The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1770-1772, 1772-07-30

more luftItabIe IN King than, Eonita'
bic. But 10, much the worfe in him, as
THAT he; has more truR put in Fhim,l IS GuP-
pofed from the advantage of Education,
and Councillors to have better knowledge
and lefs reafon to do it, having already
greater fhare then the reft of his Brethren.
May. the Commands then rof Prince
be oppofsd May he be reiiited as often
as any one ihall find himlelf aggsieved,
and but imagine he has not Right done
him This will unhinge and overturn all
Politics, and inftead of Government and
Order, leave nothing bur Anarchy and
/ To this | Anfwsr That Force is to be
OPPOSED to nothing but &c. unjuR and UNI
lawful Force whoever makes any oppoii-
ton IN any other Cafe, draws on himielta
ruff Condemnation both from God and
Man and 10 no fuch Danger or Confuiion
will follow, as is often hggeGed. For, =
i EirR, As in Tome Countries, the perion
of the Prince by the Law is Sacred ano
70 whatever he commands or does, bis pei
ION is fill free from, all QueRion or viol-
ence, not liable TO Force, or any Judicial
Ceniure or Condemnation. But yer OPP
petition may be made 20 the illegal acts of
any inferior officer or other commiiiioned BY
him unlefs he will by actually putting
himfeIf into Safe of War with bis pso-
pie, dilolye the Government, and leave
them to that defence which belongs to c.
very one in the Safe of Nature. For OF
fuch things who can cell what the-end will
be ! And . Neighbour Kingdom has
fhewed the World an odd Example. In
all other Cafes the Sacrednels of the per-
ION exsmpts him from all Inconvenience
whereby he is fecure Whit the Governmet
lfands, from all violence and harm what.
foever. Than which there cannot DC 2
wifer Conftitution. For the harm ne can
do In his own Perfon, not being likely TO
happen often, nor 60 extend itlelf far, nor
being able by his Jingle ttrength TO iubvert
the Laws, nor oppreis the Body of the.Peo-
ole, mould any Prince have 70 much
lWeaknefs and Ill Nature as to be willing
| to do il, the Inconveniency of fome parti-
cular mifchiefs that may happen fometimes
| when q heady Prince comes to.,he Throne,
are well recompenced by the peace OF the
Publick and fecurity of the Government,in
the Perlon Of che Chief Magifratc thus
/ let ont ofrhe reach Of dangeT. u beina
ea6er sos the Dody, that fUmg rev Apslyatt
Men ihould Be fometimss In danger to fuf,
fer, than that the head Of the Republics
ihould bssaGly, and upon fight OccaGon'
expofed.
Stesadly, But this Privilege belonging
only to the Kings Perfon, binders not bul
they may be queRioned, cppofsd and re6a-
ed, Who uie ,unjuft forces though. theypfe.
| tend a Commiiion from. him, which the
Law authorizes not. As 10 plain in the
Cafe OF him that has the Kings Writ to
| aref Man, which 10 full Commiaion
from the King and yet he thar has irean.
not break open Mans Houle to do il
nor EXECUTE this Command Of the King up
upon certain Days, nor in certain Places,
though this CommiHion have no fuch ex-
cepron in it, but they are the Limitations
of the Law, which if any one trangfes,
the Kings Commifion executes him not
For the Kings Authority being given him
only by the Law, he cannot imPower any
one to act againf the Law, Or juHlfy him,
by his Commiaion In 10 doing. The
Commifion, or Command of any Mage
fsrate, where be has no Authority, being
as void and in6gni6cant as that Of any
private Man. The difference between
the 6ae and the, other, being thar the
Magifrate has fome Authority 70 far, and
TO lnch ends, and the private Man has
none zt al. For Il is nor the CONCEPTION,
bur the Authority that gives the Right Of
aeaingi and Againft the Laws there can be
no Authority. But, notwithstanding fuch
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