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gain_v or_o increase_v of_o grace_n or_o peace_n our_o prayer_n be_v a_o mean_v not_o only_o of_o ask_v but_o of_o effect_v the_o same_o but_o to_o alter_v law_n and_o government_n be_v a_o thing_n of_o that_o nature_n that_o we_o can_v only_o ask_v it_o we_o can_v act_n no_o further_o towards_o it_o all_o the_o work_n for_o the_o effect_n of_o it_o belong_v to_o our_o governor_n put_v any_o familiar_a instance_n with_o yourselves_o and_o resolve_v the_o double_a will_v you_o say_v that_o the_o child_n desire_v his_o father_n to_o wind_v up_o his_o watch_n be_v the_o child_n endeavour_v the_o wind_a it_o up_o or_o to_o wind_v it_o up_o 4._o i_o can_v easy_o consent_v that_o conatus_fw-la be_v not_o effectus_fw-la yet_o you_o acknowledge_v it_o be_v a_o motion_n towards_o the_o effect_n which_o you_o call_v a_o natural_a power_n and_o i_o doubt_v not_o we_o agree_v that_o conatus_fw-la have_v essential_o in_o it_o a_o natural_a tendency_n and_o operation_n towards_o the_o effect_n endeavour_v 5._o now_o simple_a and_o bare_a petition_n or_o submiss_a supplication_n have_v not_o so_o it_o have_v indeed_o a_o verbal_a motion_n for_o the_o thing_n desire_v but_o no_o real_a operation_n or_o natural_a motion_n towards_o the_o effect_n of_o it_o 6._o the_o subject_n by_o petition_n do_v desire_v it_o but_o the_o parliament_n in_o all_o those_o legal_a method_n of_o debate_v vete_v commit_v engross_a etc._n etc._n do_v proper_o endeavour_v the_o abolition_n of_o any_o thing_n legal_o establish_v 7._o true_o i_o sober_o discern_v this_o distinction_n of_o petition_n and_o endeavour_n both_o in_o the_o covenant_n and_o in_o the_o act_n of_o uniformity_n 8._o the_o covenant_n say_v we_o shall_v endeavour_v the_o extirpation_n of_o prelacy_n not_o desire_n or_o persuade_v but_o endeavour_v it_o neither_o can_v you_o possible_o persuade_v yourselves_o that_o such_o as_o then_o impose_v and_o take_v the_o covenant_n do_v at_o first_o intend_v such_o endeavour_n as_o you_o mean_v who_o take_v other_o course_n you_o well_o know_v to_o effect_v the_o same_o 9_o it_o be_v add_v constant_o and_o zealous_o must_v we_o be_v always_o zealous_a and_o hot_a in_o our_o petition_n must_v we_o perpetual_o solicit_v king_n and_o parliament_n with_o our_o supplication_n this_o will_v hardly_o consist_v with_o submiss_a supplication_n 10._o indeed_o it_o be_v plain_o sedition_n in_o itself_o take_v endeavour_n in_o your_o own_o sense_n public_o to_o engage_v by_o covenant_n zealous_o and_o constant_o to_o petition_v the_o alteration_n of_o government_n this_o be_v to_o declare_v to_o the_o world_n that_o we_o will_v never_o be_v quiet_a under_o it_o 11._o thus_o also_o it_o be_v in_o the_o act_n we_o be_v to_o declare_v there_o lie_v no_o obligation_n to_o endeavour_v a_o change_n it_o be_v not_o say_v that_o we_o shall_v not_o petition_v that_o other_o may_v endeavour_v it_o 12._o rational_a endeavour_n imply_v that_o the_o person_n endeavour_v have_v probable_o a_o 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juris_fw-la to_o every_o or_o to_o any_o subject_a or_o indeed_o to_o any_o person_n in_o the_o nation_n to_o speak_v home_o 2._o the_o king_n be_v the_o proper_a judge_n of_o what_o government_n be_v fit_a for_o the_o church_n both_o as_o he_o be_v supreme_a governor_n over_o it_o and_o as_o he_o be_v the_o head_n of_o the_o parliament_n 3._o as_o he_o be_v supreme_a governor_n over_o the_o church_n of_o england_n he_o be_v supreme_a judge_n in_o all_o cause_n into_o who_o the_o last_o appeal_n resolve_v and_o consequent_o he_o be_v supreme_a judge_n in_o this_o of_o the_o fitness_n of_o the_o government_n of_o the_o church_n unto_o who_o the_o last_o appeal_n for_o a_o final_a &_o definitive_a sentence_n and_o determination_n be_v only_o to_o be_v make_v 4._o again_o as_o he_o be_v head_n of_o the_o parliament_n he_o be_v no_o less_o for_o though_o the_o 2_o house_n be_v also_o judge_n of_o the_o fitness_n of_o the_o government_n yet_o still_o with_o submission_n and_o reservation_n 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