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prevent_v their_o sorrow_n who_o will_v not_o timely_o repent_v of_o their_o sin_n nor_o shall_v they_o be_v suffer_v to_o enjoy_v the_o comfort_n who_o secure_o neglect_v the_o counsel_n belong_v to_o their_o peace_n 80._o brethren_n in_o iniquity_n be_v not_o far_o from_o become_v insolent_a enemy_n there_o be_v nothing_o hard_a than_o to_o keep_v ill_a man_n long_o in_o one_o mind_n 81._o it_o be_v not_o possible_a to_o gain_v a_o â—air_a period_n for_o those_o motion_n which_o go_v rather_o in_o a_o round_a and_o circle_n of_o fancy_n than_o in_o a_o right_a line_n of_o reason_n tend_v to_o the_o law_n the_o only_a centre_n of_o public_a consistency_n 82._o man_n be_v much_o more_o happy_a when_o subject_n to_o know_a law_n than_o to_o the_o various_a will_n of_o any_o man_n seem_v they_o never_o so_o plausible_a at_o first_o 83._o vulgar_a compliance_n with_o any_o illegal_a and_o extravagant_a way_n like_o violent_a motion_n in_o nature_n soon_o grow_v weary_a of_o itself_o and_o 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who_o adversity_n like_o cold_a weather_n drive_v away_o 93._o charles_n le_fw-fr bon_fw-fr a_o more_o glorious_a name_n for_o a_o prince_n than_o le_fw-fr grand_fw-fr better_a for_o he_o and_o his_o people_n he_o be_v good_a than_o great_a 94._o the_o early_a exercise_n of_o god_n grace_n and_o gift_n bestow_v upon_o prince_n may_v best_o weed_v out_o all_o vicious_a inclination_n and_o dispose_v they_o to_o such_o princely_a endowment_n and_o employment_n which_o will_v most_o gain_v the_o love_n and_o intend_v the_o welfare_n of_o those_o over_o who_o god_n may_v place_v they_o 95._o a_o prince_n ought_v to_o begin_v and_o end_v with_o god_n who_o be_v king_n of_o king_n the_o sovereign_a disposer_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o world_n 96._o the_o best_a government_n and_o high_a sovereignty_n a_o prince_n can_v attain_v to_o be_v to_o be_v subject_a to_o god_n that_o the_o sceptre_n of_o his_o word_n and_o spirit_n may_v rule_v in_o his_o heart_n 97._o the_o true_a glory_n of_o 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vine_n and_o figtree_n be_v not_o to_o be_v despise_v though_o the_o bramble_n and_o thorn_n shall_v pretend_v to_o bear_v fig_n and_o grape_n thereby_o to_o rule_v over_o the_o tree_n 47._o the_o public_a interest_n consist_v in_o the_o mutual_a and_o common_a good_a both_o of_o prince_n and_o people_n 48._o we_o must_v not_o starve_v ourselves_o because_o some_o man_n have_v surfeit_v of_o wholesome_a food_n 49._o god_n sometime_o punish_v rebellious_a subject_n with_o continuance_n in_o their_o sin_n and_o suffer_v they_o to_o be_v delude_v with_o the_o prosperity_n of_o their_o wickedness_n 53._o god_n grace_n may_v teach_v and_o enable_v a_o injure_a king_n to_o want_v as_o well_o as_o to_o wear_v a_o crown_n which_o be_v not_o worth_a take_v up_o or_o enjoy_v upon_o sordid_a dishonourable_a and_o irreligious_a term_n 51._o let_v a_o king_n keep_v himself_o to_o true_a principle_n of_o piety_n virtue_n and_o honour_n he_o shall_v never_o want_v a_o kingdom_n 52._o it_o be_v a_o 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religion_n on_o the_o face_n of_o rebellion_n will_v not_o long_o serve_v to_o hide_v the_o man_n deformity_n that_o use_v it_o 57_o mislead_v subject_n may_v learn_v by_o their_o misery_n that_o religion_n to_o their_o god_n and_o loyalty_n to_o their_o king_n can_v be_v part_v without_o both_o their_o sin_n and_o their_o infelicity_n 58._o god_n may_v honour_v a_o king_n not_o only_o with_o the_o sceptre_n and_o government_n of_o realm_n but_o also_o with_o the_o suffer_v many_o indignity_n and_o a_o untimely_a death_n for_o they_o while_o he_o study_v to_o preserve_v the_o right_n of_o the_o church_n the_o power_n of_o his_o law_n the_o honour_n of_o his_o crown_n the_o privilege_n of_o parliament_n the_o liberty_n of_o his_o people_n and_o his_o own_o conscience_n which_o be_v dear_a to_o he_o than_o a_o thousand_o kingdom_n 59_o a_o captive_a king_n have_v as_o much_o cause_n as_o leisure_n to_o meditate_v upon_o and_o prepare_v for_o his_o death_n there_o be_v but_o few_o step_n between_o the_o prison_n and_o grave_n of_o prince_n 60._o it_o be_v god_n indulgence_n which_o give_v he_o the_o space_n but_o man_n cruelty_n that_o give_v he_o the_o sad_a occasion_n for_o those_o thought_n 61._o a_o king_n in_o the_o hand_n of_o rebel_n beside_o the_o common_a burden_n of_o mortality_n which_o lie_v upon_o he_o as_o a_o man_n bear_v the_o heavy_a load_n of_o other_o man_n ambition_n fear_n jealousy_n and_o cruel_a passion_n who_o envy_n or_o enmity_n against_o he_o make_v their_o own_o life_n seem_v deadly_a to_o they_o while_o he_o enjoy_v any_o part_n of_o he_o 62._o a_o king_n prosperity_n shall_v not_o make_v he_o a_o stranger_n to_o the_o contemplation_n of_o mortality_n 63._o the_o thought_n of_o death_n be_v never_o unseasonable_a since_o prosperity_n always_o be_v uncertain_a 64._o death_n be_v a_o eclipse_n which_o oft_o happen_v as_o well_o in_o clear_a as_o cloudy_a day_n 65._o a_o king_n by_o long_a and_o sharp_a adversity_n may_v have_v so_o reconcile_v within_o himself_o those_o natural_a antipathy_n between_o life_n and_o death_n which_o be_v in_o all_o man_n that_o the_o common_a terror_n of_o the_o late_a may_v be_v dispel_v and_o the_o special_a horror_n of_o it_o much_o allay_v 66._o a_o king_n to_o who_o a_o violent_a death_n approach_v be_v represent_v by_o the_o policy_n of_o cruel_a and_o implacable_a enemy_n with_o all_o terrible_a aggravation_n may_v look_v upon_o those_o thing_n as_o unpoysonous_a though_o sharp_a since_o his_o redeemer_n have_v either_o pull_v they_o out_o or_o give_v he_o the_o antidote_n of_o his_o death_n against_o they_o which_o as_o to_o the_o immaturity_n unjustice_n shame_n scorn_v and_o cruelty_n of_o it_o exceed_v whatever_o a_o threaten_a king_n can_v fear_v 67._o a_o pious_a king_n never_o find_v so_o much_o the_o life_n of_o religion_n the_o feast_n of_o a_o good_a conscience_n and_o the_o brazen_a wall_n of_o a_o judicious_a integrity_n and_o constancy_n as_o when_o he_o come_v to_o a_o close_a conflict_n with_o the_o thought_n of_o death_n 68_o though_o a_o king_n be_v not_o so_o old_a as_o to_o be_v weary_a of_o life_n it_o be_v happy_a for_o he_o if_o he_o be_v not_o so_o bad_a as_o to_o be_v either_o afraid_a to_o die_v or_o ashamed_a to_o live_v 69._o it_o be_v the_o great_a glory_n of_o a_o christian_n life_n to_o die_v daily_o in_o conquer_a by_o a_o lively_a faith_n and_o patient_a hope_n of_o a_o better_a life_n those_o partial_a and_o quotidian_a death_n which_o kill_v by_o piece-meal_n and_o make_v man_n over-live_a their_o own_o fate_n while_o we_o be_v deprive_v of_o health_n honour_n liberty_n power_n credit_n safety_n or_o estate_n and_o those_o other_o comfort_n of_o dear_a relation_n which_o be_v as_o the_o life_n of_o our_o life_n 70._o a_o king_n live_v in_o nothing_o temporal_a so_o much_o as_o in_o the_o love_n and_o good_a will_n of_o his_o people_n 71._o a_o king_n shall_v not_o think_v that_o life_n too_o long_a or_o tedious_a wherein_o god_n give_v he_o any_o opportunity_n if_o not_o to_o do_v yet_o to_o suffer_v with_o such_o christian_a patience_n and_o magnanimity_n in_o a_o good_a cause_n as_o be_v the_o great_a honour_n of_o his_o life_n and_o the_o best_a improvement_n of_o his_o death_n 72._o in_o point_n of_o true_a christian_a valour_n it_o argue_v pusillanimity_n to_o desire_v to_o die_v out_o of_o weariness_n of_o life_n and_o a_o want_n of_o that_o heroic_a greatness_n of_o spirit_n which_o become_v a_o christian_n in_o the_o patient_a and_o generous_a sustain_v those_o affliction_n which_o as_o shadow_n necessary_o attend_v we_o while_o we_o be_v in_o this_o body_n and_o which_o be_v less'n_v or_o enlarge_v as_o the_o sun_n of_o our_o prosperity_n move_v high_a or_o low_o who_o total_a absence_n be_v best_a recompense_v with_o the_o dew_n of_o heaven_n 73._o the_o assault_n of_o affliction_n may_v be_v terrible_a like_o sampson_n lion_n but_o they_o yield_v much_o sweetness_n to_o those_o 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exceed_v even_o the_o desire_n of_o those_o that_o have_v be_v factious_o discontent_v if_o they_o do_v but_o pretend_v to_o any_o modest_a and_o sober_a sense_n 64._o the_o odium_n and_o offence_n which_o some_o man_n rigour_n or_o remissness_n in_o church_n and_o state_n may_v have_v contract_v upon_o a_o king_n government_n he_o shall_v resolve_v to_o expiate_v by_o such_o law_n and_o regulation_n for_o the_o future_a as_o may_v not_o only_o rectify_v what_o be_v amiss_o in_o practice_n but_o supply_v what_o be_v defective_a iâ—_n the_o constitution_n 65._o no_o man_n shall_v have_v a_o great_a zeal_n to_o see_v religion_n settle_v and_o preserve_v in_o truth_n unity_n and_o order_n than_o the_o king_n who_o it_o most_o concern_v both_o in_o piety_n and_o policy_n 66._o a_o king_n confidence_n in_o other_o may_v betray_v himself_o and_o his_o kingdom_n to_o those_o advantage_n which_o some_o man_n seek_v for_o who_o want_v nothing_o but_o power_n and_o occasion_n to_o do_v mischief_n 67._o when_o our_o sin_n arâ—_n ripe_a there_o be_v no_o prevent_v of_o god_n justice_n from_o reap_v that_o glory_n in_o our_o calamity_n which_o we_o rob_v he_o of_o in_o our_o prosperity_n 68_o great_a ability_n in_o a_o minister_n of_o state_n may_v be_v prone_a to_o create_v in_o he_o great_a confidence_n of_o undertake_n and_o this_o be_v like_a enough_o to_o betray_v he_o to_o great_a error_n and_o many_o enemy_n 69._o though_o a_o king_n can_v in_o his_o judgement_n approve_v all_o a_o minister_n of_o state_n have_v do_v drive_v it_o may_v be_v by_o the_o necessity_n of_o time_n and_o the_o temper_n of_o that_o people_n he_o be_v set_v over_o more_o than_o lead_v by_o his_o own_o disposition_n to_o any_o height_n and_o rigour_n of_o action_n yet_o he_o may_v not_o be_v convince_v of_o any_o such_o criminousness_n in_o he_o as_o willing_a to_o expose_v his_o life_n to_o the_o stroke_n of_o justice_n and_o malice_n of_o his_o enemy_n 70._o when_o a_o king_n bear_v the_o touch_n of_o conscience_n with_o great_a régret_n for_o any_o act_n of_o so_o sinful_a frailty_n as_o discover_v more_o a_o fear_n of_o man_n than_o of_o god_n as_o a_o sign_n of_o his_o repentance_n he_o shall_v often_o with_o sorrow_n confess_v the_o same_o both_o to_o god_n and_o men._n 71._o no_o man_n be_v worthy_a to_o bear_v the_o name_n and_o place_n of_o god_n on_o earth_n who_o will_v not_o avoid_v inconvenience_n of_o state_n by_o act_n of_o so_o high_a injustice_n as_o no_o public_a convenience_n can_v expiate_v or_o compensate_a 72._o in_o all_o likelihood_n a_o king_n can_v never_o suffer_v with_o his_o people_n great_a calamity_n yet_o with_o great_a comfort_n by_o vindicate_v the_o innocency_n of_o his_o minister_n at_o least_o by_o deny_v to_o sign_n any_o destructive_a bill_n according_a to_o that_o justice_n which_o his_o conscience_n suggest_v to_o he_o than_o he_o will_v do_v after_o he_o shall_v have_v gratify_v some_o man_n unthankful_a importunity_n with_o so_o cruel_a a_o favour_n 73._o it_o may_v be_v observe_v by_o a_o king_n that_o those_o who_o counsel_v he_o to_o sign_n a_o destructive_a bill_n to_o a_o innocent_a minister_n of_o state_n be_v so_o far_o from_o receive_v the_o reward_n of_o such_o ingratiating_n with_o the_o people_n that_o no_o meâ—_n be_v harrass_v and_o crush_v more_o than_o they_o when_o he_o be_v least_o vex_v by_o they_o who_o counsel_v the_o king_n not_o to_o consent_v against_o the_o vote_n of_o his_o own_o conscience_n 74._o a_o king_n full_o conscious_a to_o his_o soul_n of_o permit_v a_o innocent_a minister_n of_o state_n to_o be_v destroy_v may_v so_o much_o the_o more_o welcome_a those_o judgement_n god_n have_v please_v to_o send_v upon_o he_o as_o he_o may_v hope_v they_o to_o be_v a_o mean_n which_o his_o mercy_n have_v sanctify_v so_o to_o he_o as_o to_o repent_v of_o that_o unjust_a act_n and_o for_o the_o future_a not_o to_o do_v the_o like_a 75._o nothing_o shall_v more_o fortify_v a_o king_n resolution_n against_o alâ—_n violent_a importunity_n which_o seek_v to_o gain_v consent_n from_o he_o to_o act_n wherein_o his_o conscience_n be_v unsatisfied_a than_o the_o sharp_a touch_n he_o may_v have_v have_v for_o some_o such_o he_o before_o have_v yield_v to_o 76._o when_o a_o king_n enemy_n of_o his_o own_o people_n load_v his_o act_n of_o justice_n because_o extraordinary_a in_o the_o method_n with_o obloquy_n and_o exasperation_n in_o touchy_a time_n it_o will_v fill_v indifferent_a man_n with_o great_a jealousy_n and_o fear_n yea_o and_o many_o of_o his_o friend_n will_v resent_v it_o as_o a_o motion_n rise_v rather_o from_o passion_n than_o reason_n and_o not_o guide_v with_o such_o discretion_n as_o the_o time_n require_v 77._o though_o a_o king_n be_v furnish_v with_o just_a motive_n and_o pregnant_a ground_n to_o proceed_v against_o any_o subject_n so_o that_o there_o need_v nothing_o to_o the_o evidence_n he_o can_v produce_v against_o those_o he_o charge_v save_o a_o free_a and_o legal_a trial_n let_v that_o be_v all_o he_o desire_v 78._o a_o king_n shall_v not_o yield_v to_o any_o temptation_n of_o displeasure_n or_o revenge_n against_o the_o person_n of_o his_o subject_n further_o than_o he_o have_v discover_v the_o unlawful_a correspondency_n they_o have_v use_v and_o engagement_n they_o have_v make_v to_o embroyl_n his_o kingdom_n 79._o probability_n may_v be_v sufficient_a to_o raise_v jealousy_n in_o any_o king_n heart_n who_o be_v not_o whole_o stupid_a and_o neglective_a of_o the_o public_a peace_n 80._o a_o fair_a and_o legal_a trial_n of_o man_n call_v in_o question_n by_o their_o king_n can_v amount_v to_o no_o worse_a effect_n than_o either_o to_o do_v he_o and_o his_o kingdom_n right_a in_o case_n they_o be_v guilty_a of_o else_o to_o clear_v their_o innocency_n and_o remove_v his_o suspicion_n 81._o when_o once_o people_n have_v learned_a to_o think_v hard_a thought_n against_o their_o king_n they_o will_v afterward_o abundant_o vent_v they_o by_o word_n and_o deed_n 82._o not_o any_o thing_n except_o our_o sin_n more_o ominous_o presage_v alâ—_n the_o misery_n incident_a to_o a_o kingdom_n by_o civil_a war_n than_o tumult_n in_o the_o capital_a city_n of_o it_o which_o when_o at_o their_o height_n be_v not_o like_o a_o storm_n at_o sea_n which_o yet_o want_v not_o its_o terror_n but_o like_o a_o earthquake_n shake_v the_o veâ—y_a foundation_n of_o all_o than_o which_o nothing_o in_o the_o world_n have_v more_o of_o horror_n 83._o in_o popular_a tumult_n a_o short_a sit_v or_o two_o of_o shake_v as_o a_o ague_n may_v pass_v away_o but_o when_o once_o they_o become_v a_o quotidian_a fever_n always_o increase_v to_o high_a inflammation_n impatient_a of_o any_o mitigation_n restraint_n or_o remission_n they_o threaten_v ruin_n 84._o a_o unsafe_a guard_n may_v too_o easy_o be_v entertain_v by_o such_o as_o scare_v themselves_o and_o other_o with_o unnecessary_a fear_n 85._o such_o great_a demagogue_n and_o 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but_o a_o ill_a omen_n and_o sound_v too_o like_o the_o fury_n of_o those_o zelots_n who_o intestine_a bitterness_n and_o division_n be_v the_o great_a occasion_n of_o the_o last_o fatal_a destruction_n of_o that_o city_n 12._o the_o independent_n in_o this_o seem_v more_o ingenuous_a than_o the_o presbyterian_a rigour_n who_o sometime_o complain_v of_o exact_v their_o conformity_n to_o law_n become_v the_o great_a exactor_n of_o other_o man_n submission_n to_o their_o novel_a injunction_n 13._o the_o king_n shall_v always_o wish_v so_o well_o to_o parliament_n and_o city_n that_o he_o shall_v be_v sorry_a to_o see_v they_o do_v or_o suffer_v any_o thing_n unworthy_a such_o great_a and_o considerable_a body_n in_o this_o kingdom_n 14._o when_o such_o body_n become_v restive_a and_o refractory_a against_o sovereignty_n the_o king_n may_v be_v glad_a to_o see_v they_o scare_v and_o humble_v by_o tumult_n or_o otherwise_o but_o not_o break_v by_o that_o shake_n of_o who_o he_o shall_v never_o have_v so_o ill_a a_o thought_n as_o to_o despair_v of_o their_o loyalty_n to_o he_o which_o mistake_v may_v eclipse_v but_o he_o shall_v never_o believe_v malice_n can_v quite_o put_v out_o 15._o when_o parliament_n or_o city_n be_v not_o only_o divide_v and_o separate_v from_o the_o king_n but_o bring_v to_o intestine_a confusion_n within_o themselves_o he_o shall_v look_v upon_o they_o as_o christ_n do_v sometime_o over_o jerusalem_n as_o object_n of_o his_o prayer_n and_o tear_n with_o compassionate_a grief_n as_o foresee_v those_o severe_a scatter_n which_o will_v certain_o befall_v such_o as_o wanton_o refuse_v to_o be_v gather_v to_o their_o duty_n 16._o the_o best_a profession_n of_o religion_n i_o have_v ever_o esteem_v that_o of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n as_o come_v near_o to_o god_n word_n for_o doctrine_n and_o to_o the_o primitive_a example_n for_o government_n with_o some_o little_a amendment_n which_o i_o have_v often_o offer_v though_o in_o vain_a 17._o all_o the_o lesser_a faction_n at_o first_o be_v officious_a servant_n to_o presbytery_n their_o great_a master_n till_o time_n and_o military_a success_n discover_v to_o each_o their_o peculiar_a advantage_n invite_v they_o to_o part_v stake_n and_o leave_v the_o joint_a stock_n of_o uniform_a religion_n pretend_v each_o to_o drive_v for_o their_o party_n the_o trade_n of_o profit_n and_o preferment_n to_o the_o break_n and_o undo_n not_o only_o of_o the_o church_n and_o state_n but_o even_o of_o presbytery_n itself_o which_o seem_v and_o hope_v at_o first_o to_o have_v ingross_v all_o 18._o in_o the_o administration_n of_o justice_n the_o settle_a law_n of_o the_o britannike_n kingdom_n be_v the_o most_o excellent_a rule_v the_o king_n can_v govern_v by_o which_o by_o a_o admirable_a temperament_n give_v very_o much_o to_o subject_n industry_n liberty_n and_o happiness_n and_o yet_o reserve_v enough_o to_o the_o majesty_n and_o prerogative_n of_o any_o king_n who_o own_v his_o people_n as_o subject_n not_o as_o slave_n