An appeal to thy conscience as thou wilt answer it at the great and…An appeale to thy conscience as thou wilt answere it at the great and…

The Passive obedience, is with meekness and constancy to bear the afflictions whereunto God hath appointed us, 1 Thes. 3. 3. Which obedience we ought to yield unto our Sovereign when he commands that which is unlawful. Thus Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego willingly submitted themselves unto Nebuchadnezzar, to be cast into the fiery Furnace, rather then to worship the golden Image, Dan. 3. 17, 18. And Daniel willingly submitted himself unto Darius, to be cast into the Den of Lions, rather then to observe his idolatrous decree, Dan. 6. 7, 10.

The Passive obedience, is with meeknesse and constancy to beare the afflictions whereunto God hath appointed us, 1 Thes. 3. 3. Which obedience we ought to yeeld unto our Soveraigne when he commands that which is unlawfull. Thus Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego willingly submitted themselves unto Nebuchadnezzer, to be cast into the fiery Furnace, rather then to worship the golden Image, Dan. 3. 17, 18. And Daniel willingly submitted himselfe unto Darius, to be cast into the Den of Lyous, rather then to observe his idolatrous decree, Dan. 6. 7, 10.

Of this obedience is that which our Saviour preached unto his Disciples in the Mount, Matth. 5. 10, 11, 12. Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness sake; for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven. Blessed are ye when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely for my sake. Rejoice and be exceeding glad; for great is your reward in Heaven: for so persecuted they the Prophets which were before you.