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A61606 A sermon preached November V, 1673, at St. Margarets Westminst by Edward Stillingfleet ... Stillingfleet, Edward, 1635-1699. 1674 (1674) Wing S5645; ESTC R7707 26,239 53

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excommunicate_v yet_o if_o a_o prince_n fall_v under_o excommunication_n he_o lose_v present_o his_o right_n to_o the_o crown_n and_o his_o subject_n may_v take_v away_o crown_n liberty_n and_o life_n from_o he_o 3._o cruelty_n and_o by_o this_o they_o full_o discover_v themselves_o to_o be_v raven_a wolf_n when_o they_o have_v lose_v all_o the_o tenderness_n and_o love_n and_o good_a nature_n of_o man_n or_o christian_n when_o no_o design_n can_v be_v so_o horrible_a or_o bloody_a so_o mischievous_a and_o treacherous_a so_o base_a and_o cruel_a but_o person_n will_v be_v find_v to_o undertake_v it_o and_o that_o under_o a_o pretence_n of_o conscience_n and_o religion_n i_o need_v not_o here_o tell_v the_o long_a &_o dreadful_a story_n of_o the_o roman_a inquisition_n the_o number_n of_o those_o in_o other_o country_n who_o have_v be_v butcher_v on_o the_o account_n of_o religion_n but_o the_o fact_n i_o mean_v the_o conspiracy_n for_o god_n be_v thank_v it_o go_v not_o far_a which_o 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few_o malcontent_n draw_v in_o by_o the_o subtlety_n of_o a_o crafty_a statesman_n in_o those_o day_n and_o that_o it_o ought_v not_o in_o justice_n or_o honour_n to_o be_v impute_v to_o the_o principle_n of_o their_o religion_n 218._o therefore_o to_o lay_v open_a before_o you_o the_o just_a and_o true_a circumstance_n of_o this_o horrible_a conspiracy_n i_o shall_v proceed_v upon_o these_o three_o particular_n 1._o that_o the_o person_n engage_v in_o it_o have_v no_o personal_a provocation_n to_o move_v they_o to_o it_o 2._o that_o all_o the_o motive_n they_o have_v to_o it_o be_v from_o the_o principle_n of_o their_o religion_n 3._o that_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n have_v never_o since_o detest_v the_o principle_n upon_o which_o they_o act_v or_o set_v any_o mark_n of_o infamy_n on_o the_o actor_n in_o it_o 1._o that_o the_o person_n engage_v in_o it_o have_v no_o personal_a provocation_n what_o injury_n have_v catesby_n or_o percy_n or_o tresham_n or_o digby_n receive_v from_o 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or_o discontent_v upon_o occasion_n of_o any_o disgrace_n do_v they_o this_o may_v have_v seem_v to_o have_v be_v but_o a_o work_n of_o revenge_n but_o for_o my_o own_o part_n as_o i_o scarce_o ever_o know_v any_o of_o they_o so_o can_v they_o allege_v so_o much_o as_o a_o pretend_a cause_n of_o grief_n and_o the_o wretch_n himself_o in_o hand_n do_v confess_v that_o there_o be_v no_o cause_n move_v he_o or_o they_o but_o mere_o and_o only_o religion_n and_o the_o king_n himself_o again_o avow_v it_o to_o the_o whole_a christian_a world_n 253._o that_o the_o papist_n have_v not_o before_o this_o horrible_a design_n the_o least_o colour_n of_o any_o discontent_n from_o he_o that_o he_o have_v so_o far_o suspend_v penalty_n and_o abate_v the_o rigorous_a execution_n of_o law_n against_o they_o to_o such_o a_o degree_n as_o give_v great_a suspicion_n to_o his_o best_a subject_n who_o tell_v he_o what_o will_v be_v the_o fruit_n of_o all_o his_o kindness_n to_o they_o nay_o he_o say_v 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