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it_o do_v to_o the_o earth_n from_o the_o happy_a conjunction_n and_o configuration_n of_o the_o star_n who_o effect_n though_o they_o be_v not_o immediate_o feel_v yet_o cast_v a_o future_a kind_n and_o benign_a influence_n upon_o it_o and_o be_v it_o not_o more_o than_o probable_a that_o person_n who_o hereafter_o shall_v be_v at_o liberty_n of_o their_o choice_n of_o two_o several_a communion_n will_v choose_v that_o which_o they_o judge_v safe_a and_o in_o which_o their_o conscience_n may_v be_v most_o at_o ease_n if_o in_o one_o of_o these_o the_o word_n be_v sound_o preach_v as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o assembly_n of_o many_o of_o the_o dissenter_n for_o they_o have_v own_v and_o subscribe_v the_o article_n of_o our_o religion_n so_o far_o as_o they_o respect_v the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o church_n where_o also_o the_o sacrament_n according_a to_o divine_a
will_v be_v unreasonable_a for_o any_o person_n to_o ask_v so_o neither_o can_v it_o be_v think_v in_o common_a prudence_n fit_a for_o superior_n to_o grant_v especial_o in_o our_o case_n unless_o they_o can_v dispense_v with_o a_o new_a revolution_n of_o our_o former_a misery_n but_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n why_o may_v not_o the_o yoke_n of_o conformity_n be_v line_v and_o that_o burden_v ease_v which_o have_v so_o long_o gaul_v the_o neck_n and_o grieve_v the_o conscience_n of_o many_o in_o the_o communion_n of_o the_o church_n who_o like_o issachar_n have_v rather_o chew_v the_o cud_n than_o divide_v the_o hoof_n bite_v the_o bridle_n rather_o than_o snarl_a at_o the_o governor_n of_o it_o obj._n this_o be_v some_o factious_a and_o false_a brother_n who_o be_v creep_v into_o the_o church_n seek_v to_o undermine_v and_o betray_v it_o such_o there_o be_v who_o cry_n peace_n peace_n but_o their_o aim_n be_v destruction_n nor_o have_v there_o be_v any_o great_a troubler_n of_o our_o israel_n than_o these_o quietist_n who_o malice_n and_o mistake_v have_v produce_v the_o great_a misery_n and_o misfortune_n that_o have_v befall_v we_o aut_fw-la fabrum_fw-la forceps_fw-la aut_fw-la ars_fw-la ignara_fw-la fefellit_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d voluit_fw-la cudere_fw-la cudit_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d there_o be_v some_o mistake_n for_o bread_n they_o give_v a_o knife_n who_o hammer_v of_o peace_n do_v fashion_n strife_n res_fw-la when_o i_o undertake_v this_o matter_n i_o sit_v not_o down_o to_o consider_v upon_o how_o many_o tongue_n i_o shall_v be_v toss_v for_o as_o i_o run_v i_o read_v with_o what_o fist_n of_o wickedness_n i_o shall_v be_v buffet_v nor_o do_v i_o expect_v few_o lash_n than_o ibid._n than_o aris_n interdicent_fw-la avari_fw-la sacerdotes_fw-la pulpito_fw-la lacessent_n larvati_fw-la cuculliones_fw-la contumeliosique_fw-la hypocritae_fw-la peccata_fw-la reservabunt_fw-la aeternis_fw-la ignibus_fw-la plenipotentes_fw-la pontifices_fw-la gallicam_fw-la scabiems_fw-la commina_fw-la buntur_fw-la salace_n meretriculae_fw-la praes_n ad_fw-la vani_fw-la scien_fw-fr facile_fw-la tamen_fw-la hos_fw-la insultus_fw-la evadendi_fw-la spes_fw-la est_fw-la si_fw-mi modo_fw-la veritatis_fw-la patience_n posito_fw-la liuâ—re_fw-la candido_fw-la animo_fw-la adhaec_fw-la legenda_fw-la accesseris_fw-la habeo_fw-la praeterea_fw-la verbum_fw-la dei_fw-la pro_fw-la clypeo_fw-la etc._n etc._n ibid._n cornelius_n agrippa_n complain_v of_o or_o reckon_v upon_o when_o he_o write_v his_o book_n de_fw-fr vanitaâ—e_fw-fr scientiarum_fw-la yet_o i_o can_v i_o dare_v say_v i_o be_o no_o more_o a_o false_a brother_n than_o i_o take_v the_o church_n of_o england_n to_o be_v a_o false_a mother_n who_o rather_o choose_v to_o have_v the_o infant_n butcher_v than_o her_o revengeful_a humour_n leave_v ungratified_a we_o only_o beg_v a_o indulgence_n in_o those_o thing_n which_o be_v no_o way_n essential_a to_o its_o constitution_n but_o 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rex_fw-la est_fw-la aut_fw-la publica_fw-la regni_fw-la conditio_fw-la posse_fw-la regem_fw-la de_fw-la singulorum_fw-la bonis_fw-la disponere_fw-la p._n 19_o bishop_n montague_z also_o be_v of_o the_o same_o mind_n as_o we_o observe_v orig._n p._n 320._o 320._o o._n lg_n p._n 320._o omni_fw-la lege_fw-la divinâ_fw-la naturali_fw-la vel_fw-la politicâ_fw-la licitè_fw-fr semper_fw-la reges_fw-la &_o principes_fw-la suis_fw-la subditis_fw-la tributa_fw-la imposuerunt_fw-la &_o licite_fw-la coegerunt_fw-la tum_fw-la ad_fw-la patriae_fw-la &_o reipublicae_fw-la defensionem_fw-la tum_fw-la ad_fw-la ipsorum_fw-la &_o bonestam_fw-la familiae_fw-la prâ—curationem_fw-la hanc_fw-la doctrinam_fw-la accurate_a tuetur_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la anglicana_n etc._n etc._n but_o that_o the_o king_n can_v levy_v money_n of_o the_o subject_n without_o the_o consent_n of_o lord_n and_o commons_o and_o authority_n of_o the_o same_o be_v not_o the_o judgement_n of_o the_o present_a church_n of_o england_n 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undeniable_a argument_n nor_o do_v the_o author_n and_o contriver_n of_o they_o succeed_v any_o thing_n better_o than_o other_o who_o fall_v under_o the_o dint_n of_o they_o malum_fw-la enim_fw-la consilium_fw-la consultori_fw-la pessimum_fw-la for_o whilst_o they_o think_v to_o oblige_v and_o espouse_v the_o sovereign_a power_n to_o their_o interest_n viz._n to_o press_v and_o push_v on_o those_o innovation_n in_o religion_n which_o they_o have_v advise_v his_o majesty_n be_v orderly_o and_o decent_a in_o the_o church_n and_o to_o urge_v the_o establish_a conformity_n very_o offensive_a to_o tender_a conscience_n with_o the_o utmost_a rigour_n nay_o in_o two_o several_a reign_v they_o counsel_v and_o procure_v edict_n to_o legitimate_a the_o violation_n of_o the_o sabbath-day_n by_o sport_n and_o pastime_n several_a of_o they_o fall_v under_o the_o dint_n and_o censure_n of_o the_o civil_a power_n feel_v the_o effect_n and_o unhappy_a influence_n of_o those_o convulsion_n they_o have_v occasion_v in_o the_o body_n ecclesiastic_a and_o politic_a by_o regrate_v too_o far_o upon_o the_o humour_n i_o mean_v the_o liberty_n of_o the_o subject_a both_o as_o christian_n and_o men._n have_v we_o not_o reason_n then_o to_o plead_v for_o a_o allay_n and_o temper_n of_o such_o matter_n as_o be_v apt_a to_o occasion_n so_o dangerous_a a_o ferment_n both_o in_o church_n and_o state_n but_o i_o can_v conclude_v here_o see_v by_o these_o wild_a and_o extravagant_a notion_n concern_v royal_a power_n i_o have_v be_v lead_v aside_o and_o my_o pen_n dip_v in_o this_o argument_n especial_o consider_v those_o vile_a and_o virulent_a reflection_n make_v upon_o our_o late_a revolution_n count_v all_o no_o better_o than_o rebel_n and_o traitor_n who_o willing_o offer_v themselves_o to_o rescue_v our_o liberty_n and_o religion_n from_o popery_n and_o arbitrary_a government_n nay_o the_o most_o that_o can_v be_v allow_v our_o king_n by_o such_o as_o pretend_v upon_o second_o thought_n to_o be_v proselyte_v to_o his_o service_n be_v that_o he_o must_v be_v acknowledge_v so_o rather_o of_o fact_n than_o right_a but_o if_o what_o have_v be_v already_o say_v be_v not_o sufficient_a to_o vouch_v the_o endeavour_n of_o the_o people_n in_o preserve_v the_o fundamental_a constitution_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n their_o life_n and_o religion_n when_o they_o be_v in_o eminent_a and_o apparent_a hazard_n i_o shall_v fetch_v a_o argument_n from_o a_o royal_a topick_n which_o i_o think_v may_v serve_v much_o to_o vindicate_v our_o late_a transaction_n have_v queen_n elizabeth_n king_n james_z king_n charles_n judge_v the_o defence_n which_o the_o protestant_n make_v in_o france_n flanders_n germany_n etc._n etc._n of_o their_o life_n religion_n and_o liberty_n against_o the_o king_n of_o france_n spain_n and_o emperor_n a_o unjustifiable_a rebellion_n they_o will_v never_o have_v assist_v they_o with_o man_n and_o money_n arm_n and_o ammunition_n for_o their_o redress_n and_o rescue_v from_o those_o who_o by_o their_o sovereign_n but_o ill_o manage_v power_n have_v so_o far_o rend_v and_o ravish_v they_o out_o of_o their_o hand_n by_o which_o assistance_n and_o support_v they_o though_o prince_n themselves_o do_v not_o only_o approve_v their_o undertake_n in_o particular_a but_o allow_v and_o vindicate_v the_o like_a practice_n in_o parallel_a case_n in_o general_n but_o if_o the_o doctrine_n of_o nonresistance_n be_v true_a in_o the_o sense_n it_o have_v be_v preach_v neither_o peer_n nor_o people_n lord_n nor_o commons_o must_v wag_v a_o hand_n move_v a_o foot_n but_o stand_v still_o and_o see_v the_o salvation_n of_o god_n let_v the_o pillar_n of_o the_o church_n be_v rifle_v the_o foundation_n of_o civil_a and_o ecclesiastical_a polity_n race_v and_o destroy_v the_o original_a contract_n of_o government_n dissolve_v nothing_o be_v to_o be_v do_v but_o to_o depend_v upon_o providence_n expect_v a_o miracle_n to_o be_v wrought_v for_o our_o deliverance_n every_o act_n of_o our_o own_o in_o order_n to_o that_o end_n be_v adjudge_v rebellion_n be_v the_o knife_n at_o our_o throat_n according_a to_o the_o rule_n of_o passive-obedience_n we_o must_v not_o put_v it_o by_o if_o a_o angel_n from_o heaven_n appear_v not_o to_o our_o rescue_n but_o never_o do_v man_n make_v worse_a use_n of_o a_o doctrine_n they_o have_v so_o stiff_o maintain_v when_o it_o come_v to_o their_o own_o turn_n to_o practise_v it_o they_o prove_v indeed_o passive_a in_o their_o obedience_n to_o the_o command_v of_o the_o late_a king_n few_o or_o none_o of_o they_o be_v very_o active_a to_o obey_v he_o in_o the_o time_n of_o his_o distress_n or_o to_o make_v use_n of_o the_o doctrine_n of_o nonresistance_n but_o with_o respect_n to_o the_o design_n of_o the_o p._n of_o o._n so_o that_o if_o we_o may_v be_v guide_v by_o what_o they_o do_v and_o not_o what_o they_o say_v we_o have_v enough_o to_o justify_v not_o only_o our_o present_a constitution_n but_o late_a revolution_n also_o but_o i_o think_v we_o have_v much_o better_a authority_n than_o this_o to_o allege_v poc_fw-la allege_v quarto_fw-la ait_fw-la idem_fw-la barclaius_n amitti_fw-la regnum_fw-la si_fw-la rex_fw-la verè_fw-la hostili_fw-la animo_fw-la in_o totius_fw-la populi_fw-la exitium_fw-la feratur_fw-la quo_fw-la concedo_fw-la say_v grotius_n lib._n 2._o cass_n 4to_fw-la do_v jure_fw-la belli_fw-la &_o poc_fw-la hear_v what_o barclay_n say_v to_o which_o grotius_n assent_v scharphius_n symph_n prophet_n &_o apâ—â—â—_n tell_v we_o well_fw-mi be_v de_fw-fr quo_fw-la agitur_fw-la talis_fw-la est_fw-la qui_fw-la monarchiam_fw-la â—â—idem_fw-la supremam_fw-la habet_fw-la sed_fw-la certis_fw-la conditionibus_fw-la limitatam_fw-la in_o quas_fw-la jurârit_fw-la est_fw-la penes_fw-la status_fw-la ordines_fw-la aut_fw-la primores_fw-la regni_fw-la tyrannidem_fw-la grassantem_fw-la coercere_fw-la sunt_fw-la enim_fw-la subditorum_fw-la officia_fw-la duplicia_fw-la alia_fw-la ordinaria_fw-la pro_fw-la ratione_fw-la loci_fw-la temporis_fw-la vocationis_fw-la in_fw-la republ_n alia_fw-la extraordinaria_a secundum_fw-la circumstantias_fw-la varias_fw-la quae_fw-la nullâ_fw-la certá_fw-la lege_fw-la possunt_fw-la definiri_fw-la hâc_fw-la exceptâ_fw-la quod_fw-la saluti_fw-la reipub_fw-la semper_fw-la studendum_fw-la sit_fw-la quaest_n 45._o 1684._o cicero_n say_v it_o
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