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will_v overthrow_v the_o law_n and_o set_v up_o themselves_o above_o it_o and_o these_o contriver_n put_v the_o people_n upon_o cavil_v for_o ceremony_n they_o innocent_o under_o a_o mistake_n of_o conscience_n advance_v a_o interest_n of_o usurpation_n take_v that_o to_o be_v only_o a_o dispute_n about_o the_o lawfulness_n of_o the_o practice_n which_o rational_o pinch_v upon_o the_o validity_n of_o the_o power_n it_o end_v in_o this_o grant_v once_o that_o a_o popular_a vote_n may_v over-rule_v a_o state_v law_n though_o but_o to_o the_o value_n of_o a_o hair_n the_o virtue_n of_o that_o reason_n extend_v to_o our_o freedom_n life_n and_o fortune_n which_o by_o the_o same_o rule_n they_o may_v take_v away_o as_o well_o as_o ceremony_n and_o as_o the_o case_n stand_v king_n as_o well_o as_o bishop_n but_o see_v this_o great_a revolution_n have_v not_o happen_v by_o the_o prevail_a force_n of_o one_o party_n 67._o but_o by_o the_o unstrain_a motion_n of_o all_o england_n what_o 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people_n be_v not_o the_o wise_a but_o our_o comrade_n will_v be_v none_o of_o the_o party_n sure_a for_o 74._o i_o abhor_v say_v he_o to_o take_v upon_o i_o the_o defence_n of_o our_o late_a distract_a time_n the_o distemper_n thereof_o i_o will_v not_o in_o any_o wise_a palliate_v be_v the_o wind_n in_o that_o door_n now_o do_v i_o feel_v by_o his_o pulse_n that_o crofton_n lay_v by_o the_o heel_n he_o have_v forget_v 13._o that_o the_o war_n be_v between_o the_o king_n and_o both_o house_n of_o parliament_n and_o that_o the_o presbyterian_a party_n in_o england_n never_o engage_v under_o a_o less_o authority_n than_o that_o of_o both_o house_n of_o parliament_n and_o that_o presbyterian_o have_v never_o disclaim_v 53._o or_o abandon_v their_o lawful_a prince_n it_o may_v be_v he_o mean_v that_o he_o will_v not_o justify_v the_o distemper_n of_o the_o other_o side_n but_o why_o do_v we_o contest_v since_o he_o tell_v we_o that_o it_o be_v the_o part_n of_o weak_a and_o selfish_a 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cavalier_n a_o modest_a plea_n both_o for_o the_o caveat_n and_o author_n by_o r._n l'estrange_n esq_n the_o history_n of_o portugal_n in_o 8._o case_n of_o conscience_n in_o the_o late_a rebellion_n resolve_v by_o w._n lyford_n b._n d._n minister_n of_o sherburn_n in_o dorsetshire_n dowglas_n his_o coronation_n sermon_n page_n 10._o j._n c._n page_n 10._o douglas_n douglas_n epistle_n to_o the_o reader_n martial_n martial_n epistle_n to_o the_o reader_n presbyterian_a regulation_n exact_a collection_n pag._n 310._o page_n 10._o observation_n page_n 12._o observation_n his_o majesty_n speech_n for_o hasten_v the_o act_n of_o indemnity_n his_o majesty_n speech_n at_o the_o pass_v the_o act_n of_o indemnity_n page_n 14._o observation_n page_n 19_o page_n 20._o page_n 23._o 23._o english_a and_o scotch_a presbytery_n pag._n 316._o 316._o hist._n of_o the_o ch._n of_o scotl._n p._n 479._o the_o presbyterian_o practical_a ministry_n pag._n 25._o observation_n presbyterian_a liberty_n page_n 27._o page_n 28._o the_o consequent_n of_o presbyterian_a liberty_n page_n 29._o observation_n page_n 29._o page_n 40._o 40._o note_n crofton_n page_n 41._o page_n 42._o presbytery_n antimonarchical_a the_o two_o house_n have_v no_o coercive_a power_n over_o the_o king_n the_o covenant_n a_o oath_n of_o confederacy_n confederacy_n note_n the_o covenant_n neither_o lawful_a nor_o bind_v pag._n 44._o observation_n some_o honest_a presbyterian_o page_n 45._o page_n 46._o ibid._n page_n 46._o page_n 47._o page_n 48._o presbyterian_o seditious_a and_o impenitent_a page_n 49._o the_o two_o house_n not_o the_o parliament_n the_o legislative_a power_n in_o the_o king_n the_o two_o house_n no_o court_n of_o judicature_n presbyter_n serve_v king_n and_o bishop_n alike_o exact_a col._n 316._o page_n 49._o page_n 50._o presbyterian_a loyalty_n bodin_n de_fw-fr rep._n lib._n 2._o cap._n 5._o de_fw-fr rep._n lib._n 1._o cap._n 8._o lib._n 3._o cap._n 1._o ibid._n pag._n 51._o page_n 51._o presbyterian_a position_n page_n 52._o prelacy_n a_o more_o orderly_a constitution_n than_o presbytery_n rom._n 9.21_o page_n 53._o page_n 53._o ibid._n observation_n rellquiae_fw-la sacrae_fw-la corolinae_fw-la page_n 158._o page_n 55._o page_n 59_o 59_o note_n note_n note_n page_n 58._o note_n page_n 60._o exact_a collection_n pag._n 531._o history_n of_o independency_n page_n 1._o page_n 2._o page_n 63._o observation_n page_n 65._o page_n 66._o page_n 70._o page_n 70._o observation_n page_n 73._o page_n 47._o ibid._n toleration_n page_n 76._o page_n 84._o observation_n page_n 86._o obseru._n significant_a ceremony_n not_o sacred_a ibid._n observation_n ecclesiast_n polit_fw-la lib._n 5._o sect._n 29._o ecclesiast_n polity_n lib._n 4._o sect._n 12._o 12._o the_o eunomian_a heretic_n in_o dishonour_n of_o the_o bless_a trinity_n bring_v in_o the_o lay_n on_o of_o water_n but_o once_o to_o cross_v the_o custom_n of_o the_o chur._n which_o in_o baptism_n do_v it_o thrice_o page_n 87._o can._n 30._o eccles._n polit_fw-la lib._n 5._o sect._n 71._o page_n 88_o page_n 90._o observation_n page_n 91._o observation_n page_n 94._o page_n 95._o can._n 36._o obseru._n canonical_a subscription_n defend_v page_n 97._o 97._o the_o late_a king_n declaration_n concern_v scotland_n page_n 403._o page_n 101._o 101._o can._n 6._o 6._o can._n 7._o page_n 97._o observation_n page_n 103._o observation_n observation_n pa._n 84._o page_n 103._o page_n 111._o observation_n page_n 111._o a_o voluntary_a conscience_n pa._n 114._o obseru._n ibid._n obseru._n bibliotheca_fw-la regius_fw-la p._n 58._o his_o majesty_n protestation_n page_n 115._o page_n 116._o pag._n 120._o observation_n pag._n 120._o ibid._n observation_n english_a &_o scotch_a presbyterian_o no_o protestant_n l'_fw-mi interest_n des_fw-fr prince_n discourse_n 7._o puritan-protestants_a page_n 121._o observation_n page_n 121._o observation_n pag._n 122._o observation_n page_n 403._o ibid._n page_n 124._o observation_n page_n 17._o part_n 1._o apol._n confess_v per_fw-la pap._n pag._n 137._o de_fw-fr reform_v adver_n eccles_n pag._n 95._o bez._n cont_n sarav_fw-mi p._n 116._o 116._o note_n calvin_n epist._n pag._n 341._o scripta_fw-la anglicana_n p._n 455._o h._n l._n s._n his_o affinity_n of_o sacred_a liturgy_n pag._n 27._o cap._n 27._o cap._n 15._o act._n 32._o act._n 32._o act._n 15._o act._n 20._o cap._n 14._o the_o rise_n of_o presbytery_n the_o process_n of_o presbytery_n dangerous_a position_n pag._n 43._o dangerous_a pos._n pag._n 44._o dangerous_a pos._n pag._n 45._o dangerous_a pos._n pag._n 75._o pag._n 86._o pag._n 89._o pag._n 91._o dangerous_a pos._n pag._n 120._o pag._n 125._o presbyter_n doctr._n concern_v king_n knox_n to_o engl._n and_o scotl._n fol._n 78._o gilby_n obedience_n p._n 25._o register_n p._n 48._o goodman_n p._n 144._o spotswood_n history_n of_o the_o chur._n of_o scotl._n p._n 330._o scot_n plea_n p._n 262._o king_n declaration_n concern_v scotland_n p._n 404._o ibid._n p._n 409._o bancroft_n p._n 169._o king_n declaration_n 404._o ibid._n 408._o ibid._n 411_o knox._fw-la bancroft_n pag._n 56._o ibid._n p._n 58._o admon_n 1._o cartwright_n holy_a discipline_n pag._n 260._o ibid._n 284._o ibid._n ib._n 285._o inter._n of_o engl._n part._n 2._o p._n 81._o 81._o by_o which_o term_n they_o difference_n their_o classical_a approbation_n from_o episcopal_a ordination_n ordination_n inter._n of_o engl._n par._n 2._o p._n 5â—_n the_o reformer_n way_n of_o petition_v holy_a discipline_n p._n 100_o bancroft'_v dangerous_a posit_n p._n 53._o ibid._n p._n 56._o ibid._n p._n 57_o inter._n of_o engl._n p._n 29._o ibid._n bancroft_n pag._n 138._o ibid._n 11._o pâ—_n 14â—_n inter._n of_o engl._n p._n 53._o position_n of_o the_o conventicle_n at_o glasgow_n an._n 1638._o presbytery_n tyrannous_a to_o the_o people_n bancroft_n p._n 20._o ibid._n p._n 105._o presbyter_n persecutor_n of_o k._n james_n k._n james_n his_o work_n pag._n 305._o ibib._n p._n 160._o the_o antiquity_n of_o fanatic_n reason_n against_o coalition_n justice_n of_o conscience_n justice_n of_o honor._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d pag._n 239._o k._n james_n his_o work_n p._n 157._o the_o late_a king_n counsel_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d page_n 236._o ib._n p._n 239._o ib._n p._n 240._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d pag._n 62._o ibid._n pag._n 169._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d page_n 182._o ib._n p._n 236._o the_o late_a king_n declaration_n concern_v scotland_n pag._n 404._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d pag._n 170._o observation_n page_n 14._o the_o best_a rule_n of_o interest_n be_v the_o law_n page_n 36._o observation_n page_n 33._o page_n 36._o the_o presbyterian_a method_n of_o make_v peace_n page_n 38._o page_n 39_o observation_n page_n 42._o page_n 42._o 1_o chr._n 12._o page_n 43._o observation_n page_n 54._o ibid._n observation_n the_o presbyterian_o do_v their_o own_o business_n in_o the_o king_n name_n page_n 60._o page_n 61._o page_n 62._o page_n 63._o obseru._n page_n 65_o observation_n page_n 66._o page_n 67._o observation_n page_n 73._o page_n 74._o interest_n of_o england_n part_v 1_o page_n 13._o part_v 1_o page_n 49._o ibid._n 53._o page_n 75._o pag._n 75._o observation_n page_n 78._o page_n 81._o page_n 83._o page_n 84._o page_n 98._o interest_n of_o england_n page_n 49_o ibid._n 98._o page_n 49._o interest_n of_o england_n page_n 101._o pag._n 104._o observation_n pag._n 106._o observation_n page_n 116._o observation_n