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A67098 Worse and worse: or, A description of their desperate condition who shall presume to take the new Oath or covenant 1643 (1643) Wing W3611A; ESTC R205419 9,104 17

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of misguided-Zeal or spirit of revenge upon his brother offends against the third For these and the like causes S. Austin concludes that Falsa 〈◊〉 est exitiosa vera iuratio periculosa nulla iuratio secura D. August Ser 28. de verbis Apost False swearing is pernicious true swearing is dangerous not at all swearing is secure Now for the second Q. How can it consist with a threefold Oath taken in particular and First how with the Oath of Supremacy For if he be Supream over all persons in all Causes Ecclesiasticall and Temporall how can I swear to subject him or which is all one his Commissioners 1. Pet. 2.14 and Power sent by him to any persons in any cause whatsoever Ob. 1. But you will say the occasion of that Oath was only to exclude the Popes Supremacy Sol. True though that were the chiefe occasion yet it was not only the intention but was purposely made to involve and shut up all his Subjects under the same Conditions of unresisting Obedience Ob. 2. But the Oath only binds so long as the King observes the Condition of his own Oath for the true Religion c. Sol. A lawfull Oath taken is of good force to bind us to Obedience even to a bad King much more to an eminently good Pious and Religious King as appeares by that of Solomon Eccles 8.2 I councell thee to keepe the Kings Commandment and that in regard of the Oath of God And by example of Zedechiahs perjury and breaking of his Oath made to a Tyrant Ezech 17. v. 15.20 an Enemy of the Church Shall he prosper saith God shall he escape that doth such things Or shall he break his Covenant and be delivered As I live saith the Lord Surely MY Oath which he hath despised and MY Covenant that he hath broken even it will I recompence upon his own head In like manner Saul his bloody house was visited because he sought to slay the Gibeonites aliens to the Common-wealth of Israel though in Zeal toto the Children of Israel and Juda. Hitherto of the first Oath 2. Sam. 21.1.2 which is of Supremacy The second followes of Allegiance O. How can it consist with it For I am bound by it to defend the Kings Person to the uttermost of my power and speedily to discover and resist all Treasons and Conspiracies against his Person Crown or Dignity All which seeme to be endangered by taking or partaking with Armes raised against him or the Power Army or Life-guard commanded by Him for His defence and that no person whatsoever hath power to absolve mee of this Oath And for The third Oath Of the late Protestation How can it consist For I Protest Vow and promise to maintaine the Protestant Religion See the preamble of the House of Commons to the Protest expressed in the Doctrine of the Church of England against all Popery and Popish Innovations But this Assertion of the new Oath that in my Conscience I doe beleeve that the Forces raised by the two Houses of Parliament are raised and continued for their ●ust defence and for the defence of the true Protestant Religion seems to contradict the late Protestation For first it is against the established Doctrine of the Church of England which is in the 37. Article which saith that The Kings Majesty hath the Chiefe power in this Realme of England unto whom the Chiefe government of All Estates whether Ecclesiasticall or Civill in All causes doth appertaine To rule All Estates and degrees committed to Their charge and to restraine with the sword None of which can the King doe if the Sword or Militia be taken from Him Item That a man may take up Armes or take an Oath when the Magistrate i. e. Supream Power commandeth implying that no man ought either to take Oath or bear Armes without the Injunction of the Magistrate Item Article 35. that the two Bookes of Homilies the Homilies against Rebellion amongst the rest containe a Godly and wholsome Doctrine to be read in Churches by the Ministers that is Preachers not only Reading Ministers dilligently distinctly that they may be understood by the People as the Doctrine of the Church of England For though there may be many Doctrins and many Churches in England yet there is but one Doctrine one church of England contained in the 39. Articles and Common-Prayer Book confirmed by Act of Parliament Thus far of the first particular of the Protestation The second is how it can consist with that part of the Protestation which binds me to oppose all Popish Innovationis c. for to take up Armes in case of Religion against a Supream Power is a plaine Popish Innovation and a new Invention ought and maintained only in this last Age. And thirdly ●ow can it consist with the last particular Wherein I 〈◊〉 and protest to maintains with my Life Power and Estate according to the duty of mine Allegiance His Majesties Person Honour and Estate Now the Quaere is how I maintaine first His Person with my life Power and Estate if I sweare to assist an Army of men whom He hath oft Declared and are so accounted by many pious and Iudicious men to be utter Enemies to His Person Honour and Estate Or secondly how can I be said to maintaine His Honour when by this Oath I professe expressely contrary to the word of God Eccles 10.20 Exod. 22.28 not only in mine heart to curse and accuse Him but openly with my mouth to revile and blaspheme Him and in effect say in mine heart which is Nefandum horrendum and farre from the thought of an obedient Sonne that honoureth his Father He is an utter Enemy of Gods true Religion a violator of all sacred Vowes Oathes and Covenants And can't yet be said to maintaine His Honour Can I be thus presumptuous to ●udge Him Am I not afraid to speake evill or Dignities yet maintaine the kings Honour or the Christian Protestant Religion 2 Pet. 2.10.11 Did Cham honour his Father when he discovered his reall nakednesse and do they honour their Father that impute a lying and false nakednesse and cover his reall Virtues Glory by casting on foule and fained aspersions A Sonne honoureth his Father and a Servant his Master If he be a Father where is his honour Malach. 1.6.8 if he be our M●ster where is his feare if this be the honour and feare goe and offer it 〈◊〉 thy Father to thy Master and see if they will take it at thy hands Nor will the after exposition serve to heale this breach by saying it was not to be extended to the maintenance of any discipline or government of the Church of England For first all the ord●ined Ministers of England have subscribed and sworn to the Kings Supremacy and all the doctrine of the Church of England and therefore they cannot be absolved from this lawfull Oath by any power whatsoever And Secondly though it should not be