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than_o the_o cause_n of_o war_n be_v good_a and_o valide_fw-la on_o the_o matter_n the_o end_n be_v the_o glory_n of_o god_n and_o safety_n of_o the_o subject_n and_o kingdom_n then_o why_o shall_v it_o not_o have_v be_v proceed_v in_o a_o right_a manner_n by_o seek_v the_o lord_n power_n and_o presence_n and_o by_o refuse_v sinful_a association_n either_o with_o protestant_n who_o be_v not_o willing_a to_o come_v up_o to_o the_o height_n of_o our_o reformation_n or_o yet_o with_o papist_n or_o malignant_n who_o be_v enemy_n to_o it_o also_o in_o a_o good_a action_n there_o shall_v be_v perseverance_n therein_o see_v there_o be_v more_o diligence_n require_v in_o the_o end_n of_o a_o action_n than_o in_o its_o beginning_n there_o be_v no_o change_n in_o the_o enemy_n he_o be_v the_o same_o now_o if_o not_o worse_o than_o in_o the_o time_n of_o war_n for_o still_o he_o persecute_v the_o protestant_n therefore_o peace_n shall_v not_o have_v be_v make_v with_o the_o enemy_n although_o there_o may_v be_v sad_a loss_n according_a to_o the_o example_n of_o israel_n in_o the_o matter_n of_o benjamin_n who_o after_o they_o have_v fall_v twice_o inquire_v of_o the_o lord_n the_o cause_n thereof_o by_o weep_v and_o fast_v and_o search_v out_o their_o fin_n so_o ought_v you_o to_o have_v do_v but_o both_o matter_n and_o manner_n be_v abuss_v and_o lay_v aside_o by_o the_o command_n fear_v and_o awe_n of_o the_o magistrate_n so_o that_o he_o who_o overthrow_n in_o prayer_n you_o seek_v and_o tyrrannie_n you_o confess_v must_v now_o be_v pass_v over_o with_o silence_n and_o connivance_n although_o he_o be_v the_o same_o now_o that_o he_o be_v then_o and_o all_o this_o be_v do_v by_o the_o command_n of_o the_o tolerate_a magistrate_n who_o servant_n you_o be_v toss_v with_o the_o wind_n of_o their_o power_n like_v to_o these_o speak_v of_o in_o psal_n 1._o 4_o much_o of_o this_o obedience_n be_v to_o be_v see_v in_o your_o fast_a day_n and_o thanks_o give_v day_n which_o manifast_n the_o intrinscicall_a power_n that_o the_o magistrate_n have_v in_o make_v you_o obey_v contrair_a to_o the_o word_n but_o three_o the_o intrinscicall_a power_n of_o the_o tolerate_a magistrate_n appear_v in_o the_o neglect_n of_o discipline_n in_o that_o you_o dare_v not_o do_v any_o thing_n in_o the_o assembly_n in_o order_n to_o the_o censure_v confess_v and_o set_v of_o day_n of_o humiliation_n a_o part_n for_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o throne_n such_o as_o manifest_a perjury_n in_o the_o breach_n of_o the_o coronation_n oath_n the_o join_v in_o war_n with_o the_o popish_a party_n the_o sad_a oppression_n in_o the_o land_n by_o cesses_fw-la and_o imposition_n the_o tolerate_n of_o popery_n and_o prelacy_n throughout_o the_o kingdom_n now_o in_o a_o well_o constitute_v church_n all_o these_o sin_n ought_v to_o be_v confess_v and_o in_o case_n of_o obstinacy_n to_o be_v censure_v and_o punish_v with_o the_o sword_n of_o ecclesiastical_a discipline_n to_o â—he_v height_n 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the_o church_n that_o it_o may_v be_v joint_o go_v on_o in_o and_o not_o by_o separation_n from_o the_o person_n accuesed_a second_o you_o instance_n mr._n rutherford_n who_o speak_v of_o they_o who_o have_v the_o pure_a word_n of_o god_n preach_v and_o the_o sacrament_n due_o administer_v what_o if_o many_o of_o they_o lead_v a_o life_n contrair_a to_o what_o they_o profess_v and_o yet_o the_o governor_n use_v not_o the_o rod_n of_o discipline_n to_o censure_v they_o then_o whether_o shall_v the_o member_n separat_fw-la from_o that_o church_n yea_o or_o no_o answer_v a_o contrair_a practice_n can_v never_o be_v say_v to_o subsist_v in_o exercise_n if_o strict_o take_v without_o a_o contrair_a profession_n when_o try_v and_o examine_v for_o the_o will_n must_v be_v active_a either_o in_o choise_v or_o refuse_v or_o approve_v or_o defend_v or_o else_o dissapprove_v now_o when_o sin_n be_v defend_v than_o a_o man_n do_v join_v his_o profession_n to_o it_o by_o the_o defence_n of_o his_o 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