An exposition on the fourteene first chapters of Genesis, by way of question and answere Collected out of ancient and recent writers: both briefely and subtilly propounded and expounded. By Abraham [sic] Rosse of Aberden, preacher at St. Maries neere South-Hampton, and one of his Maiesties chaplaines.

Q. Why did Chedorlaomer raise armies

against these other kings?

A. Because they rebelled against him, and here we may see, that it is not lawfull for any people to rebell against their kings, although their gouernment be vniust. Secondly, they deserued to be tributaries and seruants to a strange king, because they were the seruants of filthy and strange sinnes, neither are they worthy to be a free people, whom the sonne hath not made free. Thirdly, the truth of Noahs prophesie may here be seene, that Ca∣nan is Sems seruant; Chedorlaomer of Sem is king at this time ouer the Cananites. Fourth∣ly, here we may see what a dangerous thing it is, for a people to rebell against their kings, for by this meanes vnitie is broken, order and discipline is euerted, lawes and re∣ligion are extinguished, and all things turned vpside downe; and therefore the authors of rebellion, haue beene most fearefully punish∣ed, as the examples of Core, Dathan and A∣biram, against Moses and Aaron: Absalom and Seba against Dauid, and many more can witnesse. Therefore kings must be obeyed in all matters indifferent, but not in those things that are against the glory of God▪ for it is better to obey God then man, and they who doe not obey their kings in matters against

God are not to be accounted rebels, except we will make Moses and Aaron, who resisted Pharaoh: Christ, Iohn Baptist, and the Apo∣stles, who resisted the Iewes, the Christians who resisted Idolaters to be rebels, which to thinke is impious.