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honour_n	custom_n	render_v	tribute_n	3,126	5	11.2636	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A61516	A discourse of the nature and obligation of oaths wherein, satisfaction is tendered touching the non-obligation and unlawfulness of the oath called, the Solemn League and Covenant : the acknowledgement whereof, is required of us by a late act of Parliament, intituled, An act for uniformity : published as an appendix to the Peace-offering / by the same author.	Stileman, John, d. 1685.; Stileman, John, d. 1685. Peace offering.	1662 (1662)	Wing S5552; ESTC R16314	24,193	32

A DISCOURSE OF THE NATURE and OBLIGATION OF OATHS WHEREIN Satisfaction is tendered touching the Non-obligation and Vnlawfulness of the OATH called The SOLEMN LEAGue and COVENANT The Acknowledgment whereof is required of us by a late ACT of PARLIAMENT Intituled An ACT for VNIFORMITY Published as an APPENDIX to the Peace-offering By the same AVTHOR Thou shalt swear the Lord liveth in Truth Judgment and Righteousness Jer. 4.2 Juramentum Pietatis non debet esse vinculum Iniquitatis LONDON Printed by E. M. for Thomas Pierrepont at the Sun in St. Pauls Church-yard 1662. A Discourse TOUCHING THE NATURE OBLIGATION of OATHS TOGETHER WITH THE NON-OBLIGATION and UNLAWFULNESSE Of the OATH called The Solemn League and Covenant THE earnest desire of my Soul for the advancement of Piety and Peace Sect. 1. engaged me to send forth my PEACE-OFFERING into the World to invite to Peace and perswade to Obedience and a just Conformity to the Laws under which we live wherein it was my endeavour to satisfie the principal Doubts and remove the most material Scruples which might hinder that Peace and Obedience But there is now risen another which I then could not foresee viz. This Acknowledgment or Declaration which we are commanded by the Act of Parliament Entituled An Act for Uniformity c. to make and subscribe viz. I A B. Do Declare That it is not lawful upon any pretence whatsoever to take Arms against the King and that I do abhor that Trayterous Position of taking Arms by His Authority against His Person or against those that are Commissionated by Him And that I will conform to the Liturgy of the Church of England as it is now established And I do Declare That I do hold there lies no Obligation upon me or on any other person from the Oath commonly called The Solemn League and Covenant to endeavour any change or alteration of Government either in Church or State and that the same was in it self an unlawful Oath and imposed upon the Subjects of this Realm against the known Laws and Liberties of this Kingdom I know it will be deemed by many a matter of extream severity Sect. 2. for the Parliament thus to oblige men to renounce what with hands lifted up to the most High God they have so solemnly sworn and this by no less penalty than the Forfeiture of their Places Livings Promotions and consequently Livelihoods and means of Subsistence for them and their Families But it may be remembred that there was as great severity yea more bitter because illegal used against thousands of persons every way as conscientious as any now can pretend to be both Ministers and others by those who imposed the Covenant to make them swear it though because of the Obligation of their former Oaths they durst not submit to such a perjury I could tell sad Stories to which the World is no stranger of men brought before Committees Holy Learned Pious Painful Preachers unblameable in their Lives That when nothing could be objected against them for Life or Doctrine then presently the Cry was Try him with the Covenant And the refusal of that though so contrary to the known Laws and their former Obligations was the exposing of them and their Families to Beggary and Misery Let us reflect upon that unjust severity then and not think it cruel now that we are by a lawful Authority required to renounce that which was made an Engine to ruine and destroy so many But not to dispute the rigour or severity of the Law let us consider the matter enjoined Sect. 3. and see whether there be any thing in this Declaration which a considering conscientious Christian may not readily Subscribe unto There are but these three things to be declared and acknowledged 1. The Unlawfulness of Rebellion or bearing Arms against the King 2. A readiness to conform to the Liturgy 3. The Non-Obligation and Unlawfulness of that Oath called the Solemn League and Covenant 1. For the first No Sober Christian Sect. 4. or Loyal Subject can make Scruple at it That it is unlawful upon any pretence whatsoever to take or bear Arms against the King is a Truth so manifest and express in the Scriptures which command (a) Mat. 22.21 to render to Caesar the things that are Caesars and (b) Rom. 13 1. 8. 1 Pet. 2.13 14 Custom Tribute Fear Honour Subjection and Obedience to our Kings yea though they should be as the Roman Emperours Enemies to and Persecutors of the Church that he must forfeit his reason conscience yea his Christianity that shall question it And I hope yea can be almost confident That even those who yet scruple the Obligation of the Covenant and are therefore afraid to Subscribe that part of this Acknowledgment do abhor and I presume are ready to declare That they abhor that Trayterous Position of taking Arms by His Authority against His Person c. which was but a distinction invented to draw in many well-meaning people into that quarrel who being afraid to break their Allegiance to the King were abused by dividing His Natural and Politick Capacity and perswaded that they fought for the King when what they did tended to destroy Him 2. For the Conformity to the Liturgy Sect. 5. that we may both lawfully conform and consequently promise it I refer the Reader to the Discourse about this Subject in my Peace-Offering 3. But it is the matter of the Covenant Sect. 6. and the obligation thereof which is mainly now if not only the matter of Scruple and Stumbling-Block in the way of many That they and very many they were who by the Command of the Lords and Commons in Parliament and upon the serious exhortation of an Assembly of Grave Divines with hands lifted up to the most High God have Solemnly Sworne it and engaged themselves to endeavour in their places with all sincerity reallity and constancy without respect of persons to perform the Contents of it and to stand by all that entred into it against all opposers and that no fear terror or perswasion whatsoever should draw them from a zealous prosecuting of the ends of it that these should now acknowledge and declare that neither themselves nor any else are obliged by it and that it was an unlawful Oaeth c. this sticks Some Sect. 7. perhaps that have been over eager and zealous in contending for and by all imaginable Arguments urging and pressing this Oath or Covenant labouring by all wayes to draw the people into this League and Combination may think their reputation now so to lie at stake that should they now retract or condemn that which they have not only sworne themselves but have been so zealous and instrumental to make others also swear that high esteem which they now have with the people for zeal and Godliness would be utterly lost when this very Acknowledgement would make people think that either they did heretofore go against Law Conscience and