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do_v the_o spirit_n of_o god_n make_v the_o memory_n of_o ahaz_n by_o that_o brand_n upon_o his_o bone_n that_o inscription_n upon_o his_o grave_n 2_o chron._n 28.22_o this_o be_v that_o king_n ahaz_n these_o minister_n we_o presume_v be_v no_o stranger_n to_o nazianzen_n invective_n where_o the_o decease_a 19_o decease_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d &c_n &c_n orat._n 3._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ibid._n paulo_n post_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d orat._n 19_o julian_n be_v draw_v to_o the_o life_n to_o flatter_v the_o dead_a be_v to_o wrong_v the_o live_n and_o to_o strengthen_v the_o hand_n of_o wicked_a man_n in_o evil_a way_n the_o great_a discommode_v of_o funeral_n panegyric_n be_v it_o not_o better_a that_o a_o spade_n be_v call_v a_o spade_n then_o to_o say_v king_n charles_n of_o bless_a memory_n unless_o there_o be_v cause_n for_o it_o true_o this_o prince_n fate_n be_v observable_a for_o many_o who_o make_v no_o more_o of_o he_o either_o in_o press_n or_o pulpit_n when_o he_o be_v alive_a than_o one_o will_v do_v of_o a_o dead_a dog_n 58._o dog_n panaeb_fw-mi regis_fw-la defuncti_fw-la corpus_fw-la terrâ_fw-la condunt_fw-la caput_fw-la abscindunt_fw-la inaurant_fw-mi in_o sacris_fw-la collocanâ—_n causs_n hierogl_n l._n 5_o c_o 58._o now_o can_v hardly_o bear_v a_o word_n speak_v against_o he_o mantu_n see_v prov._n 24.24_o suet._n in_o otho_n quiescat_fw-la obba_n parum_fw-la mantu_n but_o upon_o all_o occasion_n rise_v up_o as_o his_o compurgator_n but_o there_o be_v no_o new_a thing_n thus_o suetonius_n tell_v we_o it_o be_v with_o otho_n magna_fw-la pars_fw-la hominum_fw-la incolumem_fw-la gravissime_fw-la detestata_fw-la mortuum_fw-la laudibus_fw-la tulit_fw-la but_o we_o shall_v provoke_v these_o royalist_n indignation_n no_o further_o here_o let_v our_o pitchar_n stand_v farewell_n now_o the_o lord_n of_o peace_n himself_o give_v we_o peace_n always_o by_o all_o mean_n 2_o thes_n 3.16_o finis_fw-la
any_o more_o in_o their_o former_a capacity_n we_o have_v the_o liberty_n to_o resume_v their_o place_n if_o they_o please_v as_o many_o have_v repent_v and_o do_v so_o that_o the_o scotch_a authority_n do_v not_o only_o depend_v upon_o a_o force_n but_o upon_o a_o great_a force_n than_o we_o in_o england_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d our_o in_o ference_n from_o this_o force_n in_o scotland_n so_o useful_a to_o the_o kirk_n there_o and_o so_o in-offensive_a as_o it_o seem_v to_o the_o minister_n in_o lancashire_n &_o cheshire_n that_o they_o judge_v it_o no_o force_n be_v this_o hence_o we_o conceive_v that_o parliament_n privilege_n may_v be_v sometime_o look_v at_o as_o formality_n rather_o than_o sacred_a and_o indispensible_a right_n viz._n when_o the_o great_a number_n of_o parliament_n man_n set_v themselves_o in_o a_o way_n of_o utter_a ruine_n rather_o than_o of_o build_v up_o and_o establish_v a_o nation_n on_o the_o sure_a foundation_n of_o peace_n and_o righteousness_n certain_o sir_n if_o any_o privilege_n shall_v enable_v a_o parliament_n to_o ruin_v we_o as_o good_a we_o sit_v content_a under_o the_o mercy_n of_o a_o lawlesse-royall-prerogative_n as_o of_o a_o parliament_n so_o privilege_v yet_o this_o inference_n of_o we_o the_o gentleman_n take_v too_o much_o to_o heart_n that_o even_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d it_o stir_v they_o out_o of_o measure_n theecr_n theecr_n so_o that_o incontinent_o they_o fall_v into_o a_o fierce_a parexysme_n this_o gloss_n say_v they_o call_v not_o so_o much_o for_o a_o answer_n as_o for_o admiration_n and_o execration_n and_o ask_v be_v this_o all_o the_o reverence_n and_o force_v which_o we_o give_v to_o vow_n protestation_n and_o oath_n true_o as_o little_a as_o they_o say_v we_o reverence_v they_o we_o yet_o reverence_v they_o as_o high_o as_o the_o church_fw-mi of_o scotland_n do_v which_o be_v sometime_o we_o see_v dispense_v with_o in_o its_o respect_n to_o parliament_n privilege_n we_o covenant_n for_o they_o as_o servant_n not_o as_o master_n to_o the_o public_a good_a though_o they_o be_v not_o such_o light_a formality_n but_o they_o may_v be_v lawful_o covenant_v for_o what_o be_v a_o sacred_a thing_n in_o its_o place_n become_v a_o shadow_n if_o misplace_v and_o undue_o prefer_v it_o may_v be_v sacrilege_n to_o pursue_v that_o which_o zeal_n and_o duty_n well_o inform_v let_v go_v as_o inconfistent_a with_o what_o be_v most_o sacred_a the_o scot_n allow_v of_o a_o subordination_n in_o the_o matter_n of_o the_o most_o solemn_a covenant_n as_o we_o show_v in_o our_o plea_n and_o subordinate_n we_o know_v be_v in_o a_o sense_n formality_n dispensable_a withal_o sure_o if_o set_v in_o balance_n with_o the_o more_o sacred_a and_o superior_a end_n encovenant_v for_o so_o be_v parliament_n privilege_n though_o in_o themselves_o grave_a and_o grand_a reality_n if_o they_o stand_v in_o competition_n or_o be_v compare_v with_o reformation_n public_a liberty_n and_o safety_n those_o 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covenant_n than_o parliament_n privilege_n every_o public_a spirit_n savour_v such_o ir-religion_n as_o this_o covenant_n be_v conservatory_n of_o these_o privilege_n while_o improve_v to_o public_a service_n otherwise_o man_n may_v ruin_v a_o nation_n cum_fw-la privilegio_fw-la and_o plead_v covenant_n for_o their_o justification_n but_o this_o be_v prevent_v by_o that_o limitation_n in_o our_o solemn_a league_n and_o covenant_n viz._n in_o the_o preservation_n and_o defence_n of_o the_o true_a religion_n and_o liberty_n of_o the_o kingdom_n this_o we_o allege_v in_o answer_n to_o that_o question_n of_o these_o minister_n whoth_z there_o be_v such_o a_o condition_n as_o we_o speak_v to_o reserve_v out_o of_o the_o covenant_v preservation_n of_o parliament_n privilege_n yea_o or_o no_o the_o letter_n of_o the_o covenant_n note_v out_o this_o reservation_n or_o condition_n provide_v for_o parliament_n privilege_n as_o thing_n subordinate_a and_o sub-servant_n to_o religion_n and_o liberty_n but_o say_v they_o do_v we_o find_v any_o where_o in_o scripture_n that_o subject_n be_v dis-engaged_n from_o subjection_n to_o and_o maintain_v of_o the_o right_n or_o the_o authority_n lawful_o place_v over_o they_o in_o case_n of_o their_o maeleadministration_n ans_fw-fr there_o be_v many_o such_o text_n of_o scripture_n to_o be_v find_v eight_o or_o nine_o year_n ago_o when_o man_n cry_v out_o to_o thy_o tent_n o_o israel_n and_o minister_n cry_v curse_v you_o meroz_n etc._n etc._n subjection_n be_v not_o with_o draw_v from_o king_n charles_n nor_o arm_n raise_v against_o he_o and_o he_o beat_v from_o one_o place_n to_o another_o without_o some_o scripture_n warrant_v but_o if_o man_n vomit_v up_o their_o principle_n and_o build_v again_o what_o they_o destroy_v they_o be_v to_o be_v deal_v with_o upon_o another_o score_n 2_o there_o be_v some_o right_n or_o particular_a privilege_n belong_v to_o magistrate_n in_o all_o constitution_n we_o conceive_v which_o may_v 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sed_fw-la neque_fw-la hoc_fw-la unquam_fw-la praesumi_fw-la debet_fw-la quando_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la manifestum_fw-la quia_fw-la contra_fw-la mores_fw-la est_fw-la &_o contra_fw-la naturae_fw-la inclinationem_fw-la neque_fw-la licitè_fw-fr honesteve_fw-la ab_fw-la ullo_fw-la principe_fw-la quaeri_fw-la potest_fw-la quia_fw-la ejus_fw-la officium_fw-la est_fw-la communem_fw-la utilitatem_fw-la populi_fw-la praecipué_fw-fr spectare_fw-la neque_fw-la denique_fw-la civitas_fw-la aut_fw-la politia_fw-la esset_fw-la quae_fw-la illum_fw-la in_o modum_fw-la constitueretur_fw-la sed_fw-la herile_a dominium_fw-la &_o servitium_fw-la monstrosum_fw-la ames_n case_z consc_fw-la lib._n 5._o cap._n 25._o free_a people_n whatsoever_o when_o they_o voluntary_o at_o first_o encorporate_v themselves_o into_o a_o kingdom_n or_o set_v up_o a_o elective_a or_o hereditary_a king_n over_o they_o will_v so_o absolute_o resign_v up_o their_o sovereign_n popular_a original_a authority_n power_n and_o 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of_o right_o put_v a_o end_n to_o that_o sovereignty_n or_o no_o concern_v we_o very_o little_a unless_o by_o the_o engagement_n we_o shall_v be_v draw_v to_o a_o participation_n in_o the_o act_n which_o they_o neither_o prove_v in_o the_o first_o nor_o second_o part_n of_o their_o discourse_n certain_v it_o be_v that_o they_o have_v do_v it_o and_o consequent_o either_o these_o gentleman_n allegiance_n be_v expire_v or_o else_o if_o they_o continue_v to_o pay_v it_o and_o pay_v it_o not_o to_o the_o power_n that_o be_v they_o pay_v it_o to_o a_o non_fw-la ens_fw-la or_o a_o jshbosheth_n a_o king_n without_o a_o kingdom_n 2_o we_o be_v so_o full_o persuade_v of_o their_o power_n and_o competency_n to_o dis-mantle_n and_o lay_v aside_o king-ship_n so_o full_o instruct_v in_o their_o sufficiency_n who_o have_v do_v it_o that_o if_o engage_v be_v a_o guard_v the_o door_n that_o none_o enter_v into_o that_o office_n more_o as_o they_o insinuate_v we_o dare_v stand_v in_o that_o door_n to_o 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