The French Huguenots had a defense of their revolts against their Catholic lords: their true sovereign was God, and his vassal was the lord, so if the orders of the two conflicted, the Huguenots would have the right to disobey their lord.
Principles on which these Huguenots Lived:
· Lords must adhere to the doctrine of the Gospel
· Kings should be the vassals to God
· If God should hold the place of sovereign Lord, and the king as vassal, then a proud man should be obedient to God before his Lord if their orders contradict
· They believe they have the right to defend themselves in the same manner they are attacked
o i.e. sword for sword, words for words
· Seeing as the people choose and establish kings, it follows that the whole body of the people is above the king
· In the case that the Tyrant Kings should be intrusive upon civilian rights (as they were to the Huguenots and their religion), the laws of nature, of nations, and the Civil commands us to take arms against such tyrants
o Therefore, the meanest private man may resist and lawfully oppose such an intruding tyrant
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