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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A04127	The oath of allegeance defended by a sermon preached at a synode in the Metropoliticall Church of Yorke; by Thomas Ireland, Bachelour in Diuinitie.	Ireland, Thomas, b. 1577 or 8.	1610 (1610)	STC 14267; ESTC S119564	25,917	46

THE OATH OF ALLEGEANCE Defended by a Sermon preached at a Synode in the Metropoliticall Church of Yorke By THOMAS IRELAND Bachelour in Diuinitie 2. KING 11.17 And Iehoiada made a couenant betweene the Lord and the King and the people that they should be the Lords people likewise betweene the King and the people LONDON Printed by Nicholas Okes for Edward Aggas and are to be sold at his shop vpon Snore hill neere Holborne Conduit 1610. To the most reuerend Father in God Tobie Lord Arch-bishop of Yorke Primate and Metropolitane of England My most honorable good Lord. WHereas euery one is made not onely for himselfe but for the Common-wealth which in a Monarchy such as ours consisteth in the welfare of the KING the welfare of the KING consisteth in the loyall and louing hearts of his subiects their loue and loyalty may most appeare in taking or approuing of the Oath of Allegeance I thought it also my duty most reuerend in Christ and my very good Lord being a publicke Minister by a publicke authority commanded to gather and declare the proofes thereof out of the word of God The cause is publicke both for this and for all kingdomes the place where it was vttered was publicke being a Synode of the Clergie The fruit may be publick in satisfying the doubtfull which here may see that this concerneth not so much the Popes as Gods authority bestowed vpon our King our aduersaries are growne publick in their libels contradictions therfore this without ambition or vainglory may be publisht to the world Thus determining to come in publick the fauors I haue receiued of your Grace who both cōmanded me to preach on this theame then encouraged me to print this my Sermon makes me the more presume to dedicate it vnto your gracious patronage protection for although the matter doth not answere your iudicious expectation as a mean artificer often mars good stuffe with rude hādling but that the truth wil well enough defend it selfe with a bad weapon yet the matter cannot be but acceptable vnto your most religious loyal Care which with deare and deepe affection I know desires endeauors by doctrine discipline example the confusion of Antichrist the peace of Sion the safegard and honor of our blessed Soueraigne Whatsoeuer it is it is the profession of a cleare conscience which if I haue not wel exprest there are far stronger which vphold the state of this question many may succeed in this defence There is no true Christian-subiect but wold aduêture credit life in so great good a cause And therfore humbly beseeching your Grace fauorably to censure the first aduentures of a young scholler I most humbly beseech the God of Grace to multiply his graces on your head and hart vnto your honor in this and happines in a better world And so rest Your Graces most humble and deuoted Chapleine Thomas Ireland Iuramentum Fidelitatis authoritate publica nuper stabilitum iure diuino licitum est This oath of alleageance is lawfull by the word of God wherof here followes the true copy I A. B. doe truely and sincerely acknowledge professe testifie and declare in my conscience before God and the world that our Soueraigne Lord King Iames is lawfull King of this Realme and of all other his Maiesties dominions countries And that the Pope neither of himselfe nor by any authority of the Church or Sea of Rome or by any other with any other hath any power or authority to depose the King or to dispose of any of his Maisties dominions or Kingdomes or to authorize any foraigne Prince to inuade or annoy him or his countries or to discharge any of his subiects of their obedience and alleagance to his Maiestie or to giue licence or leaue to beare armes raise tumults or to offer any violence or hurt vnto his Maiesties royall person state or gouernement or to any of his Maiesties subiects within his Maiesties dominions Also I doe sweare from my heart that notwithstanding any declaration or sentence of excommunication or depriuation made or granted or to be made or granted by the Pope or his successors or by any authority deriued or pretended to be deriued from him or his Sea against the said King his heires or successors or any absolution of the said subiects from their obedience I will beare faith and true allegeance to his Maiestie his heires and successors and them will defend to the vttermost of my power against all conspiracies and attempts whatsoeuer which shall be made against his or their persons their crownes and dignities by reason or colour of any such sentence declaration or otherwise And I will doe my best endeauor to disclose or make knowne vnto his Maiestie his heires and successors all treasons and traiterous conspiracies which I shal know or heare of to be against him or any of them And I do further sweare that I do from my heart abhorre detest and abiure as impious and hereticall this damnable doctrine and position that Princes which be excommunicate or depriued by the Pope may be deposed or murthered by their subiects or any other whatsoeuer And I do beleeue and am in conscience resolued that neither the Pope nor any person whatsoeuer hath power to absolue me of this Oath or any part thereof which I acknowledge by good and lawfull authoritie to be ministred vnto me and do renounce all pardons and dispensations to the contrarie And all these things I do plainely and sincerely acknowledge and sweare according to these expresse words by me spoken and according to the plaine and common sense and vnderstanding of these same words without any equiuocation or mentall euasion or secret reseruation whatsoeuer and I make this recognition and acknowledgement heartily willingly and truly vpon the faith of a true Christian So helpe me God ECCLES 8.2 I aduertise thee to take heed to the mouth of the King and the word of the oath of God THE Writer of these words was Salomon the wisest and most peaceable gouernour that euer was in Israel The time was in his ancient yeares when after long experience of both good and euill he saw and said what was befitting euery state and place The occasion it seemes was the flight and reuolt of Ieroboam and his complices The coherence is apparant how from the commendation of true wisedome in the first verse hee deriues this wise aduertisement in the second which hee proues in the sixe following and in the ninth verse concludes his owne and his equals miseries when a ruler whose loue and care deserueth loue reapes nought but hate and hurt of his owne people His purpose was he supposeth himselfe a lawfull King as being ordained of God appointed of Dauid and admitted of Israel and thereupon requires a reuerend estimation of his worth and words and that vpon their oathes then sworne to God on his behalfe The text is diuersly read of diuerse interpreters the vulgar Latine

men to halt betweene two opinions and therefore Christians should hate such amphibologies as they loue God reason and religion To conclude the scope and duties of this oath are honest being faith loue and peace The example hath ben sorted in many Councels Fathers histories the promise is a conscionable protestation of a loyall heart This oath is like shibboleth if you pronounce it right you shal bee receiued if not reiected like Ioshuaes question art thou on ourside or on our aduersaries like Ichues demand of Ionadab if thine heart bee right towards me as mine towards thee then ascend into my chariot if you loue the safegard of your Prince as hee tenders your safety you shall purchase his fauour take it then as giuen by good authority Prayer is a duty most necessarie to be made for Kings we must not pray without faith for without faith it is impossible to please God what wee beleeue we may well sweare and therefore we may sweare for our Princes honour and safety an oath is 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 an end of all controuersie Now there is a controuersie whether he which takes the Pope for his God can take the King for his maister and this oath wil determine it An oath is to be taken saith Isocrates 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 either to cleere thy selfe of some filthy crime and what fowler then high treason or to free thy friend from a danger and what greater then such a suspicion It is reason they that receiue protection should promise loue and dutie to him which is the cause of it is honest to professe with our mouthes what wee meane in our heartes obseruance where it is deserued It is a duty which the Pope in far stricter terms exacts of al Emperours Iesuits Priests and Auertites from our profession why should not Christian kings require all faithfulnesse of their subiects Kings may command a publicke fast as the King of Niniue did vnto man and beast or publike feastes as Mardochaeus and Maccabaeus did vnto the Iewes or publick oblations as Moses to the making of the Tabernacle and Iosiah to the repairing of the Temple or publicke prayers as Dauid indited holy Psalmes to be sung in the Sanctuary and therefore may compose and impose an oath which is not so praecise a part of religion an oath is vsed in couenants of reconcilement as betweene Abraham and Abimelech and should not we rather be reconciled with our King then a stranger it is a motiue of diligence as when Saul swore the Souldiers they should not eate they were more earnest vpon their enimies it is as a vow before God and man of that which law conscience and humanity requireth at our hands and vowes in lawfull matters are neuer to be reproued This was vsed of heathens amongst themselues as the Romane cittizens were sworne vnto their lawes cōmonwealth of Christians to heathens as the Christian Souldiers did praestare Sacramentum take a sacred oath of their Captaines to rest at their command of heathens to the faithfull as Iacob tooke an oath of Laban swearing by his Gods Iusiur andum saith one quia ius omne nihil nisi ius iurandum est wee should so much obserue the lawes that we might sweare the performance Kings being keepers of each table may sweare their subiects to the keeping of both lawes most chiefly that which concernes God or thēselues for they be first chiefly meant mentioned in the commandments let me then say with Salomon I aduertise thee to take heed vnto the mouth of the king and the wordes of the oath of God for the Kings sake obserue the oath for the oaths sake obserue the King for Gods sake obserue both God oath and King Oh blessed God by whom Kings reigne and Princes decree iustice preserue thy Seruant our Soueraigne in thy truth peace and loue set him as a signet on thine hart with inward grace and fauour still embrace and encrease him set him as a signet on thy hand with outward force and power still protect and defend him giue him a long life a safe estate a wise heart a louing care honour amongst his owne and victories against his eninemies Grant this most mercifull Father for thy Sonne Christ Iesus sake to whom with thee thy most holy Spirit be giuen honour and dominion now and euer Amen FINIS