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ceremony_n of_o religion_n be_v abolish_v 49._o p._n 48_o 49._o if_o righteousness_n consist_v in_o blaspheme_a god_n contempt_n of_o his_o ordinance_n and_o scorn_v the_o doctrine_n and_o practice_n of_o his_o saint_n these_o man_n may_v lay_v some_o claim_n to_o it_o be_v they_o great_a practiser_n of_o self-denial_n who_o preach_v war_n and_o blood_n rather_o than_o obey_v than_o those_o who_o preach_v passive_a obedience_n and_o suffer_v rather_o than_o violence_n 55._o p._n 55._o milton_n be_v very_o industrious_a to_o find_v out_o cause_n why_o so_o many_o will_v not_o be_v traitor_n why_o can_v he_o not_o fall_v into_o the_o consideration_n of_o the_o oath_n of_o allegiance_n and_o supremacy_n that_o all_o member_n of_o parliament_n take_v at_o their_o entrance_n ☜_o ☜_o how_o do_v he_o forget_v the_o command_n of_o obedience_n from_o god_n 59_o p._n 59_o repentance_n be_v a_o great_a reproach_n among_o those_o rebel_n the_o preach_a of_o that_o doctrine_n be_v worse_a to_o 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frequent_o practise_v and_o never_o yet_o condemn_v by_o any_o either_o pope_n or_o council_n since_o the_o doctrine_n of_o equivoeation_n and_o many_o other_o absurd_a and_o impious_a opinion_n be_v teach_v by_o their_o casuist_n and_o make_v use_v of_o by_o their_o confessor_n in_o direct_v the_o conscience_n of_o their_o penitent_n and_o since_o these_o and_o many_o more_o very_a dangerous_a error_n do_v not_o only_o escape_v without_o a_o censure_n but_o be_v approve_v of_o and_o encourage_v by_o their_o governor_n i_o can_v see_v how_o they_o and_o their_o church_n can_v possible_o be_v excuse_v from_o the_o gild_n of_o they_o mr._n thomas_n stainoe_n b._n d._n and_o archdeacon_n of_o brecknock_n preach_v sept._n 6._o ann._n 1686._o ded._n seem_v on_o rom._n 13.5_o epist_n ded._n before_o the_o lord_n mayor_n and_o say_v that_o he_o publish_v it_o that_o it_o may_v be_v instrumental_a to_o convince_v the_o people_n of_o their_o duty_n to_o their_o king_n because_o it_o be_v for_o that_o very_a reason_n that_o he_o preach_v it_o that_o there_o be_v no_o man_n so_o much_o a_o raven_a wolf_n inward_o 3._o pag._n 3._o but_o he_o will_v put_v on_o sheep_n clothing_n and_o though_o his_o resolution_n be_v bend_v upon_o rebellion_n yet_o his_o discretion_n and_o prudence_n will_v prompt_v he_o to_o pretend_v religion_n the_o least_o that_o can_v be_v infer_v from_o the_o word_n will_v be_v a_o subjection_n to_o lawful_a authority_n and_o by_o consequence_n also_o to_o our_o own_o prince_n for_o the_o truth_n of_o all_o which_o i_o shall_v urge_v no_o more_o at_o present_a than_o the_o tacit_n confession_n of_o his_o most_o avow_a and_o profess_a enemy_n who_o after_o all_o their_o contrivance_n of_o wit_n anger_n and_o malice_n can_v at_o length_n pitch_v upon_o no_o better_a expedient_a to_o prevent_v his_o right_n of_o accession_n than_o a_o bill_n of_o exclusion_n now_o such_o a_o bill_n either_o presuppose_v a_o antecedent_n right_o or_o it_o do_v not_o if_o it_o do_v not_o than_o it_o must_v be_v confess_v that_o they_o do_v most_o elaborate_o trifle_v whilst_o they_o take_v a_o great_a deal_n of_o pain_n to_o bring_v that_o about_o that_o be_v already_o do_v to_o their_o hand_n if_o it_o do_v than_o we_o have_v what_o we_o look_v for_o and_o that_o be_v that_o the_o injustice_n of_o their_o action_n do_v make_v good_a the_o justice_n of_o his_o title_n and_o afford_v we_o a_o tacit_n confession_n that_o there_o be_v no_o other_o way_n to_o overthrow_v that_o title_n but_o by_o overturning_a the_o very_a foundation_n of_o the_o government_n itself_o 7._o pag._n 7._o we_o be_v therefore_o oblige_v in_o conscience_n to_o be_v in_o subjection_n to_o the_o superior_a power_n because_o god_n himself_o command_v we_o so_o to_o be_v god_n have_v give_v the_o lawful_a magistrate_n a_o title_n to_o that_o authority_n 12._o pag._n 12._o to_o which_o we_o
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the_o absolve_a his_o subject_n of_o their_o allegiance_n have_v we_o ever_o be_v catch_v not_o in_o oatesian_a conspiracy_n but_o in_o real_a plot_n against_o our_o sovereign_n upon_o this_o account_n there_o may_v then_o have_v be_v just_a cause_n for_o such_o a_o insinuation_n but_o whilst_o our_o principle_n be_v so_o loyal_a that_o we_o have_v even_o be_v laugh_v at_o for_o our_o assert_v they_o it_o be_v a_o very_a unreasonable_a apprehension_n to_o think_v that_o the_o charge_n of_o idolatry_n shall_v in_o the_o bottom_n have_v be_v the_o design_n against_o the_o monarchy_n which_o we_o have_v so_o often_o declare_v and_o in_o the_o person_n of_o our_o present_a king_n have_v show_v we_o think_v ourselves_o oblige_v to_o support_v whatever_o his_o religion_n be_v who_o be_v to_o sit_v upon_o the_o throne_n the_o truth_n be_v when_o i_o consider_v how_o heinous_a a_o suggestion_n this_o be_v and_o what_o little_a foundation_n there_o be_v either_o from_o our_o principle_n or_o 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