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A02672
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[A sermon preached at Hitchin in ...] 1587. the 17.day of Nouember [...]
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Harris, Edward, fl. 1587-1590.
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this_o commandment_n here_o of_o honour_v the_o prince_n give_v by_o s._n peter_n it_o be_v no_o give_v to_o christian_n man_n yes_o very_o even_o to_o those_o who_o before_o he_o call_v live_v stone_n a_o holy_a nation_n a_o royal_a priesthood_n etc._n etc._n which_o be_v the_o title_n of_o all_o true_a christian_n will_v s._n peter_n have_v command_v that_o which_o be_v not_o agreeable_a to_o christianity_n no_o very_o we_o see_v then_o how_o christianity_n will_v not_o bolster_v out_o any_o man_n to_o dishonour_v the_o king_n no_o more_o than_o it_o will_v grant_v a_o man_n to_o cast_v of_o and_o reject_v the_o fear_n of_o god_n for_o as_o a_o duty_n of_o christianity_n the_o one_o be_v require_v of_o man_n namely_o to_o fear_n god_n and_o honour_v the_o king_n or_o prince_n and_o thus_o the_o mist_n of_o anabaptistical_n doctrine_n vanish_v at_o the_o shine_a forth_o of_o that_o light_n which_o utter_v itself_o in_o this_o precept_n of_o s._n peter_n the_o papist_n they_o convey_v their_o poison_n another_o way_n for_o they_o do_v not_o simple_o deny_v honour_n to_o prince_n but_o to_o those_o prince_n who_o their_o romish_a antichrist_n disallow_v and_o be_v displease_v withal_o to_o such_o they_o think_v themselves_o that_o be_v to_o say_v all_o papist_n to_o owe_v no_o duty_n but_o to_o be_v lawful_o quit_v &_o discharge_v from_o their_o oath_n of_o allegiance_n and_o all_o dutifulness_n towards_o they_o by_o their_o pope_n neither_o that_o alone_o but_o moreover_o account_v it_o lawful_a for_o they_o which_o be_v bear_v subject_n to_o such_o prince_n to_o blaspheme_v hurt_n and_o murder_v they_o if_o by_o any_o mean_v possible_a they_o may_v as_o have_v appear_v by_o the_o satanical_a attempt_n of_o late_a english_a traitor_n against_o our_o sovereign_a this_o be_v as_o easy_o confute_v by_o s._n peter_n in_o this_o place_n as_o the_o former_a opinion_n be_v if_o we_o consider_v what_o manner_n king_n and_o prince_n have_v then_o the_o government_n when_o 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and_o his_o complice_n not_o to_o be_v true_a christian_n or_o such_o as_o fear_v god_n but_o the_o very_a member_n of_o antichrist_n &_o son_n of_o perdition_n 4_o we_o be_v now_o come_v to_o the_o last_o point_n propound_v in_o our_o former_a division_n which_o be_v for_o what_o cause_v the_o king_n be_v to_o be_v honour_v in_o manner_n aforesaid_a 1_o and_o first_o of_o all_o a_o special_a matter_n which_o put_v man_n in_o mind_n and_o exact_v of_o they_o to_o honour_v the_o king_n be_v because_o this_o vocation_n be_v the_o ordinance_n of_o god_n against_o which_o to_o spurn_v or_o to_o work_v or_o speak_v any_o thing_n which_o carry_v matter_n of_o dishonour_n therewithal_o be_v so_o far_o forth_o to_o spurn_v work_n or_o speak_v against_o god_n himself_o that_o the_o king_n office_n and_o vocation_n be_v the_o ordinance_n of_o the_o almighty_a the_o scripture_n most_o plain_o affirm_v the_o queen_n of_o saba_n speak_v to_o solomon_n say_v on_o this_o manner_n bless_v say_v she_o be_v the_o lord_n thy_o god_n which_o love_v thou_o to_o set_v thou_o on_o his_o throne_n as_o king_n in_o steed_n of_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n and_o have_v make_v thou_o king_n over_o israel_n etc._n etc._n 1._o reg._n 10._o she_o say_v that_o the_o lord_n do_v set_v he_o on_o the_o throne_n of_o the_o kingdom_n and_o that_o the_o lord_n his_o god_n make_v he_o king_n over_o israel_n neither_o be_v this_o a_o thing_n peculiar_a and_o proper_a to_o solomon_n only_o and_o his_o kingly_a authority_n alone_o but_o the_o same_o be_v true_a of_o other_o also_o for_o saint_n paul_n rom._n 13._o general_o avouch_v how_o all_o power_n be_v of_o god_n and_o that_o in_o this_o respect_n the_o prince_n be_v to_o be_v honour_v saint_n paul_n in_o the_o same_o place_n prove_v use_v this_o very_a argument_n and_o reason_n because_o it_o be_v the_o ordinance_n of_o god_n and_o whosoever_o resist_v the_o power_n resist_v the_o ordinance_n of_o god_n hereunto_o adjoine_v the_o prophet_n david_n who_o 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