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15._o jam._n 6._o c._n 2._o parl._n 23._o jam._n 6._o act._n 1._o parl._n 1_o char._n 1._o and_o act_n 14._o 15._o of_o the_o same_o parl_n act_n 13._o parl_n anno_fw-la 1661._o charl._n 2._o and_o this_o be_v reckon_v by_o the_o forementioned_a politician_n among_o the_o prerogative_n volgm_n pag._n 57_o hoen_n pag._n 129._o bodin_n pag._n 244._o timpl._n ubi_fw-la supra_fw-la 4._o nor_o do_v it_o belong_v to_o he_o alone_o to_o appoint_v the_o value_n of_o money_n as_o be_v clear_a by_o our_o act_n act_n 67._o parl_n 8._o jam._n 3._o act_n 93._o &_o 97._o parl_n 13._o jam._n 3._o act_n 23._o parl_n 1._o jam._n 1._o act_n 33._o parl_n 8._o jam._n 2._o act_n 59_o parl_n 13._o jam._n 2._o act_n 2._o parl_n 1._o jam._n 4._o act_n 17._o parl_n 2._o jam._n 4._o act_n 40._o parl_n 4._o jam._n 4._o act_n 17._o parl_n 1._o jam._n 6._o act_n 20._o of_o the_o same_o parl_n act_n 249._o parl_n 15._o jam._n 6._o c._n 9_o parl_n 16._o jam._n 6._o &_o yet_o the_o forecited_a author_n reckon_v 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mar._n act_n 170._o parl_n 13._o jam._n 6._o act_n 183._o of_o the_o same_o parl_n act_n 211._o parl_n 14._o jam._n 6._o act_n 23._o parl_n 1._o carol._n 1._o act_n 23._o parl_n anno_fw-la 1661._o charl._n 2._o yea_o the_o judge_n be_v allow_v to_o discern_v according_a to_o equity_n notwithstanding_o of_o any_o write_v of_o the_o king_n be_v to_o the_o contrary_a act_n 92._o parl_n 6._o jam._n 6._o act_n 47._o parl_n 11._o jam._n 6._o act_n 79._o of_o the_o same_o parl_n 9_o he_o be_v limit_v in_o grant_v remisson_n sic_fw-la act_n 46._o parl_n 2._o jam._n 1._o act_n 51._o parl_n 3._o jam._n 1_o act_n 75._o parl_n 14._o jam._n 2._o act_n 42._o parl_n 6._o jam._n 3._o act_n 94._o parl_n 13._o jam._n 3._o act_n 62._o &_o 63._o parl_n 6._o jam._n 4._o act_n 174._o parl_n 13._o jam._n 6._o 10._o he_o be_v limit_v in_o alienate_v of_o land_n possession_n or_o movable_a good_n act_n 2._o parl_n 1._o jam._n 2._o act_n 41._o parl_n 11._o jam._n 2._o act_n 70._o and_o 71._o parl_n 9_o jam._n 3._o act_n 112._o parl_n 14._o jam._n 3._o act_n 5._o parl_n 1._o jam._n 4._o act_n 10._o parl_n 2._o jam._n 4._o act_n 22._o ejusd_v parl_n act_n 50._o parl_n 4._o jam._n 4._o act_n 90._o parl_n 6._o jam._n 4._o act_n 84._o parl_n 6._o jam._n 5._o act_n 115._o and._n 116._o parl_n 7._o jam._n 5._o act_n 6._o parl_n 9_o jam._n 6._o act_n 176._o parl_n 13._o jam._n 6._o act_n 159._o ejusdem_fw-la parl_n act_n 203._o and_o 204._o parl_n 14._o jam._n 6_o act_n 236._o parl_n 15._o jam._n 6._o act_n 242._o and_o 243._o ejusdem_fw-la parl_n act_n 1._o parl_n 16._o jam._n 6._o cap._n 4._o parl_n 23._o jam._n 6._o act_n 10._o parl_n 1._o carol._n 1._o 11_o so_o be_v he_o limit_v in_o erect_v royal_a brugh_n act_n 43._o parl_n 11._o jam._n 2._o 12._o he_o be_v limit_v in_o appoint_v public_a office_n for_o admininistration_n of_o justice_n act_n 44._o parl_n 11._o jam._n 2._o 12._o he_o may_v not_o pass_v gift_n signature_n or_o remission_n but_o with_o the_o consent_n of_o the_o privy_a council_n act_n 12._o parl_n 2._o jam._n 4._o 14._o he_o have_v be_v aftentimes_o admonish_v of_o his_o duty_n by_o the_o parliament_n see_v act_n 23._o parl_n 1._o jam._n 1._o act_n 5._o and._n 6._o parl_n 3._o jam._n 2._o act_n 14._o parl_n 6._o jam._n 2._o act_n 92._o parl_n 13._o jam._n 3._o act_n 8._o parl_n 2._o jam._n 4._o act_n 29._o parl_n 3._o jam._n 4._o act_n 17._o parl_n 1._o jam._n 6._o if_o this_o surveyer_n have_v a_o mind_n to_o defend_v the_o king_n be_v civil_a prerogative_n royal_a or_o his_o absolute_a power_n let_v he_o take_v all_o these_o particular_n to_o his_o consideration_n but_o we_o go_v on_o to_o our_o purpose_n from_o what_o have_v be_v say_v concern_v this_o limit_a power_n of_o the_o king_n we_o draw_v these_o particular_n for_o our_o purpose_n 1._o if_o the_o king_n be_v a_o limit_a prince_n then_o he_o may_v in_o some_o case_n be_v lawful_o resist_v gerhard_n himself_o the_o magistrate_n pol._n §_o 484._o pag._n 1303._o in_o answer_v of_o that_o quaestion_n what_o shall_v subject_n do_v if_o a_o magistrate_n who_o be_v a_o infidel_n or_o a_o haeretick_n do_v force_v they_o unto_o a_o false_a religion_n say_v that_o such_o a_o magistrate_n who_o have_v absolute_a and_o unlimited_a power_n and_o be_v under_o no_o compact_n may_v not_o be_v resist_v by_o such_o as_o be_v mere_a subject_n so_o that_o he_o will_v grant_v in_o this_o case_n that_o it_o be_v lawful_a for_o mere_a private_a subject_n to_o resist_v a_o limit_a prince_n who_o be_v bind_v by_o compact_n and_o contract_n it_o be_v true_a when_o he_o come_v afterward_o to_o speak_v of_o resist_v a_o tyrant_n and_o propon_v the_o quaestion_n §_o 486._o whether_o such_o who_o have_v absolute_a power_n and_o turn_v tyrant_n may_v be_v resist_v after_o he_o have_v cite_v some_o say_n of_o papist_n he_o tell_v we_o §_o 487._o that_o all_o the_o argument_n of_o iunius_fw-la brutus_n rossaeus_n buckerius_n be_v solid_o answer_v by_o barclaius_n albericus_fw-la gentilis_fw-la cunerus_n and_o arnisaeus_n and_o this_o passage_n our_o surveyer_n bring_v in_o pag._n 89._o but_o who_o see_v not_o that_o it_o come_v not_o at_o all_o home_n to_o our_o purpose_n see_v our_o king_n be_v not_o a_o king_n of_o absolute_a power_n though_o he_o have_v his_o kingdom_n by_o succession_n but_o be_v limit_v by_o condition_n and_o stipulation_n and_o further_o every_o one_o may_v see_v the_o weakness_n of_o gerhard_n reason_n and_o how_o inconsistent_a he_o be_v with_o himself_o for._n 1._o say_v he_o such_o be_v only_o under_o god_n jurisdicton_n but_o alas_o 1._o may_v not_o i_o resist_v a_o person_n who_o be_v not_o under_o my_o jurisdiction_n 2._o royalist_n will_v say_v the_o same_o of_o all_o prince_n even_o barclaus_n and_o arnisaeus_n again_o he_o say_v the_o people_n have_v translate_v their_o whole_a power_n unto_o such_o a_o prince_n &_o can_v recall_v it_o but_o 1._o they_o have_v never_o translate_v over_o unto_o he_o a_o power_n to_o enslave_v themselves_o for_o that_o be_v not_o in_o their_o power_n to_o do_v nor_o 2._o can_v they_o ever_o give_v away_o the_o power_n of_o self_n defence_n which_o be_v their_o birth_n right_o 3._o say_v he_o subject_n in_o this_o case_n want_v god_n command_n and_o a_o superior_a power_n but_o 1._o they_o have_v god_n command_n in_o nature_n no_o less_o than_o these_o who_o be_v under_o limit_a prince_n 2._o they_o have_v a_o superior_a virtual_a power_n in_o case_n of_o necessity_n 4._o say_v he_o he_o be_v a_o father_n of_o the_o republict_n and_o not_o a_o tutor_n only_o and_o therefore_o as_o child_n have_v no_o power_n over_o their_o parent_n no_o more_o have_v subject_n over_o their_o prince_n but_o 1._o be_v not_o even_o limit_v prince_n as_o well_o father_n to_o the_o commonwealth_n so_o that_o by_o this_o argument_n it_o shall_v be_v as_o unlawful_a to_o resist_v these_o which_o he_o will_v not_o say_v 2._o yea_o such_o absolute_a prince_n look_v rather_o to_o be_v tiger_n and_o state_v enemy_n unto_o the_o commonwealth_n than_o father_n 3._o they_o have_v no_o proper_a parental_a power_n as_o we_o show_v but_o metaphorical_a 4._o even_o natural_a parent_n may_v be_v resist_v ergo_fw-la much_o more_o they_o 5._o we_o be_v not_o speak_v of_o give_v judgement_n against_o tyrant_n but_o of_o resist_v of_o they_o and_o if_o he_o grant_v this_o we_o have_v our_o desire_n and_o his_o question_n be_v touch_v resistance_n §_o 485._o quest._n 4._o 2._o a_o limit_v and_o pactional_a prince_n may_v be_v legal_o resist_v ergo_fw-la also_o with_o force_n when_o a_o legal_a resistance_n can_v be_v have_v the_o antecedent_n be_v true_a
the_o hazard_n of_o call_v magistrate_n to_o account_n judge_v condemn_a and_o dethrone_v they_o and_o the_o like_a have_v thus_o clear_v how_o little_a ground_n he_o have_v to_o cry_v out_o so_o against_o naphtaly_n and_o his_o party_n as_o the_o sanguinary_a faction_n as_o he_o do_v pag._n 83._o and_o to_o prosecute_v that_o dispute_n as_o he_o do_v in_o the_o follow_a page_n we_o will_v not_o have_v much_o difficulty_n in_o answer_v what_o he_o have_v say_v but_o first_o let_v we_o prosecute_v our_o own_o business_n and_o show_v what_o real_a power_n people_n have_v without_o their_o magistrate_n in_o the_o maintain_n and_o reform_v of_o religion_n and_o 1._o it_o be_v lawful_a yea_o necessary_a for_o every_o private_a person_n whether_o the_o magistrate_n superior_a and_o inferior_a give_v their_o countenance_n concurrence_n or_o consent_v thereunto_o or_o not_o to_o purge_v their_o heart_n and_o reform_v their_o life_n and_o to_o walk_v in_o all_o the_o way_n of_o god_n commandment_n our_o surveyer_n himself_n grant_v this_o pag._n 84._o for_o say_v he_o every_o one_o be_v bind_v to_o amend_v one_o and_o so_o all_o will_v be_v more_o easy_o amend_v very_o ture_n and_o if_o this_o be_v do_v our_o work_n be_v at_o a_o end_n and_o himself_o will_v be_v a_o hangman_n to_o his_o own_o pamphlet_n unless_o he_o think_v himself_o exeme_v from_o that_o duty_n of_o reformation_n and_o that_o he_o have_v a_o dispensation_n to_o lie_v slander_n calumniate_v and_o blaspheme_v the_o work_n way_n and_o people_n of_o god_n 2._o it_o be_v the_o duty_n of_o all_o private_a person_n notwithstanding_o that_o idolatry_n superstition_n or_o any_o other_o corruption_n in_o the_o worshipe_n of_o god_n be_v establish_v by_o authority_n or_o countenance_v and_o encourage_v or_o conformity_n there_o to_o press_v to_o keep_v themselves_o pure_a from_o such_o course_n as_o provoke_v the_o eye_n of_o god_n who_o be_v a_o jealous_a god_n and_o will_v not_o give_v his_o glory_n to_o 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person_n though_o they_o shall_v never_o be_v find_v innocent_a be_v pursue_v when_o they_o will_n he_o but_o lie_v when_o he_o say_v in_o the_o follow_a word_n that_o naphtaly_n with_o his_o tragical_a oh_o awaken_v the_o rage_n of_o the_o rude_a multitude_n which_o becal_n zeal_n of_o god_n to_o execute_v judgement_n on_o they_o that_o the_o fierce_a angco_n of_o god_n may_v be_v turn_v away_o nor_o do_v he_o tell_v they_o if_o they_o do_v not_o so_o they_o be_v plague_v with_o stupidity_n and_o blindness_n it_o be_v true_a which_o he_o say_v that_o all_o soris_fw-la of_o ruler_n in_o the_o land_n may_v see_v their_o dittay_n and_o their_o doom_n draw_v in_o that_o book_n but_o no_o otehrwise_o then_o as_o the_o word_n of_o god_n give_v warrant_n and_o there_o they_o will_v read_v it_o and_o repent_v in_o time_n lest_o they_o sinde_v it_o verify_v he_o be_v but_o like_o himself_o a_o false_a liar_n when_o he_o say_v that_o naphtaly_n discover_v the_o malicious_a cruel_a and_o bloody_a design_n of_o his_o party_n for_o they_o have_v no_o malicious_a cruel_a nor_o bloody_a design_n their_o only_a design_n be_v to_o maintain_v their_o integrity_n and_o their_o reform_a religion_n which_o enemy_n combine_v against_o christ_n be_v seek_v to_o destory_n this_o man_n imagine_v a_o snare_n where_o there_o be_v none_o but_o see_v not_o the_o snare_n which_o satan_n and_o his_o own_o hand_n be_v set_v for_o his_o soul_n neither_o will_v he_o and_o the_o rest_n take_v warning_n though_o the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n do_v clear_o discover_v wrath_n and_o vengeance_n at_o hand_n and_o whether_o then_o they_o be_v worthy_a of_o a_o fair_a hood_n and_o bell_n let_v any_o judge_n but_o sure_o i_o be_o they_o shall_v one_o day_n see_v their_o folly_n and_o madness_n and_o write_v abner_n epitaph_n over_o themselves_o but_o we_o wish_v they_o rather_o repentance_n and_o to_o be_v wise_a in_o time_n not_o against_o their_o will_n but_o willing_o 12._o and_o further_a ibid._n pag._n 13._o he_o tell_v we_o it_o be_v irksome_a and_o unsuitable_a to_o one_o who_o desire_v to_o keep_v the_o constant_a compsure_n of_o a_o christian_a spirit_n to_o indulge_v a_o humour_n of_o retaliate_a and_o that_o he_o be_v at_o a_o great_a disadvant_n age_n because_o it_o almost_o transcend_v in_o his_o apprehension_n humane_a patience_n to_o treat_v mild_o with_o such_o a_o insolent_a one_o o_o who_o will_v not_o pity_v this_o man_n who_o be_v put_v off_o the_o constant_a composure_n of_o a_o christian_a spirit_n but_o can_v he_o be_v in_o the_o composure_n of_o a_o christian_a spirit_n who_o be_v so_o easy_o move_v off_o it_o by_o that_o which_o shall_v rather_o settle_v he_o in_o it_o can_v his_o patience_n be_v good_a which_o be_v so_o stir_v by_o hear_v of_o truth_n tell_v and_o who_o can_v think_v that_o he_o have_v be_v of_o any_o composure_n of_o a_o christian_a spirit_n who_o have_v not_o indeed_o indulge_v a_o humour_n of_o retaliate_v but_o of_o brawle_v in_o a_o 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