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cause_n	good_a	great_a	king_n	5,512	5	3.6764	3	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A79078	The royall missive to the Prince of VVales, being the letter of K. Charles I. : in part metrically paraphrased, for essay vnto the rest / by Ri. VVatson.	Watson, Richard, 1612-1685.; Charles I, King of England, 1600-1649.; Charles II, King of England, 1630-1685.	1660 (1660)	Wing C2765A; ESTC R204015	4,967	17

and the holy Martyrs that supported the Primitive Church by their sufferings Colosse of blood Greece not in ruines and amazement lay The marble softned by her teares to clay Which Ancient Pile of Glory I best thought By the Britannike Modellers new wrought Wherein you have beauteous proportions seen With others eyes but now must judge between Conscience and Custome with your Reason try What Fayth can reach short of Credulity So shall the choice be yours not as before The practice on mine or the Bishops score In it thus rais'd I charge you persevere As the divinest Oracles most neare Approaching for pure doctrine the Prime Church order drawing downe to moderne time Somewhat amended which I often have Express'd and offer'd but none hearing gave That you should fixed in Religion be Ha's no more uncontroll'd necessitie For your soul 's then your Kingdomes lasting peace When your warres now forced travailes cease Since the rebellious Devill turne Divine And in shape of Reforming Angels shine Now the old gliding Serpent goe's upright Pretending from darke shades to new sprung light When Conscience Faction and sedition cries Sone with Religion stop her mouth and Lies When Piety Patience pleades and Peace their peal Of Fury ring's out nought but Armes and Zeale So that unlesse the root well earthed bee The Wind that seeme's to kisse will shake the Tree Nor shall you want Religion's tempting powers To Reforme that is Ruine you and yours For when the worst in treason would combine They find nought better blancheth the designe Where beside new invention which affect's The vulgar changing fancies each project 's Himselfe a share in the Great Worke the name Of a Reformer to conceale his shame Which self-convicted turne 's to impudence Of censure with feign'd zeale out-fa●ing sease What by your judgement and the Church is set Religion's standard vindicate abet No Partisans of faction nor relieve The plaintiffe Schismatike th' accus'd to grieve Head no disjointed Members nor adhere To * By privilegiates are meant suich as claime priviledge or exēption from thepublike establissement and vvould have the King's countenance against him selfe Privilegiates in hope or feare For the complying hearts you gaine are such As when you in Religion ben will crouch While the more upright Votaries impute That you their fayth desprise them persecute With charity and calmnesse recompose Impartially divided spirits but those That upon interest Rebellion raise Out of Church-ruines to repaire decaies Chastise by Iustice or with forces scatter So neither Faction need you feare or flatter For if their courtesie your want my Son I antedate your doome You are undone If Innocence mistake her mate in love Bill with the Serpent He 'll devoure the Dove None wil you finde lesse loyall just humane Then Rebells that Religion's name prophane All their demands and actions which surmount Reaeson or rule they place to Gods account Vnder whose Colours and Heav'n's Canopie Ambition marcheth with slie Policie Secure and confident of the applause Common Devotion offer 's to God's Cause Thus may you from their covenanted Bands Heave Iacob's voice but shall feel Esau's hāds England lesse no usurping Faction fear'd Of late yeares then Presbyterie which appear'd Most Saintly modest humbly retrograde From their forefathers boldnesse to invade Nor when they most in Consistorie sate Could they strike terrour in my Church or State But since phantastike Frowardnesse divides My double byass'd People into sides As corrupt Humours fond some Fever's name To get meet in full furie to inflame So doe's each scatter'd discontented Passion Here rendezvous some in choice some for fashion While this New Light shot from the Northerne starre Religion guide's by Parliament to Warre At first the pettie Factions were the suite Of this great Rabbi crouch'd kiss'd his feet Till Time experience gave Warre 's successe Leisure to search discoverie to guesse Each at peculiar int'rest that invite's To divide spoyles and sequester'd delights To breake Religion's stock for a new Trade By partie-profits or preferments made This to Church ruine and Republike wrought And on Presbyterie self confusion brought Dash'd his first hopes when chosen Generall He mean't no sharing stakes but sweoping all Have nothing despicable in your eye That threaten's the Church-peace or Piety Errours and schismes presented from a farre But as Night cloud foyles for Heaven's bright-fac't starre Chace from your Church-horizon and dispell By early censure each to its darke cell Lest what seeme's a petitionarie hand Or'ecloud you spread into an Armed Band. The Temple cleansed and the Altars dress'd Religion preserv'd beautified profess'd To God his Church your Soul due justice done Truth though betweē two crucified kep't one Ascend your high Tribunal judge each cause By your inheritance the Kingdome 's lawes For as your great Fate in that Orbe doth roll So your good Ruling-starre turne 's on this pole Whose mixed influence may wonder bring That set's your Subject free yet keepe 's you King If you know true Prerogative's to have A happy people Servant no poore Slave Whose safety peace and property preserv'd Import's no pamper'd Body with Head sterv'd Ingenuous Liberty doe's not restraine The right hand priviledge to hold the reigne Fed with the fruits of a joint care 't is meant You guide they draw the Chariot by consent Charge not your head with such a massie Crowne As sinke's the body and supporters downe From which nor strength nor honour can you have Nor hope they 'll rise from ruine you to save Best may you Royalty from rumours quit When you intend not rigour but remit For while by justice you oppresse not awe You play the Tyrant with a ruling Lawe The censure of the raving VVorld to me Is no reproach so I a Martyr be And such I am who suffer to maintaine Fix't Lawes set VVorship of my Soveraigne Naught else my Kingdome troublers can object But that these from their changes I protect That I preferre the Oracles I found By sun rayes writ to darke dreames they propound And shall till better Reason me perswade Then Tumults Armies Prisons which invade I can not yet that uncouth lesson learne Nor you I hope when at the Kingdome 's sterne That it is safe for us Kings to recant Our Lawes for Faction's violence or taunt O● for their feigned courtesie unfold Those sacred sheetes where VVisdome hath enroll'd The Publike Interest and gratifie VVith new Indentures raz'd Communitie VVhat to alleviate my pressing weights Heav'n may contrive how to enlarge my streights How it will crosse unnaturall intents Of Hands becoming Heads of Jnstruments How into order such confusion bring Reduce to subject each become halfe-King I can't determine nor will take much care How in the hands of unjust men I fare VVhile in the Empire of my soul I hold Justice by God and Conscience uncontroll'd VVhat Reason Honour Conscience could permit To my concession I indulged it All strain'd atlength by offers to Reforme Regarding onely safety in the storme Or'e-nice in no reserves but where consent Must needs betray all due meanes to prevent Irreparable violences to My soul the Church my People Son you VVho in the issues of my Grants have share As of my Kingdomes next undoubted heire