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Eikōn basilikē, or, The princes royal being the sum of a sermon preached in the minister of York on the Lords-Day morning (in the Assize week) March 24, 1650 ... / by John Shavve.
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Shawe, John, 1608-1672.
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her grave Her father King James the fifth died about the time of her birth when she was about six years old she was sent to France in great danger by winds and English ships there was an agreement 'twixt England and Scotland for a match 'twixt our King Edward the sixth and her which breaking on their part occasioned the Lord Protectors march with an English Army to Muscleborough field where much blood was shed and a Scotch Lord being taken prisoner and asked how he liked our wedding with Scotland said he liked the match well but not the woing to fetch a wife with fire and sword In France she was married young to Francis the Dolphin of France who died shortly after of a pain in his ear then was she Omnia fai nihil mihi profuit said Scverus the Emperor when he was dying and almost all the Roman Emperors untill Constantine and very many Popes after him got nothing by all their great advancement for the getting whereof they adventured life and limb and a better thing sed ut citius in tersicerentur as Aâ—ban a wedge to cleave him and garments throw him in great dangers by Sea in her returne back to Scotland where also she found the Scots in Armes she was there married to Henry Lord Darnley son to Matthew Stuart Earle of Lenox by whom she had King Iames her husband was murthered soon after King Iames's birth she was apprehended by the States of Scotland charged with the murther and imprisoned after she escaped out of prison fled to England where she was prisoner first in one place and then another above sixteen years and then beheaded at Fotheringay-Castle in Northamptonshire she desired to be buried in France but was buried at Peterburgh aged six and forty years and yet could not rest in a grave her body was taken up again by King Iames and buried at Westminster Every Crown of Gold is lined with a Crown of Thornes who almost would take up Crowns upon these termes but spirituall Princes their comforts in life death after death exceed their crosses they have that joy that no man can take from them that will support them at the stake in the Dungeon c. 2. There is no Nation where all the Subjects are temporall Princes but all Christs true Subjects in whose hearts their own Spirit which is one of the greatest conquests Prov. 16. 32. and over afflictions Rom. 8. 37. 9. Temporall Princes be not all of one Line no not in the same Kingdome as in England somtimes the Romans ruled here somtimes the Britains then Saxons then Daneâ— then Normans and since the Norman William somtimes his own Race ruled here then the Plantagenets then the Tudors then the Stuarts and of the four and twenty Kings since William the Conquerors death not above seven in England that could pretend legally to succeed their next Predecessors either by lineall or collaterall Title but the Saints are all of one blood borne of the blood of God Ioh. 1. 13. of the same spirit Joh. 3. 5 6 8. 10. Some other Princes were annoynted with externall oyle though it 's generally observed that all the Kings of Israel and Judah were not anointed with oyl though Saul David Solomon and some others were nor were the Kings of Judah anointed with the holy oyl where with the High Priests were anointed and which God commanded to be made Exod. 30. 23. 33. but with common oyl though laid up in the Sanctuary The Scotch Historians say that externall anointing of their Kings never began with them tiâ— Popery got footing there from which they say their Nation was free many years after Christ and kept much purity in Religion and that King Edgar was the first so anointed there Anno 1098. * The French Historians tell much of the holy oyl kept at Reims yet generally acknowledge that the first King of France that was anointed was Pepin and that none of the Merovignion Line were anointed and yet their former Kings were as much and as truly Gods anointed as the later but all the Saints are Gods Anointed Psal 105. 14 15. with a supernaturall and heavenly Oyl of Grace 1 Ioh. 2. 27. The Apostle tells us Hebr. 1. 9. That Christ was anointed with the oyl of gladnesse above his fellows which notes two things 1. That all the Saints are Chriâ—â—s fellows fellow-heirs fellow-sufferers fellow-conquerors c. 2. That they are anointed with the divine graces that Christ is only in their measure for of Christs fulnesse they receive grace for grace Ioh. 1. 16. Psal 133. â— The next thing is to shew you wherein they are Princes for as Zebah and Zalmunna said to Gideon concerning his brethren Judg. 8. 18. they each one resemble the children of a King and of this briefly 1. They are Princes by birth by the new and second birth born of the royal blood of Jesus Christ Joh. 1. 12 13. 2. They have the vast possessions of Princes * Abraham had little yet he was heir of the whole world Rom. 4 13 as before is proved Luther said that all the vast dominions of the Turk was but a scrap cast to a dog but the Saints dominions are higher larger c. 3. They have the power of Princes As a Prince hast thou power with God said Christ to Jacob Gen. 32. 28. Paul can do all things through Christ Phil. 4. 13. All things are possible to him that beleeveth Mark 9. 23. They have power * Hic homo potuit apud deum quod voluit was said of Luther Saints are the blessings of to a place Isaiah 19 24 with God so as to stop Lions mouths quench fire binde 2 King 2. 8 14 up the Sea nay binde the hands of God Exod. 32. 10. And the Queen of Scots before mentioned said that she more feared the prayers of Mr John Knox then an Army of 20000 men So said Leolin Prince of Wales of another and the Elector of Saxony of the Archbishop of Magdenburgh c. 4. They conquer as mighty Princes Death 1 Cor. 15. 55. and Hell Rom. 8. 1. and afflictions Rom. 8. 37 38. Prince of darkness Eph. 6. 12. their lusts 2 Cor. 10. 4. their hearts Prov. 16. 32. Jam. 4. 7. Rev. 2. 26 27. a greater conquest then Davids over Goliah 5. They are clothed as Princes The Queen in the Psalm was clothed with gold of Ophir yet her best clothing was within Psal 45. 9 13. They have robes that none wear but Princes the perfect merits of Christ upon them They are clothed with the Sun Rev. 12. 1. Christs long white robe Revel 19. 8. and with the sincere garment of grace within them Ezek. 16. 8. to 14. The Scripture calls Christs merits the best robe Luk. 15. 22. none but Princes wear it 6. Fed as Princes not scraps but Childrens bread Angels food fed at the Kings own Table as Mephibosheth They have meat that the world knows not of as Christ