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A80756 The royal prerogative vindicated in the converted recusant convinced by Scripture, reasons, fathers, and councils, that the oath of abjuration (compared with those of allegiance, and supremacy) containeth nothing, but what may be lawfully taken by every pious Christian, and loyal subject; and that the known doctrine, and discipline of the Church of England, in opposition to Popery on the one hand, and all sects, and schisms on the other, is the safest way to peace and loyalty here, and salvation hereafter. To which is annexed The King's supremacy in all causes, ecclesiastical, and civil, asserted in a sermon preached at the assises at Monmouth before Sir Robert Hide, one of his Majestie's judges, March 30. 1661. / By John Cragge, M.A. Cragge, John, M.A. 1661 (1661) Wing C6790; Wing C6786; Thomason E2261_1; Thomason E2261_2; ESTC R210148 173,676 266

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60. None of the Roman Bishops my Predecessours assumed to himself the name of Universal Bishop and if any man else assume the same I say it is a swelling of arrogancy a proud novel pompous perverse temerarious superstitious profane and impious Title a name of singularity a title of error a word of vanity and blasphemy and whosoever taketh upon him or desireth this arrogant title by this exalting himself he is a fore-runner of Antichrist and if he be permitted to usurp the same it will prove the bane of the faith of the universal Church Thus far Gregory Gent. This zealous acknowledgement of so learned so pious a Pope is very prejudicial to their cause but let me hear Scriptures Minist When the Kingdom and Priest-hood were divided in Moses and Aaron Moses the civil Magistrate exercised a supremacy over Aaren the High Priest not onely in causes Civil but Ecclesiastical whom he reproved Exod. xxxii 21. for making the golden Calf and in his time the breach of the Sabbath by gathering of sticks was punished by the civil Sword Numb xv 31. Joshua a Prince no Priest succeeded Moses in his charge and by this Commission Joshua v. 2. he circumcised the Sons of Israel erected an Altar of Stone Jos viii 30. Read the Law Jos viii 32 34. did execution on him that concealed things dedicated to Idols Jos vii 24 25. caused the people to put away strange Gods and renued the Covenant between God and the people Jos xxiv 23 25. David's whole study was well for causes Ecclesiastical as Civil after he had freed Israel from all enemies then did he compose (l) 1 Paral. xvi 7. Psalms to be sung by Asaph and his Brethren then did he set (m) 1 Paral. xxiii orders in the Temple appointed (n) 1 Paral. xxiv Priests Levites (o) 1 Paral. xxv Singers and other (p) 1 Paral. xxvi inferiour Servitours and assigned to them their (q) 1 Paral. xxvii dignities courses and offices Solomon by this commission built the (r) 1 Kings vi Temple and (s) 1 Kings viii dedicated it deposed (t) 1 Kings ii 35. Abiathar the High-Priest and placed Sadock in his room I hope this is matter and argument of express Supremacy Asa took away (u) 2 Paral. xiv 3 4 c. altars of strange Gods the High-places and groves He put down his (x) 2 Paral. xv 8 12 13 14 15. Mother because she had made an Idol He took an (y) 2 Paral. xv 13. Oath of Judah and Benjamin which may be paralleled with this Oath that whosoever would not serve the LORD and abjure Idolatry should be slain Jehoshaphat sent his (z) 2 Paral. xvii 6 7. Princes to reform Religion in the cities of Judah and with them Priests and Levites himself went from (a) 2 Paral. xix 4. Beer-sheba to Mount Ephraim and brought the people again to the God of their Fathers He (b) 2 Paral. xix 8. set of the Priests and Levites and chief of the families of Israel for the Judgment and causes of the LORD (c) 2 Paral. xxix 3. 4 5. Ezechias his execution of supremacy even over the High-Priest in this kinde is famous he opened the doors of the House of the LORD and brought the Priests and Levites in He (d) 2 Paral. xxix 30. commanded them to sanctify themselves and offer burnt-offerings which they did according to the (e) 2 Paral. xxx 1 6 12. King's commandment Here Priests are obedient to the King's Injunction even in their own Duties and Charge He commanded the Levites to praise God with the words of David There he enjoyned a Liturgy He commanded all Judah and Israel to keep the Pass-over Here is as Saint Augustine saith omnia cum imperio all for the civil power He (f) 2 Paral. xxxi 2. appointed the course of Priests and Levites by turns He (g) 2 Paral. xxxi 1. took away the high-places broke down the Images and brake the (h) 2 Kings xviii 4. Brasen-Serpent made by Moses because the people burned Incense unto it Manasses that had set up Altars Groves and Images before his captivity after his (i) 2 Paral. xxxiv 3 4 19 30 31 32 33. repentance he took away the strange Gods and the Image that he had put in the house of the Lord and restoring the worship of God commanded Judah to serve the Lord. The last instance I will produce is that of Josias who purged Judah and Jerusalem from (k) 2 Paral. xxxv 1 2 3 10 18. high-places Groves and Images he gathered all Israel read the Law renued the Covenant compelled them to serve the Lord kept the famous Pass-over and reduced the Priests and Levites to their courses set by David and Solomon I suprasede the allegation of any further evidence of this kinde seeing the Jesuite Salmeron confesses that (l) In Veteri Testamento sub lege naturae vel Mosis summi Sacerdotes Regibus subdebantur Salemron in Tractatu 63. De potestate Ecclesiastica Saeculari In the Old Testament under the Law of Nature or Moses the High-Priests were subject to Kings Gent. But I have known others of our (m) Allen. Defens Angl Cathol cap. 8. Catholick Doctours preferring the High-Priest's Crosiar before the King's Scepter and for their warrant alledged these examples out of Scripture (n) 2 Paral. xxvi first of Azarias the High-Priest who accompanied with fourscore other Priests magnanimously assaulted King Vzziah smit with leprosy because he had burned Incense to the Lord drave him out of the Temple according to the (o) Levit. xiii Levitical Law sent him out of the City and deposed him from his Kingly authority (p) Bellarm. lib. 5. De Roman Pontif. cap. 8. The other example is of Jehoiada who whilest he was executing the Priest's office commanded Queen Athaliah to be slain because she countenanced the worship of Baal and substituted Joash King in her place These are Presidents of High-Priests or Papal authority over Princes Minist These two Histories being truly understood make nothing for advancement of Papal above Civil power but rather give it a deadly blow for first the Scripture saith not that Azariah assaulted Vzziah the King or that he violently forced him out of the Temple for he was forced by the hand of God when the leprosy arose in his forehead And whereas Azariah the High-Priest ' with the rest of the Priests is said 2 Paral xxvi 20. festinato illum templo expulisse to have thrust and also hastened him to go out Josephus (q) Joseph Antiq. Judaic lib. 9. cap. 11. quem sequitur Cajetanus in 2. Paral. xxvi Visa lepra Sacerdotes Regem leprosū ad festinè egrediendum monent interprets it a perswasion onely by words not any compulsion by deeds whereof Chrysostome gives the reason saying (r) Sacerdotis est tantum arguere liberámque praestare admonitionem non movere arma non
Soul which as Saint Augustine (a) Creando infunditu● infundendo creatur Lombard 2. Sent. Distinct 17. saith is created by Infusion and infused by Creation but are not the causes of Creation or Infusion of it for that is God's peculiar Prerogative qui format animas in medio eorum Even so that of constituting Rulers and Governours as Tertullian saith (b) Indè ille potestas unde spiritus Tertul. in Apologe● cap. 30. Thence is their power from whence is their Spirit or Soul and Irenaeus (c) Cujus jussu nascuntur homines ejus jussu constituuntur Principes Irenaeus lib. 5. Contra Haeres By whose command men are born by the same power are Princes or Governours made which is onely Gods This the Romish Extravagants approve determining that (d) Imperator non habet gladium a populo sed imperium est a solo Deo Extravag De Majoritate Oledientia Dist 96. The Emperour hath not his Sword of the people but the Empire is onely from God Gent. I see it perspicuously evident by Scriptures Fathers and Imperial Constitutions that Chief Magistrates receive their Authority onely of God and that None is above them within their Dominions but God What say the antient Laws of our Nation to this Minist Bracton who executed the office of Lord Chief Justiciarie for twenty years together under Henry the Third treating of the antient rites and customs of England saith that (e) Sunt sub Rege liberi homines servi ejus potestati subjecti omnes quidem sub eo ipse sub nullo nisi tantum sub Deo I●émque r●●sus Si ab eo peccatur cùm Bre●e non currat contra ips●m locus erit supplicationi quod factum suum corrigat emende● quod quidem si non fe●●rit satis erit ei ad poenam quod Dominum expectet ultorem nemo enim de factis suis praesumat disquirere ●ou●●o minus contra factum suum venire Bracton De lege consuetudine Ang●●●● lib. ● cap. 8. num 5. Under the King are Freemen and Servants subject to his power and all are under him and he under none therefore not the Pope of Rome but onely under God and i● he offend seeing no Brief can issue out against him much less a Romish f This is to be understood either in relation to the Pope onely or of them which are alsolutely supreme in legislative and executive power whether Monarchs Optimates or Senate which is to be referred to the Laws of every Nation as His Majesty is supreme with us both in legislative and executive power Bull there is onely place for Supplication that he would correct and reform his Errour which if he will not do it is sufficient punishment for him that he must expect God will revenge for none may presume therefore not the Pope judicially to enquire into his actions much less to make insurrection against him Gent. I understand that not onely the modern but antient Laws of this Nation are against Papal Jurisdiction if not expresly yet consequently but at this present you need not fear his annoying the Chief Magistrate State or people of this Nation Minist There was never more cause of fear then now and unless you dissemble you must confess the (g) Regno privare atque etiam interficiendos atque populos subjectos relaxato juris jurandi vincul● potestate eorum eximere atque ab obedientia sidei debito liberare ipsum regnum alteri Principi donare armis invadendum sibique subjugandum permittere Regem a Papa sive Haeret cum sine aliàs viti●s●m au● inu●●lem judica●um ac propterea per sententiam ejus velut superioris regni jure privatum jam jus authoritatem imperandi amisisse nec ultra Regem esse sed Tyrannum a quovis de populo occidi posse Clericos etiam nequaquam ulli Regum esse subditos ac propterea nullam ab eis laesae Majestatis crimen commi●●● etiamsi rebellionem in Reges molia●●ur monitis atque exemplo populos rebellare obedientiam fidelitatē tribulū omnia obsequia Principibus negare do●e●t Apostolos Regibus de facto tantum non etiam de jure subjectos f●i●se Sanctarel apud Alphonsum de Vargas pag. 117 118. Brood of Ignatius Loyola were never more active then now at this present That Romish Argus in the Apocalyptical Beast full of eyes he rides upon is intensly vigilant to widen the breaches he hath made taking advantage of our distractions haud tanto cessabit cardine rerum I will give a glance of his attempts in this kind since Queen Elizabeth's Inauguration In the fourth year of Her Reign Arthur Pole of the Race of George Duke of Clarence and Fortescue his Brother-in-Law conspired by an army in Wales to proclaim the Queen of Scots Pope Pius the Fifth in the year 1569. sent out an Excommunication against her absolving all her Subjects from the Oath of Allegiance By him and the King of Spain the Duke of Norfolk was excited to stir up what Forces he could and to join with the Earls of Northumberland and Westmerland who were seduced by Nicholas Morton a Priest sent from his Holyness The same year Johannes Mendoza was sent out of Spain to inflame the Rebellion begun in Ireland by Edmund and Peter Botelers Brethren to the Earl of Ormond In the year 1570. Don John of Austria disappointed of the Kingdom of Tunis practised secretly with the Pope the overthrow of England Gregory the Thirteenth promised a Cruciata as was used in the Holy Wars if the Spaniard and Stukeley an Englishman whom he had furnished with men and ammunition would turn their Forces against England Sanders and Allen two Popish Priests with Power Legantine a consecrated Banner and Letters of Commendation came to Spain from thence to Ireland with three Ships and a few Soldiers to stir up Commotions In the year 1580. these Emissaries House Main Nelson Sherwood Campian Parsons all Romish Priests taught that Queen Elizabeth was an Heretick and therefore worthily deposed The Jesuits by their seditious Libels encouraged Summervile and Arden to attempt the Queen's death Anno 158● And Bernardinus Mendoza the Spanish Embassadour was thrust out of England for secret Conspiracies against the State At Venice Parry a Doctour of Civil Law had communication with Benedictus Palmius a Jesuit who recommended him to Campegius the Pope's Nuncio and Campegius to the Pope so that Letters of Credence were sent to him by the Cardinal of Come and he excited to attempt the Queen's death by a Stab which they called special service for the Catholick cause which he consented unto having got a plenary indulgence by Ragazonius the Pope's Nuncio Ballard a Rhemish Priest perswaded Babington with Chernock and other of his Complices to assault Her Majesty commending the Scots who had lately intercepted their King at Sterling and Gerard the Burgonian who killed the