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King Solomons's infallible expedient for three kingdoms settlement: or, Better men make better times. Delivered in a sermon preached in the renowned and famous city of Gloucester, the Lord's day before their election of burgesses for Parliament. By Samuel Keme S.S.T.B. rector of Allbery, near Oxon.
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Kem, Samuel, 1604-1670.
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King SOLOMON's Infallible EXPEDIENT FOR Three Kingdoms SETTLEMENT OR Better Men make Better Times Delivered In A SERMON Preached in the Renowned and Famous City of Gloucester the Lord's Day before their Election of Burgesses for PARLIAMENT By Samuel Keme S. S. T. B. Rector of Allbery near Oxon. Psal 112.4 Unto the Righteous ariseth Light in Darknesse And the Righteous shall be had in everlasting remembrance His horne shall be exalted with Glory The Wicked shall see it and be Angry I will cloath her Priests with Salvation and her Saints shall shout for joy There will I make the Horne of David to bud for I have Ordained a Light for mine Anointed His Enemies will I cloath with shame but on Him his Crown shall flourish Psal 132.16 17 18. London Printed by J. S. for G. Sawbridge and are to be sold at the Signe of the Bible on Lud-Gate Hill 1660. To the Honourable Tobie Jordan Colonel AND Now Mayor of the Ancient City OF GLOUCESTER TO The Honourable the Burgesses Elected Aldermen and Common-Council of the said CITY Honourable I Have ever esteemed Honest Authority the most noble potent and approved Patron to pitch on The three Kingdom 's Glory and every particular Person 's best Security Now That I might match my Principle with my Practise The Compulsion of your many Civilities the prevailing Voice of most of your Importunities hath not onely conquered me to a concession to print these Mushroom-meditations but made me being conscious of the worthlessnesse of any thing that can be called Mine as liable to censure to fly to you for Protection it being a Sermon formed at as great a distance from my Line and Level and ordinary Instruments I make use of as I am from my own Habitation therefore not framed to that degree of Perfection I could wish for your sakes or any who may peruse it Which I pray may be charitable in their Judgment For the heaviest Censures come from men that speak their Interest and without Judgment And to them but a word Why should you be violent for that which but by Violence and Oppression you cannot hold and whilst enjoyed is apt to torment your Souls with jealousies and fears and hangs on the twine-thred of the wandring Judgments of the hurrying Vulgar more multivarious than Nature's dalliances which are every minute fluctuous and returning in their new Varieties And why should they not rather acquiesce in the Reason and Determination of Righteous men in Authority whose Guide is God's Will revealed in his Word Take heed whilst you follow the guidance of your own Interest though you should enjoy Mydas's specious Wish yet it pay you not with ruine at the last Truly God will work alone Man must not be of his Counsel If we can be but patient God will be profitable but for Time and Means we must leave to him not interpose our selves Be tutored by the unexpected Actings of the Times not to presume on any Interests nor despaire of God for he can help thee or cross thee Nemo confidat nimium Secundis Nemo desperet meliora lapsus Policy and Vowes have deceived us let Righteousness and Religion undeceive us and let us take out this Lesson that Those Kingdoms flourish most not where Vice-Royes govern but the a Lawful Righteous King is personally present And till you arrive here you will be but vapours transported by unconstant blasts And if this word of sincere and loving Counsel shall raise any storm upon me it shall but cause me to put the Helma Lee and pray for them And pray for next under God protection from you who are not onely Martially impowred but Civilly invested with the Sword of Justice and divinely furnished with the whole Armour of God both to defend his friends and offend his your and his Church's Enemies And ever know that sanctified Wisdom and true Grace is a Sanctuary so safe and sacred that even Princes dare not touch the man that is thus protected Yours Honourable hath been in varieties of difficulties proved and approved And without the lest thought of Flattery I hint it You seem to me to be formed and educated of God in the way and love of Righteousness Truth and Peace attended on by Moderation and yet a Christian Courage and Counsel to act your parts in such a season as this is I must till death crave leave to honour you and divulge to the World your Courage and yet Christian-like Moderation in the use of your Power very lately Violent rash bloody Designs and Minds will never bless the owners with a setled Peace Tyranny borders near an inevitable ruine Moderation is a Spoke in the Wheel of Envy nor is it safe to Tenter Authority for that displayes men And what bloody mischief was prevented and what high-formed stormy Resolutions calmed and what Peace was in a short space to admiration setled will never be forgot to your perpetuall honour whilst Gloucester is a City Enemies being Judges By which means though many of you being active in Counsel enjoyed not a Liberty to hear a part of this Sermon yet I bless God I enjoyed a peaceable opportunity to preach some of these Notions in the Publick Assembly the latter part of the Day Thus have your Actings added one Argument more to what I in Publick delivered That when Righteous men are in Authority the People rejoyce Diligence and Moderation are the best steps whereby to climb to any Excellency Go on and prosper They that by righteous Actings acquire Honour will hold it longer than they that have acquired it by Power or unjust Vsurpation This will make you succeedingly glorious that you shall need the Applause of none to add to your felicity This this Righteousness will in the Exercise of your Authority Martial Civil attract the hearts of all that hear of you to you for Love Service Admiration I shall dress up no more words in these Paper robes least I should seem to stand in need of your Pardon as well as Protection for my Impertinencies I knowing reall Desert desires more to deserue than to hear of it shall with Prayer to the Lord to make You and Magistracy at unity amongst your selves zealous for God's Glory and his Church's repairing and reforming and the Kingdoms Settlement upon the Foundations of Righteousness Peace and Truth presume ever to subscribe my self Yours and the City's most affectionate Servant in the Labour of Prayer for all Blessings SAMVEL KEME King SOLOMON'S Infallible Expedient for Three Kingdoms SETTLEMENT OR Better Men make better Times PROV 29.2 When the Righteous are in Authority the People Rejoyce But when the Wicked bear Rule the People Sigh NAtional and not Notional Righteousness is and hath ever bin esteemed the surest Foundation for Nationall and Personall peace and happiness The lastingest Settlement is formed from this Establishment Shews of it will and hath produced no other than Mock-showes and Kick-showes of Government No no! Dissembled Piety is double