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till_o he_o have_v thorough_o provide_v for_o his_o own_o and_o his_o soldier_n safety_n as_o afore_o so_o our_o country_n also_o what_o he_o can_v 48._o his_o country_n necessity_n choose_v he_o as_o in_o likelihood_n its_o most_o hopeful_a deliverer_n defender_n and_o protector_n by_o reason_n of_o his_o know_a perfection_n of_o faithfulness_n wisdom_n fame_n and_o fortitude_n and_o these_o be_v beyond_o the_o giddy_a the_o ignorant_a the_o partial_a and_o passionate_a vocal_a or_o articulate_v free_a choice_n of_o the_o people_n as_o call_v and_o this_o alone_o authorise_a moses_n to_o assume_v and_o hold_v the_o government_n for_o the_o people_n safety_n etc._n etc._n 49._o last_o as_o so_o choose_v and_o impower_v by_o all_o afore_o god_n also_o choose_v he_o for_o who_o or_o what_o wisdom_n reason_n justice_n mercy_n and_o just_a necessity_n choose_v and_o allow_v of_o god_n do_v must_v and_o will_v approve_v of_o who_o be_v they_o all_o etc._n etc._n so_o he_o be_v of_o god_n 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have_v and_o do_v present_a you_o also_o with_o many_o allowable_a reason_n and_o ground_n for_o what_o i_o do_v and_o do_v here_o serious_o and_o ingenious_o protest_v that_o i_o will_v not_o have_v set_v pen_n to_o paper_n but_o to_o discover_v falsehood_n and_o make_v truth_n apparent_a for_o there_o be_v no_o reason_n that_o his_o highness_n shall_v be_v wrong_v or_o censure_v as_o a_o usurper_n beside_o many_o other_o unjust_a objection_n and_o exception_n against_o he_o and_o the_o censurer_n go_v clear_a away_o as_o just_a and_o true_a in_o the_o same_o and_o his_o highness_n remain_v as_o guilty_a to_o his_o great_a dishonour_n for_o untruth_n in_o point_n of_o judgement_n do_v as_o much_o abuse_n as_o do_v those_o of_o relation_n for_o the_o people_n mislead_v in_o either_o be_v thereby_o incense_v against_o his_o highness_n as_o if_o guilty_a etc._n etc._n so_o fall_v to_o faction_v it_o for_o and_o against_o to_o the_o endanger_n of_o all_o etc._n etc._n 54._o nor_o may_v the_o censure_n of_o flattery_n nor_o any_o depraving_n etc._n etc._n obstacle_n or_o check_v duty_n of_o any_o nature_n especial_o of_o so_o high_a concernment_n for_o so_o no_o good_a thing_n almost_o will_v be_v do_v and_o many_o evil_n must_v be_v do_v for_o there_o be_v not_o any_o good_a thing_n but_o may_v be_v vilify_v and_o deprave_v nor_o any_o bad_a but_o may_v be_v render_v specious_o good_a etc._n etc._n let_v the_o performer_n then_o stand_v clear_a in_o his_o own_o heart_n and_o conscience_n and_o so_o rest_v resolve_v for_o the_o rest_n else_o farewell_n all_o goodness_n and_o good_a thing_n if_o we_o be_v afraid_a of_o sanballats_n fox_n who_o will_v demolish_v goodness_n itself_o they_o be_v so_o bad._n object_n 55._o you_o be_v content_v that_o i_o do_v my_o country_n all_o the_o good_a service_n i_o can_v but_o you_o except_o that_o i_o plead_v thus_o for_o the_o protector_n also_o you_o will_v not_o have_v i_o to_o hint_n nor_o mind_n he_o of_o these_o his_o right_n &c_n &c_n for_o it_o will_v pride_n he_o and_o he_o be_v proud_a enough_o already_o answ_n if_o it_o be_v any_o factious_a incendiary_n or_o trouble-state_n that_o object_n thus_o i_o answer_v why_o except_o they_o at_o what_o they_o be_v the_o causer_n of_o for_o have_v they_o not_o endanger_v our_o country_n by_o cry_v up_o the_o king_n of_o scot_n right_n and_o cry_v down_o the_o lord_n protector_n and_o so_o divide_v and_o factioned_a the_o people_n to_o the_o hazard_n and_o ruin_n of_o all_o i_o have_v be_v silent_a so_o they_o clear_o excuse_v i_o and_o condemn_v themselves_o of_o what_o they_o accuse_v i_o of_o by_o necessitate_v i_o to_o do_v it_o whoever_o else_o object_n i_o conceive_v this_o answer_n will_v satisfy_v they_o also_o object_n 56._o but_o it_o be_v object_v that_o the_o law_n make_v this_o or_o that_o not_o treason_n except_o against_o a_o king_n nor_o bind_v except_o for_o a_o king_n etc._n etc._n so_o such_o be_v not_o traitor_n nor_o capable_a of_o trial_n as_o such_o etc._n etc._n answ_n if_o so_o i_o know_v not_o what_o to_o say_v to_o such_o a_o law_n nor_o such_o lawyer_n and_o yet_o they_o shall_v know_v by_o and_o by_o that_o i_o know_v what_o to_o say_v to_o both_o so_o care_v for_o neither_o of_o they_o in_o this_o case_n by_o this_o also_o it_o may_v be_v they_o will_v say_v that_o the_o parliament_n can_v not_o nor_o can_v his_o highness_n now_o make_v law_n or_o ordinance_n without_o a_o king_n etc._n etc._n oh_o the_o force_n that_o be_v in_o word_n ceremony_n and_o opinion_n but_o we_o shall_v show_v by_o and_o by_o that_o our_o principle_n be_v too_o hard_a for_o they_o all_o as_o well_o as_o for_o all_o at_o sect._n 16._o however_o they_o will_v by_o this_o if_o so_o enforce_v his_o highness_n to_o king_n it_o in_o title_n to_o entitle_v he_o to_o the_o aforesaid_n but_o we_o will_v take_v to_o piece_n these_o position_n and_o examine_v they_o etc._n etc._n so_o shall_v we_o see_v what_o confession_n they_o will_v 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to_o which_o all_o at_o sect._n 16._o stoop_n yield_v and_o comply_v yet_o some_o of_o our_o law_n and_o lawyer_n as_o afore_o be_v lawless_a and_o will_v not_o so_o must_v be_v outlaw_v etc._n etc._n 59_o what_o be_v the_o word_n king_n but_o a_o composition_n of_o letter_n in_o themselves_o nothing_o for_o to_o people_n of_o another_o language_n they_o be_v only_o sound_v etc._n etc._n so_o the_o power_n of_o the_o word_n be_v in_o thy_o conception_n or_o opinion_n of_o it_o or_o of_o custom_n but_o the_o right_a power_n be_v in_o the_o extent_n of_o just_a power_n next_o in_o the_o worth_n and_o perfection_n of_o the_o person_n impower_v see_v then_o what_o most_o king_n be_v at_o sect._n 51._o to_o 52._o and_o see_v what_o his_o highness_n be_v at_o sect._n 4._o
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