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mean_n attain_v it_o than_o to_o open_v themselves_o a_o gite_fw-mi to_o popery_n and_o to_o concur_v with_o it_o to_o the_o ruin_n of_o the_o protestant_a religion_n you_o will_v it_o may_v be_v tell_v we_o that_o it_o look_v ill_o in_o we_o who_o so_o much_o complain_v that_o we_o have_v be_v deprive_v of_o liberty_n of_o conscience_n in_o france_n to_o sin_v fault_n with_o the_o king_n of_o england_n for_o grant_v it_o to_o his_o subject_n and_o that_o it_o be_v the_o least_o that_o can_v be_v allow_v to_o a_o sovereign_n to_o allow_v he_o the_o right_a to_o permit_v the_o exercise_n of_o his_o own_o religion_n in_o his_o own_o kingdom_n and_o to_o make_v use_n of_o the_o service_n of_o such_o of_o his_o subject_n as_o himself_o shall_v think_v sit_v by_o put_v they_o into_o charge_n and_o employ_v you_o will_v add_v that_o his_o majesty_n do_v not_o go_v about_o neither_o to_o abrogate_v the_o ancient_a law_n nor_o to_o make_v new_a one_o all_o he_o do_v be_v only_o to_o dispense_v 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parliament_n shall_v continue_v to_o be_v protestant_n but_o if_o the_o king_n have_v the_o power_n to_o break_v through_o the_o law_n under_o the_o pretence_n of_o dispense_n with_o and_o suspend_v of_o they_o what_o security_n shall_v the_o protestant_n have_v that_o he_o will_v not_o dispense_v with_o the_o papist_n the_o observation_n of_o those_o law_n which_o do_v exclude_v they_o out_o of_o the_o parliament_n as_o well_o as_o â—…_n have_v dispense_v with_o those_o that_o shall_v have_v keep_v they_o out_o of_o charge_n and_o employment_n â—…_n security_n shall_v they_o have_v that_o he_o will_v â—…_n at_o any_o time_n hereafter_o suspend_v the_o execution_n of_o the_o former_a as_o he_o have_v already_o suspend_v the_o execution_n of_o the_o latter_a which_o be_v â—…_n what_o shall_v hinder_v we_o from_o see_v in_o a_o little_a â—…_n a_o popish_a parliament_n who_o together_o with_o the_o king_n shall_v pass_v law_n contrary_a to_o the_o protestant_a religion_n what_o difference_n can_v be_v show_v between_o the_o one_o and_o the_o other_o of_o these_o law_n â—…_n the_o one_o shall_v be_v liable_a to_o be_v dispense_v with_o and_o suspend_v and_o the_o other_o not_o be_v they_o not_o both_o establish_v by_o the_o king_n and_o parliament_n be_v not_o both_o the_o one_o and_o the_o other_o make_v for_o the_o security_n of_o the_o protestant_a religion_n and_o of_o those_o who_o profess_v it_o be_v not_o the_o right_n of_o the_o people_n concern_v in_o the_o one_o as_o well_o as_o in_o the_o other_o and_o whosoever_o suffer_v and_o approve_v the_o king_n in_o the_o violation_n of_o these_o right_n in_o some_o thing_n do_v he_o not_o thereby_o authorise_v he_o to_o violate_v they_o in_o all_o if_o the_o king_n have_v power_n to_o put_v the_o liberty_n and_o
december_n 21._o 1688._o license_v fourteen_o paper_n viz._n i._o a_o letter_n from_o a_o gentleman_n in_o ireland_n to_o his_o friend_n in_o london_n upon_o occasion_n of_o a_o pamphlet_n entitle_v a_o vindication_n of_o the_o present_a government_n of_o ireland_n under_o his_o excellency_n richard_n earl_n of_o tyrconnel_n ii_o a_o letter_n from_o a_o freeholder_n to_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o freeholder_n of_o england_n and_o all_o other_o who_o have_v vote_n in_o the_o choice_n of_o parliament-man_n iii_o a_o enquiry_n into_o the_o reason_n for_o abrogate_a the_o test_n impose_v on_o all_o member_n of_o parliament_n offer_a by_o sa._n oxon._n iv_o reflection_n on_o a_o late_a pamphlet_n entitle_v parliamentum_fw-la pacificum_fw-la license_v by_o the_o earl_n of_o sunderland_n and_o print_v at_o london_n in_o march_n 1688._o v._o a_o letter_n to_o a_o dissenter_n upon_o occasion_n of_o his_o majesty_n late_o gracious_a declaration_n of_o indulgence_n vi_o the_o anatomy_n of_o a_o 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