_o subject_n owe_v be_v due_a to_o the_o 13.1_o the_o in_o obedientia_fw-la non_fw-la be_v qui_fw-la praest_n sed_fw-la officium_fw-la respiciendum_fw-la est_fw-la non_fw-la personae_fw-la magistratum_fw-la gerenti_fw-la sed_fw-la officio_fw-la honour_n debetur_fw-la frid._n baldv_n analys_n in_o rom._n 13.1_o king_n office_n and_o not_o to_o his_o person_n so_o that_o subject_n may_v according_a to_o this_o distinction_n take_v up_o arm_n and_o fight_v against_o the_o king_n person_n and_o not_o against_o his_o kingly_a office_n they_o may_v kill_v the_o king_n as_o in_o england_n do_v the_o late_a rebel_n and_o yet_o preserve_v his_o office_n and_o set_v up_o another_o person_n in_o his_o office_n that_o be_v in_o his_o throne_n and_o the_o say_v baldwin_n query_v whether_o it_o be_v lawful_a for_o subject_n to_o resist_v their_o king_n in_o case_n he_o shall_v prove_v tyrannical_a he_o answer_v 3._o answer_v quande_fw-la subditi_fw-la non_fw-la omninò_fw-la privaeti_fw-la sunt_fw-la sed_fw-la in_o inferiori_fw-la magistratu_fw-la constituti_fw-la illi_fw-la resistere_fw-la possunt_fw-la superiori_fw-la magistratui_fw-la si_fw-la degenerate_a in_fw-la tyrannum_fw-la nam_n &_o inferiores_fw-la magistratus_fw-la debent_fw-la contra_fw-la vim_o injustam_fw-la subditorum_fw-la vitam_fw-la &_o bona_fw-la defendere_fw-la ubi_fw-la tamen_fw-la &_o hoc_fw-la notandum_fw-la inferiori_fw-la magistratui_fw-la omne_fw-la prius_fw-la tentanda_fw-la quà m_fw-la ad_fw-la arma_fw-la veniendum_fw-la ne_fw-la videatur_fw-la rebellare_fw-la etc._n etc._n frider._n baldvin_n in_o ro._n 13._o v._n 1._o quaest_n 3._o that_o in_o those_o kingdom_n where_o there_o be_v inferior_a state_n and_o magistrate_n represent_v the_o people_n as_o in_o a_o house_n of_o commons_o there_o the_o inferior_a magistrate_n may_v lawful_o oppose_v the_o say_v tyrannical_a king_n or_o supreme_a magistrate_n and_o may_v raise_v a_o army_n against_o he_o and_o may_v depose_v and_o if_o necessity_n require_v kill_v he_o as_o the_o jew_n do_v tyrannical_a athaliah_n if_o he_o will_v not_o yield_v to_o the_o demand_n of_o the_o say_v inferior_a magistrate_n and_o representative_n of_o the_o people_n peter_n martyr_n destroy_v all_o his_o former_a wholesome_a doctrine_n of_o obedience_n unto_o king_n and_o the_o supreme_a magistrate_n when_o he_o affirm_v that_o if_o the_o superior_a power_n shall_v suffer_v vice_n and_o idolatry_n to_o reign_v then_o as_o 1029._o as_o atqui_fw-la superior_a potestas_fw-la inquiunt_fw-la fieri_fw-la haec_fw-la imperavit_fw-la ad_fw-la hoc_fw-la jam_fw-la antea_fw-la multis_fw-la respondimus_fw-la nunc_fw-la addatur_fw-la si_fw-la eadem_fw-la potestas_fw-la