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A most godly and learned sermon preached at Pauls crosse the 17 of Nouember, in the yeare of our Lorde. 1583.
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Whitgift, John, 1530?-1604.
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four_o in_o pay_v unto_o he_o tribute_n touch_v the_o first_o the_o apostle_n say_v here_o expresselye_o that_o titus_n must_v teach_v they_o to_o do_v the_o magistrate_n commandment_n there_o be_v many_o that_o profess_v obedience_n in_o word_n but_o deny_v it_o in_o deed_n they_o yield_v a_o certain_a general_a kind_n of_o subjection_n but_o perform_v it_o not_o in_o specialty_n they_o grant_v as_o the_o schooleman_n say_v reverentiam_fw-la subiectionis_fw-la but_o they_o deny_v obedientiam_fw-la iussionis_fw-la they_o grant_v reverence_n of_o subjection_n but_o deny_v obedience_n to_o that_o which_o be_v command_v whereas_o they_o ought_v to_o perform_v both_o why_o call_v you_o i_o lord_n lord_n say_v christ_n and_o do_v not_o those_o thing_n which_o i_o command_v you_o not_o he_o which_o say_v he_o will_v do_v his_o father_n commandment_n and_o do_v it_o not_o be_v count_v obedient_a but_o rather_o he_o which_o say_v he_o will_v not_o do_v it_o and_o yet_o do_v it_o and_o to_o what_o purpose_n serve_v either_o magistrate_n or_o law_n if_o they_o be_v not_o obey_v populus_fw-la say_v chrysostome_n non_fw-la obsequens_fw-la principi_fw-la similis_fw-la est_fw-la populo_fw-la principem_fw-la non_fw-la habenti_fw-la imo_fw-la etiam_fw-la deterior_fw-la etc._n etc._n that_o people_n that_o obey_v not_o the_o prince_n be_v like_a to_o they_o that_o have_v no_o prince_n yea_o and_o woorsse_o too_o and_o again_o he_o say_v ne_fw-fr mihi_fw-la dixeris_fw-la esse_fw-la regnum_fw-la ubi_fw-la est_fw-la legum_fw-la transgressio_fw-la never_o say_v that_o to_o be_v a_o kingdom_n where_o law_n be_v neglect_v and_o break_v regnum_fw-la amisisse_fw-la videtur_fw-la say_v a_o philosopher_n qui_fw-la obedientiam_fw-la amisit_fw-la solitudinis_fw-la &_o vastitatis_fw-la dominus_fw-la esse_fw-la videtur_fw-la rex_fw-la ille_fw-la cvius_fw-la dicto_fw-la cive_v non_fw-la obediunt_fw-la desinunt_fw-la esse_fw-la principes_fw-la quando_fw-la qui_fw-la parêre_fw-la debent_fw-la 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