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The spiritual house in its foundation, materials, officers, and discipline describ'd the nomothetical & coercive power of the King in ecclesiastical affairs asserted the episcopal office and dignity, together with the liturgy of the Church of England vindicated in some sermons preached at St. Clement Danes and St. Gregories neer St. Pauls, London / by Geo. Masterson.
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Masterson, Geo. (George)
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Wing M1073; ESTC R30518
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it_o appear_v by_o their_o respective_a confession_n magistratum_fw-la est_fw-la non_fw-la modo_fw-la de_fw-fr civili_fw-la politia_fw-la esse_fw-la sollicitos_fw-la verum_fw-la etiam_fw-la dare_v operam_fw-la ut_fw-la sacrum_n ministerium_fw-la conservetur_fw-la christique_a regnum_fw-la propagetur_fw-la denique_fw-la horum_fw-la est_fw-la efficere_fw-la ut_fw-la sacrum_n evangelii_n verbum_fw-la undique_fw-la praedicetur_fw-la ut_fw-la singuli_fw-la purae_fw-la deum_fw-la colere_fw-la &_o venerari_fw-la ex_fw-la praescripto_fw-la verbi_fw-la ipsius_fw-la libere_fw-la possint_fw-la belgica_n it_o be_v the_o magistrate_n duty_n not_o only_o to_o be_v careful_a for_o the_o civil_a polity_n but_o to_o endeavour_v likewise_o that_o the_o sacred_a ministry_n be_v preserve_v and_o the_o kingdom_n of_o christ_n propagate_v it_o be_v his_o duty_n final_o to_o see_v that_o the_o holy_a gospel_n be_v every_o where_o preach_v and_o that_o all_o person_n may_v pure_o and_o free_o worship_n and_o 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the_o king_n as_o certain_a religious_a person_n who_o leave_v it_o as_o a_o rule_n to_o their_o confident_n at_o padova_n 1606._o do_v the_o pope_n authority_n si_fw-mi quod_fw-la occulis_fw-la nostris_fw-la album_fw-la apparet_fw-la nigrum_fw-la ille_fw-la esse_fw-la definierit_fw-la debemus_fw-la itidem_fw-la quod_fw-la nigrum_fw-la sit_fw-la pronuntiare_fw-la if_o that_o which_o in_o our_o eye_n be_v white_a be_v define_v by_o the_o pope_n to_o be_v black_a we_o ought_v also_o to_o say_v that_o it_o be_v black_a but_o this_o we_o say_v our_o obedience_n be_v require_v to_o all_o his_o command_n that_o be_v not_o repugnant_a to_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n or_o contrary_a to_o the_o express_a word_n of_o god_n if_o he_o command_v any_o thing_n forbid_v by_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n or_o by_o any_o positive_a law_n of_o god_n that_o be_v now_o oblige_v to_o christian_n or_o if_o he_o forbid_v any_o thing_n command_v of_o god_n we_o be_v not_o to_o yield_v obedience_n for_o as_o in_o nature_n inferior_a cause_n depend_v in_o point_n of_o activity_n upon_o superior_a have_v no_o power_n of_o act_v contrary_a to_o the_o efficacy_n of_o the_o superior_a so_o in_o morality_n as_o st._n august_n si_fw-mi aliud_fw-la imperator_fw-la aliud_fw-la jubeat_fw-la deus_fw-la quid_fw-la judicatur_fw-la major_a poteâ—tas_fw-la deus_fw-la da_fw-la veniam_fw-la o_fw-la imperator_fw-la de_fw-la verb._n dom_n sec_n mat_n serm_n 6_o where_o the_o emperor_n and_o god_n command_n be_v one_o contrary_a to_o the_o other_o what_o judgement_n shall_v i_o make_v the_o power_n of_o god_n be_v supreme_a the_o emperor_n therefore_o must_v be_v supplicate_v to_o pardon_v i_o if_o the_o king_n command_v any_o thing_n that_o god_n forbid_v or_o forbid_v any_o thing_n that_o god_n command_v in_o both_o these_o case_n we_o must_v then_o fortify_v ourselves_o with_o the_o say_n of_o st_n peter_n and_o the_o other_o apostle_n we_o ought_v to_o obey_v god_n rather_o than_o man_n act_n 5_o 29_o and_o 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the_o spiritual_a house_n in_o its_o foundation_n material_n officer_n and_o discipline_n describe_v the_o nomothetical_a &_o coercive_a power_n of_o the_o king_n in_o ecclesiastical_a affair_n assert_v the_o episcopal_a office_n and_o dignity_n together_o with_o the_o liturgy_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n vindicated_n in_o some_o sermon_n preach_v at_o st._n clement_n dane_n and_o st._n gregory_n near_a st._n paul_n london_n by_o geo._n masterson_n have_v the_o lord_n as_o great_a delight_n in_o burn_a offering_n and_o sacrifice_n as_o in_o obey_v the_o voice_n of_o the_o lord_n behold_v to_o obey_v be_v better_a than_o sacrifice_n and_o to_o hearken_v than_o the_o fat_a of_o ram_n 1_o sam._n 15.22_o and_o they_o answer_v josua_n say_v all_o that_o thou_o command_v we_o we_o will_v do_v according_a as_o we_o hearken_v unto_o moses_n in_o all_o thing_n so_o will_v we_o hearken_v unto_o thou_o josh_n 1.16_o 17._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d incerti_fw-la ap._n stobaeum_n print_a for_o philemon_n stephens_n the_o young_a live_v at_o the_o golden_a lion_n in_o st._n paul_n churchyard_n 1661._o to_o the_o great_a exemplar_n of_o piety_n &_o virtue_n frances_n duchess_n of_o somerset_n her_o grace_n the_o gentile_a superstition_n madam_n inscribe_v not_o the_o name_n or_o their_o deity_n upon_o the_o great_a donary_n which_o they_o make_v they_o with_o a_o devotion_n comparable_a to_o that_o with_o which_o i_o lay_v this_o little_a thing_n at_o your_o grace_n foot_n the_o compilement_n of_o this_o structure_n be_v not_o in_o a_o lofty_a and_o noble_a corinthian_a form_n with_o any_o rich_a or_o curious_a embroidery_n of_o word_n but_o the_o whole_a be_v cement_v together_o in_o the_o plain_a tuscan_a i_o can_v have_v give_v it_o a_o frank_a light_n have_v i_o not_o know_v that_o devotion_n for_o which_o this_o spiritual_a house_n be_v build_v require_v collect_v rather_o than_o diffuse_a spirit_n i_o dare_v not_o assume_v the_o vanity_n to_o think_v that_o 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