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true_a be_v his_o majesty_n as_o the_o prince_n of_o orange_n be_v or_o you_o will_v have_v he_o to_o be_v not_o a_o true_a possessor_n of_o sovereign_a power_n but_o a_o keeper_n only_o as_o the_o roman_a dictator_n or_o a_o arbitrary_a proctor_n for_o the_o people_n your_o rule_n have_v some_o more_o show_n of_o reason_n but_o against_o such_o evident_a light_n of_o truth_n to_o ground_n a_o contrary_a assertion_n derogatory_n to_o his_o majesty_n upon_o the_o private_a authority_n of_o bracton_n and_o fleâ—…_n no_o authentic_a author_n be_v a_o strange_a degree_n of_o weakness_n or_o wilfulness_n especial_o if_o we_o consider_v first_o upon_o what_o a_o trifle_a silly_a homonomie_n it_o be_v ground_v quia_fw-la comites_fw-la dicuntur_fw-la quasi_fw-la socii_fw-la reqis_fw-la et_fw-la qui_fw-la habent_fw-la socium_fw-la habent_fw-la magistrum_fw-la if_o he_o have_v call_v they_o the_o king_n attendant_n or_o subordinate_a governor_n of_o some_o certain_a province_n or_o county_n as_o 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the_o word_n have_v any_o grain_n of_o truth_n in_o they_o they_o must_v be_v understand_v not_o of_o a_o authorative_n but_o only_o of_o a_o consultive_n power_n to_o advise_v he_o or_o at_o the_o most_o approbative_a to_o give_v their_o assent_n to_o law_n propound_v he_o have_v limit_v himself_o to_o make_v no_o law_n without_o they_o so_o we_o may_v say_v a_o man_n promise_n be_v his_o master_n as_o if_o a_o man_n shall_v say_v that_o the_o judge_n in_o the_o house_n of_o peer_n who_o have_v no_o vote_n but_o be_v mere_a assistant_n yet_o in_o determine_v controversy_n in_o point_n of_o law_n be_v in_o some_o sort_n superior_a to_o the_o lord_n not_o in_o power_n which_o they_o have_v none_o but_o in_o skill_n and_o respect_n of_o that_o dependence_n which_o the_o lord_n may_v have_v upon_o their_o judgement_n and_o integrity_n neither_o will_v your_o logical_a axiom_n quicquid_fw-la efficit_fw-la â—…ale_fw-la est_fw-la magis_fw-la tale_n help_v you_o any_o thing_n at_o all_o for_o 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thomas_n moor_n than_o speaker_n for_o the_o house_n of_o commons_o make_v in_o his_o oration_n to_o king_n henry_n the_o eight_o which_o i_o think_v have_v be_v observe_v by_o all_o speaker_n that_o ever_o be_v since_o that_o if_o in_o communication_n or_o reason_v any_o man_n in_o thâ—…_n commons_o house_n shall_v speak_v more_o large_o then_o of_o duty_n they_o ought_v to_o do_v that_o all_o such_o offence_n shall_v be_v pardon_v second_o these_o privilege_n ought_v not_o to_o be_v destructive_a to_o the_o essence_n or_o fundamental_a end_n or_o righâ—…_n constitution_n of_o parliament_n and_o such_o a_o privilege_n iâ—…_n that_o the_o observer_n claim_v to_o be_v deny_v nothing_o for_o whereas_o our_o parliament_n be_v so_o sweet_o temper_v anâ—…_n compose_v of_o all_o estate_n to_o secure_v this_o nation_n from_o the_o evil_n which_o be_v incident_a to_o all_o form_n of_o government_n he_o that_o shall_v quite_o take_v his_o majesty_n negative_a voice_n away_o secure_v we_o from_o 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do_v we_o quarrel_v one_o with_o another_o why_o do_v noâ—…_n we_o all_o repair_n to_o the_o common_a standard_n that_o be_v the_o law_n of_o the_o land_n and_o crave_v the_o resolution_n or_o information_n of_o those_o that_o be_v professor_n in_o that_o study_n this_o will_v determine_v the_o doubt_n without_o partialiâ—…_n or_o blood_n and_o he_o that_o refuse_v it_o let_v he_o be_v account_v as_o one_o that_o desire_v not_o to_o uphold_v but_o subvert_v the_o fundamental_a law_n of_o the_o land_n upon_o a_o supposition_n of_o fear_n and_o such_o case_n as_o never_o happen_v in_o the_o world_n now_o it_o appear_v how_o the_o former_a objection_n be_v not_o applicable_a to_o the_o case_n in_o question_n where_o the_o party_n be_v commoner_n and_o aught_o to_o be_v try_v by_o their_o peer_n where_o his_o sacred_a majesty_n be_v the_o informer_n where_o the_o crime_n be_v specify_v where_o a_o speedy_a trial_n according_a to_o the_o know_a law_n be_v desire_v where_o the_o party_n 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libertye_n but_o the_o king_n say_v that_o he_o be_v not_o bind_v to_o renounce_v his_o own_o understanding_n or_o to_o contradict_v his_o own_o conscience_n for_o any_o counsellor_n sâ—…ke_v whatsoever_o it_o be_v grant_v in_o thing_n visible_a and_o certain_a that_o judge_n which_o be_v a_o sole_a judge_n and_o have_v competent_a power_n to_o see_v his_o own_o judgement_n execute_v ought_v not_o to_o determine_v against_o the_o light_n of_o nature_n or_o evidence_n of_o fact_n the_o sin_n of_o pilaâ—…e_n be_v that_o when_o he_o may_v have_v save_v our_o saviour_n from_o a_o unjust_a death_n yet_o upon_o accusation_n contradictory_n in_o themselves_o contrary_a to_o sâ—…range_a revelation_n from_o heaven_n he_o will_v suffer_v innocence_n to_o fall_v and_o pass_v sentence_n of_o death_n mere_o to_o satisfy_v a_o blood-thirsâ—…y_a multitude_n but_o otherwise_o it_o be_v in_o my_o lord_n of_o 〈◊〉_d case_n for_o the_o king_n be_v not_o sole_a judge_n nay_o he_o wâ—…s_v uncapaâ—…le_a oâ—…_n sit_v judge_n at_o all_o etc._n etc._n and_o therefoâ—…e_v the_o king_n may_v therein_o with_o a_o clear_a conscience_n have_v sign_v a_o warrant_n for_o his_o death_n though_o he_o have_v dissent_v from_o the_o judgement_n so_o if_o one_o judge_n on_o the_o same_o bench_n dissent_v from_o three_o or_o one_o juror_n at_o the_o bar_n from_o eleven_o they_o may_v submit_v to_o the_o major_a number_n though_o perhaps_o less_o skilful_a than_o themselves_o without_o imputation_n of_o guilt_n and_o if_o it_o be_v thus_o in_o matter_n of_o law_n a_o fortiori_fw-la it_o be_v so_o in_o matter_n of_o state_n where_o the_o very_a satisfy_n of_o a_o multitude_n sometime_o in_o thing_n not_o otherwise_o expedient_a may_v prove_v not_o only_o expedient_a but_o necessary_a for_o the_o settle_n of_o peace_n and_o cease_v of_o strife_n etc._n etc._n where_o the_o people_n by_o public_a authority_n will_v seek_v any_o inconvenience_n
to_o themselves_o and_o the_o king_n be_v not_o so_o much_o interest_v iâ—…_n it_o as_o themselves_o it_o be_v more_o inconvenienâ—…e_a and_o injuâ—…ice_n to_o deny_v then_o grant_v it_o what_o blame_n be_v it_o the_o 〈◊〉_d prinâ—…es_v when_o they_o will_v pretend_v reluctance_n of_o conscience_n and_o reason_n in_o thing_n behâ—…vefull_a for_o the_o people_n answer_n that_o which_o his_o majesty_n say_v that_o a_o man_n may_v not_o go_v against_o the_o dictâ—…te_n of_o he_o own_o conscience_n 23._o be_v so_o certain_a that_o no_o man_n that_o have_v his_o eye_n in_o his_o head_n can_v deny_v it_o the_o scripture_n be_v plain_a he_o that_o doubt_v be_v damn_v if_o he_o eat_v because_o he_o eat_v not_o of_o 14._o faith_n for_o whatsoever_o be_v not_o of_o faith_n be_v sinne._n reason_n be_v as_o evident_a that_o all_o circumstance_n must_v concur_v to_o make_v a_o action_n good_a but_o one_o single_a defect_n do_v make_v it_o evil_n now_o see_v the_o approbation_n of_o conscience_n be_v 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