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A most necessary & fruitful dialogue, between [the] seditious libertine or rebel Anabaptist, &…A most necessary & frutefull dialogue, betwene [the] seditious libertin or rebel Anabaptist, &…
A most necessary & fruitful dialogue, between [the] seditious libertine or rebel Anabaptist, & the true obedient christia[n] wherein, as in a mirror or glass ye shall see [the] excellence and worthiness of a christia[n] magistrate: & again what obedience is due unto public rulers of all th[os]e [that] profess Christ yea, though [the] rulers, in extern & outward things, to their utter damnation, do otherwise then well: translated out of Latin into English, by Iho[n] Veron Senonoys.A most necessary & frutefull dialogue, betwene [the] seditious libertin or rebel Anabaptist, & the true obedient christia[n] wherin, as in a mirrour or glasse ye shal se [the] excellencte and worthynesse of a christia[n] magistrate: & again what obedience is due vnto publique rulers of all th[os]e [that] professe Christ yea, though [the] rulers, in externe & outward thinges, to their vtter dampnatyon, do otherwyse then well: translated out of Latyn into Englishe, by Iho[n] Veron Senonoys.
Worcester : Imprinted the third day of April. Anno. Do. 1551. At Worcester in the high street, by John Oswen. They be also to sell at Shrewesbury. Cum priuligio ad imprimendum solum, 1551Worcester : Imprynted the third daye of Aprill. Anno. Do. 1551. At Worceter in ye hygh strete, by Ihon Oswen. They be also to sell at Shrewesbury. Cum priuligio ad imprimendum solum, 1551
Dialogue 4: The fourth Dialogue. ¶ Whether it be lawful to resist ye magistrate, where we do write…
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JOI. Here be .ij. questions. The first is: whether the tyrant must be removed from his room or not? The second: how, and by whom Therefore I do not deny, but that a wicked magistrate, must be put down, but not the same way that thou wilt. No man ought to kill him, nor to stir up war and sedition against him, we must go to work, an other manner of way, the matter must be attempted and assayed by lawful means, for god hath called us in peace .i. Corinthians the seventh chap the tyrant must be taken away (that do I not deny) for Samuel doth depose Saul from his office, and doth anoint David, king over the people of Israel. Joiada putteth forth Athalia from the ruledome and maketh Joas a king. If then a king be made by the common assent of all the people, and beginneth too be wicked, let him again be put down with common assent of the people, except they will all be punished with him. And if he be chosen by the con sent & election of few princes, let the people signify & show unto them, the wicked ⟨image 53⟩and ungodly life of this king, & that it ought to be borne or suffered no longer, let them be commanded, that have chosen him, to put him down again. Now here shall be all the labour,1 for against them ye do this thing, the tyrant shall exercise all kind of crudelytye, handling them according to his inordinate lust, and whom it shall please him, he will slay and murder. But it is a glorious thing to dye for righteousness, and the truth of God. And better it is too be slain, for the defence of justice and righteousness then assenting unto unrighteousness,2 or dissembling, to be afterwards killed to the ungodly and wicked. They that can not away with this thing, let them suffer and bear a vicious and proud tyranny, and with him, let them look too receive an extreme punishment Yet notwithstanding, the hand of the lord is stretched forth, and threateneth a plague. Finally, if he hath invaded or come into the kingdom, by any other chance, as by strength, or by inheritance, we must bear him, till the lord vouchsafe to deliver the oppressed, lest any commotion and tumult be stirred ⟨image 53⟩up by us, for the kingdom of god is righteousness, peace, and gladness in the holy ghost. Romay .xiiii.