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…

It hath been the practise of all Reformed ¹Churches abroad, wherein by Queen Elizabeth, King James, and King Charles, they have been all allowed: And the most of them allowed by powerful assistance, both with Men and Money: To this purpose Dr. Rutherford also as I have showed already, Chap. 1. ropos, 3. But it may be the Dr. will tell us that the Scottish Divines are also Parties, and interested in the Cause. Very good, We shall shortly have a great Party in the Protestant Churches for us and with us; What Divines then are against us in the Doctors opinion? Are the Divines of England? He tells us also, page 45. yet do some of them allow of Resistance in some cases: Good still; By and by it will arise to somewhat, here is yet more of our Party (as the Dr. calls them) by his own confession. As for the Testimonies that I brought of Dr. Bilson and Dr. Willet, he saith that's plain they speak of such Government, such States, such cases as will not agree to this Kingdom at this time. But why not, the Dr. will not tell us. If I tell him that Peter Martyr also Professor of divinity in England, was of our Judgement, as he may read plainly, judg. 1. he will tell² me, it may be, that Peter Martyr speaks not of this time, or of this case, or of this State: If I refer him to Polanus, Dan. ³11. who writes largely in this matter with us, it may be he will tell us also that Polanus speaks not to our case, to our time, or to our State: But if I refer him to Barkley and Hugo Grotius who well knew the judgment of the low Country divines. I suppose the Dr. will not say those are Parties: Barcleus saith Hugo Grotius the most strong defender of Regal Empire, ⟨p. 30⟩⁴yet descends thus far to yield unto the people, and the chief part of them a power to defend themselves against immane cruelty, when yet notwithstanding he confesses that the people are subject unto the King: and as for •ne saith Hugo Grotius, I dare not indiscriminatim condemn those or that part of the people which do use this defence having respect unto the public good: For David had many armed men about him that he might repel violence offered unto him; And at that time David was commended by a prudent Woman, that he sought the Lords Battle, which words many do ill refer to Davids former Battles, where as Abigails Speech is rather a correction of what Naball said.