Selected quad for the lemma: death_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
death_n	law_n	life_n	power_n	7,966	5	5.2131	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A57864	A vindication of the Church of Scotland being an answer to a paper, intituled, Some questions concerning Episcopal and Presbyterial government in Scotland : wherein the latter is vindicated from the arguments and calumnies of that author, and the former is made appear to be a stranger in that nation/ by a minister of the Church of Scotland, as it is now established by law.	Rule, Gilbert, 1629?-1701.	1691 (1691)	Wing R2231; ESTC R6234	39,235	42

the_o western_a part_n 1666._o know_v by_o the_o name_n of_o pentland-hill_n be_v pure_o the_o fruit_n of_o the_o horrid_a barbarity_n that_o that_o people_n suffer_v from_o military_a force_n sack_v their_o house_n and_o destroy_v their_o livelihood_n treat_v their_o person_n with_o the_o great_a inhumanity_n under_o which_o they_o groan_v for_o several_a year_n and_o have_v no_o shelter_n but_o in_o mountain_n and_o in_o cave_n nor_o be_v safe_a but_o in_o such_o company_n as_o can_v make_v resistance_n and_o yet_o what_o then_o be_v do_v be_v the_o act_n but_o of_o a_o few_o presbyterian_o and_o therefore_o can_v not_o warrant_v further_a severity_n nor_o can_v be_v chargeable_a on_o all_o and_o on_o this_o or_o some_o other_o consideration_n it_o be_v that_o they_o have_v a_o indulgence_n grant_v for_o a_o time_n but_o it_o be_v so_o contrive_v as_o can_v not_o answer_v the_o necessity_n of_o the_o people_n the_o minister_n be_v all_o confine_v to_o one_o corner_n and_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o nation_n leave_v destitute_a which_o make_v it_o reasonable_a for_o some_o to_o use_v that_o liberty_n that_o they_o may_v serve_v the_o church_n and_o other_o to_o refuse_v it_o that_o they_o may_v be_v useful_a in_o other_o place_n where_o it_o be_v not_o allow_v what_o be_v allege_v of_o assault_a minister_n rob_v their_o house_n wound_v they_o etc._n etc._n much_o of_o it_o be_v find_v to_o be_v mere_a forgery_n to_o make_v that_o party_n odious_a and_o to_o give_v a_o colour_n for_o further_a severity_n and_o what_o be_v do_v if_o any_o thing_n be_v without_o the_o knowledge_n and_o with_o the_o great_a dislike_n of_o the_o presbyterian_o in_o general_a for_o indeed_o the_o severity_n of_o that_o time_n do_v provoke_v some_o to_o run_v into_o these_o principle_n and_o practice_n that_o ever_o since_o have_v be_v uneasy_a to_o the_o state_n and_o grievous_a to_o sober_a presbyterian_o some_o of_o who_o have_v be_v as_o much_o in_o hazard_n from_o they_o as_o the_o prelatic_a clergy_n have_v be_v it_o be_v therefore_o strange_a that_o such_o thing_n shall_v be_v pretend_v to_o justify_v the_o bloody_a law_n that_o follow_v and_o which_o reach_n even_o they_o that_o be_v quiet_a in_o the_o land_n land_o 6._o he_o next_o come_v to_o the_o act_n 1670_o wherein_o the_o preface_n brand_v meeting_n though_o they_o be_v only_o for_o pray_v and_o preach_v as_o seminary_n of_o rebellion_n though_o it_o be_v well_o know_v that_o loyalty_n have_v be_v many_o time_n preach_v in_o they_o and_o no_o sedition_n nor_o rebellion_n be_v ever_o teach_v except_o by_o the_o person_n above_o mark_v and_o for_o a_o house-conventicle_n the_o minister_n be_v imprison_v till_o he_o pay_v 175_o l._n sterling_a and_o must_v engage_v to_o preach_v no_o more_o or_o give_v bond_n to_o leave_v the_o nation_n without_o return_v unless_o by_o the_o king_n leave_n other_o be_v to_o pay_v a_o inheritor_n of_o land_n the_o four_o part_n of_o his_o rent_n a_o servant_n the_o four_o part_n of_o a_o year_n wage_n a_o farmer_n 40_o s._n sterling_a a_o cottar_n 20_o s._n if_o the_o meeting_n be_v in_o the_o field_n where_o yet_o christ_n and_o his_o disciple_n often_o preach_v and_o that_o contrary_a to_o the_o law_n of_o man_n the_o minister_n be_v punishable_a by_o death_n and_o confiscation_n of_o good_n and_o every_o hearer_n the_o double_a of_o what_o be_v above_o mention_v if_o here_o be_v nothing_o of_o persecution_n that_o hear_v a_o sermon_n from_o one_o that_o christ_n by_o his_o church_n have_v send_v to_o preach_v shall_v be_v buy_v at_o such_o a_o rate_n and_o that_o a_o few_o peaceable_a people_n meet_v in_o a_o corner_n of_o a_o wilderness_n for_o no_o other_o intent_n and_o about_o no_o other_o work_n but_o to_o hear_v the_o gospel_n shall_v take_v away_o the_o preacher_n life_n and_o the_o hearer_n livelihood_n if_o this_o i_o say_v be_v no_o persecution_n let_v the_o world_n judge_n there_o may_v have_v be_v some_o shadow_n for_o such_o severity_n against_o meeting_n with_o arm_n though_o even_o that_o be_v in_o some_o case_n necessary_a but_o that_o be_v always_o disallow_v by_o the_o sober_a and_o wise_a but_o when_o nothing_o appear_v in_o man_n word_n or_o behaviour_n but_o that_o in_o peace_n and_o quietness_n they_o be_v seek_v after_o the_o food_n of_o their_o soul_n such_o severity_n must_v either_o be_v call_v persecution_n or_o we_o have_v lose_v the_o very_a name_n of_o thing_n and_o must_v call_v vice_n virtue_n and_o virtue_n vice_n §_o 7._o what_o he_o have_v own_v be_v sufficient_a to_o ruin_v his_o conclusion_n that_o he_o will_v prove_v by_o these_o topic_n to_o wit_n that_o the_o penal_a law_n against_o scotch_a presbyterian_o have_v no_o persecution_n in_o they_o but_o it_o do_v further_o appear_v how_o absurd_a it_o be_v if_o we_o consider_v what_o he_o have_v wise_o suppress_v as_o ashamed_a to_o speak_v out_o all_o the_o truth_n three_o thing_n he_o suppress_v 1._o some_o severe_a law_n 2._o some_o act_n of_o council_n or_o order_n give_v forth_o by_o it_o which_o exceed_v all_o the_o severity_n of_o the_o law_n 3._o execution_n of_o these_o law_n and_o order_n beyond_o what_o either_o of_o they_o can_v warrant_v for_o the_o one_a in_o the_o act_n of_o parliament_n aug._n 13._o 1670._o it_o be_v declare_v that_o if_o a_o minister_n preach_v expound_v scripture_n or_o pray_v in_o a_o house_n where_o there_o be_v more_o person_n than_o the_o house_n contain_v it_o be_v not_o say_v than_o the_o house_n can_v contain_v so_o as_o some_o be_v without_o door_n which_o may_v happen_v without_o the_o minister_n or_o people_n knowledge_n after_o the_o work_n be_v begin_v or_o by_o the_o malice_n of_o some_o who_o may_v stand_v without_o door_n on_o purpose_n to_o ensnare_v those_o within_o it_o be_v declare_v to_o be_v a_o field-conventicle_n and_o consequent_o the_o minister_n be_v liable_a to_o death_n when_o he_o do_v his_o best_a so_o far_o to_o conform_v to_o the_o law_n as_o to_o shun_v that_o hazard_n and_o the_o people_n be_v liable_a to_o forfeit_v the_o double_a of_o what_o in_o reason_n they_o can_v expect_v by_o the_o same_o act_n the_o life_n of_o they_o that_o so_o meet_v be_v expose_v to_o the_o mercy_n of_o their_o most_o malicious_a enemy_n for_o not_o only_o a_o reward_n be_v propose_v to_o any_o who_o will_v though_o without_o warrant_n or_o order_n of_o law_n seize_v and_o secure_v any_o at_o such_o a_o meeting_n but_o they_o be_v indemnify_v for_o any_o slaughter_n that_o they_o shall_v commit_v in_o the_o apprehend_n and_o secure_v of_o they_o nothing_o but_o the_o restrain_v power_n of_o god_n have_v preserve_v the_o life_n of_o many_o thousand_o who_o be_v so_o by_o this_o man_n be_v innocent_a law_n expose_v to_o the_o will_n of_o a_o ungodly_a and_o merciless_a crew_n afterwards_o a_o act_n be_v make_v declare_v that_o not_o only_a field_n but_o house-conventicle_n shall_v infer_v the_o pain_n of_o death_n to_o the_o minister_n and_o that_o a_o field-conventicle_n shall_v be_v death_n to_o all_o present_a minister_n and_o hearer_n 1685._o may_v 8._o it_o be_v by_o another_o act_n 1672._o declare_v that_o wherever_o a_o minister_n not_o allow_v by_o a_o bishop_n or_o license_v by_o the_o council_n do_v preach_v and_o expound_v scripture_n or_o pray_v in_o his_o own_o house_n where_o more_o person_n be_v present_a than_o four_o beside_o the_o family_n or_o in_o any_o family_n that_o be_v not_o his_o own_o though_o none_o shall_v be_v present_a but_o the_o family_n that_o it_o be_v a_o conventicle_n and_o compare_v this_o with_o the_o abovementioned_a act_n a_o minister_n lose_v his_o life_n by_o law_n if_o he_o pray_v in_o a_o family_n where_o he_o happen_v to_o lodge_v a_o night_n out_o of_o his_o own_o house_n likewise_o anno_fw-la 1685._o act_n 4._o any_o who_o refuse_v to_o witness_v that_o be_v to_o be_v a_o accuser_n of_o the_o brethren_n the_o devil_n work_n about_o house_n or_o field-conventicle_n or_o church-disorder_n be_v to_o suffer_v as_o guilty_a of_o these_o crime_n themselves_o that_o be_v to_o suffer_v death_n and_o thus_o the_o wife_n or_o child_n must_v either_o contribute_v to_o take_v away_o the_o life_n of_o her_o husband_n or_o father_n or_o lay_v down_o their_o own_o life_n also_o act_n 8._o of_o the_o same_o year_n it_o be_v declare_v treason_n to_o own_o the_o covenant_n as_o lawful_a or_o obligatory_a though_o we_o have_v swear_v it_o and_o many_o be_v question_v about_o the_o obligation_n of_o it_o behove_v either_o to_o perjure_n themselves_o or_o suffer_v death_n from_o the_o hand_n of_o bloody_a men._n and_o act_n 6._o husband_n who_o comply_v with_o the_o law_n unless_o they_o be_v also_o judge_v by_o the_o council_n to_o be_v loyal_a which_o no_o man_n can_v expect_v unless_o he_o

be_v thorough_o episcopal_a to_o say_v no_o worse_o must_v be_v fine_v for_o their_o wife_n noncompliance_a which_o put_v man_n on_o this_o sore_a dilemma_n either_o unnatural_o to_o put_v force_n on_o his_o wife_n conscience_n which_o may_v be_v he_o can_v not_o command_v or_o be_v undo_v beside_o this_o which_o be_v the_o second_o thing_n abovementioned_a it_o can_v be_v deny_v that_o the_o privy-council_n give_v order_n not_o only_o to_o officer_n of_o the_o army_n but_o to_o every_o private_a soldier_n empower_v they_o when_o they_o meet_v any_o person_n on_o the_o highway_n to_o examine_v they_o whether_o they_o be_v come_v from_o or_o go_v to_o a_o conventicle_n and_o if_o they_o will_v not_o by_o oath_n clear_v themselves_o they_o be_v allow_v to_o take_v from_o they_o their_o upper_a garment_n yea_o afterward_o the_o officer_n i_o know_v not_o whether_o the_o soldier_n have_v that_o power_n be_v warrant_v to_o kill_v whomever_o they_o meet_v with_o who_o shall_v refuse_v to_o give_v they_o satisfaction_n about_o abjure_v the_o sanquhair_n declaration_n it_o be_v true_a sober_a man_n do_v not_o refuse_v to_o take_v that_o abjuration_n but_o it_o be_v a_o unparalleled_a act_n to_o commit_v the_o life_n of_o man_n to_o soldier_n to_o kill_v at_o their_o pleasure_n man_n live_v in_o peace_n and_o go_v about_o their_o lawful_a employment_n without_o proof_n of_o a_o crime_n or_o due_a course_n of_o law_n august_n 3._o 1682._o major_a white_a in_o many_o county_n and_o the_o laird_n of_o meldrum_n a_o captain_n of_o horse_n in_o other_o county_n be_v empower_v to_o act_v as_o sheriff_n though_o the_o ordinary_a sheriff_n and_o their_o deputy_n be_v execute_v the_o law_n and_o to_o keep_v justice_n court_n so_o that_o the_o life_n and_o fortune_n of_o people_n be_v at_o the_o mercy_n of_o these_o two_o soldier_n sept._n 9_o the_o laird_n of_o claverhouse_n a_o soldier_n be_v empower_v to_o put_v the_o law_n in_o execution_n against_o withdrawer_n from_o the_o church_n a_o commission_n for_o judge_v and_o execute_v the_o law_n even_o to_o death_n be_v give_v to_o crawford_n of_o ardmillan_n novemb_n 9_o and_o 16_o day_n the_o like_a to_o the_o e._n of_o linlithgow_n i_o conclude_v with_o what_o be_v wise_o observe_v by_o the_o prince_n of_o orange_n now_o our_o gracious_a sovereign_n in_o his_o declaration_n for_o scotland_n about_o imprisonment_n without_o cause_n allege_v force_v many_o to_o swear_v against_o themselves_o impose_v arbitrary_a fine_n intercommuning_n on_o the_o slender_a pretence_n make_v man_n incur_v the_o danger_n of_o life_n and_o fortune_n for_o most_o innocent_a converse_v with_o their_o relation_n outlaw_v of_o which_o the_o counsellor_n themselves_o be_v guilty_a and_o behove_v to_o procure_v pardon_n by_o empowr_a soldier_n to_o act_v the_o great_a barbarity_n on_o person_n live_v in_o quiet_a hang_v drown_v or_o shoot_v without_o any_o course_n of_o law_n the_o three_o thing_n be_v that_o the_o execution_n do_v exceed_v both_o the_o law_n and_o order_n of_o council_n multitude_n of_o instance_n may_v and_o i_o hope_v ere_o long_o will_v be_v give_v of_o man_n pistol_v or_o hang_v in_o cold_a blood_n by_o the_o highway_n on_o the_o field_n about_o their_o work_n or_o drag_v out_o of_o their_o own_o house_n because_o they_o refuse_v to_o declare_v their_o opinion_n of_o the_o murder_n of_o the_o archbishop_n of_o st._n andrews_n of_o the_o insurrection_n at_o pentland_n and_o bothwell-bridge_n or_o of_o the_o covenant_n it_o be_v true_a it_o do_v not_o reflect_v on_o the_o law_n but_o it_o show_v what_o spirit_n they_o be_v of_o who_o make_v they_o in_o that_o they_o employ_v such_o man_n and_o do_v not_o punish_v they_o for_o such_o fact_n but_o rather_o countenance_v they_o §_o 8._o he_o come_v now_o to_o his_o conclusion_n to_o clear_v the_o law_n from_o persecution_n and_o here_o he_o add_v some_o consideration_n that_o he_o take_v for_o argumentative_a as_o that_o three_o rebellion_n be_v raise_v in_o the_o space_n of_o 23_o year_n but_o if_o these_o rebellion_n be_v the_o effect_n rather_o than_o the_o cause_n of_o that_o severity_n as_o indeed_o they_o be_v than_o his_o argument_n be_v inconcludent_a that_o it_o be_v so_o with_o the_o former_a two_o i_o have_v observe_v before_o for_o the_o three_o it_o may_v be_v he_o be_v not_o ignorant_a how_o it_o be_v influence_v by_o that_o unparalleled_a and_o ridiculous_a but_o that_o it_o be_v on_o a_o mournful_a subject_n libel_v wyerdrawn_a against_o that_o noble_a earl_n that_o be_v the_o head_n of_o that_o insurrection_n make_v he_o guilty_a of_o leesing-making_a and_o liable_a to_o death_n for_o what_o unbiased_a man_n and_o even_o some_o of_o his_o enemy_n judge_v to_o be_v below_o the_o least_o of_o crime_n he_o say_v none_o ever_o suffer_v for_o mere_a separation_n but_o in_o purse_n but_o be_v it_o not_o persecution_n to_o be_v turn_v out_o of_o a_o man_n livelihood_n and_o make_v a_o beggar_n for_o worship_v god_n he_o say_v likewise_o that_o none_o suffer_v that_o way_n but_o such_o as_o come_v to_o church_n to_o save_v their_o money_n notwithstanding_o of_o pretend_a scruple_n of_o conscience_n this_o be_v speak_v at_o random_n many_o suffer_v sad_o for_o conventicle_n who_o do_v not_o so_o comply_v and_o i_o be_o bold_a to_o say_v he_o know_v the_o contrary_a of_o what_o he_o here_o affirm_v he_o will_v have_v his_o conclusion_n to_o stand_v unless_o we_o will_v derogate_v from_o the_o authority_n of_o king_n and_o parliament_n that_o be_v a_o mistake_n we_o question_v the_o justice_n of_o their_o law_n not_o their_o authority_n to_o make_v law_n we_o may_v say_v nero_n and_o domitian_n be_v persecutor_n without_o question_v whether_o they_o be_v lawful_a emperor_n quest_n vi_o it_o may_v be_v observe_v from_o this_o author_n conduct_n in_o his_o pamphlet_n what_o it_o be_v to_o be_v flesh_v in_o bold_a aver_n of_o what_o all_o the_o world_n know_v to_o be_v manifest_a untruth_n some_o by_o boldness_n and_o frequency_n in_o tell_v lie_n have_v come_v at_o last_o to_o believe_v they_o as_o truth_n what_o else_o can_v make_v he_o propose_v this_o question_n and_o answer_v it_o negative_o whether_o the_o episcopal_a clergy_n in_o scotland_n from_o the_o year_n 1662._o to_o the_o year_n 1686._o show_v any_o thing_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o persecution_n against_o presbyterian_o we_o affirm_v that_o they_o do_v he_o deny_v it_o to_o prove_v what_o we_o assert_v we_o may_v bring_v a_o volume_n of_o historical_a instance_n which_o now_o to_o adduce_v shall_v swell_v this_o paper_n to_o a_o undue_a bigness_n and_o will_v anticipate_v what_o it_o be_v like_o will_v be_v ample_o perform_v in_o the_o history_n of_o the_o late_a time_n a_o few_o thing_n i_o hope_v will_v not_o be_v deny_v by_o any_o impartial_a person_n that_o know_v scotch_a affair_n and_o will_v be_v sufficient_a to_o evince_v what_o we_o hold_v in_o this_o one_o be_v the_o bishop_n of_o this_o church_n sit_v in_o parliament_n when_o the_o abovementioned_a law_n be_v make_v do_v any_o of_o they_o either_o reason_n or_o vote_n against_o any_o one_o of_o they_o yea_o it_o be_v know_v that_o they_o be_v active_a promoter_n of_o they_o yea_o our_o author_n deny_v not_o their_o consent_n and_o advise_v to_o they_o though_o he_o will_v not_o own_v their_o be_v the_o first_o mover_n of_o they_o the_o former_a be_v enough_o to_o our_o purpose_n and_o the_o latter_a be_v rational_o suspect_v both_o from_o the_o active_a influence_n that_o some_o of_o they_o have_v in_o the_o government_n and_o from_o the_o spite_n that_o on_o all_o occasion_n they_o show_v against_o man_n of_o our_o way_n another_o evidence_n of_o this_o be_v the_o churchman_n in_o their_o public_a sermon_n do_v frequent_o inflame_v both_o the_o magistrate_n and_o soldier_n to_o execute_v the_o law_n against_o dissenter_n and_o help_v they_o by_o direction_n intelligence_n and_o all_o the_o way_n that_o they_o can_v as_o thousand_o of_o instance_n may_v make_v appear_v a_o note_n of_o a_o sermon_n be_v much_o talk_v of_o wherein_o the_o judge_n of_o assize_n or_o circuit-court_n before_o who_o it_o be_v preach_v be_v advise_v to_o die_v their_o scarlet_a robe_n yet_o more_o red_a in_o the_o blood_n of_o these_o men._n again_o it_o be_v know_v that_o the_o minister_n be_v the_o informer_n against_o such_o as_o do_v not_o comply_v with_o the_o law_n it_o be_v true_a this_o be_v enjoin_v they_o by_o the_o ruler_n but_o conscientious_a man_n will_v not_o have_v persecute_v they_o that_o fear_v the_o lord_n at_o the_o command_n of_o man_n whereas_o most_o of_o they_o give_v ready_a cheerful_a and_o forward_a obedience_n to_o these_o injunction_n he_o speak_v of_o some_o of_o they_o who_o do_v not_o but_o be_v chide_v by_o the_o judge_n and_o we_o confess_v they_o be_v not_o

all_o persecutor_n but_o many_o yea_o the_o far_o great_a part_n be_v §_o 2._o now_o what_o have_v he_o to_o say_v for_o vindicate_v the_o clergy_n from_o this_o imputation_n he_o tell_v we_o the_o clergy_n never_o address_v the_o king_n for_o punish_v the_o presbyterian_o a_o goodly_a apology_n as_o if_o there_o be_v no_o other_o way_n of_o compass_v such_o a_o malicious_a design_n save_o this_o one_o next_o the_o inferior_a clergy_n do_v not_o obey_v the_o order_n for_o inform_v this_o be_v answer_v most_o do_v and_o but_o a_o few_o refuse_v he_o talk_v of_o bishop_n show_v act_n of_o charity_n in_o relieve_v the_o necessity_n of_o presbyterian_o and_o mitigate_a the_o penalty_n of_o the_o law_n when_o it_o be_v in_o their_o power_n and_o that_o the_o particular_n of_o this_o may_v swell_v his_o paper_n to_o a_o great_a bulk_n answ._n these_o act_n it_o seem_v be_v very_o secret_o do_v neither_o the_o man_n be_v own_o left_a hand_n nor_o the_o observation_n of_o other_o can_v discern_v they_o if_o some_o act_n of_o charity_n be_v do_v to_o some_o in_o distress_n it_o be_v no_o more_o than_o what_o some_o oppressor_n have_v do_v first_o make_v people_n poor_a by_o take_v a_o pound_n from_o they_o and_o then_o relieve_v they_o by_o give_v a_o penny_n notwithstanding_o any_o who_o have_v give_v a_o cup_n of_o cold_a water_n to_o sufferer_n shall_v not_o want_v their_o reward_n from_o the_o lord_n nor_o their_o commendation_n from_o we_o that_o private_a and_o public_a witness_v against_o schism_n be_v all_o that_o the_o inferior_a clergy_n do_v against_o dissenter_n be_v so_o false_a a_o assertion_n as_o nothing_o can_v be_v more_o false_a quest_n vii_o whether_o the_o episcopal_a church_n of_o scotland_n be_v complier_n with_o the_o design_n for_o take_v away_o the_o penal_a law_n against_o the_o papist_n he_o will_v here_o vindicate_v his_o own_o church_n from_o this_o blame_n and_o in_o the_o next_o question_n throw_v it_o on_o the_o presbyterian_o both_o of_o they_o with_o a_o like_a truth_n and_o candour_n we_o be_v far_o from_o charge_v all_o the_o episcopal_a party_n in_o this_o matter_n especial_o the_o church_n diffusive_a which_o he_o say_v be_v represent_v in_o parliament_n we_o know_v these_o patriot_n do_v worthy_o in_o oppose_v that_o ill_a and_o dangerous_a design_n but_o we_o will_v not_o own_o that_o all_o that_o sit_v in_o that_o honourable_a assembly_n be_v episcopal_a however_o they_o go_v a_o further_a length_n in_o comply_v with_o it_o than_o some_o have_v freedom_n to_o do_v not_o a_o few_o of_o they_o we_o hope_v will_v now_o show_v and_o have_v show_v that_o that_o way_n be_v not_o their_o choice_n for_o the_o bishop_n he_o seem_v not_o to_o deny_v that_o two_o of_o the_o fourteen_o be_v for_o it_o and_o it_o be_v well_o know_v how_o far_o these_o two_o and_o they_o be_v the_o two_o head_n the_o archbishop_n appear_v for_o it_o both_o in_o council_n and_o parliament_n and_o that_o two_o be_v deprive_v yea_o and_o appear_v against_o this_o design_n we_o deny_v not_o but_o can_v he_o say_v that_o the_o rest_n appear_v against_o it_o in_o parliament_n when_o they_o have_v the_o fair_a opportunity_n and_o be_v in_o a_o special_a manner_n call_v to_o it_o for_o the_o inferior_a clergy_n he_o will_v have_v they_o all_o innocent_a in_o this_o matter_n because_o they_o preach_v against_o the_o doctrine_n of_o popery_n that_o they_o pray_v for_o the_o protestant_n in_o france_n and_o other_o appearance_n they_o make_v against_o popery_n none_o of_o these_o thing_n we_o deny_v nor_o do_v we_o envy_v they_o their_o due_a praise_n on_o this_o account_n yet_o two_o thing_n be_v to_o be_v consider_v one_o be_v that_o it_o be_v but_o the_o practice_n of_o some_o it_o be_v well_o know_v how_o many_o be_v sinful_o and_o shameful_o silent_a and_o other_o who_o be_v bold_a to_o speak_v be_v check_v by_o their_o bishop_n for_o it_o the_o other_o be_v that_o it_o be_v very_o consistent_a to_o be_v against_o the_o doctrine_n of_o popery_n and_o yet_o to_o be_v for_o a_o toleration_n to_o they_o and_o against_o their_o be_v under_o the_o hazard_n of_o penal_a law_n for_o their_o religion_n whence_o i_o infer_v that_o his_o conclusion_n do_v no_o way_n follow_v from_o his_o premise_n §_o 2._o the_o zeal_n that_o some_o of_o the_o prelatist_n show_v for_o continuance_n of_o the_o penal_a law_n may_v be_v consider_v either_o with_o respect_n to_o papist_n or_o to_o protestant_a dissenter_n who_o may_v have_v ease_n by_o the_o removal_n of_o these_o law_n the_o former_a part_n of_o their_o zeal_n be_v laudable_a not_o the_o latter_a which_o of_o they_o do_v preponderate_a we_o be_v leave_v to_o guess_v and_o may_v be_v help_v in_o this_o guess_n by_o a_o common_a principle_n that_o many_o of_o they_o i_o say_v not_o all_o have_v express_v that_o they_o have_v far_o rather_o that_o popery_n shall_v prevail_v than_o presbytery_n and_o the_o act_n of_o the_o chief_a man_n and_o of_o the_o most_o part_n of_o they_o do_v correspond_v with_o this_o principle_n at_o this_o day_n what_o be_v the_o sentiment_n of_o the_o prelatist_n in_o scotland_n about_o take_v off_o the_o penal_a law_n against_o papist_n may_v be_v manifest_o gather_v unless_o we_o will_v abandon_v all_o argumentation_n and_o the_o rational_a inference_n of_o one_o thing_n from_o another_o if_o we_o consider_v what_o our_o prelatical_a parliament_n have_v declare_v what_o the_o archbishop_n and_o bishop_n in_o their_o letter_n to_o k._n james_n nou._n 3._o 1688._o have_v with_o much_o flattery_n say_v and_o what_o the_o university_n of_o st._n andrews_n in_o their_o address_n to_o that_o same_o king_n have_v publish_v partly_o of_o their_o adherence_n to_o he_o while_o the_o subversion_n of_o our_o law_n and_o religion_n be_v not_o secret_o but_o visible_o carry_v on_o partly_o of_o that_o absolute_a irresistible_a and_o despotic_a power_n that_o they_o ascribe_v to_o he_o for_o if_o he_o have_v such_o power_n to_o do_v what_o he_o will_v and_o if_o he_o be_v for_o take_v off_o the_o the_o force_n of_o these_o law_n as_o they_o can_v once_o question_v how_o be_v it_o consistent_a with_o that_o unlimited_a obedience_n that_o they_o owe_v to_o such_o a_o monarch_n that_o they_o shall_v not_o be_v also_o for_o remove_v they_o quest_n viii_o whether_o the_o scotch_a presbyterian_o be_v complyer_n with_o the_o design_n for_o take_v away_o the_o penal_a law_n against_o papist_n he_o affirm_v it_o we_o deny_v it_o but_o in_o this_o that_o scripture_n be_v fulfil_v psal._n 55._o 3._o they_o cast_v iniquity_n upon_o i_o and_o in_o wrath_n they_o hate_v i_o nothing_o in_o this_o book_n have_v less_o semblance_n of_o truth_n and_o more_o evidence_n of_o spite_n than_o this_o and_o in_o nothing_o the_o unfaithfulness_n of_o his_o party_n and_o the_o integrity_n of_o the_o presbyterian_o do_v more_o appear_v than_o in_o the_o stir_n that_o be_v about_o take_v off_o these_o penal_a law_n for_o his_o party_n have_v no_o inducement_n to_o be_v for_o remove_v they_o except_o to_o please_v the_o king_n and_o to_o advance_v popery_n but_o the_o presbyterian_o especial_o the_o minister_n be_v under_o the_o strong_a temptation_n imaginable_a to_o show_v themselves_o so_o incline_v not_o only_o to_o gain_v the_o favour_n of_o the_o court_n the_o want_n of_o which_o have_v be_v so_o heavy_a to_o they_o but_o also_o because_o they_o be_v to_o share_v in_o the_o ease_n from_o heavy_a persecution_n which_o these_o law_n have_v bring_v on_o they_o and_o on_o they_o only_o for_o these_o law_n be_v severe_o execute_v against_o they_o but_o not_o against_o the_o papist_n and_o above_o all_o this_o every_o presbyterian_a minister_n in_o scotland_n be_v liable_a to_o death_n by_o these_o law_n none_o have_v observe_v they_o and_o they_o may_v rational_o expect_v that_o the_o court_n be_v provoke_v by_o their_o appear_v for_o their_o continuance_n may_v cause_v they_o to_o be_v execute_v with_o rigour_n upon_o they_o notwithstanding_o of_o all_o this_o they_o take_v their_o life_n in_o their_o hand_n and_o as_o they_o have_v occasion_n show_v themselves_o against_o take_v off_o the_o penal_a law_n against_o papist_n mere_o out_o of_o conscience_n and_o out_o of_o zeal_n against_o popery_n whereas_o the_o other_o party_n be_v not_o so_o faithful_a as_o be_v above_o show_v their_o reason_n against_o it_o on_o all_o occasion_n and_o their_o deal_n about_o it_o with_o member_n of_o parliament_n be_v well_o know_v beside_o more_o public_a witness_v against_o it_o as_o they_o have_v occasion_n neither_o can_v it_o be_v make_v appear_v for_o any_o thing_n that_o i_o can_v ever_o learn_v that_o any_o one_o minister_n of_o our_o way_n be_v of_o another_o sentiment_n and_o for_o other_o two_o or_o three_o or_o a_o very_a few_o