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A07819	A sermon preached before the Kings most excellent Majestie, in the cathedrall church of Durham Upon Sunday, being the fifth day of May. 1639. By the Right Reverend Father in God, Thomas Lord Bishop of Duresme. Published by his Majesties speciall command.	Morton, Thomas, 1564-1659.	1639 (1639)	STC 18196; ESTC S112915	18,792	48

the earthen and mortall God be rejected justly To this purpose the Example of Daniel is registred in holy writ A law was signed by king Darius that none should make any Petition to God for certain dayes Daniel disobeyeth this law he is cast to the lions to be devoured he is delivered by Gods Angel Darius congratulateth his deliverance and Daniel justifieth his former Disobedience saying Vnto thee O King have I done no hurt Kings are not to think it any injury or derogation to their Royalty that the King of Kings be rather obeyed King Solomon saw the Equity hereof when distinguishing of Heights of powers in the case of oppression of the people by unjust Judges he said There is higher then they meaning the King whom in that respect also he calleth The Highest on earth to whom the Subject might appeal but if the King will not then to know that there is one Higher then the Highest even God Thereby teaching Inferiours that they must still vail to the Highest And our Canon which will have us subject to the Higher Powers before the lower among men doth by Analogie instruct us principally to be Subject to that Higher Power by whom these Powers are namely as saith the Canon By the Ordinance of God A case clearly resolved long since by the Apostles for Christ had commanded his Disciples to goe and teach in his Name the Jewish Sanhedrin inhibiteth them saying Teach no more in that name they rejoyne Whether it be better to obey God or Man judge you An answer so Rationall Conscionable and Irrefragable by referring it to the Judgement and Conscience of whatsoever Adversary that had any knowledge of God as that it was an impregnable convincement But we never reade of a lawfull Resistance to Governours whereof the Canon here speake●● for it is called a Resistance of Powers and therefore it intimateth and withall condemneth a Powerfull violent Resistance whether it be made by Persons invaded or else by Persons invading for these two are to be differenced The Conspirators whatsoever else they might inwardly intend doe openly professe not to use any violence by Armes untill they shall be invaded and therefore it is that they palliate this their Opposition with the name of a Defensive Resistance repeating againe and againe the word Defence Hereupon I am compelled to take up that Out-cry of Tully against Tubero for bringing men into the field armed with Speares and Swords Quis sensus armorum saith he What other meaning can mortall weapons have then mortall wounds except the Conspirators would have us thinke that there is more mercy in Muskets and Canons then there could be in Swords and Speares or that if our King should be constrained which God forbid to dispute his Right by Armes they would defend themselves without blowes and bloodshed It will be no excuse for them that there is a Generation more rebellious then they who invade before they be invaded and that also in pretence of Religion These I need not name they are to all the world so visible both by publike Invasions and treacherous Assassinations For it is needlesse to reckon up unto you the Romish often machinations to raise publike Insurrections the Curse of God upon the last Northerne Rebellion is felt of this Countrey Inhabitants even at this Day As for Assassinates by Popish and Jesuiticall Suggesters the miseries of France and horror at the sight of their Kings wallowing in their gore-blood the joy of England for Gods manifold and miraculous Deliverances to our last Queene and King of blessed memory together with the whole State of this Kingdome do fully proclaime O that both these Spirits of Rebelliousnesse would now at the last abhorre the mischiefe of all violent Resistance by Consideration of the Grievousnesse of the Crime which in the next place is to be spoken of He that resisteth the Power what Resisteth the Ordinance of God That is Resisteth God himselfe WHence we collect a Condemnation both of Actuall Resistance and an Habituall Purpose of Resisting Touching the former both the Romish Seducers and the Conspirators oppose affirming and teaching viz If that Kings shall proove either Tyrants to their owne people or else Persecuters of the Professors of Religion then Subjects may arme themselves and make hostile Resistance This Doctrine is most notorious in the Romish Schooles The Conspirators inspired with the same Spirit will needs be thought to have an advantage from the verses following because the Subjection here required is prescribed in behalfe of Governors who are said to be such Rulers who are not a Terrour to Good workers but to Evill who are Ministers of God for Good and Revengers to execute vengeance on them that doe Evill Hence the Conspirators But Tyranny and unjust violence say they is not the Ordinance of God and be that resisteth it resisteth not the Ordinance of God for such Rulers are a Terrour to good Workers but not to Evill And the whole course of the Apostles Argument runs against Resistance of lawfull power commanding things good We must therefore acknowledge Tyranny to be the Ordinance of God and for good or extrude it from the Apostles argument Thus we see the Ministers among the Conspirators as Drummers in the Campe strike up their Alarme to war and violence and bewitch mens soules with that Sophistication which is called Ignoratio El●nchi And this Poyson likewise they have suckt out of the quils of Romish Sophisters That this may appeare to very Novices in Religion I shall give to our Adversaries their foure Objections foure punctuall Answers The first is That the Powers to whom Subjection is required by this Canon were indeed Tyrants to their owne Subjects and Persecuters of the Christian Professors For were not these Powers heathen Governors were not the most of them cruell Tyrants were they not all professed enemies to the Christian faith and Persecuters of the Professors thereof This cannot be denyed but if any mans ignorance should gainsay it we might instance in the Emperour Nero who was the highest Power in the world at this time He after the fift yeare of his Empire became so bloody a Tyrant even to his owne heathenish people that they branded him with the blacke marke of a Monster And he was so vile and violent an Opposer of Christian Religion that his Raigne hath beene registred ever since by Christians to have beene their First fierie persecution whereof the holy Pen-man of this Epistle felt some sparkles for Ephes 3. he displayeth himselfe saying I Paul a Prisoner of Iesus Christ Whence was that Epistle written the Subscription thereof saith From Rome And the like we reade in the Epistle to Philemon All this notwithstanding S. Paul requireth Subjection to this and to all Other never so Tyrannous Governours With what front or face then could these Romish and other Seducers distort this Text for proofe of a Rebellious Conclusion Their second Ignorance if yet it may be called