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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A57599	Loyalty and peace, or, Two seasonable discourses from I Sam. 24, 5 viz., David's heart smote him because he cut off Saul's skirt : the first of conscience and its smitings, the second of the prodigious impiety of murthering King Charles I, intended to promote sincere devotion and humiliation upon each anniversary fast for the Late King's death / by Samuel Rolls.	Rolle, Samuel, fl. 1657-1678.	1678 (1678)	Wing R1880; ESTC R25524	110,484	255

stone at him so at once giving him both his death and burial and killing him as it were by burying him that is by burying him alive under a heap of Stones This Punishment did the Law of God award for rebelling but against the Commands of a private Father or Mother even death and such a death If he that rebelled but against the majesty of a private Father or Mother were so punished surely we may allude to what David spoke to Doeg Psal 120. What shall be given unto thee or what shall be done unto thee thou false Tongue who rebellest against the Majesty of a King sharp arrows of the Almighty with Coals of Juniper as it is v. 4. Nay beyond all this if to rebel against the Will and Command of a private Parent were made a capital Crime how much more than capital if a man had any thing dearer to him than life to lose might it justly be made to rebel against the very Life of a King and our own King Hear the Prophet aggravating the sin of Rebellion 1 Sam. 15.23 And Samuel said Rebellion is as the sin of Witchcraft and Stubbornness is as Iniquity and Idolatry Now whereas some may object that that is spoken of Saul 's Rebellion against God not of any Subjects Rebellion against him which is very true yet for as much as they who rebel against the lawful Commands of their lawful Rulers in so doing do rebel against God whose Vicegerents they are whose Image they bear by whom Kings Reign and who are called The ordinance of God Rom 13.2 Hence may they be said to be guilty of Idolatry or Witchcraft or what is as bad who rebel against their lawful Commands but a thousand times more who rebel against the Lives of Gods anointed ones I mean of those Kings whom God hath set over them Then let no Man say Rebellion is no sin unless he think that Idolatry and Witchcraft be no sins neither Why do we read of those who perished in the gainsaying i. e. in the Rebellion of Core Jude 11. if Rebellion be no great sin Core and his Complices were a sort of Rebellious Levellers or Levelling Rebels attempting to overthrow the Government both of Church and State as appeareth by their 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 their gainsaying or contradicting and murmuring against both Moses and Aaron and see what came of them v. 32. The earth opened her mouth and swallowed them up and their houses and all the men that appertained to Corah and all their Goods What had Corah Dathan and Abiram done Had they cut off the Head of Moses and of Aaron no such matter They had only opened their mouths against them and talkt at such a rate as if they had been as good men as they themselves and for that did the Earth open its mouth upon them They and all that appertained to them went down alive into the Pit and the Earth closed upon them and they perished from the Congregation v. 33. Which words give me fit occasion to mention what he whom some have called Our English Seneca meaning Master of the Sentences saith to this purpose Vengeance against Rebels may sleep it cannot die A sure if late judgment attends those that dare to lift up either the hand or tongue against the sacred persons of Gods Vicegerents Nay hear what a greater than he saith Rom. 13.1 2. The Powers that be are ordained of God whosoever therefore resisteth the Power resisteth the ordinance of God and they that resist shall receive to themselves damnation Now the word 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 here translated damnation is put in many places not only for Judgment as some would mince the matter but for Gods eternal wrath and vengeance So Luke 20.47 Acts 24.25 Rom. 2.2 Heb. 6.2 2 Pet. 2.3 1 Cor. 11.29 See Dr. Hammond Thus having proved Perjury High Treason and Rebellion against those who had their hands in murthering of King Charles the First I come in the fourth place to lay Sacriledge to their charge of which I shall easily prove them as guilty as of the three former Now that word Sacriledge is no sooner dropt from my Pen but I sancy that at the first sight thereof some there are that will forthwith charge Superstition upon me for using it looking upon that which we call Sacriledge or upon the notion of Sacriledge as a meer Chimaera or Ens rationis a Bugbear to scare Children For their opinion is that there are but fours sort of Holy things in the World viz. 1. The Holy God Trinity in Vnity c. 2. Holy Angels and Archangels 3. Holy Men and Women or Saints Triumphant in Heaven and Militant upon Earth 4. Holy Ordinances of God such as Prayer Preaching Sacraments c. Now it is very true if we speak concerning the Holiness of Things nothing but the Ordinances of God if ye take that word in the largest sense viz. for Things ordained and instituted of God as holy separate and devoted to himself are holy for God is the Fountain of all kind of holiness as Kings are of all temporal honours But the great mistake of these who make nothing of Sacriledge yea who despise the word Sacriledge lies here by God Ordinances they understand nothing but Scriptures Praying Preaching Hearing Reading Singing of Psalms Sacraments c. These indeed are Ordinances of God but whatsoever else is of Gods ordinaing and appointing as set a part or devoted to himself is Gods Ordinances Also Civil Power and Authority is called the Ordinance of God Rom. 13.2 because ordained of God v. 1. and therefore surely it is in a sense sacred because one of Gods Ordinances Upon that account it was that the Ark of God though but a piece of Wood was called Holy and that we do read so often of Holy days the Sabbath and other festivals yea of holy places yea of the holy of holies or most holy place which was the inmost Temple called the Sanctuary and that Jerusalem is called the Holy City Also of the Holy Vessels that were in the Tabernacle 1 Kings 8.4 And of the Holy Garments made for Aaron and his Sons Exod. 28.3 and 29.29 Hence the Priests and Sons of Aaron are said to be Holy to God by vertue of their Office Levit. 21.8 Yea hence those words Levit. 25.12 It is the Jubile it shall be holy unto thee i. e. it shall be observed as a thing of Gods ordaining and therefore inviolaible and sacred Now in this sense it may be truly nnd soberly said of all Kings as such that they are sacred viz. Because the Powers that are are ordained of God and cannot be resisted but upon pain of damnation because they are the Ordinance of God Rom. 13.2 Now Sacriledge being the violation of sacred things for that all Scholars know to be the true notion of it and the Persons and Authority of Kings being sacred as hath been proved at large they must need● be guilty of notorious Sacriledge

was occasioned by a Lye of David's that as we read 1 Sam. 22.18 The King i. e. Saul said to Doeg Turn thou and fall upon the Priests And Doeg went and fell upon the Priests and slew on that day fourscore and five persons that did wear a linnen Ephod ver 19. And Nob the City of the Priests smote he with the edge of the sword both men and women children and sucklings and oxen asses and sheep Hear David's Confession ver 22. that it was long of him David said to Abiathar I knew it that day when Doeg was there that he would surely tell Saul I have occasioned the death of all the persons of thy Fathers house Now had David been as deeply guilty of the death of so many Priests and other People as Saul was who commanded Doeg to kill them or as Doeg was who did so willingly execute that bloody command of Saul directly opposite to the Command of God 't is like he had been overwhelm'd with the sense of it but as the case stood he was not so because though he was not altogether unaccessary to the slaughter aforesaid yet he had so small a hand in it and was so very remotely indirectly and vnintentionally concern'd therein that his Conscience had not much to say to him concerning it For it fareth in such cases as these as it doth in some small and slender Errors in judgment which may be charged with dangerous Consequences at the long run they may possibly be no great prejudice to these that hold them or are deceived by them because they do utterly abhor those Consequences wherewith they are charged neither do they apprehend that they are chargeable with any such Consequences Ex. gr Suppose that be an Error that some have made such ill use of That Christ shall reign upon the earth a thousand years though Fifth monarchy-men have taken occasion from thence to raise Arms and rebel under pretence of bringing Christ to his Throne yet ought not all that ever were of that opinion or now are to be courted Rebels For there are and have been men of that perswasion who knew full well that the Kingdom of Christ upon Earth stood in no need of mens sins and Rebellion to set it up but would make way for its self when the full time was come God forbid that I should be so unjust as to charge every body with the death of the martyred King at any such rate as his Judges are charged with it but this I am bold to say viz. that the whole Nation at leastwise by deserving that so great a judgment should befal it as was the cutting off a good King or by not sufficiently bewailing that such a thing was done or notenough abhorring the tsinfulness of that fact are become so far forth accessary to it as doth give every man sufficient occasion to cast in his Lot amongst those that do fast and mourn upon every 30th day of January And now methinks I hear some people objecting against the Law which hath established a perpetual Fast upon that occasion to be celebrated every year and on such a day as if it were a thing of which no good account could be given or more than needs and concerning which the great God would say Who hath required this at your hands As if it did but kindle coals keep up revenge renew heats and animosities raise and disturb the Ghosts of the dead which should be at rest upbraid those who have received their punishment and upon the whole matter do more hurt than good Now to those who ask us Quo warranto do we keep our Anversary Fast on every 30th day of January To that I answer 1. We have frequent instances in holy Writ of Magistrates taking upon them to appoint Religious Fasts 1 Sam. 7.5 And Samuel said Gather all Israel to Mizepeh And they gathered to Mizpeh and drew water and poured it out before the Lord and fasted all that day c. Which passage the Chaldee Paraphrase doth thus gloss upon viz. Hauserunt aquas e puteo cordis sui abunde lachrymati sunt coram Domino resipiscentes i. e. They drew waters out of the wells of their hearts and wept abundantly before the Lord but that by the way See also 2 Chron. 20.3 Jehoshaphat feared viz. because Moab and Ammon were come up against him and set himself to seek the Lord and proclaimed a Fast throughout Judah See also Ezra 8.21 Then I proclaimed a Fast saith Ezra that we might afflict our selves before our God to seek of him a right way for us and for our little ones and for all our substance Also Esther 4.16 Go gather together all the Jews that are in Shushan said Queen Hester and fast ye for me and neither eat nor drink three days night or day I also and my maids will fast likewise and so will I go in unto the King which is not according to the Law and if I perish I perish See Jonah 3.5 So the people of Nineveh believed God and proclaimed a Fast ver 6. For word came to the King of Nineveh and he covered him with sackcloth and sate in ashes And he caused it to be proclaimed and published thorow Nineveh by the decree of the King and his Nobles c. All these Texts do manifest beyond all contradiction That even the best of Rulers and Magistrates such as Samuel Jehoshaphat Ezra c. have taken upon them to proclaim and enjoyn Religious Fasts when they saw causes for it which doubtless so good and knowing men as these would never have done if it had not belonged to them So then there can be no fault in Magistrates assuming to themselves to appoint a Fast and Fasts upon sufficient and meet occasions though some cannot endure to hear of Civil Magistrates their medling or making more or less about matters of Religion no though it be to promote it but I think they are more nice than wise in that particular But may some say Will the occasion bear a Fast viz. The Death of the King so many years ago To which I answer Why not Surely it will Great Judgments either incumbent or but impendent have been the occasions of Fasts So of Jehoshaphat's and of Esther's Fast and why are not great sins as much and as just an occasion of a Fast for they are causes and procurers of great Judgments Have we not as much cause to fast and pray in reference to that Guilt which is upon our heads as to War or other Calamities which do but hang or hover over our heads Now whereas some may think that though such an occasion as that may well bear a day or two once for all yet an Anniversary Fast upon such an account as this is too much I am not of their mind For why not Anniversary Fasts upon great and and publick sins as well as Anniversary Feasts upon great and publick deliverances and that appointed by Magistrates too Such was