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book_n	according_a	king_n	law_n	1,630	5	4.7476	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A90972	Tyrants and protectors set forth in their colours. Or, The difference between good and bad magistrates; in several characters, instances and examples of both. / By J.P.	Price, John, Citizen of London.	1654 (1654)	Wing P3349; Thomason E738_18; ESTC R203206	41,217	58

over the meanest rulers Under the Law were commanded by God to write the Copie of the Law of God in a Book and the Jews say that though the Kings Father left him a Book of the Law yet was he to write a Book thereof with his own hands which he was to carry with him whithersoever he went from Deut. 17 18 19. And according to this is Gods saying to Joshuah This Book of the Law shall not depart out of thy mouth but thou shalt meditate therein day and night Iosh. 1. 8. A good Ruler serves the Lord with reverence Psal. 2. 11. He casts himself before him to do him reverence Psal. 29. 1. And as for the Laws of men in their respective Territories it was Platoes saying That the Prince is not above Law but the Law is above the Prince the Magistrate should be a speaking Law a living Law as exemplary in obedience to the Law as he is eminent in rule over all the people under the Law It is most true that the Chief Magistrate may do only that which is just and most false that all is just that he doth Saul was as much bound not to hurt David as David not to touch the Lords Anointed To rule over the people by meer coactive power is beastly not manly A manly Prince would rule over the wills of men by their consent A Lion a Bear a Wolf rules over the weaker by meer power A good ruler desires power directive not coercive voluntary not violent by counsel not command by consent not compulsion he takes no pleasure to rule in his Commonwealth as the Lion in the Forrest A Protector truly so called cannot think himself wiser then all nor above all but to the making and executing of Laws to the Government of himself and people he will have the consultation and determination of the wise amongst them it is Gods Charactar of a Tyrant 1 Sam. 8. 9 10. To rule by meer power to take the people under him and make them his Horses his Asses his Slaves and Vassals minding altogether his own might not the peoples right but God's Charactar of a Protector is of another nature Deut. 17 20. viz. he is such an one whose heart is not lifted up above his brethren he is a Fellow-Subject to the Laws though the chief Executioner thereof he takes no advantage from the Letter of the Law to gratifie himself and grieve his people as the late Tyrant and his Predecessors he well considers that common Justice Peace and Safety are the great Ends of Rule and Rulers that Laws themselves are no longer binding but as relative to those great ends that Religion Reason Nature Grace all do promote the publick Good That the intent of Law is nothing less then the Princes roially in the peoples ruine that the soul of the Law is preferrable above the shel the life above the letter Id●m facit ac is qui legem transgreditur qui saeva verborum praerogativa fraudulenter conira juris sententiam abutitur He doth as bad as transgress the Law who fraudulently abuseth the rigid prerogative of words contrary to the true intentional Sentence of the Law He hath a piercing eye over pretended friends and flatterers he knows his house will be haunted with these do what he can Many will seek the Rulers favour more then the favour of God for there they hope to find themselves he takes heed whom he trusts and bless himself from his pretended friends and prays with David to be delivered from lying lips and a deceitful tongue who will speak fair congratulate his victories and happinesse it may be present him with offerings and gifts But as one said Timeo Danaos dona ferentes And saith another Munera magna quidem misit sed misit in hamo Et piscatorem piscis amare potest When their words are as smooth as oyl there is war in their hearts It is something under his fifth rib which they aim at in their Courtships and Complements though they bring milk and honey in their Lordly d●sh yet he takes heed of security and sleep at such a time for they watch their opportunity to make use of their nail and hammer they are like Cur-dogs that would suck out blood by licking and in the end destroy without biting A Squire being sent out of Spain to poyson Queen Elizabeth anoynted the pummel of her Saddel with poyson in a secret manner as if he had been doing somewhat else crying out with a loud voice God save the Queen When Gifford Hodgson and others had set Savage on work to kill the said Queen They first set ou● a book to perswade the English Catholicks to attempt nothing against her Caveatur osculum Iscarioticum The kisses of Judas are dangerous he takes heed of poyson in a golden Cup Jesuits at this day kisse and kill together familiarly officiosè occidunt as one said of false Physicians Esocietate Iesu fuit qui Iesum tradidit His Familiar that a●e bread with him at his table When the kisse was nigh the swords and staves were not far off he knows that men that are most glosing are frequently closing with him for mischief Joab Iudas Absolom Ahitophel are most dangerous in their kisses there are kissing Cut-throats who can be affable to their enemies and disguise their hatred in commendations while they privily lay their snares men Italienated that can salute with mortal imbracements and clapse in those arms which they hope to embrew in their dearest blood like unto Hacket hanged in Queen Elizabeths time who imbracing his honest Schoolmaster bit off his nose and did eat it down before his face Of all persons he makes not flatterers of his Councel Augustus complained when Varus was dead that now he had none left that would deal faithfully and plainly with him he bewares of confidence in unfaithful men who will prove like the Brooks of Temah Job 6. 17. which swell'd in rain and fail'd in droughts they will be like Egypt to Israel broken reeds whereon if he leans they will not only fail him but pierce and destroy him Iulius Caesar was killed in the very Councel-Chamber by such flattering Councellers A pluribus amicis quam inimicis by most of his pretended friends The French Proverb When the Spaniard comes to parl of a peace then double bolt the door and the Hollanders in former dayes would make no conditions with them because they well knew their Machiavilian Heresie Fides tamdiu servanda est quamdiu expediat I shall say no more to this but to pray that God would preserve our faithful Rulers from unfaithful men A Christian Prince studies Princely principles not Machivilian policies and well remembers that he is Gods Servant though his Servants Lord and that he is bound to keep them free He well knows that goodnesse is the way to greatnesse and grace to glory that righteousness and peace through Gods Ordinance are linked together with chains of Adamant that when