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The royal charter granted unto kings, by God himself and collected out of his Holy Word, in both Testaments / by T.B. ... ; whereunto is added by the same author, a short treatise, wherein Episcopacy is proved to be jure divino.
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Bayly, Thomas, d. 1657?
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have those who are apt enough to make arguments with our Saviour bearing this conclusion then are the children free Mat. 17.26 but few that will imitate his peaceable example to fish for money rather then offend the higher powers Mat. 17.27 ând if you conjecture that our Saviour âid this meerly for quietnesse sake behold the question rightly stated Is it âawfull to give tribute to Cesar or not Mat. â2 17 seriously propounded Master we ânow that thou art true and therefore we âope thou wilt not deceive us with a âie and teachest the way of God in truth ãâã and therefore thou wilt not cause us âo erre through the deceiveablenesse of ânrighteousnesse neither carest thou for âny man and therefore thou wilt not âe afraid to speak the truth thou regarâest not the persons of men therefore feaâing only God thou wilt boldly faithâully without partiality or fear plainly âell us whether it be lawfull or not âlearly determined and concluded upon Da Caesari quae sunt Caesaris Mat. 22.21 If Christian liberty should loose the âeignes of Civill government then Christ would never have acknowledged Pilates power to have been of God John 19.11 If subjection unto Kings were a hinderance to the propagation of the Gospel then Saint Peter would never have exhorted the Christians to submit themselves to every ordinance of man 1 Pet. 2.9 We have too many submitters now-adayes unto every ordinance of men but they are not unto such ordinances whereof the King is Supreme 1 Pet. 2 13. Object It is better to obey God then man and therefore for his sake we cannot obey every ordinance of man Sol. The Apostle doth not in this place discourse of obedience but of submission obedience is to be given to things only lawfull submission is to be given to any ordinance whatsoever though not for the things sake which is commanded yet propter Dominum for the Lords sake who doth command so absolute submission where God commands one thing and the King commands another thing We may refuse his will and there is perfect obedience when God commands one thing and the King commands the contrary we may not resist his authority and therein is true submission and this the Apostle doth not only assure us to be the will of God but puts this well doing in the stead of knowledge and wisdome whereby the ignorance of foolish men may be âut to silence 1 Pet. 2.15 when freedom âands of tiptoes her coat is too short âo cover her malitiousnesse therefore the Apostle exhorts us to behave our âelves As free but not using our liberty as a âloak for malitiousnesse 1 Pet. 2.16 If Christian liberty did break the âchoole of civill Government then âaint Paul would never have been âuch a Schoole-master to the Romans Rom. 13. Let every soul be subject to the âigher powers an excellent rule for âur obedience every soul no exemâtion by greatnesse or holinesse or âny by-respect whatsoever but if he âave a soul let him be subject to the higher âowers if two powers clash one against another here we know which to stick âo in our obedience that is which is âighest and that Saint Peter plainly tels âs is the King whether to the King as Supreme 1 Pet. 2.13 There is no power but âf God the powers that be are of God whoâoever therefore resisteth the power resisteth the ordinance of God and they that resist shall âeceive to themselves damnation vers. 2. What Christian then can have his conâcience so misled as to resist those powers out of conscience when the Apostle plainly tels us verse 1. We must needs be subject not onely for wrath that is foâ fear of them but also for conscience sakâ because God commanded it There were Anti-monarchists and Anti-dignitarians even in the Apostleâ time but if it had been laudable or agreeable to Christian liberty the SainâJude in his Epistle verse 8. would never have called the despisers of Dominiââ and evill speakers of Dignities filthy dreamers and defilers of the flesh as he put them so we find them both together he never would have compared them to bruit beasts verse 10. he never would have pronounced woes unto them as unto the goers into the wayes of Cain greedy runners after the errour of Balaam for reward and perishers as in the gain-saying of Corah ver. 11. he would never have compared them to clouds without water carried about with wind to fruitlesse withered trees twice dead plucked up by the roots to raging waves of the Sea foaming out their owne shame wandering stars to whom is reserved the blacknesse of darknesse for ever verse 12 13. he never would have described them unto you so fully to be Murmurers Complainers walkers after their own lusts widemouth'd speakers of great swelling words having of mens persons in admiration by reason of advantage separatists sensuall and though they pretend never so much unto it having not the spirit verse 16.19 Christian liberty frees from the ceremoney of the Law not from the substance of the Gospel whereof we see submission subjection unto Kings is a great part thereof The Romane yoke and the Romans hands which held the plough ploughing upon the Christians backs and made long furrowes and for a long time were both adverse to the propogation of Christs Gospel yet during all that time neither Christ nor any of his Disciples ever attempted either the change of the one or the displaying of the other and shall we thinke our selves more wise then he who is the wisdome of the Father or better advised then by him who is the everlasting councellour or that any mans doctrine can settle us in more peace and quietnesse then he who is princeps pacis the Prince of peace will you have more Orthodox Fathers then the Apostles or the Children of this generation to be wiser then the Fathers of old Christ and his Apostles with all the antient Fathers taught and subscribed to this doctrine First Christ Da Caesari quae sunt Caesaris then Saint Paul Render to all their due tribute to whom tribute is due custome to whom custome feaâ to whom fear honour to whom honour and all to Cesar Then Saint Peter submit your selves c. Fear God honour the King c. sic passim in Scripturis Dear Christians are we better pleased with the glittering tinsell of a painted Baby from a Pedlers shop then with the rich and inestimable Jewels of Divine truth will we suffer our selves to be cosened with the guilded slips of errour and what enthusiasmes every pretended spirit if not every Cobler Weaver Groome or Coach-man shall dictate who are but velut igneae and velut flatus as it were of fire or as it were a mighty and rushing winde but nothing sensible some hot exhalations of the braine set on fire by the continuall motion and agitation of the tongue Good God have we thus learnt Christ Is this the fruit of so clear a Gospel and