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A11602	A sermon preached at the last generall asise holden for the county of Sommerset at Taunton. By William Sclater Batchelar in Diuinitie, and minister of the word of God at Pitmsiter	Sclater, William, 1575-1626.	1616 (1616)	STC 21843; ESTC S100966	16,115	34

Recusants the brethren as they would be called of the vnbrotherly separation a sort of prophane I know not whether I may say Recusants or Negligents men that our of a godlesse disposition in very contempt of all Religion a Heb. 10.25 forsake our assemblies The liuing God is scarce serued with such deuotion in his Temple on the dayes of assembling as Bacchus the Idoll of the heathen by these men vpon their Ale-bench I beseech you that haue to deale by way of information of all others let not these profane persons be forgotten We wonder much without any cause of wonder at the multiplying of Recusants Know this for a rule Poperie hath a naturall issue out of prophanenesse And wee haue no reason to maruell that men should fall from atheisme to superstition from prophanenesse vnto Poperie Its Gods iust iudgement on them that haue not b 1. Thess 2.11.12 receiued the loue of the truth to send vpon them strong delusions to beleeue lies that they all might be damned that beleeued not the truth but had pleasure in vnrighteousnesse Lastly that no sort of men may lacke their portion are they Gods Vice-gerents that are authorized to iudgement Mee thinkes then they should tremble that haue to deale by way of aduocation or pleading to giue patronage to an euill cause How true it is I say not but it s vox populi that Lawyers in their couetousnesse are of Absoloms minde in his ambition c 2 Sam. 15.3 Euery mans cause is good it lackes but indifferent audience It s an ill cause they say that admits no colour that findes no aduocate a rough stone sure that some men cannot make smooth But d Isa 5.20 woe to him saith Isay that speakes good of euill or euill of good and e Pro. 17.15 He that iustifieth the wicked and he that condemnes the righteous euen they both are abomination to the Lord. Proceed we now in the text And yee are all the children of the most high There is a childe by generation the expresse character of his Fathers person so Christ the 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Vnigena the f Ioh. 3.16 onely begotten Sonne of God There are sonnes by creation and specially of resemblance in puritie so are Angels called g Iob 1.6 the sonnes of God Sonnes by adoption and regeneration so all the h Ioh. 1.12 faithfull it were comfortable if so were also all Magistrates Children by semblance of maiestie and glory as Gods liuely i 1. Cor. 11.7 images in authoritie so Magistrates and whomsoeuer God hath inuested in the glory of ruling power Are they all in this sense sons of the most high What say wee to the case of impietie Suppose them impious said * Quaestion Armenic lib. 10. cap 4. Amarcanus All title to dominion hath foundation in the grace of iustice and charitie therefore impious men haue no lawfull dominion but by impietie make forfeiture of their authoritie Thus wee distinguish Its prouidence not grace that disposeth ciuill titles grace not prouidence that makes them comfortable It is true in a sense impious men are all vsurpers in whatsoeuer they enioy the aire they breath in the earth they tread on the meat they eat the clothes they are warmed with k 1. Cor. 3.22.23 are not theirs I meane by spirituall right that can giue them comfort before God yet haue they a title indefeisible amongst men by birth-right succession election or if there bee any other course that prouidence hath chosen thereby to deuolue such titles vpon them Therefore wee say as Austin truly * Augustin de C●●●●at Dei lib. 5. cap. 1. Qui dedit Mario ipse Caesari hee that gaue the Empire to Marius gaue it also to Caesar hee that to Augustus the same to Nero hee that to the Vespasians the father and sonne those sweete Emperours the same to that most cruell and bloudy Domitian And in a word hee that to Constantine the Christian the same to Iulian the Reuolt l 1. Tim 2. Pray for Kings saith Paul yea though they were such as * 〈…〉 gentilitèr vixerunt said Optatus M●●euitanus What say we to the case of tyrannie Suppose them tyrants retaine they still their honourable title and function Answere If by tyrannie they meane vsurped regiment perhaps its true that Albertus hath subiection may bee performed quoad sustinentiam needes not bee performed quoad obedi ntiam our patience may beare their tyrannie our conscience seemes not bound to yeeld them obedience If by tyrannie they vnderstand ordinate power degenerating into crueltie by abuse howsoeuer Papists and some other Diuines giue libertie with cautions to throw off the yoke yet vetera vera m 1. Sam. 26.10.11 The Lord shall smite him or his day shall come or he shall descend into battell and perish But God forbid that I should stretch forth mine hand against the Lords anointed saith Dauid of Saul a tyrant by abuse of power though not by vsurpation Their vnction makes them sacred the hurtfull touch of their persons makes the subiect sacrilegious They are flagella Domini as is said of Ashur the Lords n Isa 10.5 Vers 12. rods to chasten the securitie and disobedience of his people yet so his rods that the Lord onely hath authoritie to cast them into the fire What thinke wee of the state of incorrigible heresie attended with excommunication Popish diuinitie is knowne the subiect they say is absolued from his allegeance I meane not to enter the question whether Kings be subiect to that censure it s probably disputed both wayes Yeeld that Ambrose did iustly with Theodosius in that * Theodoret. ●●st Ecclesiast lib. 5 cap. 18. abstention for I professe I am yet to learne whether it were a compleat excommunication but yeeld it ex abundante The sentence of our Sauiour is direfull Sit tibi sicut Ethnicus o Mat 18.17 Let him be to thee as an heathen or Publican Grauius est saith Augustine * 〈…〉 1. c p. 17. It s more then if a man were slaine with the sword or consumed with fire or cast to wilde beasts to be deuoured yet is it but a tanquam not a plusquam It make them as Ethnickes not in worse case Suppose them therefore in case of Ethnickes being excommunicate is not loyaltie to bee performed to Ethnicke Kings What was the state of Emperours and Kings when the Apostles gaue those precepts of subiection but heathenish yet is it their constant rule p Rom. 13.1 Be subiect to the higher powers And saith the Lord by Ieremy q Ier. 29.7 Seeke the peace of the Land whither I haue caused you to bee carried captiues and pray vnto the Lord for it And who but he that hath sold himselfe to worke wickednesse in the sight of God dares teach that excommunication makes parricide lawfull to the childe or that children are absolued from duty to parents lying vnder the sentence