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cause_n	king_n	law_n	prince_n	3,191	5	5.6737	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A56228	A vindication of Psalme 105.15. (touch not mine anointed, and doe my prophets no harme) from some false glosses lately obtruded on it by Royalists Proving, that this divine inhibition was given to kings, not subjects; to restraine them from injuring and oppressing Gods servants, and their subjects; who are Gods anoynted, as well as kings: and that it is more unlawfull for kings to plunder and make war upon their subjects, by way of offence, then for subjects to take up armes against kings in such cases by way of defence. With a briefe exhortation to peace and unity.	Prynne, William, 1600-1669.	1642 (1642)	Wing P4125A; ESTC R220573	13,148	10

c. All these with other Scriptures thus resolving Gods people though subjects to be his anointed ones they may be properly said to be the persons specified in this text Touch ●ot mine anointed being an injunction given to Kings themselves and not meant of Kings but of Gods people as I have formerly manifested I shall willingly and cordially professe that Kings in sacred writ are commonly called Gods anoynted because they were usually anointed with Oyle upon their inauguration to their Throns 1 Sam. 10.1 c● 15 17. c. 12.3 5. c. 16.3 c. 12.13 c. 24.6 10. c. 26.6 11 16● 23. 2 Sam. 1.14 16. c. 2 4.7 1 King 1.34 39.45 2 King 9.3 6 12. 2 Chron. 6.42 Psal. 20.6 Psal. 89.20 38● 51. Psalm 92.12 Psal. 132.10 17. Esay 45.1 Lam. 4.20 And in this regard their persons are sacred and no violence ought to be exercised upon their persons especially by their subjects as is cleare by the 1 Sam. 24.3 to 12 17 18 19. ch. 26.7 to 25. 2 Sam. 1.2 to ●7 And hereupon this text Touch not mine anointed and doe my Prophets no ha●me though not properly meant of Kings may yet be aptly applyed to their personal safety But then I say on the contrary part That all Gods Saints and people though subjects are his anointed ones as wel as Kings wherefore Kings must no more offer violence to their persons or estates without legal conviction and just cause then they offer violence to their Kings which I shall thus make cleare First because God hath given this expresse injunction even to Kings themselves Touch not mine anointed that is your subjects my faithful servants and doe my Prophets no harme Psal. 105.14.15 1 Chro. 16.21 12. Prohibiting Abimelech and he his subjects so much as to touch Abraham Sarah or Isaac Gen. 20.6 c. 26 11 29. and * B●laam to curse the Israelites at K. Balaks command Secondly because he that toucheth them to doe them harme toucheth the very apple of Gods eye Zeph. 2.8 Psal. 17.8 9. Deut. 32.9 10 11. Yea persecuteth God nay Christ himselfe Esay 63.9 Math. 25.45 Act. 9.4 5. And what Kings how great soever may or da●e touch or persecute God and Christ the King of Kings Thirdly because God himselfe hath quite extirpated * Kings and their posterities for offering violence to his servants though their subjects Thus Ahab Iezabel and their posterity were destroyed for putting Nab●th to death and s●izing on his Vineyard wrongfully with ut cause though under a pretext of law 1 King 21. 22. 2 King 9. So King Ioash exciting his people to stone the prophet Zachariah without good cause which they did at his commandement the Princes and people who did it were soon after destroyed by the Syrians and the Kings own servants conspired against him for the blood of Zachariah and slew him on his bed ●nd then buried him dishonourably not in the Sepulchre of the Kings So as his prayer at his death the Lord look upon it and require it was fully executed on the King and people 2 Chron. 24.20 to 27. Thus King Ieh●ahaz Iehoia●hin and Iehoiachim with all their Princes and people were carried away captive into Babylon and d●stroyed for mocking abusing and despising Gods messengers prophets and people 2 Chron. 36.16 17. Many such * instances might be added but these may suffice and that of the King of Babilon Esay 14.4 19 20 21 22. But thou art cast out of thy grave as an abominable branch c. as a carcasse trodden under feet Thou shalt not be ioyned with them in buriall BECAUSE THOU HAST DESTROYED THY LAND AND SLAINE THY PEOPLE the seed of evil doers shall never be renowned Prepare ye slaughter for his children for the iniquity of their fathers that they do not rise nor possesse the Land nor fill the face of the world with cities For I will rise up against them saith the Lord of Hosts and cut off from Babylon the name and remembrance and sons and nephews saith the Lord A notable text for oppressing Princes to meditate upon Fourthly because God himselfe hath given an expresse command Ezek. 44.15 16 17. That the Prince shall not take of the peoples inheritance by oppressi●n to thrust them out of their possession but he shall give his sonnes inheritance out of his own possession Which wel interpreteth and fully answereth that much abused text in the 1 Sam. 8.11 12 19. and proves the Kings taking of their Fields Vineyards Oliveyards Seed and Sheep to give his servants there specified to be a meere oppression which should make them cry out in that day because of their King vers. 18. and no lawful act as some royalists glosse it If then Kings may not take away by violence or oppression their subjects lands or goods muchles may they offer violence to their persons being God● anointed yea his Temple 1 Cor. 6.19 c. 3.16 And if any man be he King or Emperour destroy the Temple of God him will God destroy for the Temple of God is holy which Temple they are 1 Cor. 3.17 Hence Ioab Davids General comming to besiege Abel to which Sheba fled a woman of that place thus expostulated with him thou se●k●st to destroy a City and mother in Israel why wilt thou swallow up the inheritance of the Lord Whereupon Ioab answered and said far be it far be it from me that I should swallow up or destroy 2 Sam. 20.19 20. Fiftly beeause no law of God or man hath given * any authority to Kings to injure or oppresse their subjects in body lands or goods but onely to feed defend protect them and to fight their battels for them not to wage war against them 2 Sam. 6.2 c. 23.3 Psal. 78.72 73 74. 2 Chron. 9.8 Pro. 20.8 26. c. 29 4 14. Esay 49.23 1 Tim. 2.3 Therefore Kings having no right at all to injure or oppresse their people they * neither lawfully can nor ought to do it either by themselves or instruments there being nothing more severely prohibited and censured in Scripture then Princes and Magistrates oppression of their Subjects Prov. 28 15 16. Zeph. 3.3 Michah 3 9 to 12. Ezek. 22.6 7 27. Take but one text for many Ezek. 45 8 9. My Princes shal no more oppresse my people and the rest of the land shal they give to the house of Israel according to their Tribes Thus saith the Lord God let it suffice you O Princes of Israel remove violence and spoyle or plundering and execute judgment and justice take away your exactions from my people saith the Lord See Esa. 1.23 c. 3.12 14 15. Sixtly● Because as there is a solemne * Oath of allegeance of the people to their Kings to honour and defend their persons So there is the like oath from kings to their people to protect their rights and persons goods estates lives lawes and liberties from all violence and injustice solemnly sworn at their Coronations By vertue of which oath Kings are as