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The soveraignes desire peace: the subjectes dutie obedience. By Thomas Swadlin.
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Swadlin, Thomas, 1600-1670.
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1643
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be at peace with man We know We are passed from death to life because we love the brethren pray we therefore Peace in our time O Lord. You see what an excellent thing peace is and being so excellent a thing what manner of persons think you are those 2 a 2 ae that hinder us from the fruition of it why that my next consideration is to tell you And I must tell you there are many so many that it would tyre your eares to heare and my tonâ—ue to name them all that we may come without wearinesse to our journeyes end I shall name you but the Ring-leaders and they are first a Schismaticall Corah in the Church Secondly A dislovall Absolon in the State Thirdly An idolatrous Ieroboam in the Throne Fourthly A roud Haman in the Court and Fifthly A covetous Nabal in the countrey Schisme deposes the Church and takes away Religion For he that like Corah wil obtrude his own opinions his own Enthusiasmes for as undoubted Truths as the Articles of Religion established by the Church would have either many Churches or no Church many religions or no religion and this was Corahs case he thought himselfe as holy and as welâ— inspired as Aaron away therefore with the Schismatick that Coachman that dares drive the Horses of the Sunne Prometheus was much to blame for it hee had like to set the world on fire It was heretofore the Angels dignity it is still his duty to muzzell this Asse Disloyalty dethrones the King for he that will not obey his King when the King commands nothing but what is lawfull and therefore ought to be obeyed would have no King at all and what imperfect state that is which hath no King Judg 17.6 you may read in that sad sentence In those dayes there was no King in Israel but every man did that which was right in his owne eyes and that was bad enough Judg. 18 for by that means Mica brought in a new religion the Tribe of Dan brought in Burglary rifling and robbing of houses and the men of Gibea brought in ravishing of women Iudg. 19. even unto death Israel was like Bâ—bel for want of a King and disloyalty to a King is as bad for disloyalty to a King whom God sets over a people is disloyalty to God whosoever resists the power resists the ordinance of God and they that resist Râ—â— 13. shall receive to themselves damnation From both which confusion for want of a King and damnation for want of loyalty to a King that we may be preserved God conserve our King to us and our loyalty to him Amen Idolatry dethrones God For he that worshippeth many gods as every Idolater doth hath no God Deus si non unus nullus If God be not one he is none Com. in Colos De vera Rel. 37. And therefore Saint Ambrose cals Idolatry Crimen pergrave a very a very heavie and crying sinne Origo impietatis as Saint Austine the Fountaine of all impiety and misery both Never had the Israelites known the misery of captivity but for their often provocations and Jeroboams Idolatry was not the least of those provocations from which captivity that we may be preserved God keepe us from idolatry Pride and covetousnesse evermore breakes the bond of peace 4. and 5. 1 Cor. 6. for covetousnesse sayes the Apostle why doe yee not rather suffer wrong q. d. Were but every one of you content to put up a little wrong what peace would there be in the whole City in the whole Country How would it flourish to the credit of the Gospell and comfort of your selves but alasse you are so wedded to the world that the value of a halfâ—-penny sets you to the Law And for pride sayes Salomon It is the mother of contention pro. 13.10 did not men thinke themselves fitter to governe then to be governed to rule then to bee ruled we should never faile of peace Endeavour to keepe the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace Eph. 4 sayes the Apostle and this bond is nâ—ver or seldome broken but either by the proud man or the covetous The covetous maâ— thinkes it too hard for his purse-strings the proud-man thinkes it too hard for his heart strings and so both would have it a little easier the one that he might not pay so much the other thaâ— he might not obey so much Pride was the losse of Ierusalem and covetousnesse of Constantinople Had the Christian Commanders yeelded to one Generall Had the Christian Grecians yeelded a seasonable supply the Turke had never beene Lord of the one nor the other I pray God continue our King in content to Rule according to Law and out selves in humility to obey according to Gospell that England may never bee lost but live in peace till Iesus Christ the Prince of peace come to judgement Amen You see the hinderers of our peace Schismaticall Kora's Disloyall Absolons Idolatrous Jeroboams proâ—â— Hamans Covetous Nabals I wish not those of ours their ends if any such be amongst us but I wish you to say to God deliver us from them Amen And so God will if when we have obtained peace by the fervency of our prayers we will endeavour to maintaine it by the industry of our paines and how it may be maintained my next consideration is to tell you There are many preservatives of peace I shall name them 3a 2ae which I conceive to be the chiefest Caâ—oatur iracundia si praecaveri non poterit cohibeatur It is Saint Ambrose take heed of anger or if you cannot prevent it from breaking out yet restraine it So the Father goes on Si praeoccupaverit mentem tuam iracundia ne relinquas locum tuum If anger doe possesse your heart yet doe you keepe the possession of your place locus tuus patientia sapientia ratio Luke 21.29 Rom. 32 and what is your place Your place is wisdome reason patience In patience possesse your soules as our Saviouradvises Overcome evill with good as Saint Paul advises At least soone recover your selves againe as Aristippus and Aeschynes two famous Philosophers having fallen out sayes the one to the other come shall wee be friends It is a shame for such as us to be enemies I with all my heart sayes the other well remember I am the better man and first offered the peace sayes Aristippus I will sayes Aeschynes and ever acknowledge you so hereafter because I the worst man first offered you the quarrell I with all Christians to follow the example of these Hâ—athens and then upon our prayers we should have and by such means maintaine peace Obliviscantur injuriae let all former injuries be forgotten yea Deleantur let an Act of Oblivion be passed upon them and doleantur peccata and let all those sinnes which hinder our peace be repented of for as Iehu asked Ieboram what peace so long as the whoredomes of Iesabell remaine So in vaine doe
quietnesse from the sword such an excellent thing is peace that it includes all worldly blessings Nay I dare say it is so excellent that it includes all divine blessings too For as there is Pax temporis the peace of time which is when our swords are sheathed and turned into Mattocks so there is Pax pectoris the peace of conscience which we have when sinne is pardoned and pax numinis the peace of God which we obtaine when Satan is conquered all which God grant us through Iesus Christ Amen In a word peace is either First Eternall which we have in hope Rom. 5.1 and must wait for the fruition of it till the next life or Secondly Internall which we get by faith in Iesus Christ or Thirdly Externall and this in a divine sense is a mutuall consent when all Preachsers preach one holy truth and all Beleevers professe one holy faith that faith and this truth meeting in one Iesus Christ and morally it is this A wishing love within and a working love without when there is no grudging no heart-burning within when there is no brawling nor bloodsheding without for which let us pray Peâ—ce in our time O Lord. So excellent a thing is peace that as by the Wine-presse many Grapes are pressed into one cup that as in the kneading tub many grains are made into one loafe that as in the field many sheep are put into one fold that as in the wombe many members are united into one body that as in a Fabrick many stones are cemented into one building so by peace and peace onely are many Saints made united cemented and builded into one Church pray we therefore Peace in our time O Lord. For as those Grapes that are ungathered and come not to the wine-presse the Birds of the ayre eat them as the eares that are ungleaned and come not to the barne the Beasts of the field devoure them as the Sheepe that straggle in the field and come not to the fold the Foxe worries them as the arme that is cut from the body rottennesse and putrefaction corrupt it as the stone that is shaken and rent from the building it makes a deformity in the building so those Christians that are separated from the communion of Saints those men that make a fraction in a society that make a commotion in a Common-wealth the Devill that fowle of the aire that beast of the field that Fox of hell eats worries and devoures them pray we therefore Peace in our time O Lord. For what safety hath the sheep that strayes from the fold what strength hath the arme that is parted from the body what beauty hath the stone that is scattered from the building what sweetnesse hath the Grape that is withered from the Vine Iust so much sweetnesse beauty strength and safety hath that Christian hath that man that divides himselfe from the â—â—ity of the Church from the unity of the State that breaks the bond of peace pray we therefore Peace in our time O Lord. So excellent a thing is Peace Zach. 8.16 Luc. 10.5 2 Cor. 13.11 c. that God in the Law commands it that Christ in the Gospell commends it that S. Paul in all his Epistles not one that I remember excepted exhorts it Rom. 12.18 1 Cor. 1.3 that God is called the Father of peace 1 Cor. 14 33. that Christ is called the King and Prince of peace Isay 9.6 Heb. 7.2 that the holy Ghost is called the Spirit of peace Mat. 5.9 Gal. 5.22 that the Saints are called the children of peace Iohn 13.35 that the holy Trinity promises to crowne it with the fatnesse of the earth and the dew of heaven Rom. 14 17. And now my beloved would you obey the law or enjoy the Gospell would you have God to be your Father Christ your Saviour or the holy Ghost your Comforter and the Saints your Companions Would you see many dayes and inherit the earth and enjoy heaven then pray Peace in our time O Lord. Peace is the onely Sunne that can disperse the Clouds of Schisme and Faction in the Church whereby we may all keepe the unity of the Spirit Peace is the onely Sunne that can expell all mists and fogs of quarrels and contentions in the State that we may all be happy and joyfull living like brethren in unity pray we therefore Peace in our time O Lord. Peace is the onely Key to lock warre out of our walles and let quietnesse into our borders and keepe the doore so fast that no headstrong Iehu shall open by violence that no cunning Ieroboam shall shut by subtilty the key of David pray we therefore Peace in our time O Lord. Peace is the onely heart in our body that can expell the sanguine humour of revenge and the melancholy distempers of revolt and conserve in Temperance the state of our body politick and the state of his body mysticall For if peace be gone the Spirit is gone for he is the Spirit of peace and if the Spirit be gone Christ is gone with him for nunquam divelluntur they are never asunder He is the Prince of peace and if Christ be gone God the Father is gone too and how miserable that Church or State is â—â—om whom the blessed Trinity is departed Father Sonne and holy Ghost judge your selves I pray God this be not our case now and that it may not pray you too Peace in our time O Lord. Peace is the onely spring in the year to blow out the malice of cold blood in Winter and to keepe out the anger of hot blood in Summer that the greennesse and tranquillity may ever flourish in a Church and kingdome and that they may ever flourish in this Church and State pray we Peace in our time O God Peace is the onely vertue that S. Paul joynes with grace in all his Epistles Grace and Peace q. d. you shall never have grace unlesse you will entertaine Peace It was the speech of disordered spirits that said Non pacem petimus superi â—â—â—e gentibus iram We beg not peace we long for warres for Nulla salus bello no good can come from warre Nulla fides pietasque viris qui eastrâ— sequuntur no piety no fidelity in that people that delight in warre and love to bathe their swords with the blood of men Omnia pace vigent we can never so earnestly pray for grace as in the time of peace faith cannot be wrought by the sword heresies will not be consumed with Faggots and those Disciples that would have fire from Heaven to consume the Samaritans because they would not entertaine their Master Christ told them Luc. 9.55 they knew not of whâ—t spirit they were of If you earnestly desire grace â—â—ay for peace peace not onely with God but also with man For so long as thou art in malice with man thou canst not be at peace with God 1 Joan. 3.14 For the best signe of peace with God is to