NONRESISTANCE • DICTIONARY ONE.COM • Definition of Nonresistance

... seldom could either a priest or a soldier be seen in the assemblages which gathered round the market crosses where the King and Queen were proclaimed. The professional pride both of the clergy and of the army had been deeply wounded. The doctrine of nonresistance had been dear to the Anglican divines. It was their distinguishing badge. It was their favourite theme. If we are to judge by that portion of their oratory which has come down to us, they had preached about the duty of passive obedience ...

— The History of England from the Accession of James II. - Volume 3 (of 5) • Thomas Babington Macaulay