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that_o their_o natural_a and_o swear_a allegiance_n oblige_v they_o so_o to_o do_v have_v be_v prove_v already_o it_o be_v in_o vain_a therefore_o to_o insist_v upon_o the_o plea_n of_o danger_n when_o we_o be_v under_o these_o solemn_a pre-engagement_n if_o self-preservation_n will_v absolve_v we_o from_o our_o oath_n and_o justify_v our_o breach_n of_o faith_n we_o may_v excuse_v any_o other_o apostasy_n upon_o the_o same_o score_n ibid._n but_o government_n and_o allegiance_n it_o seem_v be_v such_o relative_n that_o the_o one_o can_v subsist_v without_o the_o other_o if_o the_o prince_n can_v govern_v the_o subject_n can_v obey_v and_o therefore_o as_o far_o as_o he_o quit_v his_o government_n he_o quit_v their_o allegiance_n the_o dr._n talk_v of_o quit_v the_o government_n as_o if_o there_o have_v be_v a_o resignation_n in_o the_o case_n and_o the_o subject_n have_v be_v discharge_v under_o hand_n and_o seal_n now_o certain_o
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for_o noncompliance_a with_o a_o usurpation_n be_v no_o opposition_n to_o the_o government_n for_o there_o can_v be_v no_o government_n without_o authority_n nor_o any_o authority_n without_o right_n but_o right_o and_o usurpation_n be_v contradiction_n in_o term_n farther_o to_o oppose_v the_o government_n be_v to_o oppose_v the_o law_n of_o the_o government_n which_o can_v be_v do_v by_o adhere_v to_o a_o lawful_a prince_n without_o destroy_v the_o very_a supposition_n unless_o oppose_v and_o defend_v be_v the_o same_o thing_n but_o if_o the_o dr._n or_o any_o body_n else_o shall_v mean_v in_o general_n that_o a_o principle_n which_o oblige_v honest_a man_n to_o lose_v their_o life_n etc._n etc._n be_v not_o true_a then_o by_o the_o same_o reason_n christianity_n be_v false_a for_o a_o great_a many_o honest_a man_n have_v lose_v their_o life_n by_o suffer_v for_o this_o religion_n and_o be_v oblige_v by_o their_o principle_n so_o to_o do_v now_o we_o be_v as_o much_o bind_v to_o the_o performance_n of_o justice_n and_o the_o other_o duty_n of_o the_o second_o table_n as_o to_o defend_v the_o article_n of_o our_o creed_n nay_o the_o latter_a be_v reveal_v on_o purpose_n to_o enforce_v the_o practice_n of_o the_o former_a 14._o to_o teach_v we_o to_o live_v sober_o righteous_o and_o godly_a in_o this_o present_a world_n and_o to_o make_v we_o a_o peculiar_a people_n zealous_a of_o good_a work_n what_o he_o mention_n concern_v the_o scripture_n have_v be_v consider_v above_o at_o last_o the_o dr._n be_v please_v to_o own_o 45._o that_o we_o must_v choose_v rather_o to_o suffer_v than_o to_o sin_n but_o then_o we_o must_v be_v very_o sure_a that_o it_o be_v our_o duty_n that_o it_o be_v express_o enjoin_v we_o by_o the_o law_n of_o god_n or_o nature_n before_o we_o venture_v to_o suffer_v for_o it_o what_o if_o it_o be_v enjoin_v we_o by_o undeniable_a consequence_n be_v not_o that_o sufficient_a without_o a_o plain_a text_n i_o perceive_v