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A58931
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A seasonable memento both to King and people upon this critical juncture of affaires
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1680
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Wing S2232; ESTC R10313
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a_o seasonable_a memento_n both_o to_o king_n and_o people_n upon_o this_o critical_a juncture_n of_o affair_n nullo_n modo_fw-la eye_v artibus_fw-la placatur_fw-la divina_fw-la majestas_fw-la quibus_fw-la humana_fw-la dignitas_fw-la inquinatur_fw-la aug._n the_o civ_o dei_fw-la london_n print_v in_o the_o year_n 1680._o a_o seasonable_a memento_n etc._n etc._n it_o be_v grow_v into_o a_o custom_n i_o know_v to_o smooth_v the_o way_n for_o the_o gross_a of_o the_o subject_a in_o agitation_n by_o some_o preliminary_a apology_n or_o compliment_n to_o the_o courteous_a reader_n but_o yet_o for_o reason_n best_o know_v to_o myself_o i_o shall_v at_o this_o time_n pass_v over_o the_o ceremonious_a flourish_n of_o a_o introduction_n and_o without_o welt_n or_o guard_n as_o they_o say_v fall_v upon_o my_o province_n which_o be_v to_o make_v out_o that_o neither_o upon_o pretext_n of_o religion_n personal_a vice_n excess_n in_o government_n or_o any_o other_o colour_n whatsoever_o the_o subject_n of_o the_o crown_n of_o england_n may_v withdraw_v their_o obedience_n or_o make_v hostile_a resistance_n to_o king_n charles_n our_o present_a sovereign_n be_v by_o right_a of_o inheritance_n just_o possess_v of_o the_o crown_n his_o title_n no_o way_n depend_v either_o upon_o his_o divine_a or_o moral_a virtue_n and_o the_o say_a subject_n have_v receive_v he_o and_o acknowledge_v he_o for_o their_o only_a supreme_a governor_n do_v he_o homage_n and_o swear_v to_o he_o faith_n and_o allegiance_n absolute_o and_o without_o condition_n as_o for_o other_o prince_n and_o potentate_n whether_o elective_a kingdom_n or_o such_o as_o at_o the_o erection_n of_o they_o be_v receive_v by_o the_o first_o king_n upon_o express_a covenant_n and_o only_o with_o a_o conditional_a obedience_n as_o be_v pretend_v by_o those_o of_o arragon_n and_o other_o of_o these_o i_o shall_v not_o here_o discourse_n neither_o shall_v i_o speak_v of_o those_o king_n and_o prince_n who_o acknowledge_v in_o 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any_o such_o superior_a authority_n so_o that_o whatsoever_o pretence_n may_v be_v in_o some_o case_n concern_v such_o prince_n as_o i_o have_v above_o specify_v wherein_o i_o shall_v not_o presume_v to_o deliver_v my_o opinion_n yet_o in_o the_o present_a case_n of_o our_o king_n there_o can_v be_v no_o colourable_a pretence_n of_o take_v arm_n against_o he_o or_o of_o depose_v he_o which_o i_o understand_v to_o be_v in_o effect_n when_o he_o be_v divest_v of_o his_o just_a regal_a power_n or_o of_o the_o imprison_v of_o his_o person_n which_o i_o understand_v to_o be_v not_o only_a when_o he_o be_v actual_o in_o bond_n or_o lock_v up_o in_o a_o room_n but_o also_o when_o the_o liberty_n of_o go_v and_o the_o freedom_n of_o speak_v be_v restrain_v to_o such_o place_n or_o person_n as_o other_o shall_v please_v and_o he_o remain_v under_o a_o guard_n not_o of_o his_o own_o choose_n but_o impose_v upon_o he_o by_o other_o it_o must_v be_v acknowledge_v that_o the_o king_n of_o england_n derive_v their_o title_n and_o right_n from_o william_n the_o norman_a who_o although_o he_o come_v in_o by_o conquest_n yet_o his_o successor_n consider_v that_o a_o right_o acquire_v by_o force_n may_v likewise_o be_v recover_v by_o force_n by_o those_o upon_o who_o the_o forcible_a intrusion_n be_v make_v be_v please_v by_o way_n of_o pact_n and_o stipulation_n to_o limit_v and_o qualify_v that_o imperium_fw-la absolutum_fw-la absolute_a dominion_n which_o be_v acquire_v by_o conquest_n and_o the_o people_n of_o england_n thereupon_o do_v submit_v themselves_o to_o his_o government_n and_o thereby_o be_v constitute_v imperium_fw-la legitimum_fw-la a_o just_a and_o rightful_a sovereignty_n the_o king_n remain_v with_o supreme_a power_n and_o the_o people_n with_o common_a right_n whereby_o they_o be_v free_v from_o the_o servitude_n of_o conquest_n and_o remain_v under_o a_o free_a subjection_n whereunto_o they_o have_v by_o their_o voluntary_a consent_n submit_v themselves_o the_o 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and_o so_o in_o infinitum_fw-la until_o we_o come_v to_o some_o such_o power_n as_o have_v nothing_o above_o it_o and_o than_o that_o must_v be_v entrust_v and_o be_v submit_v to_o without_o be_v accountable_a to_o any_o but_o to_o god_n because_o on_o earth_n there_o can_v be_v to_o it_o no_o superior_a jurisdiction_n and_o this_o power_n be_v in_o the_o king_n of_o england_n in_o all_o thing_n such_o only_o except_v wherein_o himself_o or_o his_o ancestor_n have_v by_o law_n and_o stipulation_n limit_v their_o absolute_a power_n as_o be_v say_v before_o and_o this_o we_o be_v by_o the_o law_n of_o god_n and_o of_o the_o land_n bind_v to_o obey_v and_o not_o to_o make_v any_o resistance_n but_o what_o the_o law_n allow_v we_o we_o must_v in_o the_o rest_n have_v recourse_n unto_o god_n if_o our_o prince_n be_v wicked_a neither_o may_v we_o mutiny_v or_o repine_v at_o god_n when_o we_o have_v ill_a king_n more_o than_o when_o he_o send_v disease_n plague_n caterpillar_n blighting_n or_o blast_n for_o wicked_a king_n be_v but_o blast_n of_o the_o people_n that_o god_n be_v please_v to_o punish_v neither_o must_v we_o think_v our_o condition_n worse_o than_o that_o of_o wicked_a king_n notwithstanding_o their_o temporal_a impunity_n for_o certain_o it_o be_v much_o better_o both_o in_o regard_n of_o punishment_n in_o the_o world_n to_o come_v and_o common_o in_o this._n for_o the_o next_o world_n as_o their_o sin_n be_v great_a so_o it_o be_v declare_v that_o their_o punishment_n shall_v be_v great_a also_o hear_v oye_a king_n and_o understand_v etc._n etc._n because_o be_v minister_n of_o god_n kingdom_n you_o have_v not_o judge_v aright_o nor_o keep_v the_o law_n nor_o walk_v after_o the_o counsel_n of_o god_n horrible_o and_o speedy_o shall_v he_o come_v upon_o you_o for_o a_o sharp_a judgement_n shall_v be_v to_o they_o that_o