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the_o king_n be_v right_a of_o indulgence_n in_o spiritual_a matter_n with_o the_o equity_n thereof_o asserted_n by_o a_o person_n of_o honour_n and_o eminent_a minister_n of_o state_n late_o decease_a london_n print_v and_o sell_v by_o randall_n taylor_n near_o stationers-hall_n mdclxxxviii_o to_o the_o reader_n it_o be_v the_o opinion_n of_o the_o great_a lord_n verulam_n that_o book_n such_o as_o in_o earnest_n deserve_v that_o title_n need_v no_o other_o patron_n than_o truth_n and_o reason_n let_v the_o abortive_n of_o the_o press_n court_n your_o favour_n this_o treatise_n secure_o appeal_v to_o your_o severe_a provide_v it_o be_v but_o unprejudiced_a judgement_n it_o be_v compose_v divers_a year_n ago_o by_o the_o dictate_v of_o a_o noble_a person_n of_o who_o when_o i_o have_v say_v that_o he_o be_v a_o eminent_a minister_n of_o state_n a_o know_a protestant_n and_o one_o of_o the_o most_o studious_a gentleman_n of_o our_o age_n equal_o diligent_a and_o happy_a in_o read_v both_o book_n and_o man_n i_o shall_v have_v express_v but_o part_n of_o his_o character_n the_o rest_n of_o which_o when_o you_o have_v peruse_v this_o elaborate_v discourse_n you_o will_v better_o be_v enable_v to_o supply_v by_o those_o idaea_n of_o veneration_n which_o it_o can_v but_o raise_v in_o mind_n that_o have_v any_o respect_n to_o truth_n piety_n or_o learning_n as_o the_o dead_a can_v neither_o cajole_n nor_o be_v flatter_v so_o ought_v they_o not_o to_o be_v envy_v you_o have_v here_o the_o free_a and_o well-poized_a thought_n of_o a_o late_a peer_n of_o england_n on_o this_o important_a matter_n long_o before_o his_o present_a majesty_n come_v to_o the_o crown_n all_o that_o i_o can_v pretend_v to_o be_v the_o honour_n of_o be_v a_o little_a instrumental_a to_o hand_n that_o forth_o to_o public_a light_n which_o i_o think_v be_v too_o valuable_a to_o be_v doom_v to_o the_o obscurity_n of_o a_o private_a closet_n as_o be_v unwilling_a the_o inquisitive_a world_n shall_v be_v deprive_v of_o one_o of_o the_o most_o accurate_a piece_n that_o have_v be_v or_o perhaps_o can_v be_v write_v on_o this_o subject_a if_o any_o thing_n therein_o occur_v less_o suitable_a to_o present_a time_n you_o be_v desire_v to_o remember_v how_o long_o ago_o it_o be_v compile_v and_o withal_o to_o pardon_v any_o error_n of_o the_o press_n that_o may_v have_v escape_v correction_n which_o be_v all_o i_o think_v necessary_a you_o shall_v be_v advertise_v of_o by_o blackfriar_n octob._n 26_o 1687._o your_o humble_a servant_n hen._n care_n the_o content_n chap._n i._n the_o meaning_n of_o the_o title_n sect_n 1_o of_o right_o 2_o of_o the_o king_n right_o 3_o of_o the_o king_n grant._n 4_o of_o indulgence_n 5_o of_o spiritual_a matter_n 6_o what_o be_v not_o mean_v by_o such_o indulgence_n 7_o what_o be_v mean_v by_o spiritual_a matter_n chap._n ii_o that_o from_o ground_n of_o policy_n indulgence_n in_o spiritual_a matter_n be_v fit_a to_o be_v grant_v the_o several_a ground_n thereof_o in_o policy_n be_v 1_o the_o preservation_n of_o the_o public_a peace_n 2_o from_o the_o example_n of_o our_o neighbour_n 3_o from_o example_n of_o elder_a time_n 4_o from_o the_o present_a state_n of_o our_o affair_n 5_o from_o the_o advancement_n of_o trade_n 6_o from_o the_o increase_n of_o people_n 7_o from_o the_o dependence_n upon_o the_o prince_n 8_o from_o the_o satisfaction_n of_o man_n mind_n chap._n iii_o that_o from_o ground_n of_o piety_n it_o be_v fit_a to_o grant_v indulgence_n in_o spiritual_a matter_n 1_o from_o the_o rule_n of_o do_v as_o we_o will_v be_v do_v by_o 2_o from_o the_o note_n of_o be_v tender_a and_o kind-hearted_a 3_o from_o the_o ground_n of_o leave_v to_o god_n his_o own_o work_n 4_o from_o the_o subject_a matter_n be_v spiritual_a 5_o from_o the_o practice_n of_o the_o church_n in_o best_a time_n 6_o from_o the_o ground_n of_o spare_v christian_n blood._n 7_o from_o the_o difficulty_n to_o search_v out_o truth_n 8_o from_o the_o aptness_n of_o good_a man_n to_o err_v 9_o from_o the_o introduction_n of_o christianity_n chap._n iu._n of_o supreme_a spiritual_a jurisdiction_n and_o consequent_o a_o right_a of_o indulgence_n in_o king_n 1_o of_o supreme_a spiritual_a jurisdiction_n 2_o of_o the_o matter_n of_o fact_n and_o consequence_n thereof_o 3_o that_o this_o jurisdiction_n be_v in_o father_n of_o family_n 4_o that_o it_o be_v in_o the_o hebrew_n prince_n 5_o that_o it_o be_v in_o the_o heathen_a prince_n 6_o that_o it_o be_v in_o the_o emperor_n 7_o that_o it_o be_v in_o the_o king_n of_o france_n 8_o that_o it_o be_v in_o the_o king_n of_o spain_n 9_o that_o it_o be_v in_o the_o king_n of_o sweden_n 10_o that_o it_o be_v in_o several_a other_o christian_a prince_n chap._n v._o the_o supreme_a spiritual_a jurisdiction_n in_o england_n be_v in_o king_n 1_o that_o it_o be_v in_o our_o british_a king_n 2_o that_o it_o be_v in_o our_o saxon_a and_o danish_a king_n 3_o that_o it_o be_v in_o william_n 1_o william_n rufus_n 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