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A65697
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Considerations humbly offered for taking the oath of allegiance to King William and Queen Mary
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Whitby, Daniel, 1638-1726.
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Wing W1720; ESTC R30191
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ep._n ad_fw-la deme._n r._n buseb_n l._n 8._o c._n 1_o 4._o aust_n de_fw-fr civ_o dei_fw-la l._n 22._o c._n 6._o sufficient_a both_o for_o strength_n and_o number_n to_o resist_v and_o overcome_v their_o persecutor_n at_o the_o same_o time_n declare_v they_o dare_v not_o do_v it_o because_o it_o be_v forbid_v by_o the_o christian_a law_n and_o whereas_o against_o our_o interpretation_n of_o the_o word_n it_o may_v be_v object_v 7._o n._n 7._o first_o obj._n 1_o that_o it_o make_v wicked_a magistrate_n the_o minister_n of_o god_n to_o we_o for_o good_a the_o power_n ordain_v of_o god_n yea_o that_o according_a to_o it_o even_o usurper_n if_o they_o can_v once_o obtain_v quiet_a possession_n and_o the_o consent_n of_o the_o nobility_n and_o of_o the_o commons_o must_v also_o be_v the_o ordinance_n of_o god_n for_o the_o time_n be_v this_o i_o confess_v be_v true_a answ_n but_o than_o it_o seem_v to_o be_v only_o that_o which_o scripture_n which_o antiquity_n which_o reason_n and_o the_o 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misery_n of_o anarchy_n for_o take_v away_o the_o high_a power_n say_v st._n chrysostom_n and_o all_o go_v to_o wreck_n 191._o chrys_n in_o rom._n hom_o 23._o tom._n 3._o p._n 191._o neither_o will_v city_n nor_o country_n nor_o family_n nor_o assembly_n nor_o ought_v else_o stand_v the_o strong_a will_v devour_v the_o weak_a and_o all_o thing_n will_v be_v turn_v upside_o down_o so_o that_o we_o do_v in_o some_o measure_n receive_v that_o good_a from_o the_o most_o wicked_a and_o deprave_a governor_n which_o without_o government_n we_o can_v not_o have_v according_o the_o ancient_a christian_n say_v in_o general_n of_o those_o king_n who_o be_v not_o very_o good_a at_o least_o many_o of_o they_o in_o their_o time_n that_o they_o be_v the_o ordinance_n of_o god_n that_o by_o his_o command_n king_n be_v ordain_v 76._o theoph._n ad_fw-la autol._n l._n 1._o p._n 76._o that_o they_o be_v appoint_v by_o god_n that_o they_o receive_v their_o government_n from_o above_o that_o the_o emperor_n 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that_o god_n have_v give_v to_o he_o the_o empire_n paulinus_n of_o trier_n lucifer_n of_o calaris_n eusebius_n of_o vercelli_n and_o dionysius_n of_o milan_n that_o god_n give_v to_o he_o the_o kingdom_n athanasius_n 21._o apol._n ad_fw-la constant_n de_fw-fr civ_o dei_fw-la l._n 5._o c._n 21._o that_o god_n by_o his_o word_n have_v give_v the_o kingdom_n to_o his_o servant_n constantius_n he_o that_o give_v the_o government_n to_o marius_n say_v st._n austin_n give_v it_o to_o caesar_n he_o who_o give_v it_o to_o augustus_n give_v it_o also_o to_o nero_n he_o who_o give_v it_o to_o the_o vespasian_n most_o sweet_a emperor_n give_v it_o also_o to_o the_o most_o cruel_a domitian_n and_o he_o who_o give_v it_o to_o that_o most_o christian_a prince_n cnstantine_n give_v it_o to_o julian_n the_o apostate_n though_o he_o be_v wicked_a abominable_o wicked_a though_o he_o commit_v ten_o thousand_o evil_n and_o do_v the_o worst_a of_o mischief_n to_o we_o say_v st._n chrysostom_n yet_o he_o 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