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persuade_v not_o force_v so_o Å¿_o 65._o augustine_n docendo_fw-la magis_fw-la quam_fw-la jubendo_fw-la monendo_fw-la quam_fw-la minando_fw-la rather_o by_o teach_v then_o command_v by_o admonish_v 25._o then_o threaten_v amminiamus_fw-la write_v of_o valentinian_n thus_o hoc_fw-la moderamine_fw-la prinâ—ipatus_fw-la sui_fw-la inclaruisse_fw-la quod_fw-la inter_fw-la religionum_fw-la diversitates_fw-la medius_fw-la steterit_fw-la nec_fw-la quemquam_fw-la inquietaverit_fw-la neque_fw-la ut_fw-la ho_o ant_fw-la illud_fw-la coleretur_fw-la imperaverit_fw-la nec_fw-la interdictis_fw-la minacibus_fw-la subjectâ—rum_fw-la cervicem_fw-la ad_fw-la id_fw-la quod_fw-la ipse_fw-la inclinaverit_fw-la with_o this_o moderation_n his_o principality_n shine_v that_o among_o diversity_n of_o religion_n he_o stand_v in_o a_o mean_a trouble_v no_o man_n nor_o command_v either_o this_o or_o that_o shall_v be_v worship_v nor_o by_o threaten_a edict_n force_v his_o subject_n to_o bow_v their_o neck_n to_o do_v what_o he_o himself_o do_v what_o maximilian_n will_v usual_o say_v it_o be_v well_o know_v nullum_fw-la enormius_fw-la peccatum_fw-la dare_fw-la posse_fw-la quam_fw-la in_fw-la conscientiâ—s_fw-la exercere_fw-la velle_fw-la qui_fw-la enim_fw-la conscientiis_fw-la
oath_n it_o be_v conceive_v it_o encroach_v upon_o the_o conscience_n etc._n etc._n and_o we_o see_v by_o the_o operation_n of_o it_o already_o daily_o produce_v more_o and_o more_o dislike_n of_o it_o that_o it_o be_v not_o likely_a to_o be_v aremedie_n against_o any_o malady_n already_o discover_v but_o rather_o a_o mean_n to_o exasperate_v the_o disease_n there_o be_v other_o mean_n more_o effectual_a for_o hold_v out_o of_o popery_n r_o 29._o say_v the_o divine_n of_o aberdene_n in_o which_o we_o ought_v to_o confide_v more_o than_o in_o all_o the_o vow_n and_o promise_n of_o man_n yea_o also_o more_o than_o in_o all_o the_o unite_a force_n of_o this_o land_n to_o wit_n diligent_a preach_n and_o teach_v of_o the_o word_n frequent_a prayer_n to_o god_n etc._n etc._n whereby_o we_o may_v increase_v in_o the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o truth_n and_o in_o ability_n to_o defend_v it_o against_o the_o enemy_n of_o it_o so_o for_o heresy_n schism_n superstition_n and_o other_o unlawful_a thing_n and_o to_o advance_v the_o doctrine_n of_o truth_n and_o discipline_n of_o manner_n these_o have_v be_v the_o chief_a mean_n and_o will_v be_v still_o the_o best_a mean_n with_o they_o there_o be_v no_o need_n or_o use_v of_o swear_v and_o without_o they_o covenant_n and_o oath_n will_v do_v no_o good_a moreover_o we_o have_v against_o the_o oath_n this_o Å¿_o 288._o si_fw-la factum_fw-la sit_fw-la juramentum_fw-la de_fw-la rebus_fw-la quae_fw-la non_fw-la sunt_fw-la nostrae_fw-la potestatis_fw-la etc._n etc._n a_o man_n take_v a_o oath_n to_o do_v a_o impossible_a thing_n the_o same_o be_v not_o bind_v t_o 3._o vt_fw-la si_fw-la quis_fw-la amico_fw-la juret_fw-la se_fw-la ipsi_fw-la bona_fw-la alterius_fw-la donaturum_fw-la as_o if_o a_o man_n shall_v swear_v to_o his_o friend_n he_o will_v give_v he_o another_o man_n good_n it_o be_v a_o maxim_n in_o law_n and_o nature_n nemo_fw-la plus_fw-la juris_fw-la ad_fw-la alium_fw-la transfer_fw-la potest_fw-la quam_fw-la ipse_fw-la baberet_fw-la tyrannicum_fw-la est_fw-la adres_fw-fr impossibles_fw-fr alios_fw-la adstringere_fw-la say_v u_o 8_o pareus_n the_o minister_n of_o london_n in_o their_o letter_n to_o his_o excellency_n do_v much_o press_v these_o word_n in_o the_o solemn_a league_n and_o covenant_n namely_o the_o preservation_n and_o defence_n of_o the_o king_n majesty_n person_n and_o do_v infer_v from_o the_o same_o a_o violation_n of_o the_o oath_n if_o he_o shall_v be_v put_v to_o death_n but_o they_o will_v have_v show_v more_o genuity_n and_o candour_n as_o become_v the_o minister_n of_o christ_n to_o have_v prove_v the_o lawfulness_n of_o such_o a_o promise_n where_o be_v it_o require_v in_o the_o holy_a scripture_n that_o man_n shall_v swear_v not_o to_o put_v to_o death_n a_o tyrant_n traitor_n murderer_n will_v they_o rob_v god_n to_o give_v unto_o man_n or_o do_v they_o think_v if_o man_n have_v swear_v not_o to_o give_v unto_o god_n the_o thing_n that_o be_v god_n they_o be_v bind_v to_o keep_v such_o a_o unjust_a and_o rash_a vow_n or_o otherwise_o they_o shall_v provoke_v the_o lord_n to_o wrath_n as_o they_o instance_n in_o zedekiah_n saul_n and_o other_o it_o be_v well_o know_v among_o all_o the_o subscriber_n not_o one_o of_o they_o have_v hitherto_o undertake_v to_o justify_v that_o clause_n in_o the_o article_n take_v according_a to_o their_o sense_n yet_o doubtless_o they_o may_v with_o as_o much_o safety_n have_v give_v reason_n against_o the_o parliament_n proceed_v with_o the_o king_n as_o cast_v forth_o from_o time_n to_o time_n rail_n against_o they_o beside_o do_v not_o man_n take_v a_o oath_n to_o do_v a_o impossible_a thing_n when_o they_o swear_v to_o do_v a_o thing_n which_o they_o know_v not_o what_o it_o be_v zeal_n without_o knowledge_n say_v mr._n a_o 36._o ley_n be_v not_o sufficient_a but_o it_o be_v necessary_a man_n shall_v first_o know_v what_o popery_n be_v and_o what_o be_v not_o before_o they_o renounce_v it_o by_o swear_v and_o be_v it_o not_o as_o fit_v they_o shall_v first_o know_v what_o be_v schism_n and_o heresy_n and_o who_o be_v mean_v by_o malignant_n before_o they_o swear_v to_o suppress_v the_o one_o and_o punish_v the_o other_o for_o it_o can_v be_v imagine_v that_o a_o oath_n otherwise_o can_v be_v keep_v or_o that_o it_o be_v take_v with_o any_o such_o intent_n again_o conscience_n say_v b_o 79._o mr._n elton_n can_v be_v bind_v where_o understanding_n can_v discern_v what_o be_v do_v and_o where_o he_o that_o swear_v want_v reason_n and_o understanding_n to_o discern_v what_o he_o do_v so_o c_o 288._o alstedius_n conscientia_fw-la enim_fw-la obligari_fw-la non_fw-la potest_fw-la ubi_fw-la intellectus_fw-la quid_fw-la factum_fw-la sit_fw-la aut_fw-la fieri_fw-la debeat_fw-la discernere_fw-la nequit_fw-la and_o a_o little_a after_o ad_fw-la legitimum_fw-la juramentum_fw-la requiritur_fw-la ut_fw-la intellectis_fw-la integro_fw-la vel_fw-la saltem_fw-la non_fw-la ablato_fw-la fiâ—t_fw-la he_o that_o swear_v 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