Selected quad for the lemma: religion_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
religion_n	kingdom_n	law_n	parliament_n	3,975	5	6.2994	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A45317	Seven irregragable propositions concerning oaths Dedicated to King Charles I. By the right reverend Dr. Jos. Hall, then Lord Bishop of Exon. And printed in the year 1639.	Hall, Joseph, 1574-1656.	1700 (1700)	Wing H414A; ESTC R215869	1,242	3

Seven Irrefragable Propositions concerning OATHS Dedicated to King CHARLES I. By the Right Reverend Dr. Jos Hall then Lord Bishop of Exon. And Printed in the Year 1639. I. NO Man may swear or induce another Man to swear unlawfully II. It is no lawful Oath that is not attended with Truth Justice and Judgment Jer. 4. 2. the first whereof requires that the thing sworn be true The second that it be just The third that it be not undue and unmeet to be sworn and undertaken III. A Promissory Oath which is to the certain Prejudice of another Man 's Right cannot be attended with Justice IV. No Prejudice of another Man's Right can be so dangerous and sinful as that Prejudice which is done to the right of publick and Soveraign Authority V. The right of Soveraign Authority is highly prejudiced when private Subjects incroach upon it and shall upon suspicion of the disavowed intentions or actions of their Princes combine and bind themselves to Enact Establish or altar any Matters concerning Religion without and therefore much more if against the Authority of their Lawful Soveraign VI. A Man is bound in Conscience to reverse and disclaim that which he was induced unlawfully to ingage himself by Oath to perform VII No Oath is or can be of Force that is made against a Lawful Oath formerly taken so as he that hath sworn Allegiance to his Soveraign and thereby bound himself to maintain the Right Power and Authority of his said Soveraign cannot by any second Oath be tyed to do ought that may tend to the Infringement thereof and if he have so tyed himself the Obligation is ipso facto void and frustrate Questions concerning the Validity of the late Act for the Oath of Abjuration 1. WHether an Act of Parliament may not be void and of none Effect in whole or in part 2. Whither there be not two Originally distinct Authorities in this Kingdom or Nation a Civil Authority for ordering of Civil Matters and a Sacred for Matters of Religion and merely Spiritual 3. Whither by the Fundamental Principles of the true English Government whatever Acts are made contrary to inconsistent with or derogatory from the Laws of God or the Authority of Christ committed to the Ministers of his Kingdom be not so far void 4. Whither an Act of Parliament requiring the Subjects under great Penalties to Swear such M●tters as they are not competent Judges of be not to involve them in a Sin and contrary to or inconsistent with the Principles of Christianity 5. Whither this be not such Matter of Religion as ought to have been consider'd in a free National Synod before it was past in an Act of Parliament 6. Whither for these Reasons the Injury to the Subject the Inconsistence with the Principles of Christianity and the Irregular and Illegal Proceedings in it the late Act concerning the Oath of Abjuration be not a void Act of Parliament and the Oath not to be taken by any Members of Parliament or other Subjects 7. Whether there be not a heavy Load of Guilt of Perjury and divers other Sins upon the Nation already and this likely to fill up the Measure and bring down the Judgments of God upon it 8. Whether to prevent the Judgments of God there ought not to be a Solemn Fast appointed and a Publick Confession be made by some Act of the State of the Publick National Sins which have been committed within 20 or 30 Years last past and all things done which are requisite to a Sincere National Penitence and giving Glory to the Majesty of the Great God of Heaven FINIS