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have_v a_o compulsive_a punitive_a or_o corrective_a power_n formal_o political_a in_o matter_n of_o religion_n
subject_n of_o whatsoever_o degree_n in_o case_n of_o delinquency_n it_o may_v be_v think_v that_o a_o part_n of_o the_o supreme_a power_n do_v reside_v in_o they_o though_o they_o have_v not_o the_o honorary_a title_n and_o this_o part_n of_o the_o supreme_a power_n be_v indeed_o capable_a of_o do_v wrong_n yet_o how_o it_o may_v be_v guilty_a of_o rebellion_n be_v more_o difficult_a to_o conceive_v in_o this_o high_a and_o tender_a point_n it_o belong_v not_o to_o i_o to_o determine_v and_o as_o touch_v the_o much_o debate_v point_n of_o resist_v the_o high_a power_n without_o pass_v any_o judgement_n in_o the_o great_a case_n of_o england_n i_o shall_v only_o make_v rehearsal_n of_o the_o word_n of_o grotius_n a_o man_n of_o renown_n and_o know_v to_o be_v neither_o anti-monarchical_a nor_o anti-prelatical_a which_o be_v find_v in_o his_o book_n de_fw-fr jure_fw-la belli_fw-la &_o pacis_fw-la by_o himself_o dedicate_v to_o the_o french_a king_n si_fw-la rex_fw-la partem_fw-la habeat_fw-la summi_fw-la imperii_fw-la partem_fw-la alteram_fw-la populus_fw-la aut_fw-la senatus_n regiin_n partem_fw-la non_fw-la svam_fw-la involanti_fw-la vis_fw-la just_a a_o opponi_fw-la poterit_fw-la quia_fw-la eatenus_fw-la imperium_fw-la non_fw-la habet_fw-la quod_fw-la locum_fw-la habere_fw-la censeo_fw-la etiamsi_fw-la dictum_fw-la sit_fw-la belli_fw-la potestatem_fw-la penes_fw-la regem_fw-la fore_fw-la id_fw-la enim_fw-la de_fw-la bellâ—_n externo_fw-la intelligendum_fw-la est_fw-la cum_fw-la alioqui_fw-la quisquis_fw-la imperii_fw-la summi_fw-la partem_fw-la habeat_fw-la non_fw-la possit_fw-la non_fw-la jus_o habere_fw-la eam_fw-la partem_fw-la tuendi_fw-la lib._n 1._o c._n 4._o s._n 13._o with_o reverence_n to_o sovereign_a majesty_n i_o crave_v leave_n to_o speak_v this_o word_n of_o truth_n and_o soberness_n in_o a_o know_a age_n flattery_n do_v not_o real_o exalt_v or_o secure_v the_o royal_a prerogative_n the_o authority_n of_o parliament_n be_v depress_v and_o 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from_o the_o house_n of_o commons_o for_o they_o have_v vote_v the_o king_n concession_n a_o ground_n sufficient_a for_o the_o house_n to_o proceed_v to_o settle_v the_o nation_n and_o be_v willing_a to_o cast_v whatsoever_o they_o contend_v for_o upon_o a_o legal_a security_n in_o those_o time_n the_o presbyterian_a minister_n of_o london_n in_o their_o public_a vindication_n thus_o declare_v themselves_o we_o profess_v before_o god_n angel_n and_o man_n that_o we_o very_o believe_v that_o that_o which_o be_v so_o much_o fear_v to_o be_v now_o in_o agitation_n the_o take_v away_o of_o the_o life_n of_o the_o king_n in_o this_o present_a way_n of_o trial_n be_v not_o only_o not_o agreeable_a to_o the_o word_n of_o god_n the_o principle_n of_o the_o protestant_a religion_n never_o yet_o stain_v with_o the_o least_o drop_n of_o the_o blood_n of_o a_o king_n or_o the_o fundamental_a constitution_n and_o government_n of_o this_o kingdom_n but_o contrary_a to_o they_o as_o also_o to_o the_o oath_n of_o allegiance_n the_o protestation_n of_o may_n 5._o 1641._o and_o the_o solemn_a league_n and_o covenant_n from_o all_o which_o or_o any_o of_o which_o engagement_n we_o know_v not_o any_o power_n on_o earth_n able_a to_o absolve_v we_o or_o other_o and_o in_o conclusion_n they_o warn_v and_o exhort_v man_n to_o pray_v for_o the_o king_n that_o god_n will_v restrain_v the_o violence_n of_o man_n that_o they_o may_v not_o dare_v to_o draw_v upon_o themselves_o and_o the_o kingdom_n the_o blood_n of_o their_o sovereign_n let_v prudent_a man_n weigh_v thing_n in_o the_o balance_n of_o reason_n be_v there_o any_o thing_n in_o the_o nature_n of_o prelacy_n that_o frame_v the_o mind_n to_o obedience_n and_o loyalty_n or_o be_v there_o any_o thing_n in_o the_o nature_n of_o presbytery_n that_o incline_v to_o rebellion_n and_o disobedience_n if_o loyalty_n be_v the_o innate_a disposition_n of_o prelacy_n how_o come_v it_o to_o pass_v that_o in_o ancient_a time_n and_o for_o a_o 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commonwealth_n section_n xvi_o neither_o be_v they_o wander_v star_n a_o people_n give_v to_o change_n fit_a to_o overturn_v
not_o with_o a_o safe_a conscience_n be_v present_a at_o the_o popish_a mass_n because_o he_o wound_v his_o conscience_n by_o impious_a dissimulation_n thereby_o make_v a_o show_n of_o approve_v that_o pretend_a expiatory_a sacrifice_n in_o another_o question_n he_o resolve_v that_o papist_n be_v bind_v to_o be_v present_a at_o the_o english_a divine_a service_n because_o nothing_o occur_v therein_o that_o can_v be_v by_o themselves_o reprove_v in_o apply_v this_o to_o our_o case_n it_o be_v far_o from_o my_o thought_n to_o make_v the_o comparison_n between_o presbyterian_o and_o prelatist_n parallel_v with_o that_o between_o protestant_n and_o papist_n but_o i_o make_v the_o reason_n of_o both_o case_n parallel_v for_o as_o papist_n find_v nothing_o in_o the_o protestant_a liturgy_n according_a to_o their_o own_o principle_n impious_a or_o unsound_a in_o like_a manner_n the_o prelatist_n can_v find_v no_o positive_a thing_n in_o the_o propound_a term_n of_o accommodation_n contrary_a 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the_o flock_n from_o wander_v unless_o they_o hedge_v they_o in_o by_o unchangeable_a canon_n
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