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insinuate_v when_o he_o say_v he_o will_v not_o dispute_v how_o far_o the_o difference_n of_o religion_n which_o will_v also_o necessary_o draw_v on_o a_o change_n of_o the_o gocernment_n do_v justify_v man_n in_o seek_v to_o preserve_v the_o two_o dear_a thing_n on_o earth_n in_o a_o orderly_a and_o lawful_a way_n pag._n 19_o 5._o but_o he_o do_v confident_o insist_v on_o this_o that_o the_o crown_n be_v not_o a_o bare_a inheritance_n but_o a_o inheritance_n accompany_v a_o office_n of_o trust_n and_o that_o if_o a_o man_n defect_n render_v he_o uncapable_a of_o the_o trust_n he_o have_v also_o forfeit_v the_o inheritance_n ibid._n this_o if_o it_o be_v true_a equal_o hold_v against_o the_o king_n himself_o as_o well_o as_o against_o his_o heir_n for_o faileur_n in_o point_n of_o trust_n may_v be_v and_o have_v be_v plead_v for_o the_o depose_v of_o the_o king_n as_o well_o as_o for_o the_o exclusion_n of_o his_o successor_n and_o so_o parson_n reckon_v who_o affirm_v likewise_o that_o the_o prince_n power_n be_v potestas_fw-la vicaria_fw-la or_o delegata_fw-la that_o be_v to_o say_v a_o power_n delegate_v or_o by_o commission_n give_v by_o the_o commonwealth_n with_o such_o restriction_n cautel_n and_o condition_n as_o if_o the_o same_o be_v not_o keep_v but_o wilful_o break_v on_o either_o part_n then_o be_v the_o other_o not_o bind_v etc._n etc._n doleman_n part_n 1._o cap._n 4._o pag._n 59_o and_o from_o this_o principle_n he_o conclude_v that_o even_o a_o true_a king_n may_v be_v depose_v when_o he_o answer_v not_o that_o trust_n which_o the_o people_n have_v repose_v in_o he_o id._n part_n 2._o pag._n 48._o cap._n 4._o this_o jesuitical_a doctrine_n do_v not_o long_o ago_o cost_v one_o of_o our_o king_n his_o throne_n and_o his_o life_n too_o i_o pray_v god_n it_o may_v not_o be_v so_o chargeable_a to_o another_o but_o it_o be_v ominous_a when_o pretend_v protestant_n will_v be_v nibble_v at_o such_o jesuitical_a principle_n which_o under_o colour_n of_o keep_v back_o a_o heir_n natural_o and_o necessary_o strike_v at_o the_o very_a crown_v head_n iii_o have_v hitherto_o instance_a in_o some_o of_o this_o gentleman_n principle_n to_o show_v you_o that_o he_o have_v careful_o write_v after_o the_o vile_a of_o man_n and_o the_o worst_a of_o book_n i_o shall_v now_o for_o your_o further_a satisfaction_n instance_n in_o those_o example_n which_o he_o make_v use_v of_o and_o have_v borrow_v out_o of_o doleman_n to_o prove_v that_o succession_n to_o the_o crown_n and_o even_o to_o the_o crown_n of_o england_n depend_v upon_o the_o pleasure_n and_o courtesy_n of_o the_o people_n if_o you_o compare_v the_o history_n of_o succession_n with_o this_o book_n of_o the_o jesuit_n parson_n you_o will_v find_v it_o to_o be_v nothing_o but_o a_o little_a improvement_n of_o the_o eight_o chapter_n of_o doleman_n part._n 1._o for_o that_o jesuit_n and_o this_o collector_n undertake_v to_o prove_v that_o the_o commonwealth_n have_v power_n to_o alter_v title_n of_o succession_n as_o public_a necessity_n or_o utility_n shall_v require_v do_v both_o of_o they_o show_v what_o the_o realm_n of_o england_n have_v do_v and_o what_o alteration_n they_o have_v make_v former_o and_o their_o instance_n be_v alike_o as_o you_o may_v see_v by_o cast_v your_o eye_n upon_o the_o two_o follow_a column_n for_o it_o will_v not_o be_v amiss_o to_o set_v the_o thief_n just_o over_o against_o the_o knave_n thus_o say_v doleman_n the_o jesuit_n and_o thus_o say_v the_o collector_n of_o the_o history_n of_o succession_n the_o protestant_n king_n egbert_n come_v to_o the_o crown_n by_o election_n though_o he_o be_v not_o next_o by_o propinquity_n of_o blood_n doleman_n pag._n 144._o egbert_n himself_o the_o first_o english_a monarch_n come_v to_o the_o crown_n not_o by_o succession_n but_o election_n be_v no_o way_n relate_v to_o bithricus_n hist._n of_o succession_n pag._n 1._o athelstan_n illegitimate_a son_n to_o to_o king_n edward_n be_v prefer_v to_o the_o crown_n before_o his_o two_o brother_n the_o prince_n legitimate_a id._n pag._n 145._o athelstan_n though_o a_o bastard_n succeed_v his_o father_n and_o be_v prefer_v to_o his_o legitimate_a brother_n id._n pag._n 1._o king_n edmond_n leave_v two_o lawful_a son_n but_o for_o that_o they_o be_v young_a they_o be_v both_o put_v back_o by_o the_o realm_n and_o their_o uncle_n eldred_n be_v prefer_v before_o they_o id._n p._n 146._o eldred_n the_o young_a brother_n of_o king_n edmond_n be_v advance_v to_o the_o throne_n though_o the_o decease_a prince_n have_v two_o son_n id._n ibid._n canutus_n be_v admit_v for_o king_n of_o england_n by_o the_o whole_a parliament_n and_o consent_n of_o the_o realm_n id._n p._n 149_o canutus_n have_v so_o great_a a_o interest_n that_o by_o a_o unanimous_a consent_n in_o a_o full_a council_n he_o be_v elect_v king_n id._n pag._n 2._o after_o the_o death_n of_o canutus_n all_o the_o state_n of_o the_o realm_n meet_v together_o at_o oxford_n to_o consult_v who_o they_o shall_v make_v king_n and_o at_o last_o by_o the_o more_o part_n of_o voice_n be_v choose_v harald_n the_o first_o son_n of_o canutus_n by_o a_o concubine_n etc._n etc._n id._n p._n 149._o immediate_o upon_o the_o death_n of_o canutus_n there_o be_v assemble_v at_o oxford_n a_o great_a council_n to_o determine_v who_o ought_v to_o succeed_v and_o harald_n harefoot_n canutus_n his_o bastard_n be_v elect_v &c_n &c_n id._n p._n 2._o after_o the_o death_n of_o harald_n hardicanutus_n be_v receive_v with_o the_o great_a good_a will_n of_o all_o and_o by_o common_a consent_n make_v king_n id._n p._n 150._o harald_n die_v in_o the_o five_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n and_o then_o the_o people_n be_v content_a to_o accept_v of_o hardiknute_n for_o their_o king_n id._n p._n 2._o haraicanutus_n be_v dead_a the_o state_n of_o the_o realm_n determine_v to_o choose_v alured_v for_o their_o king_n id._n ibid._n after_o the_o death_n of_o hardiknute_n the_o people_n proceed_v to_o elect_v alfred_n id._n ibid._n alfred_n be_v traitorous_o murder_v by_o earl_n godwin_n of_o kent_n prince_z edward_z be_v choose_v king_n id._n ibid._n alfred_n be_v murder_v by_o the_o treachery_n of_o earl_n godwin_n they_o choose_v his_o brother_n edward_n common_o call_v edward_n the_o confessor_n id._n ibid._n nor_o have_v the_o state_n herein_o any_o respect_n to_o antiquity_n of_o blood_n for_o that_o before_o alfred_n be_v both_o his_o own_o elder_a brother_n prince_n edward_n and_o before_o they_o both_o be_v edmond_n and_o edward_n the_o child_n of_o their_o elder_a brother_n edmond_n ironside_n id._n ibid._n nor_o be_v these_o election_n of_o they_o make_v with_o any_o respect_n to_o nearness_n of_o blood_n for_o edmond_n ironside_n their_o elder_a brother_n have_v a_o son_n then_o alive_a who_o name_n be_v edward_n id._n ibid._n the_o
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may_v vindicate_v the_o integrity_n and_o honour_n of_o the_o assertor_n of_o it_o but_o i_o be_o not_o willing_a that_o this_o letter_n shall_v swell_v into_o a_o large_a discourse_n however_o if_o it_o may_v be_v a_o acceptable_a thing_n to_o you_o to_o be_v acquaint_v with_o my_o thought_n on_o that_o subject_a you_o know_v you_o may_v command_v i_o as_o my_o business_n shall_v give_v i_o leave_v in_o the_o mean_a time_n i_o own_v myself_o sir_n july_n the_o 6._o 1682._o your_o faithful_a servant_n etc._n etc._n finis_fw-la fa._n watson_n quodlibet_n pag._n 236._o id._n p._n 109._o id._n p._n 217._o id._n p._n 30â—_n id._n p._n 305._o id._n p._n 265._o id._n p._n 236._o quodlibet_n p._n 286._o 286._o de_fw-fr jure_fw-la magistrate_n in_o subdit_fw-la subdit_fw-la vindiciae_fw-la cont_n tyrant_n though_o it_o be_v hard_a that_o the_o same_o man_n shall_v be_v party_n and_o judge_n too_o too_o for_o without_o order_n there_o be_v nothing_o else_o to_o be_v hope_v but_o horror_n and_o confusion_n doleman_n pa._n 6._o ca._n 1._o part_n 1._o for_o remark_n upon_o this_o story_n see_v the_o answer_n to_o the_o history_n of_o succession_n p._n 25._o observe_v that_o the_o power_n of_o depose_v a_o king_n natural_o follow_v from_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o people_n power_n to_o choose_v one_o but_o be_v not_o that_o right_n of_o power_n which_o a_o father_n have_v over_o his_o child_n and_o a_o husband_n over_o his_o wife_n by_o divine_a appointment_n quod_fw-la si_fw-la christiani_n olim_fw-la non_fw-la deposuerunt_fw-la neronem_fw-la &_o diocleâ—ianum_fw-la &_o julianum_fw-la apostatam_fw-la &_o valentem_fw-la arianum_n &_o simile_n id_fw-la suis_fw-la quia_fw-la deerant_fw-la vires_fw-la bellar._n de_fw-fr rom._n pontif._n 1._o 5._o c._n 7._o azor._fw-la instit_n moral_a par_fw-fr 2._o 1._o 10._o c._n 2._o nemo_fw-la nostrum_fw-la quando_fw-la apprehenditur_fw-la reluctatur_fw-la nec_fw-la se_fw-la adversus_fw-la injustam_fw-la violentiam_fw-la vestram_fw-la quamvis_fw-la nimius_fw-la &_o copiosus_fw-la noster_fw-la sit_fw-la populus_fw-la ulciscitur_fw-la sy_n cypriar_n ad_fw-la demetâ—ian_n p._n 257._o edit_n pamel_n quodlibet_n p._n 27_o serm._n 12._o ad_fw-la aulam_fw-la p._n 166._o