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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…
The truth of the times vindicated whereby the lawfulness of Parliamentary proceedings in taking up of arms, is justified, Doctor Ferns reply answered, and the case in question more fully resolved / by William Bridge ...The truth of the times vindicated whereby the lawfulnesse of Parliamentary procedings in taking up of arms, is justified, Doctor Fernes reply answered, and the case in question more fully resolved / by William Bridge ...
London: printed by T.P. and M.S. for Ben. Allen, 1643
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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 ⟨p. 10⟩be the invention of man. And when such a qualification or forme is orderly agreed upon, wee say it hath Gods permissive approbation. Yet in his Reply he makes this forme of Monarchicall government, rather an appointment of God, both ducta natura, and exemplo divino, and not a meere invention of man, as other formes of government are. Here I must leave him to agree with himselfe.
Thirdly, whereas he saith; That the first Fathers of mankind, were the first Kings and Rulers: for we see the earth divided amongst Noah's three sons, &c. I refer him for information to the 1 Chron. 1