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A15398	Ecclesia triumphans: that is, The ioy of the English church for the happie coronation of the most vertuous and pious prince, Iames by the grace of God, King of England, Scotland, France, and Ireland, defendour of the faith, &c. and for the ioyfull continuance of religion and peace by the same. With a briefe exposition of the 122. Psalme, and fit application to the time: wherein are declared the manifold benefits like to grow by these good beginnings to the church and common-wealth of England. Dedicated to the most gratious ladie and vertuous princess, Ioland Anne, by the grace of God, Queene of England, Scotland, France, &c.	Willet, Andrew, 1562-1621.	1603 (1603)	STC 25676; ESTC S114434	63,703	152

are moe then I am able to expresse Our princely Ecclesiastes declareth that a king should be custos vt riusque tabulae the Gardian of both the tables of the lawe full well hath his Maiestie testified the same in euery particular in his Christian and iudiciall treatises For the 1. lawe he professeth himselfe an enemie to all atheisme p. 25. for the 2. he condemneth the adorers of legions of Gods and such as are ruled by the foolish traditions of men for the 3. he saith beware to offend your conscience with swearing or lying p. 17. For the 4. alwaies let the Sabboth be kept holy and no vnlawfull pastime vsed p. 53. For the 5. Honour your parents for the lengthening of your owne daies as God in his lawe promiseth p. 96. For the 6. There are some horrible crimes saith his Maiestie to his princely heire that ye are bound in conscience neuer to forgiue Such as witchcraft wilfull murther p. 31. For the 7. God commanding by the mouth of Paul to abstaine from fornication declareth that fornicatours shall not inherit the kingdome of God p. 74. For the S. His Maiestie hath shewed his worthie resolution for the reformation of robberies and oppressions of the Borderours p. 36. For the 9. Our royall Ecclesias●es saith Beware to offend your conscience with vse of swearing or lying c. Lying commeth much of a vile vse which banisheth shame pag. 17. 18. For the 10. His princely counsell is Abstaine from haunting before your marriage the idle companie of dames which are nothing else but irritamenta libidinis p. 127. Thus our Iosua well remembreth the wordes of the Lord vnto that valiant captaine let not this booke of the lawe depart out of thy mouth but meditate therein day and night that thou maiest obserue and doe according to all that is written therein of whome I trust we may truely say as Ambrose of Theodosius Licet in aliis laudabilis tamen apex tuorum operum pieta● semper fuit though in other things you are praise-worthie yet the cheifest of all your workes is humilitie Further our noble teacher prescribeth euery man his dutie from this lampe there is no calling but may fetch light and deriue water from this fountaine Euen here may the nobilitie learne not to thrall by oppression the meaner sort that doe dwell by them nor to maintaine their seruants and dependants in wrong p. 45. Merchants are taught not to buy the worst wares and sell them at the dearest prices p. 50. Iudges are admonished to take heed of briberie aduocates to decline the long somnesse of suites for the inriching of themselues with the spoile of the whole countrey p. 90. Church gouernours to preserue doctrine and discipline in puritie according to Gods word p. 43. Yea ministers preachers may receiue instruction for their calling how to handle the word 1. not to varie from their text 2. not to meddle with matters of state p. 89. 3. that their speech be not fairded with artifice c. but to eschewe all affected formes p. 115. 4. We are taught to vse onely Scripture saith our Ecclesiasticall Salomon for interpretation of scripture if we would be sure neuer swarue from the analogie of faith in expounding May we not now truely without flatterie pronounce that saying which the kingly preacher vttered of himselfe The more wise the preacher was the more he taught the people knowledge and caused them to heare And in this sense we find that saying true 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Euery good prince is of a priestly order instructing his subiects both by wholesome lawes and precepts and a vertuous example Neither haue we onely from our christian Salomon the light of direction but the sweete influence also of comfort and consolation that there is no sort or degree that is not interessed in this common benefit The nobilitie shall be duly respected eschew the other extremitie in lightlying cōtemning your nobilitie p. 47. schooles and schollers maintained p. 43. Ministers reuerenced and sufficiently prouided for p. 44 souldiours and martiall men liberally rewarded p. 59. faithfull and diligent seruants recompenced p. 71. the worthiest still preferred let the measure of your loue to euery one be according to the measure of his vertue p. 152. all subiects relieued and their oppressions helped be diligent to trie and carefull to beate downe the hornes of proud oppressours embrace the quarrell of the poore and distressed as your owne particular c. p. 34. What degree then or calling is there in the land which hath not great cause to reioyce in the aduancement of so worthie a prince I speake not this God is my record to please by glozing speach for I should so rather displease his Maiesties mind herein is well knowne loue them best that are plainest with you p. 71. but I trust I may speake the truth without flatterie and all the world I thinke will witnesse with me that I haue not fabled It is fit that Gods graces vpon his Maiestie and mercies therein toward vs should be proclaimed and published that his highnesse may thereby be stirred vp to proceed and goe forward and the people prouoked to be thankefull As herein no nation hath greater cause to ioy then England to whome God hath giuen a prince respectiue to all sorts and degrees in their places and according to their necessities who herein may be compared with Eliakim to a sure naile wherevpon all vessels both small and great doe hang euen from the cuppes to the instruments of musicke Isay. 22. 13. 24. And as Ambrose applieth that saying in the Canticles Species eius sunt cedrus Lebani quae ramum nubib radicem in terris inserit in altis habitat humilia respicit His countenāce is like the Cedar of Lebanus which stretcheth the branches to heauen and the roote to the earth so beeing in high estate he respecteth the lowly I trust of such a prince England may more truly pronounce then Rome of Scipio 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 that Rome could not fall as long as Scipio stood But we assure our selues that this Church and common-wealth through Gods gratious fauour shall not miscarrie as long as his Maiestie liueth But because perseuerance is Gods gift and there is no mortall nature but is subiect to chaunge it is our part to pray vnto God to giue strength and grace to our Christian prince to hold out in this godly course and that his Maiestie be not snared or intangled with this great honour wealth and prosperitie to the which the Lord hath aduanced him but may take heed by the example of the fall of Dauid the backsliding of Salomon the declining of Asa that he forget not the lord his god that hath exalted him which by Gods grace we doubt not as his highnesse hath herein a firme trust thus professing of himselfe that it shall please God who with my being and