A88587:65
A modest and clear vindication of the serious representation, and late vindication of the…
A modest and clear vindication of the serious representation, and late vindication of the ministers of London, from the scandalous aspersions of John Price, in a pamphlet of his, entitled, Clerico-classicum or, The clergies alarm to a third war. Wherein his king-killing doctrine is confuted. The authors by him alleged, as defending it, cleared. The ministers of London vindicated. The follies, and falsities of John Price discovered. The protestation, vow, and the Covenant explained. / By a friend to a regulated monarchy, a free Parliament, an obedient army, and a godly ministry; but an enemy to tyranny, malignity, anarchy and heresy.A modest and clear vindication of the serious representation, and late vindication of the ministers of London, from the scandalous aspersions of John Price, in a pamphlet of his, entituled, Clerico-classicum or, The clergies alarum to a third war. Wherein his king-killing doctrine is confuted. The authors by him alledged, as defending it, cleared. The ministers of London vindicated. The follies, and falsities of Iohn Price discovered. The protestation, vow, and the Covenant explained. / By a friend to a regulated monarchy, a free Parliament, an obedient army, and a godly ministry; but an enemy to tyranny, malignity, anarchy and heresie.
London: printed for Stephen Bowtell, 1649
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3. But did they ever stir up any to bring the King to a judicial Trial, and to take away his life? The Ministers understood themselves better then for they know 'twas lawful in David to ⟨p. 14⟩take up defensive arms, to fortify Ziglag, and other places of strength against Sauls fury, yet that it was unlawful for David to kill Saul, when he had him in his hands, yea though he were a most bloody and tyrannical King.
3. But did they ever stirre up any to bring the King to a judiciall Tryal, and to take away his life? The Ministers understood themselves better then for they know 'twas lawfull in David to ⟨p. 14⟩take up defensive arms, to fortifie Ziglag, and other places of strength against Sauls fury, yet that it was unlawfull for David to kill Saul, when he had him in his hands, yea though hee were a most bloody and tyrannicall King.
The Ministers do well consider that it is one thing to take away the life of a King, and another thing to withstand the violent execution of the unjust commands of a King: And this distinction your Mr. Goodwin did well know,1 when he wrote his Anticavalierisme, pag. 10. 'Tis one thing (saith he) to offer violence to the person of a King, or to attempt the taking away of his life; another to secure a mans own life, or the life of another whom we know to be innocent, and much more the public safety, by strengthening a mans self to withstand the violent execution of any unjust Command from a King: M• . Goodwin justified the withstanding the violence of the King, yet condemned all attempts of taking away the life of the King: The Ministers are still of this mind, though he be revolted from these his first Principles.
The Ministers doe well consider that it is one thing to take away the life of a King, and another thing to withstand the violent execution of the unjust commands of a King: And this distinction your Mr. Goodwin did well know,