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conscience_n	fire_n	hell_n	worm_n	1,679	5	10.4739	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A80276	A complaint and petition of the whole kingdome of England for satisfaction of conscience, and avoiding rebellion.		1643 (1643)	Wing C5612; ESTC R232719	20,510	29

so to assist and is a Judge amongst the earthly Gods yea even of those whom they sometimes cannot come by to judge according to their deservings who when he shall arise as he will arise Vers 8. to judge the earth he will recompence such wicked persons after their deservings he will reprove them and set before Ps 50. 21. them even in Order the things that they have done As first their Pride next their Covetousnesse to maintaine it after that their Rebellion to declare it then their Hypocrisie and counterfeiting Religion to vaile and defend it and at the length he will bring Death hastily upon them and they shall Ps 55. 16. goe downe into Hell sithence such wickednesse is in their dwellings and amongst them and is not this a fearefull Judgement and Condemnation so fearefull as what can be conceived to be added And yet behold 3. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Rom. 14. 23. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the Judgement Condemnation yea Damnation of an accusing conscience shall consummate their misery even such as drave Judas to be his owne Executioner upon earth Matth. 27. 3 4 5. This shall doe continuall execution of Gods just judgement upon them in Hell by that worme that never dies and that fire which never shall be quenched where their rebellious carkasses Esay 66. 24. shall be an abhorring to all flesh wherefore for the escaping such fearfull 1. Judgement 2. Condemnation 3. Damnation here and hereafter from God and man We must needs be subject 2. Subject Which is the duty That as the Devill overcame man by his disobedience to God so man may returne to God and overcome the Devill by obedience to man for the Lords sake Christianity is a Schoole of Humility and we must Matth. 20. 27 28. Philip. 2. 4 Vers 5. to 9. Rom. 12. 10. Matth. 18. 2. not look every one upon our own excellencies but upon other mens having the same minde in us which was in Christ Jesus in giving not in taking honour preferring one before another 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 humbling our selves as little children As they submit to their Parents so must we be subject to our Prince for he is the Person to whom principally the Apostle presseth this subjection as Aquin. Dion Carth. Bruno and Claud. glosse it The subjection to others being for his sake as the subjection to him is for the Lords sake which that we may performe aright let us consider these three particulars 1. Qualibus To what manner of Princes we must be subject 2. In quibus In what things we must be subject 3. Quomodo How we must expresse our subjection 1. Qualibus To what manner of Princes we must be subject As the Apostle injoynes Servants concerning obedience to their Masters so say I to Subjects concerning their Soveraignes Let as many as are under the yoke count their Governours 1 Tim. 6 1 2. worthy of all honour Sive fideles sive infideles whether they be gentle or whether they be cruell that the name of God and his Doctrine be not ill spoken of 1. And if they be believing let us not despise them because they are brethren but rather doe service and be subject because they are faithfull and beloved and partakers of the benefit to wit Redemption 2. Or if they be unbelievers let us not rebell nor resist them because although 1. Quidam illorum dantur ad timorem poenam increpationem Some of them are sent meerely for a terrour and a punishment 2. Yea Quidam ad illusionem contumeliam superbiam Some of them set up themselves in pride meerely to contemne and scorne and scoffe at their Subjects as the persecuting Emperours did when they exposed the Christians naked to fight with beasts and beastly Heathens 3. Aswell as Quidam ad correctionem utilitatem subjectorum conservationem Justitiae For a fatherly reformation of offendors a loving protection of the obedient and the preservation of Justice for both Yet we must consider and confesse that Ad utilitatem Gentilium terrenum Regnum positum est à Diabolo qui nunquam omnino quietus est Imo qui nec ipsas quidem gentes vult in tranquido agere ut timentes regnum humanum Earthly Kingdomes are erected by God not by the Devill who as he is never quiet himselfe so would he not have the people live in peace as appeares by his late practices which government is the meanes to procure and preserve preventing men from devouring those that are more righteous then themselves And for being like the Hab. 1. 13 14. fishes of the Sea or the creeping things who have no Ruler over them for Per legum positiones repercutiant multiplicem gentilium injustitiam Kings and Princes by their Lawes restraine and bridle the fury and violence of our naturall corruptions yea and the worst of Princes is never worse then Quemadmodum populi digni sunt Dei justo judicio in omnibus aliqualiter superveniente Iren. l. 5. c. 24. such as the people have provoked God to set to afflict them whose just judgement alwayes interposeth it selfe in such weighty cases Although sometimes we know it not oft-times we will not acknowledge it which being so may oblige every one of us to be subject to all powers of all qualities conditions dispositions tempers religions under whom the Lord hath placed us Sive 1. Nutriciis sive 2. Hypocritis sive 3. Haereticis sive 4. Tyrannis Whether they be noursing fathers for whom we must praise God or dissembling Hypocrites or obstinate Heretickes or bloudy Tyrants for all which we must pray to God Whatsoever Sanders Allen Stapleton Parsons Mariana Boucherius Santarellus c. on the Romish part And Knoxe Buchanan Gilbey Goodman and Daneus on the other extreame have formerly taught Calderwood hath followed and some too fiery spirits of late have seditiously and scandalously put in practice of whom I may say in the Apostles language If any man teach otherwise then what I 1 Tim. 6. 3 4 5. have affirmed he consenteth not to the wholsome words of our Lord Jesus Christ and to the Doctrine which is according to godlinesse but is puffed up and knoweth nothing as he ought to know but doateth about questions and strife of words whereof commeth envy strife railings evill surmiseings froward disputations of men of corrupt mindes and destitute of the truth which thinke that gaine is godlinesse howsoever they pretend godlinesse rather then gaine from such separate thy selfe For howsoever we must performe active obedience to such Princes onely so farre as lawfully we may Calv. Bez. Marlor Roloc. Genev. usque ad aras so long as Cum Deo non comparabuntur they are not set in competition Scorpiac with God Tertul. Yet we must performe passive obedience and absolute subjection suffering without resistance being subject Act. 4. 19. without rebellion even if they should command the most unjust superstitious idolatrous prophane or