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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A63012	Disloyalty of language questioned and censured, or, A sermon preached aginst the licencious loosenesse of seditious tongues by Rich. Towgood ... ; with a brief corollarie now added, questioning and censuring rebellious actions.	Towgood, Richard, 1595?-1683.	1643 (1643)	Wing T1976; ESTC R204856	20,207	68

have heard This ye know that he who receives an evill repor● against his Brother his Equall i● not fitly qualified to be reckoned among * Detrahere aut detrahentem audire quid horum damnabilius sit non facilè dixerim Bernard de Considerat lib. 2. prope f●●●m the Citizens of Zion Psal 15.1.3 how much lesse he that receives a reproach against his Superiour his Soveraign and therefore stop your eares take no delight in hearing such contumelies against Authority and surely this will be one means to further Peace It is to be feared in this great difference there are fomenters o● both sides There may be such on the Kings side and how they ●re censured that stir up the Kings of the earth to war ye may ●ee Revel 16.13 unclean spirits like unto Froggs Spirits because by Profession spirituall unclean Because of their unwarrantable Practise like Froggs because of their clamorous Loquacity such 〈◊〉 say there may be on the Kings side and it is too evident there are those that stir up the People on the other side and why they may not receive the same censure I know not but this I ●m sure of the withdrawing the ●are from such Preachers is the way to make contention cease Take away the fewell and the fire goeth out Prov. 26.20 Well this is the first thing concerning the people that they take no delight in hearing such discourses The second is that they take no liberty to vent concerning the King evill and dishonourabl● speeches themselves The argument in this case holds goo● also he that backbiteth h● equall shall be no Citizen o●● Zion Psal 15. how much le●● he that backbiteth or speake●● evill of his Prince A strang● pronesse there is in our corrup●● nature if we conceive our selve●● a little wronged or that we can not obtain things according 〈◊〉 our minde presently to let loo●● our tongues even against our betters and not to spare Suprea● Authority it self nay too ready hereunto some be though the●● be no cause given them such one was Shimei who railed so bitterly on King David Come out come out thou Bloudy man and the man of Belial 1 Sam. 16.7 Davi● had done no wrong to him onely he took advantage of the times which then did favour every on● that was Davids Enemy and some wrong he conceived had ●een done by David to his Cousin ●ing Saul but mark what became of this man that so inveigh●d against the King David 〈◊〉 deed pardoned him 2 Sam. 19. ●3 but by the just hand and Pro●●dence of God he was brought to 〈◊〉 Malefactours end 1 King 2. ●6 ye know that of the wise ●an The wrath of a King is as ●essengers of Death Prov. 16.14 ●●d whoso provoketh him to anger ●inneth against his own soul Prov. ●0 2 surely David had just cause to be wroth with Shimei for though he had unjustly shed some ●●nocent blood yet he ought not still and by every one to be up●raided with it and therefore ●hough David pardoned him yet God made that wrath which David had so just a cause to conceive to become as Messengers of death unto him and will not the Lord still make his own words good hath he said the wrath of a King is as Messengers o● Death and shall it not be so think upon that of our Saviour Heaven and earth shall passe away but my words shall not passe away Matth● 24.35 no not one jot or tittle 〈◊〉 it but shall all be fulfilled Matth● 5.18 and therefore delight no● to hear be not ready to spea● any evill of the King for a Brid of the aire shall carry the Voice and that which hath wings shall tell the matter Eccles 10.20 Such wa● their care in those dayes they durst not * As is implyed by forbidding it to be done in the thought or bed-chamber in that Eccles 10.20 openly speak evill o● the King But see strange way● the Lord hath to bring this sin t● light though it be never so secret and strange wayes also 〈◊〉 hath to bring it to punishment even when the King hath * As in that instance of Shimei pardoned it Well then to conclude let us all both of Clergy and Laity be carefull to observe that counsell and to practise that Duty commended to us by the Apostle Fear God Honour the King 1 Pet. 2.17 Render unto Caesar the things that are Caesars and unto God the things that are Gods saith our Saviour Matth. 22.21 Nay we render not unto God the things that are Gods unlesse for his sake we render unto Caesar the things that are Caesars and therefore let Caesar have our honour and Reference yea though in every point perhaps he may not be such as we would have him to ●e Si Magistrorum vita jure re●rehenditur oportet ut cos subditi ●iam cum displicent venerentur ●reg Moral lib. 25. cap. 22. for Magistrorum put Magistratuum ●nd it will hold more strongly 〈◊〉 the life of the Magistrate deserve justly to be blamed yet ought he by his Subjects even when he please them not still to be honoured We justly cry out upon the Papists for abolishing the second upon the Libertines for nullifying the fourth let us take heed we be not guilty of the same sin in making void the fifth commandement Have there been any mistakes in our Dread Soveraign as there is no man living free from errours and yet be certain Relation of those that have well observed him he is a Pattern of Piety to those that are about him but I say have there been any are there yet any why yet do not thou falie like wise to do thy Duty Three things belong to thee in this Behalf 1. Pity him Though we may deceive our selves in our own mis-apprehensions too for who knows the Kings heart and the best construction that may be we ought to make of every mans actions much more of the Princes But be it so that there be indeed reall errours yet thy duty is to pity him not to revile him thou knowest not what strong temptations he hath to wrestle with * Drus Apoph lib. 1. socium tuum priusquam ad locum ejus adveneris ne judicato said Rabbi Hillel Censure not thy Brother much lesse thy Father till thou hast stood in his place and hast tryed the difficulties of his standing * The secret lets and difficulties which in publique proceedings are innumerable and inevitable they meaning the multitude have not ordinarily the judgement to consider Hooker ubi supra High places are slippery places and were it not sion an happy continuance o● severall gracious Princes and for many yeers we have lived under them in much happinesse and prosperity no● to be paralleld in other ages● or by other nations * Deut. 32.15 But I●● surun waxed fat and kicked ou● long peace and great plenty hath begot aboundance o● pride wantonnesse excesse security and other abominable

may not be lawfull for any o● the Subjects to speak evill o● their King no though he be unjust and do but weakly govern his Kingdom Thus far he And if ye look upon the coherence of the Text with the foregoing verses ye shall easily perceive the truth hereof For Eccles 10.16 Salomon shews the misery of a Land under a bad and vicious Governour Wo to thee O Land when thy King is a child that is moribus not aetate not in yeers but manners and thy Princes eat in the morning that is are given to riot and untimely feasting in stead of hearing and debating matters of State This misery of a Land after a short touch of the contary happinesse under a gracious King inserted ver 17. this misery of a Land is amplified first by the effect which is ruine of the Kingdom verse 18. set down by comparison with an edifice or building which if it be neglected ledge the Word of God teache● me otherwise for it is writter Thou shalt not speak evill of the R●ler of thy People The place 〈◊〉 aimes at when he saith It is wr●●ten is that in Exod. fore-me●●tioned and here by the way y●● may take notice that that which is there called cursing is here ca●led evill speaking ye see Sai●● Pauls Practice ye see his Judg●ment He will not allow himse●● to speak one evill word to 〈◊〉 Ruler no though he be never 〈◊〉 bad and that because of t●● Commandement of God Ca●ye have any thing more plai●● And yet hereunto Reason al●● might be added if need were For first consider him wi●● reference to God The Ruler 〈◊〉 speak of the supream Rule●● Consider him I say with re●●rance to God and he is Gods Vi●●gerent He is the Minister of Go●● and the powers that be are ordained of God Rom. 13.1.4 they bear Gods name they sit on his throne his name they bear for to them it is spoken I have said ye are Gods Psal 82.6 And on his throne they sit for so it is said Salomon sate on the throne of the Lord as King in stead of David his Father 1. Chron. 29.23 And can it be lawfull then to speak bitterly or reproachfully of them whom the Lord hath thus exalted Surely this very thing is couched in the Precept forementioned Exod. 22.28 Thou shalt not curse the Gods this being intimated as a reason why they may not be evill spoken off because they are Gods because they bear his name and sit on his Throne Secondly consider him with reference to us he is our Father Abimelech the signification whereof is my Father the King was a title commonly given to the Kings of Palestina but may fitly indeed belong to all Kings For who knows not that understands his Catechisme that the fifth Commandement in requiring us to honour our father doth instruct us in our duty as well toward our Prince that is over us as toward our naturall Father that did beget us and this is the title that the Scripture gives unto Kings and Queens They are nursing Fathers and nursing Mothers Isa 49.23 Now as he in the Poet spake of a naturall Sonne and his carriage towards a naturall Father so may we say in this behalf * Terent. Heauton Act. 1. Scen. 2. Quem ferret parentem si non ferret suum With whom should we bear if not with our Father Looke on the carriage of Ionathan towards King Saul his Father 1. Sam. 20.30.34 though his Father called him Rebell * See the Marg. of our new Translat 1 Sam. 20.30 perverse Rebell nay Son of perverse Rebellion that is one wholly given to rebell against him and thereupon also cast a Javelin at him yet ye shall not finde one evill word replyed by Ionathan Nay and that all the world may know that Ionathan continued in his duty and allegiance toward Saul notwithstanding all the harsh and cruell dealing of King Saul shewed towards him it is recorded by the Holy Ghost at the death of them both that Saul and Ionathan were lovely and pleasant in their Lives and in their Death they were not divided Nothing could put Ionathan from his Duty and Faithfulnesse to a Father 2 Sam. 1.23 In a word what shall become of him that will speak evill of a Father the Wiseman shewes The eye that mocketh his Father c. The Ravens of the valley shall pick it out and 〈◊〉 young Eagles shall eat it Pro. 30. ●● Thirdly and lastly Co●sider the mischief that will fo●low if Soveraign authority b● once made vile * Drus Apophth lib. 1. Nisi esset me●● regni said Rabbi Hananiah alt●● alterum vivum devoraret L●● fear of authority be laid aside which must needs be when it ●● made vile and confusion suddenly must be expected It is wort●● your noting that you read Iosh ●●14 The Lord magnified Ioshua in th●● sight of all Israel and they feare●● him The wise God knows tha● authority the more it is honoured the more also it is awed and reverenced by the people and therefore did he magnifie Ioshu● in the sight of all Israel and the effect was answerable they feared him indeed To the like purpose ye finde that after Saul had ●●mmitted that great sin in sparing Agag the King of the Amalekites and the cattell and had therefore sharply been reproved by Samuel the Prophet Saul at length making some confession of his sin and desiring the Prophet to go with him to worship the Lord though Samuel at the first refused saying I will not return with thee for thou hast rejected the word of the Lord and the Lord hath rejected thee c. yet upon a second request when Saul saith to him yet honour me now I ●ray thee before the Elders of my people and before Israel Samuel now for the Common peace and publick good and to prevent the langerous mischiefs that might ensue if Soveraign authority by such a man as he was should ●●●m in any measure to be slighted or dis-regarded he doth yeeld to the Kings desire to honour him before the people and turned again after Saul 1 Sam. 15.25 20 30 31. Well then these premisses considered that is the charge and Commandement of God more then once given Saint Pau●● judgment in the point and practice answerable with these reasons out of Scripture thus manifested we may well infer thi● conclusion surely It is not fit 〈◊〉 say to a King thou are wicked or 〈◊〉 you will give me leave from * In his Cōment on the Text. L●v●ter a judicious and piou● expositour to borrow a few words thus we may expresse i● sapiens mentis compos non facildices Regi suo c. * S. Hierom also doth count it a kinde of madnesse Simplex praeceptum aedificat audientes ne ira fur●re superati in miledictum in detractionem Regum Principum prorumpamus Hieronym in Eccles 10.20 A wise m● and one that is well in his wits wi●● not