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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
religion_n	king_n	prince_n	subject_n	3,995	5	6.4954	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A15857	H. Zanchius his confession of Christian religion Which novve at length being 70. yeares of age, he caused to bee published in the name of himselfe & his family. Englished in sense agreeable, and in words as answerable to his ovvne latine copie, as in so graue a mans worke is requisite: for the profite of all the vnlearneder sort, of English christians, that desire to know his iudgement in matters of faith.; De religione Christiana, fides. English	Zanchi, Girolamo, 1516-1590.	1599 (1599)	STC 26120; ESTC S120607	223,465	477

indeed such a magistrate is not in that behalfe the minister of God Wherefore if we must be subiect and obey the magistrate for conscience sake not for feare onely Rom. 13.5 then we conclude that where we cannot for conscience obeye him neither ought wee there for feare to obeye him In other matters Rom. 13.2 whoso resisteth the power we knovve that he resisteth God and shall receiue to himselfe damnation III. We must praye for all magistrats that vvhat there dueties are they may indeede performe and what the duetie of euerie magistrate is But seing the duty of euery free magistrate is to haue a diligēt care both in making lawes in giuing iudgement and also in punishing offences that their subiectes maye liue vertuouslie and after Gods lawes the summe wherof is that we should liue in this world Tit. 2.12 soberly therfore chastly and honestly and rightly therefore peaceably with our neighbours and godlilie towardes God and that no princes can performe this of themselues vnlesse God indue them with a knowledge of their duetie stirre them vp both to will and to performe therefore that which we do according to the Apostles precept Phil. 2.13 1. Tim. 2.2 the same wee teach others that they should also do namely that they must pray for all magistrats of what sorte soeuer that they maye both bee willing and able to performe that which is their duetie so may bring to passe that we may lead a quiet peaceable life in all honestie and godlinesse that is that wee may liue all friendly and in peace on with another that a publike honestie may be obserued and true pietie and religion preserued and encreased IV. It belongeth principally to a christian prince to take vppon him the care of christian religion And if he bee a christian and godlie magistrate wee beleeue that it chieflie belonges vnto him that besides the regard of the publike and politick good and profite of the publike and politick peace and honestie he should also take the peculiar care of christian religion sith the Lord hath made him the keeper of both the tables Ios 1.8 Deu. 13.2 c. and commaundeth him that as a prince he alwaies keep the law of God in his hands that he may punish aswell idolaters and blasphemors false Prophets and seducers as murtherers and adulterers and the same is aboundantly confirmed by examples of godlie kings in Israell and christian princes Constantine Valentinian Theodosius Iustinian others who not onely as priuate men but also as kings serued the Lord according to his commaundement euen as concerning their duetie and office Tō 2. ep 50. Saint Augustine most learnedly noted out of the second Psalme and declared it to Boniface V. The office of a godly prince concerning religion is two fold and wherein it chieflie consisteth Now sith the duetie of a godly prince that is a magistrate which hath a free power ouer any people and authoritie within his iurisdiction to institute and reforme religion is twofold which hee oweth to Christ and to the church in the cause of religion one about such things as belong vnto religion the other respecteth men which are in his iurisdiction and subiect vnto him for the first our beleefe is that he should diligently take heede that by the pure word of God rightly vnderstood and expounded by the verie word it selfe and according to the principles of faith that which they call the analogie or rule of faith religion may be instituted in his dominion or kingdome or where it is instituted may bee kept found and pure or where it is corrupted may be restored and reformed to the glory of God and saluation of his subiects For this we read hath beene commaunded of God and of Moyses and euer obserued of all godlie princes VI. A declaration of the former opinion by the parts We beleeue therefore the duetie of a godlie magistrate is first to knowe out of Gods word generally and according to the summe of the pointes of faith which is the true and christian religion and which is the apostolicall doctrine whereunto the church is to bee reformed that he may do or dare to do nothing onely by the iudgement of others but also vpon his owne sure knowledge Then this being thus knowne to haue a care that ministers which are meet men for the office not by his owne choise but according to the rule of Gods word may be chosen called and ordained Thirdlie to bring to passe that by them both the doctrine of saluation deliuered in the holie scriptures may be set forth expoūded and often beat vppon and also the sacraments according to Christs institution administred yea and the discipline ordained of Christ exercised Fourthly to haue a regard to this that schooles may be erected wherein aswell good artes and tongues may bee diligently taught as also the holie scriptures faithfully expounded and the studious may learne the summe of christiā wisedome Fiftly wherby ministers and teachers may be held in their duety and so true religion by them preserued in the church to do their best that priuate cōsultations yea and also prouinciall Synodes as is saide before may at least twise in the yeare be called Sixtly to carrie a speciall care to the goods of the church that they maye bee bestowed on the right that is on the true godly vses and that all necessarie things bee supplied to the church and to the ministers thereof VII A godly prince ought not to deale with all men of a diuerse religion after one manner But seing to say something brieflie of the other duetie of a prince concerning religion there be diuerse kinds of men which a prince may haue vnder his gouernement namely either meere infidells or such as indeede professe Christ but yet are also open idolaters or in manie things apostataes from the apostolicall church or in some article of the faith manifest heritikes or else erre vppon simplicitie or such as are rightly persuaded in all matters we doe certainly hold that a prince ought not to vse one kinde of measure towards all these sortes for some of them are to be loued cherished and honored some to bee winked at some not to be suffred other some to be quite cut off and none must bee permitted to blaspheme Christ or to worshipp idolls or retaine vngodlie ceremonies VIII All men must be subiect to the higher powers and all the higher powers must be subiect to Christ himselfe and to his word Lastlie we beleeue that euery soule that is Rom. 13.1 euerie man none except and therefore also euerie inferior power must bee subiect to the higher and greater power yea and that superior power also no lesse then the inferior and all other men must bee subiect to Christ the king of kings and Lord of all Lords Apo 17.14 1. Tim. 6.15 For it is Gods will that they should al kisse the Sonne and bowe their neckes vnder the yoake