Selected quad for the lemma: end_n

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Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A89341	The necessity of Christian subjection. Demonstrated, and proved by the doctrine of Christ, and the Apostles; the practice of primitive Christians, the rules of religion, cases of conscience, and consent of latter orthodox divines, that the power of the King is not of humane, but of divine right; and that God onely is the efficient cause thereof. Whereunto is added, an appendix of all the chief objections that malice it selfe could lay upon His Majestie, with a full answer to every particular objection. Also a tract intituled, Christus Dei, wherein is proved that our Soveraign Lord the King is not onely major singulis, but major universis.	Morton, Thomas, 1564-1659.; Jones, John, d. 1600.	1643 (1643)	Wing M2844; Thomason E62_18; Thomason E93_11; ESTC R571	28,546	41

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2._o n._n 5._o god_n be_v the_o sole_a efficient_a

cause_n of_o all_o republic_n therefore_o he_o be_v also_o the_o sole_a efficient_a cause_n of_o this_o power_n 6_o arg._n 2._o the_o primary_n final_a cause_n of_o civil_a society_n as_o i_o have_v prove_v sect_n 1._o be_v divine_a worship_n which_o man_n can_v not_o prefix_v to_o himself_o as_o his_o end_n but_o he_o be_v create_v by_o god_n for_o and_o to_o that_o end_n and_o only_a god_n prefix_v that_o end_n to_o man_n therefore_o this_o be_v a_o divine_a end_n which_o can_v be_v achieve_v without_o a_o divine_a power_n as_o i_o have_v also_o prove_v in_o the_o same_o section_n n._n 4._o only_a god_n then_o be_v the_o immediate_a efficient_a cause_n of_o this_o power_n 7._o and_o from_o thence_o it_o proceed_v that_o king_n acknowledge_v themselves_o to_o have_v receive_v this_o divine_a power_n principal_o for_o this_o primary_n end_n their_o oath_n at_o their_o coronation_n be_v as_o the_o observer_n very_o grutch_o grant_v more_o precise_a in_o the_o care_n of_o canonical_a 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it_o be_v superstition_n for_o a_o man_n to_o be_v more_o precise_a in_o the_o care_n of_o divine_a worship_n and_o his_o soul_n everlasting_a salvation_n than_o of_o any_o other_o his_o temporal_a end_n or_o affair_n see_v section_n 1._o n._n 3._o in_o vain_a then_o have_v all_o christian_n hitherto_o believe_v that_o they_o be_v in_o a_o true_a religion_n let_v the_o observer_n consider_v what_o censure_n he_o deserve_v for_o thus_o find_v fault_n with_o king_n oath_n and_o whether_o he_o give_v not_o just_a cause_n of_o suspicion_n that_o he_o be_v rather_o a_o atheist_n than_o a_o christian_n it_o be_v well_o know_v to_o all_o christian_n that_o quaerite_fw-la primùm_fw-la regnum_fw-la dei_fw-la &_o justitiam_fw-la ejus_fw-la be_v no_o invention_n of_o popish_a bishop_n but_o our_o bless_a saviour_n own_o doctrine_n and_o rule_n not_o only_o to_o bishop_n but_o to_o all_o king_n and_o people_n whatsoever_o as_o the_o principal_a to_o which_o as_o a_o accessorium_fw-la follow_v &_o haec_fw-la omne_fw-la adjicientur_fw-la vobis_fw-la mat._n 6.33_o 8._o arg._n 3_o when_o private_a family_n first_o join_v themselves_o into_o a_o common_a body_n of_o society_n before_o any_o condictum_fw-la paction_n or_o agreement_n among_o themselves_o to_o enact_v positive_a law_n for_o their_o government_n there_o be_v a_o inherent_a power_n in_o they_o to_o enact_v such_o law_n for_o who_o can_v make_v a_o law_n without_o a_o power_n but_o this_o power_n not_o be_v the_o effect_n but_o the_o most_o necessary_a cause_n of_o all_o humane_a paction_n or_o positive_a law_n can_v have_v its_o origin_n from_o man_n but_o only_o from_o god_n ergo_fw-la god_n be_v the_o sole_a efficient_a cause_n of_o this_o power_n 9_o arg._n 4._o when_o man_n first_o associate_v themselves_o into_o a_o commonwealth_n they_o be_v all_o of_o equal_a right_n and_o power_n so_o that_o none_o i_o speak_v of_o several_a family_n still_o as_o before_o can_v challenge_v superiority_n the_o one_o over_o the_o 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quis_fw-la enim_fw-la consiliariu●●●us_fw-la fuit_fw-la aut_fw-la quis_fw-la prio_fw-la dedit_fw-la ei_fw-la rom_n 11.33_o that_o they_o have_v their_o establishment_n only_o in_o and_o by_o his_o own_o will_n so_o that_o no_o power_n whatsoever_o of_o his_o creature_n can_v by_o any_o contraition_n against_o he_o invalid_a or_o annul_v those_o law_n but_o non_fw-la occides_fw-la be_v a_o divine_a natural_a law_n and_o precept_n express_v in_o the_o decalogue_n therefore_o no_o paction_n or_o agreement_n of_o man_n can_v give_v this_o power_n of_o put_v a_o man_n to_o death_n no_o more_o than_o cain_n can_v kill_v abel_n but_o on_o the_o other_o side_n it_o be_v manifest_a that_o republike_v have_v a_o lawful_a power_n of_o put_v man_n to_o death_n without_o which_o they_o can_v not_o preserve_v their_o own_o safety_n therefore_o they_o have_v it_o from_o god_n and_o how_o soon_o god_n give_v this_o power_n to_o man_n i_o know_v not_o nor_o can_v find_v until_o after_o the_o flood_n 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