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The King on his throne: or A discourse maintaining the dignity of a king, the duty of a subject, and the unlawfulnesse of rebellion. Delivered in two sermons preached in the Cathedrall Church in York. By R.M. Master in Arts, Coll. S. Pet. Cant.
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Mossom, Robert, d. 1679.
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Wing M2862; ESTC R214245
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negative_a as_o here_o rex_fw-la in_o quem_fw-la nemo_fw-la insurgit_fw-la a_o king_n against_o who_o there_o be_v no_o rise_n up_o thing_n 2._o deny_v jus_o facti_fw-la the_o lawfulness_n of_o do_v the_o thing_n thus_o as_o deny_v rem_fw-la factam_fw-la the_o thing_n do_v 2._o as_o deny_v jus_o facti_fw-la the_o lawfulness_n of_o do_v the_o thing_n and_o here_o i_o must_v launch_v out_o into_o the_o deep_a and_o not_o fear_v what_o storm_n may_v follow_v steer_v forward_o guide_v my_o course_n by_o the_o compass_n of_o god_n word_n non_fw-fr est_fw-fr qui_fw-fr resistat_fw-la ei_fw-la so_o clarius_n the_o scholiast_n and_o other_o neither_o be_v there_o any_o that_o may_v resist_v he_o not_o any_o whether_o of_o the_o clergy_n or_o laity_n whether_o private_a person_n or_o public_a whether_o lord_n or_o commons_o solomon_n have_v a_o non_fw-la est_fw-la qui_fw-la resistat_fw-la ei_fw-la for_o they_o all_o let_v every_o soul_n be_v subject_a to_o the_o high_a power_n so_o saint_n 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will_n more_o prevail_v with_o they_o than_o the_o injury_n of_o their_o lord_n again_o in_o rom._n 12.19_o dear_o belove_v say_v saint_n paul_n avenge_v not_o yourselves_o if_o we_o may_v not_o avenge_v ourselves_o upon_o our_o equal_v much_o less_o upon_o our_o superior_n and_o least_o of_o all_o that_o be_v not_o at_o all_o on_o he_o who_o be_v supreme_a locum_fw-la comment_fw-fr in_fw-la locum_fw-la ergo_fw-la affligemur_fw-la inulti_fw-la shall_v we_o then_o be_v tyrannize_v over_o without_o revenge_n musculus_fw-la make_v the_o objection_n and_o give_v the_o answer_n adjecta_fw-la est_fw-la say_v he_o huius_fw-la gratia_fw-la assertio_fw-la illa_fw-la ego_fw-la rependam_fw-la for_o this_o cause_n be_v that_o assertion_n add_v i_o will_v repay_v say_v the_o lord_n and_o a_o fearful_a thing_n it_o be_v to_o fall_v into_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o live_a god_n 11._o heb._n 10_o 11._o and_o ideo_fw-la horribilius_fw-la regibus_fw-la therefore_o the_o more_o fearful_a for_o king_n 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