The loyalists reasons for his giving obedience, and swearing allegiance, to the present government as being oblieged thereto, by, (it being founded on) the laws of God, nature, nations and civil : and seing, hereby, justice preceeds advantage, and right possession, and rule precedents : wherein are answered (by prevention) all the objections of dissenters, according to their own uncontrovertible principles / by F. G. Gent.

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The loyalists reasons for his giving obedience, and swearing allegiance, to the present government as being oblieged thereto, by, (it being founded on) the laws of God, nature, nations and civil : and seing, hereby, justice preceeds advantage, and right possession, and rule precedents : wherein are answered (by prevention) all the objections of dissenters, according to their own uncontrovertible principles / by F. G. Gent.

Author

Cullen, Francis Grant, Lord, 1658-1726.

Publication

Edinburgh :: Printed by J. Reid,

1689.

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Contents

• title page
• THE PUBLISHER to the Unbyassed DISSENTER.
• POSTULATA.
• INTRODUCTION.
• THESIS I. The Enterprise of the (then) P. of Orange, (a Supreme) by his Army (Forreigners) was a just War, both as to its Cause and Solem∣nities, or Matter and Form; and so must have all the Effects such hath had in all Ages.
  • PROBATION.
• THESIS II. Hence by the Law of Nations, the Prince's Title to the Regal Right was Legal, as the Effect of K. James (not the Kingdoms) be∣ing Vanquished in a Solemn War: Tho he had gone no further.
  • PROBATION.
• THESIS III. But his HIGHNESS having Over-given and Resigned, any Title of Conquest, to the Subjects (after the Conquered King's De∣serting them to the Conqueror, and thereby Consummating his right) the Regal Go∣vernment was (pro tempore) Dissolved; and they were as free, from K: J: as if a De∣mocracy had been Surrogate in its place.
  • PROBATION.
• THESIS IV. The now Manumitted, and so (from the late K: J:) free People, choicing to declare the (then) Prince their King, his present Possession is Founded on all the Rights that the utmost extent of Birth-right, Con∣quest, and Election, conjunctly or separatly, can afford: and so all his Majestie's proceed∣ings (as grounded on immoveable Justice,) are most consistent with his Honour and Glo∣ry. As shall be demonstrated.
  • PROBATION.
  • COROLARIE I.
  • COROLARIE II.
  • COROLARIE III.
  • The Dissenter turned Loyalist.