Touching the 3 I 11 Laizsies, F u 11 d a m e n t a Or P oilitique Confiitution of this King» dome, The K I N G 5 Negative i Voice, and The P owcr of PARLIAMENTS. . To which zkannexed, . The 1‘1VllCCl0C and ower of the Parhaa P b , P ment touching The M 1 L 1 1' I A. zmmmfimmmw ‘Z@§§&§fi’§s§Zfi$ ;;~‘ii?‘».; r:»;;_.~,v“».§ §§@¥%w@Ei mzzzmg _ LONDON 3 i Printed for Thomas ‘Umz’er/aill, and are to be fold at the fignc ofthc Bible in Woodfirect. M.Dc.xLIII. i gém - ¥%%§ J u‘~-- v ' t.eme ,-, eee,eeeeaeegar $%$$¥%%e%$%%%eee%ee%eeeet TOLICHING FVN DAME NTA LL LAVVS,., n A N. be h The K1 No 5 Negative Voice. I , 3% r _ Ullnoamentall alLain5oare not o«(oz~.at leait new fi°ibF% * I ‘ t any Iogttten agreement [the Qpeareeftonee betlvfm, ’ ' / iotng ano people, the ieing himfelfe berng a part , r ' (not party ) in thofe ibmnesano the dtonnmonpeinealth , 7 « 1,; not being like a dfiogpozation treaten befiibfififfitabllf ', . __ treating it felfe. flfiut the fnnoamentall 1Lam B2 r amine is a fetling of the lame of nature anon common equity (hp oommontonfent) tn (nth atfogme ofieolttp ano. tate, unber the pgetenre of inbetting him with an illegall ano um ' ronttitutibe potoer, inhereupon may follow this granointonbenia mute, £5‘)? Wlfbflzaloment of this peoples §lllegianre,tnhirh, as a ilboa = by renneren with the laeao by the ronititution of this ilungooine, o1oingto~hign ; hie perfon in relation to the bony, as the eulibening "- - anb quitknrng heao thereof, being faereo ano taken notice of by the a lame in that capacity, ano unoer that notion is "mane inmolate. fine ifit be ronreibeo that jfunoamentall lbame mutt neeoe be on:« In ertanttn uniting, this ieithe nett may to bung all to eonfufion, foe then bl’ the fame rule the «fling bios the 1gaai:liantent' pgobute thofe lame that-funoainentalliz give them their being,, pgibilebges a power, ('Whic'/9 46] the me} :35 not Zia: tbeipower of infefiour C ourt;t",t/mt drejpringe _, ‘ oftke Parliament, dealing éetfwéene-~part} mm’ pe2rfy—, We -zznfrverozélé to» - their tmfl‘, their C curt being itfitfé Fundzmentd/I ml! emmaeer, e—cah%'- prebending Lair zmd E quitjgflnd ‘Eeiieg ihtrzrflediéy the w/aolefor ‘“tA/9é"i'a7/9ia[c*,‘.- 235 not t/Jerzforetot [ac cirmmfcriéed 5] may other Loews» w5i_c}j-/mete ‘it/aeir ba- - in g from it, mztfl from them, but Mel} by that Law"iw}2icb at firj/3“ gave it ‘ i may alto in-treat the asing to pgooute thofe abate; i‘.i):zf;lFut1Dt1mehnfdU 1'9 gibe hun his ibieing, polsaergano honour; ‘ ‘llfieth ‘mhirh mull therefoee ( bebetermineo, not big laiosfiozrtheeh theu‘t€elbee are l.=um::;gea the inert ‘-its éeimyo wi‘e,‘Sa1us’populi) 315:?‘ the (ante rule 3} tag the iharliament‘ fupzeastie ano funoatnentall lam , *_-gibing late to mus the:n."elbete,bute by the rereibeo eonftitutioni-og polity, n huh they th-:m{e‘l‘oe.e e are;anb. the eno of their ronititutionis the Ian» oz rule or their power, to ma, Stnhonourable ano fate ifiegimehnt cf the "_“.)t£1)‘1lf'i..@‘?-\Z~ac:"rg‘l1t;t..u. 4 _ _ ' . E iueixle not herein he mif:ni1o~erttmo, as it the iearliantent, when .a?;: it sang oeththe oefw: of tntenenr sltourte, iuoging between party; a he ]§il‘.’f'B~,‘.1‘.£i‘B3l£1f timtteo by mgitten lameezthere 3’ ggant it ie,beeanfe ttheremiton1‘g oealee be.t‘n*=e’en c;~ mam, tnhieh particular imit- =:ten lame; ran ant: ought to oetermtn zfo that its ruperlatiine ano um eirtumltrihen pometzl intenn only ae relatingto the Ifllniberfe an!) the iatfairee thereot,inheretn it is to tuallse by its fnnoainentall pgtntie plee, net be partirnlar peecepts eg Qtatutes, which are mahehp the Qgarliennentmetlreeii laisig ano people,not bettrémi people ano iearlie ament zthep are ogoaxgnee to be rules of tfiotoernanentto the ilitng, ag;eei.:1gtm'th the liberty ano pgopertp of the people, anorulee of Sbbeinenee to the peaple nntheixt oetainment of their freeooxne by the eterrife ofan tllegall; nfurpeo, ano nneonfenteo poinerfivherenttto aatnge (BfpE£Ia1l‘gll1i)Cl‘EDlfal“Q Egaonarehies) areberp pgone, inhieh rannot be rufpeaeo b'ea}l3arlianient, Iohithie repgefentatiiaelp the .1Bul:li‘ae,intrufieo fog it,e which ielilae to partake ano thare with the heublirlameing but f o many pgmate men put into authozitppratemgaa fie, by roininon :.onfent,l‘eg tonmien goon. . gpog is the 1B€ll‘ltfmlBl‘|f hereby guilty of an Eirbitrarizfiotaernment, V‘ o‘~';‘ is it“oettrn:n1ae_ to the aeetition of flight, when as in pzobioing? fog pnblitli ireale, it obferizee not the letter of the laln;firft,beeaul'e as as e fo;e1'aio,that law was not maoe uetineene aharliainent ano people,lnit by the people in ggaatliameiit betmeene the ihtng ano them, as appears by the-mhole tenant: of it,both tn the eomplaining ann pgaiztng parts, inhieh in-holly relate to the iliing. beronolp, becanfe of the eoinmon content, that in the repgefentatme ilsooh (the aearliannent) is giben Vthereunto,nahereintllinglano in her ieelitiz imitates gpature in her anftinns, who is wont to niolate particular pginciplee to; pnblique p;e§erhation,ae when light things oefreno, ano heabié afceno, to 1332: bent a V;1cuum ano thirolg, becanfe of the equitable poiner tnhich ts inherent in a Qaarliamennann fog pnbliqne goon is to be acten abobe ano againlt any partienlar satatute, o3 all ofthem : ano fonrthlszh be: eauf e the em: of making that Jtatn, to tott, the publiqne pgeferbation, . r a is i \ ’ e h (7) V 1 tie futlfileinetthe bgeektng ef«it,iuht'rh teeelainf-ul-1 in «atieaelianteut that his’ thefen by the inhale life; the whole, ann»arethemfel'neeeal1'e of the tthonxg, *the.ug,h. net ma ktug, the ttherein the ammfatth,3J5ettec -ae mifa <-$118172 then; an meenueniemze. meat mt may be ebjeaeegtheutghhit be ms: A :?itbh1teat12t fee fl)B=;}i_attrtia3tte§‘1?,€.;3~ gee agatrdt mzitteit lauwet is it net te when they go i1E.€siIlfii'_{)$ iimzgzas tetai'etIt,111hith-thelalu, ‘ even the e fl1t‘t'GilmCnfa1Ha11', fuppeieth m 1B.atltal1‘IBl'lfali12 tpgeteeumge ; mhie . hath ebeeue tm:fmeren,thatettheflitting jueteitalhz arm atcezetatg to the tnteutinn ef the laa'.u;tn*h£ee.<1L?ea:a'tee, to that what thegaearttament rem mite .fe;rthe.epuiJ11t.1tgeen,;JJ:hut ht: £1af1),§il1Bfl)3 eats; ef hieetfite, am: mitmte of thte qaelitrg hete ta cen€ent1mte, am: in cat’ e heee mm, get 111 the cenitwaéieat efthe t‘u:m3;tzxzeutall lailvane eetzttétutéen ef this tiliingeese, he is :en‘;e’mee te grant it, {uppefittg the hem net te he to e tmnatutall tn the h~ee~g that hath ehefen Lt. fee gene we net fez e‘-eéll. 7 t T sflfiuttt .1m'1l betat;fiueree,inheee ieteheilitnge jfeegxfzattiae meteetif the ,1aarlt'«ament 1fl&17¢p3fl£'BEUl131fljfiuf‘M5 content :* i‘1I‘tT11‘=Bl'. gthat there + , 15 no imeien neg. mgtttent la1e.1thatgteee him any 3 ans things of’ that nature are mtl'ltI‘if_I,l’Q beleehenttit they be ebu’ee,e; with 5503 much ‘ma elente tlaimen. Efllhat his 213:. jefsg hath funnahmeutawg a right of mm rent to theeeaaatngef latest’-t_e.true,1ehuhCaeafegefamte part of that 'i}£)lIDtlt‘£ibl’B3‘ft1li? renttttuteetn thi1n:tfin?athat‘tht»e eepall aftent is { I emattteft heueer E('flD.nflt..Bf.flb3'fl1{1fB aim negatme peieee egfipgeregatifae, " ap1:earee_b*gthefe felleming reafune. jfirft, by hie oath at the ..ol that the nine i'_g,‘!n‘bBfbB_x it be fitter to triift’the.mi[ugm§ anokintegtitig of out igaarliaineiit, oz the mill ano pleatnre of the iiittlg _;-ll‘l.fh_l5 rate of to great ano, ynblitke. (DI1tBl‘l1.m8Ilf.~ 3In.a tuogogy ‘ the. i . . - ,..T._—.._,V . vfi_ (1 1) people by the ftmeementall laieee fig eeuftitutieu of thie ieingeome, he 15 therefeze to give life to fuel) atte arse thinge astettn thereunte, luhieh arts Bl2:§3El1flllI3iZ,l!}JBE'l hie pleaittte, but though they are to receive theiegreatee eigelit from i)*tm,§>Bfill2cfl)E}2l10ft0 he fufpeneea at pleafuee be him, fez that mhtrh at fieit tuaemteneen bhthe kingeeme ; fez an hemmralsle leap of fubfitteme aim anntinitr ilmtien mmt not he iegettee eertteaep to the nature ef this ahelith, (lnhtthieafeee anemtet 33;{BDi'ia$£1)2 am: net an abtelute) teite nee ltruawu ants centmien, re thatirs cafe the ilsinginlgis perfon fheuln t Beeline hie bath, the iliirtg mhts courts are lmurmto petfagmett, lnhere hie authegith pgeperle te£me.e,fn; if he tefufe that honour mhteh the eepubltelte by tte funnamentall teufittutien hath tenfeeeen upen ‘A humane mall not put fegth the acts of it, to; the em: it lnftfi given him, viz. fog the iuftiee am) rafetlz ef his peeple, this hineers net but that they who have as funeamentallp refereen a power at being einel-lbemg in their ohm ihaiwee by the tentuteenre of iearliamentarxz anthem th to the tonal! ‘otgmthmtazz theeelng pgehine fez their own fubltftenee, inherent ie eaten the iliiuge jurieeicall authegttxg though A his peefenall pleafuee be luithheln, fez his legall aim jurmitall pemee is incltmen emu fuppnfen in theherlg being,2sme eenfequentlh in the atte of cfileuete nfjuftiee,1vhe;fe bemghe mm: as luell furpenn as their power of aging‘ fD\2fl)at_lmfl)Buf this is but a e33ph_ee,ane therefege neither thew being not their acting f e eepema upon hun,ae not te be able te art ante execute -common jufttte ane pgeteetgen mitheut htm,tt1tal'e he Death to act mith ‘them,am3' get both to neperm upon him, 2.3 that he ‘LE5 hemmheth in but am hrmeue, by the wnftitutinn of thie pelith to art in them am: they h [fffllfl htm,fe that (atcegning to thet arieme in} law) the King ccin doe no wrong,‘ heeaute hie in-cintealle petite: ane authegtth ts altiuetges to twntmle hte ,peefena‘;l mifeaertagee. A - ‘the tilting being mate the feizutame et liu1'tice zine gngetettietl to hie ~ 1 at o C‘ (I0) Se 77efer2c/ezzoio. ’ : Or’. and nature hath ordained Government for the prcfirvatioti of _ he gov-:‘.'ned. This is-»a truthfo undeniable,as that none will gait-. ilay xt,{avi in prac"tice,which therefore being taken for granted =,it mull: needs r*oiilow that to what end Government was ordained, it muil bee maintainedjor that it is not in the power of particular perfons or coin- inunities of men to depart with felfe prefervation by any covenant whatfoev er , nor ought it to bee exat‘i'ed- by any fuperiours from their i-n€eriot~1r?s,either by oath or edit"‘t, becaufe neither oathezs nor ilatutes are obligatory further then they agree with the righteous Laws of God and nature; further then fogthey onglit neither to be made not kept; Let it be {uppo-fed then for argument fake , that the Militia of the Kingdom, is in the power of the King, yet now as the cafe ftands it is lawfull for the Parliament to reafiinne it , becaufe though they pailed it into. his hands, for thepeoples prefervation, yet it was neverintended that by it he might coinpafe their d..eftrut"tion, contrary to the Law oi nature; whereby every man ,yea every thing is bound to prelerve it ielie. Andthufinuch in efi’e£t is coxnfelied at unawares, by the Author of the Reply to the Anfwer of the ‘London Petition: who atiirineth, fwying, The King 255 invefled 22:27:"/9 tbcfafe power cfTminz'ng, Arrazjizzg, and .4414- fifleringatld then gives the reafon, éccazafr it 225 mofi _co;~2fommt tarmfon, 45; 3326/! M grounded 07; L422", T/mt be 717 is!) 25‘ ham/zd to prors E}, [éoz/1152-be zzéle to eompafle that and. Which reaion OV€_l‘ti1!0\.-"J8 both’ his pofition and in- tention. 1. His pofition, for this is no reafon why the {ole power ofthe 4 [Militia fhould be in the hands ofthe Kingficcrmfé be 2;: éazzndto pr0ta£.7,_ e Exgept he were bound iolcly to proteét,that‘is, without the counfel and ‘ advice of Parliament :,but it hath beene refolved that He is not {olejudge ofneceHity,aud therefore not {ole protector againltit,bL1t together With’ -His Parliamentgpw ho confequently {hares in the power of the Militid. 2. it o-verthrowsflis intention,which is fo to-put the power of the Mia firm into the hands or theKing,as?to enable him to do what he wil with :‘- * p _ y . h pi i f -05. _, But the t/Wlitiaz is pafled to the King, abfolutely without any , apconditiofn’of7reyvo’cati.onr exprefledtor of limitation to circumfcribe the ftlfer iVvf _ K.‘ "V e ” t K ’ t e T udges Jfi‘ V y g g a ,wW y g ,-——+;—q1§ (I3) -’ ]f‘ud"ges to" Kings , but this was a peculiar right he atlii med over that " particular ;>e~c.pl.e one-ly. To the fecond I anf w er thus. Every Subjeét taken dim’f:m, and apart from the whole,is to fuffer under abufed autho- rity, and to obey paflively, rather then to breake union or \caufeconfi1fie- on,but no Suhjecft is bound to fiiljfer by that which is notaut hority,as is the will ofthe lvfagiflcrate : Ifa Court of juitice {hould unjultly con- t demne a man, he is patiently to undergoe it,hut1fa judge or the King . . himfelle Fhould violently fet upon him to kill him, he may defendhime-~ felfe; For the Ordinance of'i3od and man both,is atlixed to t he office,and not unto the perion, to the authority and not unto the will, {O that the perfon aéting out of oilice, and by his will may be refilled , though the ordinance may not.But the reprefentative body of'theComm on- wealth, (which is all men conjunétim)‘ they may not onely oppofe the per- fon and his will,,but even the otlice and authority it felfe when abuied, and are bound to it both in confcience to God when he gives them OPE‘ pertunity,and in difcharging of their trult to them that imployed them. » For firft God calls to have the wicked removed from the Throne , and.1 whom doth he call upon to doe it but upon the people (in cafe the King . will not )or their truPcees,for ashehath originally founded all authority; in the people,fo he t:Xpeé’ts* a difcharge of it from them for hisglory , do the publike weale,which are the en ds ofGovernme—nt,from whichGod: r and nature hath ordained it. Secondly, In difcharge of their truft fat" the whole,for order fake,making them their reprefentative aétors--, antli: putting that univerfall and popular authority , that ris in the. body: 7 of the, people, and which (for the publike good; and prefervation )1 is above every man and all Laws, into their hands, they may expect and-=2 chalenge them by vertue oftheir itewardfhip, to provide Forithe