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A sermon preached before the Commons-House [sic] of Parliament, in Saint Margarets Church at…A sermon preached before the Commos-House [sic] of Parliament, in Saint Margarets Church at…
A sermon preached before the Commons-House [sic] of Parliament, in Saint Margarets Church at Westminster, the 18. of February. 1620. By James Usher. Professor of Divinity in the University of Dublin, in IrelandA sermon preached before the Commos-House [sic] of Parliament, in Saint Margarets Church at Westminster, the 18. of February. 1620. By Iames Vssher. Professor of Diuinitie in the Vniuersitie of Dublin, in Ireland
London: printed by I.Dawson for John Bartlett, 1624London: printed by I.Dawson for Iohn Bartlett, 1624
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And whereas for the discovery of such wicked ⟨p. 48⟩spirits, his Majesty in his Princely wisdom did cause an Oath of Allegiance to be framed; by the tendering whereof he might be the better able to distinguish betwixt his loyal and disloyal subjects, and to put a difference betwixt a seditious and a quiet-minded Romanist: this companion derideth his simplicity, in imagining, that that will serve the turn, and supposing that a Papist will think himself any whit bound by taking such an oath. lSee (saith he) in so great craft, how great simplicity doth bewray it self. When he had placed all his security in that oath; he thought he had found such a manner of oath, knit with so many circumstances, that it could not, with safety of conscience, by any means be dissolved by any man. But he could not see, that if the Pope did dissolve that oath; all the tyings of it, (whether of performing fidelity to the King, or of admitting no dispensation) would be dissolved together. Yea, I will say another thing that is more admirable. You know (I believe) that an unjust oath, if it be evidently known, or openly declared to be such, bindeth no man; but is void ipso facto. That the Kings oath is unjust, hath been sufficiently declared by the Pastor of the Church himself. You see therefore, that the obligation of it is vanished into smoke: so that the bond, which by so many wise men was thought to be of iron, is become less then of straw.
And whereas for the discouery of such wicked ⟨p. 48⟩spirits, his Maiesty in his Princely wisedome did cause an Oath of Allegeance to bee framed; by the tendring whereof he might be the better able to distinguish betwixt his loyall and disloyall subiects, and to put a difference betwixt a seditious and a quiet-minded Romanist: this companion derideth his simplicity, in imagining, that that will serue the turne, and supposing that a Papist will thinke himselfe any whit bound by taking such an oath. lSee (saith he) in so great craft, how great simplicity doth bewray it selfe. When he had placed all his security in that oath; hee thought he had found such a manner of oath, knit with so many circumstances, that it could not, with safety of conscience, by any meanes be dissolued by any man. But hee could not see, that if the Pope did dissolue that oath; all the tyings of it, (whether of performing fidelity to the King, or of admitting no dispensation) would bee dissolued together. Yea, I will say another thing that is more admirable. You know (I beleeue) that an vniust oath, if it be euidently knowne, or openly declared to be such, bindeth no man; but is voyd ipso facto. That the Kings oath is vniust, hath been sufficiently declared by the Pastor of the Church himselfe. You see therefore, that the obligation of it is vanished into smoke: so that the bond, which by so many wise men was thought to bee of iron, is become lesse then of straw.