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brâ—â—us_n extend_v this_o power_n to_o one_o single_a person_n inâ—usted_v in_o a_o kingdom_n against_o both_o king_n and_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o noble_n desert_v it_o command_v what_o have_v be_v execute_v upon_o the_o late_a king_n have_v be_v sufficient_o prove_v and_o not_o so_o much_o to_o be_v their_o command_n as_o god_n therefore_o i_o shall_v proceed_v to_o cite_v what_o mr._n prinne_n himself_o say_v upon_o this_o point_n in_o his_o soâ—â—raign_a power_n of_o parliament_n and_o kingdom_n pag._n 130.3_o position_n viz._n that_o the_o king_n of_o judah_n and_o israel_n be_v no_o absolute_a overaign_a prince_n â—â—â—â—â—â—ke_v their_o crown_n with_o and_o upon_o such_o divine_a condition_n for_o breach_n whereof_o they_o and_o their_o posterity_n be_v often_o time_n by_o god_n command_n just_a judgement_n and_o special_a approbation_n depose_v the_o inberited_a destroy_v and_o the_o crown_n translate_v to_o other_o family_n for_o this_o he_o quote_v junius_n brutus_n though_o you_o will_v so_o much_o vilify_v the_o same_o as_o from_o a_o jesuit_n be_v quote_v by_o mr._n price_n as_o likewise_o divers_a scripture_n and_o josephus_n upon_o one_o text_n to_o the_o same_o â—slect_n but_o especial_o in_o the_o conclusion_n of_o this_o his_o position_n he_o cite_v that_o swinglius_n with_o b._n dilson_n express_o resolve_v that_o the_o people_n be_v bind_v to_o refist_n question_n and_o depose_v their_o king_n for_o idolatry_n and_o breach_n of_o those_o condition_n as_o before_o demonstrate_v and_o that_o god_n himself_o jusy_o punish_v they_o viz._n the_o people_n for_o manassahs_n sin_n and_o wickedness_n because_o they_o reâ—iâ—â—ed_v and_o punish_v he_o not_o for_o they_o as_o they_o be_v oblige_v to_o do_v where_o he_o affirm_v likewise_o pag._n 136._o that_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n their_o ruler_n king_n and_o people_n do_v joym_o make_v a_o covenant_n frequent_o to_o serve_v the_o lord_n and_o the_o violator_n thereof_o to_o die_v the_o death_n 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