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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A91907	Three sermons preach'd upon extraordinary occasions. By Charles Robotham, B.D. rector, of Reisam in Norfolk	Robotham, Charles, 1625 or 6-1700.	1680 (1680)	Wing R1729E; ESTC R231140	83,223	245

would oppose this either in whole or in part First some with the Donatists of old quite shut out the Magistrate from these matters According to the Sayings related by Optatus Quid Christianis cum Optatus C. Parmen L. 1. Regibus aut Quid Episcopis cum Palatio What have the Church to do with Kings or Bishops with the Court or Palace And again Quid Imperatori cum Ecclesia L. 3. What has the Emperour to do with the Church This was the Language of the first Fathers of Schism and too much of the like do we find in those Imitators of them who will not have the Ruler to interpose at all in matters of Religion They 'l allow him perhaps a Place in the Church as a Member but not as a Governour or Nursing-●●ther no Laws to be made Edicts to be passed for the s●●ling of Faith and Order in opposition to errour and distraction But is this to be a Nursing-father to the Church or rather a me● Gallio only as an idle and carele● Spectator to stand by and tam●ly to look on unconcerned up●● the miseries and confusions of t●● Christian Body without stretching forth a Finger to heal help 〈◊〉 prevent them How can they 〈◊〉 said to discharge their Trus● their 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Or what accou● can they give unto God of the Power who do not use it to the best advantage not only for the outward safeguard but also 〈◊〉 the inward soundness purity peace and order of the Church Never any Classick Author wh●ther a Deut. 17. 18 19. Josh 1. 8. Ezra 7. 16. sacred or b Aristot polit 3. c. 10 11. Tullius de legibus 2. Plato de leg Dion L. 52. prophane that touch'd upon this Subject but mentions Religion as in th● Magistrates charge Never 〈◊〉 State that profess'd Religion but did exercise an Interest in disposing matters of Religion Never any Instance to be given where Men were permitted in Point of Religion to do every one what was right in their own Eyes except in times of Anarchy i. e. Judges 17. 5 6. when there was no King in Israel no Tutor no Governour no Nursing-father to interpose and regulate things in Church and State But then secondly others there are neither small nor few who with the Church of Rome will Bellarm. L. 3. de Laicis c. 17. Et alibi allow the Prince defensionem Religionis but not Judicium no power of judging but only a Power or Obligation rather of receiving and defending whatsoever the Church determines They 'l grant you that Princes Ibid. c. 18. are the proper bearers of the Secular Sword but then it must be Gladius sub Gladio the Temporal Sword under the Spiritual for though it rest in the Scabbard of Kings yet must it not be draw● or used by them Nisi ad nutum Patientiam Sacerdotis So Boniface the 8th in his Extravagan● Tit. 8. de Majorit Obed. c. I. This sure is not to make King Nursing-fathers but Vassals to th● Church meer Butchers as i● were to execute while thei● Prelates only are the Judges 〈◊〉 hear and determine And all thi● against the grain both of Scripture Antiquity and Reason Princes indeed are bid to ser●● Christ Psal 2. 11. Serve t●● Lord with fear but not with a● implicit Faith or blind Obed●ence but Proeeunte judicio wi●● judgment and understanding F●● so runs the tenth Verse Sapite o● erudimini Be wise O ye Kings instructed ye Judges of the Ear●● and then follows Serve t●● Lord with fear 'T is 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 't is a rational reasonable Servi●● that is required at their hand● First understand and then serv● 'T is the Service of a right judgment the thing which the Church prays for Psal 72 1. Give thy Judgments to the King and thy Righteousness to the Kings Son God who would have Kings among others to come unto the knowledge of the Truth 1 Tim. 2. 4. no doubt but he allows them exercitium Judicii a Judgment to discern what is truth and what is error that they may refuse and suppress the one and embrace and establish the other as shall be thought fit for the publick good and welfare of the Church The ancient Councels and Synods of the Church as Grotius Grotius de Imperio summarum potestat c. 7. p. 174 175 176. proves did ever tender both their definitions i. e. of Faith and Canons i. e. Government 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 to the judgment of the Christian Emperour to be examined the one by the Laws of Faith the other by the Rules of Prudence and Expedience And sure 't is all the reason in th● world that Kings be satisfied Men and as Christians in t●● matters of the Church befo●● they ratifie them as Sovereig● For as a Learned Man says Mr. Thorndike Epilog L. 3. Of the Laws of the Church c. 32. p. 385. Kings having a Right to ma●● the Acts of the Church to be come the Laws of the Stat● by declaring to concur wi●● the execution of them doubtless they must needs have Right to judge whether the be indeed such Acts as Christian Powers may and ought 〈◊〉 concur in and accordingly 〈◊〉 bound and limit the exercise o● them But then again thirdly The●● is yet a third sort behind that 〈◊〉 oppose or at least much deba●● and diminish the Power of th● Christian Sovereign that is such as would have them de●● with matters of Religion only the second hand in a remote consideration sub ratione boni civil●● far as the civil good and inteest is concerned in them So ●hat as Bellarmine would bring Bell. de Pontifice L. 5. c. 6. ●●inces under the Popes girdle ●●directe ordine ad Spiritualia so ●ould these have Kings and Prin●es to meddle with Causes and ●atters of Religion Indirecte ● in ordine ad politica only in ●●serence to the civil Good Weal ●nd Peace of the State But on the contrary seeing Kings and Princes are by God di●ectly entrusted with the Church 〈◊〉 Nursing Fathers to do him ●hat Service in and for the Church 〈◊〉 their Authority which none ●ut Kings and Princes can do Since they have been always accounted Custodes Vindices utri●sque Tabulae the Guardians of both ●ables since they are ordained says the Apostle for the pu●ishment Rom. 13. 3 4 of evil Works i. e. of all sorts none excepted since ●he Law of the Ruler or Magistrate is made and set for the punishing 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 not only of what is opposite to sound Reason and Polit● but of what is contrary to sou● Doctrine 1 Tim. 1. 9. Lastly since the end of their Place an● Function even of all that 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 is not only Peace an● Honesty but 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the due an● right Service of God 1 Tim. 2. 2● I say from all these Premis● we may well infer