soles of their feet to dry up all the rivers of besieged places Isa 38.24 25. and said By the multitude of my Chariots am I come up to the heighth of the Mountain to the sides of Lebanon and I will enter into the heighth of his border and the forrest of his Carmel then did God but hiss for the flie as it is in the Prophet call up from Scotland a small Isa 7.18 inconsiderable and despised number and with them wrought this great Salvation Exod. 15.3 6. The Lord is a man of war the Lord is his name Thy right-hand O Lord is become glorious in power thy right-hand O Lord hath dashed in pieces the enemy And though there were several loyal attempts made before and some of them probable enough to effect deliverance for us yet did the all-wise God suffer them to be all broken and frustrated happily that he might fool earthly wisdom and by staining the beauty of all creature-excellency take the whole glory of our deliverance to himself that he might give us cause with admiration and amazement to say Thon settest a Crown of pure gold on his head A word of Inference and I ha' done 1. If God set the Crown on the King's head then what wretched impudence is it in any to dare to think much more to attempt the taking it off It is the very acting of that fancy of the Poets of the Giants fighting against Heaven Nothing but Hell is ill enough to own such an audacious presumption a most detestable and monstrous impiety 2. If God set the Crown on the King's head let us set our hearts on the King As Samuel said to Saul 1 Sam 9.20 On whom is all the desire of Israel is it not on thee and on all thy fathers house Prize him as the loyal men of Judah did their King David Thou art worth ten thousand of us Give unto Cesar the things that are Cesar ' s. Geneva Bibles wrong the King Give did I say it is not so proper though some like that Translation better 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 is the word render pay it is his due Rom. 13.7 Render him his due Tribute as the Apostle calls it the Tribute of our persons our purses our tongues our hands our hearts Make honourable mention of him when we speak of him Bern. I and we must Sentire sublimiter too saves the Father think highly of him Do not take up any unworthy reports nor entertain any unhansome suspicion of him Do but remember how dear we have paid for our jealousies and I 'le say no more of that To draw to a conclusion Nothing now remains but Prayers and Praises 1. Prayers to him that setteth the Crown of pure gold on the King's head that he will please there to fix Psal 89.20 21 22. and keep it That as he hath found David his servant and anointed him with his holy oyle so he will establish his hand with him and let his arm strengthen him that the enemy may not exact upon him nor the son of wickedness hurt him That God who watched over him Psal 105.13 15. and charged his providence with him when he went from one Nation to another from one Kingdom to another people Psas 140.12 and suffered no man to touch his Anointed will still deliver him from the evil man and preserve him from the violent man which imagine mischief in their heart Psal 18.47 48. and continually are gathering together for War That he will subdue the people under him and lift him up above those that rise up against him V. 6.7 hujus Ps That he will make him exceeding glad with his countenance and the King trusting in God through the mercy of the most high Psal 7◠9 Psal 132.18 he may not miscarry That his enemies may lick the dust and be cloathed with shame but upon himself his Crown may flourish And blessed be God our prayers for him may come out of our Closets again and be put up in the Congregation It is sad to think how he was persecuted out of the very prayers of his people And these Prodigious Reformers would needs have our duty to be our crime A duty we owe to all to Kings most of all and was never forbidden by any but where They and Satan had command How well their interdiction to pray for the King can consist with that Apostolical injunction 1 Tim. 2 1. to pray for Kings and for all that are in authority let the world judge unless these New Modellers can pretend to a power of regulating the Rule it self and to deal with the Royal Law as they sometime did with the Laws of the Kingdom But we shall leave them to him who hath 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the sharp Sword with two edges to avenge the affronts and injuries done to his own truth 2. Praises Let us end with them Praise is the great duty of this day Psal 44 8. In God let us boast all the day long and praise his name for ever Exod. 15.1 2 7. Sing unto the Lord for he hath triumphed gloriously The Lord is our strength and song and he is become our salvation In the greatness of thine excellency thou hast overthrown them that rose up against thee Psal 148.13 And therefore Let us praise the name of the Lord for his name alone is excellent his glory is above the Earth Psal 150.1 and Heaven Praise God in his Sanctuary praise him in the firmament of his power You of the Magistracy Praise him in the heighths Vers 2. praise him for his mighty acts praise him according to his excellent greatness You of the Souldiery Psal 149.6 Let the high praises of God be in your mouths and a two-edged sword in your hands You of the Commonalty Psal 29 1. 2 9. Give unto the Lord glory and strength give unto the Lord the glory due unto his Name in his Temple let every man speak of his honor for the Lord taketh pleasure in his people Psal 149.4 Psal 29.11 Psal 64.9 he will beautifie the meek with salvation The Lord will give strength unto his people the Lord will bless his people with peace Let all men fear and declare the work of God and wisely consider of his doings Let us all praise him till Earth emulates Heaven where they are all praises Let them shout for joy and be glad Psal 35.27 that favour our Righteous Cause yea let them say continually Let the Lord be magnified which taketh pleasure in the prosperity of his servants Because thou hast been our help Psal 63.4.7 therefore in the shadow of thy wings will we rejoice Thus will we bless thee while we live and lift up our hands in thy Name And when mens tongues cannot reach it let us borrow of Angels Luk. 2.13.14 and join with the heavenly Host praising God and saying Glory to God in the highest and on earth peace good-will towards men And that our praises may come in a good place and our thankfulness follow our mercies nearer than ordinary Let them be Mental and Monumental 1. Mental Keep in mind the works of God Let not that complaint of Nehemiah come in against us Neh. 9.16 17. That we dealt proudly and hardned our necks and hearkned not to his commandments And refused to obey neither were mindful of the wonders that he did among us Let not that of the Psalmist be charged upon us That we sang his praise Psal 106.12 13 21. and soon forgat his works That we forgat God our Saviour who had done great things for us To remember mercies is but a cheap piece of thankfulness 2. Monumental Erect Trophees and set up Memorials of our deliverance Psal 45.4 5 6 7. Let one generation praise his works to another and declare his mighty acts Let them speak of the glorious honor of his Majesty and of his wonderous works Let men speak of the might of his terrible acts and declare his greatness Let them abundantly utter the memory of his great goodness and sing of his righteousness Propagate our deliverance to infinite posterity Hide it not from our children Psal 78.4 and let them shew the generations to come the praises of the Lord and his strength and his wonderful works that he hath done Num. 23.23 According to this time it shall he said of Jacob and of Israel what hath God wrought Exod. 12.14 17. Let this day be repeated annually it is a day to be unto us for a memorial to keep it a feast unto the Lord throughout our generations to observe it in our generations by an Ordinance for ever Psal 102.18 Let it be written for the generations to come that the people which shall be created may praise the Lord Psal 111.4 That merciful and gracious Lord who hath so done his marvellous works that they ought to be had in remembrance Psal 136.23 Who remembred us in our low estate brought back his banished and hath all his life prevented him with the blessings of goodness and this day set a Crown of pure gold on his head Now unto the King eternal 1 Tim. 1.17 immortal invisible the only wise God be honor and glory for ever and ever Amen FINIS
GODS GOODNESSE IN Crowning THE KING Declared in a SERMON In the Church of Kingston upon Hull on the happy day of the Coronation of His Sacred Majesty CHARLS the SECOND April the 23d. 1661. By EDWARD BOTELER sometimes fellow of St. Mary Magdalen Colledge in Cambridge and now Rector of Wintringham in the County of LINCOLN Horat. Carm. li. 4. Od. 5. Sic desideriis icta fidelibus Quaerit patria Caesarem LONDON Printed for G. Bedâ—l and T. Collins and are to be sold at their Shop at the Middle Temple-Gate in Fleet street 1662. To the Right Honourable JOHN LORD BELLASSYSE Baron of Worlaby Lord Lieutenant of the East-Riding of York-shire and Governour of His MAIESTIES Garison and Forts of Kingston upon Hull My Lord THESE Notes were taken in your Lordships Garison and threatned to be brought before you in case I would not promise they should be forth-coming and engage for their appearance I did so and I here humbly present them for their trial If upon their examination your Lordship shall find them guilty of any thing like Heterodox or Disloyal let them be committed to Vulcan who allows papers no Bail But if their integrity shall appear I humbly beg your Lordships pass that they may go abroad under your honorable name For now every one is talking of their preferments I would gladly the world should know mine which is to be My Lord Your Lordships most humble and most devoted servant E. BOTELER To the Right Worshipful CHRISTOPHER RICHARDSON Esq MAYOR Of the Town of Kingston super HVLL AND To the Aldermen his Brethren who continued faithful during the late Defection AND To the Officers Burghers and Free-men that fear God and honour the King in that Corporation SIRS WE reade in that Reign Speed's Hist B. 9. ch 18. p. 705. and no Reign of Edward the fifth of a juggling Divine called John Shaw a man of more fame than learning sayes the story and of less conscience than either that he preached away his credit with the people and lost his honesty by decrying the Title of his lawful Prince and magnifying the pretence of Richard the then Protector Foecunda culpae Secula Hor. Car. l. 3. Od. 6. But our Times big with mischief have brought forth a whole generation of such Changlings Creatures that would cry up Richard Protector and Oliver Protector and any Protector that would protect them in other mens Livings and their own Sorceries and Seditions Things sitter for Steeples than Churches as serving only to shew which way the wind stands having Ephemeram Religionem as Beza sayes of Baldwinus every day a new Religion It is all I shall say for this poor piece that it is honest Psal 45 1. My heart indited a good matter when I spake of the things which I made touching the King the Anointed of the Lord the rightful King declared so by the joint suffrages of Heaven and Earth And my comfort is I never spake for any other never worshipped any Calf of the peoples making never bowed to any golden image never plaid the Advocate for ill-gotten greatness nor durst misplace the royal and renowned names of David and Solomon upon any proud and inglorious Usurper So that you need not shame to share in the Patronge of this Sermon it is made Publick at your command let it be made passable by your encouragement Some of the male-contented Faction have been as unhansome as they durst in their discourses of it it is no more than I looked for Psal 45 5. Gods arrows are sharp in the heart of the Kings enemies and no wonder then if their madness make them run over at mouth You were pleased to treat it more ingenuously and have got this requital that in your candid reception of it you have spoken your own Loyalty And give me leave to tell you to your honor those acclamations and those expressions of joy which came from your hearts and sate upon your countenances on that day have given the world such an occount of you that you have secured your credit with the Ages to come and sweetned the name of your Town which before was ill-sented all the Nation over May this opening your hearts in some good measure compound for the shutting your gates May your Town a long while alas torn in pieces by Pulpit-Granado's now at length be as Hierusalem Psa 122 3 Vers 6 7. a City that is at unity in it self Let them prosper that love you Let peace be within your Walls and plenteousness within your borders Psal 144.12 That your sons may grow up as young plants and that your daughters may be as the polished corners of the Temple Vers 13. That your Garners may be full affording all manner of store Vers 14. That there be no decay no leading into captivity and no complaining in your streets Isa 23 8. That your Merchants may be Princes and your Trafiquers the honorable of the Earth Ezek. 27.25 That the Ships may sing of you and you may be made very glorious in the midst of the Seas May your happiness out-measure your hopes and your welfare exceed all possible votes of Your most obliged servant E. BOTELER In Concionem politissimam ad Excellentissimum Authorem Dominum Edoardum Botelerium NOn pius è Rostris furor hic denunciat arma Clamat intrepidè Sit maledicta Meros Non hîc Stentoreâ celebratur voce Farellus Alcarona tibi nullus habetur honos Christiadûm namque arma Preces fruitur patiendo Non vi non armis sacra serenda fides I fuge ferratâ Bellonae casside tecta Relligio tantis prodigiosa malis At tandem nostris tu gratior advenis oris Pax redit auspiciis dum Botelere tuis Secula dum renovas depingens aurea rursus Tempora foelicis flumine Rhetorices Dum Caáuciferi sic polles arte loquentem Ut te Battus amet nec sua verba crepet Scilicet haud melius citharâ divinior Orpheus Advocat in Thebas saxa animata suas Quà m tua divinae revocat facundia linguae Errantem eloquio ferrea corda domas Reddis Angligenis Regem redduntur ipsi Regi dum clarum dat diadema Deus Ex Ariadneo regum nam ducta corona Sydere grande Jovis non leve plebis opus Reddita Hullae sibi tandem dum Rostra perornas Quaeque Rebellis erat Regia rursus erit Amicissimo meritissimo viro accinebat H. CORBET M.D. In concionem Die Regio Kingstoniae super Hull Reverendo Viro D. Edoardo Botelerio Rectore Wintringhamiensi habitam ANglica Regales visunt Capitolia pompae Atque triumpham is vox sonat alma Ducis Sceptra tenet mollitque animos Rex Carolus iras Temperat hunc laetum dicite sêcla diem Ad restim nestrae redeunt cum res fera tellus In Chaos antiquum jam ruitura viget Discordes animos concordi pace ligavit Amnestia boni Regis ira
David their King and in him to the whole Kingdom Polity or Common-wealth of Israel See here how Loyalty will concern it self in their Princes mercies His preservation is their praise and they reckon themselves safe in his deliverance They seek not his ruine but rejoice in his happiness They pursue not his Death but celebrate his incolumity It can be no pleasure else I might here recognise the contrary actings of a generation worse than Jews among us who have attained such a height of Villany that sober Posterity will blush at it if they can believe it The remembrance of it puts the poor Protestant Church at this day to that sad expostulation of Tamar 2 Sam. 13.13 2 Sam. 1.19 20. I whither shall I cause my shame to go The Beauty of Israel was slain upon the high place O tell it not in Gath publish it not in the streets of Askelon lest the daughters of the Philistines rejoice lest the daughters of the uncircumcised triumph Well fare the memory of this loyal people here that thus complicate their King's interest with their own Faithful Subjects will look on it as their duty to pray and praise God for their Princes welfare and think the best way to secure themselves is to imbarque all their concerns in the same bottom with him Such a Subject was Ittai the Gittite 2 Sam. 15.21 As the Lord liveth and as my Lord the King liveth surely in what place my Lord the King shall be whether in death or life even there also will thy servant be Such Subjects were the men of Judah who with their beloved Josiah Lam. 4.20 Ch. 5.15 16. lost the very breath of their nostrils The joy of their hearts And the crown from their heads Such the men of Israel in this Text and Psalm whose concern and welfare is so convolved so one with their Kings that they stand and fall they pray and praise together they suffer in his distress and his flourishing Crown is their Crown of rejoicing For thou preventest him with the blessings of goodness thou settest a Crown of pure gold on his head In the Text we have the great and happy Argument of the day The Conservation and Coronation of the King 1. The King's Conservation Thou preventest him with the blessings of goodness 2. The King's Coronation Thou settest a Crown of pure gold on his head Them two For I would not mince the Text but divide it We 'll begin where the happiness of this day began at his Conservation Thou preventest him with the blessings of goodness And here are three expressions which set up and extoll the mercy every one carrying it higher than other 1. They are blessings 2. Those blessings are of goodness 3. That goodness is preventing Thou preventest him with the blessings of goodness 1. They are blessings In benedictionibus The word hath a peculiar signification when it referres to God In its own strictness it imports no more than to praise or wish or speak well Mens blessings are with the tongue only But Dei bene dicere est bene facere sayes A Lapide Comm. in Deut. p. 1012. Gods blessings come from his heart by his hand for him to speak is to give and make good a blessing Blessings in God's sense denote Reality Plenty 1. Lorinus in Loc. Reality They are blessings indeed Non rem fucatam donat He gives not gaudy nothings They are not apparitions Mat. 4.9 such as Satan profered our Saviour They are not umbrages but substances not seeming but sure mercies We may say Num. 22.6 as Balak to Balaam I wot that he whom thou blessest is blessed and add what Isaac said of his son Jacob Yea and he shall be blessed Gen. 27.33 Such are the Kings blessings in the Text of the surer sort blessings in truth and in being All are not blessings that seem so Men may be full of enjoyments and yet empty of blessings Mal. 2.2 Hos 13.11 God can even curse blessings Dedi Regem in furore I gave them a King in my wrath I and a Parliament in his wrath And an Army in his wrath And we may have peace in wrath and plenty in wrath and health and life and all in wrath and to do us hurt Judas his money was no blessing Dives his pomp and delicacies was no blessing Achitophel's wisdom was no blessing Saul's Kingdom was no blessing But even the troubles the sufferings the dangers of the King shall become blessings to him Prov. 1.32 whil'st the prosperity of fools shall destroy them Reality that first 2. Lorinus in Loc. A Lap. Com. in Num. p. 788. Gen. 27.28 Plenty God's blessings make God's plenty as we use to speak Benedictio copiosam bonorum largitionem significat Blessings speak abundance all things in one word The fatness of the Earth and the dew of Heaven The treasures of both worlds are laid up in it When God said Gen. 17.16 I will bless Sarah it immediately follows she shall be a Mother of Nations Kings of people shall be of her Blessings is a word with a womb the fruit of it stocks the world Let us ascend the Heavens and take such a scantling of them as mortality is capable of and we shall find Blessings to be the sole ornament and furniture of those Mansions of peace and immortality The store of the New Hierusalem is all blessings Rev. 22.1 2. with this water runs that pure river clear as Chrystal proceeding out of the Throne of God this is the fruit of the tree of life There 's no need of Sun or Moon or Light or Temple for Blessing is all these There the place is Blessings the company Blessings the employment Blessings The glorious Inhabitants thereof hear no other voice see no other vision speak no other language but Blessing honor glory Ch. 5.13 and power be unto him that sitteth upon the Throne and unto the Lamb for ever and ever Let us look below and what takes up these sublunary regions but a croud of blessings as thick as they can stand ranged into orders and succession to serve man and speak the glory of the great Creator Psal 104.24 O Lord how manifold are thy works in wisdom hast thou made them all the Earth is full of thy riches Blessings speak plenty That 's a second But that 's not all There are some particular blessings of the King which the people desire here to commemorate and make recognition of with thankfulness Among many these three Victory Vivacity Safety 1. Victory Many victories for David entered the Camp betimes 1 Sam. 17.33 was A man of warre from his youth baffled and slew him that was called so He had Victricem dextram a conquering hand which did so inrich his repute and heighten his name that he became the very Mirth and Musick of Israel The women dancing and singing and ecchoing one to another Ch. 18.7 Saul bath slain
in more sober times was never an exemption from obedience Nay the Canonists go further Excommunicatio Domini non liberat vassalum à Sacramento Ministers may excommunicate Princes Buchanan de jur Reg. p. 70. The Excommunication of a King if such could be and it is too well known whose fingers itch to have such a power in their hands doth not free a Subject from his Oath and obedience It matters not what Sanders a ranting Romanist asserts An heretical King is no King Nor do we value that venemous Quacunque arte of Mariana it is lawful sayes he but it is but he that sayes it by any artifice trick or cunning to remove Kings that stand in the way Compare Knox and Buchan with Card. Bel. Emon Sa. Petra Sancta and other Jesuites And I know not whether our Schismatiques come in as seconds or do not rather out-do all in their damnable positions witness Muncer that notorious and incomparable Impostor who pretended to a conference with God and a Commission from him to kill Kings destroy the wicked such as his sense makes so and begin a new world of Saints Eph. 4.20 But we have not so learned Christ An unchristian'd Greek was better taught than so who calls a King 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the lively image of God the Preserver of all things And Tertullian sayes so much for the very Gentiles Caesarem majori formidine observatum à Gentilibus quà m ipsum de Olympo Jovem They looked on Caesar with greater reverence than Jupiter To shorten this Our histories tell us that Eleutherius wrote to King Lucius by whose means the heavenly light and brightness of Christianity first shone upon this Island Camd. Brit p. 67. as saith our Antiquary Vos estis Dei Vicarius You are God's Vicegerent in your Kingdom Kings are all so They are his Representatives here below He communicates his own name and stile to them that men may know they are anointed with the Oyle of gladness above their fellows and learn to look on Majesty as a very transcript of Divinity This Crown of pure gold commends the King's Dignity That 's first 2. It commands the Subjects Duty The Crown layes claim to our obedience And though the Donatists of old whom a peevish Canne in his Vâ—trom the Temple that Vox praeterea nihil and impertinent Trifle of the late mad world was not ashamed to call honest and our Donatists under new names would fain find out some subterfuges and plead an exemption yet they run full upon the mouth of that Canon of the Apostle 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Rom. 13.1 Let every soul be subject Eâ—â—ad Eâ—â—sc Senond Every soul without exception Qui tentat excipere tentat decipere So Saint Bernard concludes He that would except would deceive He that with the sons of Belial dares ask 1 Sam. 10. What is Saul that he should reign over us will not stick in time Job 21.15 to question with the Atheist in Job What is the Almighty that we should serve him Our own late experiences evince this abundantly and are a sad proof of it These are those 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 The blots and blemishes the Scab and scandal to all Religion Such unruly principles and practices have made Christianity suffer opening the mouths of Julian and Porphyrie and such like scoffers to declaim against it as an enemy to all order and government It was the commendation of the Christians good subjects to Antonine no very good Emperor that they did Inservire laeti they did him cheerful service how much more then shall the best of Kings command ready obedience even from the worst of Subjects I hope I may save the labour of an exhortation in this place K. Charles the first before the Gates of Hull on St. George's day 1642. if I do but call to your remembrance who it was which this day nineteen years stood before your gates Much good may the meditation do you thoughts of it had need make you more than penitents Nor will I draw Arguments of obedience to you from the King or his Crown the name of your Town dedicates you to him Kingston super Hull and the very Arms of your Corporation are Monitors of your loyalty where lest one should not serve you have no less than three Crowns to put you in mind of your duty The Crown commands duty And be that enough for the second particular in this latter general part of the Text. The Crown on the King's head of pure gold Come we now to the third and last The hand of God setting that Crown of pure gold upon the head of the King Thou settest a Crown of pure gold on his head Thou Dan. 5.21 And who could do it but he He is the most high and ruleth in the kingdom of men Ch. 2.37 and appointeth over it whomsoever he will The God of Heaven hath given thee a kingdom power and strength and glory sayes Daniel who was Privy-Counsellor to two Monarchies and Principal Secretary to four Kings and so had the advantage to observe their successions alterations and disposals God is the great Moderator of Heaven and Earth the Original of Dominion is in him he is the only arbitrary and indisputable disposer of all the Diadems of the world He setteth on the Crown By me Kings reign Prov. 8.15 Psal 89.39 and Princes decree justice He taketh off the Crown Thou hast prophaned his Crown by casting it to the ground Thou settest it on by thy Commissive and Ordinative he sets it not on himself by thy permissive Will He takes it fairly from thy hand does not seize it by any hand of craft or cruelty It is the happiness of a people when their King hath a Crown of God's setting on Usurpers are their grievance make them complain as the Romans of Pompey the great Miseria nostra Magnus est Thou settest it on And who hath such cause to say so as we Men and Brethren let me speak freely unto you if ever Crown was set on by the immediate hand of God it is that upon the King's head this day Isa 52.10 Never did the Lord so make bare his holy arm in the eyes of all the Nation never did this end of the earth see such salvation of our God I appeal to his most inveterate Oppugners who were wont to argue the righteousness of their cause from the Topick of their success and victories Deut. 32.31 Ch. 4.32 whether their Rock be as our Rock even our enemies themselves being judges For ask now of the dayes that are past which were before us since the day that God created man upon the earth and ask from one side of Heaven unto the other whether there hath been any such thing as this great thing is or hath been heard like iâ— When they were as numerous and as haughty as Senacherib vaunting that they were enow with the