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A33984 Utrum horum, or, The nine and thirty articles of the Church of England, at large recited, and compared with the doctrines of those commonly called Presbyterians on the one side, and the tenets of the Church of Rome on the other both faithfully quoted from their own most approved authors / by Hen. Care. Care, Henry, 1646-1688. 1682 (1682) Wing C535; ESTC R2383 50,749 167

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dispose_v itself_o to_o obtain_v the_o grace_n of_o justification_n let_v he_o be_v accurse_v the_o eleven_o article_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n of_o the_o justification_n of_o man._n we_o be_v account_v righteous_a before_o god_n only_o for_o the_o merit_n of_o our_o lord_n &_o saviour_n jesus_n christ_n by_o faith_n &_o not_o for_o our_o own_o work_n and_o deserve_n wherefore_o that_o we_o be_v justify_v by_o faith_n only_o be_v a_o most_o wholesome_a doctrine_n and_o very_o full_a of_o comfort_n as_o more_o large_o be_v express_v in_o the_o homtly_a of_o justification_n the_o presbyterian_o 11._o those_o who_o god_n effectual_o call_v he_o also_o free_o justify_v not_o by_o insuse_v righteousness_n into_o they_o but_o by_o pardon_v their_o sin_n and_o by_o account_v and_o accept_v their_o person_n as_o righteous_a not_o for_o any_o thing_n wrought_v in_o they_o or_o do_v by_o they_o
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or_o jurisdiction_n over_o they_o in_o their_o dominion_n or_o over_o any_o of_o their_o people_n and_o least_o of_o all_o to_o deprive_v they_o of_o their_o dominion_n or_o life_n if_o he_o shall_v judge_v they_o to_o be_v heretic_n or_o upon_o any_o other_o pretence_n whatsoever_o 31._o if_o we_o look_v into_o the_o word_n of_o god_n it_o enjoin_v we_o not_o only_o to_o be_v subject_a to_o those_o prince_n who_o rule_n righteonsly_n and_o as_o they_o ought_v do_v discharge_v their_o office_n towards_o we_o but_o also_o to_o all_o those_o in_o who_o the_o supreme_a power_n be_v vest_v though_o they_o perform_v nothing_o less_o than_o that_o which_o true_o be_v their_o duty_n for_o as_o god_n have_v establish_v magistracy_n as_o a_o principal_a gift_n of_o his_o beneficence_n for_o the_o commodity_n of_o mankind_n and_o prescribe_v to_o ruler_n their_o duty_n so_o like_o wise_a he_o declare_v that_o whatsoever_o they_o be_v they_o still_o have_v their_o dominion_n from_o he_o make_v 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and_o have_v prove_v this_o by_o several_a instance_n from_o holy_a writ_n especial_o from_o that_o of_o jeremy_n 27._o he_o conclude_v thus_o let_v we_o therefore_o never_o entertain_v such_o seditious_a thought_n as_o these_o that_o a_o king_n ought_v to_o be_v treat_v according_a to_o his_o personal_a merit_n or_o demerit_n or_o that_o we_o need_v not_o be_v obedient_a subject_n to_o a_o king_n that_o do_v not_o again_o just_o discharge_v his_o office_n towards_o we_o wherefore_o if_o by_o a_o cruel_a prince_n we_o be_v grievous_o afflict_v if_o by_o a_o covetous_a or_o luxurious_a one_o we_o be_v fleece_v to_o the_o skin_n and_o abuse_v if_o by_o a_o slothful_a voluptuous_a one_o the_o grand_a interest_n of_o the_o public_a be_v neglect_v nay_o more_o if_o mere_o for_o righteousness_n sake_n by_o a_o ungodly_a sacrilegious_a tyrant_n we_o be_v persecute_v and_o slaughter_a it_o ought_v first_o to_o put_v we_o in_o mind_n of_o our_o sin_n which_o by_o such_o scourge_n of_o god_n be_v undoubted_o punish_v in_o the_o next_o place_n let_v humility_n restrain_v our_o impatience_n and_o in_o the_o last_o place_n let_v we_o consider_v that_o it_o be_v not_o our_o part_n to_o redress_v these_o evil_n all_o that_o we_o can_v do_v be_v to_o implore_v the_o help_n of_o god_n in_o who_o hand_n be_v the_o heart_n of_o king_n and_o the_o revolution_n of_o empire_n thus_o far_o calvin_n and_o we_o appeal_v to_o envy_n itself_o whether_o the_o doctrine_n of_o loyalty_n and_o obedience_n can_v be_v more_o express_o or_o full_o deliver_v by_o any_o the_o papist_n exempt_a all_o clergyman_n from_o obey_v the_o law_n or_o submit_v to_o the_o jndgment_n of_o temporal_a magistrate_n or_o to_o pay_v they_o tribute_n the_o canon_n law_n have_v utter_o exempt_v they_o from_o it_o say_v bellarmine_n de_fw-fr cler._n cap._n 1._o that_o the_o civil_a magistrate_n have_v no_o cognizance_n over_o the_o clergy_n be_v decree_v by_o several_a council_n as_o conc._n late_a 3._o cap._n 14._o 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