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A97005	Certaine affirmations in defence of the pulling down of communion rails, by divers rash and misguided people, judiciously and religiously answered, / by a Gentleman of worth.	I. W., Gentleman of worth.	1641 (1641)	Wing W39; Thomason E171_1; ESTC R9386	13,019	36

slanderer Secondly wounds the reputation of him that is slandered Thirdly poysons the heart of him who receives the report with an uncharitable conceit Defence also of bad and ill causes not excluded Prov. 17.15 Hee that justifies the wicked and he that condemnes the just they both are an abomination to the Lord. Prov. 14.24 He that pray seth the wicked the people shall curse him The Law of the Land grounded on the Law of God provides to prevent all appearances and occasions of shedding of bloud of disobeying authority and of prejudice to others And because the enormities of unlawfull Assemblies Riots Routs and the like have beene such that they have endangered the Kingdome and peace thereof and put in hazard the very forme of government care hath been taken to prevent even words menaces or any other appearances of discontent the Kingdome having formerly beene sensible that from small sparks great fires have been kindled As namely that Riot at Dartmouth in Kent in Richard the Second his Reigne began first but between a Tyler and his Wife and a Collector of a Subsidie for one groat demanded It put in hazard the Kings life the burning of the Citie of London the ruine of the Nobility Gentry and Kingdome also So likewise in Henry the Sixth his time a small occasion a falling out between one of the Yeomen of the Kings Guard and one of the then Earle of Warwick his men came to a Riot of such a high nature that it was the root of many wofull and fatall Tragedies even the losse of Richard Plantaginet Duke of Yorke and after him King Henry the Sixth and Prince Edward his sonne with many of the Peers Nobilitie and Gentrie and many thousands of the Kingdome likewise Therefore Menacers shall be imprisoned St. 2. Ed. 3. Neither shall there be any Barrettors or Maintayners of Quarrels West 1.3 Ed. 1.32 There are also provisions made and punishments ordained against the enormitie of privie defaming and libelling invented to defame and tread the honour and estimation of a man in the dust to make him derided and despised amongst his Neigbours Scandala Magnatum Scandals of Peeres or Governours provided against in St. 3. Ed. 1.34 2. R. 2.12 R 2.41 There shall be no disturbance of a Preacher in his Sermon 1. M. 3. There shall bee no chiding or smiting in a Church or Church-yard St. 5. 6. Ed. 6. There shall be no assaulting of a Judge or Juror 22. Ed. 3.13 There shall be no Riots c. therefore for the punishment of them the Court of Star-chamber was ordained St. 3. H. 7.1 St. 21. H. 8.22 Not disclosing a Commotion or unlawfull assembly when one is moved thereunto within 24 houres to a Justice of Peace a Sheriffe Bailiffe c. is imprisonment for three moneths 1. M. 12. Procuring others to offend 1. M. 12. are to suffer imprisonment for three moneths also Juries ordained to enquire of Riots St. 13. H. 4. There shall be no Maintenance by Combination or Conspiracie St. 33. E. 1. 1. R. 2.7 There shall be no Maintenance by Embracery that is by comming to the Barre with the offendour and speaking in the matter or threatning or procuring of a Jury St. 33. E. 1. There shall be no Maintenance by Jurors that is when they corruptly take any reward directly or indirectly of the offendor Plantiffe or Defendant to give his verdict St. 34. Ed. 3. Ed. 3.38 Therefore a Riot not found by the Jury by reason of Maintenance or Embracery is to be punished St. 19. H. 7.13 There shall not be any Maintenance by great men in authoritie by speaking of words whereby to frighten the Jurie or to make them to encline to his desire and therefore also none but such as are in the Commission shall sit with the Justices of Assize 20. R. 2. 22. H. 6.5 13. H. 4.19 A Riot is when three persons or above assemble themselves to the intent to beat or maym a man to pull down a house fence or the like or to do any unlawfull act with force and violence against the peace St. 5. R. 2.7 Three or foure entring into Lands with force upon the possession of another though the entry be lawfull yet it is accounted a Riot And an assembly lawfully begun doth many times end riotously An unlawfull Assembly is when above three do assemble themselves with intent to beat or do as aforesaid though nothing be acted by them yet it is an unlawfull assembly A Rout is when above three doe assemble to revenge themselves to pull down c. or to beat a man that hath done some offence to them all or shew by gesture or speech that they mean to do any violence or doe feare any of the Kings people It is accounted in the Law a Rout though nothing be done 17. Ed. 4.4 The Doctrine of the Church of England confirmed by the Law in the twentieth Article concerning the authoritie of the Church saith that the Church hath power to decree Rites and Ceremonies and authoritie in controversie of faith being not contrarie to the written Word of God Article 37. conterning the Civill Magistrates saith that they are to have that Prerogative which was given to all godly Princes in holy Scripture by God himselfe that is that they should rule all estates and degrees committed to their charge by God whether Ecclesiasticall or Temporall and restrain with the Civill Sword the stubborn and evill doers c. These and the like may be collected from the Law of God and Man for our dutie to our Governours and the preservation of the peace they may be applyable and may serve to convince the offences that have been done contrary to them and may be a preservative or remedie to prevent the doing of the like again To conclude It is manifest that the Laws of the Land concerning the dutie to the Civill Magistrate and our Governours the Maintenance of the Peace cannot be broken but with great violence and opposition to the Law of God Those then that labour against conformitie to them do little lesse then endevour to dissolve the bonds of Government and Unitie established by God and Man and so consequently all would fall to confusion Such are dangerous and pernitious to the tranquillity and prosperitie of a Kingdome The Law of the Land hath made provisions and ordained severe punishments for the offence done to the Majestie of Government and the peace of the Land calling it Treason or Crimen Laesae Majestatis for the preservation of the Supremacie thereof there is an Oath enjoyned St. 1. El. 1.5 El. 1. those that refuse it the second time are thereby made guiltie of high Treason And me thinks there is great reason that authoritie and government should be carefully preserved For it is as the Head Eye or Soule is to the body Take away the life and the senses and what remayns but a uselesse and sencelesse carcasse or as the Sun is to all things under it We know that by the benefit of the Sun and the properties belonging thereunto all subsolarie bodies and creatures are enlivened and bettered but when it is ecclipsed though never so little they are much the worse so while the bright and radiant beams of Sovereigne authoritie and lawfull Government have there due and proper influence upon the inferiour subjects they grow flourish in peace plenty but when it is ecclipsed by the interposition of the inferior Orbes What malignant calamities and pestiferous effects are always produced The bodie politick suffers no lesse then the naturall bodie by the obstruction of the animall and vitall spirits These I have thought fit as a private Christian called thereunto to commit to paper for the information of those who are ignorant My particular calling will not permit me otherwise or farther to express or enlarge my self I seriously protest I have no sinister end herein nor is it done out of any malice hatred or evill affection to any but in discharge of the late Protestation and as I verily believe I am bound in conscience and dutie to God and Man to maintain the truth peace and due government of the Church and Common-weale Peruse it therefore the more charitably and labour to be informed of the truth how mean clothed so ever you finde it and take heed how you persist in a known errour And as you have been an example of evill unto others who are too readie to take patterne of disobedience thereby so you ought to be an example of good to them in your obedience in your acknowledging and amending your errours Thus Paul exhorts Titus to preach Titus 3.3 For wee our selves also were sometimes foolish disobedient deceived serving divers lusts and pleasures living in malice and envie hatefull and hating one another In the 1 Tim. 6.11 His dehortation is But thou ô man of God flie these things with his exhortation and follow after righteousnesse godlinesse faith love patience and meeknesse To this ye were exhorted by the same text at the visitation Sermon the very houre before your disorder You may see what it is to take Gods name into your mouthes and eares and to scorne to be reformed What inconveniences you might have prevented by observing it and other advertisements given you at that time What dangers you have run your selves into by contemning them Therefore sin no more lest a worse thing happen and according to Salomons advice Prov. 21. Feare the Lord and the King and meddle not with them that are given to Sedition Love the Truth and Peace is the Prophet Zachary his counsell Zach. 8.19 Seek them follow them and contend for them as far as lawfully thou mayst for thou wilt finde the contraries of them full of miseries and calamities and so the God of Truth and Peace guide you and blesse you with what I heartily wish you externall internall and eternall peace I. W. FINIS

Honour thy Father c. IN the Word Father is comprehended Magistrates and Governours both in the Church and Common-wealth our dutie to them is in Romans 13.1 Let every soule be subject to the higher powers for there is no power but of God the powers that be are ordained of God 2 Whosoever therefore resisteth the power resisteth the ordinance of God and they that resist shall receive to themselves damnation 3 For Rulers are not a terrour to good works but to the evill Wilt thou then not be afraid of the power Doe that which is good and thou shalt have prayse of the same 4 For hee is the Minister of God to thee for good but if thou do that which is evill be afraid for he beareth not the Sword in vain for hee is the Minister of God a revenger to execute wrath upon him that doth evill 5 Wherefore yee must needs be subject not only for wrath but also for conscience sake 6 For this cause pay you also tribute for they are Gods Ministers attending continually upon this very thing 7 Render therefore to all their dues tribute to whom tribute is due custome to whom custome feare to whom feare honour to whom honour c. Matth. 22.21 Give unto Caesar that which is Caesars 1 Pet. 2.17 Feare God honour the King Prov. 24.21 My sonne Feare the Lord and the King and meddle not with them that are seditious Prov. 18.15 By me Kings reigne and Princes decree justice Prov. 21.1 The hearts of Kings are in the hands of the Lord he ruleth them as the Rivers of waters c. Exod. 22.28 Thou shalt not revile the Gods or Judges nor curse the Ruler of thy people Eccles 10.20 Curse not the King no not in thy thought nor the rich in thy bed-chamber for the fowls of the aire shall descry it 1 Tim. 2.2 Saint Paul wils to pray for those that are in authoritie that wee may live a godly life under them with all peace and quietnesse Tit. 3.1 Put them in remembrance that they be subject to principalities and powers and that they be obedient to Magistrates c. 1 Pet. 2.13 Submit your selves to every ordinan●e of man for the Lords sake whether it be to the King as Supream or unto Governours as unto them that are sent by him for the punishment of evill doers and for the praise of them that do well for so is the will of God c. Heb. 13.17 Obey them that have the rule over you and submit your selves for they watch for your souls as they that must give account c. 1 Thess 5.12 Now I beseech you brethren know them that labour among you and that are over you in the Lord and admonish you that you have them in singular love for their works sake 1 Tim. 6.1 Saint Paul adviseth also the servants to count their Masters worthy of all honor that the name of God and his Doctrine may not be evill spoken of From these and the like places may be collected the dutie of the Inferiours to the Superiours and that the Gospel doth not abolish the precepts of the Law but rather confirme them and that Christ hath not made laws to overthrow policies and States but for the better ruling and establishing of them Examples of Obedience and Submission Dan. 3. The three children did not pull downe the Idolatrous image which they were commanded to worship but they submitted themselves to Nebuchadnezzars decree to be cast into the fierie Furnesse Daniell Also did patiently obey the Kings pleasure and was content to be put into the Lyons Den. Hest 4. the Jewes submitted themselves to Ahasuerus his Decree on Hamans plot against their lives and betooke themselves to fasting and prayer And we may read of the fruits and efects of these submissions Christian Souldiers served under the command of Iu●●an the Apostate who threatned the utter extinction of Christianitie their armes and oppositions were only teares and prayers The Saints and holy Martyrs in all ages have yielded themselves to death without resistance Saint Paul and Saint Peter in their Epistles exhorted to be subject to those that were then in authority Claudius was Emperour in those times and he was an Ethnick a Heathen a Tyrant c. 1 Sam. 24.7 David though the heire to the Kingdome and Saul a persecuting Tyrant yet saith The Lord keep mee from doing that thing unto my Master the Lords anointed to lay my hands on him for he is the anointed of the Lord. Even our blessed Saviour yielded himselfe as a sheepe to the slaughter though hee could have commanded Millions of Angels to have aided and rescued him The sixth Commandement Thou shalt not kill 1 John 3.5 Hee that hates his brother in his heart is a man-slayer Gon. 6.9 Thou shalt not shed mans bloud for he was made the Image of God Rom. 12.9 Vengeance is mine and I will repay it In the affirmative part of this Commandement We are bound to defend the oppressed Thus Job 29.16 17. Prov. 24.11 Deliver them that are drawne to death and wilt thou not deliver them that are led to be slain If thou say behold I knew it not He that ponders the heart doth not hee understand it and he that keeps thy soule knows he it not Will he not recompence also every man according to his works The omission of the dutie to the soule brings Superiours into breach of that Commandement As Ministers Ezek. 33.8 If hee tell not the people of their sins they shall die in them but their bloud shall be required at his hands Acts 20.27 Saint Paul saith I have told you all the counsell of God and kept nothing back therefore accounts himself innocent of the bloud of all men The eighth Commandement Thou shalt not steal Malac. 3.8 Ye robbed mee of my Tithes and Offerings By Offerings may bee understood whatsoever is appointed to religious uses Prov. 20.25 It is an abomination to the Lord to devoure things sanctified that is things ordained to holy uses The ninth Commandement Thou shalt not beare false witnesse c. We are not therefore causelesly to suspect any Matth. 7.1 Judge not and ye shall not be judged for with what judgement ye judge ye shall be judged and with what measure ye mete it shall be measured to you again James 3.17 True wisdome which is from above is without judging without Hipocrisie Gestures and speeches tending to mock and vilifie are in this Commandement comprehended and forbidden thus the gestures of those that mocked Christ are noted Psal 22.7 They nodded their heads at him and made mowes False witnesses also are hereby condemned Prov. 19.9 A false witnesse shall not be unpunished and hee that speaks lyes shall not escape Prov. 21.28 A false witnesse shall perish Prov. 6.19 The Lord doth hate and abhorre a false witnesse that speaketh lies Slander and back-biting are also included as a great breach wounding three at one time First it wounds the soule of the