THE
RIGHT
CHARACTER
OF
A
True
Subiect
,
PROFITABLY
DECLARING
,
How
every
man
in
this
time
of
danger
ought
to
square
all
his
actions
,
that
he
may
neither
be
taxed
of
disobedience
to
the
Maiesty
of
the
King
,
nor
want
of
duty
to
the
wisome
of
the
Parliament
.
A
thing
in
these
times
very
necessary
,
and
of
great
consequence
.
August
·
10th
1642
HOw
difficult
a
thing
it
is
to
observe
a
mean
concerning
matters
of
weighty
importance
,
and
to
poyse
the
actions
of
State
by
an
impartiall
judgment
free
from
all
respects
.
We
may
by
the
writings
of
too
many
men
,
too
immoderate
in
main●aining
their
conceived
opinions
,
plainly
enough
perceive
.
That
most
unhappy
division
so
unluckily
bred
,
and
so
hotly
nourished
betwixt
His
sacred
Majesty
and
His
most
honourable
Parliament
,
hath
also
separated
the
minds
of
Subjects
;
one
part
inclining
to
this
,
another
to
that
part
:
and
it
were
well
if
they
did
no
more
then
incline
,
for
then
were
it
possible
,
that
by
the
evident
demonstration
of
some
undeniable
arguments
their
minds
perverted
,
and
too
deeply
grounded
in
their
conceived
opinions
,
might
be
forced
from
a
resolved
immutability
:
but
wee
now
see
it
evident
,
that
in
some
men
respects
,
in
others
affection
,
in
these
self-opinion
,
in
those
a
peremptory
resolution
neither
to
heare
,
or
be
moved
by
reason
,
&
in
too
many
the
known
strength
of
this
or
that
side
perverts
judgment
,
and
resists
even
verity
it self
,
every
one
thinking
it
impossible
for
that
part
to
erre
,
whose
actions
themselves
allow
of
;
nay
to
such
an
immoderate
licentiousnesse
are
men
grown
,
that
they
cannot
speak
in
the
behalf
of
the
Parliament
,
but
they
must
vent
forth
ill
language
against
Him
that
is
its
,
and
should
be
their
head
too
,
His
sacred
Majesty
,
and
as
many
that
do
well
construe
the
actions
of
the
King
as
opposite
to
his
Parliament
,
will
not
stick
to
use
more
then
the
liberty
of
the
subiect
against
both
Houses
of
Parliament
.
Although
I
confesse
that
between
contradictories
there
can
be
no
medium
,
and
the
affirmators
and
negators
of
the
same
thing
cannot
both
erre
,
yet
are
not
we
competent
iudges
of
the
errour●
of
these
men
,
or
if
we
could
discern
truly
whose
intentions
are
right
,
and
whose
amisse
,
yet
are
we
not
to
think
,
much
lesse
speak
dishonourably
of
either
,
since
it
is
humane
to
erre
,
and
an
errour
ought
not
to
condemne
every
one
that
is
deceived
.
He
indeed
that
could
finde
out
such
a
way
of
reconciling
these
differences
which
should
be
embraced
by
both
the
differing
parties
,
would
do
the
best
act
for
his
countrey
that
could
possibly
be
effected
.
But
it
is
preposterous
in
men
to
diffuse
into
the
world
their
severall
fancies
,
this
being
somtime
quite
opposite
to
that
,
and
one
way
being
no
longer
approved
then
till
another
is
heard
,
so
are
mens
iudgments
that
shall
peruse
them
,
tossed
up
and
down
with
the
light
wind
of
every
the
least
probability
,
and
some
opinions
,
though
in
themselves
weak
enough
,
being
published
,
come
into
the
hands
of
the
more
ignorant
vulgar
,
who
because
they
are
not
able
to
pierce
into
their
falsities
,
or
confute
them
,
do
presently
credit
them
,
and
in
the
behalf
of
them
,
break
forth
into
such
acts
,
as
may
prove
to
His
Maiesty
and
the
Parliament
dangerous
,
and
to
themselves
preiudiciall
.
Nor
do
some
men
(
so
free
in
delivering
their
opinions
,
and
so
confident
in
their
fraile
reasons
)
any
other
then
(
implicitly
at
least
)
taxe
the
King
of
being
seduced
,
and
the
Parliament
of
errour
.
Surely
I
think
,
these
men
,
if
any
,
best
know
the
way
of
remedy
,
that
can
see
into
the
causes
of
the
disease
,
and
difference
:
and
that
surely
none
better
are
acquainted
with
then
those
between
whom
it
fell
:
let
us
therefore
not
take
upon
us
to
iudge
of
the
erring
party
,
but
pray
to
the
Father
of
truth
,
that
(
let
it
be
which
it
will
)
it
may
know
its
errour
,
and
be
converted
to
the
truth
:
this
wil●
sh●w
a
subiects
duty
better
then
that
,
of
which
I
think
it
will
not
be
impertinent
to
say
somthing
at
this
time
.
Al●hough
in
the
late
Protestation
made
and
published
by
the
wo●thy
members
of
that
honourable
House
of
Commons
is
sufficiently
intimated
what
is
the
true
stamp
of
a
loyall
subiect
,
by
the
demonstration
of
what
he
is
bound
to
defend
and
maintaine
,
yet
it
will
not
be
,
I
think
,
unseasonable
(
the
honour
of
those
persons
not
empaired
)
in
this
time
of
fear
and
distraction
,
to
separate
the
sheep
from
the
goats
,
and
declare
what
a
good
subiects
character
is
,
that
we
may
learn
to
know
him
,
and
to
distinguish
him
from
both
the
hypocriticall
pretenders
of
loyalty
and
the
hot-spurs
of
rebellion
,
and
affecters
of
civill
mutinies
and
home-bred
dissentions
.
The
name
of
subiect
is
of
all
well
enough
(
I
suppose
)
under
stood
,
and
imports
a
duty
to
be
performed
to
a
superiour
,
nor
doth
eminency
of
place
or
condition
free
any
from
this
duty
of
subiection
(
unlesse
that
eminency
be
supreme
)
but
rather
the
more
obligeth
him
.
For
those
that
in
degree
are
nearest
to
their
Soveraigne
,
ought
to
be
so
much
the
more
loyall
,
faithfull
,
and
constant
to
Him
,
by
how
much
they
have
received
greater
favours
,
and
more
eminent
dignities
from
Him
,
and
His
Royall
Person
is
intrusted
with
them
.
Besides
,
their
acts
wil
be
more
conspicuous
,
and
are
examples
whereby
the
vulgar
wil
be
either
more
confirmed
in
their
allegiance
,
or
pricked
forward
to
a
rebellion
.
Treason
therefore
in
a
noble
Person
is
a
crime
more
dangerous
to
his
Prince
and
the
State
,
more
horrid
in
him
,
and
giving
a
greater
example
to
the
people
.
A
true
subiect
therefore
(
de
he
of
what
rank
soever
)
is
in
his
conscience
and
by
his
allegiance
bound
with
his
life
&
fortune●
to
maintain
the
person
,
honour
and
estate
of
his
Soveraigne
against
all
foes
,
both
domestick
&
forraign
.
He
is
further
bound
,
as
not
to
commit
himself
,
so
also
to
manifest
and
reveal
all
treasons
,
plots
and
conspiracies
tending
to
the
destruction
of
his
Prince
,
or
the
ruine
of
the
State
:
as
also
to
yeeld
due
obedience
to
his
lawfull
Magistrates
the
executioners
of
equity
&
justice
,
especially
Parliaments
,
&
those
more
generall
Councels
,
which
are
called
together
for
the
good
of
the
Church
and
Commonwealth
,
whose
priviledges
he
ought
not
to
infringe
,
or
see
infringed
,
he
is
bound
also
to
observe
all
laws
by
them
and
their
predecessours
made
while
they
are
in
full
force
,
&
lastly
,
to
preserve
as
much
as
in
him
lies
,
unity
and
peace
in
Church
and
State
.
Neither
doth
this
duty
of
a
subiect
any
way
inslave
him
,
or
tend
to
the
infringement
of
his
liberty
,
but
rather
strengtheneth
that
,
and
rendreth
him
more
safe
,
secu●e
,
and
free
.
For
it
fareth
not
with
a
subiect
,
as
with
a
slave
or
servant
,
whose
masters
and
lords
have
all
power
over
them
whatsoever
,
so
that
they
cannot
without
his
leave
buy
,
sell
,
or
exercise
any
civill
action
,
and
who
can
impose
what
commands
themselves
please
on
their
vassals
:
for
upon
subiects
living
in
a
free
kingdome
there
cannot
be
imposed
mulcts
,
taxes
,
or
any
such
burdens
,
against
their
own
consent
and
good
will
,
private
or
manifested
.
But
as
the
times
of
peace
or
war
require
,
tributes
,
ceasements
and
subsidies
are
gathered
or
released
,
not
against
the
universall
approbation
of
the
people
,
but
all
that
can
be
said
to
be
a
servants
,
belongeth
to
his
master
,
so
that
without
his
consent
he
may
(
and
that
unquestioned
)
make
use
of
any
thing
that
is
his
.
Indeed
if
such
bee
the
extreme
necessity
of
the
State
,
that
without
taking
the
subiects
estates
,
it
cannot
be
repaired
,
the
King
&
Parliament
may
make
use
of
them
,
otherwise
not
.
Those
things
which
are
enacted
,
ratified
&
perpetuated
by
the
command
of
God
and
law
of
Nations
,
admitting
of
no
repeal
,
unlesse
such
weighty
causes
be
induced
,
which
are
able
to
overpoyse
all
contrary
reasons
,
such
,
as
I
said
,
the
extreme
necessity
of
the
State
did
require
.
For
example
,
it
was
no
more
lawfull
for
Ahab
to
take
away
Naboths
vineyard
by
force
,
which
was
his
owne
by
hereditary
succession
,
althoug●
the
s●ituation
of
it
were
convenient
and
it selfe
pleasant
,
then
it
was
for
no
cause
to
take
away
his
life
,
it
ought
therefore
to
be
the
ch●efe
care
of
Kings
,
that
they
impose
not
on
their
Subjects
grievious
&
unlawfull
taxes
,
which
they
nither
can
,
nor
are
bound
to
bea●e
,
for
this
is
not
only
against
the
liberty
of
a
freeborne
Subiect
,
but
also
against
all
humanity
and
clemency
,
for
it
is
cruelty
in
a
Mulitor
to
lay
vpon
his
pack-horses
more
then
they
can
ab●y
beare
,
much
more
uniust
is
it
to
afflict
with
unlawfull
imp●sitions
thos
(
which
tho
they
are
not
of
the
same
dignity
)
yet
are
●hey
of
the
same
reason
and
liberty
,
by
nature
with
our selues
:
first
therefore
it
is
not
inconsistent
with
the
subiects
liberty
,
to
mai●t●in
&
defend
the
person
honour
&
estate
of
his
Soveraign
,
For
this
are
we
bound
to
by
the
Law
of
God
,
Kings
being
first
of
divine
institution
&
not
the
invention
of
men
,
nor
is
it
their
meere
denomination
but
their
vnquestionable
authority
whereby
they
are
made
supreame
,
for
Moses
and
Samuell
were
(
though
not
of
the
s●me
title
)
yet
of
no
lesse
power
then
Saul
and
David
,
which
was
long
a
goe
experementally
proved
,
in
the
unheard
of
pu●ishment
of
Korah
and
his
company
,
who
tooke
upon
them
to
question
the
Legall
power
of
Moses
:
it
is
strange
to
see
that
Christians
are
more
apt
to
encline
to
the
errours
of
the
blinded
Gen●i●es
and
seduced
Heathens
,
then
to
imbrace
the
truth
of
the
Mosaicall
history
,
and
the
Doctrine
of
the
Prophets
by
which
is
evinc●d
,
that
God
alone
is
the
author
of
Kingdoms
,
and
the
establisher
of
Kings
.
Nay
,
then
His
owne
words
when
he
saith
,
Per
me
●eges
regnant
,
and
huic
trade
&
illi
sccptrum
aufero
.
And
S.
Paul
brings
this
as
the
Reason
to
induce
us
,
to
an
orderly
obedience
to
to
t●e
higher
powers
,
for
saith
he
,
The
powers
that
be
are
ordained
by
God
.
Nor
is
it
God
alone
by
which
we
are
commanded
to
per●orm
our
duty
to
our
Prince
,
but
the
Laws
of
England
require
the
same
,
and
that
upon
good
reason
:
for
the
King
is
he
which
taketh
upon
him
to
desend
his
Subjects
liues
and
Estats
against
all
opposers
whatsoever
:
and
how
shall
he
be
encouraged
to
defend
us
,
if
by
us
his
honour
be
invaded
;
it
is
he
upon
whom
depends
the
due
administration
of
the
Laws
,
and
they
are
the
Laws
which
warrant
our
owne
unto
us
,
shall
we
then
oppose
him
that
by
all
meanes
possible
and
honourable
doth
defend
us
.
We
are
borne
Subjects
and
therefore
ought
to
obey
,
he
a
Prince
,
and
therfo●e
not
to
be
subject
,
therefore
to
be
●beye●
,
we
are
Members
,
he
the
head
,
are
the
members
true
that
conspire
against
the
head
?
nay
can
the
members
subsist
when
the
head
is
l●st
?
nor
is
the
Kings
honour
and
person
better
maintained
and
d●●ended
,
then
by
revealing
and
discovering
those
plots
and
conspir●cies
,
which
tend
to
the
subvertion
of
it
,
and
such
are
we
b●und
to
a●
well
to
detect
in
others
,
as
not
to
invert
in
●ur
selues
,
other●
being
able
as
dangerously
to
invade
him
as
our selues
and
our selues
as
guilty
as
others
,
that
knowing
their
treachery
,
do
not
to
our
power
defeat
it
.
For
is
not
he
a
traytor
that
will
stand
still
,
and
see
his
Prince
wronged
,
when
it
is
in
his
power
to
defend
him
?
It
is
in
my
opinion
the
dischargment
of
our
duty
,
to
prevent
anothers
treasonable
intents
,
as
well
as
to
be
innocent
our selues
,
and
I
thinke
also
to
reveale
treachery
in
another
,
is
the
best
demonstration
of
our
own
innocencie
:
it
cannot
be
a
disparagement
to
us
to
performe
our
true
allegiance
to
him
who
is
aboue
all
men
,
and
to
none
but
God
Subiect
,
and
so
is
our
King
,
let
Papists
and
their
blind
guide
Bellarmine
averre
what
they
please
to
the
contrary
,
nor
is
it
an
argument
that
all
are
not
bound
to
obedience
to
a
temporall
Magistrate
because
he
can
or
doth
erre
.
For
is
it
not
as
apparent
that
spirituall
ones
,
such
as
are
Cardinalls
,
Bishops
,
have
as
oft
and
as
grosly
offended
?
it
is
therefore
infalibly
true
,
that
all
spirituall
Rulers
whatsoever
as
well
as
temporall
,
are
Subiect
and
ought
to
be
Subiect
and
ought
to
discharge
their
obedience
to
a
temporall
head
,
which
they
ought
to
account
as
supreame
,
and
are
by
his
power
to
be
iudged
,
in
all
matters
which
by
humane
iu●gment
can
be
controverted
,
another
subiection
we
have
of
S.
Austine
and
St.
Ambrose
,
because
say
they
the
King
Imago
D●i
est
,
is
the
Image
of
God
;
ad
regendum
populos
et
corrigendum
,
and
to
such
a
●●uely
Image
as
is
a
King
,
it
will
be
no
Idoalatry
to
give
reverence
.
But
although
the
King
hath
the
supreame
power
ouer
all
and
ought
by
all
to
be
obeyed
,
yet
can
he
not
in
his
owne
person
excecute
his
whole
authority
he
maketh
use
therefore
of
the
eyes
and
hands
of
other
men
that
through
them
he
may
easilyer
see
and
correct
enormityes
;
he
taketh
unto
him
the
councells
of
his
w●es●
s●bi●cts
,
and
such
whose
consciences
are
as
sincere
as
there
iudgements
searching
,
that
thay
may
as
well
performe
as
know
iustice
,
bu●
because
the
authors
and
intruducers
of
vice
and
disturbances
are
cumming
with
theire
crafty
pollicy
by
secret
wayes
and
meanes
undiscerned
they
somtimes
so
conuay
theyr
plots
thus
they
cannot
be
discuered
by
foresight
but
only
by
experience
,
and
by
their
sence
and
when
they
are
felt
&
discouered
they
cannot
but
with
unweared
difficulty
,
and
indefatigable
paines
be
rooted
out
,
the
offenders
being
sometimes
so
grete
,
and
so
grete
in
favour
that
they
cannot
be
strucken
at
,
but
by
the
perill
of
their
impeachers
,
the
safety
and
necessity
of
the
state
required
that
greter
councelles
should
be
called
,
and
these
are
Parliaments
,
the
happy
reducers
of
wronges
,
and
composers
of
strifes
,
of
which
all
members
may
freely
and
without
danger
utter
their
opinions
and
votes
concerning
all
matters
in
controuersy
,
and
to
which
it
is
lawful
for
the
meanest
persons
to
manifest
their
greuances
.
they
enioying
such
priuledges
which
canot
be
without
iniustise
infringed
,
and
these
such
libarty
as
may
be
a
meanes
to
free
them
from
all
kind
of
wrong
,
and
heere
greatnes
may
be
●…
eached
,
neither
can
it
in
its
golden
plumes
hide
the
enormity
of
base
actions
:
to
these
councels
,
and
to
all
that
shal
be
by
them
enacted
,
if
we
yeeld
due
observance
,
we
perform
our
duty
to
the
King
,
they
being
his
counsellers
and
advisers
in
matters
of
State
,
and
the
setlers
of
peace
and
order
in
the
common-wealth
,
and
their
acts
are
to
be
obeyed
,
not
questioned
by
subiects
.
For
if
every
malignant
spirit
might
in
interpreting
or
observing
the
commands
of
councels
use
their
own
liberty
,
what
can
be
expected
,
but
ruine
?
for
where
there
is
no
order
,
there
is
confusion
;
and
where
no
government
is
,
there
i●
no
order
,
and
all
government
requireth
its
co●relative
obedience
:
if
these
be
wanting
,
who
would
not
rather
wish
to
be
the
meanest
subiect
,
then
the
highest
ruler
?
if
to
the
place
of
a
Magistrate
were
annexed
neither
safety
,
nor
authority
?
although
the
Papists
themselves
c●nnot
prove
but
that
it
is
possible
for
the
greatest
Councels
that
are
to
erre
,
yet
must
we
think
it
very
improbable
that
so
many
men
chosen
out
of
a●l
parts
of
the
kingdome
,
should
want
si●cerity
in
conscience
,
and
perspicacy
in
iudgment
.
And
in
case
that
in
some
one
thing
or
other
they
did
erre
,
better
were
it
to
submit
to
that
one
mistake
,
then
that
every
man
should
exe●cise
the
liberty
of
his
own
fancy
,
if
sueh
&
so
many
men
be
voluntarily
slack
in
th
totall
performance
of
their
d●ty
,
the
more
is
their
own
perverse
will
to
be
blamed
.
Better
it
i●
for
us
to
p●ay
unto
our
wonderful
Councellour
to
rectifie
their
actions
,
then
our selves
to
iudg●
of
them
or
condemne
them
.
One
part
of
the
subjects
du●y
may
seem
to
be
still
behind
,
and
that
a
necess●ry
one
too
,
the
maintaining
of
peace
&
union
,
thing●
in
this
time
of
distraction
of
all
men
desirea●le
,
and
indeed
it
is
that
which
maketh
a
nation
truly
happy
,
it
is
that
without
which
heaven
and
earth
coul●
not
consist
.
Peace
is
a
word
which
men
and
Angels
love
to
heare
,
a
modell
of
happinesse
,
the
epitome
of
felicity
,
the
knot
of
true
love
.
The
body
politike
is
comp
sed
of
contraries
as
well
as
the
naturall
body
,
one
member
being
p●one
to
rebell
against
another
,
and
all
against
the
head
:
and
without
the
moderation
of
peace
,
which
is
the
soul
of
this
body
,
it
is
not
pos●●ble
that
it
should
subsist
:
how
to
expresse
the
incomparable
sweetnesse
of
it
,
ex●eeds
my
po●er
.
But
th●y
say
the
best
way
to
expresse
a
thing
is
by
its
cont●ary
,
we
may
best
learn
by
misery
what
is
happinesse
,
by
sorrow
what
joy
by
war
what
is
peace
.
But
I
pray
God
we
have
no
occasion
this
way
to
know
it
.
The
way
to
attain
it
hath
been
already
shewed
,
he
that
performs
as
he
ought
hi●
allegiance
to
his
King
in
the
prese●vation
of
his
person
honour
and
estate
:
his
duty
to
the
Parliament
,
in
maintaining
their
priviledges
,
and
obeying
the
lawes
ena●ted
by
them
,
and
nourisheth
no
treason
in
himselfe
,
but
detects
it
in
others
,
doth
truly
,
rightly
and
sincere●y
to
his
p●wer
maintain
peace
and
unity
,
and
doth
fully
discharge
the
duty
of
a
l●yall
and
well-affected
subiect
.