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they_o in_o such_o a_o barbarous_a manner_n as_o must_v unavoidable_o procure_v insurrection_n when_o they_o submit_v to_o he_o without_o the_o least_o opposition_n sure_o i_o be_o the_o church_n of_o england_n be_v more_o moderate_a to_o the_o jacobite_n when_o they_o will_v so_o much_o as_o admit_v of_o a_o oath_n of_o abjuration_n to_o be_v impose_v on_o those_o in_o place_n of_o power_n and_o trust._n pag._n 88_o he_o refer_v to_o sir_n geo._n mackenzie_n defence_n of_o charles_n the_o second_v government_n as_o unanswerable_a though_o the_o same_o have_v already_o be_v confute_v better_o than_o he_o can_v defend_v it_o but_o the_o modest_a doctor_n go_v on_o and_o say_v the_o objection_n against_o that_o government_n be_v only_o little_a cavil_n and_o exception_n no_o doubt_n sir_n k._n william_n and_o his_o present_a parliament_n of_o scotland_n be_v but_o little_o cavil_v fellow_n and_o the_o follow_a grievance_n complain_v of_o by_o the_o convention_n of_o state_n be_v but_o 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continuance_n in_o they_o as_o chief_o conduce_v to_o k._n james_n forfeiture_n of_o the_o crown_n i_o confess_v i_o do_v not_o at_o all_o wonder_n that_o sir_n g._n m._n shall_v defend_v a_o government_n which_o advance_v and_o employ_v he_o these_o barbarous_a law_n and_o inhuman_a prosecution_n bring_v griâ—t_v to_o his_o mill_n and_o fill_v his_o bag_n for_o it_o will_v eternal_o hold_v dulâ—is_n odâ—r_fw-fr lucri_fw-la ex_fw-la re_fw-la qualibet_fw-la even_o from_o piss_n itself_o and_o there_o be_v yet_o the_o less_o cause_n of_o surprisal_n when_o we_o consider_v that_o he_o be_v john_n white_n be_v anglicè_fw-la jack_n catch_n be_v journyman_n or_o as_o he_o call_v himself_o calumniator_n publicus_fw-la and_o the_o common_a libeler_n of_o the_o presbyterian_o so_o that_o of_o necessity_n he_o must_v represent_v they_o as_o monster_n else_o he_o must_v own_v himself_o a_o bloody_a butcher_n in_o prosecute_a they_o at_o such_o a_o rate_n as_o he_o do_v but_o further_a sir_n 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which_o be_v yet_o more_o torelable_a than_o their_o barbarous_a execution_n wicked_a and_o impious_a and_o i_o hope_v the_o modest_a doctor_n will_v allow_v that_o they_o have_v quality_n sense_n and_o interest_n enough_o to_o cast_v the_o balance_n i_o shall_v only_o add_v that_o sir_n geo._n mackenzie_n by_o a_o concession_n pag._n 17._o destroy_v his_o own_o hypothesis_n for_o there_o he_o own_v that_o presbyterian_a minister_n who_o be_v send_v to_o reclaim_v these_o criminal_n and_o presbyterian_a juror_n who_o be_v summon_v to_o their_o trial_n seldom_o fail_v of_o condemn_v they_o so_o that_o from_o his_o own_o mouth_n he_o give_v himself_o and_o the_o doctor_n both_o the_o lie_n when_o they_o charge_v those_o principle_n upon_o the_o presbyterian_o in_o general_a and_o consequent_o discover_v the_o falsehood_n of_o that_o necessity_n which_o they_o pretend_v the_o government_n be_v under_o to_o make_v such_o law_n against_o we_o in_o their_o own_o defence_n pag._n 13._o sir_n 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