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A62858
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Le Tombeau des controverses a grave for controversies, between the Romanist & Protestant, lately presented to the King of France / Englished by M.M.
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M. M.
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1673
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Wing T1793; ESTC R15915
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Punishments which make the People fear the effects of its violence judg consequently what is the Conclusion of the interested hypocritical Party who leave the Princes but a mean power of making themselves to be obeyed in taking away from them the care of Godliness which is the strongest and most sure power The fear of Punishment may hinder the riseing of rebels but true Religion will stifle the design and not admit a thought of it 11. When a Monarch understands that a good Conscience is the strongest and most assured Principle to hold the Subjects in a sweet obedience and when he is perswaded that minds which are Led or conducted by true Piety stifle all the motions of Rebellion by the fear of the judgments of God his own interest with the publique peace will engage him to take care to establish Religion which hinders them from committing actions of disobedience The well fare of his State and the quiet of his Person ought to make him act so judiciously as not to permit that pretence to Religion should imprint in the minds of his People a false Godlyness which inclines them to despise his Person and Ordinances under pretence of revengeing Gods quarrel and protecting the interest of the Church The Age in which we live as well as those which have gone before us have proved what dreadfull effects false interested Piety have produced against our Kings and on the contrarie the holy History and some Chronicles of State shew us how much a good Conscience and true Religion are respectfull to their King even in the hearts of those Subjects who are harshly treated by them David being unjustly persecuted by his prince Saul might have found an occasion to take away his life secretly in the darkness of a Cave but his good Conscience obliged him to respect an unjust enemy of whom he might have rid himself if he had not feared to offend against the justice of God after the mischance or rather the decree of the judgment of God that caused Saul to perish Conscience alone produced and governed by a true Religion obliged David to weep for it and to reveng the death of that wicked Prince whom God himself had rejected Religion truly Christian counsels such practices of patience and goodness with which he King ought to be satisfied but that Religion which perswades co contrary maximes is dangerous and the King may render himself judg of it at least he may believe himself master in his own house without being subject to those who would limit his power and who teach the common people to watch for an opportunity of revolting and disobedience Charles the 8th being at Rome in the time of Pope Alexander the 6th of the house of Borgir who became an odious hated wicked man was intreated by all the Cardinals except two to defend the holy Church against the violence of that Pope who was rather a successor of Judas then of St. Peter and given more to the Alcoran than to the Gospel There are no true and natural French men who will contest with the King the power of repressing the boldness of those pretended Devoto's who teach that Kings Excommunicated by the Pope are no more Kings and that they are no more any thing to their subjects being nothing to the Pope I dare not Speak the rest it being so full of horror see the Censure of Sorbonne against Vernant and Guimenaeus Can one believe that Lewis the 12th had no right to suppress the wicked doctrine and hector like piety off Julius 2d who committed so many wickednesses against the quiet of this excellent Prince that he caused to be stamped upon his coin I will destroy the whore of Babylon The King of Navar John 2d deposed by the same Pope ought he in his condition to detest or adore the Religious thoughts of this very Pope told him by a Spanird in these words I must aid the King of Spain and employ my two Swords both Spiritual and temporal against France and Navar who are enemies to all honest people Pope Sixtus the 5th was resolved to Excommunicate Henry King of Navar and Henry Prince Conde his Bull said that he would draw the sword of Vengeance against Henry late King of Navar and Henry Prince of Conde a Bastard and Detestable Generation that he did declare them and their Successors to be deprived of all their Lordships Lands and Dignities Had not these Princes some right to resist this violence and cause to be Preached one to his Subjects and the other to his Vassals that Religion and Conscience obliged them not to follow the Passions and Usurpations of this Roman Bishop Royal Dignity is of a larger extent than vulgar thoughts can apprehend and beyond the limits which the Ambitious and Covetuous men do prescribe it for their own advantage by an affected or ignorant malice This Royal greatness is joyned to the Pontifical by a kind of necessity from which it cannot be parted neither by Reason nor Conscience and though the King doth not execute actually the functions of it yet he ought to render them so really effected that true Judgment and Power should maintain them and put them in good order The animated heats against my Proposition opposeth the punishment of King Hozias when he offered Incense upon the Altar of perfumes but those who consider his crime will find that he offended by neglect or by Pride against an express order Established by Divine Authority which ordained that the Levites only should serve in the Ministry excluding every other Family and Person whether Royal or not If this Prince had commanded the Sacrifices and Incense to be performed as God had ordered him I do not believe that he had been reproved either by God or Man My notion proves it self by the words of the high Priest which attributes to the King only the sin of contradicting Gods order in these words 2 Chron. 26.18 It appertaineth not unto thee to burn Incense unto the Lord but to the Priests the Sons of Aaron that are Consecrated to burn Incense in the 4. Chap. of Numb you may see the Law expresly So Uzza not being of the Family of Levi was stricken by God because he stretched forth his hand to touch and bear up the Ark 1 Chron. 13.9 These examples cannot prove but that a Christian King may have the care of Religion and of the Law of God The Head and Finisher of our Faith Jesus Christ the Son of the living God hath not bound the exercises of Religion to some particular people conditions all those who have Authority do not sin if they imploy it in the Service of the all-powerful God if a Father oweth this justice to his Children a King certainly is ingaged to it for his Subjects Do you think that the King doth commit an Injustice against God when he causeth Justice to be Executed among men 12. Since all which I have shewed proveth that the King may and ought