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national_a church_n unlawful_a or_o inconsistent_a with_o the_o progress_n of_o the_o christian_a religion_n or_o the_o notion_n of_o christian_a union_n and_o communion_n do_v either_o the_o gospel_n or_o any_o thing_n in_o christianity_n teach_v we_o that_o the_o use_n of_o ceremony_n be_v unlawful_a in_o divine_a worship_n or_o that_o the_o sign_n of_o the_o terimus_fw-la the_o clem._n alex._n strom._n l_o 2._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d tertul_n de_fw-fr resur_fw-fr caro_fw-la abluitur_fw-la caro_fw-la signatur_fw-la de_fw-fr corona_fw-la ad_fw-la omnem_fw-la frontem_fw-la crucis_fw-la signaculo_fw-la terimus_fw-la
the_o true_a notion_n of_o persecution_n state_v in_o a_o sermon_n preach_v at_o the_o time_n of_o the_o late_a contribution_n for_o the_o french_a protestant_n by_o george_n hickes_n d._n d._n chaplain_n to_o his_o grace_n the_o duke_n of_o lauderdale_n and_o vicar_n of_o alhallows-barkin_a london_n publish_a at_o the_o earnest_a request_n of_o many_o that_o hear_v it_o preach_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ignat._n ad_fw-la rom._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d clem._n ad_fw-la cor._n ep._n 11._o london_n print_v for_o walter_n kettilby_n at_o the_o bishops-head_n in_o s._n paul_n churchyard_n m_n dc_o lxxxi_o 2_o cor._n four_o 9_o persecute_v but_o not_o forsake_v cast_v down_o but_o not_o destroy_v the_o precedent_a verse_n be_v this_o we_o be_v trouble_v on_o every_o side_n yet_o not_o distress_v we_o be_v perplex_v but_o not_o in_o despair_n persecute_v but_o these_o word_n be_v speak_v by_o s._n paul_n not_o of_o the_o christian_n in_o general_a but_o of_o the_o apostle_n who_o above_o all_o other_o christian_n be_v so_o obnoxious_a to_o suffering_n because_o they_o preach_v the_o new_a doctrine_n of_o the_o gospel_n which_o be_v the_o destruction_n of_o all_o other_o religion_n throughout_o the_o jewish_a and_o gentile_a world_n but_o because_o the_o disciple_n or_o lay-professor_n of_o christianity_n have_v in_o all_o age_n and_o government_n suffer_v in_o proportion_n with_o the_o preacher_n of_o it_o i_o shall_v consider_v the_o word_n in_o general_a as_o they_o regard_v the_o whole_a body_n of_o any_o christian_a communion_n that_o suffer_v in_o any_o common_a persecution_n the_o pastor_n with_o their_o flock_n the_o teacher_n with_o their_o hearer_n the_o clergy_n with_o the_o laity_n for_o it_o often_o so_o happen_v that_o all_o that_o will_v live_v godly_a shall_v suffer_v persecution_n and_o that_o the_o professor_n of_o christianity_n be_v they_o minister_n or_o people_n must_v through_o many_o tribulation_n and_o affliction_n enter_v into_o the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n for_o christianity_n be_v a_o suffer_a religion_n and_o above_o all_o other_o expose_v its_o professor_n to_o persecution_n because_o when_o the_o supreme_a power_n happen_v to_o be_v infidel_n idolater_n or_o heretic_n and_o so_o set_v itself_o against_o the_o gospel_n in_o general_n or_o any_o particular_a truth_n of_o it_o it_o become_v the_o duty_n of_o all_o christian_a subject_n to_o suffer_v if_o they_o will_v not_o fly_v there_o be_v no_o mean_a in_o the_o gospel_n betwixt_o these_o two_o extreme_n deny_v the_o faith_n or_o 363._o or_o just_a mart._n apol._n 2._o p._n 64._o edit_n par_fw-fr 1615._o dial_n cum_fw-la tryph._n p._n 236_o 323_o 363._o fight_v in_o the_o defence_n of_o it_o be_v equal_o damn_v sin_n for_o as_o it_o be_v write_v whosoever_o deni_v i_o before_o man_n he_o will_v i_o deny_v before_o my_o father_n which_o be_v in_o heaven_n so_o it_o be_v as_o plain_o write_v whosoever_o resist_v the_o power_n resist_v the_o ordinance_n of_o god_n and_o they_o that_o resist_v shall_v receive_v to_o themselves_o damnation_n and_o that_o we_o shall_v in_o no_o exigence_n do_v the_o one_o nor_o the_o other_o but_o 323._o but_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d just_o mart._n dial_n cum_fw-la tryph._n p._n 323._o cheerful_o suffer_v or_o save_v ourselves_o by_o flight_n it_o be_v also_o write_v that_o every_o one_o who_o shall_v forsake_v house_n or_o brethren_n or_o sister_n or_o father_n or_o mother_n or_o wife_n or_o child_n or_o land_n or_o lose_v his_o life_n for_o christ_n sake_n and_o the_o gospel_n shall_v receive_v a_o hundred_o fold_n and_o inherit_v everlasting_a life_n and_o that_o they_o be_v bless_v who_o be_v persecute_v for_o righteousness_n sake_n for_o they_o be_v the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n according_o have_v it_o be_v the_o practice_n of_o all_o good_a christian_n to_o suffer_v or_o fly_v for_o so_o we_o be_v use_v to_o speak_v not_o that_o flight_n be_v not_o one_o sort_n of_o suffer_v for_o it_o imply_v forsake_v of_o house_n relation_n land_n and_o country_n but_o that_o it_o be_v the_o custom_n of_o all_o language_n to_o speak_v of_o the_o lesser_a evil_n as_o of_o a_o good_a and_o so_o flight_n be_v if_o it_o be_v compare_v with_o death_n slavery_n or_o bodily_a torment_n which_o be_v more_o emphatical_o call_v suffering_n though_o real_o in_o itself_o it_o be_v also_o a_o great_a degree_n of_o suffering_n for_o which_o the_o person_n so_o fly_v from_o persecution_n shall_v be_v reward_v with_o everlasting_a life_n i_o say_v it_o have_v be_v the_o inviolable_a practice_n of_o all_o good_a christian_n to_o suffer_v or_o fly_v and_o never_o to_o resist_v so_o the_o primitive_a christian_n do_v under_o pagan_a arrian_n and_o apostate_n emperor_n the_o waldenses_n under_o pagano-christian_a or_o popish_a power_n our_o own_o ancestor_n in_o the_o day_n of_o queen_n mary_n and_o now_o our_o poor_a brethren_n of_o the_o reform_a french_a communion_n who_o be_v flee_v hither_o in_o assurance_n of_o his_o majesty_n be_v protection_n and_o his_o protestant_a subject_n charity_n to_o who_o he_o as_o it_o become_v so_o great_a a_o patron_n of_o the_o protestant_a cause_n have_v most_o affectionate_o recommend_v they_o command_v we_o to_o stir_v you_o up_o to_o so_o good_a a_o work_n which_o i_o have_v choose_v to_o do_v in_o a_o discourse_n upon_o these_o word_n upon_o which_o i_o shall_v proceed_v in_o the_o follow_a method_n first_o i_o shall_v show_v what_o persecution_n be_v or_o when_o christian_n be_v true_o say_v to_o be_v persecute_v second_o i_o shall_v show_v that_o our_o brethren_n of_o the_o french_a church_n be_v under_o a_o true_a persecution_n or_o true_o persecute_v three_o i_o shall_v show_v you_o to_o what_o a_o degree_n they_o be_v persecute_v and_o last_o i_o shall_v show_v you_o that_o it_o be_v our_o indispensable_a duty_n to_o help_v and_o assist_v they_o that_o now_o they_o be_v persecute_v they_o may_v not_o be_v destitute_a nor_o quite_o destroy_v though_o they_o be_v cast_v down_o persecute_v but_o not_o forsake_v cast_v down_o but_o not_o destroy_v i._n first_o i_o shall_v show_v what_o persecution_n be_v which_o be_v very_o necessary_a for_o i_o to_o do_v because_o the_o true_a notion_n of_o persecution_n be_v general_o mistake_v man_n often_o miscal_v that_o by_o the_o odious_a name_n of_o persecution_n which_o be_v nothing_o but_o the_o execution_n of_o just_a and_o sometime_o of_o necessary_a and_o wholesome_a law_n thus_o the_o modern_a jew_n in_o their_o writing_n speak_v of_o themselves_o as_o of_o a_o people_n that_o be_v persecute_v by_o the_o seed_n of_o esau_n throughout_o the_o whole_a world_n the_o papist_n those_o in_o the_o british_a dominion_n especial_o complain_v that_o they_o be_v persecute_v by_o the_o heretic_n and_o beside_o they_o there_o be_v yet_o many_o other_o sort_n among_o we_o who_o make_v bitter_a out-cry_n against_o persecution_n when_o their_o suffering_n if_o try_v by_o the_o true_a test_n of_o persecution_n will_v not_o i_o be_o confident_a appear_v to_o be_v such_o therefore_o that_o i_o may_v lay_v down_o the_o true_a notion_n of_o it_o i_o must_v desire_v you_o to_o observe_v that_o the_o original_a word_n in_o the_o old_a and_o new_a testament_n as_o likewise_o the_o latin_a word_n for_o persecution_n and_o to_o persecute_v proper_o signify_v to_o pursue_v or_o run_v after_o another_o to_o stop_v he_o or_o get_v before_o he_o and_o from_o this_o agonistical_a acceptation_n of_o the_o word_n they_o be_v translate_v into_o a_o tropical_a sense_n to_o signify_v to_o prosecute_v pursue_v or_o attach_v by_o law_n i_o confess_v sometime_o they_o signify_v to_o pursue_v after_o another_o to_o kill_v he_o and_o so_o come_v to_o be_v take_v in_o a_o military_a sense_n to_o prosecute_v by_o the_o sword_n but_o because_o i_o be_o resolve_v to_o confine_v my_o discourse_n to_o legal_a or_o pretend_v legal_a persecution_n i_o shall_v take_v no_o notice_n of_o sword-persecution_n further_o than_o it_o happen_v to_o the_o subject_n from_o the_o magistrate_n by_o virtue_n of_o the_o law_n to_o make_v this_o which_o be_v the_o first_o step_n of_o my_o discourse_n as_o plain_a as_o i_o can_v i_o tell_v you_o again_o that_o the_o scripture-word_n for_o to_o persecute_v signify_v to_o prosecute_v or_o pursue_v by_o law_n and_o by_o law_n i_o here_o understand_v law_n in_o the_o large_a sense_n for_o the_o will_n and_o pleasure_n of_o the_o supreme_a authority_n whereby_o the_o people_n that_o live_v under_o it_o be_v command_v to_o do_v or_o not_o to_o do_v otherwise_o to_o do_v or_o forbear_v do_v such_o and_o such_o thing_n now_o because_o in_o the_o several_a time_n wherein_o the_o several_a book_n of_o the_o old_a and_o new_a testament_n be_v write_v as_o well_o as_o in_o the_o age_n since_o good_a man_n be_v often_o prosecute_v and_o pursue_v by_o authoritative_a order_n for_o
much_o as_o they_o please_v they_o be_v not_o persecute_v but_o just_o punish_v for_o disobedience_n to_o the_o supreme_a power_n they_o suffer_v not_o for_o god_n sake_n but_o their_o own_o they_o suffer_v not_o as_o martyr_n and_o confessor_n but_o as_o malefactor_n this_o consideration_n make_v s._n peter_n in_o his_o first_o epistle_n general_a distinguish_v so_o careful_o between_o suffer_v as_o a_o malefactor_n and_o suffer_v as_o a_o christian_a chap._n 4._o 14_o 15._o if_o you_o be_v reproach_v for_o the_o name_n of_o christ_n happy_a be_v you_o but_o let_v none_o of_o you_o suffer_v as_o 1._o as_o oraet_fw-la lucii_n mart._n ad_fw-la vrbicium_fw-la praefect_n just_a m._n apol._n 1._o a_o murderer_n or_o as_o a_o thief_n or_o as_o a_o evildoer_n or_o as_o a_o busybody_n in_o thing_n that_o belong_v not_o unto_o he_o yet_o if_o any_o man_n suffer_v as_o a_o christian_a let_v he_o not_o be_v ashamed_a but_o glorify_v god_n on_o this_o behalf_n in_o the_o 2d_o chap._n 13._o ver_fw-la he_o charge_v they_o to_o submit_v themselves_o to_o every_o ordinance_n of_o man_n whether_o it_o be_v to_o the_o emperor_n or_o his_o subordinate_a magistrate_n for_o the_o lord_n sake_n as_o free_v indeed_o in_o a_o spiritual_a sense_n from_o many_o yoke_n but_o not_o to_o use_v their_o christian_a freedom_n as_o a_o cloak_n for_o their_o malignity_n but_o as_o the_o servant_n of_o god_n then_o from_o subject_n he_o proceed_v to_o the_o servant_n or_o slave_n who_o you_o may_v be_v sure_o suffer_v much_o from_o jewish_a and_o heathen_a master_n upon_o the_o account_n of_o the_o christian_a religion_n and_o he_o tell_v they_o that_o it_o be_v alex._n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d cod._n alex._n acceptable_a to_o god_n if_o a_o man_n for_o conscience_n towards_o god_n endure_v grief_n suffer_v wrongful_o and_o in_o the_o 3d._a chap._n after_o he_o have_v charge_v all_o christian_n as_o be_v the_o best_a way_n to_o avoid_v suffering_n to_o refrain_v their_o tongue_n to_o eschew_v evil_a to_o do_v good_a and_o seek_v peace_n who_o be_v he_o say_v he_o that_o will_v harm_v you_o if_o you_o be_v follower_n of_o that_o which_o be_v good_a but_o if_o notwithstanding_o all_o this_o you_o chance_v to_o suffer_v for_o righteousness-sake_n happy_a be_v you_o and_o be_v not_o afraid_a of_o their_o terror_n neither_o be_v trouble_v and_o last_o in_o the_o four_o chap._n he_o resume_v the_o argument_n again_o in_o the_o word_n which_o i_o cite_v above_o conclude_v that_o they_o that_o so_o suffer_v according_a to_o the_o will_n of_o god_n shall_v commit_v the_o keep_n of_o their_o soul_n unto_o he_o as_o unto_o a_o faithful_a creator_n according_o there_o be_v scarce_o any_o one_o place_n of_o the_o new_a testament_n where_o suffering_n or_o persecution_n be_v mention_v but_o it_o be_v with_o respect_n to_o the_o christian_a religion_n as_o bless_a be_v you_o when_o man_n shall_v revile_v you_o and_o persecute_v you_o and_o say_v all_o manner_n of_o evil_n of_o you_o false_o for_o my_o sake_n whosoever_o shall_v lose_v his_o life_n for_o my_o sake_n and_o the_o gospel_n the_o same_o shall_v save_v it_o very_o very_o i_o say_v unto_o you_o that_o there_o be_v no_o man_n that_o have_v leave_v house_n or_o brethren_n or_o sister_n or_o father_n or_o etc._n etc._n for_o my_o sake_n and_o the_o gospel_n but_o he_o shall_v receive_v a_o hundred_o fold_n now_o in_o this_o time_n with_o persecution_n and_o in_o the_o world_n to_o come_v eternal_a life_n from_o which_o place_n it_o be_v evident_a that_o persecution_n consist_v in_o suffer_v for_o christ_n sake_n or_o for_o the_o sake_n of_o the_o christian_a religion_n or_o any_o truth_n of_o it_o or_o for_o obey_v god_n in_o any_o particular_a of_o it_o after_o the_o same_o manner_n that_o the_o prophet_n or_o holy_a man_n of_o old_a use_v to_o suffer_v under_o the_o law_n or_o jewish_a oeconomy_n as_o our_o saviour_n say_v bless_a be_v you_o when_o man_n shall_v revile_v you_o and_o persecute_v 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