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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

who sayeth of them Is 62. 3. Thou shalt bee a Crowne of glorie in the hand of the LORD and a Royall Diademe in the hand of thy GOD CHRIST accounteth His people his Crowne and Diademe So should a king esteeme the people of the LORD over whom hee ruleth to bee his Crowne and Diademe Take away the people and a Crowne is but an emptie symbole 3. A king when hee getteth his crowne on his head should thinke at the best it is but a fading crowne All the crownes of kinges are but fading crownes Therefore they should have an eye upon that Crowne of glorie that fadeth not away 1. Pet. 5. 4. And upon a Kingdome that cannot bee shaken Hebr. 12. 28. That crowne and kingdome belongeth not to kinges as kinges but unto believers and a believing king hath this comfort that when hee hath endured a whyle and been tryed hee shall receave the Crowne of Lyfe which the LORD hath promised to them that love Him The second thing in this Solemnity is the Testimonie by this is meant the Law of GOD so called because it testifieth of the Mynde and Will of GOD It was commanded Deut. 17. 18. 19. When the king shall sit upon the Throne of his kingdome hee shall wryte him a copie of the Book of the Law and it shall bee with him that hee may reade therein all the dayes of his lyfe The king should have the TESTIMONIE for these three maine uses 1. For his information in the wayes of GOD Deut. 17. 19. This use of the kinges having the Book of the Law is expressed that hee may lèarne to feare the LORD his GOD The reading of other books may doe a king good for governement but no book will teach him the way to salvation but the Booke of GOD CHRIST biddeth Search the Scriptures for in thom yee thinke to have aeternall lyfe and they testifie of Mee John 5. 39. Hee is a Blessed man who meditateth in the Law of the LORD day and night Psal. 1. 1. 2. King DAVID was well acquainted here-with as appeareth Ps. 119. Kinges should bee well exercised in Scripture It is reported of Alphonsus king of Arragon that hee did reade the BIBLE fourteene tymes with glosses there-upon I recommend to the king to take some houres for reading holie Scripture It will bee a good meane to make him acquaynt with GODS Mynd and with CHRIST a Saviour 2. For his direction in governement kinges reade bookes that they may learne to governe well which I condemne not but all the bookes a king can reade will not make him governe to please GOD as this Booke I know nothing that is good in governement but a king may learne it out of the Booke of GOD For this cause IOSHUA is commanded IOS. 1. 8. That the Booke of the Law shall not depart out of his mouth and hee is commanded to Doe according to all that is written there-in Hee should not onlie doe himselfe that which is written in it but doe and governe his people according to all that is written in it King DAVID knew this use of the Testimonie who sayd Psal. 119. 24. Thy Testimonies are my delight and my Counsellours The best Counsells that ever a king getteth are in the Booke of GOD Yea the Testimonies are the best surest Counsellours Because although a kinges Counsellours bee never so wyse and trustie yet they use not to bee so free with a king as they ought But the Scriptures will tell kinges verie freelie both their sinne and their duetie 3. For preservation and custodie The king is Custos vtriusque Tabulae The keeper of both Tables Not that hee should take upon him the power either to dispense the Word of GOD or to dispense with it But that hee should preserve the Word of GOD and true Religion according to the Word of GOD pure intier and uncorrupted within his Dominions and transmit them so to posteritie And also bee carefull to see his Subjectes observe both Tables and to punish the transgressours of the same The third thing in this Solemnitie is the anoynting of the king The anoynting of kings was not absolutelie necessarie under the Old Testament for wee reade not that all the kinges of IUDAH and ISRAEL were anoynted The HEBREWES observe that anoynting of kinges was used in three cases 1. When the first of a Familie was made king as SAUL DAVID 2. When there was a question for the Crowne as in the case of SOLOMON and ADONI●AH 3. When there was an interruption of the lawfull succession by usurpation as in the case of IOASH there is an interruption by the usurpation of ATHALIAH therefore hee is anoynted If this Observation holde as it is probable then it was not absolutelie necessarie under the OLD TESTAMENT and therefore farre lesse under the NEW Because it may bee sayd That in our case there is an interruption by usurpation Let it bee considered That the Anoynting under the OLD TESTAMENT was typicall Although all kinges were not types of CHRIST yet the Anoynting of kinges Priests and Prophets was typicall of CHRIST and His Offices But CHRIST being now come all these Ceremonies ceasse And therefore the Anoynting of kinges ought not to bee used in the NEW TESTAMENT If it bee sayd Anoynting of kinges hath been in use amongst Christians not onlie Papistes but PROTESTANTS as in the kingdome of ENGLAND and our late king was anoynted withoyle It may bee replyed They who used it under the NEW TESTAMENT tooke it from the Jewes without warrand It was most in use with the Bishops of Rome who to keepe Kinges and Emperoures subject to themselves did sweare them to the Pope when they were anoynted and yet the Jewish priests did never sweare kinges to themselves As for ENGLAND although the Pope was casten off yet the subjection of kings to Bishops was still retayned for they anoynted the king and sware him to the mayntenance of their praelaticall dignitie They are here who were witnesses at the CORONATION of the late king The Bishops behoved to performe that rite and the king behoved to bee sworne to them But now by the Blessing of GOD Poperie and Praelacie are removed The Bishops as limmes of Antichrist are put to the doore Let the Anoynting of kinges with oyle goe to the doore with them and let them never come in agayne The anoynting with materiall oyle maketh not a king the Anoynted of the LORD for hee is so without it Hee is the ANOYNTED of the LORD who by Divine Ordinance and appoyntment is a King Is 45. 1. GOD calleth CYRUS His anoynted yet wee reade not that hee was anoynted with oyle Kinges are the Anoynted of the LORD because by the Ordinance of the LORD their authoritie is sacred and inviolable It is enough for us to have the thing though wee want the Ceremonie which being layd asyde I will give some Observations of the thing 1. A King being the LORDS anoynted should bee thinking upon a better

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. 1. CHRON 29. 23. Then Solomon sate on the Throne of the Lord as King in stead of David his father and prospered and all Israel obeyed him PROV. 20. 8. A King that sitteth in the Throne of Judgement scattereth away all evill with his eyes PROV. 25. 5. Take away the wicked from before the King and his Throne shall bee established in Righteousne●●… ABERDENE Imprinted by James Brown 1651. Hollars Habits or the Nobility in their Creation Robes The Original Plates Engrav'd by W. Hollar 1664. The Creation Robe of the Prince of Wales Printed for John Be●l●●… at 〈◊〉 in Cernhill CAROLUS Secundus Dei Gratia Anglioe Scotioe Francioe et Hibernioe Rex Fidei Defensor etc. Aspice ●uem Reducem Pictas Patientia P●●sum DAVIDI CAROLUM fecit 〈◊〉 parem Regius en etiam Psaltes cui Musica Temple Et Ch●rus C●●tus sic placuere Secri Hujus ut auspi●i●s merito jungantur in ●●um Hymnus Iessiadae Maeonidaeq Meles A Her●●●●●… CORONATION OF CHARLES THE SECOND King of Scotland England France and Ireland Done at SCOONE The first day of Ianuarie 1651. FIrst the Kings Majestie in a Princes Robe was conducted from his Bed-chamber by the Constable on his right hand and the Marishall on his left hand to the Chamber of Presence and there was placed in a Chaire under a cloath of State by the Lord of Angus Chamberlaine appointed by the King for that day and there after a little repose the Noble-men with the Commissioners of Barons and Burroughes entered the Hall and presented themselves before his Majestie There-after the Lord Chancellour spoke to the King to this purpose Sir Your good Subjects desyre You may bee crowned as the righteous and lawfull Heire of the Crowne of this Kingdome that You would maintain Religion as it is presently professed and established conforme to the Nationall Covenant League Covenant and according to Your Declaration at Dumfermling in August last Also that You would bee Graciouslie pleased to receave them vnder Your Highnesse Protection to governe them by the lawes of the Kingdome and to defend them in their Rights Liberties by Your Royall Power offering themselves in most humble manner to Your Majestie with their Vowes to bestow Land Lyfe and what else is in their power for the maintenance of Religion for the safetie of Your Majesties Sacred Person and maintenance of Your Crowne which they intreate Your Majestie to accept and pray ALMIGHTIE GOD that for many years You may happilie enjoy the same The King made this answer I doe esteeme the affections of my good People more then the Crownes of manie Kingdomes and shall bee readies by GODS Assistance to bestow my Lyfe in their Defence Wishing to live no longer then I may see Religion and this Kingdome flowrish in all happinesse There-after the Commissioners of Burroughes and of Barones and the Noble-men accompanied his Majestie to the Kirk of Scoone in order rank according to their qualitie two and two The Spurres being carried by the Earle of Eglinton Next The Sword by the Earle of Rothes Then the Scepter by the Earle of Craufurd and Lindesay And the Crown by the Marques of Argyle immediately before the King Then came the King with the great Constable on his right hād and the great Marishall on his left hand his train being carried by the Lord Ereskine The Lord Montgomery The Lord Newbottle and the Lord Machlene four Earles eldest sonnes under a Canopie of Crimson Velvet supported by six Earls sonnes to wit The Lord Drummond The Lord Carnegie The Lord Ramsay The Lord Iohnston The Lord Brechin The Lord Yester and the six carriers supported by six Noble-mens sonnes Thus the Kings Majestie entereth the Kirk The Kirk being fitted and prepared with a Table Whereupon the Honours were layed and a Chaire set in a fitting place for his Majesties hearing of Sermon over against the Minister another Chaire on the other syde where hee sat when hee receaved the Crown before which there was a Bench decently covered as also Seats about for Noble-men Barons and Burgesses And there being also a Stage in a fit place erected of 24 foot square about four foot high from the ground covered with Carpets with two stairs one from the West and another to the East upon which great Stage there was another little Stage erected some two foot high ascending by two steps on which the Throne or Chaire of State was set The Kirk thus fittingly prepared The Kings Majesty entereth the same accompanied as aforesayd and first setteth himselfe in his Chaire for hearing of Sermon All being quyetlie composed unto attention Master ROBERT DOWGLAS Moderator of the Commission of the Generall Assemblie after incalling upon GOD by Prayer preached the following SERMON SERMON Preached at Scoone Jan. first 1651. At the CORONATION of CHARLES the SECOND King of Scotland England France and Ireland By Master ROBERT DOWGLAS Minister of Edinburgh Moderator of the Commission of the Generall Assemblie 2. KING 11. vers. 12. 17. And hee brought foorth the Kinges sonne and put the Crowne vpon him and gave him the Testimonie and they made him King anointed him they clapt their hands said God save the King And Jehojada made a Covenant betweene the Lord and the King and the people that they should bee the Lordes people betweene the King also and the people IN this TEXT of SCRIPTURE you have the solemne enthroning of Ioash a young King and that in a very troublesome tyme for Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah had cruelly murthered the Royall seed and usurped the Kingdome by the space of sixe yeares Only this young Prince was preserved by J●h●sheba the sister of Ahaziah and wyfe to Jehojada the high Priest being hid with her in the house of the LORD all that tyme Good Interpreters doe conjecture though Joash bee called the sonne of Ahaziah that hee was not his sonne by nature but by succession to the Crowne They say that the race of Solomon ceassed here and the Kingdome came to the posteritie of Nathan the sonne of David Because 2. Chron. 22. 9. It is sayd The house of Ahaziah had no power to keep the Kingdome which they conceave to bee for the want of children in that house And because of the absurditie and unnaturallnesse of the fact That Athaliah the Grand-mother should have cut off her sonnes children I shall not stand upon the matter Onlie I may say if they were Ahaziah his own children it was a most unnaturall and cruell fact for Athaliah to cut off her owne posteritie For the usurpation there might have been two motives 1. It seemeth that when Ahaziah went to battell Athaliah was left to governe the Kingdome and her sonne Ahaziah being slaine before his returne shee thought the

land went into the house of Baal and brake it downe c. And godlie IOSIAH when hee entered in COVENANT made a thorow Reformation There is a fourfelde Reformation in Scripture and contained in the LEAGUE COVENANT 1. A personall Reformation 2. A Familie Reformation 3. A Reformation of ludicatories 4. A Reformation of the whole land Kinges have had their hand in all the foure and therefore I recommend them to our KING 1. A personall Reformation A king should reforme his owne lyfe that hee may bee a Patterne of Godlinesse to others and to this hee is tyed by the COVENANTS The godlie Reformers of IUDAH were pious and religious men A King should not follow Machiavell his counsell who requyreth not that a Prince should bee truelie religious but sayeth that a shadow of it and externall simulation are sufficient A divelish counsell and it is just with GOD to bring a king to the shadow of a kingdome who hath but the shadow of Religion Wee know that dissembling kinges have been punished of GOD And let our King know that no king but a religious king can please GOD DAVID is highlie commended for Godlynesse HEZEKIAH a man eminent for Pietie IOSIAH a young king commended for the tendernesse of his heart when hee heard the Law of the LORD read Hee was much troubled before the LORD when hee heard the judgementes threatened agaynst his fathers house and his people It is earnestlie wished that our Kinges heart may bee tender and bee truelie humbled before the LORD for the sinnes of his fathers house and of the land and for the manie evills that are upon that familie and upon the kingdome 2. A Familie Reformation The king should reforme his Familie after the example of Godlie kinges AS A when hee entered in COVENANT spared not his mothers Idolatrie The house of our king hath been much defyled by Idolatrie The king is now in COVENANT and to renew the COVENANT Let the Royall Familie bee reformed And that it may bee a Religious Familie wherein GOD will have pleasure Let it bee purged not onlie of Idolatrie but of prophanitie and loosnesse which hath abounded in it Much hath been spoken of this matter but little hath been done in it Let the king and others who have charge in that Familie thinke it lyeth upon them as a duetie to purge it And if yee would have a Familie well purged and constitute take DAVID for a Patterne in the purgation and constitution of his PSAL. 101. The froward heart wicked persons and slanderers hee will have farre from him But his eyes are vpon the faythfull of the land that they may dwell with him If there be a man better then another in the land hee should be for the king and his Familie Yee may extend this Reformation to the Court A prophane Court is dangerous for a king It hath been observed as a provoking sinne in ENGLAND which hath drawnedowne judgement upon King and Court as appeareth this day It is to bee wished that such were in the Court as DAVID speaketh of in that PSALME Let the King see to it and resolve with DAVID PSAL. 101. 7. That Hee who worketh deceat shall not dwell within his house and hee who telleth lies shall not tarrie in his sight 3. Reformation in Iudicatories It would bee carefullié seene to that Iudicatories bee reformed and that men fearing GOD and hating Covetousnesse may bee placed in them A King in COVENANT should doe as IEHOSHAPHAT did 2. CHRON. 19. 5. 6. 7. Hee set Judges in the land and sayd Take heed what yee doe yee judge not for men but for the LORD who is with you in judgement wherefore now let the feare of the LOR'D bee before you c. 4. The Reformation of the whole Land The Kings eye should bee upon it 2. CHRON. 19. 4. Jehoshaphat went out thorow the people from Beersheba to mount Ephraim and brought them backe to the LORD GOD of their fathers Our Land hath great need of Reformation For there is a part of it that hath scarce ever yet found the benefite of Reformation they are lying without the GOSPELL It will bee a good work for a COVENANTED KING to have a care that the GOSPEL may bee preached thorow the whole Land Care also would bee taken that they who have the GOSPEL may live suteably thereto If a King would bee a through Reformer hee must bee reformed himselfe otherwayes hee will never lay Reformation to heart To make a king a good Reformer I wish him these qualifications according to the Trueth and in sincerity where-with they report TRAJAN the Emperour to have been endued Hee was 1. Devote at home 2. Cowragious in warre 3. Iustin his Iudicatures 4. Prudent in all his effaires True PIETIE FORTITUDE IUSTICE and PRUDENCIE are notable qualifications in a Prince who would reforme a kingdome and reforme well I come now to the fyfth and last particular and that is the Covenant made betweene the king and the people When a king is crowned and receaved by the people there is a Covenant or mutuall Contract betweene him and them contayning conditions mutuallie to bee observed Tyme will not suffer to insist upon manie particulars I shall onlie lay before You three 1. It is cleare from this Covenant That a king hath not absolute power to doe what hee pleaseth hee is tyed to conditions by vertue of a Covenant 2. It is cleare from this Covenant That a people are bound to obey their king in the LORD 3. I shall present the king with some directions for the right governement of the people who are bound to obey I. It is cleare That the kinges power is not absolute as Kinges and flattering Courtiours apprehend a kinges power is a limited power by this Covenant And there is a three-folde limitation of the kinges power 1. In regard of subordination There is power above his even GODS power whom hee is obliedged to obey and to whom hee must give an accompt of his administration Yee heard yesterday that text By mee kinges reigne PROV. 8. 15. Kinges have not onlie their Crownes from GOD but they must reigne according to his will which is cleare from ROM. 13. 4. Hee is called THE MINISTER OF GOD Hee is but GODS Servant I need not stay upon this Kinges and all others will acknowledge this limitation 2. In regard of Lawes A King is sworne at his Coronation to rule according to the standing receaved Lawes of the kingdome The Lawes hee is sworne to limite him that hee can not doe agaynst them without a sinfull breach of this Covenant between the king and the people 3. In regard of Governement The totall Governement is not upō a king He hath Counsellours a Parliament or Estates in the Land who share in the burthen of Government No king should have the fole Government It was never the mynde of these who receaved a king to rule them to lay all Government upon him to doe what hee