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make_v disturbance_n and_o tumult_n in_o a_o nation_n p_o 37_o 38_o 39_o 4_o lilburn_n complaint_n against_o the_o general_n be_v groundless_a for_o be_v ignorant_a of_o what_o be_v just_a &_o good_a he_o therefore_o speak_v evil_a of_o it_o p_o 39_o 40_o 41_o 5_o as_o his_o accusation_n against_o the_o general_n be_v prove_v to_o be_v false_a malicious_a and_o scandalous_a so_o have_v he_o show_v himselfe_n herein_o most_o inhuman_a and_o ungrateful_a p_o 41_o 42_o the_o which_o in_o humanity_n and_o ingratitude_n be_v demonstrate_v in_o several_a particular_n p_o 42_o 1_o in_o the_o baseness_n of_o his_o speech_n ibid._n 2_o in_o render_v evil_a for_o good_a ibid._n 3_o have_v no_o provocation_n or_o occasion_n so_o to_o do_v p_o 42._o 43_o 44_o lilburn_n end_n and_o grand_a design_n in_o oppose_a government_n and_o asperse_v such_o as_o be_v in_o authority_n and_o herein_o how_o like_a unto_o the_o pope_n p_o 44_o 45_o the_o several_a way_n and_o wile_n which_o he_o have_v use_v to_o bring_v his_o end_n and_o design_n to_o pass_v ibid._n 1_o by_o instigate_a all_o people_n soldier_n as_o well_o as_o other_o unanimous_o to_o rise_v against_o the_o parliament_n and_o to_o apprehend_v they_o as_o so_o many_o profess_a traitor_n thief_n murderer_n etc._n etc._n p_o 45_o 46_o 2_o by_o make_v division_n between_o the_o parliament_n and_o army_n which_o be_v show_v in_o several_a particular_n p_o 46_o 47_o 48_o 3_o by_o attempt_v to_o destroy_v the_o army_n p_o 49_o the_o which_o be_v demonstrate_v by_o persuade_v the_o soldier_n to_o revolt_v and_o cast_v off_o their_o commander_n page_n 49_o 50_o 51_o 52_o here_o some_o particular_n be_v note_v as_o how_o he_o and_o his_o party_n have_v occasion_v the_o soldier_n to_o revolt_v p_o 52_o 1_o by_o charge_v the_o principal_a officer_n of_o the_o army_n with_o most_o scandalous_a horrid_a and_o base_a thing_n p_o 52_o 53_o 2_o when_o any_o of_o the_o soldier_n have_v act_v any_o thing_n treacherous_o and_o dangerous_o 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wherefore_o he_o do_v it_o it_o not_o 1_o for_o the_o love_n he_o bear_v to_o his_o wife_n and_o child_n 2_o because_o he_o be_v assure_v that_o he_o shall_v see_v the_o general_n downfall_n without_o the_o kill_n of_o he_o and_o 3._o be_v a_o instrument_n himself_o for_o the_o restauration_n of_o england_n liberty_n and_o freedom_n ibid._n hence_o these_o inference_n be_v make_v 1_o that_o lilburn_n come_v late_o into_o england_n be_v to_o effect_v what_o he_o have_v promise_v to_o the_o duke_n of_o buckingham_n hopton_n and_o other_o p._n 59_o 2_o a_o singular_a providence_n of_o god_n that_o a_o design_n so_o desperate_a shall_v be_v make_v know_v by_o himself_o p._n 59_o 60_o 3_o the_o common_a wealth_n of_o england_n need_v no_o such_o actor_n 4_o the_o intend_a murder_n confess_v by_o himself_o lead_v we_o as_o by_o the_o hand_n to_o the_o author_n and_o instrument_n of_o the_o libel_n and_o pasquil_n which_z have_v be_v throw_v abroad_o pa._n 61_o 62._o 3_o it_o have_v not_o 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