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marriage_n with_o a_o person_n who_o have_v a_o natural_a impediment_n or_o imperfection_n by_o this_o supreme_a inviolable_a law_n a_o act_n of_o parliament_n for_o dissolve_v the_o monarchy_n or_o for_o debar_v the_o king_n of_o the_o service_n of_o his_o subject_n or_o for_o give_v the_o crown_n unto_o a_o foreigner_n or_o for_o make_v it_o homageable_a to_o a_o superior_a power_n or_o for_o divide_v the_o monarchy_n into_o copartnership_n unto_o two_o heir_n or_o for_o exclude_v the_o whole_a royal_a family_n as_o many_o of_o the_o excluder_n grant_v will_v all_o be_v null_a and_o void_a from_o the_o beginning_n and_o so_o i_o very_o believe_v most_o of_o they_o think_v that_o a_o act_n for_o exclude_v the_o next_o heir_n will_v be_v so_o too_o which_o make_v they_o so_o zealous_a to_o back_v it_o with_o a_o act_n for_o a_o association_n which_o the_o author_n of_o the_o power_n of_o parliament_n ingenious_o call_v a_o club-law_n i_o know_v not_o what_o any_o excluder_n can_v reply_v to_o this_o but_o either_o to_o say_v that_o a_o act_n of_o parliament_n which_o tend_v to_o the_o disinherison_n of_o the_o crown_n be_v nevertheless_o valid_a or_o that_o a_o act_n of_o exclusion_n have_v no_o tendency_n thereunto_o to_o assert_v the_o former_a will_v be_v a_o contradiction_n to_o the_o most_o eminent_a lawyer_n ancient_a and_o modern_a and_o many_o declaration_n in_o parliament_n and_o will_v also_o suppose_v that_o a_o act_n for_o destroy_v the_o monarchy_n itself_o etc._n etc._n will_v be_v valid_a and_o to_o assert_v the_o latter_a be_v virtual_o to_o say_v that_o a_o act_n for_o disinherit_n the_o next_o heir_n do_v not_o tend_v to_o the_o disinherison_n of_o the_o crown_n which_o will_v be_v difficult_a to_o maintain_v because_o the_o same_o power_n that_o put_v by_o one_o heir_n may_v put_v by_o ten_o either_o altogether_o or_o successive_o and_o so_o adieu_n to_o the_o royal_a family_n and_o the_o hereditary_a succession_n which_o may_v be_v lay_v aside_o in_o part_n or_o in_o whole_a when_o the_o king_n and_o parliament_n shall_v please_v but_o to_o return_v to_o this_o fundamental-law_n of_o the_o monarchy_n which_o seem_v to_o invalidate_v all_o act_n of_o parliam_fw-la that_o tend_v to_o the_o disinherison_n or_o destruction_n of_o the_o crown_n and_o particular_o all_o those_o which_o limit_n and_o bind_v the_o succession_n it_o be_v by_o this_o law_n that_o the_o 3._o the_o 35_o h._n 8._o ch_n 1.1_o eliz._n ch_z 3._o act_n of_o parliament_n which_o impower_v king_n henry_n the_o 8_o to_o dispose_v of_o the_o crown_n by_o his_o last_o will_n and_o testament_n to_o what_o person_n or_o person_n soever_o he_o please_v prove_v ineffectual_a to_o the_o house_n of_o suffolk_n to_o which_o he_o bequeath_v it_o after_o the_o death_n of_o queen_n elizabeth_n which_o make_v a_o
we_o find_v the_o proverb_n true_a by_o experience_n that_o there_o be_v none_o so_o blind_a as_o those_o who_o will_v not_o see_n i_o have_v almost_o forget_v to_o tell_v the_o reader_n that_o when_o i_o declare_v in_o the_o introduction_n that_o i_o be_v well_o satisfy_v with_o the_o author_n comparison_n of_o popery_n and_o paganism_n i_o have_v not_o observe_v that_o he_o seem_v to_o deny_v the_o truth_n of_o this_o proposition_n that_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n be_v a_o true_a church_n of_o christ_n only_o corrupt_a this_o i_o think_v necessary_a to_o observe_v leave_v i_o shall_v be_v think_v to_o side_n with_o mr._n j._n against_o the_o most_o learned_a reformer_n in_o the_o particular_a which_o i_o declare_v i_o do_v not_o believe_v the_o church_n of_o rome_n to_o be_v a_o true_a church_n as_o a_o man_n that_o have_v the_o plague_n or_o leprosy_n be_v a_o true_a man._n if_o i_o be_v not_o of_o this_o opinion_n i_o shall_v be_v puzzle_v to_o tell_v how_o the_o church_n of_o england_n which_o be_v once_o as_o antichristian_a as_o it_o come_v to_o be_v a_o true_a church_n or_o how_o the_o romish_a church_n herself_o shall_v come_v to_o be_v true_a if_o she_o do_v reform_v i_o shall_v add_v no_o more_o but_o only_o tell_v the_o author_n of_o julian_n who_o thraso-like_a have_v despise_v this_o answer_n before_o he_o see_v it_o that_o i_o as_o much_o despise_v his_o great_a boast_n confidence_n and_o hector_v i_o know_v be_v sometime_o serviceable_a to_o a_o coward_n in_o sword-quarrel_n but_o what_o influence_n they_o may_v have_v in_o conflict_n of_o the_o pen_n i_o be_o such_o a_o novice_n in_o write_v controversy_n that_o i_o profess_v i_o can_v tell_v however_o if_o he_o or_o any_o other_o person_n will_v make_v a_o fair_a close_n and_o substantial_a answer_n to_o what_o i_o have_v here_o write_v they_o will_v oblige_v i_o by_o the_o performance_n and_o the_o world_n may_v reap_v advantage_n from_o a_o plain_a and_o solid_a management_n of_o the_o matter_n of_o controversy_n between_o we_o but_o if_o instead_o of_o such_o a_o answer_n as_o i_o hope_v this_o of_o i_o be_v they_o shall_v but_o shuffle_v and_o prevaricate_v and_o take_v sanctuary_n in_o cavil_v satyr_n and_o scurrility_n i_o shall_v think_v myself_o oblige_v to_o pass_v over_o such_o kind_n of_o reply_v in_o silence_n and_o contempt_n the_o content_n the_o introduction_n p._n 1._o chap._n 1._o the_o roman_a empire_n not_o hereditary_a p._n 5._o chap._n ii_o of_o the_o behaviour_n of_o the_o christian_n towards_o julian_n p._n 84._o chap._n iii_o of_o the_o behaviour_n of_o the_o christian_n towards_o julian_n in_o word_n p._n 93._o chap._n iu._n of_o the_o behaviour_n of_o the_o christian_n towards_o julian_n in_o their_o action_n p._n 115._o chap._n v._n of_o the_o behaviour_n of_o the_o christian_n towards_o julian_n in_o their_o devotion_n and_o first_o of_o their_o psalm_n p._n 126._o chap._n vi_o of_o their_o prayer_n and_o tear_n p._n 137._o chap._n vii_o of_o julian_n death_n p._n 154._o chap._n viii_o show_v that_o the_o christian_a subject_n of_o julian_n practise_v passive_a obedience_n when_o they_o be_v in_o a_o able_a condition_n to_o resist_v p._n 164._o chap._n ix_o show_v that_o the_o former_a christian_n before_o the_o time_n of_o julian_n suffer_v as_o much_o or_o more_o than_o julian_n subject_n do_v not_o only_o without_o but_o contrary_a to_o law_n p._n 186._o chap._n x._o wherein_o be_v defend_v the_o doctrine_n of_o passive_a obedience_n against_o law_n p._n 199._o chap._n xi_o wherein_o be_v further_o consider_v the_o reason_n for_o passive_a obedience_n or_o nonresistance_n and_o wherein_o it_o be_v show_v that_o resistance_n will_v be_v a_o great_a mischief_n than_o passive_a obedience_n p._n 239._o chap._n xii_o wherein_o be_v show_v that_o notwithstanding_o this_o doctrine_n of_o nonresistance_n or_o passive_a obedience_n we_o be_v secure_a enough_o of_o our_o life_n property_n and_o religion_n p._n 263._o the_o conclusion_n p._n 282._o for_o the_o reader_n ease_n in_o examine_v my_o citation_n i_o think_v good_a to_o give_v he_o this_o account_n of_o the_o edition_n i_o have_v make_v use_v off_o ignatius_n oxon._n 1644.47_o tertullianus_n paris_n 1641._o cyprianus_n oxon._n 1682._o eusebius_n hist_o eccl._n paris_n 1659._o socrates_n &_o per_n hen._n paris_n 1668._o sozomen_fw-la per_fw-la hen._n paris_n 1668._o theodoretus_n valesium_n paris_n 1673._o philostorg_n valesium_n paris_n 1673._o athanasius_n par._n 1627._o hilarius_n par._n 1631._o greg._n nazianz._n par._n 1630._o epiphanius_n par._n 1622._o lucifer_n calarit_fw-la in_o biblioth_n partrum_n gelasius_n cyzicen_n octavo_fw-la paris_n 1601._o lactantius_n lugd._n bat._n 1660._o de_fw-fr moritibus_fw-la persecutorum_fw-la oxon._n zonaras_n basil_n 1557._o cedrenus_n basil_n 1563._o suidas_n col._n allob._n 1619._o bocharti_fw-la epistola_fw-la octavo_fw-la 1650._o versio_fw-la gregor_n nazianz._n citata_fw-la p._n 120._o extat_fw-la in_o biblioth_n coll._n zion_n plutarch_n franc._n 1620._o tacitus_n per_fw-la lipsium_n antverp_n 1668._o eutropius_n per_fw-la sylburgium_n franc._n 1590._o xiphilinus_n per_fw-la sylburgium_n franc._n 1590._o herodianus_n per_fw-la sylburgium_n franc._n 1590._o zosimus_n per_fw-la sylburgium_n franc._n 1590._o libanius_n par._n 1627._o theophilus_n antecessor_n par._n 1638._o ammianus_n marcellinus_n par._n 1681._o eumenius_n inter_fw-la fourteen_o panegyricos_fw-la paris_n 1643._o pomponius_n laetus_n inter_fw-la hist_n rom._n script_n in_o oct._n editos_fw-la per_fw-la h._n steph._n 1568._o aurelius_n victor_n lugd._n bat._n julius_n capitolinus_n inter_fw-la hist_n aug._n scriptores_fw-la lug._n batav_n fl._n vopiscus_n inter_fw-la hist_n aug._n scriptores_fw-la lug._n batav_n treble_a pollio_n inter_fw-la hist_n aug._n scriptores_fw-la lug._n batav_n lampridius_n inter_fw-la hist_n aug._n scriptores_fw-la lug._n batav_n spartianus_n inter_fw-la hist_n aug._n scriptores_fw-la lug._n batav_n book_n of_o homily_n london_n 1623._o act_n and_o monument_n london_n 1610._o the_o trial_n of_o the_o regicide_n london_n 1679._o the_o reader_n be_v desire_v to_o correct_v the_o follow_n mistake_v of_o the_o press_n p._n 3._o l._n 23._o read_v hand_v p._n 27._o l._n 21._o r._n successful_a against_o p._n 81._o l._n 14._o for_o two_o r._n three_o p._n 88_o l._n 13._o r._n legal_a absolute_a p._n 89._o l._n 21._o for_o zos_n r._n soz._n p._n 96._o l._n antepen_v that_o they_o do_v p._n 119._o l._n 3._o for_o that_o r._n than_o p._n 021._o for_o credible_a r._n possible_a p._n 201._o l._n 18._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 214._o l._n 33._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 241._o l._n 6._o r._n only_o subject_a ib._n l._n 31._o control_a p._n 252._o l._n 13._o deal_n not_o p._n 257._o l._n 11._o r._n yet_o let_v alone_o p._n 296._o deal_n while_o he_o p._n 299._o l._n 4._o for_o that_o r._n which_o ib._n l._n 17._o for_o safety_n r._n duty_n beside_o these_o there_o be_v many_o fault_n in_o the_o margin_n especial_o in_o the_o greek_a the_o most_o considerable_a be_v collect_v and_o subjoin_v the_o lesser_a fault_n i_o mean_v in_o spirit_n accent_n and_o letter_n of_o like_a figure_n particular_o the_o mistake_n of_o the_o double_a consonant_a ς_n for_o σ_n the_o learned_a reader_n will_v easy_o observe_v and_o i_o hope_v as_o easy_o pardon_v p._n 7._o l._n 17.734_o l._n 21.736_o p._n 8._o l._n 1.736_o p._n 16._o l._n 13._o consalutatur_fw-la p._n 21._o l._n 10._o agere_fw-la triumphavit_fw-la l._n 15._o consulatibus_fw-la p._n 22._o l._n 10._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 24._o l._n 16._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 42._o l._n 10._o l._n 1._o c._n 26._o p._n 75._o l._n 27._o pro_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d lege_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 76._o l._n 5._o sozim_n l._n 4._o p._n 739._o p._n 87._o l._n 6._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 89._o l._n 12._o socr._n l._n 3._o c._n 3._o sozom._n l._n 5._o c._n 7._o p._n 103._o l._n 14._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ibid._n exit_fw-la joan._n antiocheno_n excerpt_v per_fw-la h._n vale_n ed._n 1634._o p._n 845._o p._n 105._o l._n 10._o lege_fw-la c._n 1_o p._n 137._o ibid._n c._n 1._o p._n 155._o p._n 108._o l._n 1._o gelas_n cyz_n p._n 148._o l._n 11_o socrat._v l._n 3._o p._n 167._o l._n 3._o pro_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d lege_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 188._o l._n 21._o largiter_fw-la p._n 189._o l._n 2._o hominem_fw-la p._n 210._o l._n 8._o pro_fw-la lex_fw-la lege_fw-la rex_fw-la p._n 256._o l._n 14._o antequam_fw-la the_o introduction_n the_o apostasy_n of_o julian_n the_o emperor_n do_v not_o perhaps_o make_v a_o great_a noise_n in_o the_o city_n of_o the_o roman_a empire_n than_o the_o short_a account_n of_o his_o life_n call_v julian_n the_o apostate_n do_v in_o the_o city_n of_o london_n at_o its_o first_o publication_n it_o start_v from_o the_o press_n as_o racer_n usual_o do_v from_o the_o
the_o whole_a army_n because_o he_o be_v a_o good_a man_n and_o of_o the_o imperial_a house_n the_o consul_n hear_v this_o send_v the_o tribune_n of_o the_o people_n to_o charge_v he_o not_o to_o take_v the_o empire_n upon_o he_o but_o to_o remain_v under_o the_o obedience_n of_o the_o senate_n and_o the_o people_n but_o the_o army_n stand_v firm_a to_o their_o new_a emperor_n they_o be_v force_v to_o consent_v and_o to_o choose_v he_o emperor_n too_o claudius_n after_o the_o death_n of_o messalina_n 60._o messalina_n tacit._n l._n 12.4_o 5._o dio._n l._n 60._o marry_v his_o own_o niece_n agrippina_n daughter_n to_o his_o brother_n germanicus_n and_o mother_n to_o nero_n and_o she_o have_v the_o ascendent_n so_o much_o over_o he_o as_o to_o make_v he_o adopt_v her_o son_n although_o he_o 60._o he_o cluadius_fw-la britannicus_n by_o messalina_n vid._n sueton._n 27._o dio._n l._n 60._o have_v a_o son_n of_o his_o own_o after_o his_o adoption_n she_o prevail_v with_o he_o to_o marry_v he_o to_o his_o own_o daughter_n octavia_n although_o she_o be_v betroth_v to_o another_o man._n after_o this_o she_o labour_v all_o she_o can_v to_o secure_v the_o succession_n unto_o nero_n and_o be_v jealous_a of_o britannicus_n who_o interest_n the_o emperor_n great_a favourite_n and_o her_o enemy_n narcissus_n open_o own_v she_o take_v advantage_n of_o her_o husband_n first_o sickness_n to_o poison_v he_o and_o conceal_v his_o death_n for_o some_o time_n order_v all_o thing_n in_o the_o interim_n for_o the_o advantage_n of_o nero_n who_o go_v to_o the_o guard_n with_o burrhus_n their_o captain_n be_v at_o his_o instance_n receive_v with_o great_a acclamation_n though_o some_o of_o they_o discover_v another_o inclination_n 12.69_o inclination_n dubitavisse_fw-la quosdam_fw-la ferunt_fw-la expectantes_fw-la rogitantesque_fw-la ubi_fw-la britannicus_n esset_fw-la tac._n an._n 12.69_o ask_v where_o britannicus_n be_v from_o the_o guard_n he_o be_v carry_v in_o a_o chair_n to_o the_o 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&_o vota_fw-la faâ—iebant_fw-la etc._n etc._n lactant._n de_fw-fr mort._n persec_n p._n 38._o constantinus_n son_n to_o constantius_n who_o be_v now_o in_o britain_n constantine_n be_v then_o in_o the_o court_n of_o dioclesian_n and_o continue_v after_o his_o retirement_n with_o galerius_n but_o very_o uneasy_a because_o another_o be_v set_v up_o caesar_n over_o his_o head_n galerius_n hate_v he_o and_o have_v ill_a design_n upon_o he_o of_o which_o he_o be_v very_o sensible_a which_o make_v he_o beg_v leave_n of_o his_o majesty_n to_o go_v into_o britain_n to_o his_o father_n constantius_n which_o he_o obtain_v with_o much_o difficulty_n upon_o his_o father_n letter_n but_o leave_v be_v once_o obtain_v away_o he_o post_v arrive_v at_o york_n but_o a_o pers_n a_o pervenit_fw-la ad_fw-la patrem_fw-la jam_fw-la deficientem_fw-la lact._n de_fw-fr mort._n pers_n little_a before_o his_o father_n die_v his_o father_n have_v declare_v he_o caesar_n before_o his_o arrival_n as_o pomp._n 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the_o edicto_fw-la gallum_fw-la dignitate_fw-la privavit_fw-la pomp._n laet._n caesarship_n 492._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d julian_n ad_fw-la s._n p._n q._n athen._n p._n 498_o &_o 500_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d zon._n l._n 3._o p._n 18._o vid._n philostorg_n hist_o ecc._n l._n 3._o p._n 492._o and_o put_v he_o to_o death_n for_o his_o disobedience_n communi_fw-la disobedience_n vid._n amm._n marcell_n l._n 14._o c._n 2_o 7_o 9_o 11._o onerosus_fw-la bonis_fw-la omnibus_fw-la caesar_n ausurus_fw-la hostilia_fw-la in_o auctorem_fw-la suae_fw-la felicitatis_fw-la ferociens_fw-la ut_fw-la leo_fw-la cadaveribus_fw-la pastus_fw-la ablatis_fw-la regiis_fw-la monumentis_fw-la caesarem_fw-la tunicâ_fw-la texit_fw-la communi_fw-la and_o murder_n of_o domitian_n and_o montius_fw-la after_o the_o death_n of_o gallus_n he_o make_v his_o brother_n julian_n caesar_n and_o give_v he_o his_o sister_n helena_n to_o wife_n have_v make_v he_o caesar_n he_o send_v he_o into_o gaul_n where_o he_o 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