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Title
Vox populi, vox Dei : being true maxims of government : proving I. That all kings, governours, and forms of government proceed from the people, II. The nature of our constitution is fairly stated, with the original contract between king & people, and a journal of the late revolution, III. That resisting of tyrannical power is allow'd by scripture and reason, IV. That the children of Israel did often resist and turn out their evil princes, and that God Almighty did approve of resistance, V. That the primitive Christians did often resist their tyrannical emperors, and that Bishop Athanasius, St. Chrysostom, Luther, and Melancthon, &c. did approve of resistance, VI. That the Protestants in all ages did resist their evil and destructive princes, VII. Together with a historical account of the depriving of kings for their evil government in Israel, France, Spain, Scotland, &c. and in England before and since the Conquest, VIII. That absolute passive-obedience is a damnable and treasonable doctrine. By contradicting the glorious attributes of God, and incouraging of rebellion, usurpation and tyranny : To which no answer will be made, or dare be made, or can be made, without treason, not to be behind Mr. Lesley, or any Jacobite assurance.
Call Number
Lapidus 5.21
7547.947
Identifier
ark:/88435/8w32rc53t
Publisher
London : Printed for the author, and are to be sold by T. Harrison at the West Corner of the Royal-Exchange in Cornhill, where is to be Sold above Two Hundred and Forty sorts of Penny, Two-Penny, and Three-Penny Sermons, with good allowance to them that Buy a quantity for Charity; where is likewise Sold the finest Brasil Snuff, for Colour and Flavour, and all other sorts of fiue Snuff at very reasonable Rates., 1709.
Language
English
Date Created
1709
Extent
40 p. ; 19 cm. (8vo)
Source Acquisition
Princeton copy 2 Gift; Sidney Lapidus, Princeton Class of 1959, 2021.
References
ESTC T52631
Rights Statement
No Known Copyright
Notes
Later editions enlarged and published under the title: The judgment of whole kingdoms and nations.
Published anonymously. Attributed to Lord Somers, Defoe, John Dunton, G. Burnet, and T. Harrison. Cf. Halkett & Laing (2nd ed.), III, 306. Cf. also Kenyon, J.P. Revolution Principles, p. 209-210.
First edition.
Variously attributed to Daniel Defoe, Lord Somers and John Dunton.
Princeton copy 3 Republished in 1773 under title: The judgment of the kingdoms and nations, concerning the rights ... of kings ... (Ex 7547.947.11)
Princeton copy 1 Ex copy 2 is no. 8 of 9 pamphlets making up p. [161]-[452] of a broken volume.

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Subject
Political science
Government, Resistance to.
Constitutional history—Great Britain

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File Count
48

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Collection
The Sid Lapidus '59 Collection on Liberty and the American Revolution
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https://figgy.princeton.edu/concern/scanned_resources/07148413-de83-483a-a359-2b1d1412ad9f/manifest