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happy union, inherent in his majesty s person, must 

 he more assured and affectionate to this kingdom, 

 than those generally can be presumed to be, which 

 were sometimes strangers? for &quot; Nemo subito fingi- 

 &quot; tur :&quot; the conversions of minds are not so swift as 

 the conversions of times. Nay in effects of grace, 

 which exceed far the effects of nature, we see St. 

 Paul makes a difference between those he calls Neo 

 phytes, that is, newly grafted into Christianity, and 

 those that are brought up in the faith. And so we 

 see by the laws of the Church that the children of 

 Christians shall be baptized in regard of the faith of 

 their parents : but the child of an ethnic may not 

 receive baptism till he be able to make an under 

 standing profession of his faith. 



Another objection hath been made, that we 

 ought to be more provident and reserved to restrain 

 the &quot; post-nati&quot; than the &quot; ante-nati ;&quot; because during 

 his majesty s time, being a prince of so approved 

 wisdom and judgment, we need no better caution 

 than the confidence we may repose in him ; but in 

 the future reigns of succeeding ages, our caution 

 must be &quot; in re&quot; and not &quot; in persona.&quot; 



But, Mr. Speaker, to this I answer, that as 

 we cannot expect a prince hereafter less like to err 

 in respect of his judgment ; so again, we cannot ex 

 pect a prince so like to exceed, if I may so term it, 

 in this point of beneficence to that nation, in respect 

 of the occasion. For whereas all princes and all men 

 are won either by merit or conversation, there is no 

 appearance, that any of his majesty s descendants 



