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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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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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no_o private_a man_n ought_v to_o lose_v his_o estate_n but_o for_o legal_a cause_n and_o by_o legal_a proceed_n to_o evade_v the_o force_n of_o this_o argument_n parson_n the_o jesuit_n say_v that_o the_o tenure_n of_o the_o crown_n be_v irregular_a and_o extraordinary_a man_n may_v not_o judge_v of_o this_o as_o of_o other_o plea_n of_o particular_a person_n nor_o be_v their_o trial_n alike_o nor_o the_o common_a maxim_n or_o rule_n always_o of_o force_n in_o this_o thing_n as_o in_o other_o to_o prove_v which_o he_o tell_v we_o that_o only_o one_o daughter_n of_o a_o king_n though_o he_o have_v many_o be_v to_o go_v away_o with_o the_o crown_n whereas_o private_a estate_n be_v divideable_a among_o all_o the_o daughter_n for_o want_n of_o issue_n male_a dolman_n part_v 2._o pag._n 72._o it_o seem_v there_o be_v law_n and_o justice_n for_o private_a person_n but_o not_o for_o prince_n and_o so_o this_o considerer_n reckon_v too_o that_o the_o right_n of_o succession_n to_o 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appoint_v and_o as_o the_o law_n appoint_v say_v this_o considerer_n pag._n 30._o but_o doleman_n be_v positive_a that_o prince_n may_v lawful_o be_v depose_v and_o he_o observe_v too_o as_o a_o remarkable_a circumstance_n as_o he_o call_v it_o that_o god_n have_v wonderful_o concur_v for_o the_o most_o part_n with_o such_o judicial_a act_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n against_o their_o evil_a prince_n not_o only_o in_o prosper_v the_o same_o but_o by_o give_v also_o some_o notable_a successor_n in_o the_o place_n of_o the_o depose_v pag._n 26._o and_o chap._n 3._o have_v father_n parson_n be_v alive_a in_o our_o day_n perhaps_o he_o will_v have_v instance_a in_o that_o bless_a bird_n oliver_n cromwell_n among_o the_o rest_n but_o i_o leave_v it_o to_o you_o and_o to_o other_o honest_a man_n to_o judge_v whether_o our_o considerer_n have_v a_o eye_n to_o that_o passage_n and_o observation_n in_o doleman_n when_o speak_v of_o the_o exclusion_n of_o the_o d._n of_o y._n he_o say_v we_o 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great_a and_o best_a part_n of_o the_o nation_n p._n 6._o which_o be_v plain_o mean_v with_o respect_n to_o their_o authority_n because_o a_o king_n can_v be_v depose_v but_o by_o some_o that_o be_v suppose_v to_o be_v great_a and_o better_a than_o himself_o and_o so_o you_o see_v in_o the_o end_n what_o it_o be_v which_o this_o gentleman_n and_o other_o of_o his_o party_n and_o persuasion_n will_v fain_o be_v at_o they_o pretend_v the_o preservation_n of_o religion_n and_o at_o the_o same_o time_n ven_v such_o principle_n as_o overthrow_v the_o very_a foundation_n of_o our_o government_n so_o true_a be_v that_o common_a observation_n that_o these_o pamphleteer_n begin_v with_o his_o royal_a highness_n and_o end_n at_o last_o with_o his_o royal_a majesty_n i_o need_v not_o say_v any_o thing_n of_o this_o considerer_n short_a historical_a collection_n touch_v the_o succession_n of_o the_o crown_n for_o you_o and_o every_o body_n may_v easy_o see_v that_o it_o be_v take_v out_o of_o 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