Some paradoxes presented for a New-years gift by the old to the new orthodox, serving for an index to the revolution.

Some paradoxes presented for a New-years gift by the old to the new orthodox, serving for an index to the revolution.

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Some Paradoxes Preſented for a NEW-YEARS-GIFT by the Old, to the New ORTHODOX, ſerving for an Index to the REVOLUTION.

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Some Paradoxes Preſented for a NEW-YEARS-GIFT by the Old, to the New ORTHODOX, ſerving for an Index to the REVOLUTION.

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TO make it the blackeſt of Crimes in the Fanaticks to depoſe Charles the Firſt, becauſe he was their Sovereign Lord the King; and yet to make it no fault in Church of England men to depoſe James the Second, Son of Charles the Firſt, who is as much their Sovereign Lord the King.

2. To keep a Faſt ſtill for the heinous Sin of beheading the Father; and yet obſerve a day of Thanks giving for turning out the Son.

3. To pretend a Reformation from former Abuſes in Church and State; and to be neither reformed from the Authors of them in Politicks or Morals; nor the Principles or Meaſures that lead to them.

4. To make it a Capital Offence in King James, that he impriſoned the Biſhops for refuſing to read his Proclamation; and to think it Juſt to deprive the very ſame Biſhops, both ex Officio and Beneficio, to live upon Alms; becauſe they ſcruple to own a new King out of the Line, and King James alive.

5. To make the preſervation of the Lineal Succeſſion a great reaſon for the Revolution; and at the ſame time to build the Revolution upon the breach of it.

6. To complain only of the Errors of Miniſters of State; and yet only puniſh the King, that by our Law is impunable, becauſe he cannot perſonally err.

7. To aſſert the Crown is Elective, and the Government in the People; and yet plead Prerogative to excuſe giving the Royal Aſſent to the People's Bills.

8. To make this Revolution to paſs for a Reformation; and yet in leſs than four years time to ſee a neceſſity to make farther Legal Proviſion againſt Impriſonments, falſe Witneſſes, partial Tryals, corrupt Judges and Penſionary Parliaments.

9. To Reverſe the Attainders of Ruſſel, Sidney, &c. and yet Brow-beat a Bill of Trials, that might prevent the like hardſhips again.

10. To complain of the corruption of Judges, by the power or practice of the Crown, in picking and changing them at pleaſure; and at the ſame time reject a Bill to render Judges honeſt and bold in their duty.

11. To violate Law it ſelf, rather than not overthrow Prerogative in King James; and yet alledge Prerogative now, to excuſe and evade the ſecurity of our Freedoms.

12. To pretend to free and frequent Parliaments, according to Law, for prevention of Bribery and Corruption, both in Choice and Seſſion; and yet to continue a Parliament three years, againſt ſeveral Statutes in force, that require a Parliament (and not only a Seſſion of a Parliament) ſhould be held once every year.

13. To complain of Regulation of Corporations; and to prefer the choice upon a Regulation, before one upon antient Uſage.

14. To think it Bribery in Charles the Second's time, at leaſt Corruption, to take off Sir Thomas Osborne, and Sir Thomas L-by Employments; and yet now think it none, or endure it patiently, in Sir Ed. Seymour, Sir Rob. Rich, Sir John Trevor, Colonel Auſten, &c. who have ſo viſibly changed their Sentiments, ſince their Preferment.

15. To pay twenty two Millions for four years War; which is five Millions and a half a year, and yet looſe half as much more by Sea, and almoſt no-body paid, but Foreigners, and our Enemies for all that gaining ground daily upon us.

16. To be Roaring at Popery with Popiſh Conſederates; and againſt Arbitrary Government with Caermarthen and Nottingham.

17. To think the French Popery ſo much worſe than the Spaniſh; and the Houſe of Bourbon more an Enemy to Proteſtants, than the Bloody Houſe of Auſtria.

18. To have ſo tender a ſence of the Proteſtants of France; and Confederate with the cruel Perſecuter of thoſe of Hungary.

19. To make it a Crime in the French King to invade the Principallity of Orange; &c. and none in the Prince of Orange to invade England, Scotland, and Ireland.

20. To hope to conquer France, more at unity than our ſelves, three times bigger and better skilled in War, with a wife King at the Head of it.

21. To imagine we can out laſt France at War, when, beſides what we loſe, we ſpend yearly three times our conſtant Revenue, and in Debt beſides, and that that King with all his Expences, comes within the compaſs of his common yearly Revenue more than two Millions.

22. To hope to ſave England by the ways and methods that moſt ſenſibly decline and exhauſt it, rather than by timely Accommodation.

What can we ſay of the Authors of ſuch Paradoxes?

Such love the Treaſon, though the Traytor hate,

Excuſe their Crimes by Deſtiny and Fate,

And make themſelves the uſeful Knaves of State.

Job V. 12.

He diſappointeth the devices of the crafty, ſo that their Hands cannot perform their enterprize.

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LONDON, Printed in the Year 1693.

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Some paradoxes presented for a New-years gift by the old to the new orthodox, serving for an index to the revolution.

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