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The Higher Liberty
by Gregory HHC, d
Minister of His Holy Church
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The
Natural Law
The Law of Nature or Natural Law is defined as, “The divine will, or the
dictate of right reason, showing the moral deformity or moral
necessity that there is in any act, according to its suitableness or
un-suitableness to a reasonable nature. Sometimes used of the law of
human reason, in contradistinction to the revealed law, and sometimes
of both, in contradistinction to positive law.”
In respect to the
ground of the authority of law, it is divided as natural law, or the
law of nature or of God, and positive law.”
Positive Law is, “Law
actually ordained or established, under human sanctions, as
distinguished from the law of nature or natural law, which comprises
those considerations of justice, right, and universal expediency that
are announced by the voice of reason or of revelation…”
Positive law is dependent upon
human sanctions, as distinguished from the law of nature or natural
law. Natural law is not dependent upon or connected to the
administration of the legislature or the opinions of men. Our
opinions may conform to it but never alter it.
“Law
governs men and reason the law.”
The laws created by men are real
and binding if they are established according to right reason. That
does not mean that the laws created by men have to be reasonable. It
means their condition is binding due to the presence of the
reasonable elements of Natural Law. The elements that bind man under
human law or legal systems would include reasonable evidence of
consent through actions or oaths, affirmation, application, or
participation.
"The
laws of nature are most perfect and immutable; but the condition of
human law is an unending succession, and there is nothing in it which
can continue perpetually.
Human
laws are born, live, and die.”
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Romans 13 part 1
http://www.hisholychurch.org/media/audio/rm/Romans131.ram
ROMANS 13 verse 1 the higher liberty
Does God want us to be subject or to be free?
http://www.hisholychurch.org/sermon/romans13.php
Romans 13 and I Peter 2,13-14
Is the Bible consistent about setting men free or does it contradict itself?
http://www.hisholychurch.org/sermon/romanspeter.php
Romans 13, NN Video Series:7-10 4:32
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1SEMYx6affo
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