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cause_n	holy_a	scripture_n	word_n	2,805	5	4.1192	3	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A04127	The oath of allegeance defended by a sermon preached at a synode in the Metropoliticall Church of Yorke; by Thomas Ireland, Bachelour in Diuinitie.	Ireland, Thomas, b. 1577 or 8.	1610 (1610)	STC 14267; ESTC S119564	25,917	46

which the formost English followes reads Ego os Regis obseruo but this is vnlikely for being a king he would not obserue the king The later English in the Church Bibles reades absolutely Keepe the kings commandement without mention of the first person mentioned in the originall The latest English inferres it with a verbe which Iunius and Tremellius expresse with a possessiue Praestitutum meum praestitutum Regis obserua all sounding in one sence as if he should haue said Obey not me only as I am a man for he was the wisest man but as a king nor onely while I am a king but my successors whosoeuer shall be king after me nor onely so but as a publicke Preacher saith Salomon for so the booke is entituled I would perswade euery subiect of euery kingdome to take heede vnto that is obey their kinges Men must not onely bee 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 louers of their persons but 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 louers of their places nor onely so but with Isocrates 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 louers of their successors 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 for children should inherite as the fortune so the friendship of their parents Vnto this allegeance were that people double bound by the mouth of the king and by the oath of God that is by the authority of both God and king for his mouth heere may signifie 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the fauour of his countenance or 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the fruite of his lippes or 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the sense of his writings which are improperly called the sayings of his mouth or if they would not looke on these yet should they looke 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 which Pagnin expounds either a cause this being the ground of that or a custome which had bene long and was often vsed in Israel or as our translation hath the particulars i. the words of the oath of God i. that godly oath whereby they were bound to their Soueraigne This holy Scripture concerneth vs asmuch as them we haue a Salomon which without comparison is wise peaceable and sanctified his experience as great hauing reigned as long a while ouer as great a people as Israel his occasions vrgent by reason of those English fugitiues which haue whet their wits tongues pens and swords against his throne his loue and care as much as appeares in his proceedings his purpose but the promise of our loue trust and loyalty the meanes an oath approued of God and accustomed in all countries and therefore our miserable vanitie should be worse if we despise him or his oath of Allegeance This is the Thesis at this time to be determined wherein although the greatnesse of the cause and the smalnesse of mine experience the multitude of aduersaries and the generall satisfaction hath bene giuen already by the Salomon and Zadockes the King and Bishops of this land might either dis-burden or dis-hearten mine attempt yet the conscience of the truth the liberty of our Church the peace of our Common-wealth the safegard of our soueraigne the command of authority the ioint profession of Ciuill and Canonicall obedience it being the first chiefest Canon we should maintaine our Princes right against all traytors and heretickes would adde spirits vnto the most vnworthy men or mindes to speake in that which for these thousand yeares hath bene the quarrell of all Christendome Giue me leaue therefore I beseech you being a yong Diuine to deale in statutes state-affaires as farre as I can proue them consonant vnto Scripture to follow those illustrious lights of the Gospell which haue writ before in this argument as a candle somtime serues in absence of the Sun and to speake aswell for our euery-way-worthy king out of the word as the Canonists and Iesuites do for their both creature and creator their Popes holinesse besides the word of God and then as plainly briefly and pithily as I can I will deliuer the diuine lawfulnesse of the late statute-oath of Allegeance This holy Scripture enioynes an obseruation and yeeldes reason In this obseruation we may consider whom and how we should obserue in this our duties and in that the kingly power is declared The kingly power to ground that first which is the ground and scope of all the rest is ordained of God as appeares by nature and Scripture Nature shewes an heauen to rule this earth the Sunne to rule the day the Moone the night our soules to rule our bodies and our heads by sense and motion to rule all the rest of our members euen the Cranes Bees Storkes acknowledge their superiors in their order obedience There is nothing so necessary profitable and beautifull in the sight of God Angels and honest men in our selues in an house in the world or heauen as this good order is It is necessary for with it euery state is quiet and without it euery thing is confounded it is profitable by the peace honor and safety which it brings to them which rule and them which can obey it is beautiful for beauty is but a proportion and agreement of one part with another Thus it is excellent in our selues for as in our bodyes our members are directed by the sences sense by reason and reason by the Lord so in the politicke bodies of our common wealth the meaner sort must bee ruled by the magistrate the magistrate must be ruled ordained of the Prince as the Prince is of God It is excellent in an house when man and wife children and seruants know their places and performe their duties for then thy seruants are like subiects thy children like nobles thy wife a priuy counsailour and thy selfe as king to determine all controuersies It is likewise excellent in the world where the baser creature serues the better the better serueth man and all indifferently serue one God It is more excellent in heauen whereas the Sunne rules amongst the rest of the planets which are direct stationall and retrograde as he comes nearer or goes further from them as the planets rule amongst the rest of the starres as hauing stronger influence fairer lights more spheares and motions As the starres by signification of times and disposition of weather rule all Elements vnder heauen so may we say the king is ouer the Iudges both Ciuill and Ecclesiasticall the Iudges ouer inferiour officers and those officers are to compose the Commons in good order Yet is it more excellent in the heauen of heauens wherein there are Angels Arch-angels and seuerall sorts of immaculate and immortall spirits euery one in their kinde beholding the face and doing the will of God our common Father which is in heauen like so many Courtiers and honorable attendants about a Prince But it is most excellent in God himselfe in whom there is no difference of nature yet a distinction of order there is no diuision of parts yet a relation of number there is no inequality of persons yet the first is as one fountaine from which