A treatise of civil policy

The King hath been compelled to go against his own oath and the Laws which he did swear to maintain: The Pope sendeth to his popish armies both dispensations, bulls, mandates, encouragements: The King hath made a cessation with the bloody Irish, and hath put arms in the hands of Papists. Now he being under the oath of God, tied to maintain the Protestant Religion, he hath a metaphysically subtle, piercing faith of miracles, who believeth armed Papists, and Prelates shall defend Protestants, their Religion, and these who have abjured Prelates as the lawful sons of the Pope, that [Greek or Hebrew], and as the law saith, Quilibet in dubio praesumitur bonus. L. merito praesumi. L. non omnes § à Barbaris de re milit. Charity believeth not ill: So Charity is not a fool to believe all things. So saith the Law, Semel malus, semper praesumitur malus, in eodem genere. C. semel malus de jure gentium in 6. Once wicked is always wicked in that kind. Marius Salamonius I. C. in L. ut vim at que injuriam ff. de just. & jure. We are not to wait on strokes, the terror of armour, omnium consensu, by consent of all is sufficient. n. 3. If I see (saith he) the enemy take an arrow out of the Quiver, before he bend the bow, it is lawful to prevent him with a blow—cunctatio est periculosa. The Kings coming with armed men, to demand the Five Members, into the House of Commons, is very symbolical, and War was printed on that fact, he that runneth may read. His coming to Hull with an Army, saith not he had no errand there, but ask what it was in the clock. See Novellus that learned Venetian Lawyer, in a Treatise for defence, he maketh continuatam rixam, a continued upbraiding a sufficient ground of violent defence. He citeth Doctores Comniter. in L. ut vim. ff. de just. & jure. Yea he saith, Drunkenness, defens. n. 44. Error, n. 46. Madness, n. 49, 50. Ignorance, n. 51. 52. Impudence, n. 54. Necessity, n. 56. Lasciviousness, 58. Continual reproaches, 59. The fervour of anger, 64. Threatening, 66. Fear of imminent danger, 67. Just grief do excuse a man from homicide, and that in these he ought to be more mildly punished, Quia obnubilatum & mancum est consilium, Reason in these being lame and clogged. Ambros. l. 1. offic. Quinon repellit injuriam à socio, cum potest, tam est in vitio, quam ille qui facit.

The King hath been compelled to go against his own oath and the Lawes which he did swear to maintaine: The Pope sendeth to his popish armies both dispensations, bulls, mandats, incouragements: The King hath made a cessation with the bloody Irish, and hath put arms in the hands of Papists. Now he being under the oath of God, tied to maintain the Protestant Religion, he hath a metaphysically subtle, pearcing faith of miracles, who beleeveth armed Papists, and Prelates shall defend Protestants, their Religion, and these who have abjured Prelats as the lawful sons of the Pope, that , and as the law saith, Quilibet in dubio praesumitur bonus. L. merito praesumi. L. non omnes § à Barbaris de re milit. Charity beleeveth not ill: So Charity is not a foole to beleeve all things. So saith the Law, Semel malus, semper praesumitur malus, in eodem genere. C. semel malus de jure gentium in 6. Once wicked is alwayes wicked in that kind. Marius Salamonius I. C. in L. ut vim at que injuriam ff. de just. & jure. We are not to wait on strokes, the terrour of armour, omnium consensu, by consent of all is sufficient. n. 3. If I see (saith he) the enemy take an arrow out of the Quiver, before he bend the bow, it is lawfull to prevent him with a blow—cunctatio est periculosa. The Kings comming with armed men, to demand the Five Members, into the House of Commons, is very symbolicall, and Warre was printed on that fact, he that runneth may reade. His comming to Hull with an Armie, saith not he had no errand there, but aske what it was in the clock. See Novellus that learned Venetian Lawyer, in a Treatise for defence, he maketh continuatam rixam, a continued upbraiding a sufficient ground of violent defence. He citeth Doctores Comniter. in L. ut vim. ff. de just. & jure. Yea he saith, Drunkennesse, defens. n. 44. Error, n. 46. Madnesse, n. 49, 50. Ignorance, n. 51. 52. Impudence, n. 54. Necessity, n. 56. Lasciviousnesse, 58. Continuall reproaches, 59. The fervour of anger, 64. Threatning, 66. Feare of imminent danger, 67. Iust grief doe excuse a man from homicide, and that in these he ought to be more mildly punished, Quia obnubilatum & mancum est consilium, Reason in these being lame and clogged. Ambros. l. 1. offic. Quinon repellit injuriam à socio, cum potest, tam est in vitio, quam ille qui facit.