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unto_o they_o not_o warrantable_a by_o the_o law_n and_o statute_n of_o this_o realm_n they_o do_v humble_o pray_v that_o no_o man_n hereafter_o be_v compel_v to_o take_v such_o a_o oath_n all_o which_o they_o most_o humble_o pray_v as_o their_o right_n and_o liberties_n according_a to_o the_o law_n and_o statute_n of_o this_o realm_n petit._n of_o right_o 3._o carol._n carol._n it_o be_v declare_v 16_o jan._n 1642._o that_o the_o king_n can_v compel_v man_n to_o be_v swear_v without_o a_o act_n of_o parliament_n exact_a collect._n pag._n 859_o 860._o 860._o proclam_fw-la of_o 9_o octob._n 19_o car._n car._n viz._n in_o account_v bishop_n antichristian_a and_o indifferent_a ceremony_n unlawful_a unlawful_a viz._n in_o make_v their_o discipline_n and_o government_n a_o mark_n of_o the_o true_a church_n and_o the_o set_n up_o thereof_o the_o erect_n of_o the_o throne_n of_o christ._n christ._n let_v we_o not_o be_v blame_v if_o we_o call_v it_o parliament_n religion_n parliament_n gospel_n parliament_n faith_n ward_n confut_o of_o apology_n part_v 6._o chap._n 2_o 2_o stat._n 13._o eliz._n 12._o 12._o such_o jurisdiction_n privilege_n superiority_n and_o preeminence_n spiritual_a and_o ecclesiastical_a as_o by_o any_o etc._n etc._n for_o the_o visitation_n of_o the_o ecclesiastical_a state_n and_o person_n and_o for_o reformation_n order_n and_o correction_n of_o the_o same_o and_o of_o all_o manner_n of_o error_n heresy_n schism_n abuse_n offence_n contempt_n and_o enormity_n shall_v for_o ever_o by_o authority_n of_o this_o present_a parliament_n be_v unite_v and_o annex_v to_o the_o imperial_a crown_n of_o this_o realm_n a_o act_n restore_v to_o the_o crown_n the_o ancient_a jurisdiction_n etc._n etc._n 1_o eliz._n 1._o 1._o art_n 36._o 36._o give_v advantage_n to_o this_o malignant_a party_n to_o traduce_v our_o proceed_n they_o infuse_v into_o the_o people_n that_o we_o mean_v to_o abolish_v all_o church_n government_n remonst_z 15_o dec._n 1641._o exact_v collect._n p._n 19_o the_o lord_n and_o commons_o do_v delare_v that_o they_o intend_v a_o due_a and_o necessary_a reformation_n of_o the_o government_n and_o liturgy_n of_o the_o church_n and_o to_o take_v away_o nothing_o in_o the_o one_o or_o in_o the_o other_o but_o what_o shall_v be_v evil_a and_o just_o offensive_a or_o at_o least_o unnecessary_a and_o barthensome_a declar._n 9_o apr._n 1642._o exact_a coll._n p._n 135._o 135._o statute_n of_o carlisle_n 25_o e._n 1._o recite_v 25_o e._n 3._o 3._o they_o infuse_v into_o the_o people_n that_o we_o mean_v to_o leave_v every_o man_n to_o his_o own_o fancy_n absolve_v he_o of_o that_o obedience_n which_o he_o owe_v under_o god_n unto_o his_o majesty_n who_o we_o know_v to_o be_v entrust_v with_o the_o ecclesiastical_a law_n as_o well_o as_o with_o the_o temporal_a exact_a collect._n ubi_fw-la supra_fw-la pag._n 19_o 19_o that_o