The stumbling-block of disobedience and rebellion, cunningly laid by Calvin in the subjects way, discovered, censured, and removed. By P.H.

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Title: The stumbling-block of disobedience and rebellion, cunningly laid by Calvin in the subjects way, discovered, censured, and removed. By P.H.
Author: Heylyn, Peter, 1600-1662.
Publication: London :: printed by E. Cotes for Henry Seile over against St. Dunstans Church in Fleet street,; 1658.
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Subject terms: Calvin, Jean, 1509-1564.; Church and state -- Early works to 1800.; Kings and rulers -- Early works to 1800.
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The Argument & occasion of this following Treatise.

Joh. Calvini Institution. Lib. 4. cap. 20. sect. 31.

NE{que} enim si ultio Domini est effrenatae dominationis correctio, ideo protinus demandatam nobis arbitremur; quibus nullum aliud quam parendi & pa∣tiendi datum est Manda∣tum. De privatis homini∣bus semper loquor. Nam si∣qui nunc sint Populares Magistratus ad moderan∣dum Regum libidinem con∣stituti (quales olim erant qui Lacedaemoniis Regibu•• oppositi erant Ephori; aut Romanis Consulibus Tri∣buni Plebis, aut Atheni∣ensium Senatui Demar∣chi; & qua etiam forte po∣testate, ut nunc res ha∣bent, funguntur in singu∣lis Regnis tres Ordines, cum primarios Conventus pe∣ragunt) adeo illos ferocienti Regum licentiae, pro officio, intercedere non veto, ut si Regibus impotenter gr••s∣santibus, & humili plebecu∣lae insultantibus conniveant; eorum dissimulationem nefa∣ria perfidia non carere af∣firmem, qua populi liber∣tatem (cujus se, Dei or∣dinatione, tutores positos norunt) fraudulenter pro∣dunt.

NOr may we think because the punishment of licenti∣ous Princes doth belong to God, that presently this power is devolved on us, to whom no other warrant hath been given by God but only to obey and suffer. But still I must be un∣derstood of private persons. For if there be now any popular Officers ordained to moderate the licentiousness of Kings (such as were the Ephori, set up of old against the Kings of Sparta; the Tribunes of the peo∣ple against the Roman Consuls, and the Demarchi against the Athenian Senate; and with w^ch power perhaps, as the world now goes, the three Estates are seized in each several Kingdom, when they are solemnly assem∣bled) so far am I from hindring them to put restraints upon the exorbitant power of Kings, as their Office bindes them; that I conceive them rather to be guilty of a perfidious dissimula∣tion, if they connive at Kings when they play the Tyrants, or wantonly insult on the com∣mon people, in that they trea∣cherously betray the Subjects Liberties; of which they knew they were made Guardians by Gods own Ordinance.