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dispense_v with_o your_o covenant_n as_o well_o as_o you_o do_v former_o with_o the_o oath_n of_o allegiance_n ri._n vow_n part_v of_o this_o covenant_n be_v against_o popery_n superstition_n and_o profaneness_n and_o all_o that_o be_v against_o sound_a doctrine_n and_o godliness_n etc._n etc._n which_o the_o nonconformist_n take_v to_o be_v lawful_a and_o necessary_a thing_n non-conf_a plea_n one_a part._n p._n 142._o but_o the_o controversy_n be_v not_o this_o and_o that_o but_o whether_o as_o a_o vow_n make_v to_o god_n it_o bind_v to_o thing_n necessary_a p._n 143._o ba._n soft_a a_o little_a covenant_n this_o that_o you_o speak_v of_o be_v the_o league_n and_o covenant_n not_o the_o vow_n and_o covenant_n the_o latter_a be_v only_o a_o bond_n of_o confederacy_n to_o assist_v the_o parliament_n force_n against_o the_o king_n and_o take_v by_o the_o lord_n one_fw-mi commons_o jun._n 6._o 1673._o and_o then_o order_v jun._n 27._o to_o be_v take_v all_o over_o the_o kingdom_n but_o the_o other_o be_v compose_v afterward_o and_o upon_o close_v with_o the_o scot_n accommodate_v to_o the_o scottish_a model_n and_o order_v feb._n 2._o 1643._o to_o be_v take_v throughout_o england_n and_o wales_n d._n and_o entitle_v for_o reformation_n and_o defence_n of_o religion_n the_o honour_n and_o happiness_n of_o the_o king_n etc._n etc._n by_o this_o covenant_n you_o be_v bind_v not_o only_o to_o a_o extirpation_n of_o bishop_n himself_o but_o to_o endeavour_v the_o introduce_v of_o a_o scottish_a presbytery_n how_o can_v you_o then_o dispense_v with_o a_o admittance_n of_o the_o primate_fw-la episcopacy_n as_o you_o propound_v in_o contradiction_n to_o the_o term_n of_o that_o engagement_n mo._n favour_v i_o with_o a_o word_n i_o pray_o do_v you_o not_o covenant_n to_o preserve_v and_o defend_v the_o king_n majesty_n person_n and_o authority_n ri._n yes_o he_o in_o the_o preservation_n and_o defence_n of_o the_o true_a religion_n ba._n but_o in_o case_n of_o the_o king_n 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the_o king_n himself_o in_o the_o head_n of_o his_o troop_n we_o will_v maintain_v that_o by_o our_o principle_n and_o aphorism_n war_n be_v not_o a_o act_n of_o government_n but_o hostility_n man_n be_v not_o in_o reason_n to_o be_v suppose_v to_o intend_v their_o enemy_n good_a if_o they_o fight_v we_o be_v to_o believe_v they_o will_v kill_v kill_v and_o nature_n believe_v not_o kill_v to_o be_v a_o act_n of_o friendship_n holy_a commonwealth_n pa._n 422._o repentance_n â—_o do_v unfeigned_o repent_v that_o i_o do_v no_o more_o for_o â—eace_n in_o my_o place_n than_o i_o do_v and_o that_o i_o do_v not_o pray_v more_o hearty_o against_o conâ—â—ntion_n and_o wâ—r_o bâ—forâ—_n it_o camâ—_n and_o speak_v no_o more_o against_o it_o thâ—n_v i_o 〈…〉_z that_o i_o spaâ—e_v so_o much_o to_o blow_v the_o coal_n for_o â—his_fw-la 〈…〉_z forgiveness_n of_o the_o lord_n through_o the_o precious_a bâ—oâ—d_n of_o tâ—â—_n grâ—â—t_a reconciler_n the_o hatred_n of_o strife_n and_o war_n aâ—d_a love_n 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