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those_o canon_n compose_v in_o convocation_n by_o our_o church-governor_n be_v they_o not_o confirm_v and_o impose_v by_o the_o royal_a assent_n and_o why_o i_o pray_v be_v the_o new_a oath_n for_o uphold_v the_o hierarchy_n establish_v by_o law_n more_o superstitious_a than_o the_o new_a oath_n for_o destroy_v that_o hierarchy_n so_o establish_v far_o be_v it_o from_o i_o say_v he_o p._n 32._o 42._o to_o impute_v these_o thing_n to_o all_o that_o be_v in_o judgement_n episcopal_n for_o i_o be_o persuade_v a_o great_a if_o not_o the_o great_a part_n of_o they_o disallow_v these_o innovation_n these_o innovation_n what_o innovation_n the_o word_n must_v in_o reason_n refer_v to_o the_o particular_n just_o now_o enumerate_v viz._n the_o new_a book_n of_o canon_n the_o new_a oath_n the_o book_n for_o sport_n and_o pastime_n on_o sunday_n but_o be_v these_o man_n in_o justice_n and_o reason_n of_o state_n to_o be_v protect_v and_o encourage_v who_o dare_v to_o call_v new_a law_n either_o 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41_o etc._n etc._n whether_o presbyterian_o ought_v to_o be_v protect_v and_o encourage_v because_o of_o their_o averseness_n from_o popish_a idolatry_n and_o innovation_n p._n 44._o whether_o they_o erect_v imperium_fw-la in_o imperio_fw-la p._n 47_o etc._n etc._n whether_o their_o principle_n and_o government_n be_v anti-monarchical_a p._n 53_o etc._n etc._n of_o their_o unwillingness_n to_o come_v under_o any_o yoke_n but_o that_o of_o the_o law_n of_o the_o land_n p._n 66._o and_o to_o pay_v tax_n levy_v without_o consent_n of_o parliament_n p._n 67_o etc._n etc._n of_o their_o value_v the_o native_a happiness_n of_o freeborn_a english_a subject_n p._n 69._o whether_o they_o have_v any_o true_a knowledge_n or_o sense_n of_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o christian_a religion_n as_o it_o refer_v to_o the_o question_n discuss_v p._n 71_o etc._n etc._n whether_o they_o be_v not_o guilty_a of_o rebellion_n in_o the_o late_a war_n p._n 76_o etc._n etc._n whether_o the_o fundamental_a government_n of_o this_o kingdom_n be_v not_o subvert_v by_o the_o presbyterian_a member_n of_o the_o long-parliament_n p._n 95_o etc._n etc._n the_o london_n minister_n vindication_n of_o themselves_o in_o reference_n to_o the_o king_n murder_v consider_v p._n 104_o etc._n etc._n the_o murderer_n of_o the_o king_n act_v therein_o suitable_o to_o such_o principle_n as_o be_v own_v by_o presbyterian_a writer_n p._n 109_o etc._n etc._n and_o to_o the_o four_o article_n of_o the_o covenant_n p._n 114._o of_o the_o presbyterian_a minister_n exhort_v man_n to_o pray_v that_o god_n will_v not_o permit_v the_o king_n to_o be_v put_v to_o death_n p._n 115_o etc._n etc._n whether_o presbyterian_o disclaim_v their_o lawful_a prince_n p._n 120._o whether_o they_o suffer_v themselves_o to_o be_v tread_v under_o foot_n rather_o than_o they_o will_v comply_v with_o republican_n p._n 123_o etc._n etc._n whether_o they_o be_v more_o conscientious_a in_o their_o duty_n to_o god_n and_o man_n than_o prelatist_n p._n 130_o etc._n etc._n the_o plea_n that_o presbyterian_o teach_v obedience_n active_a in_o all_o lawful_a and_o passive_a in_o thing_n unlawful_a enjoin_v by_o the_o high_a power_n consider_v p._n 137_o etc._n etc._n whether_o the_o restraint_n of_o profaneness_n intemperance_n etc._n etc._n in_o the_o late_a time_n ought_v to_o be_v attribute_v to_o the_o doctrine_n and_o orderly_o walk_v of_o presbyterian_a minister_n p._n 145_o etc._n etc._n of_o the_o inconstancy_n of_o presbyterian_o their_o inconsistency_n with_o themselves_o and_o their_o unfaithfulness_n to_o their_o principle_n when_o their_o interest_n tempt_v they_o to_o a_o change_n p._n 153_o etc._n etc._n in_o what_o sense_n they_o be_v willing_a to_o bring_v thing_n to_o the_o capacity_n of_o political_a government_n p._n 170._o whether_o sect_n and_o schism_n may_v just_o be_v reckon_v the_o offspring_n of_o presbytery_n p._n 175._o of_o the_o synod_n of_o dort_n and_o its_o heal_v the_o breach_n in_o the_o netherlands_n p._n 176_o 177_o etc._n etc._n whether_o presbytery_n be_v unjust_o represent_v as_o tyrannical_a and_o domineer_a p._n 187_o ad_fw-la fin_n the_o errata_fw-la page_n 3._o line_n 29._o read_v particular_n p._n 11._o l._n 15._o r._n p._n 1â—_n p._n 28._o l._n 25._o leave_v out_o so._n p._n 32._o l._n 26._o r._n approve_v p._n 35._o l._n 18._o r._n to_o do_v your_o own_o p._n 55._o l._n 9_o r._n turner_n print_v 1647._o p._n 56._o l._n 28._o r._n check_v p._n 78._o l._n 8._o r._n the_o great_a seal_n and._n p._n 81._o l._n 18._o r._n de_fw-fr bereford_n p._n 94._o l._n 25._o r._n shall_v conclude_v be_v 1._o p._n 99_o l._n 25._o r._n precedent_n p._n 106._o l._n 26._o r._n send_v p._n 115._o l._n 3._o r._n in_o the_o humble_a edinburgh_n remonstrance_n of_o march_n 1._o 1648._o p._n 118._o l._n 16._o r._n mention_v p._n 29._o 30._o p._n 121._o l._n 14._o r._n in_o stead_n p._n 159._o l._n 1._o r._n p._n 17._o l._n 2._o r._n constitution_n l._n 3._o r._n sermon_n alter_v and_o change_n p._n 165._o l._n 8._o r._n p._n 63._o l._n 21._o r._n 99_o l._n 25._o r._n 96._o p._n 166._o l._n 29._o after_o 85_o add_v 96._o p._n 167._o l._n 31._o r._n 98._o p._n 175._o l._n 29._o r._n rumperet_fw-la l._n 30._o r._n tollerentur_fw-la the_o inconvenient_a distance_n of_o the_o author_n from_o london_n have_v occasion_v some_o errata_n more_o than_o ordinary_a to_o pass_v the_o press_n which_o i_o shall_v desire_v the_o reader_n to_o amend_v with_o his_o pen._n r._n royston_n late_o print_v for_o richard_n royston_n at_o the_o angel_n in_o amen-corner_n the_o estate_n of_o the_o empire_n or_o a_o abridgement_n of_o the_o law_n and_o government_n of_o germany_n far_a show_v what_o condition_n the_o empire_n be_v in_o when_o the_o peace_n be_v conclude_v at_o munster_n also_o the_o several_a fight_v battle_n and_o desolation_n of_o city_n during_o the_o war_n in_o that_o empire_n and_o also_o of_o the_o golden_a bull_a in_o octavo_n the_o sycillian_a tyrant_n or_o the_o life_n and_o death_n of_o agathocles_n with_o some_o restection_n on_o our_o modern_a usurper_n octavo_fw-la the_o royal_a martyr_n and_o the_o dutiful_a subject_n in_o two_o sermon_n by_o gilbert_n burnet_n in_o quarto_n the_o generosity_n of_o christian_a love_n deliver_v in_o a_o sermon_n by_o william_n gould_n quarto_fw-la the_o witness_n to_o christanity_n by_o sy._n patrick_n d._n d._n octavo_fw-la dâ—ctor_n dubitaâ—tium_n or_o bishop_n tailor_n case_n of_o conscience_n the_o four_o edition_n folio_n the_o life_n and_o death_n of_o k._n charles_n the_o first_o by_o r._n perenchief_n d._n d._n octavo_fw-la a_o modest_a plea_n for_o the_o church_n of_o england_n octavo_fw-la the_o spiritual_a sacrifice_n or_o devotion_n and_o prayer_n fit_v to_o the_o main_a use_n of_o a_o christian_a life_n by_o a_o late_a reverend_a author_n in_o 12o._o chirurgical_a treatise_n by_o richard_n wiseman_n serjeant-chirurgion_n to_o his_o majesty_n folio_n
fashion_n for_o dance_v at_o a_o wedding_n or_o of_o servant_n in_o the_o street_n for_o wear_v a_o man_n hair_n a_o la_fw-fr mode_n for_o use_v the_o least_o recreation_n on_o the_o sabbath_n though_o void_a of_o scandal_n and_o consistent_a with_o the_o duty_n of_o the_o day_n what_o digladiation_n have_v there_o be_v among_o some_o of_o their_o sect_n about_o starch_n and_o cuff_n etc._n etc._n just_a like_o those_o grave_a debate_n which_o be_v sometime_o among_o the_o franciscans_n about_o the_o colour_n and_o fashion_n of_o their_o gown_n they_o do_v not_o allow_v man_n a_o latitude_n of_o discretion_n in_o any_o thing_n all_o man_n even_o their_o superior_n must_v be_v their_o slave_n or_o pupil_n it_o be_v true_a they_o begin_v their_o censure_n with_o admonition_n and_o if_o a_o man_n will_v confess_v himself_o a_o delinquent_n be_v sorry_a for_o give_v the_o presbyter_n any_o offence_n and_o conform_v himself_o in_o his_o hair_n apparel_n diet_n every_o thing_n to_o what_o 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one_o of_o the_o four_o syndic_n or_o chief_a magistrate_n of_o the_o city_n who_o have_v the_o ill_a luck_n it_o seem_v to_o be_v in_o the_o company_n be_v remove_v from_o his_o office_n till_o he_o have_v give_v some_o testimony_n of_o his_o repentance_n other_o pretty_a circumstance_n there_o be_v of_o this_o story_n in_o that_o chapter_n to_o which_o i_o refer_v the_o reader_n and_o return_v to_o bishop_n bramhall_n who_o tell_v we_o that_o the_o scotch_a disciplinarian_n will_v by_o hook_n or_o crook_n bring_v all_o crime_n whatever_o both_o great_a and_o small_a within_o their_o jurisdiction_n that_o in_o great_a crime_n trial_n for_o life_n be_v no_o sufficient_a satisfaction_n to_o these_o three_o cato_n '_o s_z that_o to_o satisfy_v their_o own_o humour_n they_o care_v not_o how_o they_o blemish_v public_o the_o reputation_n of_o the_o magistrate_n upon_o frivolous_a conjecture_n add_v to_o this_o the_o severity_n and_o extreme_a rigour_n of_o their_o excommunication_n after_o which_o sentence_n no_o person_n his_o wife_n and_o family_n only_o except_v may_v have_v any_o kind_n of_o conversation_n with_o he_o that_o be_v excommunicate_v they_o may_v not_o eat_v nor_o drink_v nor_o buy_v nor_o sell_v with_o he_o they_o may_v not_o salute_v he_o nor_o speak_v to_o he_o except_o by_o the_o licence_n of_o the_o presbytery_n his_o child_n beget_v and_o bear_v after_o that_o sentence_n and_o before_o his_o reconciliation_n to_o the_o church_n may_v not_o be_v admit_v to_o baptism_n until_o they_o be_v of_o age_n to_o require_v it_o or_o the_o mother_n or_o some_o special_a friend_n be_v a_o member_n of_o the_o church_n present_v the_o child_n abhor_v and_o damn_v the_o iniquity_n and_o obstinate_a contempt_n of_o the_o father_n upon_o this_o sentence_n letter_n of_o horning_n as_o they_o use_v to_o call_v they_o in_o scotland_n do_v follow_v of_o course_n that_o be_v a_o out-lawing_a of_o the_o party_n a_o confiscation_n of_o his_o good_n a_o put_v he_o out_o of_o the_o king_n protection_n so_o as_o any_o man_n may_v kill_v he_o and_o be_v unpunished_a when_o a_o man_n be_v prosecute_v for_o his_o life_n perhaps_o just_o perhaps_o unjust_o so_o as_o appear_v and_o hang_v be_v to_o he_o in_o effect_n the_o same_o thing_n yet_o if_o he_o appear_v not_o this_o pitiful_a church_n will_v excommunicate_v he_o for_o contumacy_n as_o if_o the_o just_a and_o evident_a fear_n of_o death_n do_v not_o purge_v away_o contumacy_n and_o chap._n 12._o he_o certify_v we_o that_o if_o their_o discipline_n be_v admit_v in_o england_n the_o nobility_n and_o gentry_n shall_v not_o be_v exempt_v from_o these_o rigour_n but_o subject_v to_o the_o censure_n of_o a_o raw_a heady_a novice_n and_o a_o few_o ignorant_a artificer_n they_o shall_v be_v beard_v and_o mate_v by_o every_o ordinary_a presbyter_n it_o be_v nothing_o with_o they_o for_o a_o pedant_n to_o put_v himself_o into_o the_o balance_n with_o one_o of_o the_o prime_n and_o most_o powerful_a peer_n of_o 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