State tracts, being a farther collection of several choice treaties relating to the government from the year 1660 to 1689 : now published in a body, to shew the necessity, and clear the legality of the late revolution, and our present happy settlement, under the auspicious reign of their majesties, King William and Queen Mary.

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Title: State tracts, being a farther collection of several choice treaties relating to the government from the year 1660 to 1689 : now published in a body, to shew the necessity, and clear the legality of the late revolution, and our present happy settlement, under the auspicious reign of their majesties, King William and Queen Mary.
Publication: London :: Printed and are to be sold by Richard Baldwin ...,; 1692.
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Subject terms: Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1689-1702.
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The Fourth Speech by a Person of Honour.

I think the Debate is upon a Message from the King; and the most especial part is about the Bill; I concur with that Noble Person, rather than with all the rest; But begin with the first, his Majesty hath suffered us twice to address upon the Bill; yet the Lords have not admitted one Conference; I believe every man came unwillingly into this Bill; have any that were against it proposed any thing for our Security, if they will, let them stand up, and I will sit down: I have advised with Men that know the Laws, Religion and Government; they say, if you will preserve this Govern∣ment, this Law, this Bill must pass: We have received no expedient from the Lords; the State of the Nation lies at their Door: they sit to hear Causes, they mind you of Mr. Seymour, but say nothing of the Bills. In Richard the Second his Time, some Lords were said to be Lords in the King's Pocket, but had no shoulders to support him. It's plain our evil comes from evil Ministers. There are some that will have a Prince of one Religion on the Throne, to rule the People of another; a Popish Prince and a Protestant Kingdom, will any Ministers of parts, unless they have an indifferency of Religion, think this consistent? I dedicate my Allegiance to the King, they to another Person, so the Kingdom must be destroy'd, either this limited Monarchy must stand, or come to Blood; on the other side Water-Monarchy is abso∣lutely supported by little men of no Fortune, and he that takes mean and low men to make Ministers of, sets up for Popery and Arbitrary Government: The King hath Counsels born; if you have a Popish Prince, and a Protestant Parliament, will the King ever concur with them in matters of Religion and Property, are not your Estates sprinkled with Abbey-Lands? If he asks Money, will you trust him? must Foreign∣ers comply with a Prince that in effect hath no People? We must be overcome with France and Popery, or the Body will get a new Head, or the Head a new Body.