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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

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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 LORDS Throne Remember you have a king above you The King of Kings Lord of Lords who commandeth thrones He setteth kinges on thrones dethroneth them at His pleasure Therefore take a word of advice Be thankfull to Him who hath brought you thorow many wanderings to set you on this Throne Kisse the Sonne lest Hee bee angrie and learne to serve Him with feare who is terrible to the kings of the earth 2. Your Throne is the LORDS Throne and your people the LORDS People Let not your heart bee lifted vp above your brethren Deutr. 17. 20. They are your brethren not onlie flesh of your flesh but Brethren by Covenant with GOD Let your Government bee refreshing vnto them as the rayn on the mowen grasse 3. Your Throne is the TORDS Throne Beware of making his Throne a Throne of iniquitie There is such a Throne Psal. 94. 20. Which frameth mischiefe by a Law GOD will not owne such a Throne It hath no fellowship with Him Sir There is too much iniquitie vpon the Throne by your Predecessours who framed mischiefe by a Law such Lawes as have beene destructive to Religion and grievous to the LORDS People You are on the Throne have the Scepter beware of touching mischievous lawes therewith But as the Throne is the LORDS Throne let the Lawes be the LORDS Lawes agreeable to His Word such as are terrible to evill doers and comfortable to the Godlie and a reliefe to the Poore and oppressed in the Land 4. The LORDS Throne putteth you in mynd whom you should have about the throne Wicked Counsellours are not for a king vpon the LORDS Throne SOLOMON knew this who sayd Prov. 25. 5. Take away the wicked from before the King and his Throne shall bee established in Righteousnesse And Prov. 20. 8. A King upon the Throne scattereth away all evill with his eyes 5. The LORDS Throne putteth you in mynd that the Judgement on the Throne should be the LORDS Take the exhortation Jer. 22. from the beginning The Prophet hath a cōmand to goe to the house of the king of Judah and say Heare the Word of the LORD O king of Iudah that sittest upon the Throne thy servants thy people Execute ye judgement righteousnes delyver the spoyled out of the hand of the oppressour doe no wrong do no violence to the strāger the fatherles nor the widow neither shed innocēt blood in this place If ye do this thing indeed then shall there enter by the gates of this house kings sitting upon the Throne of DAVID But if yee will not heare these Wordes I sweare by My Selfe sayeth the LORD This house shall become a desolation And vers. 7. I will prepare destroyers agaynst thee SIR Destroyers are prepared for the injustee of the Throne I intreat you execute Righteous Judgement if you doe it not your house will bee a Desolation But if you doe that which is right GOD shall remove the Destroyers And you shall bee established on your Throne And there shall yet bee Dignitie in your House for your servants and for your people Lastlie If Your Throne bee the Throne of the LORD Take a word of encouragment agaynst Throne Adversaries Your enemies are the enemies of the LORDS Throne Make your peace with GOD in CHRIST and the LORD shall scatter your enemies from the Throne And Hee shall magnifie you yet in the sight of these Nations and make the misled people submit themselves willinglie to Your Governement SIR If You vse well the LORDS Throne on which you are set then the two words in the place cited 1. Chron. 29. 23. spoken of Solomon sitting on the Throne of the LORD Hee prospered and all Israel obeyed him shall belong vnto you Your people shall obey you in the LORD and you shall prosper in the sight of the Nations round about Then the Lord Chancellour went to the four corners of the Stage The Lyon king of Armes going before him and proclaymed his Majesties Free Pardon to all Breakers of Penall Statutes and made offer thereof Whereupon the people cryed GOD SAVE THE KING Then the King supported by the Great Constable and Marishall and accompanied with the Chancellour arose from the Throne went out at a door prepared for the purpose to a Stage and showed himselfe to the people without who clapped with their handes and cryed with a lowd voyce a long tyme GOD SAVE THE KING Then the King returning sitting down upon the Throne delyvered the Scepter to the Earle of Craufurd and Lindsay to bee carried before him Thereafter the Lyon king of Arms rehearsed the Royall Lyne of the Kings upward to FERGUS the first Then the Lyon called the Lords one by one who kneeling and holding their hands betwixt the Kings hands did sweare these words By the Eternall and Almightie GOD who liveth and reigneth for ever I doe become your Liedge man and Trueth and Fayth shall beare vnto you and live and die with you agaynst all manner of Folkes whatsoever in your service according to the Nationall Covenant and Solemn League and Covenant And everie one of them kissed the Kings left cheek When these Solemnities were ended The Minister standing before the King on his Throne pronounced this Blessing The LORD blesse thee and save thee The LORD heare thee in the day of Trouble The Name of the GOD of Jacob defend thee The LORD send thee helpe from the Sanctuarie and strengthen thee out of Sion Amen After the Blessing pronounced the Minister went to the Pulpit and had the following Exhortation The King sitting still upon the Throne Yee have this day a King crowned and entered into COVENANT with GOD and his people Look both King and People that yee keep this COVENANT and beware of the breach of it That yee may bee the more carefull to keep it I will lay a few things before you I remember when the Solemn League Covenant was entered by both Nations The Cōmmissionars from ENGLAND being present in the East Kirk of Edinburgh a passage was cited out of Nehem. 5. 13. Which I shall now agayn cite Nehemiah requyreth an Oath of the Nobles and people to restore the morgaged lands which they promised to doe After the Oath was tendered in the 13. vers. hee did shake his lap and sayd So GOD shake out every man from his house from his labour that performeth not his promise even thus bee hee shaken out and emptied And all the Congregation sayd Amen Since that tyme manie of these who were in Covenant are shaken out of it yea they have shaken of the Covenant and layd it asyde It is true they are prospering this day and think that they prosper by laying aside the Covenant But they wil be deceaved That word spoken then shall not fall to the ground GOD shall shake them out of their possession and emptie them for their perfidious breach of the Covenant The same I say to King and Nobles and