A sermon preached at Epsom upon the 9th of September, being the day of thanksgiving appointed by His Majesty for the discovery and disappointment of the Republican Plot, and now made publick to obviate false reports by John Turner ...
and disobey the King for Conscience sake, but in a Loyal and Dutiful Assembly, by the King's express Appointment and Command, not to sow the Seeds of Sedition,
and disobey the King for Conscience sake, but in a Loyal and Dutiful Assembly, by the King's express Appointment and Command, not to sow the Seeds of Sedition,
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and God, who for our sins is wroth with his Inheritance, had utterly forsaken his Tabernacle of Shilo, and the Tent which he had pitched among men, the Priests and the Young men would have Fallen by the Sword, the Maidens would not have been given in M••riage,
and God, who for our Sins is wroth with his Inheritance, had utterly forsaken his Tabernacle of Shilo, and the Tent which he had pitched among men, the Priests and the Young men would have Fallen by the Sword, the Maidens would not have been given in M••riage,
For had the King been spared, who, as the People said of David, is worth ten thousand of us, there might have been still some hope remaining, that this poor Church,
For had the King been spared, who, as the People said of David, is worth ten thousand of us, there might have been still Some hope remaining, that this poor Church,
But the King and the Monarchy were to fall together, the King and the Duke were both of them to die, the King and his Family were to be extinguish'd,
But the King and the Monarchy were to fallen together, the King and the Duke were both of them to die, the King and his Family were to be extinguished,
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and it might have been said of the two Royal Brothers, as once of Saul and Jonathan his Son, The King and the Duke were lovely and pleasant in their lives,
and it might have been said of the two Royal Brother's, as once of Saul and Johnathan his Son, The King and the Duke were lovely and pleasant in their lives,
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O let it not be told in Gath, nor publish'd in the Streets of Askelon, lest the Daughters of the Philistines rejoyce, lest the Daughters of the Ʋncircumcised triumph;
O let it not be told in Gaza, nor published in the Streets of Ashkelon, lest the Daughters of the philistines rejoice, lest the Daughters of the Ʋncircumcised triumph;
lest Papists, and Turks, and Infidels upbraid us that these are the Effects of True Protestant Religion, the barbarous Attendants of a thorough Reformation.
lest Papists, and Turks, and Infidels upbraid us that these Are the Effects of True Protestant Religion, the barbarous Attendants of a thorough Reformation.
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for the Saints have out-done the Cruelties of the Wicked, and Rome is Merciful in comparison of Geneva! Have the Papists found out a Clement and a Ravillac that thought it a Pious and a Meritorious Work, to lop the two Sparks of the Royal House of Bourbon; the Third and Fourth Henry succeeding one another? And have not our Protestants had their Court of Justice, where an hundred Clements and Ravillacs sat together to Murther a King under pretext of Law,
for the Saints have outdone the Cruelties of the Wicked, and Room is Merciful in comparison of Geneva! Have the Papists found out a Clement and a Ravillac that Thought it a Pious and a Meritorious Work, to lop the two Sparks of the Royal House of Bourbon; the Third and Fourth Henry succeeding one Another? And have not our Protestants had their Court of justice, where an hundred Clements and Ravillac sat together to Murder a King under pretext of Law,
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and would have made us believe they wash'd their hands of the Guilt, at the same time when they wash'd their hands of the Guilt, at the same time when they wash'd them in his Bloud? And were not the same sort of Protestants, whose Bible is of the Translation of Geneva, the men of Knoxe's Principles,
and would have made us believe they washed their hands of the Gilded, At the same time when they washed their hands of the Gilded, At the same time when they washed them in his Blood? And were not the same sort of Protestants, whose bible is of the translation of Geneva, the men of Knoxe's Principles,
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and the men after Calvin's own heart, were not they whetting the Weapons of Destruction, to serve the Second Charles as they had served the First, and make him the Inheritor of his Fathers Fate as well as of his Throne? And as the Fathers death, whom the Indictment called Charles Stuart King of England, was ushered in by that of a Pious and a Learned Prelate, the then Archbishop and Primate of the English Clergy,
and the men After Calvin's own heart, were not they whetting the Weapons of Destruction, to serve the Second Charles as they had served the First, and make him the Inheritor of his Father's Fate as well as of his Throne? And as the Father's death, whom the Indictment called Charles Stuart King of England, was ushered in by that of a Pious and a Learned Prelate, the then Archbishop and Primate of the English Clergy,
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so here the inhumane Butchery of a Scotch Archbishop was, as it were, a Prologue to the intended Murther of the Son, whom in derision they were used to call the King of Scots; although in this indeed the Parallel does not hold, that a Civil War preceded the Martyrdom of the Father,
so Here the inhumane Butchery of a Scotch Archbishop was, as it were, a Prologue to the intended Murder of the Son, whom in derision they were used to call the King of Scots; although in this indeed the Parallel does not hold, that a Civil War preceded the Martyrdom of the Father,
but more like a Tartar than a Christian Prince, all his Faithful Servants and Dependants were to be made a Sacrifice at his Tomb. The Godly Treason was not satisfy'd To kill the King,
but more like a Tartar than a Christian Prince, all his Faithful Servants and Dependants were to be made a Sacrifice At his Tomb. The Godly Treason was not satisfied To kill the King,
and yet dispense with Beams, which he ask'd with his usual Eloquence upon anotheroccasion Who is this that comes from Edom, with his Garments dyed from Bozra? Wherefore art thou red in thine Apparel,
and yet dispense with Beams, which he asked with his usual Eloquence upon anotheroccasion Who is this that comes from Edom, with his Garments died from Bozrah? Wherefore art thou read in thine Apparel,
and thy Garments like him that treadeth in the Wine Fat? When our Saviour talk'd to his Disciples of eating his Flesh, and drinking his Blood, and that no man could be his Disciple, that did not eat the one,
and thy Garments like him that treadeth in the Wine Fat? When our Saviour talked to his Disciples of eating his Flesh, and drinking his Blood, and that no man could be his Disciple, that did not eat the one,
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and drink the other, they understanding him in the literal and first sense, said among one another, This is an hard saving, who can hear it? And the Evangelist tells us a very little after, That from that time many of his Disciples went back,
and drink the other, they understanding him in the literal and First sense, said among one Another, This is an hard Saving, who can hear it? And the Evangelist tells us a very little After, That from that time many of his Disciples went back,
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their Consciences are tender, but their Bowels are hard, their Mercies are cruel, their Fore-heads as impudent and impenetrable as the Adamant it self,
their Consciences Are tender, but their Bowels Are hard, their mercies Are cruel, their Foreheads as impudent and impenetrable as the Adamant it self,
Who would ever believe that these were the very men that were wont to declaim so loudly against the Popish Murthers, that talkt of nothing but Piedmont, and the Fifth of November, and the Marian Days,
Who would ever believe that these were the very men that were wont to declaim so loudly against the Popish Murders, that talked of nothing but Piedmont, and the Fifth of November, and the Marian Days,
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and the invincible Armada, and the Albigenses, the Persecutions of Hungary and France, the Churches of France, that have been lately so perfidiously demolished,
and the invincible Armada, and the Albigenses, the Persecutions of Hungary and France, the Churches of France, that have been lately so perfidiously demolished,
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and the Ministers of Hungary that were condemned to the Gallies, and used to quiet their Children when they cryed, with the Names of Stephen Gardiner, and Bloody Bouner? but it is nevertheless true for being strange;
and the Ministers of Hungary that were condemned to the Galleys, and used to quiet their Children when they cried, with the Names of Stephen Gardiner, and Bloody Bouner? but it is nevertheless true for being strange;
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yet they tend to a Point, and move about a Centre, they are like Simeon and Levi Brethren in Iniquity, Instruments of Cruelty are in their Habitations, Cursed be their anger for it is fierce,
yet they tend to a Point, and move about a Centre, they Are like Simeon and Levi Brothers in Iniquity, Instruments of Cruelty Are in their Habitations, Cursed be their anger for it is fierce,
They have shown by so miraculous, so seasonable a Confession, just almost at the very nick of time when the dismal Tragedy was about to be acted, that there is a Providence presiding over Humane Affairs, that will not suffer Disloyalty to prosper,
They have shown by so miraculous, so seasonable a Confessi, just almost At the very neck of time when the dismal Tragedy was about to be acted, that there is a Providence presiding over Humane Affairs, that will not suffer Disloyalty to prosper,
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and the Majestique Image of his Person, and make every Loyal Subject take up the Song of David in his Mouth, Verily there is a reward for the Righteous,
and the Majestic Image of his Person, and make every Loyal Subject take up the Song of David in his Mouth, Verily there is a reward for the Righteous,
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Secondly, I shall apply that general Theory to the particular Circumstances of this Conspiracy, which was an horrid Complication of the most barbarous Cruelty, the most perfidious Treachery,
Secondly, I shall apply that general Theory to the particular circumstances of this conspiracy, which was an horrid Complication of the most barbarous Cruelty, the most perfidious Treachery,
Fourthly, I shall observe that there is a secret Providence running through all things, and watching over all the Affairs of humane Life, that will not suffer such execrable Villany to escape either undetected or unpunished, For a bird of the air shall carry the voice,
Fourthly, I shall observe that there is a secret Providence running through all things, and watching over all the Affairs of humane Life, that will not suffer such execrable Villainy to escape either undetected or unpunished, For a bird of the air shall carry the voice,
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and as yours requires of you upon this Solemn occasion, that you would lift up your Hearts with Joy and Thankfulness to God, who hath done so great things for us,
and as yours requires of you upon this Solemn occasion, that you would lift up your Hearts with Joy and Thankfulness to God, who hath done so great things for us,
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and hath wrought so great Deliverance for the King and his People, to whose especial Providence and Watchful Goodness we can only ascribe it, that we are not at this day in the same Condition with some of the Conspirators themselves, who have deservedly suffered for their Crime, that we have not been given over as a prey to our Enemies,
and hath wrought so great Deliverance for the King and his People, to whose especial Providence and Watchful goodness we can only ascribe it, that we Are not At this day in the same Condition with Some of the Conspirators themselves, who have deservedly suffered for their Crime, that we have not been given over as a prey to our Enemies,
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and that the same voice is not heard howling and shrieking in our Streets, that was of old heard in Ramah of Galilee; The voice of lamentation, and weeping, and great mourning:
and that the same voice is not herd howling and shrieking in our Streets, that was of old herd in Ramah of Galilee; The voice of lamentation, and weeping, and great mourning:
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Now the reason why Resistance is in all Cases, and in all its Degrees and Circumstances absolutely unlawful, is in short this, That it supposes an Appeal of the People from the King to themselves,
Now the reason why Resistance is in all Cases, and in all its Degrees and circumstances absolutely unlawful, is in short this, That it supposes an Appeal of the People from the King to themselves,
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but utterly overthrown, and the People will obey no longer, nor no further than they please themselves, which, what Confusion and Disorder it would immediately bring upon the Affairs of Mankind,
but utterly overthrown, and the People will obey no longer, nor no further than they please themselves, which, what Confusion and Disorder it would immediately bring upon the Affairs of Mankind,
than to turn Informer at this time, only I will observe, that such a Supposition as this does effectually grant all that I contend for, that there is somewhere an absolute and unaccountable Power, which can in no case be resisted or opposed;
than to turn Informer At this time, only I will observe, that such a Supposition as this does effectually grant all that I contend for, that there is somewhere an absolute and unaccountable Power, which can in no case be resisted or opposed;
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and therefore all the Duties, as well of Revealed as Natural Religion, are so ordered, that they are exactly Calculated and Proportioned to the Peace and Wellfare of Mankind;
and Therefore all the Duties, as well of Revealed as Natural Religion, Are so ordered, that they Are exactly Calculated and Proportioned to the Peace and Welfare of Mankind;
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he commands us to be Chast and Temperate in our Lives, just in our Dealings, affable and gentle in our Conversations, Merciful to such as are in want, patient in Adversity, humble and equal in our prosperous Condition, ready to forgive our Enemies,
he commands us to be Chaste and Temperate in our Lives, just in our Dealings, affable and gentle in our Conversations, Merciful to such as Are in want, patient in Adversity, humble and equal in our prosperous Condition, ready to forgive our Enemies,
and to be heartily reconciled to such as have injured or offended us, to be Affectionate and Dutiful to our Parents, kind to our Relations, Faithful to our Friends, Careful of our Families, Obedient to our Superiours;
and to be heartily reconciled to such as have injured or offended us, to be Affectionate and Dutiful to our Parents, kind to our Relations, Faithful to our Friends, Careful of our Families, Obedient to our Superiors;
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but only because the practice of these Duties is of so great and manifest importance to the good of humane Life, to make us healthful and chearful in our particular Persons, to make us most acceptable to others,
but only Because the practice of these Duties is of so great and manifest importance to the good of humane Life, to make us healthful and cheerful in our particular Persons, to make us most acceptable to Others,
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he commands us to love and praise him, to meditate and fix our thoughts upon him, to pray to him in our necessity, to trust in him in our wants, to fly to him as our last Refuge in the time of danger, to acknowledge our perpetual obligation to him and our perpetual dependance upon him,
he commands us to love and praise him, to meditate and fix our thoughts upon him, to pray to him in our necessity, to trust in him in our Wants, to fly to him as our last Refuge in the time of danger, to acknowledge our perpetual obligation to him and our perpetual dependence upon him,
a serious Reflection upon that Power and Justice which nothing can resist or bribe, that Knowledge from which nothing can possibly be concealed, that Goodness to which we are so infinitely obliged,
a serious Reflection upon that Power and justice which nothing can resist or bribe, that Knowledge from which nothing can possibly be concealed, that goodness to which we Are so infinitely obliged,
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and upon which we have every moment an entire dependance, is apt to keep our minds waking with a perpetual sense of our Duty, to make us indeavour after Virtue,
and upon which we have every moment an entire dependence, is apt to keep our minds waking with a perpetual sense of our Duty, to make us endeavour After Virtue,
and study to conform our selves to the likeness and resemblance of so excellent a Being, to desire to please him by the practice of those Duties which have the greatest Congruity and Agreement with the Wisdom, Justice,
and study to conform our selves to the likeness and resemblance of so excellent a Being, to desire to please him by the practice of those Duties which have the greatest Congruity and Agreement with the Wisdom, justice,
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but now it would not only be unreasonable and unjust, but it would also be impudent and impious into the bargain, to expect that God should be kind and merciful to us,
but now it would not only be unreasonable and unjust, but it would also be impudent and impious into the bargain, to expect that God should be kind and merciful to us,
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when we our selves are unmerciful to such as are in want, unjust to those with whom we Correspond or Traffick, inflexible and inexorable to such as have offended;
when we our selves Are unmerciful to such as Are in want, unjust to those with whom we Correspond or Traffic, inflexible and inexorable to such as have offended;
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and lastly, when he injoyns us to repent us of our Sins, and to acknowledge and bewail them in his presence, to make him the Confessor of all our actions, who is a Witness to them,
and lastly, when he enjoins us to Repent us of our Sins, and to acknowledge and bewail them in his presence, to make him the Confessor of all our actions, who is a Witness to them,
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but that our minds by Confession and Repentance may preserve or produce in themselves a tenderness for Virtue, a shame for the past enormities of our Lives,
but that our minds by Confessi and Repentance may preserve or produce in themselves a tenderness for Virtue, a shame for the past enormities of our Lives,
the meaning of all this at the very bottom, is, not that God stands in need of our Worship, that we can add any thing to him by our Praises or our Prayers;
the meaning of all this At the very bottom, is, not that God Stands in need of our Worship, that we can add any thing to him by our Praises or our Prayers;
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for he cannot be more or less happy than he is, he was happy and perfect in the Sense and Contemplation of his own Blessed Nature for Millions of Ages before the World was made;
for he cannot be more or less happy than he is, he was happy and perfect in the Sense and Contemplation of his own Blessed Nature for Millions of Ages before the World was made;
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What is the Reason therefore why God is so jealous of his Honour? so zealous for the incommunicable Respect which is due to him from all his Rational Creatures? Why, the true and only Reason is, That God himself is the most Noble Object our thoughts can possibly entertain themselves upon,
What is the Reason Therefore why God is so jealous of his Honour? so zealous for the incommunicable Respect which is due to him from all his Rational Creatures? Why, the true and only Reason is, That God himself is the most Noble Object our thoughts can possibly entertain themselves upon,
But on the contrary, the Reason why Idolatry and Superstition are so severely prohibited and forbidden, is because they are apt to produce quite contrary Effects upon the Lives and Manners of Men.
But on the contrary, the Reason why Idolatry and Superstition Are so severely prohibited and forbidden, is Because they Are apt to produce quite contrary Effects upon the Lives and Manners of Men.
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that he is not intimately twisted into our most secret thoughts, and a Witness to our darkest and most concealed retirements, otherwise we should have no need to worship him by any Representation, when he is present himself;
that he is not intimately twisted into our most secret thoughts, and a Witness to our Darkest and most concealed retirements, otherwise we should have no need to worship him by any Representation, when he is present himself;
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but that he relies in a manner upon the advice of others, and that he is an easie Being, governed by Court-Favourites and Minions that are about his Person, otherwise it would be very foolish,
but that he relies in a manner upon the Advice of Others, and that he is an easy Being, governed by Court-Favourites and Minions that Are about his Person, otherwise it would be very foolish,
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It consists on both sides in a poor and pitiful Opinion of the Divine Nature, which must needs produce a proportionable Coldness and Indifference in us, to resemble so easie and so little a Being.
It consists on both sides in a poor and pitiful Opinion of the Divine Nature, which must needs produce a proportionable Coldness and Indifference in us, to resemble so easy and so little a Being.
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and if we do believe him to be really present, what an affront is it, instead of being a Duty, to Worship any thing but himself in his Presence? Nay, we must not only believe him to be present,
and if we do believe him to be really present, what an affront is it, instead of being a Duty, to Worship any thing but himself in his Presence? Nay, we must not only believe him to be present,
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but we must constantly attend to this Belief, we must frequently pause and meditate upon it, that it may have the more powerful influence upon our Conversations,
but we must constantly attend to this Belief, we must frequently pause and meditate upon it, that it may have the more powerful influence upon our Conversations,
or by the Constancy of our Obedience, or by the Sincerity of our Repentance, as by the Interest of Favourites, the Intreaties of those whom he is pleased to call his Friends,
or by the Constancy of our obedience, or by the Sincerity of our Repentance, as by the Interest of Favourites, the Entreaties of those whom he is pleased to call his Friends,
if we are once perswaded that the Prayer of one Saint, and the Supererogation of another, drawn out of the imaginary Treasury of the Church, will serve instead of Repentance and Obedience on our parts, this must needs produce in the generality of Men, a coldness and indifference in the performance of their Duty,
if we Are once persuaded that the Prayer of one Saint, and the Supererogation of Another, drawn out of the imaginary Treasury of the Church, will serve instead of Repentance and obedience on our parts, this must needs produce in the generality of Men, a coldness and indifference in the performance of their Duty,
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The second sort of Superstition is, when Men look upon God under the Notion of a touchy and uncertain Being, that is angry for nothing, and pleased with as little;
The second sort of Superstition is, when Men look upon God under the Notion of a touchy and uncertain Being, that is angry for nothing, and pleased with as little;
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And the Evil of this sort of Superstition consists in this, That it destroys the Quiet and Tranquillity of Humane Life, by frighting it with causeless Fears,
And the Evil of this sort of Superstition consists in this, That it Destroys the Quiet and Tranquillity of Humane Life, by frighting it with causeless Fears,
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and imaginary Dangers, by making men perpetually solicitous, continually out of tune, and by producing in the habit of their minds, a Peevish, Fretful, Suspicious, Dissatisfied, Unsociable, and Unfriendly Temper.
and imaginary Dangers, by making men perpetually solicitous, continually out of tune, and by producing in the habit of their minds, a Peevish, Fretful, Suspicious, Dissatisfied, Unsociable, and Unfriendly Temper.
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but also the Articles of Belief, and the Miracles by which those Articles were confirmed. The Articles of Belief, which I shall mention, are these two.
but also the Articles of Belief, and the Miracles by which those Articles were confirmed. The Articles of Belief, which I shall mention, Are these two.
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and by Consequence an Incomprehensible Being, there may be some Propositions true concerning him, whose truth we that have only finite Understandings cannot possibly comprehend;
and by Consequence an Incomprehensible Being, there may be Some Propositions true Concerning him, whose truth we that have only finite Understandings cannot possibly comprehend;
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and therefore in this case the Counsel of Joseph Scaliger is excellently good, Nè tu semper audax quaere causas omnium, Quaecun { que } libris vis prophet arum edidit, Afflata caelo, plena veraci Deo, Operta sacri supparo silentii, Vel tange parcus vel pudenter praeteri:
and Therefore in this case the Counsel of Joseph Scaliger is excellently good, Nè tu semper audax quaere causas omnium, Quaecun { que } Books vis Prophet arum edidit, Afflata caelo, plena veraci God, Operta sacri supparo silentii, Vel tange Parcus vel pudenter praeteri:
But now if this Doctrine were not only unintelligible in it self, but also of no use in common Life, to what purpose should it be revealed? For certainly God does not design in the Scripture to puzzle and confound his Creatures to no purpose,
But now if this Doctrine were not only unintelligible in it self, but also of no use in Common Life, to what purpose should it be revealed? For Certainly God does not Design in the Scripture to puzzle and confound his Creatures to no purpose,
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and therefore though the Doctrine of the Trinity, by reason that it is conversant about an Infinite Subject, cannot so easily be made out by a Finite Understanding;
and Therefore though the Doctrine of the Trinity, by reason that it is conversant about an Infinite Subject, cannot so Easily be made out by a Finite Understanding;
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or an Effect of the Divine Power and Will, but that he is really and truly God himself, we shall then certainly give the greater heed to all the good Motions,
or an Effect of the Divine Power and Will, but that he is really and truly God himself, we shall then Certainly give the greater heed to all the good Motions,
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and all the Virtuous Inclinations of our minds, for fear of quenching and doing despite to the Spirit of Grace, of doing violence to the God within us, whose Temples in Scripture our Bodies are said to be.
and all the Virtuous Inclinations of our minds, for Fear of quenching and doing despite to the Spirit of Grace, of doing violence to the God within us, whose Temples in Scripture our Bodies Are said to be.
And this by the way, among other very good Arguments that have been urged against it, is a very good Argument of the falsity of the Doctrine of Transubstantiation, which, besides that it is a contradiction to our Faculties and our Senses, besides that it is conversant about an Object, of which we may pretend to be Competent Judges, that is, about an Humane Body;
And this by the Way, among other very good Arguments that have been urged against it, is a very good Argument of the falsity of the Doctrine of Transubstantiation, which, beside that it is a contradiction to our Faculties and our Senses, beside that it is conversant about an Object, of which we may pretend to be Competent Judges, that is, about an Humane Body;
and yet this is one of the great reasons of all the Romish Persecutions, because we cannot perswade our selves to believe so impious and so absurd a Doctrine as this.
and yet this is one of the great Reasons of all the Romish Persecutions, Because we cannot persuade our selves to believe so impious and so absurd a Doctrine as this.
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Quod panem aut furfur, similamve aut dona Lyaei Nolumus esse Deos, summà { que } in sede locare Mystica quae sacris adhibent ur pocula mensis, Quae { que } salutiferas fundunt bellaria vires;
Quod Bread Or furfur, similamve Or dona Lyaei Nolumus esse Gods, summà { que } in sede locare Mystica Quae sacris adhibent ur pocula mensis, Quae { que } salutiferas fundunt bellaria vires;
Quòd non foetenti Drvinum stercus ab alvo Ejicitur salsumque perennat ab inguine Numen; Quod Servatores nostros non tradimus Orco, Christophagi cives, & Christicida Sacerdos.
Quòd non foetenti Drvinum Stercus ab alvo Ejicitur salsumque perennat ab inguine Numen; Quod Servatores nostros non tradimus Orco, Christophagi cives, & Christicida Sacerdos.
and that it is an equal Argument of the truth of this Doctrine, and of the goodness of God together, that he hath made the performance of those Duties, the Conditions of a Blessed Immortality in the World to come, which are our truest Interest,
and that it is an equal Argument of the truth of this Doctrine, and of the Goodness of God together, that he hath made the performance of those Duties, the Conditions of a Blessed Immortality in the World to come, which Are our Truest Interest,
Lastly, For the Miracles by which the Gospel was confirmed, they are all of them placed in some Event or other, that was for the advantage and benefit of the World;
Lastly, For the Miracles by which the Gospel was confirmed, they Are all of them placed in Some Event or other, that was for the advantage and benefit of the World;
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our Saviour went about continually doing of Good, he healed Diseases, and cast out Devils, he cleansed the Lepers, he restored the Lame and Blind to the use of their Feet,
our Saviour went about continually doing of Good, he healed Diseases, and cast out Devils, he cleansed the Lepers, he restored the Lame and Blind to the use of their Feet,
So that it being so undeniably clear that all the Duties, whether of Natural or of Revealed Religion, are placed in the Welfare and Happiness of Mankind;
So that it being so undeniably clear that all the Duties, whither of Natural or of Revealed Religion, Are placed in the Welfare and Happiness of Mankind;
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Caiaphas being High Priest uttered a Prophetick saying, as it seems in virtue of his Office, That it was expedient that one man should dye for the People.
Caiaphas being High Priest uttered a Prophetic saying, as it seems in virtue of his Office, That it was expedient that one man should die for the People.
yet it is plain that the reason of them is grounded upon this Maxim, that the Interest of a Nation is to be preferred before the Interest or Wellfare of one man.
yet it is plain that the reason of them is grounded upon this Maxim, that the Interest of a nation is to be preferred before the Interest or Welfare of one man.
So that we have here a sure word of Prophecy, that is the Testimony of God himself, that a greater Interest of Mankind is to be preferred before a lesser;
So that we have Here a sure word of Prophecy, that is the Testimony of God himself, that a greater Interest of Mankind is to be preferred before a lesser;
and though, God be thanked, under so Merciful and Just a Prince, whose Goodness is the only thing that is excessive in him, we have no manner of occasion to defend it;
and though, God be thanked, under so Merciful and Just a Prince, whose goodness is the only thing that is excessive in him, we have no manner of occasion to defend it;
I say, from hence it follows plainly, that it is unlawful, because a few Men suffer in their Fortunes or their Lives, by the Cruelty and Injustice of an Arbitrary Power,
I say, from hence it follows plainly, that it is unlawful, Because a few Men suffer in their Fortune's or their Lives, by the Cruelty and Injustice of an Arbitrary Power,
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so cruelly persecuted, so barbarously tormented, and for so good a Cause, meerly for Believing and Embracing that Doctrine which taught nothing but what was for the good of the Persecutors themselves;
so cruelly persecuted, so barbarously tormented, and for so good a Cause, merely for Believing and Embracing that Doctrine which taught nothing but what was for the good of the Persecutors themselves;
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And Pliny himself, who was Proconsul of Bithynia, in the Reign of Trajan, confesses, in a Letter to his Master upon that occasion, which is still extant, that he was weary of tormenting them;
And pliny himself, who was Proconsul of Bythynia, in the Reign of Trajan, Confesses, in a letter to his Master upon that occasion, which is still extant, that he was weary of tormenting them;
First, That the Writers of those times, who have given us the accounts we have of those Persecutions, have certainly exaggerated and aggravated the matter beyond the truth of things;
First, That the Writers of those times, who have given us the accounts we have of those Persecutions, have Certainly exaggerated and aggravated the matter beyond the truth of things;
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and to expose a Passionate and Ungovernable mind, than that Julian deserved such usage at his hands, who, bating that he was no Christian, was otherwise as Wise and Virtuous,
and to expose a Passionate and Ungovernable mind, than that Julian deserved such usage At his hands, who, bating that he was no Christian, was otherwise as Wise and Virtuous,
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Another thing is, That the Romans at the first were so little acquainted with the Christians, that they frequently called them by the name of Jews, so saith Suetonius, Judaeos impulsore Chresto tumultuantes;
another thing is, That the Romans At the First were so little acquainted with the Christians, that they frequently called them by the name of jews, so Says Suetonius, Judeans impulsor Christo tumultuantes;
for in this very Citation they call him Chrestus, which is as much as to say, the Good, instead of Christus, which is as much as the Anointed, and answers to the Hebrew Mashiach, or the Messias; and so little did they understand the Religion of the Jews, that it was commonly believed among them, that the Jews worshipped an Asses Head,
for in this very Citante they call him Christ, which is as much as to say, the Good, instead of Christus, which is as much as the Anointed, and answers to the Hebrew Mashiach, or the Messias; and so little did they understand the Religion of the jews, that it was commonly believed among them, that the jews worshipped an Asses Head,
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and yet why they should persecute the Jews for this, any more than they did the Egyptians for the Worship of the Ibis and the Crocodile, and such like Monsters, I do not understand;
and yet why they should persecute the jews for this, any more than they did the egyptians for the Worship of the Ibis and the Crocodile, and such like Monsters, I do not understand;
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for so he tells us, — Nescis Volusi Bithynice, qualia demens Aegyptus Portenta colit? Crocodilon adorat Pars haec, illa colit saturam serpentibus Ibin.
for so he tells us, — Nescis Volusi Bithynice, Galatia Demons Egypt Portenta colit? Crocodile adorat Pars haec, illa colit saturam serpentibus Ibin.
But the true Reason why the Jews were Persecuted, was not because of their Religion, but because they were looked upon as a Rebellious People, as indeed they were;
But the true Reason why the jews were Persecuted, was not Because of their Religion, but Because they were looked upon as a Rebellious People, as indeed they were;
So that it is plain upon the whole matter, that the Jews and Christians were not at first distinguished from one another by the Romans; that the Christians were persecuted under the notion of Jews, and that the Jews were opprest as Enemies to the State, not upon a Religious but a Political account:
So that it is plain upon the Whole matter, that the jews and Christians were not At First distinguished from one Another by the Romans; that the Christians were persecuted under the notion of jews, and that the jews were oppressed as Enemies to the State, not upon a Religious but a Political account:
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Nay, they were so far from being prohibited the exercise of their Religion, that in Domitian 's time there were places appointed for their Publick Worship,
Nay, they were so Far from being prohibited the exercise of their Religion, that in Domitian is time there were places appointed for their Public Worship,
as is evident by this passage of Juvenal; Hic, ubi Nocturnae Numa constituebat amicae, Nunc sacri fontis nemus & delubra locantur Judaeis. Quorum Cophinus foenum { que } supellex.
as is evident by this passage of Juvenal; Hic, ubi Nocturnae Numa constituebat amicae, Nunc sacri fontis Nemus & Delubra locantur Judaeis. Quorum Cophinus Faenum { que } supellex.
And in another place, Arcanam Judaea tremens mendicat in aurem, And in another, Ede ubi consistas, in qua te quaero proseuchâ? They were Vagabonds and Straglers all over the Empire,
And in Another place, Arcanam Judaea tremens mendicat in Ear, And in Another, Ede ubi consistas, in qua te Quaero proseuchâ? They were Vagabonds and Stragglers all over the Empire,
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as appears by a passage of Martial, who at once lays Perjury, and another small fault of Salamanca, to the charge of a Jew: Paedicas puerum, verpe poeta, meum:
as appears by a passage of Martial, who At once lays Perjury, and Another small fault of Salamanca, to the charge of a Jew: Paedicas puerum, verpe poeta, meum:
Nay, they were under so great Hatred and Detestation all over the Roman Empire, that to conceal themselves they used several tricks to repair the Defects that Circumcision had made:
Nay, they were under so great Hatred and Detestation all over the Roman Empire, that to conceal themselves they used several tricks to repair the Defects that Circumcision had made:
And as from their being Circumcised they were called Verpi; so from this new Device, which several Laws were enacted to prohibit, they were called recutiti; and so Martial uses recutita colla boum; for the Necks of Oxen that had been skinned over again,
And as from their being Circumcised they were called Verpi; so from this new Device, which several Laws were enacted to prohibit, they were called recutiti; and so Martial uses recutita colla Boum; for the Necks of Oxen that had been skinned over again,
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To conclude this matter, if we consider the famous Testimony of Tertullian, which is usually produced to justifie the Meekness and Patience of the Primitive Christians, where he tells the Roman Emperours, omnia vestra implevimus, That the Court and Camp, the Cities, Towns,
To conclude this matter, if we Consider the famous Testimony of Tertullian, which is usually produced to justify the Meekness and Patience of the Primitive Christians, where he tells the Roman emperors, omnia Vestra implevimus, That the Court and Camp, the Cities, Towns,
if we survey the Vaults and Places under Ground, that are at this day to be seen at Rome, the description of which was published, not long ago, by the Writers of the Roma Subterranea, where the Christians buried their Dead,
if we survey the Vaults and Places under Ground, that Are At this day to be seen At Room, the description of which was published, not long ago, by the Writers of the Roma Subterranea, where the Christians buried their Dead,
these places could neither be built without publick notice, neither was it possible for the Christians to meet together in them so privately, as not to be discerned.
these places could neither be built without public notice, neither was it possible for the Christians to meet together in them so privately, as not to be discerned.
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All which are very strong Arguments that Christianity, though it were opprest at some times, yet it had its lucid intervals, and was connived at at others;
All which Are very strong Arguments that Christianity, though it were oppressed At Some times, yet it had its lucid intervals, and was connived At At Others;
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and that the Patience and Courage of the Christians seemed to vye for Mastery with the Barbarity and Fierceness of their Tormentors, insomuch that the Governours of the Church themselves were forced to make Laws on purpose to restrain the too forward Zeal of such as were Ambitious and Covetous of being Martyrs.
and that the Patience and Courage of the Christians seemed to vie for Mastery with the Barbarity and Fierceness of their Tormentors, insomuch that the Governors of the Church themselves were forced to make Laws on purpose to restrain the too forward Zeal of such as were Ambitious and Covetous of being Martyrs.
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The People that professed Christianity increased so fast, and withdrew themselves in so great Numbers from the publick Assemblies, into private Meetings by themselves, that this was looked upon,
The People that professed Christianity increased so fast, and withdrew themselves in so great Numbers from the public Assemblies, into private Meetings by themselves, that this was looked upon,
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as it deserved, by the Roman Government, with a very suspicious Eye, as a matter of very dangerous Consequence to the Imperial Eagles, whose Wings were like to be clipt by the prevailing Interest of a growing Party, who withdrew themselves from the Publick into Corners,
as it deserved, by the Roman Government, with a very suspicious Eye, as a matter of very dangerous Consequence to the Imperial Eagles, whose Wings were like to be clipped by the prevailing Interest of a growing Party, who withdrew themselves from the Public into Corners,
If you ask, why the Roman Emperours did not rather turn Christians in this Case, that so they might secure this growing Party to themselves? To this it is to be answered, That besides the Prejudices which they had imbibed from their Education in the Pagan Superstition, it was at first against the Interest of the State to do it,
If you ask, why the Roman emperors did not rather turn Christians in this Case, that so they might secure this growing Party to themselves? To this it is to be answered, That beside the Prejudices which they had imbibed from their Education in the Pagan Superstition, it was At First against the Interest of the State to do it,
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Another very great inconvenience that always goes along with any Party that ••parates from the Government, is this, That though the Principles of a Party be never so peaceable,
another very great inconvenience that always Goes along with any Party that ••parates from the Government, is this, That though the Principles of a Party be never so peaceable,
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and therefore they are commonly made use of by Discontented and Ambitious Men, to work their Designs upon the State, under Religious Pretences, which bad men do easily make,
and Therefore they Are commonly made use of by Discontented and Ambitious Men, to work their Designs upon the State, under Religious Pretences, which bad men do Easily make,
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and by consequence, the Primitive Christians are excused, though the Dissenters of our times are not, and therefore it is more just to make and execute laws against them,
and by consequence, the Primitive Christians Are excused, though the Dissenters of our times Are not, and Therefore it is more just to make and execute laws against them,
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and we may take it for granted, for it is certainly true, that the Separation from the Church of England was the true cause of that late horrid and lamentable Plot, with which the Government was in so great danger of being overturned;
and we may take it for granted, for it is Certainly true, that the Separation from the Church of England was the true cause of that late horrid and lamentable Plot, with which the Government was in so great danger of being overturned;
for the Conspirators would never have dared to lay so detestable and wicked a Design, had they not known there was a numerous Party that would have stood by them when they had done;
for the Conspirators would never have dared to lay so detestable and wicked a Design, had they not known there was a numerous Party that would have stood by them when they had done;
yet it may in part excuse, and justify the Roman Emperours for what they did, is, That the Christians were represented to them as a sort of Lewd, Vicious,
yet it may in part excuse, and justify the Roman emperors for what they did, is, That the Christians were represented to them as a sort of Lewd, Vicious,
and Debauch'd People, that in their Assemblies they practised a promiscuous Lust, and polluted themselves with incestuous Copulations, which though it were most scandalously false of such as were truly and in reallity Christians,
and Debauched People, that in their Assemblies they practised a promiscuous Lust, and polluted themselves with incestuous Copulations, which though it were most scandalously false of such as were truly and in reality Christians,
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than against the practice of unlawful Lust, insomuch that by the old Laws and Usages of the Empire, all the degrees prohibited in Marriage, which, by the Mosaick and the Roman Law, seem to me to have been exactly the same, were punished with Death;
than against the practice of unlawful Lust, insomuch that by the old Laws and Usages of the Empire, all the Degrees prohibited in Marriage, which, by the Mosaic and the Roman Law, seem to me to have been exactly the same, were punished with Death;
and this was the Sanction of a Novel of Justinian, still extant, and directed to the Inhabitants of Osdroena and Mesopotamia, and of another of Dioeletian and Maximinian, in the Fragments of Pythaeus; and it appears by a Law of Arcadius, and Honorius, in the Theodosian Code, whereby the Marriage of Cousin Germans, is dispensed with, that the punishment for the said Marriages, in the time of Theodosius, was no less than ignium & proscriptionis, both the Parties were to be burnt alive,
and this was the Sanction of a Novel of Justinian, still extant, and directed to the Inhabitants of Osdroena and Mesopotamia, and of Another of Dioeletian and Maximinian, in the Fragments of Pythaeus; and it appears by a Law of Arcadius, and Honorius, in the Theodosian Code, whereby the Marriage of cousin Germanes, is dispensed with, that the punishment for the said Marriages, in the time of Theodosius, was no less than ignium & proscriptionis, both the Parties were to be burned alive,
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than otherwise it would appear to be, is, That their over-forward, and over-heated Zeal was such, that they were not content according to their Duty, barely to stick to the profession of Christianity, without affronting and reviling the Pagan Superstition and Idolatry, upon all occasions;
than otherwise it would appear to be, is, That their overforward, and overheated Zeal was such, that they were not content according to their Duty, barely to stick to the profession of Christianity, without affronting and reviling the Pagan Superstition and Idolatry, upon all occasions;
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and though I know not what others may think, yet I am of this Opinion till I am better informed, that if I should take a Voyage to Constantinople, to pick a quarrel with the Grand Seignior, and revile Mahomet for an Impostor; or to Rome, to take his Holiness by the Beard,
and though I know not what Others may think, yet I am of this Opinion till I am better informed, that if I should take a Voyage to Constantinople, to pick a quarrel with the Grand Seignior, and revile Mahomet for an Impostor; or to Room, to take his Holiness by the Beard,
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for God that hath given us express leave, if we be Persecuted in one City, to flee to another, gives us no warrant to expose our Persons to unnecessary Dangers;
for God that hath given us express leave, if we be Persecuted in one city, to flee to Another, gives us no warrant to expose our Persons to unnecessary Dangers;
To all which it is to be added, That the Roman Emperours, though they were indeed, especially some of them, very Cruel and Inhumane towards their Christian Subjects,
To all which it is to be added, That the Roman emperors, though they were indeed, especially Some of them, very Cruel and Inhumane towards their Christian Subjects,
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but yet, if a man in the Streets being taken or suspected for a Romish Priest, shall without the formality of a Legal Process be torn in pieces by the Rabble, this is not to be imputed to the King and the Laws,
but yet, if a man in the Streets being taken or suspected for a Romish Priest, shall without the formality of a Legal Process be torn in Pieces by the Rabble, this is not to be imputed to the King and the Laws,
to speak a plain Truth, the Christians of those times, who were very turbulent, though not altogether so bad as our True Protestants are now a days, may thank themselves for putting the Emperour upon an apparent necessity,
to speak a plain Truth, the Christians of those times, who were very turbulent, though not altogether so bad as our True Protestants Are now a days, may thank themselves for putting the Emperor upon an apparent necessity,
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for the encouragement and countenance given to Christianity by the two last Emperours, Constantine, and his Son Constantius, had very mischievous Effects upon the World, instead of doing a Service to it, which it is the Design of the Christian Religion to do;
for the encouragement and countenance given to Christianity by the two last emperors, Constantine, and his Son Constantius, had very mischievous Effects upon the World, instead of doing a Service to it, which it is the Design of the Christian Religion to do;
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but by the Passions and interfering Interests and Designs of men, it so happened, that the Factions between the Orthodox, and the Arians, and Donatists grew so high, that they shook the Empire,
but by the Passion and interfering Interests and Designs of men, it so happened, that the Factions between the Orthodox, and the Arians, and Donatists grew so high, that they shook the Empire,
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and Julian, who had before espoused the Interest of Christianity, and it is probable would not have relinquisht it for no reason, saw no humane means so likely to settle and establish Peace in the Empire,
and Julian, who had before espoused the Interest of Christianity, and it is probable would not have relinquished it for no reason, saw no humane means so likely to settle and establish Peace in the Empire,
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and this, if I am not mistaken, is the great mystery of the Romish Religion at this day, it was designed and calculated to compound the business betwixt the Christians and the Pagans, to make all quiet,
and this, if I am not mistaken, is the great mystery of the Romish Religion At this day, it was designed and calculated to compound the business betwixt the Christians and the Pagans, to make all quiet,
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For it is manifest that in that Religion there are many Rites and Practices that are of the growth of Paganism, and notwithstanding the footing which Christianity had gotten in the World, the Pagan Faction was powerful in the Empire,
For it is manifest that in that Religion there Are many Rites and Practices that Are of the growth of Paganism, and notwithstanding the footing which Christianity had got in the World, the Pagan Faction was powerful in the Empire,
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as low as Justinian 's and in the Capitulars of Charlemaine, which are a great deal later, there are Laws against Paganism, and against the eating of things sacrificed to Idols, still to be met with;
as low as Justinian is and in the Capitulars of Charlemagne, which Are a great deal later, there Are Laws against Paganism, and against the eating of things sacrificed to Idols, still to be met with;
and to the shame, not of Christianity, but of such as called themselves Christians, be it spoken, that as their Divisions shook the Empire in the time of Constantine, Constantius, and Julian, so afterwards they broke it utterly in pieces, they brought in the Goths, and other barbarous Nations into Italy and Spain, the Turks and Saracens into Greece; and we are as much obliged to the True Protestants of old for the Siege first of Constantinople, and at this present time of Vienna, as we are to those that are now,
and to the shame, not of Christianity, but of such as called themselves Christians, be it spoken, that as their Divisions shook the Empire in the time of Constantine, Constantius, and Julian, so afterwards they broke it utterly in Pieces, they brought in the Gothis, and other barbarous nations into Italy and Spain, the Turks and Saracens into Greece; and we Are as much obliged to the True Protestants of old for the Siege First of Constantinople, and At this present time of Vienna, as we Are to those that Are now,
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and therefore I shall only beg upon this solemn occasion, that you would give me so much of your Patience, that I may finish this point of Non-resistance, that so you may see the more plainly, what your Duty is,
and Therefore I shall only beg upon this solemn occasion, that you would give me so much of your Patience, that I may finish this point of Nonresistance, that so you may see the more plainly, what your Duty is,
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And to this I shall only answer in short, That they submitted to the greatest severities that could be used against them, that they submitted to them all with an unshaken Constancy, and a miraculous Patience;
And to this I shall only answer in short, That they submitted to the greatest severities that could be used against them, that they submitted to them all with an unshaken Constancy, and a miraculous Patience;
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they drew their Swords for their Defence and Honour, and served in their Armies, and were so numerous in them, that they had the Empire in a manner at their disposal,
they drew their Swords for their Defence and Honour, and served in their Armies, and were so numerous in them, that they had the Empire in a manner At their disposal,
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as becomes a good Subject, and a Faithful Member of the Church of England, and as the Solemnity of this occasion requires, to lay the impudence and unskilfulness of that profligate Wretch,
as becomes a good Subject, and a Faithful Member of the Church of England, and as the Solemnity of this occasion requires, to lay the impudence and unskilfulness of that profligate Wretch,
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and those that lived before him, is this, That in Julian 's time, his two immediate Predecessors, Constantine and Constantius, had established Christianity in the Empire,
and those that lived before him, is this, That in Julian is time, his two immediate Predecessors, Constantine and Constantius, had established Christianity in the Empire,
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First, Whether the thing it self, which he lays down, and takes for granted, is true, that the Laws of the Empire in Julian 's time were on the Christians side.
First, Whither the thing it self, which he lays down, and Takes for granted, is true, that the Laws of the Empire in Julian is time were on the Christians side.
Therefore the Roman Emperours were sometimes called in Greek, NONLATINALPHABET, and at other times, NONLATINALPHABET, both of which terms do signifie an absolute Lord; and there is an Appendix to the Code and Pandects of Justinian, which is for that reason entituled the Authentiques, that is to say, the Laws or Edicts of an Arbitrary and Uncontroulable Prince.
Therefore the Roman emperors were sometime called in Greek,, and At other times,, both of which terms do signify an absolute Lord; and there is an Appendix to the Code and Pandects of Justinian, which is for that reason entitled the Authentiques, that is to say, the Laws or Edicts of an Arbitrary and Uncontrollable Prince.
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The Body of the Civil-Law, which was published by Justinian, consists wholly either of the Opinions of such as were accounted the best Roman Lawyers, which had their Force and Obligation from the Imperial Sanction, or of the Rescripts or Letters of the Roman Emperours to the Governours of Provinces and of Cities,
The Body of the Civil-Law, which was published by Justinian, consists wholly either of the Opinions of such as were accounted the best Roman Lawyers, which had their Force and Obligation from the Imperial Sanction, or of the Rescripts or Letters of the Roman emperors to the Governors of Provinces and of Cities,
nay, the Senate were so far from having any share in the Government with him, that they are exposed by the Roman Satyristfor their Servility and Slavery to the Caesars; and I remember particularly in the Theodosian Code, there are several Laws directed to the Senate,
nay, the Senate were so Far from having any share in the Government with him, that they Are exposed by the Roman Satyristfor their Servility and Slavery to the Caesars; and I Remember particularly in the Theodosian Code, there Are several Laws directed to the Senate,
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and the time when they were read publickly amongst them, in order to their being obeyed, was entered down in the Registers or Memoires of the House, which were as exact as the Journals of our Parliaments are now a-days.
and the time when they were read publicly among them, in order to their being obeyed, was entered down in the Registers or Memoirs of the House, which were as exact as the Journals of our Parliaments Are now adais.
and in the interpretation of them if any doubt should arise, which he decrees by virtue of his Arbitrary and Supream Authority to be wholly locked up in the Breast of the Emperour.
and in the Interpretation of them if any doubt should arise, which he decrees by virtue of his Arbitrary and Supreme authority to be wholly locked up in the Breast of the Emperor.
Lastly, It is plain that there were three several Reviewals of the Roman Law, by the command of the Emperours, and the Volumes that were published received their Authority wholly and intirely from the Imperial Sanction or Decree;
Lastly, It is plain that there were three several Reviewals of the Roman Law, by the command of the emperors, and the Volumes that were published received their authority wholly and entirely from the Imperial Sanction or decree;
the first of these Reviewals was in the time of Adrian the Successor of Trajan, the second in that of Theodosius the younger, and the third in that of Justinian.
the First of these Reviewals was in the time of Adrian the Successor of Trajan, the second in that of Theodosius the younger, and the third in that of Justinian.
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And now let any man judge what truth there is in the bold Affirmation of this unskilful Dabler in the Civil Law, that the Laws of the Empire were on the Christians side, at the same time when the Emperour himself was against them,
And now let any man judge what truth there is in the bold Affirmation of this unskilful Dabbler in the Civil Law, that the Laws of the Empire were on the Christians side, At the same time when the Emperor himself was against them,
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than he is a good Subject, or an honest Man, but that he hath studied Magna Charta, and Bracton, and Fleta, and Cooke upon Littleton, and the Judges Reports, and Ruled Cases, to as little purpose as he hath done his Bible.
than he is a good Subject, or an honest Man, but that he hath studied Magna Charta, and Bracton, and Fleta, and Cook upon Littleton, and the Judges Reports, and Ruled Cases, to as little purpose as he hath done his bible.
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If Julian were a Persecutor of Christianty, so were his Officers, and the Governours of the Provinces likewise, which they could neither do nor justifie without Authority from him, which Authority was conveyed without Question in the usual manner by the Imperial Rescripts,
If Julian were a Persecutor of Christianity, so were his Officers, and the Governors of the Provinces likewise, which they could neither doe nor justify without authority from him, which authority was conveyed without Question in the usual manner by the Imperial Rescripts,
but only that afterwards they were repealed, and therefore in those Collections of the Civil Law, which were published afterwards by Theodosius and Justinian, they were omitted as useless,
but only that afterwards they were repealed, and Therefore in those Collections of the Civil Law, which were published afterwards by Theodosius and Justinian, they were omitted as useless,
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yet nothing appears that ever they did actually Conspire against him, much less that they spoke the Epilogue to Julian the Apostate, as our True Protestants were about to do;
yet nothing appears that ever they did actually Conspire against him, much less that they spoke the Epilogue to Julian the Apostate, as our True Protestants were about to do;
And what is it, I beseech you, that he produces to justifie the matter of Fact, that the Christians were less Obedient to Julian than to former Emperours;
And what is it, I beseech you, that he produces to justify the matter of Fact, that the Christians were less Obedient to Julian than to former emperors;
there was a passionate Old Gentleman Gregory Nazianzen 's Father, there were three or four angry Women that sat talking together at their Needlewo•k in a Window, there were the Antiochians, who were got into the way of Pafquils and Lampoons, and were very much degenerated from their Predecessors, among whom the Scripture tells us the Believers were first called Christians; and there was Gregory Nazianzen himself, who brings up the rear with a bun•le of Greek Decla•ations made alter J•l••• was ou• o• hearing, wherein he had a mind at once to sh•w the gre••ness of his Wit,
there was a passionate Old Gentleman Gregory Nazianzen is Father, there were three or four angry Women that sat talking together At their Needlewo•k in a Window, there were the antiochians, who were god into the Way of Pafquils and Lampoons, and were very much degenerated from their Predecessors, among whom the Scripture tells us the Believers were First called Christians; and there was Gregory Nazianzen himself, who brings up the rear with a bun•le of Greek Decla•ations made altar J•l••• was ou• o• hearing, wherein he had a mind At once to sh•w the gre••ness of his Wit,
or that the generality of them, when we have set aside, a few passionate and Seditious Fellows, did talk so lewdly and so scandalously concerning him? No;
or that the generality of them, when we have Set aside, a few passionate and Seditious Fellows, did talk so lewdly and so scandalously Concerning him? No;
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but that after the Encouragement given to Christianity by two several Emperours succeeding one another, they were still more powerful and formidable than before,
but that After the Encouragement given to Christianity by two several emperors succeeding one Another, they were still more powerful and formidable than before,
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And so much concerning the nature of the Roman Government, and the behaviour of the Christians under it in the time of Julian; let us now briefly apply this to the Bill of Exclusion,
And so much Concerning the nature of the Roman Government, and the behaviour of the Christians under it in the time of Julian; let us now briefly apply this to the Bill of Exclusion,
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But as for the Bill which they preferred in Parliament, though I do not meddle with the Statute of Queen Elizabeth so much talked of about the Succession, I do conceive that it was naturally unlawful for the King to pass it,
But as for the Bill which they preferred in Parliament, though I do not meddle with the Statute of Queen Elizabeth so much talked of about the Succession, I do conceive that it was naturally unlawful for the King to pass it,
And this ought in all Ages hereafter to be remembered to the Kings Honour, that the Dangerous and threatning importunity of a restless Faction was never able to move the Scale of Justice out of its Royal Ballance,
And this ought in all Ages hereafter to be remembered to the Kings Honour, that the Dangerous and threatening importunity of a restless Faction was never able to move the Scale of justice out of its Royal Balance,
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or prevail with him to consent to any thing, though in never so great Straits and Exigences of his Affairs, which was like to be of so Dangerous Consequence to the Good of the People,
or prevail with him to consent to any thing, though in never so great Straits and Exigences of his Affairs, which was like to be of so Dangerous Consequence to the Good of the People,
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May he still continue to defend himself and us against the wicked Encroachments and Designs of Men much more Arbitrary than the Government they complain of,
May he still continue to defend himself and us against the wicked Encroachments and Designs of Men much more Arbitrary than the Government they complain of,
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For the business of Obedience to a Popish Sucessour, if God in his anger should send us such an one, I shall now immediately have occasion to consider it under the third and last head, in which I will be very brief,
For the business of obedience to a Popish Sucessour, if God in his anger should send us such an one, I shall now immediately have occasion to Consider it under the third and last head, in which I will be very brief,
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and in which I have promised to shew the Reasons upon which the passive behaviour of the Primitive Christians was founded, which I have in part considered already,
and in which I have promised to show the Reasons upon which the passive behaviour of the Primitive Christians was founded, which I have in part considered already,
than that the Subjects should be Judges in their own Cause, which they are of necessity supposed to be in all the cases of Resistance that can be supposed.
than that the Subject's should be Judges in their own Cause, which they Are of necessity supposed to be in all the cases of Resistance that can be supposed.
And first, There was the Command of our Saviour, who Commanded his Disciples in those times of Persecution by no means to resist their Enemies and Opposers in his Sermon on the Mount.
And First, There was the Command of our Saviour, who Commanded his Disciples in those times of Persecution by no means to resist their Enemies and Opposers in his Sermon on the Mount.
for he is the Minister of God, a revenger to execute Wrath upon him that doeth Evil. Wherefore you must needs be subject, not only for Wrath, but also for Conscience sake.
for he is the Minister of God, a revenger to execute Wrath upon him that doth Evil. Wherefore you must needs be Subject, not only for Wrath, but also for Conscience sake.
and therefore when he tells us that he is the Minister of God to us for Good, we must allow him in the Exercise of his Government, to judge for himself what that Good and Evil is, otherwise he will unavoidably bear the Sword in vain, and we shall never be punisht but when we please our selves.
and Therefore when he tells us that he is the Minister of God to us for Good, we must allow him in the Exercise of his Government, to judge for himself what that Good and Evil is, otherwise he will avoidable bear the Sword in vain, and we shall never be punished but when we please our selves.
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Thirdly, The Doctrine of Non resistance is still further inferred and prest upon us, by considering the Example of our Saviour and those Miraculous Powers for the Discipline of the Church, which were given to the Apostles and first Preachers of the Gospel.
Thirdly, The Doctrine of Non resistance is still further inferred and pressed upon us, by considering the Exampl of our Saviour and those Miraculous Powers for the Discipline of the Church, which were given to the Apostles and First Preachers of the Gospel.
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yet he chose rather to be an Example of Meekness and Humility, of Patience and Obedience to the Powers he lived under, than of Resistance against them.
yet he chosen rather to be an Exampl of Meekness and Humility, of Patience and obedience to the Powers he lived under, than of Resistance against them.
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And for the Apostles and their Successors, it is well known that St. Peter, with the Sentence of Excommunication denounced against them, struck Ananias and Sapphira dead;
And for the Apostles and their Successors, it is well known that Saint Peter, with the Sentence of Excommunication denounced against them, struck Ananias and Sapphira dead;
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and it is commonly supposed by Learned Men, that this Power remained in the Church, of inflicting Death and Diseases after a Miraculous way, till the Empire took Christianity into its Protection,
and it is commonly supposed by Learned Men, that this Power remained in the Church, of inflicting Death and Diseases After a Miraculous Way, till the Empire took Christianity into its Protection,
but now they never had a Power of inflicting the like Plagues or Calamities upon any that were not of their own Body, which was as much as to say, that God expected that they should practise the Doctrine of passive Obedience,
but now they never had a Power of inflicting the like Plagues or Calamities upon any that were not of their own Body, which was as much as to say, that God expected that they should practise the Doctrine of passive obedience,
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Fourthly and la••••, God himself did ordain and constitute an Arbitrary •overnment, when he appointed first Judges, and then Kings of Israel, that were invested with it;
Fourthly and la••••, God himself did ordain and constitute an Arbitrary •overnment, when he appointed First Judges, and then Kings of Israel, that were invested with it;
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or any number of Men that had a Power of limiting and controuling them, from the strange Enormities of the Sons of Eli, from whence notwithstanding no Rebellion;
or any number of Men that had a Power of limiting and controlling them, from the strange Enormities of the Sons of Eli, from whence notwithstanding no Rebellion;
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The Fathers of Families, who were the first Kings, had an unaccountable Power of Life and Death over their Children and Slaves, all over the East, and also by the Old Roman Law;
The Father's of Families, who were the First Kings, had an unaccountable Power of Life and Death over their Children and Slaves, all over the East, and also by the Old Roman Law;
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as it was with the Israelites after the Death of Samson, when the Scripture tells us there was no King in Israel, for a King and a Judge were in Authority the same, only the one was Hereditary, and the other was not.
as it was with the Israelites After the Death of samson, when the Scripture tells us there was no King in Israel, for a King and a Judge were in authority the same, only the one was Hereditary, and the other was not.
though they have not the executive Power, nor any share in the Administration, yet they have a right of consenting to those Laws by which they ought in Justice to be governed;
though they have not the executive Power, nor any share in the Administration, yet they have a right of consenting to those Laws by which they ought in justice to be governed;
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since I have not time, to reflect within your selves upon the detestable blackness of the Crime of which the Kings Enemies and yours are Guilty, upon the Horrid Consequences that would have attended the success of it,
since I have not time, to reflect within your selves upon the detestable blackness of the Crime of which the Kings Enemies and yours Are Guilty, upon the Horrid Consequences that would have attended the success of it,
and to adore that Providence that hath Delivered you from it, and pay your thanks to God by Obedience to the King, Obedience in your Thoughts, Obedience in your Actions, Obedience in your Principles,
and to adore that Providence that hath Delivered you from it, and pay your thanks to God by obedience to the King, obedience in your Thoughts, obedience in your Actions, obedience in your Principles,
C. Th. lib 6. tit. •. l, 14. & ib tit. 4. l. 11. &c. v. etia•• novel. Theod. tit. 1. & 2. &c. Theodos. l. 1. tit. 4. l. de responsis pru•entum, & l. 2. tit, 1. l 12. & l. 4. tit. 11. l 2.
C. Th. lib 6. tit. •. l, 14. & ib tit. 4. l. 11. etc. v. etia•• novel. Theod. tit. 1. & 2. etc. Theodos. l. 1. tit. 4. l. de responsis pru•entum, & l. 2. tit, 1. l 12. & l. 4. tit. 11. l 2.
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