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Richard Baxter's penitent confession and his necessary vindication in answer to a book called…
Richard Baxter's penitent confession and his necessary vindication in answer to a book called The second part of the mischiefs of separation, written by an unnamed author with a preface to Mr. Cantianus D. Minimis, in answer to his letter which extorted this publication.
London: printed for Tho. Parkhurst, 1691
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
6. I believe that the same God that Instituted Political Government, did also make, 1. Self-Government. 2. Paternal Government. 3. Marital Government. 4. And Pastoral Church Government: And that no King hath any Right to null any of these, or alter them in Essentials or Integrals; but only to over rule them.
7. I believe that all Power is of God, and no King hath any but what God hath given him: And that God hath given none against himself, or any of his own Laws: And all Laws are nullities that are against them. And are not Acts of Authority but Usurpation, (as Hooker saith.)
8. But yet he that acteth in one thing without and against Authority, is to be obeyed in other things where he hath Authority, and not resisted by Arms in every Usurpation, yea the Honour of his Office and true Power is to be preserved, while we refuse obedience to his sinful Usurpation.
9. Grotius and common reason convinced me that where the summa potestas is in King and Senate, each part hath right to defend its own true Part therein: It can be no part in Sovereignty which is merely at the Will and Mercy of the other part.