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The rights of primogeniture, or, The excellency of royal authority in a sermon preached…The rights of primogeniture, or, The excellency of royall authority in a sermon preached…
The rights of primogeniture, or, The excellency of royal authority in a sermon preached before His Majesty in the Isle of Wight, upon the anniversary of his birth-day / by James, L. Bishop of Armagh and Primate of Ireland.The rights of primogeniture, or, The excellency of royall authority in a sermon preached before His Majesty in the Isle of Wight, upon the anniversary of his birth-day / by James, L. Bishop of Armagh and Primate of Ireland.
London: printed for R. Lowdes, 1648
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.
A Duke of Venice is served in as Great State as can be, but he hath no Power at all.
There is a Subordination of Power in all Government, which because it cannot go ad infinitum, it must needs rest somewhere, and that is in the King. Let every Soul be subject to the Higher powers. And the Apostle in 1 Pet. 2. 13. distinguisheth, Whether it be to the King, as Supreme, or unto Governors, as unto them that are sent by God, for the punishment of evil doers, &c. and he adds, that by so doing, the Ignorance of foolish men may be put to silence.
There is a Subordination of Power in all Government, which because it cannot go ad infinitum, it must needs rest somewhere, and that is in the King. Let every Soule be subject to the Higher powers. And the Apostle in 1 Pet. 2. 13. distinguisheth, Whether it be to the King, as Supreme, or unto Governours, as unto them that are sent by God, for the punishment of evill doers, &c. and he adds, that by so doing, the Ignorance of foolish men may be put to silence.
If any Professor of Religion do Rebel against the King, this is a scandal to Religion.
If any Professour of Religion doe Rebell against the King, this is a scandall to Religion.