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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A96061	A century of reasons for subscription and obedience to the laws and government of the Church of England, both ecclesiastical and civil. With reasons against the covenant Justifi'd by scripture, confirmed by the laws of the kingdom, the right and power of kings, ecclesiastical and human authorities, with an harmony of confessions. [T]o which is annexed the office and charge belonging to the overseers of the poor, &c. [By] W. Wasse school-master in Little Britain near unto Christ-church.	Wasse, William.	1663 (1663)	Wing W1030A; ESTC R231143	60,180	186

he ought to think but to think soberly according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of Faith ver 16. Be of the same mind one towards another mind not high things but condescend to them of low estate Be not wise in your own conceits ver 18. If it be possible as much as lieth in you live peaceably with all men ver 21. Be not overcome of evil but overcome evil with good 13.1 Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers For there is no power but of God the powers that be are ordained of God ver 2. Whosoever therefore resisteth the power resisteth the ordinance of God and they that resist shall receive to themselves Damnation ver 3. For Rulers are not a terrour to good works but to the evil wilt thou then not be afraid of the power Do that which is good and thou shalt have praise of the same ver 4. For he is the Minister of God to thee for good but if thou do that which is evil be afraid For he beareth not the Sword in vain for he is the Minister of God a revenger to execute wrath upon him that doth evil ver 5. Wherefore ye must needs be subject not only for wrath but also for Conscience sake ver 6. For for this cause pay you Tribute also for they are God 's Ministers attending continually upon this very thing ver 7. Render therefore to all their Dues Tribute to whom tribute is due Custom to whom custom Fear to whom sear Honour to whom honour 1 Cor. 4.8 Now ye are Full now ye are Rich ye have Reigned as Kings without us and I would to God ye did Reign that we also might Reign with you ver 9. For I think that God hath set forth us the Apostles last as it were appointed to Death For we are made a spectacle unto the World and to Angels and to Men. ver 10. We are fools for Christ 's sake but ye are wise in Christ we are weak but ye are strong ye are honourable but we are despised ver 21. What will ye shall I come unto you with a Rod or in Love and in the Spirit of Meekness 3.3 For ye are yet Carnal for where as there is among you envying and strife and divisions are ye not carnal and walk as men ver 4. For while one saith I am of Paul and another I am of Apollo are ye not carnal ver 9. For we are Labourers together with God ye are God 's Husbandry ye are God 's Building ver 11. For other foundation can no man lay than that is laid which is Jesus Christ ver 18. Let no man deceive himself if any man among you seemeth to be wise in this world let him become a fool that he may be wise ver 21. Therefore let no man glory in men for all things are yours ver 23. And ye are Christs and Christ is Gods 9.13 Do ye not know that they which Minister about holy things live of the things of the Temple and they which wait at the Altar are partakers with the Altar ver 14. Even so hath the Lord ordained that they which preach the Gospel should live of the Gospel ver 20. And unto the Jews I became as a Jew that I might gain the Jews to them that are under Law as under the Law that I might gain them that are under the Law ver 21. To them that are without Law as without Law being not without Law to God but under the Law to Christ that I might gain them that are without Law ver 22. To the weak became I as weak that I might gain the weak I am made all things to all men that I might by all means save some 10.32 Give none offence neither to the Jews nor to the Gentiles nor to the Church of God ver 33. Even as I please all men in all things not seeking mine own profit but the profit of many that they may be saved 11.2 Now I praise you Brethren that you remember me in all things and keep the Ordinances as I delivered them to you 13. all 12.28 And God hath set some in the Church first Apostles secondarily Prophets thirdly Teachers after that Miracles then Gifts of healing Helps Governments diversities of Tongues 14.26 Let all things be done to edifying ver 40. Let all things be done decently and in order 5.4 In the Name of Our Lord Jesus Christ when ye are gathered together and my Spirit with the Power of Our Lord Jesus Christ ver 5. To deliver such a one unto Satan for the destruction of the flesh c. ver 6. Your glorying is not good 1.10 Now I beseech you Brethren by the Name of our Lord Jesus Christ that ye all speak the same thing and that there be no divisions among you but that ye be perfectly joyned together in the same mind and in the same judgement ver 13. Is Christ divided was Paul crucified for you or were ye Baptized in the name of Paul 2 Cor. 10.7 Do ye look on things after the outward appearance if any man trust to himself that he is Christs let him of himself think this again that as he is Christs even so are we Christs ver 12. For we dare not make our selves of the number or compare our selves with some that commend themselves but they measuring themselves by themselves and comparing themselves amongst themselves are not wise ver 18. For not he that commendeth himself is approved but whom the Lord commendeth 13.11 Finally brethren farewell Be perfect be of good comfort be of one mind live in peace and the God of love and peace shall be with you Gal. 6.6 Let him that is taught in the Word communicate to him that teacheth in all good things 1.8 But though we or an Angel from Heaven preach any other Gospel unto you than that we have preached unto you let him be accursed 5.19 Now the works of the flesh are manifest which are these Adultery Fornication Uncleaness Lasciviousness ver 20. Idolatry Witch-craft Hatred Variance Emulations Wrath Strife Seditions ver 21. Heresies Envyings Murders Drunkenness Revellings and such like ver 22. But the fruit of the Spirit is Love Joy Peace Long-suffering Gentleness Goodness Faith ver 23. Meekness Temperance against such there is no Law Ephes 4.1 I therefore the Prisoner of the Lord beseech you that ye walk worthy of the Vocation wherewith ye are called ver 2. With all Lowliness and Meekness with Long-suffering forbearing one another in Love ver 3. Endeavouring to keep the Unity of the Spirit in the bond of Peace ver 4. There is one Body and one Spirit even as ye are called in one hope of your Calling ver 5.

J. Goodwin The Parliamentary Assembly in a Representative and Legal consideration is the whole Body of the Nation and of all the persons in it having the same Power and Authority by Law and in Conscience too to do every whit as much in every respect as the whole Nation and all the particular persons therein could have if they were met together All the Kingdom besides hath no such Power as they and things may be done very Lawfully and with a good Conscience by virtue of their Appointment and Command with the King's Consent which could not be done without it though a thousand times more men or persons than they are should command them Because the Council of the King consisteth onely of persons thereunto especially elected by Himself and thereunto sworn to serve Him with their faithful advice and counsel and whether they be Nobles or no it is not material seeing that the Calling cometh not by Birth Lambard but groweth by Election and be so incorporate with him as he speaketh by them and their Judgments are reputed to be His own Because the King and Governors substituted under him both Ecclesiastical and Civil excel in virtue by equity saving from injury and do maintain all in one indifferency of Right and Justice and therefore to be obeyed in what they shall command by all good Subjects J. Goodwin A man's consent to an Unlawful Power in an absolute and simple consideration is a meer Nullity and such a a Power never the more Lawfullized thereby Because the King in his own Kingdom is the onely Supreme Judge and bound by his Coronation Oath to be the onely Judge of his people as may appear by this one Question therein amongst others Lambard Facere fieri in omnibus judiciis tuis aequam rectam justitiam discretionem in misericordia veritate secundùm vires tuas Judiciis tuis vires tuas do more properly denote unto us his own doings than the doings of his subaltern Justices albeit their judgment be after a certain manner the Judgment of the King himself also from whence their Authority is derived Camero the Learned holdeth that in things pertaining to external order in Religion Kings may command what they will pro Authoritate and forbid to seek any other reason besides the Majesty of their Authority yea when they command frivola dura iniqua respectu nostri our consciences are bound not onely in respect of the end because scandal should possibly follow in case we obey not but also jubentis respectu because the Apostle bids us obey the Magistrate for conscience sake Eleutheri●s to K. Lucius Rex Dei Vicarius est in Regno suo The King is God's Vicar in his own Kingdom Because we have the testimony not onely of Antiquity but of Papists themselves in the days of Queen Elizabeth of ever blessed memory whose Church-Government was the same with ours now in being Guazzo If say they there be nothing to keep her meaning the Queen from Heaven but Her Religion no doubt but She shall go thither for I can tell you this that the most Learned men of the world are of this opinion that Her Religion is the high way to Heaven and if a Tree be known by its Fruits we doubt not but this Tree is good which bringeth forth such Fruits as the like are not to be found in the whole world again a Princess and now a Prince endued with such piety such purity c. that She and now He may be a pattern for all Princes to practise by Grave and Wise Counsellors referring all their thoughts and doings to God's glory their Prince's safety and their Country's commodity a well-disposed and orderly Commonalty ruled as much by Religion as Law obeying as well for conscience as fear continual peace and quietness which is a singular blessing of God and an undoubted sign that God liketh well of Her and now of His proceedings For as She so He banished Popery keeps the Ceremonies and maintaineth the Authority of Bishops To attempt to be the Authors of Combinations to extort by tumults the alteration of any part of the established Government Ecclesiastical or Civil is Treason and will lay such men open to the lash of the Law St●w in vit H. 7. Bugnal Scot Heath and Kennington being Sanctuary men in St. Martins le Grand London had judgment to be hang'd drawn and quarter'd for setting up seditious Bills to the scandal of the King and some of his Council In vita Eliz. Penry Udal Barrow Greenwood Studley Billots and Bowdler were Condemned and three of them hanged for writing Treasonable and Seditious Books by which the Peace of the Kingdom might have been disturbed though no Rebellion followed Hollingshed in vit Eliz. Copping and Thacker were Hang'd at St. Edmonds-bury for publishing the Pamphlets writ by Robert Brown against the Book of Common-prayer How 's Chron. Mr. Williams Barrister of the Middle Temple was Executed in King James his Reign for writing a defamatory Book against the said King and his Posterity Because the Matter of Church-Government is far wide from every man's particular profession neither is it to be spann'd and fathom'd by the length and reach of ordinary discretion but requires great faithfulness gravity meekness and dexterity to restore Religion into her place and being placed there to keep it Because it is not a bare good intention or Zeal without knowledge that can justifie a good action much less an evil action it must be a mature knowledge that will warrant actions upon which our Customs are grounded now Customs are not to give place to men's Humors but men must resign their Humors to Custom nay to Government established by Law for our Government hath been long and often established and if there were a change we should never be at peace within our selves by reason of those humorous affections that are amongst us Because those that thwart the Government of the Church if left to themselves would be able to cross the King and encourage the people to Rebellion and thereby become unpeaceable proud obstinate disobedient self-will'd and contradict the Powers that be of God For can we expect Unity and Peace from those that have been so wofully divided amongst themselves and yet are unanimous against the Rites and Ceremonies Because it is a Jesuitical Opinion to hold that Princes must determine nothing in matters of Religion nor ought to encourage the Church For Riches tend much to strengthen the Clergy and preserve Religion but dissentions and divisions and exasperating of the King against the Bishops is the way to sow the seeds of another desperate War and by novelties and diversities make people grow weary and set loose to the practise of piety Paraeus Magistratus est Custos Religionis The Magistrate is the Keeper of Religion Cunaeus de Rep. Heb. Persaepe Spiritus Divinus Reges principesque Sacerdotes