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allegiance_n seem_v to_o be_v take_v by_o presbyterian_o independent_o etc._n etc._n 51._o it_o be_v a_o wonderful_a mystery_n how_o it_o shall_v come_v to_o pass_v that_o our_o english_a presbyterian_n etc._n etc._n shall_v especial_o now_o of_o late_a with_o so_o much_o willingness_n and_o greediness_n themselves_o swallow_v these_o oath_n and_o so_o clamorous_o not_o without_o threaten_v urge_v the_o impose_v they_o upon_o other_o be_v it_o because_o the_o oath_n of_o supremacy_n have_v so_o peculiar_a a_o conformity_n to_o their_o principle_n and_o that_o of_o allegiance_n to_o their_o practice_n or_o that_o they_o be_v so_o ready_a and_o press_v to_o disclaim_v and_o condemn_v all_o that_o themselves_o have_v do_v these_o last_o twenty_o year_n 52._o first_o for_o their_o doctrinal_a principle_n i_o do_v not_o find_v that_o any_o of_o those_o sect_n of_o late_a in_o england_n in_o peaceable_a time_n have_v public_o declare_v in_o what_o sense_n they_o allow_v his_o majesty_n to_o 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that_o even_o in_o case_n a_o christian_a or_o heathen_a prince_n shall_v make_v use_n of_o his_o civil_a power_n to_o persecute_v truth_n that_o power_n ought_v not_o upon_o any_o pretence_n to_o be_v active_o resist_v by_o violence_n or_o force_n of_o arm_n but_o though_o they_o can_v approve_v they_o must_v at_o least_o patient_o suffer_v the_o effect_n of_o his_o misuse_v authority_n leave_v the_o judgement_n to_o god_n only_o how_o unknown_a at_o least_o how_o unreceive_v such_o a_o doctrine_n have_v hitherto_o be_v among_o their_o brethren_n abroad_o will_v but_o too_o manifest_o appear_v in_o a_o volume_n entitle_v dangerous_a position_n collect_v by_o archbishop_n bancroft_n out_o of_o several_a book_n write_v by_o calvinisticall_a preacher_n what_o judgement_n their_o patriarch_n calvin_n make_v of_o king_n henry_n the_o eighths_n new_a title_n of_o the_o head_n of_o the_o church_n we_o have_v see_v before_o ult_n and_o what_o a_o exception_n terrible_a to_o prince_n the_o 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unnecessary_o thrust_v into_o it_o they_o have_v fright_v many_o from_o take_v it_o and_o as_o if_o they_o have_v conspire_v with_o that_o one_o too_o well_o know_v party_n which_o alone_o give_v occasion_n for_o the_o frame_n it_o they_o have_v give_v they_o advantage_n for_o those_o unnecessary_a phrase_n sake_n to_o fix_v upon_o all_o the_o refuser_n a_o scandalous_a however_o unjust_a imputation_n as_o if_o they_o approve_v these_o abominable_a principle_n from_o which_o flow_v that_o more_o abominable_a attentat_fw-la which_o deserve_o wring_v extreme_a severity_n from_o a_o prince_n the_o most_o element_n that_o ever_o this_o nation_n former_o have_v enjoy_v 85._o in_o the_o follow_a reflection_n therefore_o upon_o this_o oath_n justice_n require_v that_o we_o shall_v divide_v between_o the_o innocent_a and_o the_o guilty_a between_o those_o that_o not_o in_o this_o kingdom_n only_o have_v make_v that_o principle_n of_o disloyalty_n their_o distinctive_a charter_n and_o those_o 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for_o than_o they_o be_v sure_a that_o without_o any_o oath_n at_o all_o he_o may_v be_v most_o secure_a 117._o if_o any_o oath_n of_o supremacy_n shall_v be_v still_o account_v necessary_a they_o only_o beg_v that_o they_o may_v not_o seem_v to_o renounce_v the_o supreme_a spiritual_a jurisdiction_n of_o he_o who_o they_o acknowledge_v for_o the_o head_n of_o god_n church_n or_o at_o least_o that_o for_o refuse_v to_o renounce_v this_o and_o suffer_v for_o such_o a_o refusal_n they_o may_v be_v acknowledge_v to_o suffer_v pure_o for_o their_o religion_n without_o the_o least_o imputation_n of_o disloyalty_n to_o his_o majesty_n which_o they_o will_v never_o be_v guilty_a of_o whether_o they_o swear_v against_o it_o or_o no._n 118._o that_o which_o they_o deprecate_v in_o the_o oath_n of_o allegiance_n be_v that_o which_o god_n himself_o require_v that_o it_o may_v not_o be_v ambiguous_a dificult_a to_o be_v interpret_v nor_o charge_v with_o expression_n which_o if_o they_o be_v absent_a will_v not_o prejudice_v the_o
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father_n but_o as_o etc._n etc._n so_o that_o the_o parliament_n of_o paris_n in_o their_o censure_n do_v very_o just_o say_v that_o such_o doctrine_n render_v the_o dignity_n of_o the_o pope_n odious_a 137._o this_o be_v that_o which_o catholic_n have_v be_v teach_v by_o god_n word_n by_o tradition_n by_o counsel_n etc._n etc._n this_o they_o be_v ready_a with_o or_o without_o oath_n to_o profess_v and_o which_o god_n willing_a neither_o oath_n nor_o law_n nor_o humane_a power_n shall_v force_v they_o to_o deny_v if_o this_o render_v they_o obnoxious_a to_o the_o penalty_n of_o law_n as_o ill_a subject_n yet_o it_o can_v make_v they_o ill_a subject_n if_o this_o render_v they_o disloyal_a subject_n there_o be_v not_o a_o loyal_a subject_n in_o france_n germany_n etc._n etc._n if_o humane_a tribunal_n condemn_v they_o god_n will_v in_o his_o time_n acquit_v they_o 138._o in_o a_o word_n to_o demonstrate_v how_o little_o they_o deserve_v the_o imputation_n of_o be_v not_o most_o 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