Of the confusions and revolutions of governments : Wherein is examined, how farre a man may lawfully conforme to the powers and commands of those who with various successes hold kingdomes divided by civill or forraigne warrs ... Likewise whether the nature of warre be inconsistent with the precepts of the Christian religion? Three parts, with severall additions (1649)
Ascham, Antony, d. 1650 · London : Printed by W. Wilson · leaf 6
. For there was a true fover aignejurlsdiUioi?,andto be admired\ if the Senate it felfhadlbecnfree from mifgovernments, depopulations ^ andufurpation. But as the overboyUng of their am~bitionfieditfdfe over the whole earth, fothcfghs andgroanes ofEaji and Weft met and ec-chod perpetually betwixt… … a River paffe before their Senate-door e t as bigas their Tiber: Thus they cofnmerct with thepeople 5 but Csefar afterwards by a Commiffionicrived from hijnfelfe> made the people all theworld over , and the Senate likewije pay tri-bute to him 5 For which he repaid againe no lejfcthen his owne…
Government, Resistance to · War · Puritans
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