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same_o heylin_n same_o heylin_n author_n aver_v that_o as_o its_o a_o kind_a of_o atheism_n to_o dispute_v pro_fw-la and_o con_n what_o god_n can_v do_v and_o what_o he_o can_v so_o it_o be_v a_o kind_a of_o disobedience_n and_o disloyalty_n to_o determine_v what_o a_o king_n can_v and_o what_o he_o can_v conor_fw-la can_v suppose_a to_o be_v dr._n lesly_n bishop_n of_o doâ—n_n and_o conor_fw-la lysimmachus_fw-la p._n 3._o say_v that_o prince_n be_v god_n legislator_n be_v basil_n be_v thomas_n de_fw-fr corsellis_n be_v of_o another_o mind_n in_o his_o argument_n against_o the_o supremacy_n of_o the_o pope_n in_o the_o council_n of_o basil_n neque_fw-la hic_fw-la inquit_fw-la ille_fw-la â—os_v audis_fw-la qui_fw-la tam_fw-la latam_fw-la regibus_fw-la attribuunt_fw-la potestatem_fw-la ut_fw-la eos_fw-la teneri_fw-la legibus_fw-la nulâ—a_fw-la tenus_fw-la velint_fw-la aeneas_n sylu._n the_o gest_n con._n basil_n above_o their_o law_n and_o dispense_v with_o they_o as_o they_o think_v 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ecclesiastica_fw-la ratione_fw-la causae_fw-la efficientis_fw-la p._n 59_o that_o be_v prince_n be_v maker_n of_o ecclesiastical_a law_n which_o be_v the_o same_o with_o civil_a sanction_n in_o respect_n of_o the_o efficient_a cause_n potestatem_fw-la in_o ecclesiasticis_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d posse_fw-la à _fw-la principibus_fw-la jure_fw-la svo_fw-la extra_fw-la concilia_fw-la exerceri_fw-la but_o when_o they_o be_v call_v he_o allow_v they_o only_o a_o consultive_a voice_n consultivam_fw-la habent_fw-la vocem_fw-la tanquam_fw-la juris_fw-la divini_fw-la consulti_fw-la definitivam_fw-la princeps_fw-la p._n 89._o nor_o be_v parliament_n more_o necessary_a to_o the_o make_v law_n in_o the_o state_n than_o synod_n in_o matter_n of_o the_o church_n according_a to_o the_o same_o author_n opinion_n who_o account_n the_o prince_n call_v they_o only_o a_o piece_n of_o modesty_n to_o advise_v with_o they_o and_o hear_v their_o opinion_n not_o that_o their_o consent_n or_o authority_n be_v necessary_a to_o the_o make_v law_n neque_fw-la vero_fw-la putandum_fw-la est_fw-la quia_fw-la sâ—let_fw-la rex_fw-la ex_fw-la modestâ_fw-la &_o prudenti_fw-la virium_fw-la suacum_fw-la diffidentiâ_fw-la non_fw-la nisi_fw-la de_fw-fr ordinum_fw-la consensu_fw-la leges_fw-la far_o absolutam_fw-la ei_fw-la impâ—ni_fw-la ejusque_fw-la successoribus_fw-la necessitatem_fw-la illorum_fw-la obtinendi_fw-la consensus_fw-la ac_fw-la si_fw-la nullo_n modo_fw-la its_o liceret_fw-la per_fw-la se_fw-la sine_fw-la eorundem_fw-la suffragiis_fw-la bonas_fw-la edere_fw-la constitutiones_fw-la de_fw-fr jure_fw-la in_o omnes_fw-la leges_fw-la feren_fw-mi â—o_z sine_fw-la omnium_fw-la consensu_fw-la stature_n potest_fw-la p._n 17._o 6._o heylin_n antid_v p._n 6._o in_o heylin_n antid_v we_o read_v to_o the_o same_o purpose_n p._n 66._o quodcunque_fw-la imperator_fw-la per_fw-la epistolam_fw-la constituit_fw-la vel_fw-la cognoscens_fw-la decrevit_fw-la legem_fw-la esse_fw-la constat_fw-la that_o whatever_o the_o king_n by_o proclamation_n or_o letter_n shall_v appoint_v that_o be_v law_n cum_fw-la imperatore_n justiniano_n dicendum_fw-la videtur_fw-la explosis_fw-la ridiculosis_n ambiguitatibus_fw-la verum_fw-la conditorem_fw-la &_o interpretem_fw-la legum_fw-la esse_fw-la solum_fw-la principem_fw-la et_fw-la legem_fw-la legislatoris_fw-la non_fw-la consiliarii_fw-la esse_fw-la non_fw-la ex_fw-la vi_fw-la consensus_fw-la &_o consilii_fw-la habiti_fw-la sed_fw-la ex_fw-la regià _fw-la legislatoris_fw-la vi_fw-la obligantem_fw-la wemius_n pag._n 19_o that_o be_v the_o oblige_a power_n of_o the_o law_n be_v not_o from_o any_o counsel_n or_o consent_v give_v viz._n by_o his_o parliament_n but_o by_o the_o royal_a power_n or_o virtue_n of_o the_o law_n giver_n whence_o he_o conclude_v that_o the_o king_n be_v the_o only_a maker_n and_o interpreter_n of_o law_n and_o that_o the_o obligation_n arise_v from_o the_o legislative_a authority_n of_o the_o prince_n and_o not_o the_o consultive_n power_n of_o his_o parliament_n in_o false_a in_o in_o a_o absolute_a monarchy_n this_o proposition_n may_v be_v true_a but_o in_o a_o monarchical_a government_n viz._n in_o england_n where_o the_o constitution_n and_o contract_n be_v otherwise_o it_o be_v very_o false_a monarchiâ_fw-la regis_fw-la sola_fw-la voluntas_fw-la de_fw-la substantiâ_fw-la legis_fw-la est_fw-la praevia_fw-la populi_fw-la consultatio_fw-la est_fw-la utilis_fw-la immo_fw-la utilissima_fw-la necessaria_fw-la tamen_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la to_o consult_v the_o people_n in_o make_v law_n may_v be_v useful_a but_o it_o be_v not_o necessary_a but_o suppose_v the_o parliament_n have_v any_o legislative_a power_n or_o that_o to_o the_o enact_v of_o law_n the_o consent_n of_o lord_n and_o commons_o be_v requisite_a the_o same_o king_n man_n do_v declare_v he_o to_o have_v power_n to_o nominate_v who_o the_o people_n shall_v choose_v and_o by_o a_o congio_fw-la d'_fw-fr elire_fw-la name_n who_o they_o shall_v send_v and_o appoint_v who_o he_o shall_v judge_v most_o fit_a for_o the_o member_n of_o that_o great_a assembly_n p._n 23._o baronum_n &_o civiam_fw-la ad_fw-la comitia_fw-la delegatos_fw-la non_fw-la ita_fw-la absolute_a à _fw-la baronum_fw-la &_o civium_fw-la delectu_fw-la pendere_fw-la volumus_fw-la ut_fw-la non_fw-la possit_fw-la rex_fw-la quos_fw-la ille_fw-la maxim_n idoneos_fw-la censuerit_fw-la delegendos_fw-la nominare_fw-la presertim_fw-la cum_fw-la pro_fw-la
legibus_fw-la ferendis_fw-la iisque_fw-la quae_fw-la administrationis_fw-la sunt_fw-la publicae_fw-la statuendis_fw-la comitia_fw-la indicia_fw-la sunt_fw-la that_o be_v when_o the_o king_n have_v new_a law_n to_o enact_v and_o matter_n of_o public_a concern_v to_o be_v treat_v on_o he_o may_v that_o be_v the_o king_n name_v the_o person_n who_o he_o shall_v judge_v most_o fit_a to_o sit_v in_o parliament_n but_o when_o they_o be_v convene_v the_o king_n have_v no_o need_n of_o their_o consent_n according_a to_o these_o state_n divine_v to_o levy_v tax_n or_o raise_v subsidy_n see_v the_o king_n have_v a_o sufficient_a right_n and_o power_n in_o himself_o to_o dispose_v of_o the_o subject_n good_n as_o he_o shall_v judge_v fit_a so_o weems_n affirm_v omnia_fw-la say_v he_o quae_fw-la in_fw-la regno_fw-la sunt_fw-la fatemur_fw-la regis_fw-la esse_fw-la id_fw-la est_fw-la qua_fw-la paternus_fw-la regni_fw-la dominus_fw-la adeoque_fw-la quae_fw-la postulat_fw-la ipsius_fw-la qua_fw-la 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every_o act_n of_o our_o own_o in_o order_n to_o that_o end_n be_v adjudge_v rebellion_n be_v the_o knife_n at_o our_o throat_n according_a to_o the_o rule_n of_o passive-obedience_n we_o must_v not_o put_v it_o by_o if_o a_o angel_n from_o heaven_n appear_v not_o to_o our_o rescue_n but_o never_o do_v man_n make_v worse_a use_n of_o a_o doctrine_n they_o have_v so_o stiff_o maintain_v when_o it_o come_v to_o their_o own_o turn_n to_o practise_v it_o they_o prove_v indeed_o passive_a in_o their_o obedience_n to_o the_o command_v of_o the_o late_a king_n few_o or_o none_o of_o they_o be_v very_o active_a to_o obey_v he_o in_o the_o time_n of_o his_o distress_n or_o to_o make_v use_n of_o the_o doctrine_n of_o nonresistance_n but_o with_o respect_n to_o the_o design_n of_o the_o p._n of_o o._n so_o that_o if_o we_o may_v be_v guide_v by_o what_o they_o do_v and_o not_o what_o they_o say_v we_o have_v enough_o to_o justify_v not_o only_o our_o present_a constitution_n but_o late_a revolution_n also_o but_o i_o think_v we_o have_v much_o better_a authority_n than_o this_o to_o allege_v poc_fw-la allege_v quarto_fw-la ait_fw-la idem_fw-la barclaius_n amitti_fw-la regnum_fw-la si_fw-la rex_fw-la verè_fw-la hostili_fw-la animo_fw-la in_o totius_fw-la populi_fw-la exitium_fw-la feratur_fw-la quo_fw-la concedo_fw-la say_v grotius_n lib._n 2._o cass_n 4to_fw-la do_v jure_fw-la belli_fw-la &_o poc_fw-la hear_v what_o barclay_n say_v to_o which_o grotius_n assent_v scharphius_n symph_n prophet_n &_o apâ—â—â—_n tell_v we_o well_fw-mi be_v de_fw-fr quo_fw-la agitur_fw-la talis_fw-la est_fw-la qui_fw-la monarchiam_fw-la â—â—idem_fw-la supremam_fw-la habet_fw-la sed_fw-la certis_fw-la conditionibus_fw-la limitatam_fw-la in_o quas_fw-la jurârit_fw-la est_fw-la penes_fw-la status_fw-la ordines_fw-la aut_fw-la primores_fw-la regni_fw-la tyrannidem_fw-la grassantem_fw-la coercere_fw-la sunt_fw-la enim_fw-la subditorum_fw-la officia_fw-la duplicia_fw-la alia_fw-la ordinaria_fw-la pro_fw-la ratione_fw-la loci_fw-la temporis_fw-la vocationis_fw-la in_fw-la republ_n alia_fw-la extraordinaria_a secundum_fw-la circumstantias_fw-la varias_fw-la quae_fw-la nullâ_fw-la certá_fw-la lege_fw-la possunt_fw-la definiri_fw-la hâc_fw-la exceptâ_fw-la quod_fw-la saluti_fw-la reipub_fw-la semper_fw-la studendum_fw-la sit_fw-la quaest_n 45._o 1684._o cicero_n say_v it_o
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