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A62103	A vindication of King Charles: or, A loyal subjects duty Manifested in vindicating his soveraigne from those aspersions cast upon him by certaine persons, in a scandalous libel, entituled, The Kings cabinet opened: and published (as they say) by authority of Parliament. Whereunto is added, a true parallel betwixt the sufferings of our Saviour and our soveraign, in divers particulars, &c. By Edw: Symmons, a minister, not of the late confused new, but of the ancient, orderly, and true Church of England.	Symmons, Edward.; Symmons, Edward. True parallel betwixt the sufferings of our Saviour and our Soveraign, in divers particulars.	1648 (1648)	Wing S6350A; ESTC R204509	281,464	363

Accusers in so close obscurity that his sparkes if he had any in him to this purpose could not possibly flie abroad But let me ask a question did not the wisemen of the Kingdome quench these fire-brands to prevent the flame how came it then to break forth after they were extinguished had they lived been both at liberty and afforded their full concurrence could possibly the flame have been more great and detrimentall Againe why was not the imputation proved at least against Canterbury who lived almost three years after the war was begun when they wanted matter to put him to death Surely the Law hath so well provided in a case of this Nature that if there had been any such matter His Enemies should not have needed to solicite for the peoples Votes and Hands to get him dispatched But it was Canterburyes Honour to drink of his Masters cup The voices of the people and of the Priests prevailed And indeed these quenched fire-brands were so farre from kindling this fire that we apprehend rather they were quenched to this end lest they should have hindred it from being kindled When Charles was King and Strafford Deputy of Ireland and Canterbury Metropolitan of this Church we had no warres in England Straffords bloud we grant was a fire-brand which we with the King beleeve still burnes upon us his Prayers at his death to the contrary could not stop the cry of it from pulling downe of vengeance And Canterburyes bloud we feare will cry louder yet against the people of this Land who by giving their Votes where the Law gives none to take away his life have cryed out against themselves His bloud be upon us and upon our Children But say these men who never slandred any but their betters Strafford and Canterbury were two evill Councellours and yet Strafford and Canterbury dyed like two Christian Martyrs and might the latter end of their Accusers be but like theirs it would be their happinesse in one kinde and ours in another They chiefly incensed the King against the Scots but they did not stir up the Scots against the King in provoking them to an insurrection nor did they hinder the Kings Act of mercy and pardon towards them afterwards much lesse did they after that Act of Pacification with that Nation send for those Scots into England and hire them with English money to cut the throats of English men Had they been Councellours in such matters they had been ill Councellours indeed But say they Strafford and Canterbury endeavoured to submit all these three Kingdomes to a new Arbritrary Government and were duely executed for attempting that subversion of Law which the King hath perfected since It was wel they did but endeavour a new Arbritrary Government not erect it they did but attempt a subversion of Law not effect it but some others since their times have gone further and turned all Law into Vote and all Justice and Reason into Violence and Will For if there be this day in Europe a more Arbritrary cruel and butcherly Government then hath been exercised in England by some since Strafford and Canterbury were set aside from having to doe in the world my reading failes me if to take away lands estates goods good name and lives from men without any allegation of Law or reason but only the Parliament judgeeth so or the People will have it so if this be not Arbritrary Government I know not what is therefore if Strafford and Canterbury were justly executed as these say for attempting let all men judge how deservedly ought these others to be executed for accomplishing such designes But these men tell us further that the King hath since perfected that subversion of Law which those his ill Councellours had formerly attempted 'T is too well known that the customary way of these mens Honouring the King is by casting on him the scandall of their owne doings The Law we confesse is subverted and overthrown but the King can no more be said to have done the same then David could be said to have killedd Abner and Amasa because he was the Soveraigne to those sons of Zeruiah who did the deed and were so subtile and strong that he could neither restrain them from it nor bring them to condigne punishment for it And let all modest and ingenuous men observe how desperate and bold these men are in their aspersions against the King they affirme He hath subverted Law and walked in the Councell of the ungodly to the ruine almost of 3. whole Kingdomes They could have said no more if when the Militia and Power were in his sole hands things had been as now they are But we and themselves too can all witnesse that when the Parliament met no drop of bloud was yet spilt in Ireland no Commotions were stirring in Scotland for the King by his Grace and Goodnesse had allayed all nor was there any complaining of Souldiers nor plundering in the streets of England all the three Kingdomes were in peace and to continue them therein the King calls a Parliament and gives power to the Members thereof and encouragement withall to settle all things both in Church and Common-wealth for the Subjects benefit even as firmly as themselves who were intrusted and chosen by their fellow Subjects for that purpose could possibly devise He denyes them nothing in pursuance thereof suffers them to call all suspected officers and persons to account not excepting Strafford or Canterbury and further to assure His people of His strong desires to continue their happinesse He settles a Trienniall Parliament as the most speciall mean to prevent ill Councellours in after-times yet these Accusers tax the King of perverting the Law and speak as if the three Kingdomes had been at the very brim of destruction and quite ruined ere this if the power had not been taken out of His Hands by those who by their meeknesse wisdome and frugality have put all the said Kingdomes into a more hopefull condition of preservation as it must be beleeved though against all sense and experience then they were in before Indeed had those undertakers done that work for which they were summoned and called together the Kings good Subjects in all His Kingdomes might have had cause of mentioning their names with perpetuall Honour but they as it seemeth envying that happiness which their fellow Subjects were likely to enjoy by those new enacted Lawes and especially by the Trienniall Parliament fairly pretending other matters did get the same Act presently made uselesse by another for the continuation of this which hath created themselves as they suppose and intend perpetuall dictators and all their fellow Subjects perpetuall slaves For let these perpetuall great Councellours approve themselves never so evill and detrimentall to-Church and State yet the poore Subject must be forced by the Militia which they have got into their hands to beleeve them unerring for He shall have no benefit by the Trienniall Parliament to examine their doings

reproved so sharply their hypocrisie and base carriages and even thus hath the King been dealt withall His actions have been watched his words misconstrued his graces neglected yea obscured and himselfe censured for his followers by them that have forced him from their own society for his not allowing their unjust proceedings when Christ was at Jerusalem those his Enemies stirred up the people to be tumultuous against him and to throw stones at him when therefore he had withdrew himselfe from thence they whispered surmizes and suspitions of him what thinke you say they that he will not come up to the feast so that whether he were present or absent he could not please them they were never content till they had him in the condition of a Prisoner and then how they used him the Scripture shewes And even this hath been directly the Kings condition when he was at Westminster Tumults were raised and stones and blasphemies cast against him when he was retired from thence they mouth it as fast in suggesting misprisions what think you say they that he comes not to the Parliament nay let him but offer to goe thither again why they will none of him but are ready to cry He comes to torment us before the time unlesse they may seize upon him in the nature of a Prisoner nothing will give them satisfaction and how they will use him then we may easily conclude by their former dealing with him and language of him 7. Christs Doctrine though uttered with better Authority then that of the Scribes was lesse regarded he and that too were both slighted and despised his complaint was if I tell you the truth you will not believe me nay they forbad the people to heare him the Devill is in him cry they why heare you him they would have their owne example the sole rule for all men to go by in their regards and thoughts of him Have any of the Rulers or Pharisees believed on him because they had not they expected that no bodie else should thus they dealt with our Saviour and have they not even so done with our Soveraign are not his Dictates and Commands though uttered with farre better Authoritie then the Votes and Ordinances of his Enemies of lesse observance are not they and himselfe too slighted and contemned may not he also complaine though I tell you the truth you will not believe me do not the Heads of this Faction against him expect that all mens credit to him and carriage towards him should be ordered by the square of their owne example Hath it not been cried doe any of the Worthies of Parliament believe him or give respect to any thing that proceeds from him Are not all men brought into a wretched and cursed condition that doe not in this conforme themselves and their judgements to the Parliament practice I would to God all these particulars were not too evident 8. Christs enemies not only hated and abused him but for his sake all that loved him all that were instruments of others believing in him it is said Joh. 12. that they consulted how they might kill Lazarus also because by reason of him many believed in Jesus and most urgent were they with our Saviour about his Disciples asking him of them because they would have had him betrayed them into their own hands which he knowing their malice would by no meanes do nay this was his onely request when he delivered up himselfe into their hands that his Followers might but have their lives spared I say unto you I am he and if you seeke me let these go their way And in this the King also is Christs direct Parallel for all his friends are hated in like manner for his sake those that are instruments of working a good opinion towards him are persecuted to the very death and to the end they might wreake their malice upon such they have been urgent with his Majestie to deliver up his friends into their hands which the King according to Christs example thinks by no means he ought to doe yea and when he hath offered up himself unto them as wee know he hath done he hath made only Christs request that his friends may go away in peace and safety but this would not be granted for 't is Bloud Bloud Royall Bloud and Loyall Bloud and Christian faithfull Bloud which these bloudy and deceitfull men thirst after nor will a little measure of it satisfie their greedy appetites 9. Yea and as those enemies of Christ would have no man to love or confesse him so not to conceal or hide him from themselves who desired above all things to lay hands upon him and therefore they set out an Ordinance against harbouring or concealing of him requiring and commanding that if any man knew where he was they should discover him And truly so have the Enemies of our King done set out a like Order to a like purpose though with farre more severe and cruell penalties to the contemners of it witnesse their very words Die Lunae May 4. 1646. Ordered that it be and it is hereby declared by the Lords and Commons in Parliament assembled That wh●t person soever shall harbour and conceal or know of harbouring and concealing the Kings person and shall not reveale it immediately to the Speakers of both Houses shall be proceeded against as a Traytor to the Common-wealth and forfeit his whole estate and die without mercy 10. In a word as Christ was belyed slandered betrayed bought and sold for money reviled mocked scorned at spit on numbred among transgressors and judged to be such a one from his great misery and from the successe his enemies had against him and at last put to death even so hath the King been used in all respects by his rebellious people who have alreadie acted all the parts which the Jewes acted upon the Son of God the last of all only excepted which may also be expected in the end from them when oportunity is afforded they have baited him weekly for four years space at the stake of scorn emptied the froth of their scurrilous wits upon him and spit out the scum of their ulcerous lungs against him they have crown'd him with Thornes and then derided at his sorrows fastned him to his Crosse as I may fitly speak and then bad him come downe from it no man could possibly be more vilely used then he hath been numbred he is to this very day among transgressours and crucified between Theeves on both sides yea many of those that suffered with him have been tormentors also and abusers of him and like that wicked Thiefe even because he did not help them when he could not have rail'd upon him 11. And further as Christ was thus afflicted by his open enemies so to greaten the burthen of his sorrowes he was too much troubled with the contestations of his own followers who strove for places of preferment

against all sence and reason nay they have plainly inferred as hath been observed that they seek his ruine because he is a King and would maintaine Monarchy He that makes himselfe a Monarch or a King is no friend to the Parliament Well when he is dead as I think no wise man expects otherwise but that they will murder him openly or secretly shorten his dayes if they can get him and God doe not in a miraculous manner againe deliver him for as nothing but Christs Crucifixion would please the Jewes of old so nothing but the Kings extinction will satisfie the malice of some in this Age but I say when he is dead we shall in this one thing imitate Pilate and publish to all the world his accusation and cause of his death This shall be his Title Carolus Gratiosus Rex Angliae CHARLES the Gratious King of England was put to death by the Pharisaicall Puritans of his Kingdome only because he was their King and in many respects so like unto Jesus Christ the Worlds Saviour I wish with my soule and I pray with my heart that they may yet at length prevent us in this by their unfeigned Humiliation for the wrongs they have done him and by their right acceptance of him and obedience to him Thus have I shown in many particulars how fitly the Kings sufferings doe parallel with those of Christ I might instance in more but I hope the well disposed from this which hath been said will of themselves make observation of the rest I might here also evidence on the other side How his Majesties Enemies doe resemble him whom themselves call Anti-christ in their conditions yea I could by comparing their doings in this their generation with the worst Acts of the worst of Popes in severall Ages demonstrate to the world that these men of all men are most like them but mine aymes are not so much to decypher them as to offer a true presentment of the King unto his people to declare his vertues and wrongs which they labour to conceale is rather my work then to proclaim their ungodlinesse which indeed speaks it selfe loud enough without my discovery And truly had it been possible for me to have healed the wounds made by them upon my Soveraignes Honour without laying open their corruptions I should not have mentioned them so much as I have done for my delights are not to be stirring in such obscene and stinking puddles But all men know that he who takes upon him to justifie the Righteous must of necessity condemne the wicked the goodnesse of the one cannot be vindicated unlesse the vilenesse of the other be detected specially when they thus stand in competition wherefore omitting what might be spoken of them to this purpose I shall rather as Christs Minister apply my selfe to speake unto them after I have uttered a few words to those well-meaning Common people who have been seduced by them whom in the first place I desire to listen to mee SECT XXVII A serious and Brotherly Discourse to the seduced and oppressed Commons of this Nation their dangerous condition related divers and necessary considerations propounded to their thoughts to disswade them from persisting in their present way Their Objection of keeping their late Oath and Covenant Answered COuntrey-men and fellow-Subjects you see I have dealt with you as Pilate did with these people of the Jewes whom the subtill Pharisees had prevailed with to be their instruments in seeking Christs ruine for the desiring to divert them from further proceeding in so evill a way against so just a Person brought him forth before their eyes crowned with Thorns and arrayed with sorrowes and bad them Behold the man supposing that the sight of his griefs already suffered by the wrongs and abuses already offered would make them desist from offering more So I desiring with my soule as God is my witnesse to stop you in this your ungodly way which the craftie Pharisees of these times have thrust you into and to stay you from furtheir endeavouring your Kings destruction have set him before your eyes in the same sad and afflicted condition that Christ was in and whereinto your selves alas have helped to bring him Now I beseech you all Behold the man consider how much you have wronged his innocence already and abused his goodnesse and whether you have not shewne unkindnesse enough unto him who hath been unto you the Author of so much good so many yeares together You will say had we lived in the dayes of Christ we would not have joyned with the Pharisees in persecuting and abusing him and his Disciples and yet you are partakers in the like evills will you disallow of such things against your Saviour and yet act them against your Soveraigne Have you any other evidence against the King then those people had against Christ the bare testimony and report of his deadly enemies or have you any better warrant from Gods Word to rise up and cry out against the one then those had to do so against the other surely you have not O foolish people therefore and unwise who hath bewitched you who hath perverted you I know you 'l say even they whom we thought we were bound to follow scil our Teachers and our Leaders true and God shall require your bloud at their hands but in the meane time if you die in this way you will die in your sin for as Esay sayes the Leaders of this people cause them to erre and they that are led by them are destroyed that is are in the undoubted way unto destruction and what will you doe at the end thereof Perhaps your consciences are yet asleep so was Judasse's till his worke was quite done his Master murthered and himselfe received his wages but then it began to open indeed and so to roare within him that it debarred him quite from all contentment in his money for he brings that back to them who had employed him and makes his moan unto them and perhaps expects comfort from the●● but they having served their turnes of him left him in the bryers whereinto they had brought him and rejected his complaint with a quid hoc ad nos what is it unto us see you to it their owne consciences did not yet stirre nor had they any respect at all to the troubles of his spirit Now truly friends this will be the condition of many of you when you have damn'd your soules in serving the lusts of these men and think to enjoy comfort in that wages of iniquity the Estates of other men which you gape after and is promised unto you as the price of bloud then will the doores of your consciences be unlocked the sence of your guilt will make you as sick as he was both of your rewards and lives and then if you lament and cry we have sinned in spilling innocent bloud the bloud of our Soveraigne or the bloud of our Countrey-men that never