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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d sect_n 24._o my_o power_n of_o the_o militia_n or_o any_o one_o of_o my_o kingdom_n it_o have_v be_v no_o wonder_n to_o have_v be_v deny_v in_o those_o thing_n where_o the_o evil_a policy_n of_o man_n forbid_v all_o restitution_n lest_o they_o shall_v confess_v a_o injurious_a usurpation_n but_o to_o deny_v i_o the_o ghostly_a comfort_n of_o chaplain_n seem_v a_o great_a rigour_n and_o barbarity_n than_o be_v ever_o use_v by_o christian_n to_o the_o mean_a prisoner_n and_o great_a malefactor_n who_o though_o the_o justice_n of_o the_o law_n deprive_v of_o worldly_a comfort_n yet_o the_o mercy_n of_o religion_n allow_v they_o the_o benefit_n of_o their_o clergy_n as_o not_o aim_v at_o once_o to_o destroy_v their_o bodyâ—_n and_o to_o damn_v their_o soul_n but_o my_o agony_n must_v not_o be_v relieve_v with_o the_o presence_n of_o any_o one_o good_a angel_n for_o such_o â—account_n a_o learned_a godly_a and_o discreet_a divineâ—_n &_o such_o i_o will_v have_v all_o mine_n to_o be_v they_o that_o envy_v my_o be_v a_o king_n be_v loath_a i_o shall_v be_v a_o christian_n while_o they_o sack_fw-mi to_o deprive_v i_o of_o all_o thing_n else_o they_o be_v aâ—â—aâ—d_v i_o shall_v save_v my_o soul._n have_v the_o author_n of_o the_o character_n hear_v of_o this_o un-christian_a barbarity_n towards_o a_o prince_n of_o the_o most_o exemplary_a goodness_n and_o piety_n one_o of_o they_o that_o ever_o live_v and_o how_o he_o be_v yet_o after_o all_o this_o murder_v on_o a_o scaffold_n in_o the_o name_n and_o under_o the_o pretend_a sovereignty_n of_o the_o people_n of_o england_n how_o have_v he_o then_o the_o hardness_n of_o heart_n to_o set_v up_o that_o regicidal_a principle_n afresh_o and_o to_o pronounce_v the_o government_n of_o a_o popish_a successor_n to_o be_v a_o
the_o way_n i_o look_v upon_o majesty_n as_o a_o sacred_a character_n and_o not_o to_o be_v handle_v but_o with_o veneration_n wherefore_o whether_o his_o assumption_n be_v true_a of_o false_a i_o shall_v speak_v to_o it_o only_o as_o a_o supposition_n he_o proceed_v now_o to_o the_o balance_a of_o the_o matter_n if_o say_v he_o a_o roman_a catholic_n can_v break_v a_o oath_n only_o for_o the_o pleasure_n of_o conquer_a which_o he_o know_v be_v do_v ill_o shall_v not_o a_o popish_a prince_n in_o england_n have_v ten_o time_n more_o inclination_n to_o break_v a_o oath_n for_o the_o propagation_n of_o his_o own_o faith_n which_o his_o conscience_n tell_v he_o be_v meritorious_a i_o answer_v that_o the_o break_n of_o a_o oath_n out_o of_o a_o lust_n of_o be_v great_a be_v the_o crime_n proper_o of_o a_o ambitious_a prince_n not_o of_o a_o popish_a for_o he_o do_v not_o consult_v his_o religion_n but_o only_o his_o glory_n in_o the_o commit_v of_o it_o and_o the_o same_o thirst_n of_o dominion_n with_o the_o same_o degree_n of_o indifference_n as_o to_o the_o business_n of_o right_n or_o wrong_n in_o concurrence_n with_o the_o same_o advantage_n of_o power_n and_o opportunity_n will_v have_v produce_v the_o very_a same_o essect_v in_o a_o prince_n of_o any_o other_o judgement_n well_o but_o he_o do_v a_o ill_a thing_n know_o and_o so_o be_v most_o of_o the_o ill_a thing_n that_o be_v do_v in_o the_o world_n without_o any_o regard_n to_o the_o difference_n of_o protestant_n or_o papist_n but_o then_o his_o application_n of_o this_o ill_a thing_n do_v to_o another_o prince_n of_o the_o same_o persuasion_n be_v only_o the_o cut_n of_o one_o diamond_n with_o another_o and_o nothing_o at_o all_o to_o our_o case_n but_o much_o more_o will_v a_o popish_a prince_n in_o england_n say_v he_o &c._n &c._n do_v it_o follow_v here_o that_o because_o a_o man_n will_v rather_o forswear_v himself_o to_o bring_v a_o good_a thing_n to_o pass_v than_o a_o bad_a one_o though_o we_o be_v to_o do_v no_o evil_a at_o all_o that_o good_a may_v come_v of_o it_o that_o therefore_o for_o the_o compass_v of_o a_o good_a end_n a_o man_n will_v forswear_v himself_o neither_o have_v i_o ever_o as_o yer_z hear_v of_o the_o merit_n of_o propagate_a any_o religion_n by_o perjury_n or_o that_o the_o conscience_n of_o any_o sort_n of_o christian_n can_v justify_v they_o in_o a_o crime_n which_o even_o infidel_n themselves_o by_o the_o mere_a instinct_n of_o nature_n have_v in_o extreme_a abhorrence_n and_o he_o follow_v the_o point_n yet_o further_o char._n he_o have_v religion_n say_v he_o to_o drive_v the_o royal_a jehu_n on_o religion_n that_o from_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o world_n through_o all_o ag_n have_v set_v all_o nation_n in_o a_o flame_n yet_o never_o confess_v itself_o in_o the_o wrong_n these_o be_v strange_a word_n to_o come_v from_o the_o mouth_n of_o a_o pretender_n to_o scruple_n and_o a_o protestant_a advocate_n his_o quarrel_n be_v not_o now_o so_o much_o to_o a_o popish_a as_o to_o a_o religious_a successor_n nor_o be_v it_o any_o long_a popery_n but_o religion_n itself_o that_o he_o strike_v at_o as_o the_o dangerous_a and_o obstinate_a incendiary_n nay_o and_o since_o religion_n be_v in_o the_o world_n it_o be_v never_o otherwise_o he_o say_v so_o that_o here_o be_v a_o very_a fair_a expedient_a hint_v for_o the_o good_a of_o christendom_n to_o exterminate_v this_o spirit_n of_o discord_n religion_n from_o off_o the_o face_n of_o the_o earth_n if_o he_o have_v say_v only_o the_o pretext_n of_o religion_n he_o may_v have_v appeal_v either_o to_o the_o clamour_n of_o his_o brethren_n or_o to_o his_o own_o paper_n for_o it_o be_v the_o pretext_n that_o both_o furnish_v the_o fuel_n and_o blow_v the_o coal_n while_o religion_n lie_v burn_v in_o the_o furnace_n char._n beside_o say_v he_o how_o can_v a_o popish_a prince_n in_o attempt_v to_o establish_v his_o own_o religion_n believe_v he_o do_v his_o subject_n a_o injustice_n in_o that_o very_a thing_n in_o which_o he_o do_v god_n justice_n or_o think_v he_o injure_v they_o when_o he_o do_v their_o soul_n right_o fol._n 6._o this_o pretence_n of_o do_v god_n justice_n and_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n right_o will_v entitle_v a_o prince_n with_o a_o much_o more_o plausible_a colour_n and_o a_o better_a grace_n to_o the_o break_n in_o upon_o the_o territory_n and_o subject_n of_o other_o prince_n and_o state_n under_o countenance_n of_o the_o same_o design_n for_o in_o that_o case_n there_o be_v no_o bar_n of_o a_o oath_n upon_o he_o whereas_o the_o same_o violence_n upon_o his_o own_o subject_n render_v he_o guilty_a of_o a_o manifest_a perjury_n but_o what_o do_v he_o mean_v by_o a_o attempt_n to_o establish_v his_o own_o religion_n if_o it_o be_v by_o way_n of_o argument_n it_o be_v well_o but_o if_o he_o make_v use_v of_o any_o compulsive_a act_n of_o authority_n contrary_a to_o his_o oath_n he_o stand_v accountable_a to_o god_n for_o breach_n of_o faith_n and_o do_v no_o justice_n to_o god_n in_o it_o neither_o nor_o right_o to_o the_o soul_n of_o his_o people_n for_o where_o be_v the_o justice_n to_o god_n in_o make_v use_n of_o his_o name_n to_o a_o imposture_n and_o in_o render_v he_o not_o only_o a_o witness_n but_o in_o some_o sort_n a_o party_n to_o a_o cheat_n and_o where_o be_v the_o right_a to_o his_o people_n soul_n in_o force_v they_o to_o the_o profession_n of_o a_o religion_n with_o their_o lip_n which_o they_o abhor_v in_o their_o heart_n or_o in_o fine_a how_o can_v a_o popish_a prince_n so_o much_o as_o pretend_v either_o to_o the_o one_o or_o the_o other_o against_o so_o clear_a a_o light_n both_o of_o scripture_n and_o nature_n in_o short_a either_o he_o be_v indispensable_o bind_v to_o do_v the_o thing_n or_o at_o liberty_n whether_o he_o will_v do_v it_o or_o no_o if_o the_o former_a his_o oath_n must_v be_v either_o a_o nullity_n or_o a_o fraud_n and_o if_o the_o other_o his_o antecedent_n obligation_n have_v determine_v that_o liberty_n but_o religious_a frenzy_n say_v he_o fol._n 7._o leave_v that_o eternal_a intoxication_n behind_o it_o that_o where_o it_o commit_v all_o the_o cruelty_n in_o the_o world_n it_o be_v never_o sober_a after_o to_o be_v sorry_a for_o it_o how_o true_o and_o how_o severe_o be_v this_o say_v witness_v the_o impenitent_a end_n and_o course_n of_o all_o the_o king_n murderer_n both_o dead_a and_o living_n and_o now_o again_o thus_o say_v he_o whilst_o a_o popish_a king_n set_v his_o whole_a kingdom_n in_o a_o combustion_n how_o little_a do_v he_o think_v he_o play_v a_o second_o nero_n good_a conscienti-man_n not_o he_o alas_o he_o do_v not_o tune_n his_o joy_n to_o the_o tyrannic_a nero_n harp_n but_o to_o david_n mild_a and_o more_o sacred_a lyre_n whilst_o in_o the_o height_n of_o his_o pious_a ecstasy_n he_o sing_v te_fw-la deum_fw-la at_o the_o conflagration_n ib._n turn_v but_o popish_a king_n here_o into_o popish_a fanatical_a faction_n and_o what_o a_o admirable_a illustration_n be_v this_o of_o the_o brethren_n exultation_n and_o thanksgiving_n for_o the_o ruin_n of_o their_o sovereign_n the_o holy_a church_n and_o three_o kingdom_n nay_o and_o the_o florid_n humour_n go_v on_o with_o he_o still_o thus_o say_v he_o with_o a_o arbitrary_a unbounded_a power_n what_o do_v his_o licentious_a holy_a thirst_n of_o blood_n do_v less_o than_o make_v his_o kingdom_n a_o large_a slaughter-house_n and_o his_o smithfield_n a_o original_a shambles_n thus_o the_o old_a moloch_n once_o again_o revive_v to_o feast_v and_o riot_n on_o his_o dear_a human_a sacrifice_n and_o whilst_o his_o fiery_a iron_n hand_n crush_v the_o poor_a victim_n dead_a the_o propagation_n of_o religion_n and_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n as_o he_o call_v it_o be_v the_o very_a trumpet_n that_o deafen_v all_o the_o feeble_a cry_n of_o blood_n and_o drown_v the_o die_a groan_n of_o what_o he_o murder_v ibid._n can_v any_o man_n read_v this_o pathetical_a figure_n of_o tyranny_n and_o desolation_n without_o turn_v the_o old_a moloch_n into_o the_o good-old-cause_a and_o call_v to_o mind_n the_o glorious_a sacrifice_n that_o be_v offer_v at_o white-hall-gate_n upon_o tower-hill_n cheapside_n charing-cross_n and_o in_o a_o word_n in_o all_o the_o quarter_n of_o his_o majesty_n dominion_n to_o that_o mercyless_a and_o insatiable_a idol_n to_o say_v nothing_o of_o those_o wholesale_n carnage_n at_o edge-hill_n newbury_n marston-moor_n navesby_n etc._n etc._n where_o the_o blood_n of_o loyal_a subject_n and_o true_a protestant_n be_v spill_v like_o water_n and_o the_o priest_n of_o baal_n all_o this_o while_n with_o the_o propagation_n of_o religion_n and_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n in_o their_o mouth_n celebrate_v in_o their_o pulpit_n and_o festival_n these_o barbarous_a triumph_n and_o yet_o
a_o mental_a reservation_n first_o we_o swear_v in_o this_o oath_n as_o in_o all_o other_o to_o the_o sense_n of_o the_o authority_n that_o impose_v it_o and_o can_v any_o body_n imagine_v that_o the_o government_n impose_v this_o test_n of_o allegiance_n upon_o the_o people_n to_o leave_v they_o still_o at_o liberty_n to_o play_v fast_o and_o loose_a with_o reserve_v and_o qualification_n of_o their_o own_o and_o so_o to_o frustrate_v the_o main_a intent_n of_o the_o oath_n by_o accommodate_v the_o exposition_n of_o it_o for_o the_o serve_v of_o a_o turn_v or_o a_o faction_n the_o oath_n bind_v they_o to_o subjection_n and_o they_o absolve_v themselves_o of_o that_o subjection_n by_o give_v it_o the_o name_n of_o slavery_n and_o so_o every_o man_n be_v leave_v at_o pleasure_n to_o take_v off_o his_o own_o shackle_n but_o what_o if_o it_o be_v slavery_n itself_o the_o prince_n be_v to_o blame_v for_o strain_v his_o authority_n but_o the_o subject_n nevertheless_o criminal_a on_o the_o other_o side_n for_o withdraw_v their_o duty_n he_o have_v find_v a_o loophole_n to_o evade_v this_o oath_n by_o turn_v subject_n into_o slave_n but_o that_o will_v not_o do_v his_o business_n without_o turn_v a_o lawful_a successor_n to_o a_o protestant_n establish_v and_o bound_v government_n into_o a_o arbitrary_a absolute_a popish_a tyrant_n in_o which_o supposition_n he_o hold_v forth_o this_o doctrine_n to_o the_o people_n that_o in_o this_o case_n there_o be_v a_o forfeiture_n of_o the_o government_n and_o that_o this_o be_v the_o very_a case_n which_o we_o have_v now_o before_o we_o wherein_o contrary_a to_o law_n reason_n and_o the_o fundamental_a essential_o of_o all_o government_n he_o do_v as_o much_o as_o in_o he_o lie_v authorize_v and_o incite_v the_o multitude_n to_o a_o sedition_n i_o answer_v that_o the_o law_n be_v clear_o against_o he_o for_o though_o the_o prerogative_n be_v bound_v the_o duty_n of_o the_o subject_n be_v yet_o leave_v unconditional_a there_o be_v no_o law_n nor_o so_o much_o as_o the_o colour_n of_o any_o incase_o of_o the_o king_n pass_v his_o legal_a limit_n to_o absolve_v the_o people_n of_o their_o allegiance_n and_o it_o be_v not_o the_o plea_n of_o provocation_n or_o the_o exercise_n of_o a_o tyrannical_a power_n that_o will_v save_v the_o subject_a from_o the_o sentence_n oâ—_n the_o law_n in_o case_n of_o any_o disloyal_a act_n of_o assault_n or_o resistance_n it_o be_v against_o reason_n likewise_o that_o the_o inferior_a shall_v over-rule_v the_o superior_a and_o invert_v the_o last_o resort_v of_o decision_n and_o judgement_n from_o the_o prince_n to_o the_o subject_a it_o be_v last_o destructive_a of_o government_n itself_o to_o suppose_v such_o a_o reserve_v in_o a_o political_a constitution_n as_o carry_v the_o last_o appreal_n to_o the_o people_n which_o be_v the_o case_n in_o this_o proposition_n the_o king_n as_o a_o trustee_n that_o abuse_v his_o power_n incur_v a_o forfeiture_n as_o our_o author_n will_v have_v it_o of_o that_o trust_n and_o so_o all_o subordinate_a trustee_n may_v incur_v the_o like_a forfeiture_n till_o all_o community_n be_v melt_v down_o again_o into_o the_o ridiculous_a conceit_n of_o the_o original_a sovereignty_n of_o the_o multitude_n which_o be_v only_o a_o chaos_n of_o anarchy_n and_o confusion_n he_o be_v over_o again_o here_o with_o the_o royal_a constitution_n of_o the_o three_o free_a state_n of_o england_n which_o must_v be_v understand_v either_o of_o the_o lord_n spiritual_a temporal_a and_o commons_o or_o of_o the_o king_n lord_n and_o commons_o reckon_v his_o majesty_n to_o be_v one_o of_o the_o three_o estate_n take_v it_o the_o former_a way_n and_o instead_o of_o your_o majesty_n loyal_a subject_n the_o lord_n and_o commons_o in_o parliament_n which_o be_v the_o style_n even_o of_o the_o last_o rebellion_n itself_o the_o petition_n shall_v run_v other_o way_n and_o say_v the_o humble_a petition_n of_o charles_n the_o second_o to_o your_o majesty_n 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