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A85238 Zealous beleevers are the best subjects to Cæser or An exhortation to all good Christians to pray for their princes : there being nothing wherein they can better shew their allegiance. Published invindication [sic] of the saints against the false imputations of such as count it rebellion to be religious. / by I.F. Ferret, John. 1643 (1643) Wing F818; Thomason E1103_2; ESTC R208364 54,637 135

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same and are such as doe neither plot or countenance the plotting of any evill or sowe any seed of rebellion against the higher powers but doe owe and acknowledge them all due reverence as also the law requireth and their carriage doth witnes for them in the place where they dwell and performe all dutyes of honour and office without complaint I have therefore cumbered the presse herewith fearing least any should either be discouraged by these rumor● and slaunders which are and have bi● hitherto cast upon us from imbracing the truth and walking in the right way or should through misse-reports condemne the righteous with the guilty and also to stop the mouthes of gainsayers who if notwithstanding the● shall see this defence they doe still persist in their opprobrious calumniations shal be left without excuse before the face of God f Rom. 2 ● whose judgment is according to truth against those that commit such things I have sought herein nothing but the glory of God and the vindication of the truth from unjust contempt which if it shall notwithstanding suffer I shall desire of God that I may be accounted worthy to suffer with it And for a conclusion it is myne heartie desire that all people whatsoever which doe make any profession of the truth may approve themselves such in their conversations as g Pro. 24 21. feare God and honour the King and meddle not with them that are given to change but h Heb. 12 14 follow peace with all men and holynes without which no man can see the Lord medling w th their own callings and be not busy bodies in other mens matters that those which i 1 Pet. 3 16. speak evill of them may be ashamed who falsly accuse their good conversation in Christ But if any of them doe under colour of religion or Conscience resist the lawfull commands of their prince or governour and doe suffer for it let them thanke themselves and confesse the justice of God upon them for k Rom. 13 4. they are his ministers appointed to execute vengeance on them that doe evill and they beare not the sword in vaine 2 Tim. 2 7. Consider what I say and the Lord giv● thee understanding in all things 1 Thess 5 21. Prove all things hold fast that which i● good An exhortation to pray for Princes 1. Ep. to Timotheus Cap. 2. vers 1. 2. 3. I exhort therfore that first of all supplications prayers intercessions and giving of thankes be made for all men for Kinges and for all that are in authority that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godlines and honestie For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour c. THis exhortation as also the whole epistle was written and sent by Paul the blessed Apostle of Iesus Christ to l 1 Tim. 1 1. 3. Timothy the Euangelist whom he besought when he went to Macedonia to abide at Ephesus a renowned city of Asia wherein the Lord had planted a famous m Rev. 1. 11. and 2 1. Church of Saints and true worshippers of his name notwithstanding the heathenish service of that great goddesse Diana and the image which fell downe from Iupiter did there so greatly flourish Act. 19 24. 27. 28. 35. where the Lord wrought by the hands of Paul many miracles Acts 19 11. where the Apostle fought with beasts in the manner of men 1 Cor. 15 32. and wherein there was a great doore and effectuall opened to him though there were manie adversaries 1 Cor. 16 9. The end of the abiding of Timothy at Ephesus in the Apostle his absence was to supply that service which the Apostle himself should have done if he had bin present namely a 1 Tim. 1 3. to charge some that they should teach no other doctrine than that which the Apostle had taught them or than was agreable to b 2 Tim. 1 13. sound and wholsome wordes of faith and love which is in Christ Iesus Now as persons of greater place and authority leaving others more inferior in wisdome and power to discharge some duty for them in their necessary absence or to attend upon a service which they themselves are called from by occasions elswhere doe give them not only commission but also direction how the same should be done So the Apostle Paul the master builder of the Churches of the gentiles 1 Cor. 3 10. not onlie giveth Timothy commission to tarry in his stead but also counselleth and directeth him how to behave himselfe in the house of God which is the Church of the living God the pillar and ground of truth 1 Tim. 3 16. And amongst the many most excellent divine infallible rules of direction which he giveth him we are now called upon to consider and attend unto one of the chiefest and principallest thinges which he gave him in charge the which he doth not in commanding and lordly termes but with meeknesse and love saying I exhort therfore that first of all c. The Apostle's intent and purpose in this exhortation is not to Timothy alone that he should performe this but that he should teach it to the Church of God as the mynd of the Apostle which was the c 1 Cor. 7 40. mynd of God himselfe wherfore the Apostle saith I exhort therfore c. as if he should say If any man shall resist or refuse thy exhortation to or example in the performance of this duty let them know that it is the exhortation of me Paul the Apostle of Christ who have with power and demonstration of the Spirit approved my self among them by signes and wonders to be no fabler or leight fellowe to be no seducer and deceitfull worker but the minister legate and messenger of God himselfe who hath put his word in my mouth which if they obey not they may have cause to repent it As this exhortation was at the first intended and penned by the Apostle for the instruction of the church of God and the substance of this treatise thereupon delivered to a congregation of Believers as is noted in the preface So the intent now of publishing it is not to exhort wicked and worldly men to make prayers and supplications unto God or to assure them of any benefit by so doeing for the scripture saith that the sacrifices of the wicked are abomination to the Lord Prov. 15 8. and 21 27. and 28 9. and those that call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved but how shall they call upon him in whom they have not believed c. Rom. 10 13. 14. And if they say they doe believe then the scripture saith againe that faith without works is dead Jam. 2 17. 20. 26. and they that professe they know God and in d Tit. 1 16. workes deny him and are abominable and disobedient and unto every good worke reprobate they have the e 2 Tim. 3 5. forme of godlinesse but denie
they are his ministers they could have no power except it were given them from above and therfore good reason that they should use it principally in the furtherance of godlinesse See Dan. 2 21. 37. Pro. 8 15. Joh. 19 11. Ezek. 29. 19. 20. Rom. 13 1. 2. 3. 4. Jerem. 27 8. Secondly God hath honoured them with giving them his title I have said ye are Gods c. Psal 82 1. 2 Cron. 19 6. therfore it is their shame if they should ●ishonour him which they doe if they ●eeke not by all lawfull wayes and meanes ●he promotion of his worship and service Thirdly this appeareth by the administra●ion of Almightie God in all ages since we ●ead of Kinges ruling upon Earth both ●n the land of Judah and also in Israel and others Countries in that he hath pre●erved those that have feared him and ●romoted godlinesse though but in a ●mall measure whereas he hath destroyed ●nd cut off their name and memoriall that have rebelled against him and bin abet●ors of Idolatry and false worship though ●t have bin but in the forme and manner of his service which amongst men is accompted an indifferent thing but it is not so with God who will have his will to be the only law to rule in mens consciences as he did the Kinges of Israel who maintayned the calves at Dan and Bethel which Jeroboam the son of Nebat had set up And how did he plague Pharaoh and all Aegipt for that they would not * Exod. 5 1. suffer the childeren of Israel to goe and doe service to their God as he had commanded them which example me thinketh were alone enough to make the hearts of all Kings princes and magistrates be they of supreame or inferior authority to tremble and quake who know that historie of God's fearful● judgments upon that king and people and yet are guilty of the same sin fo● they will not suffer the people of God to f 2 Cor. 6 17. seperate from their Idolatries and to serve the Lord upon the * Rev. 14 1. VVith Zach. 2 7. Mount Sion where he hath commanded to be worshipped by his Saints They will hav● the Saints of God the holy ones of the most high to pollute themselves wit● their Aegyptian Idols to hold communion with their Babylonish Synagogue and to approve and justifie them yea to accompanie with them in their unfruitfull works of darknes Idol-service and Image worship or els fire and fagot halter and gibbet sword and persecutio● shall follow them yea and such new kinds of torture as never before these evill dayes have bin heard to have bi● inflicted upon the Saints as if men for conscience towards God were to be notcht cut or mark'd like dogs rogues or open perjured varlets If this be no● a great oppression of the poore weakling and a depriving the free borne subject of his liberty nay his liberty of conscience which is more deare than life and making them slaves and vassals to mens wills and malitious practises whither right or wrōg I am ignorant what is whereas man being a reasonable creature and having a spirit of wisdome and understanding given him from the Almightie should be governed by rationall lawes grounded upon the law of God light of nature and when he is found after due conviction to be a rebell then is it time enough to punish him but if a man be able with meeknes and feare any wise to manifest that that which is put upon him is contrary to the word of God and he can not doe this without sining against God and the scripture saith it is better to obey God than man then to compell such a man to doe any thing against the check of his conscience or to punish him for not doeing it or for doeing the good which is contrary thereunto is not ruling but tyranie Oh that now at length the g Psal 2. 10. 11. 12. Kings of the earth would be wise and that the Judges and rulers of the world would by that and such like examples learne to serve the Lord in feare and rejoyce in trembling Oh that they would themselves and their people with them cast off that affinitie which they have made with that Arch-enemy of Christ the man of sin and would kisse the son least he be angry and they perish in the way when his wrath shall suddainly burne and none shall quench it for it is the will of God that h Iob. 5 23. all men should honour the son as they honor the father he that honoureth not the son honoureth not the father which hath sent him But is it so that they will not honour the son by submitting themselves their crownes and scepters at i his feet to serve him Rev 21 24. and his church by being nursing fathers unto his people Isa 49 23. and 60 10. if they will not k Ier. 22. 3. execute Iudgment and righteousnes and deliver the oppressed from the hand of the oppressor and vexe not the stranger the fatherlesse or the widowe but will doe violence and shed innocent blood will they not set before them the law of the Lord God of heaven l Deut. 17 vers 18. 19. 20. read therein and learne thereby to feare the Lord God whose name is Iehovah and keep all the wordes of his law to doe them but will have their hearts lift up above their bretheren and will oppresse them and make them submit to their humane lawes and ordinances which they have themselves sucked out of the poysoned cup of fornications in the hand of that great whore that rideth upon that scarlet beast whose name is a a Mysterie great Babilon the mother of whoredomes and abominations of the earth and will m Rev. 17 13. 14. have one mynd and give their power and authority to the beast and all to fight against the lambe and those that are with him who are called and chosen and faithfull Then let them know that if they turne not sudainly he that is n Rev. 19 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. faithfull and true who judgeth and warreth righteously whose eies are a flame of fire and on whose head are many crownes whose name is THE WORD OF GOD who hath a companie of warriers following him upon white horses clothed with fine lynnen white and pure out of whose mouth goeth a two-edged sword wherewith he smiteth the nations who is the king of kings and Lord of Lords and hath all o Mat. 28 18 power given him both in heaven and earth that he I say hath p Psol 7 12. bent his bow and made his arrowes ready to shoot at those wicked persecutors and sudainly will he speake unto them in his wrath vexe them in his sore displeasure Then shall they be slaine with the q Rev. 19 18 21. sword of him that sitteth upon the horse which sword cometh out of his mouth and their flesh shal be given