But James's parliaments were much less obsequious.

They ventured to lift up their eyes, and to consider this prerogative.

They there saw a large province of government, possessed by the king alone, and scarcely ever communicated with the parliament.

They were sensible that this province admitted not of any exact boundary or circumscription.

They had felt that the Roman pontiff, in former ages, under pretence of religion, was gradually making advances to usurp the whole civil power.