Selected quad for the lemma: england_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
england_n	church_n	doctrine_n	popery_n	4,964	5	10.7046	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A85885	An exercitation concerning usurped powers: wherein the difference betwixt civill authority and usurpation is stated. That the obedience due to lawfull magistrates, is not owing, or payable, to usurped powers, is maintained. The obligation of oaths, and other sanctions to the former, notwithstanding the antipolitie of the latter is asserted. And the arguments urged on the contrary part in divers late printed discourses are answered. Being modestly, and inoffensively managed: by one studious of truth and peace both in Church and state.	Hollingworth, Richard, 1607-1656.; Gee, Edward, 1613-1660, attributed name.	1650 (1650)	Wing G449; Thomason E585_2	84,100	90

them clearly plainly and in terminis to an Allegiance over-living his Majesties person and pitched upon his Heirs and Successors so that he is not tree from the Oaths at his Majesties decease or then left at randome to pay his allegiance to whom he will choose 2. Do they not intend by His Majesties Heirs and Successors the same persons joyning them together with the copulative and and not using the discretive or and the former Oath twice comprizing both in the following clauses under the same terme or pronoune viz them theirs so that according to these Oaths His Heirs are of right his successors and none can be his Successor whilest he hath an Heir and longer the Oath lasts not but his Heir and if any conspiracy or attempt should be made to prevent his Heir from being and continuing his successor or to make any one his successor that is not his heir if he hath one is not the Subject sworn by vertue of this Oath to continue his allegiance to his Heir as the right successor and to defend him in that his right to his uttermost 3. And doth not the tearm lawfull annexed to Successors in the Oath of Supremacy manifestly exclude all cavill of a distinction betwixt Heirs and successors the word lawfull whether you interpret it of legitimation of birth or proximity of succession in regard of line according to the Law of the Land entailing the Crown upon his Majesties issue or rather both the latter including the former restraining successors from meaning any other then his heirs 4. And do not both these Oathes binde the swearer to assist and defend to his uttermost power against all attempts Monarchy or the Kingly Office and Government in the race of his Majestie cleerly expressed by many tearms to wit Their Crown or dignity all jurisdictions priviledges preheminences and Authorities granted to the Kings Highnesse his heirs and successors or united and annexed to the Imperiall Crown of this Realm How then can he yeeld obedience to them that are not his heirs nor lawfull successors nor do so much as wear his Crown or sway the Regall Scepter How can he not oppose and withstand them in the assistance and defence of the right of his Majesties heirs and lawfull successors 2. Concerning the Vow and Protestation of the 5. of May 1641. and the Solemn League and Covenant 1. How can any that hath taken the said Protestation according to it maintain and defend the true Protestant Religion expressed in the Doctrine of the Church of England against all Popery and Popish innovations within this Realm contrary to the same Doctrine and yet yeeld obedience to an usurping authority coming in and holding in derogation of and opposition to the lawfull Prince when as the publick doctrine of that Church layed down in the 2. Tome of Homilies and the last Homily thereof approved of by the 35. Article of Religion fully and flatly refuteth and condemneth any Subjects removing or disposing their Prince upon any pretence whatsoever 2ly How can any man according to the Protestation maintain and defend the power and privileges of Parliament and according to the Covenant preserve the rights and privileges of Parliament and yet yeeld obedience to a small party of one of the Houses of Parliament as the Supreame Power the said party excluding the rest of that House and the other House wholly and deposing the lawfull Prince and abolishing the Office of the King whose presence personall or legall and politicall hath been declared inseparable from the Parliament and joyning with an Army that with force hath demanded and carried on these things 3. How can be according to the Protestation maintain and defend the lawfull rights and liberties of the Subject and according to the Covenant preserve the liberties of the Kingdom and yet obey and own a meerly usurped power Whereas the most fundamentall civill Liberty of a Kingdom and Subjects is to have a Government over them set up by the constitution or consent of the people not obtruded on them by those who of their own will and power without any calling from them assume it to themselves 4. How can he according to the Covenant preserve and defend the Kings Majesties Person and Authority c. and yet yeeld obedience to those usurpers who after his death cast down his Authority and place themselves instead thereof as the Supreame Power whereas his Authority in the plain intention of the Covenant is to be preserved and defended beyond the tearme of his life and in his posterity as it appears from this clause compared with those words in the preface Having before our eyes the glory of God the honour and happinesse of the Kings Majestie and his posterity 5. Lastly how doth he according to the Protestation to his power and as far as lawfully he may oppose and by all good wayes and means endevour to bring to condigne punishment all such as shall either by force practise counsels plots conspiracies or otherwise do any thing to the contrary of any thing in this present Protestation contained and according to the Covenant not suffer himself directly or indirectly by whatsoever combination perswasion or terror to be divided or withdrawn from this blessed Vnion and conjunction whether to make defection to the contrary part or give himself to a detestable indifferencie or neutrality in this cause which so much concerneth the glory of God the good of the Kingdome and honour of the King but all the dayes of his life zealously and constantly continue therein against all opposition and promote the same according to his power against all lets and impediments whatsoever that yeeldeth allegiance and obedience to a party standing and leading all those that agree to obey them in so palpable contradiction and opposition to some materiall points and concernments of Religion divers most fundamentall rights of the Parliament and people and all the Authority and whole being of the King contained and covenanted for in the aforesaid Protestation and Covenant respectively CHAP. III. The question discussed Whether submission to and acting under a usurped Power for the time be lawfull with a reservation of Allegiance to the lawfull Power supposed to be expulsed I Now come to enquire into the other opinion before mentioned viz That one may submit and act under a usurped Power for the time and during the intervall of its prevalency with reservation of allegiance as due and cordially devoted to the lawfull Power expulsed And about this we shall not insist long because we finde not much contestation or difficulty In regard of the justnes and necessity of some things which may be the subject or matter of the Usurpers command and the Arbitrarinesse of others and the lawfulnesse of either not depending upon the command or warrant of a superior but resulting out of the nature of the action it self so that a private man might do it were there no Magistrate to command it or no command from the Magistrate