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long_o by_o amuse_v the_o king_n with_o hope_n that_o they_o will_v restore_v he_o till_o they_o have_v entire_o break_v the_o presbiterean_a party_n and_o render_v they_o powerless_a and_o themselves_o more_o absolute_a upon_o this_o fowndation_n cromwell_n ireton_n and_o other_o principal_a person_n of_o the_o army_n become_v very_o civil_a and_o some_o thing_n respectful_a to_o his_o majesty_n tie_n make_v great_a protestation_n of_o have_v no_o other_o design_n but_o the_o set_v he_o with_o honour_n upon_o his_o throne_n on_o his_o grant_v they_o a_o free_a liberty_n of_o conscience_n with_o such_o a_o power_n in_o the_o militia_n as_o they_o judge_v convenient_a for_o their_o assurance_n that_o they_o may_v not_o be_v deprive_v thereof_o at_o pleasure_n but_o that_o time_n be_v needful_a to_o prepare_v the_o way_n and_o to_o dispose_v the_o mind_n of_o the_o army_n to_o a_o submission_n thereunto_o sect._n 52._o these_o promise_n and_o deep_a protestation_n second_v by_o a_o 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especial_o throwgh_n a_o unexpected_a accident_n to_o long_o to_o be_v here_o insert_v which_o give_v i_o cause_n to_o suspect_v and_o fear_v what_o short_o after_o unhappe_o arrive_v which_o important_a circomstance_n join_v to_o divers_a other_o not_o of_o much_o less_o weight_n put_v restless_a thowght_n into_o my_o head_n till_o such_o time_n as_o i_o can_v obtain_v a_o particular_a audience_n from_o the_o king_n to_o who_o i_o give_v a_o exact_a account_n of_o my_o apprehension_n with_o the_o ground_n of_o they_o sect._n 55._o his_o majesty_n tie_n answer_v these_o reason_n have_v weight_n one_o may_v fear_v as_o well_o to_o little_a as_o to_o much_o especial_o as_o my_o condition_n be_v yet_o if_o there_o be_v any_o faith_n in_o they_o they_o will_v never_o come_v to_o such_o extremity_n however_o their_o feed_v i_o hitherto_o with_o good_a word_n and_o deep_a protestation_n without_o real_a effect_n or_o come_v in_o all_o this_o time_n to_o any_o particular_a or_o positive_a 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