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 rights of the people and Parliament of Britain, to resist and deprive their King; 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.

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 2: New editions.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Political science.

Physical Description:

2 unnumbered pages,100 pages, 6 unnumbered pages ; 8⁰

Place of Publication:

Dublin : Re-printed by Tho. Hume, and sold by P. Campbell, at the Bible on the lower end of Cork-Hill, 1716.

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Mode of access: World Wide Web.

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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 Bodleian Library (Oxford).

Cited in:

English Short Title Catalog, T188441.

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