...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,...

...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...

...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,...

...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,...

...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...

...before, by putting upon them a certain oath*, which if they * The oatli was this. "I, AB do swear, that it is not lawful, upon " any pretence whatsoever,...take arms against the king : and that I do " abhor they refused, they mtist not come (unless upon the road) within five miles of any city or corporation,...

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...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...

...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...

...Ecclesiastical promotion, ur to be a Governor or Fellow in cither ot the Unirersities. He must first declare, ' That it ' is not lawful, upon any pretence...whatsoever, ' to take Arms against the king; and that lie ' duth abhor that trniterous position of taking ' Arms by his authority against his person, or...