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A sermon preached at the collegiate church at Manchester on Tuesday the 23. of April 1661. Being the coronation-day of his Royal Majestie Charles II. / By Richard Heyrick warden of the said colledge.
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Heyrick, Richard, 1600-1667.
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Tribe destroyed in Israel the Book of Judges closeth it with these words In those daies there was no King in Israel intimating and implying that all the impieties the wickednesses the villanies that were then committed vvas upon this account because there was no King in Israel Alas what a woful Commonvvealth there vvas when there was no King in Israel then Idols vvere erected Idolatry committed Errours Heresies Blasphemies false Religion false VVorship connived at tollerated robbing rifeling and plundering of houses rapes and murthers bloody and cruel vvars all vvas out of course in State in Church Micah vvas a private man Gibeon a City Dan a Tribe Tribes Cities Families all in disorder and confusion Nor was this in secret corners but all the Land of Israel over Micah dwelt at Mount Ephraim in the midst of Canaan Gibeah was at one end Dan at the other so in the midst and both ends all were wraped up in darkness and blackness You see what misery comes by want of a King what a masse of mischief disorder upon disorder the holy Ghost doth not charge them with a flat Anarchy that there was no Estate no kinde of Government among them there were both Priests and Judges there was a millitary Government but there wanted a King and God hath assigned this for the only cause and we will not be wiser then God to search for other reasons I could easily paralel all that I have said in our English Israel but the King and Parliament hath made it forbiden fruit and have passed an Act of free and generall pardon Indempnity and Oblivion may God and all the people of the Land seale to it You see what the want of a King is and by that you will the better judg of the blessedness of happiness of that people that have a King Kingly Government is the best Government for order peace strength so saith the Philosopher and he proves them all one by one the best without controversie for had there been a better God would not at last have resolved on this for his own people This is the most perfect most like the Government of Heaven God changed the Government from Joshua the Captain to the Judges from the Judges to Eli and Samuel Priests but when he set a King over his people he changed that Government no more Jehotada did a great and glorious vvork when he brought forth the King a vvork pleasing to God and acceptable to the people this was the first work Jehoiada did He brought forth the King 2. He put the Crown upon him He Jehoiada not the people Chr 23.11 Consult The Crowne doth not make the King it shews him to be King it addes nothing to the truth and being though much to the honour and glory the putting the Crown upon him is an external right and ceremonie nothing intrinsecal essential to the constitution of a King The Crown is an ornament of renown and glory proper and peculiar to the wearing of Kings alone The Crown crowns the head the head the highest member of the body naturall the Crown on the head of the King speaks the King the highest member of the body politick honour glory dignity is originally from the Crown where there is no Crown there honours are not confer'd Dukes Marquesses Earles Viscounts Barons Knights they have their dignity derived from the Crown streame greater and lesse flowing from this Fountaine rivers rivolets coming from this Sea and returning to this Sea again Jehoiada he puts the Crown upon him but it is God that reacheth the Crown to Jehoiada to put it upon the head of the King Ps 21.3 Thou settest a Crown of pure gold on his head as David acknowledgeth on the triumphant day of victory yea not King David only but King Jesus the King of Saints the King of Nations the king of kings hath said it Pro. 8.15 by me Kings reigne we have Gods word for it his deed his best deed his guift I have given you a King kings are placed in their thrones by God vested with their Robes by God girt with their Swords by God anointed by God crowned by God so saith the Scripture had I time to quote the texts God hath imparted his Name to kings I have said you are Gods Sons of the most high Kings have their descent from God king of kings is upon his thigh and Melchizedeck his first king and his tipe is brought in without father and mother to shew that Kings are the generation of God This made the Emperours to stamp their coyne with an hand coming out of the Cloudes houlding a Crown and putting it on their heads and accordingly to stile themselves crowned of God 3. He gave him the testimony a Book wherein the Law of God was registred the Book of Deutronomy saies the Greek the five Books of Moses saies the Jewes Deut. 17.18.19 And it shall be when he sitteth upon the Throne of his Kingdome that he shall write him a copy of this Law in a Book out of that which is before the Priests the Levites and it shall be with him and he shall read therein all the dayes of his life that he may learn to feare the Lord his God to keep all the words of this Law and these Statutes to do them The Hebrews record it thus when the king sitteth upon the Throne of his kingdome he hath a Book of the Law that his Father had given unto him and he was to write with his own hand a second Book of the Law and ever to carry this Book about with him the original Book was kept in the Sanctuary and out of that Book was the kings copy written that it might be most exact and perfect This testimony was given to him that he might know what the Law required of him in reference to God to himself to his people and what he might expect from God and the people At this day Christian Kings have the Bible put into their hands which requires wisedome understanding integrity courage the feare of God love of the truth hating of covetousness having no respect of persons the two last properties Heathens themselves required whence the Thebans painted Justice without hands without eyes to intimate they should receive no guifts nor be sway'd with sight of persons He gave him the testimony that he might be the keeper the revenger of both Tables The king is a mixt person he hath the Crown upon his head and the testimony in his hand which speaks him in all causes and over all persons within his Dominions supreme Head and Governour they steal from the kings Crown the most precious jewel that exempt persons and causes from him whilst the king hath a Crown upon his head and the testimony in his hand God and the people will love and honour him the Crown honours him in the sight of the people and the testimony in the sight of God and may the king have ever this honour and love