that_o time_n that_o such_o a_o hear_n of_o those_o officer_n aforesaid_a may_v probable_o without_o any_o inconveniency_n have_v produce_v and_o preserve_v a_o good_a understanding_n and_o prevent_v all_o the_o evil_n suppose_v ensue_v the_o defect_n thereof_o how_o far_o this_o may_v be_v argumentative_a now_o to_o moderate_a i_o only_o mention_v it_o and_o submit_v it_o sect._n 7._o but_o may_v there_o not_o be_v many_o thing_n fit_a for_o after_o consideration_n tend_v hereunto_o admit_v the_o fact_n exorbitant_a yet_o may_v not_o their_o end_n therein_o be_v public_a just_a and_o good_a and_o not_o sinister_a private_a nor_o injurious_a unto_o any_o that_o there_o may_v be_v good_a intention_n where_o there_o may_v be_v obliquity_n in_o some_o prosecute_a action_n be_v a_o thing_n indubitable_a to_o believe_v they_o be_v such_o here_o by_o those_o who_o know_v the_o person_n well_o be_v i_o think_v ground_o charitable_a to_o insist_v upon_o end_n and_o design_n to_o that_o use_n and_o end_n for_o which_o i_o urge_v they_o will_v i_o suppose_v in_o the_o close_o be_v judge_v reasonable_a that_o then_o they_o do_v not_o do_v this_o from_o revenge_n nor_o aspire_v after_o sole_a government_n or_o domination_n nor_o be_v unwilling_a to_o be_v subject_a so_o they_o may_v be_v safe_a much_o less_o out_o of_o any_o intent_n to_o subvert_v the_o magistracy_n or_o ministry_n of_o the_o nation_n nor_o overthrow_v religion_n and_o learning_n as_o some_o unground_o suggest_v that_o they_o do_v not_o do_v it_o upon_o the_o pretend_a munster_n spirit_n nor_o in_o pursuance_n of_o any_o euthufiastical_a prophetic_a fanatic_a opinion_n of_o any_o peculiar_a divine_a right_n that_o they_o or_o any_o have_v to_o civil_a government_n but_o as_o member_n of_o the_o nation_n have_v be_v long_o embark_v under_o the_o great_a obligation_n in_o a_o common_a cause_n wherein_o among_o other_o thing_n civil_a and_o religious_a liberty_n for_o all_o who_o live_v honest_a godly_a and_o peaceable_a of_o all_o persuasion_n be_v involve_v apprehend_v that_o in_o some_o hazard_n of_o a_o shipwreck_n i_o say_v not_o ground_o be_v lead_v hereunto_o thus_o far_o their_o own_o plea_n to_o all_o which_o profession_n of_o they_o it_o may_v be_v hard_a to_o gain_v the_o credit_n of_o such_o reader_n who_o be_v prejudice_v by_o look_v on_o they_o through_o the_o red_a glass_n of_o misrepresentation_n and_o know_v not_o the_o person_n nor_o their_o or_o any_o of_o their_o integrity_n piety_n and_o morality_n in_o their_o private_a conversation_n church-communions_a or_o family_n behaviour_n towards_o god_n and_o their_o neighbour_n wherein_o it_o must_v be_v affirm_v from_o undoubted_a knowledge_n for_o many_o year_n pass_v to_o this_o day_n that_o most_o of_o they_o do_v excel_v in_o virtue_n and_o that_o from_o 〈◊〉_d orthodox_n principle_n of_o the_o christian_a religion_n general_o receive_v and_o acknowledge_v to_o be_v such_o now_o although_o all_o this_o suppose_v true_a do_v not_o justific_a this_o act_n nor_o do_v i_o allege_v it_o to_o that_o end_n yet_o do_v it_o wipe_v off_o the_o dirt_n of_o those_o calumny_n also_o extenuate_v the_o fault_n upon_o the_o same_o reason_n that_o they_o be_v allege_v to_o increase_v it_o and_o abate_v and_o diminish_v the_o aggravation_n with_o a_o reference_n to_o these_o person_n and_o consequent_o render_v they_o if_o not_o the_o more_o deserve_v yet_o the_o more_o fit_a for_o favour_n and_o free_a impunity_n i_o shall_v shut_v up_o this_o section_n with_o that_o advisement_n of_o a_o prudent_a writer_n one_o special_a remedy_n against_o excessive_a anger_n be_v to_o sever_v the_o construction_n of_o the_o injury_n from_o the_o point_n of_o contempt_n impute_v it_o to_o misunderstanding_n fear_n or_o other_o passion_n and_o infirmity_n what_o you_o will_n sir_n fra._n bacon_n essay_n sect._n 8._o the_o various_a and_o manifold_a turn_n and_o revolution_n in_o government_n and_o governor_n for_o many_o year_n together_o in_o this_o nation_n make_v and_o attempt_v to_o be_v make_v by_o other_o hand_n and_o head_n beside_o they_o of_o the_o army_n together_o with_o the_o manifold_a violent_a claim_n of_o divers_a and_o contrary_a party_n and_o interest_n to_o the_o sovereign_a rule_n of_o very_o late_a day_n several_a of_o who_o menace_v before_o hand_n a_o ravel_v out_o and_o revert_v all_o to_o the_o first_o state_n of_o affair_n before_o the_o war_n begin_v to_o the_o loss_n of_o all_o these_o twenty_o year_n contest_v all_o this_o render_v the_o fact_n itself_o and_o consequent_o the_o repute_a fault_n thereof_o the_o more_o disputable_a and_o doubtful_a to_o many_o judicious_a man_n and_o doubtless_o not_o plain_o a_o fault_n to_o the_o judgement_n and_o conscience_n of_o those_o especial_o concern_v therein_o whereas_o in_o other_o manifest_a fault_n it_o may_v be_v well_o presume_v that_o most_o of_o the_o same_o person_n will_v avoid_v do_v the_o least_o apparent_a know_v evil_a to_o obtain_v the_o great_a good_a unto_o themselves_o neither_o be_v this_o urge_v at_o random_n and_o if_o all_o advantage_n shall_v be_v take_v upon_o a_o exact_a disquisition_n and_o mark_v all_o that_o have_v be_v do_v amiss_o of_o this_o kind_n what_o sort_n of_o man_n will_v not_o be_v culpable_a and_o some_o way_n or_o other_o obnoxious_a both_o to_o censure_v and_o danger_n if_o therefore_o they_o be_v allow_v but_o the_o same_o grain_n for_o their_o infirmity_n with_o other_o man_n than_o their_o fall_a last_o and_o late_a under_o the_o eye_n and_o hand_n of_o offence_n may_v not_o augment_v their_o censure_n but_o in_o stead_n thereof_o there_o will_v be_v room_n for_o moderation_n which_o teach_v among_o other_o this_o wholesome_a lesson_n that_o wherein_o all_o their_o error_n have_v let_v all_o sort_n pardon_v give_v and_o pardon_v crave_v it_o be_v also_o notorious_a how_o little_a the_o public_a pulse_n do_v beat_v towards_o the_o late_a return_n and_o how_o much_o the_o authority_n of_o this_o parliament_n be_v disavow_v and_o impeach_v by_o public_a print_n that_o free_o and_o current_o pass_v up_o and_o down_o city_n and_o country_n impute_v as_o great_a yea_o great_a extraordinary_n and_o exorbitancy_n unto_o they_o than_o those_o now_o in_o question_n also_o avow_v the_o hostile_a undertake_n of_o sir_n george_n booth_n as_o most_o worthy_a upon_o that_o account_n for_o the_o introduction_n of_o a_o free_a and_o full_a parliament_n the_o cogency_n of_o who_o plea_n i_o meddle_v not_o withal_o but_o upon_o a_o supposition_n of_o their_o prevail_a many_o may_v be_v account_v to_o stand_v in_o as_o much_o need_n as_o other_o of_o moderation_n and_o indemnity_n and_o whether_o it_o may_v be_v deny_v they_o the_o lord_n know_v thing_n be_v on_o the_o revert_n hand_n god_n know_v where_o they_o will_v stop_v and_o stand_v sect._n 9_o the_o manner_n of_o their_o manage_n this_o revolution_n be_v not_o inconsiderable_a to_o the_o mitigation_n of_o the_o fault_n for_o as_o much_o as_o both_o in_o the_o act_n of_o interruption_n as_o also_o in_o the_o prosecution_n in_o all_o other_o part_n and_o place_n both_o north_n and_o south_n they_o have_v use_v all_o possible_a care_n to_o avoid_v and_o prevent_v the_o least_o drop_n of_o blood_n in_o the_o contest_v wherein_o the_o providence_n of_o god_n have_v eminent_o concur_v thereby_o as_o with_o a_o finger_n point_v out_o moderation_n how_o backward_o have_v they_o be_v to_o action_n how_o forward_o to_o admit_v of_o delay_n how_o ready_a for_o any_o amicable_a conference_n in_o order_n to_o a_o right_a understanding_n and_o peaceable_a accord_n moreover_o their_o indulgent_a respect_n towards_o both_o parliament_n member_n and_o dissent_v officer_n not_o seize_v and_o secure_v their_o person_n when_o it_o be_v in_o the_o power_n of_o their_o hand_n to_o do_v it_o yet_o they_o rock_v not_o those_o advantage_n they_o have_v and_o may_v have_v have_v as_o well_o as_o other_o to_o pursue_v their_o business_n have_v they_o be_v dispose_v to_o violence_n in_o those_o respect_n all_o which_o as_o it_o do_v from_o god_n so_o from_o they_o bespeak_v tenderness_n and_o moderation_n towards_o their_o person_n family_n friend_n sect._n 10._o neither_o may_v it_o be_v forget_v the_o general_o acknowledge_v faithful_a and_o eminent_a service_n they_o have_v do_v both_o former_o and_o late_o for_o this_o parliament_n and_o the_o nation_n which_o be_v more_o a_o plea_n in_o the_o present_a case_n than_o in_o many_o other_o because_o among_o other_o thing_n it_o be_v a_o opinion_n in_o they_o of_o a_o ill_a requital_n for_o all_o those_o service_n bury_v they_o with_o their_o name_n under_o infamy_n that_o do_v precede_v and_o provoke_v unto_o the_o fault_n which_o whether_o it_o excuse_v or_o not_o yet_o it_o free_v it_o from_o some_o aggravation_n object_n and_o whereas_o eccles_n 10._o 1._o and_o ezek._n 18._o will_v and_o may_v be_v object_v ans_fw-fr yet_o
let_v i_o say_v it_o be_v one_o thing_n for_o a_o man_n to_o apostatise_v so_o as_o to_o depart_v from_o all_o righteousness_n to_o violate_v manifest_a moral_n another_o thing_n for_o a_o man_n to_o err_v in_o some_o one_o act_n and_o that_o act_n so_o circumstantiate_v as_o it_o be_v for_o now_o in_o our_o time_n most_o sort_n of_o man_n think_v it_o not_o unrighteous_a to_o attempt_v the_o sole_a possession_n of_o the_o sovereign_a power_n wherein_o these_o possible_o may_v reckon_v upon_o a_o rightful_a share_n as_o much_o if_o not_o more_o than_o many_o other_o have_v be_v so_o long_o and_o so_o much_o engage_v under_o parliamentary_a authority_n in_o the_o great_a hazard_n above_o other_o to_o obtain_v a_o certain_a security_n to_o the_o nation_n and_o themselves_o in_o the_o enjoyment_n of_o their_o property_n and_o just_a liberty_n and_o yet_o far_o from_o design_v to_o abridge_v or_o oppress_v other_o in_o matter_n religious_a or_o civil_a as_o bypass_a time_n witness_v wherein_o other_o threaten_v to_o abridge_v and_o oppress_v they_o if_o uppermost_o sect._n 11._o especial_o this_o be_v add_v that_o their_o revolve_v be_v not_o a_o revolt_n from_o the_o main_a cause_n and_o interest_n of_o the_o nation_n to_o espouse_v another_o of_o a_o repute_a enemy_n either_o domestic_a or_o foreign_a as_o many_o other_o have_v do_v both_o former_o and_o late_o now_o moderation_n will_v consider_v other_o fault_n negative_o what_o they_o be_v not_o rather_o than_o positive_o what_o they_o be_v and_o it_o be_v suppose_v their_o fault_n will_v not_o be_v great_a or_o receive_v a_o great_a sentence_n because_o not_o of_o that_o kind_n wherefore_o see_v they_o remain_v embark_v in_o the_o same_o bottom_n with_o all_o other_o concern_v as_o firm_a as_o ever_o though_o they_o may_v have_v err_v in_o the_o agitation_n and_o prosecution_n of_o the_o same_o public_a end_n as_o who_o have_v not_o why_o may_v it_o not_o be_v deem_v and_o adjudge_v a_o error_n of_o the_o right_a hand_n and_o impute_v to_o their_o frailty_n and_o not_o their_o malice_n and_o therefore_o to_o be_v restore_v with_o the_o spirit_n of_o meekness_n all_o be_v subject_a to_o temptation_n gal._n 6._o 1_o 2._o sect._n 12._o as_o touch_v those_o gentleman_n who_o in_o the_o late_a interval_n do_v act_n in_o public_a capacity_n either_o the_o committee_n of_o safety_n or_o in_o militia_n upon_o new_a summons_n commission_n etc._n etc._n of_o these_o whether_o any_o do_v design_o resist_v the_o parliament_n restitution_n i_o know_v not_o yet_o if_o any_o such_o be_v they_o may_v not_o have_v outact_v the_o favour_n of_o full_a in_o indemnity_n upon_o all_o the_o consideration_n aforesaid_a but_o possible_o all_o or_o most_o of_o they_o do_v but_o mere_o aim_n and_o act_n for_o the_o present_a preservation_n of_o the_o public_a peace_n and_o safety_n of_o the_o whole_a in_o a_o inter_fw-la regnum_fw-la and_o time_n of_o common_a danger_n this_o be_v offer_v not_o only_o as_o possible_a but_o well_o know_v of_o sundry_a sober_a and_o judicious_a person_n and_o may_v of_o other_o be_v presume_v that_o they_o design_v nothing_o direct_o against_o the_o parliament_n but_o only_o while_o foundation_n be_v out_o of_o course_n do_v endeavour_v to_o keep_v all_o from_o sink_v into_o a_o chaos_n of_o confusion_n to_o which_o the_o spirit_n of_o the_o people_n seem_v to_o tend_v by_o a_o direct_a opposition_n to_o you_o now_o it_o have_v be_v account_v a_o warrantable_a ground_n and_o laudable_a rule_n of_o action_n to_o take_v affair_n in_o their_o present_a constitution_n however_o they_o come_v so_o and_o to_o put_v a_o help_a hand_n or_o shoulder_n upon_o a_o public_a summons_n to_o prevent_v all_o the_o evil_a and_o usher_v in_o all_o the_o good_a that_o may_v be_v upon_o which_o account_n it_o be_v suppose_v no_o other_o substantial_a ground_n be_v know_v many_o of_o the_o honourable_a member_n of_o this_o parliament_n have_v sit_v as_o member_n upon_o new_a election_n in_o some_o of_o those_o parliament_n and_o counsel_n that_o have_v intervene_v their_o first_o interruption_n in_o 1653._o and_o their_o first_o resession_n on_o may_n 7._o 1659._o and_o do_v many_o other_o public_a action_n which_o at_o one_o step_n far_a may_v be_v possible_o reckon_v equal_a with_o this_o in_o hand_n if_o some_o few_o particular_a person_n have_v reserve_v themselves_o mere_o passive_a and_o neutral_a in_o all_o change_n they_o best_o know_v whether_o their_o ground_n and_o end_n be_v private_a or_o public_a sufficient_a or_o formality_n but_o that_o sort_n or_o sect_n of_o man_n throughout_o the_o three_o nation_n that_o shall_v plead_v not_o guilty_a may_v throw_v the_o first_o stone_n and_o try_v whether_o it_o will_v not_o recoil_v and_o rebound_v first_o upon_o they_o let_v such_o also_o be_v add_v to_o these_o who_o have_v be_v forward_o at_o such_o time_n for_o public_a action_n without_o public_a summons_n commission_n etc._n etc._n for_o some_o 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place_n have_v be_v and_o be_v unconcern_v in_o these_o transaction_n as_o much_o as_o if_o none_o of_o their_o persuasion_n do_v at_o all_o intermeddle_v with_o they_o what_o therefore_o have_v be_v do_v by_o any_o of_o those_o call_v independent_o or_o anabaptist_n among_o many_o other_o in_o the_o army_n have_v not_o be_v as_o they_o be_v member_n of_o this_o or_o that_o congregation_n but_o as_o member_n of_o the_o nation_n not_o aim_v at_o any_o peculiar_a benefit_n but_o the_o enjoy_n of_o a_o public_a common_a right_n of_o equal_a safety_n and_o liberty_n with_o all_o other_o in_o these_o nation_n which_o must_v be_v acknowledge_v to_o be_v more_o obnoxious_a to_o danger_n in_o all_o hand_n than_o the_o right_n of_o most_o other_o who_o religion_n may_v be_v more_o approximate_a and_o coherent_a with_o the_o spirit_n of_o the_o people_n in_o general_n let_v i_o herein_o not_o be_v understand_v to_o gird_v those_o call_v of_o the_o national_a way_n but_o only_o moderate_o to_o expostulate_v with_o those_o who_o be_v sober_a and_o godly_a of_o they_o be_v not_o or_o may_v not_o such_o be_v secure_a from_o all_o fear_n of_o persecution_n in_o all_o change_n do_v they_o not_o in_o that_o respect_n pitch_n upon_o their_o foot_n in_o every_o turn_n if_o therefore_o they_o aspire_v sole_a and_o supreme_a rule_n have_v not_o godly_a dissenter_n ground_n to_o fear_n that_o its_o for_o impose_v on_o other_o more_o than_o simple_o for_o self_n security_n i_o grant_v there_o be_v two_o national_a way_n of_o worship_n in_o contest_v against_o each_o other_o which_o shall_v teach_v they_o both_o moderation_n towards_o sober_a dissenter_n from_o both_o see_v they_o be_v each_o dissenter_n from_o the_o other_o but_o both_o concur_v against_o the_o three_o must_v it_o not_o be_v rational_o acknowledge_v that_o there_o be_v a_o ground_a provocation_n of_o this_o three_o sort_n to_o strive_v and_o contend_v for_o their_o equal_a right_n in_o their_o native_a country_n i_o 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