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audire_fw-la it_o have_v be_v common_o the_o fortune_n of_o the_o great_a prince_n when_o they_o deserve_v best_a to_o be_v worst_a report_v 10._o nor_o deal_v he_o better_o with_o the_o church_n than_o he_o do_v with_o the_o king_n conceal_v such_o thing_n as_o may_v make_v for_o her_o justification_n and_o advocate_a for_o such_o thing_n as_o disturb_v her_o order_n in_o the_o last_o book_n we_o find_v he_o speak_v of_o some_o heat_n which_o be_v raise_v in_o the_o church_n about_o place_v the_o communion-table_n altarwise_a and_o great_a fault_n find_v for_o the_o want_n of_o moderation_n in_o those_o man_n who_o have_v the_o manage_n of_o that_o business_n but_o he_o conceal_v his_o majesty_n determination_n in_o the_o case_n of_o st._n gregory_n novem._n 3._o 1633._o by_o which_o all_o bishop_n and_o other_o ordinary_n be_v encourage_v to_o proceed_v therein_o and_o consequent_o those_o of_o inferior_a rank_n to_o defend_v their_o act_n the_o chapel_n of_o emmanuel_n college_n 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they_o fear_v a_o revocation_n to_o the_o crown_n and_o second_o the_o manu-mitting_a of_o some_o poor_a subject_n from_o the_o tyranny_n and_o vassalage_n which_o they_o live_v under_o in_o respect_n of_o their_o tithe_n exact_v with_o all_o cruelty_n and_o injustice_n by_o those_o who_o they_o call_v the_o 〈…〉_z for_o raise_n of_o a_o tumult_n first_o a_o rebellion_n afterward_o and_o this_o occasion_n they_o conceive_v they_o have_v happy_o gain_v by_o send_v the_o new_a liturgy_n thither_o though_o order_v by_o their_o own_o clergy_n first_o as_o our_o author_n tell_v we_o at_o the_o assembly_n of_o aberdeen_n anno_fw-la 1616._o and_o after_o at_o perth_n anno_fw-la 1618._o and_o fashion_v for_o the_o most_o part_n by_o their_o own_o bishop_n also_o but_o of_o this_o there_o have_v so_o much_o be_v say_v between_o the_o observator_fw-la and_o his_o antagonist_n that_o there_o be_v nothing_o necessary_a to_o be_v add_v to_o it_o second_o there_o be_v no_o such_o matter_n as_o the_o pass_n of_o a_o act_n of_o revocation_n for_o the_o restore_n of_o such_o land_n as_o have_v be_v alien_v from_o the_o crown_n in_o the_o minority_n of_o the_o king_n predecessor_n of_o which_o he_o tell_v we_o fol._n 192._o the_o king_n indeed_o do_v once_o intend_v the_o pass_n of_o such_o a_o act_n but_o find_v what_o a_o insurrection_n be_v likely_a to_o ensue_v upon_o it_o he_o follow_v the_o safe_a counsel_n of_o sir_n archibald_n acheson_n by_o who_o he_o be_v advise_v to_o sue_v they_o in_o his_o court_n of_o justice_n which_o course_n succeed_v to_o his_o wish_n so_o terrify_v many_o of_o those_o great_a person_n who_o have_v little_a else_o but_o such_o land_n to_o maintain_v their_o dignity_n that_o they_o never_o think_v themselves_o secure_a as_o long_o as_o the_o king_n be_v in_o a_o condition_n to_o demand_v his_o
hundred_o thousand_o pound_n which_o the_o king_n desire_v to_o borrow_v of_o they_o upon_o good_a security_n so_o penny_n wise_a and_o so_o pound_n foolish_a be_v that_o stubborn_a city_n fol._n 107._o which_o we_o shall_v refer_v to_o the_o subsequent_a time_n and_o place_n fit_v but_o of_o those_o in_o their_o due_a place_n hereafter_o our_o author_n have_v find_v fault_n with_o the_o observator_fw-la for_o say_v that_o the_o king_n have_v not_o do_v well_o in_o exclude_v the_o bishop_n from_o their_o vote_n in_o parliament_n and_o that_o there_o be_v some_o strange_a improvidence_n in_o his_o message_n from_o york_n june_n 17._o where_o he_o reckon_v himself_o as_o one_o of_o the_o three_o estate_n a_o member_n of_o the_o house_n of_o peer_n but_o why_o he_o thus_o condemn_v the_o observator_fw-la we_o must_v seek_v elsewhere_o which_o be_v a_o kind_n of_o hallifax_n law_n to_o hang_v he_o first_o and_o afterward_o to_o put_v he_o upon_o his_o trial_n seek_v than_o we_o must_v and_o we_o have_v seek_v as_o he_o command_v in_o subsequent_a time_n and_o place_n fit_v in_o their_o due_a place_n hereafter_o as_o the_o phrase_n be_v vary_v but_o neither_o in_o the_o latter_a end_n of_o the_o year_n 1641._o when_o the_o bishop_n be_v deprive_v of_o their_o vote_n in_o parliament_n nor_o in_o all_o the_o time_n of_o the_o king_n be_v at_o york_n anno_fw-la 1642._o can_n we_o find_v one_o word_n which_o relate_v to_o either_o of_o those_o point_n in_o which_o our_o author_n deal_v with_o the_o observator_fw-la as_o some_o great_a critic_n do_v with_o their_o author_n who_o when_o they_o fall_v on_o any_o hard_a place_n in_o holy_a scripture_n or_o any_o of_o the_o old_a poet_n or_o philosopher_n which_o they_o can_v master_v adjourn_v the_o explication_n of_o it_o to_o some_o other_o place_n where_o they_o shall_v have_v a_o opportunity_n to_o consider_v of_o both_o text_n together_o not_o that_o they_o ever_o mean_v to_o touch_v upon_o it_o but_o in_o a_o hope_n that_o either_o the_o reader_n will_v be_v so_o negligent_a as_o not_o to_o be_v mindful_a of_o the_o promise_n or_o else_o so_o charitable_a as_o to_o think_v it_o rather_o a_o forgetfulness_n than_o a_o inability_n in_o the_o undertaker_n fol._n 115._o to_o these_o he_o be_v question_v by_o a_o committee_n and_o in_o reason_n â—ustly_o sentence_v the_o party_n here_o speak_v of_o be_v doctor_n manwaring_n than_o vicar_n of_o the_o parish_n of_o st._n giles_n in_o the_o field_n his_o crime_n the_o preach_n of_o two_o sermon_n in_o which_o he_o have_v maintain_v that_o the_o king_n may_v impose_v tax_n and_o subsidy_n on_o the_o subject_a without_o consent_n in_o parliament_n and_o that_o the_o people_n be_v bind_v to_o pay_v they_o under_o pain_n of_o damnation_n his_o sentence_n among_o other_o thing_n that_o he_o shall_v be_v imprison_v during_o the_o pleasure_n of_o the_o parliament_n pay_v a_o thousand_o pound_n fine_a unto_o the_o king_n and_o be_v make_v uncapable_a of_o all_o ecclesiastical_a preferment_n for_o the_o time_n to_o come_v which_o heavy_a sentence_n our_o author_n think_v to_o have_v be_v very_o just_o inflict_v on_o he_o though_o the_o doctor_n speak_v no_o more_o in_o the_o pulpit_n than_o sergeant_n 〈◊〉_d in_o queen_n elizabeth_n time_n have_v speak_v in_o parliament_n by_o who_o it_o be_v affirm_v in_o the_o parliament_n of_o the_o 43_o of_o that_o queen_n that_o he_o marvel_v the_o house_n stand_v either_o at_o the_o grant_n of_o a_o subsidy_n or_o time_n of_o payment_n when_o all_o we_o have_v be_v her_o majesty_n and_o she_o may_v lawful_o at_o her_o pleasure_n take_v it_o from_o we_o and_o that_o she_o have_v as_o much_o right_n to_o all_o our_o land_n and_o good_n as_o to_o any_o revenue_n of_o the_o crown_n and_o that_o he_o have_v precedent_n to_o prove_v it_o for_o which_o see_v the_o book_n call_v the_o freeholders_n grand_a inquest_n pag._n 62._o but_o some_o may_v better_o steal_v a_o horse_n than_o other_o look_v on_o as_o the_o 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