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therefore_o to_o be_v the_o king_n servant_n in_o the_o place_n cite_v be_v some_o other_o thing_n then_o to_o be_v the_o king_n slave_n 4._o the_o master_n may_v in_o some_o case_n sell_v the_o servant_n for_o money_n yea_o for_o his_o own_o gain_n â—e_n may_v do_v it_o nehem._n 5.8_o eccles._n 2.7_o 1_o king_n 2.32_o gen._n 9.25_o gen._n â—6_n 14_o 2_o king_n 4.1_o gen._n 20.14_o and_o may_v give_v away_o his_o servant_n and_o the_o servant_n be_v the_o proper_a good_n and_o riches_n of_o the_o master_n eccles._n 2.7_o gen._n 30.43_o gen._n 20.14_o job_n 1.3.15_o but_o the_o king_n may_v not_o sell_v his_o kingdom_n or_o subject_n or_o give_v they_o away_o for_o money_n or_o any_o other_o way_n for_o royalist_n grant_v that_o king_n to_o be_v a_o tyrant_n and_o worthy_a to_o be_v dethrone_v who_o shall_v sell_v his_o people_n for_o the_o king_n may_v not_o dilapidate_v the_o rent_n of_o the_o crown_n and_o give_v they_o away_o to_o the_o hurt_n and_o prejudice_n of_o his_o successor_n l._n ult_n sect._n sed_fw-la nostr_n c._n comment_n de_fw-fr lege_fw-la l._n peto_o 69._o sect._n fratrem_fw-la de_fw-la lege_fw-la 2._o l._n 32._o ultimo_fw-la d._n t._n and_o far_o less_o can_v he_o lawful_o sell_v man_n and_o give_v away_o a_o whole_a kingdom_n to_o the_o hurt_n of_o his_o successor_n for_o that_o be_v to_o make_v merchandise_n of_o the_o live_a temple_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n and_o arnisaeus_n de_fw-fr authorit_fw-fr princip_n c._n 3._o n._n 7._o say_v servitude_n be_v praeter_fw-la naturam_fw-la beside_o nature_n he_o may_v have_v say_v contrary_a to_o nature_n l._n 5._o de_fw-la stat_fw-la homin_v sect._n 2._o iust._n de_fw-fr jur_fw-fr person_z c._n 3._o &_o novel_a 89._o but_o the_o subjection_n of_o subject_n be_v so_o consonant_a to_o nature_n that_o it_o be_v see_v in_o bee_n and_o crane_n therefore_o a_o dominion_n be_v define_v a_o faculty_n of_o use_v of_o thing_n to_o what_o use_v you_o will_n now_o a_o man_n have_v not_o this_o way_n a_o absolute_a dominion_n over_o his_o beast_n to_o dispose_v of_o they_o at_o his_o will_n for_o a_o good_a man_n have_v mercy_n on_o the_o life_n of_o his_o beast_n prov._n 12.10_o nor_o have_v he_o dominion_n over_o his_o good_n to_o use_v they_o as_o he_o will_v because_o he_o may_v not_o use_v they_o to_o the_o damage_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n he_o may_v not_o use_v they_o to_o the_o dishonour_n of_o god_n and_o so_o god_n and_o the_o magistrate_n have_v lay_v some_o bind_v on_o his_o dominion_n and_o because_o the_o king_n be_v make_v a_o king_n leave_v not_o off_o to_o be_v a_o reasonable_a creature_n he_o must_v be_v under_o a_o law_n and_o so_o his_o will_n and_o lust_n can_v be_v the_o rule_n of_o his_o power_n and_o dominion_n but_o law_n and_o reason_n must_v regulate_v he_o man_n now_o if_o god_n have_v give_v to_o the_o king_n a_o dominion_n over_o man_n as_o reasonable_a creature_n his_o power_n and_o dominion_n which_o by_o royalist_n be_v conceive_v to_o be_v above_o 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must_v keep_v covenant_n though_o to_o his_o hurt_n yea_o such_o a_o servant_n be_v not_o only_o not_o above_o his_o master_n but_o he_o can_v move_v his_o foot_n without_o his_o master_n the_o governor_n of_o britain_n say_v arnisaeus_n be_v despise_v by_o king_n philip_n resign_v himself_o as_o vassal_n to_o king_n edward_n of_o england_n but_o do_v not_o for_o that_o make_v himself_o superior_a to_o king_n edward_n indeed_o he_o who_o constitute_v another_o under_o he_o as_o a_o legate_n be_v superior_a but_o the_o people_n doâ—_n constitute_v a_o king_n above_o themselves_o not_o a_o king_n under_o themselves_o and_o therefore_o the_o people_n be_v not_o by_o this_o make_v the_o king_n superior_a but_o his_o inferior_a ans._n 1._o it_o be_v false_a that_o the_o people_n do_v or_o can_v by_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n resign_v their_o whole_a liberty_n in_o the_o hand_n of_o a_o king_n 1._o they_o can_v resign_v to_o other_o that_o which_o they_o have_v not_o in_o themselves_o 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3.6_o 7._o ps._n 79.70_o 71_o 72._o but_o to_o lay_v upon_o his_o people_n the_o state_n of_o slavery_n in_o which_o they_o renounce_v their_o whole_a liberty_n be_v a_o curse_n of_o god_n gen._n 9.25_o gen._n 27.29_o deut._n 28.32.36_o but_o the_o people_n have_v their_o liberty_n to_o make_v any_o of_o ten_o or_o twenty_o king_n their_o king_n and_o to_o advance_v one_o from_o a_o private_a state_n to_o a_o honourable_a throne_n whereas_o it_o be_v in_o their_o liberty_n to_o advance_v another_o and_o to_o give_v he_o royal_a power_n of_o ten_o degree_n whereas_o they_o may_v give_v he_o power_n of_o twelve_o degree_n and_o of_o eight_o or_o six_o must_v be_v in_o excellency_n and_o worth_n above_o the_o man_n who_o they_o constitute_v king_n and_o invest_v with_o such_o honour_n as_o honour_n in_o the_o fountain_n and_o honos_fw-la participans_fw-la &_o originans_fw-la must_v be_v more_o excellent_a and_o pure_a than_o the_o derive_v honour_n in_o the_o king_n which_o be_v 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though_o after_o the_o servant_n have_v give_v away_o his_o gift_n of_o liberty_n by_o which_o he_o be_v superior_a he_o can_v be_v a_o superior_a because_o by_o his_o gift_n he_o have_v make_v himself_o inferior_a 3._o the_o people_n constitute_v a_o king_n above_o themselves_o i_o distinguish_v supra_fw-la se_fw-la above_o themselves_o according_a to_o the_o fountain_n power_n of_o royalty_n that_o be_v false_a for_o the_o fountaine-power_n remain_v most_o eminent_o in_o the_o people_n 1._o because_o they_o give_v it_o to_o the_o king_n ad_fw-la modum_fw-la recipientis_fw-la and_o with_o limitation_n ergo_fw-la it_o be_v unlimited_a in_o the_o people_n and_o bound_v and_o limit_v in_o the_o king_n and_o so_o less_o in_o the_o king_n then_o in_o the_o people_n 2._o if_o the_o king_n turn_v distract_v and_o a_o ill_a spirit_n from_o the_o lord_n come_v upon_o saul_n so_o as_o reason_n be_v take_v from_o a_o nabuchadnezzar_n it_o be_v certain_a the_o people_n may_v put_v curator_n and_o tutor_n over_o he_o who_o have_v the_o royal_a power_n 3._o if_o the_o king_n be_v absent_a and_o take_v captive_a the_o people_n may_v give_v the_o royal_a power_n to_o one_o or_o to_o some_o few_o to_o exercise_v it_o as_o custodes_fw-la regni_fw-la and_o 4._o if_o he_o die_v and_o the_o crown_n go_v by_o election_n they_o may_v create_v another_o with_o more_o or_o less_o power_n all_o which_o evince_v that_o they_o never_o constitute_v over_o themselves_o a_o king_n in_o regard_n of_o fountaine-power_n for_o if_o they_o give_v away_o the_o fountain_n as_o a_o slave_n sell_v his_o liberty_n they_o can_v not_o make_v use_n of_o it_o indeed_o they_o set_v a_o king_n above_o they_o quoad_fw-la potestatem_fw-la legum_fw-la executivam_fw-la in_o regard_n of_o a_o power_n of_o execute_v law_n and_o actual_a government_n for_o their_o good_a and_o safety_n but_o this_o prove_v only_o that_o the_o king_n be_v above_o the_o people_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o some_o respect_n but_o the_o most_o eminent_a and_o fountaine-power_n of_o royalty_n remain_v in_o the_o people_n as_o in_o a_o immortal_a spring_n host_n which_o they_o communicate_v by_o succession_n to_o this_o or_o that_o mortal_a man_n in_o the_o manner_n and_o measure_n that_o they_o think_v good_a and_o ulpian_n and_o bartolus_n cite_v by_o our_o prelate_n out_o of_o barclaius_n be_v only_o to_o be_v understand_v of_o the_o derive_v secondary_a and_o borrow_a power_n of_o execute_v law_n and_o not_o of_o the_o fountain_n power_n which_o the_o people_n can_v give_v away_o no_o more_o than_o they_o can_v give_v away_o their_o rational_a nature_n for_o it_o be_v a_o power_n natural_a to_o conserve_v themselves_o essential_o adhere_v to_o every_o create_v be_v for_o if_o the_o people_n give_v all_o their_o power_n away_o 1._o what_o shall_v they_o reserve_v to_o make_v a_o new_a king_n if_o this_o man_n die_v 2._o what_o if_o the_o royal_a line_n surcease_v there_o be_v no_o prophet_n immediate_o send_v of_o god_n to_o make_v king_n 3._o what_o if_o he_o turn_v tyrant_n and_o destroy_v his_o subject_n with_o the_o sword_n the_o royalist_n say_v they_o may_v fly_v but_o when_o they_o make_v he_o king_n they_o resign_v all_o their_o power_n to_o he_o even_o their_o power_n of_o fly_v for_o they_o bind_v themselves_o by_o a_o oath_n say_v royalist_n to_o all_o passive_a and_o lawful_a active_a obedience_n and_o i_o suppose_v to_o stand_v at_o his_o tribunal_n if_o he_o summon_v the_o three_o estate_n upon_o treason_n to_o come_v before_o he_o be_v contain_v in_o the_o oath_n that_o royalist_n say_v bind_v all_o and_o be_v contradictory_n to_o fly_v arnisaeus_n a_o more_o learned_a jurist_n and_o divine_a then_o the_o p._n prelate_n answer_v the_o other_o maxim_n 10._o the_o end_n be_v worthy_a than_o the_o mean_a lead_n to_o the_o end_n because_o it_o be_v ordain_v for_o the_o end_n these_o mean_n say_v he_o which_o refer_v their_o whole_a nature_n to_o the_o end_n and_o have_v all_o their_o excellency_n from_o the_o end_n and_o have_v excellency_n from_o no_o other_o thing_n but_o from_o the_o end_n be_v less_o excellent_a than_o the_o end_n that_o be_v true_a such_o a_o end_n as_o medicine_n be_v for_o health_n and_o hugo_n grotius_n l._n 1._o c._n 3._o n._n 8._o those_o mean_n which_o be_v only_o for_o the_o end_n &_o for_o the_o good_a of_o the_o end_n and_o be_v not_o for_o their_o own_o good_a also_o be_v of_o less_o excellency_n and_o inferior_a to_o the_o end_n but_o so_o the_o assumption_n be_v false_a but_o those_o mean_n which_o beside_o their_o relation_n to_o the_o end_n have_v a_o excellency_n of_o nature_n in_o themselves_o be_v not_o always_o inferior_a to_o the_o end_n the_o disciple_n as_o he_o be_v institute_v be_v inferior_a to_o the_o master_n but_o as_o he_o be_v the_o son_n of_o a_o prince_n he_o be_v
above_o the_o master_n but_o by_o this_o reason_n the_o shepherd_n shall_v be_v inferior_a to_o bruit_v beast_n to_o sheep_n and_o the_o master_n of_o the_o family_n be_v for_o the_o family_n and_o refer_v all_o that_o he_o have_v for_o the_o entertain_n of_o the_o family_n but_o it_o follow_v not_o therefore_o the_o family_n be_v above_o he_o the_o form_n be_v for_o the_o action_n therefore_o the_o action_n be_v more_o excellent_a than_o the_o form_n and_o a_o accident_n than_o the_o subject_n or_o substance_n and_o grotius_n say_v every_o government_n be_v not_o for_o the_o good_a of_o another_o but_o some_o for_o its_o own_o good_a as_o the_o government_n of_o a_o master_n over_o the_o servant_n and_o the_o husband_n over_o the_o wife_n ans._n i_o take_v the_o answer_n thus_o those_o who_o be_v mere_a mean_n and_o only_o mean_v refer_v to_o the_o end_n they_o be_v inferior_a to_o the_o end_n but_o the_o king_n as_o king_n people_n have_v all_o his_o official_a and_o relative_a goodness_n in_o the_o world_n as_o relative_a to_o the_o end_n all_o that_o you_o can_v imagine_v to_o be_v in_o a_o king_n as_o a_o king_n be_v all_o relative_a to_o the_o safety_n and_o good_a of_o the_o people_n rom._n 13.4_o he_o be_v a_o minister_n for_o thy_o good_a he_o shall_v not_o as_o king_n make_v himself_o or_o his_o own_o gain_n and_o honour_n his_o end_n i_o grant_v the_o king_n as_o a_o man_n shall_v die_v as_o another_o man_n and_o so_o he_o may_v secondary_o intend_v his_o own_o good_a and_o what_o excellency_n he_o have_v as_o a_o man_n be_v the_o excellency_n of_o one_o mortal_a man_n and_o can_v make_v he_o amount_v in_o dignity_n and_o in_o the_o absolute_a consideration_n of_o the_o excellency_n of_o a_o man_n to_o be_v above_o many_o man_n and_o a_o whole_a kingdom_n for_o the_o more_o good_a thing_n there_o be_v the_o better_a they_o be_v so_o the_o good_a thing_n be_v multiplicable_a as_o a_o hundred_o man_n be_v better_a than_o one_o otherwise_o if_o the_o 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for_o the_o unrulinesse_n of_o the_o creature_n for_o man_n sin_n withdraw_v themselves_o from_o that_o natural_a dominion_n that_o man_n have_v over_o the_o creature_n before_o the_o fall_n of_o man_n in_o that_o relation_n of_o a_o mean_a to_o the_o end_n and_o so_o by_o accident_n be_v this_o official_a relation_n put_v on_o he_o and_o according_a to_o that_o official_a relation_n and_o by_o accident_n man_n be_v put_v to_o be_v a_o servant_n to_o the_o brutish_a creature_n and_o a_o mean_a to_o so_o base_a a_o end_n but_o all_o this_o prove_v he_o through_o man_n sin_n and_o by_o accident_n to_o be_v under_o the_o official_a relation_n of_o a_o mean_a to_o base_a creature_n than_o himself_o as_o to_o the_o end_n but_o not_o as_o a_o reasonable_a man_n but_o the_o king_n as_o king_n be_v a_o official_a and_o royal_a mean_a to_o this_o end_n that_o the_o people_n may_v lead_v a_o godly_a and_o peaceable_a life_n under_o he_o and_o this_o official_a relation_n be_v a_o accident_n be_v of_o less_o worth_a than_o the_o whole_a people_n as_o they_o be_v to_o be_v govern_v and_o i_o grant_v the_o king_n son_n in_o relation_n to_o blood_n and_o birth_n be_v more_o excellent_a than_o his_o teacher_n but_o as_o he_o be_v teach_v he_o be_v inferior_a to_o his_o teacher_n but_o in_o both_o consideration_n the_o king_n be_v inferior_a to_o the_o people_n for_o though_o he_o command_v the_o people_n and_o so_o have_v a_o executive_a power_n of_o law_n above_o they_o yet_o have_v they_o a_o fountain_n power_n above_o he_o because_o they_o make_v he_o king_n and_o in_o god_n intention_n he_o be_v give_v as_o king_n for_o their_o good_a according_a to_o that_o thou_o shall_v feed_v my_o people_n israel_n &_o that_o i_o give_v he_o for_o a_o leader_n of_o my_o people_n 4._o say_v the_o p._n prelate_n the_o constituent_a cause_n be_v excellent_a than_o the_o effect_n constitute_v where_o the_o constitution_n be_v voluntary_a 98._o and_o depend_v upon_o the_o free_a act_n of_o the_o will_n as_o when_o the_o king_n make_v a_o viceroy_n or_o a_o judge_n durante_fw-la beneplacito_fw-la during_o his_o free_a will_n but_o not_o when_o a_o man_n make_v over_o his_o right_n to_o another_o for_o then_o there_o shall_v be_v neither_o faith_n nor_o truth_n in_o covenant_n if_o people_n may_v make_v over_o their_o power_n to_o their_o king_n and_o retract_v and_o take_v back_o what_o they_o have_v once_o give_v one_o ans._n this_o be_v a_o beg_n of_o the_o question_n for_o it_o be_v deny_v that_o the_o people_n can_v absolute_o make_v away_o their_o whole_a power_n to_o the_o king_n it_o depend_v on_o the_o people_n that_o they_o be_v not_o destroy_v they_o give_v to_o the_o king_n a_o politic_a power_n for_o their_o own_o safety_n and_o they_o keep_v a_o natural_a power_n to_o themselves_o which_o they_o must_v conserve_v and_o can_v give_v away_o and_o they_o do_v not_o break_v their_o covenant_n when_o they_o put_v in_o act_n that_o natural_a power_n to_o conserve_v themselves_o for_o though_o the_o people_n shall_v give_v away_o that_o power_n and_o swear_v though_o the_o king_n shall_v kill_v they_o all_o they_o shall_v not_o resist_v nor_o defend_v their_o own_o life_n yet_o that_o be_v a_o oath_n against_o the_o six_o command_n which_o enjoin_v natural_a selfe-preservation_n it_o shall_v not_o oblige_v the_o conscience_n for_o it_o shall_v be_v intrinsical_o sinful_a and_o it_o be_v all_o one_o to_o swear_v to_o non-self-preservation_n as_o to_o swear_v to_o self-murder_n 5._o if_o the_o people_n say_v the_o prelate_n beg_v the_o answer_n from_o barclay_n the_o constituent_a be_v more_o excellent_a than_o the_o effect_n and_o so_o the_o people_n above_o the_o king_n because_o they_o constitute_v he_o king_n then_o the_o county_n and_o corporation_n may_v make_v void_a all_o the_o commission_n give_v to_o the_o knight_n and_o burgess_n of_o the_o house_n of_o commons_o 12._o and_o send_v other_o in_o their_o place_n and_o repeal_v their_o order_n therefore_o buchanan_n say_v that_o order_n and_o law_n in_o parliament_n be_v but_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d preparatorie_n consultationis_fw-la and_o have_v not_o the_o force_n of_o a_o law_n till_o the_o people_n give_v their_o consent_n and_o have_v their_o influence_n authoritative_a upon_o the_o statute_n and_o act_n of_o parliament_n but_o the_o observator_fw-la hold_v that_o the_o legislative_a power_n be_v whole_a and_o entire_a in_o the_o parliament_n but_o when_o the_o scot_n be_v prefer_v petition_n and_o declaration_n they_o put_v all_o power_n in_o the_o collective_a body_n and_o keep_v their_o distinct_a table_n ans._n there_o be_v no_o consequence_n here_o the_o county_n and_o incorporation_n that_o send_v commissioner_n to_o parliament_n may_v make_v void_a their_o commission_n and_o annul_v their_o act_n because_o they_o constitute_v they_o commissioner_n if_o they_o be_v unjust_a act_n they_o may_v disobey_v they_o and_o so_o disannul_v they_o but_o it_o be_v presume_v god_n have_v give_v no_o moral_a power_n to_o do_v ill_a nor_o can_v the_o county_n and_o corporation_n give_v any_o such_o power_n to_o evil_a for_o they_o have_v not_o any_o such_o fâ—om_n god_n if_o they_o be_v just_a act_n they_o be_v to_o obey_v they_o irrevocable_o and_o can_v retract_v commission_n to_o make_v just_a order_n illud_fw-la tantum_fw-la possumus_fw-la quod_fw-la â—ure_fw-la possumus_fw-la and_o therefore_o as_o power_n to_o govern_v just_o be_v irrevocable_o commit_v by_o the_o three_o estate_n who_o make_v the_o king_n to_o the_o king_n so_o be_v that_o same_o power_n commit_v by_o the_o shire_n and_o corporation_n to_o their_o commissioner_n to_o decree_v in_o parliament_n what_o be_v just_a and_o good_a irrevocable_o and_o to_o take_v any_o jâ—st_a power_n from_o the_o king_n which_o
not_o a_o power_n of_o mere_a grace_n but_o 1._o though_o prince_n may_v do_v some_o thing_n of_o grace_n yet_o not_o of_o mere_a grace_n because_o what_o king_n do_v as_o king_n and_o by_o virtue_n of_o their_o royal_a office_n that_o they_o do_v ex_fw-la debito_fw-la officii_fw-la office_n by_o debt_n and_o right_n of_o their_o office_n and_o that_o they_o can_v but_o do_v it_o not_o be_v arbitrarie_a to_o they_o to_o do_v the_o debtfull_a act_n of_o their_o office_n but_o what_o they_o do_v of_o mere_a grace_n that_o they_o do_v as_o good_a man_n and_o not_o as_o king_n and_o that_o they_o may_v not_o do_v as_o for_o example_n some_o king_n out_o of_o their_o pretend_a prerogative_n have_v give_v four_o pardon_n to_o one_o man_n for_o four_o murder_n now_o this_o the_o king_n may_v have_v leave_v undo_v without_o sin_n but_o of_o mere_a grace_n he_o pardon_v the_o murderer_n who_o kill_v four_o man_n but_o the_o truth_n be_v the_o king_n kill_v the_o three_o last_o because_o he_o have_v no_o power_n in_o point_n of_o conscience_n to_o dispute_v with_o blood_n num._n 35.31_o gen._n 9.6_o these_o pardon_n be_v act_n of_o mere_a grace_n to_o one_o man_n but_o act_n of_o blood_n to_o the_o community_n 2._o because_o the_o prince_n be_v the_o minister_n of_o god_n for_o the_o good_a of_o the_o subject_n and_o therefore_o the_o law_n say_v he_o can_v pardon_v and_o free_a the_o guilty_a of_o the_o punishment_n due_a to_o he_o contra_fw-la l._n quod_fw-la favore_fw-la f._n the_o leg_n l._n non_fw-la ideo_fw-la minus_fw-la f._n de_fw-fr proc_fw-fr l._n legata_fw-la inutiliter_fw-la f._n de_fw-fr lega_fw-la 1._o and_o the_o reason_n be_v clear_a he_o be_v but_o the_o minister_n of_o god_n a_o revenger_n to_o execute_v wrath_n upon_o he_o that_o do_v evil_a and_o if_o the_o judgement_n be_v the_o lord_n 13.4_o not_o man_n not_o the_o king_n as_o it_o be_v indeed_o deut._n 1.17_o 2_o chron._n 19.6_o he_o can_v draw_v the_o sword_n against_o the_o innocent_a nor_o 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ill_a of_o nature_n both_o to_o king_n and_o people_n that_o the_o people_n shall_v give_v to_o their_o prince_n any_o power_n to_o destroy_v themselves_o and_o therefore_o that_o people_n do_v reverence_n and_o honour_v the_o prince_n most_o who_o lie_v strong_a chain_n and_o iron_n fetter_n on_o he_o that_o he_o can_v tyrannize_v 7._o quest._n 14._o but_o be_v not_o subject_n more_o subject_a to_o their_o prince_n see_v the_o subjection_n be_v natural_a as_o we_o see_v bee_n and_o crane_n to_o obey_v he_o than_o servant_n to_o their_o lord_n c._n in_o apib._n 7.9.1_o ex_fw-la hiero._n 4._o ad_fw-la rustic_n monarch_n plin._n n._n 17._o for_o jurist_n teach_v that_o servitude_n be_v beside_o or_o against_o nature_n l._n 5._o de_fw-la stat_fw-la homi_fw-la §_o 2._o just_a &_o jur_n per_n c._n 3._o §_o &_o sicut_fw-la nou._n 89._o quib_n med_a nat_n eff_fw-mi svi_fw-la ans._n there_o be_v no_o question_n subjection_n in_o active_a subjection_n to_o prince_n and_o father_n command_v in_o 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they_o give_v to_o the_o man_n who_o be_v their_o supreme_a governor_n that_o power_n and_o authority_n which_o be_v the_o ground_n of_o awe_n and_o reverence_n a_o servant_n natural_o fear_v his_o master_n yet_o often_o he_o give_v his_o liberty_n and_o resign_v it_o up_o voluntary_o to_o his_o master_n and_o this_o be_v not_o unordinary_a among_o the_o jew_n where_o the_o servant_n do_v entire_o love_v the_o master_n and_o be_v most_o ordinary_a now_o when_o servant_n do_v for_o hire_n tie_v themselves_o to_o such_o a_o master_n and_o soldier_n natural_o fear_v their_o commander_n yet_o they_o may_v and_o often_o do_v by_o voluntary_a consent_n make_v such_o man_n their_o commander_n and_o therefore_o from_o this_o it_o follow_v no_o way_n that_o the_o governor_n of_o a_o city_n the_o teacher_n the_o master_n the_o commander_n in_o war_n have_v not_o their_o power_n and_o authority_n only_o and_o immediate_o from_o god_n but_o from_o their_o inferior_n who_o by_o their_o free_a consent_n appoint_v they_o for_o such_o place_n p._n prelate_n this_o seem_v or_o rather_o be_v a_o unanswerable_a argument_n no_o man_n have_v power_n of_o life_n and_o death_n etc._n but_o the_o sovereign_a power_n of_o life_n and_o death_n to_o wit_n god_n gen._n 9.5_o god_n say_v thrice_o he_o will_v require_v the_o blood_n of_o man_n at_o the_o hand_n of_o man_n and_o this_o power_n god_n have_v commit_v to_o god_n deputy_n who_o so_o shed_v man_n blood_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d by_o man_n shall_v die_v by_o the_o king_n for_o the_o world_n know_v not_o any_o kind_n of_o government_n at_o this_o time_n but_o monarchiall_a and_o this_o monarch_n be_v noah_n and_o if_o this_o power_n be_v from_o god_n why_o not_o all_o sovereign_a power_n see_v it_o be_v homogeneous_a and_o as_o jurist_n say_v in_o indivisibili_fw-la posita_fw-la a_o thing_n in_o its_o nature_n indivisible_a and_o that_o can_v be_v distract_v or_o impair_v and_o if_o every_o man_n have_v the_o power_n of_o life_n and_o death_n god_n shall_v not_o be_v the_o god_n of_o order_n the_o p._n prelate_n take_v the_o pain_n to_o prove_v out_o of_o the_o text_n that_o a_o magistracy_n be_v establish_v in_o the_o text_n ans._n 1._o let_v we_o consider_v this_o unanswerable_a argument_n 1._o it_o be_v ground_v upon_o a_o lie_n and_o a_o conjecture_n never_o teach_v by_o any_o but_o himself_o to_o wit_n that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d by_o or_o in_o or_o through_o man_n must_v signify_v a_o magistrate_n 2._o and_o a_o king_n only_o 3._o this_o king_n be_v noah_n never_o interpreter_n nay_o not_o common_a sense_n can_v say_v that_o no_o magistrate_n be_v here_o understand_v but_o a_o king_n the_o consequence_n be_v vain_a his_o blood_n shall_v be_v shed_v by_o man_n ergo_fw-la by_o a_o magistrate_n it_o follow_v not_o ergo_fw-la by_o a_o king_n it_o follow_v not_o there_o be_v not_o a_o king_n in_o the_o world_n yet_o as_o some_o make_v belus_n the_o father_n of_o ninus_n the_o first_o king_n and_o the_o builder_n of_o babylon_n this_o ninus_n be_v think_v the_o first_o builder_n of_o the_o city_n after_o call_v niniveh_n and_o the_o first_o king_n of_o the_o assyrian_n so_o say_v 5._o quintus_n curtius_n and_o other_o but_o grave_a author_n believe_v that_o nimrod_n be_v no_o other_o than_o belus_n the_o father_n of_o ninus_n so_o say_v 17._o augustin_n cronic_n hierome_n hos._n eusebius_n 3._o hieronym_n and_o 4._o eusebius_n make_v he_o the_o first_o founder_n of_o babylon_n so_o say_v niâ—i_fw-la clemens_n chron._n pirerius_n and_o josephus_n say_v the_o same_o 1._o their_o time_n 2._o their_o cruel_a nature_n be_v the_o same_o mundi_fw-la calvin_n say_v noah_n yet_o live_v while_n nimrod_n live_v and_o the_o scripture_n say_v nimrod_n begin_v to_o reign_v and_o be_v powerful_a on_o the_o earth_n and_o babel_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o beginning_n of_o his_o kingdom_n no_o writer_n moses_n nor_o any_o other_o can_v show_v we_o a_o king_n before_o nimrod_n so_o gen._n eusebius_n 10.9.6_o paul_n orosius_n come_v hieronym_n ge._n josephus_n say_v that_o he_o be_v the_o first_o king_n and_o ib._n tostatus_n abulens_n and_o our_o own_o musculus_fw-la homicidae_fw-la calvin_n come_v lect_n luther_n mortar_n musculus_fw-la on_o the_o place_n and_o man_n ainsworth_n make_v he_o the_o first_o king_n and_o the_o founder_n of_o babylon_n how_o noah_n be_v a_o king_n or_o there_o be_v any_o monarchical_a government_n in_o the_o world_n then_o the_o prelate_n have_v alone_o dream_v it_o there_o be_v but_o familie-government_n before_o this_o 2._o and_o if_o there_o be_v a_o magistracy_n here_o establish_v by_o god_n there_o be_v no_o warrant_n to_o say_v it_o be_v only_o a_o monarchy_n for_o if_o the_o holy_a ghost_n intend_v a_o policy_n it_o be_v a_o policy_n to_o be_v establish_v to_o the_o world_n end_n and_o not_o to_o be_v limit_v as_o the_o p._n prelate_n do_v to_o noah_n day_n gen._n all_o interpreter_n upon_o good_a ground_n establish_v the_o same_o policy_n that_o our_o saviour_n speak_v of_o when_o he_o say_v he_o shall_v perish_v by_o the_o sword_n who_o take_v the_o sword_n matth._n 26.52_o so_o the_o netherlands_o have_v no_o lawful_a magistrate_n who_o have_v power_n of_o life_n and_o death_n because_o their_o government_n be_v aristocratical_a and_o they_o have_v no_o king_n so_o all_o act_n of_o take_v away_o the_o life_n of_o ill-doer_n shall_v be_v act_n of_o homicide_n in_o holland_n how_o absurd_a 3._o nor_o do_v i_o see_v how_o the_o place_n in_o the_o native_a scope_n do_v establish_v a_o magistracy_n mortar_n calvin_n say_v not_o so_o &_o interpreter_n deduce_v by_o consequence_n the_o power_n of_o the_o magistrate_n from_o this_o place_n but_o the_o text_n be_v general_a he_o who_o kill_v man_n shall_v be_v kill_v by_o man_n either_o he_o shall_v fall_v into_o the_o magistrate_n hand_n or_o into_o the_o hand_n of_o some_o murderer_n so_o calvin_n man_n marlorat_n and_o he_o speak_v say_v w_n pirerius_n not_o of_o the_o fact_n and_o event_n itself_o but_o of_o the_o deserve_n of_o murderer_n and_o it_o be_v certain_a all_o murderer_n fall_v not_o into_o the_o magistrate_n hand_n but_o he_o say_v by_o god_n and_o man_n law_n ergo_fw-la they_o ought_v to_o die_v though_o sometime_o one_o murderer_n kill_v another_o 4._o the_o sovereign_a power_n be_v give_v to_o the_o king_n ergo_fw-la it_o be_v give_v to_o he_o immediate_o without_o the_o consent_n of_o the_o people_n it_o follow_v not_o 5._o power_n of_o life_n and_o death_n be_v not_o give_v to_o the_o king_n only_o but_o also_o to_o other_o magistrate_n yea_o and_o to_o a_o single_a private_a man_n in_o the_o just_a defence_n of_o his_o own_o life_n other_o argument_n be_v but_o what_o the_o prelate_n have_v say_v already_o quest_n viii_o whether_o the_o prelate_n prove_v by_o force_n of_o reason_n that_o the_o people_n can_v be_v capable_a of_o any_o power_n of_o government_n p._n prelate_n god_n and_o nature_n give_v no_o power_n in_o vain_a and_o which_o may_v not_o be_v reduce_v into_o action_n but_o a_o active_a power_n or_o a_o power_n of_o actual_a govern_n be_v never_o act_v by_o the_o community_n therefore_o this_o power_n can_v be_v seat_v in_o the_o community_n as_o in_o the_o prime_n and_o proper_a subject_n and_o it_o can_v be_v in_o every_o individual_a person_n of_o a_o community_n because_o government_n intrinsical_o and_o essential_o include_v a_o specify_v distinction_n of_o governor_n and_o some_o to_o be_v govern_v and_o to_o speak_v proper_o there_o can_v no_o other_o power_n be_v conceive_v in_o the_o community_n natural_o and_o proper_o but_o only_o potestas_fw-la passiva_fw-la regiminis_fw-la a_o capacity_n or_o susceptabilitie_n to_o be_v govern_v by_o one_o or_o by_o more_o just_a as_o the_o first_o matter_n desire_v a_o form_n this_o oblige_v all_o by_o the_o dictate_v of_o nature_n law_n to_o submit_v to_o actual_a government_n and_o as_o it_o be_v in_o every_o individual_a person_n it_o be_v not_o mere_o and_o proper_o voluntary_a because_o howsoever_o nature_n dictate_v that_o government_n be_v necessary_a for_o the_o safety_n of_o the_o society_n yet_o every_o singular_a person_n by_o corruption_n and_o self-love_n have_v a_o natural_a averseness_n and_o repugnancy_n to_o submit_v to_o any_o every_o man_n will_v be_v a_o king_n himself_o this_o universal_a desire_n appetitus_fw-la universalis_fw-la aut_fw-la naturalis_fw-la or_o universal_a propension_n to_o government_n be_v like_o the_o act_n of_o the_o understanding_n assent_v to_o the_o first_o undeniable_a principle_n of_o truth_n and_o to_o the_o will_n general_a propension_n to_o happiness_n in_o general_a which_o propension_n be_v not_o a_o free_a act_n except_o our_o new_a statist_n as_o they_o have_v change_v their_o faith_n so_o they_o overturn_v true_a reason_n it_o will_v puzzle_v they_o infinite_o
and_o by_o that_o same_o law_n of_o nature_n no_o man_n be_v bear_v king_n of_o man_n nor_o any_o man_n subject_n to_o man_n in_o a_o civil_a subjection_n by_o nature_n i_o speak_v not_o of_o natural_a subjection_n of_o child_n to_o parent_n and_o therefore_o ferdi._n vasquez_n illustr_n quest_n l._n 2._o c._n 82._o n._n 6._o say_v that_o kingdom_n and_o empire_n be_v bring_v in_o not_o by_o nature_n law_n but_o by_o the_o law_n of_o nation_n he_o expound_v himself_o elsewhere_o to_o speak_v of_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n secondary_a otherwise_o the_o primarie_a law_n of_o nation_n be_v indeed_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n as_o appropriate_v to_o man_n if_o any_o reply_n that_o the_o freedom_n natural_a of_o beast_n and_o bird_n who_o never_o sin_v can_v be_v one_o with_o the_o natural_a freedom_n of_o man_n who_o be_v now_o under_o sin_n and_o so_o under_o bondage_n for_o sin_n my_o answer_n be_v that_o the_o subjection_n of_o the_o misery_n of_o man_n by_o nature_n because_o of_o sin_n be_v more_o than_o the_o subjection_n of_o beast_n compare_v spece_fw-la and_o kind_n of_o beast_n and_o bird_n with_o mankind_n but_o compare_v individual_n of_o the_o same_o kind_n among_o themselves_o a_o lion_n with_o lion_n eagle_n with_o eagle_n and_o so_o man_n with_o man_n in_o which_o respect_n because_o he_o who_o be_v suppose_v to_o be_v the_o man_n bear_v free_a from_o subjection_n politic_a even_o the_o king_n bear_v a_o king_n be_v under_o the_o same_o state_n of_o sin_n and_o so_o by_o reason_n of_o sin_n of_o which_o he_o have_v a_o share_n equal_o with_o all_o other_o man_n by_o nature_n he_o must_v be_v by_o nature_n bear_v under_o as_o great_a subjection_n penal_a for_o sin_n except_o the_o king_n be_v bear_v void_a of_o sin_n as_o other_o man_n ergo_fw-la arg._n he_o be_v not_o bear_v free_a by_o nature_n then_o other_o man_n except_o he_o come_v out_o of_o the_o womb_n with_o a_o king_n crown_n on_o his_o head_n 4._o to_o be_v a_o king_n be_v a_o free_a gift_n of_o god_n which_o god_n bestow_v on_o some_o man_n above_o other_o as_o be_v evident_a 2_o sam._n 12.7_o 8_o psal._n 75.6_o dan._n 4.32_o and_o therefore_o all_o must_v be_v bear_v king_n if_o any_o one_o man_n be_v by_o nature_n a_o king_n bear_v and_o another_o a_o bear_a subject_n but_o if_o some_o be_v by_o god_n grace_n make_v king_n above_o other_o they_o be_v not_o so_o by_o nature_n for_o thing_n which_o agree_v to_o man_n by_o nature_n agree_v to_o all_o man_n equal_o but_o all_o man_n equal_o be_v not_o bear_v king_n as_o be_v evident_a and_o all_o man_n be_v not_o equal_o bear_v by_o nature_n under_o politic_a subjection_n to_o king_n as_o the_o adversary_n grant_v because_o those_o who_o be_v by_o nature_n king_n can_v be_v also_o by_o nature_n subject_n arg._n 5._o if_o man_n be_v not_o by_o nature_n free_a fâ—om_n politic_a subjection_n then_o must_v some_o by_o the_o law_n of_o relation_n by_o nature_n be_v king_n but_o none_o be_v by_o nature_n king_n because_o none_o have_v by_o nature_n these_o thing_n which_o essential_o constitute_v king_n for_o they_o have_v neither_o by_o nature_n the_o call_n of_o god_n nor_o gift_n for_o the_o throne_n nor_o the_o free_a election_n of_o the_o people_n nor_o conquest_n and_o if_o there_o be_v none_o a_o king_n by_o nature_n there_o can_v be_v none_o a_o subject_a by_o nature_n and_o the_o law_n faith_n omnes_fw-la sumus_fw-la naturâ_fw-la liberi_fw-la nullius_fw-la ditioni_fw-la subjecti_fw-la l._n manumiss_o f._n the_o just_a &_o jur_n s._n jus_o autem_fw-la gentium_fw-la ins._n de_fw-fr jur_fw-fr nat_n we_o be_v all_o by_o nature_n free_a and_o d._n l._n ex_fw-la hoc_fw-la jure_fw-la cum_fw-la simil_n 6._o politician_n agree_v to_o this_o as_o a_o undeniable_a truth_n arg._n that_o as_o domestic_a society_n be_v natural_a be_v ground_v upon_o nature_n instinct_n rei_fw-la so_o politic_a society_n be_v voluntary_a be_v ground_v on_o the_o consent_n of_o man_n and_o so_o politic_a society_n be_v natural_a in_o radice_fw-la in_o the_o root_n and_o voluntary_a and_o free_a in_o modo_fw-la in_o the_o manner_n of_o their_o union_n and_o the_o scripture_n clear_v to_o we_o that_o a_o king_n be_v make_v by_o the_o free_a consent_n of_o the_o people_n deut._n 17.15_o and_o so_o not_o by_o nature_n 7._o what_o be_v from_o the_o womb_n arg._n and_o so_o natural_a be_v eternal_a and_o agree_v to_o all_o society_n of_o man_n but_o a_o monarchy_n agree_v not_o to_o all_o society_n of_o man_n for_o many_o hundred_o year_n de_fw-fr facto_fw-la there_o be_v not_o a_o king_n till_o nimrods_n time_n the_o world_n be_v govern_v by_o family_n and_o till_o moses_n his_o time_n we_o find_v no_o institution_n for_o king_n gen._n 7._o and_o the_o numerous_a multiplication_n of_o mankind_n do_v occasion_n monarchy_n otherwise_o fatherly_a government_n be_v the_o first_o and_o measure_n of_o the_o rest_n must_v be_v the_o best_a for_o it_o be_v better_a that_o my_o father_n govern_v i_o then_o that_o a_o 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his_o take_n away_o the_o life_n of_o the_o martyr_n be_v but_o the_o resist_n of_o tyranny_n and_o certain_o if_o that_o power_n in_o nero_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o power_n ordain_v of_o god_n and_o not_o to_o be_v resist_v as_o the_o place_n rom._n 13._o be_v allege_v by_o royalist_n than_o it_o must_v be_v a_o lawful_a power_n and_o no_o tyranny_n and_o if_o it_o can_v be_v resist_v because_o it_o be_v a_o power_n ordain_v and_o settle_v in_o he_o it_o be_v either_o settle_v by_o god_n and_o so_o not_o tyranny_n except_o god_n be_v the_o author_n of_o tyranny_n or_o then_o settle_v by_o the_o devil_n and_o so_o may_v well_o be_v resist_v but_o the_o text_n speak_v of_o no_o power_n but_o of_o that_o which_o be_v of_o god_n 4._o we_o be_v not_o to_o be_v subject_a to_o all_o power_n in_o concreto_fw-la by_o the_o text_n for_o we_o be_v not_o to_o be_v subject_a to_o power_n lawful_a yet_o command_v active_a obedience_n to_o thing_n unlawful_a now_o subjection_n include_v active_a obedience_n of_o honour_n love_n fear_v pay_v tribute_n and_o therefore_o of_o need_n force_n some_o power_n must_v be_v except_v 5._o pilate_n power_n be_v mere_o a_o power_n by_o divine_a permission_n not_o a_o power_n ordain_v of_o god_n as_o be_v the_o power_n speak_v of_o rom._n 13._o gregori_n mor._n l._n 3._o c._n 11._o express_o say_v this_o be_v satan_n power_n give_v to_o pilate_n against_o christ._n manibus_fw-la satanae_n pro_fw-la nostra_fw-la redemptione_n se_fw-la traddit_fw-la lyra._n a_o principibus_fw-la romanorum_fw-la &_o ulterius_fw-la permissum_fw-la a_o deo_fw-la qui_fw-la est_fw-la potestas_fw-la superior_a calvin_n bâ—za_n diodâ—tus_n say_v the_o same_o and_o that_o he_o can_v mean_v of_o legal_a power_n from_o god_n regulate_v will_n be_v evident_a 1._o because_o christ_n be_v answer_v pilate_n judge_n john_n 19.10_o know_v thou_o not_o that_o i_o have_v power_n to_o crucify_v thou_o this_o be_v a_o untruth_n pilate_n have_v a_o command_n to_o worship_v he_o and_o believe_v in_o he_o and_o whereas_o ferne_n say_v sect._n 9_o pag._n 59_o pilate_n have_v power_n to_o judge_v any_o accuse_v before_o he_o it_o be_v true_a but_o he_o be_v oblige_v to_o believe_v in_o christ_n he_o be_v oblige_v to_o be_v persuade_v of_o christ_n innocency_n and_o so_o neither_o to_o judge_v nor_o receive_v accusation_n against_o he_o and_o the_o power_n he_o say_v he_o have_v to_o crucify_v be_v a_o law-power_n in_o pilate_n meaning_n but_o not_o in_o very_a deed_n any_o law-power_n because_o a_o law-power_n be_v from_o god_n regulate_v will_n in_o the_o five_o commandment_n but_o no_o creature_n have_v a_o lawful_a or_o a_o law-power_n to_o crucify_v christ._n 2._o a_o law-power_n be_v for_o good_a rom._n 13.4_o a_o power_n to_o crucify_v christ_n be_v for_o ill_a 3._o a_o law-power_n be_v a_o terror_n to_o ill_a work_n and_o a_o praise_n to_o good_a pilate_n power_n to_o crucify_v christ_n be_v the_o contrary_a 4._o a_o law-power_n be_v to_o execute_v wrath_n on_o ill-doing_n a_o power_n to_o crucify_v christ_n be_v no_o such_o 5._o a_o law-power_n conciliate_v honour_n fear_v and_o veneration_n to_o the_o person_n of_o the_o judge_n a_o power_n to_o crucify_v christ_n conciliate_v no_o such_o thing_n but_o a_o disgrace_n to_o pilate_n 6._o the_o genuine_a act_n of_o a_o lawful_a power_n be_v lawful_a act_n for_o such_o as_o be_v the_o fountain-power_n such_o be_v the_o act_n flow_v therefrom_o good_a act_n slow_a not_o from_o bad_a power_n neither_o have_v god_n give_v a_o power_n to_o sin_n except_o by_o way_n of_o permission_n quest_n xxx_o whether_o or_o no_o passive_a obedience_n be_v a_o mean_a to_o which_o we_o be_v subject_v in_o conscience_n by_o virtue_n of_o a_o divine_a commandment_n and_o what_o a_o mean_a resistance_n be_v that_o fly_v be_v resistance_n much_o be_v build_v to_o commend_v patient_a suffering_n of_o ill_a and_o conâ—emne_v all_o resistance_n of_o superior_n by_o royalist_n on_o the_o 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clâ—ar_n the_o church_n of_o god_n be_v to_o bear_v with_o all_o patience_n person_n the_o 〈◊〉_d of_o the_o lord_n because_o she_o have_v sin_v and_o to_o suffer_v of_o wicked_a enemy_n which_o be_v to_o be_v tread_v as_o mire_n in_o the_o street_n micah_n 7.9_o 10_o 11_o 12._o but_o withal_o they_o be_v not_o oblige_v to_o nonresistance_n and_o not_o to_o fight_v against_o these_o enemy_n yea_o they_o be_v oblige_v to_o fight_v against_o they_o also_o if_o these_o be_v babylon_n judah_n may_v have_v resist_v and_o fight_v if_o god_n have_v not_o giuâ—n_v a_o special_a commandment_n of_o a_o positive_a law_n that_o they_o shall_v not_o fight_v if_o these_o be_v the_o assyrian_n and_o other_o enemy_n or_o rather_o both_o the_o people_n be_v to_o resist_v by_o fight_v and_o yet_o to_o endure_v patient_o the_o indignation_n of_o the_o lord_n david_n do_v bear_v most_o patient_o the_o wrong_n that_o his_o own_o son_n absalon_n and_o achitophel_n and_o the_o people_n inflict_v on_o he_o in_o pursue_v he_o to_o take_v his_o life_n and_o the_o kingdom_n from_o he_o as_o be_v clear_a by_o his_o gracious_a expression_n 2_o sam._n 15.25_o 26._o chap._n 16._o ver_fw-la 10_o 11_o 12._o psal._n 3.1_o 2_o 3._o yea_o he_o pray_v for_o a_o blessing_n on_o the_o people_n that_o conspire_v against_o he_o psal._n 3.8_o yet_o do_v he_o lawful_o resist_v absalon_n and_o the_o conspirator_n and_o send_v out_o joab_n and_o a_o huge_a army_n in_o open_a battle_n against_o they_o 2._o sam._n 18.1_o 2_o 3_o 4_o etc._n etc._n and_o fight_v against_o they_o and_o be_v not_o the_o people_n of_o god_n patient_a to_o endure_v the_o violence_n do_v to_o they_o in_o the_o wilderness_n by_o og_n king_n of_o bashan_n sihon_n king_n of_o heshbon_n by_o the_o ammorites_n moabite_n &_o c_o i_o think_v god_n law_n tie_v all_o man_n especial_o his_o people_n to_o as_o patient_a a_o suffering_n in_o war_n deut._n 8.16_o god_n then_o try_v and_o humble_v his_o people_n as_o the_o servant_n be_v to_o endure_v patient_o unjust_o inflict_v buffet_n 1_o pet._n 2.18_o and_o yet_o god_n people_n at_o god_n command_n do_v resist_v these_o king_n and_o people_n and_o do_v fight_v and_o kill_v they_o and_o possess_v their_o land_n as_o the_o history_n be_v clear_a see_v the_o like_a josh._n 11._o ver_fw-la 18_o 19_o 2._o one_o act_n of_o grace_n and_o virtue_n be_v not_o contrary_a to_o another_o resistance_n be_v in_o the_o child_n of_o god_n a_o innocent_a act_n of_o self-preservation_n as_o be_v patient_a suffering_n and_o therefore_o they_o may_v well_o subsist_v in_o one_o and_o so_o say_v amasa_n by_o the_o spirit_n of_o the_o lord_n 1_o chro._n 12.18_o peace_n peace_n be_v unto_o thou_o and_o peace_n to_o thy_o helper_n for_o god_n help_v thou_o now_o david_n in_o that_o and_o all_o
his_o helpâ—rs_n be_v resister_n of_o king_n saul_n 3._o the_o scope_n of_o the_o place_n 1_o pet._n 2._o be_v not_o to_o forbid_v all_o violent_a resist_n as_o be_v clear_a recommend_v he_o speak_v nothing_o of_o violent_a resist_v either_o one_o way_n or_o other_o but_o only_o he_o forbid_v revengeful_a resist_n of_o repay_v one_o wrong_a with_o another_o from_o the_o example_n of_o christ_n who_o when_o he_o be_v revile_v revile_v not_o again_o when_o he_o suffer_v he_o threaten_v not_o therefore_o the_o argument_n be_v a_o fallacy_n ab_fw-la â—o_o quod_fw-la docitur_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ad_fw-la illud_fw-la quod_fw-la dicitur_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d though_o therefore_o the_o master_n shall_v attempt_v to_o kill_v a_o innocent_a servant_n and_o invade_v he_o with_o a_o weapon_n of_o 〈◊〉_d 1._o sudden_o 2._o without_o all_o reason_n or_o cause_n 3._o vnavoidable_o doctor_n ferne_n in_o that_o case_n do_v free_a a_o subject_a from_o guiltiness_n 1â—_n if_o he_o violent_o resist_v his_o prince_n ergo_fw-la the_o servant_n who_o shall_v violent_o resist_v his_o master_n in_o the_o aforesaid_a case_n shall_v and_o may_v patient_o suffer_v and_o violent_o resist_v notwithstanding_o any_o thing_n that_o royalist_n can_v conclude_v on_o the_o contrary_n 4._o no_o prince_n have_v a_o masterly_a or_o herile_a dominion_n over_o his_o subject_n but_o only_o a_o free_a ingenious_a paternal_a and_o tutorly_a oversight_n for_o the_o good_a of_o the_o people_n rom._n 13.4_o the_o master_n especial_o in_o the_o apostle_n peter_n time_n have_v a_o dominion_n over_o servant_n as_o over_o their_o proper_a good_n 2._o assertion_n neither_o suffer_v formal_o as_o suffer_v and_o so_o neither_o can_v non-resisting_a passive_a fall_n under_o any_o moral_a law_n of_o god_n except_o in_o two_o condition_n law_n 1._o in_o the_o point_n of_o christ_n passive_a obedience_n he_o be_v the_o eternal_a god_n as_o well_o as_o man_n and_o so_o lord_n of_o his_o own_o 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resistance_n which_o he_o shall_v have_v do_v if_o royalist_n plead_v with_o any_o colour_n of_o reason_n from_o his_o example_n against_o the_o lawfulness_n of_o resistance_n and_o self-defence_n but_o from_o the_o absolute_a power_n of_o god_n 2._o from_o god_n positive_a will_n who_o command_v he_o to_o die_v mat._n 26.53_o 54._o if_o therefore_o royalist_n prove_v any_o thing_n against_o the_o lawfulness_n of_o resist_a king_n when_o they_o offer_v most_o unjust_o violence_n to_o the_o life_n of_o god_n servant_n from_o thiâ—_n one_o mere_o extraordinary_a and_o rare_a example_n of_o christ_n the_o like_a whereof_o be_v never_o in_o the_o world_n they_o may_v from_o the_o same_o example_n prove_v it_o unlawful_a to_o flee_v for_o christ_n will_v not_o flee_v psal._n 40.6_o 7._o heb._n 10.6.7_o 8_o 9_o joh._n 14.31_o joh._n 18.4_o 5_o 6_o 7._o 2._o they_o may_v prove_v that_o people_n seek_v by_o a_o tyrant_n to_o be_v crucify_v for_o the_o cause_n of_o god_n or_o to_o reveal_v and_o discover_v themselves_o to_o a_o army_n of_o man_n who_o come_v to_o seek_v they_o joh._n 13.1_o 2._o joh._n 18.4_o 5_o 6_o 7._o 3._o that_o martyr_n be_v of_o purpose_n to_o go_v to_o the_o place_n where_o they_o know_v they_o shall_v be_v apprehend_v and_o put_v to_o death_n for_o this_o christ_n do_v and_o be_v willing_o to_o offer_v themselves_o to_o the_o enemy_n army_n for_o so_o do_v christ_n nonresistance_n joh._n 14.3_o mar._n 14.41_o 42._o mat._n 26.46_o 47._o and_o so_o by_o his_o example_n all_o the_o parliament_n all_o the_o innocent_n of_o the_o city_n of_o london_n and_o assembly_n of_o divine_n be_v oblige_v to_o lay_v down_o arm_n and_o to_o go_v to_o their_o own_o death_n to_o prince_n rupert_n and_o the_o bloody_a irish_a rebel_n 4._o by_o this_o example_n it_o be_v unlawful_a to_o resist_v the_o cutthroat_n of_o a_o king_n for_o cesar_n in_o his_o own_o royal_a person_n the_o high_a priest_n in_o person_n come_v not_o out_o against_o christ._n yea_o it_o be_v not_o lawful_a for_o the_o parliament_n to_o resist_v a_o judas_n who_o have_v â—led_v as_o a_o traitorous_a apostate_n from_o the_o truth_n and_o the_o temple_n of_o christ._n 5._o it_o be_v not_o lawful_a for_o innocent_n to_o defend_v themselves_o by_o any_o violence_n against_o the_o invasion_n of_o superior_n in_o d._n fernes_n three_o case_n in_o which_o he_o allow_v resistance_n 1._o when_o the_o invasion_n be_v sudden_a 2._o vnavoidable_a 3._o without_o all_o colour_n of_o law_n and_o reason_n in_o the_o two_o last_o case_n 10._o royalist_n defend_v the_o lawfulness_n of_o self-defence_n 6._o if_o the_o example_n be_v press_v christ_n do_v not_o this_o and_o this_o he_o resist_v not_o with_o violence_n to_o save_v his_o own_o life_n therefore_o we_o be_v to_o abstain_v from_o resistance_n and_o such_o and_o such_o mean_n of_o self-preservation_n then_o because_o christ_n appeal_v not_o from_o inferior_a judge_n to_o the_o emperor_n caesar_n who_o no_o doubt_n will_v have_v 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to_o give_v in_o apology_n etc._n etc._n i_o think_v royalist_n dare_v not_o say_v so_o but_o if_o they_o say_v he_o will_v not_o resist_v and_o yet_o may_v have_v do_v all_o these_o lawful_o because_o these_o be_v lawful_a mean_n and_o resistance_n with_o the_o sword_n unlawful_a because_o he_o that_o take_v the_o sword_n shall_v perish_v by_o the_o sword_n let_v i_o answer_v then_o 1._o they_o leave_v the_o argument_n from_o christ_n example_n who_o be_v thus_o far_o subject_a to_o high_a power_n that_o he_o will_v not_o resi_v and_o plead_v from_o the_o unlawfulnesse_n of_o resistance_n this_o be_v petitio_fw-la principii_fw-la 2._o he_o that_o take_v the_o sword_n without_o god_n warrant_v which_o peter_n have_v not_o but_o the_o contrary_a he_o be_v himself_o a_o satan_n to_o christ_n who_o will_v but_o council_n he_o not_o to_o die_v but_o there_o be_v no_o shadow_n of_o a_o word_n to_o prove_v that_o violent_a resist_n be_v unlawful_a when_o the_o king_n and_o his_o irish_a 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