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A40488 A friendly debate between Dr. Kingsman, a dissatisfied clergy-man, and Gratianus Trimmer, a neighbour minister concerning the late thanksgiving-day, the Prince's desent [sic] into England, the nobility and gentries joining with him, the acts of the honourable convention, the nature of our English government, the secret league with France, the oaths of allegiance and supremacy, &c. : with some considerations on Bishop Sanderson and Dr. Falkner about monarchy, oaths, &c. ... / by a minister of the Church of England. Kingsman, Dr.; Minister of the Church of England.; Trimmer, Gratianus. 1689 (1689) Wing F2218; ESTC R18348 69,303 83

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he_o open_v the_o power_n of_o our_o king_n from_o the_o title_n that_o be_v give_v they_o in_o law-book_n and_o most_o upon_o the_o title_n imperial_a crown_n subject_n to_o god_n and_o to_o no_o other_o power_n what_o be_v a_o imperial_a crown_n it_o be_v that_o which_o as_o to_o the_o coercive_a part_n be_v subject_a to_o no_o man_n under_o god_n humane_a tribunal_n or_o judicature_n whatsoever_o pag._n 11_o 12._o god_n forbid_v i_o shall_v intend_v any_o absolute_a government_n by_o this_o and_o pag._n 68_o yet_o let_v i_o tell_v you_o there_o be_v that_o excellent_a ☜_o temperament_n in_o our_o law_n that_o for_o all_o this_o the_o king_n can_v rule_v but_o by_o his_o law_n pag._n 12._o though_o this_o be_v a_o absolute_a monarchy_n yet_o this_o be_v so_o far_o from_o infringe_v the_o people_n right_n that_o the_o people_n as_o to_o their_o property_n liberty_n and_o life_n have_v as_o great_a a_o privilege_n as_o the_o king._n pag._n 13._o k._n but_o read_v further_o and_o then_o you_o will_v see_v that_o when_o he_o say_v we_o have_v as_o great_a liberty_n as_o any_o people_n have_v in_o christendom_n in_o the_o world_n he_o add_v but_o let_v we_o own_v they_o where_o they_o be_v due_a we_o owe_v they_o to_o the_o concession_n of_o our_o prince_n our_o prince_n have_v grant_v they_o and_o the_o king_n now_o he_o in_o they_o have_v grant_v they_o likewise_o therefore_o the_o king_n be_v the_o fountain_n of_o all_o the_o liberty_n of_o the_o people_n they_o be_v his_o gracious_a concession_n t._n that_o will_v not_o help_v you_o to_o infer_v that_o the_o king_n of_o england_n be_v absolute_a unlimited_a sovereign_n there_o be_v no_o people_n in_o the_o world_n give_v great_a honour_n to_o their_o king_n than_o we_o of_o england_n as_o the_o learned_a sir_n thomas_n smith_n privy_a councillor_n to_o queen_n elizabeth_n and_o ambassador_n in_o france_n when_o he_o write_v his_o book_n de_fw-fr repub._n anglorum_fw-la pag._n 47._o their_o way_n of_o ask_v any_o 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which_o prerogative_n as_o all_o legal_a prerogative_n be_v the_o king_n by_o law._n there_o be_v mutual_a act_n of_o kindness_n between_o a_o good_a king_n and_o his_o subject_n and_o the_o commonwealth_n be_v happy_a when_o such_o mutual_a demonstration_n of_o love_n grace_n and_o duty_n pass_v between_o they_o but_o there_o be_v concession_n also_o make_v to_o the_o king_n by_o his_o subject_n in_o parliament_n which_o the_o king_n can_v have_v but_o by_o the_o free_a act_n of_o his_o subject_n as_o subside_n and_o tax_n and_o because_o the_o subject_n grant_v they_o to_o the_o king_n when_o they_o see_v it_o reasonable_a it_o be_v manifest_a i_o conceive_v concession_n will_v you_o suffer_v i_o hence_o to_o infer_v the_o parliament_n be_v supreme_a above_o the_o king_n because_o they_o make_v these_o concession_n that_o the_o people_n have_v right_n and_o property_n and_o liberty_n of_o their_o own_o and_o many_o of_o these_o they_o come_v to_o by_o purchase_n and_o not_o royal_a donation_n or_o by_o a_o equivalence_n of_o some_o bencht_v to_o the_o king._n read_v if_o you_o please_v the_o learned_a mr_n lawson_n a_o good_a civilian_n and_o politician_n as_o well_o as_o divine_a in_o his_o answer_n to_o hobbs_n c._n 8._o that_o learned_a and_o ingenious_a gentleman_n sir_n dudley_n diggs_n speak_v to_o the_o lord_n in_o a_o conference_n anno_fw-la 1628._o be_v please_v to_o know_v then_o that_o it_o be_v a_o undoubted_a fundamental_a point_n of_o this_o so_o ancient_a common_a law_n of_o which_o he_o say_v caput_fw-la inter_fw-la nubila_fw-la conduit_n of_o england_n that_o the_o subject_n have_v a_o true_a property_n in_o his_o good_n and_o possession_n which_o do_v preserve_v as_o sacred_a that_o meum_fw-la and_o tuum_fw-la that_o be_v the_o nurse_n of_o industry_n the_o mother_n of_o courage_n and_o without_o which_o there_o can_v be_v no_o justice_n of_o which_o meum_fw-la and_o tuum_fw-la be_v the_o proper_a object_n ephemeris_fw-la parliamentaris_fw-la pag._n 95._o the_o petition_n so_o much_o debate_v in_o that_o parliament_n be_v the_o petition_n of_o right_n the_o king_n in_o his_o answer_n to_o the_o whole_a parliament_n speak_v this_o golden_a sentence_n and_o i_o assure_v you_o my_o maxim_n be_v that_o the_o people_n liberty_n strengthen_v the_o king_n prerogative_n and_o the_o king_n prerogative_n be_v to_o defend_v the_o people_n liberty_n pag._n 204._o here_o be_v enough_o of_o this_o k._n the_o people_n have_v right_n but_o government_n be_v before_o property_n property_n do_v proceed_v from_o the_o sovereign_n who_o grant_v and_o determin_n it_o for_o as_o bishop_n saunderson_n assert_n sect._n 18._o of_o the_o preface_n it_o be_v certain_a that_o as_o soon_o as_o adam_n be_v create_v god_n give_v he_o to_o be_v a_o universal_a monarch_n and_o the_o government_n also_o of_o all_o the_o inferior_a world_n and_o of_o all_o the_o man_n that_o after_o
and_o renown_a fleta_n have_v leave_v as_o his_o judgement_n and_o law_n l._n 1._o c._n 17._o s._n 2_o 3._o nec_fw-la à_fw-la regnando_fw-la dicitur_fw-la sed_fw-la a_o benè_fw-la regendo_fw-la nomen_fw-la assumitur_fw-la rex_fw-la verò_fw-la dum_fw-la benè_fw-la regit_fw-la tyrannus_n dum_fw-la populum_fw-la suâ_fw-la violatâ_fw-la apprimitur_fw-la dominatione_fw-la ad_fw-la hoc_fw-la namque_fw-la electus_fw-la est_fw-la ut_fw-la justitiam_fw-la pariter_fw-la universis_fw-la sibi_fw-la subditis_fw-la faciat_fw-la exhibere_fw-la etc._n etc._n and_o sect._n 14._o ad_fw-la haec_fw-la enim_fw-la creatus_fw-la est_fw-la rex_fw-la &_o electus_n ut_fw-la justiciam_fw-la faciat_fw-la universis_fw-la etc._n etc._n florentius_n wigorniensis_n that_o old_a historian_n relate_v that_o edgar_n the_o first_o who_o unite_a england_n into_o one_o kingdom_n be_v electus_n ab_fw-la omni_fw-la anglorum_fw-la populo_fw-la of_o all_o the_o people_n of_o england_n edit_n 4_o p._n 355._o as_o he_o be_v before_o choose_v of_o the_o mercian_n and_o northumbrian_n who_o desert_a king_n edwin_n because_o he_o act_v foolish_o in_o the_o government_n commit_v to_o he_o p._n 354._o after_o the_o decease_n of_o edgar_n there_o arise_v a_o great_a dissension_n among_o the_o chief_a man_n of_o the_o kingdom_n about_o the_o election_n of_o a_o king_n for_o some_o elect_v edward_n his_o son_n and_o other_o elect_v his_o brother_n ethelred_n p._n 361._o and_o to_o save_v the_o labour_n of_o look_v further_o you_o may_v see_v how_o the_o succession_n go_v see_v in_o a_o brief_a history_n of_o the_o succession_n print_v the_o other_o day_n 3._o government_n grow_v by_o degree_n into_o kingdom_n and_o begin_v in_o family_n increase_v into_o vicinity_n town_n city_n commonwealth_n and_o kingdom_n and_o that_o form_n of_o government_n be_v best_a which_o best_o agree_v with_o the_o people_n and_o be_v most_o conducive_a to_o the_o public_a benefit_n hear_v what_o the_o admire_a and_o learned_a mr._n 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as_o big_a suppose_v as_o a_o kingdom_n without_o government_n and_o that_o these_o all_o must_v in_o all_o respect_n be_v equal_a or_o else_o they_o may_v be_v injure_v by_o some_o who_o contract_n and_o all_o present_a to_o choose_v their_o governor_n and_o give_v he_o power_n to_o rule_v according_a to_o contract_n time_n contract_n see_v the_o same_o supposition_n handsome_o flourish_v by_o dr._n fern._n conscience_n satisfy_v p._n 9_o it_o be_v no_o matter_n by_o who_o or_o when_o the_o first_o contract_n be_v make_v we_o be_v sure_a it_o be_v by_o the_o light_n of_o nature_n or_o reason_n in_o the_o most_o convenient_a way_n let_v we_o see_v how_o it_o be_v now_o and_o have_v be_v of_o a_o long_a time_n whereas_o we_o read_v in_o our_o history_n that_o sometime_o the_o noble_n sometime_o noble_n and_o prelate_n sometime_o the_o head_n of_o the_o commons_o agree_v with_o their_o king_n upon_o condition_n to_o govern_v but_o that_o be_v the_o most_o perfect_a way_n which_o be_v by_o the_o three_o estate_n meet_v in_o parliament_n or_o convention_n 5._o that_o there_o be_v and_o be_v contract_v between_o the_o king_n of_o england_n and_o the_o people_n or_o the_o community_n make_v by_o their_o representative_n be_v not_o void_a of_o sufficient_a proof_n take_v a_o few_o the_o people_n of_o england_n be_v call_v the_o king_n liege_n people_n because_o they_o be_v oblige_v to_o he_o and_o the_o king_n be_v also_o call_v the_o liege_n king_n for_o the_o same_o reason_n because_o he_o be_v bind_v by_o contract_n or_o covenant_n to_o they_o dicuntin_n utrique_fw-la ligii_fw-la princeps_fw-la nempe_fw-la ligius_fw-la dominus_fw-la subdit_v verb_n populus_fw-la ligius_fw-la &_o homines_fw-la ligii_fw-la ligia_n foedus_fw-la eigii_n igitus_fw-la &_o liges_fw-la idem_fw-la sunt_fw-la quod_fw-la ligati_fw-la spelm._n gloss_n many_o instance_n may_v be_v produce_v of_o contract_n between_o our_o ancient_a king_n and_o the_o people_n of_o england_n two_o shall_v 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