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A79099 The Kings Maiesties speech, made in the House of Peers, before he passed the bill against the Earl of Strafford: May the 1. 1641. And the Earl of Straffords letter to His Majestie dated from the Tower, May the 4. 1641. concerning the said speech England and Wales. Sovereign (1625-1649 : Charles I); Charles I, King of England, 1600-1649.; Strafford, Thomas Wentworth, Earl of, 1593-1641. 1642 (1642) Wing C2790; Thomason 669.f.14[26]; ESTC R211116 3,979 1

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May 1641. To the Reader THe Reason that I represent this His Majesties Speech with the Earl of Straffords Letter is to give a clear testimony to the whole world how His Majesties Conscience was prest and wounded in passing the Bill against that honoured Earl which did much trouble His Majesties minde as you may read in His second Meditation and in that Religious Speech on the Scaffold before that violent and cruell Blowe was struck on his sacred Person His Posterity and His three Kingdoms which is and ever will be much lamented by His Majesties religious and royall hearted Subjects I shall onely speak a word or two may be to some whose guilty Conscience will take it to themselves As first when the kingly Prophet David had King Saul in the Cave at advantage some of King Davids evill Counsellers then said as some now in these dayes did saying that the Lord had delivered their Enemy into his hand by providence therefore bid David smite Saul 2 Sam. 1.14 15 16. so David cut the skirt of Sauls garment in so doing David was troubled in his heart saying How can I lay violent hands upon the Lords Anointed and be guiltlesse 1 Sam. 24. David said to the man who killed Saul Wast thou not afraid to put forth thine hand to destroy the lords Anointed c. We read here that yet his evill Counseller Abithai said unto David again God hath closed thine Enemy into thy hand this day now therefore I pray thee let me smite him once with a spear to the earth And David said Destroy him not for who can lay his hands on the Lords anointed and be guiltlesse The Lord keep me from laying mine hands upon the Lords anointed David checked Abner which was chief Generall to King Saul because he slept and did not guard his Master the King Here see how David was much troubled in cutting the skirt of king Sauls garment yet David was a king Much more should it trouble the hearts of those Subjects who have layed violent hands in cutting off the life of the Lords Anointed and their onely lawfull King and Defender of the faith But it is now so as St. Paul saith for as they regarded not to know God Rom. 1.28 29 30 31. even so God delivered them up unto a reprobate minde to do those things which are not convenient Being filled with all unrighteousnesse fornication wickednesse covertousnesse maliciousnesse full of envy of murther of debate of deceit taking all things in the evill part whisperers backbiters haters of God doers of wrong proud boasters inventers of evill things disobedient to parents without understanding Covenant-breakers without naturall affection such as can never be appeased mercilesse Which men though they know the Law of God how they that commit such things are worthy of death yet not onely do the same but also favour them that do them therefore Hear the word of the Lord ye children of Israel * It may now be said England for the Lord hath a controversie with the inhabitants of the land because there is no truth nor mercy nor knowledge of God in the land By swearing and lying and killing and stealing and whoring they break out and blood toucheth blood Therefore shall the land mourn Hosea 4.1 2 3. So St. Paul saith The Spirit speaketh evidently that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith and shall give heed to the spirit of errors and doctrines of devils which speak lyes though hypocrisie and having their conscience burned with an hot iron 1 Tim 4.1 2. To conclude with that last Speech of His Majestie saying Give God his due and the King his due which is my Successor and the people their due And so with that saying in the Proverbs Chap. 24. ver 21 22. My son fear God and the King and meddle not with them that are given to change For their destruction shall rise suddenly LONDON Printed 1649.