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A53949 The apostate Protestant a letter to a friend, occasioned by the late reprinting of a Jesuites book about succession to the crown of England, pretended to have been written by R. Doleman. Pelling, Edward, d. 1718.; L'Estrange, Roger, Sir, 1616-1704. 1682 (1682) Wing P1075; ESTC R21638 46,592 63

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community_n p._n 20._o that_o succession_n to_o the_o crown_n be_v the_o people_n right_a the_o right_a of_o the_o whole_a community_n their_o appointment_n their_o constitution_n and_o their_o creature_n answer_v to_o a_o letter_n pag._n 32_o 33._o whereas_o it_o be_v urge_v well_o that_o the_o king_n be_v by_o nature_n that_o he_o be_v our_o natural_a prince_n our_o natural_a liege_n lord_n etc._n etc._n this_o considerer_n call_v this_o loathsome_a pedantry_n answer_v to_o a_o letter_n p._n ●9_n and_o in_o like_a manner_n say_v doleman_n when_o man_n talk_v of_o a_o natural_a prince_n or_o natural_a successor_n if_o it_o be_v understand_v of_o one_o that_o be_v bear_v within_o the_o same_o realm_n or_o country_n and_o so_o of_o our_o own_o natural_a blood_n it_o have_v some_o sense_n but_o if_o it_o be_v mean_v as_o though_o any_o prince_n have_v his_o particular_a government_n or_o interest_n to_o succeed_v by_o institution_n of_o nature_n it_o be_v ridiculous_a doleman_n part_v 1._o pag._n 11._o if_o you_o ask_v what_o power_n a_o commonwealth_n have_v to_o deprive_v a_o successor_n without_o such_o cause_n and_o reason_n which_o in_o the_o eye_n of_o the_o law_n seem_v just_o doleman_n will_v tell_v you_o up_o and_o down_o that_o the_o people_n power_n be_v boundless_a uncontrollable_a and_o unquestionable_a and_o that_o it_o be_v to_o be_v presume_v and_o own_a that_o what_o they_o do_v in_o this_o case_n be_v just_a because_o they_o do_v it_o and_o at_o the_o same_o rate_n our_o considerer_n speak_v that_o no_o government_n can_v want_v a_o power_n to_o preserve_v itself_o whether_o it_o be_v by_o right_n or_o wrong_n mean_v he_o consider_v not_o pag._n 4._o that_o no_o private_a right_n but_o what_o be_v governable_a and_o may_v be_v order_v as_o to_o the_o legislature_n shall_v seem_v necessary_a to_o the_o preservation_n of_o the_o whole_a pag._n 20._o that_o the_o king_n and_o his_o great_a council_n in_o provide_v for_o the_o establishment_n and_o security_n of_o the_o government_n in_o their_o proceed_n be_v not_o tie_v up_o to_o the_o form_n of_o judicial_a proceed_n but_o be_v to_o act_v upon_o such_o inducement_n and_o in_o such_o method_n whereby_o the_o wise_a man_n govern_v their_o affair_n in_o which_o they_o be_v at_o perfect_a liberty_n and_o not_o under_o the_o restraint_n of_o law_n and_o that_o they_o can_v do_v unjust_o whatever_o method_n or_o mean_n they_o use_v that_o be_v prudential_o and_o moral_o necessary_a to_o this_o end_n ibid._n p._n 21._o it_o be_v just_o demandable_a how_o a_o commonwealth_n come_v by_o this_o prodigious_a omnipotent_a and_o ungovernable_a power_n so_o as_o to_o be_v under_o no_o law_n of_o religion_n or_o natural_a equity_n in_o answer_v whereunto_o father_n parson_n say_v what_o i_o note_v before_o that_o it_o will_v be_v a_o very_a imperfect_a law_n that_o have_v not_o provide_v for_o accident_n so_o weighty_a and_o important_a as_o some_o be_v for_o save_v and_o conserve_n of_o a_o commonwealth_n preface_n to_o doleman_n part_n 1_o answerable_a whereunto_o be_v that_o question_n of_o our_o considerer_n can_v we_o imagine_v a_o government_n which_o be_v of_o humane_a contrivance_n to_o be_v without_o a_o power_n to_o preserve_v itself_o and_o a_o authority_n in_o case_n that_o threaten_v its_o ruin_n to_o interpose_v with_o apt_a remedy_n for_o its_o preservation_n consider_v p._n 5._o if_o by_o apt_a remedy_n he_o mean_v honest_a and_o lawful_a mean_n we_o deny_v it_o not_o but_o we_o can_v yield_v that_o any_o man_n have_v authority_n to_o do_v injustice_n they_o may_v have_v power_n and_o force_n enough_o to_o do_v so_o as_o some_o upon_o shuters-hill_n have_v power_n to_o take_v away_o my_o purse_n and_o as_o the_o high-court_n of_o justice_n so_o call_v have_v to_o take_v away_o the_o late_a king_n life_n but_o this_o be_v not_o authority_n or_o lawful_a power_n or_o lawful_a proceed_v
no_o private_a man_n ought_v to_o lose_v his_o estate_n but_o for_o legal_a cause_n and_o by_o legal_a proceed_n to_o evade_v the_o force_n of_o this_o argument_n parson_n the_o jesuit_n say_v that_o the_o tenure_n of_o the_o crown_n be_v irregular_a and_o extraordinary_a man_n may_v not_o judge_v of_o this_o as_o of_o other_o plea_n of_o particular_a person_n nor_o be_v their_o trial_n alike_o nor_o the_o common_a maxim_n or_o rule_n always_o of_o force_n in_o this_o thing_n as_o in_o other_o to_o prove_v which_o he_o tell_v we_o that_o only_o one_o daughter_n of_o a_o king_n though_o he_o have_v many_o be_v to_o go_v away_o with_o the_o crown_n whereas_o private_a estate_n be_v divideable_a among_o all_o the_o daughter_n for_o want_n of_o issue_n male_a dolman_n part_v 2._o pag._n 72._o it_o seem_v there_o be_v law_n and_o justice_n for_o private_a person_n but_o not_o for_o prince_n and_o so_o this_o considerer_n reckon_v too_o that_o the_o right_n of_o succession_n to_o government_n be_v not_o place_v in_o the_o same_o rank_n with_o private_a inheritance_n nor_o to_o be_v govern_v by_o the_o same_o rule_n that_o there_o be_v one_o rule_n for_o the_o succession_n of_o the_o crown_n and_o another_o for_o the_o succession_n of_o private_a estate_n for_o the_o descent_n of_o the_o crown_n be_v govern_v and_o direct_v according_a to_o the_o presume_a will_n of_o the_o people_n and_o this_o say_v he_o give_v we_o the_o reason_n the_o very_a reason_n in_o doleman_n why_o one_o daughter_n or_o female_a of_o the_o next_o degree_n shall_v succeed_v to_o the_o crown_n and_o not_o all_o if_o more_o than_o one_o whereas_o a_o private_a inheritance_n be_v equal_o divide_v among_o they_o all_o consider_v p._n 32._o heir_n apparent_a be_v not_o true_a king_n until_o their_o coronation_n nor_o be_v allegiance_n due_a unto_o they_o before_o they_o be_v crown_v say_v doleman_n pag._n 108._o no_o allegiance_n be_v due_a to_o any_o prince_n but_o who_o the_o law_n appoint_v and_o as_o the_o law_n appoint_v say_v this_o considerer_n pag._n 30._o but_o doleman_n be_v positive_a that_o prince_n may_v lawful_o be_v depose_v and_o he_o observe_v too_o as_o a_o remarkable_a circumstance_n as_o he_o call_v it_o that_o god_n have_v wonderful_o concur_v for_o the_o most_o part_n with_o such_o judicial_a act_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n against_o their_o evil_a prince_n not_o only_o in_o prosper_v the_o same_o but_o by_o give_v also_o some_o notable_a successor_n in_o the_o place_n of_o the_o depose_v pag._n 26._o and_o chap._n 3._o have_v father_n parson_n be_v alive_a in_o our_o day_n perhaps_o he_o will_v have_v instance_a in_o that_o bless_a bird_n oliver_n cromwell_n among_o the_o rest_n but_o i_o leave_v it_o to_o you_o and_o to_o other_o honest_a man_n to_o judge_v whether_o our_o considerer_n have_v a_o eye_n to_o that_o passage_n and_o observation_n in_o doleman_n when_o speak_v of_o the_o exclusion_n of_o the_o d._n of_o y._n he_o say_v we_o 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great_a and_o best_a part_n of_o the_o nation_n p._n 6._o which_o be_v plain_o mean_v with_o respect_n to_o their_o authority_n because_o a_o king_n can_v be_v depose_v but_o by_o some_o that_o be_v suppose_v to_o be_v great_a and_o better_a than_o himself_o and_o so_o you_o see_v in_o the_o end_n what_o it_o be_v which_o this_o gentleman_n and_o other_o of_o his_o party_n and_o persuasion_n will_v fain_o be_v at_o they_o pretend_v the_o preservation_n of_o religion_n and_o at_o the_o same_o time_n ven_v such_o principle_n as_o overthrow_v the_o very_a foundation_n of_o our_o government_n so_o true_a be_v that_o common_a observation_n that_o these_o pamphleteer_n begin_v with_o his_o royal_a highness_n and_o end_n at_o last_o with_o his_o royal_a majesty_n i_o need_v not_o say_v any_o thing_n of_o this_o considerer_n short_a historical_a collection_n touch_v the_o succession_n of_o the_o crown_n for_o you_o and_o every_o body_n may_v easy_o see_v that_o it_o be_v take_v out_o of_o 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