Selected quad for the lemma: prince_n
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A50102
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The case of allegiance in our present circumstances consider'd in a letter from a minister in the city to a minister in the country.
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Masters, Samuel, 1645 or 6-1693.
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1689
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Wing M1067; ESTC R7622
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and_o king_n james_n but_o indeed_o in_o the_o next_o reign_n when_o popish_a and_o french_a council_n find_v admission_n at_o our_o court_n than_o arise_v together_o the_o new_a principle_n of_o superconformity_n in_o the_o church_n and_o of_o super_n loyalty_n in_o the_o state_n which_o like_o a_o preternatural_a ferment_n have_v ever_o since_o disturb_v the_o peace_n of_o both_o and_o must_v be_v again_o cast_v out_o if_o we_o ever_o recover_v a_o true_a english_a temper_n or_o a_o peaceful_a settlement_n if_o then_o we_o frame_v our_o character_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n from_o the_o first_o and_o pure_a half_n of_o her_o age_n before_o she_o be_v secret_o practise_v upon_o by_o the_o art_n of_o her_o subtle_a adversary_n we_o shall_v easy_o discover_v that_o her_o principle_n of_o conformity_n and_o loyalty_n be_v far_o more_o moderate_a and_o intelligible_a than_o those_o which_o since_o that_o time_n have_v be_v most_o industrious_o and_o impetuous_o recommend_v under_o her_o venerable_a name_n and_o i_o wish_v that_o every_o one_o who_o profess_v a_o honourable_a and_o kind_a regard_n for_o our_o church_n will_v no_o long_o ascribe_v to_o she_o such_o principle_n and_o doctrine_n which_o she_o for_o many_o year_n be_v ignorant_a of_o wherewith_o the_o church_n have_v give_v great_a advantage_n to_o her_o enemy_n and_o receive_v nothing_o but_o scorn_n and_o contempt_n and_o by_o which_o she_o may_v oblige_v the_o present_a government_n to_o treat_v she_o with_o less_o kindness_n than_o she_o may_v otherwise_o expect_v but_o i_o forget_v that_o i_o be_o write_v a_o letter_n and_o how_o much_o pardon_n i_o already_o need_v for_o run_v it_o into_o so_o great_a a_o length_n but_o i_o think_v it_o better_a to_o give_v you_o so_o long_a a_o trouble_n in_o read_v than_o to_o leave_v any_o trouble_n on_o your_o mind_n unremoved_a i_o beseech_v you_o to_o excuse_v candid_o the_o mistake_v i_o may_v have_v commit_v and_o to_o accept_v the_o service_n 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mischief_n or_o wickedness_n that_o will_v advance_v their_o glory_n and_o promote_v their_o interest_n when_o also_o we_o consider_v that_o he_o proceed_v in_o these_o course_n with_o so_o obstinate_a a_o resolution_n that_o when_o his_o peer_n endeavour_v to_o raclaim_v he_o by_o advice_n they_o only_o thereby_o lose_v his_o favour_n and_o all_o their_o preferment_n and_o when_o some_o of_o his_o bishop_n petition_v he_o in_o the_o humble_a manner_n they_o be_v answer_v only_o with_o fury_n and_o imprisonment_n when_o last_o we_o consider_v how_o far_o he_o have_v advance_v in_o this_o way_n that_o we_o already_o begin_v to_o despair_v and_o our_o enemy_n to_o triumph_v and_o if_o our_o glorious_a deliverer_n have_v not_o timely_o intervene_v we_o may_v have_v be_v in_o a_o few_o month_n past_o all_o hope_n of_o recovery_n we_o may_v sure_o upon_o these_o consideration_n be_v allow_v to_o conclude_v that_o england_n can_v not_o be_v in_o more_o danger_n or_o any_o prince_n lie_v 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thence_o arise_v not_o consistent_a with_o the_o public_a peace_n or_o the_o king_n safety_n but_o we_o be_v sure_a that_o it_o be_v altogether_o of_o his_o own_o choice_n that_o he_o go_v first_o to_o rochester_n and_o thence_o out_o of_o the_o kingdom_n if_o you_o reply_v that_o the_o late_a king_n be_v desert_v by_o his_o subject_n and_o expose_v naked_a to_o the_o prince_n power_n be_v bring_v under_o a_o necessity_n of_o fly_v i_o must_v answer_v that_o that_o necessity_n be_v not_o absolute_a but_o conditional_a for_o the_o prince_n to_o who_o he_o late_o allow_v the_o character_n of_o be_v always_o just_a to_o his_o word_n have_v assure_v he_o in_o his_o declaration_n that_o if_o he_o will_v suffer_v the_o grievance_n of_o his_o people_n to_o be_v redress_v in_o a_o free_a parliament_n his_o army_n shall_v peaceable_o depart_v and_o not_o a_o few_o of_o his_o noble_n and_o other_o do_v earnest_o beseech_v he_o to_o comply_v with_o those_o term_n and_o solemn_o assure_v he_o 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resolution_n i_o do_v not_o see_v how_o the_o same_o conclusion_n can_v be_v avoid_v for_o if_o he_o leave_v off_o to_o administer_v the_o government_n himself_o and_o rather_o hinder_v than_o promote_v its_o administration_n by_o other_o the_o course_n of_o the_o government_n be_v thereby_o stop_v and_o either_o this_o nation_n must_v disband_v into_o confusion_n or_o we_o be_v necessitate_v to_o seek_v out_o and_o employ_v some_o other_o expedient_a if_o you_o think_v that_o he_o may_v in_o short_a time_n overcome_v his_o fear_n and_o return_v to_o his_o people_n and_o government_n even_o this_o hope_n be_v fatal_o preclude_v by_o his_o make_a himself_o a_o royal_a prisoner_n to_o the_o french_a king_n from_o who_o he_o can_v expect_v only_o to_o be_v use_v and_o manage_v as_o will_n most_o contribute_v to_o the_o design_n and_o interest_n of_o that_o haughty_a monarch_n insomuch_o that_o we_o can_v conceive_v his_o return_n possible_a without_o the_o consent_n and_o conduct_v of_o he_o who_o he_o have_v make_v his_o patron_n and_o without_o the_o dreadful_a attendance_n of_o a_o french_a army_n and_o the_o dismal_a consequence_n of_o utter_a ruin_n to_o our_o church_n and_o nation_n and_o sure_o that_o prince_n who_o can_v forsake_v his_o people_n and_o abandon_v they_o out_o of_o his_o care_n and_o make_v it_o impossible_a to_o return_v except_o as_o a_o enemy_n to_o vanquish_v and_o destroy_v they_o may_v very_o well_o be_v think_v to_o cease_v de_fw-fr facto_fw-la to_o be_v a_o king_n and_o his_o subject_n to_o owe_v any_o allegiance_n to_o he_o 3._o it_o the_o lord_n spiritual_a and_o temporal_a and_o the_o commons_o of_o england_n assemble_v in_o the_o late_a convention_n have_v upon_o mature_a deliberation_n resolve_v and_o declare_v that_o james_n the_o second_o have_v abdicate_v the_o government_n and_o vacate_v the_o throne_n we_o may_v be_v satisfactory_o