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England's universal distraction in the years 1643, 1644, 1645 left to the vvorld by a judicious and conscientious author for the use of his friends, children, and grand-children, when they come to years of discretion : and may be very useful for all men to read and practice in these distracted times.
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england_n universal_a distraction_n in_o the_o year_n 1643_o 1644_o 1645._o leave_v to_o the_o world_n by_o a_o judicious_a and_o conscientious_a author_n for_o the_o use_n of_o his_o friend_n child_n and_o grandchild_n when_o they_o come_v to_o year_n of_o discretion_n and_o may_v be_v very_o useful_a for_o all_o man_n to_o read_v and_o practice_v in_o these_o distract_a time_n print_a in_o the_o year_n of_o our_o lord_n mdclix_o england_n universal_a distraction_n in_o the_o year_n 1643_o 1644_o 1645._o i_o confess_v i_o be_o one_o of_o queen_n elizabeth_n protestant_n be_v above_o my_o full_a age_n in_o her_o time_n and_o now_o grow_v a_o old_a man_n and_o in_o all_o my_o time_n we_o ever_o believe_v notwithstanding_o the_o bold_a and_o desperate_a treatise_n of_o some_o few_o enemy_n to_o king_n and_o kingly_a power_n to_o the_o contrary_a that_o the_o jura_n regalia_z of_o king_n be_v hold_v of_o heaven_n and_o can_v for_o any_o cause_n escheat_n to_o their_o subject_n nor_o they_o for_o any_o cause_n make_v any_o positive_a or_o active_a forcible_a resistance_n against_o they_o but_o that_o we_o ought_v to_o yield_v to_o they_o passive_a obedience_n by_o suffer_v the_o punishment_n even_o though_o their_o command_n be_v against_o the_o law_n of_o god_n and_o in_o such_o case_n arma_fw-la nostra_fw-la sunt_fw-la preces_fw-la nostrae_fw-la nec_fw-la debemus_fw-la aliter_fw-la resistere_fw-la for_o who_o can_v lift_v up_o his_o hand_n against_o the_o lord_n anoint_v and_o be_v guiltless_a so_o that_o in_o all_o my_o time_n it_o be_v conceive_v that_o the_o jesuist_n and_o some_o papist_n only_o believe_v that_o the_o pope_n have_v authority_n to_o depose_v and_o destroy_v king_n but_o now_o some_o among_o ourselves_o who_o have_v the_o jaundice_n see_v all_o thing_n yellow_a have_v their_o eye_n so_o dazzle_v by_o look_v after_o reformation_n which_o yet_o they_o know_v not_o cither_o what_o it_o be_v or_o will_v be_v through_o those_o crack_a and_o break_a 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be_v persuade_v by_o this_o confusion_n become_v my_o thought_n distract_v and_o myself_o encounter_v with_o such_o and_o so_o many_o difficulty_n in_o my_o way_n which_o my_o apprehension_n be_v too_o narrow_a to_o apprehend_v or_o my_o knowledge_n to_o resolve_v and_o the_o more_o i_o strive_v to_o melt_v my_o brain_n into_o a_o invention_n of_o this_o allay_n the_o more_o i_o find_v they_o like_o the_o jewel_n of_o the_o israelite_n turn_v into_o a_o calf_n mere_a foolishness_n and_o therefore_o so_o repute_n and_o accept_v they_o as_o from_o a_o distract_a man_n of_o a_o distract_a subject_n in_o a_o distract_a time_n wherein_o we_o all_o now_o live_v and_o labour_v sub_fw-la universali_fw-la quadam_fw-la dementia_fw-la of_o which_o to_o examine_v the_o cause_n beside_o our_o sin_n of_o this_o nation_n will_v far_o exceed_v the_o slender_a capacity_n of_o a_o mean_a subject_n and_o be_v become_v a_o question_n too_o deep_a and_o dangerous_a since_o the_o same_o already_o have_v 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assembly_n my_o honour_n be_v not_o thou_o unite_v for_o in_o their_o anger_n they_o slay_v a_o man_n and_o in_o their_o self-will_n they_o dig_v down_o a_o wall_n curse_a be_v their_o anger_n for_o it_o be_v fierce_a and_o their_o wrath_n for_o it_o be_v cruel_a but_o for_o those_o worthy_n and_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o parliament_n bless_v god_n for_o their_o brethren_n who_o he_o have_v make_v the_o happy_a instrument_n for_o our_o happy_a peace_n so_o near_o at_o hand_n if_o not_o hinder_v by_o those_o before_o mention_v however_o i_o will_v rest_v assure_v that_o if_o this_o fail_v that_o nevertheless_o deliverance_n shall_v arise_v to_o our_o king_n from_o another_o place_n and_o at_o another_o time_n i_o confess_v that_o with_o god_n dies_fw-la hora_fw-la momentum_fw-la in_o evertendis_fw-la omnibus_fw-la sufficit_fw-la quae_fw-la adamantinis_fw-la radicibiu_fw-la videntur_fw-la esse_fw-la fundata_fw-la and_o that_o england_n sin_n deserve_v these_o plague_n it_o be_v god_n 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