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&quot; because it is in another s power to avoid it. But 

 &quot; in all this business the king remits himself to your 

 ee grave and mature advice, whereupon he purposeth 

 &quot; to rely.&quot; 



This was the effect of the Lord Chancellor s 

 speech touching the cause of Britain ; for the king 

 had commanded him to carry it so as to affect the 

 parliament towards the business : but without en 

 gaging the king in any express declaration. 



The Chancellor went on : 



&quot; For that which may concern the government at 

 &quot; home, the king hath commanded me to say unto 

 &quot; you, that he thinketh there was never any king, 

 &quot; for the small time that he hath reigned, had greater 

 &quot; and juster cause of the two contrary passions of 

 &quot; joy and sorrow than his grace hath. Joy, in 

 &quot; respect of the rare and visible favours of Almighty 

 &quot; God, in girding the imperial sword upon his side, 

 &quot; and assisting the same his sword against all his 

 &quot; enemies; and likewise in blessing him with so 

 t( many good and loving servants and subjects which 

 &quot; have never failed to give him faithful counsel, 

 &quot; ready obedience, and courageous defence. Sorrow, 

 &quot; for that it hath not pleased God to suffer him to 

 &quot;sheath his sword, as he greatly desired, otherwise 

 &quot; than for administration of justice, but that he hath 

 &quot; been forced to draw it so oft, to cut off traitorous 

 &quot; and disloyal subjects, whom, it seems, God hath 

 &quot; left, a few amongst many good, as the Canaanites 

 &quot; amongst the people of Israel, to be thorns in their 



