 The most high and sacred order of kings is of divine right, being the ordinance of God himself, founded in the prime laws of nature, and clearly established by express texts both of the Old and New Testament " " For any person or persons to set up, maintain,...  The Works of John Locke - Page 243by John Locke - 1823Full view - About this book
 | Nicholas Tindal - Great Britain - 1761 - 552 pages
...one Sunday in every quarter the following explanation of regal power. " That the moil high and facred order of kings is of divine right, being the ordinance of God himfelf, founded in the prime laws of nature and revelation, by which the fupreme power 8 Mean over... | |
 | William Smith (M.D.) - Great Britain - 1771 - 464 pages
...all orders of the clergy have fubfcribed. It is aflerted, can. i. 1640. That the moft high and facred order of kings is of divine right, being the ordinance of God himfelf, founded in the prime laws of nature, and clearly eftablifhed by exprefs texts, both of Old... | |
 | William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, Sir John Murray IV, Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle) - English literature - 1842 - 578 pages
...State was not a mere passive subjection, but a hearty reverence. They taught, with Brainhall, ' that the most high and sacred order of Kings is of Divine...right, being the ordinance of God himself, founded on the prime laws of nature, and clearly established by express texts both of the Old and New Testament.... | |
 | Daniel Neal - Great Britain - 1817 - 612 pages
...in the place where he serves, shall read the fol* lowing explanation of the regal power:— * TINE RIGHT, being the ordinance, of God himself, founded 'in the prime laws of nature and revelation, by which the f supreme power over all persons civil and ecclesiastical is { given to them.... | |
 | Daniel Neal - Great Britain - 1822 - 552 pages
...year, in the place where he serves, shall read the following explanation of the regal power: " That the most high and sacred order of kings is of divine...God himself, founded in the prime laws of nature and revelation, by which the supreme power over all persons civil and ecclesiastical is given to them.... | |
 | Richard Newcome - 1825 - 254 pages
...instruction and information of all Christian people 'within this Realm in their duties in this particular; The most High and Sacred Order of Kings, is of Divine...established by express Texts both of the Old and New Testaments. A supreme Power is given to this most excellent Order by God Himself in the Scriptures,... | |
 | John Jones (perpetual curate of Cradley, Worcs.) - 1826 - 616 pages
...revenge taken on the other. 1. The first Canon is concerning regal power, where it is decreed that the order of kings is of divine right, being the ordinance of God himself* founded on the Laws of nature and revelation, by which the supreme power over all persons, ecclesiastical and... | |
 | Samuel Hibbert - 1834 - 432 pages
...preferments, that are of this opinion ; whereas it has been declared by a whole convocation, anno 1640, That the most high and sacred order of kings is of divine...by express texts both of the Old and New Testament; and that a Supreme power is given to this most excellent order by God himself in Scriptures. This was... | |
 | James B. Holroyd - 1834 - 616 pages
...here insert the substance of their contents. The first relates to the regal power, and states, "that the most high and sacred order of kings is of divine right, being the ordinance of God, founded upon the laws of nature and revelation,—that he has supreme power over all persons ecclesiastical... | |
 | Benjamin Hanbury - Congregationalism - 1841 - 634 pages
...Concerning the Hegal Power," directs to be read "upon some one Sunday in every quarter of the year," that " The most high and sacred order of Kings is of Divine...established by express texts both of the Old and New Testaments... For Subjects to hear Arms against their King, offensive or defensive, upon any pretence... | |
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