The Constitutional History of England: From the Accession of Henry VII to the Death of George II, Volume 2John Murray, 1855 - Constitutional history |
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Page 391 - Pleasure to be, that the Execution of all, and all manner of Penal Laws in Matters Ecclesiastical, against whatsoever Sort of Non-Conformists or Recusants, be immediately suspended, and they are hereby suspended...
Page 17 - ... and by law compel the doing thereof, in case of refusal or refractoriness? And whether, in such case, is not the king the sole judge both of the danger, and when and | how the same is to be prevented and avoided...
Page 163 - III. We shall with the same sincerity, reality and constancy, in our several vocations, endeavour with our estates and lives mutually to preserve the rights and privileges of the Parliaments, and the liberties of the kingdoms...
Page 21 - Majesty, that no man hereafter be compelled to make or yield any gift, loan, benevolence, tax, or such like charge, without common consent by act of Parliament...
Page 317 - ... a Liberty to Tender Consciences and that no man shall be disquieted or called in question for differences of opinion in matters of religion which do not disturb the peace of the kingdom...
Page 232 - For though, in the times of madness and anarchy, the commons once passed a vote (g), " that whatever is enacted or declared for law by the Commons in parliament assembled hath the force of law ; and all the people of this nation are concluded thereby, although the consent and concurrence of the king or house of Peers be not had thereto ;" yet, when the constitution was restored in all its forms, it was particularly enacted by statute 13 Car.
Page 350 - I, AB, do declare, that it is not lawful, upon any pretence whatsoever, to take arms against the king : and that I do abhor that traitorous position of taking arms by his authority against his person, or against those that are commissioned by him...
Page 163 - Ireland, in doctrine, worship, discipline and government, according to the Word of God, and the example of the best reformed Churches ; and we shall endeavour to bring the Churches of God in the three kingdoms to the nearest conjunction and uniformity in religion, confession of faith, form of Church government, directory for worship and catechising, that we, and our posterity after us, may, as brethren, live in faith and love, and the Lord may delight to dwell in the midst of us.
Page 204 - being not without hope that I shall be able so to draw " either the Presbyterians or the Independents to side with me " for extirpating one another, that I shall be really King again.
Page 147 - There was ambition, there was sedition, there was violence ; but no man shall persuade me that it was not the cause of liberty on one side, and of tyranny on the other...