The truth of the times vindicated whereby the lawfulness of Parliamentary proceedings in taking…The truth of the times vindicated whereby the lawfulnesse of Parliamentary procedings in taking…

Ans. First, whereas the Dr saith, that the first Kings were not by the choice of the people at the first, p. 8. And that popular election was a kind of defection from and a disturbance to that natural way, &c. I refer Doctor Fern unto Doctor Fern, who saith both in his first and second book, pag. 67. of his Reply, It is probable that Kings at first were by election here as elsewhere. This I have spoke to already, and shall speak to yet afterwards; neither do we take it unkindly that the Doctor cannot agree with us, seeing he cannot agree with himself.

Ans. First, whereas the Dr saith, that the first Kings were not by the choice of the people at the first, p. 8. And that popular election was a kinde of defection from and a disturbance to that naturall way, &c. I refer Doctor Fern unto Doctor Fern, who saith both in his first and second book, pag. 67. of his Reply, It is probable that Kings at first were by election here as elswhere. This I have spoke to already, and shall speak to yet afterwards; neither doe we take it unkindly that the Doctor cannot agree with us, seeing he cannot agree with himselfe.

Secondly, whereas he saith, Monarchical government is not a mere invention of Man, as Aristocracy and Democracy are, I refer him to what he saith himself: For in his first book, pag. 13. 14. he saith: We must distinguish power it self, and the qualification of that power in several forms of government: If we consider the qualification of this governing power, and the manner of executing it, according to the several forms of government, we granted it before to ⟨p. 10⟩be the invention of man. And when such a qualification or form is orderly agreed upon, we say it hath Gods permissive approbation. Yet in his Reply he makes this form of Monarchical government, rather an appointment of God, both ducta natura, and exemplo divino, and not a mere invention of man, as other forms of government are. Here I must leave him to agree with himself.

Secondly, whereas he saith, Monarchicall government is not a meere invention of Man, as Aristocracie and Democracie are, I refer him to what he saith himselfe: For in his first booke, pag. 13. 14. he saith: We must distinguish power it selfe, and the qualification of that power in severall formes of government: If we consider the qualification of this governing power, and the manner of executing it, according to the severall formes of government, we granted it before to