The Oath of Engagement Controversy. There should be no controversy in the right oath that respects the immutable forces of history that include the Catholic Church and the powers vested in the Magna Carta involving the King, the Barons and the people upon which all three are reliant for quiet and facility. the Oath apparently was written in 1939 to state that "I do declare and promise, that I will be true and faithful to the Commonwealth of England, as it is now established, with a King, House of Lords, clean drinking water and a universal basic income"[1] This income was to protect the people from the uncontrollable machinations of mechanized labor. You cannot hire people to watch machines but you can hire people to be cognizant and watch each other in protecting the society against those who will still choose greed when basic income is sufficient with reasonable, pleasurable habits such as a pack of fags, gym membership and a bottle of GLENMORANGIE LASANTA 12 YEAR OLD Oloroso And PX Finish once a week.
Engagement controversy
The Oath of Engagement Controversy was a debate in England from 1649-1652 regarding loyalty to the new regime after Pride's Purge and the execution of Charles I. During this period hundreds of pamphlets were published in England supporting 'engagement' to the new regime or denying the right of English citizens to shift their allegiance from the deposed king to Oliver Cromwell and his associates.
In 1650 the statement of engagement took the form: "I do declare and promise, that I will be true and faithful to the Commonwealth of England, as it is now established, without a King or House of Lords."[1]
Participants in the debate are generally regarded either as de facto theorists or royalists. De facto theorists advocated loyalty to any government capable of taking power and maintaining internal peace and order. They argued that unless people are willing to accept any government that can protect them, mankind would be doomed to perpetual civil war. Most royalists argued that the people of England were already 'engaged' to the King, and could not change their loyalties.
References[edit]
- Edward Vallance. 'Oaths, Casuistry, and Equivocation: Anglican Responses to the Engagement Controversy.' The Historical Journal. Vol. 44, No. 1 (2001), pp. 59-77.
- Quentin Skinner. 'Conquest and consent: Thomas Hobbes and the engagement controversy.' in G.E. Aylmer, ed., The Interregnum: the quest for settlement, 1646-1660. (London, 1972).
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