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tempt_v to_o think_v that_o his_o business_n be_v to_o make_v man_n not_o only_o out_o of_o love_n with_o crown_a head_n but_o with_o christianity_n itself_o 36._o pag._n 36._o as_o to_o particular_a person_n he_o confess_v that_o the_o heat_n of_o controversy_n have_v mislead_v some_o of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n to_o write_v too_o much_o in_o favour_n of_o wicked_a and_o tyrannical_a prince_n even_o to_o the_o encourage_v they_o to_o do_v worse_o than_o otherwise_o they_o will_v where_o he_o tax_v their_o doctrine_n of_o nonresistance_n with_o encourage_v tyranny_n and_o such_o excess_n of_o it_o as_o the_o tyrant_n will_v not_o otherwise_o presume_v upon_o 31._o pag._n 31._o nor_o do_v he_o less_o condemn_v the_o whole_a church_n the_o disloyalty_n say_v he_o of_o two_o other_o party_n have_v make_v the_o church_n of_o england_n take_v into_o the_o contrary_a extreme_a and_o as_o a_o jesuit_n wish_v it_o may_v do_v she_o much_o good_a in_o scorn_n so_o she_o have_v like_a to_o 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sacrifice_v the_o church_n to_o their_o own_o interest_n and_o reputation_n while_n that_o they_o may_v justify_v their_o extreme_a they_o condemn_v those_o who_o avoid_v both_o scylla_n and_o charybdis_n in_o make_v to_o a_o happy_a port_n along_o with_o our_o caesar_n and_o his_o fortune_n god_n forbid_v that_o it_o shall_v still_o be_v man_n interest_n to_o justify_v that_o extreme_a and_o let_v they_o enjoy_v the_o reputation_n of_o never_o acknowledge_v a_o error_n though_o the_o most_o gross_a and_o pernicious_a but_o what_o a_o miserable_a defender_n have_v our_o church_n which_o must_v needs_o reject_v such_o doctrine_n and_o defence_n if_o churchman_n be_v the_o church_n statesman_n the_o state_n truth_n may_v profane_v or_o lybel_n else_o the_o great_a this_o gentleman_n pretend_v to_o have_v the_o scripture_n 35._o pag._n 35._o and_o all_o primitive_a antiquity_n on_o his_o side_n f._n vid._n inf_n f._n to_o which_o he_o will_v draw_v in_o the_o church_n of_o england_n 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be_v persecute_v for_o it_o against_o law_n at_o least_o not_o so_o as_o to_o come_v up_o to_o our_o case_n especial_o if_o we_o take_v in_o what_o he_o acknowledge_v far_a the_o roman_a emperor_n say_v he_o under_o who_o they_o live_v 91._o so_o jovian_a p._n 85_o 86._o julian_n do_v persecute_v they_o legal_o vid._n p._n 91._o be_v absolute_a independent_a prince_n who_o will_n be_v the_o law_n and_o the_o constitution_n of_o the_o empire_n differ_v vast_o from_o that_o of_o england_n so_o that_o we_o be_v not_o under_o the_o same_o obligation_n they_o be_v because_o our_o prince_n have_v not_o the_o same_o legal_a power_n as_o the_o roman_a emperor_n have_v but_o then_o i_o doubt_v not_o but_o we_o be_v as_o much_o bind_v to_o submit_v to_o the_o legal_a command_n of_o the_o king_n of_o england_n as_o the_o primitive_a christian_n to_o the_o legal_a command_n of_o their_o prince_n but_o say_v he_o this_o be_v no_o part_n of_o the_o controversy_n under_o the_o reign_n of_o james_n 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man_n to_o act_v in_o this_o king_n service_n before_o they_o be_v so_o just_a as_o to_o lay_v the_o crown_n at_o his_o foot_n nay_o before_o success_n have_v crown_v his_o glorious_a enterprise_n which_o almost_o all_o be_v eager_a to_o evidence_n as_o they_o have_v opportunity_n and_o i_o may_v say_v of_o many_o with_o mr._n cowley_n in_o his_o description_n of_o envy_n they_o envy_v even_o the_o praise_n themselves_o bid_v win_v that_o the_o body_n of_o the_o nation_n be_v thus_o forward_o be_v manifest_a in_o their_o declare_v by_o their_o representative_n that_o the_o late_a king_n have_v break_v the_o original_a contract_n which_o must_v have_v be_v before_o the_o judgement_n pass_v upon_o it_o or_o ortherwise_o the_o judgement_n be_v not_o warrantable_a 25._o pag._n 25._o when_o the_o gentleman_n will_v allow_v of_o no_o title_n in_o his_o present_a majesty_n but_o real_a conquest_n over_o the_o nation_n as_o well_o as_o the_o late_a king_n and_o lawful_a mean_v lineal_a 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