A Continuation Of The History Of Passive Obedience Since The Reformation

Author : Abednego Seller
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780331812381
Total Pages : 154 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (123 download)

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Download or read book The History of Passive Obedience Since the Reformation (Classic Reprint) written by Abednego Seller and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-11-24 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The History of Passive Obedience Since the Reformation E 4 1 was committed by the Dnhe of Gmfi, and when all the, Proteflants in the Country were fentenced to Death by the Parliament of Pam It is true, this Doetrine is not limited to the particular Cafe of Subjeeis taking u Arms, but it ieems to me by two necellary Confequences to e deduc'd from it. I. Becaufe if the Pope, who pretended by a Divme Right, had no power over Kings, much leis have the People any power, who pretend to an inferior Right, that of Compaet. Z. Becaufe the Article makes no di fline'non, but excludes all other Power, as.well as that of the Pope. And in truth, the Plea is the fame on either fide the Pope fays, as long as the Prince governs according to the Laws of God, and the Church (of which' he is the Interpreter) lo long the Cenfures of the Church do not/reach him; and Gay the People, as long as the Prince governs according to the Laws of the Land (and of the meaning of thofi: Laws themlelves are the Interpreters fo long are they bound to be obedient; but as foon as the King doth any thing that may contradret the Pope, then he is defervedly, fa the Romanifi: excommunicate, depofed and murdered; and when he ulurps upon the Peeples Liberties, then he ought to be 7, M d depofed by the People; the Arguments on either tide are the 0 e' f dfor the mol't art the Authorities for as Dr Puller rat. Of the ame: an P Church of well obferves) hoth Papi/ft and Diflenterr deny the Supremacy of the King, one attrihater it to the Pope originally; the other to the People 477 17 and the fame Argument: that the Pope ufeth for his Supremacy over $811? 9. Kings, the Difciplinariant nje for eflahiifhing their Sovereignty. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.