The Lords and Commons reasons and justifications for the deprivation and deposal of James II. from the imperial throne of England Being in full satisfaction to all the princes of Europe, and in answer to all objections, domestick and foraign. Allowed to be printed. — Lords & Commons reasons and justifications for the deprivation and deposal of James II. from the imperial throne of England.

The Lords and Commons reasons and justifications for the deprivation and deposal of James II. from the imperial throne of England Being in full satisfaction to all the princes of Europe, and in answer to all objections, domestick and foraign. Allowed to be printed. — Lords & Commons reasons and justifications for the deprivation and deposal of James II. from the imperial throne of England.

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The Lords and Commons Reaſons and Juſtifications for the Deprivation and Depoſal of JAMES II. From the Imperial Throne of England. Being in full ſatisfaction to all the Princes of Europe, and in Anſwer to all Objections, Domeſtick and Foraign.

The Lords and Commons Reaſons and Juſtifications for the Deprivation and Depoſal of JAMES II. From the Imperial Throne of England. Being in full ſatisfaction to all the Princes of Europe, and in Anſwer to all Objections, Domeſtick and Foraign.

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WHen the greateſt Changes in States, ſuch as the Mutations of Imperial Princes, are made; the greateſt Reaſons and moſt potent Arguments ought to be furniſht for ſuch important Counſels and Decrees, but as the Reaſoning part of Mankind are ſo different and oppoſite in their Judgments and Determinations given in ſo weighty a Cauſe; the grounds of ſuch irreconcileable Diſſent in their Opinions, ariſe only from their various Fixation of the Original of Government. For whilſt ſome are combating for Jure Divino, and others for the Humane Conſtitution of Monarchy, thoſe nicer and remoter Speculations lead 'em ſo high, to ſuch different Fountain-Heads of Regal Power, till they ceaſe to be matter of Argument, and terminate in meer Matter of Faith. And when it comes up thither, and Men, as generally, in the tendereſt points of Faith, believe only, becauſe through the Impulſe of ſome unaccountable Conviction, they cannot but believe, Reaſoning is then ſtr ck Mute; and all beyond is taken up only upon Truſt.

Where Argumentation therefore, as in this Caſe, will be altogether vain, becauſe unconvincing, the greateſt and ſtrongeſt, (publickly viſible,) ſupport, and Authority we muſt repair to, muſt be that laſt Refuge both of Law and Equity PRECEDENT. What has been done upon Mature Deliberation, and the Conſent of whole Kingdoms, in the like Caſe before, ſtands for a Pattern, what may be done now. For Examples of which kind,

There has been very well urged already, the Caſe of Sigiſmond the III. King of Sweden, Depoſed by the States of Sweden, in ſo many Reſpects ſo wonderfully the Parallel to the Late Male Adminiſtration in England.

But as Precedents are leaſt Satisfactory, or leaſt confronting to obſtinate Oppoſers; where they make only for one Party: A Popiſh Sigiſmond depoſed for Male-Adminiſtration in a Proteſtant Kingdom may not perhaps be allowed to carry its ſufficient Juſtification with the Romaniſts; and therefore the Tables ought to be turned, and the Ballance made by Parallels of their own ſide; the moſt prudent way of combating, and ſecuring a Victory in this Matter, being to lay the Scene of War in the Enemies Country.

To confute therefore, and ſilence all the Romiſh Pretentions of Diſguſt and Murmure, againſt the Injuſtice of ſuch a Deprivation, from Examples of Popiſh Depoſals of Male adminiſtring Proteſtants; we'll begin with Henry of Navarre, afterwards Henry the Fourth of France.

The Famous Holy League enter'd into by the Pope himſelf, and ſo many potent Allies; together, with all the Romiſh Subjects of France, againſt that undoubted Heir of the Crown of France, and at that time by Succeſſion their Rightful King, is ſo notoriouſly known to the World, that all the tedious particulars of the Hiſtory, would be impertinent.

Let it ſuffice, here was a Prince, the unqueſtion'd Inheritour of the Crown of France, actually by all Open and Hoſtile means (and all ſuch Hoſtility avowed and abetted, and his very Birth-right fore-cloſed by the Pope himſelf) oppoſed and denyed his Acceſſion to the Throne, for no other unqualifications, but being a Hugonot; that is, of a perſwaſion contrary to the Eſtabliſht, and Regnant Romiſh Religion in France; being in all other reſpects acknowledged a moſt excellent Prince: Inſomuch, that after all other ineffectual endeavours of recovering his Birth-right; he had no means left to repeal his Excluſion and Debarrment from the Throne, but by his Abjuration of the Reformed Religion, and return to the Romiſh Worſhip.

This Caſe of Henry the IV. in ſtead of a Parallel to Ours, does not come up to half the Juſtification of the preſent Meaſures of England. For here [...]

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The Lords and Commons reasons and justifications for the deprivation and deposal of James II. from the imperial throne of England Being in full satisfaction to all the princes of Europe, and in answer to all objections, domestick and foraign. Allowed to be printed.Lords & Commons reasons and justifications for the deprivation and deposal of James II. from the imperial throne of England.

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