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A51440
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The King on his throne: or A discourse maintaining the dignity of a king, the duty of a subject, and the unlawfulnesse of rebellion. Delivered in two sermons preached in the Cathedrall Church in York. By R.M. Master in Arts, Coll. S. Pet. Cant.
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Mossom, Robert, d. 1679.
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Wing M2862; ESTC R214245
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well_o as_o suffer_v good_a prince_n to_o be_v move_v to_o evil_a in_o judgement_n to_o his_o people_n as_o he_o do_v david_n and_o hezekiah_n yea_o as_o he_o can_v move_v evil_a prince_n so_o remove_v they_o at_o his_o pleasure_n as_o he_o do_v saul_n and_o ahab_n but_o the_o full_a clear_n of_o this_o belong_v to_o the_o last_o part_n of_o the_o text._n only_o this_o by_o the_o way_n since_o there_o be_v man_n who_o be_v now_o up_o in_o arm_n against_o their_o gracious_a sovereign_n lest_o any_o shall_v be_v lead_v away_o with_o their_o fair_a pretence_n we_o must_v know_v that_o no_o man_n ought_v to_o take_v up_o arm_n but_o in_o the_o defence_n of_o a_o just_a cause_n note_n note_n and_o in_o obedience_n to_o a_o lawful_a command_n for_o as_o a_o man_n must_v have_v a_o good_a cause_n to_o justify_v his_o arm_n so_o a_o lawful_a authority_n to_o justify_v his_o cause_n which_o who_o so_o want_v be_v not_o only_o a_o rebel_n but_o a_o murderer_n as_o bernard_n to_o the_o templar_n 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derivative_a the_o subject_n may_v have_v a_o huperochen_n a_o excellency_n of_o gift_n yea_o megisten_v huperochen_n the_o great_a excellency_n which_o make_v he_o capable_a of_o be_v councillor_n to_o the_o king_n but_o not_o a_o king_n but_o his_o '_o exousia_fw-la and_o '_o arch_n his_o power_n and_o government_n be_v only_a delegate_n and_o derive_v from_o the_o king_n it_o be_v not_o consonant_a to_o reason_n that_o they_o shall_v afford_v a_o lawful_a command_n against_o the_o king_n for_o the_o king_n be_v the_o fountain_n from_o whence_o the_o magistrate_n power_n do_v stream_n how_o against_o nature_n be_v it_o for_o the_o stream_n to_o run_v backward_o into_o the_o fountain_n for_o the_o power_n derive_v from_o the_o king_n to_o be_v exercise_v against_o the_o king_n so_o that_o while_o man_n take_v up_o arm_n and_o prosecute_v a_o civil_a war_n against_o the_o king_n in_o stead_n of_o defend_v we_o see_v they_o destroy_v religion_n in_o stead_n of_o preserve_v they_o 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pro_fw-la grege_fw-la what_o be_v that_o king_n may_v be_v most_o true_o we_o who_o pelican_n like_a be_v now_o ready_a to_o spend_v his_o own_o blood_n for_o the_o redeem_n his_o own_o honour_n and_o his_o people_n safety_n and_o if_o you_o now_o tread_v in_o his_o step_n follow_v his_o example_n in_o be_v ready_a to_o sacrifice_v your_o own_o life_n for_o the_o honour_n of_o your_o king_n and_o the_o peace_n of_o your_o country_n if_o you_o die_v in_o the_o enterprise_n your_o death_n shall_v not_o be_v morte_n but_o immortalitates_fw-la have_v make_v your_o peace_n with_o god_n a_o eternal_a reward_n shall_v attend_v your_o temporal_a death_n and_o here_o i_o pass_v from_o quid_fw-la what_o the_o king_n be_v to_o the_o per_fw-la quem_fw-la by_o who_o he_o be_v king_n king_n 2._o perquem_fw-la by_o who_o he_o king_n 2._o per_fw-la quem_fw-la by_o who_o if_o we_o come_v to_o solomon_n proverb_n we_o shall_v find_v this_o per_fw-la quem_fw-la answer_v with_o a_o per_fw-la i_o prov._n 8.15_o per_fw-mi i_fw-mi reges_fw-la regnant_n by_o i_o king_n reign_v by_o i_o king_n of_o king_n and_o lord_n of_o lord_n where_o the_o per_fw-mi be_v not_o a_o mere_a permission_n but_o a_o full_a commission_n it_o be_v not_o that_o they_o reign_v by_o my_o sufferance_n but_o by_o my_o ordinance_n for_o if_o we_o bring_v our_o per_fw-la quem_fw-la to_o st._n paul_n he_o will_v answer_v we_o with_o a_o ordinatae_fw-la sunt_fw-la a_o deo_fw-la 13.1_o rom._n 13.1_o the_o power_n which_o be_v be_v ordain_v of_o god_n bring_v this_o per_fw-la quem_fw-la to_o the_o ancient_a father_n 24._o lib._n 5._o c._n 24._o and_o irenaeus_n will_v tell_v we_o that_o cujus_fw-la jussu_fw-la homines_fw-la nascuntur_fw-la huius_fw-la jussu_fw-la &_o reges_fw-la constituuntur_fw-la by_o who_o command_n man_n be_v create_v by_o his_o command_n be_v king_n ordain_v tertullian_n in_o apologet._n tell_v we_o ind_n est_fw-la imperator_fw-la unde_fw-la &_o homo_fw-la antiquam_fw-la imperator_fw-la by_o he_o 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st._n paul_n more_o divine-like_a call_v god_n ordinance_n which_o beget_v a_o reverence_n in_o their_o heart_n hence_o it_o be_v that_o we_o owe_v honour_n and_o subjection_n unto_o king_n though_o wicked_a even_o because_o of_o god_n ordinance_n for_o as_o the_o unfaithfulnesse_n of_o a_o man_n can_v frustrate_v god_n promise_n as_o appear_v rom._n 9_o so_o nor_o can_v the_o wickedness_n of_o the_o person_n make_v void_a god_n ordinance_n so_o that_o a_o king_n be_v nor_o a_o king_n because_o he_o be_v a_o good_a king_n nor_o leaf_n be_v a_o king_n when_o he_o leave_v be_v good_a we_o give_v honour_n say_v bishop_n andrews_n well_o not_o proswpw_o but_o proswpwpoiw_o not_o to_o man_n but_o to_o god_n in_o man._n so_o that_o as_o contempt_n of_o the_o magistrate_n the_o king_n vicegerent_n be_v contempt_n of_o the_o king_n who_o ordain_v the_o magistrate_n