Selected quad for the lemma: prince_n
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A41808
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Considerations upon the second canon in the book entituled Constitutions and canons ecclesiastical, &c.
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Grascome, Samuel, 1641-1708?
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1693
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Wing G1569; ESTC R11703
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now_o the_o right_o be_v suppose_v the_o power_n and_o authority_n be_v inseparable_o annex_v to_o it_o though_o by_o prevail_a wickedness_n or_o other_o mean_n the_o exercise_n may_v for_o a_o time_n be_v suspend_v and_o then_o the_o deny_v or_o oppose_v this_o authority_n do_v incur_v the_o censure_n of_o this_o canon_n now_o that_o king_n james_n be_v our_o lawful_a rightful_a king_n have_v be_v clear_o prove_v by_o so_o many_o learned_a pen_n that_o i_o may_v well_o spare_v my_o pain_n and_o therefore_o shall_v take_v notice_n of_o it_o only_o as_o it_o be_v in_o transitu_fw-la and_o so_o far_o forth_o as_o be_v needful_a to_o make_v for_o the_o direct_v the_o censure_n of_o this_o canon_n and_o explain_v it_o several_a plea_n be_v set_v up_o by_o our_o adversary_n to_o prove_v that_o king_n james_n have_v lose_v or_o some_o way_n or_o other_o quit_v his_o title_n but_o as_o most_o of_o their_o plea_n fall_v foul_a upon_o each_o other_o and_o as_o destroy_v one_o another_o can_v be_v all_o true_a so_o neither_o dare_v they_o tell_v we_o which_o they_o will_v stand_v to_o that_o which_o deserve_v to_o come_v in_o the_o van_n be_v the_o plea_n of_o a_o just_a conquest_n which_o swallow_v up_o not_o only_o the_o title_n of_o the_o king_n but_o the_o right_n of_o all_o the_o subject_n and_o this_o no_o doubt_n will_v make_v a_o brave_a deliverance_n from_o slavery_n i_o can_v tell_v whether_o this_o way_n of_o argue_v be_v more_o base_a or_o bold_a yet_o herein_o among_o other_o have_v engage_v themselves_o the_o welsh_a prophet_n the_o scotch_a apostle_n and_o lest_o the_o mountebank_n shall_v want_v their_o zany_n the_o bishopsgate-street_n doctor_n who_o whilst_o he_o think_v himself_o fall_v under_o disgrace_n with_o his_o master_n and_o neglect_v begin_v to_o bellow_v what!_o two_o king_n two_o arch-bishop_n etc._n etc._n but_o see_v how_o great_a be_v the_o policy_n in_o understand_v the_o proverb_n da_fw-mi off_o be_fw-mi â—erbero_fw-la for_o no_o soon_o be_v a_o offer_n make_v of_o a_o good_a fat_a prebend_n but_o the_o fowl_n not_o only_o come_v to_o the_o lure_n but_o ingratitude_n undertake_v to_o rake_v into_o poor_a martyr_a mr._n ashton_n s_o ash_n and_o answer_v his_o die_a speech_n but_o it_o seem_v to_o be_v much_o safe_a meddle_v with_o the_o dead_a than_o the_o live_n for_o though_o he_o have_v be_v somewhat_o rough_o handle_v for_o this_o by_o the_o author_n of_o the_o loyal_a martyr_n yet_o ever_o since_o he_o have_v be_v as_o mute_a as_o a_o fish_n but_o after_o all_o there_o be_v no_o answerer_n like_o a_o thing_n call_v a_o parliament_n they_o do_v it_o effectual_o as_o dr._n burnet_n to_o his_o great_a mortisication_n now_o very_o well_o know_v and_o though_o this_o be_v indeed_o only_a argamentum_fw-la ad_fw-la hominem_fw-la yet_o it_o be_v enough_o for_o i_o here_o because_o our_o adversary_n must_v acquiesce_v in_o it_o for_o they_o who_o own_o a_o government_n must_v not_o ought_v not_o to_o set_v that_o government_n upon_o such_o ground_n as_o the_o government_n itself_o not_o only_o disown_n but_o condemn_v and_o so_o farewell_o conquest_n the_o next_o celebrate_v argument_n be_v a_o jumble_v of_o desertion_n and_o abdication_n but_o this_o if_o it_o be_v true_a will_v not_o do_v their_o work_n for_o he_o that_o desert_n or_o abdicate_v desert_n and_o abdicate_v for_o himself_o the_o right_n of_o other_o be_v save_v it_o lie_v not_o in_o his_o power_n to_o give_v they_o away_o so_o that_o if_o it_o can_v be_v suppose_v that_o king_n james_n have_v abdicate_v or_o desert_v yet_o that_o will_v give_v william_n and_o mary_n no_o right_a unless_o they_o have_v it_o elsewhere_o for_o upon_o such_o abdication_n or_o desertion_n our_o constitution_n have_v immediate_o set_v the_o crown_n upon_o the_o head_n of_o the_o next_o heir_n and_o there_o be_v one_o before_o they_o against_o who_o innocence_n nothing_o can_v be_v pretend_v and_o it_o be_v the_o height_n of_o impudence_n to_o blast_v such_o innocence_n with_o the_o name_n of_o a_o imposture_n and_o never_o offer_v the_o least_o proof_n of_o it_o though_o they_o have_v be_v so_o often_o provoke_v and_o dare_v to_o it_o if_o therefore_o king_n james_n have_v real_o and_o true_o abdicate_v or_o desert_v than_o the_o prince_n of_o wales_n at_o that_o instant_n have_v become_v our_o king_n now_o they_o deny_v the_o authority_n of_o the_o son_n as_o well_o as_o of_o the_o father_n and_o therefore_o either_o the_o one_o way_n or_o the_o other_o must_v be_v entangle_v in_o this_o censure_n but_o after_o all_o the_o assertion_n itself_o be_v a_o notorious_a shameless_a falsehood_n for_o a_o desertion_n in_o this_o case_n must_v be_v altogether_o voluntary_a and_o so_o voluntary_a that_o there_o ought_v nor_o in_o reason_n to_o be_v think_v that_o there_o be_v at_o that_o time_n so_o much_o as_o animus_n revertendi_fw-la nay_o let_v it_o be_v never_o so_o voluntary_a yet_o a_o author_n of_o their_o own_o who_o think_v himself_o no_o small_a babe_n and_o be_v no_o idle_a promoter_n of_o the_o revolution_n will_v not_o allow_v it_o to_o be_v good_a in_o law_n unless_o a_o hue_n and_o cry_n be_v send_v after_o he_o and_o forty_o day_n notice_n be_v give_v he_o refuse_v to_o return_v but_o how_o will_v this_o agree_v with_o his_o proposal_n to_o the_o city_n by_o the_o bishop_n of_o winchester_n with_o his_o letter_n from_o rochestâ—r_n with_o his_o letter_n to_o the_o convention_n 〈…〉_o land_n in_o ireland_n and_o use_v all_o endeavour_n to_o regain_v his_o right_n 〈◊〉_d betray_v and_o beat_v back_o by_o his_o faithless_a subject_n and_o with_o the_o 〈…〉_o the_o aid_n of_o his_o friend_n and_o the_o claim_v his_o right_n and_o call_v upon_o his_o subject_n to_o return_v to_o their_o allegiance_n and_o come_v in_o to_o his_o assistance_n whâ—â—_n they_o can_v prove_v that_o claim_n be_v renounce_v and_o that_o the_o utmost_a 〈◊〉_d a_o man_n can_v use_v to_o regain_v his_o right_n be_v the_o real_a and_o absolute_a quit_n of_o 〈◊〉_d than_o they_o may_v prove_v this_o to_o be_v desertion_n certain_o these_o man_n never_o know_v what_o blush_v be_v as_o for_o abdication_n in_o this_o place_n it_o must_v be_v understand_v active_o as_o a_o man_n be_v say_v abdicare_fw-la se_fw-la magistratu_fw-la but_o that_o require_v a_o formal_a renunciation_n or_o resignation_n but_o why_o be_v it_o not_o produce_v or_o rather_o why_o have_v not_o these_o man_n who_o stick_v at_o nothing_o forge_v one_o in_o all_o this_o time_n though_o it_o will_v be_v very_o difficult_a to_o impose_v upon_o man_n with_o a_o counterseit_n resignation_n of_o a_o man_n who_o apparent_o all_o along_o have_v so_o strong_o and_o constant_o claim_v but_o i_o need_v not_o insist_v on_o this_o any_o long_o because_o the_o very_a argument_n which_o consute_n desertion_n destroy_v abdication_n of_o which_o any_o may_v read_v enough_o to_o their_o satisfaction_n in_o desâ—â—tion_n discuss_v and_o many_o other_o learned_a tract_n handle_v that_o subject_a there_o be_v another_o mongrel_n plea_n set_v up_o by_o the_o de_fw-fr facto_fw-la man_n i_o know_v not_o well_o what_o to_o call_v it_o nor_o to_o what_o topick_n to_o refer_v it_o these_o man_n without_o any_o regard_n to_o conscience_n faith_n or_o common_a honesty_n be_v for_o secure_v their_o worldly_a enjoyment_n and_o make_v their_o present_a market_n and_o they_o bold_o tell_v you_o that_o you_o be_v bind_v in_o all_o thing_n to_o obey_v the_o king_n in_o possession_n but_o what_o if_o a_o king_n in_o possession_n shall_v prove_v a_o contradiction_n in_o terminis_fw-la when_o a_o person_n be_v in_o possession_n of_o a_o throne_n without_o right_n and_o in_o opposition_n to_o a_o just_a right_n all_o the_o world_n have_v hitherto_o account_v such_o a_o one_o a_o usurper_n not_o a_o king_n but_o with_o these_o man_n all_o the_o world_n before_o they_o be_v fool_n for_o if_o they_o say_v true_a there_o can_v be_v no_o such_o thing_n as_o a_o usurper_n but_o this_o be_v the_o least_o evil_a of_o this_o perfidious_a notion_n for_o it_o turn_v the_o world_n into_o a_o bloody_a theatre_n make_v every_o thing_n a_o prize_n to_o every_o man_n who_o by_o sight_v scramble_a cheat_a or_o any_o other_o mean_n can_v get_v possession_n of_o it_o destroy_v the_o nature_n of_o right_n and_o wrong_n resolve_v all_o right_n into_o possession_n and_o render_v all_o law_n both_o divine_a and_o humane_a so_o far_o as_o relate_v to_o property_n unnecessary_a useless_a and_o insignificant_a but_o i_o may_v very_o well_o spare_v any_o far_a pain_n in_o this_o particular_a because_o of_o late_a their_o much_o admire_a juliâ—n_n johnson_n though_o he_o be_v please_v so_o liberal_o to_o make_v a_o sacrifice_n of_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o cross_n yet_o have_v very_o pleasant_o and_o indeed_o sound_o consute_v the_o
goodness_n more_o able_a to_o protect_v and_o govern_v we_o your_o love_a subject_n in_o all_o peace_n and_o plenty_n than_o any_o of_o your_o noble_a progenitor_n and_o thereunto_o we_o most_o humble_o and_o faithful_o do_v submit_v and_o oblige_v ourselves_o our_o heir_n and_o posterity_n for_o ever_o until_o the_o last_o drop_n of_o our_o blood_n be_v spend_v and_o do_v beseech_v your_o majesty_n to_o accept_v the_o same_o as_o the_o first-fruit_n in_o this_o high_a court_n of_o parliament_n of_o our_o loyalty_n and_o faith_n to_o your_o majesty_n and_o your_o royal_a progeny_n and_o posterity_n for_o ever_o which_o if_o your_o majesty_n shall_v be_v please_v as_o a_o argument_n of_o your_o gracious_a acceptation_n to_o adorn_v with_o your_o majesty_n royal_a assent_n without_o which_o it_o can_v neither_o be_v complete_a and_o perfect_a nor_o remain_v to_o all_o posterity_n according_a to_o our_o most_o humble_a desire_n as_o a_o memorial_n of_o your_o princely_a and_o tender_a affection_n towards_o we_o we_o shall_v add_v this_o also_o to_o the_o rest_n of_o your_o majesty_n unspeakable_a and_o inestimable_a benefit_n here_o they_o plain_o acknowledge_v these_o two_o thing_n one_a that_o the_o crown_n descend_v by_o proximity_n of_o blood_n and_o that_o immediate_o even_o before_o any_o ceremony_n of_o coronation_n or_o otherwise_o so_o that_o there_o can_v be_v no_o inter-regnum_fw-la or_o vacancy_n of_o the_o throne_n and_o according_o it_o be_v a_o maxim_n in_o law_n that_o rex_fw-la non_fw-la moritur_fw-la 2_o that_o the_o assent_n of_o the_o king_n be_v that_o which_o give_v the_o life_n be_v and_o vigour_n to_o law_n without_o which_o they_o be_v of_o no_o force_n now_o how_o the_o late_a proceed_n which_o be_v direct_o against_o both_o these_o can_v be_v valid_a aught_o to_o be_v make_v very_o clear_a at_o least_o it_o ought_v to_o be_v better_o prove_v than_o by_o the_o capricious_a opinion_n of_o one_o single_a private_a person_n against_o a_o full_a and_o lawful_a parliament_n in_o the_o three_o year_n of_o the_o same_o king_n james_n be_v enact_v the_o oath_n common_o call_v the_o oath_n of_o allegiance_n not_o but_o that_o the_o same_o thing_n be_v practise_v before_o though_o not_o in_o the_o same_o word_n which_o may_v be_v tender_v to_o any_o above_o the_o age_n of_o eighteen_o which_o restrain_v the_o subject_n not_o only_o from_o depose_v but_o from_o offer_v the_o least_o violence_n or_o harm_n to_o the_o king_n and_o oblige_v all_o subject_n so_o faithful_o to_o assist_v their_o king_n against_o both_o domestic_a traitor_n and_o foreign_a usurper_n and_o be_v so_o direct_o contrary_a to_o and_o utter_o inconsistent_a with_o mr._n johnson_n doctrine_n i_o think_v fit_a to_o insert_v it_o here_o at_o large_a i_o a_o b_o do_v true_o and_o sincere_o acknowledge_v profess_v testify_v and_o declare_v in_o my_o conscience_n before_o god_n and_o the_o world_n that_o our_o sovereign_a lord_n king_n james_n be_v lawful_a and_o rightful_a king_n of_o this_o realm_n and_o of_o all_o other_o his_o majesty_n dominion_n and_o country_n and_o that_o the_o pope_n neither_o of_o himself_o nor_o by_o any_o authority_n of_o the_o church_n or_o see_v of_o rome_n or_o by_o any_o other_o mean_n with_o any_o other_o have_v any_o power_n or_o authority_n to_o depose_v the_o king_n or_o to_o dispose_v of_o any_o of_o his_o majesty_n kingdom_n and_o dominion_n or_o to_o authorise_v any_o foreign_a prince_n to_o invade_v or_o annoy_v he_o or_o his_o country_n or_o to_o discharge_v any_o of_o his_o subject_n of_o their_o allegiance_n and_o obedience_n to_o his_o majesty_n or_o to_o give_v licence_n or_o leave_v to_o any_o of_o they_o to_o bear_v arm_n raise_v tumult_n or_o to_o offer_v any_o violence_n or_o hurt_v to_o his_o majesty_n royal_a person_n state_n or_o government_n or_o to_o any_o of_o his_o majesty_n subject_n within_o his_o majesty_n dominion_n also_o i_o do_v swear_v from_o my_o heart_n that_o notwithstanding_o any_o declaration_n or_o sentence_n of_o excommunication_n or_o deprivation_n make_v or_o grant_v or_o to_o be_v make_v or_o grant_v by_o the_o â—ope_n or_o hiâ—_n successor_n or_o by_o any_o authority_n derive_v or_o pretend_v to_o be_v derive_v from_o he_o or_o his_o see_v against_o the_o say_a king_n his_o heir_n or_o successor_n or_o any_o absolution_n of_o the_o say_a subject_n from_o their_o obedience_n i_o will_v bear_v faith_n and_o true_a allegiance_n to_o his_o majesty_n his_o heir_n and_o successor_n and_o he_o and_o they_o will_v defend_v to_o â—he_n uttermost_a of_o my_o power_n against_o all_o conspiracy_n and_o contempt_n whatsoever_o which_o shall_v be_v make_v against_o his_o or_o their_o person_n their_o crown_n and_o dignity_n by_o reason_n or_o colour_n of_o any_o such_o sentence_n or_o declaration_n or_o otherwise_o and_o will_v do_v my_o best_a endeavour_n to_o disclose_v and_o make_v know_v unto_o his_o majesty_n his_o heir_n and_o successor_n all_o treason_n and_o traitorous_a conspiracy_n which_o i_o shall_v know_v or_o hear_v of_o to_o be_v against_o he_o or_o any_o of_o they_o i_o do_v far_o swear_v that_o i_o do_v from_o my_o heart_n abhor_v detest_v and_o abjure_v as_o impious_a and_o heretical_a this_o damnable_a doctrine_n and_o position_n that_o prince_n which_o be_v excommunicate_v or_o deprive_v by_o the_o pope_n may_v be_v depose_v or_o murder_v by_o their_o subject_n or_o any_o other_o whatsoever_o and_o i_o do_v believe_v and_o in_o conscience_n be_o resolve_v that_o neither_o the_o pope_n nor_o any_o person_n whatsoever_o have_v power_n to_o absolve_v i_o of_o thiâ—_n oath_n or_o any_o part_n thereof_o which_o i_o acknowledge_v by_o good_a and_o full_a authority_n to_o be_v lawful_o minister_v unto_o i_o and_o do_v renounce_v all_o pardon_n and_o dispensation_n to_o the_o contrary_n and_o all_o these_o thing_n i_o do_v plain_o and_o sincere_o acknowledge_v and_o swear_v according_a to_o these_o express_a word_n by_o i_o speak_v and_o according_a to_o the_o plain_a and_o common_a sense_n and_o understanding_n of_o the_o same_o word_n without_o any_o equivocation_n or_o mental_a evasion_n or_o secret_a reservation_n whatsoever_o and_o i_o do_v make_v this_o recognition_n and_o acknowledgement_n hearty_o willing_o and_o true_o upon_o the_o true_a faith_n of_o a_o christian_a so_o help_v i_o god_n if_o foolish_a wicked_a man_n do_v not_o make_v their_o reservation_n and_o endeavour_v to_o put_v trick_n even_o upon_o god_n who_o they_o call_v to_o be_v a_o witness_n of_o the_o truth_n of_o what_o they_o swear_v and_o a_o avenger_n if_o they_o swear_v false_o there_o will_v need_v nothing_o more_o to_o coâ—â—in_v subject_n in_o their_o loyalty_n but_o still_o to_o improve_v this_o matter_n far_o 7_o jac._n 1._o cap._n 6._o a_o act_n tell_v we_o that_o this_o oath_n tend_v only_o to_o the_o declaration_n â—f_n such_o duty_n as_o every_o true_a and_o well-affected_a subject_n not_o only_o by_o bond_n of_o allegiance_n but_o also_o by_o the_o commandment_n of_o almighty_a god_n aught_o to_o bear_v to_o his_o majesty_n his_o heir_n and_o successor_n so_o that_o though_o this_o act_n oblige_v all_o person_n of_o the_o age_n of_o eighteen_o year_n upon_o pain_n of_o incur_v a_o praemunâ—â—â—_n to_o take_v this_o oath_n if_o tender_v yet_o it_o give_v we_o to_o understand_v that_o it_o be_v only_o a_o supper_n add_v obligation_n to_o secure_v our_o lawful_a prince_n and_o keep_v the_o subject_a to_o his_o duty_n and_o that_o though_o the_o oath_n be_v not_o take_v yet_o the_o natural_a allegiance_n of_o every_o subject_a bind_v he_o to_o the_o same_o thing_n and_o though_o it_o be_v principal_o yet_o not_o only_o make_v with_o relation_n to_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n but_o to_o all_o other_o as_o express_v that_o allegiance_n which_o oblige_v subject_n to_o stand_v by_o their_o prince_n against_o all_o his_o opposer_n enemy_n and_o underminer_n whatsoever_o i_o do_v not_o know_v that_o any_o foreign_a power_n the_o pope_n except_v so_o much_o as_o pretend_v to_o a_o right_a to_o depose_v lawful_a prince_n nor_o do_v even_o the_o prince_n of_o orange_n when_o he_o come_v over_o pretend_v to_o any_o such_o power_n by_o his_o declaration_n and_o it_o seem_v to_o i_o to_o be_v no_o better_o than_o a_o impudent_a contradiction_n when_o man_n acknowledge_v that_o no_o foreign_a power_n can_v depose_v a_o lawful_a prince_n to_o say_v that_o his_o own_o subject_n who_o by_o the_o law_n of_o god_n and_o man_n owe_v he_o allegiance_n and_o be_v bind_v with_o the_o utmost_a hazard_n of_o their_o life_n to_o defend_v he_o may_v do_v it_o and_o it_o see_v we_o to_o i_o worth_a observation_n that_o dr._n stillingfleet_n in_o his_o preface_n to_o the_o jesuit_n loyalty_n prove_v that_o the_o pope_n depose_v prince_n upon_o commonwealth_n principle_n now_o i_o will_v willing_o know_v upon_o what_o principle_n the_o doctor_n have_v