COLLECTIONS OF PASSAGES Referr❜d to by Dr. HENRY SACHEVERELL IN HIS ANSWER TO THE ARTICLES OF HIS IMPEACHMENT. Under Four HEADS: I. Teftimonies Concerning the Doctrine of II. Blafphemous, Irreligious, and cal Pofitions lately publish'd. III. The Church, and Clergy Abus d IV. The Queen, State, and Ministry LONDON, Printed in the Year 1710. 9 DEC25 Te Abbreviations. 1. for Firft. 2. for Second. 3. for Third. P. for Part. Ser. for Sermon. L. for London. Pr. 1 for Printed. These are made ufe of in the References only. Dr. SACHEVERELL's COLLECTIONS, &c. In the Answer to the Firft Article of the Impeachment it ་ T is faid that HE faid Henry Sacheverell doth with all Humility Averr "the Illegality of Refiftance on any Pretence whatfo"ever to be the Doctrine of the Church of England, "and to have been the General Opinion of our most Orthodox and Able Divines from the Time of the Reformation to "this Day. This Dovine bath in the most folemn Manner been "Taught in That Univerfity whereof be hath been for more "than Twenty Years a Member. This hath been often with Pub"lick Approbation of Each House of Parliament Preach'd and Printed, and in Terms of Greater Force than any Us`'d by the "faid Henry Sachevere!l bath by the Right Reverend Fathers' "of Our Church Dead, and Living been Avow'd, and Maintain'd. Chriften A neceffary Doctrine and Erudition for any man fet furthe by the Kynge's Majeftie of England, &c. Anno 34. H. 8. In the Expofition of the fyfthe Commandement: And by this Commandement alfo Subjects be bounde not to withdrawe their faid fealtie, trouth, love, and obedience towards their Prince for any caufe whatsoever it be, ne for any cause they maye confpire against his Perfon, ne do any thing towardes the hinderance or hurt thereof, nor of his estate. In the Expofition of the fyxte Commandement : Moreover no Subjectes may draw their fwordes againft theyr Prince for any cause whatsoever it be. A 4 Homilies Homilies. 2d. P. of the Ser. of Obedience, p. 110. L. Edit. in Odavo. 1687. Christ taught Us plainly, that even the Wicked Rulers have Their Power, and Authority from God, and therefore it is not Lawful for Their Subjects to Withstand them, altho' they Abuse their Power. Ib. p. 113. We may not in Any wife Withstand violently, or Rebel against Rulers, or make any Infurrection, Sedition, or Tumults, either by Force of Arms (or Otherwife) against the Anointed of the Lord, or Any of his Officers: But We muft in fuch Cafe patiently fuffer all Wrongs, and Injuries, referring the Judgment of Our Caufe only to God. 3d. P. of the Ser. of Obedience, p. 114. Ye have heard manifeftly prov'd both by the Scriptures, and Examples, that All Subjects are bound to Obey Their Magiftrates, and for no caufe to Refift, or Withftand, or Rebel, or make any Sedition against Them, yea altho' they be Wicked Men. 1. P. of the Ser. against Wilful Rebellion, p. $89. What fhall Subjects do then? fhall they Obey Valiant, Stout. Wife, and Good Princes, and Contemn, Difobey, and Rebel against Children being Their Princes, or against Undifcreet and Evil Governours? God forbid! For what a perillous thing were it to commit unto the Subjects the Judgment, which Prince is Wife and Godly, and His Government Good, and which is otherwife? as tho' the Foot muft Judge of the Head; an Enterprize very heinous, and must needs breed Rebellion. Ib. p. 590 A Rebel is worse than the worst Prince, and Rebellion worse than the Worft Government of the Worst Prince that hitherto hath been. 2d. P. of the Homily against Wilful Rebellion, p. 600. Let David Anfwer to fuch Demands as Men defirous of Rebellion do use to make. Shall not We, fpecially being fo Good Men as We are, Rife and Rebel against a Prince, hated of God, and God's Enemy, and therefore likely not to Profper either in War or Peace, but to be Hurtful, and Pernicious to the Commonwealth? No, faith Good, and Godly David. lb. p. 601. Shall We not Rife and Rebel against fo Unkind a Prince, nothing Confidering or regarding Our True, Faithful, and Painful Service, or the Safeguard of Our Pofterity? No, faith Good David. Ib. Shall We not Rife and Rebel against our Known, Mortal, and Deadly Enemy, that feeketh Our Lives? No, faith Godly David. Ih. p. 601. Shall We not Affemble an Army of fuch Good Fellows as We are, and by Hazarding of our Lives, and the Lives of fuch as fhall Withftand Us, and withal Hazarding the Whole Eftate of our Country, Remove fo Naughty a Prince? No, faith Godly David. Ib. What shall We do to an Evil, to an Unkind Prince, an Enemy to Us, hated of God, hurtful to the Commonwealth, &c. Lay no violent Hand upon him (faith David) but let him Live until God appoint and work his Erd, either by Natural Death, or in War by Lawful Enemies, not by Traiterous Subjects. Ib, p. 602.1 King David would make thefe Anfwers, as by His Deeds, and Words recorded in the Holy Scriptures, indeed he doth make, unto All fuch Demands concerning Rebelling against Evil Princes, Unkind Princes, Cruel Princes, Princes that be to their Good Subjects Mortal Enemies, Princes that are out of God's Favour, and fo Hurtful, or like to be Hurtful to the Commonwealth. Bishop Overall's Convocation Book. L. Edit. Octavo, 1690. Book z. Can. 1. beginning at Page 107. If any Man fhall affirm under colour of any thing that is in the Scriptures that our Saviour Chrift did any way or at any time encourage the Jews or any Other, Diredly, or Indirectly to Rebel for Any Caufe Whatfoever against the Roman Emperour, or any of his Subordinat Magiftrates or that He did not utterly and truly Condemn all Devices, Conferences, and Refolutions whatfoever, either in his own Apoftles, or in any Other Perfons for the Ufing of Force against Civil Authority- Or that All Subjects of what fort foever, without Exception, ought not by the Law of God, to perifh with the Sword, that take and use the Sword for Any Caufe againft Kings and Sovereign Princes under whom they were born, or under whofe Jurifdiction they do Inhabit-Or that by any Doctrine or Example, which Chrift ever taught, or hath left upon good Record, it can be Prov'd Lawful to any Subjects for Any Caufe of what Nature foever, to Decline either the Authority and Jurifdiction of Their Sovereign Princes, or of any their Lawful Deputies, and Inferiour Magiftrates ruling under them, He doth greatly Err. Orthodox Divines from the Time of the Reformation to this Day. Strype's Memorials of A. B. Cranmer. L. Elit. 1694. Folio. p. 387. for |