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beside_o the_o law_n do_v not_o favour_v the_o make_n of_o new_a law_n nor_o the_o change_n and_o repeal_n of_o old_a law_n be_v a_o innovation_n that_o stir_v too_o many_o humour_n in_o a_o body_n politic_a and_o endanger_v its_o health_n and_o bring_v contempt_n upon_o the_o law_n leges_fw-la priusquam_fw-la latae_fw-la sunt_fw-la perpendendae_fw-la quando_fw-la latae_fw-la sunt_fw-la obediendae_fw-la say_v arist_n pol._n but_o though_o all_o 3_o estate_n must_v assent_v to_o the_o make_n alter_v or_o repeal_n a_o law_n yet_o any_o one_o of_o the_o 3_o estate_n have_v a_o negative_a voice_n and_o may_v dissent_v from_o such_o make_n 1._o 2_o h._n 5._o 4._o h._n 7._o c._n 18._o 12._o h._n 7._o c._n 20._o 1_o ja._n c._n 1._o 2_o ch._n c._n 1._o alter_v or_o repeal_n to_o avoid_v innovation_n as_o abovesaid_a how_o then_o can_v the_o two_o house_n of_o parliament_n exercise_v the_o legislative_a power_n and_o make_v change_n or_o repeal_v any_o law_n by_o ordinance_n without_o the_o 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power_n determine_v as_o to_o that_o act_n and_o then_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o judge_n begin_v which_o be_v judicative_a who_o office_n be_v upon_o case_n bring_v before_o they_o to_o determine_v whether_o that_o act_n be_v bind_v or_o not_o for_o act_n of_o parliament_n against_o common_a right_n repugnant_a or_o impossible_a be_v void_a cook_n 8._o f._n 118._o dr._n and_o student_n l._n 1._o c._n 6._o and_o to_o expound_v the_o meaning_n and_o signification_n of_o the_o word_n of_o such_o act._n if_o therefore_o the_o 2._o house_n usurp_v the_o legislative_a and_o judicative_a power_n or_o the_o militia_n otherwise_o than_o have_v be_v by_o the_o fundamental_a constitution_n of_o this_o monarchy_n and_o the_o practice_n of_o all_o age_n accustom_v the_o grandee_n of_o the_o two_o house_n and_o army_n seem_v to_o lay_v claim_n to_o they_o all_o by_o the_o sword_n for_o in_o the_o late_a declaration_n against_o the_o scot_n paper_n p._n 64._o they_o say_v that_o they_o engage_v 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sect_n 166._o a_o debate_n how_o to_o defeat_v judgement_n extent_n etc._n etc._n upon_o delinquent_n land_n sect_n extent_n etc._n etc._n lie_v upon_o delinquent_n estate_n you_o see_v notwithstanding_o their_o declaratory_a vote_n that_o in_o thing_n concern_v the_o life_n liberty_n and_o property_n of_o the_o people_n they_o will_v maintain_v the_o know_a law_n of_o the_o land_n yet_o this_o vote_n as_o well_o as_o all_o other_o have_v a_o condition_n imply_v that_o be_v do_v no_o way_n hinder_v the_o gain_n of_o our_o godly_a grandee_n otherwise_o they_o will_v not_o consider_v how_o to_o defeat_v creditor_n of_o their_o legal_a assurance_n john_n lilburne_n be_v order_v a_o close_a prisoner_n in_o the_o tower_n by_o the_o commons_o without_o pen_n ink_n or_o paper_n tower_n 167._o john_n lilburne_n starve_v imprisonment_n in_o the_o tower_n which_o be_v tyranny_n under_o king_n charles_n but_o not_o under_o k._n oliver_n a_o petition_n be_v present_v to_o the_o commons_o by_o 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