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division_n of_o the_o people_n 53._o ibid._n pag._n 53._o let_v what_o i_o have_v say_v serve_v to_o satisfy_v mr._n bagsâ—aâ—_n that_o defamer_n of_o the_o government_n and_o the_o publisher_n of_o treâ—son_n may_v câ—me_v off_o and_o better_a too_o then_o their_o accuser_n for_o i_o be_o expose_v to_o daily_a menace_n libel_n violence_n only_o for_o assert_v the_o king_n interest_n and_o discover_v his_o enemy_n it_o be_v time_n now_o to_o draw_v to_o a_o conclusion_n and_o i_o can_v end_v better_a than_o with_o give_v the_o world_n a_o particular_a view_n of_o some_o few_o of_o those_o many_o treasonous_a seditious_a and_o schismatical_a piece_n which_o have_v be_v publish_v since_o his_o sacred_a majesty_n be_v return_n and_o with_o that_o i_o shall_v wind_v up_o my_o justification_n wherein_o i_o shall_v observe_v in_o order_n how_o they_o treat_v the_o church_n and_o the_o king_n cause_n and_o his_o authority_n upon_o the_o restore_a of_o the_o king_n mr._n manton_n publish_v 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the_o title_n of_o son_n of_o belial_n be_v recommend_v 59_o pag._n 59_o in_o mr._n manton_n his_o publication_n of_o smectymnuus_n the_o king_n be_v supreme_a authority_n in_o matter_n ecclesiastical_a be_v absolute_o disclaim_v 60._o pag._n 60._o and_o the_o people_n be_v encourage_v to_o oppose_v the_o imposer_n of_o ceremony_n as_o adversary_n of_o the_o truth_n the_o power_n of_o the_o two_o house_n be_v assert_v in_o coordination_n with_o the_o king_n 62._o pag._n 62._o harrison_n carew_n ibid._n ibid._n etc._n etc._n be_v call_v the_o servant_n of_o christ_n their_o cause_n christ_n cause_n and_o the_o murder_n of_o the_o late_a king_n be_v report_v as_o the_o most_o noble_a 63._o pag._n 63._o and_o high_a act_n of_o justice_n that_o our_o story_n can_v parallel_v iâ—id_fw-la iâ—id_fw-la the_o king_n judge_n and_o counsel_n together_o with_o the_o jury_n that_o sit_v upon_o john_n james_n be_v charge_v with_o thirst_v after_o his_o blood_n iâ—id_fw-la iâ—id_fw-la his_o majesty_n be_v revile_v and_o menace_v for_o his_o proclamation_n against_o conventicle_n for_o oppose_v these_o insolence_n and_o defend_v the_o king_n right_n his_o cause_n and_o government_n without_o ever_o receive_v any_o pretence_n to_o a_o reply_n i_o have_v be_v twice_o libel_v by_o mr._n edward_n bagshaw_n as_o cromwel_n spy_n 34._o pag._n 34._o and_o a_o person_n infamous_a both_o for_o condition_n and_o morality_n my_o lord_n i_o dare_v not_o beg_v but_o i_o do_v secret_o wish_v that_o he_o may_v be_v call_v to_o make_v it_o good_a which_o i_o the_o rather_o do_v because_o the_o latter_a of_o the_o two_o be_v tender_v to_o your_o lordship_n as_o my_o character_n but_o principal_o for_o the_o consequence_n for_o if_o it_o come_v to_o that_o once_o that_o in_o a_o time_n of_o peace_n a_o man_n can_v be_v loyal_a but_o at_o the_o hazzard_n of_o his_o life_n and_o honour_n and_o that_o it_o become_v more_o safe_a and_o beneficial_a to_o be_v guilty_a then_o to_o be_v innocent_a i_o do_v mâ—st_o dutiful_o remit_v the_o rest_n to_o your_o lordship_n humble_o beseech_v you_o my_o lord_n to_o receive_v this_o further_a advertisement_n concern_v mr._n bagshaw_n he_o deny_v the_o king_n supremacy_n 11._o pag._n 11._o and_o animate_v the_o subject_a against_o it_o affirm_v that_o god_n have_v not_o commit_v unto_o the_o magistrate_n but_o to_o his_o son_n the_o government_n of_o his_o church_n even_o in_o the_o outward_a polity_n that_o the_o command_n render_v a_o thing_n in_o itself_o innocent_a utter_o unlawful_a he_o make_v the_o king_n a_o usurper_n a_o idolater_n 12._o pag._n 12._o a_o impious_a pretender_n 14._o pag._n 14._o he_n call_v the_o praelation_n of_o bishop_n a_o undue_a and_o antichristian_a dignity_n he_o infer_v his_o majesty_n either_o no_o king_n 15._o pag._n 15._o or_o no_o christian._n he_o be_v peremptory_a 16._o pag._n 16._o that_o the_o king_n be_v singulis_n minor_n and_o that_o the_o people_n may_v depose_v he_o fixum_fw-la ratumque_fw-la 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put_n of_o it_o to_o the_o question_n which_o be_v the_o fine_a fool_n the_o plaintiff_n or_o the_o defendant_n yet_o in_o regard_n that_o in_o this_o case_n the_o public_a and_o my_o particular_a appear_v so_o complicate_v that_o as_o i_o suffer_v for_o that_o so_o that_o likewise_o be_v wound_v through_o i_o for_o it_o be_v the_o king_n be_v strike_v at_o in_o his_o loyal_a subject_n and_o they_o be_v only_o persecute_v as_o the_o bar_n betwixt_o authority_n and_o rebellion_n i_o hold_v it_o but_o a_o modest_a and_o discreet_a justice_n not_o to_o divide_v in_o the_o defence_n what_o faction_n and_o malice_n have_v unite_v in_o the_o scandal_n this_o be_v resolve_v upon_o the_o course_n i_o mean_v to_o take_v with_o bagshaw_n late_a rhetorical_a libel_n obtrude_v upon_o the_o world_n in_o form_n of_o a_o letter_n to_o my_o lord_n chancellor_n be_v to_o report_v he_o word_n for_o word_n and_o then_o to_o examine_v first_o his_o pretend_a loyalty_n and_o after_o that_o his_o bold_a and_o scurrilous_a defamation_n 17._o pag._n 10_o 11_o 12_o 16_o 17._o for_o want_v of_o soft_a word_n i_o must_v make_v use_n of_o schism_n sedition_n treason_n etc._n etc._n all_o which_o be_v prove_v against_o he_o under_o his_o own_o hand_n touch_v the_o libellous_a part_n i_o leave_v it_o so_o clear_a that_o i_o defy_v his_o great_a adorer_n to_o be_v my_o judge_n the_o greatness_n of_o his_o mind_n we_o must_v imagine_v will_v never_o have_v stoop_v to_o so_o low_a a_o ebb_n of_o baseness_n 46._o pag._n 46._o as_o to_o have_v bring_v a_o fiddle_n under_o his_o cloak_n for_o a_o recommendation_n to_o oliver_n as_o he_o say_v l'estrange_n do_v see_v now_o this_o miserable_a snake_n lick_v the_o very_a dust_n at_o the_o foot_n of_o bradshaw_n 53._o pag._n 53._o the_o measure_n of_o his_o conduct_n and_o veracity_n may_v be_v take_v from_o his_o frequent_a and_o ill-menaged_a contradiction_n for_o the_o purity_n of_o
will_v be_v unjust_a and_o of_o ill_a example_n in_o this_o concession_n his_o majesty_n only_o suspend_v the_o strictness_n of_o the_o law_n and_o mr._n bagshaw_n peremptory_o conclude_v against_o the_o equity_n and_o authority_n of_o it_o the_o king_n give_v mr._n bagshaw_n leave_v to_o forbear_v ceremony_n and_o mr._n bagshaw_n deny_v the_o king_n leave_v to_o impose_v they_o the_o end_n of_o this_o indulgence_n be_v for_o the_o relief_n and_o quiet_v of_o tender_a conscience_n and_o mr._n bagshaw_n employ_v it_o to_o the_o perplex_v and_o ensnare_a of_o they_o in_o fine_a his_o majesty_n apply_v this_o dispensation_n but_o to_o the_o omit_v of_o ceremony_n and_o mr._n bagshaw_n extend_v it_o to_o the_o damn_v and_o forbid_v of_o they_o see_v now_o the_o condition_n of_o his_o majesty_n grace_n and_o mercy_n in_o this_o declaration_n exhibit_v we_o hope_v and_o expect_v that_o all_o man_n will_v henceforward_o forbear_v to_o bend_v any_o such_o doctrine_n in_o the_o pulpit_n 19_o decl._n eccl._n asf._n pag._n 19_o or_o to_o endeavour_v to_o work_v in_o such_o manner_n upon_o the_o affection_n of_o the_o people_n as_o may_v dispose_v they_o to_o a_o ill_a opinion_n of_o we_o and_o the_o government_n and_o to_o disturb_v the_o peace_n of_o the_o kingdom_n etc._n etc._n no_o man_n shall_v be_v disquiet_v or_o call_v in_o question_n for_o difference_n of_o opinion_n in_o matter_n of_o religion_n 5._o ibid._n pag._n 5._o which_o do_v not_o disturb_v the_o peace_n of_o the_o kingdom_n etc._n etc._n do_v it_o not_o dispose_v the_o people_n to_o think_v ill_o of_o his_o majesty_n and_o government_n for_o mr._n bagshaw_n to_o deny_v his_o authority_n royal_a in_o deny_v the_o magistrate_n power_n of_o impose_v to_o reproach_v he_o as_o a_o impious_a pretender_n and_o to_o presage_v that_o â—e_n sâ—all_v be_v root_v up_o to_o charge_v he_o with_o idolatry_n and_o usurpation_n etc._n etc._n can_v any_o opinion_n be_v more_o hazardous_a to_o the_o public_a peace_n than_o those_o that_o dissolve_v the_o very_a order_n and_o relation_n of_o government_n teach_v that_o the_o mere_a command_n of_o a_o thing_n in_o itself_o lawful_a render_v the_o magistrate_n criminal_a and_o the_o obedience_n sinful_a if_o the_o publishing_n and_o inculcate_v of_o theâ—e_n doctrine_n be_v not_o dangerous_a i_o have_v no_o more_o to_o say_v but_o if_o it_o be_v i_o be_o to_o seek_v for_o mr._n bagshaw_n interest_n in_o the_o king_n be_v declaration_n which_o yet_o by_o his_o own_o confession_n hâ—â—_n indulge_v as_o much_o liberty_n as_o any_o sober-minded_n christian_n can_v pretend_v to_o a_o little_a of_o his_o kindness_n now_o to_o the_o order_n of_o bishop_n 5._o letter_n of_o animadversion_n pag._n 2._o ibid._n pag._n 5._o mr._n b._n call_v the_o praelation_n of_o bishop_n a_o undue_a and_o as_o some_o think_v antichristian_a dignity_n a_o bishop_n be_v but_o one_o minister_n and_o ought_v not_o to_o silence_v his_o fellow-minister_n if_o by_o argument_n he_o can_v it_o be_v well_o but_o not_o by_o authority_n that_o be_v the_o bishop_n of_o wor'ster_n ought_v not_o to_o have_v silence_v the_o bishop_n of_o kidderminster_n mr._n baxter_n will_v it_o not_o hold_v thus_o the_o king_n be_v but_o one_o man_n and_o ought_v not_o to_o impose_v upon_o his_o fellow-man_n this_o we_o shall_v show_v by_o and_o by_o to_o be_v his_o position_n as_o to_o the_o civil_a government_n i_o perceive_v mr._n b._n have_v but_o mean_a thought_n of_o prelate_n and_o ceremony_n what_o be_v his_o opinion_n of_o church_n when_o the_o public_a duty_n be_v end_v the_o place_n be_v as_o common_a i_o mean_v as_o to_o any_o special_a holiness_n as_o that_o mount_n be_v when_o the_o trumpet_n cease_v from_o sound_v 19.13_o e._n b._n brief_a treatise_n etc._n etc._n pag._n 23._o exod._n 19.13_o he_o think_v to_o save_v himself_o now_o with_o his_o parenthesis_n but_o there_o be_v no_o comment_n upon_o his_o oracle_n like_o his_o own_o explication_n of_o himself_o this_o gentleman_n be_v catechist-reader_n in_o oxford_n reads_z his_o lecture_n in_o the_o church_n with_o his_o hat_n on_o and_o be_v admonish_v of_o it_o as_o a_o thing_n very_o unusual_a and_o disallow_v he_o read_v his_o next_o lecture_n uncover_v and_o give_v this_o reason_n for_o what_o he_o have_v do_v before_o that_o he_o do_v not_o idolise_v fabriques_n ☞_o ☞_o but_o think_v himself_o free_a to_o use_v any_o posture_n in_o the_o church_n which_o he_o may_v in_o his_o chamber_n that_o be_v the_o posture_n of_o a_o tumbler_n or_o a_o jack-pudding_n for_o every_o man_n be_v free_a to_o choose_v his_o posture_n be_v it_o not_o a_o spectacle_n to_o move_v devotion_n to_o see_v a_o full_a congregation_n and_o every_o man_n make_v a_o several_a face_n in_o a_o several_a posture_n methinks_a that_o be_v a_o strange_a religion_n that_o can_v better_o digest_v a_o antique_a in_o the_o church_n than_o a_o ceremony_n but_o mr._n bagshaw_n be_v of_o so_o singular_a a_o caprice_n that_o by_o fit_n he_o will_v talk_v a_o little_a odd_o even_o of_o god_n himself_o as_o we_o set_v trap_n to_o catch_v vermin_n 8._o e._n b._n necessity_n and_o use_v of_o herefy_v pag._n 8._o so_o god_n appoint_v heresy_n to_o ensnare_v arrogant_a and_o self-presuming_a or_o viticus_fw-la and_o self-defiling_a man_n i_o suppose_v it_o sufficient_o prove_v that_o the_o church_n of_o england_n have_v a_o sure_a friend_n of_o edward_n bagshaw_n student_n of_o christchurch_n we_o be_v now_o to_o see_v what_o he_o say_v to_o the_o civil_a power_n no_o man_n more_o satisfy_v with_o the_o present_a government_n quest._n pref._n to_o the_o great_a quest._n or_o that_o have_v a_o more_o loyal_a and_o affectionate_a esteem_n for_o his_o majesty_n person_n and_o prudence_n and_o in_o his_o animadversion_n a_fw-la passionate_n lover_n both_o of_o the_o king_n person_n and_o government_n 2._o pag._n 2._o in_o his_o late_a letter_n to_o my_o lord_n chancellor_n he_o profess_v to_o have_v not_o only_o a_o loyal_a 3._o pag._n 3._o but_o a_o most_o affectionate_a esteem_n for_o his_o majesty_n person_n and_o government_n nay_o ibid._n ibid._n so_o innocent_o have_v he_o behave_v himself_o during_o our_o late_a confusion_n that_o he_o have_v not_o do_v any_o one_o public_a action_n which_o be_v not_o capable_a of_o a_o fair_a and_o equitable_a plea_n if_o mr._n bagshaw_n can_v do_v as_o he_o say_v loyalty_n mr._n bagshawes_n loyalty_n let_v he_o show_v a_o fair_a and_o equitable_a plea_n for_o affirm_v that_o there_o be_v no_o monarchy_n but_o what_o be_v unchristian_a that_o the_o universality_n of_o the_o people_n may_v depose_v the_o prince_n and_o for_o state_v the_o supreme_a authority_n of_o england_n to_o be_v in_o the_o people_n all_o which_o be_v do_v in_o his_o dissertatio_n politica_fw-la de_fw-fr monarchiâ_fw-la absolutâ_fw-la printed_n in_o 1659._o and_o apply_v to_o the_o republican_n juncto_fw-la as_o a_o hint_n for_o a_o commonwealth_n when_o all_o honest_a man_n be_v endeavour_v the_o recovery_n of_o the_o king_n monarchia_fw-la aâ—soluta_n est_fw-la christiano_n illicita_fw-la say_v he_o a_o absolute_a monarchy_n be_v not_o a_o government_n for_o christian_n 16._o de_fw-fr mon._n abs._n pag._n 6._o ibid._n pag._n 16._o and_o for_o a_o mix_v monarchy_n he_o say_v that_o there_o never_o either_o be_v or_o can_v be_v any_o such_o thing_n nec_fw-la fuisse_fw-la unquam_fw-la aut_fw-la esse_fw-la pâ—sse_fw-la by_o which_o dilemma_n his_o sacred_a majesty_n be_v render_v either_o no_o king_n or_o no_o christian._n now_o for_o a_o pretty_a position_n 7._o ibid._n p._n 6._o &_o 7._o coercenda_fw-la est_fw-la omnis_fw-la impotens_fw-la dominatio_fw-la quod_fw-la in_o imagine_v dei_fw-la infimus_fw-la cuique_fw-la non_fw-la minus_fw-la ac_fw-la ipse_fw-la princeps_fw-la sit_fw-la creatus_fw-la &_o easdem_fw-la secum_fw-la in_o pectore_fw-la gestet_fw-la divinitatis_fw-la notas_fw-la i._n e._n all_o unruly_a ☞_o ☞_o and_o domineer_a power_n ought_v to_o be_v curb_v for_o the_o beggar_n bear_v the_o image_n of_o god_n as_o well_o as_o the_o prince_n mr._n bagshaw_n shall_v be_v instruct_v to_o distinguish_v betwixt_o a_o divine_a impression_n common_a without_o distinction_n to_o reasonable_a nature_n and_o the_o particular_a dispensation_n of_o providence_n in_o the_o order_n and_o regiment_n of_o humane_a society_n mr._n bagshaw_n may_v pretend_v to_o be_v make_v after_o god_n image_n but_o i_o can_v hardly_o take_v he_o for_o god_n vicegerent_n and_o here_o be_v the_o difference_n betwixt_o infimus_fw-la and_o princeps_fw-la in_o another_o place_n 9_o ibid._n pag_n 9_o qui_fw-la potestate_fw-la summâ_fw-la praediti_fw-la sunt_fw-la impios_fw-la poenis_fw-la coercere_fw-la &_o bonos_fw-la praemiis_fw-la afficere_fw-la debent_fw-la quod_fw-la nisi_fw-la praestent_fw-la non_fw-la amplius_fw-la dei_fw-la ministri_fw-la sunt_fw-la sed_fw-la svi_fw-la nec_fw-la digni_fw-la retinere_fw-la diutius_fw-la istud_fw-la imperium_fw-la quod_fw-la tam_fw-la male_a administrant_fw-la detrahere_fw-la autem_fw-la indigno_fw-la magistratum_fw-la etsi_fw-la