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and_o apostasy_n 47._o a_o king_n ought_v rather_o to_o live_v on_o the_o church_n alm_n than_o violent_o to_o take_v the_o bread_n out_o of_o bishop_n and_o minister_n mouth_n 48._o they_o be_v but_o golden_a calf_n that_o must_v be_v serve_v when_o jeroboam_n consecrate_v the_o mean_a of_o the_o people_n to_o be_v priest_n 49._o a_o king_n can_v not_o so_o much_o as_o pray_v god_n to_o prevent_v the_o sad_a consequence_n which_o will_v inevitable_o follow_v the_o parity_n and_o poverty_n of_o minister_n both_o in_o church_n and_o state_n because_o 50._o it_o be_v no_o less_o than_o a_o moâ—â—ing_n and_o tempt_v of_o god_n to_o desire_v he_o to_o hinder_v those_o mischief_n who_o occasion_n and_o remedy_n be_v in_o our_o own_o power_n 51._o there_o be_v way_n enough_o to_o repair_v the_o breach_n of_o the_o state_n without_o the_o ruin_n of_o the_o church_n 52._o as_o a_o king_n shall_v be_v a_o restorer_n of_o the_o state_n so_o not_o a_o opressour_n of_o the_o church_n under_o the_o pretence_n of_o public_a debt_n 53._o if_o a_o good_a king_n have_v not_o his_o own_o innocency_n and_o god_n protection_n it_o be_v hard_o for_o he_o to_o stand_v out_o against_o those_o stratagem_n and_o conflict_n of_o malice_n which_o by_o falsity_n seek_v to_o oppress_v the_o truth_n and_o by_o jealousy_n to_o supply_v the_o defect_n of_o real_a cause_n which_o may_v seem_v to_o justify_v unjust_a engagement_n against_o he_o 54._o the_o worst_a effect_n or_o open_a hostility_n come_v short_a of_o what_o be_v in_o disloyal_a close_a design_n 55._o a_o king_n shall_v more_o willing_o lose_v his_o crown_n than_o his_o credit_n nor_o shall_v his_o kingdom_n be_v so_o dear_a to_o he_o as_o his_o reputation_n and_o honour_n 56._o a_o good_a name_n be_v the_o embalm_v of_o prince_n and_o a_o sweet_a consecrate_v of_o they_o to_o a_o eternity_n of_o love_n and_o gratitude_n among_o posterity_n 57_o foul_n and_o false_a aspersion_n be_v secret_a engine_n employ_v against_o people_n love_n of_o their_o king_n that_o undermine_v their_o opinion_n and_o value_n of_o he_o his_o enemy_n and_o they_o may_v at_o once_o blow_v up_o their_o affection_n and_o batter_v down_o their_o loyalty_n 58._o the_o detriment_n of_o a_o king_n honour_n by_o calumny_n shall_v not_o be_v so_o afflictive_a to_o he_o as_o the_o sin_n and_o danger_n of_o his_o people_n soul_n 59_o people_n eye_n once_o blind_v with_o mist_n of_o suspicion_n be_v soon_o mislead_v into_o the_o most_o desperate_a precipice_n of_o action_n wherein_o they_o do_v not_o only_o not_o consider_v their_o sin_n and_o danger_n but_o glory_n in_o their_o zealous_a adventure_n 60._o mislead_v people_n imagine_v they_o then_o fear_v god_n most_o when_o they_o least_o honour_v their_o king_n and_o be_v most_o ambitious_a to_o merit_v the_o name_n of_o his_o destroyer_n 61._o a_o king_n pity_n ought_v to_o be_v above_o his_o anger_n 62._o a_o king_n passion_n shall_v never_o prevail_v against_o himself_o as_o to_o exclude_v his_o most_o compassionate_a prayer_n for_o they_o who_o devout_a error_n more_o than_o their_o own_o malice_n have_v betray_v to_o a_o most_o religious_a rebellion_n 63._o it_o be_v a_o generous_a charity_n in_o a_o king_n to_o interpret_v that_o his_o subject_n in_o arm_n fight_v against_o his_o suppose_a error_n not_o his_o person_n intend_v to_o mend_v he_o not_o to_o end_v he_o 64._o it_o be_v somewhat_o above_o humanity_n in_o a_o king_n not_o more_o willing_o to_o forgive_v the_o seduction_n in_o his_o subject_n which_o occasion_v their_o loyal_a injury_n then_o to_o be_v ambitious_a by_o all_o princely_a merit_n to_o redeem_v they_o from_o their_o just_a suspicion_n and_o reward_v they_o for_o their_o good_a intention_n 65._o a_o king_n shall_v be_v too_o conscious_a to_o his_o own_o affection_n towards_o the_o generality_n of_o his_o people_n to_o suspect_v they_o to_o he_o 66._o a_o king_n shall_v never_o gratify_v the_o spightfulness_n of_o a_o few_o with_o any_o sinister_a thought_n of_o their_o allegiance_n who_o pious_a fraud_n have_v seduce_v 67._o a_o king_n shall_v never_o be_v persuade_v to_o make_v so_o bad_a interpretatation_n of_o most_o of_o his_o subject_n action_n as_o to_o judge_v otherwise_o than_o that_o possible_o they_o may_v be_v erroneous_a but_o not_o haeretical_a in_o point_n of_o loyalty_n 68_o a_o king_n shall_v have_v as_o sharp_a a_o sense_n of_o the_o injury_n do_v to_o his_o subject_n as_o those_o do_v to_o himself_o their_o well_n fare_v be_v inseparable_a 69._o seduce_a subject_n in_o this_o suffer_v more_o than_o their_o king_n that_o they_o be_v animate_v to_o injure_v at_o once_o both_o themselves_o and_o he_o 70._o a_o king_n sometime_o have_v such_o enemy_n among_o his_o subject_n as_o to_o who_o malice_n it_o be_v not_o enough_o that_o he_o be_v afflict_v unless_o by_o those_o who_o prosperity_n he_o earnest_o desire_v and_o who_o seduction_n he_o hearty_o deplore_v 71._o a_o king_n for_o restore_a tranquillity_n unto_o his_o people_n may_v willing_o be_v the_o jonah_n if_o he_o foresee_v not_o evident_o that_o by_o the_o divide_a interest_n of_o they_o and_o his_o enemy_n as_o by_o contrary_a wind_n the_o storm_n of_o their_o misery_n will_v be_v rather_o increase_v than_o allay_v 72._o a_o king_n shall_v rather_o prevent_v his_o people_n ruin_n than_o rule_n over_o they_o 73._o a_o king_n shall_v not_o be_v so_o ambitious_a of_o that_o dominion_n which_o be_v but_o his_o right_n as_o of_o his_o people_n happiness_n if_o it_o can_v but_o expiate_v or_o countervail_v such_o a_o way_n of_o obtain_v it_o by_o the_o high_a injury_n of_o subject_n commit_v against_o their_o sovereign_n 74._o a_o king_n shall_v rather_o suffer_v all_o the_o misery_n of_o life_n and_o die_v many_o death_n than_o shameful_o to_o desert_n or_o dishonourable_o to_o betray_v his_o own_o just_a right_n and_o sovereignty_n thereby_o to_o gratify_v the_o ambition_n or_o justify_v the_o malice_n of_o his_o enemy_n 75._o a_o king_n ought_v to_o put_v as_o great_a a_o difference_n between_o the_o malice_n of_o his_o enemy_n and_o other_o man_n mistake_n as_o between_o a_o ordinary_a ague_n and_o the_o plague_n or_o the_o itch_n of_o novelty_n and_o the_o leprosy_n of_o disloyalty_n 76._o as_o liar_n need_v have_v good_a memory_n so_o malicious_a person_n need_v good_a invention_n that_o their_o calumny_n may_v fit_v every_o man_n fancy_n and_o what_o their_o reproach_n want_v of_o truth_n they_o may_v make_v up_o with_o number_n and_o show_v 77._o a_o king_n shall_v have_v more_o patience_n to_o bear_v and_o charity_n to_o forgive_v than_o leisure_n to_o answer_v the_o many_o false_a aspersion_n which_o man_n may_v cast_v upon_o he_o 78._o it_o give_v man_n malice_n too_o much_o pleasure_n for_o a_o king_n to_o take_v notice_n or_o remember_v what_o they_o say_v or_o object_n 79._o when_o a_o king_n confute_v calumny_n it_o shall_v be_v more_o for_o his_o subject_n satisfaction_n than_o his_o own_o vindication_n 80._o man_n evil_a manner_n and_o sear_v conscience_n will_v soon_o enough_o confute_v and_o revenge_n the_o black_a and_o false_a scandal_n which_o they_o cast_v upon_o their_o king_n 81._o rebel_n credit_n and_o reputation_n may_v be_v blast_v by_o the_o breath_n of_o that_o same_o furnace_n of_o popular_a obliquy_n and_o detraction_n which_o they_o study_v to_o heat_n and_o inflame_v to_o the_o high_a degree_n of_o infamy_n and_o therein_o seek_v to_o cast_v and_o consume_v their_o king_n name_n and_o honour_n 82._o they_o be_v mispersuade_v who_o think_v these_o two_o utter_o inconsistent_a to_o be_v at_o once_o loyal_a to_o their_o king_n and_o true_o religious_a towards_o god_n 83._o some_o popular_a preacher_n think_v it_o no_o sin_n to_o lie_v for_o god_n and_o what_o they_o call_v god_n cause_n curse_v all_o that_o will_v not_o curse_v with_o they_o 84._o such_o man_n look_v so_o much_o at_o and_o cry_v up_o the_o goodness_n of_o the_o end_n propound_v that_o they_o consider_v 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his_o own_o vindication_n 80._o man_n evil_a manner_n and_o sear_v conscience_n will_v soon_o enough_o confute_v and_o revenge_n the_o black_a and_o false_a scandal_n which_o they_o cast_v upon_o their_o king_n 81._o rebel_n credit_n and_o reputation_n may_v be_v blast_v by_o the_o breath_n of_o that_o same_o furnace_n of_o popular_a obliquy_n and_o detraction_n which_o they_o study_v to_o heat_n and_o inflame_v to_o the_o high_a degree_n of_o infamy_n and_o therein_o seek_v to_o cast_v and_o consume_v their_o king_n name_n and_o honour_n 82._o they_o be_v mispersuade_v who_o think_v these_o two_o utter_o inconsistent_a to_o be_v at_o once_o loyal_a to_o their_o king_n and_o true_o religious_a towards_o god_n 83._o some_o popular_a preacher_n think_v it_o no_o sin_n to_o lie_v for_o god_n and_o what_o they_o call_v god_n cause_n curse_v all_o that_o will_v not_o curse_v with_o they_o 84._o such_o man_n look_v so_o much_o at_o and_o cry_v up_o the_o goodness_n of_o the_o end_n propound_v that_o they_o consider_v not_o the_o lawfulness_n of_o the_o mean_v use_v nor_o the_o depth_n of_o that_o mischief_n chief_o plot_v and_o intend_v 85._o the_o weakness_n of_o these_o man_n judgement_n must_v be_v make_v up_o by_o their_o clamour_n and_o activity_n 86._o it_o be_v a_o great_a part_n of_o some_o man_n religion_n to_o scandalize_v their_o king_n and_o he_o think_v they_o can_v be_v true_a if_o they_o cry_v not_o down_o his_o as_o false_a 87._o a_o king_n ight_v not_o against_o his_o own_o religion_n who_o employ_v subject_n of_o different_a persuasion_n to_o maintain_v it_o 88_o difference_n of_o persuasion_n in_o matter_n of_o religion_n may_v easy_o fall_v out_o where_o there_o be_v the_o sameness_n of_o duty_n allegiance_n and_o subjection_n 89._o different_a profession_n in_o point_n of_o religion_n can_v take_v away_o the_o community_n of_o relation_n either_o to_o parent_n or_o to_o prince_n 90._o it_o be_v lawful_a for_o a_o king_n in_o exigent_n to_o use_v the_o aid_n of_o any_o his_o subject_n of_o what_o persuasion_n soever_o 91._o it_o be_v a_o very_a impertinent_a and_o unseasonable_a scruple_n in_o a_o king_n then_o to_o dispute_v the_o point_n of_o different_a belief_n in_o his_o subject_n when_o he_o be_v dispute_v with_o by_o sword_n point_n and_o when_o he_o need_v the_o help_n of_o his_o subject_n as_o man_n no_o less_o than_o their_o prayer_n as_o christian_n 92._o the_o noise_n of_o a_o king_n evil_a counsellor_n be_v a_o useful_a device_n for_o those_o who_o be_v impatient_a any_o man_n counsel_n but_o their_o own_o shall_v be_v follow_v in_o church_n or_o state_n 93._o bold_n subject_n give_v counsel_n more_o like_o a_o drench_n that_o must_v be_v force_v down_o than_o a_o draught_n which_o may_v be_v fair_o and_o leisurely_o dranâ—â—_n if_o their_o king_n like_v it_o 94._o moderate_a man_n be_v sorry_a to_o see_v their_o king_n prone_a to_o injure_v himself_o out_o of_o a_o zeal_n to_o relieve_v his_o subject_n 95._o 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safety_n the_o four_o century_n 1._o those_o man_n be_v the_o best_a preserver_n of_o their_o true_a liberty_n who_o allow_v themselves_o the_o least_o licentiousness_n against_o or_o beyond_o the_o law_n 2._o it_o be_v impossible_a choose_v man_n shall_v be_v real_o tender_a of_o their_o fellow-subject_n liberty_n who_o have_v the_o hardiness_n to_o use_v their_o king_n with_o severe_a restraint_n 3._o a_o resolve_v king_n restrain_v by_o subject_n will_v rather_o perish_v thaâ—_n complain_v to_o those_o who_o want_v nothing_o to_o complete_a their_o mirth_n and_o triumph_n but_o such_o music_n 4._o conscientious_a tenderness_n attend_v with_o proud_a and_o arrogant_a activity_n seek_v to_o hatch_v every_o egg_n of_o different_a opinion_n to_o a_o faction_n or_o schism_n 5._o law_n and_o sceptre_n of_o monarch_n shall_v not_o entrench_v on_o god_n sovereignty_n which_o be_v the_o only_a king_n of_o man_n conscience_n 6._o god_n give_v no_o man_n liberty_n to_o break_v the_o law_n establish_v further_o than_o with_o meekness_n and_o patience_n they_o be_v content_a to_o suffer_v the_o penalty_n annex_v rather_o than_o perturb_v the_o public_a peace_n 7._o some_o man_n in_o the_o necessity_n of_o their_o fortune_n distrust_n god_n providence_n as_o well_o as_o their_o own_o merit_n 8._o never_o be_v any_o prince_n more_o glorious_a than_o those_o who_o god_n have_v suffer_v to_o be_v try_v in_o the_o furnace_n of_o affliction_n by_o their_o injurious_a subject_n 9_o some_o man_n speak_v against_o their_o king_n rather_o what_o they_o wish_v than_o what_o they_o believe_v or_o know_v 10._o rude_a and_o scandalous_a pamphlet_n like_o fire_n in_o great_a conflagration_n fly_v up_o and_o down_o to_o set_v all_o place_n on_o like_a flame_n 11._o it_o be_v no_o wonder_n if_o man_n not_o fear_v god_n shall_v not_o honour_v their_o king_n 12._o god_n have_v grave_v such_o character_n of_o divine_a authority_n and_o sacred_a power_n upon_o king_n as_o none_o may_v 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76._o god_n will_v find_v out_o bloody_a and_o deceitful_a man_n many_o of_o who_o live_v not_o half_a their_o day_n in_o which_o they_o promise_v themselves_o the_o enjoyment_n of_o the_o fruit_n of_o their_o violent_a and_o wicked_a counsel_n 77._o god_n will_v save_v a_o king_n that_o be_v his_o servant_n and_o in_o due_a time_n scatter_v the_o people_n that_o delight_n in_o war._n 78._o it_o be_v time_n for_o god_n to_o arise_v and_o lift_v up_o himself_o when_o the_o king_n enemy_n rage_n and_o increase_v conceive_v mischief_n travail_v with_o iniquity_n and_o bring_v forth_o falsehood_n 79._o the_o design_n of_o a_o civil_a war_n be_v either_o to_o destroy_v the_o king_n person_n or_o force_v his_o judgement_n and_o to_o make_v he_o renege_v his_o conscience_n and_o god_n truth_n 80._o a_o king_n may_v be_v drive_v to_o cross_v david_n choice_n and_o desire_v rather_o to_o fall_v into_o the_o hand_n of_o man_n by_o deny_v they_o though_o their_o mercy_n be_v cruel_a than_o into_o 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