Selected quad for the lemma: religion_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
religion_n	church_n	government_n	kingdom_n	3,695	5	5.8013	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A53808	The judgment and decree of the University of Oxford past in their convocation July 21, 1683, against certain pernicious books and damnable doctrines destructive to the sacred persons of princes, their state and government, and of all humane society rendred into English, and published by command.; Judicium & decretum Universitatis Oxoniensis latum in convocatione habita Jul. 21, an. 1683, contra quosdam perniciosos libros & propositiones impias. English	University of Oxford.	1683 (1683)	Wing O891; ESTC R14238	3,771	12

sole King and Head of his Church Altare Damascenum Apolog. relat Hist Indulgen Cartwright Travers 21. It is not lawful for Superiors to impose any thing in the worship of God that is not antecedently necessary 22. The duty of not offending a weak brother is inconsistent with all human Autority of making Laws concerning indifferent things Protestant Reconciler 23. Wicked Kings and Tyrants ought to be put to death and if the Judges and inferior Magistrates will not do their office the power of the sword devolves to the People if the major part of the People refuse to exercise this power then the Ministers may excommunicate such a King after which it is lawful for any of the Subjects to kill him as the People did Athaliah and Jehu Jezabel Buchanan Knox Goodman Gilby Jesuits 24. After the sealing of the Scripture Canon the people of God in all ages are to expect new Revelations for a rule of their actions a Quakers and other Enthusiasts and it is lawful for a private man having an inward motion from God to kill a Tyrant b Goodman 25. The example of Phineas is to us instead of a Command for what God has commanded or approved in one age must needs oblige in all Goodman Knox. Napthali 26. King Charles the first was lawfully put to death and his murtherers were the blessed instruments of Gods glory in their Generation Milton Goodwin Owen 27. King Charles the first made war upon his Parliament and in such a case the King may not only be resisted but he ceaseth to be King Baxter We decree judge and declare all and every of these Propositions to be false seditious and impious and most of them to be also Heretical and Blasphemous infamous to Christian Religion and destructive of all Government in Church and State We farther decree that the Books which contain the foresaid propositions and impious Doctrines are fitted to deprave good manners corrupt the minds of unwary men stir up seditions and tumults overthrow States and Kingdoms and lead to Rebellion murther of Princes and Atheism it self and therefore we interdict all members of the University from the reading the said Books under the penalties in the Statutes exprest We also order the before recited Books to be publicly burnt by the hand of our Marshal in the court of our Scholes Likewise we order that in perpetual memory hereof these our decrees shall be enterd into the Registry of our Convocation and that copies of them being communicated to the several Colleges and Halls within this University they be there publicly affixt in the Libraries Refectories or other fit places where they may be seen and read of all Lastly we command and strictly enjoyn all and singular Readers Tutors Catechists and others to whom the care and trust of institution of youth is committed that they diligently instruct and ground their Scholars in that most necessary Doctrine which in a manner is the Badge and character of the Church of England of submitting to every Ordinance of man for the Lords sake whether it be to the King as supreme or unto Governors as unto them that are sent by him for the punishment of evil doers and for the praise of them that do well Teaching that this submission and obedience is to be clear absolute and without exception of any State or order of men Also that all supplications Prayers Intercessions and giving of thanks be made for all men for the King and all that are in Autority that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty for this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior And in especial manner that they press and oblige them humbly to offer their most ardent and daily Prayers at the Throne of Grace for the preservation of our Soveraign Lord King Charles from the attemts of open violence and secret Machinations of perfidious Traitors that he the Defender of the faith being safe under the defence of the most High may continue his reign on Earth till he exchange it for that of a late and happy Immortality FINIS