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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A57797	The Royal remembrancer, or, A Healing letter with arguments and reasons, to the Presbyterians and nonconformists : seasonably offered, from divers learned and conforming persons, to the view of Mr. Calamy, Mr. Jenkins, and others.	Calamy, Edmund, 1600-1666.	1663 (1663)	Wing R2150; ESTC R34009	4,460	10

THE Royal Remembrancer OR A Healing Letter WITH ARGUMENTS and REASONS to the Presbyterians and Nonconformists Seasonably Offered From divers learned and Conforming Persons to the view of Mr Calamy Mr. Ienkins and others London Printed for Josias Allen 1663. A Declaration and Proposals to the Presbyterians and Independents c. SINCE man became a Traytor to his Creator he has not feared to Rebell against his King his Titular God Shimei cursed David Good Princes do too too often meet with Railing and Blaspheming Subjects whereas they ought not to conspire against or with violence resist a wicked King their lawful Soveraign Flattering Absalom that unnatural Son that smooth fac't Traytor had his wise Achitophel as the Devils Oracle to be his companion in his Treacherous Design And was not that Famous Counsellor and notable Politician rarely well qualified for a Judge or for a President How cunningly did the Grand Rebel Absalom by his false pretention unto Justice unjustly steal away the hearts of his Fathers Subjects How wisely did he apply himself unto the People How did he catch them with a Bait most proper suitable and convenient thus sighting out an Interjection of dissembling affection except unto Ambition Oh that I were made Iudge in the Land that every Man which hath any Snit or Cause might come unto me and I will do him Iustice complaining of the present Government saying That there was no man deputed of the King to hear mens Controversies addressing himself with most familiar language unto the People and expressing towards them much Condescension great Affability and extraordinary Courtesies VVhen any man that had a Controversie came unto the King for Judgement then Absalom called unto him and said Of what City art thou And when any man came nigh unto him to do him obeysance he put forth his hand and took him and kissed him he also who had so wel studied the humour of the People was not Ignorant concerning their Princes inclination and therefore endeavours to frame and fashion himself unto the devout minde of his good old Father abusing his Innocency and Credulity with a specious pretence o● Piety and Devotion saying unto the King I pray Thee let me go and pay my Vow which I have Vowed unto the Lord in Hebron for thy Servant vowed a Vow while I abode at Geshur in Syria saying If the Lord shall bring me again indeed to Jerusalem then I wil serve the Lord and the King said unto him Go in peace After the common guize of dissembling Rebels in this very Treason there was a profession of Equity and Piety Justice and Devotion and mention made of a Religious Vow as there has been of an holy Covenant It was therefore no wonder that we read of 200 men who being called went with Absalom in their simplicity and they knew not any thing May we because of so glorious a profession joyned with such a practice wisely conclude that Abs●lom and his adherents were most just and Devout then pious King David Who as we read in 1 Chron. 18. 14. reigned over all Israel and executed Iudgement and Iustice among all his People Adoni●ah treading in the same presumptuous steps playes the Traytor also strengthning his Rebellion with the confederacy of Abiathar and Ioab the one a pious Priest the other a valiant and politick Commander a famous General Many more Testimonies in the Holy Bible may be ppoduced of Faction Treachery Treason and Rebellion Historyes both Sacred and Prophane afford us many Relations of this Nature wherein has been recorded not onely the perversness and perjury of Infidels but also of Christians yea of good and believing Christians of all Ranks and degrees unto Lawful Authority And this indeed is the drift I aim at that it may not seem wonderful unto us to see men otherwise very Good Religious and Conscientious engaged in Faction and infected with Schism the one pernitious to Civil Societies the other to Ecclesiastical and indeed what the one is to the State the other is to the Church Among these very Corinthians whom St. Paul affirmed to be Saints santified in Christ Iesus to have received the Grace of God to have been enriched by God in all knowledge to have been called unto the fellowship of Jesus Christ our Lord among those I say were found Schisms Strifes Envyings Divisions and Factions while one boasted to be of Paul another of Apollo another of Cephas and another of Christ as if Christ had been divided And although I do not peremptorily charge that great Apostle St. Peter as a Schismatick yet may I as a Temporizer one who through fear and cowardize did separate himself for a time from Communion with the Gentiles because of the circumsed Iews twice through fear did St. Peter offend with him at this time did Barnabas and divers Iews also dissemble so as to withdraw from converse with the Gentiles upon which they were justly taxed by St. Paul for not walking uprightly according to the Truth of the Gospel And did not their Separation upon this account almost amount unto a Schism And now I wil not wonder at the Temporizing or Time-serving yea or at the Schism of a Presbyterian Moderator Little reason has he to wrangle at that Translation Be fervent in Spirit applying your selves unto the Time I onely affirm that Good and religious men have sometimes been Rebels and Schismaticks through the darkness and ignorance of their Understanding and through the obstinacy and perverseness of their own Wils This Consideration cals for deep Humiliation and serious Repentance from those amongst us who have made great profession of Religion and yet contrary to the Command of Christ requiring subjection to Lawfull Authority have Rebelled against their Soveraign and being too too forgetful of our Churches Peace Happiness Welfare have separated rent and divided themselves from her Communion and have bereaved her of many of her dear Children by their most uncharitable practises these are they who have preferred their private Opinions wild Fancies and strange Enthusiasms before the Sound Orthodox and Established Doctrine of the Church of England I profess Ingenously That I have much Charity for many who have been accounted Presbyterians Independents Anabaptists and Quakers and therefore I hartily desire them to beware of Spiritual pride Consider seriously how great a blow how great a fall Religion has received by your Pride Hypocrisie Ambition Remember how sad a woe Christ hath pronounced against those through whom offences come Consider That you of all Parties that ever were in the World have most of all arrogated unto your selves the names of Holy Godly and Religious men Let nor the Truth and Wayes of God be any longer blasphemed or evil spoken of for your sakes but now give glory unto God and satisfaction to the Church return unto her Communion and despise her not be less Censorious and more Charitable towards others who are sinners Knowing that you are also in the Body be not