the_o design_n of_o ambitious_a rival_n prince_n his_o rare_a and_o distinguish_v wisdom_n and_o conduct_n have_v bless_v we_o with_o so_o happy_a a_o change_n that_o even_o our_o interest_n combine_v with_o our_o duty_n and_o be_v complicate_v with_o it_o bless_a be_v god_n we_o have_v now_o a_o king_n that_o be_v a_o defender_n of_o our_o faith_n a_o sovereign_n to_o who_o it_o have_v so_o far_o approve_v itself_o as_o he_o have_v give_v the_o nation_n all_o imaginable_a security_n of_o our_o religion_n law_n and_o property_n and_o that_o they_o shall_v never_o be_v again_o in_o danger_n of_o be_v deprive_v of_o they_o for_o the_o future_a in_o which_o all_o good_a man_n rejoice_v and_o triumph_n and_o no_o man_n doubt_v the_o sincerity_n of_o it_o but_o those_o who_o own_o gild_n render_v they_o always_o suspicious_a and_o diffident_a of_o all_o mankind_n add_v hereto_o that_o as_o his_o majesty_n personal_a merit_n have_v engage_v our_o obedience_n so_o be_v we_o also_o oblige_v to_o it_o by_o that_o singular_a providence_n that_o have_v still_o attend_v and_o miracle_n of_o it_o guard_v his_o sacred_a person_n through_o all_o the_o fatigue_n and_o danger_n of_o war_n and_o set_v his_o majesty_n on_o a_o steady_a throne_n in_o peace_n how_o plain_a and_o visible_a then_o be_v the_o argument_n for_o obedience_n to_o his_o sovereignty_n in_o our_o case_n and_o how_o effectual_o ought_v it_o to_o work_v upon_o this_o generation_n when_o the_o great_a favour_n and_o kindness_n on_o earth_n invite_v and_o when_o miracle_n from_o heaven_n command_v our_o duty_n and_o obedience_n to_o he_o thus_o be_v we_o oblige_v to_o obey_v king_n william_n for_o his_o own_o sake_n it_o remain_v also_o as_o a_o duty_n upon_o we_o that_o we_o obey_v his_o majesty_n for_o god_n sake_n and_o that_o i_o hope_v will_v keep_v it_o firm_a in_o this_o waver_a generation_n i_o mean_v when_o our_o subjection_n be_v found_v where_o it_o true_o aught_o to_o be_v viz._n upon_o reason_n of_o religion_n upon_o principle_n of_o conscience_n and_o duty_n to_o god_n which_o st._n peter_n call_v submit_v for_o the_o lord_n sake_n and_o i_o hope_v i_o need_v not_o dwell_v long_o upon_o this_o head_n among_o christian_n for_o if_o the_o plain_a principle_n of_o the_o new_a testament_n may_v be_v allow_v to_o be_v a_o rule_n of_o conscience_n and_o god_n immediate_a command_n do_v lay_v any_o obligation_n upon_o we_o than_o it_o be_v evident_a that_o man_n be_v as_o immediate_o tie_v to_o the_o duty_n of_o obedience_n to_o their_o prince_n in_o point_n of_o conscience_n as_o to_o any_o other_o duty_n whatsoever_o let_v conscience_n be_v as_o free_a as_o man_n assert_v it_o to_o be_v and_o accountable_a to_o god_n only_o yet_o it_o can_v be_v dispense_v withal_o in_o this_o duty_n for_o if_o government_n be_v god_n institution_n king_n his_o vicegerent_n and_o that_o he_o have_v charge_v all_o man_n to_o be_v obedient_a to_o they_o and_o their_o lawful_a command_n upon_o pain_n of_o damnation_n and_o his_o high_a displeasure_n then_o i_o be_o sure_a if_o conscience_n be_v a_o honest_a respect_n to_o god_n and_o his_o law_n it_o must_v necessary_o oblige_v all_o man_n in_o this_o instance_n if_o st._n paul_n and_o st._n peter_n understand_v the_o obligation_n of_o conscience_n or_o be_v able_a to_o direct_v the_o obedience_n of_o it_o no_o more_o need_n be_v add_v on_o this_o subject_a than_o to_o desire_v man_n to_o open_v their_o bibles_n and_o read_v their_o duty_n from_o those_o apostle_n though_o if_o need_n be_v i_o may_v appeal_v to_o the_o old_a testament_n the_o doctrine_n and_o example_n of_o the_o bless_a jesus_n in_o the_o new_a the_o consonant_a doctrine_n and_o practise_v too_o of_o the_o ancient_n and_o best_a christian_n to_o vouch_v the_o truth_n of_o obedience_n to_o king_n for_o the_o lord_n sake_n and_o therefore_o i_o shall_v close_v up_o this_o discourse_n with_o my_o hearty_a wish_n that_o god_n almighty_a will_v please_v to_o bless_v preserve_v protect_v and_o keep_v king_n william_n that_o we_o may_v long_o enjoy_v he_o and_o all_o those_o great_a and_o invaluable_a blessing_n which_o by_o he_o god_n have_v vouchsafe_v to_o we_o and_o that_o god_n will_v so_o rule_v the_o heart_n of_o his_o choose_a servant_n william_n our_o king_n and_o governor_n that_o he_o know_v who_o minister_n he_o be_v may_v above_o all_o thing_n seek_v his_o honour_n and_o glory_n and_o that_o we_o and_o all_o his_o subject_n due_o consider_v who_o authority_n he_o have_v may_v faithful_o serve_v honour_n and_o humble_o obey_v he_o in_o god_n and_o for_o god_n according_a to_o his_o bless_a word_n and_o ordinance_n finis_fw-la advertisement_n a_o true_a history_n of_o the_o several_a design_n and_o conspiracy_n against_o his_o majesty_n person_n and_o government_n as_o they_o be_v continual_o carry_v on_o from_o 1688_o to_o 1697._o contain_v matter_n extract_v from_o original_a paper_n deposition_n of_o the_o witness_n and_o authentic_a record_n as_o appear_v by_o the_o reference_n to_o the_o appendix_n wherein_o they_o be_v digest_v publish_a with_o no_o other_o design_n than_o to_o acquaint_v the_o english_a nation_n that_o notwithstanding_o the_o present_a posture_n of_o affair_n our_o enemy_n be_v still_o so_o many_o restless_a and_o design_v that_o all_o imaginable_a care_n ought_v to_o be_v take_v for_o the_o defence_n and_o safety_n of_o his_o majesty_n and_o his_o three_o kingdom_n by_o the_o same_o author_n sell_v by_o abel_n roper_n at_o the_o black_a boy_n against_o st._n dunstan_n church_n in_o fleetstreet_n
always_o difference_n among_o they_o concern_v ecclesiastical_a government_n and_o discipline_n and_o about_o form_n and_o mode_n of_o divine_a worship_n yet_o they_o always_o accord_v in_o essential_o of_o religion_n and_o in_o the_o preservation_n of_o their_o natural_a and_o legal_a right_n and_o privilege_n as_o well_o as_o in_o a_o common_a detestation_n of_o popery_n and_o tyranny_n and_o the_o sinister_a art_n of_o promote_a they_o but_o when_o these_o fiery_a bomb_n of_o a_o popish_a court_n be_v by_o various_a hand_n throw_v among_o protestant_n all_o go_v to_o wrack_v by_o our_o fatal_a division_n and_o such_o a_o unlimited_a power_n be_v thrust_v into_o the_o hand_n of_o caesar_n over_o our_o life_n religion_n law_n estate_n and_o liberty_n that_o if_o his_o amorous_a intrigue_n and_o careless_a temper_n have_v not_o divert_v he_o he_o have_v certain_o arrive_v at_o that_o pitch_n of_o absoluteness_n in_o church_n and_o state_n that_o he_o aspire_v after_o and_o have_v lay_v all_o his_o subject_n at_o the_o discretion_n and_o will_n of_o the_o monarch_n 3._o the_o next_o expedient_a that_o king_n charles_n employ_v to_o accomplish_v his_o design_n be_v encourage_v and_o cherish_n papist_n upon_o every_o occasion_n when_o it_o may_v be_v do_v without_o a_o open_a reflection_n on_o himself_o or_o government_n and_o yet_o sometime_o he_o break_v through_o those_o maxim_n also_o though_o one_o will_v have_v think_v their_o intolerable_a insolence_n on_o every_o gleam_n of_o royal_a favour_n may_v have_v just_o check_v his_o clemency_n instance_n of_o his_o particular_a respect_n for_o that_o people_n may_v be_v easy_o give_v but_o because_o it_o will_v be_v particular_o discourse_v in_o his_o successor_n reign_n i_o shall_v give_v but_o two_o here_o and_o those_o be_v his_o connive_n at_o their_o increase_n and_o execute_v the_o law_n with_o great_a rigour_n against_o protestant-dissenters_a give_v private_a instruction_n to_o his_o judge_n to_o stifle_v the_o execution_n of_o the_o law_n against_o popish_a recusant_n though_o direct_o level_v against_o they_o and_o but_o by_o a_o force_a construction_n inflict_v upon_o protestant_n 4._o but_o the_o last_o and_o most_o effectual_a stratagem_n for_o the_o service_n of_o this_o king_n be_v arbitrary_a end_n be_v tie_v all_o his_o ecclesiastical_a promotion_n to_o the_o preach_v up_o passive_a obedience_n and_o nonresistance_n and_o in_o this_o he_o succeed_v so_o unlucky_o that_o those_o who_o refuse_v to_o comply_v with_o this_o upstart_n doctrine_n be_v scarce_o reckon_v among_o the_o number_n of_o christian_n whilst_o a_o little_a court-zealot_n that_o have_v nothing_o else_o to_o recommend_v he_o but_o a_o blind_a obedience_n to_o the_o order_n of_o whitehall_n in_o preach_v up_o this_o slavish_a doctrine_n be_v dignify_v with_o the_o title_n of_o a_o true_a son_n of_o the_o church_n and_o load_v with_o preferment_n into_o what_o a_o doleful_a condition_n be_v this_o nation_n reduce_v when_o religion_n be_v force_v to_o truckle_n to_o new-invented_n politic_n and_o our_o law_n be_v bribe_v into_o a_o conspiracy_n against_o themselves_o now_o both_o pulpit_n and_o press_n be_v surfeit_v with_o such_o discourse_n as_o these_o viz._n that_o monarchy_n be_v a_o government_n by_o divine_a right_n that_o it_o be_v in_o the_o prince_n power_n to_o rule_v as_o he_o please_v that_o it_o be_v a_o grace_n and_o condescension_n in_o the_o king_n to_o govern_v by_o law_n that_o for_o parliament_n to_o direct_v or_o regulate_v the_o succession_n border_v upon_o treason_n and_o be_v a_o offence_n against_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n and_o that_o the_o only_a benefit_n leave_v to_o subject_n in_o case_n the_o king_n will_v tyrannize_v over_o their_o conscience_n person_n and_o estate_n be_v tame_o to_o suffer_v and_o as_o they_o absurd_o express_v it_o to_o exercise_n passive_a obedience_n thus_o be_v mind_n and_o conscience_n of_o the_o subject_n corrupt_v with_o such_o pestilent_a and_o slavish_a notion_n that_o at_o length_n the_o whole_a nation_n be_v betray_v into_o such_o a_o stupidity_n and_o insensibility_n of_o their_o religion_n and_o legal_a right_n that_o our_o limit_a monarchy_n be_v almost_o turn_v into_o a_o absolute_a tyranny_n and_o our_o ancient_a privilege_n dwindle_v into_o nothing_o under_o pretence_n of_o preserve_v the_o church_n too_o many_o of_o the_o clergy_n give_v themselves_o over_o to_o a_o implicit_a serve_v of_o the_o court_n and_o become_v not_o only_o advocate_n but_o instrument_n for_o the_o rob_v corporation_n of_o their_o charter_n impose_v sheriff_n upon_o the_o city_n of_o london_n who_o be_v not_o legal_o elect_v and_o of_o fine_v and_o punish_v man_n arbitrary_o for_o no_o crime_n save_v their_o have_v by_o modest_a and_o lawful_a way_n assert_v their_o own_o and_o the_o nation_n right_n under_o pretence_n of_o jealousy_n of_o the_o fanatic_n they_o become_v tool_n under_o this_o king_n for_o justify_v the_o dissolution_n of_o so_o many_o parliament_n the_o invasion_n make_v upon_o their_o privilege_n the_o ridicul_v and_o stifle_v popish_a plot_n the_o sham_n of_o forge_v conspiracy_n upon_o protestant_n the_o condemn_v of_o several_a man_n to_o death_n for_o high_a treason_n who_o can_v be_v render_v guilty_a by_o the_o transgression_n of_o no_o know_a law_n and_o final_o for_o advance_v the_o duke_n of_o york_n into_o the_o throne_n who_o be_v engage_v in_o a_o conjuration_n against_o religion_n and_o the_o civil-government_n and_o who_o three_o several_a parliament_n for_o those_o reason_n will_v have_v exclude_v from_o the_o succession_n but_o when_o i_o say_v these_o enormity_n be_v commit_v by_o the_o clergy_n i_o desire_v not_o to_o be_v understand_v as_o if_o i_o intend_v to_o comprehend_v all_o that_o sacred_a order_n under_o the_o gild_n of_o such_o rash_a and_o inconsiderate_a design_n for_o there_o be_v many_o good_a man_n among_o they_o who_o be_v so_o far_o from_o sacrifice_v our_o religion_n and_o law_n to_o popery_n and_o arbitrary_a power_n that_o they_o public_o declare_v their_o dislikes_a and_o abhorrence_n of_o such_o extravagant_a proceed_v though_o they_o want_v power_n to_o stem_v the_o torrent_n that_o be_v overflow_n both_o church_n and_o state_n and_o as_o soon_o as_o providence_n minister_v a_o occasion_n be_v the_o first_o that_o put_v to_o their_o hand_n to_o stop_v the_o violence_n of_o the_o stream_n and_o confine_v the_o power_n of_o the_o late_a king_n within_o the_o bound_n of_o law_n and_o justice_n but_o to_o return_v from_o this_o digression_n this_o passive_a obedience_n doctrine_n be_v broach_v by_o some_o modern_a divine_n about_o the_o middle_n of_o the_o reign_n of_o king_n james_n the_o first_o who_o in_o opposition_n to_o buchanan_n knox_n and_o other_o scotch_a minister_n that_o give_v too_o great_a encouragement_n to_o sedition_n and_o rebellion_n and_o to_o curry_v favour_n with_o that_o monarch_n run_v into_o contrary_a extreme_n under_o the_o name_n of_o duty_n and_o loyalty_n so_o hard_a and_o difficult_a it_o be_v to_o observe_v the_o golden_a mean_n dr._n harsnet_n bishop_n of_o chichester_n be_v the_o first_o i_o meet_v with_o in_o that_o reign_n that_o give_v himself_o the_o liberty_n from_o these_o word_n give_v unto_o caesar_n the_o thing_n that_o be_v caesar_n to_o discover_v new_a notion_n in_o politic_n as_o well_o as_o divinity_n and_o to_o assert_v public_o that_o the_o king_n have_v a_o absolute_a right_n to_o all_o that_o subject_n be_v possess_v of_o and_o for_o this_o service_n in_o betray_v his_o country_n he_o be_v translate_v from_o the_o diocese_n of_o chichester_n to_o norwich_n and_o thence_o to_o the_o archbishopric_n of_o york_n in_o the_o beginning_n of_o the_o reign_n of_o king_n charles_n the_o first_o these_o preachment_n run_v something_o high_o and_o dr._n manwaring_n hold_v forth_o before_o that_o king_n at_o whitehall_n invest_v he_o with_o a_o uncontrollable_a authority_n give_v he_o power_n to_o raise_v tax_n or_o subsidy_n without_o consent_n of_o parliament_n and_o in_o the_o conclusion_n resign_v all_o the_o king_n subject_n to_o the_o devil_n that_o refuse_v to_o obey_v it_o for_o which_o he_o be_v present_v to_o a_o fat_a live_n in_o essex_n and_o afterward_o promote_v to_o the_o bishopric_n of_o st_n david_n which_o under_o what_o sad_a constellation_n or_o fate_n i_o know_v not_o have_v often_o be_v pester_v with_o man_n of_o the_o same_o principle_n the_o promotion_n of_o these_o temporizer_n encourage_v dr._n sybthorp_n a_o confident_a and_o kinsman_n to_o dr._n lamb_n to_o attempt_v the_o mend_v his_o circumstance_n by_o trace_v their_o step_n and_o in_o a_o assize-sermon_n at_o northampton_n on_o rom._n 13.7_o he_o lay_v our_o all_o at_o the_o king_n foot_n and_o leave_v poor_a subject_n nothing_o but_o tear_n for_o their_o loss_n and_o prayer_n to_o be_v supply_v in_o their_o want_n thus_o bate_v preferment_n sybthorp_n soon_o obtain_v his_o end_n and_o his_o vicarage_n of_o
bubble_n and_o delude_v the_o nation_n till_o insensible_o to_o we_o and_o with_o security_n to_o himself_o he_o may_v appear_v in_o his_o own_o likeness_n and_o do_v here_o what_o in_o france_n he_o have_v promise_v his_o engage_v in_o a_o expensive_a and_o bloody_a war_n against_o the_o state_n of_o holland_n can_v have_v no_o other_o design_n but_o to_o weaken_v the_o protestant_a interest_n both_o in_o that_o commonwealth_n and_o in_o his_o own_o kingdom_n provocation_n they_o have_v give_v he_o none_o nor_o can_v he_o assign_v any_o reason_n of_o state_n on_o his_o own_o part_n unless_o he_o fetch_v it_o from_o the_o romish_a alcoran_n that_o say_v we_o must_v have_v no_o peace_n with_o heretic_n and_o allow_v all_o act_n of_o injury_n and_o violence_n to_o protestant_n his_o stifle_v the_o popish_a plot_n and_o deliver_v the_o papist_n as_o much_o as_o in_o he_o lay_v from_o the_o danger_n into_o which_o it_o have_v cast_v they_o his_o be_v the_o author_n or_o at_o least_o the_o great_a encourager_n of_o sham-plot_n charge_v upon_o protestant_n his_o continue_a confederacy_n with_o the_o know_a enemy_n to_o the_o disoblige_v of_o his_o own_o people_n his_o betray_v of_o europe_n by_o false_a and_o flatter_a promise_n when_o he_o may_v have_v prescribe_v what_o term_n of_o the_o peace_n he_o please_v during_o the_o whole_a course_n of_o his_o mediation_n at_o nimeguen_n or_o in_o conjunction_n with_o the_o dutch_a and_o other_o ally_n have_v continue_v the_o war_n against_o france_n to_o the_o great_a advantage_n that_o ever_o be_v put_v into_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o confederate_n be_v a_o manifest_a proof_n how_o he_o stand_v affect_v and_o though_o he_o make_v great_a show_n as_o if_o he_o have_v be_v in_o earnest_n all_o be_v but_o deceit_n and_o colour_n for_o at_o length_n contrary_a to_o all_o the_o rule_n of_o policy_n and_o without_o ground_n or_o pretext_n for_o such_o proceed_n a_o peace_n be_v clap_v up_o memoir_n up_o sir_n w._n temple_n memoir_n in_o the_o duchess_n of_o portsmouth_n chamber_n by_o the_o intervention_n and_o pursuit_n of_o monsieur_n barillon_n to_o the_o great_a amazement_n and_o general_a prejudice_n of_o all_o christendom_n his_o then_o majesty_n neglect_v to_o assist_v the_o french_a protestant_n under_o great_a persecution_n for_o their_o religion_n be_v more_o than_o a_o tacit_fw-la consent_n to_o their_o utter_a extirpation_n his_o intail_v the_o duke_n of_o york_n upon_o the_o nation_n contrary_a to_o the_o desire_n and_o endeavour_n of_o three_o parliament_n and_o that_o not_o out_o of_o love_n to_o his_o person_n but_o affection_n to_o popery_n which_o he_o know_v that_o prince_n be_v engage_v by_o solemn_a oath_n to_o establish_v be_v sufficient_a evidence_n of_o charles_n the_o second_v religion_n and_o his_o be_v engage_v in_o the_o design_n of_o subvert_v we_o which_o i_o think_v no_o man_n will_v question_v that_o be_v not_o concern_v with_o he_o in_o it_o it_o be_v by_o a_o strange_a providence_n as_o well_o as_o great_a oversight_n in_o the_o conduct_n of_o the_o late_a king_n that_o we_o arrive_v at_o this_o discovery_n for_o so_o many_o good_a man_n that_o believe_v the_o tremendous_a oath_n his_o majesty_n charles_n the_o second_o have_v swallow_v and_o think_v it_o impossible_a he_o shall_v prevaricate_v in_o so_o solemn_a a_o matter_n be_v so_o fix_v in_o their_o opinion_n of_o king_n charles_n be_v a_o protestant_n and_o so_o outrageous_a against_o they_o that_o dare_v but_o whisper_v the_o contrary_a that_o have_v it_o not_o be_v for_o his_o receive_v absolution_n and_o extreme_a unction_n from_o a_o popish_a priest_n a_o little_a before_o his_o death_n and_o for_o what_o he_o leave_v in_o write_v under_o his_o own_o hand_n he_o will_v still_o have_v pass_v for_o a_o true_a protestant_n and_o the_o nation_n in_o favour_n of_o that_o monarch_n will_v have_v still_o be_v keep_v under_o their_o former_a delusion_n and_o though_o at_o the_o same_o time_n it_o give_v we_o but_o a_o indifferent_a character_n of_o this_o prince_n who_o for_o the_o lucre_n of_o a_o crown_n thus_o notorious_o dissemble_v with_o god_n and_o man_n and_o that_o in_o all_o his_o declaration_n and_o speech_n to_o the_o parliament_n and_o in_o comply_v in_o the_o office_n and_o in_o communicate_v in_o the_o holy_a sacrament_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n he_o wear_v the_o vizor_n of_o a_o protestant_n when_o he_o be_v a_o member_n of_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n and_o be_v by_o oath_n when_o he_o change_v his_o religion_n at_o st._n germains_n in_o france_n oblige_v to_o set_v up_o popery_n yet_o it_o give_v we_o a_o everlasting_a abhorrence_n of_o romish_a principle_n which_o for_o the_o sordid_a interest_n of_o that_o idolatrous_a church_n do_v not_o only_o dispense_v with_o but_o indulge_v such_o crime_n as_o the_o worst_a of_o heathen_n and_o pagan_n will_v blush_v at_o the_o thought_n of_o and_o here_o though_o the_o series_n of_o the_o narration_n will_v hardly_o allow_v it_o i_o will_v draw_v a_o veil_n before_o the_o picture_n of_o this_o unhappy_a prince_n and_o without_o expose_v his_o intricate_a and_o bifarious_a action_n to_o a_o more_o open_a view_n and_o censure_n content_v myself_o by_o tell_v the_o reader_n he_o live_v in_o a_o cloud_n he_o die_v in_o a_o storm_n but_o by_o what_o mean_v he_o come_v to_o his_o end_n god_n know_v though_o the_o suddenness_n and_o meanness_n of_o his_o interment_n raise_v many_o suspicion_n neque_fw-la sepulchrum_n quo_fw-la recipiat_fw-la habet_fw-la portum_fw-la corporis_fw-la ubi_fw-la remissa_fw-la humana_fw-la vita_fw-la corporis_fw-la requiescat_fw-la a_o malis_fw-la he_o have_v no_o tomb_n nor_o with_o a_o port_n be_v blessed_v where_o after_o death_n his_o corpse_n in_o peace_n may_v rest_v i_o be_o not_o unsensible_a that_o some_o judicious_a enquirer_n into_o these_o affair_n will_v think_v i_o ought_v to_o have_v begin_v the_o design_n of_o advance_v popery_n and_o arbitrary_a power_n with_o the_o reign_n of_o the_o family_n of_o the_o stewart_n in_o this_o kingdom_n but_o since_o i_o can_v with_o justice_n think_v the_o first_o two_o king_n design_v to_o bring_v in_o popery_n and_o have_v occasion_n to_o take_v notice_n of_o every_o of_o their_o particular_a effort_n for_o the_o introduction_n of_o arbitrary_a power_n in_o their_o several_a reign_n in_o the_o subsequent_a discourse_n i_o think_v it_o excusable_a that_o i_o begin_v no_o early_o than_o the_o restoration_n of_o charles_n the_o second_o and_o therefore_o proceed_v to_o show_v what_o method_n be_v take_v by_o he_o to_o erect_v those_o idol_n and_o subvert_v our_o religion_n and_o law_n and_o they_o be_v principal_o four_o first_o 1._o by_o abuse_v the_o credulity_n of_o the_o nation_n with_o the_o fond_a hope_n of_o such_o privilege_n and_o immunity_n as_o be_v never_o intend_v they_o of_o this_o kind_n be_v his_o declaration_n from_o breda_n which_o promise_v indulgence_n and_o liberty_n of_o conscience_n to_o all_o protestant_n that_o will_v live_v peaceable_o under_o the_o civil_a government_n but_o if_o we_o have_v look_v before_o we_o and_o not_o suffer_v our_o prejudices_fw-la against_o the_o many_o late_a mock-government_n the_o tyranny_n of_o our_o fellow-subject_n and_o the_o transport_v of_o be_v deliver_v from_o they_o in_o the_o accession_n of_o the_o rightful_a king_n to_o his_o throne_n to_o have_v blind_v our_o eye_n we_o may_v easy_o have_v perceive_v that_o it_o be_v never_o in_o his_o thought_n to_o perform_v it_o for_o the_o previous_a obligation_n he_o be_v under_o to_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n have_v a_o virtue_n to_o supersede_n and_o annul_v his_o engagement_n to_o english_a heretic_n so_o that_o all_o he_o intend_v by_o that_o declaration_n be_v to_o tie_v up_o the_o hand_n and_o lull_v those_o into_o a_o tameness_n of_o admit_v his_o return_n into_o his_o dominion_n who_o a_o jealousy_n of_o be_v afterward_o persecute_v for_o their_o conscience_n may_v have_v awaken_v to_o withstand_v and_o dispute_v it_o till_o they_o have_v better_a security_n and_o so_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v for_o he_o be_v no_o soon_o seat_v in_o the_o throne_n of_o his_o ancestor_n and_o see_v himself_o secure_a but_o he_o discharge_v himself_o from_o every_o thing_n that_o the_o royal_a word_n and_o faith_n of_o a_o prince_n have_v oblige_v he_o to_o perform_v second_o 2._o by_o sow_v discord_n divide_v protestant_n alienate_v their_o affection_n and_o embitter_v their_o mind_n one_o against_o another_o that_o be_v so_o divide_v and_o enrage_v they_o may_v contribute_v to_o each_o other_o destruction_n or_o by_o weaken_v their_o interest_n become_v a_o easy_a prey_n to_o the_o fury_n of_o papist_n and_o true_o nothing_o but_o a_o early_a prospect_n of_o this_o method_n can_v have_v embolden_v king_n charles_n to_o enterprise_n upon_o our_o english_a liberty_n and_o the_o reform_a religion_n for_o though_o there_o have_v be_v
he_o king_n that_o be_v such_o a_o king_n as_o he_o swear_v to_o be_v at_o his_o coronation_n such_o a_o king_n to_o who_o the_o obedience_n and_o allegiance_n of_o english_a subject_n be_v due_a and_o set_v up_o a_o dominion_n which_o to_o all_o intent_n and_o purpose_n be_v as_o manifest_v a_o abdication_n or_o abandon_v his_o legal_a title_n as_o if_o have_v do_v it_o by_o express_a word_n or_o formal_a deed._n so_o that_o it_o be_v plain_a his_o subject_n do_v not_o desert_n or_o resist_v he_o till_o he_o have_v abdicate_v his_o kingship_n and_o license_v they_o to_o provide_v for_o themselves_o under_o another_o monarch_n that_o will_v govern_v according_a to_o the_o law_n of_o the_o english_a constitution_n which_o he_o have_v renounce_v if_o the_o entreaty_n persuasion_n admonition_n address_n or_o petition_n of_o the_o great_a man_n of_o all_o quality_n in_o the_o kingdom_n can_v have_v prevail_v with_o he_o to_o have_v do_v himself_o and_o his_o subject_n justice_n the_o crown_n have_v be_v still_o upon_o his_o head_n and_o his_o subject_n happy_a under_o he_o but_o he_o positive_o refuse_v all_o advice_n but_o what_o tend_v to_o his_o ruin_n and_o neither_o his_o good_a subject_n prayer_n the_o fear_n of_o god_n the_o love_n he_o ought_v to_o have_v bear_v to_o his_o own_o country_n now_o on_o the_o brink_n of_o destruction_n nor_o his_o own_o interest_n can_v influence_n he_o to_o act_n reasonable_o or_o see_v his_o own_o ruin_n before_o a_o obstinate_a perseverance_n have_v render_v it_o desperate_a what_o then_o must_v his_o subject_n do_v to_o content_v ourselves_o with_o pray_v to_o god_n only_o for_o our_o deliverance_n be_v to_o exclude_v the_o measure_n of_o humane_a prudence_n we_o take_v not_o those_o method_n when_o our_o house_n be_v on_o fire_n or_o a_o madman_n come_v to_o cut_v our_o throat_n to_o wait_v for_o his_o death_n have_v be_v to_o make_v ourselves_o miserable_a while_o he_o live_v and_o by_o suffer_v his_o arbitrary_a power_n to_o increase_v and_o take_v deep_o foot_n be_v to_o have_v entail_v slavery_n upon_o our_o posterity_n and_o to_o have_v expect_v a_o miracle_n for_o his_o conversion_n be_v to_o suffer_v the_o fate_n of_o a_o whole_a kingdom_n to_o depend_v upon_o a_o senseless_a and_o dubious_a peradventure_o all_o which_o be_v serious_o consider_v nothing_o in_o the_o world_n will_v appear_v more_o reasonable_a just_a and_o necessary_a than_o our_o self-defence_n against_o the_o exorbitancy_n of_o james_n the_o second_o and_o provide_v for_o ourselves_o without_o his_o concurrence_n it_o be_v not_o in_o the_o design_n of_o god_n or_o nature_n or_o in_o the_o power_n of_o art_n to_o make_v that_o man_n happy_a who_o instead_o of_o cooperate_a to_o it_o act_n direct_o against_o it_o and_o therefore_o his_o interest_n be_v not_o so_o considerable_a as_o to_o be_v prefer_v before_o the_o safety_n of_o the_o kingdom_n and_o the_o life_n and_o fortune_n of_o his_o quondam_a subject_n which_o be_v snatch_v as_o brand_v out_o of_o the_o fire_n by_o the_o doctrine_n of_o resist_v in_o our_o own_o defence_n it_o be_v true_a the_o promoter_n of_o slavery_n under_o the_o umbrage_n of_o nonresistance_n fall_v very_o heavy_a upon_o this_o innocent_a principle_n and_o upbraid_v the_o notion_n as_o opposite_a to_o the_o law_n of_o god_n to_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n and_o to_o the_o law_n of_o our_o own_o land_n but_o a_o brief_a discussion_n of_o their_o suggestion_n will_v show_v their_o lion_n be_v not_o so_o fierce_a as_o they_o have_v paint_v he_o the_o holy_a scripture_n do_v command_v obedience_n to_o authority_n without_o exception_n and_o forbid_v resistance_n of_o the_o supreme_a power_n under_o severe_a penalty_n but_o it_o seem_v very_o hard_a that_o religion_n shall_v weaken_v our_o arm_n in_o defence_n of_o itself_o and_o force_v our_o obedience_n to_o a_o power_n set_v up_o to_o ruin_v it_o and_o therefore_o unless_o our_o adversary_n can_v prove_v this_o general_n prohibition_n be_v extend_v in_o the_o design_n of_o the_o lawgiver_n to_o all_o case_n of_o apparent_a and_o extreme_a necessity_n such_o as_o we_o be_v under_o the_o late_a reign_n which_o i_o be_o assure_v they_o can_v do_v they_o say_v nothing_o to_o the_o purpose_n for_o we_o urge_v it_o no_o far_o and_o equal_o abhor_v it_o when_o it_o exceed_v those_o case_n as_o a_o doctrine_n inconsistent_a with_o christianity_n but_o yet_o we_o say_v also_o that_o nonresistance_n be_v not_o always_o oblige_v as_o affair_n may_v be_v circumstantiate_v general_a precept_n or_o prohibition_n be_v always_o to_o be_v understand_v with_o particular_a exception_n to_o unforeseen_a accident_n and_o make_v what_o be_v forbid_v at_o some_o time_n and_o in_o some_o case_n become_v our_o duty_n in_o other_o therefore_o man_n must_v not_o run_v into_o a_o triumph_n when_o a_o text_n or_o two_o seem_v to_o favour_v their_o opinion_n for_o as_o a_o ingenious_a author_n observe_v eternal_a righteousness_n justice_n and_o truth_n upright_a honesty_n the_o right_a of_o the_o case_n and_o the_o reason_n of_o the_o thing_n must_v always_o govern_v the_o sense_n of_o scriptural_a expression_n saul_n be_v a_o anoint_v king_n and_o yet_o david_n have_v commission_n from_o god_n almighty_a to_o make_v war_n against_o he_o when_o he_o transgress_v the_o bound_n that_o god_n have_v set_v he_o and_o it_o may_v be_v show_v in_o many_o instance_n though_o scarce_o parallel_v with_o our_o dreadful_a circumstance_n under_o the_o reign_n of_o james_n the_o second_o where_o resistance_n be_v not_o only_o allow_v but_o commend_v the_o judge_n of_o israel_n who_o must_v be_v presume_v to_o know_v the_o law_n of_o god_n better_a than_o other_o and_o be_v fill_v with_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n in_o all_o their_o action_n encourage_v the_o israelite_n to_o rise_v in_o arm_n against_o their_o prince_n who_o keep_v they_o in_o continual_a bondage_n and_o slavery_n and_o the_o name_n of_o deborah_n barach_n gideon_n abimelec_n jeptha_n samson_n etc._n etc._n be_v celebrate_v upon_o the_o same_o occasion_n nor_o be_v the_o law_n of_o nature_n against_o resistance_n in_o case_n of_o extreme_a necessity_n and_o i_o wonder_v how_o any_o man_n can_v urge_v the_o contrary_a since_o it_o both_o assert_n and_o approve_v it_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n say_v the_o incomparable_a grotius_n be_v a_o judgement_n or_o instinct_n of_o right_a reason_n which_o judge_n by_o the_o conformity_n and_o contrariety_n of_o a_o action_n with_o reasonable_a nature_n what_o there_o be_v in_o every_o action_n of_o moral_a turpitude_n or_o moral_a goodness_n and_o how_o far_o it_o be_v command_v or_o forbid_v by_o the_o author_n of_o nature_n now_o right_a reason_n tell_v we_o it_o be_v reasonable_a to_o defend_v our_o life_n against_o the_o attempt_n of_o every_o unlawful_a aggressor_n and_o mr._n hobbs_n who_o can_v never_o be_v suspect_v to_o give_v too_o little_a power_n to_o king_n or_o too_o much_o to_o the_o people_n say_z it_o be_v the_o first_o principle_n of_o natural_a right_n for_o every_o man_n to_o defend_v his_o life_n and_o his_o limb_n by_o all_o mean_n that_o he_o possible_o can_v for_o though_o when_o community_n and_o society_n be_v form_v this_o right_n of_o defend_v and_o avenge_a ourselves_o devolve_v upon_o the_o supreme_a magistrate_n and_o consequent_o make_v it_o unlawful_a for_o we_o to_o kill_v a_o man_n that_o endeavour_n to_o assassinate_n we_o if_o we_o can_v prevent_v his_o effort_n by_o address_v ourselves_o to_o justice_n yet_o if_o by_o that_o mean_v we_o can_v secure_v our_o life_n that_o necessity_n put_v we_o in_o possession_n of_o our_o natural_a right_n and_o our_o own_o arm_n become_v our_o magistrate_n and_o give_v we_o authority_n to_o defend_v our_o own_o life_n though_o if_o it_o can_v be_v avoid_v with_o the_o loss_n of_o the_o aggressor_n let_v we_o put_v the_o case_n suppose_v a_o prince_n have_v resolve_v on_o a_o design_n to_o kill_v his_o subject_n that_o he_o solemn_o swear_v to_o protect_v what_o be_v the_o subject_n to_o do_v in_o this_o condition_n to_o say_v they_o will_v implore_v the_o assistance_n of_o the_o law_n be_v to_o mock_v they_o and_o delude_v ourselves_o for_o they_o can_v resist_v dragoon_n and_o firelock_n to_o go_v to_o the_o king_n be_v to_o no_o purpose_n he_o be_v in_o the_o design_n and_o so_o far_o engage_v that_o he_o think_v in_o conscience_n he_o can_v go_v back_o and_o be_v therefore_o stocking_n himself_o with_o a_o set_v of_o man_n that_o will_v not_o boggle_v at_o the_o execution_n of_o it_o in_o such_o a_o case_n this_o absolute_a necessity_n where_o the_o society_n must_v perish_v for_o want_n of_o protection_n put_v we_o in_o possession_n of_o our_o natural_a right_n to_o defend_v ourselves_o for_o none_o have_v a_o power_n in_o right_n of_o his_o own_o will_n to_o take_v away_o our_o life_n
our_o religious_a and_o civil_a right_n and_o therefore_o we_o swear_v to_o obey_v he_o but_o when_o he_o break_v his_o own_o oath_n and_o employ_v his_o power_n to_o ruin_v we_o and_o our_o religion_n out_o allegiance_n be_v at_o a_o end_n and_o we_o have_v no_o reason_n to_o observe_v those_o oath_n that_o be_v take_v when_o thing_n be_v in_o a_o better_a posture_n and_o which_o we_o shall_v never_o have_v take_v if_o we_o can_v have_v fore-seen_a what_o since_o have_v unfortunate_o happen_v for_o though_o we_o be_v cheat_v by_o our_o credulity_n the_o change_n of_o circumstance_n have_v cancel_v the_o obligation_n of_o those_o oath_n and_o make_v it_o our_o duty_n to_o do_v the_o contrary_n we_o be_v oblige_v to_o obey_v our_o parent_n while_o they_o maintain_v their_o character_n but_o our_o obedience_n cease_v when_o they_o command_v what_o be_v sinful_a nature_n found_v our_o obedience_n to_o authority_n upon_o a_o supposition_n that_o it_o be_v for_o the_o good_a of_o the_o community_n king_n be_v the_o guarantee_n of_o this_o formal_a alliance_n and_o from_o the_o obligation_n of_o the_o original_a compact_n arise_v our_o submission_n but_o if_o prince_n extend_v their_o authority_n beyond_o the_o first_o design_n of_o its_o institution_n and_o destroy_v the_o society_n over_o which_o they_o preside_v our_o obedience_n be_v at_o a_o end_n and_o we_o may_v just_o oppose_v they_o for_o no_o oath_n or_o promise_v of_o obedience_n can_v supercede_v our_o antecedent_n obligation_n to_o our_o self_n or_o our_o country_n have_v king_n james_n keep_v his_o own_o oath_n we_o have_v be_v oblige_v to_o we_o but_o his_o change_n from_o what_o he_o promise_v to_o be_v set_v we_o at_o liberty_n the_o deceit_n be_v his_o own_o contrivance_n in_o disguise_v himself_o for_o have_v he_o appear_v in_o his_o own_o likeness_n and_o honest_o tell_v we_o what_o he_o design_v before_o we_o be_v decoy_v into_o oath_n i_o believe_v there_o will_v have_v be_v as_o many_o non-jurants_a then_o as_o there_o be_v honest_a and_o think_v man_n in_o the_o kingdom_n all_o oath_n though_o never_o so_o cautious_o word_v have_v still_o some_o tacit_fw-la exception_n or_o else_o they_o will_v sometime_o interfere_v with_o common_a equity_n therefore_o it_o be_v a_o good_a exception_n in_o law_n and_o a_o salvo_n in_o conscience_n to_o say_v that_o the_o thing_n when_o the_o oath_n be_v take_v be_v unforeseen_a and_o so_o unlikely_a to_o happen_v that_o it_o be_v think_v almost_o impossible_a to_o come_v to_o pass_v viz._n that_o the_o late_a king_n james_n shall_v endeavour_v to_o ruin_v his_o subject_n which_o of_o necessity_n must_v have_v be_v his_o own_o ruin_n also_o when_o the_o account_n shall_v be_v adjust_v between_o himself_o and_o partner_n again_o as_o the_o late_a king_n manage_v his_o affair_n these_o oath_n and_o our_o obedience_n be_v contradictory_n to_o themselves_o and_o therefore_o not_o oblige_v we_o swear_v in_o the_o oath_n of_o supremacy_n that_o the_o king_n be_v supreme_a head_n and_o governor_n in_o his_o dominion_n and_o that_o the_o pope_n neither_o have_v nor_o aught_o to_o have_v any_o superiority_n or_o authority_n therein_o but_o the_o late_a king_n notwithstanding_o this_o law_n will_v have_v the_o pope_n supreme_a in_o spiritual_n can_v we_o make_v he_o what_o he_o will_v not_o be_v can_v he_o absolve_v we_o from_o those_o oath_n after_o we_o have_v take_v they_o or_o how_o be_v it_o possible_a for_o to_o observe_v they_o but_o we_o must_v offend_v one_o way_n or_o other_o the_o low_a say_v we_o must_v take_v these_o oath_n or_o pay_v five_o hundred_o pound_n beside_o other_o penal_a disability_n the_o king_n say_v we_o must_v not_o take_v they_o upon_o pain_n of_o his_o displeasure_n and_o be_v turn_v out_o of_o the_o office_n we_o enjoy_v as_o our_o freehold_n by_o take_v the_o oath_n what_o must_v the_o subject_n do_v when_o the_o law_n and_o the_o king_n be_v at_o so_o great_a variance_n and_o the_o subject_n duty_n involve_v in_o such_o intricacy_n that_o can_v never_o be_v salve_v but_o by_o the_o monarch_n abdication_n but_o that_o which_o utter_o put_v a_o end_n to_o the_o obligatory_a part_n of_o these_o oath_n and_o make_v they_o null_a and_o void_a be_v his_o voluntary_a withdraw_n himself_o from_o the_o kingdom_n abdicate_v the_o government_n and_o leave_v the_o throne_n vacant_a for_o that_o set_v his_o subject_n free_a to_o all_o intent_n and_o purpose_n because_o he_o that_o leave_v the_o government_n of_o his_o subject_n must_v be_v suppose_v to_o resign_v his_o interest_n in_o they_o for_o government_n be_v so_o necessary_a for_o the_o preservation_n of_o subject_n that_o he_o who_o intend_v to_o have_v subject_n must_v at_o the_o same_o time_n intend_v to_o have_v they_o govern_v or_o their_o whole_a allegiance_n cease_v nor_o if_o he_o can_v pretend_v he_o be_v force_v to_o go_v off_o will_v that_o avail_v he_o because_o it_o be_v of_o his_o own_o procure_n he_o may_v have_v prevent_v it_o by_o call_v a_o parliament_n and_o comply_v with_o justice_n and_o the_o not_o do_v what_o he_o ought_v make_v his_o desertion_n voluntary_a i_o mention_v this_o only_o to_o answer_v those_o that_o object_n it_o without_o cause_n who_o partiality_n spoil_v their_o judgement_n and_o drive_v they_o to_o little_a shift_n to_o support_v their_o false_a pretence_n his_o departure_n into_o france_n and_o desertion_n of_o the_o crown_n be_v whole_a voluntary_a no_o force_n compel_v he_o no_o danger_n threaten_v he_o the_o people_n be_v willing_a to_o have_v retain_v he_o but_o he_o according_a to_o hale_n and_o brent_n advice_n will_v leave_v the_o kingdom_n in_o confusion_n that_o he_o may_v return_v the_o soon_o and_o have_v his_o end_n of_o we_o which_o will_v bear_v very_o severe_a reflection_n but_o his_o go_v off_o be_v the_o only_a kind_a act_n that_o ever_o that_o king_n do_v for_o england_n i_o shall_v omit_v they_o now_o out_o of_o pure_a gratitude_n for_o that_o transcendent_a favour_n what_o remain_v then_o but_o a_o serious_a advice_n to_o our_o scrupulous_a or_o obstinate_a brethren_n that_o they_o will_v no_o long_o insist_v upon_o controvert_v case_n and_o ill-timed_a nicety_n that_o hinder_v their_o obedience_n or_o slacken_v their_o gratitude_n to_o god_n and_o our_o sovereign_a lord_n king_n william_n for_o our_o miraculous_a deliverance_n nor_o ruin_n themselves_o nor_o expose_v the_o nation_n to_o danger_n for_o the_o sake_n of_o the_o late_a king_n when_o they_o neither_o aught_o nor_o can_v do_v he_o any_o service_n for_o see_v by_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n the_o design_n of_o government_n and_o the_o practice_n of_o all_o nation_n the_o late_a king_n have_v forfeit_v and_o renounce_v his_o right_n and_o they_o be_v discharge_v from_o their_o oath_n and_o allegiance_n to_o he_o that_o they_o will_v now_o honourable_o deliver_v up_o that_o pretence_n which_o they_o can_v no_o long_o defend_v and_o pay_v their_o obedience_n where_o divine_a providence_n the_o law_n of_o the_o land_n and_o a_o extraorninary_a merit_n have_v make_v it_o due_n what_o can_v be_v more_o dishonourable_a than_o that_o the_o dishonour_n and_o loss_n that_o have_v befall_v this_o unfortunate_a prince_n be_v the_o consequence_n of_o his_o own_o arbitrary_a action_n and_o be_v primary_o to_o be_v impute_v to_o himself_o in_o exceed_v the_o bound_n of_o his_o limit_a authority_n which_o he_o ought_v in_o no_o wise_a to_o have_v do_v for_o the_o royal_a dignity_n of_o england_n be_v so_o far_o from_o be_v a_o despotic_a kind_n of_o government_n that_o it_o carry_v along_o with_o it_o in_o its_o very_a essence_n a_o mixture_n of_o interest_n betwixt_o king_n and_o people_n and_o lay_v a_o obligation_n upon_o the_o king_n to_o govern_v not_o by_o his_o own_o arbitrary_a will_n but_o according_a to_o law_n and_o so_o careful_a have_v the_o english_a subject_n always_o be_v to_o preserve_v the_o government_n in_o this_o equal_a poise_n that_o every_o deviation_n from_o it_o have_v be_v look_v upon_o by_o they_o as_o a_o step_v towards_o tyranny_n and_o not_o only_o the_o english_a but_o so_o strange_o have_v all_o antiquity_n look_v upon_o the_o affectation_n of_o absolute_a power_n that_o isidore_n lay_v it_o down_o as_o the_o character_n of_o a_o tyrant_n that_o he_o be_v ambitious_a of_o absolute_a dominion_n and_o oppress_v his_o subject_n by_o a_o lawless_a authority_n and_o the_o scholiast_n of_o aristophanes_n say_v that_o a_o king_n differ_v from_o a_o tyrant_n in_o this_o that_o a_o king_n possess_v his_o kingdom_n as_o receive_v it_o from_o his_o subject_n upon_o certain_a condition_n prescribe_v by_o law_n but_o a_o tyrant_n enter_v and_o rule_v by_o force_n and_o violence_n james_n the_o second_o can_v not_o be_v ignorant_a that_o other_o king_n of_o england_n have_v sometime_o show_v their_o inclination_n and_o make_v some_o
private_a lash_n and_o subtle_a essay_n towards_o a_o unlimited_a power_n but_o be_v tell_v of_o it_o as_o a_o encroachment_n upon_o the_o law_n they_o have_v always_o public_o disclaim_v it_o and_o yet_o the_o late_a king_n will_v attempt_v it_o fortunae_fw-la miseras_fw-la auximus_fw-la arte_fw-la vias_fw-la 6._o propert._n lib._n 3._o el._n 6._o he_o with_o misfortune_n '_o against_o himself_o take_v part_n and_o his_o own_o wickedness_n increase_v by_o art_n king_n charles_n the_o first_o in_o his_o declaration_n from_o 1694._o from_o 1694._o newmarket_n show_v the_o unlawfulness_n of_o it_o for_o say_v he_o the_o law_n be_v the_o measure_n of_o my_o power_n few_o word_n but_o very_o significant_a and_o agree_v with_o what_o be_v say_v by_o that_o great_a lawyer_n bracton_n that_o he_o be_v no_o king_n that_o govern_v by_o his_o own_o will_n and_o not_o by_o law_n nor_o be_v his_o command_n oblige_v which_o make_v king_n james_n in_o one_o of_o his_o speech_n to_o the_o parliament_n call_v those_o flatterer_n that_o persuade_v king_n not_o to_o confine_v themselves_o within_o the_o bound_n oâ—_n their_o own_o law_n viper_n and_o the_o pest_n of_o king_n and_o kingdom_n and_o the_o lord_n verulam_n say_v the_o people_n have_v as_o good_a a_o right_n to_o their_o law_n as_o to_o the_o air_n they_o breath_n in_o and_o he_o that_o persuade_v his_o prince_n to_o break_v they_o be_v as_o great_a a_o traitor_n to_o he_o in_o the_o court_n of_o heaven_n as_o the_o villain_n that_o draw_v his_o sword_n upon_o he_o in_o his_o own_o palace_n lewis_n the_o eleven_o of_o france_n though_o he_o have_v be_v a_o very_a arbitrary_a prince_n when_o he_o lie_v upon_o his_o deathbed_n tell_v his_o son_n charles_n the_o eight_o that_o it_o be_v a_o diminution_n to_o the_o greatness_n of_o a_o king_n not_o to_o govern_v by_o law_n and_o treat_v his_o subject_n humane_o for_o no_o man_n can_v be_v call_v a_o king_n but_o he_o that_o govern_v freeman_n king_n james_n the_o first_o in_o another_o speech_n to_o his_o parliament_n sum_v up_o all_o in_o this_o memorable_a passage_n viz._n that_o a_o king_n govern_v in_o a_o settle_v kingdom_n leave_v to_o be_v a_o king_n and_o degenerate_v into_o a_o tyrant_n when_o he_o cease_v to_o rule_v according_a to_o law_n and_o yet_o all_o this_o can_v not_o restrain_v james_n the_o second_o from_o endeavour_v after_o a_o absolute_a power_n the_o sentiment_n of_o these_o great_a man_n may_v be_v very_o prevalent_a upon_o ingenuous_a prince_n yet_o our_o ancestor_n unwilling_a to_o expose_v themselves_o and_o we_o to_o contingent_a hazard_n or_o leave_v it_o to_o the_o mercy_n or_o trust_v only_o to_o the_o good_a nature_n of_o prince_n who_o be_v but_o man_n may_v be_v sway_v by_o their_o own_o passion_n abuse_v by_o their_o credulity_n or_o misguide_v by_o evil_a counsellor_n to_o act_v against_o their_o own_o and_o their_o kingdom_n be_v safety_n they_o think_v fit_a to_o bind_v up_o their_o king_n from_o invade_v their_o law_n or_o venture_v upon_o a_o unlimited_a power_n by_o the_o most_o sacred_a obligation_n in_o the_o world_n viz._n a_o solemn_a oath_n and_o promise_v at_o their_o coronation_n to_o govern_v according_a to_o the_o law_n of_o the_o land_n and_o take_v this_o oath_n have_v always_o be_v the_o constant_a practice_n of_o our_o saxon_a danish_a and_o norman_a king_n even_o to_o james_n the_o second_o who_o make_v no_o scruple_n in_o take_v nor_o no_o conscience_n in_o break_v it_o to_o this_o i_o may_v add_v that_o our_o king_n be_v circumscribe_v by_o law_n because_o in_o many_o instance_n the_o law_n have_v determine_v what_o they_o can_v and_o what_o they_o can_v do_v lawful_o but_o because_o this_o point_n have_v be_v invidious_o and_o indecent_o handle_v by_o some_o perulant_a and_o froward_a temper_n who_o have_v set_v too_o narrow_a bound_n to_o the_o royal_a prerogative_n i_o shall_v wave_v it_o and_o conclude_v this_o paragraph_n with_o that_o excellent_a say_v of_o king_n james_n the_o first_o to_o both_o house_n of_o parliament_n wherein_o he_o express_o tell_v they_o work_n they_o see_v his_o work_n that_o a_o king_n of_o england_n bind_v himself_o by_o a_o double_a oath_n to_o the_o observation_n of_o the_o fundamental_a law_n of_o the_o kingdom_n tacit_o as_o be_v a_o king_n and_o so_o bind_v to_o protect_v his_o people_n and_o the_o law_n of_o the_o kingdom_n and_o express_o by_o his_o oath_n at_o his_o coronation_n so_o that_o every_o king_n in_o a_o settle_v kingdom_n be_v bind_v to_o observe_v that_o paction_n make_v to_o his_o people_n by_o his_o law_n in_o frame_v his_o government_n agreeable_o thereunto_o according_a to_o the_o paction_n that_o god_n make_v with_o noah_n after_o the_o deluge_n to_o recite_v more_o upon_o this_o head_n be_v to_o pour_v water_n into_o the_o sea_n for_o that_o king_n that_o do_v not_o think_v himself_o oblige_v by_o his_o oath_n to_o govern_v according_a to_o law_n no_o other_o legal_a mound_n can_v hold_v he_o from_o break_v down_o the_o fence_n of_o the_o kingdom_n and_o lay_v all_o waste_n before_o he_o which_o though_o other_o may_v aim_v at_o by_o a_o side-wind_n no_o king_n of_o england_n ever_o claim_v a_o right_a to_o it_o but_o the_o late_a king_n james_n and_o it_o be_v a_o piece_n of_o haughtiness_n and_o extravagance_n above_o all_o example_n except_o what_o his_o own_o follow_v practice_n have_v furnish_v we_o with_o and_o have_v thus_o prove_v that_o the_o late_a king_n james_n be_v by_o his_o oath_n oblige_v to_o govern_v by_o law_n i_o proceed_v to_o show_v you_o that_o instead_o of_o answer_v this_o great_a end_n he_o make_v it_o the_o whole_a business_n of_o his_o reign_n to_o act_v direct_o against_o the_o law_n to_o subvert_v the_o whole_a constitution_n and_o expose_v the_o nation_n to_o certain_a ruin_n and_o destruction_n and_o second_o that_o by_o so_o do_v he_o renounce_v to_o be_v our_o king_n and_o justify_v the_o legality_n of_o the_o estate_n proceed_n against_o he_o that_o he_o intend_v no_o good_a to_o england_n may_v plain_o be_v discern_v by_o the_o great_a number_n of_o jesuit_n and_o popish_a priest_n that_o from_o all_o part_n flock_v about_o he_o and_o be_v caress_v and_o endear_v by_o he_o at_o his_o very_a first_o accession_n to_o the_o crown_n for_o if_o charity_n can_v have_v oblige_v we_o to_o believe_v he_o never_o so_o good-natured_a it_o be_v moral_o impossible_a for_o he_o to_o continue_v good_a in_o such_o ill_a company_n who_o wheree'_a they_o come_v set_v the_o country_n in_o a_o flame_n that_o receive_v they_o it_o be_v i_o say_v a_o sign_n that_o some_o very_a ill_a thing_n be_v to_o be_v do_v when_o such_o sanguinary_a hand_n be_v to_o be_v employ_v as_o be_v reek_v hot_a in_o the_o blood_n of_o neighbour_a protestant_n and_o against_o who_o cruelty_n self-interest_n love_n of_o glory_n greatness_n of_o mind_n nor_o goodness_n of_o nature_n can_v never_o divert_v those_o prince_n from_o persecute_v and_o root_a out_o their_o protestant_a subject_n that_o have_v once_o imbibe_v the_o pernicious_a principle_n of_o the_o jesuit_n who_o like_o their_o father_n the_o davil_n be_v always_o wander_v about_o seek_v who_o they_o may_v devour_v in_o what_o a_o happy_a estate_n be_v the_o german_a empire_n till_o the_o jesuit_n prevail_v with_o the_o emperor_n to_o espouse_v their_o interest_n and_o rather_o than_o let_v a_o few_o protestant_n live_v peaceable_o in_o hungary_n involve_v the_o empire_n in_o a_o war_n that_o have_v last_v thirty_o year_n already_o and_o god_n only_o know_v when_o there_o will_v be_v a_o end_n of_o it_o what_o scandalous_a breach_n of_o promise_n and_o havoc_n have_v be_v among_o the_o hugonot_n in_o france_n by_o merciless_a cruelty_n murder_n theft_n rapine_n and_o all_o kind_n of_o devastation_n since_o the_o jesuit_n have_v be_v permit_v to_o influence_n the_o affair_n of_o that_o kingdom_n to_o give_v no_o more_o precedent_n of_o their_o barbarity_n to_o protestant_n and_o bewitch_a with_o their_o poisonous_a tenant_n the_o counsel_n of_o unwary_a or_o bigoted_a prince_n how_o have_v they_o persuade_v the_o duke_n of_o savoy_n contrary_a to_o all_o politic_n to_o persecute_v and_o banish_v his_o protestant_a subject_n who_o in_o all_o probability_n will_v have_v give_v he_o the_o best_a assistance_n when_o he_o shall_v want_v their_o service_n for_o the_o preservation_n of_o his_o dukedom_n and_o how_o far_o the_o late_a king_n james_n will_v have_v follow_v those_o precedent_n while_o these_o incendiary_n be_v the_o director_n of_o his_o conscience_n may_v be_v easy_o understand_v by_o the_o first_o step_v he_o make_v towards_o the_o ruin_n of_o the_o protestant_a interest_n first_o in_o set_v up_o a_o dispence_a power_n and_o assume_v a_o arbitrary_a authority_n that_o shall_v know_v no_o bound_n but_o what_o his_o
unanimous_a vote_n and_o universal_a election_n of_o the_o people_n confirm_v and_o recognise_v by_o the_o same_o authority_n and_o law_n of_o england_n by_o which_o all_o his_o royal_a predecessor_n enjoy_v the_o imperial_a crown_n of_o these_o kingdom_n beside_o the_o undoubted_a right_n of_o his_o excellent_a princess_n and_o his_o own_o right_a of_o blood_n and_o that_o the_o submission_n of_o the_o people_n and_o determination_n of_o the_o estate_n of_o the_o kingdom_n ground_v not_o only_o upon_o the_o supreme_a law_n of_o public_a good_a but_o also_o upon_o the_o know_a and_o declare_v positive_a law_n and_o constitution_n of_o this_o government_n as_o there_o have_v be_v occasion_n in_o all_o age_n from_o the_o first_o foundation_n of_o this_o limit_a monarchy_n and_o that_o this_o be_v conclusive_a to_o all_o private_a subject_n yet_o because_o we_o ought_v to_o resolve_v case_n here_o that_o may_v stand_v with_o the_o reason_n of_o mankind_n when_o they_o be_v debate_v abroad_o and_o that_o some_o that_o have_v write_v on_o the_o behalf_n of_o the_o government_n by_o their_o weak_a and_o precarious_a argument_n have_v set_v up_o divers_a title_n that_o make_v it_o look_v like_o a_o fanciful_a chimaera_n or_o build_v upon_o a_o sandy_a or_o fictitious_a bottom_n and_o have_v more_o disparage_v the_o revolution_n by_o their_o impertinency_n than_o all_o that_o have_v exercise_v their_o pen_n or_o spleen_n against_o it_o i_o crave_v leave_n to_o be_v a_o little_a more_o particular_a upon_o it_o the_o crown_n of_o england_n as_o place_v on_o the_o head_n of_o our_o dread_a sovereign_n william_n the_o three_o stand_v firm_a and_o immovable_a there_o on_o the_o right_n of_o the_o case_n and_o the_o reason_n of_o the_o thing_n without_o the_o prop_n of_o art_n oratory_n or_o learning_n to_o support_v it_o shuffle_n between_o providential_a settlement_n conquest_n and_o topping_n protection_n of_o power_n scandalize_v the_o king_n be_v legal_a title_n and_o mislead_v his_o subject_n let_v but_o the_o matter_n express_v itself_o plain_o and_o it_o will_v carry_v a_o entire_a conviction_n and_o satisfaction_n with_o it_o in_o its_o own_o genuine_a phrase_n and_o designment_n it_o be_v true_o and_o plain_o state_v in_o the_o prince_n of_o orange_n declaration_n and_o be_v neither_o more_o nor_o less_o than_o what_o brief_o follow_v james_n the_o second_o direct_o contrary_a to_o his_o coronation-oath_n break_v through_o all_o the_o establish_v law_n of_o the_o land_n invade_v and_o subvert_v the_o religious_a and_o civil_a right_n liberty_n privilege_n and_o property_n of_o his_o subject_n which_o he_o solemn_o swear_v to_o protect_v and_o defend_v and_o in_o a_o arbitrary_a and_o tyrannical_a manner_n dissolve_v the_o constitution_n of_o church_n and_o state_n by_o usurp_a a_o power_n unknown_a to_o the_o constitution_n and_o as_o inconsistent_a with_o it_o as_o light_v with_o darkness_n his_o subject_n perceive_v all_o go_n to_o ruin_n have_v first_o use_v all_o mean_n to_o reclaim_v he_o but_o to_o no_o purpose_n assume_v their_o natural_a right_n in_o defence_n of_o their_o law_n their_o life_n their_o religion_n and_o to_o preserve_v they_o entire_a oppose_v the_o violent_a and_o arbitrary_a method_n of_o the_o late_a king_n and_o apply_v themselves_o to_o the_o prince_n of_o orange_n our_o now_o gracious_a king_n who_o have_v a_o just_a expectation_n of_o a_o right_n to_o the_o crown_n and_o humble_o pray_v his_o highness_n to_o assist_v they_o in_o recover_v and_o defend_v their_o legal_a right_n together_o with_o his_o own_o title_n to_o the_o succession_n both_o apparent_o invade_v and_o endeavour_v to_o be_v destroy_v by_o clandestine_v method_n this_o illustrious_a prince_n give_v the_o people_n assistance_n and_o by_o the_o blessing_n of_o god_n and_o the_o mutual_a appearance_n of_o the_o nation_n for_o their_o self-defence_n and_o preservation_n james_n the_o second_o conscious_a of_o his_o own_o gild_n in_o endeavour_v to_o subvert_v the_o constitution_n and_o break_v the_o original_a contract_n between_o king_n and_o people_n and_o that_o by_o the_o advice_n of_o jesuit_n and_o other_o wicked_a people_n he_o have_v violate_v the_o fundamental_a law_n and_o thereby_o abdicate_v the_o government_n he_o leave_v the_o kingdom_n upon_o which_o vacancy_n of_o the_o throne_n his_o highness_n the_o prince_n of_o orange_n together_o with_o his_o royal_a consort_n of_o ever_o bless_a memory_n the_o next_o indisputable_a heir_n to_o the_o crown_n in_o a_o full_a and_o free_a representation_n of_o the_o whole_a community_n and_o body_n of_o the_o kingdom_n be_v and_o be_v declare_v and_o constitute_v king_n and_o queen_n of_o england_n etc._n etc._n now_o since_o it_o be_v visible_a that_o the_o late_a king_n james_n be_v flee_v and_o that_o it_o be_v absolute_o necessary_a the_o government_n shall_v be_v supply_v and_o some_o other_o king_n place_v in_o the_o throne_n who_o accept_v the_o crown_n upon_o the_o condition_n tender_v with_o it_o will_v give_v assurance_n of_o govern_v by_o the_o law_n of_o the_o constitution_n and_o secure_v our_o happiness_n under_o he_o there_o can_v remain_v no_o reasonable_a objection_n against_o his_o title_n beside_o his_o sacred_a majesty_n king_n william_n the_o three_o in_o a_o more_o especial_a manner_n be_v god_n king_n as_o be_v appoint_v by_o his_o providence_n by_o who_o king_n reign_n assist_v by_o his_o almighty_a power_n and_o the_o glorious_a instrument_n in_o his_o hand_n to_o enterprise_n and_o accomplish_v such_o a_o deliverance_n as_o in_o common_a gratitude_n without_o respect_n to_o other_o right_n in_o all_o nation_n of_o the_o world_n have_v be_v constant_o reward_v with_o a_o crown_n and_o more_o particular_o in_o england_n upon_o that_o respect_n alone_o have_v just_o merit_v the_o sovereignty_n his_o present_a majesty_n be_v also_o god_n king_n as_o be_v the_o wise_a and_o valiant_a champion_n of_o all_o the_o reform_a church_n in_o europe_n and_o who_o with_o his_o sword_n his_o head_n and_o heart_n fight_v for_o christ_n religion_n and_o to_o rescue_v the_o professor_n of_o it_o from_o mighty_a combination_n to_o destroy_v they_o root_n and_o branch_n in_o which_o great_a and_o glorious_a work_n god_n almighty_n have_v signal_o own_a he_o as_o his_o anoint_v king_n in_o preserve_v his_o sacred_a person_n in_o the_o open_a danger_n of_o war_n and_o from_o the_o many_o close_a and_o barbarous_a conspiracy_n of_o ingrateful_a regicide_n he_o be_v also_o the_o people_n king_n as_o be_v their_o voluntary_a choice_n when_o they_o have_v no_o king_n and_o establish_v by_o those_o law_n that_o be_v of_o their_o own_o make_n and_o the_o precedent_n of_o their_o forefather_n on_o the_o like_a occasion_n for_o to_o rise_v no_o high_o than_o the_o norman_a race_n william_n the_o second_o henry_n the_o first_o king_n john_n king_n stephen_n henry_n the_o four_o henry_n the_o five_o henry_n the_o sixth_z and_z henry_n the_o seven_o have_v no_o other_o title_n but_o the_o consent_n election_n of_o the_o people_n and_o a_o parliamentary_a recognition_n of_o their_o right_n but_o king_n william_n the_o three_o be_v right_o be_v not_o only_o recognise_v by_o a_o statute-law_n but_o his_o person_n and_o right_o be_v guard_v by_o a_o act_n of_o assotiation_n wherein_o all_o his_o subject_n have_v oblige_v themselves_o to_o defend_v he_o with_o their_o life_n and_o fortune_n and_o to_o revenge_v the_o injury_n of_o his_o person_n upon_o all_o the_o aggressor_n and_o what_o can_v be_v more_o do_v to_o declare_v his_o right_n and_o engage_v our_o obedience_n it_o be_v the_o rarity_n of_o these_o thing_n happen_v and_o a_o general_a ignorance_n in_o the_o history_n of_o precedent_n time_n that_o make_v such_o proceed_n seem_v strange_a and_o unaccountable_a to_o those_o who_o have_v be_v nurse_v up_o in_o slavish_a notion_n and_o apprehend_v not_o the_o necessity_n of_o those_o overture_n against_o king_n james_n the_o second_o and_o supply_v the_o throne_n by_o the_o coronation_n of_o william_n the_o three_o for_o our_o present_a king_n william_n come_v into_o as_o empty_a a_o throne_n as_o the_o late_a king_n james_n himself_o do_v a_o civil_a death_n in_o the_o eye_n of_o the_o law_n make_v as_o effectual_a a_o vacancy_n as_o a_o natural_a death_n and_o therefore_o king_n william_n have_v the_o same_o form_n of_o investiture_n as_o if_o his_o abdicated_a predecessor_n have_v leave_v the_o world_n as_o well_o as_o his_o native_a country_n why_o then_o shall_v man_n create_v themselves_o trouble_v or_o disquiet_v their_o own_o and_o other_o man_n conscience_n by_o vexatious_a dispute_n against_o the_o divine_a will_n positive_a law_n and_o the_o concurrence_n of_o a_o whole_a nation_n solomon_n be_v not_o david_n heir_n and_o yet_o he_o reign_v and_o be_v obey_v with_o good_a conscience_n joram_n be_v ahab_n son_n but_o jehu_n succeed_v king_n joram_n have_v a_o right_n from_o ahab_n but_o jehu_n from_o god_n