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Besides, If this Principle be but admitted, [ That it is not criminal to take away a Kings Life, provided it be done to prevent the killing of him by other hands, ] How can any Princes life be secure? For may not any one of many Conspirators, justifie himself, (by this excuse) for killing the King, that he did it, to prevent his Fellows? And would it not be the greatest and subtillest piece of ambition that could be, in such a case, to be the first of a traiterous Crew, that should strike the mortal Blow, seeing he of all the Company, would be secured of Indempnity, upon this Principle, who could obtain the precedency in the horrid Fact? Nay, |
Beside, If this Principle be but admitted, [ That it is not criminal to take away a Kings Life, provided it be done to prevent the killing of him by other hands, ] How can any Princes life be secure? For may not any one of many Conspirators, justify himself, (by this excuse) for killing the King, that he did it, to prevent his Fellows? And would it not be the greatest and subtlest piece of ambition that could be, in such a case, to be the First of a traitorous Crew, that should strike the Mortal Blow, seeing he of all the Company, would be secured of Indemnity, upon this Principle, who could obtain the precedency in the horrid Fact? Nay, |
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