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be_v revile_v and_o menace_v for_o his_o proclamation_n against_o conventicle_n for_o oppose_v these_o insolence_n and_o defend_v the_o king_n right_n his_o cause_n and_o government_n without_o ever_o receive_v any_o pretence_n to_o a_o reply_n i_o have_v be_v twice_o libel_v by_o mr._n edward_n bagshaw_n as_o cromwel_n spy_n 34._o pag._n 34._o and_o a_o person_n infamous_a both_o for_o condition_n and_o morality_n my_o lord_n i_o dare_v not_o beg_v but_o i_o do_v secret_o wish_v that_o he_o may_v be_v call_v to_o make_v it_o good_a which_o i_o the_o rather_o do_v because_o the_o latter_a of_o the_o two_o be_v tender_v to_o your_o lordship_n as_o my_o character_n but_o principal_o for_o the_o consequence_n for_o if_o it_o come_v to_o that_o once_o that_o in_o a_o time_n of_o peace_n a_o man_n can_v be_v loyal_a but_o at_o the_o hazzard_n of_o his_o life_n and_o honour_n and_o that_o it_o become_v more_o safe_a and_o beneficial_a to_o be_v guilty_a then_o to_o be_v innocent_a i_o do_v mâ—st_o dutiful_o remit_v the_o rest_n to_o your_o lordship_n humble_o beseech_v you_o my_o lord_n to_o receive_v this_o further_a advertisement_n concern_v mr._n bagshaw_n he_o deny_v the_o king_n supremacy_n 11._o pag._n 11._o and_o animate_v the_o subject_a against_o it_o affirm_v that_o god_n have_v not_o commit_v unto_o the_o magistrate_n but_o to_o his_o son_n the_o government_n of_o his_o church_n even_o in_o the_o outward_a polity_n that_o the_o command_n render_v a_o thing_n in_o itself_o innocent_a utter_o unlawful_a he_o make_v the_o king_n a_o usurper_n a_o idolater_n 12._o pag._n 12._o a_o impious_a pretender_n 14._o pag._n 14._o he_n call_v the_o praelation_n of_o bishop_n a_o undue_a and_o antichristian_a dignity_n he_o infer_v his_o majesty_n either_o no_o king_n 15._o pag._n 15._o or_o no_o christian._n he_o be_v peremptory_a 16._o pag._n 16._o that_o the_o king_n be_v singulis_n minor_n and_o that_o the_o people_n may_v depose_v he_o fixum_fw-la ratumque_fw-la 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and_o scurrilous_a defamation_n 17._o pag._n 10_o 11_o 12_o 16_o 17._o for_o want_v of_o soft_a word_n i_o must_v make_v use_n of_o schism_n sedition_n treason_n etc._n etc._n all_o which_o be_v prove_v against_o he_o under_o his_o own_o hand_n touch_v the_o libellous_a part_n i_o leave_v it_o so_o clear_a that_o i_o defy_v his_o great_a adorer_n to_o be_v my_o judge_n the_o greatness_n of_o his_o mind_n we_o must_v imagine_v will_v never_o have_v stoop_v to_o so_o low_a a_o ebb_n of_o baseness_n 46._o pag._n 46._o as_o to_o have_v bring_v a_o fiddle_n under_o his_o cloak_n for_o a_o recommendation_n to_o oliver_n as_o he_o say_v l'estrange_n do_v see_v now_o this_o miserable_a snake_n lick_v the_o very_a dust_n at_o the_o foot_n of_o bradshaw_n 53._o pag._n 53._o the_o measure_n of_o his_o conduct_n and_o veracity_n may_v be_v take_v from_o his_o frequent_a and_o ill-menaged_a contradiction_n for_o the_o purity_n of_o
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smectymnuus_n smectymâ—â—â—ns_n the_o smectymâ—â—â—ns_n and_o in_o his_o preface_n to_o the_o reader_n i_o suppose_v say_v he_o the_o reverend_a author_n be_v willing_a to_o lie_v hide_v under_o this_o onomastick_a partly_o that_o their_o work_n may_v not_o be_v receive_v with_o prejudice_n the_o faction_n against_o which_o they_o deal_v arrogate_a to_o themselves_o a_o monopoly_n of_o learning_n and_o condemn_v all_o other_o as_o ignorant_n and_o novice_n not_o worthy_a to_o be_v hear_v etc._n etc._n now_o see_v the_o judgement_n of_o his_o reverend_a author_n and_o what_o stuffe_n mr._n manton_n publish_v for_o the_o reception_n of_o his_o majesty_n he_o himself_o call_v the_o episcopal_a party_n a_o faction_n do_v we_o not_o know_v the_o drunkenness_n profaneness_n superstition_n popishness_n of_o the_o english_a clergy_n ring_v at_o rome_n already_o 58._o smectym_n pag._n 58._o yes_o undoubted_o and_o there_o be_v no_o way_n to_o vindicate_v the_o honour_n of_o our_o nation_n 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and_o profaneness_n more_o than_o in_o all_o other_o reform_a church_n do_v not_o the_o root_n of_o these_o disorder_n proceed_v from_o the_o bishop_n and_o their_o adherent_n we_o have_v choose_v rather_o to_o subjoin_v by_o way_n of_o appendix_n 68_o ibid._n pag._n 68_o and_o historical_a narration_n of_o those_o bitter_a fruit_n pride_n rebellion_n treason_n unthankefulness_n etc._n etc._n which_o have_v issue_v from_o episcopacy_n while_o it_o have_v stand_v under_o the_o continue_a influence_n of_o sovereign_a goodness_n here_o be_v presbyterian_a gratitude_n for_o his_o majefty_n declaration_n from_o breda_n see_v now_o a_o seasonable_a and_o modest_a quaere_fw-la 52._o covenanter_n plea_n pag._n 52._o whether_o the_o lord_n and_o commons_o of_o england_n assemble_v in_o parliament_n have_v not_o a_o power_n to_o make_v a_o new_a oath_n and_o impose_v it_o upon_o the_o people_n unless_o the_o king_n first_o consent_n now_o see_v gelaspy_n dâ—spute_v against_o the_o english_a 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the_o lord_n may_v let_v his_o church_n be_v a_o while_n under_o hatch_n 39_o pag._n 39_o to_o punish_v her_o security_n and_o to_o awaken_v she_o out_o of_o her_o slumber_a fit_n yet_o sure_o the_o storm_n will_v not_o continue_v long_o what_o can_v this_o gentleman_n mean_v here_o now_o by_o superstition_n but_o the_o rite_n of_o the_o church_n what_o by_o the_o sunsetting_a of_o the_o gospel_n but_o the_o approach_v settlement_n of_o conformity_n and_o what_o by_o the_o short_a continuance_n of_o the_o storm_n but_o the_o speedy_a subversion_n of_o the_o present_a authority_n and_o in_o truth_n their_o pulpit_n do_v general_o speak_v the_o same_o language_n christian_n say_v mr._n jenkins_n some_o five_o week_n since_o you_o do_v not_o know_v what_o god_n have_v reserve_v to_o be_v do_v for_o you_o and_o by_o you_o only_o wait_v the_o lord_n leisure_n david_n have_v saul_n life_n in_o his_o power_n but_o far_o be_v it_o from_o he_o he_o will_v not_o say_v to_o lift_v up_o his_o 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act_n that_o put_v they_o to_o death_n 11._o pag._n 11._o mr._n carew_n can_v have_v escape_v he_o say_v but_o will_v not_o know_v how_o much_o the_o name_n and_o glory_n of_o god_n be_v concern_v in_o his_o faithful_a witness_n to_o the_o cause_n of_o christ_n for_o which_o he_o be_v in_o bond_n in_o another_o place_n a_o letter_n be_v pretend_v to_o be_v write_v to_o a_o christian_a friend_n by_o mr._n justice_n cook_n i_o look_v upon_o it_o as_o the_o most_o noble_a and_o high_a act_n of_o justice_n 41._o pag._n 41._o that_o our_o story_n can_v parallel_v and_o so_o far_o as_o i_o have_v a_o hand_n in_o it_o never_o any_o one_o action_n in_o all_o my_o life_n come_v to_o my_o mind_n with_o less_o regret_n or_o trouble_v of_o conscience_n then_o that_o do_v for_o the_o blood_n must_v lie_v upon_o he_o mean_v the_o king_n or_o upon_o the_o parliament_n more_o of_o this_o stuff_n there_o be_v but_o it_o will_v be_v too_o tedious_a proceed_v now_o to_o the_o narrative_a of_o john_n 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