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the_o father_n this_o last_o age_n have_v bring_v forth_o a_o generation_n that_o do_v god_n service_n when_o they_o scorn_v all_o his_o law_n and_o religion_n etc._n etc._n sect_n ii_o bishop_n sanderson_n in_o his_o censure_n of_o ascham_n book_n print_v at_o london_n 1650._o upon_o perusal_n of_o mr._n ascham_n be_v book_n you_o leave_v with_o i_o i_o find_v not_o myself_o in_o my_o understanding_n thereby_o convince_v of_o the_o necessity_n or_o lawfulness_n of_o conform_v unto_o or_o comply_v with_o a_o unjust_a prevail_a power_n further_o than_o i_o be_v before_o persuade_v it_o may_v be_v lawful_a or_o necessary_a so_o to_o do_v viz._n as_o pay_v tax_n and_o submit_v to_o some_o other_o thing_n in_o themselves_o not_o unlawful_a by_o they_o impose_v or_o require_v such_o as_o i_o have_v a_o lawful_a liberty_n to_o have_v do_v in_o the_o same_o manner_n though_o they_o have_v not_o be_v so_o command_v and_o seem_v to_o i_o in_o the_o conjuncture_n of_o present_a circumstance_n 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cast_v myself_o into_o a_o incapacity_n of_o lend_v he_o my_o due_n and_o bind_a assistance_n if_o in_o time_n to_o come_v it_o may_v be_v useful_a to_o he_o towards_o the_o recovery_n of_o his_o right_n 5._o where_o i_o may_v reasonable_o and_o bonâ_fw-la fide_fw-la presume_v the_o oppress_a power_n to_o who_o my_o obedience_n be_v just_o due_a if_o he_o perfect_o know_v the_o present_a condition_n i_o be_o in_o together_o with_o the_o exigency_n and_o necessity_n of_o the_o present_a case_n and_o all_o the_o circumstance_n thereof_o will_v give_v his_o willing_a consent_n to_o such_o my_o conformity_n and_o compliance_n so_o that_o upon_o the_o whole_a matter_n and_o in_o short_a i_o conceive_v i_o may_v so_o far_o submit_v unto_o the_o imposition_n or_o comply_v with_o the_o person_n of_o a_o prevail_a usurp_v power_n unjust_o command_v thing_n not_o in_o themselves_o unlawful_a or_o make_v use_v of_o their_o power_n to_o protect_v i_o from_o other_o injury_n as_o i_o may_v submit_v unto_o comply_v with_o or_o make_v use_n of_o a_o high_a way_n thief_n or_o robber_n when_o i_o be_o fall_v into_o his_o hand_n and_o lie_v at_o his_o mercy_n as_o for_o mr._n ascham_n discourse_n though_o it_o be_v handsome_o frame_v yet_o all_o the_o strength_n of_o it_o to_o my_o seem_a if_o he_o will_v speak_v out_o will_v be_v in_o plain_a english_a this_o 1._o that_o self_n preservation_n be_v the_o first_o and_o chief_a obligation_n in_o the_o world_n to_o which_o all_o other_o bond_n and_o relation_n at_o least_o between_o man_n and_o man_n must_v give_v place_n 2._o that_o no_o oath_n at_o least_o not_o impose_v oath_n in_o what_o term_n soever_o express_v bind_v the_o taker_n further_o than_o he_o intend_v to_o bind_v himself_o thereby_o and_o it_o be_v presume_v that_o no_o man_n intend_v to_o bind_v himself_o to_o the_o prejudice_n of_o his_o own_o safety_n two_o dangerous_a and_o desperate_a principle_n which_o evident_o tend_v first_o to_o the_o take_v away_o of_o all_o 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of_o allegiance_n whether_o swear_v loc_fw-la vid._n loc_fw-la or_o not_o swear_v be_v in_o the_o nature_n of_o it_o perpetual_a and_o indispensible_a etc._n etc._n and_o his_o five_o lecture_n of_o the_o obligation_n of_o conscience_n 21._o sect._n 11_o 13_o 14_o 16_o 17_o 20_o 21._o to_o which_o for_o the_o sake_n of_o brevity_n i_o refer_v the_o reader_n sect_n iii_o to_o this_o eminent_a bishop_n 21._o jenkins_n redivivus_fw-la lon._n 1681_o p._n 20_o 21._o i_o shall_v join_v the_o eminent_a judge_n jenkins_n to_o depose_v the_o king_n or_o take_v he_o by_o force_n or_o imprison_v he_o until_o he_o have_v yield_v to_o certain_a demand_n be_v adjudge_v treason_n in_o the_o lord_n cobham_n be_v case_n the_o law_n make_v not_o the_o servant_n great_a than_o the_o master_n nor_o the_o subject_a great_a than_o the_o king_n 81._o p._n 81._o for_o that_o
letter_n apologet._n c._n 5._o p._n 334._o the_o dean_n smart_o rejoin_v by_o this_o we_o may_v think_v mr._n cressy_n a_o stranger_n in_o his_o own_o country_n and_o that_o he_o have_v never_o hear_v of_o the_o 30._o of_o january_n or_o the_o 29._o of_o may_n which_o be_v solemn_o observe_v in_o our_o church_n and_o the_o office_n join_v with_o that_o of_o the_o 5._o of_o november_n and_o be_v purposely_o intend_v for_o that_o very_a thing_n ☜_o ☜_o which_o he_o deny_v to_o be_v take_v notice_n of_o by_o we_o in_o such_o a_o manner_n what_o do_v mr._n cressy_n think_v the_o renunciation_n of_o the_o covenant_n be_v intend_v for_o if_o not_o to_o prevent_v the_o mischief_n of_o the_o former_a rebellion_n after_o he_o he_o give_v a_o historical_a account_n of_o the_o controversy_n in_o england_n about_o the_o power_n of_o prince_n and_o the_o usurpation_n of_o the_o pope_n over_o they_o 348._o p._n 348._o and_o have_v cite_v pope_n gregory_n the_o seventh_n letter_n wherein_o he_o 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usurpation_n all_o the_o right_n of_o the_o crown_n be_v lose_v 452._o p._n 373._o p._n 452._o again_o he_o say_v if_o deprive_v sovereign_a prince_n of_o their_o crown_n and_o dignity_n endeavour_v by_o open_a rebellion_n and_o secret_a conspiracy_n to_o take_v away_o their_o life_n be_v not_o treason_n there_o be_v none_o such_o in_o the_o world._n 463._o p._n 463._o if_o the_o primitive_a christian_n have_v be_v guilty_a of_o so_o many_o horrible_a treason_n ☞_o ☞_o and_o conspiracy_n if_o they_o have_v attempt_v to_o deprive_v emperor_n of_o their_o crown_n and_o absolve_v subject_n from_o their_o allegiance_n to_o they_o if_o they_o have_v join_v with_o their_o open_a and_o declare_v enemy_n and_o employ_v person_n time_n after_o time_n to_o assassinate_v they_o what_o will_v the_o world_n have_v say_v of_o their_o suffering_n will_v man_n of_o any_o common_a sense_n have_v say_v they_o be_v martyr_n for_o religion_n but_o that_o they_o die_v just_o and_o deserve_o for_o their_o 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in_o this_o kingdom_n 64._o id._n ans_fw-fr to_o the_o first_o royal_a paper_n p._n 23._o and_o vindicat_fw-la of_o that_o ans_fw-fr p._n 64._o have_v gain_v a_o considerable_a interest_n in_o it_o and_o challenge_v a_o title_n to_o the_o whole_a and_o therefore_o require_v of_o all_o the_o king_n subject_n within_o his_o power_n to_o own_v he_o to_o be_v rightful_a king_n upon_o this_o many_o of_o they_o be_v force_v to_o withdraw_v because_o they_o will_v not_o own_v his_o title_n be_v this_o a_o act_n of_o rebellion_n and_o not_o rather_o of_o true_a loyalty_n 19_o loyalty_n id._n vindi._n p._n 37._o and_o ans_fw-fr to_o the_o one_a part_n p._n 19_o the_o doctrine_n of_o depose_v prince_n and_o absolve_a subject_n from_o their_o allegiance_n be_v error_n in_o matter_n of_o practice_n of_o the_o high_a importance_n 55._o importance_n id._n ans_fw-fr to_o 2d_o royal_a paper_n p._n 40_o 55._o if_o fancy_n only_o keep_v we_o firm_a to_o the_o church_n of_o england_n may_v it_o not_o 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