B22970:67
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…
An appeal to thy conscience as thou wilt answer it at the great and dreadful day of Christ Jesus.An appeale to thy conscience as thou wilt answere it at the great and dreadfull day of Christ Iesus.
London : s.n., 1643
An Appeal to thy Conscience. › The Answer.An Appeale to thy Conscience. › The Answer.
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The Answer.
This act of Jehu was extraordinary, and by the particular command of God, as appeareth by the words of the young Prophet, when he poured the Oil on his head, 2 K. 9. 6, 7. Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, I have anointed thee King over the people of the Lord, even over Israel. And thou shalt smite the house of Ahab thy master. Therefore what Jehu did in obedience unto the special revealed will of God, cannot be a pattern for us.
This act of Jehu was extraordinary, and by the particular command of God, as appeareth by the words of the young Prophet, when he powred the Oyle on his head, 2 K. 9. 6, 7. Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, I have anointed thee King over the people of the Lord, even over Israel. And thou shalt smite the house of Ahab thy master. Therefore what Jehu did in obedience unto the speciall revealed will of God, cannot be a patterne for us.
So Peter Martyr, loc. come. •lass. 4. c. 20. Unum tantùm Jehu contra Dominum ⟨p. 11⟩suum armavit Deus: quod ut peculiare fuit, ita non est in exemplum trahendum: God armed one only Jehu against his Lord and master: which because it was peculiar and extraordinary, is not to be drawn into example. And a little after he hath this observation, Certè si populo sit fas Regno deijcere injustè imperantes, nulli Principes, aut Reges usquam tuti erunt; quamvis enim probè ac sanctè regant, non tamen populo satisfaciunt: If it be lawful for the people to depose those who govern unjustly, then verily no Princes or Kings shall ever be safe; for though they may rule well and uprightly, yet perhaps they do not satisfy the people.