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A36175 The Divine right and irresistibility of kings and supreme magistrates clearly evidenced, not from any private authority, but from the publique confessions of the reformed churches, and the homilies of the Church of England. 1645 (1645) Wing D1732; ESTC R31976 6,372 13

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subjection although the Magistrates be infidells so that the soveraigne power of God doe remaine whole or entire and nothing be diminished The Confession of BELGIA VVE believe that the most gratious and mighty God did appoynt Kings Princes Ibid. pag. 183. Confess Belg. Artic. 36. and Magistrates because of the depravation of mankind and that it is his will that this World should be governed by Lawes and by a certain civill government to punish the faults of men and that all things may be done in good order among men Therefore he hath armed the Magistrate with a sword to punish the wicked and defend the good The Confession of AUSPURGE VVE are sure that seeing the Godly must obey the Magistrates that be over them Ibid. pag. 17. vid. Confession August Art 16. part 2. they must not wring their authority out of their hands nor overthrow Governments by Sedition for as much as Paul wisheth every soule to be subject to the Magistrates We know also that the Church in this life is subject to the Crosse as St Paul saith We must be made like to the image of the Sonne of God The Confession of SAXONY VVE teach that in the whole Doctrine of God delivered by the Apostles and Prophets Conf. Sax. Art 23. In Edit Gen. 1612. part 2. pag. 128. the degrees of the civill State are avouched and that Magistrates Lawes order in judgement and the lawfull society of mankind are not by chance sprung up among men And although there be many horrible confusions which grow from the divell and madnesse of men yet the lawfull Government and society of men is ordained of God and whatsoever order is yet left by the exceeding goodnesse of God it is preserved for the Churches sake And Subjects owe to the Civill Magistrate obedience as Paul saith not only because of Wrath i.e. for fear of Corporall punishment wherewith the Rebellious are rewarded by the Magistrate but also for Conscience sake i.e. Rebellion is a sinne that offendeth God and with-draweth the Conscience from God And again God would have all men to be ruled and kept in order by civill government even those that are not regenerate and in this government the Wisdome Iustice and goodnesse of God towards us is most clearely to be seen 1 Wisdome by Order and the societies of mankind under lawfull government 2 Iustice in that he will have open sinnes to be punished by the Magistrates and when they that are in authority doe not take punishment on offendors God himselfe doth miraculously draw them unto punishment and proportionably doth lay upon grievous sinnes grievous punishments in this life Mat. 26 52. Heb. 13.4 3. Goodnesse towards mankind in that he preserveth the societies of mankind after this order and for that cause doth he maintaine it that from thence his Church may be gathered and he will have Common-wealths to be places for the maintenance of his Church The confession of SCOTLAND Confes Scot. Artic. 24. in Corp. Conf. Gen. An. 1612. p. 156. part 1. VVE confesse and acknowledge Empires Kingdomes Dominions and Cities to be distincted and ordeined by God the Powers and Authorities in the same be it of Emperours in their Empires Kings in their Realmes Dukes and Princes in their Dominions and of other Magistrates in their C●ties to be Gods holy ordinance ordeined for manifestation of his owne glory and for the singular profit and Commodity of mankind so that whosoever goeth about to take away or confound the whole state of Civill policies now long established we affirme the same men not onely to be Enemies to mankind but also wickedly fight against Gods expressed will The summe of these confessions THe summe is All power is originally in God himselfe who is Solus potens a 1. Tim. 6.15 the onely King and independant potentate 2. He hath for the good of mankind communicated some of his power immediately to Kings and by them b 1. Pet. 2.13 to inferiour Magistrates So that a King is Gods immediate Vicegerent and Deputy and therefore His Authority and Person are both Sacred and should be inviolable He is Minister c Rom. 13.4 Dei and Vnctus Domini not the Peoples but the Lords Deputy the Lords Annointed and therefore none can stretch out his hand against him d 1. Sam. 26 9. though he be a Saul a Tyrant and be guiltlesse And if the Kirke of Scotland may be judge they that goe about to take away or confound Monarchy Those men are not onely Enemies to mankind but also wickedly fight against Gods expresse will I would to God the practice of that Nation were any way suitable to the piety and truth of this profession And because of the Author of this order we must both suffer those whom he hath set over us for to rule and also honour them in their place office as his Embassadours and Ministers of which their Ministration they must give an account at the last day And in all things that be not contrary to God we must performe obedience to the Superiour power First to the Kings Majesty then to all other Magistrates whether they be of themselves good men or evill yea we must patiently suffer the yoke of Subjection though they be Infidells And if the common safety of the Country and Iustice require it and the Magistrate doe of necessity make Warre they must lay downe their lives and spend their bloud for the common safety and defence of the Magistrate and that in the name of God willingly valiantly and chearfully for that he that opposeth himselfe against the Magistrate doth procure the wrath of God against him Lastly we must not wring their Authority out of their handes nor overthrow Government by Sedition and they that goe about to take away Civill policies established are Enemies to mankind and they that Resist and Rebell against their Prince resist God himselfe whose Deputy and Embassadour and Minister he is and they who teach such Doctrine withdraw the Consciences of men from God And Reader see the Harmony between the Confessions of the Reformed Churches and the Doctrine of the Church of England delivered in the Books of Homilies concerning Civill Obedience and Subjection The Authority of which Books is declared and confirmed by the 35 Article of our Religion The second Book of Homilies doth containe a godly and wholsome Doctrine and necessary for these times as doth the former Book of Homilies which were set forth in the time of King Edward the sixt and therefore we judge them to be read in Churches by the Minister diligently and distinctly that they may be understood of the People And now I shall present unto thee the summe of the Doctrine of those Books concerning the Premises GOD. God is the universall Monarch of the world lib. 2. p. 278. l. 7. ORDER God hath appoynted all things in a most excellent Order lib. 1. pag. 69. lin 1. Where there is no order nor Magistrate