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upon_o their_o manner_n of_o proceed_v the_o permitter_n of_o seditious_a contrivement_n the_o deserter_n of_o their_o trust_n be_v take_v off_o by_o profit_n pleasure_n vanity_n by_o sloth_n and_o neglect_v by_o partiality_n passion_n fear_v or_o personal_a animosity_n fool_n be_v fit_a instrument_n for_o knave_n love_n and_o reverence_n be_v the_o pillar_n of_o majesty_n the_o power_n of_o a_o prince_n depend_v upon_o the_o love_n of_o his_o people_n the_o ground_n of_o sedition_n let_v a_o prince_n stick_v to_o his_o law_n and_o his_o people_n will_v stick_v to_o he_o the_o oath_n of_o protect_v imply_v a_o power_n of_o protect_v where_o a_o king_n have_v it_o not_o in_o his_o power_n to_o oppress_v his_o people_n they_o have_v it_o in_o they_o to_o destroy_v their_o king_n a_o mixture_n of_o indulgence_n and_o severity_n oblige_v the_o loyal_a and_o awe_v the_o refractory_a the_o influence_n of_o prudence_n and_o courage_n a_o prince_n that_o bear_v affront_v and_o familiarity_n from_o his_o subject_n lessen_v himself_o how_o to_o hinder_v the_o spread_v of_o a_o seditious_a humour_n let_v a_o prince_n keep_v a_o eye_n over_o great_a assembly_n let_v he_o be_v quick_a and_o watchful_a the_o most_o dangerous_a of_o all_o seet_n a_o sure_a way_n to_o prevent_v schism_n have_v a_o care_n the_o presbyterian_o set-form_n and_o method_n their_o modesty_n the_o mean_n of_o prevent_v schism_n object_n petition_v for_o peace_n pag._n 4_o 5._o answ._n the_o hazard_n of_o toleration_n the_o foundation_n of_o presbytery_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d pag._n 3._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 239._o let_v pagan_n blush_v at_o these_o christian_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 263._o the_o growth_n of_o schism_n a_o noble_a resolve_v let_v the_o prince_n reform_v betimes_o and_o impartial_o ambition_n be_v the_o cause_n no_o matter_n what_o be_v the_o cry_n corrupt_v divine_n and_o lawyer_n be_v in_o the_o forlorn_a of_o all_o rebellion_n but_o the_o contrary_a be_v the_o pillar_n and_o blessing_n of_o society_n the_o common_a crime_n of_o vicious_a lawyer_n be_v avarice_n the_o base_a of_o corruption_n a_o ignorant_a judge_n be_v a_o dangerous_a minister_n and_o so_o be_v a_o timorous_a a_o hard_a matter_n to_o make_v a_o good_a choice_n a_o rule_n to_o choose_v by_o hae_fw-la nuga_fw-la seria_n ducunt_fw-la in_o mala_fw-la a_o way_n to_o prevent_v treasonous_a mistake_v the_o contriver_n of_o sedition_n be_v of_o three_o sort_n the_o puritan_n religion_n be_v but_o talk_n every_o man_n for_o himself_o a_o traitor_n be_v of_o no_o religion_n no_o ill_a story_n the_o presbyterian_a have_v get_v a_o strain_n a_o ceremony_n may_v be_v as_o well_o impose_v as_o a_o tax_n ambition_n dangerous_a in_o a_o favourite_n a_o caution_n ambition_n do_v better_a in_o a_o soldier_n then_o in_o a_o counsellor_n it_o be_v the_o interest_n of_o a_o prince_n to_o dispose_v of_o office_n by_o particular_a direction_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d pag._n 240._o how_o to_o crush_v a_o insolent_a favourite_n the_o danger_n of_o a_o favourite_n that_o uphold_v faction_n and_o manage_v of_o his_o design_n sir_n f._n bacon_n how_o to_o disappoint_v a_o ambitious_a design_n favourite_n necessary_a to_o the_o prince_n and_o desirable_a to_o the_o people_n concern_v the_o choice_n of_o servant_n let_v they_o be_v honest_a and_o fit_n of_o approve_a loyalty_n to_o the_o father_n nor_o upon_o recommendation_n public_a nature_n for_o public_a place_n not_o one_o to_o all_o purpose_n let_v a_o prince_n set_v his_o confident_a his_o bound_n aforehand_o in_o point_n of_o conscience_n honour_n and_o convenience_n let_v not_o a_o favourite_n press_v the_o sovereign_n the_o danger_n of_o over-greatness_n as_o to_o the_o people_n a_o proud_a man_n in_o power_n easy_o crush_v a_o covetous_a great_a man_n the_o mischief_n of_o false_a intelligence_n good_a advice_n to_o a_o counsellor_n prudence_n provide_v for_o the_o worst_a reward_n and_o punishment_n keep_v people_n in_o order_n honest_a truth_n be_v dangerous_a a_o case_n put_v the_o low_a region_n of_o the_o court._n four_o or_o five_o beggar_n in_o chief_a corrupt_a officer_n a_o general_n pest._n a_o excellent_a way_n of_o raise_v money_n ill-pay_a the_o reason_n of_o ill-payment_n want_v of_o money_n make_v people_n religious_a the_o ill-principled_n courtier_n danger_n from_o the_o camp_n how_o mutiny_n may_v be_v cause_v good_a pay_n will_v bear_v good_a discipline_n model_v and_o disband_v be_v dangerous_a how_o to_o new_a model_n a_o army_n how_o to_o disband_v the_o cause_n of_o revolt_v a_o good_a choice_n be_v the_o best_a security_n against_o a_o revolt_n the_o danger_n of_o a_o ill-ordered_a city_n pretext_n of_o religion_n be_v a_o dangerous_a and_o wicked_a quarrel_n be_v there_o a_o god_n or_o be_v there_o none_o all_o sedition_n proceed_v from_o misgovernment_n begin_v with_o the_o clergy_n to_o prevent_v schism_n let_v the_o magistracy_n be_v well-affected_a oppression_n procure_v by_o ill-instrument_n though_o the_o levy_n be_v extraordinary_a let_v the_o way_n be_v ordinary_a privilege_n be_v sacred_a poverty_n be_v a_o terrible_a enemy_n the_o prince_n not_o to_o forsake_v his_o metropolis_n let_v the_o choice_n be_v legal_a and_o prudent_a better_o the_o sovereign_n reform_v than_o the_o council_n the_o effect_n of_o a_o good_a choice_n and_o of_o a_o bad_a the_o mischief_n of_o partiality_n better_o a_o tyranny_n than_o a_o anarchy_n
partiality_n as_o we_o here_o imagine_v the_o two_o main_a mischief_n be_v these_o the_o iniquity_n of_o the_o end_n or_o the_o disorder_n of_o the_o mean_n the_o former_a may_v in_o some_o measure_n be_v prevent_v by_o a_o oath_n to_o deal_v upright_o but_o the_o grand_a failing_n be_v in_o the_o election_n the_o latter_a may_v be_v regulate_v by_o such_o a_o clearness_n of_o rule_n and_o method_n together_o with_o such_o a_o strictness_n in_o the_o observation_n of_o that_o rule_n that_o both_o every_o man_n may_v know_v his_o duty_n and_o no_o man_n dare_v to_o transgress_v it_o but_o concern_v the_o subject_a matter_n now_o of_o their_o consultation_n there_o lie_v the_o peril_n when_o they_o come_v to_o reach_v at_o affair_n foreign_a to_o their_o cognisance_n the_o hazard_n be_v this_o step_v by_o step_n they_o eneroach_v upon_o the_o sovereign_n claim_v a_o right_a to_o one_o encroachment_n from_o the_o precedent_n of_o another_o so_o that_o meet_v with_o a_o unwary_a prince_n they_o steal_v away_o his_o prerogative_n by_o inch_n and_o when_o perchance_o his_o successor_n come_v to_o resume_v his_o right_n that_o pilfery_n be_v call_v the_o liberty_n of_o the_o subject_a and_o there_o be_v a_o quarrel_n start_v betwixt_o the_o king_n and_o his_o subject_n then_o come_v the_o doctrine_n in_o play_n that_o king_n be_v choose_v for_o the_o good_a of_o the_o people_n and_o that_o the_o discharge_v of_o that_o trust_n and_o care_n be_v the_o condition_n of_o his_o royalty_n the_o very_a truth_n be_v all_o government_n may_v be_v tyranny_n a_o king_n have_v not_o the_o mean_n of_o govern_v if_o he_o have_v not_o the_o power_n of_o tyrannize_a anarchy_n here_o be_v the_o short_a of_o the_o matter_n we_o be_v certain_o destroy_v without_o a_o government_n and_o we_o may_v be_v destroy_v with_o one_o so_o that_o in_o prudence_n we_o be_v rather_o to_o choose_v the_o hazard_n of_o a_o tyranny_n than_o the_o certainty_n of_o be_v worry_v by_o one-anoth_a without_o more_o word_n the_o vulgar_a end_n of_o government_n be_v to_o keep_v the_o multitude_n from_o cut_v one-anothers_a throat_n which_o they_o have_v ever_o find_v to_o be_v the_o consequence_n of_o cast_v off_o their_o governor_n when_o popular_a convention_n have_v once_o find_v this_o trick_n of_o gain_v ground_n upon_o the_o sovereign_n they_o catch_v their_o prince_n common_o as_o they_o do_v their_o horse_n with_o a_o sieve_n and_o a_o bridle_n a_o subsidy_n and_o a_o perpetual_a parliament_n if_o they_o will_v take_v the_o bit_n they_o shall_v have_v oat_n but_o these_o be_v the_o dictate_v of_o ignorance_n and_o malice_n for_o such_o be_v the_o mutual_a tie_n and_o interest_n of_o correspondency_n betwixt_o a_o monarch_n and_o his_o people_n that_o neither_o of_o they_o can_v be_v safe_a or_o happy_a without_o the_o safety_n and_o felicity_n of_o the_o other_o the_o best_a way_n to_o prevent_v the_o ill_a consequence_n of_o the_o people_n deputy_n act_v beyond_o their_o orb_n be_v clear_o and_o particular_o to_o state_n those_o reserve_v of_o the_o prerogative_n with_o which_o they_o be_v not_o to_o meddle_v and_o likewise_o to_o set_v forth_o the_o metes_n and_o bound_n of_o their_o own_o privilege_n which_o they_o themselves_o be_v not_o to_o transgress_v finis_fw-la the_o matter_n oâ—_n sedition_n the_o cause_n of_o it_o the_o remedy_n contempt_n more_o fatal_a to_o king_n than_o hatred_n poverty_n breed_v sediâ—on_n a_o numerous_a nobility_n cause_v poverty_n fear_n and_o jealousy_n the_o danger_n of_o libel_n sir_n f._n b._n the_o rise_n of_o the_o late_a war._n the_o first_o tumult_n against_o the_o service-book_n the_o covenanter_n usurp_v the_o supreme_a authority_n the_o institution_n of_o the_o scottish_a covenant_n the_o promoter_n of_o it_o hist._n indep_n appendix_n pag._n 14._o the_o covenant_n a_o rebellious_a vow_n a_o plea_n for_o treason_n the_o usurpation_n of_o the_o covenanter_n a_o pacification_n with_o the_o scot_n their_o infidelity_n they_o enter_v england_n the_o influence_n of_o the_o scotish_n army_n and_o the_o city-tumult_n upon_o the_o long_a parliament_n the_o two_o house_n usurp_v the_o militia_n the_o rebellion_n begin_v at_o hull_n the_o king_n defence_n of_o himself_o vote_v a_o war_n against_o his_o parliament_n teasonous_a prosition_n of_o the_o two_o house_n depose_v proposition_n of_o june_n 2._o i_o cause_v of_o the_o war_n be_v ambition_n the_o rabble_n be_v the_o pillar_n of_o the_o cause_n religion_n the_o pretence_n their_o zeal_n agay_v popery_n the_o method_n of_o the_o reformation_n rebellion_n divide_v god_n and_o the_o king_n scandal_n emprove_v and_o invent_v the_o late_a king_n be_v betray_v by_o presbyterian_n in_o his_o counsel_n a_o dear_a peace_n the_o cause_n of_o a_o long_a war._n tria_fw-la priciipia_fw-la the_o method_n of_o treason_n rebellion_n begin_v in_o confusion_n and_o end_n in_o order_n the_o english_a follow_v the_o scottish_a pattern_n the_o prologue_n to_o the_o late_a war._n loyalty_n persecute_v rebellion_n reward_v the_o king_n go_v for_o scotland_n his_o welcome_n at_o his_o return_n the_o king_n affront_v by_o tumult_n first_o and_o then_o for_o complain_v of_o they_o the_o presbyterian_o ruine_v by_o their_o own_o argument_n england_n a_o free-state_n quarrel_n with_o the_o dutch._n the_o long_a parliament_n dissolve_v barebone_n parliament_n their_o acts._n their_o zeal_n their_o dissolution_n the_o corruption_n of_o a_o conventicle_n be_v the_o general_n of_o a_o protector_n cromwell_n install_v and_o swear_a protector_n a_o council_n of_o one_o and_o twenty_o cromwell_n mastery_n the_o foundation_n of_o cromwel_n greatness_n cromwel_n character_n cromwell_n jealous_a of_o his_o counsel_n and_o of_o his_o army_n oliver_n erect_v major-general_n and_o then_o fool_n they_o the_o persecution_n of_o the_o cavalier_n cromwel_n test_n of_o the_o house_n the_o recognition_n cromwel_n design_n upon_o st._n domingo_n disastrous_a blake_n make_v amends_o at_o tunis_n his_o success_n against_o the_o plate-fleet_n near_o the_o bay_n of_o cadiz_n address_n oliver_n kindred_n stand_v his_o friend_n the_o petition_n and_o advice_n to_o declare_v his_o successor_n oliver_n other_o house_n privy-council_n revenue_n cavalier_n incapable_a of_o office_n cromwell_n install_v protector_n oliver_n other_o house_n enrage_a the_o commons_o thenew_v peer_n the_o commons_o pick_v a_o quarrel_n with_o the_o other_o house_n oliver_n heart-breaking_a cross_n he_o fool_n the_o city_n of_o london_n address_n barbarous_a cruelty_n cromwell_n death_n oliver_n maximet_fw-la richard_n recognize_v upon_o condition_n each_o of_o the_o three_o party_n enemy_n to_o the_o other_o two_n the_o army_n ruffle_n the_o house_n the_o house_n oppose_v the_o army_n richard_n dissolve_v his_o parliament_n and_o be_v lay_v aside_o himself_o the_o army_n acknowledge_v their_o backslide_n and_o invite_v the_o old_a parliament_n to_o sit_v again_o the_o rump_n the_o army_n petition_n the_o faction_n fly_v high_a the_o rump_n and_o the_o army_n clash_n the_o rump_n throw_v out_o the_o army_n settle_v a_o committee_n of_o safety_n general_n m._n secure_v scotland_n hewsons_n insolence_n towards_o the_o city_n hazelrigg_n seize_v portsmouth_n the_o rump_n sit_v again_o lambert_n and_o his_o party_n submit_v the_o city_n refuse_v to_o levy_n monies_n the_o rump_n offend_v with_o the_o city_n the_o seclude_v member_n readmit_v cromwel_n rise_n to_o the_o sovereignty_n what_o hinder_v his_o establishment_n he_o wâ—â—l_v general_o hate_v the_o war_n with_o spain_n be_v a_o oversight_n a_o stand_a army_n dangerous_a the_o rise_n of_o cromwel_n stand_v army_n exact_v collect._n pag._n 44._o ibid._n the_o consequence_n of_o the_o house_n of_o commons_o guard_n the_o effect_n of_o a_o stand_a army_n note_n exit_fw-la the_o rump_n all_o factious_a unite_v against_o the_o king_n they_o divide_v and_o subdivide_v the_o effect_n of_o a_o military_a government_n the_o english_a impatient_a of_o slavery_n this_o be_v calculate_v for_o 1662._o it_o seem_v to_o be_v the_o interest_n of_o france_n to_o maintain_v a_o stand_a army_n a_o guard_n both_o suitable_a and_o necessary_a about_o the_o person_n of_o a_o king_n the_o mary_n of_o france_n abuse_v the_o confidence_n of_o their_o master_n pepin_n the_o son_n of_o a_o powerful_a subject_n depose_v his_o prince_n and_o set_v up_o himself_o the_o state_n of_o france_n the_o effect_n of_o a_o stand_a army_n in_o france_n a_o stand_a army_n more_o hazardous_a in_o england_n than_o in_o france_n alteration_n of_o custom_n dangerous_a our_o saxon_a king_n keep_v no_o stand_v army_n nor_o edmond_n ironside_n nor_o william_n the_o conqueror_n nor_o william_n rufus_n nor_o hen._n 3._o edw._n 1._o edw._n nor_o ric._n 2._o nor_o the_o henry_n 4_o 5_o 6_o &_o 7._o nor_o hen._n 8._o edw._n 6._o queen_n marry_o nor_o q._n eliz._n nor_o k._n james_n nor_o charles_n the_o martyr_n expedient_n to_o prevent_v or_o disappoint_v danger_n a_o stand_a army_n destructive_a to_o the_o government_n