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the_o siege_n of_o thebes_n mr._n gill_n miscell_n qyest_n chap._n 14._o pag._n 171._o 2._o the_o second_o reason_n be_v frame_v thus_o in_o hypothesâ—_n such_o as_o be_v exclude_v be_v a_o great_a part_n if_o not_o the_o great_a part_n of_o the_o remnant_n of_o the_o land_n if_o rule_v of_o exclusion_n be_v extend_v impartial_o now_o they_o have_v their_o life_n and_o liberty_n allow_v they_o must_v either_o in_o these_o thing_n be_v insure_v by_o the_o interpose_v of_o a_o competent_a power_n for_o their_o defence_n or_o else_o they_o must_v have_v liberty_n to_o act_v for_o themselves_o but_o so_o it_o be_v that_o we_o can_v interpose_v a_o competent_a power_n for_o their_o protection_n ergo_fw-la they_o must_v have_v liberty_n to_o act_v for_o themselves_o nam_fw-la qui_fw-la that_fw-mi vitam_fw-la that_fw-mi necessaria_fw-la ad_fw-la vitam_fw-la we_o answer_v 1._o it_o be_v not_o certain_a that_o such_o as_o be_v exclude_v be_v the_o great_a part_n of_o the_o land_n however_o it_o 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live_v but_o the_o not_o take_v away_o so_o much_o innocent_a blood_n from_o the_o land_n by_o act_n of_o justice_n be_v the_o cause_n that_o so_o much_o innocent_a and_o precious_a blood_n be_v now_o shed_v our_o ruler_n have_v pardon_v that_o blood_n which_o god_n will_v not_o pardon_v and_o therefore_o will_v not_o pardon_v it_o to_o the_o land_n because_o they_o pardon_v it_o to_o the_o murderer_n sect._n 4._o that_o it_o be_v not_o lawful_a for_o the_o well_o affect_a subject_n to_o concur_v in_o such_o a_o engadgment_n in_o war_n and_o associate_v with_o the_o malignant_a party_n some_o convince_v of_o the_o unlawfulness_n of_o the_o public_a resolution_n and_o proceed_n in_o reference_n to_o the_o employ_v of_o the_o malignant_a party_n yet_o do_v not_o find_v such_o clearness_n and_o satisfaction_n in_o their_o owned_a conscience_n as_o to_o forbid_v the_o subject_n to_o concur_v in_o this_o war_n and_o associate_v with_o the_o army_n so_o constitute_v therefore_o it_o be_v needful_a to_o speak_v something_o to_o this_o point_n that_o it_o be_v unlawful_a for_o the_o subject_n to_o associate_n and_o join_v in_o arm_n with_o that_o party_n as_o it_o be_v for_o the_o parliament_n to_o employ_v they_o for_o these_o reason_n 1._o the_o scripture_n before_o cite_v against_o association_n and_o confederacy_n with_o wicked_a and_o ungodly_a man_n do_v prove_v this_o the_o command_n prohibit_v conjunction_n with_o they_o and_o converse_v etc._n etc._n be_v common_a both_o to_o magistrate_n and_o people_n for_o the_o ground_n of_o it_o be_v common_a to_o both_o the_o people_n ensnare_a help_v of_o the_o ungodly_a etc._n etc._n it_o be_v strange_a doctrine_n to_o say_v that_o it_o be_v not_o lawful_a for_o the_o parliament_n to_o associate_v in_o war_n with_o the_o malignant_n lest_o the_o people_n be_v ensnare_v and_o