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A15077
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A sermon preached in Christ-Church in Oxford, the 12. day of May 1622. By Christopher White, Batchelour of Diuinity, and student of Christ-Church
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White, Christopher, d. 1637.
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STC 25378; ESTC S119901
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fellow-apostle_n by_o christ_n himself_o 22.21_o matt._n 22.21_o and_o the_o foundation_n of_o all_o command_n the_o law_n which_o be_v give_v by_o god_n himself_o first_o in_o general_a term_n honour_v thy_o father_n and_o thy_o mother_n 20._o exod._n 20._o and_o afterward_o enlarge_v that_o man_n that_o will_v do_v presumptuous_o nor_o hearken_v unto_o the_o priest_n 17.12_o deut._n 17.12_o or_o unto_o the_o judge_n that_o man_n shall_v die_v but_o do_v this_o command_n urge_v at_o all_o time_n and_o on_o all_o occasion_n what_o if_o the_o prince_n be_v wicked_a idolatrous_a the_o vice_n of_o the_o man_n abridge_v not_o his_o power_n and_o therefore_o not_o the_o apostle_n command_v if_o this_o may_v have_v be_v a_o sufficient_a plea_n against_o obedience_n s._n paul_n may_v have_v spare_v this_o precept_n since_o nero_n be_v the_o power_n to_o who_o these_o roman_n be_v subject_a or_o to_o omit_v all_o othercase_n that_o may_v be_v make_v what_o if_o his_o command_n be_v contrary_a to_o religion_n yea_o a_o army_n be_v raise_v for_o the_o extirpation_n of_o true_a religion_n this_o be_v the_o true_a touchstone_n of_o subjection_n and_o here_o if_o ever_o may_v a_o subject_n renounce_v all_o obedience_n to_o his_o king_n for_o now_o be_v there_o power_n against_o power_n man_n against_o god_n and_o the_o subject_n of_o both_o left_a to_o follow_v either_o man_n or_o god_n this_o be_v a_o wonderful_a strait_n from_o which_o while_o some_o labour_n to_o escape_v by_o the_o shipwreck_n of_o their_o faith_n they_o turn_v traitor_n to_o god_n other_o by_o take_v the_o sword_n in_o hand_n though_o but_o to_o defend_v become_v rebel_n to_o their_o king_n that_o be_v their_o stile_n whether_o god_n be_v to_o be_v obey_v rather_o than_o man_n shall_v need_v no_o proof_n among_o any_o that_o confess_v a_o god_n and_o therefore_o when_o a_o christian_a hear_v the_o command_n of_o a_o prince_n press_v he_o to_o what_o god_n have_v express_o forbid_v nature_n prompt_v he_o 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