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dominion_n king_n assume_v the_o general_a care_n of_o humane_a society_n seneca_n resolve_v bello_fw-la a_o i_o peti_fw-la potest_fw-la qui_fw-la a_o mea_fw-la gente_fw-la sepositus_fw-la svam_fw-la exagitat_fw-la and_o cicero_n that_o war_n shall_v be_v undertake_v only_o that_o we_o may_v live_v in_o peace_n and_o not_o be_v injure_v it_o will_v be_v object_v that_o god_n will_v take_v care_n of_o our_o religion_n deorum_fw-la injuriae_fw-la diis_fw-la curae_fw-la &_o perjurium_fw-la satis_fw-la habet_fw-la deum_fw-la ultorem_fw-la answer_v so_o it_o may_v be_v say_v of_o other_o sin_n which_o god_n will_v punish_v yet_o the_o law_n be_v just_o execute_v on_o the_o offender_n by_o the_o magistrate_n as_o all_o grant_n and_o if_o it_o be_v object_v that_o such_o offence_n be_v punish_v not_o so_o much_o as_o commit_v against_o god_n as_o for_o the_o damage_n do_v to_o man_n ans_fw-fr it_o be_v observe_v that_o not_o only_o such_o offence_n be_v punish_v by_o man_n as_o be_v direct_o commit_v against_o other_o man_n but_o such_o as_o by_o consequence_n may_v be_v prejudicial_a to_o other_o as_o self-murder_n sodomy_n etc._n etc._n for_o though_o the_o principal_a end_n be_v to_o procure_v god_n favour_n by_o punish_v such_o crime_n yet_o it_o be_v do_v also_o to_o prevent_v the_o influence_n and_o notable_a effect_n on_o humane_a society_n see_v l._n 2._o c._n 20._o n._n 44._o it_o may_v be_v far_o object_v that_o if_o we_o whole_o forsake_v the_o king_n we_o shall_v justify_v the_o rebellion_n against_o king_n charles_n the_o first_o who_o be_v charge_v with_o design_n of_o bring_v in_o popery_n and_o arbitrary_a government_n illegal_a imposition_n evil_a counsellor_n etc._n etc._n ans_fw-fr i_o suppose_v the_o objector_n that_o be_v so_o tender_a of_o commit_v any_o act_n of_o disloyalty_n against_o king_n james_n the_o second_o will_v by_o no_o mean_n approve_v of_o what_o be_v do_v against_o