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have_v a_o power_n in_o they_o and_o reserve_v to_o themselves_o to_o alter_v as_o they_o shall_v see_v cause_n king_n trial_n p._n 64._o charles_n stuart_n king_n of_o england_n the_o commons_o of_o england_n assemble_v in_o parliament_n according_a to_o the_o fundamental_a power_n that_o rest_v in_o themselves_o have_v resolve_v to_o bring_v you_o to_o trial_n and_o judgement_n p._n 29._o if_o so_o be_v the_o king_n will_v go_v contrary_a to_o the_o end_n of_o his_o government_n sir_n he_o must_v understand_v that_o he_o be_v but_o a_o officer_n of_o trust_n and_o he_o ought_v to_o discharge_v that_o trust_n and_o they_o be_v to_o take_v order_n for_o the_o animadversion_n and_o punishment_n of_o such_o a_o offend_a governor_n p._n 65._o sir_n parliament_n be_v ordain_v for_o that_o purpose_n to_o redress_v the_o grievance_n of_o the_o people_n and_o then_o sir_n the_o scripture_n say_v they_o that_o know_v their_o master_n will_v and_o do_v it_o not_o what_o follow_v the_o law_n be_v your_o master_n the_o act_n of_o parliament_n p._n 66_o 67._o this_o we_o know_v to_o be_v law_n rex_fw-la habet_fw-la superiorem_fw-la deum_fw-la &_o legem_fw-la etiam_fw-la &_o curiam_fw-la and_o so_o say_v the_o same_o author_n and_o true_o sir_n he_o make_v bold_a to_o go_v a_o little_a further_o debent_fw-la ei_fw-la ponere_fw-la fraenum_fw-la they_o ought_v to_o bridle_v he_o p._n 65._o that_o the_o say_v charles_n stuart_n be_v admit_v king_n of_o england_n and_o therein_o trust_v with_o a_o limit_a power_n vid._n char._n p._n 30._o the_o house_n of_o commons_o the_o supreme_a authority_n and_o jurisdiction_n of_o the_o kingdom_n p._n 48._o which_o authority_n require_v you_o in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o people_n of_o england_n of_o which_o you_o be_v elect_v king_n to_o answer_v they_o p._n 36._o sir_n you_o may_v not_o demur_v the_o jurisdiction_n of_o the_o court_n they_o sit_v here_o by_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o commons_o of_o england_n and_o all_o your_o predecessor_n and_o you_o be_v responsible_a to_o they_o p._n 44._o for_o there_o be_v a_o contract_n and_o bargain_n between_o the_o king_n and_o his_o people_n and_o your_o oath_n be_v take_v and_o certain_o sir_n the_o bond_n be_v reciprocal_a sir_n if_o this_o bond_n be_v once_o break_v farewell_o sovereignty_n p._n 72._o sir_n though_o you_o have_v it_o by_o inheritance_n in_o the_o way_n that_o be_v speak_v of_o yet_o it_o must_v not_o be_v deny_v that_o your_o office_n be_v a_o office_n of_o trust_n now_o sir_n if_o it_o be_v a_o office_n of_o inheritance_n as_o you_o speak_v of_o your_o title_n by_o descent_n let_v all_o man_n know_v that_o great_a office_n be_v seizable_a and_o forfeitable_a as_o if_o you_o have_v it_o but_o for_o a_o year_n and_o for_o your_o life_n p._n 73._o and_o sir_n the_o people_n of_o england_n can_v be_v so_o far_o want_v to_o themselves_o which_o god_n have_v deal_v so_o miraculous_o and_o glorious_o for_o they_o have_v power_n in_o their_o hand_n 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