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A61335	The divine obligation of humane ordinances Delivered in a sermon upon the 26th of February, before the iudge, at St. Maries in Bury St. Edmonds, By William Starkey, D.D. Rector of Pulham in Norfolk.	Starkey, William, 1620 or 21-1684.	1668 (1668)	Wing S5294; ESTC R214022	19,168	36

is this all the submission the Believer is to pay by the direction of our Apostle when he requires us to submit our selves for I hope our will the appetitive part is not or should not be all our selves the intellective part our judgement our reason is the best part of our selves and we have lost our selves if we leave out that Not onely then our wills and affections but our judgements and our reasons are all to stoop to yeeld the subjection that is required to the Constitutions and Rules of our Governours So if the thing be of a middle and indifferent nature and then if the Ruler enjoyn the one side and thy judgement should incline thee to the other thou art to lay aside thy own judgement and abide and sit down by the determination of thy Ruler else with Peter we will many times out of too much selfishness as savouring of worldly wisdome and relishing of things of man cross the best of the counsels and dispositions of God And certainly it 's one of the most necessary Lessons that Christs Disciples ought first to learn not onely for things of faith but matters of peace to deny themselves to lay aside their own judgements or else they will hardly take up their crosses and follow Christ Yea good it is not to be overwise in doing our business but to think soberly of our selves in doubtful matters committing our case to God and trust his Providence in ordering who knows what is best for us and will keep us in his ways for we are so short-sighted as we cannot discover whether this be worse then that In determination therefore of indifferent things it will be safe in humility of mind to lay aside our own judgements and to abide by the Constitutions of our Rulers and to submit to their Ordinances as the Disposition of the Almighty who judgeth among the gods and hath the Rulers heads and hearts in his own hand so as their Constitutions are to be looked upon as the Ordinances of God and as to their Masters even so would our Apostle have Believers submit to Governours Commands not onely those that are good and pleasing but 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the harsh and unpleasing if not unlawful what may cross be above yea contrary to our reason for we are to submit our selves c. In sum The manner of thy subjection O Believer ought so to be given to thy Ruler as thou submittest not onely negatively but positively not barely passively but actively not feignedly formally but sincerely affectionately Nor is thy will to be subject onely but thy judgement thy reason for thou art to submit thy self and all for the Lords sake so though the Ordinance be Humane yet the Authority and Obligingness is Divine when submission must be given for the Lords sake Part 3. For the Lords sake I know some make this to be the limitation of the Believers submission and it is good to take it so not in all things absolutely promiscuously but in omnibus quae Deo placent Inferiori potestati non est obediendum contra praeceptum Superioris Aquin So are we to submit to the Commands of Ruling Men as we do not contradict the Laws of the Supreme God who is to Rule over all Per omnia ubi Dominus carnis Domino Spirituum contraria non imperat Jerom. In all things where the Masters of our Flesh do not command things contrary to the Lord of Spirits How shall we do this thing and sin before God What we do we must do for the Lords sake Others take it to note the aim and intention the Believers have in their submission not for any selfish ends but for Gods glory for the Lords sake But I rather take it for the reason of the Injunction 1. Because the Powers that are are ordained of God Rulers are his Ministers and he that gave the Rule to the beloved Titus gave it to the hated Domitian he that gave it to Orthodox Constantine gave it also to the Apostate Julian And Natural men though they have no supernatural Graces infused yet may have Natural gifts imparted to them that out of reason they will not transgress but defend the Natural Law and may be the preservers of righteousness in their generation so who so despiseth despiseth not man but God for Gods sake ordering Governours we are to submit 2. God not onely ordereth the Governours but the Government for he sits Prince chief among the Gods and by him Princes decree justice He informs Princes after his will and teacheth Senators wisdome He then that resisteth the Ordinance of man resisteth that which ought to be looked upon as the Ordinance of God 3. Propter Dominum for the Lords sake commanding for we are to render to all their due to Caesar what is Caesars and not onely to reverence the Persons but regard the Commands of our Rulers if not unjust For this is the will of God vers 15. 4. Propter Dominum for the Lords sake that is to be honoured for the honour of Christ and Christian Religion that whereas they speak evil of you vers 12. as evil-doers they may seeing your good works glorifie God in the day of visitation And with thus well-doing you may put to silence c. Fleshly Lusts dishonour Profession now more then Pride and Wrath and Envy which bring forth Division Sedition and Rebellion For Gods sake that he may be honoured pay your subjection c. Submit 5. For Gods sake for fear of God avenging and punishing For they who resist receive to themseves Damnation 1. From the Ruler who is Gods Minister and will pass sentence against such disobedience 2. From his own Conscience who offers that to the Ruler he would not permit to be offered to himself in his own Family 3. The Damnation being indefinite must include as à Lapide hath it Tum ab ipsâ potestate temporariam tum ab ipso Deo aeternam condemnationem For if Rebellion should prove prosperous and persons escape the hand of Men yet how will they escape the hand of God And if they that obey rightly shall of the Lord receive the reward of inheritance sure they that rebel shall receive the just recompence of their disobedience Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right Gen. 28.25 In fine the meaning of the Apostle must be this If any respect to the Order to the Ordinance to the Command of God If any tender regard to honour Christ and our Profession If any fear of the Wrath and the succeeding Vengeance of the Almighty Christians are to subject not onely their wills but their judgements not onely to Rules natural and necessary but those that are positive and humane Laws made by Governours and constituted for convenience if not unlawful and though such Rules be Humane yet their Obligation is to be accounted Divine For we are to submit to every Ordinance of man for the Lords sake And now what have I done How many