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the_o name_n of_o arminianism_n iv_o the_o stumbling-block_n of_o disobedience_n and_o rebellion_n prove_v the_o kingly_a power_n to_o be_v neither_o coordinate_a nor_o subordinate_a to_o any_o other_o upon_o earth_n to_o which_o be_v add_v v._o a_o treatise_n de_fw-fr jure_fw-la paritatis_fw-la episcoporum_fw-la or_o a_o defence_n of_o the_o right_n of_o peerage_n of_o the_o english_a bishop_n and_o a_o account_n of_o the_o life_n of_o the_o author_n to_o be_v sell_v by_o the_o bookseller_n a_o catalogue_n of_o author_n stephen_n gardiner_n and_o bonner_n p._n 2_o dr._n râ—bert_n barnes_n the_o martyr_n p._n 5_o necessary_a frudition_n of_o a_o christian_a man_n p._n 9_o william_n trâ—daâ—e_v the_o martyr_n p._n 11_o the_o postil_n set_v out_o a_o 1550._o p._n 15_o bernard_n gilpin_n p._n 17_o bishop_n hâ—â—per_v the_o martyr_n p._n 18_o bishop_n coverdale_n p._n 22_o bishop_n latymer_n the_o martyr_n p._n 23_o archbishop_n cranmer_n the_o martyr_n p._n 25_o judge_v montague_n p._n 29_o sir_n james_n hales_n p._n 30_o the_o norfolk_n and_o suffolk_n protestant_n p._n 31_o the_o lady_n jane_n grey_n and_o the_o d._n of_o suf._n p._n 32_o bishop_n rilley_n the_o martyr_n p._n 33_o bradford_n the_o martyr_n p._n 34_o laurence_n saunders_n the_o martyr_n p._n 35_o george_n marsh_n the_o martyr_n p._n 36_o mr._n philipet_fw-la the_o martyr_n ibid._n the_o franâ—furt_n confessor_n viz._n sâ—ory_n barlow_n cox_n becon_n bale_n parlâ—â—urst_n grindal_n sandys_n nâ—wel_o wâ—â—m_n jewel_n etc._n etc._n ibid._n thomas_n beâ—on_n p._n 39_o the_o homily_n against_o rebellion_n p._n 43_o bishop_n jewel_n ibid._n alexander_n nâ—wel_o p._n 45_o the_o exhortation_n to_o the_o north._n reb._n p._n 46_o antonius_n corranus_n p._n 47_o dâ—_n â—â—ng_v p._n 49_o barthol_n clerk._n p._n 50_o bishop_n babington_n ibid._n dr._n laurence_n humfreys_n p._n 53_o archbishop_n banerâ—â—t_o p._n 37_o 54_o dr._n eâ—des_n p._n 55_o bishop_n mâ—reton_n p._n 50_o mr._n greenham_n p._n 60_o archbishop_n abâ—â—t_o p._n 61_o bishop_n barlow_n ibid._n francis_n merbury_n p._n 62_o dr._n john_n doâ—e_n p._n 63_o king_n james_n p._n 64_o sir_n john_n hayward_n p._n 65_o bishop_n bilson_n p._n 71_o gâ—dman's_n recantation_n p._n 74_o oxf._n answ_o to_o the_o mille_fw-la manus_fw-la petition_n p._n 75_o bishop_n rudd_n ibid._n doctor_n field_n p._n 76_o bishop_n overal_n convocation_n book_n p._n 77_o deus_fw-la &_o rex_fw-la p._n 82_o gabriel_n powel_n p._n 84_o oliver_n ormerod_n ibid._n albericus_fw-la gentrlis_n p._n 85_o bishop_n andrews_n p._n 88_o rich._n thomson_n p._n 90_o dr._n collins_n ibid._n isaac_n casaubon_n p._n 92_o bishop_n prideaux_n p._n 95_o bishop_n buckeridge_n p._n 98_o bishop_n godwin_n p._n 100_o dr._n david_n owen_n p._n 101_o dr._n john_n downham_n p._n 104_o 〈◊〉_d daw_n ibid._n dr._n bois_n p._n 105_o bishop_n ablet_n ibid._n bishop_n bayly_n p._n 107_o dr._n crackemherp_n ibid._n dr._n feat_o p._n 108_o pet._n du_fw-fr moulin_n sen._n p._n 109_o pet._n du_fw-fr moulin_n jun._n p._n 111_o bishop_n mountain_n p._n 115_o mr._n hayes_n ibid._n mr._n adam_n ibid._n author_n of_o a_o discourse_n of_o supreme_a power_n and_o common_a right_n p._n 117_o sam._n oat_n ibid._n mr._n robert_n bolton_n ibid._n mr._n faringdon_n p._n 119_o mr._n chillingworth_n ibid._n bishop_n lake_n p._n 120_o dr._n stephens_n ibid._n p._n h._n p._n 121_o dr._n swadlyn_n p._n 122_o dr._n holiday_n ibid._n mr._n berkâ—nâ—ead_n p._n 123_o bishop_n henry_n king._n ibid._n dr._n gardiner_n p._n 124_o dr._n mayne_n p._n 125_o dr._n heylin_n p._n 126_o sir_n jo._n spelman_n p._n 127_o sir_n tho._n ashton_n ibid._n a_o appeal_n to_o thy_o conscience_n p._n 128_o mr._n symmon_n p._n 129_o bishop_n rainbow_n ibid._n mr._n sheringham_n p._n 130_o mr._n allington_n ibid._n mr._n jane_n p._n 131_o bishop_n sanderson_n p._n 132_o judge_v jenkins_n p._n 134_o dr._n stewart_n ibid._n bishop_n brownrig_v ibid._n
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have_v not_o a_o caiaphas_n in_o his_o bosom_n which_o of_o we_o be_v there_o that_o do_v not_o rather_o consider_v the_o expediency_n than_o the_o justice_n of_o a_o action_n which_o of_o we_o do_v not_o consider_v whether_o what_o we_o do_v be_v not_o rather_o secure_v than_o conscionable_a man_n who_o will_v sacrifice_v both_o judgement_n loyalty_n conscience_n and_o all_o honesty_n to_o avoid_v a_o inconvenience_n 116._o p._n 115_o 116._o it_o be_v a_o law_n much_o commend_v in_o this_o land_n of_o we_o that_o no_o man_n shall_v be_v try_v but_o by_o his_o peer_n now_o a_o king_n must_v be_v above_o the_o judgement_n of_o his_o subject_n because_o among_o they_o he_o can_v have_v no_o peer_n such_o a_o heir_n as_o christ_n be_v in_o the_o parable_n 179._o sermon_n 4._o p._n 179._o luc._n 20.14_o can_v not_o be_v rob_v of_o his_o birthright_n nor_o deprive_v of_o his_o inheritance_n but_o it_o must_v be_v do_v with_o violence_n and_o that_o violence_n can_v never_o have_v hand_n enough_o without_o a_o association_n the_o husbandman_n without_o any_o mask_n of_o religion_n 205._o p._n 205._o or_o cloak_n of_o godliness_n without_o any_o pretence_n of_o free_v themselves_o from_o tyranny_n arbitrary_a government_n or_o any_o manner_n of_o oppression_n they_o declare_v clear_o what_o more_o subtle_a rebel_n will_v not_o that_o the_o reason_n they_o prosecute_v buy_v arraign_v and_o kill_v the_o heir_n 211._o p._n 208_o and_o p._n 210_o 211._o it_o mere_o be_v for_o his_o inheritance_n that_o the_o inheritance_n may_v be_v we_o this_o lord_n have_v power_n to_o call_v the_o labourer_n but_o the_o labourer_n have_v none_o to_o call_v he_o to_o account_v anno_fw-la 1651._o mr._n jane_n father_n to_o the_o present_a regius_n professor_n at_o oxon_n if_o i_o be_o right_o inform_v print_v his_o answer_n to_o miltons_n iconoclaste_n and_o in_o it_o full_o and_o on_o all_o occasion_n aver_v this_o truth_n 11_o exam._n of_o the_o pref._n p._n 5._o v._n p._n 11_o it_o be_v 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churchman_n have_v their_o hand_n in_o the_o old_a rebellion_n and_o in_o our_o day_n we_o find_v they_o have_v successor_n that_o teach_v the_o people_n doctrine_n of_o devil_n and_o seduce_v they_o from_o obedience_n to_o those_o that_o have_v the_o rule_n over_o they_o 47._o p._n 47._o obedience_n and_o suffering_n be_v the_o servility_n and_o wretchedness_n which_o milton_n call_v the_o pulpit_n stuff_n of_o the_o prelate_n we_o may_v short_o expect_v that_o as_o these_o miscreant_n have_v alter_v state_n and_o church_n ☜_o ☜_o so_o they_o will_v compose_v a_o index_n expurgatorius_fw-la of_o the_o bible_n for_o it_o can_v be_v imagine_v that_o they_o will_v object_v this_o heinous_a crime_n of_o preach_v passive_a obedience_n to_o the_o prelate_n and_o leave_v so_o many_o place_n in_o the_o gospel_n which_o command_v it_o and_o themselves_o need_v not_o the_o gospel_n to_o make_v man_n obedient_a they_o have_v the_o sword_n and_o this_o
chain_n up_o his_o fury_n lest_o for_o our_o sin_n he_o permit_v he_o to_o return_v once_o more_o with_o seven_o other_o spirit_n more_o wicked_a than_o himself_o and_o so_o our_o last_o estate_n prove_v worse_a than_o the_o former_a dr._n 21._o pr._n 1661._o p._n 34._o v._n p._n 14_o 19_o 21._o morley_n bishop_n of_o winchester_n sermon_n at_o the_o coronation_n of_o king_n charles_n ii_o be_v full_a to_o this_o purpose_n as_o no_o man_n can_v take_v upon_o himself_o the_o honour_n or_o office_n of_o a_o priest_n so_o much_o less_o can_v any_o man_n take_v to_o himself_o the_o honour_n or_o office_n of_o a_o king_n but_o he_o must_v have_v it_o from_o god_n himself_o either_o by_o god_n own_o immediate_a designation_n as_o moses_n and_o the_o judge_n have_v for_o the_o judge_n be_v king_n and_o as_o saul_n and_o david_n have_v or_o by_o god_n ordinary_a way_n of_o dispensation_n which_o be_v by_o succession_n of_o child_n unto_o their_o father_n according_a unto_o which_o method_n as_o family_n grow_v into_o nation_n so_o paternal_a government_n grow_v into_o regal_a and_o consequent_o a_o usurper_n as_o he_o have_v no_o claim_n to_o divine_a institution_n so_o he_o have_v no_o title_n to_o divine_a benediction_n or_o protection_n and_o beside_o because_o what_o be_v get_v by_o the_o sword_n must_v be_v maintain_v by_o the_o sword_n a_o usurper_n must_v be_v a_o tyrant_n whether_o he_o will_v or_o no._n last_o a_o monarchy_n by_o usurpation_n be_v res_fw-la sine_fw-la titulo_fw-la a_o possession_n without_o a_o title_n which_o seldom_o last_v long_a or_o end_n well_o for_o he_o that_o take_v the_o sword_n shall_v perish_v by_o the_o sword_n say_v our_o saviour_n mat._n 26.52_o again_o as_o monarchy_n by_o usurpation_n be_v res_fw-la sine_fw-la titulo_fw-la so_o monarchy_n by_o election_n be_v titulus_fw-la sine_fw-la re_fw-la for_o elective_a king_n be_v but_o conditional_a king_n and_o conditional_a king_n be_v no_o king_n beside_o 35._o p._n 35._o a_o king_n be_v to_o have_v the_o power_n of_o life_n and_o death_n which_o none_o that_o have_v it_o not_o themselves_o can_v give_v unto_o he_o and_o therefore_o how_o he_o that_o be_v elect_v by_o those_o that_o have_v not_o the_o power_n of_o life_n and_o death_n come_v to_o have_v the_o power_n of_o life_n and_o death_n and_o consequent_o how_o he_o come_v to_o be_v a_o king_n be_v i_o conceive_v not_o easy_a to_o imagine_v the_o best_a and_o sure_a way_n for_o prince_n 38._o p._n 38._o state_n and_o people_n be_v to_o protect_v cherish_v and_o allow_v of_o that_o religion_n and_o that_o only_a which_o allow_v of_o no_o rise_n up_o against_o or_o resist_v sovereign_a power_n no_o not_o in_o its_o own_o defence_n nor_o upon_o any_o other_o pretence_n whatsoever_o but_o though_o prince_n be_v call_v god_n yet_o they_o shall_v die_v like_o man_n 46._o p._n 46._o say_v one_o that_o be_v a_o prince_n himself_o ps_n 82.7_o and_o though_o they_o be_v accountable_a to_o no_o tribunal_n here_o yet_o 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the_o just_a etc._n etc._n it_o depose_v he_o if_o any_o army_n of_o neighbour_n inhabitant_n 31._o p._n 31._o or_o whoever_o do_v though_o injurious_o expel_v the_o sovereign_n and_o resolve_v to_o ruin_v the_o commonwealth_n rather_o than_o he_o shall_v be_v restore_v and_o if_o the_o commonwealth_n may_v prosper_v without_o his_o restoration_n it_o be_v the_o duty_n of_o such_o a_o injure_a prince_n for_o the_o common_a good_a to_o resign_v his_o government_n and_o if_o he_o will_v not_o the_o people_n ought_v to_o judge_v he_o as_o make_v uncapable_a by_o providence_n and_o not_o to_o seek_v his_o restitution_n to_o the_o apparent_a ruin_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n if_o a_o people_n that_o by_o oath_n and_o duty_n be_v oblige_v to_o a_o sovereign_n 33._o p._n 33._o shall_v sinful_o dispossess_v he_o and_o contrary_a to_o their_o covenant_n choose_v and_o covenant_n with_o another_o they_o may_v be_v oblige_v by_o their_o late_a covenant_n notwithstanding_o their_o former_a and_o 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nanfan_n esq_n in_o those_o worst_a of_o time_n write_v a_o censure_n of_o the_o passage_n 3._o p._n 3._o and_o in_o it_o aver_v that_o all_o war_n take_v up_o by_o subject_n upon_o any_o pretence_n whatsoever_o or_o by_o whatsoever_o caution_n or_o limitation_n evermore_o in_o the_o nature_n of_o it_o intend_v the_o destroy_n of_o king_n and_o kingdom_n 4._o p._n 4._o that_o all_o the_o bring_v the_o people_n into_o a_o body_n by_o covenant_n be_v unlawful_a because_o government_n mere_o consist_v in_o have_v no_o contract_n of_o the_o people_n act_v of_o themselves_o that_o in_o such_o covenant_n man_n swear_v thing_n contradictory_n as_o to_o fight_v against_o the_o king_n and_o to_o be_v true_a to_o he_o there_o be_v no_o such_o thing_n in_o nature_n as_o a_o defensive_a war_n against_o the_o king_n by_o subject_n to_o subdue_v a_o king_n and_o deprive_v he_o of_o his_o power_n 5._o p._n 5._o be_v the_o same_o thing_n as_o kill_v it_o stay_v but_o the_o act_n i_o shall_v be_v 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