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it_o likewise_o of_o their_o not_o make_v of_o law_n but_o with_o the_o consent_n of_o the_o representative_n of_o their_o people_n in_o parliament_n but_o whether_o it_o begin_v then_o or_o soon_o or_o late_a i_o be_o sure_a it_o must_v be_v the_o king_n grant_v of_o it_o that_o make_v it_o to_o be_v what_o it_o be_v i_o mean_v the_o legal_a way_n of_o proceed_v in_o order_n to_o the_o make_n of_o law_n by_o our_o king_n for_o the_o government_n of_o their_o people_n a_o most_o excellent_a way_n indeed_o but_o such_o a_o one_o as_o whosoever_o may_v have_v be_v the_o deviser_n or_o adviser_n of_o it_o it_o can_v never_o have_v be_v establish_v as_o it_o be_v but_o by_o the_o king_n be_v voluntary_a and_o arbitrary_a consent_n to_o it_o i_o say_v his_o arbitrary_a as_o well_o as_o his_o voluntary_a consent_n to_o it_o because_o it_o be_v in_o his_o power_n whosoever_o the_o king_n be_v that_o grant_v it_o first_o not_o to_o have_v grant_v it_o if_o he_o will_v chap._n ix_o mr._n b._n be_v whimsy_n of_o a_o antecedent_n compact_a between_o the_o king_n and_o people_n their_o consent_n to_o the_o make_n of_o law_n when_o ever_o bring_v in_o a_o thing_n of_o grant_n not_o of_o contract_n their_o double_a capacity_n as_o mr._n b._n fancy_n and_o state_n it_o for_o to_o think_v there_o be_v any_o government_n here_o in_o england_n before_o that_o of_o king_n or_o that_o the_o people_n when_o they_o be_v under_o no_o government_n at_o all_o do_v or_o can_v unanimous_o consent_v to_o be_v govern_v by_o one_o who_o they_o shall_v choose_v to_o s._n be_v their_o king_n upon_o such_o or_o such_o condition_n and_o with_o such_o or_o such_o limitation_n reserve_v to_o themselves_o such_o or_o such_o
and_o particular_o such_o as_o be_v against_o 122._o prince_n safety_n and_o honour_n or_o who_o principle_n tend_v to_o overthrow_v the_o honour_n and_o safety_n of_o governor_n and_o to_o kindle_v the_o fire_n of_o contention_n and_o enmity_n or_o such_o as_o draw_v their_o hearer_n soul_n into_o any_o damnable_a error_n or_o sin_n or_o that_o persuade_v man_n against_o any_o precept_n of_o the_o decalogue_n and_o consequent_o against_o any_o of_o the_o precept_n of_o the_o second_o table_n as_o well_o as_o of_o the_o first_o all_o such_o as_o these_o say_v mr._n baxter_n be_v to_o be_v restrain_v from_o preach_v for_o far_o be_v it_o say_v mr._n baxter_n from_o any_o sober_a man_n to_o think_v that_o the_o magistrate_n must_v let_v all_o man_n do_v the_o evil_a that_o they_o will_v but_o pretend_v to_o god_n and_o conscience_n for_o which_o one_o say_v of_o he_o make_v all_o that_o he_o say_v before_o to_o justify_v the_o preach_n of_o his_o nonconformist_n to_o signify_v nothing_o 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