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of_o death_n for_o the_o king_n then_o to_o be_v persuade_v for_o what_o pretence_n of_o good_a soever_o and_o by_o whosoever_o be_v it_o a_o angel_n out_o of_o heaven_n to_o consent_v unto_o his_o death_n be_v to_o become_v guilty_a of_o a_o great_a fault_n and_o to_o say_v that_o he_o be_v persuade_v thereunto_o by_o the_o bishop_n who_o fault_n be_v therefore_o great_a than_o his_o majesty_n be_v can_v no_o more_o excuse_v he_o then_o for_o the_o man_n of_o god_n to_o say_v that_o he_o be_v seduce_v by_o the_o old_a prophet_n and_o therefore_o this_o may_v be_v a_o just_a cause_n with_o god_n to_o suffer_v he_o that_o to_o satisfy_v sinful_a man_n will_v offend_v his_o good_a god_n by_o give_v way_n to_o they_o to_o take_v away_o the_o life_n of_o a_o innocent_a man_n to_o have_v his_o own_o life_n take_v from_o he_o even_o by_o those_o man_n to_o who_o he_o have_v yield_v to_o take_v away_o the_o life_n of_o another_o man_n which_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o conformity_n of_o our_o punishment_n to_o our_o offence_n and_o be_v nothing_o else_o but_o lex_fw-la talionis_fw-la a_o eye_n for_o a_o eye_n a_o tooth_n for_o tooth_n and_o death_n for_o death_n which_o be_v the_o first_o law_n that_o god_n publish_v after_o the_o deluge_n say_v whosoever_o shed_v man_n blood_n that_o be_v either_o per_fw-la se_fw-la as_o cain_n do_v abel_n or_o per_fw-la alium_fw-la as_o david_n do_v vriah_n and_o ahab_n naboth_n by_o act_n or_o it_o may_v be_v by_o consent_n by_o man_n shall_v his_o blood_n be_v shed_v second_o touch_v the_o bishop_n myself_o know_v that_o he_o love_v they_o all_o and_o honour_v their_o call_v very_o much_o be_v full_o satisfy_v of_o the_o truth_n of_o their_o divine_a and_o apostolical_a institution_n as_o appear_v by_o that_o learned_a and_o exquisite_a defence_n that_o himself_o most_o gracious_o make_v against_o the_o presbyterian_o of_o the_o episcopal_a order_n and_o he_o be_v indeed_o a_o right_a constantine_n to_o all_o 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profane_v all_o holiday_n even_o those_o that_o be_v set_v apart_o for_o the_o commemoration_n of_o the_o bless_a birth_n circumcision_n and_o ascension_n of_o our_o only_a lord_n and_o saviour_n jesus_n christ_n and_o all_o other_o day_n that_o the_o former_a saint_n and_o the_o whole_a church_n of_o christ_n have_v appoint_v for_o the_o child_n of_o god_n to_o meet_v to_o give_v thanks_o to_o god_n for_o the_o great_a blessing_n that_o all_o we_o have_v receive_v from_o he_o i_o demand_v of_o any_o man_n even_o themselves_o be_v judge_n if_o it_o be_v not_o very_o just_a that_o they_o shall_v be_v plunder_v and_o press_v and_o even_o lose_v their_o live_n which_o have_v so_o unjust_o and_o so_o perfidious_o do_v those_o thing_n in_o hope_n to_o retain_v their_o live_n for_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d non_fw-la te_fw-la latuerit_fw-la o_o supreme_a jupiter_n horum_fw-la malorum_fw-la quisquis_fw-la author_n extitit_fw-la the_o heathen_a man_n can_v tell_v we_o god_n will_v not_o be_v mock_v neither_o can_v we_o blind_v the_o all-seeing_a eye_n of_o god_n nor_o hide_v ourselves_o out_o of_o his_o sight_n when_o we_o do_v commit_v such_o evil_n and_o christ_n tell_v we_o plain_o he_o that_o save_v his_o life_n shall_v lose_v it_o and_o he_o that_o lose_v his_o life_n for_o his_o sake_n shall_v find_v it_o and_o be_v the_o martyr_n so_o ready_a to_o lose_v their_o life_n for_o his_o sake_n and_o shall_v we_o be_v so_o unwilling_a to_o forgo_v a_o little_a worldly_a pelf_n and_o some_o small_a live_n for_o his_o sake_n that_o tell_v we_o plain_o whatsoever_o we_o give_v or_o lose_v for_o his_o sake_n we_o shall_v be_v require_v a_o hundred-fold_n and_o shall_v receive_v eternal_a life_n let_v they_o therefore_o that_o will_v if_o not_o out_o of_o faction_n or_o ignorance_n but_o for_o the_o love_n of_o their_o live_n reject_v our_o inoffensive_a and_o divine_a liturgy_n that_o be_v so_o conduce_v to_o peace_n and_o good_a order_n so_o little_a obnoxious_a to_o any_o just_a exception_n and_o so_o exceed_o profitable_a for_o the_o instruction_n of_o the_o people_n for_o my_o own_o part_n i_o know_v it_o to_o be_v the_o true_a service_n of_o the_o true_a god_n and_o the_o best_a way_n that_o i_o know_v to_o serve_v god_n and_o therefore_o by_o god_n help_n i_o will_v never_o omit_v it_o nor_o be_v guide_v by_o their_o directory_n for_o all_o the_o live_n that_o they_o can_v or_o can_v heap_v upon_o i_o and_o i_o pray_v god_n it_o be_v not_o lay_v to_o their_o charge_n that_o to_o comply_v with_o the_o factious_a opposer_n of_o it_o or_o to_o retain_v their_o live_n have_v do_v it_o to_o betray_v the_o service_n of_o god_n and_o to_o lay_v aside_o those_o heavenly_a prayer_n that_o be_v make_v by_o holy_a saint_n and_o approve_v by_o all_o the_o best_a doctor_n of_o the_o church_n and_o appoint_v by_o authority_n to_o be_v use_v to_o help_v the_o devotion_n of_o god_n people_n and_o in_o the_o stead_n thereof_o to_o authorise_v or_o at_o least_o by_o their_o example_n to_o encourage_v every_o ignoramus_n to_o prate_v nonsense_n and_o sometime_o to_o belch_v out_o blasphemy_n in_o his_o prayer_n to_o god_n and_o in_o the_o face_n of_o the_o church_n without_o shame_n god_n forgive_v they_o second_o for_o the_o lay-subject_n of_o the_o king_n that_o have_v have_v their_o part_n in_o the_o misery_n of_o these_o latter_a day_n the_o lay-subject_n i_o speak_v only_o of_o those_o that_o in_o their_o conscience_n approve_v of_o their_o king_n cause_n for_o his_o enemy_n their_o portion_n perhaps_o be_v yet_o unpaid_a i_o may_v divide_v they_o into_o two_o rank_n just_a as_o be_v the_o follower_n of_o gideon_n 1._o judge_n seven_o 7._o some_o be_v faint_a heart_a and_o they_o be_v the_o great_a part_n and_o that_o by_o much_o 2._o other_o be_v very_o faithful_a and_o courageous_a but_o they_o be_v by_o far_o the_o small_a number_n not_o above_o 300._o of_o 32000._o so_o be_v the_o follow_a subject_n of_o king_n charles_n first_o the_o fainthearted_a royalist_n the_o fainthearted_a subject_n that_o love_v the_o king_n and_o wish_v that_o he_o may_v prosper_v and_o prevail_v against_o his_o adversary_n but_o fear_v the_o powerful_a numerous_a multitude_n of_o the_o parliament_n abettor_n that_o be_v very_o many_o and_o be_v just_a like_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o meroz_n that_o hate_v the_o canaanite_n but_o do_v nothing_o for_o the_o israelite_n so_o do_v these_o nothing_o or_o so_o little_a as_o nothing_o for_o the_o king_n and_o for_o their_o fellow-subject_n that_o be_v with_o he_o and_o yet_o the_o school_n tell_v we_o and_o so_o do_v the_o heathen_n also_o that_o qui_fw-la potest_fw-la liberare_fw-la alium_fw-la &_o non_fw-la liberat_fw-la occidit_fw-la he_o that_o can_v deliver_v another_o that_o be_v from_o anundeserved_a death_n as_o in_o his_o conscience_n he_o believe_v be_v innocent_a and_o deliver_v he_o not_o killeth_z him_z and_o be_v thereby_o guilty_a of_o his_o blood_n and_o the_o canonist_n do_v say_v scotus_n in_o scent_n do_v 15._o decret_a secunda_fw-la parte_fw-la c._n usa_fw-la 23._o q._n 3._o et_fw-la seneca_n passimâ—_n qui_fw-la succurrere_fw-la perituro_fw-la potest_fw-la cum_fw-la non_fw-la succurrâ—t_fw-la occidit_fw-la and_o cicero_n say_v nâ—l_fw-la habet_fw-la fortuna_fw-la majus_fw-la quam_fw-la ut_fw-la possit_fw-la nec_fw-la nâ—turametius_fw-la quam_fw-la ut_fw-la velit_fw-la seruare_fw-la pro._n xxiv_o 11_o 12._o qui_fw-la non_fw-la repellit_fw-la injuriam_fw-la à _fw-la socio_fw-la cùm_fw-la potest_fw-la tam_fw-la est_fw-la in_o vitio_fw-la quam_fw-la qui_fw-la facit_fw-la he_o that_o hinder_v not_o a_o injury_n or_o a_o wrong_n that_o be_v do_v his_o fellow_n when_o it_o lie_v in_o his_o power_n to_o do_v it_o be_v as_o much_o in_o fault_n as_o he_o that_o do_v the_o injury_n and_o solomon_n say_v if_o thou_o faint_v in_o the_o day_n of_o adversity_n thy_o strength_n be_v small_a and_o if_o thou_o forbear_v to_o deliver_v they_o that_o be_v draw_v unto_o death_n and_o those_o that_o be_v ready_a to_o be_v slay_v and_o say_v behold_v we_o know_v it_o not_o do_v not_o he_o that_o ponder_v the_o heart_n consider_v it_o and_o he_o that_o keep_v thy_o soul_n do_v not_o he_o know_v it_o and_o shall_v not_o he_o render_v to_o every_o man_n according_a to_o his_o work_n and_o the_o prophet_n david_n bid_v we_o to_o defend_v the_o fatherless_a and_o the_o widow_n and_o to_o see_v that_o such_o as_o be_v oppress_v have_v right_a which_o be_v the_o practice_n of_o job_n as_o himself_o confess_v and_o of_o moses_n also_o when_o he_o kill_v the_o egyptian_a to_o deliver_v the_o oppress_a israelite_n out_o of_o his_o hand_n and_o the_o poet_n that_o know_v no_o more_o than_o what_o the_o dim_a light_n of_o nature_n show_v he_o say_v turpe_fw-la erit_fw-la in_o miseris_fw-la veteri_fw-la tibi_fw-la rebus_fw-la amico_fw-la auxilium_fw-la nulla_fw-la parte_fw-la tulisse_fw-la tuum_fw-la ovid._n lib._n 2._o de_fw-fr ponto_n it_o be_v a_o foul_a shame_n for_o 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