! ~~8 I f-1rU1n Expojition vpon i ob;,~. I Ob;,a, Ef.1y 6o. 10. Kinss 010\1come and A fcruc thc Church in the new Tc(bmcnt; and ' with 3ieprofic, hcc ·was by the !awe f1~ut Out . from the companic and focsctic ofmen, ~nd fo difablcd to goucrnc;althoug the Ii£ht of i~ Hill j ' i Anfwcr. \ th~reforc the Church i~ not to be fubict.l vnto Pnnc:es, but theyvnro lt. An[. In the Church 1 ~re t\-''0 things: fi1 fi the periOnsofmen:fccond– ly tht things ofGod.NowKmgs arc fubicCt: to the Churcb;b1H how?not to the pcriOns ofbc– lccucrs, but to the rhings of GoJ, na1'ncly the \Vord, Sacr:~mcms, f1irh,&c. belonged vnro him. I ! Rtgni "~llll<i•: !.t;~ff7,~,~-;~·;· t f:J, dlia.llu· ccr. Obic&. Anfwcr. ThcPrope theudi.– rcbcll ofthe world. Obic& Anf\vcr. Obieet. Ohie8:. Kinss and Mo.gi!lrates :~re :1s fl1c.cpe; MiniClcrs -:'!.re Pdlors and 01ephc:1rdsithcrcfore they arc \'ndcr the Miniilcrsf as·thc flocks vn– dcr the ilH·phc.'ard.;. Anf. In the Prophe-ts·, Pa– Hors, and Minitlcrs confider t\\'0 things~: ·fitft Ob. They alleadge likcwifc the example of o;;,ll. lchoi:td11h the high Pridl, who dcpofed Q!_ccn ! Atha.liab from her kingde:~mc,and kt vp young ·foajh to be King, 2. Chroq, 2 3· therefore the Pope h:nh amhoritic to dtpofc kings and Ern. pcrour:s. Anfiv. lchoiadah tlic'high Pridi was Anf"ac· ·11CXt to thcKinp it.l blood, 2. Chron. i2.1 f. :u1d was one ot chc Hates of the Land; who dtnofcd her not:Jfonc,but by common confcn't of all the ihtcs and Pccrcs of'the Land; as eha. 2 3. I ,l. He indc·edc is chidCJy tlamcd,bccaufc ·hc~waqhC' chicfe ofthem in blood; neither did·J ;r 1 hc~ct vp foM,btahelped to maimainc his right B wh1ch was vfurpcdby .Ath41iah: in a worcl, he l protcCl·cd the right heire, but could not him:. I fclfe,, nor did not diipofe the kingdomc vnro hin~. And of this kind arc all th6r allcgatiom: I wh1th yecld no pntronoge at all to that vfurped Papall authodtic, but cucn the Pope hirnJClfc ought .to be fubicCl to his Eh1pcrour, if het would auoid his moll iull title of a motl vniutl vfurper. tMcir pcrfons; fccondly,thcjr miiliHciie.lri re– gard ofd1cir pcriOns all of thenl o.re fubieCl to their ownc Princes,& that for confcicnce (ake: but in regard of chetr MlnfltCl:ie, l?rinc.es;· and Magiflratcs arc to be lilbiaC.l thc-rcumo~aSJl..o.:her in the \Vord is taught ;mti Sacraments admini– llrcd: cucn :u a meane manbceing a S·crgeam, may arrell a'Baron, Earlc, :or Duke, -who -may not rdifl hin1, becaufc...hee comnJc;_th wlrh-t_he Princes :Ju'thOri'tic, vnro.y.·.hich hce nntflJ"ccld himfclfc, rhou~h nqt.»nto tbc-pcrfonpft.bf}fcr:.. ge01ot : fo,.mh!t MagHlraics to lthe~¥.1nific-rs comming not'in thciroV..•nci;but..,in the 'tlamcof God. Forthis alfo mull be 1n,arl<~d,'1)13t Ma– gilhates arc noc limply fubie.<!\•1o,thc~ini11eric 1 but f0 f:.:rrc 3.s the word i~ rightl}t rintg.Ht; ana fac;ramcnt.s dulieadWiGlfired;.for:dfe they h:1uc power Cither tcrrcfot;_nle, or diTpoCc..fuch MiniHersas.fhall failein ;.ihcir admrmifir.aiion: ... for eu<;:n m.thls rcgatd.t1;Heluc~ar:e._fhcp.hca:rds As !fay, 44· 1 .Cynu is called afo,phMrd;though othcrwife-:hc be afh:eepo~imfane1as·lie is iruly taught and ditcCicd by.tl't:c.l!lillii'tcr.Sbrnuclt of the nround .. ·' ·~_,~ r ,- . • •j:• ~~·"j'"o Vf'c. ·By ;his do6\tilf~l>ltf may difcoucr chc wickcdneOe •nd h<>rtil.lo!crcbcllion of.fundry pcrfons in this '3ge. Firfl,oftheB·ifhop:ofRotl}C th;tt moR auncicnt Rcbcll,' ·whb-h~thiur many hundred yeares t:lkcn vpotl-him an vfurpc.d fa.. pretnacic ouer al ciuil goucrnmcnt'in,the Cacth; which is thehighcft r®cllion ·'VI.'bich.clle1"1 the world hach heard of; fceing vherc is nota foulc v;hich mufl not be fubicCtto·t-hc.highe.r'rJower. ObieU.Yea but that pl~cc i<mclnt ofthofe chat are tobe fub.ict.t, bur tlic Popes rhctnfclues are: exempted. Anf. Bur bc!ldes that the text cotn– mandeth euery {oulc to be fubie.fr, it is made a note of Anrichrifl, to exalt himfclfc aboue God, and all thaf is called God, that is, all Ma– gitlrates. · · r' ' · Ob;eCf. But they lllcdge t\;c example ofVz.- ~irththc King, z. Chron: :.6. 20. \.Yho taking vpon him p"l-efutnpwoufly the office of-the Priefl A~ariah the Prieft refilled him, call him o~t of the Temple, and ,depofcd him'from his kingdom<:. A;if. A~ariah·rdi!led the King not by force or violcnce, but by word on_dy& admonition, whereby he eaufed him to dt•part I rhe Temple; neither did hcc dcpofc him from his goucrnmcnr; but bccing by God flrickcn Vfo. •· Hence :Vfo maybeobfcrued that the cXen,ption or immunitie of the Clergic from thC.amhoritie_ol>theCiuill Magifhate, is wic- -ked, and ::1 kind of..rCbellion.uaUd thi5 is the condition of the:whole Rom:mc Cleroie. 0/r. obi~a. They pleade that King• and Princes ~f their Oouatichaue graumed thefe ·priuilcdgcs \'ntd them. Anfo. Tl1c lawe of natureacknowlcd- .,nfivn. C g'etha eiuill fubict1ion; the LawofGod tlraitl ly eoioyneth it; and no !awe of any man may offer »iolcnc;e, or derogat:e.from either of tbofc.c · . . .. 1 .•• Thirdly, the Pop.c vfurpinga powerto fret> fi1bicCh from their allcagcan·cc1:md their oath of obedience, hath bccnC for :-many ·hUndred· yeares arnotl wicked intlrumcni·Of-: rebellion,. as ihc·kingdoms of Europe hauc ha9 roo woe·. fi>ll experience of. If here they .fay, 'the Pope may difpenfewith 'tlielawes ofkirrgdomes, I antwer, were tt fo that hecould <hfpcnfc with humane !awes of kings and .PrinceS in thdr Coum'ries :md Prouinc;es,(which is grOffc vfi1r , pation) yet with 'Nh3t face dare hCchallenge to D difpenfc with the lawcs of Godand nnure? Fourthly, we 1 fcc hence wba[ we arc to C· Hcqnc ofthe Romanc Religion: n~mely as ofa ·1 Religion to be abhorred, as arc rhefe feducers thc1hfclucs , becaufc it is deane contrary to Chri!l:ian Religion: which teachcth to feare Godand honour the King; burRom:mcRcJi; j gion,pretendeth to reach men tofea:e God,but ~:~i~~~;~ puttcth dowoc the hon~u~of the Kmg: n::~y he ; ~1 cntofor· thar profdfeth that ~ehg10n, mull fvvcarc the i t~~:~~r'~f fl:tt ~ontrary to the Kmgs honour.· \ the. King. Fifthly, we a.rc hence dircC1:cd·wh~t to think 1· ofthat oath of the !iJprcm;~cie vnto the Bi- .fl10p of Rome-, namely ro be filch a one a!' 1 fightcth dird\ly__:g_aintl the lawof 0 '!.._and \ 11.:1- ] ~- ---- ·-------------
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