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these_o act_n may_v be_v allow_v as_o punishable_a under_o a_o usurper_n without_o imply_v a_o allowance_n of_o any_o authority_n in_o he_o for_o they_o be_v punish_v by_o virtue_n of_o the_o lawful_a prince_n authority_n and_o without_o imply_v that_o the_o inferior_a magistrate_n under_o he_o have_v any_o legal_a or_o just_a commission_n any_o far_a than_o as_o they_o may_v be_v conceive_v to_o have_v the_o will_n and_o consent_v of_o the_o absent_a prince_n authorise_v they_o to_o execute_v justice_n upon_o such_o criminal_n or_o at_o least_o ratify_v the_o thing_n do_v think_v without_o a_o legal_a commission_n this_o i_o think_v proper_a to_o add_v for_o the_o far_a explanation_n of_o these_o passage_n to_o prevent_v their_o be_v mistake_v or_o pervert_v i_o have_v nothing_o more_o but_o to_o desire_v that_o they_o may_v be_v consider_v as_o concession_n in_o relation_n to_o the_o plea_n of_o bagott_n council_n which_o be_v so_o much_o insist_v upon_o for_o the_o lawfulness_n of_o 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