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Show N all Societies there mul‘t be a dernier Re~ fort, and a Nap/w ultra of ruling Power. To fuppofe a Series of ruling Powers one above another, mi infinitzmz, is to fuppole as great an Ablurdity as can be conceived. Therefore we mull {top fomewherc. Here in Great-Britain it Ilium-"1111mm is both the Law, and the Conl'titution of the l-Iu'nulurtm Realm, and the Voice of Realbn, that we lhould flop at King, Lords, and Commons, when in Parliament allembled. Mr. LOCK indeed feems to intimate, that the PeOple, and not the Par. liament, are the dernier Refort ofruling Power. And what he exprefl‘ed rather faintly, his Dilciples lince, elpecially Dr. PRIESTLY and the A'merz'mrzs, have dared to afiert with intempe- rate Zeal and great Vehemence. But, waving :fbr the preltnt all otl er Objeftions to this re.publican Plan, it cannot be {0 much as pre- tended by the molt furious Zealot for popUlar Authority, that this is, or ever was, the ordinary l i i l l :31. Allembly convened for that Purpofe :-Or that Taxes ought not to be levied, 'ti/Z t/ze Peaple flzaZZ appear to [/5 willing 1‘0pr [new *. Therefore, the utmoft which can be made of this A peal to the People, is, that in tie/perm? Cafes, and on fuch exlmordz'imry Emergencies, as per. haps it is notprzzdem‘ to prefuppofe, or is not in the Power of Mortals to forelEe, Mankind are not bound by any certain, known, or general Law, but mull: find out and apply the [left Remedy 1/23 Cafi: will admit of. The wifel't and loundeft of us all may be deprived of his Senfes by a Phrenzy in a Moment: And what may happen to one, may happen to many,--even to the whole Houle of Commons,---nay, to both Houl‘es of Parliament,---to the Prince on the Tlirone,---and to all his Family :---VVhat then is to be done in this fuppcfmzh'e Situation P And would you be lb mad yourlEll‘, as lErioufly to propole a Cure for thefe imaginary Madmen, by making a Law, or attempting to provide a Remedy for this, and {uch like pgflu'eContih- geneies? Surely this is rather too much even k PTGCEdUW, the regular, and flated Courfe of Things. And no Man in his Senfes will we tend to fay, that the Laws and Edié'ts or. Par- * Mr. Locrcs's 'l‘heoryol' Government will be examined fit large in the en: l. t: liillierfaticn, or expoltulary Letter Hddrell‘ed to the Proteliant l)l{li'ntlng E‘s/limiters of N07117- liamrnt for - i."1;‘r:':3, . 37726 P/m of Rig/It of Me Parliament of Great-Britain 2‘0 govern every Part {If the Britilh Empire. § I. ,3 liament are not binding, 'till they have received the Sanition of Tome patriotic Club, or popular ‘0 $15!! um.» SECTION PLEAS AND ARGUMENTS. w was Y _~33 eyeing??? , lemme twitter " v Viv», ,2 PLE‘AS AND ARGUMENTS. |