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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A30054	Some seasonable considerations for the good people of Connecticut	Bulkeley, Gershom, 1636-1713.	1694 (1694)	Wing B5401A; ESTC R224014	26,221	63

benefit ought to feel the burthen too and makes the quantity of each mans Estate the Rule whereby this Burthen is to be equally Ã pportioned upon each Person In this great CÃ se therefore the Question was not Whether the sole and supream Power of the Militia and of all Forces Ã§. belong to the King or not otherwise how should he perform this great Trust Therefore says Brâ—cton that Ã ntient Author There are two things necessary in a King LAWS and ARMS whereby he may rightly govern the Times both of Peace and War Nor was the Question Vpon whom the burthen of it should be laid for Allegiance binds every Subject to yeild his best Assistance both of Counsel and Aid for the common Defence These things were without Controversy agreed on both hands but the only Question was concerning the Manner how the Charge of the Defence ought to be levyed Whether by the Kings Writ or by common consent Hereby therefore we may see that by the Law of England the sole and supream Power Government and Dispose of the Militia c. is and ever was the Kings undoubted Right and that these Statutes above-mentioned do but declare the antient Law in that behalf This Commission therefore is a lawful Commission being founded upon the antient and standing Laws of the Realm yea it is not only lawful but necessary forasmuch as it is incumbent upon their Majesties both in Honour and by their Oath to provide for the safety of their People on every side The Designation or Appointment of this or that particular Person to be their Majesties Lieutenant being qualified according to Law is by the Law left to their Majesties Wisdom and Pleasure Consider we then that these things being so our Disobedience to this Commission is utterly inexcusable and much more our Contempt 4 thly It is to be considered also That when their present Majesties came to the Throne the Militia and all Forces by Sea and Land and all Forts and places of Strength in Connecticut were in their Majesties hands and possession it is good for us to bethink us Who took them out of their MajestÃ¬es hands or how it came to pass that they are not now in their Majesties hands if it be so indeed or who will adventure to give account of that matter Is it not more Wisdom for us to make sure of a Pardon for what is past than to go on to multiply and aggravate our Presumptions 5 thly Put the case that their Majesties had granted such a Commission to us should we not have expected and compelled Obedience to it Yea no doubt then it had been a very lawful and good Commission and necessary to be obeyed We that can make so much of a bare silent Permission or SufferÃ nce of our Government and make so much of the King 's lÃ te Letter which yet takes not so much as the least Notice of any of us and can be so severe and sharp upon any disacknowledgement of our disputable Authority how brag peremptory should we have been if this Commission in terminis had been given to us Certainly Fire and Faggot or the Noose of an Halter had been good enough for any one that should have offered to oppose it or refuse Obedience to it And how should we have traduced them as Enemies and Rebels to King William and Queen Mary Let us then turn the Scale We know the Golden Rule Whatsoever ye would that others should do to you do you the same to them It is their Majesties Commission no less than if it had been directed to ourselves 6 thly How greedily did we catch at the King's Letter of the 3d of March last although their Majesty doth therein take no Notice of our Corporation or any particular Person in it but directs it only in general thus To such as for the time being take care for the preservation of the Peace c. in our Collony of Connecticut And how readily did we comply with it And why Why it will be said it is his Majesties Command his Majesties pleasure we must obey the King Consider then This Commission is their Majesties Command also this is their Royal Pleasure In this case Rex praecipit Lex precipit The King commands and the Law commands is all one And is not this lawful Command as good as that Is not the great Seal as effectual Ã s the little Seal But it may be thought that Letter put a staff into our hands in a sinister manner to serve our selves of our fellow Subjects but this Commission takes it out again and therefore we willingly complyed with that but will oppose this Possibly some may have cause to thank their Majesties for that But if that be the case where is our Obedience Genuine Obedience is Universal 7 thly Consider we the vile Ingratitude of this our ill behaviour towards their Majesties and their Lieutenant It is well known to the World what their Majesties have done and how they have exposed themselves for the benefit of the whole English Nation of which we are a part for the securing of all their Rights civil and sacred their Religion Lives Liberty and Property and the continual and unspeakable Labour and Hazards which his sacred Majesty condescends from Year to Year to undergo for that end Whereby their Majesties have given abundant Evidence of their good affection to their Subjects and that they will take nothing from us which is our Right nor deny us any thing which their Royal Wisdom shall see to be good for us but are willing to purchase it for us at a dear Rate Yea and this very Commission is a singular Instance of their tender care for our Defence and Safety in this perilous time of War as is manifest from the Commission it self And do we thus requite their Majesties O foolish we and unwise Who hath bewitched us There is nothing so hateful and provoking as Ingratitude Truly we may do well to remember Jotham's Parable Judg. 9. and the applicÃ tion of it and apply it to our selves Hearken to me sayes he that God may hearken to you c. If you have dealt well with Jerubbaal c. and have done to him according to the deserving of his Hands for he fought for you and adventured his Life far and delivered you c. and you are risen up against him this day c. Have we done to their Majesties according to the deserving of their Hands Shall we requite Love with Hatreds Tender Bowels with Malignity For what else can our Behaviour signifie but a malignant Spirit and inveterate Hatred against the King as King and who ever comes from him as such We have sufficiently declared our Affections to the King and what we should have done if we had him Ã¬n our hands we should soon rid the World of Kings if we had them in our Power Remember Hazael Is thy Servant a Dog says he that he should do this great i. e. this Abominable thing Yea

but when Temptation and Opportunity met together he did it notwithstanding and verily so should we 8 thly Let us look through all their Majesties Realms and Dominions and see where we can find any such President or Example We are too apt to admire our selves and to bless God that we are not as this Publican But who so Ungrateful who so Disobedient as we Their Majaesties may look upon themselves to be very Unhappily and Unequally yoked as to us The best of Princes with the worst of Subjects 9 thly Consider we the Time Is this a time for us to be Refractory and Disobedient to our Prince Between four and five Years ago when there was no War with France we would needs have made the King and and the World believe That we were in continual danger of our Lives by reason of the Natives being at War with us with whom we said we had just fears of our Neighbouring French to joyn and therefore not receiving Orders or Directions what Methods to take for our Security we were necessitated to put our selves into some form of Government And yet now there hath been open and strong WÃ r with France and with the French in all parts above this three Years and that attended with not a few or small Difficulties Ã nd Disappointments and now that their Majesties have given their Orders and Directions whÃ t Methods to take for our Security in this difficult and hazardous Time there is yet so little danger that we will not receive their Majesties Directions but spurn at their Commission scorn at their LieÃ»tenant and will yeild no Obedience What do we indeed intend to fall off to the French We had as good fall to the French as fall from our King and if we intend so to do let us speak out if not surely this is not a time to be Disobedient For how is it possible for any Prince to provide for the safety of his Subjects or to manage the weighty Affairs of War with effect and more especially at such a Distance if his Subjects will slight Ã nd disobey his Commissions or take upon themselves to wage War without or against them 10 thly We are now addressing their Majesties for their Favour so we say and to the end that we may recommend our selves to them as it seems their most Proud and Disobedient Subjects at this very time we disobey their Commission Can we think that Disobedience and Contempt Ã¢re the most likely way to obtain access and acceptance Is that the way to find favour or do we think that the King is afraid of us and we shall force him to comply with us Verily I doubt we shall tempt him and prove him Prayers and Pride Supplication and Rebellion do not sort well together 11 thly Our great Champion in whom we trusted to vindicate Ã»s and defend our Cause yeilds the Cause and leaves us in the Lurch Our Goliah who defied all as Pigmies that durst appear against us the stone is sunk in his fore-head and he is fallen upon the Earth he is convinced in his Conscience and tells us with all the honesty and plainness that he can That he will not ruin himself and his Posterity That he will not Hang for any of us No doubt but whatever he hath donâ— yet now he speaks as he thinks and shall we yet harden our selves shall we ruin our selves and our Posterity Believe it we shall find it hard kicking against the Pricks Therefore 12. Lastly Let us consider seriously the end and event of these things and what may reasonably follow thereupon The fools Eyes are in his Heels He can see nothing but what is past and repent when it is too late But Solomon tells us The wise mans Eyes are in his Head He looks before him The Prudent man fore-sees the Evil and hides himself but the simple pass on and are punished Prov. 22. 3. Therefore it is said That the Wise Man begins at the end and it were good for us to begin there too Let us consider it then What do we think will be the end of these strange Behaviours What good can we promise our selves 1 st Where the Word of a King is there is Power and in the Execution of his Regal Authority who may say to him what dost thou Eccles 8. 4. What Aspect then will these things have abroad in the world among those who know what a King is Such carriage would hardly have been expected from any part of New-England Friends will be ashamed Enemies will insult 2 dly What aspect do we think they will have at Home with the King and Council Surely their Majesties promised themselves better things from their Subjects in Connecticut 3 dly The Defence and safety of the Subject in all parts is their Majesties great Interest and Care and it is not easie for us to conceive how we prejudice their Majesties Interest frustrate their Intentions break their Designs defeat their Councils and obstruct their Service for the Defence of their People both here and else-where the very end of this Commission by our Disobedience The Commission takes no Notice of Ã ny former Military Commissions but that which was the last year given to Sir William Phips and that is expresly determined by the Publication of this So that by our Disobedience we are without Defence our selves and incapable of helping others And who knows whÃ t a Day much more a Quarter or Half a Year may bring forth We may desire that this Disobedience to our Prince should not be told in Gath nor spoken of in the Streets of Askelon but our desire is vain ThÃ© Hittites dwell in the Land and observe our Actions The Report of it will sooner fly to Canada and it may be to France too than some of us could wish and what Inferences will there be made and Resolutions taken thereupon is not impossible to guess They may conclude they have Connecticut to Friend at least in a posture of Neutrality which will animate them not a little The Mohaques also and other Nations of Indians will soon have the News of it if they have it not already and who knows but it may give them occasion to go over to the French the effects whereof may be such as are not to be desired unless we intend to follow them But if none of these should be yet our Behaviour in this matter renders their Majesties and their great Officers vile contemptible and our selves base in the sight of the very Heathen 4 thly Is not their Majesties Commission under the great Seal of England sufficent to authorize their Majesties Lieutenant in Connecticut if it be not what else can do it The World is at an end there is no more to be done in a fair way But if it be why do we not submit to it Verily if the King 's Broad Seal will not run to be obeyed in Connecticut we may justly expect that something else shall Are we so ignorant that we

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