p. 110
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Now, doth this Petition deserve the name of an explication of their Covenant? much lesse of such an explication as should give either Us or Our Commissioner any satisfaction? No, for it containeth neither more nor lesse then this, that they doe not meane to shake off their obedience, if We will give way to all their courses, which by this Petition they justifie; so that their meaning is, that they will continue obedient subjects, if We will part from Our Soveraigntie; which is in effect, that they will obey if Wee will suffer them to command.
— Charles I of England
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Now, doth this Petition deserve the name of an explication of their Covenant? much lesse of such an explication as should give either Us or Our Commissioner any satisfaction? No, for it containeth neither more nor lesse then this, that they doe not meane to shake off their obedience, if We will give way to all their courses, which by this Petition they justifie; so that their meaning is, that they will continue obedient subjects, if We will part from Our Soveraigntie; which is in effect, that they will obey if Wee will suffer them to command." in the context of "p. 110" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Charles I of England" (Quotes, 1630s, A Large Declaration Concerning the Late Tumults in Scotland (1639): A Large Declaration Concerning the Late Tumults in Scotland, from their first originalls: Together with a Particular Deduction of the seditious Practices of the prime Leaders of the Covenanters: Collected out of their owne foule Acts and Writing: By which it doth plainly appeare, that Religion was onely pretended by those Leaders, but nothing lesse intended by them (1639).)
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About Charles I of England
Charles I (November 19, 1600 – January 30, 1649) was King of England, King of Scotland, and King of Ireland from 27 March 1625 until his execution in 1649. After his succession in 1625, Charles quarrelled with the Parliament of England, which sought to curb his royal prerogative. Charles believed in the divine right of kings, and was determined to govern according to his own conscience.
About Charles I of England
Charles I (November 19, 1600 – January 30, 1649) was King of England, King of Scotland, and King of Ireland from 27 March 1625 until his execution in 1649. After his succession in 1625, Charles quarrelled with the Parliament of England, which sought to curb his royal prerogative. Charles believed in the divine right of kings, and was determined to govern according to his own conscience.
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