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A41943 Great satisfaction concerning the death of the Earle of Strafford in a discourse betweene a Scottishman and a Jesuite with a serious consideration of certaine conclusions observed from his last speech upon the scaffold. 1641 (1641) Wing G1751; ESTC R11682 6,651 9

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GREAT SATISFACTION CONCERNING The Death of the Earle of Strafford in a Discourse betweene a Scottishman and a Jesuite With a serious consideration of certaine Conclusions observed from his last Speech vpon the Scaffold I Follow the last Speech published appealed to the Lord Primate of Jreland Earle of Cleveland Earle of Newport Lord Rich c. observing the heads according to the paper by himselfe left upon the Scaffold Scot. Iesuit Scot. I pray you Sir what is the matter from whence come all these people so fast Jes Doest thou not know every Child can tell through the whole City that they came from the execution of the Earle of Strafford Scot. Why is the Earle of Strafford dead Jes He is beheaded upon the Scaffold at Tower-hill he is dead sure enough God comfort him Scot. A my saule I am glad out with all my heart the Earle of Strafford is dead the best newes that ever I heard in my life I le away into Scotland ham● as fast as I can and tell my Grannum this newes I le tosse my Cap for joy Ies Why doe you Scottishmen so envy the Lord Strafford Scot. We doe not nor never did envy his person but he was one of the troublers of the 3. Kingdomes which could never be well setled for him and such as he But I pray you sir tell me one thing Did he dye well and make a good end Ies He made an excellent Speech and left us a worthy patterne against we dye Scot. I pray you what said he Jes He first made a short Preface to the Lord Primate of Ireland but the people made a noyse and interrupted him Scot. But what said he Did he repent and confesse his just deserved death to be inflicted upon him for offending God Jes The first ●ead of his Speech was concerning his Comming to pay the last debt we owe to sin according to St. Pauls saying we are all subject to death 1. Cor. 15.22 Now he did confesse that he came thither by the goodwill and pleasure of A●mighty God to dye as it is Heb. 9.27 Scot. But I pray you tell me did he yeeld up his spirit in the faith of Christ under the hope of salvation by him with repentance for all his sins Revel 14.13 did he fall a sleepe in Christ 1 Thess p. 13. What was the rest of his Speech Jes 2. He spoke cōcerning his rising to Righteousness There is a glorified Righteousnesse through Christ in the world to come both perfite and inherent Psal 73.24 And the Earle of Strafford did declare himselfe that he was confident by the blessing of God to rise againe through the merits of Jesus Christ to Righteousnesse and life eternall Scot. But did he before his Death profit in true righteousnesse and holinesse by meanes of those chastisements that God laid upon him or if you will that his sinnes brought upon him in this life Did he behold the Majesty of the Lord in the sentence of his death Isay 26.9 10. c. It is not a flourishing vapour that brings a man to Heaven but I pray you proceed in his Speech Jes In the 3. head he did expresse that he did dye willingly Now there is such a power in the Resurrectiō of Christ which hath loosed the sorrowes and discontents of death and makes a man to dye willingly Acts 2.24 And thus did he declare himselfe to be loosed from the sorrowes of death insomuch that he submitted himselfe to it with a very quiet and contented mind Scot. Now here is the matter Was he first wounded for the offence then Reconciled to God by the death of Christ before he died and rejoycing before the Lord did he receive the Attonement through Christ Rom. 5.10.11 Ies Jn the 4. place he forgave all which is the property of Gods Children they forgive all and of an humble mind forbearing and long suffering Coloss 3.12.13 Thus did the Earle of Strafford freely forgive all the world and that he exprest he did not from the teeth outward but from the very heart protesting before Almighty God that there was not a displeasing thought in him towards any creature Scot. That was very good but did he find true testimony from Gods Spirit in the forgivenesse of his owne offences against God and against his people Confessing his sins humbly and without guile and powring out his soule before the Lord till God sealed him a pardon Psal 32. I pray you proceed in his Speech Ies He wished in the 5. place nothing but prosperity to King and people upon which particular he was something large The 1. part whereof concerned his place as he was Deputy Now as the Scripture saith fidelity to the King and true Iudgement to the people are weighty matters of the Law which concerned his place and ought by him to be done Mat. 23 23. And herein he glorified and thanked God that he could say from his Conscience that he in his place never had any thing in the purpose of his heart but what tended to the joynt and individuall prosperity of King and people Scot. Well well All is not Gold that glisters nor are all Saints that have sine tongues Rhetoricke and policie will not justifie a man before God Had he sought the publick tranquillity of the King and people in peace and truth and the quiet state of the Church of God he would not have laboured to bring in but to have freed it from both forraine and Civill warres 2 Kings 20.19 Jt is a strange and unwarrantable way for any that professe themselves Christians to seeke the joyning of King and people together and the prosperity of both by confirming errours in the Church and by persecuting tyrannie slaughters bloody warres to force the people to obey by constraint Psal 23.1 Ies The 2. place He declared himselfe to be misunderstood and Moses Law shewes that Iudges ought to keepe themselves from false matters and from putting to death the innocent and righteous Exod. 23.7 Now the Earle of Strafford conceived himselfe to be mis-judged imputing it to the Errour of misunderstādsting him S●ot I am very sorry to heare that he was no more p●nitent having so many hainous crimes proved against him as to overthrow the right of Law by exorbitant power to take away mens estates by force to proceed against the Lord Mount-norris without all course of Law or Justice with divers other Articles proved at large against him alas alas that he should be so blinded to speake such a peremptory word Will he make his owne unjust proceedings contrary to law to be justifiable and condemne the sentence so justly denounced against him so justly and true Surely hee thought all was but in jest or that his golden mouthed language would save his life or some end he had best knowne to himselfe for he could not be ignorant of his just deserved censure according both to Common-Law Statute-Law and Parliament but indeed every one almost held him an enemy to