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but_o also_o their_o conscience_n and_o purse_n see_v they_o must_v do_v and_o believe_v as_o the_o church_n will_v have_v they_o true_a it_o be_v my_o misfortune_n that_o a_o protestant_a bishop_n and_o several_a protestant_a lord_n who_o have_v follow_v i_o hither_o be_v privy_a to_o my_o conversion_n which_o may_v indeed_o prove_v fatal_a to_o my_o affair_n if_o it_o be_v not_o their_o interest_n as_o well_o as_o i_o to_o conceal_v it_o but_o see_v their_o restitution_n depend_v on_o i_o i_o have_v no_o reason_n to_o fear_v that_o they_o will_v divulge_v it_o and_o for_o the_o satisfaction_n of_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n though_o i_o have_v no_o cause_n to_o profess_v to_o be_v of_o the_o religion_n of_o protestant_n who_o murder_v my_o father_n and_o give_v the_o ignominious_a character_n of_o a_o idolatress_n to_o my_o mother_n yet_o see_v the_o principle_n of_o the_o catholic_n church_n allow_v mental_a reservation_n and_o that_o christ_n himself_o do_v not_o reject_v nicodemus_n tho'_o a_o night-disciple_n the_o roman_a catholic_n can_v be_v angry_a that_o i_o still_o profess_v myself_o a_o protestant_n especial_o see_v thereby_o i_o shall_v be_v the_o more_o capable_a of_o do_v they_o service_n and_o thus_o i_o find_v myself_o oblige_v to_o give_v a_o early_a assent_n to_o my_o grandfather_n k._n james_n maxim_n which_o he_o have_v from_o lewis_n xi_o of_o france_n who_o never_o learn_v any_o other_o latin_a word_n viz._n nescit_fw-la regnare_fw-la qui_fw-la nescit_fw-la dissimulare_fw-la nor_o do_v i_o know_v why_o it_o shall_v be_v any_o great_a stain_n to_o my_o honour_n to_o feign_v myself_o a_o protestant_n for_o the_o crown_n of_o great_a britain_n than_o it_o be_v to_o my_o grandfather_n henry_n the_o iv_o to_o feign_v himself_o a_o catholic_n for_o the_o crown_n of_o france_n and_o may_v my_o endeavour_n have_v the_o same_o success_n but_o a_o happy_a exit_n and_o see_v the_o world_n will_v have_v it_o that_o there_o be_v a_o god_n i_o 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against_o those_o man_n who_o have_v not_o only_o usurp_v my_o throne_n but_o thou_o for_o i_o be_o accountable_a to_o none_o but_o thou_o give_v success_n to_o my_o arm_n and_o endeavour_n against_o they_o and_o see_v thou_o have_v say_v that_o vengeance_n be_v thou_o and_o thou_o will_v repay_v it_o let_v not_o the_o hoary_a head_n of_o those_o who_o shed_v my_o father_n and_o thy_o vicegerent's_a blood_n go_v down_o in_o peace_n to_o the_o grave_a and_o give_v i_o strength_n o_o thou_o most_o high_a to_o execute_v vengeance_n upon_o a_o bloody_a nation_n thou_o who_o do_v grant_v samson_n '_o s_o desire_n to_o be_v revenge_v on_o the_o philistine_n for_o his_o two_o eye_n listen_v to_o my_o petition_n i_o request_v thou_o that_o i_o may_v be_v avenge_v for_o my_o father_n blood_n and_o the_o unjust_a usurpation_n of_o my_o own_o throne_n chap._n
though_o i_o have_v hitherto_o gain_v nothing_o by_o this_o rupture_n with_o holland_n but_o that_o fortune_n have_v favour_v they_o as_o well_o as_o i_o in_o small_a rencounter_n yet_o i_o be_o resolve_v to_o push_v it_o on_o as_o far_o as_o i_o can_v and_o let_v that_o proud_a monarch_n know_v that_o he_o be_v not_o the_o sole_a inheritor_n of_o henry_n the_o iv'_v glory_n and_o grandeur_n on_o the_o victory_n the_o poet_n be_v in_o the_o right_a when_o they_o represent_v justice_n blindfold_a for_o in_o good_a earnest_n it_o seem_v that_o she_o determine_v cause_n by_o chance_n and_o that_o the_o good_a thing_n of_o this_o world_n be_v make_v for_o those_o who_o can_v catch_v they_o and_o if_o there_o be_v any_o such_o thing_n as_o a_o deity_n it_o see_v not_o as_o man_n see_v nor_o do_v it_o act_n according_a to_o those_o rule_n which_o be_v in_o vogue_n among_o we_o mortal_n the_o dutch_a pretend_v to_o have_v that_o which_o they_o call_v religion_n and_o justice_n on_o their_o side_n and_o in_o truth_n if_o that_o which_o be_v esteem_v the_o rule_n of_o both_o be_v true_a their_o pretension_n be_v not_o ill_o found_v and_o yet_o the_o victory_n have_v fall_v to_o i_o then_o see_v we_o be_v not_o certain_a what_o be_v the_o rule_n and_o decree_n of_o the_o high_a power_n it_o be_v rational_a for_o man_n to_o follow_v their_o own_o inclination_n and_o gratify_v their_o natural_a appetite_n as_o much_o as_o they_o can_v the_o contrary_a principle_n seem_v very_o unreasonable_a that_o we_o who_o look_v upon_o ourselves_o as_o a_o happy_a race_n of_o creature_n shall_v yet_o labour_v under_o a_o severe_a restraint_n and_o that_o we_o shall_v be_v deny_v the_o please_a of_o what_o be_v visible_a for_o the_o pretend_a safety_n of_o some_o i_o do_v not_o know_v what_o invisible_a substance_n but_o from_o this_o victory_n i_o shall_v be_v sure_a of_o these_o follow_a fruit_n in_o the_o first_o place_n that_o it_o will_v give_v credit_n to_o my_o arm_n which_o have_v not_o hitherto_o be_v reckon_v successful_a and_o in_o the_o next_o it_o will_v magnify_v my_o brother_n conduct_n which_o will_v still_o contribute_v to_o render_v i_o the_o more_o formidable_a it_o will_v also_o create_v disorder_n in_o holland_n which_o may_v be_v improve_v to_o my_o great_a advantage_n and_o it_o will_v secure_v i_o from_o the_o murmur_n of_o the_o rabble_n at_o home_n who_o always_o measure_v the_o justice_n of_o a_o cause_n by_o its_o success_n and_o it_o will_v be_v a_o prevail_a argument_n with_o the_o parliament_n to_o go_v cheerful_o on_o with_o their_o promise_a supply_n but_o my_o joy_n be_v neither_o long-lived_a nor_o unmixed_a for_o though_o i_o be_v conqueror_n by_o the_o sword_n i_o be_o consume_v by_o the_o plague_n which_o rage_v in_o the_o bowel_n of_o my_o capital_a city_n no_o doubt_v the_o fanatic_n will_v say_v that_o it_o be_v for_o the_o sin_n of_o i_o and_o my_o family_n as_o israel_n be_v plague_v for_o david_n number_v of_o the_o people_n but_o as_o my_o subject_n be_v not_o so_o well_o deserve_v as_o he_o i_o be_o not_o oblige_v to_o be_v so_o much_o concern_v as_o he_o be_v nor_o be_o i_o indeed_o any_o further_a than_o that_o it_o weaken_v and_o render_v i_o less_o able_a to_o carry_v on_o the_o war_n and_o will_v be_v esteem_v by_o my_o enemy_n as_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n against_o i_o but_o for_o the_o reflection_n of_o the_o fanatic_n i_o can_v easy_o turn_v it_o upon_o themselves_o that_o it_o be_v a_o just_a punishment_n upon_o the_o nation_n for_o their_o unnatural_a rebellion_n and_o the_o horrid_a murder_n of_o their_o king_n and_o my_o father_n and_o if_o this_o be_v once_o give_v out_o at_o court_n i_o be_o sure_a it_o will_v be_v echo_a again_o from_o the_o pulpit_n and_o as_o that_o will_v justify_v the_o utmost_a of_o my_o severity_n in_o scotland_n by_o free_a quarter_n etc._n etc._n on_o the_o presbyterian_o there_o it_o will_v also_o defend_v my_o proceed_n against_o their_o brethren_n in_o england_n to_o keep_v they_o in_o prison_n at_o london_n etc._n etc._n till_o they_o die_v of_o the_o contagion_n here_o and_o as_o for_o myself_o and_o my_o court_n we_o can_v remove_v to_o a_o place_n of_o better_a air._n and_o though_o the_o bill_n of_o mortality_n do_v increase_v to_o a_o prodigy_n it_o be_v a_o just_a vengeance_n on_o the_o rebellious_a city_n and_o if_o it_o come_v to_o the_o worst_a that_o i_o shall_v want_v man_n to_o carry_v on_o the_o war_n i_o can_v quick_o make_v up_o a_o peace_n abroad_o and_o when_o my_o subject_n be_v diminish_v i_o be_o the_o less_o in_o hazard_n by_o a_o rebellion_n at_o home_n chap._n xxxvii_o on_o the_o meeting_n of_o the_o parliament_n at_o oxford_n because_o of_o the_o plague_n at_o london_n the_o king_n speech_n to_o they_o about_o the_o dutch_a war_n and_o supply_n the_o chancellor_n enlargement_n on_o it_o the_o act_n for_o banish_v nonconformist_n five_o mile_n from_o corporation_n as_o this_o city_n afford_v a_o safe_a retreat_n to_o my_o father_n from_o his_o rebellious_a subject_n at_o london_n it_o furnish_v i_o with_o the_o like_a during_o the_o pestilence_n which_o have_v seize_v upon_o that_o city_n for_o their_o rebellion_n and_o as_o the_o londoner_n have_v influence_n upon_o the_o then_o parliament_n to_o increase_v their_o obstinacy_n i_o doubt_v not_o but_o the_o university_n will_v have_v influence_n upon_o this_o to_o heighten_v their_o loyalty_n my_o business_n be_v now_o to_o applaud_v the_o parliament_n for_o their_o advise_v i_o to_o a_o war_n with_o holland_n which_o have_v hitherto_o be_v so_o successful_a and_o as_o it_o will_v convince_v they_o that_o i_o be_o willing_a to_o make_v they_o sharer_n of_o my_o glory_n it_o will_v render_v they_o the_o more_o willing_a to_o make_v i_o a_o sharer_n of_o their_o purse_n but_o lest_o those_o among_o they_o who_o be_v firm_a protestant_n shall_v perceive_v my_o design_n and_o blame_v my_o conduct_n for_o league_v with_o popish_a prince_n to_o procure_v the_o destruction_n of_o the_o dutch_a i_o must_v hide_v my_o design_n under_o a_o pretence_n of_o repay_v they_o in_o their_o own_o coin_n and_o that_o my_o stir_v up_o the_o bishop_n of_o munster_n against_o they_o be_v only_o because_o they_o have_v give_v a_o ill_a character_n of_o i_o to_o foreign_a protestant_a prince_n and_o consider_v that_o it_o be_v necessary_a for_o the_o nation_n be_v glory_n that_o those_o stubborn_a republican_n who_o have_v break_v the_o power_n of_o spain_n shall_v be_v humble_v by_o england_n the_o parliament_n have_v no_o reason_n to_o be_v angry_a at_o my_o supply_v the_o bishop_n of_o munster_n with_o money_n and_o at_o the_o same_o time_n i_o will_v pretend_v that_o i_o be_o willing_a to_o come_v to_o a_o peace_n upon_o reasonable_a proposition_n and_o give_v my_o lord_n chancellor_n order_n to_o insist_v and_o enlarge_v upon_o those_o head_n and_o to_o declare_v the_o affront_v which_o the_o dutch_a put_v upon_o the_o royal_a family_n before_o 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