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a_o oath_n or_o promise_v or_o declaration_n can_v not_o intend_v to_o dedestroy_v self-preservation_n liberty_n and_o property_n 6._o the_o dr._n grant_v p._n 30._o we_o be_v not_o bind_v to_o defend_v the_o king_n against_o law_n or_o when_o he_o subvert_v the_o law_n und_fw-ge liberty_n and_o the_o legal_a establish_v religion_n of_o the_o kingdom_n by_o illegal_a method_n or_o as_o he_o say_v present_o after_o by_o the_o exercise_n of_o a_o illegal_a and_o arbitrary_a power_n 7._o he_o say_v p._n 32._o certain_o this_o be_v not_o the_o intention_n of_o the_o oath_n to_o fight_v for_o their_o king_n against_o their_o country_n for_o a_o oath_n to_o fight_v for_o the_o king_n do_v not_o oblige_v we_o to_o fight_v against_o our_o country_n which_o be_v as_o unnatural_a as_o to_o fight_v against_o our_o king_n 8._o he_o own_v the_o preservation_n of_o the_o whole_a kingdom_n be_v before_o the_o prince_n p._n 33._o in_o these_o word_n though_o i_o have_v as_o great_a a_o reverence_n for_o prince_n as_o any_o man_n i_o do_v not_o think_v the_o right_n and_o interest_n of_o any_o prince_n so_o considerable_a as_o the_o safety_n and_o preservation_n of_o the_o nation_n and_o the_o life_n and_o fortune_n of_o all_o his_o subject_n i_o be_o sure_a we_o who_o be_v for_o defensive_a arm_n can_v say_v more_o than_o this_o 9_o i_o leave_v the_o teacher_n of_o passive_a obedience_n and_o nonresistance_n to_o answer_v his_o argument_n p._n 36._o or_o else_o i_o hope_v they_o will_v take_v the_o oath_n i_o have_v speak_v my_o thought_n of_o this_o matter_n as_o for_o bishop_n overal_o convocation-book_n i_o do_v not_o love_v many_o word_n i_o have_v speak_v my_o mind_n 10._o this_o seem_v very_o hard_a that_o when_o god_n have_v actual_o deliver_v we_o we_o must_v refuse_v our_o deliverance_n p._n 38._o and_o i_o add_v it_o seem_v very_o hard_o that_o the_o clergy_n who_o receive_v most_o benefit_n by_o this_o deliverance_n if_o in_o heart_n they_o love_v the_o protestant_a 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and_o horrid_a mean_n and_o thereby_o not_o only_o lose_v his_o crown_n and_o dignity_n but_o hazard_v the_o damnation_n of_o his_o soul_n without_o repentance_n yet_o the_o author_n doctrine_n be_v subject_n must_v not_o resist_v and_o he_o say_v christ_n and_o his_o apostle_n especial_o st._n paul_n in_o rom._n 13._o teach_v this_o doctrine_n when_o he_o say_v whosoever_o therefore_o resist_v the_o power_n resist_v the_o ordinance_n of_o god_n and_o they_o that_o resist_v shall_v receive_v to_o themselves_o damnation_n no_o doubt_n but_o this_o be_v very_o edify_a doctrine_n this_o be_v most_o irresistible_a rhetoric_n to_o the_o senate_n and_o people_n of_o rome_n the_o free_a people_n of_o the_o world_n to_o turn_v christian_n for_o then_o though_o their_o philosopher_n teach_v they_o that_o they_o may_v defend_v themselves_o against_o tyrant_n by_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n yet_o they_o must_v not_o defend_v the_o liberty_n of_o their_o country_n if_o they_o do_v they_o must_v 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their_o offence_n say_v st._n ambrose_n r._n r._n say_v no_o creature_n judge_v the_o king_n but_o the_o bless_a god_n otherwise_o he_o will_v be_v king_n in_o name_n not_o in_o deed._n g_z the_o king_n sin_n be_v not_o punishable_a which_o be_v all_o true_a of_o the_o personal_a crime_n of_o prince_n or_o of_o such_o oppression_n as_o be_v speedy_o repent_v of_o obj._n psal_n 82.6_o i_o have_v say_v you_o be_v go_n a._n this_o be_v true_a say_v one_o of_o inferior_a magistrate_n as_o well_o as_o superior_n and_o yet_o none_o will_v say_v but_o the_o inferior_a may_v be_v resist_v king_n shall_v imitate_v god_n in_o wisdom_n in_o justice_n in_o mercy_n &c_n &c_n and_o defend_v not_o oppress_v the_o innocent_a to_o tell_v a_o king_n thus_o become_v a_o priest_n much_o better_a than_o to_o delude_v he_o with_o a_o unaccountable_a and_o irresistible_a power_n obj._n prov._n 8.15_o 16._o by_o i_o king_n reign_v and_o prince_n decree_v justice_n by_o i_o prince_n rule_n and_o noble_n even_o 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