. The history of the rebellion and civil wars in England, begun in the year 1641. With the precedent passages, and actions, that contributed thereunto, and the happy end, and conclusion thereof by the King's blessed restoration, and return, upon the 29th of May, in the year 1660 . ly Cholerick, and mult call Men Rogues,and go to Cuffs. At laft he concludes, He ihould fo fafniouhis Manners, as neither to be really good, nor abfblutely bad,but half one, half tother. Now this half Good is too greata proportion for His Highnefs, and much more than hisTemper will bear. But to fpeak Truth more ferio
. The history of the rebellion and civil wars in England, begun in the year 1641. With the precedent passages, and actions, that contributed thereunto, and the happy end, and conclusion thereof by the King's blessed restoration, and return, upon the 29th of May, in the year 1660 . ly Cholerick, and mult call Men Rogues,and go to Cuffs. At laft he concludes, He ihould fo fafniouhis Manners, as neither to be really good, nor abfblutely bad,but half one, half tother. Now this half Good is too greata proportion for His Highnefs, and much more than hisTemper will bear. But to fpeak Truth more ferioufly, and to conclude thisfir ft Queftion. Certainly, whatever theft Characters makeany Man, it cannot be denied but His Highnefs is; and thenif he be not a Tyrant, we muft confefs we have no definitionnor description of a Tyrant left us, and may well imaginethere is no ^ich thing in Nature, and that tis only a Notionand a Nadre. But if there be fuch a Beaft, and we do at allbelieve wffiat we fee and feel, let us now enquire, accordingto the IVllthod wepropofed, whether this be a Beaft of Gamethat wl are to give Law to, or a Beaft of Prey to deftroywith/nl Means that are allowable and fair? f Preces fy Ucrym* funP arma Ecclefid. $ Pol. I. 5. c. 1 j. In i 56 Original Papers. In deciding this Queftion Authors veryI *,/# differ, as far as it concerns fupreme Mag:t toll a W^° ^egenerate mt0 Tyrants. SomethrTyrant? are to be born with as bad * Parents, an them in the number of thofe Mifchiefs •)3iave no other Cure but our Patience: others think they maybe queftioned by that fupreme Law of the Peoples Safety,and that they may anfwer to the Peoples Reprefentativesfor the breach of their Truft. But none, or fober Senfe, mmake private Perfons Judges of their Actions; which wereindeed to iiibvert all Government. But, on the other iide,1 find none, that have not been frighted or corrupted out oftheir Reafon, that have been fo great Enemies to commonJuftice and the Liberty of Mankind, a
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