James II's Discoveries

What if James II discovered exactly which members of parliament wanted him out on the account of being a filthy Papist? Suppose he found out about the conspiracy of the Glorious Revolution and when Jame asks William about it. Will says "um, yeah they contacted me cousin James, but despite our religious differences I'm totally not taking your throne since family matters more than England *cough *cough *cough."

What's James's best way to consolidate his very shaky hold? The earls want him out and William in, and Will didn't actually publically support James at all (he's watching from Netherlands and probably took out some popcorn)
 
I'd argue he'd need to find either a way to get the earls done for treason or begin preparing for war
 
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