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A50351 Sacro-sancta regum majestas, or, The sacred and royal prerogative of Christian kings. Wherein sovereignty is by Holy Scriptures, reverend antiquity, and sound reason asserted, by discussing of five questions. And the Puritanical, Jesuitical, antimonarchical grounds are disproved, and the untruth and weakness of their new-devised-state-principles are discovered. Dei gratia mea lux. Maxwell, John, 1590?-1647. 1689 (1689) Wing M1385; ESTC R217399 195,288 341

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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o confirmation_n of_o they_o civil_a sanction_n and_o execution_n upon_o refractory_n and_o delinquent_n in_o the_o other_o the_o coordinate_a power_n erect_v over-ruleth_a control_v and_o at_o pleasure_n direct_v what_o they_o in_o their_o infallible_a judgement_n and_o answerable_a jurisdiction_n judge_v orthodox_n in_o faith_n right_a for_o the_o worship_n and_o orderly_o for_o canon_n of_o government_n the_o last_o meddle_v in_o spiritualibus_fw-la in_o thing_n mere_o spiritual_a and_o ecclesiastical_a in_o ordine_fw-la ad_fw-la civilia_fw-la in_o order_n to_o the_o law_n and_o liberty_n of_o the_o kingdom_n the_o other_o have_v so_o enlarge_v its_o jurisdiction_n and_o sovereignty_n ecclesiastical_a that_o it_o trench_v upon_o and_o meddle_v with_o thing_n mere_o civil_a but_o in_o ordine_fw-la ad_fw-la spiritualia_fw-la as_o relate_v to_o religion_n and_o the_o church_n both_o the_o one_o and_o the_o other_o be_v of_o equal_a extent_n for_o this_o in_o 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all_o know_v that_o constantius_n be_v a_o arrian_n a_o great_a persecutor_n of_o the_o orthodox_n who_o maintain_v the_o deity_n of_o christ._n liberius_n write_v to_o he_o admonish_v he_o not_o to_o fight_v against_o christ_n who_o have_v give_v he_o the_o empire_n nor_o to_o be_v so_o unthankful_a unto_o he_o as_o to_o be_v impious_a against_o he_o see_v then_o that_o scripture_n antiquity_n and_o reason_n stand_v for_o this_o truth_n that_o king_n be_v christ_n vicegerent_n upon_o earth_n let_v we_o not_o be_v deceive_v with_o the_o no_o less_o fond_a than_o new_o devise_v distinction_n of_o our_o novator_n and_o sectary_n who_o by_o difference_v betwixt_o god_n vicegerent_n upon_o earth_n and_o christ_n vicegerent_n upon_o earth_n intend_v nothing_o else_o but_o to_o throw_v down-crown_n and_o royal_a diadem_n and_o lay_v they_o at_o the_o foot_n of_o presbytery_n and_o assembly_n and_o to_o set_v up_o a_o tribunal_n of_o their_o own_o a_o sovereignty_n ecclesiastical_a to_o 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