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cause_n	bishop_n	pope_n	time_n	1,451	5	3.5707	3	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A90963	Clerico-classicum, or, The clergi-allarum to a third war. Being an answer to a pamphlet, intituled, A serious and faithfull representation of the judgements of ministers of the Gospel within the province of London, contained in a letter from them to the Generall and his Councell of Warre. Delivered to his Excellency by some of the subscribers, Jan. 18. 1648. Which may likewise serve for a brief answer to their late vindication, relating to their former actings, touching the capitall punishment of the person of the King. / By John Price, citizen of London.	Price, John, Citizen of London.	1649 (1649)	Wing P3340; Thomason E544_1; ESTC R204338	47,303	74

or to that purpose and advised you moreover to forbeare your provoking language in your Pulpits lest the common souldiers should doe you a mischiese and you may thanke your selves This was the sum of that discourse and now let any man judge whether he did you any wrong in all this or where lies the unbrotherlinesse and unworthinesse of these passages or whether your Christi in ingenuity and candor becomming the Ministers of the Gospell of Jesus Christ doth not gloriously appear in printing Mr. Peters unto the world at you have done And now let heaven and earth judg whether that the whole series of your former proceedings doe not speake plainely and not in parables that as the Popes of old did command men to subject unto Magistracy as Gods Ordinance and unto Kings and Rulers as unto those that were set over them by the Lord for their good while these Kings and Rulers did subject themselves unto them casting downe their Crownes at their feet Then they shall have titles of honour confer'd upon them as Most Christian King Catholique King Defender of the Faith c. and to allure them to permit that Romish Harlot to reigne over the Kings of the earth Revel 17. 18. that shee might fit 〈◊〉 Queene Shee would chant them with her alluring tongue her lips dropping as an honey-comb Prov. 5. 4. and her mouth smoother then eyl and bewitching them with her guilded language during their obedience to the holy chaire they should be called the frinds of Jesus Christ sonnes to St. Peter obedient children to their mother Church assuring them that God would be mercifull unto them when he came with St. Peter to judge the world they should have Indulgences and pardons for all their sinnes they should have their Holinesses benedictions and the prayers of the Church to prosper them in their wars expeditions for their successe in the advance of the Catholique cause yea for a time untill their turns be served they shall have an acknowledgment that such and such things are proper unto them which afterward it shall be no lesse then sacriledg to proclaim viz. The calling of generall Councels appointing and ordering the elections of Popes and the investitures of Bishops yea sometimes to court Princes spared not to present them with the treasures of the Church as Pope Gregory did Charles of France when he sent him the keyes of the holy Sepulchre and S. Peters chains and other things all which at other times when they were sixt in their chair of pestilence they stifly affirmed to be irrelative to them and for claiming of which pronounced them guilty of Simony and excommunicated them And when at any time these threw off the papall yoke the very same Popes did issue out their Buls against them and did absolve the people from any further subjection unto them even so doe not you I still speake not of all but some of you when that authority stears by your compasse then all goes right then we blesse you in the name of the Lord then you can bid them God-speed then they shall be called the repairers of Israel and of the breaches of Zion and ages to come shall call them blessed then g●● on and prosper then they are the Zerubbabels the Davids the Solomons the Worthies of Israel these are the blessed times of Reformation If any in place of authority doe withstand and oppose though it be the King himselfe and severall of the Rulers with him as the late King and many Lords and Commons did then how did you allarm the people conjuring them in the name of the Lord to goe out against them to fight the Lords battles then curse yee Meroz curse yee bitterly the inhabitants thereof because they went not out to help the Lord against the mighty And as for those Magistrates or others that drive on in a hopefull advance of your interest then my heart is towards the Governours of Israel that gave themselves willingly c. And to encourage the people you tell them that Kings and Princes and all authority and power must stoop unto Jesus Christ and he will break● them in pieces like a potters vessell Your severall Sermons in print will witnesse this He will bind their Kings in chaines and their Nobles in fetters of iron And this honour shall all the Saints have Then goe out and feare not the battle is the Lords and he will teach your hands to warre and your fingers to fight and cover your heads in the day of battle Then you tell them if they be not valiant and quit themselves like men their eares shall be boared and themselves their wives and children shall be everlasting slaves and vassals then their eyes shall be put out as were Sampsons and they must be the sport and scorn of their enemies and grind in their mills all their dayes then you cry how will your children and your childrens children curse your cowardize and bewaile your treacherous betraying their peace and liberties therefore you stir up the people to assist with moneyes horse plate and persons If any doubts doe arise concerning resisting Kings and Rulers especially in case of Oaths Vows or Covenants touching preservation of the person of the King as there did from the Solemn League and Covenat then you are ready to give satisfaction and to tell the people that that clause in the Covenant is to be understood not simply but relatively that i● i● not a single but a complex engagement no● an absolute but a conditional clause with many such distinction● t●is for the Kings Person in the preservation of our Religion and Liberties * Many of you have made such answers to them that did scruple the Covenant being to go to wars or fight as occasion should be offered because of that clause concl●ing the person of the King And though the King should be destroyed by you you have notwithstanding keps your Covenant and that mens spirits may be free without regret You tell the people that the King in a man of blood taking hold of all whispering hear-sayes and probabilities of his wickednesse to m●ke him odious to the people then the death of King James of Prince Henery the betraying of Rochell Mr. Love in his Sermon at Vxbridg the contriving the promoting of the Iri●● rebellion the blood of England Scotland Ireland is laid upon him then the wickednesse idolatry profanesse luxury and all kinds of impiety of the licentious Court loose Nobles and lewd Gentry are set forth then God is comming to avenge the injury and wrong and to make inquisition for the blood of his people Let Mr. Love speak if there are not many old Conventiclers as they are called that can witnesse this Then you pray Lord either conv●●● the King or confound him Lord let the prayers of thy people fall upon his heart or upon his head either in shewres of grace upon his soule or judgements otherwayes upon him If