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Gods parley with princes with an appeal from them to him. The sum of…Gods parley vvith princes with an appeale from them to him. The summe of…
Gods parley with princes with an appeal from them to him. The sum of two sermons on the 3. last verses of the 82. Psalm; preached at Sergeants-Inn in Fleet-Street. By Thomas Gataker B. of D. and pastor of Rotherhith.Gods parley vvith princes with an appeale from them to him. The summe of two sermons on the 3. last verses of the 82. Psalme; preached at Sergeants-Inne in Fleet-Streete. By Thomas Gataker B. of D. and pastor of Rotherhith.
London: printed by Edw, 1620
AN APPEAL TO THE PRINCE OF PRINCES.AN APPEALE TO THE PRINCE OF PRINCES.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Again they, even the highest and the absolutest of them, Leges dant, & accipiunt, both give Laws and take Laws. For, to omit, that eby their own Laws, while they are in force, and afoot, ⟨p. 54⟩fthey ti• themselves gin some sort: Though hPrincipi nemo leges scripsit, yet Deus praescripsit; though no man may prescribe Laws to such Princes, yet iGod hath prescribed Laws as well to them as to others. They give them to others, they receive them from him.
Againe they, euen the highest and the absolutest of them, Leges dant, & accipiunt, both giue Lawes and take Lawes. For, to omit, that eby their owne Lawes, while they are in force, and afoote, ⟨p. 54⟩fthey ti• themselues gin some sort: Though hPrincipi nemo leges scripsit, yet Deus praescripsit; though no man may praescribe Lawes to such Princes, yet iGod hath prescribed Lawes as well to them as to others. They giue thē to others, they receiue them frō him.
- eParet legi quisquis legem sanxoris. Pittac. Auson. Sapient. Justum est enim Princip legibus obtemperare suis. Tunc enim jura sua ab omnibus […] xistimet […] & ipse ill reverentia praebt. Principes legi teneri […], nec in se […] frustrare ia, qua in subiect constitnt. Justa est enim vocis orum autori, si quod poplis prohibnt, sibi […] non patia tur. Isidor. de sum. bo. l. 3. c. 52.