RESOLUTION I. C I am refolv'd, by the Grace of GoD, to Honour and Obey the King, or Prince, whom GOD is pleased to fet over me, as well as to expect be should safe guard and protect me, whom GOD is pleas'd to fet under him. He The King of kings, and Lord of lords, the great and glorious Monarch of all the World, having enacted many gracious Laws, is pleas'd to fet over every Kingdom and Nation fuch Perfons as may put them in execution. So that I cannot but look upon a lawful King, as truly a Reprefentative of the Moft High GOD, as a Parliament is of the People. And am therefore perfwaded, that whofoever rebels against Him, rebels against GOD Himfelf; not only in that he rebels against the Ordinance of GOD, and fo against the GOD of that Ordinance; but because he rebels against Him, whom GOD hath fet up as his Vicegerent, to represent his Perfon, and execute his Laws in fuch a part of his Dominions. Hence RESOLUTION I. C I am refolv'd, by the Grace of GoD, to Honour and Obey the King, or Prince, whom GOD is pleased to ・fet over me, as well as to expect he fhould fafe guard and protect me, whom GOD is pleas'd to fet under him. TH He King of kings, and Lord of lords, the great and glorious Monarch of all the World, having enacted many gracious Laws, is pleas'd to fet over every Kingdom and Nation fuch Perfons as may put them in execution. So that I cannot but look upon a lawful King, as truly a Representative of the Moft High GOD, as a Parliament is of the People. And am therefore perfwaded, that whofoever re-. bels against Him, rebels against GOD Himfelf; not only in that he rebels against the Ordinance of GOD, and fo against the GOD of that Ordinance; but because he rebels against Him, whom GOD fet up his Vicegerent, to repre erfo xecute his Laws inions. Hence is it, that these two Precepts, Fear GOD, and Honour the King, are fo often joined together in Holy Writ; for he that fears GOD's Power cannot but Honour his Authority; and he that Honours not the King, that represents GOD, cannot be faid to Fear GOD, who is represented by him. And hence likewife it is, that GOD hath been as ftrict and express in enjoining us Obedience to our Governors, as to Himself: For, thus faith the Lord of Hófts, Rom.13.1. Let every foul be fubject to the higher powers. Why? Because there is no power but of GOD, the Powers that be are ordained of GOD: And He has denounc'd as great a Judgment against such as rebel against the Magiftrate He hath ordain'd, as against thofe that rebel against Himfelf; For whosoever refifteth the Power, refifteth the Ordinance of GOD; and they that refist fhall receive to themfelves dam nation, v. 2. So that the Wrath of GOD fhall as certainly fall upon those that rise up against the King, as upon those that fight against GOD. And no wonder that the Punishment fhou'd be the fame, when the Fault is the fame: For he that fights against his King, fights against GOD Himfelf, who hath invefted him with that Power and Authority to govern his People, reprefenting His own Glorious 2 Ma |