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as_o well_o as_o the_o law_n of_o god_n the_o government_n have_v a_o right_a to_o tie_v the_o conscience_n of_o man_n by_o the_o firm_a bond_n it_o can_v and_o to_o exact_a oath_n of_o allegiance_n and_o promise_v of_o fidelity_n and_o loyalty_n that_o so_o it_o may_v secure_v and_o sustain_v itself_o and_o be_v better_o enable_v to_o protect_v they_o in_o which_o promise_n and_o oath_n be_v once_o engage_v it_o be_v horrible_a impiety_n and_o wickedness_n to_o violate_v they_o for_o nothing_o can_v excuse_v we_o from_o the_o obligation_n of_o a_o oath_n but_o the_o plain_a unlawfulness_n of_o the_o matter_n to_o which_o we_o be_v swear_v now_o this_o can_v never_o take_v place_n when_o we_o swear_v allegiance_n only_o to_o our_o lawful_a governor_n according_a to_o the_o will_n of_o god_n the_o dictate_v of_o nature_n the_o reason_n of_o the_o thing_n the_o example_n of_o all_o age_n and_o the_o know_a law_n of_o our_o own_o nation_n wherefore_o i_o counsel_v thou_o to_o keep_v the_o 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as_o the_o sin_n of_o witchcraft_n and_o stubborness_n be_v as_o iniquity_n and_o idolatry_n it_o be_v a_o sin_n next_o to_o blasphemy_n to_o speak_v evil_a of_o dignity_n a_o degree_n of_o profaneness_n to_o disobey_v they_o and_o intolerable_a iniquity_n to_o rebel_n against_o '_o they_o it_o be_v as_o bad_a in_o its_o own_o nature_n as_o murder_n or_o theft_n be_v as_o express_o forbid_v as_o these_o and_o in_o its_o consequence_n it_o be_v far_o more_o mischievous_a witness_v the_o dreadful_a misery_n that_o usherd_v in_o and_o ensue_v the_o dissolution_n of_o a_o flourish_a monarchy_n within_o our_o own_o memory_n when_o prosperous_a wickedness_n prevail_v and_o rebellion_n rid_v in_o triumph_n for_o to_o rifle_v one_o man_n of_o his_o good_n be_v not_o so_o bad_a or_o hurtful_a as_o to_o rob_v the_o public_a of_o its_o peace_n to_o set_v a_o house_n on_o fire_n be_v not_o so_o pestilent_a and_o heinous_a as_o to_o be_v a_o incendiary_n of_o the_o state_n to_o make_v combustion_n 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