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for_o indeminity_n upon_o the_o ruin_n of_o the_o government_n plutarch_n in_o his_o treatise_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d base_a sneak_v say_v that_o the_o asâ—â—ticks_n become_v slave_n because_o they_o can_v not_o pronounce_v the_o word_n no_o and_o give_v denial_n to_o sycohant_n and_o flatterer_n if_o these_o courtier_n real_o and_o honest_o think_v it_o be_v for_o his_o majesty_n service_n that_o all_o authority_n and_o dignity_n in_o the_o government_n shall_v be_v hold_v precacious_o of_o the_o crown_n they_o ought_v to_o hold_v their_o honour_n and_o session_n in_o parliament_n by_o the_o same_o tenure_n for_o that_o those_o that_o shall_v inherit_v to_o they_o may_v be_v wise_a than_o themselves_o for_o this_o there_o way_n be_v their_o folly_n and_o their_o posterity_n i_o hope_v will_v not_o approve_v their_o do_n when_o our_o preacher_n exhort_v to_o obedience_n they_o ought_v not_o to_o be_v hear_v if_o they_o press_v we_o beyond_o the_o term_n of_o obedience_n that_o 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