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A02518 Certaine irrefragable propositions worthy of serious consideration. By I.H. B. of Exon Hall, Joseph, 1574-1656. 1639 (1639) STC 12646B; ESTC S103639 1,597 14

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Certaine IRREFRAGABLE PROPOSITIONS WORTHY OF Serious Consideration By J. H. B. of Exon. LONDON Printed by M.F. for NATH BUTTER MDCXXXIX TO MY DREAD SOVERAIGN THE KINGS MOST Excellent MAIESTIE May it please your Ma tie AS one whose heart amongst many thousands bleeds with the sad thoughts of the wofull Divisions of our deare Fellow-Subjects and unfainedly pitties the mis-guidance of those poore well-meaning soules amongst them whose credulity hath heedlesly betray'd them into a zealous errour I have let fall these few Propositions which I have presumed to set downe not as in the way of a Challenger for most if not all of them are such as be not capable of Contradiction but rather of a faithfull Remembrancer to my dear Brethren of those Points which they cannot but know and yeeld as well supposing that nothing but meer want of consideration can be guilty of this perillous distraction in them who professe to love their King and the Truth Now the good God of heaven open the eyes and hearts of us all that we may both see and be sensible of the invaluable blessing of our peace and the happy freedome of his Gospel which we doe comfortably enjoy under Your MAIESTIES sweet and religious Government to the wonder and envie of all other Nations and compose the hearts of all your Native Subjects to meet Your MAIESTIES most gracious indulgence with all humble thankefulnesse And the same God forbid that any of us should be weary of our happiness and be drawne to doe any act that may before all the world poure shame upon our holy profession whose chiefe glory it hath alwayes hitherto beene to render us still loyall and obedient and in this very regard to triumph over the false religion of our opposites Such shall be ever the prayers of Your Ma ties most humble and faithfull Subject and ancientest Chaplain JOS EXON Seaven irrefragable Propositions concerning Oaths and Covenants 1. NO man may sweare or induce another man to swear unlawfully 2. IT is no lawfull Oath that is not attended with Truth Justice and Judgement Jer. 4.2 the first vvhereof requires that the thing svvorn be true the second that it be just the third that it be not undue and unmeet meet to be svvorn and undertaken 3. A Promissory Oath vvhich is to the certaine prejudice of another mans right cannot be attended vvith Justice 4. NO prejudice of another mans right can be so dangerous and sinfull as that prejudice vvhich is done to the right of publique and Soveraign Authority 5. THe right of Soveraign Authority is highly prejudiced vvhen private subjects incroach upon it and shall upon suspicion of the disavowed vovved intentions or actions of their Princes combine and binde themselves to enact establish or alter any matters concerning Religion vvithout and therefore much more if against the authority of their Lawfull Soveraign 6. A Man is bound in Conscience to reverse and disclaime that vvhich he vvas induced unlawfully to ingage himselfe by Oath to performe 7. NO oath is or can be of force that is made against a lawfull oath formerly taken so as he that hath svvorne Allegeance to his Soveraign and thereby bound himselfe to maintain the right povver and authority of his said Soveraign cannot by any second oath be tyed to doe ought that may tend to the infringement thereof and if he have so tyed himselfe the Obligation is ipso facto void and frustrate COROLLARIE IF therefore any sworne Subject shall by pretences and persvvasions be dravvne to binde himselfe by Oath or Covenant to determine establish or alter any act concerning matter of Religion vvithout or against the allowance of Soveraign Authority the act is unlavvfull and unjust and the party so ingaged is bound in conscience to reverse and renounce his said act Othervvise besides the horrible scandall vvhich hee shall dravv upon Religion he doth manifestly incur the sinne of the breach of the third and fift Commandements Two as undoubted Propositions concerning Church-government 1. NO man living no History can shevv any vvel-allovved and setled nationall Church in the vvhole Christian World that hath beene governed othervvise then by Bishops in a meet moderate imparity ever since the times of Christ and his Apostles untill this present Age. 2. NO man living no record of History can shevv any Lay-Presbyter that ever vvas in the whole Christian Church untill this present Age. COROLLARIE IF men would as easily learne as Christian wisdome can teach them to distinguish betwixt callings and persons betwixt the substance of callings and the not-necessary appendances of them betwixt the rules of Government and the errors of Execution these ill-raised quarrels vvould dye alone Da pacem Domine F.E.