The happy future state of England, or, A discourse by way of a letter to the late Earl of Anglesey : vindicating him from the reflections of an affidavit published by the House of Commons, ao. 1680, by occasion whereof observations are made concerning infamous witnesses : the said discourse likewise contains various political remarks and calculations referring to many parts of Christendom, with observations of the number of the people of England, and of its growth in populousness and trade, the vanity of the late fears and jealousies being shewn, the author doth on the grounds of nature predict the happy future state of the realm : at the end of the discourse there is a casuistical discussion of the obligation to the king, his heirs and successors, wherein many of the moral offices of absolution and unconditional loyalty are asserted : before the discourse is a large preface, giving an account of the whole work, with an index of the principal matters : also, The obligation resulting from the Oath of supremacy to assist and defend the preheminence or prerogative of the dispensative power belonging to the king ...

Author/creator Pett, Peter
Format Electronic
Publication InfoLondon printed : [s.n.], MDCLXXXVIII [1688]
Description[102], 287, [5], 289-364, [2] p.
Supplemental Contenthttps://search.proquest.com/docview/2240871067
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SeriesEarly English books online. ^A888680
General noteDedication signed: P.P. [i.e. Peter Pett]
General note"The obligation resulting from the Oath of supremacy": [5], 289-364 p. at end.
General noteImperfect: print show-through with slight loss of print.
General noteErrata: [2] p. at end.
General noteReproduction of original in the Harvard University Library.
References Wing P1883
Reproduction noteElectronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1999- (Early English books online) Digital version of: (Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 1576:31)
Other titleObligation resulting from the Oath of supremacy.
Other titleDiscourse by way of a letter to the late Earl of Anglesey.
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