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and_o so_o mâ—rther_o monarchy_n for_o several_a of_o they_o do_v confess_v that_o indeed_o he_o be_v guilty_a of_o no_o crime_n more_o than_o that_o he_o be_v their_o king_n and_o because_o the_o excellency_n of_o his_o part_n and_o the_o right_n of_o his_o birth_n will_v not_o suffer_v he_o to_o be_v a_o private_a person_n pag._n 186._o in_o their_o second_o debate_n about_o the_o matter_n of_o accusation_n all_o embrace_v the_o advice_n of_o harrison_n to_o blacken_v he_o etc._n etc._n ibidem_fw-la according_o they_o impeach_v he_o as_o a_o tyrant_n traitor_n murderer_n and_o a_o implacable_a common_a enemy_n because_o he_o have_v levy_v war_n against_o the_o parliament_n upon_o which_o the_o author_n afterward_o descant_v thus_o excellent_o pag._n 187._o those_o who_o have_v none_o but_o the_o light_n of_o nature_n to_o make_v they_o generous_a never_o reproach_v their_o conquer_a enemy_n with_o their_o victory_n but_o these_o man_n will_v murder_v their_o prince_n against_o who_o 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please_v but_o deafen_v we_o so_o it_o fare_v with_o man_n who_o by_o great_a sin_n have_v stuned_a their_o conscience_n and_o lie_v they_o as_o it_o be_v sprawl_n at_o their_o foot_n they_o become_v as_o the_o apostle_n call_v it_o past_o feel_v ephes_n 4.19_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o as_o it_o be_v express_v 1_o tim._n 4.2_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v have_v their_o conscience_n sear_v with_o a_o hot_a iron_n conscientias_fw-la cauterio_fw-la resectas_fw-la like_o vein_n or_o artery_n burn_v in_o two_o which_o have_v no_o more_o sense_n or_o perception_n of_o any_o thing_n second_o the_o reason_n of_o this_o which_o be_v take_v from_o the_o justice_n of_o god_n may_v be_v thus_o explain_v it_o be_v a_o righteous_a thing_n with_o god_n when_o man_n have_v slight_v the_o frequent_a and_o earnest_a motion_n of_o their_o conscience_n to_o give_v they_o up_o to_o their_o own_o heart_n lust_n and_o to_o say_v unto_o conscience_n let_v they_o alone_o as_o of_o old_a 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o pleasant_a passage_n out_o of_o the_o world_n be_v all_o he_o aim_v at_o for_o he_o i_o forbear_v to_o add_v a_o three_o reason_n viz._n that_o conscience_n when_o it_o have_v find_v itself_o often_o repulse_v resist_v and_o baffle_v begin_v to_o grow_v weary_a of_o admonish_v take_v pet_n and_o say_v in_o effect_n as_o the_o word_n be_v rev._n 22.11_o he_o that_o be_v unjust_a let_v he_o be_v unjust_a still_o and_o he_o that_o be_v filthy_a let_v he_o be_v filthy_a still_o or_o as_o god_n himself_o isaiah_n 1.5_o why_o shall_v you_o be_v strike_v any_o more_o you_o will_v revolt_v more_o and_o more_o the_o whole_a head_n be_v sick_a and_o the_o whole_a heart_n be_v faint_a etc._n etc._n let_v we_o now_o pass_v to_o the_o four_o thing_n which_o i_o propound_v to_o speak_v of_o viz._n the_o quos_fw-la or_o who_o they_o be_v that_o conscience_n do_v make_v bold_a to_o smite_v in_o answer_n to_o that_o let_v i_o tell_v you_o it_o be_v much_o easy_a to_o declare_v 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