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party_n come_v to_o be_v erect_v upon_o such_o a_o foundation_n debauchery_n lewdness_n and_o dishonesty_n be_v the_o true_a badge_n of_o it_o such_o as_o wear_v they_o be_v cherish_v but_o the_o principal_a mark_n of_o favour_n be_v reserve_v for_o those_o who_o be_v the_o most_o industrious_a in_o mischief_n either_o by_o seduce_v the_o people_n with_o the_o allurement_n of_o sensual_a pleasure_n or_o corrupt_v their_o understanding_n by_o false_a and_o slavish_a doctrine_n by_o this_o mean_v a_o man_n who_o call_v himself_o a_o philosopher_n or_o a_o divine_a be_v often_o more_o useful_a than_o a_o great_a number_n of_o tapster_n cook_n buffoon_n player_n fiddler_n whore_n or_o bawd_n these_o be_v the_o devil_n minister_n of_o a_o low_a order_n they_o seduce_v single_a person_n and_o such_o as_o fall_v into_o their_o snare_n be_v for_o the_o most_o part_n man_n of_o the_o simple_a sort_n but_o the_o principal_a supporter_n of_o his_o kingdom_n be_v they_o who_o by_o false_a 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that_o the_o power_n under_o which_o he_o live_v have_v under_o the_o severe_a penalty_n forbid_v the_o publication_n of_o the_o gospel_n and_o yet_o he_o say_v woe_n to_o i_o if_o i_o preach_v it_o not_o st._n peter_n be_v no_o better_a than_o he_o for_o he_o tell_v we_o that_o it_o be_v better_a to_o obey_v god_n than_o man_n and_o they_o can_v not_o speak_v otherwise_o unless_o they_o have_v forget_v the_o word_n of_o their_o master_n who_o tell_v they_o they_o shall_v not_o fear_v they_o that_o can_v only_o kill_v the_o body_n but_o he_o who_o can_v kill_v and_o cast_v into_o hell_n and_o if_o i_o must_v not_o fear_v he_o that_o can_v only_o kill_v the_o body_n not_o only_o the_o reason_n but_o all_o excuse_n for_o obey_v he_o be_v take_v away_o to_o prove_v what_o he_o say_v he_o cite_v a_o pertinent_a example_n from_o st._n luke_n 14._o and_o very_o logical_o conclude_v that_o because_o christ_n reprove_v the_o hypocrisy_n of_o the_o pharisee_n who_o general_o adhere_v to_o the_o 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set_v limit_n to_o they_o but_o all_o reasonable_a man_n confess_v that_o they_o be_v institute_v for_o the_o good_a of_o nation_n they_o only_o can_v deserve_v praise_n who_o above_o all_o thing_n endeavour_v to_o procure_v it_o and_o appoint_v mean_n proportion_v to_o that_o end_n the_o great_a variety_n of_o government_n which_o we_o see_v in_o the_o world_n be_v nothing_o but_o the_o effect_n of_o this_o care_n and_o all_o nation_n have_v be_v and_o be_v more_o or_o less_o happy_a as_o they_o or_o their_o ancestor_n have_v have_v vigour_n of_o spirit_n integrity_n of_o manner_n and_o wisdom_n to_o invent_v and_o establish_v such_o order_n as_o have_v better_a or_o worse_o provide_v for_o this_o common_a good_a which_o be_v seek_v by_o all_o but_o as_o no_o rule_n can_v be_v so_o exact_a to_o make_v provision_n against_o all_o contestation_n and_o all_o dispute_v about_o right_o do_v natural_o end_v in_o force_n when_o justice_n be_v deny_v ill_a man_n never_o willing_o submit_v to_o any_o decision_n that_o be_v contrary_a to_o their_o passion_n and_o interest_n the_o best_a constitution_n be_v of_o no_o value_n if_o there_o be_v not_o a_o power_n to_o support_v they_o this_o power_n first_o exert_v itself_o in_o the_o execution_n of_o justice_n by_o the_o ordinary_a officer_n but_o no_o nation_n have_v be_v so_o happy_a as_o not_o sometime_o to_o produce_v such_o prince_n as_o edward_n and_o richard_n the_o second_o and_o such_o minister_n as_o gaveston_n spencer_n and_o tresilian_n the_o ordinary_a officer_n of_o justice_n often_o want_v the_o will_n and_o always_o the_o power_n to_o restrain_v they_o so_o that_o the_o right_n and_o liberty_n of_o a_o nation_n must_v be_v utter_o subvert_v and_o abolish_v if_o the_o power_n of_o the_o whole_a may_v not_o be_v employ_v to_o assert_v they_o or_o punish_v the_o violation_n of_o they_o but_o as_o it_o be_v the_o fundamental_a right_n of_o every_o nation_n to_o be_v govern_v by_o such_o law_n in_o such_o manner_n 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