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. The Doctor hath the ill hap always to miss the argument which lay thus: If it be the duty of the King to look to the safety of the Kingdom, and that because he is trusted therewith by the Common wealth; then if the Parliament be immediately trusted by the Common-wealth with the safety thereof as well as the King, though not so much, then are they to look to it, and to use all means for the preservation thereof, as well as the King. But so it is, that the King is bound to look to the safety thereof, and that because he is entrusted therewith, as was Saul, David and Solomon, who came to their government by the consent and choice of the people. Whereupon the Doctor replies, He hath the ill hap to light on Saul, David and Solomon.

Ans. The Doctor hath the ill hap alwayes to misse the argument which lay thus: If it be the duty of the King to looke to the safety of the Kingdome, and that because he is trusted therewith by the Common wealth; then if the Parliament be immediatly trusted by the Common-wealth with the safety thereof as well as the King, though not so much, then are they to looke to it, and to use all means for the preservation thereof, as well as the King. But so it is, that the King is bound to look to the safety thereof, and that because he is intrusted therwith, as was Saul, David and Salomon, who came to their government by the consent and choice of the people. Whereupon the Doctor replies, He hath the ill hap to light on Saul, David and Salomon.

¹But it seems the Doctor had not the good hap to meet with these several Authors which affirm that even these Kings, Saul, David and Solomon, were chosen by the people▪ If he had read or minded them, he would not have imputed this as an ill² hap unto me for to light on these examples, I will give him but the testimony of Mendoza who though not of our judgement in this matter, yet ingeniously confesses, that with great probability Authors do reason for a popular choice of Saul, David, and Solomon. Whereas saith Mendoza, it is objected, that Samuel by anointing Saul without any consent of the people, saying, the Lord hath anointed thee King over his heritage, did thereby clearly show, that the regal power was conferred upon Saul not from the people, but from God, that is easily answered, that that Unction was not a sign of power already conferred, but to be conferred as may be proved by the anointing of David, whom Samuel anointed,