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A57541	Sagrir, or, Doomes-day drawing nigh, with thunder and lightening to lawyers in an alarum for the new laws, and the peoples liberties from the Norman and Babylonian yokes : making discoverie of the present ungodly laws and lawyers of the fourth monarchy, and of the approach of the fifth, with those godly laws, officers and ordinances that belong to the legislative power of the Lord Iesus : shewing the glorious work incumbent to civil-discipline, (once more) set before the Parliament, Lord Generall, army and people of England, in their distinct capasities, upon the account of Christ and his monarchy / humbly presented to them by John Rogers ...	Rogers, John, 1627-1665?	1654 (1654)	Wing R1815; ESTC R17577	155,416	182

that cannot take Tithes ☞ ☞ 5. To the Lawyers Sim. ☜ Adams What Law ere long 6. To the Country in generall Clergy and Lawyers Back-biters and Presbyters Hus lib. de vita reg Antich cap. 37. Dr. Crips● ☜ ☞ What dayes we look for 1656. By that yeare hast hast hast Three sorts of Administrations 1. Church Discipline 2. spirit-Spirit-Discipline 3. Civil Discipline All are a purging apace from Tyranny ☞ The Tyranny of Lawes and Lawyers c. Sim. ☜ The great burthens of the Nation Sim. Sim. ☜ What puts the Author upon this Work Q. What Call Answ. ● The Law of Nature proves and gives a cal 〈◊〉 Tull. Cicero Roman Law Cicero ☜ The Lawyers complained of ☜ Observ. 1. Isidorus in lib. 5. c. 4. Etymolog Jus naturale est commune omni nationi ☜ Observ. 2. Observ. 3. Aug. in l. 2. confes c 4. tom i Justice Injustice of two sorts ☞ Observ. 4. Vertuous acti on s considered two ways Damas●●n M. Tully ☜ 2. The Law of Nations gives a call Terence The use of this Law The Lawyers complained of Theeves ☞ Who are the worst Theeves ☞ Theeves hanged at Tyburn les guilty then some Lawyers ☜ The Authors resolution Egyptians Diodor. Sicu l. ● c. 2. Sim. The Authour put upon this Their Robberies how Pliny Alex. ●b Alex. ☞ It is against the Law not to discover them A word to honest men to be up Sim. ☞ 3. The Law of God gives a call to this work Amos. Expos. Complaint of the Lawyers ☜ Expos. Germans Prov. Micah Expos. Of the Lawyers They trade in sin ☞ 1. The pronunciative Law of God J●remy Expos. Ezekiel ☜ 2. The directive Law of God ● Mac 3. 43. Isaiah Expos● Gods Law is to be obeyed against mens ☜ A digression To assist our Neighbors France c. Holland Object Answ. Object Answ. 1. 2. 3. 4. Examples of this Hezekiah Vide Chap. 5. ☜ Josiah A word to the Army ☜ The work will go on beyond Seas ☜ Examples Constantine the Emperor Constans The call abroad ☞ Theodosius So●om l. 7. c. 18. Romans on a civil account Spartans Justin. lib. 1. Diodor. lib. 2. c. 3● Examples at home K. H. 2. H. 8. ☜ In the name of Jesus Ingagement Numb 32. Josh. 4. 12. Deut. 3. 20. A Proclamation to be made Gaddites who now When t is time for the Army to rest Uriah ☞ Our Warrant for this An alarm ☜ Vide Chap. 5. Laws of men must breathe by Gods ☜ Wo to Lawyers Priests and Lawyers the two Plagues that rose together Lawyers Locusts 1. Arising out of the bottomless pit smoke Malmsbury 2. Unclean Creatures Cooper 3. For multitudes 4. For their variety of orders ☜ 5. For their earthly dispo sitions ☜ A mouth and a belly 6. For their leaping Exception of some ☜ No honest man can live a Lawyer Tit. 3. 13. ☞ Greg. Moral Job 39. 23. 7. Like to Scorpions 1. Flattering faces full of craft and cruelty Carthus in Ap● Cotterius Pliny 2. They eat the dust as it is a curse They cannot abide a plea out of Scripture 2. They sting deadly and by degrees Pliny 8. Monsters 1. In their bodies Full of fury for Antichrist Carthus Beda 2. Their Heads 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Prima Leo postrema draco media ipsa chimaera Par. in loc 3. Their Faces With their art of dissembling ☞ 4. Their Hair Cotterius ☞ 5. Their Teeth Terrible Lyra. 6 Habergions of iron Pareus 7 Their wings and priviledges Beda The Army of Locusts Noise of their wings what ● ☜ Lawyers perplex us and how 8. Stings in their Tails who Such multitudes of Clerks c. are against Justice and true Law Mir. of Just. fol. 246. * Judge Arnold was hanged for saving a Bayliff from death who had robbed the people by distresses and extorting mony from them See Mir. of Just. sore p. 241 and now the Bayliffs do it daily and no justice 9 Their limited power 1 To persons Et electi licet percutiantur non reputant laesionem Hugo in loc 2 To time Andreas Casarie●s Bullinger Brightman 1 The military Locusts 2 Religious Locusts 3 State Locusts Common Law when it arose Lawyers Rastal And so Stowes Chron. in loe The Lawyers end within a year or two ☜ Hildegard Prophesie ☜ Jer. 1. 17. In civill Discipline 1 Reges 2 Leges 3 Greges Lawes Sim. Calvin Laws necessary Law defined And explained Tully Calvin Instit● l. 4. de e rt Mediis Austin Isadorus The Principle of the law The Law of nature ☞ Culverwel 1. What Nature is Durand Culverwel Galen 2. What the Law of Nature is ☜ Suare● Grotius Chrysostom Phile. Plutarch Pl●● Cicero 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Sim. 3 The light of nature ☞ Law of Nations Humane Laws The principle of them Suarez 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 ☞ Tully 1. Corol. 2. Corol. 3. Corol. 4. Corol. 5. Corol. 6. Corol. ☜ 7. Corol. Aristotle ☞ Warr. ● Corol. The right Leveller ☞ Suarez Hierocles Pythagoras Socrates 9 Corol. ☜ 10. Corol. ☜ 1 Tim. 1. 10. 11. Corol ☞ 12. Corol. Tho. Aquin. 1. Laws Lusts. ☞ ☜ When Laws are and are not to be obeyed Sim. ☜ Terms down and why Justice is a Leveller M. Antoninus Reas. 1. Light of nature is a certain light Reas. 2. A calm peaceable light 3. A sweet pleasant light 4. A guide or leading light 5. A light derived of divine 6. An aspiring light ☞ A Call to our Countreymen to let out the light of reason for the reforming of Forms and Laws against Reason Object Answ. Who is the honest man Who is the greatest enemy and traytor Object Answ. Laws unjust how and when 1. When contrary to humane good Augustin 2. When contrary to divine good Use. Martyrs in State-Mattars and on Civill accounts Object Answ. 1. 2. ☜ Quest. Answ. Who are to make and mend Lawes Isidorus What Laws we would have Suarez Plato Law of Subjects defined Aquinas Suarez 1. 2. 3. 4. The People give the rise to their Laws M. Tull. Cicero● Isidorus Observ. 1. Observ. 2. Observ. 3. Observ. 4. Observ. 5. Observ. 6. Use 1. Our Laws and Lawyers their original Fortescue Sim. Brittains lost their Laws and Lands together Will. the Conqueror His perjury to set up Norman Laws and Lawyers The people made slaves And Fools And Cowards ☞ Laws made to keep in slaves ☞ Hopes of recovery What William the Conqueror did that Oliver the Conqueror is to undo and how 1. In the original of the Laws Phil. Hon. 2. The language of the Laws Against the Laws of God to be of strange Languages Edward the third Vespasian What the people hope for Caligula Tyrants would have people ignorant of their Laws ☜ What will be destructive to the Common-wealth 1. Ignorance of the Laws 2. Terms at Westminster 3. To buy the Law of Lawyers 4. Delay of Justice Deliverance is promised and expected ☞ Politick Laws in our own Language and why 1. ☞ 2. 3. Tyranny 3.

〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Sagrir OR Doomes-day drawing nigh With Thunder and Lightening to LAWYERS In an Alarum For New Laws and the Peoples Liberties from the Norman and Babylonian Yokes Making Discoverie Of the present ungodly Laws and Lawyers of the Fourth Monarchy and of the approach of the FIFTH with those godly Laws Officers and Ordinances that belong to the Legislative Power of the Lord Iesus SHEWING The Glorious Work Incumbent to Civil-Discipline once more set before the Parliament Lord Generall Army and People of England in their distinct cap●●ities upon the Account of Christ and his Monarchy Humbly presented to them by JOHN ROGERS an unfained Servant of Christ and this Common-wealth in their best Rights Laws and Liberties lost many years Bread of Deceit is sweet to a man but afterwards his mouth shall be filled with Gravell Prov. 20. 17. Whoso stoppeth his ears at the cry of the poor he shal cry himself but shal not be heard Prov. 21. 13. They are Brasse and Iron they are all Corrupters the Bellows are burnt the Lead is consumed of the fire the Founder melteth in vain for the Wicked are not plucked away Ier. 6. 28. 29. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 When their Judges or the greatest Lawyers are thrown down into stony places they shall hear my Words because then they are sweet Psal. 141. 6. Causidicis Erebo Fisco fas vivere rapto Militibus Medico Tortori occidere ludo Me●iri Astrologis Pictoribus atque Poetis LONDON Printed for Tho Hucklescot to be sold at the George in Little Brittain 1654 To the Right Honourable The Lord Gen. CROMVVEL The Peoples Victorious Champion in England Ireland and Scotland My Lord HIs EXCELLENCY the Lord Jesus hath sent out his Summons to other Nations also and the Blade of that Sword whose handle is held in England will reach to the very Gates of Rome ore long but by what Instruments we know not yet for what end we know Psal. 72. 2. 4. 13. viz. to breake in peeces the oppressor and to deliver the poore and needy yea to spoile the weak-hearted and be more excellent then the mightiest mountains of prey Psal. 76. 4. 5. this shall goe on till all the earth be filled with his glory Now my Lord hitherto he hath honoured you in his War let him also doe so in his Work which the War hath made way for viz. in throwing down of Tyranny the Oppression which as you have begun to doe so this Treatise hath unavoydable reference to your Selfe to carry on as our Conquerour upon Christs and the Common-wealths account and not upon your owne Therefore are the eyes of thousands upon you to see what you will doe for their safety and freedome according to the just Rights and Liberties of the People of this Nation which they had before the Norman Tyranny and Conquest for it is far better for us my Lord now to hang us then not to help us against these unsufferable Lawes and Lawyers which rob us of Justice and righteousnesse as it is obvious in the Treatise whiles not one honest man in England dares justifie them the mouthes of all are open against them which like doores without Lock or Key can scarce be shut close againe till there be an alteration Jethro's counsell to Moses my Lord concernes you in Exod. 18 19. Hearken and I will give thee counsell and God shall bee with thee be thou for the People to God-ward that thou mayst bring their causes to God c. we beseech you hearken to the inexorable yea inexuperable cryes and calls of the Communalty for godly Lawes and for justice upon the usurping proud Lawyers for their lying perjury and treachery which is according to the Statute and good Lawes punishable It is without malice to a man of them and meerly out of Conscience to ingage against sin and enemies to Christ and this Common-wealth that I must make such a Character of them as I doe it may be I speake spiritfully yet not spightfully though oppression makes a wise man mad sayes Salomon Eccles. 7. 7. and indeed if it be madnesse to ingage against Sinne I will be so for Si natura negat facit indignatio versum but here 's no need of Passion seeing Piety preaches yea the light of Nature presses these lines against that sinfull Society yea the 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 calls for it The Aegyptian Hieroglyphick for Legislative Power was oculus in sceptro but ours had need to be oculus in ense the eye in the conquering Sword of the people I meane first a full eye to looke 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 backward and forward with an open Prospect into the Peoples Liberties and advantages for their safety and freedome and then an able quick eye to deliver the People from oppressors and to defend them in their owne ●ights And indeed my Lord we would have no Law Nisi lex oculata but that Law which sees how and what and to whom to administer in aequilibrio in justice whilst many of our Lawes are the ●lawes of this Common-wealth for as Plutarch sayes Turpe praeceptum non est lex sed in quitas The Chineses would perswade us that they only see with two eyes and other Nations but with one O that we could convince our Neighbour Nations now by our Lawes and Government that we see with both eyes for our selves and friends too if need be wherefore let us fall to their 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 let us worke and watch for Christs Monarchy which is now upon the borders and be sure to keep in the Kings Christs Road for that is safest Israels Omen of going on against his enemies was 1 Chron. 14. 15. the voyce in the top of the trees and this is ours also viz. the voyce of God as in Primitive times and in the top-ages of the Church for his Spirit is mighty and growes great every day and when the enemy shall be like a Floud the Spirit of the Lord shall lift up a standard against them Isa. 59. 19. and why see Isa. 31. 3. the Lord Gods greatest worke in these dayes is Spirit-worke and none will be found fit to be imployed in it but such as are spirited for it by the Holy Spirit for then our Warres wil be holy Warres our Lawes holy Lawes our Parliaments holy Parliaments c. and not before Wherefore my Lord for Christs sake minde and finde out what your worke is you have not done all yet for now you have won us you must wall us with the good and wholsome Lawes and Liberties of the People as we were before the Norman invasion or rather as Israel of old Deut. 6. 1. or else Gog will arise who sayes in his presumption I will goe to the Land of unwalled Villages I will goe to them that are at rest It is dangerous indeed now to sit still seeing the Wheele full of eyes is in his swiftest motions and may without heed run

you his Character aright and not so Sir I did humbly conceive it requisite to acquaint you that no false aspersions might come upon you unawares I desire you to pardon my boldnesse for I am one who from my heart intirely loves those that professe Christ c. This Letter was sent me by one once his Hearer til he and many others who have their eyes opened durst not abide his dangerous Ant christian Doctrine or unhallowed unchristian spirit Many Ministers of the Gospel have come to me about him and given me such a Character as it is a shame he should be suffered besides severall Country-men Gentlemen and other Citizens that have notoriously known him up and down doing mischief to the reproach of religion But such as these like the Snakes of Syria wil not bite their owne Country-men Yet let him goe on for though he may think like the Fish S●pia to escape in the muddy thick waters of contention he may hap to mistake Thus such as these of Antichrists corrupt Clergy and ●●ayi●y I meane Lawyers I must expect like Mastives that fly ful-mouth on a stranger And indeed I am of opinion that the faithfull Witnesses those whose bodies must lye three dayes and an halfe in the streets spiritually called Aegypt and Sodome I say I am perswaded their slaying or rather falling as is meant by 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 a 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Revel 11. 7. by the power of Antichrist is not past but hard by however I beleeve it as if I saw it with my eyes now a most terrible tempest of darknesse and confusion is coming and the smoke of Babylon wil put the Air into dark mourning ere●●●g yea breaking all to peeces breaks in apace upon us i. e. And it is upon the hearts of many in the same manner that it is upon mine divers have been with me about it to tel me that of a truth the time of triall is nigh and they expect yea and desire it to suffer as Witnesses This motion upon many hearts together makes me think the Refiners fire wil quickly be kindled and then wo be to the oppressor whether on Ecclesiastical or Civil account for Judgement wil come upon the People of his curse Isa. 34. 5. in this Day of the Lords vengeance on them and those that know not the Lords Law shall be accursed Jo. 7. 49. Deut. 27. 19. 25 26. but in this day deliverance shall arise to the People of his blessing and as Ier. 23. 7 8 9. They shall no more say the Lord that brought them out of Aegypt but the Lord that brought them out of the North-countries and Norman captivities then shall the Law of the Lord be magnified Isa. 42. 19 21. and as the Sun obscures all the Starres with his bright light so shall Gods Law all mens in the next Monarchy and like Moses Rod swallow all these Magicians Lord hasten this day School-boyes look after Holy-dayes Worldly men after Rent-dayes Chapmen after Market-dayes Travellours after Faire Dayes Professors after Lords Dayes and the People of God long for these dayes of Christ viz. the end of the Foure Monarchies Dan. 7. that the Fifth may come wherein Christ and his Saints shall rule the World Mark it by A●no 1656. the Floud begins and as in Noah's Arke after the doores were shut up there was no mercy though they came wading middle deep so let this be an Alarum to all men to make hast whiles the Doore of the Arke is open in few yeares they wil finde it shut and then though they wade thorow and thorow much danger whether Parliament-men Army-men Merchant men Clergy-men Lawyers or others they may hap to finde it too late and that their delayes have bred dangers for the doore wil be shut shortly My aime herein is to awaken them all up to their worke in the Restoration of Gods Lawes and Government the Peoples Liberties and Priviledges the Common-wealths comfort and advantages in Christs Kingdome and appearances which is and shall be the mark of my Arrow yea the Rain-bow of my Cloud that lookes on the Sun and that which my soule shal pump out apace in all my prayers to God in Christ for this Common-weale whose honest faithfull Servant I am in my heart without the cunning Politick or artificiall composition of complements though I must and doe suffer for my sincerity and simplicity London Tho. Apostle 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 19th day of the 8th Month. JOHN ROGERS Doomes-day to LAWYERS OR An Alarme for new LAWS CHAP. I. How the Author comes to ingage in this Work and why And how the Lawyers are Antichrists State-Army of Locusts THE Administrations we are under are either Ecclesiasticall so called or Civil or Spirituall As to the first I have upon the importunity of Church-Members made up my accounts in an Idea of Church-Discipline called a Tabernacle for the Sun c. Sold at the Greyhound in Pauls Church-yard Wherein appears how Ecclesiasticall formes and Administrations must be every day more and more refined and reformed and be more glorious till all selfish sensuall and carnall Prelatick Interests be pared away and till Ecclesiasticall be turned into the spirituall as the higher and Head of that Administration So shal all spiritual which I hope ere long to publish in an Idea of Spirit-Discipline be swallowed up in Christ the Ocean which all spiritual Administrations but lead us into But as to the Civill upon the request of some faithful Commonwealths Members and of those the grave sort of 40 50 60 70 80 years of age and more wherby I much incline could I procure so much time to give an accou●● to all the World in an Idea of Civil Discipline how Civil Forms must be every day too more and more refined and reformed till we have Gold for Brasse and Silver for Iron Isa. 60. 16 17 and violence be no more heard in our Land which will be in the fifth Monarchy now entring But all Civil Formes are as yet accompanied with a world of corrupt close-cleaving Interests which doe deprave the Government and deprive us of that good which is the end of Civill Policy Now as it is Gods Designe in these latter days to pare away and purge Ecclesiasticall Formes and so to make them serve the Spirit I say it is also a glorious Designe of his to purge the civil Administration of those detestable corruptions and dregs which doe attend it and to pare away a●● wicked personal humane selfish Interests and to make the Civil serve the Ecclesiasticall and officious to the Saints and Churches Isa. 60. 3. 10 11. as the lower principle is to observe the higher and be obedient Rev. 21. 24. Wherefore as sure as Israels God will throw down the Tyranny of the Ecclesiasticall Administration so surely will he also crush and throw down the tyranny of the Civill Administrations that our veriest Exactors shall be righteousnesse

〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Now though the formality of humane laws flowes from men who ha● their own Interests yet the sinews and life of all true Law● have their sperma and spirit in the Law of nature But besides there is a Law of Nations which lies between the Law of Nature and Civil Law and this is either per con●omitantiam th● is when several Nations in their several conditions and capacities yet have some of the same positive Laws or else per communicationem which is indeed the most duly 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 by compacts and leagues together reciprocally But now as to huma● Laws which Tully calls Leges populares and the Hebrew 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 or 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 they have their rise from Reason which is therefore to be first considered for that there is a necessary co●catenation between first principles and conclusions and as Suarez sayes Veritas principii continetur in conclusions The truth of the principle is or ought to be in the product so must reason as the principle be in the Laws and he that serves the Form and shifts the Principle i. e. Reason is the Traytor and an Apostate to his own nature and the God of it This makes Tully to tell us that Veralex est rectaratio naturae congruens di●fusa in omnes constans sempiterna c. Reason is the true Law which hath a natural congruity is of a large latitude a●● diffusion and never dies Hence what have Governors and Legislators to do b● 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 as we say expound upon the Law of Nature and enlarge her borders But to make haste take up the● Corollaries First That there is nothing more agreeable to Nature th● Law 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 seeing it is founded in Nature Secondly That all just and honest Laws are 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 steps of true Reason Thirdly Reason and clear understanding which is the proper principle is the best Judge of Civil Laws and it renders ● man a Judge even when the form of the Laws renders him one judged for that which hath the highest command is the suprea● Judge but Reason hath the highest command so also that which is the most perfect in every kinde is the rule of the rest but Reason is so Fourthly Some disobedience is more lawful i. e. according to the rules of God and Nature then subjection i. e. When the Dictates of Reason do cross the Injunctions of Form in such a case he is not the Traytor who does contrary to the Formaliti●s of the Law but he that denies Reason and does contrary to the principle of it for that the principle is supream to the letter therefore the greatest Rebellion Disobedience and Treason is against Reason Equity and Understanding Nullus subditur legi inferioris contra superiorem Fifthly Humane Laws must no longer be kept up then they keep up the principle of them which is Reason but in cases of contest betwixt the Letter of the Law and Reason we must side with the principle In talibus non secundum literam legis sed recurrendum ad aequitatem Jurisperitus in digesto veteri Lib. 1. tit 3. leg 24. In this sense sayes the Prophet Isa. 10. 1 2. Wo to them that decree unrighteous decrees and that grievousness which they have prescribed to take away the right c. This is a sad curse which hath continued long in England which certainly the Lord will visit Lawyers for and corrupt Judges Sixthly As Reason is restored to more perfection and clearness all the Laws and results of such Reason must be amended and corrected Now like Hezekiahs waters by degrees true equity and reason is rising apace higher and higher out of its Chaos so that in this light and discovery according to its degree must tumble down all corrupt Forms Letters and Laws So that this Resurrection of Reason or the Principle will prove the ruine of persons and personal interests and that is the reason that the Wisemen are employed by the present Herods of our age under pretence of worshipping this Infant so as yet to tell them how and where they may destroy it in its first appearances least it live and reyn them out of the saddle and this they hope to do by murthering the children of Reason but in vain though as yet true Reason is counted the Traytor to the acted Forms Seventhly Reason restored to latitude and liberty will ride in triumph in the spirits of men and draw all forms after her as her Vassals Subjects and badges of her conquest and dominion and in trophie of triumph Reason shall sit in her Majesty on the Throne as Sovereigne and Lady-Law in command And then an Aristotle acknowledges 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Then the Law rides triumphantly when it s filled with reason and then reason will call corrupt forms and Interests to account as guilty of much innocent and precious blood It is not the principle but the domineering form which must be brought to the Bar for the greater Persecutor and Tyrant and engine of destruction who with a Wolfe-like nature tears a peeces the Lamb-like appearances of Equity Truth and Reason Now that time will be glorious indeed when Righteousnesse and Truth shall possesse mens hearts and when the principle shall be restored in a civill reference as well as in a spirituall says Mr. War then shall be the triumph and the tumbling of all tyrannical forms and Laws in Church and State 8 When this principle is restored the Lord alone will be exalted in that day and wee shall stand on even ground in a perfect level as to selfish Interests or Forms and one shall be equal with another in Justice and Law Without this principle of reason men are degenerated dethroned and Nebuchadnezzar-like turned among the Beasts which whilst a rationall man who hath this principle cannot indure he meets with roaring Buls and Beares ready to tear him in peeces but God will deliver him out of the Den of Lyons who would have with Suarez omnia praecepta both as to principle and conclusions or Laws thence a Des auctore naturae all Laws of God according to this principle of reason which are then and not else binding in foro conscientiae in conscience And for explication of this Hierocles and Pyth●goras doe both utter these words 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 To obey right Reason and to bee perswaded by it is to obey and bee perswaded by God himselfe c. And Socrates had such like sayings often in his mouth 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 It does not behove a rationall man to be perswaded by any thing but by right Reason that hath the seale of God upon it so that as this Principle is exalted the Lord will be exalted with it and by it in the State Ninethly Because Reason is not