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war_n	king_n	law_n	levy_v	3,963	5	11.2983	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A49524	The reformed Presbyterian, humbly offering to the consideration of all pious and peaceable spirits several arguments for obedience to the act for unifromity, as the way to vnity and endeavouring to demonstrate by clear inferences from the sacred scriptures, the writings of some of the ancients, or several old pastors of the reformed churches abroad, and of the most eminent old non-conformists amongst ourselves : as Mr. Josias Nichols, Mr. Paul Baines, and other learned divines : as for Mr. Perkins, Mr. Iohn Randal, and Mr. Rob. Bolton, that there is nothing required by the act for vniformity that is forbidden by the law of God / by Rich. Lytler ...	Lytler, Richard.	1662 (1662)	Wing L3573; ESTC R1525	139,662	290

unlawful for when it becometh impossible then we must safely think that God from Heaven freeth a man from his Oath which I think also is considerable in this case And saith he when it doth begin to be unlawful then it ceaseth to bind because the binding virtue is onely from the Word of God which bindeth not to any thing forbidden in the holy Scripture or that is unlawful either from the Word of God or the Law of the Land I beseech you consider that if when an Oath whose institution by God is to be the end of all strife shall have a natural tendency to the maintaining of strife division and contention to be the occasion of wars and commotions in the Land of our Nativity to administer matter and occasion of jealousie in our Superiours that while we judge our selves bound in conscience by an Oath that we have taken to endeavour to alter and change the Government whether he will or no there can be no safety Sect. 30. Consider I pray whether in this case an Oath which we have apprended lawful at one time may not now begin to grow unlawful because that the word doth forbid resistance of the powers that are over us and doth require obedience of us for conscience sake the contrary whereunto we do exert in our endeavours to change the Government though we should never be able to effect the same Sect. 31. And therefore upon all these considerations which I now offer to all peaceable spirits to you especially which should be the Embassadours of Peace and should with John the Baptist be Instrument by your Ministry to turn the hearts of children towards their Parents Let what I have offered as the judgment of that Orthodox and Reverend Mr. Perkins who being dead and so above all interest yet speaketh that as to the not binding power of an Oath which I hope may prevail with you to declare That you hold that there lyeth no obligation upon you or any other person from the Oath commonly called the Solemn League and Covenant to endeavour any change or alteration of the Government of Church or State especially considering that if I be not in a very great errour I have made it appear by the Law of God and of the Land that it is an unlawful oath and that it was imposed upon the Subjects of this Realm against the known Laws and Liberties of the Kingdom Both which are to be declared also and doubtlesse may very well be without sin Sect. 32. There is also another thing particularly to be declared against required by the said Act which I do hold needful to speak a word unto though I hope but very little if not at all scrupled by Presbyterian Ministers or People and that is to declare That it is not lawful upon any pretence whatsoever to take up Arms against the King and that I do abhor that trayterous Position of taking Arms by his Authority against his Person or against those that are commissionated by him But of this in the next Chapter briefly CHAP. VII That to declare That it is not lawful upon any pretence whatsoever to take up Arms against the King and that we do abhor that trayterous Position of taking Arms by his Authority against his Person c. is very warrantable by the Law of God and of the Land Section 1. THat this Declaration may be chearfully made by all His Majesties subjects and especially the most zealous haters of Rome and Popery and also may be lawfully made without sin one would think there were no need to speak a word in that behalf But considering how much the Reformed Protestant Religion hath been dishonoured how much the. * Bilson the differences between Christian Subjection and Unchristian Rebellion Edit 1536. lib. 3. pag. 92. Jesuites Doctrine of the lawfulness of the Subjects taking up arms against their Prince hath of late years been too much justified I shall write a little more then I intended referring the Reader to more of this subject in Bilsons Answer to this Jesuitical doctrine Bilsons subjection lib. 3. pag. 97. and so on Sect. 2. That this therefore may lawfully be declared that it is not lawful upon any pretence whatsoever to take arms against the King c. I argue thus That which is unlawful by Gods Law and of the Land for me to do I may without sin declare to be unlawful But for subjects upon any pretence whatsoever to take arms against the King is unlawful and therefore I may declare according to the Act. Now that for subjects upon any pretence to take arms against the King is unlawful Rom. 13.1 may serve for a Scripture-proof instead of many Let every soul be subject to the Higher powers for there is no power but of God and the powers that be are ordained of God ver 2. Whosoever therefore resisteth the power resisteth the Ordinance of God and they that resist shall receive to themselves damnation It is you see a most dangerous sin to offend this Gospel-precept by our disobedience which commands and requires subjection of every soul No persons of what order or degree soever whether Ecclesiastical or Civil but are to be subject to the Higher powers thereof him as the Apostle Peter doth acknowledge to be the supreme the King whom the Laws of the Land doth invest with Supremacy of Jurisdiction in all Cases and over all persons in his own Dominions Sect. 3. But to resist the power this is to resist the Ordinance of God and therefore the punishment is expressed to be so dreadful to deter us from it For they that resist shall receive to themselves damnation instead of getting dominion over others they shall receive damnation to themselves Whoever therefore taketh up Arms upon any pretence whatsoever be the cause never so good against the supreme and higher powers must have his commission for it out of Gods Word otherwise you see it is a very great sin How contrary it is to Gods Law you may read more in Bilsons Christian Subjection I having I hope said enough to perswade to the lawfulness of making this Declaration from the unlawfulness of taking up Arms against the King upon any pretence whatsoever it being so expresly forbidden to resist Rom. 13.2 now he that taketh up Arms against his King resisteth him Sect. 4. But further I may declare it is not lawful upon any pretence to take up Arms against the King because the Law of the Land forbids it and maketh it to be high Treason so to do Mr. St. John's speech pag. 6. the words of the Statute are 25 Edward 3. If any man do levy War against our Lord the King in his Realm this is declared to be Treason And so also is the arising to alter the Religion by Law est ablished 4 of Philip and Mary not repealed if I mistake not These being the known Laws of the Land such Ordinances of men to which we are to yield obedience for