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A86986 A sermon preached at St. Bartholomevvs the lesse in London, on the xxvii. day of March 1642; being the day of the inauguration of our soveraigne lord King Charles. By William Hall. Minister of that parish, and now thought fit to be published. Hall, William, d. 1662. 1642 (1642) Wing H446; Thomason E142_14; ESTC R7921 15,614 43

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indulgence whereof our times have had a share Christians must know not to abuse their liberty if they stretch it to traduce and censure those who are set over them they use it for a cloake of maliciousnesse and breake that peremptory Law which expressely saith Thou shalt not revile c. There is yet more in this Precept for as it forbids resistance in act and railing in words so thirdly execrationes in men●e cursing in the thought of those who are called Gods malignant conceits of their actions in our breasts must not be entertained nor evill wishes imagined and contrived against them for even the soule must be subject to powers that are ordained of God Rom. 13.1 They are little beholding to him for restraining his tongue who harbours and frames curses in his heart It is the advise of the wisest of men Eccl. 10.20 Curse not the King no not in thy thought and curse not the rich in thy bedchamber for a bird of the aire shall carry the voyce and that which hath wings shall tell the matter that is thy guilty thoughts may betray thee before thou art aware for Kings and Magistrates have quicke eyes and eares or at the least thou maist be sure thy thoughts are knowne to him to whom thou must give account of them and he can never approve them when there is cursing of his Ordinance For us therefore Beloved let not our impatience or mis-understanding drive us to such intemperance let us not harbour any cursing or malignant thought either against him whom God hath made our gracious Soveraigne or those who under him he hath designed to be the instruments of our establishment The meeke and patient Spirit must looke upon the actions of both as them whom God hath ordained for his good and in stead of these requitalls which are flately forbidden in my Text railing and cursing which neither become our mouthes nor hearts let us frame our selves to the contrary affirmative duties which are here virtually included But I must but name them In opposition then to reviling and cursing there must be used towards them who are called Gods First Subjection we must heartily submit our selves to them 1 Pet. 2.13 Secondly honor and reverence we must honor the King and consequently all who derive power from him Thirdly fidelity as I●tai to David 2 Sam. 15.21 Wheresoever my Lord the King shall be whether in life or death even there will thy servant be and while we are faithfull to him we cannot wee must not bee unfaithfull to his Counsellors as our owne late protestation will remember us Fourthly We owe them obedience for this is due to the Commands Laws of Kings Rulers while they are consonant to those of God Fiftly Let us allow them paying of tribute for this both our Saviour and Saint Paul tels us is due to Kings and Rulers and never let that be denied which must purchase publique security Lastly in stead of this forbidden cursing let us allow them prayer for if Saint Paul enjoyne supplication for Kings and all that are in authority in generall much more doth it oblige us to pray for a gracious King for the authority we have most desired and prayed for and this duty is the most necessary and highest we can allow them May we therefore never cease to pray that God would unite the hearts more and more of our King and Parliament That he will direct and assist them with his Spirit of wisdome That he will prosper them in their designes against enemies abroad in their Reformations at home That he will protect them against all oppositions forraine or domestique That he will give us a blessing upon all their determinations These things we most humbly beseech thee oh most gracious Father to grant unto us and that for the merits of Iesus Christ c. FINIS