they_o murderer_n each_o of_o other_o because_o they_o do_v abet_v and_o encourage_v each_o other_o in_o and_o unto_o the_o murder_n of_o the_o king_n in_o which_o be_v include_v their_o own_o consequential_o if_o there_o be_v forty_o of_o they_o each_o of_o they_o be_v guilty_a of_o the_o death_n of_o forty_o not_o the_o forty_o only_a guilty_a of_o the_o death_n of_o one_o man_n viz._n the_o king_n but_o each_o of_o they_o of_o forty_o murder_n viz._n each_o of_o other_o for_o that_o they_o strengthen_v each_o other_o hand_n in_o and_o unto_o the_o work_n again_o if_o naked_a murder_n be_v a_o damnable_a sin_n as_o have_v be_v prove_v that_o murder_n which_o be_v clothe_v with_o barbarous_a and_o inhuman_a circumstance_n must_v needs_o be_v so_o much_o more_o in_o judg._n 19.25_o we_o read_v of_o a_o levite_n concubine_n not_o only_o kill_v but_o with_o circumstance_n that_o be_v very_o barbarous_a viz._n force_v to_o death_n by_o the_o benjamite_n dwell_v in_o gibeah_n chap._n 20.5_o but_o what_o dreadful_a thing_n ensue_v ver_fw-la 6._o i_o say_v the_o levite_n take_v my_o concubine_n and_o cut_v she_o in_o piece_n and_o send_v she_o through_o all_o israel_n for_o they_o have_v commit_v lewdness_n and_o folly_n in_o israel_n the_o product_n of_o this_o be_v what_o we_o read_v judg._n 20.34_o 35._o and_o there_o come_v up_o against_o gibeah_n ten_o thousand_o choose_a man_n out_o of_o all_o israel_n and_o the_o battle_n be_v sore_o and_o the_o lord_n smite_v benjamin_n before_o israel_n and_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n destroy_v of_o the_o benjamite_n that_o day_n twenty_o and_o four_o thousand_o and_o a_o hundred_o man_n all_o these_o draw_v the_o sword_n or_o be_v man_n of_o valour_n as_o be_v say_v ver_fw-la 44._o though_o wilful_a murder_n itself_o clothe_v with_o the_o most_o extenuate_a circumstance_n be_v a_o great_a sin_n yet_o the_o barbarous_a circumstance_n wherewith_o it_o may_v be_v clothe_v may_v make_v it_o twice_o so_o great_a a_o sin_n as_o otherwise_o it_o have_v be_v and_o much_o more_o expose_v it_o to_o the_o divine_a vengeance_n as_o appear_v by_o the_o instance_n aforesaid_a but_o to_o proceed_v 6thly_a be_v hypocrisy_n a_o damn_v sin_n or_o not_o it_o must_v needs_o be_v so_o because_o hell_n or_o the_o place_n of_o weep_v and_o gnash_n of_o tooth_n be_v call_v a_o portion_n with_o the_o hypocrite_n matth._n 24.51_o intimate_v that_o tophet_n be_v prepare_v of_o old_a as_o much_o for_o hypocrite_n as_o for_o any_o sort_n of_o man_n do_v not_o our_o saviour_n let_v fly_v as_o many_o vae_n or_o woe_n against_o hypocrite_n as_o against_o any_o sort_n of_o man_n mat._n 25.14_o 15_o 16_o 23_o 25_o 27_o 29._o and_o do_v he_o not_o utter_v those_o dreadful_a word_n in_o the_o close_a ver_fw-la 33._o you_o serpent_n you_o generation_n of_o viper_n how_o can_v you_o escape_v the_o damnation_n of_o hell_n now_o with_o what_o direful_a circumstance_n of_o hypocrisy_n the_o late_a king_n death_n be_v manage_v i_o have_v tell_v you_o before_o 7thly_a if_o it_o be_v a_o mortal_a damn_v sin_n to_o murder_v but_o one_o man_n especial_o if_o a_o king_n a_o monarch_n or_o any_o thing_n so_o great_a be_v it_o not_o more_o so_o to_o murder_v a_o whole_a kingdom_n country_n and_o monarchy_n at_o once_o the_o whole_a species_n of_o monarchy_n be_v much_o more_o than_o one_o individual_a kingdom_n or_o monarchy_n now_o i_o have_v show_v before_o that_o be_v aim_v at_o in_o put_v the_o king_n to_o death_n which_o be_v not_o only_o monarchicidium_n but_o design_v to_o issue_n in_o monarchiaecidium_n or_o in_o the_o ruin_n of_o all_o monarchy_n 8thly_a be_v it_o not_o a_o horrid_a and_o damn_v sin_n to_o subvert_v and_o destroy_v the_o good_a and_o necessary_a law_n of_o a_o nation_n all_o at_o once_o yea._n not_o the_o law_n only_o but_o also_o the_o very_a legislative_a power_n or_o the_o power_n of_o make_v more_o good_a law_n as_o the_o matter_n shall_v require_v if_o they_o who_o resist_v or_o disobey_v the_o power_n that_o be_v shall_v receive_v damnation_n as_o the_o apostle_n speak_v rom._n 13.2_o what_o will_v become_v of_o they_o who_o in_o effect_n destroy_v and_o disannul_v all_o the_o law_n of_o a_o nation_n at_o once_o and_o all_o the_o lawmaker_n such_o be_v the_o regicide_n for_o when_o there_o be_v no_o king_n in_o england_n arm_v with_o power_n no_o new_a law_n can_v be_v make_v nor_o the_o old_a one_o execute_v neither_o legal_o for_o who_o but_o a_o king_n have_v power_n to_o give_v commission_n to_o judge_n and_o other_o great_a instrument_n of_o the_o law_n upon_o all_o emergent_a occasion_n &_o c_o what_o the_o apostle_n say_v of_o the_o law_n of_o god_n viz._n the_o law_n be_v good_a if_o a_o man_n use_v it_o lawful_o be_v true_a of_o the_o law_n of_o england_n it_o be_v good_a if_o it_o be_v use_v lawful_o or_o legal_o but_o how_o can_v that_o be_v do_v when_o there_o be_v no_o king_n in_o be_v 9thly_a be_v it_o not_o a_o damn_v sin_n for_o a_o man_n to_o murder_v himself_o as_o do_v judas_n ahitophel_n &_o c_o and_o do_v not_o they_o murder_v themselves_o who_o murder_v the_o king_n for_o beside_o that_o they_o be_v dead_a man_n in_o the_o eye_n of_o the_o law_n the_o first_o moment_n they_o do_v or_o attempt_v it_o do_v it_o not_o cost_v most_o of_o they_o their_o life_n and_o expose_v they_o to_o a_o untimely_a and_o shameful_a death_n though_o no_o punishment_n can_v be_v so_o shameful_a as_o be_v their_o crime_n 10th_o and_o last_o be_v deicidium_fw-la or_o strike_v at_o the_o life_n of_o god_n himself_o a_o damn_v sin_n if_o that_o will_v not_o damn_v man_n without_o great_a repentance_n what_o will_n the_o murder_n of_o earthly_a king_n in_o person_n be_v it_o not_o a_o kind_n of_o murder_v the_o king_n of_o king_n in_o effigy_n for_o his_o stamp_n and_o inscription_n they_o bear_v and_o from_o thence_o be_v call_v god_n in_o scripture_n frequent_o not_o that_o they_o be_v equal_a to_o the_o true_a and_o live_a god_n yea_o not_o but_o that_o they_o 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course_n not_o only_o to_o throw_v away_o their_o corporal_a life_n with_o ignominy_n but_o also_o to_o damn_v their_o soul_n and_o the_o soul_n of_o their_o confederate_n as_o any_o that_o man_n can_v take_v i_o be_o harden_v against_o those_o that_o shall_v say_v if_o any_o such_o there_o be_v that_o this_o be_v do_v in_o favour_n of_o religion_n and_o for_o the_o preservation_n thereof_o in_o power_n and_o purity_n by_o a_o story_n which_o a_o note_a parliament-man_n and_o purchaser_n of_o the_o revenue_n of_o a_o bishopric_n tell_v i_o about_o the_o year_n 1648._o whereas_o say_v he_o it_o be_v give_v out_o that_o all_o the_o change_n which_o have_v be_v make_v have_v be_v in_o order_n to_o the_o preservation_n and_o reformation_n of_o religion_n there_o be_v no_o such_o thing_n for_o say_v he_o have_v there_o be_v preferment_n enough_o in_o church_n &_o state_n wherewith_o to_o have_v gratify_v all_o man_n of_o part_n &_o interest_n who_o be_v ambitious_a of_o they_o i_o do_v assure_v you_o there_o have_v be_v no_o war_n he_o be_v as_o capable_a of_o know_v what_o he_o say_v as_o any_o man_n can_v be_v be_v at_o that_o time_n a_o member_n of_o parliament_n and_o a_o great_a man_n among_o they_o though_o more_o plainhearted_a than_o some_o other_o be_v the_o discovery_n which_o i_o have_v make_v of_o notorious_a hypocrisy_n and_o blasphemous_a pretence_n to_o god_n and_o religion_n whilst_o man_n do_v uti_fw-la deo_fw-la at_o fruantur_fw-la mundo_fw-la i._n e._n use_n god_n that_o they_o may_v enjoy_v the_o world_n together_o with_o the_o little_a difference_n which_o i_o can_v ever_o discern_v betwixt_o the_o conversation_n of_o those_o that_o call_v themselves_o the_o godly_a party_n
rather_o to_o scare_v man_n than_o to_o hurt_v they_o and_o cause_v conscience_n to_o smite_v they_o that_o if_o that_o will_v serve_v the_o turn_n he_o may_v hold_v his_o hand_n for_o it_o be_v better_a to_o fall_v into_o the_o hand_n of_o conscience_n than_o into_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n if_o god_n have_v not_o such_o a_o witness_n as_o conscience_n be_v how_o can_v he_o convict_v man_n at_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n of_o secret_a sin_n as_o the_o text_n say_v god_n will_v bring_v every_o secret_a thing_n to_o light_n whether_o it_o be_v good_a or_o whether_o it_o be_v evil_a and_o in_o the_o 1_o corinth_n 4.5_o be_v say_v god_n will_v bring_v to_o light_v the_o hide_a thing_n of_o darkness_n and_o make_v manifest_a the_o counsel_n of_o the_o heart_n what_o but_o conscience_n can_v witness_v against_o man_n at_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n their_o heart_n murder_v heart_n adultery_n as_o solomon_n say_v to_o shimei_n 1_o king_n 2.44_o thou_o know_v all_o the_o wickedness_n which_o thy_o heart_n be_v privy_a to_o now_o conscience_n be_v such_o a_o witness_n as_o none_o can_v withstand_v or_o deny_v its_o testimony_n if_o two_o credible_a witness_n be_v sufficient_a even_o in_o matter_n of_o life_n and_o death_n much_o more_o conscience_n which_o be_v a_o thousand_o witness_n hence_o it_o be_v that_o we_o read_v of_o he_o who_o come_v to_o a_o wedding_n feast_n without_o a_o wedding_n garment_n that_o when_o the_o king_n say_v unto_o he_o friend_n how_o come_v thou_o in_o hither_o not_o have_v a_o wedding_n garment_n he_o be_v speechless_a matth._n 22.12_o hence_o also_o we_o read_v of_o every_o mouth_n be_v stop_v and_o all_o the_o world_n become_v guilty_a before_o god_n rom._n 3.19_o hence_o it_o be_v that_o no_o reply_n be_v make_v to_o our_o saviour_n when_o he_o say_v he_o that_o wâ—â—_n without_o sin_n let_v he_o cast_v the_o first_o stone_n at_o she_o for_o the_o text_n say_v john_n 8.9_o they_o which_o hear_v it_o be_v convict_v in_o their_o own_o conscience_n go_v out_o one_o by_o one_o now_o whereas_o some_o be_v bring_v in_o plead_v thus_o for_o themselves_o at_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n when_o do_v we_o see_v thou_o hungry_a and_o feed_v thou_o not_o naked_a and_o clothe_v thou_o not_o sick_a and_o in_o prison_n and_o do_v not_o administer_v unto_o thou_o matth._n 25.44_o the_o reason_n be_v because_o they_o know_v not_o that_o which_o christ_n tell_v they_o of_o in_o the_o next_o verse_n in_o as_o much_o as_o you_o do_v it_o not_o to_o one_o of_o the_o least_o of_o these_o you_o do_v it_o not_o to_o i_o if_o their_o conscience_n have_v be_v soon_o convict_v of_o their_o unkindness_n to_o their_o saviour_n express_v in_o their_o unkindness_n to_o his_o disciple_n and_o follower_n they_o will_v not_o have_v have_v one_o word_n to_o say_v for_o themselves_o or_o presume_v to_o open_v their_o mouth_n it_o can_v never_o be_v doubt_v whether_o the_o message_n be_v leave_v with_o those_o person_n who_o conscience_n be_v appoint_v to_o warn_v because_o conscience_n always_o speak_v with_o the_o party_n themselves_o and_o leave_v its_o errand_n in_o their_o own_o breast_n indeed_o when_o christ_n shall_v come_v to_o judge_v the_o world_n it_o be_v say_v he_o will_v come_v like_o a_o thief_n in_o the_o night_n yea_o when_o god_n come_v to_o ruin_v person_n or_o nation_n after_o fair_a warning_n give_v but_o never_o take_v he_o ofttimes_o do_v it_o sudden_o hence_o destruction_n be_v say_v to_o come_v as_o a_o whirlwind_n or_o as_o sorrow_n upâ—n_v a_o woman_n in_o travel_n who_o be_v sometime_o never_o better_a at_o ease_n or_o more_o light-some_a or_o cheerful_a than_o just_a before_o their_o pain_n hence_o those_o word_n of_o solomon_n prov._n 29.1_o he_o that_o be_v often_o reprove_v harden_v his_o neck_n shall_v sudden_o be_v destroy_v and_o that_o without_o remedy_n there_o we_o read_v indeed_o of_o sudden_a destruction_n but_o of_o frequent_a reproof_n go_v before_o it_o now_o conscience_n be_v the_o great_a reprover_n and_o a_o man_n be_v never_o thorough_o convict_v as_o to_o himself_o till_o he_o be_v so_o of_o his_o own_o conscience_n so_o i_o have_v do_v with_o the_o first_o use_n second_o use_v the_o next_o use_n or_o corollary_n be_v this_o if_o conscience_n be_v such_o a_o smiter_n as_o have_v be_v show_v than_o it_o be_v no_o argument_n that_o sinner_n escape_v scotfree_a or_o go_v unpunished_a because_o their_o sin_n do_v not_o go_v before_o to_o judgement_n that_o be_v be_v keep_v secret_a from_o man_n and_o consequent_o exempt_v from_o humane_a punishment_n pain_n and_o shame_n because_o it_o be_v punishment_n enough_o god_n wot_v for_o a_o man_n to_o run_v the_o gauntlet_n and_o undergo_v the_o rack_n of_o his_o own_o conscience_n if_o god_n shall_v but_o say_v take_v he_o conscience_n take_v he_o by_o the_o throat_n clap_v iron_n upon_o he_o throw_v he_o in_o thy_o dungeon_n feed_v he_o with_o the_o bread_n of_o spiritual_a affliction_n and_o give_v he_o those_o water_n to_o drink_v which_o be_v more_o bitter_a than_o the_o water_n of_o marah_n if_o the_o great_a judge_n shall_v thus_o deliver_v up_o a_o man_n to_o the_o severe_a of_o jailer_n and_o say_v throw_v he_o in_o prison_n and_o give_v he_o no_o hope_n to_o come_v out_o till_o he_o pay_v the_o utmost_a farthing_n handle_v he_o as_o thou_o do_v cain_n judas_n francis_n spira_n for_o thou_o can_v do_v it_o teach_v he_o as_o gideon_n teach_v the_o man_n of_o succoth_n with_o brier_n and_o thorn_n tear_v he_o in_o piece_n and_o let_v none_o deliver_v he_o psal_n 15.22_o if_o such_o a_o sentence_n as_o that_o shall_v come_v forth_o from_o the_o great_a god_n he_o upon_o who_o it_o be_v past_a needs_o no_o poverty_n no_o loss_n of_o near_a and_o dear_a relation_n no_o bodily_a sickness_n or_o pain_n no_o temporal_a prison_n no_o reproach_n or_o disgrace_n from_o man_n to_o make_v he_o miserable_a nay_o he_o shall_v be_v so_o in_o spite_n of_o riches_n honour_n power_n the_o best_a of_o wife_n and_o child_n the_o kind_a of_o relation_n and_o friend_n and_o what_o ever_o else_o this_o world_n can_v give_v he_o he_o shall_v tremble_v as_o do_v belshazzar_n even_o when_o quaff_v and_o carouze_a with_o all_o his_o friend_n about_o he_o he_o shall_v fit_v uneasy_a and_o as_o it_o be_v upon_o thorn_n though_o he_o sit_v upon_o a_o throne_n with_o his_o crown_n on_o his_o head_n and_o his_o sceptre_n in_o his_o hand_n and_o thousand_o of_o noble_n stand_v bare_a before_o he_o he_o shall_v not_o be_v hearty_o merry_a though_o upon_o his_o wedding_n day_n nor_o at_o the_o birth_n and_o baptise_v of_o a_o brave_a son_n long_o desire_v nor_o at_o a_o princelike_a feast_n when_o he_o have_v all_o his_o kindred_n and_o friend_n about_o he_o the_o rare_a wine_n shall_v not_o be_v able_a to_o make_v he_o merry_a till_o they_o have_v make_v he_o not_o himself_o and_o then_o how_o he_o can_v be_v say_v to_o be_v merry_a who_o be_v not_o himself_o i_o know_v not_o wine_n common_o 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