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10.34.35_o nor_o do_v he_o reject_v any_o man_n because_o he_o be_v spanish_a portugal_n grecian_a or_o ethiopian_a but_o as_o he_o be_v a_o enemy_n to_o the_o life_n of_o god_n and_o goodness_n rom._n 2.8_o now_o if_o english_a man_n be_v such_o as_o their_o speech_n bewray_v they_o and_o agree_v thereto_o why_o then_o the_o father_n and_o judge_n of_o israel_n and_o england_n be_v to_o be_v like_o god_n but_o what_o if_o it_o appear_v that_o those_o that_o be_v deny_v be_v prove_v to_o be_v the_o parent_n of_o the_o kingdom_n and_o they_o their_o child_n as_o i_o believe_v it_o will_v for_o first_o it_o have_v be_v often_o pray_v for_o many_o time_n fight_v for_o and_o twice_o procure_v by_o conquest_n and_o bless_v be_v god_n for_o such_o parent_n and_o plain_o it_o be_v though_o divers_a presbyterian_o will_v not_o acknowledge_v it_o that_o it_o have_v please_v god_n to_o be-trust_a the_o sole_a power_n of_o the_o kingdom_n in_o their_o hand_n and_o in_o who_o hand_n of_o such_o 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and_o in_o so_o do_v be_v to_o be_v honour_v and_o obey_v of_o all_o man_n rom._n 13._o from_o thou_fw-mi 1._o to_o the_o 6._o the_o 1_o pet._n 13_o and_o 14._o but_o wherein_o they_o act_n like_o devil_n they_o cease_v to_o be_v god_n and_o therein_o be_v not_o to_o be_v regard_v and_o wherein_o they_o say_v the_o army_n have_v only_o pass_v by_o such_o 〈◊〉_d of_o their_o own_o opinion_n be_v as_o gross_a a_o mistake_n as_o the_o other_o for_o there_o be_v as_o sound_v and_o godly_a remain_v in_o the_o house_n and_o that_o presbyterian_o also_o if_o not_o far_o better_a than_o any_o that_o be_v impeach_v nor_o do_v they_o in_o the_o least_o intend_v either_o presbyterian_a or_o independent_a as_o such_o but_o as_o they_o be_v man_n act_v against_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n and_o the_o good_a of_o the_o kingdom_n wherein_o it_o plain_o appear_v the_o presbyterian_a party_n be_v most_o to_o blame_v be_v like_o the_o adversary_n of_o judah_n and_o benjamin_n mention_v in_o the_o 4_o of_o ezra_n the_o 15._o who_o in_o pretend_v to_o build_v intend_v to_o undermine_v the_o very_a foundation_n object_n 4._o but_o say_v they_o again_o the_o army_n act_v out_o of_o their_o sphere_n answ_n i_o answer_v that_o also_o be_v a_o mistake_n their_o commission_n run_v full_a to_o subdue_v the_o common_a enemy_n and_o if_o i_o may_v speak_v it_o without_o offence_n in_o case_n the_o whole_a parliament_n have_v prove_v such_o as_o bless_a be_v god_n they_o have_v not_o and_o i_o hope_v never_o will_v but_o if_o they_o have_v why_o a_o parliament_n shall_v be_v suffer_v to_o ruin_v a_o kingdom_n more_o than_o a_o prince_n i_o know_v no_o reason_n at_o all_o especial_o when_o god_n have_v give_v a_o kingdom_n power_n to_o prevent_v it_o moreover_o this_o army_n have_v not_o only_o be_v bare_o permit_v but_o in_o a_o especial_a manner_n bless_v by_o god_n and_o whatsoever_o man_n end_n be_v in_o raise_v of_o they_o doubtless_o god_n end_n be_v as_o to_o revenge_v the_o quarrel_n of_o 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