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A90660	The loyal non-conformist, or, The religious subject, yielding to God his due, and to Cæsar his right being a discourse from the pulpit touching true gospel worship and due subjection to magistrates / now printed, as it was preached (for the most part) in the month of August, 1662, by T.P.P---N-C.	T. P., P---N-C.	1644 (1644)	Wing P203B; ESTC R42780	86,090	259

he should give Commands from God and according to those Statutes and Ordinances which God hath appointed to them they would be ready to yield obedience This is not an absolute promise but a restipulation a Covenant upon considerations to perform Articles Now for demonstration of the point I shall bring no other reasons or arguments for the confirmation of this Truth That all men must be subject for the enforcing of this duty of Subjection to Magistrates but only such as I find in the Context 1. 1 Arg. ab honesto The first reason is taken ab honesto It is meet that all men should be subject to God and to the Divine Ordination Now Magistracy is from God it is his Ordinance and the powers that be are ordained of God therefore out of respect and reverence toward God the Author of Powers it is meet that we should be subject to them It is God that giveth to Man power and authority over others Gen. 3. he first gave a Marital power a power to the Husband over the Wise in the next place from this followed a Parental power the power of Parents over Children and hence sprang other powers as a Despotical power the power of Masters over Servants and a Regal power the power of Rulers over Subjects The Apostle here properly speaks of this last of Civil publick Powers Now these powers are ordained of God First appointed by him raised above and set over other men God challengeth this as proper and peculiar to himself to raise up and appoint Rulers over people By me Kings Reign Prov. 8.15 16. by me Princes Rule The most high hath power over the Kingdomes of men Dan. 4.14 and giveth it to whomsoever he will and God hath put his own Name upon Rulers upon the powers which he hath set up Psal 82.6 I have said ye are Gods therefore let us reverence this Ordinance of God and be subject to the powers ordained by him God will have us to honour them whom he thus honoureth and will have us to know that in our subjection and obedience to them we have to deal with him 2. 2 Arg. ab inhonesto A second argument from subjection is taken ab inhonesto from the dishonesty and shamefulness of the contrary as an humble conscientious subjection to Magistrate is an acknowledgment of God's Ordinance so a contempt or slighting of the powers ordained by God and disobedience to them as Powers is Rebellion against God and his Ordination He that resisteth resisteth the Ordinance of God and how great is this sin It is a practical denial of God his Soveraignty a refusing to be under his Government It is God's Will to set such Order among men that some shall Rule others shall be Subject some shall give Commands others shall yield Obedience Now to despise and wilfully to violate this Order of God is great iniquity therefore it is made a brand of Libertines 2 Pet. 2.10 Jude 8. and prophane persons to despise Government 3. 3 Arg. a periculo A third Argument to enforce obedience to Magistrates is a taken a periculo from the danger of disobedience the pernicious effect of it respecting disobedient persons They that resist sha●● receive to themselves 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 judgement From whom why from the Magistrate who hath Powe● in his hand and Commission from God to punish contumacious Offenders or they shall certainly be punished by God wh●● will vindicate his own Ordinance and will plead against the Violators of his Order so that the levelling humour and levellin● practices are dangerous to th● Authours Corah and his complices rose up against Moses and Aaron but they fell in such rising that they perished in the attempt the earth opened and swallowed up those Rebels Num. 16. And the Apostle Jude speaking of th●● Factious and Seditious practice of unruly and Antimagistratica● spirits in the latter times saith They perished in the gainsaying of Corah They that make head against Moses and Aaron against Magistrates and Ministers shal● be punished as sure as if the judgment were already Executed upon them But here is mainly intended punishment from the civil Magistrate that which is to be inflicted by the Powers disobeyed resisted They that disobey and resist shall receive condign punishment from them 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 shall receive judgment to themselves And this expression is by the way a little to be noted as hinting to us three things 1. The folly of those that are opposite to God's Order in his Constitution of humane powers refractory and disobedient to the good Laws and just Commands of Magistrates they run themselves upon mischeif they are enemies to themselves when they suffer the penalty of disobedience they have but their own seeking they do as it were reach out the hand for it to receive it Now will any wise man wilfully hurt himself 2. Here is hinted the Justice of the Laws in inflicting the penalty of Transgression upon wilful Offenders whatever the breakers of good Laws do suffer according to Law is to be imputed to their own wickedness they have nothing to lay to the charge o● Magistrates They that resist the powers receive judgment to themselves their due is paid them their punishment is but a just retribution the reward of their offence 3. Here is a hint of the vanity and bootlessness of such attempt of Rebellious people against God's Ordinance when they rise up against Authority against the Powers which God hath se● up They receive judgment to themselves They have the worst of it like a man that runs his head against a wall to beat down the wall he breaks his own head it may be beats out his own brains but cannot overthrow the wall nor do it any harm They that resist shall receive judgment And this pernicious effect or fruit of disobedience which is a denial of subjection to Magistrates is confirmed by one great end of the Institution of Magistracy of God his committing the power of the Sword to the Magistrate namely That he might be Ver. 3 a terrour to evil doers for Rulers are not a terrour to good works but to the evil Here is the effect put for the cause evil works Metalepsis for evil workers And the Apostle expresseth himself in this manner because according to the course of Justice men are not to be punished but for evil works for something that is contrary to the Law of God and to the Laws of man consonant thereunto and grounded thereupon Note this Subjects are not to be threatened nor flattered into obedience to those Commands of the Powers which are sinful and repugnant to the Law of God and a good Conscience or to those that are arbitrary and illegal contrary to or beside the laudable constitution of the Government which is to be managed according to known Laws nor ought men to be punished for not obeying in such cases The Magistrate

THE LOYAL Non-Conformist OR THE Religious Subject Yielding to God his Due and to Caesar his Right BEING A Discourse from the Pulpit touching True GOSPEL WORSHIP AND Due SUBJECTION to MAGISTRATES Now PRINTED as it was Preached for the most part in the month of August 1662. By T. P. P. N. C. Mat. 22.21 Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's and unto God the things that are God's 1 Pet. 2.17 Fear God honour the King 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Arist Domiti ut pareant non ut serviant Lips London Printed in the Year 1664. READER THe Design of this Treatise is honest being the same which is held forth in the Frontispiece and the matter not only in offensive but very useful especially in these times there being nothing conteined in this little Manual which is liable to just exception or can distaste any Sober Religious Loyal unprejudic'd Person and the Contents hereof serving to set people right in their judgement and practice in point of duty toward God and Man that Piety and Loyalty may go hand in hand and that the mistakes about each which are the great matter of difference at this day may be corrected Some have no Religion at all toward God decrying Ordinances and despising all Worship Others are altogether for a Religion of their own moddelling or for a Worship framed by men and for human Institutions and devices for Canonical but not Spiritual Conformity and Obedience Some are of an Antimagistratical as well as Antiministerial spirit disowning and despising Magistracy and Majesty Dignities and Dominion doctrinally and practically denying to give to Caesar hi● due to yield subjection to the higher Powers Others go about to advance man too high making th● chief Magistrate Super-Supream● setting him above God preferring the commands of Men and human● constitutions before the Command of Christ and Divine Institutions Incidit in Scillam qui vult vitar● Charybdim Now here is endeavoured to evince the necessity of Religious Worship and to shew what Worship is and how God is to be Worshipped as also to vindicate Magistracy and the Ruler's Authority pleading for subjection to the higher Powers and withal duly to bound this Subjection setting just limits to the Subjects obedience that it be with a tantum usque ad aras I might here take occasion to insert something in patrocinium shewing my self willing howsoever weak to be an Advocate for the Religious Subject who is conscientious in Worshipping God and in honouring and obeying the Powers Supream and Subordinate a little to plead the Cause of such against the Obloquies Criminations and Calumnies of Detractours and Calumniatours But if the substance of this small Book answer the scope and Title as I hope it doth the intelligent observant Reader will find that work to be done there But before I dismiss thee Reader let me advertise thee that what is written in the following sheets was Preached from the Pulpit in a Country Village and so fitted for and suited to the Capacities and Concernments of the hearers and what it was the same it is for matter and form as presented now to publick view in confidence that it may probably meet with many Readers whom it may alike fit and equally concern and with whom it may find no less acceptance though I doubt not but it will likewise meet with many Carping Momusses and Censuring Aristarchusses The Reader may be pleased further to take notice That the first part of the latter Text viz. the Proposition or Assertion of the Divine Right and Authority of Magistracy was opened and managed Pro Authoris Modulo on a day of Thanksgiving for the peaceable and happy Restauration of our Royal Soveraign CHARLES the II. to his Throne and Royal Dignity Not long after his before desired much longed for and then joyful congratulated Return the Non-conformist was and is Loyal could while he had liberty Preach for the Royal Interest and can and doth still pray for the higher Powers Reversus ad Dominum revertatur magis ac magis usque ad Dominum Well read the ensuing Treatise without prejudice peruse it with diligence be not uncharitable or malevolently censorious yield to Truth take direction from the Word and do thy Duty yielding to God his Right and to Caesar his Due and so enjoy the labour of the Author and the benefit of his Prayers and pray for him who desires to be found God's Friend the King's Friend and thy Friend and so Writes himself Theophilus Philanax Philadelphus DEVON Aug. 1664 VErus Dei cultus hisce conditionibus circumscribitur Ut colatur non creatura aliqua sed Deus non adulterimus sed verus non adjunctis aliis sed solus non quovis modo sed pro expressa ipsius voluntate unde Socrates dicebat unumquemque Deum sic colo oportere quomodo se ipse colendum esse praeceperit * Szegid in loc commun Tit de vero Dei cultu pag. 263. Delectatur Deus cultu mentis spiritus propterea quod spiritus est c. ac quoniam purissimus sanctissimusque est spiritus consequitur Deum delectari non simplicitur cultu mentis spiritus sed spiritus puri innocui sancti Cultus Dei spiritualis est opus mandatum a Deo factum ex fide * Idem vel in celebrationem Gloriae Dei Principaliter Ess Dei Sacrum in Verbo Dei expressum ad colendum Deum institutum quod a nobis in spiritu veritate praestatur True GOSPEL-WORSHIP From John 4.23 24. But the hour cometh and now is when the true Worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth for the Father seeketh such to worship him God is a Spirit and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth THere are two famous Histories in this Chapter The first gives us an account of our Saviour his Conference or Discourse with the woman of Samaria The second is a narration of the coming of Christ into Galilee and his miraculous healing of the Centurion's son My Text lieth in the first general part of the Chapter being part of the Conference betwixt Christ and the Samaritan woman indeed the very apex or utmost pitch of the discourse the head or top of the Hill to which I shall ascend by degrees making my entrance at the beginning of the Chapter beginning my journey at the foot of the Hill Well then as concerning the Conference notice may be taken 1. Of the Occasions of it 2. Of the Substance and several parts of it 3. Of the Consequents or what followed upon it I. Occasions of the conference Remote The Occasions of the Discourse were either more remote or nearer Of the remote Occasions I shall note but one which was Christ his removing from Judea v. 3. and that was occasioned a● the first Verse doth intimate by his knowledge of the offence which the Pharisees took at the success of his Ministry whereupon he could