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A70705	The letter which was sent to the author of the doctrine of passive obedience and jure divino disproved, &c. answered and refuted wherein is proved, that monarchy was not originally from God. That kings are not by divine appointment, but that all government proceeds from the people. That the obedience required in Scripture, is to the laws of the land, and no otherwise. That resisting of arbitary power is lawful. That the oath of allegiance to to the late King James was dissolved before the Prince of Orange (our present King) landed. That upon the non-performance of an oath on one side, the other becomes void, is plainly prov'd from several examples in scripture. That protection is the only cause of allegiance, and that obedience or allegiance is due to the present government is proved from Scripture, law and reason; and those texts of scriptures which relate to government, or monarchy, are explained.	True son of the Church of England.; True son of the Church of England. aut; N. N. aut; A. A. aut	1689 (1689)	Wing N45; ESTC R223803	26,704	41

Actions when King ●hey being fresh in every Man's Memory Self-preservation ●s inherent to all Men but it does not follow that a King who has ●enounced his Throne and abandoned the Kingdom should endeavour to re-establish himself through a ●ea of Blood though the Government is provided with ●nother Governour What right hath a King to the Throne ●ut from the People If you can make out your Doctrine of Jure Divino then you may lay Claim to such Rights for your King James as neither the Law or Reason does or can allow 28. That God did originally Institute Monarchy I do say but that we are Commanded to obey Kings exclusively to all other Government doth not follow and I do not maintain If God did Command or Appoint the World to be Governed by Kings and that he hath not revok'd that Decree then it does follow that all other Government is sinful because any thing contrary to the Appointment or Command of God is a Sin. 29 30. We have very little Account of the World from the Creation to the Flood but by what appears we may safely conclude that God then Governed his People by a Paternal Monarchical Authority and afterwards Melchizedeck Abraham and the Patriarchs were great Kings and Princes Moses was King of Jeshurun the Iudges were so many Monarchs for the time being and so all along the Jews were under a Monarchical Government and therefore it was their Fault to desire a King after the manner of the Nations when they already had such a Regal Government as God thought fit to appoint Nimrod is not the first Monarch but the first mighty Hunter or cruel Tyrant we meet with in Scripture but consider I pray whether the Dominion which God gave unto Adam did not make him the first and greatest Monarch upon Earth and if so this makes not a little for the Jure Divino Doctrine which term of Art yet I prosess my self not to be in love with Doth not God himself tell us That by him Kings reign doth he not say of David He hath exalted one chosen out of not by the People doth he not call Cyrus an Heathen King his Anointed and are we not told what horrid Wickedness was committed when there was no King in Israel All these things shew that Monarchy is from God and that there were Kings in the World before Nimrod unless you understand by Kings only such wicked Persons as he was as you seem to do But yet though this be true yet 't is not absolutely necessary that all the World should be Governed by Kings any more than that all Churches should be necessarily governed by Bishops because 't is certain that Episcopacy was Instituted in the Church by our Saviour and his Apostles I never 'till now heard That a Paternal which is a Fatherly Authority was a Kingly Authority It cannot be supposed that Adam was a King upon the Authority which God have him of having Dominion without it be understood over the Fish of the Sea and the Fowl of the Air and the Cattel c. nor because God bid him be fruitful and multiply and replenish the Earth and subdue it because there was nothing to subdue except Beasts he being the first Man of the Creation It can mean nothing else than that he should have Power or Authority as Father over all his Children and subdue them if they were Rebellious in disobeying his Commands But to proceed After the Flood the Twelve Sons of Jacob were Patriarchs that is chief of the Fathers or chief Head Prince of the Family and such was Abraham who was called a Father not a King of many Countries The Judges were not Monarchs for the time being but Rulers over the People Act. 4.8 With what Face can you assert that the Jews were all along under a Monarchical Government when 't is certain there is not the least Intimation thereof in Scripture Melchisedeck was a Type of Christ being both King and Priest he was King of Righteousness and King of Salem which is King of Peace without Father or Mother having neither beginning of Dayes nor end of Life Heb. 7.2 3. He was a Sovereign King and High Priest of the Church and such was Christ not using Authority like unto worldly Kings Deut. 34.10 speaking of Moses There arose not a Prophet since in Israel whom the Lord knew face to face he being a very Holy Man and such a singular Prophet and whom the Lord had such a respect for that he buried him Himself Ver. 6. therefore it may with Reason be concluded that God gave him an Honour above other Prophets by making him a King and likewise Milchisedeck ●as a Type of Christ But these Kings did not act by their own Will but by the Will and Appointment of Almighty God We read of no other King or Kings over the Children of Israel 'till they desired a King. Isa 44.28 45.1 Thus saith the Lord to his Anointed Cyrus he is my Shepherd and shall perform all my pleasure whose right hand I have holden to subdue Nations before him But doth God call any other Heathen Kings his Anointed of which there was a great Number during the time of the Children of Israel Was not St. Paul by the appointment of the Almighty one of the chief of the Apostles though he had been a violent Persecutor And it may very well be thought that God by a particular Providence caused Cyrus to be made King by whom he design'd to subdue Nations and therefore may be very properly called his Chosen or Anointed for in the first Year of his Reign he made a Decree to build the House of God c. Ezra 5.13 14. I do once more affirm that Nimrod is the first King mentioned in Scripture Gen. 10.9 Deut. 16.18 19. The Children of Israel are commanded to make Judges and Officers throughout their Tribes of which they had Twelve Gen. 49.28 Mat. 19.28 which were Societies And they shall Judge the People with just Judgment not wresting Judgment or respecting Persons This was the Government that God had appointed over the Children of Israel which was by Judges and Prophets not by Kings But suppose these Judges were Kings according to your Assertion it follows that the People have right to Elect their Kings by Divine Appointment This makes not a little against the present pretended Jure Divino Doctrine yet 't is certain that there was many Kings by Divine Appointment in the time of the Children of Israel but that they are so now I do absolutely deny Pray Sir examine this Paragraph well for I do positively charge you with Wresting the Scriptures and making very false Assertions I require you to prove that Kings are by the Command or Appointment of Almighty God which done I 'le prove such Government to be necessary and that all others are sinful 31. Some sort of Allegiance is due to hint from whom we receive Protection that it is the only Foundation of Allegiance I