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minister_n have_v as_o deep_o their_o heart_n and_o hand_n and_o head_n in_o the_o rebellion_n of_o wyatt_n and_o the_o duke_n of_o suffolk_n and_o much_o more_o than_o in_o the_o former_a rebellion_n 254._o rebellion_n ibid_fw-la pag._n 254._o that_o it_o be_v the_o consent_n of_o these_o and_o the_o chief_a protestant_a bishop_n and_o divine_n that_o queen_n mary_n may_v be_v depose_v and_o not_o only_o she_o but_o her_o sister_n queen_n elizabeth_n a_o protestant_n which_o be_v put_v in_o practice_n to_o the_o utmost_a of_o the_o protestant_n power_n both_o with_o wit_n and_o weapon_n and_o this_o not_o only_o against_o the_o statute_n of_o the_o kingdom_n but_o their_o own_o oath_n to_o the_o lady_n mary_n in_o her_o father_n life_n 200._o life_n idem_fw-la mod._n ans_fw-fr cap._n 3._o in_o mort._n full_a satisfact_n pag._n 200._o the_o like_a say_v he_o the_o protestant_a force_n and_o parliament_n do_v against_o the_o succession_n of_o queen_n elizabeth_n 4._o elizabeth_n ibid._n pag._n 4._o many_o noble_n with_o the_o whole_a clergy_n be_v charge_v with_o public_a and_o dogmatical_a position_n and_o practice_n of_o rebellion_n against_o not_o only_a god_n and_o their_o queen_n but_o oath_n of_o fidelity_n to_o harry_v the_o 8_o 9_o 8_o pag._n 9_o he_o tell_v we_o also_o that_o they_o do_v not_o now_o profess_v these_o position_n because_o they_o be_v not_o under_o prince_n that_o press_v they_o in_o matter_n against_o their_o will_n but_o that_o they_o will_v fall_v to_o they_o again_o if_o they_o be_v pinch_a as_o other_o be_v 117._o be_v mitigation_n pag._n 117._o nay_o they_o be_v bold_a to_o invoulve_v our_o prince_n and_o state_n in_o the_o guilt_n of_o rebellion_n as_o they_o will_v call_v they_o in_o scotland_n france_n the_o neither_o land_n etc._n etc._n as_o have_v their_o chief_n encouragement_n and_o support_v from_o our_o prince_n and_o parliament_n 44._o parliament_n ibid._n p._n 44._o l._n all_o this_o have_v be_v full_o vindicate_v long_o since_o a._n and_o so_o have_v cabvin_n beza_n and_o other_o of_o the_o reform_a church_n and_o that_o by_o the_o same_o hand_n but_o there_o be_v a_o sort_n of_o protestant_n of_o a_o latter_a edition_n who_o have_v little_a of_o protestant_n but_o the_o name_n and_o seem_v to_o have_v crowd_v what_o religion_n they_o have_v into_o some_o few_o thing_n wherein_o we_o agree_v with_o the_o papist_n make_v little_a or_o nothing_o of_o most_o of_o the_o difference_n betwixt_o we_o and_o these_o not_o admit_v the_o defence_n make_v for_o the_o latter_a will_v be_v oblige_v to_o reject_v that_o make_v for_o the_o other_o according_o some_o of_o they_o have_v make_v it_o their_o business_n to_o rake_v up_o all_o the_o dirt_n which_o the_o papist_n can_v help_v they_o to_o how_o clean_o so_o ever_o remove_v by_o our_o champion_n against_o the_o romanist_n and_o will_v overwhelm_v and_o bury_v the_o protestant_n religion_n under_o it_o pretend_v that_o they_o design_v only_o a_o grave_a for_o the_o presbyterian_o l._n but_o if_o the_o principle_n of_o the_o presbyterian_o be_v so_o innocent_a and_o such_o as_o the_o best_a of_o our_o former_a bishop_n do_v approve_v yet_o certain_o some_o of_o their_o practice_n can_v be_v justify_v a._n no_o nor_o all_o the_o practice_n of_o any_o sort_n of_o man_n on_o earth_n how_o good_a soever_o their_o principle_n be_v so_o long_o as_o they_o be_v but_o man_n and_o have_v deprave_v nature_n and_o be_v liable_a to_o mistake_v and_o sensible_a of_o interest_n and_o danger_n and_o expose_v to_o temptation_n you_o will_v count_v it_o high_o unjust_a and_o unreasonable_a to_o charge_v a_o whole_a community_n consist_v of_o some_o million_o with_o the_o odious_a act_n of_o a_o sew_v in_o comparison_n when_o they_o general_o declare_v against_o it_o and_o own_o no_o principle_n that_o may_v encourage_v it_o and_o the_o iniquity_n will_v be_v great_a if_o it_o be_v a_o rare_a act_n far_o from_o a_o common_a practice_n especial_o if_o they_o 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