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government_n etc._n etc._n but_o the_o holy_a ghost_n say_v prov._n 24._o 21._o my_o son_n fear_v thou_o the_o lord_n and_o the_o king_n and_o meddle_v not_o with_o they_o that_o be_v give_v to_o change_v he_o allow_v a_o change_n to_o be_v for_o great_a good_a but_o the_o holy_a ghost_n tell_v we_o in_o the_o next_o word_n verse_n 22._o for_o their_o calamity_n shall_v rise_v sudden_o and_o who_o know_v the_o ruin_n of_o they_o â—oth_n 2_o if_o man_n may_v change_v for_o the_o better_a and_o must_v change_v upon_o a_o suppose_a hurt_n than_o all_o oath_n engagement_n or_o promise_v of_o obedience_n allegiance_n or_o fidelity_n to_o magistrate_n be_v unlawful_a to_o be_v undertake_v for_o all_o such_o bond_n be_v in_o relation_n to_o a_o present_a and_o particular_a government_n the_o engager_n be_v under_o and_o they_o be_v not_o for_o the_o time_n present_a or_o for_o a_o instant_n but_o for_o a_o future_a continuance_n and_o there_o be_v in_o all_o such_o engagement_n a_o make_v 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engagement_n but_o dissolve_v the_o natural_a or_o moral_a bond_n itself_o of_o duty_n and_o subjection_n to_o magistrate_n for_o to_o be_v free_a to_o change_v when_o a_o man_n judge_v it_o best_o be_v to_o be_v free_a when_o he_o will_v and_o that_o be_v not_o to_o be_v tie_v at_o all_o by_o this_o mean_v any_o man_n be_v disengage_v from_o subjection_n both_o in_o foro_fw-la interno_fw-la &_o externo_fw-la when_o he_o will_v say_v he_o think_v the_o present_a government_n not_o safe_a or_o profitable_a or_o another_o to_o be_v better_a and_o have_v so_o resolve_v he_o be_v absolve_v he_o may_v now_o disobey_v the_o command_n stand_v our_o against_o the_o judgement_n take_v up_o arm_n against_o the_o person_n and_o authority_n and_o be_v exempt_a from_o the_o sword_n of_o the_o magistrate_n yea_o although_o he_o
oath_n by_o a_o act_n of_o parliament_n this_o be_v the_o subject_n free_a act_n in_o their_o representative_n no_o law_n of_o god_n or_o nature_n oblige_v they_o to_o accept_v of_o such_o a_o person_n and_o his_o heir_n and_o to_o swear_v allegiance_n to_o they_o if_o therefore_o the_o representative_n take_v away_o and_o repeal_v this_o act_n as_o this_o parliament_n have_v do_v they_o thereby_o set_v the_o subject_n at_o liberty_n from_o such_o allegiance_n and_o from_o their_o oath_n bind_v to_o it_o there_o remain_v no_o more_o conscience_n of_o it_o to_o such_o as_o have_v take_v it_o abraham_n that_o impose_v the_o oath_n upon_o his_o servant_n may_v acquit_v he_o of_o it_o etc._n etc._n first_o for_o the_o antecedent_n i_o shall_v only_o note_v 1_o he_o set_v up_o a_o supreme_a power_n over_o we_o by_o reason_n not_o by_o law_n or_o the_o people_n constitution_n and_o this_o reason_n be_v not_o the_o nation_n but_o 1_o either_o his_o own_o private_a judgement_n and_o if_o 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the_o whole_a consequence_n i_o answer_v 1_o this_o inference_n be_v direct_o contrary_a to_o that_o which_o solomon_n in_o the_o place_n cite_v eccles_n 2._o 19_o make_v from_o the_o word_n solomon_n be_v yet_o shall_v he_o have_v rule_n over_o all_o my_o labour_n wherein_o i_o have_v labour_v and_o wherein_o i_o have_v show_v myself_o wise_a under_o the_o sun_n this_o man_n inference_n be_v in_o effect_n because_o no_o man_n know_v whether_o he_o will_v be_v a_o wise_a man_n or_o a_o fool_n therefore_o he_o shall_v not_o have_v rule_n etc._n etc._n that_o be_v we_o must_v not_o engage_v beforehand_o that_o he_o shall_v rule_v while_o it_o be_v uncertain_a what_o he_o will_v prove_v though_o solomon_n say_v notwithstanding_o that_o be_v uncertain_a yet_o he_o shall_v have_v rule_n 2_o the_o same_o reason_n if_o it_o hold_v will_v lie_v against_o any_o oath_n or_o engagement_n to_o any_o ruler_n in_o be_v whatsoever_o they_o be_v for_o say_v they_o be_v come_v to_o maturity_n and_o for_o the_o past_a and_o present_a time_n have_v give_v proof_n yet_o who_o know_v what_o they_o that_o be_v now_o wise_a and_o just_a moral_o may_v hereafter_o come_v to_o be_v the_o scripture_n suppose_v that_o not_o only_o a_o just_a father_n may_v have_v a_o wicked_a son_n but_o a_o righteous_a man_n in_o profession_n and_o external_a carriage_n may_v turn_v from_o his_o righteousness_n and_o commit_v iniquity_n ezek._n 18._o 24._o nero_n quinquâ—nnium_n of_o reign_v well_o be_v general_o know_v the_o good_a beginning_n of_o â—eash_n and_o vzziah_n 2_o chron._n 23_o 24_o and_o 26._o and_o therefore_o degeneracy_n be_v sufficient_a instance_n of_o the_o lubricity_n of_o man_n in_o authority_n yea_o it_o be_v well_o know_v how_o fearful_o solomon_n himself_o with_o asa_n 1_o king_n 11._o 2_o chron_n 16._o and_o other_o fall_v in_o divers_a particular_n of_o a_o gross_a nature_n if_o we_o must_v first_o know_v and_o swear_v afterward_o we_o must_v never_o swear_v to_o any_o 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