II. I do (with due reverence to the persons) reject the opinion of many Authors of Politics, and great Lawyers, who say that the Majestas realis is in the people, and the Majestas Personalis in the King, and that Governing Power is but the Collation of each mans singular power over his own person and estate, and the committing it to one for the Common safety. And that the people give the power, and may question the Prince, and resume it when there is cause. And so we reject the doctrine of Mr. Richard Hooker in his Eccl. Polit. lib. 1. and 8. (with due respect to his judiciousness) and all other Episcopal Divines of his mind, who saith that [By the natural Law whereto God hath made all subject, the lawful power of making Laws to command whole societies of men, belongeth so properly to the same entire societies, that for ANY Prince or Potentate, of WHAT KINDSOEVER upon earth, to exercise the same of himself, and not either by express Commission immediately and personally received from God, or else by Authority derived at first from their consent upon whose persons they impose Laws, it is no better than mere Tyranny: Laws they are not which public approbation hath not made so.] He maketh the peoples [giving Authority] necessary, where their Consent to the family or person that shall receive it from God is enough: And […] maketh ⟨p. 65⟩a part in Legislation (the chief slower of Sovereignty) which only some of the people in some Countries have merely by the Constitution, to be a Common effect of the Law of Nature: Lib. 1. §. 10. pag. 21. so Lib. 8. 192, 193, 194, 220, 221, 218, 223, 224, 225. I reject what he saith [ Unto me it seemeth almost out of doubt and controversy that every Independent multitude before any certain form of regiment established hath under God, supreme authority, full dominion over it self—In Kingdoms of this quality as this we live in, the highest Governor hath indeed Universal dominion; but with Dependency on that whole entire body, over the several parts whereof he hath dominion:
II. I do (with due reverence to the persons) reject the opinion of many Authors of Politicks, and great Lawyers, who say that the Majestas realis is in the people, and the Majestas Personalis in the King, and that Governing Power is but the Collation of each mans singular power over his own person and estate, and the committing it to one for the Common safety. And that the people give the power, and may question the Prince, and resume it when there is cause. And so we reject the doctrine of Mr. Richard Hooker in his Eccl. Polit. lib. 1. and 8. (with due respect to his judiciousness) and all other Episcopal Divines of his mind, who saith that [By the natural Law whereto God hath made all subject, the lawful power of making Laws to command whole societies of men, belongeth so properly to the same entire societies, that for ANY Prince or Potentate, of WHAT KINDSOEVER upon earth, to exercise the same of himself, and not either by express Commission immediately and personally received from God, or else by Authority derived at first from their consent upon whose persons they impose Laws, it is no better than meer Tyranny: Laws they are not which publick approbation hath not made so.] He maketh the peoples [giving Authority] necessary, where their Consent to the family or person that shall receive it from God is enough: And 〈…〉 maketh ⟨p. 65⟩a part in Legislation (the chief slower of Soveraignty) which only some of the people in some Countreys have meerly by the Constitution, to be a Common effect of the Law of Nature: Lib. 1. §. 10. pag. 21. so Lib. 8. 192, 193, 194, 220, 221, 218, 223, 224, 225. I reject what he saith [ Ʋnto me it seemeth almost out of doubt and controversie that every Independent multitude before any certain form of regiment established hath under God, supream authority, full dominion over it self—In Kingdomes of this quality as this we live in, the highest Governour hath indeed Universal dominion; but with Dependencie on that whole entire body, over the several parts whereof he hath dominion:
