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mean_n i_o believe_v that_o a_o few_o man_n by_o craft_n and_o unwearied_a industry_n overreach_v many_o that_o know_v not_o what_o they_o do_v sir_n edward_n deering_n name_v some_o of_o they_o especial_o sir_n h._n v._o sir_n a._n h._n and_o o._n c._n that_o overreach_v his_o own_o upholder_n and_o all_o the_o rest_n i_o believe_v they_o do_v ill_a to_o excite_v and_o encourage_v disorder_n and_o tumult_n on_o pretence_n of_o petition_v and_o of_o scurrilous_a defamation_n of_o such_o man_n as_o the_o lord_n falkland_n the_o lord_n digby_n sir_n edward_n dering_n and_o some_o other_o worthy_a man_n and_o so_o many_o good_a bishop_n as_o they_o abuse_v and_o yet_o that_o i_o dare_v not_o for_o these_o miscarriage_n consent_v to_o give_v up_o the_o kingdom_n parliamentary_a security_n for_o its_o present_a and_o future_a safety_n and_o liberties_n i_o still_o think_v be_v consonant_a to_o the_o most_o common_a principle_n of_o lawyer_n politic_a writer_n historian_n divine_n protestant_n papist_n and_o heathen_n even_o the_o late_a great_a lord_n chancellor_n hide_v sit_v chairman_n of_o the_o committee_n of_o parliament_n that_o receive_v the_o petition_n against_o episcopacy_n root_n and_o branch_n and_o make_v such_o speech_n against_o the_o delinquent_n as_o i_o dare_v not_o justify_v but_o he_o forsake_v they_o when_o they_o quite_o over-went_a he_o if_o the_o king_n of_o england_n have_v a_o war_n with_o the_o french_a and_o i_o know_v that_o his_o cause_n be_v bad_a i_o will_v not_o defend_v his_o bad_a cause_n but_o i_o will_v in_o his_o army_n defend_v the_o kingdom_n against_o those_o that_o will_v captivate_v it_o by_o conquest_n for_o the_o kingdom_n do_v not_o forfeit_v its_o safety_n by_o the_o king_n misdo_n and_o if_o any_o say_v than_o the_o king_n shall_v be_v defend_v in_o all_o his_o injury_n how_o bad_a soever_o i_o will_v answer_v that_o be_v by_o accident_n it_o be_v the_o kingdom_n that_o i_o defend_v and_o he_o as_o a_o mean_n to_o defend_v the_o kingdom_n and_o not_o to_o justify_v his_o sin_n i_o leave_v that_o to_o god_n what_o a_o case_n be_v a_o kingdom_n in_o if_o it_o must_v fight_v against_o itself_o and_o its_o represent_v security_n as_o oft_o as_o its_o representative_n miscarry_v by_o any_o sinister_a mean_n and_o that_o all_o that_o be_v to_o be_v judge_v by_o the_o chief_a judicature_n shall_v fight_v to_o conquer_v they_o if_o the_o king_n do_v but_o bid_v they_o if_o the_o safety_n of_o this_o kingdom_n be_v once_o put_v into_o the_o trust_n of_o the_o king_n alone_o the_o constitution_n be_v change_v and_o all_o enslave_v §_o 35._o accus_n xxii_o he_o say_v that_o in_o 1640._o i_o enter_v into_o a_o war_n against_o the_o king_n ans_fw-fr whereas_o the_o war_n in_o england_n begin_v not_o till_o 1642._o and_o i_o never_o meddle_v in_o war_n but_o as_o aforemention_v long_o after_o §_o 36._o accus_n xxiii_o he_o say_v by_o the_o treatise_n of_o diocesane_n episcopacy_n meditate_a 1640._o i_o broach_v faction_n in_o the_o church_n my_o pen_n disdain_v to_o be_v less_o active_a than_o my_o sword_n ans_fw-fr 1._o i_o never_o strike_v with_o a_o sword_n in_o war_n or_o peace_n 2._o do_v meditate_v broach_v a_o book_n that_o be_v not_o publish_v nor_o write_v till_o thirty_o year_n after_o 3._o be_v it_o faction_n to_o give_v reason_n why_o i_o swear_v not_o to_o faction_n even_o that_o antiepiscopal_a sort_n of_o diocesanes_n that_o put_v down_o many_o hundred_o church_n and_o bishop_n to_o set_v up_o the_o name_n and_o image_n of_o one_o 4._o why_o be_v not_o that_o book_n answer_v to_o this_o day_n when_o so_o many_o nonconformist_n have_v challenge_v call_v and_o beg_v for_o a_o answer_n to_o it_o will_v a_o lie_a scorn_n satisfy_v any_o conscionable_a nonconformist_n 5._o that_o book_n ow_v so_o much_o of_o bishop_n and_o diocesanes_n and_o archbishop_n which_o sir_n edward_n dering_n condemn_v that_o these_o man_n now_o show_v that_o it_o be_v not_o such_o as_o i_o only_o but_o such_o as_o grotius_n spalatensis_n ʋsher_n hall_n yea_o most_o of_o the_o great_a writer_n for_o episcopacy_n of_o who_o judgement_n i_o have_v there_o give_v a_o particular_a account_n who_o he_o condemn_v for_o faction_n and_o enmity_n to_o the_o church_n i_o have_v write_v against_o the_o pope_n too_o and_o be_v not_o that_o as_o bad_a i_o be_o sure_a many_o papist_n write_v more_o against_o episcopacy_n than_o i_o §_o 37._o accus_n xxiv_o it_o be_v probable_a his_o church_n history_n have_v its_o conception_n at_o the_o same_o time_n ans_fw-fr about_o forty_o year_n after_o 1640._o forty_o year_n break_v no_o square_a with_o this_o sort_n of_o man_n i_o will_v this_o lort_z of_o history_n be_v not_o too_o common_a with_o they_o §_o 38._o accus_n xxv_o page_n 23_o he_o feign_v i_o in_o my_o church_n history_n to_o commend_v all_o the_o heretic_n and_o omit_v what_o be_v good_a of_o the_o father_n and_o martyr_n and_o write_v only_o their_o fault_n ans_fw-fr it_o seem_v he_o think_v that_o without_o read_v the_o book_n that_o disprove_v he_o his_o faction_n will_v take_v his_o word_n that_o he_o say_v true_a §_o 39_o accus_n xxvi_o the_o like_a he_o say_v of_o my_o reproach_v council_n because_o i_o show_v the_o miscarriage_n of_o many_o and_o our_o bishop_n that_o plead_v for_o a_o foreign_a jurisdiction_n dare_v yet_o own_o but_o six_o or_o eight_o general_a council_n §_o 40._o accus_n xxvii_o page_n 25._o he_o recite_v my_o mention_n of_o the_o former_a course_n of_o undo_a man_n for_o hear_v a_o sermon_n of_o a_o godly_a conformist_n at_o the_o next_o parish_n when_o they_o have_v none_o at_o home_n and_o for_o fast_v and_o pray_v etc._n etc._n and_o he_o take_v it_o for_o my_o crime_n to_o call_v these_o ungodly_a persecution_n crime_n so_o that_o he_o that_o be_v not_o for_o they_o while_o they_o be_v
tear_v the_o church_n and_o extirpate_v serious_a piety_n be_v against_o they_o so_o do_v the_o papist_n accuse_v they_o that_o blame_v their_o murder_n and_o inquisition_n §_o 41._o accus_n xxviii_o because_o i_o say_v the_o war_n be_v begin_v in_o our_o street_n by_o the_o ungodly_a drunken_a rabble_n seek_v our_o life_n he_o say_v in_o plain_n english_a mr._n b._n with_o other_o reformer_n put_v themselves_o into_o arm_n seize_v on_o the_o king_n fort_n and_o make_v they_o garrison_n against_o the_o king_n and_o this_o before_o king_n or_o parliament_n have_v any_o army_n ans_fw-fr in_o plain_a english_a this_o lie_n be_v shameless_a unless_o a_o poor_a hire_a chamber_n be_v the_o king_n fort_n i_o seize_v on_o none_o the_o first_o time_n the_o drunken_a rabble_n rise_v up_o against_o i_o be_v for_o preach_v original_a sin_n they_o say_v that_o i_o slander_v their_o child_n the_o next_o be_v for_o read_v the_o parliament_n order_n to_o deface_v the_o picture_n of_o the_o trinity_n the_o three_o be_v by_o bring_v in_o soldier_n that_o drive_v i_o away_o and_o it_o be_v long_o after_o this_o ere_o i_o have_v a_o private_a lodging_n in_o coventry_n §_o 42._o accus_n xxix_o page_n 26._o he_o make_v the_o repetition_n of_o his_o forgery_n a_o proof_n that_o i_o be_v guilty_a of_o perjury_n 1._o because_o i_o be_v prejudice_v against_o the_o bishop_n at_o nineteen_o and_o yet_o at_o ordination_n take_v the_o oath_n to_o obey_v my_o ordinary_n in_o licitis_fw-la &_o honestis_fw-la ans_fw-fr 1._o i_o do_v not_o swear_v a_o approbation_n of_o persecution_n i_o be_v not_o then_o prejudice_v against_o episcopacy_n but_o against_o the_o sin_n of_o bishop_n may_v not_o a_o man_n disow_v such_o shameless_a liar_n as_o some_o minister_n be_v without_o disow_v the_o ministry_n 2._o i_o be_v prejudice_v against_o bishop_n morton_n at_o fourteen_o ans_fw-fr utter_o false_a i_o honour_v he_o to_o his_o death_n but_o when_o i_o come_v to_o better_a understanding_n i_o dislike_v turn_v confirmation_n to_o a_o mere_a ceremony_n for_o the_o right_a use_n of_o which_o i_o have_v write_v a_o treatise_n agree_v to_o dr._n hammond_n 3._o he_o name_v my_o omit_v the_o cross_n and_o surplice_n ans_fw-fr i_o never_o swear_v nor_o promise_v to_o use_v they_o be_v in_o no_o station_n that_o oblige_v i_o to_o it_o and_o be_v under_o a_o ordinary_a that_o require_v it_o not_o and_o i_o have_v confess_v my_o sin_n in_o rath_n subscribe_v to_o their_o lawfulness_n §_o 43._o accus_n xxx_o page_n 27._o he_o tragical_o recite_v the_o reason_n i_o allege_v why_o i_o be_v for_o the_o parliament_n but_o his_o confutation_n be_v only_o by_o a_o exclamation_n how_o bad_a i_o be_v as_o worse_a than_o cook_n and_o bradshaw_n as_o if_o i_o have_v be_v for_o the_o death_n of_o the_o king_n when_o he_o know_v that_o the_o parliament_n be_v break_v up_o by_o cromwell_n for_o be_v for_o the_o king_n restoration_n and_o their_o union_n and_o that_o a_o faction_n call_v the_o rump_n do_v this_o as_o cromwell_n confederate_n i_o believe_v i_o do_v more_o against_o that_o faction_n than_o many_o such_o as_o he_o §_o 44._o accus_n xxxi_o page_n 27_o 28._o with_o what_o heart_n can_v he_o be_v a_o eye-witness_n of_o the_o inhuman_a butchery_n that_o have_v be_v make_v in_o almost_o every_o fight_n from_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o war_n ans_fw-fr a_o lie_v so_o gross_a that_o it_o feign_v i_o to_o see_v far_o off_o where_o i_o never_o be_v i_o have_v answer_v it_o before_o i_o be_v a_o eye-witness_n of_o many_o of_o god_n provident_a disposal_n and_o a_o earwitness_n of_o more_o i_o see_v the_o field_n where_o they_o fight_v near_o worcester_n and_o edgehill_n and_o nantwich_n and_o i_o see_v many_o garrison_n wem_n leicester_n shrewsbury_n exeter_n sherburne_n bristol_n winchester_n that_o have_v be_v take_v but_o i_o see_v not_o the_o fight_v at_o any_o one_o of_o these_o but_o that_o at_o langport_n that_o end_v the_o field_n war_n i_o see_v afar_o off_o but_o see_v none_o kill_v for_o they_o flee_v i_o think_v before_o a_o man_n be_v kill_v §_o 45._o accus_n xxxii_o i_o repent_v not_o of_o say_v that_o i_o be_v rescue_v from_o many_o danger_n nor_o that_o i_o have_v many_o tedious_a night_n and_o day_n in_o that_o army_n which_o after_o naseby_n fight_v i_o hazard_v my_o life_n and_o spend_v my_o labour_n to_o have_v undeceive_v and_o have_v many_o doleful_a sight_n and_o tiding_n i_o see_v the_o grave_n and_o some_o of_o the_o corpse_n in_o ditch_n near_o edgehill_n of_o the_o parliament_n soldier_n there_o kill_v and_o many_o that_o lay_v unbury_v when_o after_o i_o live_v in_o peace_n at_o coventry_n how_o oft_o be_v soldier_n of_o that_o garrison_n bring_v home_o mortal_o wound_v and_o many_o slay_v few_o week_n pass_v in_o which_o we_o hear_v not_o of_o fight_v in_o field_n or_o garrison_n which_o i_o think_v it_o lawful_a to_o call_v doleful_a tiding_n §_o 46._o accus_n xxxiii_o because_o i_o name_v the_o doleful_a fight_v at_o worcester_n edgehill_n newberry_n nantwich_n montgomery_n horncastle_n naseby_n york_n langport_n etc._n etc._n he_o add_v it_o seem_v he_o be_v present_a in_o these_o fight_v ans_fw-fr not_o at_o any_o one_o of_o they_o save_v langport_n i_o say_v my_o eye_n shall_v no_o more_o see_v the_o earth_n cover_v with_o the_o carcase_n of_o the_o slay_v which_o be_v at_o edgehill_n the_o next_o day_n after_o where_o i_o have_v no_o more_o to_o do_v than_o any_o other_o that_o will_v see_v the_o place_n §_o 47._o accus_n xxxiv_o he_o have_v travel_v over_o the_o most_o of_o england_n to_o pursue_v the_o war._n ans_fw-fr it_o be_v much_o and_o not_o most_o and_o it_o be_v to_o have_v prevent_v the_o change_n of_o government_n and_o not_o to_o pursue_v the_o war_n that_o i_o go_v §_o 48._o accus_fw-la xxxv_o page_n 29._o he_o feign_v i_o according_o to_o see_v many_o noble_a lord_n and_o gentry_n perish_v in_o their_o integrity_n some_o perhaps_o by_o his_o own_o hand_n ans_fw-fr all_o mere_a forgery_n i_o never_o see_v any_o such_o hurt_n nor_o ever_o hurt_v any_o but_o at_o coventrey_n i_o do_v encourage_v the_o garrison_n and_o at_o wem_n §_o 49._o accus_n xxxvi_o his_o next_o be_v a_o common_a accusation_n of_o i_o by_o his_o party_n that_o i_o speak_v of_o brook_n prin_fw-mi hambden_n and_o white_a as_o of_o man_n in_o heaven_n ans_fw-fr i_o think_v so_o still_o prin_fw-mi and_o white_n be_v never_o soldier_n our_o creed_n contain_v not_o any_o article_n that_o decide_v controversy_n about_o the_o various_a form_n of_o government_n christ_n never_o tell_v we_o how_o much_o of_o the_o supremacy_n be_v in_o caesar_n and_o how_o much_o in_o the_o senate_n and_o people_n and_o which_o of_o they_o have_v the_o legislative_a power_n nor_o whether_o england_n be_v a_o absolute_a or_o a_o limit_a monarchy_n nor_o whether_o the_o parliament_n have_v part_n of_o the_o legislative_a and_o self-defending_a power_n and_o those_o that_o best_o know_v these_o man_n especial_o hambden_n and_o 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we_o be_v to_o bury_v such_o a_o man_n and_o will_v not_o profess_v our_o hope_n of_o his_o salvation_n for_o they_o bind_v we_o to_o do_v it_o of_o every_o individual_a person_n bury_v in_o the_o land_n except_o the_o unbaptised_a excommunicate_a and_o self-murderer_n and_o exceptio_fw-la firmat_n regulam_fw-la in_o non_fw-la exceptis_fw-la and_o because_o the_o sum_n of_o his_o accusation_n be_v the_o war_n the_o war_n i_o will_v once_o more_o give_v he_o a_o summary_n answer_n if_o he_o mean_v the_o war_n before_o the_o new_a model_v army_n and_o new_a commission_n which_o leave_v out_o for_o the_o king_n after_o naseby_n fight_v i_o do_v more_o against_o that_o new_a cause_n and_o war_n than_o he_o and_o perhaps_o many_o such_o as_o he_o if_o he_o mean_v the_o first_o
and_o episcopal_a nonconformist_n that_o now_o be_v common_o use_v it_o but_o he_o have_v find_v out_o one_o independent_a dr._n john_n owen_n who_o when_o he_o be_v vicechancellor_n at_o oxford_n be_v against_o the_o common_a use_n of_o it_o as_o necessary_a §_o 52._o accus_n thirty-nine_o he_o feign_v also_o that_o the_o creed_n and_o ten_o commandment_n be_v also_o cast_v out_o and_o scarce_o a_o chapter_n read_v in_o many_o church_n ans_fw-fr 1._o be_v he_o that_o hate_v they_o more_o oft_o in_o their_o church_n than_o i_o i_o know_v not_o one_o such_o presbyterian_a congregation_n in_o england_n 2._o read_v the_o directory_n whether_o it_o be_v for_o they_o or_o against_o they_o and_o judge_v of_o this_o man_n word_n §_o 53._o accus_n xl._o his_o exclamation_n against_o the_o scot_n covenant_n and_o cromwell_n do_n i_o before_o show_v to_o be_v just_a and_o i_o think_v i_o oppose_v both_o more_o than_o he_o do_v §_o 54._o accus_n xli_o page_n 39_o whereas_o i_o before_o say_v how_o i_o go_v into_o the_o army_n after_o naseby_n fight_v by_o the_o consent_n of_o a_o assembly_n of_o loyal_a minister_n in_o coventry_n to_o try_v whether_o there_o be_v any_o hope_n to_o save_v the_o church_n and_o state_n from_o the_o corrupt_a army_n he_o feign_v that_o this_o be_v the_o westminster_n assembly_n or_o some_o rebellious_a branch_n of_o they_o all_o false_o as_o the_o rest_n §_o 55._o accus_n xlii_o that_o i_o go_v to_o col._n whalley_n ans_fw-fr who_o then_o profess_v himself_o a_o lamenter_n of_o the_o army_n corruption_n and_o a_o desirer_n of_o their_o reformation_n and_o so_o continue_v while_o i_o be_v with_o he_o but_o be_v after_o overcome_v by_o his_o kinsman_n cromwell_n and_o worldly_a interest_n to_o hold_v on_o with_o they_o for_o his_o preferment_n §_o 56._o accus_n xliii_o his_o page_n 41._o be_v make_v of_o mere_a forge_a lie_n as_o 1._o that_o i_o promise_v myself_o great_a thing_n much_o what_o as_o i_o do_v from_o king_n charles_n the_o second_o when_o instead_o of_o a_o bishopric_n i_o crave_v leave_v in_o vain_a to_o have_v be_v for_o nothing_o the_o curate_n of_o a_o ignorant_a read_n vicar_n 2._o that_o i_o be_v disappoint_v of_o my_o hope_n by_o who_o and_o how_o and_o for_o what_o 3._o that_o i_o think_v myself_o capable_a of_o advancement_n but_o they_o do_v not_o as_o if_o i_o seek_v that_o which_o i_o refuse_v 4._o that_o i_o be_v well_o promise_v for_o my_o pain_n who_o never_o ask_v they_o any_o thing_n nor_o be_v promise_v any_o thing_n 5._o that_o i_o be_v content_a with_o the_o please_a work_n of_o draw_v blood_n gratis_o because_o i_o that_o never_o draw_v a_o drop_n of_o any_o man_n blood_n do_v labour_n to_o prevent_v the_o papist_n and_o malignant_a other_o leech_n from_o burst_v with_o the_o blood_n of_o king_n parliament_n and_o kingdom_n 6._o that_o i_o hope_v they_o will_v have_v advance_v i_o to_o some_o military_a preferment_n who_o never_o be_v so_o much_o as_o a_o soldier_n and_o can_v have_v have_v military_a preferment_n long_o before_o thus_o the_o man_n brain_n from_o what_o cause_n let_v other_o judge_v breed_v lie_n as_o a_o carcase_n breed_v maggot_n they_o swarm_v by_o heap_n be_v this_o the_o credit_n of_o our_o church_n history_n §_o 57_o accus_n xliv_o page_n 42._o against_o his_o will_n he_o be_v force_v to_o leave_v the_o army_n ans_fw-fr yes_o just_o the_o day_n that_o they_o consult_v at_o nottingham_n to_o rebel_n and_o i_o have_v else_o at_o triploe-heath_n venture_v my_o life_n against_o they_o but_o it_o have_v be_v in_o vain_a as_o it_o be_v to_o those_o that_o draw_v off_o about_o 5000_o from_o they_o who_o place_n they_o fill_v up_o with_o king_n charles_n the_o first_o be_v soldier_n that_o have_v come_v to_o they_o and_o with_o fanatic_n that_o will_v be_v true_a to_o their_o interest_n §_o 58._o accus_n xlv_o that_o ever_o since_o it_o have_v be_v my_o business_n to_o destroy_v the_o best_a establish_v church_n in_o the_o world_n ans_fw-fr by_o desire_v they_o not_o to_o set_v up_o a_o foreign_a jurisdiction_n which_o the_o kingdom_n be_v swear_v against_o and_o by_o humble_a petition_v they_o not_o to_o silence_v all_o the_o minister_n of_o england_n conditional_o and_o two_o thousand_o of_o the_o most_o faithful_a actual_o in_o one_o day_n by_o strive_v for_o concord_n as_o for_o life_n upon_o term_n once_o grant_v by_o the_o king_n in_o his_o gracious_a declaration_n and_o after_o on_o low_a term_n consent_v to_o by_o bishop_n wilkins_n dr._n burton_n judge_n hale_n and_o i_o think_v by_o dr._n tillotson_n and_o dr._n stillingfleet_n i_o never_o motion_v the_o alienation_n of_o one_o farthing_n of_o the_o revenue_n of_o the_o bishop_n or_o dean_n nor_o speak_v against_o their_o barony_n parliament_n place_n and_o power_n 〈◊〉_d nor_o against_o their_o vast_a diocese_n so_o they_o will_v not_o put_v down_o the_o inferior_a pastoral_n office_n and_o church_n and_o make_v lay_v civilian_n usurper_n of_o the_o key_n thus_o i_o seek_v to_o destroy_v the_o best_a church_n in_o the_o world_n locust_n be_v famish_v if_o they_o may_v not_o destroy_v our_o tree_n and_o fruit_n and_o pike_n if_o they_o may_v not_o devour_v all_o the_o lesser_a fish_n all_o human_n wealth_n and_o honour_n be_v nothing_o to_o he_o if_o mordecai_n be_v not_o hang_v this_o envy_n consume_v they_o if_o we_o lie_v not_o still_o with_o rogue_n in_o goal_n §_o 59_o accus_n xlvi_o he_o will_v not_o affirm_v that_o i_o be_v give_v to_o plunder_v but_o it_o be_v a_o suspicious_a sign_n when_o i_o will_v take_v up_o a_o man_n to_o exchange_v for_o my_o father_n ans_fw-fr this_o have_v a_o little_a modesty_n though_o even_o natural_a affection_n be_v a_o crime_n with_o tory_n even_o when_o exercise_v without_o hurt_v any_o here_o also_o he_o repeat_v his_o forgery_n of_o rain_v manna_n §_o 60._o accus_n xlvii_o page_n 43_o that_o i_o sit_v down_o on_o the_o sequester_v live_v of_o mr._n dance_v at_o kiderminster_n ans_fw-fr this_o be_v cautelous_o 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