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no_o king_n of_o this_o age_n be_v to_o be_v obey_v because_o we_o do_v not_o find_v his_o name_n express_o set_v down_o in_o holy_a writ_n nay_o no_o man_n be_v bind_v to_o fear_n god_n or_o to_o believe_v in_o jesus_n christ_n because_o the_o scripture_n do_v not_o particular_o ordain_v that_o thomas_n anthony_n or_o william_n shall_v fear_v god_n or_o believe_v in_o jesus_n christ_n it_o suffice_v that_o the_o word_n of_o god_n contain_v general_a rule_n which_o bound_v particular_a person_n without_o name_v they_o 5._o st._n peter_n call_v the_o obedience_n that_o man_n owe_v to_o king_n a_o humane_a order_n either_o because_o king_n command_v divers_a thing_n which_o by_o their_o own_o nature_n be_v not_o derive_v from_o the_o divine_a law_n as_o suppose_v to_o forbid_v to_o go_v by_o night_n without_o a_o candle_n or_o because_o they_o attain_v to_o that_o power_n by_o humane_a mean_n which_o hinder_v not_o but_o that_o their_o power_n be_v ground_v upon_o the_o word_n of_o god_n 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his_o rejoinder_n to_o de_fw-fr balzac_n after_o he_o have_v assert_v that_o the_o jesuit_n teach_v the_o murder_n of_o prince_n 95._o prince_n letter_n 2d_o ed._n lon_n 1636._o eng_n p._n 73_o 94_o 95._o and_o that_o their_o school_n have_v produce_v many_o king-killer_n he_o proceed_v to_o vindicate_v the_o french_a church_n from_o the_o balzac_n imputation_n who_o profess_v himself_o incense_v against_o the_o author_n of_o the_o trouble_n in_o france_n though_o he_o acquit_v du_fw-fr moulin_n person_n as_o one_o who_o make_v the_o subjection_n due_a to_o sovereignty_n a_o part_n of_o the_o religion_n which_o he_o teach_v affirm_v that_o obedience_n to_o our_o sovereign_n be_v a_o thing_n just_a and_o necessary_a that_o to_o find_v out_o a_o occasion_n of_o rebellion_n either_o in_o a_o man_n be_v own_o religion_n or_o in_o that_o of_o his_o king_n be_v to_o make_v insurrection_n to_o defend_v religion_n by_o course_n condemn_v by_o the_o same_o religion_n such_o as_o these_o be_v 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16._o serm._n call_v subjection_n for_o conscience_n sake_n p._n 16._o must_v the_o freeborn_a subject_n break_v in_o upon_o the_o birthright_n and_o liberty_n of_o the_o crown_n and_o reduce_v it_o to_o submission_n and_o slavery_n that_o the_o humersom_a christian_a may_v enjoy_v what_o he_o be_v please_v to_o call_v his_o christian_a liberty_n christ_n give_v not_o his_o blood_n for_o this_o end_n nor_o do_v he_o make_v a_o purchase_n of_o a_o disobedient_a and_o gainsay_v people_n be_v confident_a no_o man_n can_v be_v god_n servant_n unless_o he_o be_v also_o a_o good_a subject_n 22._o p._n 22._o some_o man_n opinion_n and_o other_o man_n interest_n be_v the_o conscience_n they_o so_o much_o talk_v of_o and_o than_o it_o be_v no_o wonder_n at_o all_o they_o can_v for_o their_o heart_n obey_v when_o they_o themselves_o be_v set_v up_o for_o superiority_n 15._o id._n pass_v ob._n state_v and_o assert_v pag._n 3._o p._n 15._o passive_a obedience_n be_v a_o patient_a and_o mild_a suffer_v the_o hard_a and_o unjust_a usage_n of_o king_n be_v both_o the_o christian_n duty_n and_o profession_n but_o this_o meek_a and_o christian_a principle_n be_v of_o late_o call_v to_o a_o account_n and_o with_o argument_n of_o raillery_n and_o contempt_n endeavour_v to_o be_v hoot_v out_o of_o the_o world._n under_o the_o old_a law_n when_o the_o king_n shall_v usurp_v upon_o their_o land_n and_o wife_n and_o child_n 1_o sam._n 8.11.18_o all_o their_o remedy_n be_v you_o shall_v cry_v out_o unto_o the_o lord_n in_o that_o day_n etc._n etc._n they_o that_o resist_v shall_v receive_v to_o themselves_o damnation_n 21._o p._n 17_o 18_o 19_o 21._o it_o be_v in_o vain_a to_o say_v more_o be_v so_o plain_a to_o any_o man_n to_o understand_v that_o serious_o think_v of_o a_o day_n of_o judgement_n when_o all_o the_o daub_v of_o liberty_n and_o property_n and_o religion_n shall_v be_v wipe_v off_o and_o no_o pretence_n nor_o distinction_n satisfy_v against_o the_o evidence_n of_o 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9_o 14._o 29._o mr._n higham_n on_o prov._n 24.21_o pag._n 45_o etc._n etc._n 86._o 108._o 123._o 137._o 157._o 160._o 175._o etc._n etc._n mr._n whitfield_n sermon_n before_o the_o l._n mayor_n jul._n 30._o 1632._o on_o judas_n 8._o mr._n gifferd_n assize_n sermon_n p._n 12._o mr._n hyrick_n sermon_n july_n 26._o 1685._o p._n 6_o 10_o 23_o 26._o mr._n brown_n sermon_n at_o the_o visitation_n apr._n 12._o 1681._o p._n 27_o 34._o dr._n smith_n prebendary_a of_o norwich_n assize_n serm._n sept._n 13._o 1668._o p._n 8_o 9_o etc._n etc._n id._n assize_n serm._n feb._n 27._o 1672._o p._n 28._o b._n rively_n sermon_n at_o norwich_n july_n 19_o 1679._o on_o rom._n 13.4_o p._n 6_o 7._o dr._n thompson_n dean_n of_o bristol_n serm._n june_n 21._o 1685._o on_o tit._n 3.1_o p._n 3_o 5_o 6_o 14._o 16_o 17_o 18_o etc._n etc._n mr._n bura_n serm._n may_v 29._o 1684._o p._n 25_o 27_o etc._n etc._n mr._n ethorowe'_v scriptural_a catechism_n p._n 59_o mr._n alsop_n serm._n on_o exod._n 20.12_o p._n 9_o 10_o 12_o 13_o 15_o etc._n etc._n 24_o 25_o 30._o dr._n fr._n gregory_n serm._n nou._n 5._o 1679_o p._n 6_o 9_o 25._o mr._n will._n godman_n sermon_n may_v 24._o 1660._o p._n 21_o 22_o etc._n etc._n mr._n luce_n serm._n on_o 1_o pet._n 2.16_o p._n 14_o 17_o 18._o mr._n fisher_n serm._n jan._n 30._o 1672._o p._n 11_o 13._o mr._n sayer_n assize_n serm._n feb._n 25._o 1672._o p._n 38_o 40._o dr._n barnes_n serm._n before_o the_o univers_n of_o cambr._n p._n 10_o 19_o 20_o mr._n crisp_n visir_n serm._n 1686._o and_o very_o many_o other_o such_o discourse_n and_o i_o have_v reason_n to_o suppose_v that_o if_o the_o sermon_n of_o all_o the_o divine_n of_o the_o ch._n of_o england_n on_o this_o subject_n be_v in_o print_n the_o very_a catalogue_n will_v swell_v to_o a_o very_a great_a bulk_n doctrine_n of_o so_o pernicious_a a_o consequence_n to_o the_o public_a peace_n that_o it_o be_v enough_o to_o make_v we_o reject_v they_o as_o false_a without_o examine_v they_o further_o such_o 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