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king_n nor_o anybody_o else_o deny_v it_o the_o king_n nowhere_o say_v they_o be_v call_v ad_fw-la consilium_fw-la only_o mere_o or_o that_o to_o allow_v they_o mere_a then_o to_o counsel_n be_v to_o make_v they_o commander_n he_o say_v they_o be_v call_v to_o counsel_n that_o be_v true_a not_o to_o command_v that_o be_v true_a but_o he_o do_v not_o deny_v they_o power_n of_o consent_v which_o the_o observator_fw-la contradict_v himself_o do_v afterwards_o acknowledge_v pag._n 16._o it_o be_v lâ—sâ—_z unqâ—â—sâ—imed_v say_v he_o that_o the_o legislative_a power_n be_v partly_o in_o the_o king_n partly_o in_o the_o kingdom_n and_o that_o the_o king_n in_o ordinary_a case_n can_v make_v a_o law_n or_o ordiaâ—nâ—â—_n without_o the_o parliament_n be_v it_o leave_v unquestioned_a why_o then_o will_v you_o abuse_v the_o people_n as_o if_o the_o king_n have_v claim_v a_o legislative_a power_n to_o himself_o whereto_o the_o consent_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o commons_o be_v not_o requisite_a pag._n 7._o the_o king_n say_v he_o deniâ—s_fw-la the_o lord_n and_o commons_o if_o hâ—_z withdraw_v himselâ—_z to_o have_v any_o power_n of_o any_o court_n pag._n 10._o he_o cite_v these_o as_o the_o king_n precise_a word_n it_o be_v improbable_a and_o impossible_a that_o his_o cabinet-councellor_n or_o his_o bishop_n or_o soldier_n who_o must_v have_v so_o great_a a_o share_n in_o the_o misery_n shall_v take_v such_o pain_n in_o the_o procure_v thereof_o pag._n 25._o he_o tell_v you_o that_o the_o king_n say_v he_o can_v without_o renounce_v his_o own_o conscience_n and_o reason_n preforce_v the_o parliament_n counsel_v before_o the_o court_n all_o which_o and_o many_o more_o be_v false_o impose_v upon_o the_o king_n to_o alienate_v and_o corrupt_v the_o affection_n of_o his_o majesty_n subject_n pag._n 25._o he_o say_v the_o king_n charge_v the_o parliament_n with_o these_o doctrine_n as_o so_o offensive_a 1._o that_o the_o parliament_n have_v a_o absolute_a indisputablâ—_z power_n 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