fire_n and_o sword_n but_o also_o as_o we_o have_v already_o say_v in_o the_o answer_n to_o the_o first_o supplication_n pag._n 27._o violent_a humour_n of_o ambition_n to_o a_o monarchy_n of_o malice_n and_o revenge_n upon_o suppose_a indignity_n the_o secure_n of_o their_o own_o greatness_n by_o impayr_v their_o neighbour_n etc._n etc._n 3_o if_o religion_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o such_o war_n yet_o will_v not_o the_o war_n cease_v for_o toleration_n consider_v the_o papist_n if_o they_o be_v not_o restrain_v will_v never_o rest_v until_o they_o see_v a_o alteration_n and_o full_a restore_n of_o the_o popish_a idolatry_n 4_o if_o any_o of_o the_o latter_a case_n shall_v be_v the_o cause_n of_o war_n yet_o can_v popery_n strengthen_v and_o secure_v his_o majesty_n therein_o because_o it_o be_v not_o likely_a &_o probable_a that_o the_o papist_n will_v sincere_o and_o faithful_o sight_n the_o bottaile_n of_o a_o protestant_a king_n against_o a_o prince_n of_o their_o ownereligion_n 5_o 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&_o poland_n be_v false_a for_o their_o estate_n be_v nothing_o so_o peaceable_a and_o flourish_a as_o this_o commonwealth_n be_v i_o let_v we_o consider_v the_o roman_a empire_n she_o have_v pity_n to_o see_v that_o church_n creep_v as_o it_o do_v in_o the_o beginning_n upon_o the_o ground_n suffer_v the_o same_o to_o embrace_v it_o and_o to_o grow_v up_o by_o it_o as_o the_o yvie_n do_v by_o the_o oak_n whereof_o the_o empire_n be_v a_o mighty_a tree_n indeed_o feel_v not_o at_o the_o first_o any_o annoyance_n but_o now_o find_v that_o it_o have_v suck_v it_o in_o such_o sort_n as_o it_o have_v draw_v out_o all_o the_o ivice_n &_o vigour_n of_o it_o be_v bring_v by_o it_o now_o to_o a_o wither_a stock_n scarce_o able_a to_o bear_v the_o barren_a branch_n that_o be_v upon_o it_o for_o by_o mean_n of_o excommunicate_v and_o curse_v the_o emperor_n by_o give_v the_o empire_n to_o who_o it_o please_v they_o by_o force_v war_n between_o the_o house_n of_o france_n &_o the_o empire_n and_o 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to_o be_v give_v to_o they_o and_o that_o for_o conscience_n sake_n wherefore_o both_o they_o may_v suffer_v the_o exercise_n of_o it_o without_o danger_n yea_o to_o the_o great_a establish_n of_o their_o state_n and_o throne_n in_o security_n and_o assurance_n and_o consequent_o also_o such_o professor_n may_v be_v faithful_a and_o loyal_a subject_n yea_o even_o to_o heathen_a prince_n as_o the_o apostle_n and_o father_n of_o the_o primitive_a church_n be_v but_o a_o papist_n that_o hold_v a_o faith_n &_o doctrine_n the_o maxim_n and_o rule_n whereof_o be_v opposite_a to_o the_o state_n and_o dignity_n of_o prince_n though_o they_o allege_v a_o thousand_o time_n they_o stand_v but_o for_o their_o conscience_n &_o religion_n yet_o because_o their_o conscience_n and_o religion_n be_v such_o as_o the_o principle_n and_o ground_n of_o it_o be_v contrary_a to_o all_o state_n &_o authority_n the_o magistrate_n can_v endure_v such_o a_o conscience_n and_o religion_n without_o the_o certain_a danger_n of_o have_v the_o mace_n and_o sceptre_n wrong_v out_o of_o his_o hand_n 8_o again_o the_o papist_n do_v intolerable_o wrong_v his_o majesty_n in_o solicit_v of_o his_o highness_n to_o grant_v that_o whereof_o they_o can_v give_v no_o similitude_n of_o instance_n in_o any_o protestant_a prince_n yea_o which_o the_o pope_n himself_o can_v endure_v 9_o for_o if_o toleration_n be_v so_o beneficial_a to_o the_o state_n as_o here_o the_o papist_n affirm_v wherefore_o do_v not_o they_o persuade_v the_o pope_n &_o all_o popish_a prince_n to_o practice_v the_o same_o within_o their_o dominion_n why_o do_v they_o not_o cancel_v the_o bloody_a inquisition_n &_o surcease_v their_o persecute_v of_o the_o protestant_n if_o they_o think_v this_o intolerable_a in_o their_o regiment_n wherefore_o shall_v we_o judge_v it_o tolerable_a in_o our_o state_n especial_o their_o popish_a document_n be_v very_a firebrand_n to_o set_v all_o on_o fire_n their_o pope_n very_a leech_n of_o our_o 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