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that_o parliament_n 1648._o be_v carry_v on_o they_o style_v they_o the_o estate_n of_o parliament_n of_o this_o kingdom_n which_o be_v a_o title_n agry_v to_o none_o but_o to_o lawful_a parliament_n thus_o it_o be_v clear_a that_o there_o be_v no_o ground_n warrand_a a_o consent_n unto_o these_o act_n rescissory_a but_o good_a ground_n to_o scruple_n at_o that_o oath_n the_o take_v whereof_o will_v have_v import_v a_o consent_n unto_o the_o annul_n of_o these_o parliament_n consider_v 6._o how_o king_n charles_n the_o first_o in_o the_o large_a treaty_n in_o his_o answer_n to_o the_o first_o demand_n say_v that_o at_o the_o humble_a desire_n of_o his_o subject_n he_o do_v call_v &_o conveen_v a_o parliament_n to_o beholden_a at_o edinburgh_n jun._n 2._o 1640._o so_o that_o this_o parliament_n be_v lawful_o convocate_v &_o acknowledge_v to_o have_v be_v so_o by_o king_n charles_n the_o first_o himself_o three_o nor_o be_v there_o ground_n for_o assent_v &_o consent_v unto_o the_o 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the_o publish_n of_o the_o say_n act_n in_o such_o sort_n as_o be_v above_o specify_v and_o more_o over_o at_o that_o next_o session_n of_o parliament_n anno_fw-la 1641._o when_o himself_o be_v present_v all_o those_o act_n be_v approve_v &_o ratify_v full_o &_o do_v not_o king_n charles_n 2_o before_z &_o at_o his_o coronation_n ratify_v &_o approve_v the_o covenant_n &_o all_o act_n make_v in_o order_n to_o the_o carry_v on_o of_o the_o end_n of_o the_o covenant_n so_o that_o now_o they_o be_v full_a &_o complete_a law_n want_v nothing_o even_o of_o formality_n which_o can_v be_v desire_v see_v he_o have_v ratify_v &_o approve_v they_o all_o 5._o be_v there_o not_o many_o of_o these_o act_n make_v by_o those_o parliament_n very_o much_o for_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n &_o the_o good_a of_o the_o country_n do_v not_o themselves_o see_v this_o when_o for_o shame_n cause_v they_o be_v force_v to_o make_v some_o act_n of_o the_o same_o nature_n for_o curb_v of_o vice_n since_o they_o 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not_o meddle_v with_o state_n affair_n let_v the_o answer_n which_o famous_a doct_n voet_n give_v in_o his_o politia_n eccles._n pag._n 982._o 983._o etc._n etc._n be_v consider_v which_o be_v these_o 1._o it_o be_v the_o duty_n of_o minister_n to_o give_v faithful_a warning_n unto_o people_n ezek._n 3_o 17_o 22._o 2._o this_o be_v not_o to_o meddle_v with_o the_o polity_n but_o with_o the_o abuse_n of_o it_o by_o man_n in_o power_n 3._o ruler_n no_o less_o than_o other_o must_v be_v touch_v when_o they_o provoke_v god_n to_o wrath_n by_o their_o carriage_n 1_o thes._n 5_o 11._o jam._n 5_o 20._o 1_o sam._n 15_o 14._o isa._n 58._o 1._o 4._o then_o they_o shall_v never_o speak_v to_o a_o hundred_o place_n of_o scripture_n which_o do_v speak_v so_o direct_o against_o magistrate_n abuse_v their_o power_n see_v what_o he_o say_v further_a to_o this_o purpose_n there_o in_o answer_v there_a of_o the_o
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function_n any_o more_o within_o the_o kingdom_n if_o the_o objection_n go_v upon_o this_o supposition_n it_o be_v sufficient_o answer_v above_o but_o next_o suppone_v there_o be_v such_o a_o command_n express_o prohibit_v they_o they_o be_v not_o bind_v to_o give_v obedience_n because_o to_o inhibit_v &_o discharge_v the_o actual_a exercise_n of_o the_o function_n of_o the_o ministry_n be_v a_o spiritual_a censure_n it_o be_v real_a suspension_n which_o be_v a_o sentence_n that_o can_v lawful_o be_v pass_v only_o by_o a_o church_n judicature_n &_o the_o civil_a magistrate_n can_v no_o more_o suspend_v from_o the_o exercise_n than_o he_o can_v depose_v from_o the_o office_n for_o the_o one_o be_v a_o degree_n unto_o the_o other_o see_v apollde_n jure_fw-la maj._n circa_fw-la sacra_fw-la pars_fw-la 1_o pag._n 334_o 335_o 336._o and_o rutherfurd_n due_a right_n of_o presbytery_n pag._n 430_o 431._o and_o therefore_o though_o the_o civil_a magistrate_n shall_v pass_v such_o a_o sentence_n 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