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parliament_n a_o back_n sâ—iding_v parliament_n â—_z parliament_n such_o a_o one_o as_o it_o be_v a_o heresy_n and_o blasphemy_n tolerate_v parliament_n a_o self-seeking_a parliament_n etc._n etc._n but_o to_o make_v man_n weary_a of_o they_o and_o their_o government_n and_o hence_o it_o be_v that_o we_o have_v such_o a_o cry_v out_o for_o the_o king_n aâ—ain_n upon_o any_o term_n as_o for_o the_o disband_n of_o the_o army_n and_o the_o utter_a extirpation_n of_o their_o dissent_v brethâ—en_v they_o be_v plâ—ased_v in_o express_a term_n to_o declare_v themselves_o herein_o but_o may_v we_o desire_v these_o man_n to_o suspend_v their_o peevish_a â—â—oward_a and_o distemperâ—d_fw-mi spirit_n and_o conjure_v their_o quietness_n and_o silence_n and_o then_o serious_o like_o thâ—mselves_n and_o man_n of_o judgement_n â—eason_n and_o observation_n to_o weigh_v the_o consequence_n of_o these_o thing_n be_v they_o accompâ—ished_v as_o they_o seem_v to_o desire_v suppâ—se_v the_o parliament_n be_v dissolve_v what_o can_v be_v expect_v but_o the_o most_o sad_a and_o liâ—mall_a conâ—quences_n to_o these_o very_a man_n especial_o so_o mâ—ny_o of_o they_o as_o havâ—_z indâ—â—d_fw-mi tender_a conscience_n as_o will_v make_v their_o ear_n to_o tinglâ—_z and_o their_o heâ—ds_n to_o hâ—ng_v down_o and_o their_o knee_n to_o wâ—x_n feeble_a and_o theiâ—_z heart_n to_o wither_v like_o grass_n within_o they_o how_o will_v heir_n oppress_v â—yants_n the_o prelate_n and_o other_o rise_v up_o as_o young_a lion_n out_o of_o their_o â—â—hickets_n who_o have_v long_o be_v witout_a their_o prey_n tear_v they_o and_o tread_v they_o like_o mire_n under_o their_o foot_n until_o they_o have_v make_v a_o utter_a end_n of_o they_o how_o will_v they_o meet_v they_o as_o bear_v rob_v of_o their_o whelp_n how_o will_v they_o be_v avenge_v for_o that_o blood_n contempt_n and_o devastation_n which_o have_v be_v make_v upon_o they_o beside_o the_o miserable_a havoc_n that_o will_v in_o all_o likelihood_n 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