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judgement_n of_o god_n and_o israel_n his_o law_n to_o put_v virtue_n 2_o incense_n before_o the_o lord_n and_o whole_a burnt-sacrifice_n upon_o his_o altar_n which_o be_v the_o second_o duty_n of_o every_o bishop_n and_o every_o faithful_a minister_n of_o christ_n 10._o verse_n 10._o to_o teach_v the_o people_n of_o god_n and_o to_o administer_v his_o holy_a sacrament_n for_o his_o first_o care_n and_o chief_a duty_n shall_v be_v to_o look_v to_o himself_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o be_v blameless_a 3.2_o 1_o tim._n 3.2_o and_o his_o second_o care_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o be_v apt_a and_o able_a to_o teach_v the_o people_n and_o so_o s._n paul_n tell_v and_o advise_v all_o the_o clergy_n of_o ephesus_n that_o they_o shall_v first_o look_v and_o take_v heed_n unto_o themselves_o and_o then_o to_o all_o the_o flock_n whereof_o the_o holy_a ghost_n have_v make_v they_o overseer_n to_o feed_v the_o church_n of_o god_n 20.28_o act_n 20.28_o which_o he_o have_v purchase_v with_o his_o own_o blood_n and_o therefore_o 1.6_o 1._o how_o blameless_a bishop_n and_o minister_n shall_v be_v luke_n 1.6_o 1._o a_o bishop_n and_o a_o minister_n of_o christ_n must_v have_v a_o special_a care_n to_o carry_v and_o behave_v himself_o so_o as_o that_o his_o life_n and_o conversation_n may_v seem_v blameless_a in_o the_o world_n like_v unto_o zacharias_n the_o father_n of_o john_n baptist_n that_o walk_v in_o all_o the_o commandment_n of_o god_n without_o reproof_n and_o s._n hierom_n say_v that_o talis_fw-la &_o tanta_fw-la debet_fw-la esse_fw-la conversatio_fw-la &_o eruditio_fw-la pontificis_fw-la ut_fw-la omnes_fw-la motus_fw-la &_o egressus_fw-la &_o universa_fw-la ejus_fw-la opera_fw-la notabilia_fw-la sint_fw-la veritatem_fw-la ment_fw-la concipiat_fw-la &_o eam_fw-la toto_fw-la habitu_fw-la resonet_fw-la &_o ornatu_fw-la 43._o hierom._n in_o epist_n 43._o ut_fw-la quicquid_fw-la agit_fw-fr quicquid_fw-la loquor_fw-la doctrina_fw-la sit_fw-la populorum_fw-la the_o life_n and_o conversation_n of_o a_o bishop_n and_o so_o likewise_o of_o every_o minister_n of_o the_o gospel_n shall_v be_v such_o so_o grave_a and_o so_o holy_a that_o all_o his_o motion_n and_o progression_n and_o all_o other_o his_o work_n shall_v be_v notable_a and_o worthy_a to_o be_v observe_v he_o shall_v conceive_v the_o truth_n in_o his_o mind_n and_o sound_v out_o the_o same_o by_o his_o habit_n and_o ornament_n that_o whatsoever_o he_o do_v produce_v the_o mischief_n that_o the_o evil_a example_n of_o bishop_n and_o minister_n do_v produce_v and_o whatsoever_o he_o say_v may_v be_v a_o lesson_n of_o instruction_n unto_o the_o people_n who_o do_v look_v more_o unto_o the_o example_n that_o we_o give_v they_o and_o the_o action_n that_o we_o do_v than_o to_o the_o precept_n that_o we_o preach_v or_o the_o doctrine_n that_o we_o declare_v unto_o they_o and_o another_o father_n say_v that_o nemo_fw-la plus_fw-la in_o ecclesia_fw-la nocet_fw-la quà m_fw-la qui_fw-la perversè_fw-la agens_fw-la nomen_fw-la vel_fw-la ordinem_fw-la sanctitatis_fw-la habet_fw-la delinquentem_fw-la namque_fw-la hunc_fw-la redarguere_fw-la nullus_fw-la praesumit_fw-la &_o in_o exemplum_fw-la uchementer_fw-la culpa_fw-la extenditur_fw-la cum_fw-la pro_fw-la reverentia_fw-la ordinis_fw-la peccator_fw-la honoratur_fw-la no_o man_n do_v or_o indeed_o can_v do_v more_o hurt_v in_o the_o church_n of_o god_n than_o he_o that_o do_v wicked_o and_o live_v dissolute_o and_o have_v the_o name_n or_o order_n of_o holiness_n that_o be_v holy_a order_n because_o no_o man_n presume_v or_o dare_v to_o reprove_v such_o a_o one_o when_o he_o offend_v and_o his_o fault_n exceed_o reach_v to_o the_o example_n of_o other_o to_o do_v the_o like_a when_o for_o the_o reverence_n of_o his_o order_n they_o see_v such_o a_o wicked_a man_n so_o honour_v and_o therefore_o i_o may_v say_v to_o such_o a_o one_o as_o claudian_n say_v to_o honorius_n change_v only_o but_o one_o word_n hoc_fw-la te_fw-la praeterea_fw-la crebro_fw-la sermone_fw-la monebo_fw-la honorii_n claâ—dian_n de_fw-fr 4._o câ—nsolat_a honorii_n ut_fw-la te_fw-la totius_fw-la medio_fw-la telluris_fw-la in_o orbe_fw-la vivere_fw-la cognoscas_fw-la cunctis_fw-la tua_fw-la gentibus_fw-la esse_fw-la facta_fw-la palam_fw-la nec_fw-la posse_fw-la dari_fw-la praesulibus_fw-la unquam_fw-la secretum_fw-la vitiis_fw-la nam_fw-la lux_fw-la altissama_n fati_fw-la occultum_fw-la nil_fw-la esse_fw-la sinit_fw-la latebrasque_fw-la per_fw-la omnes_fw-la intrat_fw-la &_o abstrusos_fw-la implorat_fw-la fama_fw-la recessus_fw-la for_o such_o man_n be_v like_o a_o city_n that_o be_v set_v upon_o a_o hill_n and_o all_o man_n eye_n be_v upon_o they_o and_o therefore_o their_o life_n and_o their_o action_n can_v be_v conceal_v but_o their_o do_n be_v more_o conspicuous_a and_o their_o danger_n far_o great_a than_o any_o other_o man_n and_o that_o as_o aquinas_n say_v in_o a_o threefold_a respect_n first_o because_o the_o dispenser_n of_o the_o holy_a sacrament_n and_o the_o holy_a word_n of_o god_n which_o ought_v not_o to_o be_v handle_v but_o by_o holy_a man_n in_o which_o respect_n a_o holy_a father_n say_v mallem_fw-la sustinere_fw-la poenam_fw-la caiphae_n pilati_n &_o herodis_fw-la quà m_fw-la sacerdotis_fw-la indignè_fw-la celebrantis_fw-la that_o he_o will_v rather_o choose_v to_o suffer_v the_o punishment_n of_o caiphas_n and_o of_o pilate_n and_o of_o herod_n than_o of_o a_o wicked_a bishop_n or_o priest_n that_o do_v unworthy_o administer_v the_o bless_a sacrament_n second_o because_o these_o man_n be_v to_o render_v their_o account_n more_o strict_o be_v look_v into_o more_o narrow_o than_o other_o man_n because_o as_o s._n bernard_n say_v those_o fault_n and_o transgression_n quae_fw-la in_o aliis_fw-la nugae_fw-la sunt_fw-la 6._o cujâ—s_n vita_fw-la despicâ—tu_fw-la restay_o ut_fw-la ejus_fw-la praedicatio_fw-la contemnatur_fw-la gregor_n super_fw-la evangel_n l._n 1._o hom._n 6._o in_fw-la sacerdotibus_fw-la sunt_fw-la blasphemiae_fw-la and_o those_o â—iâ—s_n that_o in_o other_o seem_v to_o be_v but_o step_n and_o trifle_n &_o veniâ—â—_n digna_fw-la and_o may_v easy_o be_v pardon_v yet_o in_o bishop_n and_o the_o minister_n of_o god_n word_n they_o be_v heinous_a offence_n and_o worthy_a to_o be_v punish_v heavy_o with_o many_o stripe_n see_v they_o know_v their_o master_n will_n and_o do_v it_o not_o and_o three_o because_o that_o by_o their_o place_n and_o office_n they_o be_v to_o teach_v other_o man_n not_o to_o offend_v and_o to_o answer_v for_o then_o sin_n if_o through_o their_o neglect_n they_o do_v offend_v and_o yet_o by_o their_o ill_a life_n and_o example_n they_o teach_v they_o to_o offend_v 2._o as_o they_o be_v in_o these_o respect_n 3.7_o 2._o how_o careful_a the_o bishop_n &_o priest_n ought_v to_o be_v to_o teach_v the_o people_n ezech._n 3.17_o etc._n etc._n 3.7_o to_o have_v a_o special_a care_n of_o their_o own_o life_n and_o conversation_n to_o live_v just_o and_o holy_o as_o the_o servant_n of_o christ_n ought_v to_o do_v so_o they_o be_v likewise_o oblige_v to_o be_v sedulous_a and_o diligent_a in_o the_o instruction_n and_o tuition_n of_o the_o people_n commit_v under_o their_o charge_n for_o they_o be_v make_v the_o watchman_n and_o shepherd_n over_o god_n people_n to_o teach_v they_o and_o instruct_v they_o what_o they_o shall_v do_v and_o what_o they_o shall_v believe_v even_o as_o our_o saviour_n say_v unto_o his_o apostle_n go_v you_o and_o teach_v all_o nation_n baptise_v they_o in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o father_n and_o of_o the_o son_n 19.20_o matth._n ult_n 19.20_o and_o of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n and_o teach_v they_o to_o observe_v all_o thing_n whatsoever_o i_o have_v commâ—nded_v you_o and_o therefore_o s._n paul_n charge_v bishop_n timothy_n before_o god_n and_o before_o jesus_n christ_n that_o he_o preach_v the_o word_n and_o be_v instant_a in_o season_n 9.16_o 2_o tim._n 4_o 1_o 2._o 1_o cor._n 9.16_o and_o out_o of_o season_n reprove_v rebuke_n and_o exhort_v with_o all_o long_a suffering_n and_o doctrine_n and_o he_o say_v woe_n be_v i_o if_o i_o preach_v not_o the_o gospel_n and_o s._n gregory_n say_v oportet_fw-la ut_fw-la praedicatores_fw-la sint_fw-la fortes_fw-la in_o praeceptis_fw-la compatientes_fw-la infirmis_fw-la 39_o greg._n in_o mor._n 30._o super_fw-la job_n 39_o terribiles_fw-la in_o minis_fw-la in_fw-la exhortationibus_fw-la blandi_fw-la in_fw-la ostendâ—ndo_fw-la magisterio_fw-la bumiles_fw-la in_fw-la rerum_fw-la temporalium_fw-la contemptu_fw-la dominantes_fw-la &_o in_o tolerandis_fw-la adversitatibus_fw-la rigidi_fw-la it_o behoove_v that_o preacher_n shall_v be_v strong_a and_o strict_a in_o their_o precept_n compassionate_a and_o pitiful_a to_o the_o weak_a terrible_a in_o their_o threaten_n to_o the_o impenitent_a smooth_a and_o gentle_a in_o their_o exhortation_n in_o show_v their_o power_n and_o authority_n humble_a in_o despise_v the_o world_n and_o all_o worldly_a thing_n stout_a and_o domineer_a and_o in_o suffering_n and_o bear_v adversity_n firm_a and_o constant_a and_o the_o same_o s._n gregory_n say_v also_o 17._o idem_fw-la moral_a l._n 17._o that_o non_fw-la debet_fw-la praedicator_n infirmis_fw-la insinnare_fw-la cuncta_fw-la
sacrilege_n and_o especial_o the_o sacrilege_n of_o this_o climate_n and_o more_o particular_o of_o this_o diocese_n of_o ossory_n where_o the_o irish_a behind_o i_o the_o english_a before_o i_o the_o citizen_n of_o the_o corporation_n of_o kilkeny_n and_o crumwells_n captain_n on_o the_o one_o hand_n and_o your_o majesty_n be_v faithful_a soldier_n and_o subject_n in_o anno_fw-la 1649._o on_o the_o other_o hand_n do_v all_o seem_v to_o i_o to_o become_v faithless_a unto_o christ_n and_o to_o fight_v against_o god_n to_o take_v away_o the_o inheritance_n of_o his_o church_n from_o we_o that_o be_v his_o weak_a servant_n and_o it_o have_v embolden_v i_o likewise_o most_o humble_o to_o supplicate_v your_o majesty_n to_o take_v notice_n of_o these_o wrong_n do_v unto_o we_o which_o you_o do_v not_o know_v and_o to_o assist_v i_o to_o gain_v that_o right_n unto_o the_o church_n which_o i_o without_o your_o majesty_n assistance_n can_v do_v and_o to_o pardon_v i_o for_o my_o boldness_n and_o whatsoever_o else_o i_o have_v do_v amiss_o chap._n xx._n the_o author_n supplication_n to_o jesus_n christ_n that_o he_o will_v arise_v and_o maintain_v his_o own_o cause_n which_o we_o his_o weak_a servant_n can_v do_v against_o so_o many_o rich_a powerful_a and_o many-friended_n adversary_n of_o his_o church_n and_o now_o sweet_a lord_n and_o saviour_n jesus_n christ_n have_v make_v my_o humble_a address_n according_a to_o my_o bind_a duty_n to_o thou_o anoint_v thy_o lieutenant_n and_o my_o sacred_a sovereign_n to_o assist_v thy_o servant_n to_o maintain_v thy_o right_n thy_o right_a i_o say_v as_o thou_o be_v a_o priest_n and_o a_o priest_n for_o ever_o after_o the_o order_n of_o melchisedec_n and_o i_o know_v that_o his_o majesty_n be_v the_o son_n of_o so_o pious_a and_o so_o gracious_a a_o father_n as_o be_v now_o so_o glorious_a with_o thou_o in_o heaven_n will_v stretch_v forth_o his_o royal_a hand_n as_o thou_o do_v unto_o s._n peter_n to_o preserve_v we_o from_o sink_v i_o must_v now_o with_o fear_n and_o reverence_n and_o in_o all_o humility_n crave_v leave_n to_o return_v my_o speech_n unto_o thyself_o and_o as_o thou_o have_v command_v we_o to_o hear_v thy_o voice_n so_o thou_o have_v promise_v to_o hear_v our_o prayer_n and_o therefore_o i_o pray_v thou_o let_v not_o my_o lord_n be_v angry_a but_o suffer_v thy_o servant_n to_o speak_v unto_o thou_o and_o we_o confess_v that_o we_o be_v not_o worthy_a to_o sit_v with_o the_o dog_n of_o thy_o flock_n yet_o thou_o have_v call_v we_o to_o a_o most_o high_a and_o honourable_a place_n to_o be_v thy_o ambassador_n to_o thy_o choose_a people_n and_o unto_o king_n and_o prince_n to_o be_v thy_o steward_n and_o the_o dispenser_n of_o thy_o manifold_a grace_n and_o according_a to_o our_o place_n thou_o have_v command_v we_o to_o behave_v and_o carry_v our_o self_n as_o may_v be_v most_o agreeable_a for_o thy_o honour_n to_o preach_v thy_o word_n to_o relieve_v the_o poor_a to_o keep_v hospitality_n to_o build_v thy_o house_n and_o to_o do_v other_o the_o like_a work_n of_o piety_n and_o charity_n 13._o matth._n 21_o 33._o matth._n 25_o 14._o luke_n 19_o 13._o and_o we_o know_v that_o thou_o be_v not_o like_o pharaoh_n a_o cruel_a master_n that_o take_v away_o the_o straw_n and_o yet_o will_v require_v the_o whole_a tale_n of_o brick_n for_o thou_o do_v deliver_v thy_o vineyard_n unto_o the_o husbandman_n before_o thou_o do_v expect_v the_o fruit_n of_o it_o and_o thou_o give_v thy_o talent_n unto_o thy_o servant_n before_o thou_o do_v look_v for_o any_o gain_n from_o they_o but_o now_o o_o lord_n god_n our_o straw_n be_v keep_v from_o we_o our_o vineyard_n be_v take_v away_o we_o it_o be_v all_o take_v from_o we_o and_o now_o still_o much_o be_v detain_v from_o we_o and_o we_o have_v scarce_o any_o one_o talon_n leave_v unto_o we_o for_o o_o god_n the_o heathen_a have_v come_v into_o thy_o inheritance_n and_o as_o of_o old_a they_o make_v jerusalem_n so_o now_o of_o late_a they_o have_v make_v the_o famous_a church_n of_o s._n keny_n and_o many_o other_o church_n in_o ireland_n a_o heap_n of_o stone_n the_o dead_a body_n of_o thy_o servant_n have_v they_o give_v to_o be_v meat_n unto_o the_o fowl_n of_o the_o air_n and_o the_o flesh_n of_o thy_o saint_n unto_o the_o beast_n of_o the_o field_n and_o as_o the_o prophet_n david_n say_v the_o tabernacle_n of_o the_o edomite_n and_o ismaelite_n the_o moabite_n and_o the_o hagareus_n gebal_n and_o ammon_n and_o amalec_n the_o philistine_n with_o they_o that_o dwell_v at_o tyre_n assure_v also_o be_v join_v with_o they_o and_o have_v holpen_v the_o child_n of_o lot_n to_o devour_v jacob_n and_o to_o lay_v waste_v his_o dwell_a place_n so_o the_o independent_o the_o arminian_o the_o brownist_n the_o anabaptist_n luther_n and_o calvin_n and_o cartwright_n the_o hugonot_n with_o they_o that_o be_v call_v quaker_n and_o the_o jesuit_n also_o have_v join_v with_o they_o and_o have_v to_o the_o uttermost_a of_o their_o 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jehosaphat_n give_v commandment_n and_o prescribe_v unto_o the_o chief_a priest_n and_o levite_n what_o form_n and_o order_n they_o shall_v observe_v in_o their_o ecclesiastical_a cause_n and_o method_n of_o serve_v god_n but_o also_o constantine_n theodosius_n justinian_n and_o all_o the_o christian_a emperor_n that_o be_v careful_a of_o god_n service_n do_v the_o like_a and_o therefore_o when_o the_o donatist_n allege_v that_o secular_a prince_n have_v nothing_o to_o do_v to_o meddle_v in_o matter_n of_o religion_n and_o in_o cause_n ecclesiastical_a 26._o aug._n l._n 2._o c._n 26._o saint_n augustine_n in_o his_o second_o epistle_n against_o gaudentius_n say_v i_o have_v already_o prove_v that_o it_o appertain_v to_o the_o king_n charge_n that_o the_o ninivites_n shall_v pacify_v god_n wrath_n and_o therefore_o the_o king_n that_o be_v of_o christ_n church_n do_v judge_v most_o true_o that_o it_o belong_v to_o their_o charge_n to_o see_v that_o man_n rebel_n not_o bonifac_o idom_n ep_v 48._o &_o ep_v 50._o add_v bonifac_o without_o punishment_n against_o the_o same_o because_o god_n do_v inspire_v it_o be_v to_o the_o mind_n of_o king_n that_o they_o shall_v procure_v the_o commandment_n of_o the_o lord_n to_o be_v perform_v in_o all_o their_o kingdom_n for_o they_o be_v command_v to_o serve_v the_o lord_n in_o fear_n and_o how_o do_v they_o serve_v the_o lord_n as_o king_n but_o in_o make_v law_n for_o christ_n law_n so_o they_o be_v call_v the_o king_n ecclesiastical_a law_n as_o man_n he_o serve_v he_o by_o live_v faithful_o but_o as_o king_n he_o serve_v he_o in_o make_v law_n that_o shall_v command_v just_a thing_n and_o forbid_v the_o contrary_a which_o they_o can_v not_o do_v if_o they_o be_v not_o king_n and_o by_o the_o example_n of_o the_o king_n of_o ninive_n darius_n nabuchadnezzar_n and_o other_o which_o be_v but_o figure_n and_o prophecy_n that_o foreshow_v the_o power_n duty_n and_o service_n that_o christian_a king_n shall_v owe_v and_o perform_v in_o like_a sort_n to_o the_o furtherance_n of_o christ_n religion_n in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o new_a testament_n when_o all_o king_n shall_v fall_v down_o and_o worship_n christ_n 92_o psal_n 72.11_o arg._n count_v lit_fw-fr peul_fw-fr l._n 2._o c_o 92_o and_o all_o nation_n shall_v do_v he_o service_n he_o prove_v that_o the_o christian_a king_n and_o prince_n shall_v make_v law_n and_o decree_n for_o the_o furtherance_n of_o god_n service_n even_o as_o nabuchadnezzar_n have_v do_v in_o his_o time_n and_o upon_o the_o word_n of_o the_o apostle_n 2._o idem_fw-la in_o l._n de_fw-la 12._o abus_fw-la grad_v grad_v 2._o that_o the_o king_n bear_v not_o the_o sword_n in_o vain_a he_o prove_v against_o petilian_n that_o the_o power_n and_o authority_n of_o the_o prince_n which_o the_o apostle_n treat_v of_o in_o that_o place_n be_v give_v unto_o they_o to_o make_v sharp_a penal_a law_n to_o further_a
parliament_n who_o condemn_v and_o execute_v he_o for_o his_o thought_n philip_n the_o first_o of_o spain_n see_v a_o falcon_n kill_v a_o eagle_n command_v his_o head_n to_o be_v wring_v off_o say_v let_v none_o presume_v above_o their_o sovereign_n and_o in_o the_o reign_n of_o henry_n the_o four_o of_o england_n one_o be_v hang_v draw_v and_o quarter_v in_o cheapside_n london_n for_o jest_v with_o his_o son_n that_o if_o he_o do_v learn_v well_o he_o will_v make_v he_o heir_n of_o the_o crown_n mean_v his_o own_o house_n that_o have_v the_o sign_n of_o the_o crown_n to_o prove_v the_o proverb_n true_a non_fw-la est_fw-la bonum_fw-la ludere_fw-la cum_fw-la sanctis_fw-la it_o be_v not_o safe_a jest_n with_o king_n and_o crown_n and_o it_o be_v less_o safe_a to_o resist_v they_o if_o you_o will_v believe_v wise_a solomon_n and_o i_o have_v read_v of_o another_o king_n that_o pass_v over_o a_o river_n his_o crown_n fall_v into_o the_o water_n one_o of_o his_o watermen_n leap_v in_o and_o dive_v to_o the_o bottom_n and_o take_v up_o the_o crown_n put_v it_o upon_o his_o head_n that_o it_o may_v not_o hinder_v his_o swim_n and_o so_o bring_v it_o to_o the_o king_n again_o who_o reward_v he_o well_o for_o his_o pain_n but_o cause_v his_o head_n to_o be_v chop_v off_o for_o presume_v to_o wear_v his_o crown_n and_o all_o this_o be_v but_o a_o inanswerable_a argument_n to_o condemn_v our_o rebel_n that_o neither_o reverence_n the_o majesty_n of_o their_o king_n nor_o respect_v the_o commandment_n of_o their_o god_n 3._o obedience_n 3._o obedience_n obedience_n be_v another_o principal_a part_n of_o that_o honour_n which_o we_o owe_v unto_o the_o king_n and_o this_o obedience_n of_o the_o inferior_n join_v with_o the_o direction_n of_o the_o superior_n do_v make_v any_o state_n most_o successful_a but_o when_o these_o be_v divorce_v obedient_a the_o marriage_n of_o obedience_n and_o authority_n and_o the_o issue_n aeschylus_n all_o must_v be_v obedient_a than_o nothing_o go_v right_a in_o that_o commonwealth_n for_o so_o the_o sage_n of_o greece_n express_v it_o by_o the_o marriage_n that_o jupiter_n make_v between_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d who_o child_n bring_v forth_o betwixt_o they_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o show_v unto_o we_o that_o when_o authority_n be_v marry_v to_o obedience_n and_o obedience_n prove_v a_o dutiful_a and_o good_a wife_n to_o authority_n the_o fruit_n of_o that_o match_n will_v be_v happiness_n to_o the_o whole_a kingdom_n and_o therefore_o if_o we_o will_v be_v happy_a we_o must_v be_v obedient_a and_o our_o obedience_n must_v be_v universal_a in_o all_o thing_n in_o the_o lord_n jussa_fw-la sequi_fw-la tam_fw-la velle_fw-la mihi_fw-la quà m_fw-la posse_fw-la necesse_fw-la est_fw-la 1._o lucan_n l._n 1._o so_o the_o people_n say_v unto_o joshua_n all_o that_o thou_o command_v we_o we_o will_v do_v 1.16_o josh_n 1.16_o and_o all_o must_v do_v it_o the_o great_a aswell_o as_o the_o lesser_a the_o noble_a man_n as_o well_o as_o the_o mean_a man_n yea_o rather_o than_o the_o mean_a man_n for_o though_o rebellion_n in_o any_o one_o be_v as_o the_o sin_n of_o witchcraft_n yet_o in_o a_o vulgar_a man_n it_o may_v admit_v of_o vulgar_a apology_n but_o in_o a_o man_n of_o quality_n in_o noble_a man_n in_o courtier_n breed_v in_o the_o king_n house_n other_o noble_a man_n rebellion_n more_o abominable_a to_o god_n and_o man_n than_o any_o other_o in_o the_o king_n service_n and_o raise_v by_o the_o king_n favour_n it_o be_v morbus_fw-la complicatus_fw-la a_o decompound_a sin_n a_o transcendent_a ingratitude_n and_o unexpressable_a iniquity_n the_o example_n more_o spread_v and_o the_o infection_n more_o contagious_a because_o more_o conspicuous_a and_o the_o giddy_a attempt_n of_o a_o unguided_a multitude_n be_v but_o as_o cardinal_n farnesius_n say_v like_o the_o beech_n tree_n without_o his_o top_n soon_o wither_v and_o vanish_v into_o nothing_o without_o leader_n when_o they_o become_v a_o burden_n unto_o themselves_o and_o a_o prey_n unto_o other_o therefore_o the_o contradiction_n of_o corah_n dathan_n and_o abiram_n that_o be_v so_o eminent_a in_o the_o congregation_n be_v a_o sin_n so_o odious_a unto_o god_n that_o he_o will_v have_v destroy_v all_o israel_n for_o their_o sake_n as_o now_o he_o punish_v all_o england_n for_o the_o sin_n of_o those_o noble_a man_n that_o have_v rebel_v against_o their_o king_n 13.1_o rom._n 13.1_o and_o be_v always_o like_o sejanus_n as_o wayward_a please_v as_o oppose_v and_o therefore_o st._n paul_n say_v that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d every_o soul_n must_v be_v subject_a to_o the_o high_a power_n and_o he_o say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d you_o must_v needs_o be_v subject_n or_o be_v obedient_a argument_n rom._n 13.5_o obedience_n press_v by_o a_o three_o fold_v argument_n and_o he_o press_v this_o obedience_n with_o many_o argument_n as_o 1._o from_o god_n ordinance_n because_o god_n have_v set_v they_o over_o we_o and_o command_v we_o to_o be_v obedient_a unto_o they_o and_o therefore_o whosoever_o resist_v they_o war_v against_o god_n 2._o from_o man_n conscience_n which_o tell_v we_o 4._o rom._n 13_o 4._o that_o he_o be_v the_o minister_n of_o god_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o good_a and_o therefore_o virtutis_fw-la amore_fw-la if_o we_o have_v any_o love_n to_o goodness_n we_o ought_v to_o obey_v our_o king_n 3._o for_o fear_v of_o vengeance_n because_o he_o bear_v not_o the_o sword_n in_o vain_a but_o be_v king_n v._o 4._o how_o we_o ought_v to_o behave_v ourselves_o towards_o wicked_a king_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o revenger_n to_o execute_v wrath_n upon_o he_o that_o do_v evil_a therefore_o this_o obedience_n to_o our_o king_n be_v not_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o thing_n of_o indifferency_n but_o of_o necessity_n for_o be_v our_o king_n for_o his_o religion_n impious_a for_o his_o government_n unjust_a and_o for_o life_n licentious_a as_o cruel_a as_o nero_n as_o profane_a as_o julian_n and_o as_o wicked_a as_o heliogabalus_n yet_o the_o subject_n must_v obey_v he_o the_o bishop_n must_v admonish_v he_o the_o counsel_n must_v advise_v he_o and_o all_o must_v pray_v for_o he_o but_o no_o mortal_a man_n that_o be_v his_o subject_n have_v either_o leave_n to_o resist_v he_o or_o license_v to_o reject_v he_o unless_o they_o reject_v the_o ordinance_n of_o god_n and_o so_o fight_v against_o god_n and_o you_o know_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d it_o be_v hard_o to_o vanquish_v god_n it_o be_v true_o say_v by_o a_o learned_a bishop_n si_fw-la bone_fw-la est_fw-la princeps_fw-la nutritor_n est_fw-la tuus_fw-la king_n ardua_fw-la res_fw-la homini_fw-la est_fw-la mortali_fw-la vincere_fw-la numen_fw-la why_o god_n send_v evil_a king_n if_o thy_o king_n be_v good_a he_o be_v thy_o nurse_n father_n and_o it_o be_v a_o great_a happiness_n to_o his_o subject_n sin_v malus_fw-la est_fw-la tentator_n est_fw-la tuus_fw-la but_o if_o he_o be_v evil_a he_o be_v either_o for_o the_o punishment_n of_o thy_o sin_n or_o for_o the_o trial_n of_o thy_o faith_n and_o therefore_o receive_v thy_o punishment_n with_o patience_n or_o thy_o trial_n without_o resistance_n and_o aquin_n say_v tollenda_fw-la est_fw-la culpa_fw-la &_o cessabit_fw-la tyrannorum_fw-la plaga_fw-la do_v thou_o take_v away_o thy_o sin_n and_o god_n will_v soon_o take_v away_o thy_o punishment_n otherwise_o as_o for_o our_o sin_n we_o do_v often_o suffer_v drought_n flood_n unseasonable_a weather_n sickness_n plague_n and_o many_o other_o evil_n of_o nature_n ita_fw-la luxum_fw-la &_o avaritiam_fw-la deminantium_fw-la tolerare_fw-la debemus_fw-la so_o when_o god_n set_v up_o hypocrite_n or_o tyrant_n to_o reign_v over_o we_o to_o be_v the_o scourge_n of_o his_o wrath_n and_o the_o rod_n of_o his_o fury_n we_o must_v not_o struggle_v against_o god_n but_o rest_v content_v to_o endure_v the_o vice_n of_o our_o ruler_n as_o a_o just_a punishment_n of_o our_o wickedness_n say_v cornelius_n tacitus_n 15.22_o tacitus_n et_fw-la michael_n palatinus_n hungariae_n dicebat_fw-la rege_fw-la coro_fw-la nato_fw-la etiamsi_fw-la bos_fw-la esses_fw-la nobis_fw-la obtemperandum_fw-la est_fw-la bonfin_fw-fr dec_fw-la 4._o lib._n 3._o four_o kind_n of_o obedience_n 1._o force_a obedience_n rom._n 12.1_o 1_o sam._n 15.22_o but_o here_o you_o must_v observe_v that_o there_o be_v diverse_a kind_n of_o obedience_n especial_o 1._o coacta_fw-la 2._o caca._n 3._o simulata_fw-la 4._o ordinata_fw-la 1._o force_a 2._o foolish_a 3._o feign_a 4._o well_o order_v 1._o the_o first_o be_v a_o force_a and_o compel_v obedience_n mere_o for_o fear_n of_o wrath_n as_o child_n learn_v or_o slave_n do_v their_o duty_n for_o fear_v of_o the_o rod_n and_o this_o be_v better_a than_o resistance_n though_o nothing_o like_o to_o that_o obedience_n which_o s._n paul_n call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d because_o this_o
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