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upon_o the_o king_n see_v what_o the_o rational_a scotchman_n speak_v to_o this_o purpose_n and_o if_o he_o speak_v not_o truth_n believe_v he_o not_o he_o prove_v by_o various_a argument_n that_o the_o king_n be_v under_o the_o laâ—_n as_o king_n among_o which_o argument_n one_o be_v this_o etc._n lex_fw-la rex_fw-la pag._n 183_o etc._n etc._n else_o the_o lord_n in_o make_v a_o king_n to_o preserve_v his_o people_n shall_v give_v liberty_n without_o all_o politic_a restraint_n for_o one_o man_n to_o destory_n many_o which_o be_v contrary_a to_o god_n end_n in_o the_o five_o commandment_n if_o one_o man_n have_v absolute_a power_n to_o destroy_v soul_n and_o body_n of_o many_o thousand_o again_o that_o the_o king_n shall_v be_v under_o one_o law_n of_o god_n to_o be_v execute_v by_o man_n viz._n the_o guardian_n law_n of_o property_n and_o not_o under_o another_o law_n royalist_n be_v to_o show_v a_o difference_n from_o god_n word_n deut._n 17.20_o the_o king_n on_o the_o throne_n remain_v a_o brother_n psal_n 22.22_o and_o so_o the_o judge_n or_o three_o estate_n be_v not_o to_o accept_v of_o the_o person_n of_o the_o king_n for_o his_o greatness_n in_o judgement_n deut._n 1.16_o 17._o and_o the_o judge_n be_v to_o give_v out_o such_o a_o sentence_n in_o judgement_n as_o the_o lord_n with_o who_o there_o be_v no_o iniquity_n 235._o pag._n 235._o etc._n etc._n again_o pag._n 235._o if_o god_n have_v provide_v that_o the_o king_n who_o be_v a_o part_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n shall_v be_v free_a of_o all_o punishment_n though_o he_o be_v a_o habitual_a destroyer_n of_o the_o whole_a kingdom_n see_v god_n have_v give_v he_o to_o be_v a_o father_n tutor_n saviour_n defender_n thereof_o and_o destinate_a he_o as_o a_o mean_n for_o its_o safety_n then_o must_v god_n have_v worse_o not_o better_a provide_v for_o the_o safety_n of_o the_o whole_a then_o of_o the_o part_n again_o if_o all_o the_o sin_n and_o oppression_n of_o the_o prince_n be_v so_o above_o the_o 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19.6_o 7._o and_o we_o say_v we_o can_v distinguish_v where_o the_o law_n distinguish_v not_o the_o lord_n speak_v to_o under_o judge_n levit._n 19.15_o thou_o shall_v not_o respect_v the_o person_n of_o the_o poor_a nor_o honour_v the_o person_n of_o the_o mighty_a or_o of_o the_o prince_n for_o we_o know_v what_o these_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d mean_a i_o grant_v it_o be_v not_o god_n meaning_n that_o the_o king_n shall_v draw_v the_o sword_n against_o himself_o but_o yet_o it_o follow_v not_o that_o if_o we_o speak_v of_o the_o demerit_n of_o blood_n that_o the_o law_n of_o god_n accept_v any_o judge_n great_a or_o small_a and_o if_o the_o estate_n be_v above_o the_o king_n as_o i_o conceive_v they_o be_v though_o it_o be_v a_o humane_a politic_a constitution_n that_o the_o king_n be_v free_a of_o all_o co-action_n of_o law_n because_o it_o conduce_v for_o the_o peace_n of_o that_o commonwealth_n yet_o if_o we_o make_v a_o matter_n 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am._n 7.13_o thou_o profane_v wicked_a prince_n of_o israel_n say_v ezekiel_n thou_o and_o thy_o father_n house_n have_v trouble_v israel_n say_v elijah_n 32_o ezek._n 21.25_o 1_o king_n 18.18_o 2_o chron_n 16.9_o 1_o sam._n 15._o luk._n â—3_n 32_o herein_o thou_o have_v do_v foolish_o say_v the_o seer_n unto_o asa_n this_o be_v plain_a deal_n do_v samuel_n spare_v saul_n when_o he_o rebel_v against_o the_o lord_n do_v our_o bless_a master_n the_o lord_n jesus_n spare_v herod_n in_o a_o word_n do_v the_o general_a assembly_n of_o the_o church_fw-mi of_o scotland_n spare_v king_n charles_n or_o may_v they_o charge_v he_o as_o a_o sabbath-breaker_n a_o idolater_n a_o murderer_n and_o be_v it_o a_o piaculum_fw-la or_o any_o blasphemy_n for_o we_o poor_a mortal_n to_o call_v he_o a_o inexorable_a man_n the_o heathen_a lawyer_n papinian_n bold_o reprove_v the_o emperor_n caracalla_n for_o his_o parricide_n and_o be_v king_n yet_o more_o sacred_a we_o be_v persuade_v that_o sometime_o within_o the_o memory_n of_o man_n divers_a minister_n of_o lancashire_n and_o cheshire_n though_o they_o open_v not_o their_o mouth_n as_o papinian_n do_v against_o caracalla_n yet_o have_v speak_v as_o gross_o of_o king_n charles_n as_o ever_o the_o northern_a subscriber_n do_v non_fw-la enim_fw-la sacerdotale_fw-la est_fw-la quod_fw-la sentias_fw-la non_fw-la dicere_fw-la ambros_n 2_o neither_o do_v we_o forget_v that_o say_n de_fw-fr mortuis_fw-la nil_fw-la nisi_fw-la bonum_fw-la to_o speak_v the_o truth_n of_o the_o dead_a be_v to_o speak_v what_o be_v convertuntur_fw-la be_v bonum_fw-la et_fw-la verum_fw-la convertuntur_fw-la good_a and_o if_o we_o have_v speak_v otherwise_o let_v the_o world_n bear_v witness_n of_o the_o evil_a that_o rule_n require_v charity_n but_o not_o in_o dispendium_fw-la veritatis_fw-la the_o name_n of_o the_o wicked_a shall_v rot_v say_v the_o sure_a word_n so_o do_v the_o name_n of_o ahab_n omri_n and_o jeroboam_n though_o king_n and_o how_o unsavoury_a do_v the_o spirit_n of_o god_n make_v the_o memory_n of_o ahaz_n by_o that_o brand_n upon_o his_o bone_n that_o inscription_n upon_o his_o grave_n 2_o chron._n 28.22_o this_o be_v that_o king_n ahaz_n these_o minister_n we_o presume_v be_v no_o stranger_n to_o nazianzen_n invective_n where_o the_o decease_a 19_o decease_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d &c_n &c_n orat._n 3._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ibid._n paulo_n post_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d orat._n 19_o julian_n be_v draw_v to_o the_o life_n to_o flatter_v the_o dead_a be_v to_o wrong_v the_o live_n and_o to_o strengthen_v the_o hand_n of_o wicked_a man_n in_o evil_a way_n the_o great_a discommode_v of_o funeral_n panegyric_n be_v it_o not_o better_a that_o a_o spade_n be_v call_v a_o spade_n then_o to_o say_v king_n charles_n of_o bless_a memory_n unless_o there_o be_v cause_n for_o it_o true_o this_o prince_n fate_n be_v observable_a for_o many_o who_o make_v no_o more_o of_o he_o either_o in_o press_n or_o pulpit_n when_o he_o be_v alive_a than_o one_o will_v do_v of_o a_o dead_a dog_n 58._o dog_n panaeb_fw-mi regis_fw-la defuncti_fw-la corpus_fw-la terrâ_fw-la condunt_fw-la caput_fw-la abscindunt_fw-la inaurant_fw-mi in_o sacris_fw-la collocanâ—_n causs_n hierogl_n l._n 5_o c_o 58._o now_o can_v hardly_o bear_v a_o word_n speak_v against_o he_o mantu_n see_v prov._n 24.24_o suet._n in_o otho_n quiescat_fw-la obba_n parum_fw-la mantu_n but_o upon_o all_o occasion_n rise_v up_o as_o his_o compurgator_n but_o there_o be_v no_o new_a thing_n thus_o suetonius_n tell_v we_o it_o be_v with_o otho_n magna_fw-la pars_fw-la hominum_fw-la incolumem_fw-la gravissime_fw-la detestata_fw-la mortuum_fw-la laudibus_fw-la tulit_fw-la but_o we_o shall_v provoke_v these_o royalist_n indignation_n no_o further_o here_o let_v our_o pitchar_n stand_v farewell_n now_o the_o lord_n of_o peace_n himself_o give_v we_o peace_n always_o by_o all_o mean_n 2_o thes_n 3.16_o finis_fw-la