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Prince Henry his second anniversary· By Daniel Price Doctor in Divinity, of his Highnesse chaplaines
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Price, Daniel, 1581-1631.
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as by violent stormes the fairest and most hopefull fruites of Court kingdome haue beene often not onely blemished but demolished That wee fitly might take vp for such Palaces that Lamentatiō of David for Mount Gilboa o yee Mountaines of Gilboa ◠Sam. 1.19.21.23 how are the mighty fallen how hath the beauty of Israel beene slaine vpon thy high places they that were swifter then Eagles strōger then Lyons are fallen in the midst of thee Pillers and Cedars in Salomons house haue sunke downe even to the ground yet this excellent Mirrour of Princes stood as a center vnmoved retained his station His liberty more opportunities more power more incitations more thē other great ones yet he more free because more faith full then others yea so free that infernall malice nor the curious inquiry of Popish Pioners could ever fasten any taint of blemish either before or since his death vpon his Saintlike life I abhorre flattery and dare call evill evill were it in Bethell the kings Chappell let 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 a Courtier flatterer be the reciprocall tearmes of those that tune their tongues to inchantments I had rather be a Citizen of Verona then Placentia and with S. Austin mallem pati supplicium Aug. ep 68. quà m foedâ adulatione consequi beneficium I had rather endure punishment for truth then get favour by flattery Diogenes the Cynicke contemned it and ioined togither linguam adulatoris manum interfectoris Diog in Laert and blessed Prince who now is in heaven in his life laughed flattery to scorne and held that as the Tyrant among the wilde so the flatterer among tame beasts is most pernitious It may be Aulica Rhetorica to giue more then is due to great ones in their life but that candle being extinguished how busie are tongues and pens to breake open the sepulchers of the deceased a thing more common thē commendable in this age But to giue the amplest testimony of truth as wel as of affection Testimonia virtutis veritatis Bern. is an office in S. Bernards iudgement that we are bound vnto Piety as well as duty requireth it quitteth herein flattery that a sea man whē he is come to the haven and a warriour when he is brought to his triumph and the blessed that die in the Lord and rest from their labors Rev. 14. they that haue been the great lights of our firmament their works following them propter opera exempla accipiant benigna hominum verba iudicia may be honoured in the monuments of their memorials by iust praises not issuing from Hypocrisy or flattery to neglect which service were prophane ingratitude or to deride it impious presumption For to any honest minde how vnworthy will it seeme to deny or maligne vertue its due which so abundantly did appeare in this triumphant Saint the living glory of the Protestant and rising envy of the malignant world as if the Graces had beene midwiues at his birth the Muses his nurses the vertues his attendants and goodnesse as a good Angell his guide to direct him in al his waies And as if acquainted with Saturne the Planet of Contēplation and with Iupiter the Planet of Action * Quaerere Quaerere was the word best liked him the worke that best fitted him As if he had duly considered our Saviours councell Primù quaerite first seeke Cum dicit quaerite en diligentiam Mat. 6 33. cum primùm quaerite en sapientiam diligence in seeking Chrys wisdome in seeking first It was the fruit of both in Iosias to beginne to seeke God the first time of his raigne when he was a childe in Mary Magdalen to come to the sepulcher the first day of the weeke before the dawning of the day in those that were first admitted into the vineyard that they were in the market the first howre the Master came to hire the firstlings of the cattell first borne of the children first fruits of the earth first hopes of the promise first tythes of the yeere first times of the day were ever deere acceptable to God To instance in the last only the first opening of the daie seeing there is no word vnnecessary in the book of God every iot therein affording observation if not Admiratiō why so precisely is this time of the day the morning mentioned in scripture the Angels hastning Lot out of Sodom in the morning Gen. 19.15 Abraham his preparation by rising earely to go to sacrifice Isaac in the morning Gen. 19.15 Gen. 22.3 Iacob to set vp a piller at Bethel rose vp earely in the morning Gen. 22.3 Gen. 28.18 Moses commanded to stand before Pharao earely in the morning Exod. 9.15 Ioshua in his care in the conviction of Achan rose vp earely in the morning Iosh 7.16 Elkanah and Hannah their earely worship 1. Sam. 1.9 1. Chr. 33.30 Iob. 1.2 Chr. 31.3 Ier. 17.13 the Levits early standing before the Lord Iob early sanctifying of his sons Hezekias early sacrificing David early praying Ieremy early preaching and Christ early rising with infinite other examples of the morning service that the Saints haue perfourmed I say wherefore is this especiall circumstance so exactly placed in the front of so many of the sacred histories if it did not note vnto vs Aquin. how acceptable the first fruit of time is vnto the Lord and therfore first to seeke in the beginning of our day whether as Thomas distinguisheth it bee in the morning of the naturall day or of our humane life or of our state in grace or passage to glory the Prime of our Calender to be consecrated to God and the sun no sooner to display its light vpon the earth then we to lift our soules vnto the heaven As was the dayly and early course of this devout Prince who in his private morning prayer early seeking the God of his Fathers communed with his own heart in his chamber and was still Psal 4.4 It was a gratious promise made in the time of the Law If thou seeke the Lord thy God thou shalt find him Deut. 4.29 ever since it hath beene the precept or rather the sum of all precepts to seeke the Lord as appeareth by the Phrase of Scripture either faciem quaerendo by seeking his face Psal 24.6 or bonitatem quaerendo by seeking his goodnesse Esra 8.22 Or mandata quaerendo by seeking his Commandements Psal 119.100 Or misericordiam quaerendo Dan. 2.18 c. and the blessing promised is that the hearts of them shall reioyce that seeke the Lord 1. Chr. 16.10 Yea the hearts of them shall liue that seeke the Lord Psal 69.32 Which made the Royall Psalmist so experimented that he proclaimeth they that knowe thy name will put their trust in thee for thou O Lord never failest them that seeke thee Psal 9.10 Which may serue as a briefe application to all his