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gentleman_n while_o you_o debate_v that_o point_n i_o will_v call_v for_o dinner_n sect_n xvi_o at_o who_o door_n lie_v the_o blood_n of_o king_n charles_n the_o martyr_n zea._n and_o why_o by_o they_o if_o by_o any_o i_o beseech_v you_o be_v peter_n a_o presbyterian_a scrup._n yes_o sure_o be_v he_o as_o much_o as_o martial_n be_v a_o independent_a zea._n go_v to_o let_v we_o spare_a name_n and_o fall_v to_o the_o matter_n scrup._n the_o question_n be_v upon_o who_o the_o gild_n of_o the_o king_n blood_n lie_v you_o charge_v it_o upon_o we_o and_o i_o upon_o you._n the_o presbyterian_o spoil_v he_o as_o a_o king_n before_z other_o 72._o execute_v he_o as_o a_o private_a man_n have_v they_o not_o hunt_v and_o pursue_v he_o with_o sword_n and_o fire_n have_v they_o not_o 32._o former_o deny_v to_o treat_v with_o he_o and_o their_o now_o recant_v minister_n preach_v against_o he_o as_o a_o reprobate_n incurable_a a_o enemy_n to_o god_n and_o his_o church_n marque_v for_o destruction_n etc._n etc._n the_o covenanting-minister_n with_o 53._o their_o party_n clear_o depose_v the_o king_n when_o they_o acknowledge_v and_o submit_v unto_o a_o power_n as_o superior_a unto_o he_o levy_v war_n against_o he_o as_o against_o a_o traitor_n rebel_n and_o enemy_n to_o the_o kingdom_n etc._n etc._n the_o scot_n have_v 17._o proceed_v so_o far_o as_o to_o imprison_v the_o king_n person_n and_o to_o sequester_n all_o his_o royal_a power_n which_o be_v a_o temporary_a dethroning_n and_o depose_v nay_o hear_v what_o some_o of_o your_o rabbi_n have_v not_o stick_v to_o say_v in_o my_o justification_n the_o removal_n 33._o of_o prelatical_a innovation_n altar-genuflexions_a and_o cringing_n with_o cross_n and_o all_o that_o popish_a trash_n and_o trumpery_n countervail_v for_o the_o blood_n and_o treasure_n shed_v and_o spend_v in_o these_o late_a distraction_n and_o this_o be_v in_o 56._o once_o more_o and_o you_o shall_v take_v your_o turn_n this_o may_v serve_v to_o justify_v 52._o the_o proceed_n of_o this_o kingdom_n against_o the_o late_a king_n who_o in_o a_o hostile_a way_n set_v himself_o to_o overthrow_v religion_n parliament_n law_n and_o liberty_n zea._n i_o can_v afford_v you_o two_o for_o one_o and_o pay_v you_o in_o your_o own_o coin_n his_fw-la capacity_n say_v parker_n be_v at_o westminster_n 18._o when_o his_o body_n be_v upon_o the_o scaffold_n at_o whitehall_n pay_v unto_o justice_n for_o his_o misgovernment_n and_o tyranny_n think_v not_o to_o save_v yourselves_o say_v one_o of_o your_o minister_n 26._o to_o the_o commons_o about_o a_o month_n before_o the_o king_n suffer_v think_v not_o to_o save_o yourselves_o say_v he_o by_o a_o unrighteous_a save_v they_o who_o be_v the_o lord_n and_o the_o people_n know_a enemy_n for_o certain_o if_o you_o act_n not_o like_o god_n in_o this_o particular_a against_o man_n true_o obnoxious_a to_o justice_n they_o will_v be_v like_o devil_n against_o you_o benhadad_n life_n be_v once_o in_o ahab_n hand_n and_o he_o venture_v god_n displeasure_n to_o let_v he_o go_v but_o see_v how_o bernhadad_n reward_v he_o for_o it_o fight_v neither_o with_o small_a nor_o great_a but_o with_o the_o king_n of_o israel_n conf._n come_v gentleman_n your_o dinner_n be_v ready_a but_o first_o i_o charge_v you_o by_o that_o love_n you_o bear_v to_o truth_n and_o honesty_n deal_v free_o with_o i_o what_o be_v your_o opinion_n of_o your_o cause_n zea._n we_o will_v take_v time_n to_o consider_v of_o it_o conf._n and_o of_o your_o petition_n too_o i_o beseech_v you_o go_v to_o i_o dare_v swear_v there_o be_v neither_o of_o you_o will_v die_v at_o stake_n for_o it_o scrup._n but_o still_o i_o be_o where_o i_o be_v as_o to_o the_o favour_v of_o tender_a conscience_n conf._n and_o true_o so_o be_o i_o where_o it_o be_v possible_a to_o separate_a the_o error_n from_o the_o person_n but_o to_o permit_v a_o pullique_n inconvenience_n for_o the_o satisfaction_n of_o a_o private_a scruple_n be_v upon_o very_o weak_a pretence_n to_o unhinge_v the_o law_n and_o consequent_o to_o dissolve_v the_o government_n det_fw-la ille_fw-la veniam_fw-la facilè_fw-la cui_fw-la veniâ_fw-la est_fw-la opus_fw-la sen._n agamemnon_n the_o end_n the_o content_n introduction_n pag._n 1_o sect_n 1._o liberty_n of_o conscience_n state_v p._n 5_o sect_n 2._o universal_a toleration_n unlawful_a p._n 7_o sect_n 3._o limit_a toleration_n do_v not_o answer_v liberty_n of_o conscience_n p._n 18_o sect_n 4._o the_o nonconformist_n plea_n for_o toleration_n upon_o reason_n of_o state_n p._n 14_o sect_n 5._o the_o nonconformist_n plea_n for_o toleration_n from_o the_o merit_n of_o the_o party_n p._n 24_o sect_n 6._o the_o nonconformist_n plea_n for_o toleration_n from_o the_o innocence_n of_o their_o practice_n and_o opinion_n p._n 26_o sect_n 7._o toleration_n cause_n confusion_n both_o in_o church_n and_o state_n p._n 36_o sect_n 8._o the_o danger_n of_o toleration_n in_o this_o juncture_n pag._n 3â—_n sect_n 9_o argument_n against_o toleration_n in_o respect_n of_o the_o party_n ihat_o desire_v it_o with_o animadversion_n upon_o a_o certain_a pamplet_n entitle_v a_o sermon_n preach_v at_o aldermanbury-church_n decemb._n 28._o 1662._o p._n 42_o sect_n 10._o argument_n against_o toleration_n in_o respect_n of_o the_o authority_n that_o be_v to_o grant_v it_o p._n 60_o sect_n 11._o the_o proper_a subject_n and_o extent_n of_o humane_a power_n p._n 64_o sect_n 12._o the_o bound_n of_o toleration_n with_o some_o reflection_n upon_o schism_n and_o scandal_n p._n 69_o sect_n 13._o the_o necessity_n of_o a_o final_a and_o unaccomptable_a judge_n p._n 81_o sect_n 14._o the_o three_o great_a judge_n of_o mankind_n be_v god_n magistrate_n and_o conscience_n p._n 89_o sect_n 15._o the_o toleration_n which_o the_o nonconformist_n desire_n have_v neither_o ground_n nor_o precedent_n p._n 99_o sect_n 16._o at_o who_o door_n lie_v the_o blood_n of_o king_n charles_n the_o martyr_n p._n 104_o the_o end_n crook_n report_v pars_fw-la 2._o pa._n 37._o interest_n of_o engl._n pa_n 86._o p._n 84._o 86._o 87._o 94._o the_o nonconformist_n demand_n rom._n 2._o 14._o laud_v against_o fisher._n pa._n 197._o rom._n 7._o 7._o rom._n 4._o 15._o rom._n 5._o 13._o 1_o joh._n 4._o 3_o 15._o ex._n coll._n p._n 2._o &_o 3_o 3_o ex._n coll._n p._n 84._o 84._o p._n 339._o 339._o p._n 609._o 609._o p._n 764._o 764._o p._n 392._o ex._n coll._n p._n 533._o p._n 494._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 28._o &_o 24._o lord_n brook_n alaham_n pa._n 12._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 130._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 93._o gal._n 5._o 1._o 1._o lex_fw-la rex_fw-la p._n 136._o 136._o 156._o 156._o 140._o 140._o 113._o 113._o gillespy_n p._n 11._o engl._n pop._n cerem_fw-la cerem_fw-la 245._o king_n declar._n p._n 409._o p._n 4â—1_n p._n 409._o p._n 413._o a_o sacred_a panegyric_n p._n 23_o defence_n of_o the_o honourable_a sentence_n pass_v upon_o the_o late_a king_n pa._n 90._o exit_fw-la coll._n pa._n 259_o ex._n coll._n pa._n 457._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d pa._n 183._o the_o nonconformist_n will_v have_v they_o know_v not_o what_o letter_n to_o the_o assembl_n jan._n 1._o 45._o pag._n 3._o engl._n deliv_n pa._n 7._o fresh_a disput._n pa._n 98._o tenure_n of_o king_n pa._n 36._o ex._n coll._n pa._n 2._o remonstr_n ex._n coll._n pa._n 19_o ☜_o ibid._n the_o false_a brother_n brother_n part._n 2._o pag._n 3._o 3._o pag._n 7._o scobel_n act_n etc._n etc._n etc._n pag._n 51._o 51._o pag._n 65._o 65._o pag._n 178._o 178._o pag._n 293._o 293._o scobel_o act_n etc._n etc._n pag._n 41._o 41._o pag._n 60._o 60._o pag._n 73._o 73._o pag._n 75._o 75._o pag._n 128._o 128._o pag._n 8._o part_n 2._o 2._o pag._n 149._o 149._o pag._n 153._o 153._o pag._n 400._o 400._o pag._n 42._o 42._o pag._n 53._o 53._o pag._n 75._o 75._o pag._n 99_o 99_o pag._n 101._o 101._o pag._n 128._o 128._o part._n 2._o pag._n 16._o 16._o part._n 1._o pag._n 97._o ibid._n the_o kirk_n testimony_n against_o toleration_n pag._n 10._o scobell_n act_n pars._n 2._o pa._n 340._o useful_a case_n of_o conscience_n pa._n 19_o &_o 20._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 207._o ibid._n ibid._n scob._n act_v pars._n 1._o pa._n 37._o 37._o pa._n 135._o 135._o pars._n 2._o pa._n 104._o 104._o pa._n 175._o 175._o pa._n 372._o king_n declar._n decemb._n 26._o 1662._o pa._n 8._o his_o majesty_n speech_n to_o both_o house_n feb._n 18._o 1662._o pa._n 5._o ibid._n pa._n 7._o pa._n 8._o ibid._n pa._n 8._o pa._n 9_o pa._n 8._o pa._n 9_o pa._n 10._o pa._n 11._o ibid._n pa._n 12._o pa._n 13._o ibid._n pa._n 14._o ibid._n sermon_n juâ—_v 15._o 43._o pag._n 53_o &_o 51._o pa._n 16._o pa._n 17._o pa._n 17_o &_o 18._o ☞_o davila_n dell_fw-it guer._n civ_o di_fw-it fâ—an_n lib._n 10._o ibid._n lib._n 14._o strada_n de_fw-fr bello_fw-la belgico_fw-la lib._n 5._o the_o subject_n of_o humane_a power_n eccles._n polit_n lib._n 1._o pa._n 7._o 7._o parker_n goodwin_n rutherford_n milton_n etc._n etc._n etc._n e._n cal._n nobleman_n pattern_n pa._n 45._o 45._o e._n c._n phoenix_n pa._n 158_o &_o 159._o 159._o rutherford_n due_a right_n of_o presbyteryee_n pa._n 485._o 485._o ibid._n p._n 488._o 488._o mr._n manion's_n smectymnuus_n publish_v since_o his_o majesty_n return_n pa._n 58._o ☜_o essay_n of_o atheism_n e._n calaus_n serm._n dec._n 28._o 1662._o pa._n 21._o pa._n 19_o psal._n 73._o v_o 12._o essay_n of_o unity_n of_o religion_n numb_a 24._o 16._o numb_a 16._o 1._o v._o 3._o v._o 32._o v._o 35._o v._o 41._o v._o 49._o 49._o rom._n 2._o 22._o 22._o by_o the_o familist_n familist_n by_o the_o antinomian_o antinomian_o rutherford_n lex_n rex_fw-la p._n â—1_n â—1_n goodwin_n right_a and_o may_v pa._n 10._o 10._o lex_fw-la rex_fw-la pa._n 265._o 265._o lex_fw-la rex_fw-la pa._n 324._o 324._o pa._n 269._o 269._o pa._n 334._o 334._o pa._n 324._o 324._o pa._n 273._o 273._o ibid._n ibid._n ibid._n ibid._n lex_fw-la rex_fw-la pa._n 152._o 152._o ibid._n ibid._n right_o and_o may_v may_v tenunre_n of_o king_n pa._n 24._o 24._o defence_n of_o the_o king_n sentence_n p._n 34._o 34._o english_a translation_n of_o the_o scottish_a declaration_n pa._n 18._o 18._o pa._n 22._o print_a for_o francis_n titan_n who_o have_v publish_v as_o much_o since_o the_o king_n come_v in_o chillingsworths_n safe_a way_n pa._n 57_o rom._n 7._o 23._o chillingâ—_n safe_a way_n p._n 104._o 104._o rutherford_n due_a right_n of_o presbyt_fw-la p._n 356._o 356._o ibid._n p._n 352._o 352._o ibid_fw-la p_o 407._o 407._o ibid._n p._n 415._o d_o ruth_n free_a disp._n pag._n 36._o ruth_n free_a disp._n pa._n 27._o resuscitatio_fw-la pa._n 189._o commonwealth_n state_v p._n 72._o milton_n tenur_n p._n 32._o goodwin_n defence_n of_o the_o king_n sentence_n p._n 53._o parker_n scotland_n holy_a war_n p._n 17._o policy_n of_o prince_n p._n 33._o robert_n douglass_n sermon_n in_o 51_o and_o in_o the_o phoenix_n p._n 52._o english_a translat_n p._n 18._o flesh_n expire_a etc._n etc._n p._n 26._o