and consider whether the case of the Gospel be such as hath been represented yea or no And then I am sure ye will continue zealously and vigorously to support the Gospel I would take heart and courage and improve in an humble confidence so far as to prefer a Petition to King Lords and Commons the Noble the Mighty and the Wise that at this time especially they will be carefull of Religion and tender of the Interests of the Gospel I would humbly endeavour to bring to remembrance who it is by whom Kings Reign and Princes decree Justice And what it is to be Defender of the truly Antient Catholick and Apostolick Faith I would endeavour to Demonstrate that neither Forts nor Castles Armies nor Navies Arms nor Ammunition Money nor Men to say nothing of Allies or Confederates or the Staff of Egypt are so powerfull a support of the Crowns of Princes as the Gospel Nay not as a few lines of this one Epistle of our High nosed Galilean as the Scoffers have been wont to call him duly imbibed into the Souls and Consciences of men namely that saying at the beginning of Chap. 13. Let every soul be subject to the Higher Powers for there is no power but of God the Powers that be are Ordained of God And they that Resist shall receive to themselves Damnation the belief of this would be sure to compose the mindes of all Dissenters so as to keep peace and obedience at home And the belief of that which follows would defend us from our enemies abroad this would raise Taxes and Contributions Subsidies and Royal Aids procure all things necessary for the maintenance of Just Wars abroad For for this cause also pay ye tribute because they are Christs Ministers c. So powerfull and usefull is the Gospel where it is believed to maintain all the parts and Interests and to command all the succours and necessary supplies of Government to bring fear to whom fear honour to whom honour tribute to whom tribute belongeth Wherefore I would not fear humbly to make an Application in the words of King David Be wise now therefore O ye Kings be learned ye that are Iudges of the Earth serve the Lord with fear and rejoyce unto him with reverence kiss the Son lest he be angry and so ye perish from the right way But I can only be permitted to make one common and promiscuous Application to high and low rich and poor one with another namely To charge upon your memory and pray that it may rest upon my own one saying of Christ himself that dreadfull saying in Mark 8. If any one shall be ashamed of me or of my words in this adulterous and sinfull Generation Of him shall the Son of man be ashamed when he cometh in the Glory of his Father with his holy Angels And without any Apology for my boldness or indiscretions to conclude in the words of the Text For I am not ashamed of the Gospel of Christ For it is the Power of God to Salvation to every one that believeth FINIS Rules and Directions for Prayer and Meditation Written by the late Right Reverend Father in God Bryan Duppa Lord Bishop of Winton Sold by Iames Collins at the Kings Arms in Ludgate-street Rom. 15. 19. 1 Tim. 1. 11. 1 Cor. 4. 4. 3. 7. 10. 8. Ver. 8. hujus Act. 22. 21. Ver. 14. Acts 14. 1 Cor. 2. 1. Rom. 15. 17. 2 Tim. 3. 1. 2 Pet. 3.3 Jude 18. Luke 18.8 Mat 23.3 Mar. 8.38 2 Tim. 1. 8,12,16 1 Pet. 4. 16. * In Serm. against Antiscripturists * Vide Xenoph in Soc. Apologia Mat. 5. 20. Heb. 8. 6. 1 Cor. 15. 32. 1 Cor. 1. 20. * 1 and 2 of 1 Ep. to Cor. Chap. 1.23 Mat. 13.3 Mar. 4. 3. Luk. 8.5 * Luk. 8. 15. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Mat. 13. 23. * 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Mat. 23. 16 26. Ver. 6.3 Act. 25.19 Ver. 32. Ver. 18. * Ibid. Luk. 23. 34. 1 Cor. 2.8 * q.c.qq. c. †√ q. √ c. √ qq c. √ q. √ c. c. 1 Cor. 1. 23. * Ver. 14. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Ver. 15. Ver. 30. * 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Mat. 27. 40,41,42 Ver. 11. vide Mat. 16. 1 4. 12.38 39. Luk. 11. 16,29,30 Vide Joh. 4. 48. Mat. 12. 38 39. * Serm. against Antiscript Joh. 10. 30. 14.11 1 Joh. 5.7 Joh. 10.38 Rom. 4. 24. a Act. 11. 21. b Isa. 53.1 c Rom. 10. 16. Eph. 6.17 d Tit. 2.11 * 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Luk. 8. 15. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Rom. 1. 28. 2 Cor. 5. 10. Heb. 12. 14. 1 Cor. 6. 9. Eph. 2.3 Rom. 7. 24. Rom. 3. 20. * 1 Tim. 1. 15. †Joh. 3. 17. Tit. 2.12 Gal. 5. 11. Act. 17. 28. Rom. 13. 1 2 c. Ver. 6 7. Psal. 2. 12. Mar. 8.38