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your_o realm_n have_v make_v and_o daily_o make_v divers_a sanction_n or_o law_n concern_v temporal_a thing_n â—532_n and_o some_o of_o they_o be_v repugnant_a to_o the_o law_n and_o statuâ—eâ—_n of_o your_o realm_n not_o have_v 〈◊〉_d require_v your_o most_o royal_a assent_n to_o the_o same_o law_n so_o by_o they_o make_v neither_o any_o assent_n or_o knowledge_n of_o your_o lie_v subject_n be_v have_v to_o the_o same_o noâ—heâ—_n to_o they_o publish_v and_o know_v in_o their_o mother_n tongre_n alâ—â—it_v diveâ—s_n and_o sundry_a of_o the_o say_a law_n extend_v in_o certain_a cause_n to_o your_o excellent_a peâ—son_n your_o liberty_n and_o prerogative_n royal_a and_o to_o the_o interdiction_n 〈◊〉_d your_o law_n and_o possession_n and_o so_o likewise_o to_o the_o goodâ—_n and_o possession_n of_o your_o lie_v subject_n declare_v the_o inâ—ringers_n of_o the_o same_o law_n so_o by_o they_o maâ—e_n not_o only_o to_o incur_v the_o terrible_a censure_n of_o excommunication_n but_o also_o 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the_o same_o be_v most_o worthy_a for_o your_o most_o noble_a princely_a and_o excellent_a virtue_n not_o only_o to_o give_v yoâ—â—_n royal_a assent_n but_o also_o to_o deviâ—e_v and_o commâ—nd_v what_o we_o shall_v foâ—_n good_a order_n and_o 〈…〉_z statute_n and_o law_n provide_v in_o the_o church_n nevertheless_o consider_v we_o may_v not_o so_o ne_o in_o such_o sort_n refrain_v the_o do_v of_o our_o office_n in_o the_o â—eeâ—ing_n and_o rule_v of_o 〈◊〉_d people_n your_o grace_n subject_n we_o most_o humble_o desire_v your_o grace_n as_o the_o same_o have_v heretofore_o so_o from_o hence_o forth_o to_o show_v your_o grace_n 〈◊〉_d and_o opinion_n unto_o we_o what_o your_o high_a wisdom_n shall_v think_v convenient_a which_o we_o shall_v most_o glad_o hear_v and_o follow_v iâ—_n it_o shall_v please_v god_n to_o inâ—â—â—_n be_v so_o to_o do_v with_o all_o submission_n and_o humility_n beseech_v the_o same_o follow_v the_o stepâ—_n of_o your_o most_o noble_a progenitor_n and_o conformable_o to_o your_o our_o own_o act_n do_v maintain_v and_o defend_v such_o law_n and_o ordinance_n as_o we_o according_a to_o our_o call_n and_o by_o authority_n of_o god_n shall_v for_o his_o honour_n make_v to_o the_o edification_n of_o virtue_n and_o maintain_v christ_n faith_n of_o which_o your_o highness_n be_v name_v defender_n and_o have_v be_v hitherto_o indeed_o a_o special_a protector_n furthermore_o whereas_o your_o say_a lay_n subject_n say_v that_o sundry_a of_o the_o say_a law_n extend_v in_o certain_a cause_n to_o your_o excellent_a person_n your_o liberty_n and_o prerogative_n royal_a and_o to_o the_o interdiction_n of_o your_o land_n and_o possession_n to_o this_o your_o say_a orator_n say_v that_o have_v submit_v the_o trial_n and_o examine_v of_o the_o law_n make_v in_o the_o church_n by_o we_o and_o our_o predecessor_n to_o the_o just_a and_o straight_o rule_v of_o god_n law_n which_o give_v measure_n of_o power_n
of_o the_o reformation_n here_o by_o law_n establish_v but_o to_o say_v truth_n it_o be_v no_o wonder_n if_o he_o concur_v with_o otheâ—s_n in_o the_o condemnation_n of_o particular_a person_n since_o he_o concur_v with_o other_o in_o the_o condemnation_n of_o the_o châ—rch_n itself_o for_o speak_v of_o the_o separation_n make_v by_o mr._n goodwin_n mr._n nye_n etc._n etc._n fol._n 209._o he_o profess_v that_o he_o rather_o do_v believe_v that_o the_o sinful_a corruption_n of_o the_o worship_n and_o government_n of_o this_o church_n take_v hold_n on_o their_o conscience_n and_o their_o inability_n to_o comport_v any_o long_a therewith_o be_v rather_o the_o true_a cause_n of_o their_o desert_v of_o their_o country_n then_o that_o it_o be_v for_o debt_n or_o danger_n as_o mr._n edward_n in_o his_o book_n of_o his_o have_v suggest_v of_o they_o what_o ground_n mr._n edward_n have_v for_o his_o suggestion_n i_o inquire_v not_o now_o though_o come_v from_o the_o pâ—n_n of_o one_o who_o be_v no_o friend_n unto_o the_o government_n and_o liturgy_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n it_o may_v have_v meet_v with_o great_a credit_n in_o our_o author_n for_o if_o these_o man_n be_v not_o allow_v for_o witness_n against_o one_o another_o the_o church_n will_v be_v in_o worse_a condition_n than_o the_o ancient_a borderer_n among_o who_o though_o the_o testimony_n of_o a_o english_a man_n against_o a_o scot_n or_o of_o a_o scot_n against_o the_o english_a in_o matter_n of_o spoil_n and_o depredation_n can_v not_o find_v admittance_n yet_o a_o scot_n evidence_n against_o a_o scot_n be_v beyond_o exception_n lege_fw-la inter_fw-la limitaneos_fw-la cautum_fw-la ut_fw-la nullus_fw-la nisi_fw-la anglus_fw-la in_o anglum_fw-la eliz._n nullus_fw-la nisi_fw-la scotus_n in_o scotum_n testis_fw-la admittatur_fw-la as_o we_o read_v in_o camden_n we_o see_v by_o this_o as_o by_o other_o passage_n which_o way_n our_o author_n bowl_n be_v bias_v how_o constant_o he_o declare_v himself_o in_o favour_n of_o those_o who_o have_v either_o separate_v from_o the_o church_n or_o appear_v against_o it_o rather_o than_o such_o good_a people_n shall_v be_v think_v to_o forsake_v the_o land_n for_o debt_n or_o danger_n the_o church_n shall_v be_v accuse_v for_o lay_v the_o heavy_a burden_n of_o conformity_n upon_o their_o conscience_n which_o neither_o they_o nor_o their_o forefather_n the_o old_a english_a puritan_n be_v resolve_v to_o bear_v for_o what_o else_o be_v those_o sinful_a corruption_n of_o this_o church_n in_o government_n and_o worship_n which_o lay_v hold_v of_o their_o conscience_n as_o our_o author_n word_n it_o but_o the_o government_n of_o the_o church_n by_o bishop_n the_o rite_n and_o ceremony_n of_o the_o church_n here_o by_o law_n establish_v which_o yet_o must_v be_v allow_v of_o by_o our_o author_n as_o the_o more_o true_a and_o real_a cause_n of_o their_o separation_n then_o that_o which_o we_o find_v in_o mr._n edward_n nor_o can_v our_o author_n save_v himself_o by_o his_o parenthesis_n in_o which_o he_o tell_v we_o that_o he_o use_v their_o language_n only_o for_o use_v it_o without_o check_n or_o censure_n he_o make_v it_o his_o own_o as_o well_o as_o they_o and_o justify_v they_o in_o the_o action_n which_o he_o shall_v have_v condemn_v fol._n 214._o here_o mr._n christopher_n love_n give_v great_a offence_n to_o the_o royalist_n in_o his_o sermon_n show_v the_o impossibility_n of_o a_o agreement_n etc._n etc._n this_o happen_v at_o the_o treaty_n at_o uxbridge_n where_o he_o have_v thrust_v himself_o as_o the_o commissioner_n affirm_v upon_o that_o attendance_n and_o for_o the_o word_n at_o which_o the_o offence_n be_v take_v they_o be_v these_o viz._n that_o the_o king_n commissioner_n come_v with_o heart_n full_a of_o blood_n 31._o and_o that_o there_o be_v as_o great_a distance_n between_o that_o treaty_n and_o peace_n as_o between_o heaven_n and_o hell_n for_o which_o though_o some_o condemn_v he_o for_o want_n of_o charity_n and_o other_o for_o want_n of_o discretion_n yet_o our_o author_n seem_v more_o willing_a to_o have_v man_n censure_n fall_v light_o on_o he_o because_o since_o he_o have_v suffer_v and_o so_o salify_v here_o for_o his_o fault_n in_o this_o or_o any_o other_o kind_n this_o rule_n i_o both_o approve_v and_o be_o willing_a to_o practice_v and_o can_v wish_v our_o author_n be_v so_o mind_v who_o will_v not_o let_v the_o archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n be_v at_o rest_n in_o his_o grave_n after_o all_o his_o suffering_n notwithstanding_o the_o great_a difference_n between_o the_o person_n and_o the_o impulsives_n to_o their_o death_n but_o mr._n love_n be_v mr._n love_n and_o bishop_n laud_n be_v but_o a_o bishop_n to_o who_o now_o we_o come_v fol._n 216._o as_o appear_v by_o his_o own_o diary_n which_o if_o evidence_n against_o he_o for_o his_o fault_n may_v be_v use_v as_o a_o witness_n of_o his_o good_a work_n the_o diary_n which_o our_o author_n speak_v of_o be_v the_o archbishop_n 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