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A Fifth collection of papers relating to the present juncture of affairs in England
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1688
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Wing F889; ESTC R12341
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a_o five_o collection_n of_o paper_n relate_v to_o the_o present_a juncture_n of_o affair_n in_o england_n viz._n i._o the_o hard_a case_n of_o protestant_a subject_n under_o the_o dominion_n of_o a_o popish_a prince_n ii_o a_o answer_n to_o a_o late_a pamphlet_n entitle_v a_o short_a scheme_n of_o the_o usurpation_n of_o the_o crown_n of_o england_n etc._n etc._n iii_o a_o humble_a and_o hearty_a address_n to_o all_o english_a protestant_n in_o the_o army_n publish_a by_o mr._n johnson_n in_o the_o year_n 1686._o iu._n several_a reason_n against_o the_o establishment_n of_o a_o stand_a army_n and_o dissolve_v the_o militia_n v._o a_o discourse_n of_o magistracy_n of_o prerogative_n by_o divine_a right_n of_o obedience_n and_o of_o the_o law_n vi_o the_o definition_n of_o a_o tyrant_n by_o abr._n cowley_n with_o several_a query_n thereupon_o propose_v to_o the_o lawyer_n vii_o a_o letter_n to_o the_o king_n induce_v he_o to_o return_v to_o the_o protestant_a religion_n viii_o ten_o seasonable_a query_n propose_v by_o a_o english_a gentleman_n at_o amsterdam_n to_o his_o friend_n in_o england_n license_v and_o enter_v according_a to_o order_n london_n print_v and_o be_v to_o be_v fold_n by_o rich._n janeway_n in_o queen's-head_n court_n in_o paternoster_n row_n 1688._o the_o hard_a case_n of_o protestant_a subject_n under_o the_o dominion_n of_o a_o popish_a prince_n a_o prince_n put_v himself_o and_o his_o dominion_n under_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o pope_n and_o admit_v as_o he_o must_v unavoidable_o the_o law_n and_o decree_n of_o the_o romish_a church_n all_o his_o protestant_a subject_n be_v by_o the_o judgement_n and_o sentence_n of_o that_o church_n heretic_n 11._o heretic_n distinct_a 19_o cap._n a_o caus_n 25._o q._n 1._o cap._n 11._o do_v forthwith_o lie_v under_o the_o penalty_n which_o those_o law_n and_o constitution_n will_v have_v inflict_v upon_o heretic_n heresy_n hotticis_fw-la heresy_n cap._n vergent_fw-la de_fw-fr hotticis_fw-la be_v the_o high_a degree_n of_o high-treason_n call_v therefore_o by_o they_o laesae_fw-la crimen_fw-la majestaetis_n divinae_fw-la so_o the_o english_a protestant_n must_v be_v a_o traitor_n and_o the_o worst_a of_o traitor_n and_o expose_v to_o the_o penalty_n of_o high-treason_n the_o law_n and_o decree_n of_o the_o romish_a church_n against_o heretic_n heresy_n 297._o heresy_n cap._n infam_n 6._o q._n 1._o p._n 297._o be_v denounce_v infamous_a and_o the_o heretic_n must_v be_v deal_v with_o as_o such_o which_o be_v many_o penalty_n in_o one_o first_o whereby_o they_o be_v deprive_v of_o all_o nobility_n jurisdiction_n and_o dignity_n and_o debar_v from_o all_o office_n and_o public_a council_n parliament_n and_o other_o being_z make_v uncapable_a of_o choose_v and_o be_v choose_v so_o that_o it_o reach_v all_o sort_n 29._o sort_n suar._n de_fw-fr fide_fw-la disp_n 12._o 12._o 9_o r._n 5._o l._n 2._o c._n 29._o of_o clergy_n laity_n noble_a and_o ignoble_a which_o be_v extend_v to_o their_o child_n also_o for_o they_o say_v the_o issue_n of_o traitor_n civil_a and_o spiritual_a lose_v their_o nobility_n and_o all_o that_o owe_v any_o duty_n to_o such_o infamous_a person_n be_v discharge_v and_o exempt_v therefrom_o as_o subject_n haer._n subject_n cap._n de_fw-fr haer._n from_o their_o prince_n servants_z 7._o servants_z aaâ—oâ—_n tom._n 1._o l._n 8._o c._n 12._o q._n 7._o from_o their_o master_n child_n 6._o child_n cap._n 2._o sect._n fin_fw-fr de_fw-fr haer._n in_o 6._o from_o their_o parent_n who_o they_o also_o may_v lawful_o kill_v whereby_o we_o may_v see_v a_o little_a to_o what_o condition_n the_o admission_n of_o the_o papal_a authority_n will_v reduce_v we_o expel_v both_o nature_n and_o humanity_n and_o make_v the_o dear_a relative_n unnatural_a and_o barbarous_a to_o one_o another_o it_o will_v leave_v no_o protestant_n either_o dignity_n or_o authority_n either_o safety_n or_o liberty_n noble_n be_v sentence_v to_o peasant_n and_o peasant_n to_o slave_n 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suar._n disp_n 22._o s._n 4._o n._n 11._o refund_v second_o all_o alienation_n 5._o alienation_n s._n 1._o n._n 5._o by_o gist_n sale_n or_o otherwise_o before_o sentence_n be_v null_n and_o void_a and_o all_o contract_n for_o that_o purpose_n haer._n purpose_n cap._n vergent_fw-la de_fw-fr haer._n rescind_v three_o child_n heir_n of_o heretic_n be_v deprive_v of_o their_o portion_n yea_o though_o they_o be_v papist_n whereby_o it_o appear_v that_o as_o soon_o as_o the_o papacy_n be_v admit_v all_o title_n and_o property_n be_v lose_v and_o extinct_a among_o we_o and_o therefore_o we_o must_v not_o think_v that_o pope_n act_v extravagant_o who_o declare_v that_o all_o his_o majesty_n territory_n be_v his_o own_o as_o forfeit_v to_o the_o holy_a see_v for_o the_o heresy_n of_o prince_n and_o people_n not_o only_o abby-land_n be_v in_o danger_n who_o ever_o possess_v they_o but_o all_o estate_n be_v forfeit_v to_o his_o exchequer_n and_o legal_o confiscate_v all_o be_v his_o own_o which_o protestant_n in_o these_o three_o nation_n have_v or_o ever_o have_v if_o he_o can_v but_o meet_v with_o a_o prince_n so_o wise_a as_o to_o help_v he_o to_o catch_v it_o who_o process_n follow_v they_o beyond_o their_o grave_n and_o ruin_n their_o child_n and_o child_n child_n after_o they_o and_o when_o they_o have_v stripe_v the_o heretic_n of_o his_o all_o they_o provide_v that_o no_o other_o shall_v relieve_v he_o viz._n that_o none_o shall_v receive_v he_o into_o their_o house_n nor_o afford_v he_o any_o help_n nor_o show_v he_o any_o favour_n nor_o give_v he_o any_o counsel_n we_o be_v here_o in_o england_n zealous_a for_o property_n and_o all_o the_o reason_n in_o the_o world_n we_o shall_v so_o be_v but_o we_o must_v bid_v adieu_o to_o this_o when_o we_o once_o come_v under_o the_o pope_n authority_n for_o as_o soon_o as_o this_o be_v admit_v all_o the_o protestant_n in_o these_o nation_n be_v beggar_n by_o lrw_n viz._n by_o the_o law_n of_o that_o church_n which_o 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they_o shall_v be_v burn_v alive_a in_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o world._n so_o our_o last_o popish_a successor_n queen_n mary_n practise_v upon_o near_o three_o hundred_o person_n without_o regard_n either_o to_o age_n sex_n or_o quality_n the_o scripture_n they_o urge_v for_o it_o be_v john_n 15.6_o 2._o 15.6_o jac._n de_fw-fr gra._n decis_fw-la l._n 2._o c._n 9_o n._n 2._o if_o any_o one_o abide_v not_o in_o i_o man_n gather_v they_o and_o cast_v they_o into_o the_o fire_n and_o they_o be_v burn_v so_o that_o as_o soon_o as_o the_o papal_a authority_n be_v admit_v among_o we_o all_o the_o protestant_n in_o these_o nation_n be_v dead_a man_n in_o law_n be_v under_o a_o law_n that_o have_v sentence_v we_o to_o be_v burn_v alive_a and_o under_o a_o power_n that_o have_v declare_v it_o necessary_a that_o no_o one_o of_o we_o escape_v with_o life_n four_o where_o legal_a penalty_n can_v take_v place_n by_o reason_n of_o opposite_a strength_n they_o hold_v war_n necessary_a and_o lawful_a to_o chastise_v
roman_n here_o and_o in_o poland_n the_o law_n of_o the_o land_n there_o xi_o the_o 13_o of_o the_o roman_n be_v receive_v for_o scripture_n in_o poland_n and_o yet_o this_o be_v express_v in_o the_o coronation-oath_n in_o that_o country_n quod_fw-la si_fw-la sacramentum_fw-la meum_fw-la violavero_fw-la incolae_fw-la regni_fw-la nullam_fw-la nobis_fw-la obedientiam_fw-la praestare_fw-la tenebuntur_fw-la and_o if_o i_o shall_v violate_v my_o oath_n the_o inhabitant_n of_o the_o realm_n shall_v not_o be_v bind_v to_o yield_v i_o any_o obedience_n xii_o the_o law_n of_o the_o land_n according_a to_o bracton_n be_v the_o high_a of_o all_o the_o high_a power_n mention_v in_o this_o text_n for_o it_o be_v superior_a to_o the_o king_n and_o make_v he_o king_n lib._n iii._o cap._n xxvi_o rex_fw-la habet_fw-la superiorem_fw-la deum_fw-la item_n legem_fw-la per_fw-la quam_fw-la factus_fw-la est_fw-la rex_fw-la item_n curiam_fw-la svam_fw-la viz._n comites_fw-la &_o barones_n and_o therefore_o 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itaque_fw-la huius_fw-la mandati_fw-la severit_fw-la as_o moveat_fw-la omnes_fw-la 〈◊〉_d violalationem_fw-la politici_fw-la status_fw-la putent_fw-la esse_fw-la love_n peccatum_fw-la neither_o do_v this_o place_n concern_v subject_n only_o but_o also_o the_o magistrate_n themselves_o who_o when_o they_o turn_v tyrant_n do_v no_o less_o overthrow_v the_o ordinance_n of_o god_n than_o the_o seditious_a and_o therefore_o their_o conscience_n too_o be_v guilty_a for_o not_o obey_v the_o ordinance_n of_o god_n that_o be_v the_o law_n which_o they_o ought_v to_o obey_v so_o that_o the_o threaten_n in_o this_o place_n do_v also_o belong_v to_o they_o wherefore_o let_v the_o severity_n of_o this_o command_n deter_v all_o man_n from_o think_v the_o violation_n of_o the_o political_a constitution_n to_o be_v a_o light_n sin._n corolary_n to_o destroy_v the_o law_n and_o legal_a constitution_n which_o be_v the_o ordinance_n of_o god_n by_o false_a and_o arbitrary_a exposition_n of_o this_o text_n be_v a_o great_a sin_n than_o to_o destroy_v it_o by_o any_o other_o mean_n for_o it_o be_v seething_n the_o kid_n in_o his_o mother_n milk._n chap._n iu._n of_o law_n i._o there_o be_v no_o natural_a obligation_n whereby_o one_o man_n be_v bind_v to_o yield_v obedience_n to_o another_o but_o what_o be_v found_v in_o paternal_a or_o patriarchal_a authority_n ii_o all_o the_o subject_n of_o a_o patriarchal_a monarch_n be_v prince_n of_o the_o blood._n iii_o all_o the_o people_n of_o england_n be_v not_o prince_n of_o the_o blood._n iu._n no_o man_n who_o be_v natural_o free_a can_v be_v bind_v but_o by_o his_o own_o act_n and_o deed._n v._o public_a law_n be_v make_v by_o public_a consent_n and_o they_o therefore_o bind_v every_o man_n because_o every_o man_n consent_n be_v involve_v in_o they_o vi_o nothing_o but_o the_o same_o authority_n and_o consent_n which_o make_v the_o law_n can_v repeal_v alter_v or_o explain_v they_o vii_o to_o judge_n and_o determine_v cause_n against_o law_n without_o law_n or_o where_o the_o law_n be_v obscure_a and_o uncertain_a be_v to_o assume_v legislative_a power_n viii_o power_n assume_v without_o a_o man_n consent_n can_v bind_v he_o as_o his_o own_o act_n and_o deed._n ix_o the_o law_n of_o the_o land_n be_v all_o of_o a_o piece_n and_o the_o same_o authority_n which_o make_v one_o law_n make_v all_o the_o rest_n and_o intend_v to_o have_v they_o all_o impartial_o execute_v x._o law_n on_o one_o side_n be_v the_o backsword_n of_o justice_n xi_o the_o best_a thing_n when_o corrupt_v be_v the_o worst_a and_o the_o wild_a justice_n of_o a_o state_n of_o nature_n be_v much_o more_o desirable_a than_o law_n pervert_v and_o overrule_v into_o hemlock_n and_o oppression_n this_o discourse_n of_o magistracy_n etc._n etc._n and_o the_o former_a reason_n be_v write_v by_o the_o foresay_a mr._n s._n johnson_n the_o definition_n of_o a_o tyrant_n by_o the_o learned_a and_o loyal_a abraham_n cowley_n publish_v by_o the_o present_a lord_n bishop_n of_o rochester_n in_o his_o discourse_n concern_v the_o government_n of_o oliver_n cromwell_n i_o call_v he_o a_o tyrant_n who_o either_o intrude_v himself_o forcible_o into_o the_o government_n of_o his_o fellow-citizen_n without_o any_o legal_a authority_n over_o they_o or_o who_o have_v a_o just_a title_n to_o the_o government_n of_o a_o people_n abuse_v it_o to_o the_o destruction_n or_o torment_v of_o they_o so_o that_o all_o tyrant_n be_v at_o the_o same_o time_n usurper_n either_o of_o the_o whole_a or_o at_o least_o of_o a_o part_n of_o that_o power_n which_o they_o assume_v to_o themselves_o and_o no_o less_o be_v they_o to_o be_v account_v rebel_n since_o no_o man_n can_v usurp_v authority_n over_o other_o but_o by_o rebel_n against_o they_o who_o have_v it_o before_o or_o at_o least_o against_o those_o law_n which_o be_v his_o superior_n several_a query_n propose_v to_o the_o sage_n of_o the_o law_n who_o have_v study_v to_o advance_v the_o public_a equal_o with_o 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the_o chief_a error_n of_o the_o papist_n be_v expose_v and_o the_o tendency_n of_o their_o doctrine_n to_o promote_v arbitrary_a government_n prove_v by_o a_o old_a cavalier_n and_o faithful_a son_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n as_o establish_v by_o law._n illustrious_a sir_n when_o i_o look_v up_o to_o the_o greatness_n of_o your_o quality_n and_o down_o on_o my_o own_o meanness_n i_o can_v but_o tremble_v to_o make_v this_o address_n so_o liable_a to_o be_v censure_v as_o presumptuous_a and_o obnoxious_a to_o variety_n of_o misconstruction_n but_o since_o my_o pen_n be_v guide_v by_o a_o heart_n fill_v with_o profound_a loyalty_n and_o veneration_n towards_o all_o the_o royal_a family_n and_o a_o sincere_a respect_n and_o most_o passionate_a desire_n for_o the_o particular_a prosperity_n temporal_a and_o eternal_a of_o your_o royal_a highness_n i_o can_v refrain_v discharge_v what_o i_o apprehend_v my_o duty_n and_o therefore_o with_o good_a esther_n find_v not_o only_a my_o country_n but_o your_o highness_n also_o in_o such_o apparent_a i_o wish_v