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A68537 Herod and Pilate reconciled: or The concord of papist and puritan (against Scripture, fathers, councels, and other orthodoxall writers) for the coercion, deposition, and killing of kings. Discouered by David Owen Batchelour of Diuinitie, and chaplaine to the right Honourable Lord Vicount Hadington Owen, David, d. 1623. 1610 (1610) STC 18983.5; ESTC S113808 40,852 73

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approbation_n of_o the_o best_a learned_a in_o that_o city_n 1557._o 119._o pag._n 119._o wherein_o he_o affirm_v that_o if_o magistrate_n transgress_v god_n law_n themselves_o and_o command_v other_o to_o do_v the_o like_a they_o lose_v that_o honour_n and_o obedience_n which_o otherwise_o be_v due_a unto_o they_o and_o ought_v no_o more_o to_o be_v take_v for_o magistrate_n but_o to_o be_v examine_v and_o punish_v as_o private_a transgressor_n so_o far_o goodman_n much_o about_o the_o same_o time_n be_v knox_n his_o appellation_n print_v in_o the_o same_o place_n 56._o geneva_n fol._n 56._o wherein_o he_o fear_v not_o to_o affirm_v that_o it_o have_v be_v the_o duty_n of_o the_o nobility_n judge_n ruler_n and_o people_n of_o england_n not_o only_o to_o have_v resist_v marie_n that_o jezabel_n who_o they_o call_v their_o queen_n but_o also_o to_o have_v punish_v she_o to_o the_o death_n with_o all_o such_o as_o shall_v have_v assist_v she_o what_o time_n that_o she_o open_o begin_v to_o suppress_v christ_n gospel_n to_o shed_v the_o blood_n of_o the_o saint_n and_o to_o erect_v that_o most_o devilish_a idolatry_n the_o papistical_a abomination_n and_o his_o usurp_a tyranny_n thus_o far_o knox._n ann._n 1560._o theodore_n beza_n print_v his_o confession_n wherein_o he_o avouch_v that_o there_o be_v vice_n inherent_a in_o the_o person_n of_o prince_n though_o they_o be_v lawful_o establish_v 216._o pag._n 216._o by_o succession_n or_o election_n viz._n ungodliness_n covetousness_n ambition_n cruelty_n luxury_n lechery_n and_o such_o like_a sin_n which_o tyrant_n delight_v in_o what_o shall_v be_v do_v in_o this_o case_n to_o these_o prince_n i_o answer_v say_v he_o that_o it_o belong_v to_o the_o superior_a power_n such_o as_o be_v the_o 7._o elector_n in_o the_o empire_n and_o the_o statesman_n of_o the_o kingdom_n almost_o in_o every_o monarchy_n to_o restrain_v the_o fury_n of_o tyrant_n which_o if_o they_o do_v not_o they_o be_v traitor_n to_o their_o country_n and_o shall_v before_o the_o lord_n give_v a_o account_n of_o their_o treachery_n thus_o far_o beza_n 1561._o the_o very_a year_n after_o there_o be_v a_o contention_n between_o the_o nobility_n and_o clergy_n of_o scotland_n about_o this_o matter_n 590._o renum_fw-la ●cot_n l._n 17._o p._n 590._o as_o buchanan_n report_v let_v he_o tell_v his_o own_o tale_n calendis_fw-la novembribus_fw-la regina_fw-la ad_fw-la missam_fw-la the_o queen_n upon_o the_o feast_n of_o all-saint_n add_v to_o her_o private_a mass_n all_o the_o solemnity_n and_o superstitious_a ceremony_n of_o the_o papist_n the_o minister_n of_o the_o gospel_n take_v it_o very_o ill_a complain_v thereof_o to_o the_o people_n in_o their_o public_a congregation_n and_o admonish_v the_o nobility_n of_o their_o duty_n in_o that_o behalf_n whereupon_o rise_v a_o controversy_n in_o a_o house_n of_o private_a meeting_n between_o the_o noble_n and_o preacher_n whether_o the_o noble_n may_v restrain_v idolatry_n that_o be_v like_a to_o break_v out_o to_o a_o general_a destruction_n and_o by_o rigour_n of_o law_n compel_v the_o chief_a magistrate_n to_o his_o duty_n when_o he_o exceed_v his_o bound_n the_o minister_n of_o the_o church_n stand_v steadfast_a in_o opinion_n as_o they_o have_v former_o do_v that_o the_o chief_a magistrate_n may_v be_v compel_v even_o by_o forcible_a mean_n to_o live_v according_a to_o law_n but_o the_o noble_a man_n because_o of_o the_o queen_n favour_n hope_v of_o honour_n or_o love_n of_o lucre_n they_o note_v how_o base_o the_o puritan_n esteem_v the_o nobility_n when_o they_o thwart_v they_o do_v a_o little_a waver_v and_o think_v otherwise_o then_o the_o minister_n and_o so_o in_o the_o end_n judgement_n pass_v with_o the_o noble_n because_o they_o be_v more_o in_o number_n and_o of_o better_a esteem_n and_o reputation_n thus_o far_o buchanan_n 1568._o the_o outlandish_a church_n in_o london_n conclude_v this_o canon_n in_o a_o classical_a synod_n 24._o ●ezae_fw-mi epist_n 24._o 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