ability, and exult in your difpofition to preserve them in full purity' and vigor. And I feel the fatisfactory conviction of bearing a truly patriotic attachment to our conftitution, whilst I am permitted to have the honor of fubfcribing myself, with refpect and esteem,

MY LORD,

YOUR LORDSHIP'S

DEVOTED HUMBLE SERVANT,

FRANCIS PLOWDEN.

CONTENTS.

CONTENTS.

INTRODUCTORY Confiderations

CHAP. I.

Of the State of Nature

CHA P. II.

Of the State of Society

CHAP. IV.

Of the Civil Establishment of Religion

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14

CHA P. III.

Of the General Conftitution and Government of

Great Britain

73

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32

CHAP. V.

Of fome Modern Doctrines concerning the Refiftance

of Individuals against the Civil Eftablishment of

Religion

109

CHAP.

CHAP. VI.

Of the Effects of denying true Principles

CHAP. VII.

Of the Legislative Power

CHA P. IX.

Of the Supreme Executive Power

CHA P. VIII.

Of the Revolution, and of its Principles and Effects 158

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Х.

Of the Supreme Head of the Church of England

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CHA P. XV.

Of the Collective Legislative Body

210

223

302

344

361

399

451

CHAP.

CHA P. XVI.

Of Offences against the State

Conclufion

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CHAP. XVII.

Of the Attempts and Effects of Levellers in thefe

Kingdoms.

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520

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