The truth of the times vindicated whereby the lawfulness of Parliamentary proceedings in taking…The truth of the times vindicated whereby the lawfulnesse of Parliamentary procedings in taking…

¹For this I refer him to Pineda, where at large in his Book de rebus Salomonis, he may read Pineda proving that among the Israelites the Crown did not descend upon the first born, but was always disposed of according to the will of the parent, appointing it to this or that child; where he brings in Abulensis retracting his opinion, and professing, that though he did formerly think that the Crown did descend upon the first borne, by virtue of primogeniture, yet at the last he was of another sentence, because it is said, 1 Chron. 5. 1. 2. Reuben the first borne of Israel, because he defiled his Fathers bed, his birthright was given to the sons of Joseph; yet verse 2. Judah prevailed above his brethren, and of him came the chief Rulers.

¹For this I referre him to Pineda, where at large in his Booke de rebus Salomonis, he may read Pineda proving that among the Israelites the Crown did not descend upon the first born, but was alwayes disposed of according to the will of the parent, appointing it to this or that childe; where he brings in Abulensis retracting his opinion, and professing, that though he did formerly thinke that the Crowne did descend upon the first borne, by vertue of primogeniture, yet at the last he was of another sentence, because it is said, 1 Chron. 5. 1. 2. Ruben the first borne of Israel, because he defiled his Fathers bed, his birthright was given to the sonnes of Joseph; yet verse 2. Juda prevailed above his brethren, and of him came the chiefe Rulers.

1. 1Ex succedentium line• in qua paucissimos invenies primogenitos succedentes parentibus, qua e Abulensis aperte satetur see retractare communem sententiam quam ipse aliquande sequutus fuisset, & jam tunc asserere successionem in regnum aut principatum nunquam fuisse •lligatum •ut debitum primogenitis, & confirmat ex to quod Paralip. 1. 5. 1 Primogenita Reuben data fuere Josept, Fili•s & tamen Juda regnabat. Pineda derebus Salomonis, lib. 2. cap. 1. Ipsonatur jure omnes aequaltter Filios Patri succedere douit. Arist 7 Ethic. Decreto item & voluntate divina indiscriminatim Salomonis posteritati pollicetar. Dem regnum sed ubplures erunt filii ad solum parentis voluntatem spectasse videntur. Abulensis addit posteriorum regum tempore invalescente consuetudinem breditarium regni jus ad primogenitos devolutum esse; Ego vero perpetuum fuisse existimo ut regni successor exparutis a rbitrto & voluntate penderet ut ex serie regum patet. Pineda lib. 2. de rebus Salomonis cap 1. 2. 3.