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recognition_n of_o a_o tyrant_n who_o government_n be_v arbitrary_a and_o be_v never_o own_v by_o the_o people_n in_o a_o free_a parliament_n who_o never_o take_v upon_o he_o the_o name_n of_o king_n the_o proper_a title_n of_o our_o sovereign_n in_o all_o our_o law_n under_o who_o violence_n and_o great_a oppression_n the_o kingdom_n in_o general_n groan_v for_o deliverance_n in_o the_o return_n of_o their_o rightful_a king_n and_o may_v laudable_o hazard_v their_o life_n and_o estate_n if_o there_o be_v any_o hope_n the_o accomplishment_n whereof_o by_o the_o wonderful_a providence_n in_o its_o due_a time_n be_v happy_o effect_v in_o the_o restauration_n of_o king_n charles_n the_o second_o but_o what_o be_v our_o case_n now_o be_v it_o not_o quite_o contrary_a we_o do_v acknowledge_v we_o be_v now_o rescue_v even_o from_o destruction_n as_o well_o as_o oppression_n and_o what_o can_v we_o look_v for_o upon_o a_o new_a change_n but_o a_o scene_n of_o blood_n the_o loss_n of_o all_o 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and_o we_o find_v a_o evil_a surmise_n and_o groundless_a suspicion_n hereof_o with_o respect_n to_o our_o late_a revolution_n already_o ferment_v among_o we_o and_o spread_v the_o sowrness_n of_o dissatisfaction_n discontent_n and_o i_o fear_v faction_n over_o too_o great_a a_o part_n of_o the_o nation_n and_o prevail_v so_o far_o as_o to_o dishearten_v our_o friend_n to_o animate_v our_o foe_n to_o increase_v our_o fear_n to_o continue_v our_o trouble_n and_o almost_o shake_v the_o establishment_n if_o matter_n be_v thus_o with_o we_o i_o must_v have_v leave_n to_o say_v that_o a_o man_n can_v hardly_o do_v better_a service_n to_o the_o public_a at_o this_o season_n than_o by_o endeavour_v to_o remove_v such_o popular_a mistake_v about_o the_o method_n of_o our_o present_a settlement_n and_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o government_n as_o seem_v to_o have_v such_o malevolent_a influence_n and_o unhappy_a effect_n now_o i_o conceive_v this_o be_v to_o be_v do_v in_o a_o good_a measure_n 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establish_v the_o kingdom_n in_o peace_n and_o safety_n and_o to_o defeat_v the_o design_n and_o force_n of_o our_o enemy_n who_o live_v and_o be_v mighty_a than_o this_o before_o we_o i_o will_v certain_o use_v it_o the_o best_a i_o can_v but_o i_o have_v no_o better_o therefore_o i_o crave_v acceptance_n of_o this_o my_o apology_n and_o leave_v to_o adventure_v upon_o my_o task_n chap._n ii_o the_o chief_a maxim_n insist_v upon_o as_o prejudice_v by_o the_o late_a settlement_n it_o may_v run_v in_o the_o mind_n of_o some_o scrupulous_a person_n that_o there_o be_v old_a maxim_n that_o lie_v at_o the_o root_n or_o foundation_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o england_n and_o that_o these_o be_v destroy_v or_o subvert_v by_o the_o new_a model_n and_o consequent_o the_o constitution_n of_o the_o government_n be_v quite_o alter_v those_o old_a maxim_n may_v be_v think_v to_o be_v such_o as_o these_o 1._o that_o the_o government_n in_o england_n be_v hereditary_a 2._o that_o it_o admit_v not_o of_o a_o interregnum_fw-la 3._o that_o nothing_o bind_v the_o people_n of_o england_n but_o a_o act_n of_o parliament_n now_o perhaps_o it_o be_v think_v that_o the_o government_n be_v now_o make_v elective_a and_o therefore_o be_v not_o hereditary_a again_o that_o it_o have_v be_v declare_v that_o by_o the_o late_a king_n abdication_n there_o be_v a_o vacancy_n in_o the_o throne_n therefore_o a_o interregnum_fw-la be_v admit_v last_o that_o this_o new_a change_n be_v make_v by_o a_o convention_n and_o not_o by_o a_o legal_a parliament_n and_o therefore_o we_o be_v not_o bind_v to_o own_o it_o such_o kind_n of_o suggestion_n as_o these_o i_o fear_v have_v create_v shyness_n and_o aversion_n in_o many_o good_a man_n from_o a_o due_a recognition_n of_o the_o present_a government_n if_o we_o can_v make_v it_o appear_v that_o in_o truth_n they_o be_v vain_a and_o groundless_a i_o hope_v all_o good_a man_n will_v be_v easy_o entreat_v to_o lay_v aside_o that_o aversion_n and_o be_v 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