The Judgment of Whole Kingdoms and Nations: Concerning the Rights, Power, and Prerogative of Kings, and the Rights, Priviledges, and Properties of the People ... |
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... called and affembled , to enquire into , and to punish the Crimes of Judges , and all others employ'd by , and under the King , in the executive Part of the Government . From hence it is , that as the Houfe of Commons , among other ...
... called and affembled , to enquire into , and to punish the Crimes of Judges , and all others employ'd by , and under the King , in the executive Part of the Government . From hence it is , that as the Houfe of Commons , among other ...
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... called Judge or Captain , as fofbua , Gideon and others , a Council of 70 chofen Men , and the general Affemblies of the People , and thefe Judges or Captains had not the Name or Power of Kings , nei- ther was their Power tranfmitted to ...
... called Judge or Captain , as fofbua , Gideon and others , a Council of 70 chofen Men , and the general Affemblies of the People , and thefe Judges or Captains had not the Name or Power of Kings , nei- ther was their Power tranfmitted to ...
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... called to Sechem , compofed of all the People or Tribes of Ifrael , and he called for their Elders , their Heads of Families , their Judges , and other Officers , and Joshua fpake unto all the People , and they agreeing to what he ...
... called to Sechem , compofed of all the People or Tribes of Ifrael , and he called for their Elders , their Heads of Families , their Judges , and other Officers , and Joshua fpake unto all the People , and they agreeing to what he ...
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... called , The great Council of the Bishops , Abbots , Noble- men and People . William of Malmsbury calls them , The general Senate and Affembly of the People . Senatum generalem & populi Con- ventum . Sometimes they were ( in fhort ) called ...
... called , The great Council of the Bishops , Abbots , Noble- men and People . William of Malmsbury calls them , The general Senate and Affembly of the People . Senatum generalem & populi Con- ventum . Sometimes they were ( in fhort ) called ...
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... called the Conqueror ) it being very common not only to break into the Suc- ceffion , but even to fet afide all that Family and Line , whenever it was known that the publick might suffer by their being at the Head of the Government ...
... called the Conqueror ) it being very common not only to break into the Suc- ceffion , but even to fet afide all that Family and Line , whenever it was known that the publick might suffer by their being at the Head of the Government ...
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abfolute Paffive Obedience according Act of Parliament affembled affert affift againſt alfo Anceſtors ancient Anſwer Authority becauſe Bishop Bishop Abbot Book Cafe call'd Caufe Children of Ifrael chofen Chriftians chufe Clergy commanded Commiffion common Compact Confcience Confent Conftitution Crown Cuſtoms declared defend Defign defired depofed deprived Doctrine of abfolute Duke England eſtabliſhed evil Government faid faith fame felf felves fent feveral fhall fhould figned firft firſt flain fome ftead fubfcribe fuch fuffer fupreme George Treby hath himſelf Houfe juft Juftice Keilah King James King's Kingdom Laws Liberty Lords Spiritual Magiftrates ment Minifters moft moſt Nation Nobility Oath obferve oppofe Parliament Parliament of England Perfons Pleafure Politick Power preferve Prince of Orange Promife Proteftant publick Queen Reafon Realm Refiftance refufing Rehoboam Reign Religion Right Saul Scripture Serjeant at Law Subjects Succeffion thefe themſelves theſe thofe thoſe Throne Tonnage and Poundage Tribe of Judah Tribes Tyranny Ufurpers unto whofe
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Page 19 - And they do claim, demand and insist upon all and singular the premises, as their undoubted rights and liberties; and that no declarations, judgments, doings or proceedings, to the prejudice of the people in any of the said premises, ought in any wise to be drawn hereafter into consequence or example.
Page 19 - That the raising or keeping a standing army within the kingdom in time of peace, unless it be with consent of parliament, is against law.
Page 55 - ... insolence and endeavours to get and exercise an arbitrary power over their people, whether oppression or disobedience gave the first rise to the disorder, I leave it to impartial history to determine. This I am sure, whoever, either ruler or subject, by force goes about to invade the rights of either prince or people, and lays the foundation for overturning the constitution and frame of any just government...
Page 16 - Also it was resolved, that the King hath no prerogative but that which the law of the land allows him.
Page 55 - ... guilty of the greatest crime I think a man is capable of, being to answer for all those mischiefs of blood, rapine, and desolation, which the breaking to pieces of governments brings on a country. And he who does it is justly to be esteemed the common enemy and pest of mankind, and is to be treated accordingly.
Page 19 - That the pretended power of dispensing with laws, or the execution of laws, by regal authority, as it hath been assumed and exercised of late, is illegal.
Page 4 - When thou art come into the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee, and shalt say, I will set a king over me, like as all the nations about me.