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bind_v to_o do_v it_o i_o know_v the_o king_n be_v so_o gracious_a he_o will_v attempt_v no_o such_o matter_n but_o if_o he_o do_v it_o not_o the_o defect_n be_v not_o in_o these_o flatter_a divine_n then_o he_o say_v reflect_v again_o upon_o the_o loan_n which_o sibthorp_n call_v a_o tribute_n i_o be_o sorry_a at_o heart_n the_o king_n be_v gracious_a majesty_n shall_v rest_v so_o great_a a_o building_n on_o so_o weak_a a_o foundation_n the_o treatise_n be_v so_o â—…lender_a and_o without_o substance_n but_o that_o proceed_v from_o a_o hungry_a man._n then_o he_o speak_v of_o his_o own_o case_n as_o to_o the_o licens_v this_o book_n in_o parallel_n to_o the_o earl_n of_o essex_n his_o divorce_n which_o to_o give_v it_o more_o authority_n be_v to_o be_v ratify_v judicial_o by_o the_o archbishop_n he_o conclude_v how_o final_o he_o refuse_v his_o approbation_n to_o this_o sermon_n and_o say_v it_o be_v thereupon_o carry_v to_o the_o bishop_n of_o london_n who_o give_v a_o great_a and_o stately_a allowance_n of_o it_o the_o good_a man_n not_o be_v willing_a that_o any_o thing_n shall_v stick_v with_o he_o that_o come_v from_o court_n as_o appear_v by_o a_o book_n common_o call_v the_o seven_o sacrament_n which_o be_v allow_v by_o his_o lordship_n with_o all_o the_o error_n which_o have_v be_v since_o expunge_v and_o he_o add_v a_o pretty_a story_n of_o one_o doctor_n woral_a the_o bishop_n of_o london_n chaplain_n â—…olar_n good_a enough_o but_o a_o free_a fellowlike_o man_n and_o of_o no_o very_a tender_a conscience_n who_o before_o it_o be_v licâ—…nsed_v by_o the_o bishop_n sibthorps_n sermon_n be_v bring_v to_o he_o hand_n over_o head_n approve_v it_o and_o subscribe_v his_o namâ—…_n but_o afterward_o heâ—…ring_v more_o of_o it_o go_v to_o a_o counsel_n at_o the_o temple_n who_o tell_v he_o that_o by_o that_o book_n there_o be_v no_o meum_fw-la nor_o tuum_fw-la leave_v in_o england_n and_o if_o ever_o the_o tide_n turn_v be_v may_v come_v to_o be_v hang_v for_o it_o and_o thereupon_o woral_a woral_n scrâ—…ped_v out_o his_o name_n again_o and_o leave_v it_o to_o his_o lord_n to_o licence_n then_o the_o archbishop_n take_v notice_n of_o the_o instruction_n for_o that_o loan_n those_o that_o refuse_v to_o be_v send_v for_o soldier_n to_o the_o king_n of_o denmark_n oath_n to_o be_v administer_v with_o who_o they_o have_v conference_n and_o who_o dissuade_v they_o such_o person_n to_o be_v send_v to_o prison_n etc._n etc._n he_o say_v that_o he_o have_v complain_v thrice_o of_o mountagues_n arminian_n book_v to_o no_o purpose_n cousin_n put_v out_o his_o book_n of_o seven_o sacrament_n strange_a thing_n but_o i_o know_v nothing_o of_o it_o but_o as_o it_o please_v my_o ld_n of_o durham_n and_o the_o bp_o of_o bath_n so_o it_o go_v in_o conclusion_n the_o good_a archbishop_n for_o refuse_v thâ—…_n licence_n of_o sibthorps_n sermon_n be_v by_o the_o under-working_a of_o his_o adversary_n first_o command_v from_o lambeth_n and_o confine_v to_o his_o house_n in_o kent_n and_o afterward_o sequester_v and_o a_o commission_n passeâ—…_n to_o exercise_v the_o archie_n piscopall_a jurisdiction_n to_o the_o bishop_n of_o london_n durham_n rochester_n oxford_n and_o bishop_n laud_n who_o from_o thence_o arise_v in_o time_n to_o be_v the_o archbishop_n if_o i_o have_v leisure_n how_o easy_a a_o thing_n it_o be_v for_o to_o extract_v out_o of_o the_o narrative_a a_o just_a parallel_n of_o our_o author_n even_o almost_o upon_o all_o point_n but_o i_o be_o now_o upon_o a_o more_o serious_a subject_n and_o therefore_o shâ—…ll_v leave_v the_o application_n to_o his_o own_o ingenuity_n and_o the_o good_a intelligence_n of_o the_o reader_n about_o the_o same_o time_n for_o i_o be_o speak_v within_o the_o circle_n of_o 20_o 30_o and_o 40._o caroli_n
prudence_n and_o good_a intention_n of_o prince_n and_o the_o establishment_n of_o their_o affair_n his_o majesty_n therefore_o expect_v a_o better_a season_n and_o have_v at_o last_o rid_v himself_o of_o a_o great_a minister_n of_o state_n who_o have_v head_v this_o interest_n he_o now_o proceed_v plain_o to_o recommend_v to_o his_o parliament_n effectual_o and_o with_o repeat_v instance_n the_o consideration_n of_o tender_a conscience_n after_o the_o king_n last_o represent_v of_o this_o matter_n to_o the_o parliament_n mr._n bayes_n take_v so_o much_o time_n as_o be_v necessary_a for_o the_o mature_n of_o so_o accurate_a a_o book_n which_o be_v to_o be_v the_o standard_n of_o government_n for_o all_o future_a age_n and_o he_o be_v happy_o deliver_v in_o 1670_o of_o his_o ecclesiastical_a policy_n and_o though_o he_o think_v fit_a in_o this_o first_o book_n to_o treat_v his_o majesty_n more_o tender_o than_o in_o those_o that_o follow_v yet_o even_o in_o this_o he_o do_v all_o along_o use_v greaâ—…_n liberâ—…y_a and_o prâ—…sumption_n nor_o can_v what_o he_o object_n 〈◊〉_d â—…2_n 〈◊〉_d weak_a conscience_n take_v place_n so_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d they_o as_o upon_o himself_o who_o while_o his_o prince_n may_v expect_v his_o compliance_n do_v give_v he_o counsel_n advise_v he_o how_o to_o govern_v the_o kingdom_n blame_n and_o correct_v the_o law_n and_o tell_v he_o how_o this_o and_o the_o other_o may_v be_v mend_v but_o that_o i_o may_v not_o involve_v the_o thing_n in_o general_n but_o represent_v undeniable_o mr._n bayes_n his_o performance_n in_o this_o undertake_n i_o shall_v without_o art_n write_v down_o his_o own_o word_n and_o his_o own_o quod_fw-la scripsi_fw-la scripsi_fw-la as_o they_o lie_v naked_a to_o the_o view_n of_o every_o reader_n the_o grand_a thesis_n upon_o which_o he_o stake_v not_o only_o all_o his_o own_o divinity_n and_o policy_n his_o reputation_n preferment_n and_o conscience_n of_o most_o of_o which_o he_o have_v no_o reason_n to_o be_v prodigal_a but_o even_o the_o crown_n and_o fate_n of_o prince_n and_o the_o liberty_n life_n and_o estate_n and_o which_o be_v more_o the_o conscience_n of_o their_o subject_n which_o be_v too_o valuable_a to_o be_v trust_v in_o his_o disposal_n be_v this_o pag-10_a that_o it_o be_v absolute_o necessary_a to_o the_o peace_n and_o government_n of_o the_o world_n that_o the_o supreme_a magistrate_n of_o every_o commonwealth_n shall_v be_v vest_v with_o a_o power_n to_o govern_v and_o conduct_v the_o conscience_n of_o subject_n in_o affair_n of_o religion_n and_o p_o 12_o he_o explain_v himself_o more_o full_o that_o unless_o prince_n have_v power_n to_o hind_n their_o subject_n to_o that_o religion_n that_o they_o apprehend_v most_o advantageous_a to_o public_a peace_n &_o tranquillity_n &_o restrain_v those_o religious_a mistake_n that_o tend_v to_o its_o subversion_n they_o be_v no_o better_a than_o statue_n and_o image_n of_o authority_n pag._n 13._o a_o prince_n be_v endue_v with_o a_o power_n to_o conduct_v religion_n and_o that_o must_v be_v subject_a to_o his_o dominion_n as_o well_o as_o all_o other_o affair_n of_o state_n p._n 20._o if_o prince_n shall_v forgo_v their_o sovereignty_n over_o man_n censcience_n in_o matter_n of_o religion_n they_o leave_v themselves_o less_o power_n than_o be_v absolute_o necessary_a and_o in_o brief_a the_o supreaâ—…_n government_n of_o every_o commonwealth_n wherever_o it_o be_v lodge_v must_v of_o necessity_n be_v universal_a absolute_a and_o uncontrollable_a in_o all_o affair_n whatsoever_o that_o concern_v the_o interest_n of_o mankind_n and_o the_o end_n of_o government_n p_o 32._o he_o in_o who_o the_o supreme_a power_n reside_v have_v authority_n to_o assign_v to_o every_o subject_a his_o proper_a function_n and_o among_o other_o these_o of_o the_o priesthood_n the_o exercise_n thereof_o as_o he_o have_v power_n to_o transfer_v upon_o other_o so_o he_o may_v if_o he_o please_v reserve_v it_o to_o himself_o p._n 33._o our_o saviour_n come_v not_o to_o unsâ—…ttle_v the_o foundation_n of_o government_n but_o leave_v the_o government_n of_o the_o world_n in_o the_o same_o condition_n he_o find_v it_o p._n 34._o the_o government_n of_o religion_n be_v vest_v in_o prince_n by_o a_o antecedent_n right_a to_o christ_n this_o being_n the_o magisterial_a and_o main_a point_n that_o he_o maintain_v the_o rest_n of_o his_o assertion_n may_v be_v reckon_v as_o corollary_n to_o this_o thesis_n and_o without_o which_o indeed_o such_o a_o unlimeted_a maxim_n can_v never_o be_v justify_v therefore_o to_o make_v a_o conscience_n fit_a for_o the_o noâ—…se_n he_o say_v p._n 89._o man_n may_v think_v of_o thing_n according_a to_o their_o own_o persuasion_n and_o assert_v the_o freedom_n of_o their_o judgement_n against_o all_o the_o power_n of_o the_o earth_n this_o be_v the_o prerogative_n of_o the_o mind_n of_o man_n within_o its_o own_o dominion_n its_o kingdom_n be_v intellectual_a etc._n etc._n whilst_o conscience_n act_v within_o its_o proper_a sphere_n the_o civil_a power_n be_v so_o far_o from_o do_v it_o violence_n that_o it_o never_o can_v p._n 92._o mankind_n have_v the_o same_o natural_a right_n to_o liberty_n of_o conscience_n in_o matter_n of_o religious_a worship_n as_o in_o affair_n of_o justice_n &_o honesty_n that_o be_v to_o say_v a_o liberty_n of_o judgement_n but_o not_o of_o practice_n and_o in_o the_o same_n pagehe_fw-ge determin_n christian_a liberty_n to_o be_v found_v upon_o the_o reasonableness_n of_o this_o principle_n p_o 308._o in_o case_n and_o dispute_n of_o public_a concernment_n private_a man_n be_v not_o proper_o svi_fw-la juris_fw-la they_o have_v no_o power_n over_o their_o own_o action_n they_o be_v not_o to_o be_v direct_v by_o their_o own_o judgement_n or_o determine_v by_o their_o own_o will_n but_o by_o the_o command_n and_o determination_n of_o the_o public_a conscience_n and_o if_o there_o be_v any_o sin_n in_o the_o command_n he_o that_o impose_v it_o shall_v answer_v for_o it_o and_o not_o i_o who_o whole_a duty_n it_o be_v to_o obey_v the_o command_v of_o authority_n will_v warrant_v my_o obedience_n my_o oobedience_n will_v hollow_a or_o at_o least_o excuse_v my_o action_n and_o so_o secure_v i_o â—…rom_o sin_n if_o not_o from_o error_n and_o in_o all_o doubtful_a and_o disput_n able_a case_n it_o be_v better_a to_o err_v with_o authority_n than_o to_o be_v in_o the_o right_n against_o it_o not_o only_o because_o the_o danger_n of_o a_o little_a error_n and_o so_o it_o be_v if_o it_o be_v disputable_a be_v outweigh_v by_o the_o importance_n of_o the_o great_a duty_n of_o obedience_n etc._n etc._n another_o of_o his_o corollary_n be_v that_o god_n have_v appoint_v p._n 80._o the_o magistrate_n to_o be_v his_o trustee_n â—…pon_o earth_n and_o his_o official_o to_o act_n and_o determine_v in_o moral_a virtue_n and_o pious_a devotion_n according_a to_o all_o accident_n and_o emergency_n of_o affair_n to_o assign_v new_a particular_n of_o the_o divine_a law_n to_o declare_v new_a bound_n of_o right_a and_o wrong_v which_o the_o law_n of_o god_n neither_o doâ—…h_n nor_o can_v limit_v p._n 69._o moral_a virtue_n be_v the_o most_o material_a and_o useful_a part_n of_o all_o religion_n be_v also_o the_o utâ—…ost_o end_n of_o all_o its_o other_o duty_n p._n 76._o all_o religion_n must_v of_o necessity_n â—…e_v resolve_v into_o entbusiasm_n or_o morality_n the_o former_a be_v mere_a imposture_n and_o therefore_o all_o that_o be_v true_a must_v be_v reduce_v to_o the_o latter_a have_v thus_o enable_v the_o prince_n dispense_v with_o conscience_n &_o sit_v up_o a_o moral_a relâ—…gion_n for_o that_o conscience_n to_o show_v how_o much_o those_o moral_a virtue_n be_v to_o be_v value_v p._n 53._o of_o the_o preface_n to_o his_o ecclesiâ—…stical_a policy_n he_o affiâ—…ms_v that_o it_o be_v absolute_o necâ—…ssary_a to_o the_o peace_n and_o happiness_n of_o kingdom_n that_o there_o be_v set_v up_o a_o more_o severe_a government_n over_o man_n conscience_n and_o religious_a persuasion_n than_o over_o their_o vice_n and_o immortallity_n and_o pag._n 55._o of_o the_o same_o that_o prince_n may_v with_o less_o hazard_n give_v liberty_n to_o man_n vice_n and_o debauchery_n than_o their_o conscience_n but_o for_o what_o belong_v particular_o to_o the_o use_n of_o their_o power_n in_o religion_n he_o first_o p._n 56._o of_o his_o book_n say_v that_o the_o protestant_a reformation_n have_v not_o be_v able_a to_o resettle_v prince_n in_o their_o full_a and_o natural_a right_n in_o reference_n to_o its_o concern_v p._n 58._o most_o protestant_a prince_n have_v be_v fright_v not_o to_o say_v hector_v out_o of_o the_o exercise_n of_o their_o ecclesiastical_a jurisdiction_n p._n 271._o if_o prince_n will_v he_o resolute_a and_o if_o they_o will_v govern_v â—…o_o they_o must_v be_v they_o may_v easy_o make_v the_o most_o stuborn_v conscience_n bend_v to_o their_o resolution_n p._n 221._o prince_n must_v be_v sure_a to_o
safety_n though_o it_o be_v so_o easy_a a_o thing_n to_o deify_v the_o divine_a after_o the_o ancient_a manner_n and_o no_o man_n be_v the_o 〈◊〉_d but_o that_o which_o i_o confess_v will_v vex_v i_o most_o be_v i_o either_o a_o ill_a or_o a_o well-meaning_a zealot_n will_v be_v after_o all_o to_o hear_v he_o as_o he_o frequert_o do_v sneer_a at_o i_o in_o a_o ironical_a harangùe_n to_o persuade_v i_o forsooth_o to_o take_v all_o patiert_o for_o conscience-sake_n and_o the_o 〈◊〉_d example_n of_o mankind_n nay_o to_o wheedle_n one_o almost_o to_o make_v himself_o away_o to_o save_v the_o hangman_n a_o labour_n it_o be_v indeed_o rear_v that_o 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o primitive_a time_n and_o the_o tire_a magistrate_n ask_v they_o whether_o they_o have_v not_o ha'ter_n and_o river_n and_o precipice_n if_o they_o be_v so_o greedy_a of_o suffer_v but_o by_o the_o good_a leave_n of_o your_o â—…lence_n we_o be_v not_o come_v to_o that_o yet_o non_fw-la tibi_fw-la sed_fw-la petro_n or_o rather_o 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