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The History of the Reformation of the Church of Scotland
The history of the reformation of the Church of Scotland containing five books : together with some treatises conducing to the history.The historie of the reformation of the Church of Scotland containing five books : together with some treatises conducing to the history.
London: printed by John Raworth for George Thomason and Octavian Pullen, 1644
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.
Now if the People have this much power in them, as to stand for their Temporal Liberty, both against foreign and domestic slavery; far more may they, and ought they, to defend the Spiritual Freedom, which Christ, having purchased with his Blood, hath left them, as Members of his Church. But all this defence of Liberty and Religion ought to be made so, that it be without by-ends, sinistrous respects, of hatred, malice, ambition, &c. The only scope and main drift being, To have Gods glory, in the Light of his Gospel, settled and maintained, The People at quiet, The Prince obeyed, in God, and for God (i. e.) according to the Law of God, Nature, Nations, and the Country or Kingdom, so far as possibly can be. This being looked to carefully, there is no gap opened to Rebellion; which is a fighting against Gods Ordinance, and not the just and necessary opposing of the abuse and corrupting of the good Ordinance of God.
Now if the People have this much power in them, as to stand for their Temporall Liberty, both against forreign and domestick slavery; far more may they, and ought they, to defend the Spirituall Freedom, which Christ, having purchased with his Blood, hath left them, as Members of his Church. But all this defence of Liberty and Religion ought to be made so, that it be without by-ends, sinistrous respects, of hatred, malice, ambition, &c. The onely scope and main drift being, To have Gods glory, in the Light of his Gospel, setled and maintained, The People at quiet, The Prince obeyed, in God, and for God (i. e.) according to the Law of God, Nature, Nations, and the Countrey or Kingdom, so far as possibly can be. This being lookt to carefully, there is no gap opened to Rebellion; which is a fighting against Gods Ordinance, and not the just and necessary opposing of the abuse and corrupting of the good Ordinance of God.
But here a Court-slave will say, If things be so, there is no absoluteness in Monarchs and Princes?
But here a Court-slave will say, If things be so, there is no absolutenesse in Monarchs and Princes?