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A26065 Evangelium armatum, A specimen, or short collection of several doctrines and positions destructive to our government, both civil and ecclesiastical preached and vented by the known leaders and abetters of the pretended reformation such as Mr. Calamy, Mr. Jenkins, Mr. Case, Mr. Baxter, Mr. Caryll, Mr. Marshall, and others, &c. Assheton, William, 1641-1711.; Calamy, Edmund, 1600-1666.; Baxter, Richard, 1615-1691. 1663 (1663) Wing A4033; ESTC R4907 49,298 71

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and_o pharisee_n and_o perfect_v their_o rebellion_n into_o that_o unpardonable_a sin_n against_o the_o holy_a ghost_n pag._n 33._o mr._n case_n on_o dan._n xi_o 32._o 1644._o before_o the_o house_n of_o commons_o on_o a_o day_n of_o thanksgiving_n for_o the_o victory_n give_v to_o sir_n william_n waller_n against_o the_o army_n of_o sir_n ralph_n hopton_n have_v not_o the_o spirit_n of_o the_o lord_n wrought_v to_o a_o wonder_n of_o wisdom_n and_o power_n we_o may_v have_v sit_v down_o long_o before_o this_o make_v our_o will_n an●…_n bequeath_v our_o poor_a child_n every_o one_o of_o they_o popery_n and_o slavery_n for_o their_o sorrowful_a patrimony_n pag._n 9_o curse_a be_v he_o that_o withhold_v his_o sword_n from_o blood_n that_o spare_v when_o god_n say_v strike_v that_o suffer_v those_o to_o escape_v who_o god_n have_v appoint_v to_o destruction_n pag._n 24._o mr._n case_n on_o isa._n 43._o 4._o in_o a_o thanksgiving_n for_o take_v bridgwater_n and_o sherbourn_n *_o what_o a_o sad_a thing_n be_v it_o my_o brethren_n to_o see_v our_o king_n in_o the_o head_n of_o a_o army_n of_o bahylonians_n refuse_v as_o it_o be_v to_o be_v call_v the_o king_n of_o england_n scotland_n ireland_n and_o choose_v rather_o to_o be_v call_v the_o king_n of_o babylon_n pag._n 18._o prelacy_n and_o prelatical_a clergy_n priest_n and_o jesuit_n ceremony_n and_o service-book_n star-chamber_n and_o high_a commission_n court_n be_v mighty_a impediment_n in_o the_o way_n of_o reformation_n god_n have_v mighty_o bring_v they_o down_o pag._n 19_o *_o the_o father_n have_v give_v to_o he_o vid._n christ_n all_o power_n both_o in_o heaven_n and_o in_o earth_n and_o the_o rule_n and_o regiment_n of_o this_o kingdom_n he_o have_v commit_v to_o monarchy_n aristocracy_n or_o democracy_n as_o the_o several_a combination_n and_o association_n of_o the_o people_n shall_v between_o themselves_o think_v good_a to_o elect_v and_o erect_v god_n leave_v people_n to_o their_o own_o liberty_n in_o 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be_v say_v they_o intend_v not_o to_o hurt_v the_o king_n person_n yet_o may_v i_o not_o as_o well_o have_v hurt_v his_o person_n in_o the_o day_n of_o battle_n a●…_n any_o of_o they_o that_o be_v sweep_v away_o from_o ab●…ut_v he_o by_o the_o fury_n of_o the_o ordnance_n which_o put_v no_o difference_n betwixt_o king_n and_o common_a soldier_n pag._n 19_o they_o answer_v by_o fay_v that_o though_o this_o be_v the_o hard_a case_n that_o can_v be_v put_v against_o defensive_a arm_n yet_o first_o by_o what_o rule_n of_o conscience_n or_o god_n be_v a_o state_n bind_v to_o sacrifice_v religion_n law_n and_o liberty_n rather_o than_o endure_v that_o the_o prince_n his_o life_n shall_v come_v into_o any_o possibility_n of_o hazard_n by_o defend_v they_o against_o those_o that_o in_o his_o name_n be_v bend_v to_o subdue_v they_o pag._n 18._o second_o if_o he_o wi●…l_v needs_o thrust_v himself_o upon_o the_o hazard_n when_o he_o need_v not_o who_o fault_n be_v that_o and_o a_o little_a 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either_o all_o mankind_n be_v not_o bind_v to_o be_v under_o government_n and_o all_o the_o doctor_n te●…ts_n and_o reason_n be_v allege_v in_o vain_a or_o else_o king_n and_o monarch_n be_v also_o under_o some_o government_n at_o least_o of_o the_o representative_a body_n of_o their_o people_n according_a to_o what_o be_v before_o allege_v from_o our_o lawyer_n rex_fw-la non_fw-la habet_fw-la superiorem_fw-la praeter_fw-la legem_fw-la &_o deum_fw-la curiam_fw-la comitum_fw-la &_o baronum_fw-la etc._n etc._n pag._n 32._o we_o argue_v not_o that_o the_o people_n have_v power_n to_o recall_v that_o regal_a authority_n whole_o upon_o any_o case_n of_o maladministration_n all_o that_o we_o plead_v for_o be_v power_n to_o administer_v a_o part_n of_o it_o upon_o necessity_n which_o he_o will_v not_o administer_v for_o good_a but_o rather_o for_o evil_a and_o there_o be_v not_o many_o ☜_o thing_n that_o be_v altogether_o we_o and_o in_o our_o dispose_n before_o we_o part_v with_o they_o 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