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question_n be_v whether_o his_o absence_n be_v true_o force_v and_o involuntary_a or_o no_o and_o by_o who_o he_o be_v force_v our_o author_n be_v for_o the_o affirmative_a and_o afterward_o propose_v his_o reason_n which_o i_o shall_v examine_v and_o this_o question_n be_v well_o state_v the_o business_n of_o the_o depose_v doctrine_n will_v appear_v nothing_o to_o the_o purpose_n now_o before_o our_o author_n can_v regular_o enter_v upon_o this_o question_n he_o ought_v first_o to_o have_v consider_v what_o the_o cause_n of_o this_o force_n be_v and_o what_o have_v be_v do_v by_o the_o king_n on_o his_o part_n and_o then_o have_v come_v to_o the_o other_o whether_o the_o absent_v himself_o be_v a_o fault_n or_o a_o misfortune_n so_o that_o to_o begin_v at_o the_o right_a end_n of_o the_o question_n we_o must_v inquire_v what_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o this_o revolution_n who_o be_v the_o party_n concern_v how_o thing_n be_v manage_v on_o both_o side_n and_o then_o come_v in_o the_o 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we_o to_o the_o ruin_n of_o europe_n the_o king_n of_o england_n say_v the_o prince_n of_o orange_n in_o his_o declaration_n have_v give_v the_o great_a credit_n to_o those_o counsellor_n who_o have_v overturn_v the_o religion_n law_n and_o liberty_n of_o his_o realm_n and_o subject_v they_o in_o all_o thing_n relate_v to_o their_o conscience_n liherty_n and_o property_n to_o arbitrary_a government_n and_o that_o not_o only_o by_o secret_a and_o indirect_a way_n but_o in_o open_a and_o undisguised_a manner_n manner_n 2_o pag._n 10._o 10._o 17._o he_o inform_v we_o that_o both_o he_o and_o his_o dear_a and_o most_o entire_o belove_v consort_n the_o princess_n have_v endeavour_v to_o signify_v in_o term_n full_a of_o respect_n to_o the_o king_n the_o just_a and_o deep_a regret_n which_o all_o these_o proceed_n have_v give_v we_o etc._n etc._n but_o those_o evil_a counsellor_n have_v put_v such_o ill_a construction_n on_o these_o our_o good_a intention_n that_o they_o have_v endeavour_v to_o alienate_v the_o king_n more_o and_o more_o from_o we_o as_o if_o we_o have_v design_v to_o disturb_v the_o peace_n and_o happiness_n of_o the_o kingdom_n sect._n 19_o to_o crown_v all_o there_o be_v great_a and_o violent_a presumption_n induce_v we_o to_o believe_v that_o these_o evil_a counsellor_n in_o order_n to_o the_o carry_v on_o their_o ill_a design_n and_o to_o the_o gain_n to_o themselves_o the_o more_o time_n for_o the_o effect_n of_o they_o for_o the_o encourage_n of_o their_o complice_n and_o for_o the_o discourage_a of_o all_o good_a subject_n they_o have_v publish_v that_o the_o queen_n have_v bring_v forth_o a_o son_n though_o there_o have_v appear_v both_o during_o the_o queen_n pretend_a bigness_n and_o in_o the_o manner_n in_o which_o the_o birth_n be_v manage_v so_o many_o just_a and_o visible_a ground_n of_o suspicion_n that_o not_o only_o we_o ourselves_o but_o all_o the_o good_a subject_n of_o those_o kingdom_n do_v vehement_o suspect_v that_o the_o pretend_a prince_n of_o wales_n be_v not_o bear_v by_o the_o queen_n and_o it_o be_v notorious_o know_v to_o all_o the_o world_n that_o many_o both_o doubt_a of_o the_o queen_n bigness_n and_o of_o the_o birth_n of_o the_o child_n and_o yet_o there_o be_v not_o any_o one_o thing_n do_v to_o satisfy_v they_o or_o to_o put_v a_o end_n to_o their_o doubt_n thing_n be_v in_o this_o state_n he_o resolve_v to_o go_v over_o to_o england_n sect._n 21._o and_o to_o carry_v with_o he_o sufficient_a force_n to_o defend_v he_o from_o the_o violence_n of_o those_o evil_a counsellor_n and_o then_o he_o declare_v that_o this_o expedition_n be_v intend_v for_o no_o other_o design_n but_o to_o have_v a_o free_a and_o lawful_a parliament_n assemble_v as_o soon_o as_o be_v possible_a sect._n 25._o to_o the_o end_n that_o all_o the_o violence_n and_o disorder_n which_o have_v overturn_v the_o whole_a constitution_n of_o the_o english_a government_n may_v be_v full_o redress_v in_o a_o free_a and_o legal_a parliament_n to_o which_o he_o will_v also_o refer_v the_o enquiry_n into_o the_o birth_n of_o the_o pretend_a prince_n of_o wales_n and_o all_o thing_n relate_v to_o it_o and_o to_o the_o right_n of_o succession_n now_o if_o all_o this_o be_v true_a which_o no_o english_a man_n can_v deny_v then_o have_v the_o prince_n of_o orange_n the_o just_a cause_n that_o ever_o man_n have_v to_o do_v what_o he_o do_v and_o the_o king_n of_o england_n be_v bind_v in_o justice_n to_o have_v summon_v a_o parliament_n and_o to_o have_v refer_v the_o thing_n in_o question_n to_o they_o there_o be_v no_o other_o competent_a judge_n on_o earth_n of_o the_o thing_n in_o dispute_n but_o if_o he_o will_v not_o suffer_v a_o parliament_n to_o meet_v than_o the_o sword_n must_v determine_v the_o question_n between_o they_o for_o they_o be_v both_o sovereign_a prince_n and_o have_v no_o superior_a over_o they_o to_o decide_v it_o the_o king_n according_o refer_v it_o to_o the_o sword_n for_o he_o refuse_v 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