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A25269But hold — to what strange Notions am I brought By the too strong Impulses of my thought?
A25269But pray what News have y''in the City?
A25269Have you a mind to lay on Hurdles?
A25269Hold, let''s forbear our idle Tales, He s come, — Who is''t?
A25269How great a Cordial''s Hope, When sawcy Fear don''t interlope?
A25269How sweetly at the Tett we tipple, Till Fear puts Wormwood on the Nipple?
A25269— How my Blood Curdles?
A69451And after all this, and the Deliverance we Enjoy, must we go into the House of Bondage again, and put on those Fetters we so lately shook off?
A69451Are great Britain, France and Ireland, to be the only Goshen, and must there be Darkness all over Europe besides?
A69451Are not their Fortunes secur''d to them by the best Laws in the World?
A69451Are they so?
A69451Did he not drive Jehu- like in a full Carreer to Rome?
A69451If this is his Kindness for the Scotch Nation, can we think the English will more civilly be Treated?
A69451In the name of Wonder, what would these Gentlemen have?
A69451Was all this done in a corner?
A69451Was not the Torrent swell''d so high that they hourly expected the Deluge?
A69451Were not all places of Trust both Civil and Military fill''d up with those of the Romish Faith, or others whom he made use of for his own ends?
A69451Were not his Emisaries in every great Town in England Regulating Corporations, and Poisoning the Minds of the People with Popish Doctrins?
A69451Were not the Fences of the Law( the Security of the Subject) attempted to be broke down?
A69451Were not their Actions as barefaced as the Sun?
A69451Were they not come to an excessive hight of Impudence both in their Sermons and Discourses?
A69451What has he done to be so much the Darling of Mankind, that other Mens Glories must be Ecclips''d to make his Glimmering Rays shine the Brighter?
A69451Who Defraid the Charges of her Journy, and Paid the greatest part of her Fortune, but the French King?
A69451Who goes about to Invade their Properties, or devest them of their Estates?
A69451but who gave them the Commission?
A69451how came these involv''d in the Quarrel?
A69451must King James his supposed Right, like Pharoah''s Lean Kine, swallow up all other Princes Properties?
A69451to what stupidity is Mankind arriv''d?
A25258And after all this, and the Deliverance we Enjoy, must we go into the House of Bondage again, and put on those Fetters we so lately shook off?
A25258Are great Britain, France and Ireland, to be the only Goshen, and must there be Darkness all over Europe besides?
A25258Are not their Fortunes secur''d to them by the best Laws in the World?
A25258Are they so?
A25258Did he not drive Jehu- like in a full Carreer to Rome?
A25258If this is his Kindness for the Scotch Nation, can we think the English will more civilly be Treated?
A25258In the name of Wonder, what would these Gentlemen have?
A25258Was all this done in a corner?
A25258Was not the Torrent swell''d so high that they hourly expected the Deluge?
A25258Were not all places of Trust both Civil and Military fill''d up with those of the Romish Faith, or others whom he made use of for his own ends?
A25258Were not his Emisaries in every great Town in England Regulating Corporations, and Poisoning the Minds of the People with Popish Doctrins?
A25258Were not the Fences of the Law( the Security of the Subject) attempted to be broke down?
A25258Were not their Actions as barefaced as the Sun?
A25258Were they not come to an excessive hight of Impudence both in their Sermons and Discourses?
A25258What has he done to be so much the Darling of Mankind, that other Mens Glories must be Ecclips''d to make his Glimmering Rays shine the Brighter?
A25258Who Defraid the Charges of her Journy, and Paid the greatest part of her Fortune, but the French King?
A25258Who goes about to Invade their Properties, or devest them of their Estates?
A25258but who gave them the Commission?
A25258how came these involv''d in the Quarrel?
A25258must King James his supposed Right, like Pharoah''s Lean Kine, swallow up all other Princes Properties?
A25258to what stupidity is Mankind arriv''d?
A70333And when Azariah, with fourscore valiant Priests, thrust out Uzziah, their lawful King, out of the Temple?
A70333And when King Charles the First assisted them with Men from England?
A70333And when King Charles the First, and the Bishops and Clergy of England assisted the Protestants of France?
A70333And when Mattathias slew the King''s Commissioner, for compelling Men to Idolatry?
A70333And when Queen Elizabeth assisted the Hollanders against their lawful Soveraign?
A70333And when Saul''s Subjects swore that Saul should not kill Jonathan; and they reseued him that he died not?
A70333And when he commanded the Door to be shut, and the Messenger to be held fast who was sent for his Head by the King of Israel?
A70333And when she assisted the Protestants of France, against their lawful Soveraigns Charles the Ninth, and Henry the Third?
A70333And when the Children of Israel slew Amasiah, their lawful King, for his Idolatry, without any appointment in Scripture, or prophecy of his Downfal?
A70333And when the Primitive Christians destroyed Julian''s Idolatrous Temple in his Reign?
A70333And when the Protestants joined with him upon his Arrival?
A70333And when the Protestants of Austria took up Arms, Anno 1608, against Matthias King of Hungaria, for denying them the free Exercise of their Religion?
A70333Can it be thought that God gave him an Absolute Authority of Life and Death over Man, who had not Authority to kill any Beast to satisfy his Hunger?
A70333Children, obey your Parents,& c. If Paternal Authority be an absolute Authority, I ask, Whether it be in the eldest of the Family?
A70333For if the King is not obliged to govern by those Laws that they make, to what purpose are the People to obey such Laws?
A70333He afterwards breaking his Oath and Promise, the Barons said, What shall we do with this wicked King?
A70333How could Adam be an Absolute Monarch, when God gave him the Herbs but in common with the Beasts?
A70333If Noah was Heir to Adam( I ask) which of Noah''s Sons was Heir to him?
A70333If a Government( say some) may be disturbed for any unlawful Proceedings of the Governour, or his Ministers, how can any Government be safe?
A70333Is it not as reasonable to believe, that God would have cursed Adam if he had killed his Son Abel, as Cain for killing him?
A70333Is it not reasonable and just I should have a right to destroy him who threatens me with Destruction?
A70333Nature and the Country, have not given such Authority?
A70333Then how can it be a Sin in a Nation to free themselves from an idolatrous and oppressing King?
A70333Then is it not better to obey the Laws, rather than the King?
A70333What is a Father to a Child more than another Person, when he endeavours to destroy him?
A70333Where was the Doctrine of Passive Obedience when the Edomites revolted from Jehoram, and made themselves a King?
A70333Where was the Doctrine of Passive Obedience, when Elisha prayed for Blindness to come upon those who were sent by the King of Syria to fetch him?
A70333Where was the Doctrine of Passive Obedience, when the Lutheran Churches defended themselves against the Emperor Charles the Fifth?
A70333Who can obey the King violating the Law?
A70333Who will or can refuse to give Aid to the Law when infringed?
A70333With what Face can any Man assert that Passive Obedience, without reserve, is the Doctrine of the Gospel?
A70333With what Folly and Ignorance do some assert, That the Kings of England are Absolute, as proceeding from William the Conqueror?
A70333With what Ignorance do some assert, that Adam was an Absolute Monarch, and that Paternal Authority is an Absolute Authority?
A70333and that Adam had a Monarchical, Absolute, Supream, Patornal Power?
A70333and that all Kingly Authority is a Fatherly Authority, and therefore irresistable?
A70333and that no Laws can bind the King, or annul this Authority?
A70333for that the Father of a Family governs by no other Law than by his own Will, and the Father is not to be resisted by his Child?
A70333if so, Whether a Grandfather can dispense with his Grand- Child''s paying the Honour due to his Parents by the fifth Commandment?
A28559And are not we still under the same Obligations as to the latter as well as to the former?
A28559And did not Pertinax and Julian fall by the same means?
A28559And had not Aemilian the same Fate?
A28559And was not Caius Caligula Murthered by his own Souldiers?
A28559And were not Philip and Decius both slain by their Foreign Enemies?
A28559But when did God oblige himself to this?
A28559Did any of the Primitive Christians in those days make any scruple to submit to the prevailing Power?
A28559Did he give the Empire of the World to Nero, to Domitian, to Julian the Apostate, all Usurpers, and some of them Murderers of their Predecessors?
A28559Did not Caius Julius Caesar the first of them that obtained the Empire of Rome, perish by Treachery?
A28559Did not Domitian poison his Brother Titus, and then he himself fall by the Sword of one Stephanus?
A28559Did not Galba, Otho and Vitellius all perish by the Sword in the space of sixteen Months?
A28559Did not Narcissus lay violent hands upon him?
A28559Did not he that gave the Kingdom of England to King James, give it also to King William?
A28559Did the Primitive Fathers of the Church act or write thus, or how come we to be under other Laws than they were?
A28559From whence are all your Vsurpers, Traitors, and Rebels?
A28559Gallus and Velusianus by their own Armies?
A28559Have any of them rebelled?
A28559How rarely he teacheth his Soldiers to take Care of their Countrymen?
A28559If we Christians would become your publick and declared Enemies, or secret Revengers of our own Wrongs, should we want Force and number to support it?
A28559Is not the same Providence as powerful and as vigilant in our times as in theirs?
A28559Is this reasonable?
A28559Now I would fain have our Jacobites tell me, whether the same True God has abandoned the Government of the World, and when he did so?
A28559Now how did they know that he had given the Empire in their times to this of that Man, but by the event?
A28559Now what is this to the purpose?
A28559Of Gordian, who fell by the Swords of his too who were stirred up to it by Philip?
A28559Or that when he was so, we that believe the Non- resisting Doctrine, were bound to sight for him, whatever he did?
A28559Shall we suffer the English Church, Liberties, and the very People of England to be destroyed to gratifie two or three hundred persons?
A28559Shall we, oh Sir, ever be able to keep our Faith and our promise to you; if we now fail of performing our Promise to our God?
A28559So they said here, who has given us Power or Command to interest our selves in these things?
A28559They pretend we have not suffered enough for our Religion, to justifie our Resistance?
A28559Title than that of a Prosperous Usurpation and a successful Rebellion?
A28559To what end should I speak of Maximinus, who was slain by his own Souldiers?
A28559Was not Nero slain by one of his own Servants?
A28559Was not Valerian taken prisoner, and carried about by the Persians till he died?
A28559Well, but say they, His Subjects ought to have fought for King James: To which I say, Why did they not, who hindred them from fighting?
A28559Well, but what then, why did they suffer the Pagans to murther their Princes at this rate?
A28559What Laws are these which none ever put in Execution against us, but impious, unjust, base, barbarous, vain and mad Princes?
A28559What Stupidity is it to deny a Sovereign Prince may make use of Force against a neighbouring Prince that has done him Wrong?
A28559What a famous Master and teacher of Modesty to his Subjects will he appear?
A28559What did he get by his War against our God?
A28559What was the Reason, and who gave the Cause of this general Desertion?
A28559What will you say of Commodus?
A28559Why did they not appear in the defence of some of these poor miserable Emperors, who were thus slaughtered one upon the neck of another?
A28559Why, if God is pleased to put an end to the Life of an ill Prince, and to set up the next immediate Successor, then I may say I am delivered?
A28559Why, what then?
A28559and has he not since that done any thing of that Nature?
A28559and without any Cause or Provocation to contrive the Destruction of so many just Men, and of so numerous a People?
A28559nay, to Marius, who was the very Image of Oliver Cromwel?
A28559supposing all this were true, What is this to them?
A28559to what purpose should Men cry unto the Lord, because of the King, if he were resolved never to hear them; or which is all one, never to help them?
A28559what boasting in human Power for a Mortal to begin a War against God, and injuriously to affront the most chast and holy Religion?
A28559will they admit a Servant or a Rival on the same Terms into their own Families?
A28559with what and how dreadful Circumstances art thou surrounded?