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meeting_n of_o any_o other_o person_n than_o those_o of_o his_o own_o family_n nor_o shall_v administer_v baptism_n or_o the_o lord_n supper_n or_o marry_v any_o person_n or_o use_v the_o book_n of_o common_a prayer_n or_o the_o form_n of_o prayer_n therein_o contain_v upon_o pain_n that_o every_o person_n so_o offend_v in_o any_o of_o the_o premise_n shall_v be_v proceed_v against_o as_o by_o the_o say_a order_n be_v provide_v and_o direct_v oliver_n declaration_n nou._n 24._o 1655._o a_o confession_n of_o faith_n to_o be_v agree_v by_o your_o highness_n and_o the_o parliament_n according_a to_o the_o rule_n and_o warrant_v of_o the_o scripture_n to_o be_v assert_v hold_v forth_o and_o recommend_v to_o the_o people_n of_o these_o nation_n so_o that_o this_o liberty_n be_v not_o extend_v to_o popery_n or_o prelact_fw-mi humble_a petition_n and_o advice_n may_v 25._o 1657._o note_n on_o §._o 7._o not_o to_o cloy_v the_o reader_n with_o repetition_n out_o of_o my_o first_o part_n upon_o this_o subject_n i_o shall_v pass_v over_o the_o whole_a history_n of_o the_o late_a persecution_n with_o this_o short_a note_n upon_o it_o that_o as_o it_o be_v level_v at_o the_o destruction_n both_o of_o church_n and_o state_n so_o it_o fall_v heavy_a upon_o person_n of_o condition_n honesty_n and_o letter_n as_o the_o man_n most_o sensible_a of_o the_o tie_v of_o honour_n and_o duty_n and_o i_o shall_v now_o content_v myself_o with_o these_o few_o instance_n of_o the_o rigour_n of_o those_o time_n which_o methinks_v may_v stop_v the_o mouth_n of_o those_o that_o cry_v out_o so_o loud_a against_o the_o uncompassionate_a severity_n of_o the_o present_a age._n what_o be_v the_o blind_a guide_n and_o scandalous_a minister_n etc._n etc._n num._n 1_o but_o the_o canonical_a clergy_n that_o be_v force_v away_o from_o their_o live_n and_o their_o family_n by_o a_o popular_a rage_n and_o violence_n under_o the_o countenance_n of_o that_o diabolical_a slander_n neither_o be_v the_o loss_n of_o their_o lawful_a possession_n and_o the_o ordinary_a comfort_n of_o life_n sufficient_a to_o expiate_v for_o their_o piety_n integrity_n and_o virtue_n without_o their_o adversary_n do_v as_o much_o as_o in_o they_o lay_v to_o starve_v they_o too_o 2_o and_o 3_o and_o this_o be_v the_o liberty_n of_o conscience_n of_o those_o day_n be_v it_o not_o a_o reasonable_a proposition_n now_o for_o those_o man_n that_o give_v no_o quarter_n to_o the_o church_n upon_o that_o revolution_n to_o mutiny_n for_o the_o same_o liberty_n again_o of_o destroy_v it_o and_o for_o the_o whole_a schism_n that_o from_o time_n to_o time_n by_o common_a agreement_n exclude_v the_o prelacy_n to_o expect_v that_o the_o ecclesiastical_a government_n shall_v be_v now_o tear_v to_o piece_n in_o their_o favour_n §._o 8._o the_o power_n of_o the_o kirk_n 1_o if_o the_o prince_n with_o gideon_n nadab_n
contribution_n for_o all_o his_o payment_n and_o hazard_n i_o say_v he_o be_v blind_a i_o say_v his_o heart_n be_v not_o right_a with_o god_n marshal_n to_o both_o house_n jan._n 18._o 1643._o p._n 20._o all_n christendom_n except_o the_o malignant_n in_o england_n do_v now_o see_v that_o the_o question_n in_o england_n be_v whether_o christ_n or_o antichrist_n shall_v be_v lord_n and_o king_n ibid._n p._n 21._o 17_o q._n whether_o the_o whole_a kirk_n of_o scotland_n in_o their_o letter_n send_v to_o the_o king_n at_o oxford_n as_o in_o may_n history_n have_v not_o judge_v the_o late_a king_n guilty_a of_o the_o blood_n of_o thousand_o of_o his_o best_a subject_n and_o if_o so_o whether_o the_o law_n of_o god_n or_o man_n give_v any_o pardon_n or_o dispensation_n to_o king_n more_o than_o to_o other_o if_o not_o whether_o his_o judge_n be_v not_o sufficient_a to_o justify_v it_o valley_n of_o anchor_n q._n 8._o q._n whether_o beside_o the_o gild_n of_o blood_n contract_v upon_o himself_o in_o the_o war_n of_o england_n and_o scotland_n he_o be_v not_o also_o guilty_a of_o the_o blood_n of_o ireland_n ibid._n q._n 9_o 18_o no_o sober_a and_o impartial_a person_n can_v condemn_v their_o position_n who_o deny_v that_o a_o tyrannous_a magistrate_n be_v the_o minister_n of_o god_n to_o they_o for_o their_o good_a do_v plain_o assert_v the_o lawfulness_n of_o self-defence_n and_o holy_a reformation_n without_o the_o violation_n of_o the_o ordinance_n of_o god_n naphtali_n p._n 30._o 19_o as_o he_o the_o late_a king_n to_o acquit_v himself_o have_v not_o spare_v his_o adversary_n to_o load_v they_o with_o all_o sort_n of_o blame_n and_o accusation_n so_o to_o he_o as_o in_o his_o book_n alive_a there_o will_v be_v use_v no_o more_o courtship_n than_o he_o use_v but_o what_o be_v proper_o his_o own_o gild_n not_o impute_v any_o more_o to_o his_o evil_a councillor_n a_o ceremony_n use_v long_o by_o the_o parliament_n than_o he_o himself_o desire_v shall_v be_v lay_v here_o without_o circumlocution_n at_o his_o own_o door_n that_o they_o who_o from_o the_o first_o beginning_n or_o but_o now_o of_o late_a by_o what_o unhappiness_n i_o know_v not_o be_v so_o much_o affatuate_v not_o with_o his_o person_n only_o but_o with_o his_o palpable_a fault_n and_o dote_v upon_o his_o deformity_n may_v have_v none_o to_o blame_v but_o their_o own_o folly_n if_o they_o live_v and_o die_v in_o such_o a_o strike_a blindness_n as_o next_o to_o that_o of_o sodom_n have_v not_o happen_v to_o any_o sort_n of_o man_n more_o gross_a or_o more_o mislead_v miltons_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d pref._n 20_o the_o people_n exorbitant_a and_o excessive_a in_o all_o their_o motion_n be_v prone_a ofttimes_o not_o to_o a_o riligious_a only_o but_o to_o a_o civil_a kind_n of_o idolatry_n in_o idolize_v their_o king_n though_o never_o more_o mistake_v in_o the_o object_n of_o their_o worship_n heretofore_o be_v wont_a to_o repute_v for_o saint_n those_o faithful_a and_o courageous_a baron_n who_o lose_v their_o life_n in_o the_o field_n make_v glorious_a war_n against_o tyrant_n for_o the_o common_a liberty_n as_o simon_n de_fw-fr momfort_n earl_n of_o leicester_n against_o henry_n the_o three_o thomas_n plantagenet_n earl_n of_o lancaster_n against_o edward_n the_o second_o but_o now_o with_o a_o beseek_v and_o degenerate_a baseness_n of_o spirit_n except_o some_o few_o who_o yet_o retain_v in_o they_o the_o old_a english_a fortitude_n and_o love_n of_o freedom_n and_o have_v testify_v it_o by_o their_o matchless_a deed_n the_o rest_n embastardized_a from_o the_o ancient_a nobleness_n of_o their_o ancestor_n be_v ready_a to_o fall_v flat_a and_o give_v adoration_n to_o the_o image_n and_o memory_n of_o this_o man_n who_o have_v offer_v at_o more_o fetch_n to_o undermine_v our_o liberty_n and_o put_v tyranny_n into_o a_o art_n than_o any_o british_a king_n before_o he_o ibid._n pref._n 21_o whosoever_o shed_v man_n blood_n by_o man_n shall_v his_o blood_n be_v shed_v we_o find_v here_o no_o exception_n if_o a_o king_n therefore_o do_v this_o to_o a_o king_n and_o that_o by_o man_n also_o the_o same_o shall_v be_v do_v ibid._n pag._n 229._o 22_o to_o have_v bring_v the_o king_n to_o condign_a punishment_n have_v not_o break_v the_o covenant_n but_o it_o will_v have_v break_v the_o covenant_n to_o have_v save_v he_o from_o those_o judicatories_n which_o both_o nation_n declare_v in_o that_o covenant_n to_o be_v supreme_a against_o any_o person_n whatsoever_o ibid._n p._n 237._o god_n have_v testify_v by_o all_o propitious_a and_o evident_a design_n whereby_o in_o these_o latter_a time_n he_o be_v wont_a to_o testify_v what_o please_v he_o that_o such_o a_o solemn_a and_o for_o many_o age_n unexampled_a act_n of_o due_a punishment_n be_v no_o mockery_n of_o justice_n but_o a_o most_o grateful_a and_o well-pleasing_a sacrifice_n neither_o be_v it_o to_o cover_v their_o perjury_n as_o he_o accuse_v but_o to_o uncover_v his_o perjury_n to_o the_o oath_n of_o his_o coronation_n ibid._n 23_o this_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o the_o kingdom_n the_o king_n shall_v have_v help_v etc._n etc._n but_o do_v not_o than_o it_o become_v the_o duty_n of_o the_o parliament_n to_o have_v relieve_v the_o kingdom_n but_o they_o do_v not_o her_o necessity_n great_a and_o many_o petition_n concern_v they_o be_v slight_v and_o burn_v wait_v many_o year_n for_o help_n our_o oppression_n not_o remove_v all_o complain_v danger_n increase_v no_o remedy_n appear_v they_o not_o help_v we_o nor_o tell_v we_o how_o long_o it_o will_v be_v before_o this_o parliament_n will_v be_v at_o a_o end_n that_o we_o may_v have_v another_o to_o see_v if_o they_o will_v help_v we_o when_o all_o fall_v no_o ground_n of_o hope_n of_o life_n be_v leave_v danger_n eminent_a and_o no_o other_o mean_n of_o help_n leave_v this_o be_v a_o cause_n of_o necessity_n now_o it_o be_v the_o duty_n of_o the_o army_n to_o help_v and_o if_o they_o have_v not_o it_o have_v be_v their_o sin_n if_o not_o their_o overthrow_n if_o they_o have_v suffer_v it_o to_o perish_v the_o kingdom_n have_v be_v well_o holpen_v up_o with_o a_o remedy_n in_o extremity_n a_o answer_n to_o john_n geree_n etc._n etc._n 1649._o p._n 4._o 24_o as_o to_o the_o blood_n of_o the_o king_n i_o have_v not_o in_o the_o least_o any_o gild_n lie_v upon_o i_o for_o i_o have_v many_o a_o time_n seek_v the_o lord_n with_o tear_n to_o know_v if_o i_o have_v do_v amiss_o in_o it_o but_o it_o be_v rather_o confirm_v that_o the_o thing_n be_v more_o of_o god_n than_o of_o men._n nine_o man_n speech_n harrison_n p._n 2._o i_o go_v to_o suffer_v upon_o the_o account_n of_o the_o most_o glorious_a cause_n that_o ever_o be_v in_o the_o world_n ibid._n p._n 6._o bless_a be_v the_o name_n of_o god_n that_o i_o have_v a_o life_n to_o lose_v upon_o so_o glorious_a and_o so_o honourable_a a_o account_n p._n 10._o 25_o i_o die_v not_o in_o the_o lord_n only_o but_o for_o the_o lord_n and_o think_v not_o that_o this_o bless_a cause_n shall_v be_v lose_v for_o it_o shall_v reach_v to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o earth_n think_v not_o your_o prayer_n lose_v for_o your_o prayer_n and_o tear_n with_o our_o blood_n shall_v come_v down_o short_o upon_o babylon_n mr._n carew_n speech_n p._n 15._o 26_o i_o can_v confess_v any_o gild_n it_o be_v such_o a_o cause_n that_o the_o martyr_n will_v glad_o come_v again_o from_o heaven_n to_o suffer_v for_o if_o they_o may_v i_o look_v upon_o it_o as_o the_o most_o noble_a and_o high_a act_n of_o justice_n that_o our_o story_n can_v parallel_v nine_o man_n speech_n cook_n p._n 41._o 27_o i_o bless_v god_n name_n he_o have_v engage_v i_o in_o a_o cause_n not_o to_o be_v repent_v of_o scott_n ibid._n p._n 71._o 28_o in_o all_o that_o be_v past_a i_o can_v never_o yet_o suffer_v so_o much_o as_o a_o wish_n to_o pass_v through_o my_o thought_n oh_o that_o i_o have_v not_o be_v engage_v in_o this_o thing_n or_o that_o i_o have_v before_o 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