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A76378 Logoi apologetikoi. Foure apologicall tracts exhibited to the supreme, self-made authority, now erected in, under the Commons name of England. Wherein is proved, that their unparallel'd acts in beheading the most Christian King, nulling the regall office, disclaiming the knowne heire, Charles the II. and declaring it treason to refell their errours, are diametrically opposite to the Scriptures, the greatest opprobrie to Christianity that ever was in the world; and, without true repentance, will either make England not Christian, or no English nation. / By T.B. a conscientious and orthodox divine. T. B., conscientious and orthodox divine. 1649 (1649) Wing B186; Thomason E558_8; ESTC R5037 19,646 35

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absolute within his circuite as the master in his family Good God what a world of Supremacy shall we have Knoxes pupils governe the people teach them to regulate the Nobles and both make the King nothing Such doctrine as most adverse to the Scriptures and Lawes of the Kingdome whosoever vented before these times were found worthy to be rewarded at Tyburne Yee then excludes none Not the Queene She hath no such priviledge no nor any save the King of the Royall Progeny nor the Nobles nor Favourites nor Delagates much lesse those that are in office by them Who come not within the verge of Regality are exterminated the lists of Christianity Christ hath no Kingdome if he be not King nor are ye his and not under his polity No sound Christians then that countenanced the people and the meanest of the people too with foule hands to touch the Lords Annointed But with those hands who beheaded Him and by their force dis-inherit His a●● the high despisers of Christ the Lord. For no man contemnes potestatem humanum the power of man nisi qui priùs divinam contempsit who hath not first contemned the power of God Because the feare of God and honour of the King verse 17. are so united as not to be separated and both prime in the two Tables of the Decalogue Disobedience to either makes all that follows after nothing That the Lord is dishonoured when the King is rejected is plaine For the conspiratours with Chorab were in conspiracy against Jehovah Numbers 27. 3. And the Israelites that withstood Samuel withstood the Lord. 1 Sam. 8. 7. Nor that without a dire judgement In the following verses they are slaves and plundred to the purpose verse 11 12 13. Who resist Authority acquire to themselves damnation Rom. 13. 2. Either temporall here or eternall hereafter v. 4. Indeed 't is usuall and not unholsome for the hands sometimes to rub the head yet for the feete to spurne at it is to throw the whole body downe That is not so much naturall as this much against Nature Were there a parity betwixt every Member in the body of man what decency or state would the●e be That epitome of beauty now could be no other save a lump of rudenesse then Can we possibly suppose no superiours no inferiours and not imagine every one in his humour and that the humour of every one would bring all into confusion God is the God of order and he will have us orderly or not have us his They are within the compasse of Manicheisme that admit no Magistrates Bucananists they that set up and pull them down at pleasure Brownists that like no subordination save in female captives to themselves Aerians that will not submit unto Bishops Papists that subject Kings to the Episcopall See of Rome I am astonished and see not how to decipher Commons and Supreme To unite them would reconcile contradictories Humorists they that loving superiority take it not of God nor by humane Ordinance In an innate pride expecting the dependency of others will be without dependency themselves Strange Monsters these and the peace of our Church finds and feels store of them Contumacious ye must be obeyed For ye will because ye will controul and your provision shews ye had rather not be or be no Christians then be denied Witnesse your unparallel'd Act of Regicide your other of disclaiming His most Sacred Majestie the King and your other making it Treason to reprove your errours What ye have done must be buried in silence or the Speaker shall be sent silenc'd into his grave God saith Cry aloud spare not lift up thy voyce like a Trumpet and shew my people their transgression Isa 58. 1. Ye say if thou speak or stir a Traitor thou and shalt die the death God may destroy soul and body your Omnipotency cannot Royalists therfore according to our Saviours counsel fearing him will never be afraid of you What Antiquity and Authority ye and your Teachers have for your undoing-doings I see not Unlesse ye will misconstrue St Gregories saying of Mauritius the Emperour in an Epistle to Theodore Deus ei dominari non solùm militibus sed etiam Lib 3 Ep. 54. sacerdotibus concessit Which without pointing and not regarding the Fathers sense may for you be read thus God hath not only made the Souldiers but the Priests also to rule over him This is as good for you as any thing I can allow and if this be heeded 't is bad enough For the truth is St Gregory there tels that God hath given the Emperour dominion not only over the Souldiers but over the Priests also If better proof be produced on your side ye shall gain the victorie and we will sustein the losse I am that I am by the grace of God a knowing Christian and therfore most strictly tied to the order of Christs Kingdom For me to hand the bringing in a contra-distinct member of Government viz Democracy to his Church were Apostacy from the same It cannot stand with the honour of the Lord to applaud the nullifying of his Ordinance for the peoples sake Your deposing and beheading of Gods Vicegerent your arming against his right Heir and pronouncing it Treason to assist Him is no authority for me to subscribe your Acts. Lord who have hitherto for thy sake been constant to thy expresse command enable us ever I humbly beseech thee to be zealous for and firm to thy truth Let not any losse either of goods libertie or life fright us from that obedience wherein we are disciplined by thy Word Thy Word may not be lengthened nor shortned may thy Word be Whereto we are tied hold us sure to it From the sin of taking from or adding too Good Lord deliver us True Christians do not lengthen nor dare they shorten the Law The fifth Precept binds every one of what kind soever Jew or Gentile unto obedience to Superiours They know that who transgresse here never go home with their submission If others promise gain by shaking off this yoke they answer the principall will be lost For if he love not God that hates his neighbour how can he obey God that disobeyes his Ruler On this ground what e're they be Princes Lords or Commons Judges or inferiour Officers Arch-Bishops Bishops Priests or Deacons each one of every degree meet in one centre of Loyaltie unto Cesar Nor will any of them go a sinister way to get immunity nor think themselves in bondage because they are in obedience Nay to be alwaies in obedience that they may never be in bondage is their wisdom The Word is true and they have faith therein Who resist receive damnation Yet not so much the fear of judgement as the hatred of disloyaltie ties them Before truth they see carried the perfection of virtue Who fail in that look not after this Shew ye therfore and every one whereto ye tend If unto peace be sure to keep the tearms of peace Let