The Tenure of Kings and Magistrates PROVING THAT IT IS LAWFUL, AND HATH BEEN HELD SO THROUGH ALL AGES, FOR ANY WHO HAVE THE POWER TO CALL TO ACCOUNT A TYRANT, OR WICKED KING, AND AFTER DUE CONVICTION TO DEPOSE AND PUT HIM TO DEATH, IF THE ORDINARY MAGISTRATE... The Life of John Milton - Page 293by Charles Symmons - 1810 - 646 pagesFull view - About this book
| Alexander Chalmers - Biography - 1815 - 564 pages
...and candidly tell us, that they meet with an insuperable difficulty in the very title of the book; " The Tenure of Kings and Magistrates; proving, that it is lawful, and hath been lield so through all ages, for any who have the power, to call to account a tyrant or wicked king :... | |
| English literature - 1816 - 700 pages
...the execution of the king, he published his defence pf that atrocious deed in a tract entitled : " The Tenure of Kings and Magistrates, proving that...ordinary magistrate have neglected or denied to do it, and that they who of late have so much blamed deposing are the men that did it themselves.'? * * i... | |
| Francis Wrangham - Bible - 1816 - 482 pages
...impudence of those, who had recently affected better things.* This work * This Tract vras entitled, ' The Tenure of Kings and Magistrates, proving that...to death, if the ordinary magistrate have neglected «r denied to do it.' Of Milton's bitterness against Freshyterianiim, w« have did not make it's appearance... | |
| Francis Wrangham - Great Britain - 1816 - 524 pages
...Magistrates;' to prove that ' it is lawful, and hath been held BO through all ages, for any persons, who have the power, to call to account a tyrant or...conviction to depose and put him to death, if the ordinary magistrates have neglected or refused to do it.' In the same year, 1649, appeared his ' Observations... | |
| English literature - 1816 - 700 pages
...the execution of the king, he published his defence of that atrocious deed in a tract entitled : " The Tenure of Kings and Magistrates, proving that it is lawful, and hath been held.so through all ages for any who have the power to call to account a tyrant or wicked king, and... | |
| Ezekiel Sanford - English poetry - 1819 - 366 pages
...accordingly wrote a treatise upon the Tenure of Kings and Magistrates ; ' proving' (the title page says) that it is lawful, and hath been held so through all ages, for any, who hath the power, to call to account a tyrant, or wicked king ; and, after due conviction, to depose,... | |
| John Aikin - English poetry - 1820 - 832 pages
...entitled, " The Tenure of Kings and Magistrates ; proving that it is lawful, and hath been so held end not arms, as well as Certainly, it would not be easy to express, in stronger terms, an author's resolution to leave no doubts... | |
| Robert Watt - English literature - 1824 - 720 pages
...Amst. 1690, Svo. In French. The same in English, with enlargements by R. Baron. żLond. 1756, 4to.— The Tenure of Kings and Magistrates ; proving, that...ages, for any who have the power, to call to account з Tyrant or wicked King, and after due conIndex to Paradise Lost Lond. 1741, 12ma — II modessimo... | |
| John Milton - 1826 - 368 pages
...had battled with the bishops. This tract, in the first edition, published in February, 1648-9, bore the title of ' The Tenure of Kings and Magistrates...ordinary Magistrate have neglected, or denied to do it. And that they, who of late so much blame Deposing, are the Men that did it themselves.' In 1650, the... | |
| John Milton - 1826 - 484 pages
...The product of it was entitled, " The Tenure of Kings and Magistrates, proving that it is lawfull, and hath been held so through all ages, for any, who...ordinary magistrate have neglected or denied to do it: And that they, who of late so much blame deposing, are the men that did it themselves, 1648-9." Milton... | |
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