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A43657 Jovian, or, An answer to Julian the Apostate by a minister of London. Hickes, George, 1642-1715. 1683 (1683) Wing H1852; ESTC R24372 208,457 390

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revenge_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o do_v one_o injury_n for_o another_o his_o sovereign_n injure_v he_o against_o the_o second_o and_o he_o will_v therefore_o injure_v his_o sovereign_n against_o the_o first_o table_n of_o civil_a government_n he_o will_v sin_v against_o the_o law_n imperial_a because_o his_o prince_n sin_n against_o the_o political_a well_o let_v he_o do_v so_o at_o his_o peril_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o both_o sense_n he_o may_v be_v legal_o hang_v for_o it_o in_o this_o world_n and_o without_o repentance_n will_v be_v damn_v for_o it_o in_o that_o which_o be_v to_o come_v but_o in_o the_o three_o place_n the_o general_a reason_n assign_v for_o not-resisting_a the_o sovereign_n because_o he_o be_v god_n vicegerent_n do_v imply_v that_o to_o resist_v he_o be_v to_o resist_v god_n who_o have_v make_v he_o sovereign_n and_o set_v he_o above_o all_o coercion_n and_o force_n if_o the_o nature_n of_o sovereignty_n and_o of_o a_o crown_n imperial_a do_v 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justice_n now_o to_o assert_v that_o sovereign_a prince_n be_v the_o vicegerent_n and_o image_n of_o god_n be_v very_o agreeable_a to_o holy_a scripture_n thou_o shall_v not_o revile_v the_o god_n nor_o curse_v the_o ruler_n of_o thy_o people_n god_n stand_v in_o the_o congregation_n of_o the_o mighty_a he_o judge_v among_o the_o god_n i_o have_v say_v you_o be_v god_n and_o all_o of_o you_o the_o child_n of_o the_o most_o high_a according_o say_v jesus_n joh._n 10.34_o be_v it_o not_o write_v in_o your_o law_n all_o prince_n i_o say_v you_o be_v god_n if_o he_o call_v they_o god_n of_o who_o the_o word_n of_o god_n there_o speak_v say_v you_o of_o he_o who_o the_o father_n have_v sanctify_v thou_o blaspheme_v because_o i_o say_v i_o be_o the_o son_n of_o god_n these_o earthly_a 85._o earthly_a addo_n haud_fw-la dubiè_fw-la regibus_fw-la primariò_fw-la precipuè_fw-fr convenire_fw-la quod_fw-la scriptura_fw-la magistratibus_fw-la indulget_fw-la deorum_fw-la nomen_fw-la ut_fw-la exod._n 2.1.6.22.18_o 1_o sam._n 2.25_o ps_n 82.6_o proinde_fw-la solomon_n ps_n 45._o quod_fw-la quidem_fw-la ad_fw-la christum_fw-la refert_fw-la apostolus_fw-la solomonis_fw-la typo_fw-la adumbratum_fw-la sed_fw-la sensus_fw-la typicus_fw-la literalem_fw-la non_fw-la excludit_fw-la imo_fw-la supponit_fw-la itaque_fw-la etiam_fw-la solomon_n svo_fw-la modo_fw-la fuit_fw-la deus_fw-la nempe_fw-la ut_fw-la rectè_fw-la diotogenes_n apud_fw-la stovaeum_fw-la rex_fw-la cum_fw-la imperium_fw-la habeat_fw-la nulli_fw-la obnoxium_fw-la &_o sit_fw-la ipse_fw-la viva_fw-la lex_fw-la dei_fw-la instar_fw-la est_fw-la inter_fw-la homines_fw-la &_o eaphantus_n ejusdem_fw-la sect●e_fw-la quod_fw-la deo_fw-la quidem_fw-la inest_fw-la inest_fw-la &_o regi_fw-la ut_fw-la sibi_fw-la ipse_fw-la imperet_fw-la unde_fw-la voco_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d nulli_fw-la autem_fw-la subjiciatur_fw-la proinde_fw-la in_o suum_fw-la regem_fw-la quisquis_fw-la insurgit_fw-la est_fw-la gigas_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n sam._n bochart_n ep._n p._n 84_o 85._o god_n these_o vicegerent_n and_o image_n of_o the_o almighty_a sovereign_n these_o anoint_v of_o the_o lord_n must_v not_o be_v resist_v by_o those_o who_o god_n have_v suject_v unto_o they_o if_o they_o do_v wrong_v if_o they_o tyrannize_v it_o over_o their_o subject_n he_o will_v punish_v they_o and_o turn_v their_o heart_n if_o he_o see_v fit_a but_o their_o subject_n must_v not_o defend_v themselves_o by_o violence_n against_o he_o they_o must_v not_o take_v up_o defensive_a arm_n against_o they_o because_o they_o be_v in_o god_n stead_n for_o whosoever_o resist_v the_o power_n resist_v the_o ordinance_n of_o god_n in_o that_o place_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v oppose_v to_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o signify_v that_o resistance_n be_v inconsistent_a with_o subjection_n or_o to_o show_v that_o a_o subject_a to_o a_o perfect_a sovereign_n ought_v not_o to_o resist_v thus_o have_v i_o branch_v the_o 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c._n 3._o chancellor_n fortescue_n in_o these_o word_n all_o law_n publish_v by_o man_n have_v also_o their_o authority_n from_o god_n for_o as_o the_o apostle_n say_v all_o power_n be_v from_o the_o lord_n god_n wherefore_o the_o law_n that_o be_v make_v by_o man_n which_o thereunto_o have_v receive_v power_n from_o the_o lord_n be_v also_o ordain_v of_o god_n and_o if_o all_o law_n of_o man_n be_v the_o law_n and_o ordinance_n of_o god_n than_o i_o suppose_v the_o common_a and_o statute-law_n of_o every_o empire_n which_o absolute_o forbid_v the_o subject_a to_o resist_v the_o sovereign_n be_v so_o too_o and_o i_o desire_v to_o know_v whether_o it_o can_v be_v safe_a for_o a_o christian_n to_o be_v guilty_a of_o the_o breach_n of_o those_o law_n but_o to_o return_v to_o the_o homily_n it_o further_o teach_v we_o that_o the_o high_a power_n be_v set_v in_o authority_n by_o god_n that_o they_o be_v god_n lieutenant_n god_n precedent_n god_n judge_n ordain_v of_o god_n himself_o and_o 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and_o lieutenant_n of_o god_n will_v transgress_v the_o bound_n within_o which_o they_o ought_v to_o act_v we_o must_v not_o forcible_o resist_v or_o repulse_v they_o but_o give_v place_n to_o their_o wrath_n and_o suffer_v according_a to_o the_o will_n of_o god_n commit_v our_o soul_n to_o he_o in_o well_o do_v as_o unto_o a_o faithful_a creator_n to_o he_o that_o judge_v righteous_o like_o the_o master_n under_o the_o roman_a government_n they_o be_v bind_v to_o do_v that_o which_o be_v just_o and_o equal_a and_o legal_a unto_o their_o subject_n as_o know_v they_o have_v a_o master_n in_o heaven_n but_o if_o they_o forget_v their_o duty_n to_o their_o master_n to_o who_o alone_o they_o be_v acconntable_a their_o subject_n like_o the_o servant_n from_o who_o the_o law_n take_v all_o power_n of_o violent_a resistance_n must_v only_o withstand_v they_o with_o supplication_n and_o tear_n this_o be_v all_o the_o gospel_n allow_v or_o can_v indeed_o in_o reason_n allow_v because_o there_o must_v somewhere_o be_v fix_v and_o acknowledge_v such_o a_o sovereign_a authority_n which_o none_o have_v power_n to_o resist_v or_o against_o which_o none_o have_v power_n of_o take_v arm_n but_o have_v the_o gospel_n allow_v resistance_n against_o the_o sovereign_n it_o have_v unhinged_a all_o government_n by_o put_v the_o sword_n into_o private_a man_n hand_n this_o precept_n say_v 26.52_o say_v in_o math._n 26.52_o grotius_n of_o put_v up_o the_o sword_n belong_v to_o all_o christian_n who_o be_v call_v unto_o punishment_n upon_o the_o account_n of_o religion_n for_o it_o be_v the_o pleasure_n of_o god_n when_o that_o necessity_n lie_v upon_o we_o that_o we_o shall_v testify_v our_o patience_n and_o commit_v our_o soul_n unto_o our_o creator_n and_o what_o can_v be_v more_o just_a than_o that_o we_o shall_v lay_v down_o our_o life_n for_o his_o honour_n from_o who_o we_o receive_v they_o this_o st._n pet._n have_v teach_v we_o in_o his_o master_n name_n ep._n 1._o c._n 4.16_o 19_o and_o if_o it_o be_v once_o admit_v say_v he_o that_o private_a man_n when_o they_o be_v injure_v by_o the_o magistrate_n may_v forcible_o resist_v he_o all_o place_n will_v be_v full_a of_o tumult_n and_o there_o will_v be_v no_o force_n or_o authority_n of_o law_n and_o judicature_n because_o all_o man_n be_v apt_a to_o favour_v themselves_o wherefore_o reason_n compel_v we_o to_o confess_v that_o oppression_n be_v to_o be_v endure_v lest_o too_o much_o liberty_n follow_v upon_o the_o contrary_a and_o the_o example_n of_o the_o ancient_a christian_n teach_v we_o that_o any_o violence_n be_v to_o be_v endure_v which_o the_o supreme_a power_n lay_v upon_o we_o upon_o the_o account_n of_o our_o ●_z for_o they_o be_v in_o a_o great_a error_n who_o think_v that_o the_o christian_n before_o the_o time_n of_o constantine_n abstain_v from_o resistance_n because_o they_o want_v sufficient_a strength_n and_o if_o they_o do_v not_o abstain_v for_o that_o reason_n before_o the_o time_n of_o constantine_n i_o appeal_v to_o our_o author_n whether_o they_o do_v abstain_v for_o that_o reason_n after_o his_o time_n and_o what_o account_v he_o will_v give_v to_o god_n or_o man_n for_o slander_v the_o christian_a subject_n of_o 53._o of_o ita_fw-la sub_fw-la juliano_n licèt_fw-la impio_fw-la apostatâ_fw-la merebant_fw-la christiani_n milites_fw-la nec_fw-la quisquam_fw-la illi_fw-la vim_o fecit_fw-la quo_fw-la nihil_fw-la fuisset_fw-la faciliùs_fw-la cum_fw-la fere_n totum_fw-la exercitum_fw-la ex_fw-la christianis_fw-la constitisse_fw-la in_o ejus_fw-la morte_fw-la apparuerit_fw-la sam._n bochart_n ep._n p._n 53._o julian_n in_o say_v what_o will_v you_o have_v a_o few_o defenceless_a christian_n do_v have_v you_o never_o hear_v a_o west-country-man_n say_v chud_o eat_v more_o cheese_n if_o have_v it_o but_o to_o return_v from_o this_o digression_n unto_o 373._o unto_o vot_o pro_fw-la pace_fw-la ad_fw-la act_n 16._o vid._n dr._n falk_n p._n 373._o grotius_n in_o his_o latter_a and_o wise_a year_n he_o approve_v of_o the_o university_n of_o oxford_n determination_n against_o paraeus_n upon_o the_o roman_n subditos_fw-la nullo_n modo_fw-la etc._n etc._n that_o subject_n ought_v by_o no_o mean_n to_o 41._o to_o quinta_fw-la lex_fw-la est_fw-la prov._n 30.31_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d rex_fw-la in_o quem_fw-la nemo_fw-la insurgit_fw-la i._n e._n in_o quem_fw-la subditorum_fw-la nemo_fw-la debet_fw-la insurgere_fw-la alioquin_fw-la enim_fw-la multi_fw-la insurgunt_fw-la sed_fw-la id_fw-la faciunt_fw-la praeter_fw-la jus_o et_fw-la fas_fw-la ut_fw-la rex_fw-la hic_fw-la voco_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d alkum_o quia_fw-la in_o eum_fw-la nemo_fw-la insurgit_fw-la ita_fw-la palladem_fw-la alibi_fw-la observo_fw-la fuisse_fw-la vocatam_fw-la à_fw-la phaenicibus_fw-la ela_n alkuma_fw-la deam_fw-la in_o quam_fw-la nemo_fw-la insurgit_fw-la et_fw-la laeotiae_fw-la urbem_fw-la illi_fw-la sacram_fw-la gaecâ_fw-la flexione_fw-la alalcomenas_n quae_fw-la parva_fw-la cum_fw-la esset_fw-la et_fw-la in_o plano_fw-la extructa_fw-la semper_fw-la tamen_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d intacta_fw-la et_fw-la inviolata_fw-la mansit_fw-la quia_fw-la ob_fw-la deae_fw-la reverentiam_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ab_fw-la omni_fw-la u●_n omnes_fw-la abstinebant_fw-la pausan_n eaeot_fw-la strab._n l._n 9_o ib._n p._n 41._o resist_v their_o sovereign_n by_o force_n nor_o ought_v they_o to_o take_v either_o offensive_a or_o defensive_a arm_n against_o he_o for_o the_o cause_n of_o religion_n or_o any_o other_o whatsoever_o here_o be_v the_o university_n of_o oxon_n teach_v the_o very_a doctrine_n of_o the_o bowstring_n and_o grotius_n approve_v of_o it_o and_o furthermore_o affirm_v that_o if_o paraeus_n or_o mr._n j_n exception_n be_v admit_v against_o st._n paul_n that_o no_o government_n can_v be_v any_o long_a safe_a than_o while_o those_o who_o have_v such_o sentiment_n want_v strength_n it_o be_v upon_o this_o principle_n that_o the_o prophet_n and_o other_o saint_n in_o great_a number_n patient_o suffer_v under_o the_o idolatrous_a king_n of_o israel_n who_o as_o mr._n j._n may_v have_v remember_v persecute_v against_o law_n and_o in_o like_a manner_n our_o bless_a saviour_n who_o have_v so_o great_a a_o regard_n for_o government_n and_o for_o the_o good_a of_o mankind_n for_o which_o government_n be_v ordain_v absolute_o forbid_v subject_n to_o resist_v their_o sovereign_n and_o because_o he_o foresee_v that_o the_o pretence_n of_o religion_n will_v of_o all_o other_o be_v the_o most_o popular_a and_o specious_a therefore_o take_v he_o such_o care_n to_o have_v himself_o propose_v for_o a_o example_n of_o patience_n and_o suffer_v unto_o his_o disciple_n and_o to_o assure_v they_o that_o if_o they_o suffer_v with_o he_o they_o shall_v also_o reign_v with_o he_o indeed_o there_o be_v some_o inconvenience_n in_o the_o doctrine_n of_o passive_a obedience_n or_o nonresistance_n but_o it_o be_v a_o inconvenience_n which_o can_v be_v prevent_v unless_o we_o shall_v remove_v the_o centre_n upon_o which_o government_n be_v fix_v and_o admit_v the_o inconvenience_n of_o resist_v the_o sovereign_n which_o will_v be_v 141._o be_v cùm_fw-la probaverim_fw-la hactenus_fw-la summum_fw-la principem_fw-la esse_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d &_o a_o solo_fw-la deo_fw-la pendere_fw-la solum_fw-la hoc_fw-la addo_fw-la pro_fw-la mantissâ_fw-la quod_fw-la si_fw-la liceret_fw-la inragem_n ideo_fw-la insurgere_fw-la quia_fw-la malus_fw-la est_fw-la et_fw-la potestate_fw-la suâ_fw-la abutitur_fw-la non_fw-la tamen_fw-la id_fw-la expedire_fw-la &_o populo_fw-la esse_fw-la consultiùs_fw-la ut_fw-la ab_fw-la iis_fw-la remediis_fw-la abstineat_fw-la quae_fw-la plerumque_fw-la morbo_fw-la ipso_fw-la pejora_fw-la sunt_fw-la quibusque_fw-la adeo_fw-la vulnus_fw-la exasperatur_fw-la potiùs_fw-la quàm_fw-la sanatur_fw-la ea_fw-la mala_fw-la toleranda_fw-la sunt_fw-la quae_fw-la sine_fw-la magná_fw-la pernicie_fw-la non_fw-la possunt_fw-la emendari_fw-la praestat_fw-la unius_fw-la hominis_fw-la scelera_fw-la esse_fw-la impunita_fw-la quàm_fw-la innumeros_fw-la insontes_fw-la certo_fw-la exitio_fw-la exponere_fw-la quod_fw-la ab_fw-la illis_fw-la ferè_fw-la fit_a qui_fw-la in_o reges_fw-la quid_fw-la moliuntur_fw-la neque_fw-la enim_fw-la expectandum_fw-la est_fw-la ut_fw-la citati_fw-la judicio_fw-la se_fw-la sistant_fw-la et_fw-la plebeiorum_fw-la instar_fw-la unius_fw-la aut_fw-la alterius_fw-la victoris_fw-la imperio_fw-la se_fw-la submittant_fw-la quin_fw-la copias_fw-la conscribi_fw-la oportet_fw-la et_fw-la multorum_fw-la saepe_fw-la praeliorum_fw-la aliae_fw-la subeundae_fw-la of_o it_o quam_fw-la possint_fw-la cogi_fw-la in_o ordinem_fw-la unde_fw-la magna_fw-la strages_fw-la sequitur_fw-la et_fw-la provinciarum_fw-la devastatio_fw-la quod_fw-la britannia_fw-la vestra_fw-la vel_fw-la i_o tacente_fw-la clamat_fw-la itaque_fw-la multo_fw-la satius_fw-la est_fw-la dei_fw-la judicio_fw-la rem_fw-la committere_fw-la et_fw-la converti_fw-la ad_fw-la preces_fw-la &_o lachrymas_fw-la quae_fw-la vera_fw-la christianorum_fw-la arma_fw-la sunt_fw-la quàm_fw-la ad_fw-la ea_fw-la remedia_fw-la confugere_fw-la quae_fw-la sunt_fw-la violentiora_fw-la sam._n bochart_n 10.140_o 141._o ten_o time_n worse_o than_o it_o for_o if_o the_o former_a make_v a_o land_n obnoxious_a now_o and_o then_o unto_o a_o tyrant_n the_o latter_a will_v make_v it_o perpetual_o obnoxious_a to_o the_o rage_n and_o fury_n of_o the_o delude_a