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or_o be_v it_o unlawful_a to_o obey_v they_o or_o if_o it_o be_v lawful_a to_o do_v it_o and_o any_o of_o they_o swear_v to_o endeavour_v it_o in_o his_o place_n be_v he_o bind_v to_o perform_v that_o oath_n if_o to_o all_o this_o a_o man_n say_v i_o can_v tell_v i_o be_o not_o learned_a enough_o in_o law_n and_o divinity_n to_o resolve_v such_o case_n but_o i_o be_o resolve_v myself_o to_o live_v in_o loyalty_n and_o peace_n i_o will_v ask_v any_o man_n that_o have_v not_o put_v off_o humanity_n whether_o that_o man_n be_v fit_a to_o determine_v the_o case_n for_o all_o other_o man_n in_o three_o kingdom_n and_o to_o be_v a_o voucher_n for_o all_o their_o soul_n in_o
plea_n for_o peace_n declare_v my_o political_a principle_n which_o after_o all_o thought_n i_o stand_v to_o and_o no_o one_o have_v give_v i_o a_o word_n of_o exception_n against_o they_o to_o this_o day_n after_o so_o many_o year_n but_o some_o in_o mere_a malice_n tell_v i_o of_o my_o aphorism_n revoke_v without_o take_v notice_n of_o this_o i_o here_o repeat_v that_o i_o be_o ready_a to_o engage_v to_o the_o utmost_a that_o i_o renounce_v all_o rebellion_n treason_n and_o sedition_n and_o all_o principle_n tend_v thereto_o that_o i_o be_o for_o as_o much_o power_n of_o prince_n and_o obedience_n of_o subject_n as_o any_o text_n of_o scripture_n speak_v for_o or_o as_o be_v give_v or_o assert_v by_o any_o general_a council_n or_o the_o confession_n of_o any_o christian_a church_n that_o i_o have_v see_v except_o what_o be_v ascribe_v to_o the_o pope_n and_o his_o substitute_n and_o i_o hold_v it_o unlawful_a to_o take_v arm_n at_o all_o against_o the_o king_n that_o be_v against_o 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of_o assent_v and_o consent_v to_o the_o damnatory_a clause_n of_o athanasius_n creed_n l._n i_o hope_v you_o will_v not_o quarrel_v with_o the_o creed_n m._n i_o take_v the_o creed_n call_v athanasius_n though_o the_o author_n be_v unknown_a to_o be_v a_o excellent_a explication_n of_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o trinity_n and_o can_v wish_v that_o it_o be_v more_o use_v and_o learn_v of_o all_o but_o i_o be_o not_o so_o far_o to_o judge_v other_o man_n as_o to_o conclude_v all_o man_n certain_o damn_v for_o ever_o that_o be_v not_o so_o well_o skill_v in_o that_o mystery_n as_o to_o believe_v every_o word_n there_o write_v l._n i_o have_v hear_v learned_a man_n say_v that_o the_o assent_n and_o consent_n be_v not_o to_o be_v extend_v to_o the_o damnatory_a clause_n but_o only_o the_o doctrinal_a article_n m._n they_o that_o can_v make_v law_n and_o oath_n speak_v or_o mean_v what_o they_o list_v need_v not_o stick_v at_o any_o thing_n be_v not_o the_o damnatory_n part_v a_o part_n 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