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A17223 A treatise or sermon of Henry Bullynger: much fruitfull and necessarye for this tyme, concernynge magistrates and obedience of subiectes Also concernyng the affayres of warre, and what scryptures make mension thereof. whether christen powers may war against their ennemies. And whither it be laufull for a christyan to beare the office of a magistrate, and of the duety of souldiers with many other holsom instructions for captaynes [and] souldiers both. Made in the yeare of our lorde. M. D. xlix.; Sermonum decades qinque. English. Selections Bullinger, Heinrich, 1504-1575.; Lynne, Walter. 1549 (1549) STC 4079; ESTC S110959 18,938 70

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be_v only_o true_a and_o to_o place_n in_o the_o stead_n of_o it_o superstitious_a gentylyte_n xv_o actium_n xv_o so_o paul_n do_v commend_v the_o captain_n which_o through_o faith_n wtstode_fw-la the_o incursion_n of_o foreign_a enemy_n and_o paul_n himself_o have_v a_o conflyct_v in_o cyprus_n against_o elimas_n a_o false_a prophet_n who_o also_o he_o strike_v with_o blindness_n xiii_o act_n xiii_o and_o his_o reason_n follow_v that_o he_o dydde_v it_o for_o relygyons_n sake_n xiiii_o act_n xiiii_o wylte_n thou_o not_o cease_v say_v he_o to_o subverte_v the_o streyghte_a way_n of_o the_o lord_n against_o the_o same_o paul_n there_o be_v fourtye_n man_n conspire_v c._n act_n xxiii_o v._n c._n which_o think_v that_o if_o he_o be_v take_v out_o of_o the_o way_n /_o a_z great_a part_n of_o christ_n relygyon_n be_v abolysh_v and_o their_o iudicyall_a relygyon_n set_v up_o again_o but_o paul_n here_o play_v not_o the_o sheep_n xxiii_o ●e●um_fw-la xxiii_o nor_o turn_v not_o the_o other_o cheek_n to_o they_o but_o be_v erneste_a and_o solicitous_a to_o ask_v his_o defence_n and_o that_o not_o of_o a_o christian_n magistrate_n chrystyan_n if_o paul_n ask_v help_v of_o a_o ethnik_a magistra●e_n more_o may_v ●e_n do_v of_o a_o chrystyan_n but_o a_o romayne_n centurion_n neither_o show_v he_o himself_o any_o thing_n greve_v thereat_o when_o lxx_o horseman_n and_z cccc_fw-la foteman_n be_v prepare_v for_o he_o in_o battle_n ray_n to_o conduct_v he_o from_o jerusalem_n to_o antipatrida_n i_o antipatrida_n act_n ix_o b_z and_o xxii_o b_o ●●●a_fw-fr i_o thus_o be_v paul_n the_o elect_a vessel_n preserve_v by_o a_o arm_a garrison_n of_o romain_n soldier_n concern_v the_o armenian_n suffer_v great_a violence_n of_o maximinus_n the_o emperor_n eusebius_n so_o write_v in_o his_o ecclesiastical_a history_n li.ix.c●.viii_fw-la they_z armenian_n say_v he●ons_n a_o people_n kind_a and_o friendly_a to_o the_o peple_n of_o rome_n viij_o eccl_n ix_o ●_o viij_o what_o time_n they_o shall_v be_v constrain_v of_o maximinus_n the_o emperor_n to_o change_v the_o state_n of_o christian_n religion_n to_o the_o which_o they_o be_v all_o give_v to_o into_o worship_v of_o idol_n and_o to_o vet●rat_a devyl_v for_o god_n be_v his_o tread_n before_o wax_v his_o great_a enemy_n and_o of_o their_o own_fw-mi accord_n take_v upon_o they_o with_o open_a might_n of_o war_n to_o withstand_v his_o wicked_a constraynment_n and_o so_o keep_v he_o hard_o this_o say_v eusebius_n therefore_o the_o magistrate_n may_v lawful_o defend_v their_o subject_n and_o true_a religion_n against_o idolater_n or_o else_o a_o other_o cause_n be_v which_o be_v much_o like_a war_n the_o three_o cause_n of_o war_n some_o foreign_a &_o barbarous_a adversary_n do_v fly_v upon_o thy_o sub●ectes_n /_o do_v spoil_v they_o and_o invadith_v they_o /_o as_z the_o cruel_a wolf_n do_v the_o sheep_n when_o not_o only_o thou_o haste_v not_o provoke_v