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have_v 14._o pag._n 14._o be_v frequent_a in_o ireland_n and_o it_o be_v as_o true_a that_o the_o catholic_n native_n have_v be_v very_o instrumental_a not_o only_o in_o suppress_v they_o but_o in_o repel_v foreign_a invasion_n now_o with_o what_o justice_n that_o can_v be_v impute_v to_o a_o nation_n as_o a_o mark_n of_o infamy_n which_o be_v the_o crime_n of_o a_o few_o be_v a_o thing_n which_o the_o man_n of_o england_n where_o there_o have_v be_v heretofore_o many_o such_o defection_n will_v be_v curious_a to_o inquire_v 41._o here_o again_o this_o gentleman_n mention_n the_o year_n 1641._o but_o i_o shall_v again_o defer_v give_v he_o any_o answer_n upon_o that_o subject_n until_o i_o come_v to_o that_o place_n where_o he_o discourse_v more_o ample_o of_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o rebellion_n 42._o 6ly_n whensoever_o this_o gentleman_n discourse_n of_o the_o principle_n of_o catholic_n religion_n he_o show_v or_o make_v himself_o 15._o pag._n 15._o ignorant_a of_o they_o and_o he_o so_o confound_v the_o papal_a and_o royal_a authority_n in_o this_o paragraph_n as_o if_o we_o know_v not_o which_o be_v the_o keâ—es_n and_o which_o be_v the_o sword_n we_o give_v the_o pope_n no_o supremacy_n but_o in_o spiritual_a affair_n and_o this_o supremacy_n be_v of_o that_o nature_n as_o it_o can_v disengage_v our_o conscience_n from_o the_o loyalty_n we_o owe_v to_o our_o sovereign_n and_o although_o our_o remonstrance_n declaration_n and_o protestation_n upon_o this_o subject_n print_v not_o long_o since_o have_v leave_v no_o room_n for_o such_o cavil_n yet_o we_o despair_v to_o stop_v the_o moâ—ths_n of_o those_o that_o will_v establish_v this_o calumny_n for_o a_o truth_n for_o some_o man_n be_v so_o strange_o bend_v against_o catholic_n as_o they_o will_v entertain_v the_o multitude_n in_o this_o error_n and_o be_v much_o afflict_v it_o shall_v be_v know_v that_o catholic_n profess_v and_o be_v direct_v by_o loyal_a principle_n 43._o now_o aâ—_n to_o the_o transplantation_n to_o connaght_n and_o clare_n 16._o pag._n 16._o lay_v asiâ—e_o the_o bitterness_n of_o the_o language_n in_o that_o paragraph_n and_o even_o tire_v with_o follow_v this_o gentleman_n in_o the_o way_n of_o his_o methodical_a and_o collegial_a discourse_n i_o will_v only_o say_v that_o all_o the_o argument_n with_o which_o he_o enforce_v insignificant_a p._n w_n be_v conclusion_n maintain_v or_o which_o be_v the_o same_o thing_n the_o person_n of_o quality_n argument_n for_o continue_v the_o transplantation_n render_v insignificant_a it_o can_v persuade_v the_o reader_n that_o man_n do_v that_o willing_o which_o if_o they_o omit_v to_o do_v they_o must_v starve_v or_o hang_v or_o be_v sell_v as_o slave_n for_o willingness_n to_o do_v a_o thing_n imply_v it_o to_o be_v do_v not_o however_o free_o but_o without_o such_o extreme_a violence_n instance_n of_o these_o have_v be_v so_o frequent_a and_o so_o often_o allege_v that_o this_o gentleman_n be_v compel_v to_o change_v the_o battery_n and_o to_o say_v that_o although_o the_o force_n of_o the_o late_a horrid_a usurper_n constrain_v they_o to_o go_v thither_o 18._o pag._n 18._o in_o person_n yet_o no_o force_n lay_v upon_o they_o to_o sue_v out_o decree_n and_o obtain_v possession_n of_o land_n there_o in_o lieâ—_n of_o their_o former_a forfeited_a estate_n in_o the_o other_o province_n 44._o it_o may_v perhaps_o be_v think_v a_o full_a and_o satisfactory_a answer_n to_o this_o objection_n that_o man_n in_o who_o power_n it_o be_v to_o redeem_v their_o wife_n and_o child_n by_o sue_v out_o decree_n there_o be_v no_o mean_a but_o that_o under_o heaven_n for_o their_o relief_n may_v be_v judge_v murderer_n of_o they_o if_o they_o omit_v so_o to_o do_v but_o beside_o starve_v if_o hang_v be_v a_o sufficient_a excuse_n in_o this_o case_n take_v the_o proof_n of_o this_o from_o the_o law_n of_o the_o time_n the_o proclamation_n of_o cromwell_n and_o his_o council_n print_v at_o dublin_n by_o 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which_o be_v call_v mâ—â—_n we_o cadens_fw-la in_o virum_fw-la constantem_fw-la whether_o tâ—ere_o be_v any_o such_o in_o england_n to_o force_v the_o cavalier_n to_o a_o composition_n whether_o bargain_v force_v by_o such_o fear_n or_o ex_fw-la metu_fw-la cadente_fw-la in_o virum_fw-la constantem_fw-la be_v not_o void_a in_o law_n or_o at_o least_o to_o be_v rescind_v and_o if_o our_o person_n of_o quality_n must_v answer_v the_o first_o and_o last_o of_o these_o query_n in_o the_o affirmative_a and_o the_o second_o in_o the_o negative_a as_o without_o any_o question_n he_o must_v then_o must_v it_o follow_v that_o although_o the_o cavalier_n in_o england_n be_v not_o relieve_v from_o their_o own_o act_n of_o composition_n the_o innocent_a irish_a and_o other_o that_o article_v and_o have_v not_o after_o forfeit_v those_o article_n may_v in_o justice_n desire_n and_o petition_n to_o be_v relieve_v and_o it_o must_v further_o follow_v that_o his_o majesty_n word_n allege_v by_o this_o gentleman_n out_o of_o his_o majesty_n foresay_a declaration_n of_o the_o 30_o of_o november_n do_v not_o suppose_v because_o his_o majesty_n be_v not_o sufficient_o inform_v of_o the_o high_a penalty_n to_o be_v inflict_v on_o those_o will_v not_o address_v themselves_o to_o take_v out_o their_o respective_a assignment_n of_o land_n in_o connaght_n according_a to_o that_o proclamation_n i_o have_v relate_v nor_o consequent_o that_o kind_n of_o force_n which_o must_v have_v render_v those_o act_n of_o the_o irish_a to_o be_v not_o their_o own_o but_o the_o forcer_n i_o mean_v as_o to_o a_o conclusion_n of_o the_o enforce_v from_o seek_v any_o redress_n from_o the_o equity_n of_o the_o law_n and_o from_o the_o justice_n of_o the_o prince_n restore_v to_o perfect_a liberty_n and_o inform_v thorough_o of_o the_o case_n and_o therefore_o it_o must_v be_v likewise_o consequent_a that_o p._n w._n not_o in_o reason_n be_v tax_v with_o insolency_n for_o have_v speak_v his_o judgement_n hereof_o in_o his_o letter_n 17._o pag._n 17._o or_o have_v say_v therein_o that_o the_o transplantation_n can_v be_v continue_v on_o account_n of_o crime_n since_o 48._o nor_o stand_v with_o the_o article_n or_o with_o the_o equity_n of_o the_o law_n much_o less_o with_o the_o justice_n of_o a_o prince_n who_o god_n have_v restore_v to_o redeem_v the_o oppress_v from_o the_o yoke_n of_o tyranny_n to_o lead_v captivity_n captive_a and_o give_v gift_n to_o man_n p._n w._n write_v that_o letter_n before_o his_o majesty_n declaration_n be_v conclude_v the_o letter_n have_v be_v deliver_v to_o the_o duke_n about_o the_o end_n of_o october_n 1660._o a_o whole_a month_n before_o the_o date_n of_o the_o declaration_n and_o i_o be_o sure_a it_o will_v not_o then_o at_o least_o have_v seem_v insolent_a to_o say_v the_o transplantation_n of_o such_o of_o the_o irish_a as_o be_v either_o innocent_n or_o articler_n and_o such_o articler_n too_o as_o never_o since_o the_o date_n
murder_n and_o be_v they_o as_o numerous_a too_o as_o he_o will_v have_v they_o commit_v by_o a_o very_a few_o of_o the_o rude_a rabble_n among_o the_o irish_a be_v not_o only_o not_o unparallelled_a in_o history_n of_o former_a age_n and_o 93._o pag._n 93._o other_o country_n and_o by_o very_a many_o instance_n but_o not_o even_o in_o the_o history_n of_o our_o own_o day_n or_o that_o of_o england_n since_o the_o prodigious_a murder_n commit_v on_o the_o scaffold_n at_o whitehall_n by_o those_o that_o shake_v hand_n all_o along_o with_o this_o gentleman_n client_n and_o that_o all_o those_o irish_a murder_n even_o quintessence_v into_o one_o have_v be_v unquestionable_o not_o so_o little_a heinous_a comparative_o as_o parallel_v but_o even_o as_o overparallele_v by_o that_o only_a one_o yea_o have_v the_o actor_n in_o it_o commit_v no_o more_o as_o yet_o they_o be_v know_v to_o have_v ten_o thousand_o before_n and_o after_o and_o i_o must_v affirm_v that_o although_o it_o be_v confess_o true_a that_o no_o zeal_n in_o religion_n can_v apologise_v for_o the_o sin_n either_o personal_a or_o national_a of_o my_o countryman_n as_o neither_o if_o not_o rather_o much_o less_o for_o those_o yet_o more_o hideous_a and_o more_o abominable_a crime_n of_o some_o of_o this_o person_n of_o quality_n brethren_n yet_o both_o he_o and_o i_o too_o if_o christian_n if_o rational_a man_n can_v but_o affirm_v also_o that_o a_o godly_a repentance_n with_o all_o due_a circumstance_n of_o it_o according_a to_o the_o religion_n and_o faith_n of_o god_n teach_v we_o in_o the_o word_n of_o god_n may_v for_o the_o time_n to_o come_v hinder_v the_o effect_n of_o god_n justice_n on_o my_o countryman_n even_o those_o very_a effect_n which_o this_o person_n of_o quality_n wish_v from_o his_o very_a soul_n i_o be_o sure_a that_o no_o 93._o pag._n 93._o godliness_n may_v hinder_v and_o which_o he_o no_o less_o positive_o denounce_v than_o if_o he_o have_v the_o mercy_n of_o god_n in_o his_o 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of_o their_o own_o condition_n the_o power_n and_o strength_n of_o their_o enemy_n and_o to_o solicit_v for_o considerable_a aide_n whereby_o to_o maintain_v a_o war_n and_o not_o only_o that_o but_o to_o ascertain_v and_o secure_v the_o same_o 46._o pag._n 46._o 92._o this_o and_o no_o other_o be_v the_o sense_n of_o those_o instruction_n cite_v by_o this_o gentleman_n himself_o and_o that_o their_o implore_v of_o aid_n and_o protection_n tend_v to_o no_o other_o end_n be_v it_o not_o strange_a he_o can_v conclude_v with_o say_v still_o the_o 47._o pag._n 47._o pope_n be_v their_o king_n do_v it_o appear_v by_o this_o that_o the_o irish_a papist_n hang_v as_o their_o faith_n in_o god_n so_o their_o loyalty_n to_o the_o prince_n on_o the_o pope_n sleeve_n yet_o after_o his_o accustom_a manner_n 47._o pag._n 47._o he_o comment_v thus_o upon_o that_o text_n and_o will_v liken_v the_o protection_n they_o seek_v to_o the_o power_n of_o the_o protector_n 47._o pag._n 47._o in_o england_n 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whilst_o the_o true_a protestant_a royalist_n and_o the_o irish_a catholic_n stick_v to_o their_o principle_n and_o not_o content_a to_o abstain_v from_o the_o rebel_n in_o ireland_n many_o of_o they_o adhere_v to_o his_o majesty_n in_o his_o banishment_n and_o follow_v his_o fortune_n abroad_o now_o how_o can_v samson_n himself_o tie_v their_o tail_n together_o that_o scarce_o ever_o meet_v but_o as_o enemy_n be_v a_o riddle_n to_o i_o 49._o pag._n 49._o 95._o the_o reason_n why_o i_o say_v that_o the_o power_n of_o this_o gentleman_n be_v protestant_n in_o ireland_n be_v no_o great_a than_o his_o majesty_n be_v please_v to_o make_v it_o be_v ground_v on_o the_o report_n which_o be_v daily_o bring_v to_o london_n of_o the_o fanatic_n menace_n 49._o pag._n 49._o not_o to_o give_v way_n to_o the_o execution_n of_o any_o of_o the_o king_n order_n by_o which_o any_o of_o the_o native_n be_v to_o be_v restore_v and_o know_v that_o there_o want_v no_o hand_n among_o the_o protestant_a 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