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A46818 The prerogative of primogeniture shewing that the right of succession to an hereditary crown, depends not upon grace, religion, &c., but onely upon birth-right and primogeniture, and that the chief cause of all or most rebellions in Christendom, is a fanatical belief that temporal dominion is founded in grace / by David Jenner ... Jenner, David, d. 1691. 1685 (1685) Wing J661; ESTC R17940 69,745 218

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active_o and_o if_o any_o prince_n shall_v after_o he_o be_v seat_v in_o the_o throne_n prove_v tyrannical_a we_o may_v not_o rebel_n nor_o plot_v his_o deposition_n but_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 1._o nazian_n orat_fw-la 1._o etc._n etc._n our_o only_a remedy_n be_v what_o be_v nazianzen_n and_o the_o christian_n in_o the_o reign_n of_o julian_n the_o apostate_n to_o wit_n prayer_n fast_n and_o tear_n this_o be_v the_o practice_n of_o the_o primitive_a christian_n and_o ever_o have_v be_v the_o profession_n and_o practice_n of_o the_o protestant_a church_n of_o england_n and_o therefore_o whoever_o live_v in_o rebellion_n against_o his_o lawful_a prince_n and_o die_v in_o and_o for_o the_o same_o without_o public_a and_o hearty_a repentance_n acknowledgement_n and_o confession_n to_o god_n and_o to_o man_n of_o that_o his_o rebellion_n or_o secret_a plot_v of_o rebellion_n neither_o do_v such_o a_o man_n live_v nor_o any_o true_a way_n can_v he_o be_v say_v to_o die_v in_o communion_n with_o the_o protestant_a church_n of_o england_n but_o as_o he_o live_v so_o he_o die_v either_o a_o popish_a or_o a_o fanatic_a recusant_n and_o no_o protestant_a and_o thus_o die_v most_o of_o the_o late_a fanatical_a associatour_n and_o rebel_n inasmuch_o as_o most_o of_o they_o die_v without_o the_o least_o expression_n of_o their_o sorrow_n and_o penitence_n for_o and_o without_o humble_a and_o public_a confession_n of_o their_o horrible_a plot_n and_o treason_n for_o which_o they_o be_v condemn_v as_o appear_v by_o their_o own_o paper_n give_v to_o the_o sheriff_n and_o publish_v by_o authority_n and_o here_o it_o will_v be_v requisite_a that_o we_o as_o far_o as_o we_o be_v able_a undeceive_v the_o people_n and_o tell_v the_o naked_a truth_n to_o wit_n that_o the_o abovementioned_a person_n abuse_v the_o world_n and_o impose_v upon_o the_o ignorant_a people_n a_o notorious_a falsity_n when_o at_o their_o execution_n they_o declare_v they_o die_v protestant_n and_o in_o