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in_o conscience_n and_o a_o pretence_n to_o they_o in_o life_n liberty_n and_o estate_n for_o the_o latter_a be_v liable_a to_o violence_n and_o may_v be_v take_v away_o but_o the_o other_o can_v and_o now_o he_o talk_v of_o pad_n upon_o this_o road_n the_o remonstrant_n as_o i_o remember_v be_v very_o good_a at_o it_o that_o drive_v away_o from_o their_o church_n 85._o minister_n of_o 97._o within_o the_o wall_n of_o london_n we_o will_v agree_v in_o the_o matter_n with_o he_o that_o want_v of_o money_n and_o want_v of_o religion_n will_v put_v man_n upon_o desperate_a course_n for_o my_o charity_n persuade_v i_o he_o will_v never_o have_v write_v these_o libel_n else_o he_o be_v a_o little_a positive_a methinks_v in_o aver_v that_o a_o great_a lord_n lose_v his_o place_n for_o defend_v the_o protestant_a religion_n pag._n 44._o but_o he_o have_v forget_v the_o statute_n of_o his_o own_o cite_v pag._n 15._o that_o make_v it_o incapacity_n for_o say_v that_o the_o king_n be_v a_o papist_n or_o a_o introducer_n of_o popery_n and_o that_o it_o be_v the_o king_n himself_o that_o remove_v his_o lordship_n and_o what_o do_v you_o think_v of_o his_o irony_n pag._n 43._o where_o he_o say_v that_o the_o parliament_n by_o the_o conspirator_n good_a leave_n be_v admit_v to_o sit_v again_o at_o the_o day_n appoint_v he_o tell_v we_o of_o another_o affair_n too_o pag._n 51_o which_o be_v transmit_v to_o his_o majesty_n be_v easy_o change_v into_o a_o court_n intrigue_n and_o pag._n 63._o that_o the_o conspirator_n may_v so_o represent_v thing_n to_o his_o majesty_n as_o to_o incense_v he_o against_o the_o parliament_n and_o distrust_v all_o parliamentary_a advice_n to_o take_v counsel_n from_o themselves_o from_o france_n and_o from_o necessity_n in_o this_o disloyal_a and_o irreverent_a licence_n he_o drop_v you_o a_o word_n or_o two_o now_o and_o then_o before_o he_o be_v aware_a against_o the_o king_n himself_o and_o other_o while_n discharge_v his_o malice_n to_o the_o 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