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The second part of The nonconformists plea for peace being an account of their…
The second part of The nonconformists plea for peace being an account of their principles about civil and ecclesiastical authority and obedience ... : mostly written many years past, and now published to save our lives and the kingdoms peace, from the false and bloody plotters ... / by Richard Baxter.
London: printed for John Hancock, 1680
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
10. Pag. 200. L. 2. c. 2. He distinguisheth of Lawful or Royal Monarchy, Lordly Monarchy and Tyrannical Monarchy: The Lawful or Royal Monarch is that where the Subjects enjoining their natural liberty and propriety of their goods, obey the Laws of a Monarch, and the Monarch the Laws of Nature. The Lordly Monarchy is that where the Prince is become Lord of the goods and persons of his Subjects, by Law of Arms and lawful War, governing them as the Master of a Family doth his slaves. The Tyrannical Monarchy is where the Prince contemning the Laws of Nature and Nations, imperiously abuseth the persons of his free-born Subjects, and their goods as his own.
10. Pag. 200. L. 2. c. 2. He distinguisheth of Lawful or Royal Monarchy, Lordly Monarchy and Tyrannical Monarchy: The Lawful or Royal Monarch is that where the Subjects enjoyning their natural liberty and propriety of their goods, obey the Laws of a Monarch, and the Monarch the Laws of Nature. The Lordly Monarchy is that where the Prince is become Lord of the goods and persons of his Subjects, by Law of Arms and lawful War, governing them as the Master of a Family doth his slaves. The Tyrannical Monarchy is where the Prince contemning the Laws of Nature and Nations, imperiously abuseth the persons of his free-born Subjects, and their goods as his own.
11. Though he justly blame Aristot. (p. 206.) for defining a King to be him, who chosen by the people, reigneth as they desire] from whose will if he never so little depart he becometh a tyrant; And though Althusius blame Bodin for being for absolute Monarchy, yet Bodin l. 2. c. 4. describeth a Tyrant just as Althusius (after cited) doth, if not more copiously and odiously: The learned Reader may peruse pag. 212. his difference ⟨image 10⟩between a King and a Tyrant, too large to be recited, and scarce safe for the vulgar to read, lest they should think most Princes by those Characters to be Tyrants: I am sure it goeth far beyond our Language.