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A51440 The King on his throne: or A discourse maintaining the dignity of a king, the duty of a subject, and the unlawfulnesse of rebellion. Delivered in two sermons preached in the Cathedrall Church in York. By R.M. Master in Arts, Coll. S. Pet. Cant. Mossom, Robert, d. 1679. 1642 (1642) Wing M2862; ESTC R214245 31,316 52

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chose the foolish things of the world to confound the Wise the Weake things to confound the things which are Mighty and base things of the World and things which are despised did God chuse yea things which are not to bring to naught things that are 1 Cor. 1.26.27 c. That of Cyprian to Demetrianus is full to our purpose none of us saith he when he is apprehended resisteth quamvis nimius copiosus noster sit numerus though our number be far the greater Above all Ecclesiasticall History relates that Julians Army notwithstanding his great cruelty and persecution did consist most of Christians who we reade fought for him against his Enemies but never for themselves against him and that his Army did consist most of Christians appears by that full Acclamation of theirs to Jovinian afrer Julians death Christiani sumus we are Christians So that we may well say with Tertullian concerning the Sect of Christians in their Persecutions occidi licet occidere non licet not occidi potest occidere non potest not that it is in their Power to be slain not in their Power to slay but it is Lawfull for them to be slaine not Lawfull for them to slay Solomon here confirm's it with a non est qui resistat there is not any that may resist Yet are not the Adversary's herewith satisfied The Adversaries obiections answered but object to us the Men of Jerusalem who rose up against King Amaziah 2 King 14.19 Yet see how the Scripture setts a brand upon them and tells us that conspiraverant conspirationem they made a great Conspiracy an act as little commendable as it is imitable They tell us of the ten Tribes falling away to Jeroboam though the Scripture tells us that it was of the Lord 1 Kin. 12.24 Jeroboam being anoynted to the Crown by Ahijah the Shilonite They tell us of Jehu smiting the House of Ahab and rising up in arms against Joram his King though the Scripture tells us 2 King 9.6 Thus saith the Lord I have anoynted thee King over Israel and so Peter Martyr well It was an act extraordinary Loc. com cla 4. c. 20. non in Exemplum trahendum and not to be drawn into example They tell us also of the People delivering Jonathan from Saul 1 Sam. 14.45 Though it appears not in Scripture that they did it by forceable arms of resistance but rather as Junius and Tremelius by forceable Argument of Perswasion ut posthabita juramenti ratione Comment in locum juris haberetrationem That laying aside the account he had of his Oath he would have respect to Equity and Justice Thus then notwithstanding the Opposition of the Adversaries I have made it cleare to you that no Cause can justifie the Subjects taking up arms against the King 2 No Authority Who shall command against him 2. No authority from whom issueth the Power of commanding Yea but he is entrusted with that Power by the Commonwealth for the safety and well fare thereof which if he abuseth he may be deprived of it by the Commonwealth Suppose this true as you know affirm'd it hath been for a Truth suppose our King had his Power committed to him by the State which yet is most false as shall presently appeare and suppose it in the Power of the State to require it of him again Though let me tell you this severing the Head from the Body the King from the State hath been as ominous as erroneus But as I leade you into this Maze Note so will I conduct you out again Upon this Supposition then consider well our many Hero's brave Worthies Starres primae magnitudinis shining no lesse in Valour than in Vertue consider the gravity of their Wisedome the Authority of their Persons the Uprightnesse of their Lives Men fit for Councell in Peace and Conduct in Warre Consider those great Nobles and Grave Judges of the Land the Learned Doctors and Clergy of the Land the Faithfull Gentry and Loyall Commonalty consider the great Counties the many Cities with the Famous Universities All which stand up in the defence of their Soveraigne the Lords anoynted Consider these well and then tell me what is that you call the State what is that you call the Commonwealth of the Kingdome Thus you see that not without cause Saint Jude tells us v. 8. that they who despise Governement kurioteta not Dominum but Dominatum not the Governours but the Governement Comment in locum ordinem ipsum a Deo constitutum so Beza the Order it selfe constituted by God They the Apostle tells u are ' Enupnazourenoi altissimo veterno sopiri buried in a dead sleep so Beza againe they are filthy Dreamers so our English delusi insomniis deluded with Dreames so Erasmus That of our English may be applyed to the great Statesmen the Patriots that of Erasmus to the People their Disciples the former they are filthy Dreamers the latter they are delusi insomniis deceived with their Dreames For is it not evident to him that is awake and his Eyes open That what those Men set down to justifie their Actions doe most of all condemne them they swerving from their own Principles But to returne The Power of Kings is de super nor de subter from above not from beneath from God From whence the power of Kings is not from the Subjects call them what you will the Multitude the States or the Commonwealth Ego dixi Dii estis Psal 82.6 I have said ye are Gods Ego dixi I have said not nos diximus We have said he hath said it whose Dixit is a Fecit by him are Kings ordain'd by whom all things are created Per me Reges per quem Regna by him are Kings by whom are Kingdomes the World and the Governement of the World hath the same per both potestatis personae of Power and of Person If wicked Men once separate Reges from per me Kings from him by whom they are Kings no wonder if they strike at Regnant too no wonder if they strive to cast their Crowns down to the ground and lay their Honour in the dust Tertullian is full for an Heathen Emperour In Apologet. Imperatorem saith he necesse est ut suspiciamus it is necessary that we reverence the Emperour and how so ut eum quem Dominus noster elegit as him whom our Lord hath chosen ut merito dixerim noster est magis Caesar ut a nostro Deo constitutus that I may very well say Caesar is rather our Emperour as constituted by our God Yea the King is by God but God he worketh by means and therfore though he chuse the King yet it is mediante Populo by the choice of the People For this see Psal 89.20 there saith God of King David I have exalted one chosen out of the People The King not chosen by the People Electum●e Populo chosen out of the People not