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and_o other_o transmarine_a part_n in_o which_o he_o live_v where_o presbytery_n be_v after_o some_o time_n of_o imprisonment_n the_o archbishop_n procure_v his_o enlargement_n which_o he_o accept_v promise_v never_o to_o write_v preach_v or_o act_v in_o any_o thing_n to_o the_o disturbance_n of_o the_o church_n either_o in_o reference_n to_o its_o government_n or_o form_n of_o worship_n henderson_n that_o great_a champion_n for_o presbytery_n in_o his_o time_n be_v so_o confute_v by_o king_n charles_n i._o in_o a_o dispute_n about_o church-government_n 77._o and_o so_o confound_v with_o shame_n and_o grief_n at_o the_o king_n answer_n to_o his_o cavil_n that_o he_o fall_v into_o a_o desperate_a melancholy_n and_o sickness_n which_o soon_o bring_v he_o to_o his_o grave_n profess_v say_v that_o learned_a historian_n that_o he_o die_v a_o convert_n frequent_o extol_v those_o great_a ability_n which_o he_o declare_v to_o be_v in_o his_o majesty_n and_o other_o day_n lewis_n du-moulin_n 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11._o n._n 1._o conf._n at_o hampton-court_n p._n 85._o 85._o august_n vincentio_n ep._n 48._o bonifacio_n ep._n 68_o ceciliano_fw-mi ep._n 166._o ep._n ad_fw-la dona._n dona._n ep._n 48._o l._n 5._o august_n ep._n 166._o l._n g._n mr._n baxter_n crescit_fw-la indulgens_fw-la sibi_fw-la diruâ—_n hydrops_fw-la hor._n plea_n for_o peace_n preface_n preface_n the_o king_n forbid_v none_o preach_v only_o regulate_v preach_v preach_v jam._n 1._o 8._o jam._n 4._o 8._o camd._n eliz._n aâ—r._n red._n h._n commonwealth_n pref._n bellarm_n de_fw-fr pontif._n l._n 3._o c._n 7._o call_v before_o the_o parljam_n dec._n 25_o 1644._o pol._n apho._n thes._n 358._o with_o 368._o buchan_n de_fw-fr jure_fw-la reg._n p._n 70._o zion_n plea_n serm._n at_o uxbridge_n treaty_n french_a hist._n of_o presbyt_fw-la p_o 88_o french_a hist._n of_o presbyt_fw-la p._n 88_o 89._o mach._n rediu._n p._n 71._o col._n 2._o 5._o gal._n 5._o 12._o pref._n to_o his_o serm._n §._n 17._o pref._n to_o his_o serm._n §._n 18._o 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instit._fw-la l._n 4._o cap._n 10._o §._o 30._o barkley_n paraenesis_n ad_fw-la scotos_fw-gr l._n 1._o c._n ult_n reason_n of_o the_o christian_a religion_n judas_n 8._o 9_o 11_o this_o description_n the_o apostle_n give_v of_o the_o gnostic_n to_o prove_v they_o seducer_n catho_n theol._n pref._n ep._n 48._o ep._n 166._o 17â—_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d c._n 27._o calamy_n serm._n to_o the_o house_n of_o lord_n martial_n martial_n cartwright_n the_o great_a opposer_n of_o kneel_v at_o the_o sacrament_n die_v of_o a_o disease_n that_o for_o a_o considerable_a time_n before_o his_o death_n yield_v he_o no_o rest_n or_o ease_v in_o any_o other_o gesture_n but_o upon_o his_o knee_n who_o have_v so_o bitter_o inveigh_v against_o those_o who_o in_o that_o reverend_a and_o religious_a posture_n receive_v the_o sacrament_n aer_fw-la red._n aër_fw-la red._n l._n 13._o 13._o not_o that_o eminent_o loyal_a sandys_n of_o worcestershire_n but_o he_o that_o within_o three_o week_n after_o be_v kill_v at_o worcester_n fight_v in_o pewick_n field_n the_o very_a heathen_n make_v it_o treason_n not_o only_o to_o assassinate_v but_o to_o offer_v to_o punish_v their_o prince_n but_o in_o effigy_n sallust_n bell._n jugurth_n what_o be_v it_o then_o for_o christian_n to_o god_n their_o saviour_n in_o effigy_n serm._n before_o the_o parl._n 1644._o first_o plea_n for_o peace_n peace_n set_a forth_o by_o mr._n rob._n ram_n minister_n cap._n 20._o first_o plea_n for_o peace_n peace_n dr._n hammond_n annot._n on_o the_o n._n t._n pag._n preliminary_n to_o the_o roman_n disobedience_n to_o a_o inferior_a authority_n among_o the_o jew_n be_v to_o be_v punish_v with_o death_n deut._n 〈◊〉_d obj._n obj._n dr._n hammond_n annot._n on_o 1_o tim._n 6._o 3._o 1_o pet._n 2._o 26._o gal._n 5._o 5._o obj._n cath._n theol._n praef._n according_a to_o their_o sol._n leag_n and_o covenant_n job_n 34._o 18._o i_o king_n 21._o 10._o deut_n 17._o 12._o aë_n red._n alt._n damas._n pref._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d gal._n 5._o 15._o 15._o march_n 28._o 1682._o the_o renounce_n of_o the_o covenant_n be_v not_o enjoin_v see_v the_o act_n of_o uniformity_n history_n of_o presbytery_n l._n 9_o n._n 34._o history_n of_o presbytery_n l._n 9_o n._n 30._o 33._o 35._o hist._n of_o presbytery_n p._n 77._o dr._n stillingfleet_n pres._n to_o the_o unreasonableness_n of_o separation_n p._n 251._o
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