The second part of The nonconformists plea for peace being an account of their…

P. 134. The supreme Power must defend every mans right, but must usurp no mans—A King is to Govern all things; but to possess nothing but what is his own. Only of the necessity, if the question be Who shall be judge; it is certain that it ought to be so notorious that every man might judge—if ever there be a dispute who shall be judge of the necessity, it is certain the necessity is not extreme.—p. 137. The plenitude of power of all things ought the least to be feared, because it never is to be used but for the greatest good—p. 142. All that he hath been pleased to promise, the forms and Laws of Government, and to whatsoever himself hath consented, by all those Laws he is bound—when he hath bound himself, there is the same necessity upon him as on his Subjects.—

P. 144. The custom of supreme Princes swearing to govern by Laws was very ancient—And indeed abstracting from the Oath and promise, Kings are bound by natural justice and equity to do so: For they are not Kings unless they govern; and they cannot expect obedience unless they tell the measures by which they will be obeyed; and these measures cannot be any thing but Laws;—Now this is the natural way of all good government. There is no other: And to govern otherwise is as unnatural as to give children meat at their ears, and hold looking-glasses at their elbows that they may see their faces. If Kings be not bound to govern their people by their Laws, why are they made? by what else can they be governed? By the will of the Prince?—The Laws are so: Only he hath declared his will and made it regular and certain, and such as wise men can walk by, that the Prince may not Govern as fools Govern.]

P. 144. The custome of supreme Princes swearing to govern by Laws was very ancient—And indeed abstracting from the Oath and promise, Kings are bound by natural justice and equity to do so: For they are not Kings unless they govern; and they cannot expect obedience unless they tell the mesaures by which they will be obeyed; and these measures cannot be any thing but Laws;—Now this is the natural way of all good government. There is no other: And to govern otherwise is as unnatural as to give children meat at their ears, and hold looking-glasses at their elbows that they may see their faces. If Kings be not bound to govern their people by their Laws, why are they made? by what else can they be governed? By the will of the Prince?—The Laws are so: Only he hath declared his will and made it regular and certain, and such as wise men can walk by, that the Prince may not Govern as fools Govern.]