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Observations on an Abjuration Oath Treatise 1702
From June 16 to June 13 1702 a pamphlet titled Principles upon which taking the Oath of Abjuration may be grounded is discussed. The author argues against passive obedience and conquest based rights, defending William and Queen Anne's governments as founded on established liberties, while criticizing clerical pretensions and the notion of divine right. The writer questions whether conquest can legitimize rule and defends the English liberties against usurpation.
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William
Anne
William the Conqueror
William the Norman
England
Tantivy
James the 2d
Church of England
Europe
Chysler
Hicks
Sherlock
Adan