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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A80120	A collection of the rights and priviledges of Parliament. Together, with the true and just prerogatives of the kings of England. Collected out of ancient writers, both divine and morrall. Informing the willing man, convincing the flatterer, and vindicating those that pray for the tranquillitie of this our Syon. / Written by a Gentleman that wishes all happinesse and peace, to this distracted kingdome.	Gentleman that wishes all happinesse and peace to this distracted kingdome.	1642 (1642)	Wing C5207; Thomason E239_12; ESTC R3898	15,173	15

excepted yea chiefly to be observed that it doe not lead us away from obeying him to whose will the desires of all Kings ought to be subject to whose decrees all the commandements ought to yeeld to whose Majestie their maces ought to be submitted And truly how unorderly were it for the satisfying of men to runne into his displeasure for whom men themselves are obeyed The Lord therefore is the King of Kings who when he hath opened his holy mouth is to be heard alone for altogether and above all next to him we be subject to that authoritie which he hath set over us but no otherwise then in him If they command any thing against him let it have no place and let no accompt be made of it neither let us herein any thing stay upon all that dignity wherewith the Magistrates excell to which there is no wrong done when it is brought into order of subjection in comparison of that singular and truly Soveraigne power of God Daniell denied that he had any thing offended the King when he obeyed not his wicked Proclamation because the King had passed his bounds The Israelites were condemned because they were too much obedient to the wicked commandement of their King So far is it off that the pretence of obedience may deserve praise wherewith the flatterers of the Court do cover themselves and deceive the simple while they say it is not lawfull forthem to refuse any thing that is commanded them of their Princes As though God had resigned his power to mortall men giving them the rule of man kind or as though the earthly power were minished when it is made subject to the author of it we then performe that obedience which the Lord requireth when we suffer any thing rather then swerne from Godlines for we were therefore redeemed of Christ with so great a price as our redemption cost him that we should not yeeld our selves in thraledome to obey the perverse desires of men Ibid. Sect. 32. Some will be apt to say as formerly others have done that the assemblies of Parliaments are dangerous for the Kings estate and diverse of meane calling and lesse honesty say its treason to make mention of the assembling of estates and a thing tending to the dimunition of the Kings authority but they themselves worke treason against God the King and the Common-wealth neither doe any use those speeches but such as are in authoritie without desert and unworthy thereof or such as feare great assemblies lest their doings should be ripped up and reprehended thus Comines But if the strength of the King be in the heart of his people as said King Iames If the Court of Parliament compounded according to the anciently accustomed course be the most stately honourable Magnificent assured compleate absolute and approoved Councell that the Kings of this Land can assemble for their safest advise and most constant resolution not onely for the supportation preservation of the Laws but therwith also of the Soveraigne honour Majesty and dignity royall of all other affaires concerning the state both of Church and Common-wealth what shall we then say of such persons who having by favour fate or otherwise crept into the bosome and eares of Princes or others being trusted in their Soveraignes intimate or more remote counsels have applyed themselves or hereafter for their owne private and sinister ends and purposes shall apply themselves by their suggestions or adulations to overthrow and frustrate those Lawes and customes and frame of government of this nation so long since so solemnly so sacredly established Surely we must needs censure them to be guiltie of the violation first of the holy Commands of God next of the Lawes of nature then of order rule and lastly Of their fidelity to their sacred Prince and dearest Country and therefore to be spewed out of the Common-wealth being first branded with the infamous name of the most apparent enemies both of Church and State Thus another Plutarch saith he who corrupteth or seduceth a Prince deserveth no lesse to be abhorred of all men then he that should poyson a fountaine whereof all men should drinke and that the punishment of a wicked Councellour is a debt due to the Common-wealth which hath beene duly required by the people as duly paid by the hand of justice nay some such have taken vengeance upon themselves as of both sorts in diverse Histories do appeare We never armed the people nor taught them to rebell against their Prince we teach them as Saint Paul doth to be subject to the higher Powers not only for feare but for conscience sake We teach them that who so striketh with the Sword by private authority shall perish with the Sword we teach the people onely to defend themselves by all lawfull meanes against oppression as did David against King Saul and as the Nobles in France did they sought not to kill but to save their owne lives Iew. Def. Fol. 18. The Kingdomes and States of the world have their severall compositions agresements the subject may Arme himselfe against his Prince by the common advice and by the publike authoritie of the Realme The Nobles in Scotland in the time of the Queene neither drew the sword nor attempted force against the Prince they sought onely the continuance of Gods undoubted truth the defence of their own lives against your Batharous and Cruell invasions Is it Lawfull to draw the Sword in defence of the Pope and not lawfull for them to defend themselves in the Defence of Christ The subject is bound to obey his Prince howbeit not in all things without exception but only so far as Gods Glory is not touched These Nobles had learned of Saint Peter it is better to obey God then man Neither may a godly Prince take it as any dishonour to his State to see God obeyed before him for he is not God but the Minister of God Christ commanded that is due unto God to be given to God that is due unto Caesar to be given to Caesar And this is not to rebell against but to helpe Caesar Ibid. Fol. 20. The limits both of the Magistrates Commanding and our obeying are these two Piety and Charitie contrary to these must neither they command nor we do when the Kings Commandement passed these limits the Midwives would not obey and the Lord blessed them for it heere are limits or as that of Daniel in Calvin bounds to a Prince and here is resisting or opposition they would not obey and the approbation of it too the Lord blessed them for it Bab on the Comm Fol 52.54 There being a bloudy cruell arrest procured against the Walldoes by the Bishops of that time from their Soveraigne the Duke against man woman child to roote utterly out them and their posteritie and that only for the profession of the truth the Gospell of Christ and their close walking with it they at the first scrupuled whether or no