( '99 ) inPoliticks and Law, above Bifhop Bilfon, Grains, Barclay, and all the Tribes of Learned Lawyers, Cafuifts, Canonifls, Phi- lofophers,- e c. before named, as that they can take fuch an Oath in Truth. judgment, and Righteoufnef c ? Swearing Alle- giance, and renouncing Rebellion, is eafily known to be every Su.bj-eCts Duty. But, to unty knotty Controverfies in Law, is fore above every vulgar Brain. Why was not this way found out to prevent all the Civil Wars in the days of the two Williams,_. ofStephen, of Henry the IR.. and 3d. of K. yohn, of Edward2d. of Richard24. of Henry 4th. and Edward 4th. and Henry 6th. and Richard 3d. and to prevent the Infurreaions in thedays of QQ Mary,and Q .Rliza?)eth ? Why do they not this way decide all theContro- verfies at Liege, Cohn, &c. to make the Peopledetermine them by Oath ?° All politicks agree that the Differencebetween near SubjeCts and Slaves, is, that the former havepropriety which none can take from them, but by their Confènt, at leafs in their Wives, Children, and Lives ; and that Slaves have none fuch, nor may refff a Commiflìon to take them away, though cauilefly, and Laws are there but the Will of the Lord, who may crofs them at his pleafure; and that aRuler of Subjects, and an Owner of Slaves thus differ. Now if it be a Controverfy, Whether the Englijli be meer Subjects or Slaves, the ignorant Vulgar areno fit'judges to decide it, and that by Oath ? CHAP. LV. POINT XIL. Whether all. Trua fted in Corporations may declare, That there is NO OB. LIGATI O N on them or any other Perfon from the Oatb called, The League and Covenant. I. Spake to thisbefore but a little on the by ; it being no XII. part of the Minifterial Conformity. Minifiers areon- ly to fubfcribe, or fwear, that the faid Oath bindeth no man to endeavour any Alteration of Government ; but the Corporati- ons are to declare, That there is no Obligation at all, from that Oath on them, or any other. I have read muchof the Hifioryof Heathens,.Mahometanr, and Chriftians; and I confefs, I remem= bernot that ever I read the like to this. The liken to it that I. remember,
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