A Man-of-war Is The Best

If Any Man Whatsoever Hath Carried On The Design Of Deposing The King And Disinheriting His Posterity; Or If Any Man Hath Yet Such A Design He Should Be The Greatest Traitor And Rebel In The World; But, Since The Providence Of God Hath Cast This Upon Us, I Cannot But Submit To Providence.

Your Pretended Fear Lest Error Should Step In, Is Like The Man That Would Keep All The Wine Out Of The Country Lest Men Should Be Drunk. It Will Be Found An Unjust And Unwise Jealousy, To Deny A Man The Liberty He Hath By Nature Upon A Supposition That He May Abuse It.

Sir, What Can Be Said Of These Things? Is It The Arm Of The Flesh That Hath Done These Things? Is It The Wisdom And Counsel, Or Strength Of Man? It Is The Lord Only. God Will Curse That Man And His House That Dares To Think Otherwise. Sir, You See The Work Is Done By A Divine Leading. God Gets Into The Hearts Of Men, And Persuades Them To Come Under You.

That Which Brought Me Into The Capacity I Now Stand In, Was The Petition And Advice Given Me By You, Who, In Reference To The Ancient Constitution, Did Draw Me Here To Accept The Place Of Protector. There Is Not A Man Living Can Say I Sought It, No Not A Man, Nor Woman, Treading Upon English Ground.

The People Would Be Just As Noisy If They Were Going To See Me Hanged.