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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A36435	The form and order of the coronation of Charles the Second, King of Scotland, England, France and Ireland as it was acted and done at Scoone, the first day of Ianuarie, 1651.	Douglas, Robert, 1594-1674.	1651 (1651)	Wing D2026; ESTC R25004	36,684	56

to live and take the Crowne 3. Hee might have sayd If I leave DAVID at this tyme and fight with the Philistines and bee beaten hee will get a power in his hand to undoe mee and my posteritie These may seeme strong motives But SAUL is not mooved with anie of these The present danger is the Philistines invading the Land and this danger is to bee opposed come of the danger from DAVID what will As if SAUL had sayd I will let DAVID alone I will meet with him at another tyme and reckon with him now there is no tyme for it the Philistines are in the Land let us make haste agaynst them I wish that manie of our Countrey-men had as great love to their Countrey and as publick a spirit for it as this prophane king had then there would not bee so manie questions for acting as men make this day The Objections I have been touching are in mens thoughts and heads 1. Some say Now the Malignants are under for this Enemie is their rod It is best to put them out of having anie power yea there are some who would more willinglie goe to undoe these whom they accompt Malignants nor agaynst the common Enemie who are wasting the Land If they had SAULS resolution they would say The Philistines are in the Land Let them alone wee will reckon with them at another tyme wee will now goe agaynst the common Enemie They have also the second Objection The Malignants are more dangerous Enemies then the Sectaries I shall not now compare them at aequall distance and abstract from the present danger But I shall compare them in the present posture of effaires I am sure the Sectaries having power in their handes and a great part of the Land in their possession are farre more dangerous then Malignants who have no power for the present And therefore the resolution should bee The Sectaries have invaded the Land and are destroying it Let us goe agaynst them 3. The third Observation weigheth much with manie The Malignants being imployed to fight for their Countrey may get such power in their hand as may hurt the Cause For answer 1. The Resolution given to the Quaere of the Estates provydeth agaynst that for therein is a desyre that no such power should bee put in their hand 2. This feare goeth upon a supposition that they doe not repent their former course This is an uncharitable judgement Wee are bound to bee more charitable of men professing repentance for with such wee have to doe onlie And to speake a word by the way to you who have been upon a malignant course Little good is expected from you I pray you bee honest and disappoynt them I wish you true repentance which will both disappoynt them and bee profitable to your selves 3. I desyre it may bee considered whether or not feare of a danger to come from men if they praevayle agaynst the common enemie being onlie cloathed with a capacitie to fight for their Countrey Bee an argument agaynst rysing to oppose a seene and certayne danger comming from an Enemie cloathed with power and still praevayling I conceave it ought to bee farre from anie to hinder men to defend their Countrey in such a case I confesse indeed The Cause which wee mayntayne hath met with manie enemies who have beene agaynst it which requyreth much tendernesse Therefore men are to be admitted to trust with such exceptions as may keepe them out who are still Enemies to the CAUSE of GOD have not professed repentance renounced their former courses and declared themselves for Cause Covenant I doubt not but it shall bee found that the admitting of such to fight in our case as it standeth is agreeable to the Word of GOD and is not agaynst the former Publicke Resolutions of KIRKE and STATE The second sort of persons wee are to meet with are such as act for the Enemie agaynst the Kingdome If they bee cursed who will not come out to helpe the LORD agaynst the Mightie What a curse shall bee upon them who helpe the Mightie agaynst the LORD as they doe who act for the Enemie Three wayes is the Enemie helped agaynst the Cause and People of GOD 1. By keeping correspondence with them and giving them intelligence There is nothing done in KIRKE or STATE but they have intelligence of it A baser way hath never been used in anie Nation Your Counsells and Purposes are made knowne to them If there bee anie such here as I fear they bee let them take this to them They are of these who helpe the Mightie agaynst the LORD and the curse shall sticke to them 2. By strengthening the Enemies handes with questions debates and determinations in papers tending to the justifying of their injust invasion What ever have been mens intētions in taking that way yet the thing done by them hath tended to the advantage of the Enemie and hath divyded these who should have been joyned in the Cause to the great weakening of the power of the kingdome and this interpretativelie is to act for the Mightie agaynst the LORD 3. By grosse complyance with the Enemie and going in to them doing all the evill Offices they can agaynst their Native Kingdom If Meroz was cursed for not helping shall not these perfidious Covenant-breakers and treacherous dealers agaynst a distressed Land bee much more accursed for helping and assisting a destroying Enemie so farre as lyeth in their power Is. 31. 3. May bee truelie applyed to them who are helping Strangers Enemies to GOD His Kirk and Religion Both hee that helpeth shall fall and hee that is holpen shall fall down and they all shall fayle together III. The third particular about this COVENANT resteth to bee spoken of to wit Some Directions to the King for the right performing of his duetie whereof I shall give seven 1. A King meeting with manie difficulties in doing of duetie by reason of strong corruption within and manie tentations without Hee should bee carefull to seeke GOD by Prayer for grace to over-come these impedimentes and for an understanding heart to govern his people SOLOMON having in his option to aske what hee would hee asked an understanding heart to goe out and in before his people Knowing that the governement of a people was a verie difficile worke and needed more then ordinarie understanding A KING also hath many enemies as our King hath this day and a praying King is a prevayling King ASA when hee had to doe with a mightie enemie 2. CHRON. 14. prayed ferventlie and prevayled IEHOSHAPHAT was invaded with a mightie enemie 2. CHRON. 20. hee prayed and did prevayle HEZEKIAH prayed agaynst Sennaheribs hudge armie and prevayled 2. CHRON. 32. Sir You have many difficulties oppositions to meet with acquaint your selfe with PRAYER bee instant with GOD Hee will fight for You. Prayers are not in much request at Court But a Covenanted KING must bring them in request I know a King is burthened with

in such a condition by the praevayling of the Enemie that there is no remedie And thereof or that it is best to sit still and see how thinges goe 3. They who doe not act upon scruple of conscience I shall ever respect tendernesse of Conscience and I wish there bee no more but tendernesse If there bee no more men will stryve to have their consciences well informed They may be supposed to scruple upon one of these grounds 1. To act in such a cause for the kinges interest Sure I am this was not a doubt before but all seemed to agree to act for the kinges interest in subordination to CHRISTS and this day there is no more sought Wee owne the kinges interest onlie in a subordination to CHRISTS Or 2. To joyne with such instrumentes as are Enemies to the Worke of GOD Our answer to the Estates Quaere Resolves that such should not bee intrusted But wee doe not count these Enemies who professe repentance and declare themselves solemnelie to bee for the Cause and the Covenant and doe evidence it by their willingnesse to fight for them If it bee sayd Their repentance is but counterfet Wee are bound to think otherwayes in charitie till the contrarie bee seene No man can judge of the realitie of heartes for wee have now found by experience that men who have been accounted above all exception have betrayed their trust If anie who have not yet repented of their former course shall bee intrusted wee shall bee sorie for it and playnlie say That it ought not to bee But I thinke there must bee more in this that men say they cannot act For my selfe I love not that word in our case It is to frequent Hee can not act and Hee can not act I feare there bee three sort of persons lurking under this cover 1. Such as are Pusillanimous who have no cowrage to act agaynst the Enemie The word is true of them They can not act because they darre not act 2. Such as are selfish men serving their Idole credit Hee hath been a man of Honour and now hee feareth there will be no credit to fight agaynst this prevailing Enemie Therefore hee can not act and save his Credit Bee who thou will that hath this before thee GOD shall blast thy reputation Thou shalt neither have honour nor credit to doe a right turne in GODS Cause 3. Such as are Compliars who can not act because they have a purpose to complye There are that can not act in an Armie but they can betray an Armie by not acting There are that can not act for safetie of a Kingdome but they doe betray it by not acting In a word There are who can not joyne to act with these whom they accompt Malignantes I speake not of declared and knowne Malignants but of such as have bene and are fighting for the Cause Yet by them esteemed Malignants But they can joyne with Sectaries open declared enemies to Kirk and Kingdome I wish Subjectes who are bound to fight for the kingdome would lay by that phrase of Not acting which is so frequent in the mouth of Complyars and offensive to them who would approve themselves in doing duetie for endangered Religion King and Kingdome That men may bee the more cleare to act I shall offer to your consideration some passages of Scripture about these who doe not act agaynst a common enemie 1. IUDGE 5. There are manie reproved for lying still whyle an Enemie had invaded the Land As Reuben with his divisions Gilead Dan and Asher seeking themselves all are reproved for not joyning with the People of GOD who were willing to jeopard their lyves agaynst a mightie oppressing enemie But there is one passage concerning Meroz vers. 23. which fitteth our purpose The Angell of the LORD sayd Curse yee Meroz Curse yee bitterlie the inhabitantes thereof they came not to the Helpe of the LORD to the Helpe of the LORD agaynst the Mightie What this Meroz was is not cleare yet all interpreters agree that they had opportunitie and power to have joyned with and helped the People of GOD and it is probable they were neare the place of the fight They are cursed for not comming to the Helpe of the LORDS People This may bee applyed to these in the Land who will not Helpe the LORD agaynst the Mightie Another passage you have NUMB. 32. Reuben and Gad having a multitude of cattell having seen the land of Gilead that it was a place for cattell they desyre of MOSES and the Princes that that Land may bee given them and they may not passe over IORDANE vers. 6. 7. MOSES reproveth them in these wordes Shall your bretheren goe to warre and shall yee fit still Wherefore discowrage yee the heart of the Children of Israel vers. 16. 17. 18. Reuben and Gad make their Apologie showing that they have no such intention to sit still Onlie they desyre their wyves and little ones may stay there they themselves promise to goe over IORDANE armed before ISRAEL and not returne before they were possessed in the Land Then MOSES sayd unto them vers. 20. 21. 22. If you doe so then this shall bee your possession But vers 23. If yee doe not so beholde yee have sinned agaynst the LORD and bee sure your sinne shall fynd you out I may apply this to them that can not act Will yee sit still when the rest of your Brethren are to hazard their lyves agaynst the Enemie Wee have reason to reprove you If MOSES that faythfull Servant of GOD was still jealous of Reuben and God even after their Apologie and promise to act for hee sayeth If yee doe not so Have not honest and faythfull Servantes of GOD ground to bee jealous of their brethren who refuse to act Let them Apologize what they will for their not acting I say they sinne agaynst the LORD and their sinne shall fynd them out It will bee clearlie seene upon what intention they doe not act 3. A third passage is SAM. 23. vers. 26. SAUL hath DAVID enclosed that hee can hardlie escape In that verie instant there commeth a messen er to SAUL saying vers. 27. Haste thee and come for the Philistines have invaded the land At the hearing of this message vers. 28. SAUL returned from persuing after DAVID and went agaynst the Philistines It is true the LORD did provyde for His Servant DAVIDS escape by this meane But if you consider SAUL hee tooke it not so Nothing moved him to leave this persute but the condition of the Land by the invading of an Ememie Three thinges might have moved SAUL to stay and persue DAVID 1. Hee hath him now in a strayte and hath such advantage that hee might have thought not to come readilie by the lyke 2. That although the Philistines bee Enemies yet DAVID is the most dangerous Enemie for hee aimeth at no lesse then the Crowne It were better to take conditions of the Enemie then to suffer DAVID

governement sweet and could not part with it And because the Royall seed stood in her way shee cruellie destroyed them that shee might reigne with the greater freedome 2. Shee was earnest to set up a false worship even the worship of Baal which shee thought could not bee so well done as by cutting off the Royall race and getting the sole power in her hand that shee might doe what shee pleased The businesse you are about this day is not unlyke You are to invest a young King in the Throne in a verie troublesome tyme and wicked men have risen up and usurped the Kingdome put to death the late king most unnaturallie The lyke motives seeme to have prevayled with them 1. These men by falsehood and dissimulation have gotten power in their hands which to them is so sweet that they are unwilling to parte with it And because the King and his seed stood in their way they have made away the King and disinherited his children that the sole power might bee in their hand 2. They have a number of damnable errours and a false worship to set up and intend to take away the Ordinances of CHRIST and Gogovernement of His Kirk All this cannot bee done unlesse they have the sole power in their hand and this they cannot have till the King and his posteritie bee cut off But I leave this and come to the present solemnitie There is a Prince to bee inthroned good Jehojada will have the Crowne put upon his head It may bee questioned Why they went about this Coronation in a tyme of so great hazard when Athaliah had reigned six yeares Had it not been better to have defate Athaliah and then to have crowned the King Two reasons may bee rendered why they delay not the Coronation 1. To crowne the King was a duetie they were bound to Hazard should not make men leave their duetie They did their duetie and left the successe to GOD 2. They crowned the young King to endeare the peoples affections to their own native Prince and to alienate their heartes from her that had usurped the kingdome If they had delayed the king being knowne to bee preserved it might have brought on not onlie compliance with her but also subjection to her governement by resting in it and being content to lay asyde the righteous heire of the Crowne The same is observed in our case and manie wonder that you should crowne the king in a dangerous tyme when the usurpers have such power in the Land The same reasons may serve to answer for your doing 1. It is our necessarie duetie to crowne the king upon all hazards and to leave the successe to GOD 2. It appeareth now it hath been too long delayed Delay is dangerous because of the compliance of some and treacherie of others If it shall bee delayed longer it is to bee feared that the most part shall sit downe under the shadow of the Bramble the destroying usurpers I come to the particular handling of the present Text and to speake from it to the present tyme I have read the 12. and 17. vers. Because of these two which meet together The crowning of a King and his renewing the Covenant Amongst manie particulars which may bee handled from the Text I shall confyne my selfe to these fyve 1. The Crowne Hee put the Crowne vpon his head 2. The Testimonie Hee gave him the Testimonie 3. The anoynting They anoynted him These three are in the 12. vers. As for that which is spoken of the peoples joy wee shall give it a touch when wee come to the peoples duetie 4. The Covenant between GOD and the king the people Jehojada made a Covenant between GOD and the King and the people that they should bee the LORDS People 5. The Covenant between the king and the people Between the King also and the people both in the 17. vers. First The Crowne is put upon his head A Crowne is the most excellent Badge of Royall Majestie To discourse on Crownes in a state way I shall leave unto States-men and lay onlie these three before you of the Crowne 1. In putting on of the Crowne it would bee well fastened For Kinges Crownes are often tymes tottering and this is a tyme wherein they totter There are two thinges that make Kinges Crownes to totter Great Sinnes and Great Commotions and Troubles take heed of both 1. There are manie sinnes upon our king and his familie Sinne will make the surest crown that ever men set on to totter The Sinnes of former kinges have made this a tottering Crowne I shall not insist here seing there hath been a solemn day of Humiliation through the Land on Thursday last for the sinnes of the Royall Familie I wish the LORD may blesse it and desyre the king to bee truelie humbled for his owne sinnes and the sinnes of his Fathers house which have been great Beware of putting on these sinnes with the Crowne For if you put them on all the well-wishers to a king in the three kingdomes will not bee able to hold on the Crown and keepe it from tottering yea from falling LORD take away the Controversie with the Royall Familie that the Crowne may bee fastened sure upon the kinges head without falling or tottering 2. Troubles and Commotions in a kingdome make crowns to totter A Crowne at the best and in the moste calme tymes is full of trouble which if it were well weighed by men there would not bee such hunting after Crownes I read of a great man who considering the trouble and care that accompanied a Crowne sayd Hee would not take it up at his foote though hee might have it for taking Now if a Crowne at the best bee so full of troubles what shall one thinke of a Crowne at the worst when there are so great commotions wherein the Crowne is directlie aimed at Surelie it must bee a tottering Crown at the least especiallie when former sinnes have brought on these Troubles As the remedie of the former is true Humiliation and turning unto GOD So the remedie of the latter is Psal. 21. 3. speaking of Davids Crowne Thou settest a Crowne of pure golde vpon his head GOD set on Davids Crowne and therefore it was setled not-with-standing of manie troubles Men may set on crownes and they may bee throwne off agayne But when GOD setteth them on they will bee fast Enemies have touched the Crowne of our king and casten it off in the other kingdome and have made it totter in this kingdome Both the king who is to bee crowned and you who are to crowne him should deale earnestlie with GOD to set the crowne on the kinges head and to keepe it on agaynst all the commotions of this cruell generation 2. A king should esteeme more of the people hee reigneth over then of his crowne Kings use to bee so taken up with their crownes that they despyse their people I would have a king following CHRIST the king of his people