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the_o refractory_a the_o influence_n of_o prudence_n and_o courage_n aâ—_n prince_n that_o bear_v affront_v and_o familiarity_n from_o his_o subject_n lessen_v himself_o how_o to_o hinder_v the_o spread_v of_o a_o seditious_a humour_n ☜_o let_v a_o prince_n keep_v a_o eye_n over_o great_a assembly_n let_v he_o be_v quâ—ck_o and_o watchful_a the_o mostdangeâ—â—us_a of_o all_o sect_n a_o sure_a way_n to_o prerent_fw-la schism_n have_v a_o care_n ☜_o the_o presbyterian_o set-form_n and_o method_n their_o modesty_n ☞_o the_o mean_n of_o prevent_v schism_n object_n petition_v fâ—â—_n peace_n pag._n 4_o 5._o answ._n the_o hazard_n of_o toleration_n ☜_o the_o foundation_n of_o presbytery_n ☞_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d pag._n 3._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d pag._n 239._o let_v pagan_n blush_v at_o these_o christian_n ☜_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d pag._n 263._o the_o growth_n of_o schism_n ☜_o a_o noble_a resolve_v let_v the_o prince_n reform_v betimes_o and_o impartial_o note_n 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and_o loose_a person_n from_o place_n of_o power_n or_o trust._n 10._o the_o employment_n of_o the_o godly_a in_o such_o place_n 11._o to_o provide_v for_o a_o succession_n of_o the_o legislative_a authority_n 12._o that_o charles_n fleetwood_n be_v commander_n in_o chief_a at_o land_n 13._o that_o the_o legislative_a power_n be_v in_o a_o representative_a of_o the_o people_n and_o of_o a_o select_a senate_n coordinate_a in_o power_n 14._o that_o the_o executive-power_n be_v in_o a_o counsel_n of_o state_n 15._o that_o the_o debt_n of_o his_o late_a highness_n and_o his_o father_n contract_v since_o decemb._n 15._o 1653._o may_v be_v satisfy_v and_o twenty_o thousand_o pound_n per_fw-la annum_fw-la settle_v upon_o he_o half_a for_o life_n and_o half_a to_o he_o and_o his_o heir_n for_o ever_o the_o principal_a point_n be_v fleetwoods_n command_n which_o they_o agree_v to_o only_o reserve_v the_o supreme_a power_n to_o themselves_o and_o constitute_v the_o speaker_n