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A91172 Mr. Prynnes demand of his liberty to the Generall, Decemb. 26. 1648 with his answer thereto; and his declaration and protestation thereupon. Prynne, William, 1600-1669.; Fairfax, Thomas Fairfax, Baron, 1612-1671. 1648 (1648) Wing P3940; Thomason 669.f.13[63]; ESTC R35131 2,399 1 View Text
A56153 Mr. Prynnes demand of his liberty to the Generall, Decemb. 26, 1648 with his answer thereto, and his declaration and protestation thereupon. Prynne, William, 1600-1669. 1648 (1648) Wing P3941; ESTC R35131 2,399 1 View Text
A90253 More hearts and hands appearing for the work. Being two letters, the one sent from Collonel Robert Overton, Governour of Hull, to his Excellency the Lord Generall Cromwel. The other from him, and the officers of the said garrison, to the Councel of Officers, sitting at White-Hall. Wherein their reall and large affection is declared toward the Armies happy proceeding; shewing withall, the justnesse of it, and their readinesse to serve them, and the Common-wealth, in prosecuting so good a work, to their utmost power. With, a modest and humble desire, that just and good things may be done. Overton, Robert, ca. 1609-ca. 1668.; Cromwell, Oliver, 1599-1658. 1653 (1653) Wing O643; Thomason E699_7; ESTC R203111 2,954 8 View Text
A88562 A speech of the Right Honourable the Earle of Louden, Lord Chancellour of Scotland: to a grand committee of both Houses of Parliament, upon the 12 of September, 1645. Published by authoritie. Loudoun, John Campbell, Earl of, 1598-1663. 1645 (1645) Wing L3090; Thomason E302_7; ESTC R200276 3,097 8 View Text
A57343 The Rise and fall of the XXX tyrants of Athens fitly applyed to the tyrants of our time : seen and allowed. 1643 (1643) Wing R1534; ESTC R101 3,372 1 View Text
A87133 A letter unto Mr. Stubs in answer to his Oceana weighed, &c. Harrington, James, 1611-1677. 1660 (1660) Wing H814A; Thomason E1017_13; ESTC R202813 3,401 7 View Text
B02975 Anno 43. Elizabethæ Reginæ. Chap XII. Commissions awarded to hear and determine policies of assurances made among merchants, and the commissioners authority England and Wales. Parliament. 1680 (1680) Wing E1283A; ESTC R175074 4,909 5 View Text
A35117 An apology for the Quakers wherein is shewed how they answer the chief principles of the law, and main ends of government : with several reasons why they deserve the liberty of their consciences in the worship of God : for all magistrates and rulers to consider of, lest they pervert justice and provoke the Lord to displeasure / by J. Crook. Crook, John, 1617-1699. 1662 (1662) Wing C7196; ESTC R25362 5,121 9 View Text
A46522 The absolution of a penitent, according to the directions of the Church of England, with respect to Sir W. Perkins, Sir J. Friend, and Mr. Cranburne, lately executed for High Treason. Against Mr. Collier. In a letter from the country to a friend in London P. H. J. 1696 (1696) Wing J26; ESTC R222599 5,564 8 View Text
A75590 The Army no usurpers, or The late Parliament not almighty and everlasting: shewing, that the present army in their former opposing, and late dissolving of the Parliament, have done nothing contrary to law, but according to equity. And that the late Parliaments claim of power to do what they please, until they should be dissolved by their own consent, is long since made void by their own act. 1653 (1653) Wing A3712; Thomason E697_13; ESTC R23359 7,197 15 View Text
A16618 A protestation of the Kings supremacie Made in the name of the afflicted ministers, and opposed to the shamefull calumniations of the prelates. Bradshaw, William, 1571-1618. 1605 (1605) STC 3525; ESTC S120445 7,812 26 View Text
A47055 Christvs dei, or, A theologicall discourse wherein is proved that regall or monarchicall power is not of humane but of divine right and that God is the sole efficient cause thereof and not the people : also, that every monarch is above the whole common-wealth and is not onely major singislis, but major vniversis : written in answer to a late printed pamphlet intituled Observations upon some of His Majesties late answers and expresses. Jones, John, d. 1660.; Morton, Thomas, 1564-1659 Supposed author. 1642 (1642) Wing J961; ESTC R14104 9,563 20 View Text
A74040 Anno primo Reginæ Elizabethe At the parliament begonne at Westmynster, the xxiii. of January in the fyrste yeare of the reigne of oure Soueraigne Ladye, Elizabeth by the grace of God, of England, Fraunce and Ireland, Quene, defendoure of the faithe, [et]c. And there proroged tyll the. xxv. of the same moneth, and then and there holden, kept, and continued vntill the dissolution of the same, beyng the eyght day of May, then nexte ensuynge, were enacted as foloweth.; Public General Acts. 1559-1560. 1 Elizabeth I England and Wales. Sovereign (1558-1603 : Elizabeth I); Elizabeth I, Queen of England, 1533-1603. 1559 (1559) STC 9459; ESTC S124846 11,386 16 View Text
A02975 The French kings edict vpon the reducing of the citie of Paris vnder his obedience Published the 28. of March 1594. VVhereto is adioyned the said kinges letters patents for the reestablishment of the Court of Parliament at Paris. Also a decree of the saide Court of Parliament of the 30. of March, concerning a reuocation of whatsoeuer hath bene committed in preiudice of the kinges authoritie, and the lawes of the land. All faithfully translated out of the French copies printed at Paris by Frederick Morell, by E.A. France. Sovereign (1589-1610 : Henry IV); Aggas, Edward. 1594 (1594) STC 13118; ESTC S112615 12,333 30 View Text
A33931 The decision & clearing of the great point now in controversie about the interest of Christ and the civill magistrate in the rule of government in this world stated according to the word of truth and presented to the Parliament of this Common-wealth and to all other powers in the world where it may come, or to any that desire satisfaction in this matter / written by T. Collier. Collier, Thomas, fl. 1691. 1659 (1659) Wing C5276; ESTC R29644 12,984 20 View Text
A91609 A brief treatise containing a full discovery 1. Of Cæsars politique state, or civill government, 2. Of the divine politique state, or kingdome of Christ Jesus, given him of his father. 3. Of the devilish politique state or kingdome of Antichrist. Laid open in the essentiall and main circumstantiall parts of each body or state by substantiall and fundamentall reasons and principles of policy both divine and humane, and confirmed by holy Scripture. Whereby the great and intolerable grievances of Christ Jesus and his subjects are made knowne: also how honourable magistracy and civill government is, and how farre it extends, without intrenching upon the prerogative of Christ, doth evidently appear in this treatise. Humbley presented to the serious consideration of the Kings most excellent Majesty, and the high court of Parliament now assembled. By Michael Quintine. Quintyne, Michael. 1641 (1641) Wing Q227; Thomason E163_7; ESTC R649 13,409 27 View Text
A88204 The just defence of John Lilburn, against such as charge him with turbulency of spirit. Lilburne, John, 1614?-1657. 1653 (1653) Wing L2123A; Thomason E711_10; ESTC R207124 13,471 11 View Text
A18485 An admonition giuen by one of the Duke of Sauoyes Councel to his hignesse, [sic] tending to disswade him from enterprising against France. Translated out of French, by E.A.; Remonstrance d'un conseiller. English. Aggas, Edward. 1589 (1589) STC 5043; ESTC S120920 14,197 22 View Text
A53406 Comfort in affliction, or, Advice to Protestant dissenters in times of persecution together with remarks on the just judgments of God upon this city and land, since the prohibition of the Gospel, by mulcts and penalties / by J.O. J. O. 1682 (1682) Wing O4; ESTC R32241 16,661 19 View Text
A44222 The death of King Charles I proved a down-right murder, with the aggravations of it in a sermon at St. Botolph Aldgate, London, January 30, 1692/3 : to which are added, some just reflections upon some late papers, concerning that King's book / by Rich. Hollingworth. Hollingworth, Richard, 1639?-1701. 1693 (1693) Wing H2501; ESTC R13678 16,735 43 View Text
A71251 A sermon preached upon the XXXth of January S.V. 1684/5, at Paris in the chappel of the Right Honourable the Lord Vicount Preston, His Majestie's envoy extraordinary in the court of France Wake, William, 1657-1737. 1685 (1685) Wing W262; ESTC R4537 16,931 58 View Text
A72378 Certaine godly, and most necessarie annotations vpon the thirteenth chapter to the Romanes: set forth by the right vigilant pastor: Iohn Hoper, by Gods calling, Bishop of Gloucester.; Godly and most necessary annotations in ye .xiii. chapyter too the Romaynes Hooper, John, d. 1555. 1583 (1583) STC 13756.5; ESTC S124475 17,410 49 View Text
A00522 An oration of Ihon Fabritius Montanus VVherby he teacheth that Christian men cannot resorte to the Councel of Trent, without committing an haynous offence. Englyshed by L.A. Fabricius, Joannes, Montanus, 1527-1566.; L. A., fl. 1562. 1562 (1562) STC 10657; ESTC S111789 17,616 68 View Text
A77844 The magistrates commission from heaven. Declared in a sermon preached in Laurencejury, London, the 28. day of Sept. 1644. at the election of the Lord Major. / By Anthony Burgesse, sometimes fellow of Immanuel Colledge in Cambridge; now pastour of Sutton Coldfield in Warwick shire, and a member of the Assembly. Imprimatur Thomas Gataker. Burgess, Anthony, d. 1664. 1644 (1644) Wing B5650; Thomason E14_18a 18,261 25 View Text
A93441 The antiquity & original of the Court of Chancery and authority of the lord chancellor of England being a branch of Serjeant Snagg's reading, upon the 28 chapter of Magna Charta, at the Middle Temple, in Lent, 13 Eliz. : with his congratulatory epistle, (by way of preface) to the Lord Chancellor Hatton, in 29 Eliz. Snagg, Robert. 1654 (1654) Wing S4381A; ESTC R42651 18,654 95 View Text
A36083 A discourse concerning excommunication, as executed by officials, and concerning the common law writts, de excommunicato capiendo and de cautione admittenda, for the punishment of persons excommunicated and their deliverance from the punishment vvherin is examined whether the execution of the former as executed by many, be not a profanation of a great ordinance of God, whether by the second the subjects is many cases be not unwarrantably oppressed : as also by the difficult granting of the other, which is a common law writt, and the right of every subject to be obtained without difficulty : discoursed in a letter to an honourable friend / by one who is a friend to English liberty. One who is a friend to English liberty. 1680 (1680) Wing D1579; ESTC R6708 18,986 26 View Text
A62874 A serious consideration of the oath of the Kings supremacy wherein these six propositions are asserted. 1. That some swearing is lawful. 2. That some promissory oaths are lawful. 3. That a promissory oath of allegiance and due obedience to a king is lawful. 4. That the King in his realm, is the onely supreme governour over all persons. 5. That the king is the governour of the realm, as well in all spiritual or ecclesiastical things, or causes, as temporal. 6. That the jurisdictions, priviledges, preeminences, and authorities in that oath, may be assisted and defended. By John Tombes B.D. Tombes, John, 1603?-1676. 1660 (1660) Wing T1818; ESTC R220153 19,748 28 View Text
A26408 A plot for a crown in a visitation-sermon, at Cricklade, May the fifteenth, 1682 : being a parallel between the heir and husband-men in the parable, and the rightful prince and his excluders in Parliament / by N. Adee ... Adee, N. (Nicholas), d. 1701. 1685 (1685) Wing A573; ESTC R22248 20,134 40 View Text
A81211 Ioy out-joyed: or, Joy in overcoming evil spirits and evil men, overcome by better joy: set forth in a sermon at Martins in the fields, to the Right Honourable the Lords assembled in Parliament, upon the day of their solemn rejoycing and praising God, for reducing the city of Chester by the forces of the Parliament, under the command of Sr William Brereton, February 19. 1645. / By Joseph Caryl minister of the Gospel at Magnus neer London Bridge. Caryl, Joseph, 1602-1673.; England and Wales. Parliament. 1646 (1646) Wing C780; Thomason E323_3; ESTC R200591 20,183 35 View Text
A87150 Abners funerall, or, a sermon preached at the funerall of that learned and noble knight, Sir Thomas Lucie. By Robert Harris, B.D. and Pastor of the Church at Hanwell, Oxon. Harris, Robert, 1581-1658. 1641 (1641) Wing H869; Thomason E132_27; ESTC R21249 21,519 42 View Text
A45541 The apostolical liturgy revived a sermon preached at the assizes held at Chelmsford in the county of Essex, March 18, 1660 / by Nath. Hardy. Hardy, Nathaniel, 1618-1670. 1661 (1661) Wing H708; ESTC R27167 22,011 41 View Text
A62673 An essay concerning the laws of nations, and the rights of soveraigns with an account of what was said at the council-board by the civilians upon the question, whether Their Majesties subjects taken at sea acting by the late king's commission, might not be looked on as pirates? : with reflections upon the arguments of Sir T.P. and Dr. Ol / by Mat. Tindall ... Tindal, Matthew, 1653?-1733. 1694 (1694) Wing T1300; ESTC R4575 22,311 37 View Text
A01312 A godly and learned sermon, preached before an honourable auditorie the 26. day of Februarie. 1580 Fulke, William, 1538-1589. 1580 (1580) STC 11434; ESTC S112721 22,921 68 View Text
A34182 The bishop of London's charge to the clergy of his diocese at his visitation begun Ann. 1693 and concluded Ann. 1694. Compton, Henry, 1632-1713. 1696 (1696) Wing C5663; ESTC R32775 23,015 41 View Text
A43746 Institutions, or, Advice to his grandson in three parts / by William Higford ... Higford, William, 1581?-1657. 1658 (1658) Wing H1947; ESTC R34464 23,330 114 View Text
A61526 An answer to some papers lately printed concerning the authority of the Catholick Church in matters of faith, and the reformation of the Church of England Stillingfleet, Edward, 1635-1699. 1686 (1686) Wing S5562; ESTC R14199 24,213 73 View Text
A58472 The religion of the Church of England, the surest establishment of the royal throne with the unreasonable latitude which the Romanists allow in point of obedience to princes : in a letter occasioned by some late discourse with a person of quality. Womock, Laurence, 1612-1685. 1673 (1673) Wing R902; ESTC R14331 24,790 40 View Text
A91212 The Long Parliament tvvice defunct: or, An answer to a seditious pamphlet, intituled, The Long Parliament revived. Wherein the authors undeniable arguments are denied, examined, confuted: and the authority of this present Parliament asserted, vindicated. By a zealous yet moderate oppugner of the enemies of his prince and country. Prynne, William, 1600-1669, attributed name. 1660 (1660) Wing P4003; Thomason E1053_2; ESTC R203196 25,482 48 View Text
A94220 Plenary possession makes a lawfull power: or Subjection to powers that are in being proved to be lawfull and necessary, in a sermon / preached before the judges in Exeter March 23. 1650. By Richard Saunders, preacher of the Gospel at Kentisbeer in Devon. Saunders, Richard, d. 1692. 1651 (1651) Wing S756; Thomason E638_5; ESTC R203482 25,884 32 View Text
A64566 The regulating of law-suits, evidences, and pleadings an assize-sermon preach't at Carmarthen, March the 16th, 1656 / by William Thomas ... Thomas, William, 1613-1689. 1657 (1657) Wing T981; ESTC R1308 25,954 42 View Text
A54690 A plea for the pardoning part of the soveraignty of the kings of England Philipps, Fabian, 1601-1690. 1682 (1682) Wing P2012; ESTC R9266 26,002 72 View Text
A86197 A sermon preached before the Right Honourable House of Lords, in the Abbey-Church at Westminster, Wednesday the 28. of May 1645. Being the day appointed for solemne and publick humiliation. / By Alexander Henderson, minister at Edenburgh. Henderson, Alexander, 1583?-1646. 1645 (1645) Wing H1443; Thomason E286_3; ESTC R200073 26,557 39 View Text
A19149 A second manuduction, for Mr. Robinson. Or a confirmation of the former, in an ansvver to his manumission Ames, William, 1576-1633. 1615 (1615) STC 556; ESTC S115272 26,714 36 View Text
A20654 A sermon vpon the XX. verse of the V. chapter of the booke of Ivdges wherein occasion was iustly taken for the publication of some reasons, which His Sacred Maiestie had been pleased to giue, of those directions for preachers, which hee had formerly sent foorth : preached at the Crosse the 15th. of September. 1622 / by Iohn Donne ..., ; and now by commandement of His Maiestie published, as it was then preached. Donne, John, 1572-1631. 1622 (1622) STC 7054; ESTC S1535 27,357 74 View Text
A18320 The execution of iustice in England for maintenaunce of publique and Christian peace, against certeine stirrers of sedition, and adherents to the traytors and enemies of the realme, without any persecution of them for questions of religion, as is falsely reported and published by the fautors and fosterers of their treasons xvii. Decemb. 1583. Burghley, William Cecil, Baron, 1520-1598. 1583 (1583) STC 4902; ESTC S104905 27,520 41 View Text
A39212 The great day at the dore and he cometh with clouds that shall judge the quick and the dead, and reigne on the earth with all his saints, not for a thousand yeares in this corrupt and sinfull world, as some coruptly conceive and teach, nay, but for a thousand and a thousand and ten thousand times ten thousand thousands of yeares, even for ever and ever, eternally in the world to come ... proved clearly by the word of God ... Eachard, John, 17th cent. 1648 (1648) Wing E49; ESTC R149 28,197 34 View Text
A75699 An answer to divers scandals mentioned in a certain pamphlet, entituled, The humble remonstrance of Sr. Iohn Stawell. Written by John Ashe Esquire, 1654. Ashe, John, Esquire. 1654 (1654) Wing A3944; Thomason E1072_2*; ESTC R208223 28,340 31 View Text
A35353 Cathedrall newes from Canterbury shewing, the Canterburian Cathedrall to bee in an abbey-like, corrupt, and rotten condition, which cals for a speedy reformation, or dissolution : vvhich dissolution is already foreshowne, and begun there, by many remarkeable passages upon that place, and the prelats there : amongst which passages of wonder is, the Archbishop of Canterburies passing-bell, rung miraculously in that cathedrall / recorded and published by Richard Culmer ... Culmer, Richard, d. 1662. 1644 (1644) Wing C7478; ESTC R209928 28,341 30 View Text
A89341 The necessity of Christian subjection. Demonstrated, and proved by the doctrine of Christ, and the Apostles; the practice of primitive Christians, the rules of religion, cases of conscience, and consent of latter orthodox divines, that the power of the King is not of humane, but of divine right; and that God onely is the efficient cause thereof. Whereunto is added, an appendix of all the chief objections that malice it selfe could lay upon His Majestie, with a full answer to every particular objection. Also a tract intituled, Christus Dei, wherein is proved that our Soveraign Lord the King is not onely major singulis, but major universis. Morton, Thomas, 1564-1659.; Jones, John, d. 1600. 1643 (1643) Wing M2844; Thomason E62_18; Thomason E93_11; ESTC R571 28,546 41 View Text
A81982 Davids three mighties: or Sovereignties three champions: being the three prime reformers of the Protestant religion, Luther, Calvin, Tindal. Faithfully cited, and affectionately presented to all the misled people of England, for their instruction and direction, how to deport themselves in the unhappy division betwixt the King and them. That yet at the last by the light of these three glorious professors of the Gospel, they may the better discern both their owne errors, and the impostures of their false teachers. Other renowned worthies since the Reformation have done honourably in the defence of sovereignty, howbeit they attained not unto the first three, 2 Sam. 23. v.18.23. 1644 (1644) Wing D378; Thomason E42_1; ESTC R11742 28,856 41 View Text
A29123 A sermon preached at the minster in Yorke at the assizes there holden, the thirtieth day of March, 1663 / by Thomas Bradley ... Bradley, Thomas, 1597-1670. 1663 (1663) Wing B4138; ESTC R34267 29,067 58 View Text
A33299 A briefe and yet exact and accurate description of the present state of the great & mighty empire of Germany both touching the formes of their civil government and profession in religion / taken by a diligent and faithfull surveyor of it, with much paines travelled over that whole country to informe himself and others of these things ; now published by Sa. Clarke ... for the publick good. Clarke, Samuel, 1599-1682. 1665 (1665) Wing C4503; ESTC R37719 29,102 55 View Text
A32204 Copies of two papers written by the late King Charles II together with a copy of a paper written by the late Duchess of York : to which is added an answer to the aforesaid papers all printed together. Charles II, King of England, 1630-1685.; Stillingfleet, Edward, 1635-1699. Answer to some papers lately printed concerning the authority of the Catholick Church.; York, Anne Hyde, Duchess of, 1637-1671. 1686 (1686) Wing C2946; ESTC R29952 29,168 42 View Text
A94265 Syllogologia; or, An historical discourse of parliaments in their originall before the Conquest, and continuance since. Together with the originall growth, and continuance, of these courts following, viz. [brace] High Court of Chancery, Upper Bench, Common-Pleas, Exchequer, Dutchy, and other inferiour courts now in use in this Commonwealth. J. S. 1656 (1656) Wing S93; Thomason E1646_1; ESTC R203463 29,703 88 View Text
A26103 A collection of svndry petitions presented to the Kings Most Excellent Majestie as also to the two most honourable houses, now assembled in Parliament, and others, already signed, by most of the gentry, ministers, and free-holders of severall counties, in behalfe of episcopacie, liturgie, and supportation of church-revenues, and suppression of schismaticks / collected by a faithful lover of the church, for the comfort of the dejected clergy, and all moderately affected Protestants. Aston, Thomas, Sir, 1600-1645.; Charles I, King of England, 1600-1649.; England and Wales. Parliament. 1642 (1642) Wing A4073; ESTC R208748 30,703 48 View Text
A44094 Some thoughts on a convocation and the notion of its divine right with some occasional reflections on the defence of the vindication of the deprived bishops. Hody, Humphrey, 1659-1707. 1699 (1699) Wing H2346; ESTC R37493 30,786 42 View Text
A97210 The Royalist reform'd or Considerations of advice, to gentlemen, divines, lawyers. Digested into three chapters. VVherein their former mistakes are examined, and their duties of obedience, unto the present authority, succinctly held forth as rationall, and necessary. / By Albertus Warren, Gent. Warren, Albertus. 1649 (1649) Wing W954; Thomason E582_4; ESTC R204579 31,154 49 View Text
A28594 A sermon against persecution preached March 26, 1682, being the 4th Sunday in Lent (on Gal. 4:29, part of the Epistle for that day) and the time when the brief for the persecuted Protestants in France was read in the parish church of Shapwicke ... / by Sa. Bolde ... Bold, S. (Samuel), 1649-1737. 1682 (1682) Wing B3488; ESTC R19364 31,668 42 View Text
A65678 The Bishops Courts dissolved, or, The law of England touching ecclesiastical jurisdiction stated wherein it appears that the spiritual courts want both power and might to execute their wills upon his Majesties good subjects at his day : being a short and brief account of the several statutes made concerning the spiritual and ecclesiastical jurisdiction / by E.W. Whitaker, Edward. 1681 (1681) Wing W1701; ESTC R186469 32,330 43 View Text
A09291 Th'appellation of Iohn Penri, vnto the highe court of Parliament from the bad and iniurious dealing of th'Archb. of Canterb. & other his colleagues of the high commission: wherin the complainant, humbly submitting himselfe and his cause vnto the determination of this honorable assembly: craueth nothing els, but either release from trouble and persecution, or just tryall.; Appellation of John Penri, unto the highe court of Parliament. Penry, John, 1559-1593. 1589 (1589) STC 19602; ESTC S101168 33,056 58 View Text
A12577 A briefe and learned treatise, conteining a true description of the Antichrist, who was foretold by the prophets and apostles And an evident proofe that the same agreeth vnto the Pope. Written in Latin by M. George Sohn Doctor of Diuinitie, and publike professor thereof at Heidelberg, and translated into english. Sohn, Georg, 1152?-1589.; N. G., fl. 1592.; Grimald, Nicholas, 1519-1562, attributed name. 1592 (1592) STC 22891; ESTC S114124 33,734 90 View Text
A08258 The three English brothers Sir Thomas Sherley his trauels, vvith his three yeares imprisonment in Turkie: his inlargement by his Maiesties letters to the great Turke: and lastly, his safe returne into England this present yeare, 1607. Sir Anthony Sherley his embassage to the Christian princes. Master Robert Sherley his wars against the Turkes, with his marriage to the Emperour of Persia his neece. Nixon, Anthony. 1607 (1607) STC 18592; ESTC S110177 34,437 82 View Text
A29923 The unspotted high-court of justice erected and discovered in three sermons preached in London and other places by Thomas Baker. Baker, Thomas, 1624 or 5-1690. 1657 (1657) Wing B523; ESTC R25262 34,477 158 View Text
A91165 Conscientious, serious theological and legal quæres, propounded to the twice-dissipated, self-created anti-Parliamentary Westminster juncto, and its Members. To convince them of, humble them for, convert them from their transcendent treasons, rebellions, perjuries, violences, oppressive illegal taxes, excises, militiaes, imposts; destructive councils, proceedings against their lawfull Protestant hereditarie kings, the old dissolved Parliament, the whole House of Lords, the majoritie of their old secured, secluded, imprisoned fellow-Members, the counties, cities, boroughs, freemen, commons, Church, clergie of England, their Protestant brethren, allies; contrary to all their oathes, protestations, vowes, leagues, covenants, allegiance, remonstrances, declarations, ordinances, promises, obligations to them, the fundamental laws, liberties of the land; and principles of the true Protestant religion; and to perswade them now at last to hearken to and embrace such counsels, as tend to publike unitie, safetie, peace, settlement, and their own salvation. / By William Prynne Esq; a bencher of Lincolns Inne. Prynne, William, 1600-1669. 1660 (1660) Wing P3930; Thomason E772_3; ESTC R203226 35,699 53 View Text
A67263 A discoverie of the beasts being an exposition of the XIII chapter of the Revelation of Jesus Christ : wherein all true Christians (yet in Babylon) are admonished to come out, and the anti-Christians fore-told what their plagues will be / by I.W. I. W. 1641 (1641) Wing W41; ESTC R6846 38,588 101 View Text
A11327 A treatyse concerni[n]ge the power of the clergye and the lawes of the realme. Cu[m] priuilegio regali. Saint German, Christopher, 1460?-1540. 1535 (1535) STC 21588; ESTC S108136 38,782 136 View Text
A15370 An exposition of the 13. chapter of the Revelation of Iesus Christ. By Iohn Wilkison Wilkinson, John, dissenter. 1619 (1619) STC 25647; ESTC S103078 38,953 38 View Text
A07722 A briefe treatise of oathes exacted by ordinaries and ecclesiasticall iudges, to answere generallie to all such articles or interrogatories, as pleaseth them to propound And of their forced and constrained oathes ex officio, wherein is proued that the same are vnlawfull. Morice, James. 1590 (1590) STC 18106; ESTC S112894 39,864 66 View Text
A65419 A vindication of the present great revolution in England in five letters pass'd betwixt James Welwood, M.D. and Mr. John March, Vicar of Newcastle upon Tyne : occasion'd by a sermon preach'd by him on January 30. 1688/9 ... Welwood, James, 1652-1727.; March, John, 1640-1692.; Welwood, James, 1652-1727. 1689 (1689) Wing W1310; ESTC R691 40,072 42 View Text
A97370 Constitutions and canons ecclesiastical treated upon by the archbishops and bishops and the rest of the clergy of Ierland [sic] and agreed upon with the Kings Majesties license in their synod begun at Dublin Anno Dom. 1634 and in the year of the reign of our sovereign Lord Charles ... King of Great Brittain, ... the tenth. Church of Ireland. 1669 (1669) Wing C4098; ESTC R29961 40,928 69 View Text
A75377 An account of the methods and motives of the late union and submission to the assembly offered and subscribed by Mr. Thomas Lining, Mr. Allexander Sheilds, Mr. William Boyd 1691 (1691) Wing A324B; ESTC R229748 40,969 47 View Text
A31366 The testimony of a cloud of witnesses who in their generation have testified against that horrible evil of forcing of conscience, and persecution about matters of religion ... / composed together, and translated into English, by ... William Caton. Caton, William, 1636-1665. 1662 (1662) Wing C1520; ESTC R34418 41,021 63 View Text
A40713 Leges Angliæ, The lawfulness of ecclesiastical jurisdiction in the Church of England asserted and vindicated in answer to Mr. Hickeringill's late pamphlet stiled, Naked truth, the 2d part by Fran. Fullwood ... Fullwood, Francis, d. 1693. 1681 (1681) Wing F2509; ESTC R18058 41,024 102 View Text
A56151 Conscientious, serious theological and legal quæres, propounded to the twice-dissipated, self-created anti-Parliamentary Westminster juncto, and its members... by William Prynne ... Prynne, William, 1600-1669. 1660 (1660) Wing P3931; ESTC R2988 41,322 57 View Text
A56065 The propositions of the Roman Catholicks of Ireland as also the answer of the agents for the Protestants of Ireland made to the said propositions, and their petitions and propositions to His Majesty, and His Majesties answer to the propositions of the said Roman Catholicks, and the answer of James, Marquesse of Ormond, His Majesties Commissioner for the treatie and concluding of a peace in the kingdome of Ireland, to the said propositions. Confederate Catholics.; Ormonde, James Butler, Duke of, 1610-1688. 1644 (1644) Wing P3800; ESTC R36692 41,588 78 View Text
A28220 An answer to a treatise out of ecclesiastical history translated from an ancient Greek manuscript in the publick library at Oxford by Humfrey Hody ... and published under the title of The unreasonableness of a separation from the new bishops, to shew that although a bishop was unjustly deprived, neither he nor the church ever made a separation, if the successor was not an heretick : to which is added, the canons in the Baroccian manuscript omitted by Mr. Hody. Bisbie, Nathaniel, 1635-1695.; Browne, Thomas, 1654?-1741. 1691 (1691) Wing B2980; ESTC R18575 41,921 46 View Text
A04125 Constitutions, and canons ecclesiasticall treated vpon by the archbishops, and bishops, and the rest of the cleargie of Ireland. And agreed upon with the Kings Majesties licence in their synod begun at Dublin, Anno. Dom. 1634. And in the yeare of the raigne of our soveraigne, Lord Charles by the grace of God, king of Great Britaine, France, and Ireland, the tenth. And now published for the due observation of them, by his Majesties authoritie under the great seale of Ireland.; Constitutions and canons Church of Ireland. 1635 (1635) STC 14265; ESTC S107631 42,000 128 View Text
A66684 Fire in the bush The spirit bvrning, not consuming but purging mankinde, or, The great battell of God Almighty between Michaell, the seed of life, and the great red dragon, the curse fought within the spirit of man : with severall other declarations and testimonies of the power of life / by Jerrard Winstanly. Winstanley, Gerrard, b. 1609. 1650 (1650) Wing W3043_pt1; Thomason C124h1[1]; ESTC R12363 42,316 91 View Text
A15704 Of the conscience A discourse wherein is playnely declared, the vnspeakeable ioye, and comfort of a good conscience, and the intollerable griefe and discomfort of an euill conscience. Made by Iohn Woolton, minister of the Gospell. Anno. 1576. Woolton, John, 1535?-1594. 1576 (1576) STC 25978; ESTC S106318 42,432 110 View Text
A37437 Reflections upon the late great revolution written by a lay-hand in the country for the satisfaction of some neighbours. Defoe, Daniel, 1661?-1731. 1689 (1689) Wing D844; ESTC R9630 42,486 74 View Text
A09313 The letters patents of the presbyterie vvith the plea and fruits of the prelacie. Manifested out of the scriptures, fathers, ecclesiasticall histories, Papists, and sundrie other authors. By Iames Peregrin. [Peregin, James].; Partridge, James, attributed name. aut 1632 (1632) STC 19622B.5; ESTC S103890 43,655 62 View Text
A03409 The Churches authority asserted in a sermon preached at Chelmsford, at the metropoliticall visitation of the most Reverend Father in God, VVilliam, Lord Arch-bishop of Canterbury his Grace, &c. March 1. 1636. By Samuel Hoard B.D. and Parson of Morton in Essex. Hoard, Samuel, 1599-1658. 1637 (1637) STC 13533; ESTC S104116 44,865 76 View Text
A66455 Jus appellandi ad Regem Ipsum a cancellaria, or, A manifestation of the King's part and power to relieve his subjects against erroneous and unjust decrees in chancery collected out of the authorities of law / by Walter Williams ... Williams, Walter, of the Middle Temple. 1683 (1683) Wing W2774; ESTC R7919 45,013 145 View Text
A49890 Plain dealing, or, Nevves from New-England a short view of New-Englands present government, both ecclesiasticall and civil, compared with the anciently-received and established government of England in some materiall points : fit for the gravest consideratin in these times / by Thomas Lechford ...; Plain dealing Lechford, Thomas, ca. 1590-1644? 1642 (1642) Wing L810; ESTC R12846 46,269 88 View Text
A15045 The right excellent and famous historye, of Promos and Cassandra deuided into two commicall discourses. In the fyrste parte is showne, the vnsufferable abuse, of a lewde magistrate: the vertuous behauiours of a chaste ladye: the vncontrowled leawdenes of a fauoured curtisan. And the vndeserued estimation of a pernicious parasyte. In the second parte is discoursed, the perfect magnanimitye of a noble kinge, in checking vice and fauouringe vertue: wherein is showne, the ruyne and ouerthrowe, of dishonest practises: with the aduauncement of vpright dealing. The worke of George Whetstones Gent.; Promos and Cassandra Whetstone, George, 1544?-1587? 1578 (1578) STC 25347; ESTC S111725 47,123 96 View Text
A12801 Propositions, tending to proove the necessarie vse of the Christian Sabbaoth or Lords day; and that it is com... vs in Gods [wo]rd. VVherevnto is added the practice of that sacred day, framed after the rules of the same word. By Iohn Sprint, an unvvorthie minister of the Gospell of Iesus Christ, at Thornebery in Gloucester shire. Sprint, John, d. 1623. 1607 (1607) STC 23109; ESTC S103198 48,175 72 View Text
A43992 A Collection of modern relations of matter of fact concerning witches & witchcraft upon the persons of people to which is prefixed a meditation concerning the mercy of God in preserving us from the malice and power of evil angels, written by the late Lord Chief Justice Hale, upon occasion of a tryal of several witches before him. Hale, Matthew, Sir, 1609-1676. 1693 (1693) Wing H224; ESTC R23402 48,262 74 View Text
A81179 Petrus Cunæus of the common-wealth of the Hebrews. Translated by C.B. Cunaeus, Petrus. 1653 (1653) Wing C7584; Thomason E1311_2; ESTC R209172 48,319 213 View Text
A26141 An enquiry into the jurisdiction of the Chancery in causes of equity ... humbly submitted to the consideration of the House of Lords, to whom it belongeth to keep the inferiour courts within their bounds / by Sir Robert Atkyns, Knight ... ; to which is added, The case of the said Sir Robert Atkyns upon his appeal against a decree obtained by Mrs. Elizabeth Took and others, plaintiffs in Chancery, about a separate maintenance of 200£ per annum, &c. Atkyns, Robert, Sir, 1621-1709. 1695 (1695) Wing A4137; ESTC R16409 49,475 54 View Text
A20361 A true report of all the doynges at the assembly co[n]cernyng matters of religion, lately holden at Poyssy in Fraunce. Written in Latine by Mayster Nicholas Gallasius, minister of the Frenche Churche in London, and then present, [and] one of the disputers in the same, translated into English, by I. D.... Seen and allowed accordyng to the order appoynted by the Queenes Maiesties iniunctions; True report of all the doynges at the assembly concernyng matters of religion, lately holden at Poyssy in Fraunce. Des Gallars, Nicolas, ca. 1520-ca. 1580. 1561 (1561) STC 6776; ESTC S110901 50,348 138 View Text
A05400 A treatise of the right way fro[m] danger of sinne & vengeance in this wicked world, vnto godly wealth and saluation in Christe. Made by Th. Leuer, and now newly augmented. Seene and allowed, according to the order appointed. Lever, Thomas, 1521-1577. 1575 (1575) STC 15552; ESTC S106915 50,750 138 View Text
A62670 An essay concerning obedience to the supreme powers, and the duty of subjects in all revolutions with some considerations touching the present juncture of affairs. Tindal, Matthew, 1653?-1733. 1694 (1694) Wing T1299; ESTC R5554 50,889 92 View Text
A12984 A Bartholmew fairing for parentes to bestow vpon their sonnes and daughters, and for one friend to giue vnto another: shevving that children are not to marie, without the consent of their parentes, in whose povver and choise it lieth to prouide wiues and husbandes for their sonnes and daughters. Wherin is sufficiently prooued, what in this point is the office of the fathers and in like maner declared the part and duty of all obedient children. By Iohn Stockvvood, minister and preacher of Tunbridge. Stockwood, John, d. 1610. 1589 (1589) STC 23277; ESTC S105880 52,324 112 View Text
A01004 God and the king. Or a dialogue wherein is treated of allegiance due to our most gracious Lord, King Iames, within his dominions Which (by remouing all controuersies, and causes of dissentions and suspitions) bindeth subiects, by an inuiolable band of loue and duty, to their soueraigne. Translated out of Latin into English.; Deus et rex. English Floyd, John, 1572-1649.; More, Thomas, 1565-1625, attributed name. 1620 (1620) STC 11110.7; ESTC S107002 53,200 142 View Text
A12191 The riches of mercie In two treatises: 1 Lydia's conversion. 2. A rescue from death. By the late learned, and reverend divine, Richard Sibbs, Doctor in Divinitie. Published by the authors own appointment, and subscribed with his owne hand to prevent imperfect copies. Sibbes, Richard, 1577-1635. 1638 (1638) STC 22501; ESTC S100975 53,245 274 View Text
B21152 The increase of popery in England, since the reformation made by King Henry VIII shewing the great encouragement that priests, Jesuits, and other promoter of that bloudy religion have had from persons of power and authority, the discouragements and notorious hardships, even to silencing, and banishment from cities and corporations, that have been the portion of many able and faithful Protestant ministers, that have eminently opposed it : with an essay towards what may possibly befall the Churches of Christ from the hellish contrivances and damnable plots of Romish emissaries : with a faithful extract out of the most authentick records of the most memorable things referring to the reformation, viz. Henry VIII, his reasons given in his proclamation for taking away the Popes usurped power, his protestation against the pope, his injunctions to his clergy, Bishop St[e]phen Gardener's oath or protestation, and his reasons against the Popessupremacy in England and the publick agreement of the whole clergy of England, as confirmed and ratified in the book called the Bishops book, published in the year 1534 / by .. William Dell ... Darrell, William, 1651-1721. 1681 (1681) Wing D923 53,277 58 View Text
A72019 Constitutio[ns] and canons ecclesiasticall treated vpon by the Bishop of London, president of the conuocation for the prouince of Canterbury, and the rest of the bishops and clergie of the said prouince: and agreed vpon with the Kings Maiesties licence in their synode begun at London anno Dom. 1603. And in the yeere of the raigne of our soueraigne Lord Iames by the grace of God King of England, France and Ireland the first, and of Scotland the 37. And now published for the due obseruation of them by his Maiesties authoritie, vnder the great Seale of England.; Constitutions and canons. 1603. English Church of England. 1604 (1604) STC 10070.5; ESTC S124736 53,373 350 View Text
A34555 A philosophicall discourse concerning speech, conformable to the Cartesian principles Englished out of French.; Discours physique de la parole. English Cordemoy, Géraud de, d. 1684. 1668 (1668) Wing C6282; ESTC R2281 53,423 154 View Text
A32989 Constitutions and canons ecclesiastical treated upon by the Bishop of London, president of the convocation for the province of Canterbury, and the rest of the bishops and clergy of the said province, and agreed upon with the King's Majesty's licence in their synod begun at London Anno Domini 1603, and in the year of the reign of our Sovereign Lord James, by the grace of God, King of England, France, and Ireland the first, and of Scotland the thirty seventh : and now published for the due observation of them, by His Majesty's authority, under the great seal of England. Church of England.; Bancroft, Richard, 1544-1610. 1678 (1678) Wing C4101; ESTC R40829 53,888 80 View Text
A67551 The principall duty of Parliament-men, or, A short and compendious treatise concerning the unity and unanimity, which should be in the members of that honourable assembly / Richard Wood ... Ward, Richard, 1601 or 2-1684. 1641 (1641) Wing W805; ESTC R11713 54,613 68 View Text