and it is unconceivable, to say that people1 can put restraint upon a power immediately coming from God, if Christ immediately infuse an Apostolic spirit in Paul, mortal men cannot take from him any degrees of that infused spirit; if Christ infuse a spirit of nine degrees, the Church cannot limit it to six degrees only; but Royalists consent that the people may choose a King, upon such conditions to reign, as he hath Royal power of ten degrees, whereas his Ancestor had by birth a power of fourteen degrees. 3. It is not intelligible that the Holy Ghost should give Commandment2 to the people to make such a man King, Deut. 17. 15, 16. and forbid them to make such a man King, if the people had no active influence in making a King at all, but God solely and immediately from Heaven did infuse Royalty in the King without any action of the people, save a naked consent only, and that after God had made the King, they should approve only with an after-act of naked approbation. 4. If the people by other Governors, as by heads of families,3 and other choice men, govern themselves, and produce these same formal effects of Peace, Justice, Religion, on themselves, which the King doth produce, then is there a power of the same kind, and as excellent as the Royal power in the people, and no reason, but this power should be holden to come immediately from God, as the Royal Power, for it is every way of the same nature and kind, and as I shall prove, Kings and Judges differ not in nature and species, but it is experienced that people do, by Aristocratical guides, govern themselves, &c. so then, if God immediately infuse Royalty, when the people chooseth a King, without any action of the people, then must God immediately infuse a beam of governing on a Provost and a Bailiff, when the people choose such, and that ⟨p. 146⟩without any action of the people, because all Powers are, in abstracto, from God, Rom. 13. 2. and God as immediately maketh inferior Judges, as superior, Prov. 8. 16. and all promotion, even to be a Provost or Major, cometh from God only, as to be a King, except Royalists say, all promotion cometh from the East, and from the West, and not from God, except promotion to the Royal Throne, the contrary whereof is said, Ps. 75. 6, 7. 1 Sam. 2. 7, 8. not only Kings, but all Judges are Gods, Ps. 82. 1, 2.
and it is unconceiveable, to say that people1 can put restraint upon a power immediatly comming from God, if Christ immediatly infuse an Apostolick spirit in Paul, mortall men cannot take from him any degrees of that infused spirit; if Christ infuse a spirit of nine degrees, the Church cannot limit it to six degrees only; but Royalists consent that the people may choose a King, upon such conditions to raigne, as he hath Royall power of ten degrees, whereas his Ancester had by birth a power of foureteen degrees. 3. It is not intelligible that the Holy Ghost should give Commandement2 to the people to make such a man King, Deut. 17. 15, 16. and forbid them to make such a man King, if the people had no active influence in making a King at all, but God solely and immediately from Heaven did infuse Royalty in the King without any action of the people, save a naked consent only, and that after God had made the King, they should approve only with an after-act of naked approbation. 4. If the people by other Governours, as by heads of families,3 and other choise men, governe themselves, and produce these same formall effects of Peace, Justice, Religion, on themselves, which the King doth produce, then is there a power of the same kind, and as excellent as the Royall power in the people, and no reason, but this power should be holden to come immediatly from God, as the Royall Power, for it is every way of the same nature and kind, and as I shall prove, Kings and Iudges differ not in nature and spece, but it is experienced that people doe, by Aristocraticall guides, governe themselves, &c. so then, if God immediatly infuse Royalty, when the people chooseth a King, without any action of the people, then must God immediatly infuse a beame of governing on a Provost and a Bailiffe, when the people choose such, and that ⟨p. 146⟩without any action of the people, because all Powers are, in abstracto, from God, Rom. 13. 2. and God as immediatly maketh inferiour Iudges, as superiour, Prov. 8. 16. and all promotion, even to be a Provost or Major, commeth from God only, as to be a King, except Royalists say, all promotion commeth from the East, and from the West, and not from God, except promotion to the Royall Throne, the contrary whereof is said,
- 1Unpossible that people can limit Royal power, but they must give Royal power.Vnpossible that people can limit Royall power, but they must give Royall power.
- 2Argum. 3.
- 3Argum. 4.
