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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

THE OATH OF ALLEGEANCE Defended by a Sermon preached at a Synode in the Metropoliticall Church of Yorke By THOMAS IRELAND Bachelour in Diuinitie 2. KING 11.17 And Iehoiada made a couenant betweene the Lord and the King and the people that they should be the Lords people likewise betweene the King and the people LONDON Printed by Nicholas Okes for Edward Aggas and are to be sold at his shop vpon Snore hill neere Holborne Conduit 1610. To the most reuerend Father in God Tobie Lord Arch-bishop of Yorke Primate and Metropolitane of England My most honorable good Lord. WHereas euery one is made not onely for himselfe but for the Common-wealth which in a Monarchy such as ours consisteth in the welfare of the KING the welfare of the KING consisteth in the loyall and louing hearts of his subiects their loue and loyalty may most appeare in taking or approuing of the Oath of Allegeance I thought it also my duty most reuerend in Christ and my very good Lord being a publicke Minister by a publicke authority commanded to gather and declare the proofes thereof out of the word of God The cause is publicke both for this and for all kingdomes the place where it was vttered was publicke being a Synode of the Clergie The fruit may be publick in satisfying the doubtfull which here may see that this concerneth not so much the Popes as Gods authority bestowed vpon our King our aduersaries are growne publick in their libels contradictions therfore this without ambition or vainglory may be publisht to the world Thus determining to come in publick the fauors I haue receiued of your Grace who both cōmanded me to preach on this theame then encouraged me to print this my Sermon makes me the more presume to dedicate it vnto your gracious patronage protection for although the matter doth not answere your iudicious expectation as a mean artificer often mars good stuffe with rude hādling but that the truth wil well enough defend it selfe with a bad weapon yet the matter cannot be but acceptable vnto your most religious loyal Care which with deare and deepe affection I know desires endeauors by doctrine discipline example the confusion of Antichrist the peace of Sion the safegard and honor of our blessed Soueraigne Whatsoeuer it is it is the profession of a cleare conscience which if I haue not wel exprest there are far stronger which vphold the state of this question many may succeed in this defence There is no true Christian-subiect but wold aduêture credit life in so great good a cause And therfore humbly beseeching your Grace fauorably to censure the first aduentures of a young scholler I most humbly beseech the God of Grace to multiply his graces on your head and hart vnto your honor in this and happines in a better world And so rest Your Graces most humble and deuoted Chapleine Thomas Ireland Iuramentum Fidelitatis authoritate publica nuper stabilitum iure diuino licitum est This oath of alleageance is lawfull by the word of God wherof here followes the true copy I A. B. doe truely and sincerely acknowledge professe testifie and declare in my conscience before God and the world that our Soueraigne Lord King Iames is lawfull King of this Realme and of all other his Maiesties dominions countries And that the Pope neither of himselfe nor by any authority of the Church or Sea of Rome or by any other with any other hath any power or authority to depose the King or to dispose of any of his Maisties dominions or Kingdomes or to authorize any foraigne Prince to inuade or annoy him or his countries or to discharge any of his subiects of their obedience and alleagance to his Maiestie or to giue licence or leaue to beare armes raise tumults or to offer any violence or hurt vnto his Maiesties royall person state or gouernement or to any of his Maiesties subiects within his Maiesties dominions Also I doe sweare from my heart that notwithstanding any declaration or sentence of excommunication or depriuation made or granted or to be made or granted by the Pope or his successors or by any authority deriued or pretended to be deriued from him or his Sea against the said King his heires or successors or any absolution of the said subiects from their obedience I will beare faith and true allegeance to his Maiestie his heires and successors and them will defend to the vttermost of my power against all conspiracies and attempts whatsoeuer which shall be made against his or their persons their crownes and dignities by reason or colour of any such sentence declaration or otherwise And I will doe my best endeauor to disclose or make knowne vnto his Maiestie his heires and successors all treasons and traiterous conspiracies which I shal know or heare of to be against him or any of them And I do further sweare that I do from my heart abhorre detest and abiure as impious and hereticall this damnable doctrine and position that Princes which be excommunicate or depriued by the Pope may be deposed or murthered by their subiects or any other whatsoeuer And I do beleeue and am in conscience resolued that neither the Pope nor any person whatsoeuer hath power to absolue me of this Oath or any part thereof which I acknowledge by good and lawfull authoritie to be ministred vnto me and do renounce all pardons and dispensations to the contrarie And all these things I do plainely and sincerely acknowledge and sweare according to these expresse words by me spoken and according to the plaine and common sense and vnderstanding of these same words without any equiuocation or mentall euasion or secret reseruation whatsoeuer and I make this recognition and acknowledgement heartily willingly and truly vpon the faith of a true Christian So helpe me God ECCLES 8.2 I aduertise thee to take heed to the mouth of the King and the word of the oath of God THE Writer of these words was Salomon the wisest and most peaceable gouernour that euer was in Israel The time was in his ancient yeares when after long experience of both good and euill he saw and said what was befitting euery state and place The occasion it seemes was the flight and reuolt of Ieroboam and his complices The coherence is apparant how from the commendation of true wisedome in the first verse hee deriues this wise aduertisement in the second which hee proues in the sixe following and in the ninth verse concludes his owne and his equals miseries when a ruler whose loue and care deserueth loue reapes nought but hate and hurt of his owne people His purpose was he supposeth himselfe a lawfull King as being ordained of God appointed of Dauid and admitted of Israel and thereupon requires a reuerend estimation of his worth and words and that vpon their oathes then sworne to God on his behalfe The text is diuersly read of diuerse interpreters the vulgar Latine