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A50109 The spiritual house in its foundation, materials, officers, and discipline describ'd the nomothetical & coercive power of the King in ecclesiastical affairs asserted the episcopal office and dignity, together with the liturgy of the Church of England vindicated in some sermons preached at St. Clement Danes and St. Gregories neer St. Pauls, London / by Geo. Masterson. Masterson, Geo. (George) 1661 (1661) Wing M1073; ESTC R30518 52,267 136

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〈◊〉_d be_v institute_v and_o appoint_v of_o god_n to_o this_o end_n and_o purpose_n that_o we_o shall_v lead_v a_o quiet_a and_o peaceable_a life_n under_o they_o not_o only_o in_o all_o honesty_n but_o in_o all_o piety_n 1_o tim._n 2.2_o the_o happiness_n of_o a_o city_n country_n or_o kingdom_n consist_v in_o this_o ut_fw-la dei_fw-la sit_fw-la amans_fw-la &_o amata_fw-la deo_fw-la that_o it_o love_v and_o be_v belove_v of_o god_n ut_fw-la illum_fw-la sibi_fw-la regem_fw-la se_fw-la illius_fw-la populum_fw-la agnoscat_fw-la august_n de_fw-fr civit._fw-la dei_fw-la l._n 5._o c._n 14._o that_o it_o be_v in_o subjection_n to_o god_n who_o it_o have_v over_o it_o for_o its_o king_n and_o the_o father-pronounceth_a king_n happy_a si_fw-mi svam_fw-la potestatem_fw-la ad_fw-la dei_fw-la cultum_fw-la maxim_n dilatandum_fw-la majestati_fw-la ejus_fw-la famulam_fw-la faciant_fw-la if_o by_o promote_a his_o worship_n as_o far_o as_o they_o can_v they_o subject_a their_o power_n to_o the_o majesty_n of_o god_n thus_o the_o emperor_n theodosius_n and_o honorius_n epist_n ad_fw-la marcellinum_n tell_v he_o that_o they_o design_v not_o any_o thing_n in_o all_o their_o labour_n of_o war_n and_o counsel_n of_o peace_n nisi_fw-la ut_fw-la verum_fw-la dei_fw-la cultum_fw-la orbis_fw-la nostri_fw-la plebs_fw-la devota_fw-la custodiat_fw-la that_o the_o people_n devote_v to_o their_o service_n may_v follow_v the_o right_a worship_n of_o god_n theodosius_n likewise_o in_o ep._n ad_fw-la cyrillum_fw-la caesarei_n est_fw-la muneris_fw-la ut_fw-la non_fw-la solum_fw-la pacifice_fw-la sed_fw-la pie_n etiam_fw-la subditi_fw-la vivre_fw-fr the_o emperor_n must_v take_v care_n that_o his_o subject_n live_v under_o he_o not_o only_o peaceable_o but_o pious_o thus_o isidor_n pelusiota_n propound_v the_o same_o end_n to_o the_o prince_n as_o to_o the_o priest_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o salvation_n of_o their_o subject_n to_o which_o that_o of_o ammianus_n marcellinus_n agree_v full_o nihil_fw-la aliud_fw-la est_fw-la imperium_fw-la ut_fw-la sapientes_fw-la definiunt_fw-la nisi_fw-la cura_fw-la salutis_fw-la alienae_n l._n 39_o empire_n be_v nothing_o else_o in_o the_o judgement_n of_o wise_a man_n but_o the_o care_n of_o the_o welfare_n and_o salvation_n of_o other_o since_o then_o this_o be_v the_o end_n which_o king_n be_v to_o propound_v unto_o themselves_o that_o their_o subject_n may_v live_v under_o they_o not_o only_o honest_o but_o godly_a it_o necessary_o follow_v that_o they_o must_v be_v entrust_v with_o authority_n and_o power_n in_o ecclesiastical_a matter_n for_o the_o end_n be_v admit_v we_o must_v admit_v those_o thing_n without_o which_o the_o end_n can_v be_v attain_v and_o according_o we_o find_v god_n lay_v his_o command_n upon_o king_n in_o scripture_n when_o the_o king_n sit_v upon_o the_o throne_n of_o his_o kingdom_n he_o shall_v write_v he_o a_o copy_n of_o this_o law_n in_o a_o book_n out_o of_o that_o which_o be_v before_o the_o priest_n and_o the_o levite_n and_o