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habeat_fw-la summi_fw-la imperii_fw-la partem_fw-la alteram_fw-la populus_fw-la aut_fw-la senatus_n regiin_n partem_fw-la non_fw-la svam_fw-la involanti_fw-la vis_fw-la just_a a_o opponi_fw-la poterit_fw-la quia_fw-la eatenus_fw-la imperium_fw-la non_fw-la habet_fw-la quod_fw-la locum_fw-la habere_fw-la censeo_fw-la etiamsi_fw-la dictum_fw-la sit_fw-la belli_fw-la potestatem_fw-la penes_fw-la regem_fw-la fore_fw-la id_fw-la enim_fw-la de_fw-la bellâ—_n externo_fw-la intelligendum_fw-la est_fw-la cum_fw-la alioqui_fw-la quisquis_fw-la imperii_fw-la summi_fw-la partem_fw-la habeat_fw-la non_fw-la possit_fw-la non_fw-la jus_o habere_fw-la eam_fw-la partem_fw-la tuendi_fw-la lib._n 1._o c._n 4._o s._n 13._o with_o reverence_n to_o sovereign_a majesty_n i_o crave_v leave_n to_o speak_v this_o word_n of_o truth_n and_o soberness_n in_o a_o know_a age_n flattery_n do_v not_o real_o exalt_v or_o secure_v the_o royal_a prerogative_n the_o authority_n of_o parliament_n be_v depress_v and_o undervalue_v be_v the_o more_o search_v into_o and_o urge_v concern_v the_o utmost_a bound_n and_o limit_n of_o royal_a prerogative_n and_o parliamentary_a power_n the_o law_n in_o deep_a wisdom_n choose_v to_o keep_v silence_n for_o it_o always_o suppose_v union_n not_o division_n between_o king_n and_o parliament_n wherefore_o the_o overstrain_v on_o either_o hand_n let_v all_o man_n forbear_v his_o majesty_n wisdom_n and_o goodness_n and_o his_o people_n obedience_n and_o loyalty_n in_o all_o way_n of_o mutual_a satisfaction_n will_v best_o secure_v his_o prerogative_n and_o their_o liberty_n moreover_o as_o to_o the_o point_n of_o loyalty_n now_o in_o question_n the_o subversion_n of_o the_o fundamental_a government_n of_o this_o kingdom_n can_v not_o be_v effect_v till_o those_o member_n of_o parliament_n that_o be_v presbyterian_a be_v many_o of_o they_o imprison_v other_o forcible_o seclude_v by_o the_o violence_n of_o the_o army_n and_o the_o rest_n thereupon_o withdraw_v from_o the_o house_n of_o commons_o for_o they_o have_v vote_v the_o king_n concession_n a_o ground_n sufficient_a for_o the_o house_n to_o proceed_v to_o settle_v the_o nation_n and_o be_v willing_a to_o cast_v whatsoever_o they_o contend_v for_o upon_o a_o legal_a security_n in_o those_o time_n the_o presbyterian_a minister_n of_o london_n in_o their_o public_a vindication_n thus_o declare_v themselves_o we_o profess_v before_o god_n angel_n and_o man_n that_o we_o very_o believe_v that_o that_o which_o be_v so_o much_o fear_v to_o be_v now_o in_o agitation_n the_o take_v away_o of_o the_o life_n of_o the_o king_n in_o this_o present_a way_n of_o trial_n be_v not_o only_o not_o agreeable_a to_o the_o word_n of_o god_n the_o principle_n of_o the_o protestant_a religion_n never_o yet_o stain_v with_o the_o least_o drop_n of_o the_o blood_n of_o a_o king_n or_o the_o fundamental_a constitution_n and_o government_n of_o this_o kingdom_n but_o contrary_a to_o they_o as_o also_o to_o the_o oath_n of_o allegiance_n the_o protestation_n of_o may_n 5._o 1641._o and_o the_o solemn_a league_n and_o covenant_n from_o all_o which_o or_o any_o of_o which_o engagement_n we_o know_v not_o any_o power_n on_o earth_n able_a to_o absolve_v we_o or_o other_o and_o in_o conclusion_n they_o warn_v and_o exhort_v man_n to_o pray_v for_o the_o king_n that_o god_n will_v restrain_v the_o violence_n of_o man_n that_o they_o may_v not_o dare_v to_o draw_v upon_o themselves_o and_o the_o kingdom_n the_o blood_n of_o their_o sovereign_n let_v prudent_a man_n weigh_v thing_n in_o the_o balance_n of_o reason_n be_v there_o any_o thing_n in_o the_o nature_n of_o prelacy_n that_o frame_v the_o mind_n to_o obedience_n and_o loyalty_n or_o be_v there_o any_o thing_n in_o the_o nature_n of_o presbytery_n that_o incline_v to_o rebellion_n and_o disobedience_n if_o loyalty_n be_v the_o innate_a disposition_n of_o prelacy_n how_o come_v it_o to_o pass_v that_o in_o ancient_a time_n and_o for_o a_o 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