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Prototypes, or, The primary precedent presidents out of the book of Genesis showing, the…Prototypes, or, The primarie precedent presidents out of the booke of Genesis shewing, the…
Prototypes, or, The primary precedent presidents out of the book of Genesis showing, the [brace] good and bad things [brace] they did and had practically applied to our information and reformation / by that faithful and painful preacher of Gods word William Whately ... ; together with Mr. Whately's life and death ; published by Mr. Edward Leigh and Mr. Henry Scudder, who were appointed by the author to peruse his manuscripts, and printed by his own copy.Prototypes, or, The primarie precedent presidents out of the booke of Genesis shewing, the [brace] good and bad things [brace] they did and had practically applied to our information and reformation / by that faithfull and painefull preacher of Gods word William Whately ... ; together with Mr. Whatelyes life and death ; published by Mr. Edward Leigh and Mr. Henry Scudder, who were appointed by the authour to peruse his manuscripts, and printed by his owne coppy.
London: printed by G.M. for Edward Langham book-seller, 1640London: printed by G.M. for Edvvard Langham booke-seller, 1640
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yet when God by his providence hath made him conqueror, and the weakness of the conquered hath drawn them to subjection, and now covenants and agreements of peace have been concluded upon, the breaking of the covenants doth violate the rules of truth and faithfulness amongst men, and breeds new troubles and broils there, where might have been much peace and prosperity if they would have been contented to have borne the yoke; as Jeremiah ⟨p. 214⟩is wished to command the Kings whom Nebuchadnezzar had conquered that they should do, Chap. 21.2.—9. The Lord then, that is a lover of truth and peace, doth not likely leave such rebellions unpunished.
yet when God by his providence hath made him conquerour, and the weakenesse of the conquered hath drawne them to subjection, and now covenants and agreements of peace have beene concluded upon, the breaking of the covenants doth violate the rules of truth and faithfullnesse amongst men, and breeds new troubles and broyles there, where might have beene much peace and prosperity if they would have beene contented to have borne the yoke; as Ieremy ⟨p. 214⟩is wished to command the Kings whom Nebuchadnezzar had conquered that they should doe, Chap. 21.2.—9. The Lord then, that is a lover of truth and peace, doth not likely leave such rebellions unpunished.
This therefore must cause us to detest much more, as a much more plain and fearful crime, the sin of rebellion, against those more rightful Kings and Princes, to whom we owe more subjection, as being both natural borne subjects, and also having tied our selves by an oath of allegiance and loyalty, for the more confirming of us in our duty, and stronger tying our consciences to it. And the Pope that taketh upon him (for his own advantage you may be sure) to dissolve and unloose such oaths, dispensing with them, and pretending to free mens consciences from the obligation of them, and from all danger of sin by breaking them, carrieth himself exceeding wickedly, and is most extremely injurious to the consciences of men, and to the peace of the world, and most impudently bold against the name of God, and the sacred and inviolable power of an oath. Be you advertised, that this is to set himself above God, in undertaking to dispense with an oath taken by the holy name of God, which the Lord himself did never yet dispense withal, for he that dispenseth with the conscience, must be Lord of the conscience, and he that dissolveth an oath, must be greater then he that bindeth to the oath, and by the oath, and that is the living God alone, whose Name is invocated in an oath. Wherefore abhor you this man of sins impious boldness, and learn also to abhor all manner of rebellion, learning of Solomon, not to meddle with the seditious,