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A35517 A discourse shewing that kings have their being and authority from God that therefore good kings when dead are lamented, that all while living are to be obeyed, and that treason and rebellion are punishable both in this and the next world : preached the Sunday following the news of the death of ... Charles the Second / by John Curtois ... Curtois, John, 1650 or 51-1719. 1685 (1685) Wing C7700; ESTC R17308 19,772 38

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he_o have_v be_v antecedent_n both_o the_o crown_n and_o proclaim_v of_o he_o be_v only_o public_a declaration_n that_o he_o be_v by_o birthright_a in_o lawful_a possession_n of_o it_o and_o if_o he_o shall_v not_o observe_v his_o coronation_n oath_n who_o shall_v say_v to_o he_o thou_o be_v wicked_a and_o ungodly_a what_o law_n be_v there_o that_o can_v reach_v his_o sacred_a person_n or_o what_o particular_a man_n or_o company_n of_o man_n can_v exhibit_v a_o commission_n from_o god_n to_o judge_v and_o condemn_v he_o but_o i_o shall_v prosecute_v this_o argument_n no_o far_o enough_o be_v say_v to_o convince_v any_o reasonable_a man_n thus_o i_o have_v make_v it_o clear_a to_o you_o that_o all_o king_n or_o other_o supreme_a governor_n of_o nation_n be_v ordain_v of_o god_n and_o owe_v their_o sovereignty_n to_o god_n and_o god_n only_o by_o what_o way_n or_o method_n soever_o they_o be_v invest_v with_o it_o whether_o by_o conquest_n election_n or_o inheritance_n and_o that_o the_o king_n of_o england_n in_o particular_a who_o reign_v over_o we_o by_o the_o indisputable_a right_n of_o inheritance_n be_v as_o true_o god_n minister_n and_o vicegerent_n as_o any_o other_o prince_n can_v be_v know_v no_o superior_a but_o god_n let_v we_o now_o draw_v a_o inference_n or_o two_o from_o the_o premise_n first_o king_n have_v their_o be_v from_o god_n when_o god_n take_v away_o from_o a_o nation_n a_o good_a and_o gracious_a king_n one_o that_o rule_v as_o well_o after_o his_o example_n and_o will_n as_o by_o his_o power_n it_o become_v matter_n of_o public_a mourning_n and_o lamentation_n cruelty_n and_o oppression_n be_v thing_n so_o odious_a in_o their_o nature_n and_o so_o mischievous_a in_o their_o consequence_n be_v as_o prolific_a of_o evil_n as_o pandora_n box_n murder_n depopulation_n and_o a_o long_a etc._n etc._n attend_v that_o a_o tyrannical_a prince_n soon_o grow_v uneasy_a to_o his_o people_n the_o man_n as_o wicked_a as_o himself_o be_v weary_a of_o he_o impatient_a for_o his_o death_n curse_n and_o abhor_v he_o wish_v and_o conspire_v his_o ruin_n and_o though_o the_o good_a man_n dare_v not_o do_v this_o because_o his_o religion_n will_v not_o suffer_v it_o yet_o upon_o his_o fall_n he_o lift_v up_o his_o eye_n to_o heaven_n and_o bless_v god_n for_o the_o deliverance_n whilst_o he_o hate_v the_o treason_n whereas_o on_o the_o contrary_a love_n and_o clemency_n and_o all_o the_o other_o quality_n of_o a_o godlike_a prince_z be_v so_o amiable_a and_o attractive_a so_o productive_a of_o public_a benefit_n peace_n and_o plenty_n and_o every_o thing_n that_o conduce_v to_o make_v a_o nation_n happy_a that_o when_o these_o be_v manifest_v the_o people_n rejoice_v in_o their_o prince_n while_o live_v as_o the_o light_n of_o their_o eye_n and_o the_o breath_n of_o their_o nostril_n they_o love_v he_o as_o their_o father_n and_o depend_v upon_o he_o as_o their_o saviour_n the_o profane_a equal_o with_o the_o pious_a be_v ready_a to_o rise_v up_o and_o call_v he_o bless_v to_o esteem_v his_o life_n worth_a ten_o thousand_o of_o their_o own_o and_o to_o offer_v up_o themselves_o and_o all_o they_o have_v in_o defence_n of_o his_o royal_a person_n but_o when_o god_n who_o give_v they_o this_o blessing_n from_o heaven_n be_v please_v to_o call_v it_o thither_o again_o than_o these_o great_a rejoice_n be_v immediate_o converetd_v into_o sorrow_n as_o excessive_a they_o look_v upon_o their_o prince_n indeed_o to_o be_v happy_a but_o upon_o themselves_o to_o be_v forlorn_a and_o miserable_a and_o therefore_o as_o rachel_n when_o she_o have_v lose_v the_o darling_n of_o her_o affection_n they_o grieve_v and_o will_v not_o be_v comfort_v till_o nature_n have_v have_v she_o fill_v of_o grief_n or_o the_o sorrow_n be_v in_o some_o good_a measure_n proportionate_a to_o the_o loss_n this_o have_v be_v the_o general_a sense_n of_o the_o world_n from_o the_o begin_n of_o it_o the_o ancient_a jew_n and_o christian_n and_o heathen_n also_o give_v testimony_n to_o it_o when_o moses_n die_v the_o child_n of_o israel_n weep_v for_o he_o in_o the_o plain_n of_o moab_n thirty_o day_n 34._o deut._n 34._o the_o visible_a assurance_n they_o have_v of_o the_o continuance_n of_o god_n special_a care_n over_o they_o the_o divine_a accomplishment_n of_o joshuah_n his_o successor_n their_o earnest_a expectation_n of_o canaan_n can_v not_o divert_v that_o mighty_a sorrow_n which_o they_o have_v conceive_v at_o the_o death_n of_o this_o excellent_a prince_n who_o have_v preserve_v and_o bring_v they_o through_o the_o peril_n of_o the_o wilderness_n to_o the_o confine_n of_o the_o promise_v land_n so_o at_o the_o death_n of_o their_o king_n josiah_n all_o judah_n and_o jerusalem_n mourn_v 35.2_o 2_o chron._n 35.2_o and_o jerimiah_n lament_v for_o josiah_n and_o all_o the_o sing_a man_n and_o sing_a woman_n speak_v of_o josiah_n in_o their_o lamentation_n and_o make_v they_o a_o ordinance_n in_o israel_n and_o behold_v they_o be_v write_v in_o their_o lamentation_n he_o have_v purge_v their_o religion_n from_o all_o heathenish_a superstition_n he_o have_v repair_v their_o temple_n and_o restore_v the_o worship_n of_o it_o to_o its_o primitive_a purity_n and_o so_o have_v endear_v they_o to_o god_n and_o himself_o and_o they_o think_v in_o return_n they_o can_v do_v nothing_o too_o much_o to_o perpetuate_v the_o memory_n of_o his_o goodness_n and_o therefore_o beside_o their_o mournful_a elegy_n at_o his_o funeral_n they_o transmit_v their_o grief_n to_o posterity_n in_o a_o book_n of_o lamentation_n upon_o the_o death_n of_o constantine_n the_o great_a in_o nicomedia_n 97._o zuing._n theatr._n vol._n 1._o l._n 1._o p._n 97._o the_o first_o christian_a emperor_n who_o have_v not_o only_o embrace_v christianity_n himself_o but_o have_v industrious_o promote_v it_o throughout_o the_o empire_n his_o soldier_n be_v so_o overcome_v with_o sorrow_n that_o they_o tear_v their_o clothes_n cast_v themselves_o prostrate_a upon_o the_o ground_n dash_v their_o head_n against_o the_o wall_n omit_v no_o outward_a expression_n of_o grief_n that_o a_o sorrowful_a heart_n can_v dictate_v cry_v out_o in_o doleful_a accent_n that_o they_o have_v lose_v a_o protector_n a_o guardian_n and_o a_o father_n the_o citizen_n at_o the_o same_o time_n as_o man_n out_o of_o their_o wit_n run_v howl_v about_o the_o street_n not_o able_a to_o suppress_v their_o grief_n within_o other_o as_o man_n amaze_v walk_v silent_o about_o with_o their_o head_n hang_v down_o all_o complain_v that_o they_o be_v no_o long_o possessor_n of_o the_o comfort_n of_o this_o life_n and_o answerable_a to_o this_o be_v the_o sorrow_n of_o the_o senate_n and_o people_n of_o rome_n for_o his_o death_n at_o the_o relation_n of_o it_o their_o bath_n be_v shut_v up_o their_o market_n and_o play_n unfrequented_a and_o their_o public_a sport_n and_o pleasure_n and_o day_n of_o festivity_n neglect_v they_o can_v find_v no_o alleviation_n to_o their_o grief_n but_o by_o paint_v he_o above_o the_o firmamental_a region_n partake_v with_o other_o bless_a soul_n of_o heavenly_a glory_n and_o by_o petition_v his_o son_n constantius_n that_o they_o may_v have_v the_o honour_n of_o inter_v his_o remain_n at_o rome_n and_o the_o like_a be_v the_o resentment_n of_o the_o roman_a senate_n for_o titus_n vespasian_n 98._o id._n p._n 98._o one_o of_o their_o heathen_a emperor_n a_o prince_n so_o universal_o fame_v for_o his_o virtue_n that_o his_o motto_n be_v princeps_fw-la bone_fw-la orbis_n amor_fw-la upon_o the_o news_n of_o his_o death_n they_o rush_v into_o the_o curia_n and_o there_o bewail_v their_o loss_n of_o he_o in_o panegyrical_a oration_n and_o can_v not_o be_v satisfy_v till_o they_o have_v decree_v he_o the_o honour_n of_o a_o apotheosis_n till_o they_o have_v deify_v and_o place_v he_o among_o the_o rest_n of_o their_o supernal_a god_n whence_o they_o may_v hope_v for_o some_o sarth_a experiment_n of_o his_o favour_n and_o protection_n to_o name_v no_o more_o this_o be_v a_o truth_n that_o our_o own_o experience_n testify_v how_o grievous_a have_v the_o death_n of_o our_o late_a sovereign_n be_v to_o every_o one_o of_o we_o how_o full_a of_o surprise_n and_o sadness_n be_v the_o news_n of_o it_o at_o its_o first_o reception_n we_o look_v as_o half_a dead_a ourselves_o and_o stand_v stare_v upon_o one_o another_o as_o man_n at_o our_o wit_n end_n every_o eye_n be_v ready_a to_o drop_v a_o tear_n and_o every_o heart_n to_o breathe_v a_o sigh_n i_o think_v i_o may_v true_o say_v never_o be_v king_n of_o england_n so_o general_o and_o so_o hearty_o lament_v and_o be_v be_v no_o more_o than_o be_v due_a to_o a_o prince_n so_o extraordinary_a good_a as_o he_o be_v a_o prince_n that_o exceed_v all_o other_o in_o a_o benign_a and_o gracious_a government_n a_o prince_n to_o say_v all_o of_o he_o we_o can_v