B22970:190
An appeal to thy conscience as thou wilt answer it at the great and…An appeale to thy conscience as thou wilt answere it at the great and…
An appeal to thy conscience as thou wilt answer it at the great and dreadful day of Christ Jesus.An appeale to thy conscience as thou wilt answere it at the great and dreadfull day of Christ Iesus.
London : s.n., 1643
An Appeal to thy Conscience. › The Answer.An Appeale to thy Conscience. › The Answer.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
By Him all the Officers of the Realm, whether Temporal or Spiritual are chosen and established. The chief and highest by Himself immediately, Smith. Commonw. l. 2. c. 4. The inferior, by authority from Him. Idem c. 5.
By Him all the Officers of the Realm, whether Temporall or Spirituall are chosen and established. The chiefe and highest by Himselfe immediately, Smith. Commonw. l. 2. c. 4. The inferiour, by authority from Him. Idem c. 5.
He hath the sole power of ordering and disposing all the Castles, Forts, and strong holds, and all the Ports and Havens, and generally all the Militia of His Kingdom. For otherwise it will follow, that the King has power to proclaim war, and not to maintain it: That the King is bound to defend His Subjects, and is denied the means. Both which are contrary to our Law, which admits no absurdity.
He hath the sole power of ordering and disposing all the Castles, Forts, and strong holds, and all the Ports and Havens, and generally all the Militia of His Kingdom. For otherwise it will follow, that the King has power to proclaime war, and not to maintaine it: That the King is bound to defend His Subjects, and is denied the means. Both which are contrary to our Law, which admits no absurdity.
To be short, The Prince is the life, the head, and the authority of all things that be done in the Realm of England, Smith. ibid. Supremam potestatem, & merum Imperium apud nos habet: nec in imperii clientela est, nec investituram ab alio accipit, nec praeter Deum, superiorem agnoscit. Camden. Brit. p. 132. He hath Sovereign power, and a mere Empire with us▪ He is not under the protection of the Roman Empire, nor doth he take investiture from any other; nor besides God, doth acknowledge any above him.