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pretence_n ridiculous_a but_o quaere_fw-la whether_o it_o be_v possible_a for_o the_o areana_n imperii_fw-la to_o remain_v always_o under_o so_o exact_a a_o discipline_n as_o may_v admit_v a_o thorow-inspection_n of_o the_o multitude_n without_o danger_n 7._o when_o it_o be_v urge_v as_o the_o fundamental_a principle_n the_o king_n shall_v proceed_v upon_o that_o the_o faction_n at_o westminster_n be_v no_o parliament_n the_o king_n be_v firm_a to_o his_o promise_n as_o there_o be_v not_o a_o just_a man_n alive_a not_o to_o dissolve_v they_o without_o their_o leave_n it_o be_v judge_v that_o self-preservation_n be_v the_o first_o principle_n in_o nature_n that_o concession_n which_o wisdom_n see_v then_o and_o experience_n since_o so_o contrary_a to_o that_o principle_n be_v rather_o to_o be_v repent_v of_o than_o perform_v 8._o it_o be_v a_o very_a great_a advantage_n to_o the_o king_n cause_n that_o his_o message_n of_o peace_n be_v send_v always_o after_o his_o victory_n and_o his_o enemy_n after_o their_o defeat_v and_o that_o his_o declaration_n be_v natural_a easy_a as_o ground_v upon_o obvious_a principle_n of_o scripture_n law_n and_o reason_n and_o they_o harsh_a force_v and_o wild_a as_o ground_v only_o upon_o pretence_n and_o fancy_n 9_o it_o be_v a_o probable_a opinion_n that_o it_o be_v in_o vain_a to_o treat_v with_o the_o rebel_n who_o can_v never_o trust_v the_o king_n with_o their_o guilty_a head_n 10._o it_o be_v in_o vain_a to_o yield_v they_o any_o thing_n since_o all_o concession_n have_v no_o other_o issue_n than_o either_o or_o both_o of_o these_o two_o inconvenience_n 1._o that_o they_o make_v the_o faction_n so_o insolent_a that_o the_o king_n shall_v not_o be_v able_a to_o deny_v nor_o grant_v they_o any_o thing_n 2._o that_o they_o justify_v former_a proceed_n and_o lay_v the_o blame_n upon_o the_o king_n for_o not_o grant_v that_o soon_o which_o he_o think_v fit_a to_o grant_v now_o beside_o it_o be_v more_o fit_a proposition_n come_v to_o the_o king_n than_o from_o he_o 11._o it_o may_v be_v wonder_v that_o the_o king_n do_v not_o cut_v off_o the_o chief_a of_o the_o rebel_n as_o they_o fall_v into_o his_o hand_n according_a to_o the_o usual_a maxim_n in_o that_o case_n but_o that_o his_o inclination_n to_o clemency_n be_v inexpressible_a and_o that_o the_o principle_n he_o go_v upon_o be_v fure_z though_o deep_a viz._n that_o so_o much_o be_v mankind_n in_o general_n and_o the_o english_a in_o particular_a oblige_v by_o fair_a usage_n that_o the_o generality_n of_o this_o nation_n return_v nine_o time_n in_o 1300_o year_n after_o long_a interval_n of_o usurpation_n out_o of_o gratitude_n as_o well_o as_o duty_n unto_o their_o allegiance_n to_o the_o posterity_n of_o good_a pious_a merciful_a but_o unhappy_a prince_n 12._o when_o it_o be_v urge_v against_o the_o king_n go_v to_o london_n upon_o the_o success_n in_o the_o west_n that_o