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they_o to_o their_o pristine_a obedience_n to_o the_o see_v of_o rome_n which_o by_o the_o popish_a negotiation_n with_o spain_n the_o papistical_a match_n with_o france_n the_o agency_n of_o the_o pope_n nuncio_n the_o practice_n of_o priest_n and_o jesuit_n in_o england_n countenance_v and_o protect_v against_o the_o force_n of_o law_n and_o the_o confederacy_n of_o popish_a prelate_n clergyman_n and_o courtier_n with_o they_o in_o these_o design_n 14.97.98.508_o they_o have_v almost_o total_o accomplish_v and_o bring_v to_o full_a perfection_n in_o all_o our_o realm_n as_o the_o whole_a house_n of_o commons_o in_o their_o remonstrance_n of_o the_o state_n of_o the_o kingdom_n 15._o decemb._n 1641._o and_o other_o subsequent_a declaration_n and_o they_o and_o the_o scottish_a commissioner_n in_o their_o impeachment_n against_o the_o archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n large_o remonstrate_v 3._o that_o the_o most_o zealous_a protestant_n then_o brand_v with_o the_o name_n of_o puritan_n 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set_v up_o in_o lawd_n scotland_n 4._o that_o this_o their_o dangerous_a ripen_a design_n find_v no_o public_a but_o only_o private_a opposition_n in_o england_n by_o particular_a person_n who_o be_v â—ined_v 10.11.12.492_o pillory_v stigmatise_v deprive_v of_o their_o ear_n close_o imprison_v banish_a and_o ruin_v by_o the_o star-chamber_n and_o high-commission_n to_o the_o public_a terror_n of_o all_o other_o thereupon_o the_o scottish_a puritan_n and_o presbyter_n be_v the_o first_o visible_a instrument_n raise_v by_o god_n to_o give_v a_o public_a check_n to_o their_o successful_a design_n beyond_o their_o or_o our_o expectation_n 5._o that_o hereupon_o the_o 308.309.354.417.419.457.458_o jesuitical_a and_o prelatical_a popish_a party_n raise_v two_o several_a army_n successive_o to_o suppress_v and_o extirpate_v the_o puritan_n and_o presbyterian_a party_n in_o scotland_n as_o the_o only_o remoâ—a's_v to_o their_o design_n and_o be_v most_o active_a and_o forward_o in_o their_o 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imprison_v and_o prosecute_n those_o who_o resist_v or_o refuse_v to_o assist_v they_o in_o this_o war_n in_o the_o selfsame_a manner_n as_o those_o in_o present_a power_n have_v do_v divers_a of_o their_o christian_a brethren_n for_o manifest_v their_o dislike_n and_o backwardness_n to_o assist_v they_o in_o this_o ungodly_a invasive_a war_n against_o their_o protestant_a brethren_n in_o covenant_n against_o many_o public_a engagement_n and_o not_o give_v public_a thanks_o to_o god_n for_o their_o late_a overthrow_n 6._o that_o the_o scottish_a puritan_n and_o presbyterian_o advance_v with_o their_o army_n into_o england_n in_o the_o year_n 1640._o of_o purpose_n to_o preserve_v the_o religion_n and_o protect_v themselves_o and_o their_o english_a brethren_n from_o slavery_n and_o ruin_n be_v the_o 11.12.13.199.492.493.508_o priâ—cicipall_a and_o only_a mean_n under_o god_n of_o prevent_v their_o own_o and_o our_o thraldom_n to_o no_o pâ—ry_n and_o tyranny_n of_o frustrate_v all_o 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