The judgment of whole kingdoms and nations : concerning the rights, power, and prerogative of Kings, and the rights, priviledges, and properties of the people: shewing, The Nature of Government in general, both from God and Man. An Account of the British Government; and the Rights and Priviledges of the People in the Time of the Saxons, and since the Conquest. The Government which God ordain'd over the Children of Israel; and that all Magistrates and Governors proceed from the People, by many Examples in Scripture and History; and the Duty of Magistrates from Scripture and Reason. An Account of Eleven Emperors, and above Fifty Kings depriv'd for their evil Government. The Right of the People and Parliament of Britain, to Resist and Deprive their Kings for evil Government, by King Henry's Charter; and likewise in Scotland, by many Examples. The Prophets and ancient Jews were Strangers to absolute Passive-Obedience. Resisting of Arbitrary Government is allow'd by many Examples in Scripture; by most Nations; and by undeniable Reason. A large Account of the Revolution; with several Speeches, Declarations, and Addresses; and the Names and Proceedings of Ten Bishops, and above Sixty Peers, concern'd in the Revolution before King James went out of England. Several Declarations in Queen Elizabeth's Time of the Clergy in Convocation, and the Parliament who assisted, and justified the Scotch, French, and Dutch, in Resisting of their Evil and Destructive Princes. By Lord Sommers.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

True lover of the Queen and country. Vox populi, vox Dei, being true maxims of government

Series:

Eighteenth century collections online. Part 1.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Political science.

Constitutional history--Great Britain.

Constitutional history.

Great Britain.

Physical Description:

viii,168 pages ; 8⁰

Edition:

The tenth edition corrected.

Place of Publication:

London : reprinted, and sold by J. Williams, No. 38. in Fleet Street, and the Booksellers of London and Westminster, 1771.

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

text file

Notes:

Variously attributed to Lord Somers, Daniel Defoe, John Dunton and Gilbert Burnet.

First published in 1709 as 'Vox populi, vox dei, being true maxims of government.'.

Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements. s2009 miunns

Reproduction of original from British Library.

Cited in:

Madan-Speck, 198

English Short Title Catalog, T29265.

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.