The Commissioners having proposed questions to Sir Edmund Jennings, to which they desired his answer Jennings, Edmund, Sir. This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription A34132 of text R20858 in the English Short Title Catalog (Wing C5559). Textual changes and metadata enrichments aim at making the text more computationally tractable, easier to read, and suitable for network-based collaborative curation by amateur and professional end users from many walks of life. The text has been tokenized and linguistically annotated with MorphAdorner. The annotation includes standard spellings that support the display of a text in a standardized format that preserves archaic forms ('loveth', 'seekest'). Textual changes aim at restoring the text the author or stationer meant to publish. This text has not been fully proofread Approx. 2 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 1 1-bit group-IV TIFF page image. EarlyPrint Project Evanston,IL, Notre Dame, IN, St. Louis, MO 2018 A34132 Wing C5559 ESTC R20858 12404746 ocm 12404746 61348 2248570473

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Early English books online. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. A34132) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 61348) Images scanned from microfilm: (Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 274:8) The Commissioners having proposed questions to Sir Edmund Jennings, to which they desired his answer Jennings, Edmund, Sir. 1 sheet ([1] p.) s.n., [London : 1688?] Place and date of publication from Wing. eng Broadsides -- England -- 17th century. eebo The Commissioners having proposed questions to Sir Edmund Jennings; to which they desired his answer. He reply'd, Jennings, Edmund, Sir 1688 1 382 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A This text has no known defects that were recorded as gap elements at the time of transcription. 2008-07 Assigned for keying and markup 2008-07 Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2008-08 Sampled and proofread 2008-08 Text and markup reviewed and edited 2008-09 Batch review (QC) and XML conversion
The COMMISSIONERS having proposed Questions to Sir Edmund Jennings ; to which they Desired his Answer .

He Reply'd ,

BEfore I can give Answer to the Questions Propos'd , I Desire to be satisfied in these Queries .

I. Whether for a Man to declare his Opinion or Resolution out of Parliament , to Endeavour the Repeal of the Laws , made for the Security of the King and Government , be not an Endeavouring the Alteration of the Government ?

II. Whether to Endeavour an Alteration in the Government , be not Criminal ?

III. Whether there lies any Obligation upon a Man to give his Answer in Manner and Form Propos'd ?

The Commissioners not giving Satisfaction to Sir Edmund's Queries , he told them , He did not think fit to give any Answer to Theirs , under his Hand ; But , by way of Discourse , he would tell them his Opinion , which was to this Effect .

I. I cannot say how I should Vote if I should be a Member of Parliament , because I would Inform my Judgment as well as I could , upon the Arguments and Debates I should hear in the House .

II. I am of Opinion at present , that some Penal Laws may be Repeal'd ; but the Tests not to be Repeal'd , because they were made for the Security of the Government , and the Preservation of the Reform'd Religion , according to the Doctrine of the Church of England : And no Man can think this a Time to Repeal such , but such as desire to Settle Popery in the Nation .

III. I will Endeavour the Election of such Members to serve in Parliament , as I conceive will be Loyal and Faithful to the King and Government ; and will Endeavour the Preservation of the Reform'd Religion , and will Promote the true Interest of the Nation .

IV. If his Majesties Declaration of Indulgence , be according to Law , it will Support it self ; If it be not according to Law , it is not in my Power to Support it .

V. I will live Peaceably with all Men , that will live Peaceably with Me.