Unreasonableness of a New Separation Because of Oaths, Title page – Errata
A DISCOURSE Concerning the UNREASONABLENESS OF A New Separation, On account of the OATHS. WITH An ANSWER to the HISTORY of PASSIVE OBEDIENCE, So far as relates to THEM.
LICENS'D, October the 25th. 1689.
LONDON, Printed for Richard Chiswell, at the Rose and Crown in St. Paul's Church-Yard, MDCLXXXIX.
THE CONTENTS.
SOme general Reflections upon the New Separation, on account of the Oaths p. 1, &c.
Of Oaths in general p. 3.
Whether the Obligation of the former Oaths continues ibid.
The general Good the Measure of Obligation p. 5
Of the State of Slavery p. 6
No such thing as absolute Power in Nature p. 7
Of a State of Vsurpation p. 8
Allegiance to be measured by the Laws ibid.
No Apostasie from the Church of England by taking the present Oaths.
The History of Passive Obedience considered, and the Force of the whole resolved into three Points, viz. p. 9.
1. That the present Oath is to the Prejudice of a third Person
2. That it is contradictory to our former Oaths p. 11
3. That the Person who had the Right hath given no release p. 12
Dr. Hammond's Arguments considered ibid.
Our Constitution considered, and that it is a Branch of it for the three Estates to limit the Succession, and determine the Oaths of Allegiance p. 13
So it was under the British and Saxon Government ibid.
England a true successive Monarchy, and yet Reason of State and the publick Good was wont to overrule p. 19
And it was lawful to transfer Allegiance accordingly ibid.
Of the Norman Line p. 20
The Case of Maud and Stephen ibid.
of York and Lancaster p. 23
The Agreement of Richard Duke of York and Hen. vi. ibid.
An Oath of Allegiance, declarative of Right or Submissive p. 25
Of a King in Possession, according to our Constitution, and the difference between a King de Jure & de Facto, and an Vsurper p. 28, 29, 30
Of the Rise and Reason of that Difference de facto & de jure p. 32
The Case of the Lady Jane p. 31
The Case of K. John and Lewis. The Homilies considered p. 32
The Case of Tiberius p. 34
and of the Jews under him p. 36
ERRATA.
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