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considerable_a all_o three_o have_v condemn_v it_o with_o a_o particular_a respect_n to_o the_o case_n of_o his_o majesty_n subject_n and_o not_o mere_o condemn_v it_o as_o a_o false_a opinion_n but_o as_o wicked_a and_o contrary_a to_o faith_n and_o be_v not_o the_o world_n grow_v wise_a now_o as_o to_o these_o matter_n but_o if_o they_o be_v not_o i_o hope_v we_o may_v be_v and_o after_o their_o frequent_a treason_n and_o horrible_a conspiracy_n and_o principle_n never_o disow_v by_o their_o church_n have_v we_o not_o reason_n to_o entertain_v in_o suspicion_n of_o they_o as_o to_o their_o principle_n of_o civil_a government_n till_o they_o give_v sufficient_a security_n that_o these_o pernicious_a principle_n have_v no_o influence_n upon_o they_o but_o bless_v be_v that_o god_n that_o have_v hitherto_o defeat_v the_o malicious_a purpose_n of_o the_o inveterate_a enemy_n of_o our_o church_n and_o religion_n that_o have_v bring_v to_o light_v these_o work_n of_o darkness_n and_o yet_o continue_v we_o in_o the_o enjoyment_n of_o the_o benefit_n of_o this_o mighty_a deliverance_n to_o this_o day_n may_v the_o same_o gracious_a god_n go_v on_o still_o to_o protect_v our_o establish_a religion_n against_o all_o foreign_a usurpation_n and_o domestic_a faction_n may_v our_o love_n to_o it_o still_o increase_v and_o our_o zeal_n for_o its_o preservation_n make_v we_o study_v the_o best_a mean_n to_o preserve_v it_o that_o neither_o division_n among_o ourselves_o nor_o assault_v of_o our_o common_a enemy_n may_v be_v ever_o able_a to_o ruin_v and_o destroy_v it_o that_o we_o may_v still_o say_v with_o the_o psalmist_n bless_a be_v the_o lord_n 8._o who_o have_v not_o give_v we_o over_o as_o a_o prey_n unto_o their_o tooth_n our_o soul_n be_v escape_v as_o a_o bird_n out_o of_o the_o snare_n of_o the_o fowler_n the_o smare_n be_v break_v and_o we_o be_v escape_v our_o help_n be_v in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n who_o make_v heaven_n and_o earth_n finis_fw-la matth._n 5.13_o 14._o mat._n 7.24_o mat._n 24.24_o mat._n 24.5_o act_n 13.6_o mat._n 7.21_o 2_o pet._n 2.1_o act._n 20.29_o 30._o rom._n 16.18_o 2_o cor._n 11.13_o v._o 2_o 3._o gal._n 1.6_o 3.1_o eph._n 4.14_o coloss._n 2.8_o 18._o heb._n 13.9_o s._n chrys._n in_o 1._o ad_fw-la cor._n hom_n 36._o auct_v de_fw-fr mundo_fw-la c._n 1._o plut._n the_o def_n orac._n lucian_n in_o vit._n phil._n exod._n 7.1_o gen._n 20.7_o psalm_n 105.15_o themist_n or._n 1._o 1_o cor._n 12.10_o epiph._n haer_fw-mi 20._o maim_v de_fw-fr idol_n c._n 1._o sect_n 3._o hier._n in_o loc_n 1_o tim._n 4.3_o siric_n ep._n 1._o c._n 7._o ep._n 4._o c._n 9_o mat._n 6.17_o col._n 2.24_o v._o 23._o $_o v._o 8._o 1_o cor._n 1.12_o 1_o cor._n 2.7_o eph._n 1.9_o 3_o 4._o v._o 9_o iren._n l._n 3._o c._n 2._o eph._n 4.14_o 2_o cor._n 10.1.11.6_o 2_o cor._n 10.2_o 2_o cor._n 11.8_o 12._o gal._n 4.15_o 16_o 17._o 1_o cor._n 1.12_o 3.3_o rom._n 16.17_o 18._o clem._n ep._n p._n 2.19_o 2_o tim._n 3.4_o 5._o mat._n 7.14_o sacrar_fw-it privileg_n s._n francis_n p._n 6._o gregor_n de_fw-fr majorit_fw-fr &_o obed._n joh._n 18.36_o gal._n 16.7_o baron_fw-fr an._n 1076._o sect._n 31._o sa_o aphor._n v._o clericus_fw-la ed._n colon._n conc._n const._n sess._n 19_o council_n lat._n 5._o sess._n 10._o conc._n trid._n sess._n 25._o c._n 20._o v._o pontific_n rom._n in_o consecr_n ep._n antiq._n brit._n a.d._n 1532._o a.d._n 1615._o harangue_n faite_fw-fr de_fw-fr la_fw-fr part_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr chambre_fw-fr ecclesiastic_a en_fw-fr celle_fw-fr du_fw-fr tier_n estate_n sur_fw-fr l'article_n du_fw-fr serment_n par_fw-fr monsig_n l'eminentiss_fw-la cardinal_z du_fw-fr perron_n l'an._n 1615._o k._n james_n defence_n of_o the_o right_n of_o king_n in_o the_o preface_n rom._n 13.5_o proceed_v against_o the_o trait_n eudaem_n joh._n resp._n ad_fw-la ep._n is._n casaub._n c._n 8._o p._n 171._o proceed_v against_o the_o trait_n becan_n cont_n angl._n p._n 127._o history_n of_o the_o council_n of_o trent_n l._n 5._o n._n 392._o apology_n for_o papist_n reply_v to_o the_o answer_n p._n 203._o advocate_n for_o liberty_n of_o conscience_n p._n 218._o k._n james_n work_n p._n 501._o k._n james_n work_n p._n 253._o l._n 7._o vit._n apol._n widdringt_fw-fr append_v ad_fw-la supplicat_fw-la p._n 133._o proceed_v against_o the_o traitor_n garnett_n trial_n widdrington_n appen_n p._n 150._o psal._n 124.6_o 7_o 8._o