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make_v poor_a people_n die_v traitor_n to_o both_o ibid._n p._n 68_o fancy_v to_o themselves_o that_o they_o fight_v the_o lord_n battle_n for_o religion_n &_o liberty_n they_o dream_v they_o die_v martyr_n when_o they_o die_v traitor_n to_o god_n and_o his_o anoint_v ibid._n p._n 132._o they_o set_v the_o simple_a people_n upon_o rebellion_n against_o god_n and_o his_o anoint_v to_o the_o destruction_n of_o state_n soul_n and_o body_n temporal_o and_o eternal_o that_o the_o defensive_a war_n of_o the_o parliament_n of_o both_o kingdom_n be_v a_o most_o real_a rebellion_n and_o treason_n that_o all_o who_o have_v dye_v in_o that_o quared_a be_v certain_o damn_v that_o the_o covenant_n be_v a_o damnable_a conspiracy_n that_o all_o covenanter_n be_v traitor_n and_o rebel_n both_o to_o god_n and_o the_o king_n that_o their_o covenant_n put_v they_o upon_o the_o principle_n of_o rautitack_n and_o faux_n to_o kill_v king_n and_o blow_v up_o parliament_n worse_o parliament_n vide_fw-la 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all_o your_o equal_n so_o experience_v in_o matter_n of_o state_n that_o it_o be_v a_o wonder_n to_o they_o who_o know_v you_o and_o incredible_a to_o they_o who_o have_v not_o be_v eye_n witness_n that_o for_o military_a virtue_n he_o be_v equal_a to_o scipio_n hannibal_n and_o caesar_n scipio_n caesar_n ibid._n your_o heroical_a act_n be_v worthy_a of_o the_o great_a caesar_n you_o gain_v so_o much_o as_o their_o valiant_a hannibâ—s_n and_o scipio_n that_o the_o legislative_a power_n be_v in_o the_o king_n alone_o that_o his_o monarchy_n make_v he_o above_o all_o law_n and_o let_v he_o be_v tie_v to_o none_o but_o give_v he_o power_n to_o alter_v and_o abolish_v they_o at_o his_o pleasure_n more_o pleasure_n sacro_fw-la sanct._n p._n 180._o one_o of_o the_o sectary_n principle_n whereby_o they_o intoxicate_a the_o vulgar_a be_v that_o in_o a_o monarchy_n the_o legislative_a power_n be_v communicable_a to_o the_o subject_n ibid._n p._n 94._o at_o the_o admittance_n of_o saul_n god_n 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right_n we_o need_v look_v for_o no_o effectual_a blessing_n of_o god_n when_o through_o weakness_n or_o imprudence_n a_o prince_n be_v cheat_v or_o enforce_v to_o give_v away_o to_o his_o parliament_n any_o part_n of_o his_o power_n himself_o or_o any_o of_o his_o posterity_n when_o ever_o occasion_n offer_v may_v lawful_o take_v it_o back_o notwithstanding_o of_o any_o promise_n oath_n or_o law_n make_v to_o the_o contrary_n it_o contrary_n ibid_fw-la p._n 142._o i_o doubt_v not_o to_o affirm_v but_o if_o any_o good_a prince_n or_o his_o royal_a ancestor_n have_v be_v or_o be_v cheat_v out_o of_o their_o sacred_a right_n by_o fraud_n or_o force_n he_o may_v at_o the_o first_o opportunity_n when_o god_n in_o his_o wise_a providence_n offer_v occasion_n resume_v it_o you_o see_v with_o what_o a_o statesman_n we_o have_v to_o do_v arminianism_n a_o favourer_n of_o â—rosse_a popery_n â—nd_v arminianism_n for_o his_o religion_n hear_v a_o part_n of_o it_o episcopacy_n be_v a_o necessary_a and_o fundamental_a truth_n of_o divine_a institution_n and_o commandment_n good_a commandment_n issachar_n p._n 1._o in_o the_o edition_n of_o oxford_n episcopacy_n be_v the_o true_a necessary_a and_o perpetual_a government_n of_o the_o church_n institute_v by_o christ_n we_o deceive_v ourselves_o to_o expect_v deliverance_n from_o our_o trouble_n if_o we_o subordinate_a fundamental_o in_o religion_n necessary_a truth_n to_o our_o civil_a good_a all_o ecclesiastical_a jurisdiction_n belong_v to_o the_o bishop_n alone_o by_o divine_a right_n no_o presbyter_n ought_v to_o be_v a_o member_n so_o much_o as_o of_o a_o provincial_n assembly_n ici_fw-fr assembly_n ibid_fw-la p._n 31._o now_o be_v forget_v that_o of_o the_o council_n of_o chalcedon_n concilium_fw-la est_fw-la episcoporum_fw-la and_o that_o old_a barbarous_a but_o christian_a enough_o verse_n item_fw-la foras_fw-la laici_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la vobis_fw-la locus_fw-la ici_fw-fr that_o the_o king_n consent_n to_o the_o abolition_n of_o episcopacy_n in_o scotland_n be_v the_o true_a and_o great_a cause_n of_o all_o the_o trouble_n which_o since_o that_o time_n have_v befall_v he_o and_o his_o subject_n damn_v subject_n ibid_fw-la p._n 2._o what_o peace_n have_v king_n or_o kingdom_n enjoy_v here_o or_o in_o ireland_n since_o episcopacy_n by_o law_n in_o scotland_n be_v damn_v that_o abotâ—_z prior_n and_o their_o religious_a house_n of_o monk_n and_o friar_n be_v lawful_a in_o the_o church_n god_n church_n ibid._n p._n 49._o abbot_n and_o prior_n to_o melvils_n time_n be_v nominate_v and_o admit_v to_o abbey_n and_o priory_n as_o church_n man_n but_o this_o great_a doctor_n find_v out_o another_o divinity_n that_o for_o abbot_n and_o prior_n there_o be_v none_o such_o in_o the_o word_n of_o god_n that_o patriarck_n and_o cardina_n be_v church_n dignity_n high_o to_o be_v reverence_v dignity_n reverence_v ibid_fw-la p._n 43._o cardinal_n beton_n a_o priest_n and_o archbishop_n of_o so_o high_a 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