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h._n martin_n tell_v they_o in_o the_o house_n they_o need_v not_o lie_v for_o a_o good_a cause_n it_o be_v nâ—â—_n religion_n but_o liberty_n they_o fight_v for_o and_o so_o little_a do_v some_o of_o they_o value_v their_o religion_n that_o as_o col._n morley_n and_o other_o with_o hiâ—_n say_v they_o will_v cast_v themselves_o upon_o any_o nation_n even_o the_o turk_n rather_o than_o let_v the_o king_n subdue_v they_o mr._n b.'s_n key_n for_o catholic_n mention_v several_a of_o the_o popish_a design_n which_o say_v he_o be_v ground_v on_o this_o maxim_n that_o their_o foundation_n must_v be_v mutation_n which_o will_v cause_v a_o relaxation_n and_o serve_v as_o so_o many_o violent_a disease_n as_o stone_n or_o gout_n to_o a_o speedy_a destruction_n p._n 318._o upon_o which_o he_o add_v this_o consultation_n of_o the_o jesuit_n we_o shall_v necessitate_v the_o puritan_n protestant_n to_o keep_v the_o king_n as_o prisoner_n or_o else_o to_o put_v he_o to_o death_n if_o they_o keep_v he_o as_o a_o prisoner_n his_o diligence_n and_o friend_n and_o their_o own_o division_n will_v either_o work_v his_o deliverance_n and_o give_v he_o the_o day_n again_o by_o our_o help_n or_o at_o least_o will_v keep_v the_o state_n in_o a_o perpetual_a unsetledness_n and_o will_v bring_v a_o odium_fw-la on_o they_o or_o if_o they_o cut_v he_o off_o which_o we_o will_v rather_o promote_v lest_o they_o shall_v make_v use_n of_o his_o extremity_n to_o any_o advantage_n then_o first_o we_o shall_v procure_v the_o odium_fw-la of_o king_n kill_v to_o fall_v on_o they_o which_o they_o be_v wont_v to_o cast_v upon_o we_o and_o so_o shall_v be_v able_a to_o disburden_v ourselves_o second_o and_o we_o shall_v have_v they_o all_o to_o piece_n in_o distraction_n for_o they_o will_v either_o set_v up_o a_o new_a king_n or_o the_o parliament_n will_v keep_v the_o power_n change_v the_o government_n into_o a_o democracy_n the_o first_o can_v be_v do_v without_o great_a concussion_n and_o new_a 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p._n 321._o mr._n baxter_n doubtless_o know_v more_o than_o 〈◊〉_d mention_n he_o have_v a_o idea_n of_o all_o their_o plot_n and_o principle_n in_o his_o own_a brain_n and_o p._n 329_o say_v it_o be_v open_v by_o many_o in_o print_n how_o far_o thâ—_n jesuit_n creep_v into_o all_o society_n under_o the_o name_n of_o independent_o he_o tell_v we_o a_o story_n of_o onâ—_n that_o come_v from_o scotland_n pretend_v himself_o a_o jew_n who_o give_v the_o anabaptist_n the_o glory_n oâ—_n his_o conversion_n and_o be_v rebaptise_v at_o heâ—ham_n but_o be_v discover_v at_o newcastle_n to_o be_v â—_o jesuit_n the_o whole_a story_n be_v in_o print_n and_o p._n 321._o he_o acquaint_v we_o that_o sexby_n and_o otherâ—_n of_o the_o army_n do_v confederate_a with_o spain_n tâ—_n murder_n cromwell_n when_o they_o find_v that_o hâ—_n attempt_v to_o make_v himself_o asleep_o king_n and_o hereupon_o it_o be_v that_o cromwell_n take_v distaste_v aâ—_n the_o papist_n and_o prevail_v to_o make_v a_o acâ—_n 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