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A20683 A defence of church gouernment Dedicated to the high Court of Parliament. Wherein, the church gouernment established in England, is directly proued to be consonant to the word of God, and that subiects ought of dutie to conforme themselues to the state ecclesiasticall. Together with, a defence of the crosse in baptisme; as it is vsed in our Church, being not repugnant to the word: and by a consequent, the brethren which are silenced, ought to subscribe vnto it, rather then to burie their talents in the ground. By Iohn Doue, Doctour of Diuinity. Dove, John, 1560 or 61-1618. 1606 (1606) STC 7081; ESTC S110107 58,733 80

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the_o church_n and_o common_a chron_n 2._o chron_n wealth_n appoint_a judge_n in_o every_v city_n throughout_o the_o land_n as_o it_o appear_v verse_n 5._o and_o what_o kind_n of_o man_n these_o judge_n be_v it_o appear_v in_o the_o 8._o verse_n follow_v in_o jerusalem_n as_o also_o in_o other_o city_n he_o appoint_v juges_fw-la out_o of_o the_o prince_n of_o every_o family_n and_o the_o priest_n and_o levite_n which_o be_v to_o hear_v both_o civil_a and_o ecclesiastical_a cause_n and_o so_o do_v tremelius_fw-la expound_v it_o according_a to_o the_o truth_n of_o the_o hebrew_n text_n and_o at_o jerusalem_n which_o be_v the_o chamber_n of_o the_o kingdom_n there_o be_v establish_v by_o he_o the_o high_a bench_n of_o justice_n unto_o which_o as_o unto_o the_o high_a court_n it_o be_v lawful_a to_o appeal_v from_o all_o inferior_a court_n and_o judge_n even_o as_o it_o be_v now_o with_o the_o king_n bench_n and_o the_o high_a commission_n court_n at_o london_n and_o among_o these_o 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not_o lawful_a for_o we_o to_o put_v any_o man_n to_o death_n i_o answer_v first_o the_o priest_n in_o particular_a do_v not_o say_v these_o word_n it_o be_v not_o lawful_a for_o we_o to_o put_v any_o man_n to_o death_n but_o the_o jew_n in_o general_a not_o to_o the_o prejudice_n of_o priest_n only_o but_o of_o the_o whole_a nation_n of_o the_o jew_n second_o they_o speak_v not_o these_o word_n as_o if_o the_o jew_n have_v of_o right_a from_o god_n no_o authority_n to_o put_v man_n to_o death_n for_o pilate_n himself_o do_v confess_v that_o they_o have_v right_a in_o themselves_o where_o he_o say_v take_v he_o and_o judge_v he_o according_a to_o your_o own_o law_n but_o these_o word_n be_v to_o be_v understand_v that_o according_a to_o the_o law_n of_o herod_n a_o stranger_n and_o of_o the_o roman_n which_o make_v they_o tributary_n and_o by_o
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foedus_fw-la in_o regum_fw-la inauguration_n legimus_fw-la primum_fw-la inter_fw-la de●m_fw-la &_o regem_fw-la &_o populum_fw-la ut_fw-la esset_fw-la populus_fw-la dei_fw-la populus_fw-la secundum_fw-la vero_fw-la inter_fw-la regem_fw-la &_o populum_fw-la ut_fw-la bene_fw-la obtemperanti_fw-la benè_fw-la obtemperaretur_fw-la the_o vassal_n be_v bind_v to_o his_o lord_n by_o a_o oath_n and_o the_o king_n swear_v that_o he_o will_v rule_v according_a to_o god_n word_n if_o the_o vassal_n keep_v not_o his_o oath_n he_o forfeit_v his_o estate_n so_o if_o the_o king_n break_v his_o oath_n he_o forfeit_v his_o crown_n there_o be_v a_o double_a covenant_n at_o a_o king_n coronation_n the_o first_o between_o god_n on_o the_o one_o side_n and_o the_o king_n with_o the_o people_n on_o the_o other_o side_n that_o the_o people_n shall_v be_v god_n people_n the_o second_o between_o the_o king_n and_o the_o people_n that_o the_o people_n shall_v be_v faithful_a subject_n no_o long_o than_o the_o king_n shall_v continue_v a_o good_a king_n populus_fw-la si_fw-la regem_fw-la non_fw-la coercet_fw-la culpâ_fw-la tenebitur_fw-la quià_fw-la correi_fw-la sunt_fw-la licet_fw-la isràel_n si_fw-la rex_fw-la legem_fw-la dei_fw-la ecclesiamne_fw-la evertat_fw-la resistere_fw-la nèc_fw-la id_fw-la tyrannos_fw-la vindicïae_fw-la contra_fw-la tyrannos_fw-la modo_fw-la verum_fw-la nifecerit_fw-la eiusdem_fw-la criminis_fw-la tonebitur_fw-la &_o eandem_fw-la poenam_fw-la luet_fw-la resistat_fw-la vero_fw-la verbo_fw-la si_fw-la verbo_fw-la oppugnabitur_fw-la vi_fw-la si_fw-la vi_fw-la arte_fw-la inquàm_fw-la &_o mart_n quin_fw-la et_fw-la dolo_fw-la bono_fw-mi si_fw-mi bono_fw-mi cùm_fw-la nihilintersit_fw-la ubi_fw-la iustum_fw-la bellum_fw-la qust_n 2_o susceperis_fw-la utrum_fw-la aperte_fw-la pugue_v a_o èx_fw-la insidijs_fw-la it_o be_v lawful_a for_o the_o people_n to_o resist_v the_o king_n which_o impugn_v god_n law_n or_o his_o church_n and_o unless_o they_o do_v resist_v he_o they_o shall_v be_v accessary_a as_o he_o be_v principal_a and_o incur_v the_o same_o punishment_n which_o be_v due_a unto_o he_o if_o he_o deal_v by_o sword_n or_o word_n they_o must_v oppose_v themselves_o against_o he_o with_o the_o same_o weapon_n for_o as_o much_o as_o the_o war_n which_o in_o that_o cause_n they_o do_v wage_v against_o he_o be_v just_a it_o make_v no_o matter_n whether_o they_o use_v open_a war_n and_o hostility_n or_o secret_a slight_a and_o polity_n nemo_fw-la rex_fw-la nascitur_fw-la nemo_fw-la per_fw-la se_fw-la rex_fw-la est_fw-la nemo_fw-la absqùe_fw-la populo_fw-la regnare_fw-la tyrannos_fw-la vindic●oe_fw-mi contra_fw-la tyrannos_fw-la potest_fw-la populus_fw-la per_fw-la sè_fw-la esse_fw-la potest_fw-la etc._n etc._n no_o man_n be_v bear_v to_o a_o kingdom_n no_o man_n be_v of_o himself_o a_o king_n no_o man_n can_v reign_v but_o by_o the_o favour_n of_o the_o people_n but_o the_o people_n be_v absolute_a quest_n 3_o of_o themselves_o the_o people_n be_v in_o time_n before_o the_o king_n &_o therefore_o all_o king_n be_v ordain_v &_o authorize_v by_o the_o people_n and_o in_o such_o kingdom_n as_o be_v haereditarie_a the_o child_n may_v not_o succeed_v his_o father_n unless_o he_o have_v the_o approbation_n of_o the_o people_n quùm_fw-la reges_fw-la a_o populo_fw-la constituantur_fw-la universus_fw-la populus_fw-la rege_fw-la prio_fw-la est_fw-la &c_n &c_n see_v king_n be_v appoint_v by_o the_o people_n the_o whole_a people_n be_v above_o the_o king_n his_o authority_n be_v derive_v from_o they_o he_o be_v under_o they_o as_o joseph_n be_v under_o putifer_n daniel_n under_o nabuchadnazer_n the_o king_n be_v but_o a_o seruamt_v to_o the_o commonwealth_n as_o a_o shipmaster_n to_o the_o honour_n of_o the_o ship_n whatsoever_o accru_v to_o the_o king_n by_o war_n or_o by_o his_o exchequer_n he_o must_v be_v accountable_a for_o it_o to_o the_o people_n as_o a_o merchant_n factor_n be_v to_o he_o mr_n let_v the_o people_n forsake_v their_o king_n he_o will_v be_v a_o contemptible_a person_n in_o the_o eye_n of_o all_o man_n when_o they_o shall_v put_v he_o from_o his_o dominion_n over_o man_n he_o will_v be_v glad_a to_o be_v some_o paedanticall_a fellow_n and_o to_o use_v his_o paedagogical_a authority_n over_o boy_n as_o for_o our_o english_a consistorian_n they_o have_v these_o word_n 2._o t._n c._n lib_n 2._o pag._n 15._o 7._o t._n c._n lib._n 2._o pag._n 165._o admonit_n 2._o no_o civil_a magistrate_n have_v pre-eminence_n by_o ordinary_a authority_n to_o determine_v of_o church_n cause_n