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the_o take_v away_o of_o his_o life_n and_o his_o kingdom_n 7._o it_o be_v a_o exquisite_a method_n of_o rebel_n cunning_a and_o cruelâ—y_n to_o compel_v their_o king_n first_o to_o follow_v the_o funeral_n of_o his_o honour_n and_o then_o destroy_v he_o 8._o few_o man_n conscience_n be_v so_o stupid_a as_o not_o to_o inflict_v upon_o they_o some_o secret_a impression_n of_o that_o shame_n and_o dishonour_n which_o attend_v all_o unworthy_a action_n have_v they_o never_o so_o much_o of_o public_a flattery_n and_o popular_a countenance_n 9_o cham_n curse_n of_o be_v servant_n of_o servant_n must_v needs_o be_v on_o they_o who_o seek_v by_o dishonourable_a action_n to_o please_v the_o vulgar_a and_o confirm_v by_o ignoble_a act_n their_o dependence_n upon_o the_o people_n 10._o what_o providence_n deny_v to_o force_v it_o may_v grant_v to_o prudence_n 11._o when_o necessity_n be_v a_o king_n counsellor_n his_o confidence_n in_o a_o rebellious_a people_n may_v disarm_v and_o overcome_v they_o and_o the_o render_v his_o person_n to_o they_o engage_v their_o affection_n to_o he_o 12._o god_n must_v be_v a_o king_n chief_a guard_n and_o his_o conscience_n both_o his_o counsellor_n and_o his_o comforter_n 13._o no_o necessity_n shall_v compel_v a_o king_n to_o desert_n his_o â—â—â—â—ur_n or_o swerve_v from_o his_o judgâ—â—â—â—_n 14._o a_o uniuâ—â—sal_a confidence_n put_v in_o dissemble_a subject_n may_v make_v they_o ashamed_a not_o to_o be_v real_o such_o as_o they_o ought_v and_o profess_v to_o be_v 15._o so_o various_a be_v all_o humane_a affair_n and_o so_o necessitous_a may_v the_o state_n of_o prince_n be_v that_o their_o great_a danger_n may_v be_v in_o their_o suppose_a safety_n and_o their_o safety_n in_o their_o supposed_a danger_n 16._o a_o king_n ought_v not_o in_o rebellious_a time_n to_o be_v less_o solicitous_a for_o his_o friend_n safety_n than_o his_o own_o and_o he_o may_v choose_v to_o venture_v himself_o upon_o further_a hazard_n rather_o than_o expose_v their_o resolute_a loyalty_n to_o all_o extremity_n 17._o it_o be_v some_o skill_n in_o play_n to_o know_v when_o a_o game_n be_v lose_v better_a fair_o to_o give_v over_o than_o to_o contest_v in_o vain_a 18._o a_o king_n that_o cast_v himself_o upon_o the_o kindness_n of_o subject_n that_o have_v fight_v against_o he_o must_v study_v to_o reinforce_v his_o judgement_n and_o fortify_v his_o mind_n with_o reason_n and_o religion_n that_o he_o may_v not_o seem_v to_o offer_v up_o his_o soul_n liberty_n or_o make_v his_o conscience_n their_o captive_n 19_o no_o success_n shall_v darken_v or_o disguise_v truth_n to_o a_o king_n who_o in_o the_o great_a necessity_n shall_v no_o less_o conform_v his_o word_n unto_o his_o inward_a dictate_v than_o if_o they_o have_v be_v as_o the_o word_n of_o a_o king_n ought_v to_o be_v among_o loyal_a subject_n full_a of_o power_n 20._o reason_n be_v the_o divine_a power_n a_o king_n shall_v never_o think_v himself_o weaken_v while_o he_o may_v 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the_o abatement_n of_o man_n sin_n not_o the_o desolate_v of_o nation_n he_o will_v command_v the_o sword_n of_o civil_a war_n to_o sheathe_v itself_o 76._o a_o king_n of_o divers_a nation_n may_v incur_v the_o the_o censure_n or_o misconstruction_n of_o one_o while_o he_o gratify_v the_o active_a spirit_n among_o they_o of_o the_o other_o so_o far_o as_o that_o he_o seem_v to_o many_o to_o prefer_v the_o desire_n of_o that_o party_n before_o his_o own_o interest_n and_o honour_n 77._o religion_n and_o liberty_n be_v common_a and_o vulgar_a flourish_n to_o disguise_v a_o other_o errand_n of_o that_o army_n which_o invade_v their_o own_o king_n territory_n to_o make_v he_o and_o his_o church_n to_o write_v after_o they_o and_o they_o though_o it_o be_v in_o bloody_a character_n 78._o presbytery_n seek_v to_o suppress_v and_o render_v odious_a under_o the_o name_n of_o sect_n schism_n or_o heresy_n several_a party_n which_o if_o they_o can_v get_v but_o number_n strength_n and_o opportunity_n may_v according_a to_o presbytery_n opinion_n and_o pattern_n set_v up_o their_o way_n by_o the_o like_a method_n of_o violence_n represent_v a_o wonderful_a necessity_n thereof_o to_o avoid_v the_o further_a misery_n of_o war_n which_o they_o may_v first_o begin_v and_o engage_v themselves_o to_o continue_v until_o they_o obtain_v their_o end_n 79._o when_o god_n have_v first_o take_v we_o off_o from_o the_o folly_n of_o our_o opinion_n and_o fury_n of_o our_o passion_n he_o have_v many_o way_n to_o teach_v we_o those_o rule_n of_o true_a reason_n and_o peaceable_a wisdom_n which_o be_v from_o above_o tend_v most_o to_o his_o glory_n and_o his_o church_n good_a 80._o they_o that_o have_v any_o true_a touch_n of_o conscience_n will_v not_o endeavour_v to_o carry_v on_o the_o best_a design_n much_o less_o such_o as_o be_v and_o will_v be_v daily_o more_o apparent_o factious_a and_o ambitious_a by_o any_o unlawful_a mean_n under_o the_o title_n of_o a_o covenant_n 81._o tie_v by_o league_n and_o covenant_n be_v either_o superfluous_a and_o vain_a when_o man_n be_v sufficient_o tie_v before_o or_o fraudulent_a and_o injurious_a if_o by_o such_o after-ligament_n they_o find_v the_o imposer_n real_o aim_v to_o dissolve_v or_o suspend_v their_o former_a just_a and_o necessary_a obligation_n 82._o factious_a man_n to_o who_o it_o be_v enough_o if_o they_o get_v but_o the_o reputation_n of_o a_o seem_a increase_n to_o their_o party_n little_o romember_v that_o god_n be_v not_o mock_v 83._o against_o the_o church_n the_o king_n or_o the_o public_a peace_n no_o man_n lawful_a call_v can_v engage_v he_o 84._o the_o soâ—â—_n and_o servile_a temper_n of_o some_o divine_n dispose_v they_o in_o alteration_n of_o religion_n and_o government_n to_o sudden_a act_n and_o compliance_n contrary_a to_o their_o former_a judgement_n profession_n and_o practice_n 85._o no_o man_n shall_v be_v more_o forward_o than_o a_o king_n himself_o to_o carry_v on_o all_o due_a reformation_n with_o mature_a judgement_n and_o a_o good_a conscience_n in_o what_o thing_n he_o shall_v after_o impartial_a advice_n be_v by_o god_n word_n and_o right_a reason_n convince_v to_o be_v amiss_o 86._o crown_n and_o kingdom_n have_v a_o period_n with_o the_o life_n of_o their_o king_n but_o reputation_n and_o honour_n may_v survive_v to_o a_o glorious_a kind_n of_o immortality_n when_o he_o be_v dead_a and_o go_v 87._o a_o king_n shall_v never_o permit_v the_o malice_n of_o his_o enemy_n to_o deprive_v he_o of_o that_o comfort_n which_o his_o confidence_n in_o the_o generality_n of_o his_o people_n give_v he_o 88_o what_o a_o king_n may_v bear_v from_o foreign_a enemy_n he_o can_v so_o well_o from_o his_o own_o subject_n who_o next_o his_o child_n be_v dear_a unto_o he_o 89._o nothing_o can_v give_v a_o king_n more_o cause_n to_o suspect_v and_o search_v his_o own_o innocency_n than_o when_o he_o observe_v many_o who_o make_v great_a profession_n of_o singular_a piety_n forward_o to_o engage_v against_o he_o 90._o when_o many_o professor_n of_o singular_a piety_n engage_v with_o person_n that_o take_v arm_n against_o their_o king_n it_o give_v to_o vulgar_a mind_n so_o bad_a a_o reflection_n upon_o he_o and_o his_o cause_n as_o if_o it_o have_v be_v impossible_a to_o adhere_v to_o he_o and_o not_o with_o all_o part_n from_o god_n to_o think_v or_o speak_v well_o of_o he_o and_o not_o to_o blaspheme_v god_n 91._o true_o learned_a and_o religious_a man_n will_v endeavour_v to_o be_v so_o well_o satisfy_v in_o the_o cause_n of_o their_o injure_a king_n suffering_n as_o that_o they_o may_v choose_v rather_o to_o suffer_v with_o he_o than_o forsake_v he_o 92._o when_o popular_a preacher_n though_o but_o in_o hypocrisy_n and_o falsehood_n urge_v religious_a pretension_n against_o their_o king_n it_o be_v not_o strange_a that_o the_o same_o to_o many_o well-minded_a man_n shall_v be_v a_o great_a temptation_n to_o oppose_v he_o 93._o when_o a_o king_n use_v the_o assistance_n of_o subject_n of_o a_o different_a profession_n from_o he_o they_o be_v most_o ready_a to_o interpret_v it_o a_o sight_v against_o religion_n who_o least_o of_o all_o man_n care_v who_o they_o employ_v or_o what_o they_o say_v and_o do_v so_o they_o may_v prevail_v 94._o so_o eager_a be_v some_o man_n in_o give_v their_o sovereign_a better_a counsel_n than_o what_o they_o pretend_v he_o have_v before_o heark'n_v to_o that_o they_o will_v not_o give_v he_o leave_v to_o take_v it_o with_o freedom_n as_o a_o man_n nor_o honour_n as_o a_o king_n 95._o no_o man_n shall_v be_v more_o willing_a to_o complain_v than_o the_o king_n be_v to_o redress_v what_o he_o see_v in_o reason_n to_o have_v be_v either_o do_v or_o advise_v amiss_o 96._o they_o who_o of_o pretend_a sufferer_n become_v zealous_a actor_n in_o persecution_n deprive_v themselves_o of_o the_o comfort_n and_o reward_n whatsoever_o they_o before_o expect_v 97._o the_o noise_n and_o ostentation_n of_o liberty_n 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