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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A10151	The right of Kings conteyning a defence of their supremacy, over all persons and in all causes, as well ecclesiasticall as civill, within their severall dominions : herewithall is proved by testimony of Holy Scripture, that Christian Kinges are to haue such dignity, and execute such office in the Christian church, as Gods kinges had exercised in the church under the lawe : which part of the mysterie of Gods will, as it hath been wickedly under poperie shut up from men, so it is in our tymes right needfull that the same be opened to all Christian nations.	Procter, Thomas.	1621 (1621)	STC 20410; ESTC S1281	21,909	36

fierce wrath of God by their doing things contrary to his sacred Minde The consideration wherof provoked me to the writing of this Treatise that so I also with others before me may helpe to satisfie the consciences of men in this great point of Christian Religion concerning the Supremacy and governement of Kings in the Church upon earth Thus having showen you the Aime Occasion and End of this writing I will proceed to prove this pointe by testimonyes of holy scripture that so as there is no safer direction for men what to beleeve herein then the directiō of Gods own word so men may rest satisfied in Conscience with that which truely is made manifest therefrom In the epistle to the Romanes chap. 13. verse 1 we thus read Let every soule be subiect to the Higher Powers for there is no power but of God and the powers that be are ordeyned of God whosoever therefore resisteth the power resisteth the ordinance of God and they that resist shall receive to themselves iudgement For Princes are not to be feared for good workes but for evill wilt thou then be without feare of the power Doe well so shalt thou haue praise of the same for he is the Minister of God for thy wealth But if thou doe evill feare for he beareth not the sword for nought for he is the Minister of God to take vengeance on him that doth evill Wherefore ye must be subiect not because of wrath onely but also for conscience sake for for this cause yee pay also Tribute for they are Gods ministers applying themselves for the same thinge In this portion of scripture given us as a declaration of the will of God concerning this matter I wish you to observe 1. To whom the Apostle giveth this charge concerning subjection 2. Of what kinde of powers he here speaketh Concerning the first of these we shall doe well to observe both the direction and also the close of this epistle for by them will appeare to whom the Apostle gives this charge concerning subiection The direction of the epistle hath chap. 1. verse 7. these words To all you that be at Rome beloved of God called to be Saincts c. The Close of the epistle is chap. 16.3 where wee finde a number saluted by name of whom we may well beleeve that some were of the Clergy and this the rather also because verse 7. the Apostle saith Salute Andronicus and Iunia my cosens and fellow prisoners whi●h are notable among the Apostles were in Christ before me for we may well thinke that they who were notable among the Apostles were of the Clergy yea of the chiefe among the Clergy Moreover seing this epistle was written in a tyme of good growth of the Christian Church for it was written after Paul had been a prisoner ch 16.7 should we think that the Church at Rome was not at this time provided of Clergy as other Churches then planted were To conclude seing the Apostle writeth to the Saints at Rome it argues he wrote to the Church at Rome therefore also the charge concerning subiection is given to All that were then in the Church at Rome Wherefore unlesse we will be disobedient to this charge of the Apostles or unless we wil preferr the now Bishop and Clergy of Rome to these who were notable even among the Apostles of the Lord we ought not to exempt the now Clergy of the Church of Rome frō yeilding submission to the Higher powers Thus having showen to whom this charge concerning subjection is given proceed we to consider of what kinde of powers the Apostle here speaketh The kinde of power which the Apostle here speaketh of is noted and declared unto us by two things first by bearing the sword secondly By receiving tribute but in those times Bishops bare not the sword nor received Tribute but Kings and independant Civill powers onely did this therefore the powers wherof the Apostle here speaketh were not Bishops of the Church but Kinges or independant Civill powers To conclude then seing the Apostle writing to the Church cōmands all in the same to be subject to the Higher Powers and seing by those Higher powers he meanes those who bare the sworde and received Tribute that is the Emperour Kings and other Civill powers therefore the powers ecclesiasticall at that time at Rome were subjected to the Emperour and to them that bare the sword and received Tribute that is Kinges and Soveraigne Princes It is therefore the manifest will of God that the powers of Christian Churches should be subject to Kinges and Soveraigne Civill States as to the Higher powers by the Ordinance of God for this Rule of the Apostle here set downe must be taken for a Rule unto all Christian Churches and not as serving for the Church of Rome onely and onely for that present tyme. If it be objected that by this Rule I subject the Sonne of God also to Kings and Princes I answere seing the Lord paid tribute Math. 17.24 and seing the Apostle makes the paying of Tribute an argument of subjection Rom. 13.6 therefore there was one part of our Lords Humiliation that he was made as inferiour to Angels Heb. 2.7 so subject to Kinges and Princes Thus having written of these two things proceede we now to consider further 1. The Supremacy of Kinges 2. Some particulars of their Office here mentioned by the Apostle The Supremacy is noted unto us by the Apostles styling them The Higher Powers for they are called here Higher Powers in respect of the Churches powers and ministrations to which the Apostle wrote I conclude therefore that seing the Apostle writing to a Christian Church cōmands subjection to some as to Higher powers therefore of the two powers that of the Church I meane and that of Princes the power of Princes is the Higher by the Ordinance of God And this is answerable to the Custome of Scripture which speaking of the two Powers of Kings and Priests preferreth that of Kings to that of Priests saying Rev. 5.10 Kinges and Priests not Priestes and Kings Both are powers of great excellence but in the matter of preferring powers to powers ministrations to ministrations it is fit we follow the Teaching of God rather then the vaine word of a puffed up Bishop Lastly seing the Apostle saith let every soule be subiect to the Higher Powers this plainly proves the Supremacy to be in those powers for subjection to any as to the Higher argues Supremacy in the Higher though every subjection proves not a Supremacie in him to whom an other is subjected for even Kinges are subjected to be obedient to Priestes when yet they obey not them as Higher then themselves Thus having written of the Supremacy proceed we to such particulars of the Kings Office as are here mentioned The particulars here mentioned are two first That they are appointed for the wealth of them that doe well secondly That they are to take vengeance on him that doth evill Now then if