The judgment of whole kingdoms and nations, concerning the rights, power, and prerogative of kings, and the rights, priviledges, and properties of the people: shewing, the nature of government in general, both from God and man[.] An account of the British government, and the rights and priviledges of the people in the time of the Saxons, and since the Conquest. The government which God ordain'd over the children of Israel; and that all magistrates and governors proceed from the people, by many examples of Scripture and history, and the duty of magistrates from Scripture and reason. Eleven emperors, and above fifty kings deprived for their evil government. The rights of the people and Parliament of Britain, to resist and deprive their kings for evil government, by King Henry's charter, and by many examples. ... Written by a true lover of the Queen and country, who wrote in the year 1689. in vindication of the Revolution, in a challenge to all Jacobites, which was answer'd and printed with a reply annex'd to it; and who wrote in the year 1690. against absolute passive-obedience, and in vindication of the Revolution; in a challenge to Sir R. l' Estrange, Dr. Sherlock, and eleven other divines; to which no answer ever was made, which challenges and answer are to be seen in the first volume of state tracts in folio, printed in the year 1705 who now challenges Dr. Hicks, Dr. Atterbury, Dr. Welton, Mr. Milbourne, Mr. Higgins, Mr. Lesley, Mr. Collier, Mr. Whaley and Mr. Tilly of Oxford, and the great champion, Dr. Sacheverell, or any other person to answer this book.

  • True Lover of the Queen and Country.
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1710
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Vox populi, vox dei, being true maxims of government

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London : printed for, and sold by T. Harrison, at the West Corner of the Royal-Exchange, in Cornhill, 1710.

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[8],71,[1]p. ; 80.

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The sixth edition corrected, and enter'd according to law.

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ESTC T29264

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Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Thomson Gale, 2003. (Eighteenth century collections online). Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.

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