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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A04127	The oath of allegeance defended by a sermon preached at a synode in the Metropoliticall Church of Yorke; by Thomas Ireland, Bachelour in Diuinitie.	Ireland, Thomas, b. 1577 or 8.	1610 (1610)	STC 14267; ESTC S119564	25,917	46

wisedome of the Lord people shouted out at Herods oration it was the voyce of God not man this it may be was exceeding flatterie yet perfalsi regulam it may shew the meane which is with all awfulnesse to take heed vnto the lookes or words of our Soueraigne that by practising our duties towards them we may better learne to do them vnto God himselfe their place affoords more experience their office more occasions their meanes more abilitie to be doing good God hath giuen speciall gifts vnto those he sets in gouernement as Homer cals them 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 like to God more excellent vnto those hee doth aduance ouer his chosen as vnto Saul Dauid and Zorobabel he giues his iudgments vnto the king and his righteousnesse vnto the kings sonne that he may helpe the wronged vnto right and defend the poore a diuine sentence is in the mouth of the king and his mouth transgresseth not in iudgment and therefore we should rather heede his lawes or words then our priuate humors or selfe-conceited affections since they are placed ouer vs not for their ease as what more carefull then a crowne it being 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 a science of all sciences to rule a man the most variable of all creatures but for the common good it behoues vs to serue them saith S. Peter as we would serue the Lord. Thus in generall haue wee seene that obseruation which is due to kings let vs now take heede vnto the ground of this The words of the Oath of God wherein we may consider the forme it was an oath of God the matter was the words wherein it was conceiued for a formall difference it is called the oath of God because euery oath is not of God Our Sauiour and Saint Iames hath forbid all swearing that is all swearing by the creatures whether heauen or earth gifts or Altars Temples or Ierusalem because this kind of swearing is against God our selues and the condition of an oath Against God for therein we should attribute his attributes omni-science almightinesse and the iust reuenge of periuries to the creatures which glories God wil giue to none other Against our selues for men commonly sweare by greater then themselues so that hereby we make the creatures which are inferiour to bee better then mankinde It is against the nature of an oath for euery formall oath is an inuocation and an imprecation An inuocation of witnesse and an imprecation of punishment if it be false which neither can be granted of the creature nor expected of the swearer Our Sauiour and Saint Iames forbade all false vaine-glorious and offensiue swearing in our customarie communication these bee not oaths of God nor of good but of euill An oath of God is made according to his word and Ieremie saith it must haue three conditions truth iudgement and righteousnesse it must be solemne vndertaken with due iudgement it must be certaine the better to assure the hearers of an vnknowne truth it must bee righteous to determine right from wrong and being thus it is commanded in the Law Thou shall feare the Lord thy God thou shalt serue him and sweare by his name it is prophecyed in Esay that those of the new Couenant of the Gospell should sweare by the name of GOD it is promist a reward if they will learne the wayes of my people to sweare by my name they shall be built vp in the midst of my people those which with reuerence performe this duty shall bee edified in faith and aduanced in Gods kingdome An oath is a law of Nations which GOD neuer abolished a part of the diuine worship for therein wee confesse him iudicem indicem and vindicem as GOD heares our oaths hee knowes our hearts as he discernes in his wisedome he will discouer in his iustice in his iudgment punish our double dealing Such an oath is a means of helpe in all humane vncertainties for general doctrines as the Schoole-men say may be confirmed by generall conclusions but particular occurrences must haue particular confirmation such confirmation cannot come from any sensible creature which knows not what is truth nor from any man for omnis homo mendax euerie man is easie to be deceiued and so readie to deceiue it cannot come from Angels for Sathan may transforme himselfe into an Angell of light it must therefore onely come from God alone who being cald vpon as a witnesse will either certifie the matter or punish the forswearer let vs therefore take with vs the conditions of Ieremie We may well vndertake an oath God often swore vnto the Patriarkes the Patriarkes often swore as appeareth in Genesis an Angell sweareth in the Reuelation an oath was often vsed of the faithfull as in equall couenants betweene Abraham and Abimeleck in legall vowes as the Nazarites in iudiciall pleadings as in the case of borrowed goods beeing endamaged this was vsed of brethren in their bargaining as betweene Iacob and Esau of captaines in their confederacies as of Iudas and Nicanor of seruants to their maisters as Moses made an oath to Iethro to stay with him Thus Princes often swore vnto their subiects as the Princes of the congregation did vnto the Gibeonites that they should liue Salomon swore to Adoniah that he should not be slaine for his rebellion every king when hee takes his Crowne vndertakes an oath why should not subiects also sweare vnto their Prince Such was this oath here mentioned of Salomō for otherwise it agrees neither to the former clause where he bids vs obserue the king nor to the later where he forbids all resisting him the words are not particularly recited but the sense is plaine it required obedience and forbad resistance thus princes oft exacted an oath of their inferiours for performance of their duties as Ioshua did of Achan that hee should confesse his faulte Ezra swore the Priests and Leuites and all Israell to do according to his word Caiphas adiured Christ hee should confesse whether hee were the Sonne of God or no our Kingly Prophet and preacher tooke an oath of Shimei that he should not take a iourney beyond Iorden and it may be well commanded all his people vpon their oaths to keepe their faith to him against his enemie Ieroboam thus magistrates may well demaund and subiects render oaths Now whether this of Allegeance be such an one or no shall be manifest in discussing it This oath of Allegeance is in some parts affirmatiue in some negatiue the affirmatiue is either assertorie for the present or promissorie for the time to come The first proposition is assertory professing that our soueraigne IAMES is lawfull king and promissorie bee those parts wherein the swearer tenders faith defence and the disclosing all conspiracies The negatiue parts concernes the Pope or the swearer in the Pope he denies the superintendence of his authorities and the violence of his excommunications in himselfe he renounces the benefite of absolution and the purpose of equiuocation This