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A nevv eight-fold probation of the Church of Englands divine constitution prooved by many pregnant arguments, to be much more complete then any Geneuian in the world against the contrary assertion of the fifty three petitioner-preachers of Scotland in their petition presented in the later Parliament to the Kings most excellent Maiesty. With a ten-folde probation of the same churches doctrine touching one of the most important points of our creede, which is of our sauiours descending into Hell. By Iames Maxvvell. Master of Artes, &c.
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Maxwell, James, b. 1581.
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hand execute Gods vengeance vpō himself thus he suffered Saul to slay himselfe and Zimri to burne himselfe And as he wil not employ a Princes owne subiects in such a businesse so he needeth not to vse the hand and power of any person whatsoeuer for God can drowne the wicked Prince in the water or sea with Pharaoh or hee can strike him with madnesse with Nebuchadnezzar or hee can burst him or breake his necke with Ahazias or can strike him with leprosie like Vzziah or Azariah The very elements and beasts of the field are at his beck and bidding the beasts to deuoure the fire to burne the aire to infect the water to drowne and the earth to swallow vp such Princes as God will be auenged on yea he hath armies of painefull and shamefull diseases of wormes of mice and of lice to consume and vexe wicked Kings with Dan. 4 10 11 12 13 14 22 23 28 29 30. 5.6 7 24 25 26 27 28 2. Micha 6.9 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 28. And as the Angels of God which are his highest creatures smote Nebuchadnezzar with madnes droue him from amongst men to dwell with the beasts of the field and so depriued him of his kingdome for a time for those Noters and Geneuian Glossers are deceiued that doe thinke his owne subiects did depose him for tyrannie and as another Angel did write vpon the wall the sentence of King Belschazzars destruction so the wormes that are the Lords lowest creatures conspired to vexe the wicked tyrant Antiochus the cruell persecuter of the Iewes that he died miserably and both these creatures together the highest in heauen act 12.1 2 3 4 5 21 22 23 and the lowest on earth did at Gods appointment concurre to plague Herod the persecutor of the Christians who had vexed many of the faithfull killed Iames and imprisoned Peter for the Angel of the Lord smote him because he gaue not glory vnto God so that hee was eaten vp of wormes Thus we see how God getteth glory when he correcteth wicked Kings with his owne hands 1. Sam 13.9 10 11 12 13 14 15 1 2 3 8 9 10 11 16 17 22 23 19 20 22 23 26 28 cap. 1. King 16.30 31 32 17 18 19 20 21 22 cap 2. King 21 1 2 3 4.5 6 7 8 9 10 11 16 2. Chron. 33.1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9. whereas he is robbed of his glorie by such subiects as dare take the rod as it were out of Gods hands and put it into their owne to scourge Kings with Fourthly the people of God vnder the old Testament did not imprison or depose their most wicked Princes such as were Saul Ahab and Manasses nor did the high Priests excommunicate them for their crueltie tyrannie apostasie and idolatrie persecution and seduction and therefore the people of God vnder the new Testament ought to doe the like in following the example of their pietie and patience in the behalfe of bad Princes otherwise Christians should come short of the Iewes in morall perfections which were absurd Fifthly the constitution and creation of Kings is of God and not not of man it is Gods hand only that can make a King according as he saith himselfe By me Kings raigne and as we haue prooued aboue in the first lesson and therefore the deposition of Kings Prouerb 8.15 and their coercion belongeth likewise to God and not to the Kings owne subiects for the power is equall in the one and the other And therefore wee see that the voice that deposed Nebuchadnezzer came from heauen Dan. 4.22 28 29. Thy kingdome is departed from thee like as the Angel and the Prophet doe both of them auouch that it is the most high that giueth the kingdome to whomsoeuer hee will Sixtly in the new Testament Christ and his appostles do oftentimes command subiects to giue vnto Kings but no where they bid take away or withhold any thing from Kings howsoeuer vnworthy neither tribute and liuing by detention nor libertie by incarceration nor Kingship by depriuation nor life by ciuil or rather vnciuill and sinnefull execution nor the benefits of the Church and kingdome of heauen by hellish excommunication Giue saith the King of Kings vnto Caesar the things which are Caesars like as he had commanded Peter his very prime Apostle to giue the Kings Receiuer poll money for them two Mat. 22 17 21 17 24 25 26 27 Mark 12 14 15 16 17. Mat. 10.1 2. 1. Pet. 2.17 Rom. 13 1 2 24. giue saith hee the twenty pence vnto them for me and thee and the same prime Apostle commandeth all subiects both spirituall and temporall persons euen as many as haue Soules for his fellow Saint Paul saith let euery soule besubiect to princes to feare God and honour the King Ergo subiects must not dishonour the King by coercion incarceration excommunication or depriuation Yea Saint Peters Successor himselfe if he hath any hath no power to dishonour the King whom God hath honoured with his crowne and throne let him be neuer so vnworthy in his conceite nor to expose him to the dishonour or danger of any of his subiects by his censure of excommunication or sentence of depriuation Our Sauiour bids giue to Kings Saint Peter gaue to Kings ' and bids giue them honour and so doth S. Paul saying Giue to all men their duty Rom. 13.7 tribute to whome yee owe tribute custome to whome cnstome feare to whome feare honour to whom yee owe houour And no where they bid take away any thing from Kings and therefore such men as take away from Kings their liuings libertie or life or the benefits of the Church Gods kingdome or their owne doe disobey God the father of Kings and obey the deuil the dishonourer debaser of kings Seuenthly wee doe not read in Gods word that euer a King was deliuered vnto Satan so that it wanteth example and as for precept the very formal words vsed in the institution of excommunication by our Lord do shew that it was neuer intended for Kings by the Spirit of God For besides they were not as yet within the bosome of the Church Mat. 18 15 16 17. by calling when it was ordained those words If thy brother trespasse against thee If thy brother hoare thee If thy brother heare thee not If thy brother refuse to heare the Church also do euidently and pregnantly euince that excommunication is a censure of an offending brother 1. Cor. 5.12 not of the father of the people And therefore the Apostle entreating of excommunication extendeth it no further then unto such a one as is called a brother If any that is called a brother saith he be a formcatour 2. Thess 3.13.14 15. or couetous or an idolater or a railer or a drunkard or an extortioner with such a one eate not neither companie together and againe And ye brethren be not wearie