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A53949 The apostate Protestant a letter to a friend, occasioned by the late reprinting of a Jesuites book about succession to the crown of England, pretended to have been written by R. Doleman. Pelling, Edward, d. 1718.; L'Estrange, Roger, Sir, 1616-1704. 1682 (1682) Wing P1075; ESTC R21638 46,592 63

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institution_n and_o appointment_n of_o god_n in_o nature_n yet_o the_o form_n of_o government_n the_o person_n of_o the_o governor_n the_o order_n of_o succession_n their_o respective_a power_n and_o ministry_n be_v of_o man_n appointment_n and_o a_o humane_a creature_n pag._n 8._o exact_o agreeable_a to_o what_o doleman_n deliver_v pag._n 2_o 3._o if_o you_o urge_v that_o sovereign_a power_n be_v call_v in_o scripture_n the_o ordinance_n of_o god_n doleman_n will_v tell_v you_o in_o answer_n to_o it_o that_o it_o be_v so_o call_v because_o god_n approbation_n and_o concurrence_n go_v along_o with_o the_o people_n consent_n and_o this_o be_v our_o considerer_n very_a notion_n that_o god_n do_v a_o thing_n be_v only_o the_o course_n of_o natural_a and_o second_a cause_n to_o which_o because_o god_n give_v the_o direction_n and_o motion_n he_o both_o do_v and_o be_v say_v to_o do_v all_o that_o be_v do_v pag._n 13._o whence_o he_o proceed_v to_o tell_v we_o that_o every_o form_n of_o 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community_n p._n 20._o that_o succession_n to_o the_o crown_n be_v the_o people_n right_a the_o right_a of_o the_o whole_a community_n their_o appointment_n their_o constitution_n and_o their_o creature_n answer_v to_o a_o letter_n pag._n 32_o 33._o whereas_o it_o be_v urge_v well_o that_o the_o king_n be_v by_o nature_n that_o he_o be_v our_o natural_a prince_n our_o natural_a liege_n lord_n etc._n etc._n this_o considerer_n call_v this_o loathsome_a pedantry_n answer_v to_o a_o letter_n p._n ●9_n and_o in_o like_a manner_n say_v doleman_n when_o man_n talk_v of_o a_o natural_a prince_n or_o natural_a successor_n if_o it_o be_v understand_v of_o one_o that_o be_v bear_v within_o the_o same_o realm_n or_o country_n and_o so_o of_o our_o own_o natural_a blood_n it_o have_v some_o sense_n but_o if_o it_o be_v mean_v as_o though_o any_o prince_n have_v his_o particular_a government_n or_o interest_n to_o succeed_v by_o institution_n of_o nature_n it_o be_v ridiculous_a doleman_n part_v 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security_n of_o the_o government_n in_o their_o proceed_n be_v not_o tie_v up_o to_o the_o form_n of_o judicial_a proceed_n but_o be_v to_o act_v upon_o such_o inducement_n and_o in_o such_o method_n whereby_o the_o wise_a man_n govern_v their_o affair_n in_o which_o they_o be_v at_o perfect_a liberty_n and_o not_o under_o the_o restraint_n of_o law_n and_o that_o they_o can_v do_v unjust_o whatever_o method_n or_o mean_n they_o use_v that_o be_v prudential_o and_o moral_o necessary_a to_o this_o end_n ibid._n p._n 21._o it_o be_v just_o demandable_a how_o a_o commonwealth_n come_v by_o this_o prodigious_a omnipotent_a and_o ungovernable_a power_n so_o as_o to_o be_v under_o no_o law_n of_o religion_n or_o natural_a equity_n in_o answer_v whereunto_o father_n parson_n say_v what_o i_o note_v before_o that_o it_o will_v be_v a_o very_a imperfect_a law_n that_o have_v not_o provide_v for_o accident_n so_o weighty_a and_o important_a as_o some_o be_v for_o save_v and_o conserve_n of_o a_o 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