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Detma basilikē a sermon preached at the Kings prison in the Fleet on the 30th of January, 1681, being the anniversary of the martyrdom of King Charles I, of ever blessed memory.
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Wing S156; ESTC R33576
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england_n will_v take_v it_o they_o be_v resolve_v not_o to_o strike_v a_o stroke_n in_o their_o quarrel_n how_o this_o covenant_n obtain_v among_o we_o and_o how_o it_o be_v receive_v in_o this_o kingdom_n i_o shall_v not_o need_v to_o tell_v you_o let_v i_o only_o say_v this_o and_o the_o truth_n of_o it_o that_o it_o be_v only_o make_v use_n of_o here_o as_o a_o trick_n of_o state_n for_o the_o râ—â—ner_n of_o the_o church_n and_o the_o extirpation_n of_o her_o discipline_n i_o have_v like_a to_o have_v add_v the_o damn_v of_o man_n soul_n for_o it_o be_v direct_o contrary_a to_o the_o oath_n of_o supremacy_n and_o allegiance_n so_o that_o he_o that_o take_v both_o they_o and_o the_o covenant_n must_v of_o necessity_n be_v perjure_a and_o whereas_o they_o call_v it_o a_o solemn_z league_n and_o covenant_n with_o god_n i_o dare_v bold_o say_v in_o the_o prophet_n phrase_n isa_n 28.15_o it_o be_v a_o covenant_n with_o death_n and_o a_o agreement_n with_o hell_n but_o to_o return_v to_o the_o war._n this_o war_n be_v manage_v on_o his_o majesty_n side_n with_o the_o great_a disadvantage_n imaginable_a for_o the_o parliament_n have_v seize_v upon_o his_o own_o revenue_n sequester_v his_o friend_n and_o to_o keep_v his_o subject_n from_o serve_v he_o out_o of_o love_n and_o loyalty_n they_o malicious_o spread_v abroad_o false_a and_o scandalous_a report_n of_o his_o person_n thus_o by_o the_o permission_n of_o god_n almighty_n who_o sometime_o in_o judgement_n let_v the_o wicked_a prosper_v his_o majesty_n army_n by_o several_a considerable_a loss_n be_v extreme_o reduce_v and_o weaken_v and_o money_n which_o be_v the_o strength_n and_o sinew_n of_o war_n be_v want_v to_o recruit_v they_o he_o resolve_v to_o give_v over_o the_o war_n and_o betake_v himself_o to_o the_o scotch_a army_n which_o lie_v then_o before_o newark_n and_o do_v so_o have_v this_o only_a comfort_n in_o the_o world_n beside_o that_o of_o a_o good_a conscience_n that_o the_o event_n never_o state_v the_o justice_n of_o a_o cause_n with_o what_o kill_v thought_n and_o terrible_a apprehensionâ—â—_n do_v we_o think_v his_o majesty_n throw_v himself_o into_o the_o power_n of_o these_o perfidious_a man_n of_o who_o he_o himself_o say_v after_o they_o have_v sell_v he_o that_o they_o be_v just_a in_o this_o that_o they_o have_v not_o deceive_v he_o how_o lamentable_a be_v his_o condition_n when_o upon_o mature_a deliberation_n he_o think_v it_o his_o great_a safety_n to_o trust_v those_o in_o who_o he_o know_v there_o be_v no_o trust_n immediate_o after_o his_o arrival_n there_o he_o issue_v out_o his_o warrant_n to_o all_o the_o governor_n of_o town_n and_o other_o officer_n in_o his_o army_n to_o capitulate_v with_o his_o enemy_n make_v such_o condition_n as_o their_o circumstance_n will_v admit_v and_o surrender_v and_o certain_o it_o can_v not_o choose_v but_o be_v a_o very_a great_a affliction_n to_o so_o large_a and_o noble_a a_o soul_n as_o that_o of_o he_o to_o think_v that_o at_o last_o so_o many_o brave_a and_o loyal_a man_n must_v leave_v his_o service_n without_o any_o reward_n but_o that_o of_o heaven_n and_o be_v expose_v to_o the_o fury_n of_o those_o wicked_a man_n who_o very_a tender_a mercy_n he_o know_v be_v cruel_a the_o news_n of_o his_o majesty_n put_v himself_o into_o the_o protection_n of_o the_o scot_n you_o may_v think_v quick_o arrive_v at_o the_o parliament_n who_o immediate_o agree_v with_o they_o about_o his_o price_n i_o must_v not_o say_v ransom_n and_o so_o he_o be_v buy_v and_o sell_v and_o deliver_v into_o the_o hand_n of_o his_o implacable_a enemy_n conduct_v to_o holmâ—y_n and_o confine_v and_o this_o bring_v to_o the_o three_o section_n of_o his_o majesty_n suffering_n to_o wit_n during_o his_o imprisonment_n which_o part_n of_o his_o affliction_n come_v near_a the_o literal_a sense_n of_o the_o text_n to_o bind_v your_o king_n in_o chain_n i_o shall_v need_v to_o say_v little_a especial_o in_o this_o audience_n of_o the_o pressure_n and_o difficulty_n of_o a_o prison_n to_o the_o very_o mean_a and_o most_o vulgar_a of_o man_n but_o that_o a_o king_n shall_v be_v bind_v in_o chain_n the_o assert_v or_o of_o the_o people_n liberty_n confine_v a_o sovereign_a prince_n so_o great_a so_o good_a so_o just_a imprison_v by_o his_o own_o subject_n in_o his_o own_o kingdom_n may_v challenge_v the_o wonder_n and_o amazement_n of_o this_o age_n and_o perhaps_o exceed_v the_o belief_n of_o some_o of_o those_o that_o be_v to_o come_v the_o boldness_n and_o malice_n of_o his_o enemy_n be_v a_o wonder_n so_o also_o be_v his_o majesty_n virtue_n and_o patience_n and_o certain_o have_v not_o his_o spirit_n be_v buoy_v up_o and_o wonderful_o confirm_v by_o the_o sweet_a and_o comfortable_a influence_n of_o god_n almighty_n his_o restraint_n will_v have_v delude_v their_o last_o revenge_n and_o put_v a_o end_n to_o his_o miserable_a life_n before_o the_o day_n immediate_o after_o his_o enemy_n that_o their_o malice_n and_o bitterness_n may_v want_v no_o aggravation_n command_v his_o guardian_n to_o retrench_v both_o the_o expense_n of_o his_o entertainment_n and_o his_o retinue_n the_o countrypeople_n that_o flock_v thither_o to_o be_v cure_v of_o that_o disease_n which_o we_o common_o call_v the_o king_n be_v evil_a be_v not_o admit_v to_o his_o presence_n but_o repel_v with_o scorn_n and_o reproach_n but_o that_o which_o be_v the_o most_o prodigious_a and_o inhuman_a of_o all_o their_o cruelty_n and_o hard_a usage_n be_v that_o as_o if_o like_o the_o devil_n they_o have_v envy_v the_o welfare_n of_o his_o soul_n notwithstanding_o all_o his_o solicitation_n in_o this_o extremity_n they_o refuse_fw-la do_v he_o the_o attendance_n of_o his_o chaplain_n a_o great_a rigour_n and_o barbarity_n than_o be_v ever_o use_v among_o christian_n to_o the_o mean_a prisoner_n and_o great_a malefactor_n by_o the_o first_o they_o may_v think_v to_o lessen_v the_o quality_n of_o his_o person_n by_o the_o second_o to_o diminish_v his_o credit_n and_o esteem_v among_o the_o people_n but_o by_o the_o last_o i_o know_v not_o what_o they_o can_v intend_v unless_o it_o be_v to_o hedge_v up_o his_o way_n to_o heaven_n and_o if_o it_o be_v possible_a murder_v his_o immortal_a soul_n i_o will_v not_o adventure_v to_o tell_v you_o how_o his_o majesty_n resent_v this_o passage_n i_o refer_v you_o to_o his_o own_o book_n a_o while_n afterward_o some_o misunderstanding_n arise_v between_o the_o parliament_n and_o the_o army_n the_o general_n send_v a_o party_n of_o horse_n seize_v his_o majesty_n person_n and_o carry_v he_o from_o one_o place_n to_o another_o till_o at_o last_o he_o be_v commit_v prisoner_n to_o the_o isle_n of_o wight_n and_o here_o the_o parliament_n send_v their_o commissioner_n to_o treat_v with_o he_o again_o where_o they_o find_v his_o concession_n such_o that_o they_o tell_v he_o they_o doubt_v not_o but_o that_o the_o peace_n will_v sudden_o be_v conclude_v and_o all_o difference_n between_o he_o and_o his_o people_n adjust_v and_o determine_v upon_o their_o return_n to_o london_n the_o army_n wherein_o it_o be_v probable_a there_o be_v many_o cain_n and_o judass_n who_o think_v their_o sin_n too_o great_a for_o pardon_n put_v forâ—h_v a_o remonstrance_n wherein_o they_o demand_v that_o justice_n may_v be_v do_v upon_o all_o the_o actor_n and_o contriver_n of_o the_o late_a civil_a war_n and_o particular_o upon_o his_o majesty_n as_o the_o author_n and_o beginner_n of_o that_o calamity_n hereupon_o his_o majesty_n be_v commit_v close_a prisoner_n his_o servant_n dismiss_v and_o he_o himself_o a_o while_n after_o bring_v to_o windsor_n and_o so_o to_o london_n with_o a_o strong_a guard_n where_o the_o usual_a respect_n and_o ceremony_n of_o the_o knee_n be_v quite_o wave_v and_o omit_v by_o most_o of_o those_o that_o be_v about_o his_o person_n nay_o there_o be_v some_o that_o will_v scarce_o vouchsafe_v he_o the_o hat_n and_o now_o to_o add_v the_o last_o compliment_n to_o their_o iniquity_n which_o be_v to_o establish_v it_o by_o law_n the_o house_n of_o commons_o declare_v that_o by_o the_o fundamental_a law_n of_o the_o realm_n it_o be_v treason_n in_o the_o king_n of_o england_n to_o levy_v war_n against_o the_o parliament_n and_o kingdom_n that_o the_o legislative_a power_n be_v in_o the_o people_n that_o the_o commons_o assemble_v in_o parliament_n be_v the_o supreme_a authority_n of_o the_o nation_n that_o all_o the_o people_n of_o the_o nation_n be_v include_v in_o the_o parliament_n although_o the_o king_n and_o house_n of_o peer_n do_v not_o consent_v thereunto_o that_o the_o king_n himself_o take_v arm_n against_o the_o parliament_n and_o therefore_o be_v guilty_a of_o all_o the_o bloodshed_n in_o the_o late_a civil_a war_n and_o that_o he_o ought_v to_o expiate_v the_o crime_n with_o his_o own_o blood_n
notwithstanding_o this_o the_o ordinance_n for_o his_o majesty_n trial_n be_v refuse_v by_o the_o lord_n whereupon_o the_o house_n of_o commons_o pass_v it_o alone_o and_o by_o themselves_o cause_v a_o charge_n of_o high_a treason_n to_o be_v draw_v up_o against_o he_o in_o order_n to_o his_o trial_n in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o commons_o of_o england_n and_o immediate_o make_v proclamation_n that_o they_o that_o can_v accuse_v the_o king_n shall_v present_v themselves_o before_o the_o commissioner_n appoint_v for_o his_o trial_n and_o they_o shall_v be_v hear_v i_o will_v not_o trouble_v you_o with_o remark_n upon_o these_o several_a passage_n the_o bare_a relation_n do_v manifest_o show_v we_o both_o the_o rebel_n malice_n his_o majesty_n suffering_n and_o admirable_a patience_n and_o resignation_n whereof_o himself_o have_v give_v we_o the_o best_a draught_n in_o his_o own_o incomparable_a book_n we_o will_v therefore_o leave_v he_o a_o while_n to_o his_o devout_a prayer_n and_o holy_a meditation_n and_o before_o we_o bring_v he_o to_o act_v his_o last_o part_n upon_o this_o bloody_a stage_n according_a to_o the_o order_n of_o our_o method_n speak_v a_o word_n upon_o his_o suffering_n in_o the_o person_n of_o his_o loyal_a nobility_n and_o such_o good_a subject_n as_o stand_v and_o fall_v with_o his_o majesty_n in_o that_o good_a cause_n we_o common_o say_v the_o king_n be_v the_o fountain_n of_o honour_n and_o when_o the_o fountain_n be_v trouble_v you_o know_v the_o rivulet_n and_o little_a stream_n must_v needs_o run_v muddy_a the_o king_n be_v like_o the_o great_a luminary_n of_o the_o world_n the_o sun_n from_o which_o as_o some_o natural_a philosopher_n conceive_v both_o the_o moon_n and_o many_o of_o the_o lesser_a light_n of_o heaven_n borrow_v their_o shine_n and_o splendour_n now_o when_o the_o sun_n itself_o be_v eclipse_v the_o moon_n and_o all_o those_o other_o planet_n must_v needs_o fade_v and_o lose_v their_o brightness_n when_o the_o king_n 〈…〉_o we_o thâ—â—â—_n 〈…〉_o loyal_a â—â—bles_n shall_v enjoy_v their_o reflect_a honour_n and_o liberty_n thiâ—_n be_v the_o state_n of_o 〈…〉_o time_n 〈…〉_o be_v dâ—â—â—â—â—'â—_n 〈…〉_o the_o measure_n of_o his_o suffer_v this_o faiâ—â—_n 〈…〉_o be_v likewise_o plunder_v 〈…〉_o and_o many_o of_o 〈…〉_o so_o exact_o be_v those_o 〈…〉_o applicable_a to_o this_o sad_a occasion_n the_o servant_n be_v not_o great_a than_o his_o master_n and_o 〈…〉_o thing_n in_o the_o green_a tree_n what_o will_v they_o do_v to_o the_o dâ—â—_n i_o will_v not_o pretend_v to_o give_v you_o a_o just_a bill_n of_o the_o mortality_n of_o those_o daâ—s_n but_o since_o i_o be_o so_o far_o engage_v i_o will_v 〈◊〉_d to_o say_v something_o and_o be_v sure_a to_o keep_v 〈…〉_o bound_n of_o truth_n and_o modesty_n there_o be_v on_o his_o majesty_n part_n above_o twenty_o earl_n and_o lord_n slay_v and_o 〈…〉_o a_o pretend_a court_n of_o justâ—â—â—_n 〈…〉_o and_o knight_n above_o a_o hundred_o 〈…〉_o lieutenant_n 〈…〉_o and_o sergeant_n 〈…〉_o four_o hundred_o 〈◊〉_d and_o other_o inferior_a commission_n officer_n and_o then_o for_o the_o mean_a subject_n and_o 〈…〉_o you_o to_o guess_v i_o will_v say_v nothing_o of_o 〈…〉_o â—â—â—hers_n but_o pray_v to_o god_n thâ—â—_n their_o blood_n 〈…〉_o ever_o â—tise_v up_o in_o judgement_n against_o 〈…〉_o 〈…〉_o or_o tenâ—â—â—â—â—_n overture_n will_v 〈…〉_o oak_n and_o goodly_a â—â—â—ars_n but_o destroy_v dâ—â—â—â—_n crush_v the_o very_a shâ—â—_n 〈…〉_o there_o be_v fear_v scarce_o 〈…〉_o be_v only_o think_v 〈◊〉_d to_o be_v so_o though_o his_o quâ—l_a joy_n be_v never_o so_o mean_a but_o feel_v the_o insolence_n and_o violence_n of_o thâ—â—â—_n 〈◊〉_d â—â—ful_a conqueror_n yea_o someâ—â—â—â—_n 〈…〉_o a_o crime_n only_o to_o live_v in_o a_o loyal_a neighbourhood_n and_o to_o relieve_v or_o show_v mercy_n to_o such_o as_o be_v persecute_v for_o 〈◊〉_d loyalty_n be_v the_o â—â—ady_a way_n to_o follow_v theâ—â—_n 〈◊〉_d and_o share_v in_o the_o 〈…〉_o nay_o more_o their_o malice_n often_o time_n 〈…〉_o â—scended_v all_o bound_n that_o they_o do_v mischief_n where_o they_o be_v not_o 〈…〉_o to_o themselves_o only_o 〈…〉_o they_o take_v in_o do_v it_o burn_v 〈…〉_o good_n destroy_v book_n eâ—â—â—â—â—â—s_n and_o public_a record_n to_o the_o prejudice_n of_o posterity_n the_o disturbance_n of_o possession_n the_o obstruction_n of_o justice_n the_o impair_n of_o learning_n only_o to_o make_v themselves_o sport_n nay_o i_o believe_v there_o be_v scarce_o a_o cathedral_n in_o the_o kingdom_n which_o do_v not_o beaâ—_n the_o livery_n of_o their_o madness_n and_o some_o mark_n of_o their_o rage_n unto_o this_o very_a day_n nor_o do_v i_o wonder_v that_o the_o house_n of_o god_n be_v profane_v and_o deface_v when_o i_o consider_v that_o the_o priest_n themselves_o who_o serve_v at_o his_o altar_n be_v either_o sacrifice_v to_o the_o fury_n of_o his_o enemy_n or_o at_o least_o deprive_v of_o their_o benefice_n and_o expose_v to_o the_o wide_a world_n which_o be_v one_o of_o their_o tender_a mercy_n but_o what_o do_v i_o speak_v of_o their_o persecute_v of_o the_o live_n who_o envy_v the_o very_a rest_n and_o quiet_a of_o the_o dead_a break_v in_o piece_n their_o monument_n and_o violate_v the_o ash_n of_o those_o body_n who_o soul_n be_v in_o â—eaven_n out_o of_o their_o reach_n long_o ago_o how_o monstrous_a and_o disproportionable_a be_v it_o in_o these_o man_n to_o pretend_v themselves_o servant_n of_o the_o live_a god_n who_o in_o their_o practice_n 〈◊〉_d â—â—ich_a a_o mortal_a haâ—â—ed_v to_o the_o place_n where_o his_o 〈◊〉_d dwell_v or_o how_o can_v we_o think_v that_o they_o have_v any_o religion_n who_o have_v even_o divest_v themselves_o of_o all_o humanity_n i_o will_v pass_v from_o this_o unpleasant_a argument_n with_o pray_v for_o those_o of_o they_o that_o be_v yet_o alive_a in_o the_o word_n wherewith_o st._n stephen_n the_o bless_a proto_n martyr_n pray_v for_o those_o that_o stone_v he_o lord_n lay_v not_o this_o sâ—â—_n to_o theâ—_n charge_n i_o will_v only_o put_v you_o in_o mind_n that_o when_o you_o have_v add_v the_o suffering_n of_o the_o nobility_n to_o those_o of_o his_o late_a majesty_n you_o have_v the_o complete_a figure_n and_o substance_n of_o the_o text_n a_o king_n in_o chaiâ—eâ—_n and_o his_o noble_n in_o feet_o of_o iron_n but_o there_o be_v yet_o no_o end_n of_o this_o sorrowful_a story_n what_o i_o have_v hitherto_o say_v be_v all_o but_o flourish_v and_o preliminary_n the_o great_a slaughter_n of_o the_o five_o act_n the_o last_o and_o bloody_a section_n of_o my_o method_n be_v yet_o to_o come_v and_o that_o be_v the_o murder_n and_o martyrdom_n of_o the_o best_a of_o king_n by_o the_o hand_n of_o his_o own_o rebellious_a subject_n a_o action_n that_o all_o circumstance_n consider_v can_v find_v no_o parallel_n in_o time_n past_a and_o god_n forbid_v it_o shall_v in_o time_n to_o come_v to_o which_o posterity_n shall_v for_o everbay_v a_o annual_a tribute_n of_o tear_n and_o the_o solemnity_n 〈◊〉_d penitential_a commemoration_n a_o action_n that_o surpass_v all_o the_o savage_a and_o inhuman_a barbarity_n of_o those_o country_n who_o cruelty_n be_v go_v into_o a_o proverb_n and_o which_o among_o other_o nation_n have_v brand_v and_o stigmatise_v this_o of_o we_o with_o a_o eternal_a infamy_n the_o rebel_n bring_v their_o lawful_a sovereign_n to_o a_o formal_a trial_n in_o a_o court_n of_o their_o own_o erect_n in_o vindication_n of_o who_o authority_n when_o question_v by_o his_o majesty_n as_o they_o have_v nothing_o to_o answer_v so_o can_v they_o not_o produce_v the_o least_o colour_n of_o law_n or_o pretence_n of_o reason_n for_o try_v he_o who_o be_v unaccountable_a to_o â—â—â—y_v 〈◊〉_d upon_o earth_n and_o according_a to_o that_o ancient_a maâ—_n 〈…〉_o the_o law_n can_v do_v no_o wrong_n but_o their_o poâ—â—â—â—â—â—st_a â—â—â—st_z pass_n for_o justice_n and_o their_o will_n be_v a_o law_n and_o he_o may_v as_o well_o demand_v a_o account_n of_o their_o proceed_n as_o a_o innocent_a traveller_n may_v of_o violence_n offer_v he_o by_o a_o desperate_a knot_n of_o banditti_z or_o highwayman_n all_o this_o while_n as_o the_o jew_n do_v at_o the_o trial_n of_o our_o saviour_n the_o insolent_a soldier_n according_a to_o their_o instruction_n not_o to_o mention_v their_o more_o than_o barbarous_a and_o inhuman_a affront_n and_o uncivility_n cry_v out_o aloud_o for_o justice_n against_o the_o prisoner_n at_o the_o bar._n the_o precedent_n of_o that_o high_a court_n of_o justice_n as_o they_o call_v it_o in_o the_o mean_a while_n with_o a_o torrent_n of_o imperious_a and_o insolent_a word_n urge_v he_o to_o plead_v while_o he_o only_o persist_v as_o well_o be_v may_v to_o deny_v the_o authority_n of_o the_o court._n there_o be_v several_a day_n spend_v in_o the_o same_o manner_n after_o which_o as_o judge_n use_v to_o treat_v malefactor_n that_o have_v not_o the_o fear_n of_o god_n before_o their_o eye_n the_o