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A48102
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A Letter from Winchester, in answer to his lordship's time-serving query whether passive obedience is only a bugbear, and fit for fools, or a Christian duty?
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1681
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Wing L1548; ESTC R16321
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fortitude_n join_v with_o meekness_n to_o dare_v to_o endure_v all_o thing_n even_o death_n itself_o rather_o than_o do_v mischief_n unless_o the_o fear_n of_o eternal_a misery_n be_v cowardice_n but_o some_o will_v say_v that_o passive_a obedience_n be_v but_o a_o bugbear_n and_o fit_a for_o fool_n 24._o char._n pop._n suc._n foe_o 24._o and_o the_o defence_n of_o it_o a_o effect_n of_o ignorance_n which_o bring_v the_o reproach_n home_o to_o the_o very_a person_n as_o well_o as_o to_o the_o doctrine_n of_o our_o bless_a saviour_n or_o that_o such_o passive_a piety_n be_v more_o requisite_a in_o former_a time_n when_o god_n design_n be_v to_o convert_v the_o world_n by_o suffer_v not_o subdue_a when_o the_o seed_n of_o religion_n must_v be_v water_v with_o the_o blood_n of_o martyr_n than_o now_o in_o these_o pure_a time_n of_o reformation_n ecclesiae_fw-la sanguis_fw-la martyrum_fw-la semen_fw-mi ecclesiae_fw-la yet_o we_o see_v calvin_n advise_v we_o not_o to_o fight_v for_o righteousness_n si_fw-mi ab_fw-la impio_fw-la &_o sacrilego_fw-la principe_fw-la vexamur_fw-la ob_fw-la pietatem_fw-la subeat_fw-la primum_fw-la delictorum_fw-la nostrorum_fw-la recordatio_fw-la quae_fw-la talibus_fw-la haud_fw-la dubiè_fw-la domini_fw-la flagellis_fw-la castigantur_fw-la ind_n humilitas_fw-la impatientiam_fw-la nostram_fw-la fraenavit_fw-la 29._o calv._n just_o l._n 4._o c._n 20._o art_n 29._o succurrat_fw-la deinde_fw-la haec_fw-la cogitatio_fw-la non_fw-la nostrum_fw-la esse_fw-la hujusmodi_fw-la malis_fw-la mederi_fw-la hoc_fw-la tantum_fw-la esse_fw-la reliquum_fw-la ut_fw-la domini_fw-la opem_fw-la imploremus_fw-la cujus_fw-la in_o manu_fw-la sunt_fw-la regum_fw-la corda_fw-la &_o regnorum_fw-la inclinationes_fw-la if_o we_o be_v persecute_v for_o godllness_n by_o a_o impious_a and_o sacrilegious_a prince_n let_v we_o first_o of_o all_o remember_v our_o sin_n which_o no_o doubt_n be_v correct_v by_o god_n with_o scourge_v this_o will_v bridle_v our_o impatience_n with_o humility_n then_o let_v we_o entertain_v this_o thought_n that_o it_o be_v not_o our_o part_n to_o heal_v such_o distemper_n that_o this_o be_v our_o only_a remedy_n to_o appeal_v to_o god_n assistance_n in_o who_o hand_n be_v the_o heart_n of_o king_n and_o the_o inclination_n of_o kingdom_n and_o the_o same_o calvin_n in_o another_o place_n tell_v we_o the_o prophet_n jeremiah_n clear_o resolve_v this_o question_n insignis_fw-la est_fw-la &_o memorabilis_fw-la apud_fw-la jeremiam_fw-la locus_fw-la 4._o calv._n inst_z jib._n 4._o quem_fw-la tamet_fw-la si_fw-la prolixiorem_fw-la ideo_fw-la non_fw-la pigebit_fw-la refer_v quia_fw-la totam_fw-la hanc_fw-la questionem_fw-la clarissimè_fw-la definit_a the_o word_n of_o the_o prophet_n follow_v 12._o jer._n 27.6_o 8_o 9_o 12._o viz._n i_o have_v give_v all_o these_o land_n into_o the_o hand_n of_o nabuchadnezzar_n king_n of_o babylon_n and_o it_o shall_v come_v to_o pass_v that_o the_o nation_n and_o kingdom_n which_o will_v not_o serve_v the_o same_o nabuchadnezzar_n king_n of_o babylon_n and_o that_o will_v not_o put_v their_o neck_n under_o the_o yoke_n of_o the_o king_n of_o babylon_n that_o nation_n will_v i_o punish_v say_v the_o lord_n with_o the_o sword_n and_o with_o the_o famine_n and_o with_o the_o pestilence_n until_o i_o have_v consume_v the_o land_n therefore_o harken_v not_o you_o unto_o your_o prophet_n nor_o to_o your_o diviner_n and_o which_o speak_v unto_o you_o say_v you_o shall_v not_o serve_v the_o king_n of_o babylon_n &c_n &c_n upon_o which_o place_n say_v calvin_n videmus_fw-la quantâ_fw-la obedientiâ_fw-la dominus_fw-la tetrum_fw-la illum_fw-la ferocemq_fw-la 27._o calv._n inst_z l._n 4._o c._n 20._o art_n 27._o tyrannum_fw-la coli_fw-la voluerit_fw-la non_fw-la aliâ_fw-la ratione_fw-la nisi_fw-la qui_fw-la regnum_fw-la obtinebat_fw-la we_o see_v what_o obedience_n the_o lord_n will_v have_v give_v to_o this_o wicked_a and_o fierce_a tyrant_n for_o no_o other_o reason_n but_o because_o 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our_o saviour_n do_v suffer_v for_o the_o sin_n of_o mankind_n and_o it_o be_v necessary_a that_o he_o shall_v die_v yet_o he_o himself_o deserve_v no_o punishment_n and_o though_o the_o roman_a authority_n have_v power_n of_o his_o life_n to_o which_o he_o submit_v yet_o that_o can_v excuse_v the_o sentence_n of_o his_o judge_n from_o be_v rigid_a and_o unjust_a every_o magistrate_n that_o dare_v pronounce_v a_o unjust_a judgement_n must_v certain_o be_v accountable_a to_o the_o all-righteous_a judge_n but_o we_o must_v leave_v our_o innocence_n to_o be_v revenge_v till_o then_o and_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n in_o all_o thing_n submit_v ourselves_o to_o our_o superior_n for_o the_o lord_n sake_n and_o last_o if_o we_o shall_v lay_v aside_o the_o duty_n argumentum_fw-la ab_fw-la inconvenienti_fw-la may_v prevail_v for_o it_o be_v much_o better_a for_o the_o people_n to_o suffer_v a_o great_a deal_n of_o cruelty_n than_o to_o rise_v up_o in_o arm_n and_o overthrow_v the_o government_n i_o remember_v livy_n nec_fw-la morbum_fw-la far_o possumus_fw-la guilty_a of_o which_o the_o promoter_n and_o prosecutor_n be_v deep_o guilty_a nec_fw-la remedium_fw-la never_o yet_o be_v any_o rebellion_n free_a from_o the_o guilt_n of_o pour_v out_o a_o great_a deal_n of_o innocent_a blood_n beside_o the_o many_o mighty_a injury_n and_o oppression_n that_o must_v inevitable_o fall_v upon_o the_o head_n of_o a_o great_a number_n of_o man_n so_o that_o we_o have_v much_o better_o with_o patience_n suffer_v the_o present_a calamity_n than_o endure_v worse_o and_o bring_v by_o our_o mean_n much_o worse_o upon_o other_o close_v with_o the_o wholesome_a advice_n of_o tacitus_n 12._o annal_n 12._o ferenda_fw-la regum_fw-la ingenia_fw-la neque_fw-la usui_fw-la esse_fw-la crebras_fw-la mutationes_fw-la vitia_fw-la erunt_fw-la donec_fw-la homines_fw-la sedneque_fw-la hac_fw-la continua_fw-la &_o meliorum_fw-la interventu_fw-la pensantur_fw-la and_o now_o my_o lord_n your_o suffering_n have_v 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not_o help_v it_o and_o for_o the_o sake_n of_o variety_n your_o lordship_n motto_n to_o be_v a_o little_a concern_v in_o the_o king_n restauration_n you_o then_o soon_o suffer_v yourself_o by_o the_o contrivance_n of_o a_o curse_a hypocrisy_n to_o be_v thrust_v into_o the_o king_n favour_n and_o who_o so_o great_a as_o your_o little_a lordship_n you_o suffer_v yourself_o after_o all_o to_o be_v ungrateful_a and_o herein_o you_o suffer_v yourself_o to_o be_v cry_v out_o against_o as_o the_o great_a villain_n upon_o the_o face_n of_o the_o earth_n you_o unlucky_o suffer_v yourself_o to_o advise_v his_o majesty_n to_o shut_v up_o the_o exchequer_n to_o break_v the_o triple_a league_n to_o divide_v the_o fleet_n etc._n etc._n you_o suffer_v yourself_o to_o be_v blow_v upon_o by_o the_o stink_a breath_n of_o the_o rabble_n which_o swell_v you_o into_o a_o popularity_n you_o have_v likewise_o suffer_v yourself_o to_o be_v poison_v by_o the_o venom_n of_o hellish_a plot_n and_o you_o now_o vomit_v forth_o nothing_o but_o devil_n and_o hell_n and_o damnation_n sedition_n in_o speech_n and_o treason_n in_o trick_n and_o device_n amid_o all_o these_o notorious_a instance_n of_o your_o lordship_n passive_a patience_n there_o be_v none_o to_o be_v reckon_v of_o more_o note_n than_o this_o that_o you_o have_v hitherto_o suffer_v as_o it_o be_v very_o believe_v much_o against_o your_o own_o inclination_n this_o king_n to_o wear_v his_o crown_n and_o royal_a head_n notwithstanding_o they_o talk_v of_o 60000_o man_n ready_a to_o force_v the_o king_n to_o coruply_v with_o his_o parliament_n or_o else_o to_o bring_v he_o to_o the_o block_n and_o in_o many_o other_o thing_n of_o the_o great_a moment_n you_o have_v suffer_v in_o these_o time_n which_o when_o time_n shall_v discover_v if_o your_o lordship_n shall_v suffer_v your_o head_n to_o be_v chop_v off_o o_o the_o cry_n of_o the_o party_n who_n nobis_fw-la infamis_fw-la london_n print_v for_o allen_n banks_n 1681._o