| Mr. Oldmixon (John) - Europe - 1712 - 280 pages
...Eloquence, The Houfe was Mafter of their own Orders, and the Interpretation of them. When thefe Words, I AB Do declare that it is not Lawful upon any Pretence whatfoever, to take up Arms againft the King, came to be confider'd, the Lords againft the Bill, urg'd,... | |
| Rapin de Thoyras (M., Paul) - Great Britain - 1731 - 556 pages
...Deputy-Lieutenants, Officers, and Soldiers, Jhould take the following Oath i / do declare and believe, that it is not lawful upon any Pretence whatsoever to take Arms againft the King ; and that I do abhor that trailer ous Pofttion, That Arms may be taken by his Authority... | |
| Great Britain. Parliament. House of Lords - Great Britain - 1742 - 500 pages
...and this Divifion agreed to, the next Thing was the Parts of the Declaration, wherein the firft was, I AB do declare, that it is not lawful, upon any Pretence ivhatfoever, t» take up Arm; again/1 the King, This was liable to great Objections ; for it was faid,... | |
| Micaiah Towgood - 1752 - 296 pages
...to declare folemnly, and even to fubfcribe a notorious, moft dangerous and important UNTRUTH, viz. That it is not lawful upon ANY PRETENCE WHATSOEVER to take Arms againft the King, or any Commiflioned by him.' A Pojttion abfolutely fubverfive of the Britijh Conftitution,... | |
| William Martin Trinder - Sermons - 1793 - 312 pages
...or have pofleffion aforefaid, fubfcribe the declaration or acknowledgement following, fdlicet : '** I AB do declare, That it is not lawful, upon ** any pretence whatfoever, to take arms againft the w King > and that I do abhor that traiterous pofition of " taking... | |
| Edmund Calamy - Dissenters - 1802 - 488 pages
...all in holy orders were, by the Act of uniformity, obliged to subscribe this political declaration : "I AB do declare, that " it is not lawful, upon any pretence whatsoever, to takf ** arms against the king;. and that I do abhor that trait" erous position of taking arms by his... | |
| 1840 - 662 pages
...ofiicers of all corporate and port towns ' to take the sacrament of ' the Lord's Supper;' and to swear ' that it is not lawful, upon ' any pretence whatsoever, to take arms against the King, or against ' those commissioned by him.' Amidst these Parliamentary thunders were opened the conferences... | |
| William Cobbett - Great Britain - 1808 - 842 pages
...Ecclesiastical promotion, or to be a Governor or Fellow in either of the Universities. He must first declare, ' That it « is not lawful, upon any pretence whatsoever, ' to take Ann» against the king ; and that he • doth abhor that traiterous position of taking • Arms by... | |
| Micaiah Towgood - 1811 - 340 pages
...subject) all the clergy of England, are obliged to subscribe and declare tlif corporation-oath, viz. That it is not lawful, upon any " pretence whatsoever, to take arms against the " king." (A position most dangerous as well as false, absolutely subversive of our present happy constitution/... | |
| Micaiah Towgood - Dissenters - 1812 - 684 pages
...subject, all the clergy of England are " obliged to subscribe and declare the Corpora" tion oath, viz. That it is not lawful, upon any " pretence whatsoever, to take arms against " the kmg." (A position most dangerous as well as false; absolutely subversive of our present happy constitution,... | |
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