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A53312 The character of a good and bad subject, or, The duty of the people of England, Scotland, and Ireland manifestly proved by the word of God, wherein is made appear the fatal consequences of rebellious principles : in a sermon / preach'd by Constant Oates ... Oates, Constant. 1682 (1682) Wing O26; ESTC R17279 10,753 21

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three things First speak to pretended Ministers Secondly to young men Thirdly to all in general First to pretended Ministers If it be so you are much too blame and for shame leave off preaching Contention and preach Peace and Subjection to Government for God hath called you to this Besides the Apostle presseth hard to this duty of Subjection Rom 13. ver 5. Wherefore you must needs be subject not only for wrath as if he should say not only for fear but for conscience-sake How can you pretend to be Ministers of Christ indeed when you instead of preaching Peace preach Rebellion or as the Apostle saith Philip. 1. ver 10. who preach Christ more out of contention than sincerity Sirs for shame leave off this preaching Christ for it doth not only hinder your own Liberties but the Liberties of others who may and would live in Peace and sit under their own Vines in safety since you have so good a Prince to rule over you But secondly I will say to you young men who I would advise to be subject to your Prince and as God in his holy word in another sence sence Remember your Creator in the days of your youth As God doth require your youthful submission to himself so in your youthful days be good Subjects to the Government you live under and be not led away by ill-minded men 3dly and lastly One word in general and so I conclude this first Doctrine Be persuaded to submit to the Government we live under fear God and honour the King and be loving Subjects Serve him in Love and not for Fear in so doing you will be rewarded both of God and Man and other Nations will admire at your Love and Loyalty to your Prince Therefore now let us strive to stir one another to fear God honour the King and love as Bretheren so shall we live in Peace and Union one with another So I come now to the second Doctrine That it is not only the duty of Ministers so to preach but of people to be in subjection Lest every soul be in subjection In the handling this Doctrine I shall but just hint at some Texts of Scripture and so pass to the rest of the Doctrines which remain intending only to prove the Doctrines because it is the Application of the whole I intend to aim at For the proof of the second Doctrine take these Texts 1 Pet. 5 6. Wherefore ye younger submit your selves to the Elder yea all of you be in subjection one to another Thus you see the Apostles all preached this duty of subjection and humility one towards another How much more then ought we to be subject to Authority and to give unto Caesar that which is Caesar 's Honour to whom Honour is due Fear to whom fear is due Fear God and honour the King which is but your Duty so to do So I pass to the third Doctrine which is this That subjection becomes all men for proof whereof take these Texts Jam. 4. ver 6. For God resisteth the prowd and giveth grace to the humble Coloss 2. 18. With all humbleness of mind Ephes 4. 2. With all meek-long suffering forbearing one another in love And our Lord Christ saith Matt. 23. 12. He that humbleth himself shall be exalted So that here we plainly see that Subjection and Humility are Virtues becoming all men and now I pass to the fourth Doctrine Who is that Higher Powers ought to be submitted to For which take these Texts of Scripture Matt. 22. 17 21. Rom. 13. 7. Render therefore unto all their dues Tribute to whom Tribute is due Custom to whom Custom Fear unto whom Fear Honour unto whom Honour is due And if you do but cast your eye upon the fore-mentioned place of Scripture 1 Pet. 2. 17. the Apohle tells you to whom these things are due Love the Brotherhood fear God and honour the King Thus I have proved the fourth Doctrine and now I come to the 5th and last Doctrine which is this That God is the great Ordainer of all Powers and Authorities which if I make appear as I question not surely then these Powers ought to be obeyed for God doth not give us Princes to Murther nor Kings to Rebel against But take these Texts for the proof of the 5th and last Doctrine Act. 10. 42. and 13. 48. 1 Cor. 19. 14. 15. 24. Matt. 28. 18. All Power is given unto me in Heaven and in Earth Matt. 6. 13. Thine is the Kingdom and the Power 2 Cor. 4. 7. For we have this Treasure in Earthen Vessels that the Power might be of God and not of us Thus then we see that God is the Author of all Power and that it is from Him that all Power and Authority is He then that will not obey the Authority that God hath set over him doth not obey God Thus I have proved all the five Doctrines now we come to the Application which take as followeth The first Use we make of these Doctrines shall be of Examination and Characters of a good or bad Subject The second Use shall be the motives to press you to the duty of Subjection The third Use shall be of Reprehension and Reproof The first Use is of Examination Is it so as we have heard that every soul ought to be in subjection to the Higher Powers Then let us examine our selves whether we are good Subjects yea or no which if we be we are under these Characters First He that is a good Subject doth not only fear God but honours and loves his King and will not see Him abused nor will do Him any hurt This was the Case of David though he might have destroyed his Lord he would not saying How dare I do the Lord 's Anointed any harm 1 Sam. 26. 23. For the Lord delivered him into my hand but I would not stretch forth my hand against the Lord 's Anointed This is the first Character of a good Subject The second is this A good Subject does not only love his Prince but will lay down his Life for his Prince and stand by him in all streights and will hate his Enemies See what Subjects David had when he was forc'd to fly from Rebellious Absalom here is the Tryal and Love of a good Subject See 2 Sam. 15. ver 30. And David went up by the ascent of Mount Olivet and wept as he went up and had his head covered and all the people that were with him covered every man his head and went up weeping as they went up Here Sirs you see true Subjects will not leave their Prince in streights but will rather suffer with him weep with him live with him and die with him The third Character is A good Subject will not only live and die with him but will to the uttermost of his endeavour destroy the King's Enemies and lay out his Life his Estate and his All for his Lord and Prince Do but see how they came to the King to