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prince_n the_o french_a calvinistical_a church_n have_v make_v in_o their_o confession_n of_o faith_n speak_v of_o obedience_n due_a to_o the_o supreme_a magistrate_n appear_v at_o least_o every_o sunday_n in_o all_o their_o hand_n in_o print_n where_o they_o acknowledge_v such_o obedience_n due_a to_o they_o except_o the_o law_n of_o god_n and_o religion_n be_v interest_v on_o condition_n that_o god_n sovereignty_n remain_v undiminish_a which_o clause_n say_v he_o what_o it_o mean_v their_o so_o many_o and_o so_o long_o continue_v rebellion_n do_v expound_v what_o turbulent_a thing_n scotch_a and_o english_a presbyterian_n have_v be_v those_o very_a practice_n of_o they_o which_o these_o sheet_n have_v mention_v to_o which_o many_o more_o may_v be_v add_v be_v a_o competent_a testimony_n but_o this_o quaere_fw-la shall_v not_o escape_v so_o let_v we_o view_v it_o again_o if_o presbytery_n and_o rebellion_n be_v connatural_a how_o come_v it_o to_o pass_v that_o those_o state_n or_o 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charles_n 1._o no_o man_n of_o blood_n these_o word_n p._n 124._o indstead_n of_o offer_v any_o thing_n which_o be_v like_a to_o bring_v peace_n they_o the_o presbyterian_a lord_n and_o commons_o cause_v man_n and_o woman_n in_o the_o first_o year_n of_o their_o war_n to_o be_v kill_v because_o they_o do_v but_o petition_v they_o to_o accept_v of_o a_o peace_n and_o in_o the_o three_o and_o four_o year_n of_o their_o war_n plunder_v and_o rob_v they_o that_o petition_v they_o but_o to_o hearken_v to_o it_o and_o put_v out_o of_o office_n and_o make_v all_o as_o delinquent_n in_o the_o seven_o year_n of_o their_o war_n that_o do_v but_o petition_v they_o for_o a_o treaty_n with_o the_o king_n and_o refuse_v all_o the_o king_n many_o very_o many_o message_n for_o peace_n not_o only_a when_o he_o be_v at_o the_o high_a of_o his_o success_n in_o the_o war_n but_o when_o he_o be_v at_o the_o low_a and_o a_o prisoner_n to_o they_o and_o conjure_v they_o as_o they_o will_v answer_v it_o at_o 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