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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A90972	Tyrants and protectors set forth in their colours. Or, The difference between good and bad magistrates; in several characters, instances and examples of both. / By J.P.	Price, John, Citizen of London.	1654 (1654)	Wing P3349; Thomason E738_18; ESTC R203206	41,217	58

over the meanest rulers Under the Law were commanded by God to write the Copie of the Law of God in a Book and the Jews say that though the Kings Father left him a Book of the Law yet was he to write a Book thereof with his own hands which he was to carry with him whithersoever he went from Deut. 17 18 19. And according to this is Gods saying to Joshuah This Book of the Law shall not depart out of thy mouth but thou shalt meditate therein day and night Iosh. 1. 8. A good Ruler serves the Lord with reverence Psal. 2. 11. He casts himself before him to do him reverence Psal. 29. 1. And as for the Laws of men in their respective Territories it was Platoes saying That the Prince is not above Law but the Law is above the Prince the Magistrate should be a speaking Law a living Law as exemplary in obedience to the Law as he is eminent in rule over all the people under the Law It is most true that the Chief Magistrate may do only that which is just and most false that all is just that he doth Saul was as much bound not to hurt David as David not to touch the Lords Anointed To rule over the people by meer coactive power is beastly not manly A manly Prince would rule over the wills of men by their consent A Lion a Bear a Wolf rules over the weaker by meer power A good ruler desires power directive not coercive voluntary not violent by counsel not command by consent not compulsion he takes no pleasure to rule in his Commonwealth as the Lion in the Forrest A Protector truly so called cannot think himself wiser then all nor above all but to the making and executing of Laws to the Government of himself and people he will have the consultation and determination of the wise amongst them it is Gods Charactar of a Tyrant 1 Sam. 8. 9 10. To rule by meer power to take the people under him and make them his Horses his Asses his Slaves and Vassals minding altogether his own might not the peoples right but God's Charactar of a Protector is of another nature Deut. 17 20. viz. he is such an one whose heart is not lifted up above his brethren he is a Fellow-Subject to the Laws though the chief Executioner thereof he takes no advantage from the Letter of the Law to gratifie himself and grieve his people as the late Tyrant and his Predecessors he well considers that common Justice Peace and Safety are the great Ends of Rule and Rulers that Laws themselves are no longer binding but as relative to those great ends that Religion Reason Nature Grace all do promote the publick Good That the intent of Law is nothing less then the Princes roially in the peoples ruine that the soul of the Law is preferrable above the shel the life above the letter Id●m facit ac is qui legem transgreditur qui saeva verborum praerogativa fraudulenter conira juris sententiam abutitur He doth as bad as transgress the Law who fraudulently abuseth the rigid prerogative of words contrary to the true intentional Sentence of the Law He hath a piercing eye over pretended friends and flatterers he knows his house will be haunted with these do what he can Many will seek the Rulers favour more then the favour of God for there they hope to find themselves he takes heed whom he trusts and bless himself from his pretended friends and prays with David to be delivered from lying lips and a deceitful tongue who will speak fair congratulate his victories and happinesse it may be present him with offerings and gifts But as one said Timeo Danaos dona ferentes And saith another Munera magna quidem misit sed misit in hamo Et piscatorem piscis amare potest When their words are as smooth as oyl there is war in their hearts It is something under his fifth rib which they aim at in their Courtships and Complements though they bring milk and honey in their Lordly d●sh yet he takes heed of security and sleep at such a time for they watch their opportunity to make use of their nail and hammer they are like Cur-dogs that would suck out blood by licking and in the end destroy without biting A Squire being sent out of Spain to poyson Queen Elizabeth anoynted the pummel of her Saddel with poyson in a secret manner as if he had been doing somewhat else crying out with a loud voice God save the Queen When Gifford Hodgson and others had set Savage on work to kill the said Queen They first set ou● a book to perswade the English Catholicks to attempt nothing against her Caveatur osculum Iscarioticum The kisses of Judas are dangerous he takes heed of poyson in a golden Cup Jesuits at this day kisse and kill together familiarly officiosè occidunt as one said of false Physicians Esocietate Iesu fuit qui Iesum tradidit His Familiar that a●e bread with him at his table When the kisse was nigh the swords and staves were not far off he knows that men that are most glosing are frequently closing with him for mischief Joab Iudas Absolom Ahitophel are most dangerous in their kisses there are kissing Cut-throats who can be affable to their enemies and disguise their hatred in commendations while they privily lay their snares men Italienated that can salute with mortal imbracements and clapse in those arms which they hope to embrew in their dearest blood like unto Hacket hanged in Queen Elizabeths time who imbracing his honest Schoolmaster bit off his nose and did eat it down before his face Of all persons he makes not flatterers of his Councel Augustus complained when Varus was dead that now he had none left that would deal faithfully and plainly with him he bewares of confidence in unfaithful men who will prove like the Brooks of Temah Job 6. 17. which swell'd in rain and fail'd in droughts they will be like Egypt to Israel broken reeds whereon if he leans they will not only fail him but pierce and destroy him Iulius Caesar was killed in the very Councel-Chamber by such flattering Councellers A pluribus amicis quam inimicis by most of his pretended friends The French Proverb When the Spaniard comes to parl of a peace then double bolt the door and the Hollanders in former dayes would make no conditions with them because they well knew their Machiavilian Heresie Fides tamdiu servanda est quamdiu expediat I shall say no more to this but to pray that God would preserve our faithful Rulers from unfaithful men A Christian Prince studies Princely principles not Machivilian policies and well remembers that he is Gods Servant though his Servants Lord and that he is bound to keep them free He well knows that goodnesse is the way to greatnesse and grace to glory that righteousness and peace through Gods Ordinance are linked together with chains of Adamant that when

of Government are no more perpetual then persons themselves Necessity requires Government convenience forms Were it not for Government the line and pale of every mans property would quickly be trodden down mens boundless appetites would be their purveyors and their wants would be measured by their wills Confusion makes men desire order and convenience the forms thereof No Government is the worst Government and where none rules none will be ruled but all quickly ruin'd Anarchy is the worst Tyranny Better it is to be under the dominions of the great Turk then the rabble rout The forms of Government are mans ordinance so called by the Apostle Peter 1 Pet. 2. 11 14. No form being divine or natural in its rise or root we find in Scripture several forms allowed by God viz. Governments by Patriarchs Generals Judges High Priests and Kings in other Histories we read of Governments by Popes Monarchs absolute and conditionate by Dukes Senators Consuls Dictators c. which argues no one form above another to be jure divino but that every or any form lawful if conducing to THE PEOPLES FELICITY AND GODS GLORY The power of Government wheresoever setled is fiduciary and not inconditionate and whilest their Trustees draw all their lines into this Center Gods glory in the peoples welfare they may walk securely upon the highest battlements of honour and dignity but if their projects and practise be sole soveraignty puff● up with a vain opinion of puissance and grandure though for a time they proceed and prosper and say within themselves they shall see no sorrow yet they shall find at last their buildings to totter and the consequence tragical to themselves and Scepters for when the peoples Pilot proves a Pirate not ruling but ruining them the hands and hearts of God and men will be swift Avengers of such perfidiousness The Peoples protection is the end of Government and therefore a just Governor is the Peoples Protector and what is he what doth he He really esteemeth the Publique Safety the chief Soveraignty that he is more the peoples then the people his that he was made for them not they for him that the State at large is the absolute chief and the chief so called the States servant which he judgeth his Crown and not his Cross his glory and not his shame carnal policy is not his study but his peoples peace his care and prayer His head is full of publique principles and his heart full of conscience thereof he studies the peoples right and his own duty he projects their protection peace and plenty as the great ends of his Office his design is not to multiply gold and silver he desires not the peoples coyn with their curses he well considers that though moneys be the sinews of War yet the peoples aff●ctions are the joynts of peace he renders himself unto the people matter of praise unto God for him not of prayers unto God against him he strives to be the peoples pleasure not their plague All cannot chuse but do well when thou ●ulest well said the Senate to Severus the Emperor Carnal policy which some call King-craft is not his study that subtle trade which commonly Kings and great persons drive in the world Jeroboams Calves were set up by this artifice 1 King 12. When he had gotten the Crown from Rehoboam over the ten Tribes he consulted with himself how and which way he might fasten it upon his head and he had his Polititians very nimble about h●m 〈…〉 dvise him herein and forgetting how he got the C 〈…〉 ver consulting with God for his establishment 〈…〉 way to ease the people from their ●edious trav 〈…〉 to their annual Sacrifices and sets up two golden Calves and so keeps the people at home to serve God in their devised called doubtless Divine Service And the Text notes that the thing that steard him in his project was not his defection in judgement touching the true Worship of God at Jerusal●m but verse 26 27. His heart did misgive him that if the people should go up to Jerusalem within Rehoboam's Territories to offer sacrifice they would turn again to their old King the Power the Polices the Pulpits of Jerusalem would reduce them to the old House and Family of Rehoboam again but this policy of his was his ruine at last as appears in the story A good Prince takes heed of his own heart and Councellers and any undue way● to establish his greatness A Christian Prince well considers true piety hath the promise of Exaltation so his declining it will be his ejection and therefore takes heed of warping against his judgement and conscience of offering violence to his honest and p●ons principles through the advice of Polititians to ingratiate himself with the people he knows that the heart of man is deceitful above all things and therefore it concerns him to look unto it When Saul was first called to be King he did real●y withstand it * the burd●n of Government the meanness of his birth parentage and breeding came upon his heart his personal unmeetness and unfitness for so great dignities and honours refl●cted upon his mind but after he had once king'd it and enjoyed the Honours Man●ors Glory Retinne and Revenues of the Crown he could not bear it to think that the Crown should now be alienated from his own Fam●ly he forgot his parentage his pedegree nothing but greatness and grandeur now in his eyes and the Counsels God touching the translation of the Kingdom unto another Family he could not brook i● He was little in his own eyes at first but big enough at last 1 Sam. 9. 21. compared with Chap. 15. ver. 17. As also 1 Sam. 18. 29. compared with 1 Sam. 20. 30 31. Simplicity will preserve carnal policy pollutes and destroys Solomon gives excellent counsel in this case Prov. 15. 24. The way of life is Above to the wise that he may depart from Hell beneath True wisdom is from above and it leads to life A Crown in the next world is a Crown indeed this is but a Cross to it Christian Policy makes a Christian Prince to esteem that low counsel only worth regarding that will make a man wise in the latter end Prov. 19. 20. He thinks not here of an establishment he minds his mortality and 't is his wisdom to be frequently in meditation at his own suneral making every tombe his Teacher every monument a Monitor his bed his grave his sheets his winding-sheets Vt Somnus mortis sic lectus imago Sepulchri He considers his time fl●es his glass runs Joseph of Arimathea had his S●pulcher in his Garden to season his delight true wisdom provides for suturity This will make the Evening of a man's days as the day-breaking to everlasting Glory It provides for him Malorum ademption●m bonorum adeption●m Freedom from evil fruition of good I have read of the custom of some Countrys that in the Coronation of their Kings