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         Fullwood, Francis, d. 1693.
      
       
         
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             Obedience due to the present King, notwithstanding our oaths to the former written by a divine of the Church of England.
             Fullwood, Francis, d. 1693.
          
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           OBEDIENCE
           DUE
           TO
           THE
           Present
           KING
           ,
           Notwithstanding
           our
           OATHS
           TO
           THE
           FORMER
           .
        
         
           Written
           by
           a
           DIVINE
           of
           the
           CHURCH
           of
           ENGLAND
           .
        
         
           LONDON
           ,
           Printed
           for
           
             Awnsham
             Churchill
          
           ,
           1689.
           
        
      
    
     
       
         
         
         
           OBEDIENCE
           Due
           to
           the
           Present
           KING
           ,
           Notwithstanding
           our
           OATHS
           To
           the
           FORMER
           .
        
         
           1.
           
           THE
           Oath
           of
           Allegiance
           is
           the
           Expression
           of
           our
           Natural
           Duty
           to
           the
           King
           (
           as
           the
           Coronation-Oath
           is
           of
           the
           Regal
           ;
           which
           in
           Nature
           is
           antecedent
           to
           
           it
           )
           't
           is
           especially
           signified
           in
           these
           Words
           ,
           
             I
             will
             bear
             Faith
             and
             true
             Allegiance
             to
             his
             Majesty
             ,
             his
             Heirs
             and
             Successors
             ,
             and
             him
             and
             them
             will
             Defend
             against
             all
             Attempts
             ,
             which
             shall
             be
             made
             against
             his
             or
             their
             Persons
             ,
             their
             Crown
             and
             Dignity
             .
          
        
         
           2.
           
           If
           the
           King
           do
           manifestly
           separate
           his
           Person
           from
           ,
           and
           engage
           it
           against
           his
           
             Crown
             and
             Dignity
          
           ;
           so
           that
           we
           cannot
           Defend
           
           them
           both
           :
           I
           mean
           ,
           if
           his
           Personal
           Actions
           ,
           contrary
           to
           Law
           ,
           do
           directly
           and
           openly
           tend
           to
           the
           prejudice
           and
           spoiling
           of
           his
           
             Crown
             and
             Dignity
          
           ,
           by
           his
           voluntary
           subjecting
           them
           to
           a
           Foreign
           Power
           ,
           contrary
           to
           the
           plain
           and
           primary
           intention
           and
           Letter
           of
           the
           Oath
           ;
           subverting
           the
           Legal
           Constitution
           ,
           and
           enervating
           the
           very
           Laws
           by
           which
           his
           Crown
           is
           supported
           ,
           his
           Prerogative
           is
           measured
           ,
           and
           the
           Dignity
           of
           the
           King
           ,
           as
           such
           ,
           hath
           its
           very
           being
           ,
           as
           well
           as
           the
           safety
           of
           his
           People
           is
           maintained
           ;
           certainly
           ,
           in
           such
           a
           Case
           ,
           none
           can
           be
           bound
           by
           this
           ,
           or
           any
           other
           Oath
           ,
           to
           Defend
           the
           King's
           Person
           ,
           in
           attempts
           so
           contrary
           to
           the
           very
           Reason
           and
           End
           of
           all
           Government
           ,
           with
           the
           neglect
           of
           the
           other
           part
           of
           our
           Duty
           ,
           which
           is
           to
           Defend
           his
           
             Crown
             and
             Dignity
          
           .
        
         
           3.
           
           The
           Oath
           of
           Supremacy
           seems
           to
           direct
           us
           more
           clearly
           in
           this
           difficulty
           ;
           the
           words
           are
           ,
           
             I
             shall
             bear
             Faith
             and
             true
             Allegiance
             to
             the
             King's
             Highness
          
           ;
           but
           how
           ?
           it
           follows
           ,
           
             and
             to
             my
             Power
             shall
             Assist
             and
             Defend
             all
             Jurisdictions
             ,
             Priviledges
             ,
             Preheminences
             and
             Authorities
             ,
             Granted
          
           or
           belonging
           to
           the
           King
           ,
           or
           annex'd
           and
           united
           to
           the
           Imperial
           Crown
           of
           this
           Realm
           ;
           that
           is
           ,
           thus
           we
           are
           to
           bear
           Faith
           and
           Allegiance
           to
           the
           King.
           
        
         
           4.
           
           For
           if
           we
           should
           be
           bound
           to
           
             Assist
             and
             Defend
             his
             Person
             ,
             when
          
           it
           is
           ,
           and
           as
           it
           is
           engaged
           against
           his
           Crown
           and
           Dignity
           ,
           we
           seem
           bound
           ,
           
             toto
             posse
             &
             totis
             viribus
          
           (
           so
           far
           Defence
           is
           expounded
           )
           to
           Assist
           and
           Contribute
           to
           the
           Ruine
           both
           of
           our
           King
           and
           Country
           ,
           and
           perhaps
           to
           the
           cutting
           of
           our
           own
           Throats
           .
        
         
           5.
           
           If
           any
           should
           imagine
           ,
           That
           the
           Oath
           will
           not
           suffer
           us
           to
           consider
           the
           Person
           and
           Crown
           of
           the
           King
           thus
           divided
           ;
           but
           that
           it
           binds
           us
           to
           assist
           and
           defend
           them
           together
           :
           't
           is
           true
           ,
           while
           they
           are
           kept
           together
           .
           But
           if
           the
           King
           himself
           divide
           them
           ,
           and
           't
           is
           become
           impossible
           for
           us
           to
           Assist
           his
           Person
           but
           we
           must
           Betray
           his
           Crown
           ;
           nor
           Defend
           his
           Crown
           without
           forbearing
           to
           assist
           his
           Person
           ;
           to
           say
           ,
           now
           we
           are
           bound
           to
           Assist
           and
           Defend
           both
           ,
           makes
           a
           plain
           Repugnancy
           in
           the
           Oath
           ,
           and
           in
           our
           Duty
           (
           to
           do
           and
           
           not
           to
           do
           the
           same
           thing
           )
           and
           consequently
           the
           Obligation
           ceaseth
           .
        
         
           6.
           
           That
           we
           are
           bound
           by
           our
           Allegiance
           to
           Assist
           the
           Person
           of
           the
           King
           ,
           to
           the
           prejudice
           of
           his
           Crown
           and
           People
           ,
           seems
           not
           only
           to
           be
           against
           the
           light
           of
           Nature
           ,
           the
           primary
           End
           of
           it
           being
           the
           safety
           of
           his
           Kingdom
           ,
           and
           the
           safety
           of
           the
           King
           but
           the
           secondary
           end
           of
           it
           ;
           but
           most
           agreeable
           to
           the
           sense
           of
           our
           Ancient
           and
           Learned
           Lawyers
           ,
           and
           also
           ,
           of
           
           the
           plain
           acknowledgment
           and
           profession
           of
           Ancient
           Kings
           and
           Parliaments
           .
        
         
           King
           Henry
           I.
           five
           Hundred
           Years
           agone
           ,
           told
           the
           Pope
           ,
           Whilst
           I
           live
           ,
           the
           
             Authorities
             and
             Usages
             of
             the
             Kingdom
             shall
             never
             be
             diminished
             :
          
           But
           if
           I
           would
           so
           
             Debase
             my self
          
           (
           which
           
             God
             forbid
             )
             Magnates
             mei
             &
             totus
             Angliae
             populus
             nullo
             modo
             paterentur
             :
          
           The
           Lords
           and
           People
           of
           England
           would
           by
           no
           means
           suffer
           it
           .
           And
           Edward
           I.
           wrote
           himself
           to
           the
           same
           purpose
           .
           Besides
           ,
           with
           his
           consent
           ,
           the
           Lords
           and
           Commons
           in
           Parliament
           ,
           in
           their
           Letter
           to
           the
           Pope
           ,
           have
           these
           Words
           ,
           
             We
             do
             not
             permit
             ,
             or
             in
             the
             least
             will
             permit
             (
             sicut
             nec
             possumus
             nec
             debemus
             )
          
           though
           our
           Soveraign
           Lord
           the
           King
           do
           ,
           or
           in
           the
           least
           wise
           attempt
           to
           do
           any
           of
           the
           Premises
           (
           by
           owning
           the
           Popes
           Authority
           touching
           his
           Right
           to
           Scotland
           )
           so
           strange
           a
           thing
           ,
           so
           unlawful
           ,
           prejudicial
           ,
           and
           otherwise
           unheard
           of
           ,
           
             though
             the
             King
             himself
             would
          
           .
           Once
           more
           ,
           on
           Record
           in
           the
           Fourth
           of
           Henry
           III.
           the
           Commons
           Declare
           ,
           
             Si
             Dominus
             Rex
             &
             Regni
             majores
             hoc
             vellent
             (
          
           Adomer's
           Revocation
           upon
           the
           Popes
           Order
           )
           
             Communitas
             tamen
             ipsius
             ingressum
             in
             Angliam
             ,
             nulla
             tenus
             sustineret
             .
          
        
         
           Now
           what
           's
           the
           meaning
           of
           all
           this
           ?
           but
           that
           the
           King
           's
           Personal
           Will
           ,
           contrary
           to
           Law
           ,
           however
           expsressed
           (
           for
           it
           must
           be
           signified
           by
           his
           Words
           or
           Actions
           )
           if
           the
           performance
           of
           it
           would
           prejudice
           his
           Crown
           and
           Dignity
           ,
           may
           be
           resisted
           .
           Much
           less
           are
           we
           bound
           by
           our
           Allegiance
           to
           Assist
           or
           Defend
           him
           in
           so
           doing
           ,
           in
           
             Reason
             ,
             Law
          
           ,
           or
           the
           sense
           of
           our
           Ancient
           Kings
           or
           Parliaments
           .
        
         
           
           
             Objection
             .
             
               But
               we
               Swear
               to
               Defend
               ,
               not
               only
               the
            
             King
             ,
             
               but
               his
            
             Heirs
             and
             Lawful
             Successors
             .
          
           
             Answer
             1.
             
             True
             ,
             but
             
               Haeres
               non
               est
               viventis
            
             ,
             and
             the
             Successor
             ,
             in
             Law
             and
             Common
             Sense
             ,
             is
             the
             Person
             that
             doth
             actually
             succeed
             ,
             or
             is
             in
             possession
             .
             Now
             if
             the
             actual
             Successor
             be
             the
             Lawful
             Successor
             ,
             we
             are
             bound
             by
             our
             Oaths
             to
             Defend
             him
             ;
             but
             if
             he
             be
             not
             the
             Lawful
             Successor
             ,
             none
             else
             is
             so
             ,
             because
             none
             else
             is
             the
             Successor
             ,
             and
             consequently
             ,
             so
             far
             the
             Object
             and
             Reason
             of
             our
             Oaths
             ceasing
             ,
             our
             Obligation
             by
             them
             ceaseth
             ,
             and
             we
             are
             bound
             to
             none
             besides
             the
             Person
             in
             Possession
             .
          
           
             2.
             
             'T
             is
             farther
             remarkable
             ,
             That
             though
             the
             word
             Lawful
             be
             once
             in
             the
             Oath
             of
             Supremacy
             ,
             't
             is
             only
             there
             ,
             where
             we
             Swear
             Faith
             and
             Allegiance
             in
             General
             ;
             but
             ,
             as
             if
             it
             were
             intended
             ,
             that
             the
             Subject
             should
             not
             trouble
             himself
             about
             the
             Title
             of
             the
             King
             in
             being
             ,
             where
             that
             Allegiance
             is
             explain'd
             with
             respect
             to
             Practice
             ,
             the
             word
             Lawful
             is
             left
             out
             in
             that
             Oath
             .
             It
             follows
             there
             in
             these
             Words
             ,
             —
             
               Shall
               Assist
               and
               Defend
               all
               Jurisdictions
               ,
            
             —
             Granted
             or
             belonging
             to
             the
             Kings
             Highness
             ,
             his
             Heirs
             and
             Successors
             ,
             without
             the
             word
             Lawful
             .
             And
             agreeable
             hereunto
             ,
             we
             find
             the
             word
             wholly
             left
             out
             in
             the
             Oath
             of
             Allegiance
             ,
             both
             in
             the
             same
             place
             ,
             where
             we
             Swear
             Allegiance
             in
             General
             ,
             as
             well
             as
             in
             the
             other
             place
             of
             our
             more
             particular
             Duty
             ;
             and
             it
             looks
             as
             if
             this
             was
             done
             
               de
               Industria
            
             ,
             for
             the
             same
             reason
             ,
             namely
             ,
             that
             such
             as
             take
             the
             Oaths
             might
             not
             think
             themselves
             bound
             thereby
             to
             be
             Sollicitous
             about
             the
             Title
             to
             the
             Crown
             .
          
           
             3.
             
             The
             Holy
             Scriptures
             seem
             not
             to
             involve
             the
             Consciences
             of
             private
             Christians
             about
             
               Princes
               Titles
            
             ;
             but
             expresly
             require
             their
             Subjection
             to
             the
             
               Powers
               that
               are
            
             ,
             as
             a
             great
             and
             necessary
             instance
             of
             that
             Humility
             and
             peaceable
             Behaviour
             which
             their
             Religion
             teacheth
             them
             .
          
           
             4.
             
             In
             the
             same
             Holy
             Books
             ,
             we
             are
             further
             most
             plainly
             admonish'd
             ,
             that
             (
             by
             what
             means
             soever
             obtained
             )
             't
             is
             God
             
             
               that
               putteth
               down
               one
               ,
               and
               setteth
               up
               another
            
             ;
             and
             upon
             that
             
             ground
             too
             ,
             we
             are
             strictly
             charg'd
             to
             Submit
             to
             the
             
               Powers
               that
               are
            
             ,
             because
             they
             are
             
               Ordain'd
               of
               God.
            
             And
             tho'
             the
             Apostle
             use
             the
             word
             
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
            
             ,
             I
             think
             ,
             none
             can
             imagine
             he
             intended
             by
             it
             ,
             to
             determine
             the
             lawfulness
             of
             
             Augustus's
             Title
             ,
             who
             was
             admitted
             by
             the
             Senate
             ;
             but
             rather
             ,
             to
             inforce
             that
             Obedience
             that
             he
             presseth
             the
             Christians
             to
             yield
             ,
             by
             this
             Consideration
             ,
             
             That
             
               all
               Authority
            
             is
             from
             God
             ;
             and
             in
             its
             true
             Nature
             and
             by
             God's
             Ordinance
             ,
             intended
             for
             our
             Good.
             
          
           
             5.
             
             The
             known
             Statute
             of
             11
             H.
             7.
             1.
             is
             of
             the
             same
             import
             ,
             and
             grounded
             ,
             we
             find
             ,
             upon
             the
             like
             Reason
             and
             H.
             Scripture
             ,
             it
             gives
             us
             way
             to
             this
             plain
             inference
             ,
             that
             the
             
               same
               duty
            
             which
             we
             owe
             to
             a
             lawful
             King
             ,
             is
             to
             be
             performed
             to
             the
             
               King
               in
               being
            
             ;
             that
             is
             ,
             to
             the
             King
             in
             Possession
             ;
             and
             that
             no
             other
             King
             or
             future
             Parliament
             can
             in
             
               Reason
               ,
               Law
            
             ,
             or
             
               good
               Conscience
            
             ,
             upon
             any
             pretence
             of
             Usurpation
             in
             the
             Possessor
             of
             the
             Crown
             ,
             or
             any
             Disloyalty
             in
             the
             Subject
             ,
             charge
             us
             with
             guilt
             ,
             for
             Serving
             or
             defending
             the
             King
             in
             Possession
             .
             The
             Subjects
             therefore
             ,
             might
             lawfully
             fight
             for
             him
             ,
             and
             consequently
             take
             the
             Military
             Oath
             ;
             in
             Reason
             (
             by
             the
             Law
             of
             Nature
             )
             in
             Law
             ,
             by
             the
             Law
             of
             the
             Land
             ;
             in
             all
             
               good
               Conscience
            
             ,
             that
             is
             ,
             by
             the
             Law
             of
             God
             ,
             in
             the
             H.
             Scriptures
             .
          
           
             6.
             
             Hereupon
             ,
             my
             Lord
             
             Coke's
             words
             are
             notable
             :
             This
             Act
             ,
             saith
             he
             (
             meaning
             25
             
               Ed.
               3.
               about
               Treason
            
             )
             is
             to
             be
             understood
             of
             a
             
               King
               in
               Possession
            
             of
             the
             Crown
             and
             Kingdom
             :
             for
             if
             there
             be
             a
             
               King
               Regnant
            
             in
             Possession
             ,
             altho'
             he
             be
             
               Rex
               de
               facto
            
             and
             
               non
               de
               jure
            
             ,
             yet
             is
             he
             
               Seignior
               le
               Roy
            
             ,
             within
             the
             purview
             of
             this
             Statute
             ;
             and
             the
             other
             ,
             that
             hath
             Right
             and
             is
             ▪
             out
             of
             Possession
             ,
             is
             not
             
               within
               this
               Act.
            
             
          
           
             Nay
             ,
             saith
             he
             ,
             if
             Treason
             be
             committed
             against
             a
             King
             
               de
               facto
            
             ,
             and
             
               non
               de
               jure
            
             ,
             and
             after
             the
             King
             
               de
               jure
            
             come
             to
             the
             Crown
             ,
             he
             shall
             punish
             the
             Treason
             done
             to
             the
             King
             
               de
               facto
            
             ;
             and
             a
             pardon
             granted
             by
             a
             King
             
               de
               jure
            
             ,
             that
             is
             not
             also
             
               de
               facto
            
             ,
             is
             void
             ,
             
               Inst
               .
               3.
               l.
               p.
            
             7.
             
          
           
             Now
             if
             by
             the
             Law
             of
             the
             Land
             ,
             which
             I
             think
             is
             our
             only
             guide
             in
             such
             Cases
             ,
             Treason
             may
             be
             committed
             against
             a
             King
             
             that
             is
             so
             only
             by
             Possession
             ,
             without
             Right
             ;
             and
             cannot
             be
             committed
             against
             him
             that
             hath
             Right
             ,
             and
             not
             Possession
             :
             seeing
             he
             is
             not
             within
             the
             purview
             of
             the
             Statute
             ,
             sure
             ,
             we
             cannot
             reasonably
             be
             thought
             to
             be
             intangled
             in
             such
             a
             strait
             ,
             as
             to
             be
             bound
             by
             our
             Allegiance
             to
             commit
             Treason
             ,
             which
             we
             cannot
             presume
             the
             King
             in
             
               Possession
               will
               Pardon
            
             ,
             and
             the
             Law
             tells
             us
             ,
             the
             King
             that
             hath
             Right
             only
             ,
             cannot
             .
             Who
             therefore
             would
             question
             our
             liberty
             to
             be
             
               true
               and
               faithful
            
             to
             the
             King
             in
             Possession
             ,
             so
             far
             at
             least
             ,
             as
             not
             to
             resist
             him
             ,
             or
             to
             be
             Traitors
             to
             him
             ?
             or
             to
             give
             him
             assurance
             thereof
             by
             our
             Oath
             .
             The
             renown'd
             Casuist
             Bishop
             Sanderson
             would
             not
             declare
             the
             very
             Engagement
             to
             be
             unlawful
             ,
             taken
             in
             that
             lower
             Sense
             ,
             
             to
             the
             pretended
             Commonwealth
             without
             any
             King
             or
             
               House
               of
               Lords
            
             .
          
           
             7.
             
             Since
             we
             have
             mention'd
             that
             excellent
             Casuist
             ,
             whose
             
               Loyalty
               ,
               Judgment
               ,
               Fidelity
            
             ,
             and
             Authority
             ,
             is
             unquestionable
             ,
             't
             is
             sit
             for
             us
             to
             observe
             what
             he
             hath
             frequently
             and
             without
             the
             least
             hesitancy
             delivered
             as
             his
             premeditated
             thoughts
             about
             the
             present
             case
             .
          
           
             Having
             suppos'd
             a
             King
             in
             Possession
             only
             ,
             by
             Power
             ,
             if
             the
             Query
             be
             what
             is
             to
             be
             done
             by
             the
             Subject
             that
             hath
             Sworn
             Allegiance
             to
             the
             
               rightful
               King
            
             :
             he
             answers
             ,
             't
             is
             not
             only
             lawful
             to
             obey
             the
             King
             in
             such
             Possession
             ;
             but
             it
             often
             happens
             that
             not
             doing
             so
             ,
             [
             
               defuisse
               Officio
            
             ]
             we
             are
             wanting
             to
             our
             duty
             .
             Yea
             ▪
             that
             we
             owe
             Subjection
             to
             a
             King
             in
             Possession
             ,
             upon
             the
             grounds
             of
             Justice
             ,
             
               Equity
               ,
               Charity
            
             ,
             and
             Gratitude
             ,
             while
             we
             enjoy
             our
             Liberties
             and
             are
             Protected
             by
             him
             .
          
           
             
               Exigit
               hoc
               a
               nobis
               (
               Optima
               aequi
               boni
               lex
               )
               vetus
               illa
               Commutationum
               formula
               ,
               
                 〈◊〉
                 〈◊〉
                 〈◊〉
                 〈◊〉
                 〈◊〉
              
               .
               &
               profecto
               ,
               perversissimae
               mentis
               ,
               sub
               illius
               dominationis
               patrocinio
               ,
               velle
               vivere
               cui
               parere
               nolis
               :
               &
               cujus
               protectione
               gaudeas
               ,
               ejus
               imperium
               detractare
               .
            
          
           
             8.
             
             His
             Third
             Argument
             for
             the
             Necessity
             of
             Obedience
             to
             the
             
               present
               Power
            
             ,
             however
             obtained
             ,
             is
             taken
             from
             the
             Charity
             we
             owe
             to
             the
             Publick
             ,
             whether
             Church
             or
             State
             ,
             or
             which
             we
             are
             Members
             ,
             and
             for
             the
             good
             of
             which
             we
             are
             born
             ;
             in
             
               quantum
               igitur
               illius
               Societatis
               ,
               cujus
               ipse
               Membrum
               &
               pars
               est
               ,
               Salus
               &
               tranquillitas
               exigit
               ,
               eatenus
               Civis
               unusquisque
               imperiis
               ejus
            
             
             
               qui
               de
               facto
               —
               praeest
               ,
               obtemperare
               tenetur
               .
            
             Words
             worthy
             the
             most
             serious
             reflection
             of
             the
             present
             
               Church
               of
            
             England
             .
             Read
             at
             large
             his
             5th
             Praelect
             .
          
           
             But
             as
             to
             the
             Argument
             from
             Gratitude
             ,
             when
             we
             seriously
             reflect
             upon
             our
             late
             forlorn
             and
             ruinous
             Condition
             both
             in
             Church
             and
             State
             ;
             when
             we
             call
             to
             mind
             that
             all
             our
             Foundations
             were
             put
             out
             of
             course
             ,
             and
             our
             Pillars
             even
             broken
             by
             the
             late
             King
             's
             own
             ill-guided
             hands
             ;
             and
             that
             the
             
               Heroick
               Prince
            
             hath
             been
             at
             so
             great
             Expence
             ,
             and
             exposed
             himself
             to
             so
             many
             hazards
             ,
             in
             his
             own
             Country
             ,
             at
             Sea
             ,
             and
             here
             in
             England
             ,
             in
             Compassion
             both
             to
             our
             Miseries
             and
             Infirmities
             ;
             when
             our
             Land
             was
             weak
             ,
             and
             all
             the
             Inhabitants
             thereof
             in
             an
             utter
             disability
             to
             rescue
             or
             save
             themselves
             ;
             and
             none
             under
             Heaven
             ,
             within
             the
             reach
             of
             humane
             apprehension
             ,
             besides
             that
             one
             Prince
             ,
             could
             possibly
             effect
             it
             ;
             that
             glorious
             Instrument
             under
             God
             ,
             put
             his
             hand
             to
             support
             and
             strengthen
             ,
             and
             
               bear
               up
               our
               Pillars
            
             :
             to
             Redeem
             and
             Secure
             our
             
               Religion
               ,
               Laws
            
             ,
             and
             Liberties
             ;
             and
             when
             our
             late
             King
             ,
             either
             for
             fear
             of
             his
             Person
             ,
             or
             rather
             of
             the
             Issue
             of
             Affairs
             in
             our
             Re-establishment
             ,
             had
             deserted
             or
             
               abdicated
               his
               Kingdom
            
             ,
             and
             left
             us
             in
             Confusion
             to
             shift
             for
             our Selves
             ;
             whose
             return
             now
             cannot
             be
             thought
             of
             without
             Horrour
             :
             and
             the
             present
             
               King
               and
               Queen
            
             ,
             being
             therefore
             first
             Petitioned
             ,
             to
             take
             the
             Government
             ,
             have
             graciously
             accepted
             it
             ,
             upon
             terms
             answering
             all
             mens
             desires
             or
             interests
             .
             I
             say
             ,
             when
             all
             this
             is
             well
             pondered
             ,
             the
             Ground
             and
             Argument
             for
             our
             quiet
             and
             chearful
             submission
             ,
             taken
             from
             Gratitude
             ,
             is
             indeed
             
               too
               big
            
             to
             be
             contained
             in
             a
             sheet
             or
             two
             of
             Paper
             ,
             or
             the
             
               mind
               of
               Man
            
             :
             and
             Prodigious
             ,
             beyond
             the
             credit
             of
             Posterity
             .
          
           
             Lastly
             ,
             One
             would
             think
             there
             was
             no
             place
             left
             for
             any
             further
             Scruple
             .
             The
             late
             Change
             was
             urged
             by
             extream
             Necessity
             ,
             and
             carried
             on
             with
             a
             wonderful
             Providence
             ,
             and
             perfected
             with
             
               Universal
               Consent
            
             ;
             it
             was
             Eminently
             the
             
               Lords
               doing
            
             ,
             and
             
               our
               own
            
             too
             ;
             the
             Government
             was
             unhing'd
             by
             the
             
               late
               King
            
             himself
             .
             The
             present
             King
             ,
             &c.
             was
             put
             into
             Possession
             by
             our selves
             in
             our
             Representatives
             ;
             who
             were
             as
             freely
             chosen
             by
             us
             as
             ever
             any
             Parliament
             was
             :
             The
             Convention
             had
             nothing
             wanting
             but
             the
             previous
             formality
             of
             the
             
               Royal
               Writs
            
             ,
             
             which
             could
             not
             be
             then
             had
             ;
             that
             Punctilio
             of
             Order
             ,
             cannot
             reasonably
             be
             supposed
             to
             go
             into
             the
             being
             of
             the
             Representative
             Body
             ;
             the
             want
             of
             it
             ,
             cannot
             well
             be
             thought
             to
             prejudice
             our
             Election
             ,
             or
             Consent
             to
             what
             they
             have
             done
             ,
             whom
             we
             chose
             and
             entrusted
             with
             our
             Politick
             Reason
             and
             Interest
             ,
             and
             in
             whose
             Acts
             ,
             we
             ought
             to
             acquiesce
             as
             our
             
               own
               doings
            
             ,
             in
             every
             thing
             or
             Matter
             of
             Expediency
             for
             the
             Publick
             good
             ,
             not
             evidently
             contrary
             to
             our
             Duty
             to
             God.
             
          
           
             In
             short
             ,
             The
             Possession
             of
             the
             Throne
             ,
             by
             the
             Act
             of
             the
             People
             of
             England
             ,
             is
             now
             unquestionable
             ;
             we
             have
             no
             liberty
             left
             us
             ,
             either
             to
             dispute
             the
             King's
             Title
             ,
             or
             deny
             him
             our
             Duty
             .
             Give
             unto
             Caesar
             the
             things
             that
             are
             Caesars
             ,
             &c.
             
          
        
         
           FINIS
           .
        
      
    
     
       
         Notes, typically marginal, from the original text
         
           Notes for div A40717-e90
           
             He
             must
             be
             King
             before
             we
             can
             be
             bound
             to
             him
             as
             such
             .
          
           
             Br●ct
             Fleta
             .
             
               E
               〈…〉
               ponere
            
             .
          
           
             Rom.
             13.
             
          
           
             Imperatores
             Rom.
             fatendum
             est
             ,
             non
             optimo
             Jure
             Imperium
             adeptos
             .
             Sanderson
             .
          
           
             
               Case
               of
               Engag
            
             .
             P.
             111.
             
          
        
      
    
  

