A sermon preached July 17. 1676. in the Cathedral Church of St. Peter in York, before the Right Honourable Sir Francis North, Lord Chief Justice of the Common Pleas; and the Honourable Vere Bertie Esquire, one of the barons of the Exchequer; His Majesties judges of assize for the Northern Circuit By Thomas Cartwright D.D. and Dean of Ripon, chaplain in ordiary to His Majesty.
THe first and great Reason of Humane Laws and Dominion, is a Prevision that all men will not be a Law unto themselves, so as to do their Duty for love or fear of God;
THe First and great Reason of Humane Laws and Dominion, is a Prevision that all men will not be a Law unto themselves, so as to do their Duty for love or Fear of God;
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yet did God in the very Infancy of the World make an Edict for Magistracy: so that the Civil Power doth derive its Pedigree from Heaven, and is a part of the Government over Mankind, in which God useth the Ministry of Angels, and the service of Men;
yet did God in the very Infancy of the World make an Edict for Magistracy: so that the Civil Power does derive its Pedigree from Heaven, and is a part of the Government over Mankind, in which God uses the Ministry of Angels, and the service of Men;
and it hath accordingly in all Ages been found absolutely necessary for the preservation of Community, Peace and Piety, not to leave persons to terrours at such a distance as are those of Christs second coming to judge the World in Righteousness,
and it hath accordingly in all Ages been found absolutely necessary for the preservation of Community, Peace and Piety, not to leave Persons to terrors At such a distance as Are those of Christ second coming to judge the World in Righteousness,
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nor would Good Men have any better security than Lambs in a Forest of many Wolves, if there were not some present restraints for such exorbitant Offenders, whom the determents of the Life to come could not over-rule into subjection, that they might at least obey for wrath, if not for Conscience sake.
nor would Good Men have any better security than Lambs in a Forest of many Wolves, if there were not Some present restraints for such exorbitant Offenders, whom the determents of the Life to come could not overrule into subjection, that they might At least obey for wrath, if not for Conscience sake.
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Our Breath of our Nostrils is not more necessary for our being, than our Princes Sovereignty is to our well-being; for were he not armed with Authority to over-power Evil doers, the Purse-proud-man would oppress the Poor, the Crafty circumvent the Simple, the weaker party be continually exposed to the spoil and rapine of the stronger,
Our Breath of our Nostrils is not more necessary for our being, than our Princes Sovereignty is to our well-being; for were he not armed with authority to overpower Evil doers, the Purse-proud-man would oppress the Poor, the Crafty circumvent the Simple, the Weaker party be continually exposed to the spoil and rapine of the Stronger,
When there was No King in Israel, every one was more than a King to himself, which is the greatest Judgment that can befal a Rebellious People in this World.
When there was No King in Israel, every one was more than a King to himself, which is the greatest Judgement that can befall a Rebellious People in this World.
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and therefore we are the most Ingrateful Wretches in the World, and fit to be condemned to such repeated Confusions, if we do not bless God, both with our Lips and in our Lives,
and Therefore we Are the most Ingrateful Wretches in the World, and fit to be condemned to such repeated Confusions, if we do not bless God, both with our Lips and in our Lives,
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for the Re-establishment of that Regal Authority, to which we so evidently owe the preservation of our Order, our Peace, and our Religion; and indeed of every other good thing which is and ought to be dear unto us.
for the Re-establishment of that Regal authority, to which we so evidently owe the preservation of our Order, our Peace, and our Religion; and indeed of every other good thing which is and ought to be dear unto us.
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Their new fashion in Religion, which they took up in his absence, (as ridiculous as it was) was quickly followed by the Crowd; and their God of Gold (though but a Calf indeed) did not long want Worshippers.
Their new fashion in Religion, which they took up in his absence, (as ridiculous as it was) was quickly followed by the Crowd; and their God of Gold (though but a Calf indeed) did not long want Worshippers.
and from what occasion these abominable Disorders sprang, my Text tells you, the true reason was, There was no King in Israel, none to prohibite or punish such Prophanations;
and from what occasion these abominable Disorders sprang, my Text tells you, the true reason was, There was no King in Israel, none to prohibit or Punish such Profanations;
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follow any Seducer, though never so dangerous; embrace any Heresie, though never so damnable; or espouse any Faction, though never so desperate and seditious; turn Idolaters, or commit Sacriledge;
follow any Seducer, though never so dangerous; embrace any Heresy, though never so damnable; or espouse any Faction, though never so desperate and seditious; turn Idolaters, or commit Sacrilege;
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and this upon no less occasions than Idolatry and abominable Lusts, and with no less pernicious consequences and effects than Disorder and Dissolution.
and this upon no less occasions than Idolatry and abominable Lustiest, and with no less pernicious consequences and effects than Disorder and Dissolution.
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1. When there was no King in Israel, who is NONLATINALPHABET, the living Image of God, the Tribe of Dan will have a dead Idol, they break into Micha's House, rob him of his Priest and and consecrated things;
1. When there was no King in Israel, who is, the living Image of God, the Tribe of Dan will have a dead Idol, they break into Michael's House, rob him of his Priest and and consecrated things;
and if you inquire how such Sacriledge, Idolatry, Felony and Burglary could escape their deserved punishment? 'Tis fully answered, that there was no King in Israel, no Heir of Restraint, (for so the King is called Vers. 7. of that Chapter) because He by his Inheritance is obliged to curb and restrain all headstrong Impieties,
and if you inquire how such Sacrilege, Idolatry, Felony and Burglary could escape their deserved punishment? It's Fully answered, that there was no King in Israel, no Heir of Restraint, (for so the King is called Vers. 7. of that Chapter) Because He by his Inheritance is obliged to curb and restrain all headstrong Impieties,
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3. Lastly, The Men of Benjamin became the bold Champions of Gibeah's Lewdness; and being flesh'd with the double success of their evil cause, they persisted in their Villany, till all but six hundred were destroyed.
3. Lastly, The Men of Benjamin became the bold Champions of Gibeah's lewdness; and being fleshed with the double success of their evil cause, they persisted in their Villainy, till all but six hundred were destroyed.
and enforced them to Marriage; of which Rape and Riot the reason rendred is the same as it was of the former, In those days there was no King in Israel.
and Enforced them to Marriage; of which Rape and Riot the reason rendered is the same as it was of the former, In those days there was no King in Israel.
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So that my Text, you see, is no single instance, no particular, strange, casual, or accidental Emergence; but as it was in the beginning, so it hath been ever since,
So that my Text, you see, is no single instance, no particular, strange, casual, or accidental Emergence; but as it was in the beginning, so it hath been ever since,
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and will be undoubtedly to the Worlds end; Where there is no King (that is, no ordinary Judge or Governour, as the word is elsewhere taken) every one will do that which is right in his own eyes.
and will be undoubtedly to the World's end; Where there is no King (that is, no ordinary Judge or Governor, as the word is elsewhere taken) every one will do that which is right in his own eyes.
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nor can you expect any perfect Method in the prosecution of such Disorders, wherein we are concerned to take notice of these three Particulars: I. The Tragical Antecedent, wherein the great cause of Israels Miseries, and from what remarkably fatal time they bore date, is recorded;
nor can you expect any perfect Method in the prosecution of such Disorders, wherein we Are concerned to take notice of these three Particulars: I The Tragical Antecedent, wherein the great cause of Israel's Misery's, and from what remarkably fatal time they boar date, is recorded;
the one is so intail'd upon the other, that there is but an intermediate Comma, hardly a breathing space, between the loss of a King and Licentiousness:
the one is so intailed upon the other, that there is but an intermediate Comma, hardly a breathing Molle, between the loss of a King and Licentiousness:
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Which makes the words by a clear Epiphonema to declare the great Benefit of a Legitimate King in Israel, the Necessity of Laws, and the Happiness of those People, who live under such a Government as takes an impartial care of their execution, which will bring the Text home from the Jews to the Gentiles, from those in Israel to us in England.
Which makes the words by a clear Epiphonema to declare the great Benefit of a Legitimate King in Israel, the Necessity of Laws, and the Happiness of those People, who live under such a Government as Takes an impartial care of their execution, which will bring the Text home from the jews to the Gentiles, from those in Israel to us in England.
Now the worst beginning that any Men living ever made, was, when we of this Nation began to be a weary of our Late Martyr'd Sovereign, that being the fatal time from whence we may experimentally derive the Original Cause of all ours,
Now the worst beginning that any Men living ever made, was, when we of this nation began to be a weary of our Late Martyred Sovereign, that being the fatal time from whence we may experimentally derive the Original Cause of all ours,
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After Sampson 's death, there was an Inter-regnum, not under Othoniel, but between Sampson 's and Eli 's Government, (to which Drusius and Tremellius think this instance relates.) Others say there was no Supream and continual ordinary Magistrate over the whole body of the People;
After Sampson is death, there was an Inter-regnum, not under Othniel, but between Sampson is and Eli is Government, (to which Drusius and Tremellius think this instance relates.) Others say there was no Supreme and continual ordinary Magistrate over the Whole body of the People;
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Now the King is of as publick and universal Influence in his Dominions, as is the Sun in the Firmament, He being the Publick Ballancer of each Private Interest, with which he is intrusted as the proper Guardian of Equity and Justice, Custos utriusque Tabulae, to whose Sacred Custody God hath committed the Two Tables of the Law,
Now the King is of as public and universal Influence in his Dominions, as is the Sun in the Firmament, He being the Public Balancer of each Private Interest, with which he is Entrusted as the proper Guardian of Equity and justice, Custos utriusque Tabulae, to whose Sacred Custody God hath committed the Two Tables of the Law,
A King will be suddenly and soundly miss'd, not only in Edom but in Israel, which will quickly turn to a Babel without him, in as much as that very Law by which we hold our Lives and Liberties will be but a Dead Letter, unless it have his Authority to actuate and enliven it.
A King will be suddenly and soundly missed, not only in Edom but in Israel, which will quickly turn to a Babel without him, in as much as that very Law by which we hold our Lives and Liberties will be but a Dead letter, unless it have his authority to actuate and enliven it.
and when the Law hath defined what is Right or Wrong, there will want a Judge to sentence for the Plaintiff or Defendant; and let the Directive Power of the Law be never so good, it must of necessity fall to the ground,
and when the Law hath defined what is Right or Wrong, there will want a Judge to sentence for the Plaintiff or Defendant; and let the Directive Power of the Law be never so good, it must of necessity fallen to the ground,
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and Confusion hath ever been found so much worse than the hardest Subjection, and even the most corrupt Government so much better than a Civil War, that it was over-ruled in Nerva 's time by Fronto the Consul, Melius est sub his esse, sub quibus nihil licet, quam sub quibus omnia:
and Confusion hath ever been found so much Worse than the Hardest Subjection, and even the most corrupt Government so much better than a Civil War, that it was overruled in Nerva is time by Fronto the Consul, Better est sub his esse, sub quibus nihil licet, quam sub quibus omnia:
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That it is better to live under the severest Prince, where every Suspicion is made a Crime, and every Crime Capital, than to have none at all but a lawless Anarchy.
That it is better to live under the Severest Prince, where every Suspicion is made a Crime, and every Crime Capital, than to have none At all but a lawless Anarchy.
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Every Man whose short-sighted Soul can see no farther than his Eye, ought not to be empanneld to give in a Verdict of Right, of which to expect a true Judgment from him, were to exact an account beyond the Sphere of his notice.
Every Man whose shortsighted Soul can see no farther than his Eye, ought not to be empanneld to give in a Verdict of Right, of which to expect a true Judgement from him, were to exact an account beyond the Sphere of his notice.
For admit, that some of Nature's Courser Wares may lie upon the Bulk, expos'd to the transient view of every Vulgar Eye; yet these her Choicer Jewels of Right and Equity are lock'd up in her private Cabinet,
For admit, that Some of Nature's Courser Wares may lie upon the Bulk, exposed to the Transient view of every vulgar Eye; yet these her Choicer Jewels of Right and Equity Are locked up in her private Cabinet,
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If therefore any Mans Eye be the competent Judge of Right, yet without peradventure not every Mans; certainly not those of the Croud, who prostrate their Assent to every shallow Appearance,
If Therefore any men Eye be the competent Judge of Right, yet without Peradventure not every men; Certainly not those of the Crowd, who prostrate their Assent to every shallow Appearance,
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And indeed if every private Man had Wit and Honesty sufficient to govern himself and his own Actions, there would be no need of Publick Laws to direct, and Magistrates to guide them: But alas!
And indeed if every private Man had Wit and Honesty sufficient to govern himself and his own Actions, there would be no need of Public Laws to Direct, and Magistrates to guide them: But alas!
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as being acted by fond and absurd Principles, and so horribly impos'd upon by their Vices and Passions, that their Determinations are as different as their Judgments, and those as their Interests;
as being acted by found and absurd Principles, and so horribly imposed upon by their Vices and Passion, that their Determinations Are as different as their Judgments, and those as their Interests;
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if the Wisdom of Providence in a foresight of these Mischiefs to which we are thus obnoxious, had not caus'd us all to be born Subjects to some Empire, placing a Prince and Priest at first in every Family,
if the Wisdom of Providence in a foresight of these Mischiefs to which we Are thus obnoxious, had not caused us all to be born Subjects to Some Empire, placing a Prince and Priest At First in every Family,
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But if every Mans Eye could be supposed to be the competent Judge of some Right, yet without peradventure not of his own Right, for we are prone to fawn upon our selves,
But if every men Eye could be supposed to be the competent Judge of Some Right, yet without Peradventure not of his own Right, for we Are prove to fawn upon our selves,
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Our Affections do so easily bribe our Judgments to most apparent degrees of inequality, that it will be in vain to expect a Right Sentence where the Judge is a Party. We do so infinitely believe what makes for our selves,
Our Affections do so Easily bribe our Judgments to most apparent Degrees of inequality, that it will be in vain to expect a Right Sentence where the Judge is a Party. We do so infinitely believe what makes for our selves,
and in pure tenderness of Conscience to make her a Sufficient Dowry, Joyntred her in the Blood and Estates of their Lawful Sovereign and his Loyal Subjects, till their Gospel-Reformation was in a manner compleated,
and in pure tenderness of Conscience to make her a Sufficient Dowry, Joyntred her in the Blood and Estates of their Lawful Sovereign and his Loyal Subject's, till their Gospel-Reformation was in a manner completed,
and the Godly Party came to Inherit the Fattest Portions of this Land. Nor need we go back to them for an instance of Mens being blinded with their Passions and Interests;
and the Godly Party Come to Inherit the Fattest Portions of this Land. Nor need we go back to them for an instance of Mens being blinded with their Passion and Interests;
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If therefore every Man should be his own Judge, so as to take upon him to determine his own Right, and according to such Determination to proceed in the maintenance of it, not only the Government,
If Therefore every Man should be his own Judge, so as to take upon him to determine his own Right, and according to such Determination to proceed in the maintenance of it, not only the Government,
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we cannot expect more Miseries, than will infallibly invade us, nor fewer than befel the Jews, when every Man did that which was right in his own Eyes.
we cannot expect more Misery's, than will infallibly invade us, nor fewer than befell the jews, when every Man did that which was right in his own Eyes.
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and will not suffer them to take any rest, till from Liberty of Thinking, they come to Liberty of Acting? (which the most Judicious Hooker foresaw they would do,
and will not suffer them to take any rest, till from Liberty of Thinking, they come to Liberty of Acting? (which the most Judicious Hooker foresaw they would do,
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and we have seen they did.) Then without question, if we cannot pull Mens Eyes out of their Heads, (which were inhumane to attempt) nor beat them out of their perverse Opinions, (which were unchristian) yet at least it is the Publick Interest and the Magistrates Duty to pinion their Hands, and bind them to the Peace;
and we have seen they did.) Then without question, if we cannot pull Men's Eyes out of their Heads, (which were inhumane to attempt) nor beatrice them out of their perverse Opinions, (which were unchristian) yet At least it is the Public Interest and the Magistrates Duty to pinion their Hands, and bind them to the Peace;
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The letting loose of that string of Uniformity, which the Laws have scrued up to its just pitch, will make greater Discords in the Harmony both of Church and State than we can easily imagine.
The letting lose of that string of Uniformity, which the Laws have screwed up to its just pitch, will make greater Discords in the Harmony both of Church and State than we can Easily imagine.
and therefore doing of Right is a smooth term with them who are for the most part in the Wrong; and Liberty of Conscience the plausiblest thing in the World,
and Therefore doing of Right is a smooth term with them who Are for the most part in the Wrong; and Liberty of Conscience the plausiblest thing in the World,
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But our Wiser Progenitors who expected Protection, not only for Themselves but their Posterities, did and might as reasonably ingage for our Obedience to them who should protect us;
But our Wiser Progenitors who expected Protection, not only for Themselves but their Posterities, did and might as reasonably engage for our obedience to them who should Pact us;
for we cannot fathom the depth and deceitfulness of our own Hearts, much less of the Hearts of other Men, which are fruitful in evil, and every day bring forth new Inventions.
for we cannot fathom the depth and deceitfulness of our own Hearts, much less of the Hearts of other Men, which Are fruitful in evil, and every day bring forth new Inventions.
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Only this we know, Cui plus licet quam par est, plus velit quam licet, We are all the worse for that which we mistake for Liberty, (mistake I say) for to live as we please, is indeed to lose our Liberty, of which the Law is so far from being an Abridgement, that it is the only Firm Foundation upon which it must be built,
Only this we know, Cui plus licet quam par est, plus velit quam licet, We Are all the Worse for that which we mistake for Liberty, (mistake I say) for to live as we please, is indeed to loose our Liberty, of which the Law is so Far from being an Abridgement, that it is the only Firm Foundation upon which it must be built,
if it stand for ever, there being no True Liberty but under some Law; to which when Men fling off their Obedience, they bring themselves under the Devils Yoak; nor is there any thing more unlike Liberty than that which they then contend for with so much heat and violence.
if it stand for ever, there being no True Liberty but under Some Law; to which when Men fling off their obedience, they bring themselves under the Devils Yoke; nor is there any thing more unlike Liberty than that which they then contend for with so much heat and violence.
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A Liberty to manifest our folly and wickedness, to be unjust and unholy, to injure our Brethren and our selves, is but a Licence and Protection for Villany, which is the greatest Slavery on this side Hell;
A Liberty to manifest our folly and wickedness, to be unjust and unholy, to injure our Brothers and our selves, is but a Licence and Protection for Villainy, which is the greatest Slavery on this side Hell;
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and yet a little more of this Liberty they would fain have, who have had too much already, (unless they had used it better.) The Croud would fain be let loose, to do what they please;
and yet a little more of this Liberty they would fain have, who have had too much already, (unless they had used it better.) The Crowd would fain be let lose, to do what they please;
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which Freedom that they may the better obtain, they are taught (by them who know best how to set a Rebellion on foot) to pretend Conscience, and an Inward Light for all their Aims and Actions, how dark and dangerous soever;
which Freedom that they may the better obtain, they Are taught (by them who know best how to Set a Rebellion on foot) to pretend Conscience, and an Inward Light for all their Aims and Actions, how dark and dangerous soever;
and whenever the Rabble had a mind to Rebel, every thing they would have introduced or alter'd in the Government was their Conscience, and their foulest Villanies were ready to justifie themselves by Scripture Authority. Now by their Consciences (for the Liberty whereof this Nation hath unhappily spent that Blood and Treasure which we might have kept for better purposes) the modestest of them meant, I think, their Judgment, and Opinion of their own Actions;
and whenever the Rabble had a mind to Rebel, every thing they would have introduced or altered in the Government was their Conscience, and their Foulest Villainies were ready to justify themselves by Scripture authority. Now by their Consciences (for the Liberty whereof this nation hath unhappily spent that Blood and Treasure which we might have kept for better Purposes) the modestest of them meant, I think, their Judgement, and Opinion of their own Actions;
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and did accordingly become Humble Petitioners to our Martyr'd KING of Blessed Memory, that their Dictates might be certain Peculiars exempt from the Jurisdictions of their Sovereigns Decrees.
and did accordingly become Humble Petitioners to our Martyred KING of Blessed Memory, that their Dictates might be certain Peculiars exempt from the Jurisdictions of their Sovereigns Decrees.
No Nation under Heaven hath been more over-stock'd with such Libertines than this of ours, where they have been laying the Foundation for above forty years last past, of the most loose, uncertain and pernicious Religion in the World.
No nation under Heaven hath been more overstocked with such Libertines than this of ours, where they have been laying the Foundation for above forty Years last passed, of the most lose, uncertain and pernicious Religion in the World.
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When they hear the Eccho of their own Lust and Concupiscence speaking within them, they tell their deluded Admirers, that it is the Voice of the Spirit;
When they hear the Echo of their own Lust and Concupiscence speaking within them, they tell their deluded Admirers, that it is the Voice of the Spirit;
and being once enlighted with such Illusions, they bring in God to Witness against Himself, and to speak by them from Heaven against what he hath declared before by his Son upon Earth;
and being once enlighted with such Illusions, they bring in God to Witness against Himself, and to speak by them from Heaven against what he hath declared before by his Son upon Earth;
upon which Foundation what a Babel of Confusion hath been erected, and what foul Sins have advanc'd themselves upon these specious Principles, even to the out-facing of all Authority, we have sadly seen and felt too much already.
upon which Foundation what a Babel of Confusion hath been erected, and what foul Sins have advanced themselves upon these specious Principles, even to the outfacing of all authority, we have sadly seen and felt too much already.
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Men of Distempered Minds as well as Crasie Bodies being possessed with a discontent and dislike of things present, do naturally imagine that any thing, the Virtue whereof they hear commended by their Friends, will help them,
Men of Distempered Minds as well as Crazy Bodies being possessed with a discontent and dislike of things present, do naturally imagine that any thing, the Virtue whereof they hear commended by their Friends, will help them,
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and every one to do that which is right in his own Eyes, without the controul of his Governours, who are intrusted with the Sword of Justice to repress those Armed Disorders which are embowel'd in that Trojan Horse, which these Crafty Sinons would introduce.
and every one to do that which is right in his own Eyes, without the control of his Governors, who Are Entrusted with the Sword of justice to repress those Armed Disorders which Are emboweled in that Trojan Horse, which these Crafty Sinons would introduce.
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If this be admitted, King JAMES His Prophecy will be soon fulfill'd, The Pope will be brought into England upon the Puritans back: And though I am so Charitable as to hope, that they do not in the least design it;
If this be admitted, King JAMES His Prophecy will be soon fulfilled, The Pope will be brought into England upon the Puritans back: And though I am so Charitable as to hope, that they do not in the least Design it;
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yet I am also so purblind that I cannot see the least danger of his entrance any other way, notwithstanding the many Jealousies of this kind with which we are daily alarm'd.
yet I am also so purblind that I cannot see the least danger of his Entrance any other Way, notwithstanding the many Jealousies of this kind with which we Are daily alarmed.
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if every private Mans perswasion, which he has learn'd to call his Conscience, should give check to the Magistrates Commands? And how impossible is it for the King to abridge them of Liberty of Conscience, the pleading for which makes so great a noise in the World? For Liberty of Conscience rightly stated, is an Internal and Invisible thing, seated in that part of a Man, of whose secret Operations, which are but pure Speculations, the Civil Power can take no Cognizance.
if every private men persuasion, which he has learned to call his Conscience, should give check to the Magistrates Commands? And how impossible is it for the King to abridge them of Liberty of Conscience, the pleading for which makes so great a noise in the World? For Liberty of Conscience rightly stated, is an Internal and Invisible thing, seated in that part of a Man, of whose secret Operations, which Are but pure Speculations, the Civil Power can take no Cognizance.
Men may think of things according to their own perswasions, and assert the freedom of their Judgments in their Intellectual Kingdoms against all the Emperours in the World.
Men may think of things according to their own persuasions, and assert the freedom of their Judgments in their Intellectual Kingdoms against all the emperors in the World.
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But when it sallies out of its own Sanctuary, into outward Action, and invades the Magistrates Territories, till it come from Liberty of Perswasion to Liberty of Practice,
But when it sallies out of its own Sanctuary, into outward Actium, and invades the Magistrates Territories, till it come from Liberty of Persuasion to Liberty of Practice,
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and throws NONLATINALPHABET, such Fiery Darts of Satan among his Subjects as may inflame and wound them, 'tis both his Duty and Interest to have a care of the Publick Weal,
and throws, such Fiery Darts of Satan among his Subject's as may inflame and wound them, it's both his Duty and Interest to have a care of the Public Weal,
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and to leave them to the Government of their own Delusive Perswasions, were in effect to deliver them up to Satan, to be abused and tormented with every Lust, which had debauched their Understandings.
and to leave them to the Government of their own Delusive Persuasions, were in Effect to deliver them up to Satan, to be abused and tormented with every Lust, which had debauched their Understandings.
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how many Rebels it Armed, and how many Drums it beat up for Reformation, till Humour, Prejudice and Peevishness prevailed to Murder the Best of Princes. Nor can we be reasonably startled at any greater Symptoms of the departure of that Happy Government which God hath now blessed us with,
how many Rebels it Armed, and how many Drums it beatrice up for Reformation, till Humour, Prejudice and Peevishness prevailed to Murder the Best of Princes. Nor can we be reasonably startled At any greater Symptoms of the departure of that Happy Government which God hath now blessed us with,
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For if there were No King in our Israel, we should soon feel by these Mens Actions what were Right in their Eyes, and be thorowly convinced of the Truth of the third part of my Text; viz, III. The Infallible Connexion between that Antecedent and this Consequent, the Loss of a King and Licentiousness.
For if there were No King in our Israel, we should soon feel by these Men's Actions what were Right in their Eyes, and be thoroughly convinced of the Truth of the third part of my Text; videlicet, III. The Infallible Connexion between that Antecedent and this Consequent, the Loss of a King and Licentiousness.
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Those Fatal Days are not yet forgot, wherein the Cursed Regicides pull'd down Gods Deputy to set up Devotion, defac'd the Churches to introduce a Form of Godliness, and grub'd up the soundest and straitest Cedars of it by the Roots, to plant a Grove of crooked hollow hearted Elders in their room, till they came to hold the Laws themselves under Sequestration, as well as the Rights and Revenues of the Crown and Church,
Those Fatal Days Are not yet forgotten, wherein the Cursed Regicides pulled down God's Deputy to Set up Devotion, defaced the Churches to introduce a From of Godliness, and grubbed up the soundest and straitest Cedars of it by the Roots, to plant a Grove of crooked hollow hearted Elders in their room, till they Come to hold the Laws themselves under Sequestration, as well as the Rights and Revenues of the Crown and Church,
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From which horrible Enormities, which a King in Israel would, and when he is Dethron'd, none else can, prevent and remedy, give me leave by way of Application to infer three things.
From which horrible Enormities, which a King in Israel would, and when he is Dethroned, none Else can, prevent and remedy, give me leave by Way of Application to infer three things.
and if the Power of which the King is possess'd did not so vastly exceed that of his Subjects who are to obey, that in case of a Contest it would be most unreasonable for them to hope to maintain their Cause and Party against him, we should never be free from Tumults and Seditions;
and if the Power of which the King is possessed did not so vastly exceed that of his Subject's who Are to obey, that in case of a Contest it would be most unreasonable for them to hope to maintain their Cause and Party against him, we should never be free from Tumults and Seditions;
and therefore Men being more Ruled by Hopes and Fears, than by a sense of Duty and love of Goodness, 'tis necessary for the Maintenance of Societies, not only that it be declared, What Men ought to do;
and Therefore Men being more Ruled by Hope's and Fears, than by a sense of Duty and love of goodness, it's necessary for the Maintenance of Societies, not only that it be declared, What Men ought to do;
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so that although there be Kings, yet except they carefully execute their Laws, that no Man be suffer'd to do what is right in his own Eyes, without suffering the Penalties imposed by Law, Disorder and Dissolution will quickly follow.
so that although there be Kings, yet except they carefully execute their Laws, that no Man be suffered to do what is right in his own Eyes, without suffering the Penalties imposed by Law, Disorder and Dissolution will quickly follow.
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and every Man shall be bound to please himself in doing that which is right in his own Eyes, which is the ready way to Nurse up Factions and Seditions to a Grandure so formidable, as to be able when they see their own time to change the Government of Church and State.
and every Man shall be bound to please himself in doing that which is right in his own Eyes, which is the ready Way to Nurse up Factions and Seditions to a Grandeur so formidable, as to be able when they see their own time to change the Government of Church and State.
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'Tis sometimes necessary for the Publick Weal to punish Well-meaning Persons for such Offences into which they have been betrayed through their own Ignorance and Inadvertency,
It's sometime necessary for the Public Weal to Punish Well-meaning Persons for such Offences into which they have been betrayed through their own Ignorance and Inadvertency,
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and by the artifice of some Grand Seducers: but it is always necessary to punish such, who unless they mean better now than they did before, mean to bathe their Tender Consciences in the Blood of our Gracious Sovereign and their fellow-Subjects;
and by the artifice of Some Grand Seducers: but it is always necessary to Punish such, who unless they mean better now than they did before, mean to bathe their Tender Consciences in the Blood of our Gracious Sovereign and their Fellow subjects;
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and therefore it is high time for them who are in Authority, not only to consider the present, but to inlarge their Vigilancy for the times to come; to permit nothing now, which may hereafter shake the Throne of David, and to bestir themselves against such Anti-Monarchical, and Anti-Episcopal Spirits, as have been Conjured up in this Rebellious and Disputing Age, till they lay such Infernal Impostors,
and Therefore it is high time for them who Are in authority, not only to Consider the present, but to enlarge their Vigilancy for the times to come; to permit nothing now, which may hereafter shake the Throne of David, and to Bestir themselves against such Antimonarchical, and Anti-Episcopal Spirits, as have been Conjured up in this Rebellious and Disputing Age, till they lay such Infernal Impostors,
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And I know your Lordships understand your selves and the present Distempers of this poor distracted Kingdom better than to hope to remove the Disease by feeding the Humour.
And I know your Lordship's understand your selves and the present Distempers of this poor distracted Kingdom better than to hope to remove the Disease by feeding the Humour.
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If the Foundations of Faith, Good Life and Government be not secured by the due execution of the Laws, we shall neither have Truth nor Peace long among us: From whence we may infer,
If the Foundations of Faith, Good Life and Government be not secured by the due execution of the Laws, we shall neither have Truth nor Peace long among us: From whence we may infer,
Munimentum Gentis est Justitia; Justice is the Fortification of a Kingdom, and Laws the Soul of the Body Politick, by which its parts are animated and set a work in such Actions as the common good requires, which taught Plato to derive their Pedigree from Heaven, NONLATINALPHABET And indeed the World, which would otherwise be a Salvage Wilderness, is by Government made a Terrestrial Paradice, the Type and Representation of that which is Eternal,
Munimentum Gentis est Justitia; justice is the Fortification of a Kingdom, and Laws the Soul of the Body Politic, by which its parts Are animated and Set a work in such Actions as the Common good requires, which taught Plato to derive their Pedigree from Heaven, And indeed the World, which would otherwise be a Salvage Wilderness, is by Government made a Terrestrial Paradise, the Type and Representation of that which is Eternal,
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nor need they be jealous of their own, no Man being permitted to do that which is right in his own Eyes, unless it be also agreeable to the Laws of God and the King;
nor need they be jealous of their own, no Man being permitted to do that which is right in his own Eyes, unless it be also agreeable to the Laws of God and the King;
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and the Outcries of such against the Magistrates as are thus happily bound by them to their Good behaviour, are no more to be regarded by them than those of Mad-men against their Physitians.
and the Outcries of such against the Magistrates as Are thus happily bound by them to their Good behaviour, Are no more to be regarded by them than those of Madmen against their Physicians.
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Nor do Kings, who are Gods among Men, go out of their way in managing the Affairs of his Kingdom. For if none had Power to order Matters of Religion, there would be nothing but Confusion; if any besides the Supream Magistrate, nothing but Division; and therefore the Jews tell us, that the Keys of the Temple were not hung at the High Priests Girdle,
Nor doe Kings, who Are God's among Men, go out of their Way in managing the Affairs of his Kingdom. For if none had Power to order Matters of Religion, there would be nothing but Confusion; if any beside the Supreme Magistrate, nothing but Division; and Therefore the jews tell us, that the Keys of the Temple were not hung At the High Priests Girdle,
He is to consult Moses and the Prophets, not Him and his Cardinals. His Sword is to be guided and restrained by the Laws of Heaven, and not controuled by those of Rome. King James one would think had said enough to make their Papal-Bulls pull in their Horns with shame,
He is to consult Moses and the prophets, not Him and his Cardinals. His Sword is to be guided and restrained by the Laws of Heaven, and not controlled by those of Room. King James one would think had said enough to make their Papal-Bulls pull in their Horns with shame,
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and to teach all Christian Kings to take heed of being toss'd by them, with whom King-Killing hath passed the Muster not only of Works acceptable to God, but also of such Meritorious Ones as may justly purchase the Crown of Martyrdom.
and to teach all Christian Kings to take heed of being tossed by them, with whom King-killing hath passed the Muster not only of Works acceptable to God, but also of such Meritorious Ones as may justly purchase the Crown of Martyrdom.
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yet does the Pope of Rome and his Assertors encourage Subjects to, as that to which they are bound under no less a penalty, ( Conscientiae vinculo arctissimo, says Creswell. ) I know there are many Loyal Persons of the Romish Perswasion, who do abhor those Jesuitical Principles and Practices; and I wish the Pope would be so just to himself and us,
yet does the Pope of Room and his Assertors encourage Subject's to, as that to which they Are bound under no less a penalty, (Conscientiae Vinculo arctissimo, Says Creswell.) I know there Are many Loyal Persons of the Romish Persuasion, who do abhor those Jesuitical Principles and Practices; and I wish the Pope would be so just to himself and us,
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All Ecclesiastical Officers are but the Kings Ʋnder-ministers, who being the Head of all under Christ, ought to have an especial care of his Body the Church, that no turbulent Papists or Phanaticks may under pretence of Conscience and Reformation, out-face and controul God's and his Authority,
All Ecclesiastical Officers Are but the Kings Ʋnder-ministers, who being the Head of all under christ, ought to have an especial care of his Body the Church, that no turbulent Papists or Fanatics may under pretence of Conscience and Reformation, outface and control God's and his authority,
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And indeed when Men are grown so hardy as to venture upon the Mouth of any Cannon which is not charg'd with Chain-shot, but with the Brutum Fulmen of a Flashy Excommunication, which doth no Execution upon their Bodies or Estates, it is much to be feared that they will,
And indeed when Men Are grown so hardy as to venture upon the Mouth of any Cannon which is not charged with Chain-shot, but with the Brutum Fulmen of a Flashy Excommunication, which does no Execution upon their Bodies or Estates, it is much to be feared that they will,
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when they see their opportunity, assault the Power it self that set them up, if they in whom the Execution of the Laws is intrusted, do not think fit to proportion their strictness to the stubbornness of Grainsayers,
when they see their opportunity, assault the Power it self that Set them up, if they in whom the Execution of the Laws is Entrusted, do not think fit to proportion their strictness to the stubbornness of Grainsayers,
their Malice being so unreasonable, that it hath been found much easier to deny them all, than having gratified them in part to prescribe them a measure. And certainly one great cause why this Kingdom hath more Rebels than Murderers, more Schismaticks than Sodomites, more stubborn Nonconformists than High-way-men, is because there is a more strict execution of the Laws against the one, than against the other.
their Malice being so unreasonable, that it hath been found much Easier to deny them all, than having gratified them in part to prescribe them a measure. And Certainly one great cause why this Kingdom hath more Rebels than Murderers, more Schismatics than Sodomites, more stubborn nonconformists than Highwaymen, is Because there is a more strict execution of the Laws against the one, than against the other.
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Give not me therefore, but God leave, whose Minister I am here as your Honours are on the Bench, to call upon you to remember the Church of England, when you sit down to Consult and Judge, that her Sons may not forget your Lordships when they kneel down to pray;
Give not me Therefore, but God leave, whose Minister I am Here as your Honours Are on the Bench, to call upon you to Remember the Church of England, when you fit down to Consult and Judge, that her Sons may not forget your Lordship's when they kneel down to pray;
and this we beg the more earnestly, because the unsheathing of your Swords may happily prevent the destroying Angels drawing his. I am not tempted to sin against the Publick Character which hath been so deservedly given to your Lordships; nor do I in the least suspect any active or passive Injustice in you,
and this we beg the more earnestly, Because the unsheathing of your Swords may happily prevent the destroying Angels drawing his. I am not tempted to sin against the Public Character which hath been so deservedly given to your Lordship's; nor do I in the least suspect any active or passive Injustice in you,
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and therefore all that I have said in this matter is design'd to justifie to others the Oeconomy and Equity of your constant care and proceedings in this kind,
and Therefore all that I have said in this matter is designed to justify to Others the Oeconomy and Equity of your constant care and proceedings in this kind,
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and not only the reasonableness, but the indispensible necessity which lies upon you of performing that Great Trust which God and the King have reposed in you,
and not only the reasonableness, but the indispensible necessity which lies upon you of performing that Great Trust which God and the King have reposed in you,
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But I know the touchiness of the times in which I speak to be as admirable as their contempt of Authority; and do therefore expect to be told by some who are conscious to themselves how much they have deserved to feel the smart of your Censures in this kind;
But I know the touchiness of the times in which I speak to be as admirable as their contempt of authority; and do Therefore expect to be told by Some who Are conscious to themselves how much they have deserved to feel the smart of your Censures in this kind;
or to incense your Lordships against such dissenting Brethren, who sometimes perhaps obey for wrath, and sometimes also disobey for Conscience sake; and that I should rather in meekness instruct those that oppose themselves,
or to incense your Lordship's against such dissenting Brothers, who sometime perhaps obey for wrath, and sometime also disobey for Conscience sake; and that I should rather in meekness instruct those that oppose themselves,
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if God peradventure will give them repentance to the acknowledgment of the Truth, than invite others to persecute them. For so both the Romanists and Sectaries have agreed to call the Execution of the Penal Laws, and to charge them upon the Church of England, which hath no hand in the Execution of them.
if God Peradventure will give them Repentance to the acknowledgment of the Truth, than invite Others to persecute them. For so both the Romanists and Sectaries have agreed to call the Execution of the Penal Laws, and to charge them upon the Church of England, which hath no hand in the Execution of them.
But when Men will set up Altar against Altar, and Pulpit against Pulpit, not only without, but against Authority, and make no more of Obedience and Subjection than of a Ceremony, (for which they seem to mistake them) I cannot imagine how the Laws could be less severe against them than they are,
But when Men will Set up Altar against Altar, and Pulpit against Pulpit, not only without, but against authority, and make no more of obedience and Subjection than of a Ceremony, (for which they seem to mistake them) I cannot imagine how the Laws could be less severe against them than they Are,
I need not tell you what the Donatists did in Africa against Maximinian, nor John of Leydens Men at Munster. The Popes of Rome, for all their Age and Holiness, have more than once attempted to commit a Rape upon the Crown and Church of England; and we have also smartly felt,
I need not tell you what the Donatists did in Africa against Maximinian, nor John of Leydens Men At Munster. The Popes of Room, for all their Age and Holiness, have more than once attempted to commit a Rape upon the Crown and Church of England; and we have also smartly felt,
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how hard the Hearts and Hands of those Tender Consciences were, which were Nurs'd up at Geneva. The Foxes did then (as they do now) look several ways, but we find our Fields wasted,
how hard the Hearts and Hands of those Tender Consciences were, which were Nursed up At Geneva. The Foxes did then (as they do now) look several ways, but we find our Fields wasted,
and God forbid that either of their Dominions should ever be founded in His MAJESTIES Grace. I hope this Nation lies under no Disloyal Temptations to a Second Holy War, because we cannot yet have forgot what a vast Expence of Blood and Treasure the First cost us.
and God forbid that either of their Dominions should ever be founded in His MAJESTIES Grace. I hope this nation lies under no Disloyal Temptations to a Second Holy War, Because we cannot yet have forgotten what a vast Expense of Blood and Treasure the First cost us.
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as if with the male-content Israelites our Delight were in Egypt, and we long'd to be Dancing after the Phrygian Musick of Drums and Trumpets? What is it that you want to compleat your Happiness,
as if with the malcontent Israelites our Delight were in Egypt, and we longed to be Dancing After the Phrygian Music of Drums and Trumpets? What is it that you want to complete your Happiness,
unless it be to understand it better, and to be more thankful for it? Will not the Miracle of the Kings and Churches Restauration rise up in Judgment against us,
unless it be to understand it better, and to be more thankful for it? Will not the Miracle of the Kings and Churches Restauration rise up in Judgement against us,
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and deflower the Beauty of his Crown with Satyrical Invectives, and gratifie his Enemies with Libels against his Person and Government? The very Heathens themselves had Divinity enough to pay Devotion to their Princes.
and deflower the Beauty of his Crown with Satyrical Invectives, and gratify his Enemies with Libels against his Person and Government? The very heathens themselves had Divinity enough to pay Devotion to their Princes.
and if our Religion do not improve our Loyalty beyond theirs, it is not from above, and we shall be found Rebels against Heaven as well as Him. For they who do not obey the King, who is a Visible God, will never obey God, who is an Invisible King. If therefore you desire to approve your selves good Subjects and Christians, invent not any Evil Stories of Him whom God hath set over you, falsly;
and if our Religion do not improve our Loyalty beyond theirs, it is not from above, and we shall be found Rebels against Heaven as well as Him. For they who do not obey the King, who is a Visible God, will never obey God, who is an Invisible King. If Therefore you desire to approve your selves good Subject's and Christians, invent not any Evil Stories of Him whom God hath Set over you, falsely;
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but apprehend such Disloyal Thiefs, whom you take a Pillaging your Princes Good Name; the forward Receiver of any evil report, being as bad as he that brings it.
but apprehend such Disloyal Thieves, whom you take a Pillaging your Princes Good Name; the forward Receiver of any evil report, being as bad as he that brings it.
Unless there be five or more assembled together over and besides those of the same Houshold where their Conventicle or Assembly is, the Law made Ann. 22 CAROLI Secundi, for the Prevention and Suppression of Seditious Conventicles, takes no Cognizance of them;
Unless there be five or more assembled together over and beside those of the same Household where their Conventicle or Assembly is, the Law made Ann. 22 CAROLI Secundi, for the Prevention and Suppression of Seditious Conventicles, Takes no Cognizance of them;
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(and the Law allows them this, and as much more:) but it must be a Liberty of increasing their Factions, till their Numbers may come to give Laws to the Government.
(and the Law allows them this, and as much more:) but it must be a Liberty of increasing their Factions, till their Numbers may come to give Laws to the Government.
His MAJESTY hath done nothing to impose upon their Consciences. I wish I could also as truly say that they had done nothing to oppose his Authority: for the Benefits whereof that we may bless God,
His MAJESTY hath done nothing to impose upon their Consciences. I wish I could also as truly say that they had done nothing to oppose his authority: for the Benefits whereof that we may bless God,
3 Our Happiness under a Monarchical Government, which hath this prescription and advantage above all other forms, that it carries a more evident stamp of Divine Institution than any other,
3 Our Happiness under a Monarchical Government, which hath this prescription and advantage above all other forms, that it carries a more evident stamp of Divine Institution than any other,
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We have a KING after Gods and our own Heart; may his Reign be long and prosperous: He is Gods High Steward and Minister; and You, My Lords, are His, from whom you derive your Authority for the punishment of Evil-doers, that we may lead a peaceable Life in all Godliness and Honesty.
We have a KING After God's and our own Heart; may his Reign be long and prosperous: He is God's High Steward and Minister; and You, My lords, Are His, from whom you derive your authority for the punishment of Evildoers, that we may led a peaceable Life in all Godliness and Honesty.
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If therefore any have done what is right in their own Eyes, (but not in those of the Law) I doubt not but that you will let them know, that There is a King in Israel, by bringing them to suffer what is right in yours; that whosoever will not do the Laws of our God and the King, may have Judgment executed speedily upon them, whether it be death,
If Therefore any have done what is right in their own Eyes, (but not in those of the Law) I doubt not but that you will let them know, that There is a King in Israel, by bringing them to suffer what is right in yours; that whosoever will not do the Laws of our God and the King, may have Judgement executed speedily upon them, whither it be death,
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Which benefit whilst the Country reaps by the execution of your Trust, (who are the Kings best Life-guard in times of Peace ) the very feet of those who bring tydings of your coming, will be beautiful on the Mountains;
Which benefit while the Country reaps by the execution of your Trust, (who Are the Kings best Lifeguard in times of Peace) the very feet of those who bring tidings of your coming, will be beautiful on the Mountains;
in as much as all our private Concerns are imbark'd in that Publick Bottom, whose Exigencies must be supplied with Men and Money according to the Kings Discretion, who with the Advice and Assistance of his great Council the Parliament, is the best Judge of Publick Necessity.
in as much as all our private Concerns Are embarked in that Public Bottom, whose Exigencies must be supplied with Men and Money according to the Kings Discretion, who with the advice and Assistance of his great Council the Parliament, is the best Judge of Public Necessity.
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As we are all comprehended in, so are we obliged to the good of the Nation, upon which whatsoever we bestow returns to our selves, the King having no more than the serious care of a Publick Guardian to lay out our Services,
As we Are all comprehended in, so Are we obliged to the good of the nation, upon which whatsoever we bestow returns to our selves, the King having no more than the serious care of a Public Guardian to lay out our Services,
If Men did bear true Faith and Allegiance to God and the King, and would stick to the plain Principles of the Gospel, and of a Vertuous Life, their very Souls would be subject to the Higher Powers;
If Men did bear true Faith and Allegiance to God and the King, and would stick to the plain Principles of the Gospel, and of a Virtuous Life, their very Souls would be Subject to the Higher Powers;
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and they would then take better care to secure their own Consciences and the Publick Peace, than to arraign the Prudence of Authority, and the Justice of Laws at the Bar of their private Discretion, by the odious Name of Persecution, in so licentious a manner as they now generally do,
and they would then take better care to secure their own Consciences and the Public Peace, than to arraign the Prudence of authority, and the justice of Laws At the Bar of their private Discretion, by the odious Name of Persecution, in so licentious a manner as they now generally do,
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Then would they also perceive how just and necessary it is, that since Men have not all one Reason in them, they should at least have one Power over them, to render such Acts ineffectual by the due execution of Impartial Justice, which might be done by any to the disturbance of the Community.
Then would they also perceive how just and necessary it is, that since Men have not all one Reason in them, they should At least have one Power over them, to render such Acts ineffectual by the due execution of Impartial justice, which might be done by any to the disturbance of the Community.
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neither Micha for all his Wealth, nor Dan for all his Forces, nor Gibeah for all their Multitude, no discontented Persons or Parties of what Faith or Faction soever, may do what is right in their own Eyes, unless they mean to suffer what is right in yours, who are as much bound in Conscience to execute the Laws,
neither Micah for all his Wealth, nor Dan for all his Forces, nor Gibeah for all their Multitude, no discontented Persons or Parties of what Faith or Faction soever, may do what is right in their own Eyes, unless they mean to suffer what is right in yours, who Are as much bound in Conscience to execute the Laws,
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and your Father which is in Heaven will bestow upon you a Crown of Eternal Glory, saying, Well done good and faithful Servants, enter into the Joy of your Master, where you shall be eternally blessed with what we now desire to ascribe to the Great Judge of Heaven and Earth, all Honour, Power and Glory. AMEN. FINIS.
and your Father which is in Heaven will bestow upon you a Crown of Eternal Glory, saying, Well done good and faithful Servants, enter into the Joy of your Master, where you shall be eternally blessed with what we now desire to ascribe to the Great Judge of Heaven and Earth, all Honour, Power and Glory. AMEN. FINIS.
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