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person_n but_o over_o all_o person_n and_o you_o have_v swear_v to_o maintain_v it_o and_o as_o you_o endeavour_v it_o so_o god_n will_v help_v you_o but_o you_o may_v fear_v you_o may_v just_o fear_v if_o you_o have_v unsworne_a that_o or_o swear_v against_o that_o which_o you_o have_v so_o solemn_o swear_v to_o maintain_v that_o god_n will_v not_o only_o not_o help_v you_o but_o wound_v you_o wound_v you_o while_o you_o live_v with_o the_o infamy_n of_o rebel_n and_o a_o torment_a conscience_n witness_v alderman_n hoyle_n sr._n henry_n fane_n senior_n and_o some_o more_o and_o wound_v you_o when_o you_o be_v dead_a with_o the_o eternity_n of_o fire_n and_o all_o the_o torment_n of_o hell_n from_o both_o which_o almighty_a god_n deliver_v you_o for_o his_o son_n jesus_n christ_n his_o sake_n and_o from_o which_o that_o you_o may_v be_v deliver_v i_o pray_v god_n give_v you_o grace_n to_o acknowledge_v &_o esteem_v king_n charles_n ii_o to_o be_v universis_fw-la as_o well_o as_o 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â—â—ought_v he_o no_o present_n and_o i_o shaâ—l_v not_o spend_v much_o time_n in_o the_o explication_n of_o these_o word_n theâ—_n be_v obvious_a enough_o to_o the_o thin_a understanding_n and_o thuyin_a end_n thus_o much_o these_o man_n these_o child_n of_o belial_n diâ—noâ—_fw-mi contribute_v to_o the_o maintenance_n of_o the_o king_n they_o do_v not_o â—yd_v he_o they_o do_v not_o assist_v he_o they_o aid_v he_o not_o with_o aâ—ms_n they_o assist_v he_o not_o with_o money_n they_o withhold_v his_o vectiâ—li_n from_o he_o they_o bring_v he_o not_o his_o custom_n his_o crown-reâ—enues_a his_o subsidy_n and_o poll-mony_n i_o shall_v therefore_o spend_v my_o ensue_a discourse_n in_o resolve_v that_o question_n which_o do_v almost_o natural_o arise_v from_o these_o last_o word_n viz._n whether_o it_o be_v lawful_a to_o bear_v arm_n quest._n 3_o or_o contribute_v for_o the_o maintenance_n of_o a_o war_n against_o the_o king_n this_o text_n resolve_v it_o negative_o and_o say_v it_o be_v 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first_o for_o the_o objection_n and_o the_o first_o of_o any_o validity_n i_o meet_v with_o be_v that_o of_o david_n take_v up_o arm_n against_o king_n saul_n object_n 1_o and_o it_o be_v argue_v thus_o 24.18_o 1_o sam._n 22.1_o 2._o 1_o sam._n 24.18_o david_n the_o subject_n take_v up_o arm_n against_o saul_n the_o king_n and_o be_v not_o rebuke_v for_o it_o either_o by_o any_o divine_n or_o lawyer_n or_o statesman_n many_o of_o his_o fellow_n subject_n to_o the_o number_n of_o 600._o take_v up_o arm_n with_o he_o and_o very_o likely_a many_o more_o contribute_v to_o the_o maintenance_n of_o that_o army_n nor_o yet_o be_v they_o reprehend_v either_o by_o any_o rule_n of_o divinity_n law_n or_o policy_n and_o therefore_o subject_n may_v take_v up_o arm_n and_o contribute_v to_o the_o maintenance_n of_o a_o war_n against_o a_o king_n if_o he_o be_v a_o oppressor_n of_o their_o property_n liberty_n or_o religion_n and_o to_o this_o first_o colourable_a objection_n answer_n i_o answer_v 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