but God Hell Thou the confiscation of my goods God the damnation of my soul obed irem tibi nisi quod obediam Domino I would obey thee but I must first obey God then must obey good Governours willingly or endure bad Tyrants patiently Julians Souldiers would readily obey his Commands against his enemies but not to worship Idols To conclude the King is wrong'd if but vilipended in thy thought more if vilifyed in speech but if forceably opposed that sin is superlative out of measure sinfull Davids absit shews how heynous that act is God forbid I should lay my hand on Gods anointed if his heart smote him when he cut Sauls lap off his garment what would it have done had he cut off his head CHAP VII That God hath declared his dislike of the sin of Rebellion by Remarkable Judgements FEW can think of that punishment of Corah Dathan and Numb 16. 30. 31. Abiram without a trembling heart they that cried we will not go up God made the next day to go down quick ad Infernum It was not a common sin nor did they die a common death and what is written is for our instruction Absalom rebelled against his father 2 Sam. 18. 9. Gods Vengeance followed him and overtook him he was hang'd strangely hang'd Gods Justice led him to that place Achitopel was his own Executioner 2 Sam. 17. 23 Treason is the greatest Crime and in punishing it no Judge can be too cruel but oftentime they save the Hangman a labour It was truly said of Jesabel Had Zimri peace that slew his Master 2 Kings 9. 31. Who can lay hands on the Lords Anointed and be guiltlesse 1 Sam. 26. 9. Faults that are only in the will are no way prejudicial to civil Society and consequently deserve no punishment by humane Justice but high Treason is punishable both the desire the effect the heart the hand But admit that dayes are prolonged yet are they killed with a Sword of their own tortured with a tormenting Conscience the remembrance of their cruel Fact wounds them at the heart and strikes them in a marvellous fear of Gods Vengeance to be poured upon them They know their iniquity their sin is ever before them and in laughter their hearts are forrowfull Saint Paul tells us that such R. 13. 2. shall receive to themselves damnation which is construed either of temporal or eternal judgement By the Laws of England a Traitor How punished by by aw hath his Judgement to be drawn from the prison to the place of execution as being unworthy to tread any more upon the earth and that backward with his head downward for that he hath been retrograde to natural wayes hanged betwixt heaven and earth as being unworthy of both his privy parts cut off as being unprofitably begotten and unfit to leave any generation after him his bowels and intrals burn'd which inwardly had conceived and concealed such horrible Treason then his head cut off which imagined the mischief and last of all his whole body quartered and made a Prey for the birds of the air How such persons have ruined themselves their Families all Histories are full of Tragicall examples in which I might enlarge my self Acquirunt sibi damnationem as in the Vulgar Latine they do not onely receive but pull upon themselves heavy Judgement 10. This may be understood of eternal damnation as is plain in Corah Dathan and the rest of that Conspiracy who is said to go down quick to hell Numb 16. If murther be a crying sin Treais a roaring sin he that murthers a Prince kills many sometime a whole State which assuredly cries aloud to the Lord in such a sort as it awakes him and calls to speedy judgement and this onely wakens the sinner who hitherto had so little Repentance for his wickednesse that he concluded there was no wickednesse stood in need of Repentance but behold the sound of fear is now in his ears the sense of a Dagger at his heart the error of future punishment lies at his door he finds his Conscience open to condemn him and hell gates open to receive him It was not long since he heard nothing but pleasure profit a sweet satisfaction of desires happinesse but now Wrath Judgement Torment and Sting of Conscience Sorrows and Woes are reserved for their farewel of sin God may be patient a long time but laesa patientia fit furor patience too much wronged becomes rage serior esse solet vindicta severior the sorest vengeance is that which is long in coming and the Fire of Indignation burns the hotter because God hath been cool in the execution impudent impenitent sinners will find this true by sad Experience They that said What is their knowlege in the most High shall see that God sees their wickednesse no place whatsoever nor Vault in the ground bottome of Mountains nor holes of Rocks shall hide you from his Wrath. I shall have no will to end with Terror yet no time Reader to sweeten thy Thoughts with those comforts which Faith might suck from the Blood of Christ I say no more the godly shall find him a Lamb as willing to save them as before to suffer for them he hath purchased promised and prepared a Kingdome and they shall Reign for evermore to whom be Eternal Glory Amen FINIS
The Fanatick in his Colours OR The Rise Heighth and Fall OF FACTION AND Rebellion From 1648 Unto 1661. With an Appendix concerning Allegiance Government and Order By T. F. LONDON Printed for H. Marsh at the Princes Arms in Chancery-Lane neer Fleet-Street 1661. The Death of CHARLES the first a Horrid-murder and greatest of any except the Son of GOD. THE cruelty rage inhumanity and butchery cōmitted against our late King was damnable in its own nature and unparralleld in any former age yet term'd by bloody Assassinates and Raviliacks an act of Justice and of the highest Justice but by all knowing persons who have any thing of Christianity or Morality for that naturall light of Heathens abhorr'd such Barbarisme cannot choose but reflect upon that sacred Blood with sorrowfull hearts and they who had a hand or were willingly consenting to that superlative murder are men of black Souls and sear'd consciences and without unfeign'd remorse must descend lower then the grave being the greatest of any except the Son of God that act was * Citills term horribile crimen a fearfull sin excellens malignitas a superlative wickedness * Nicepho censure Aust opus damnabile a damnable act a sin out of measure sinfull such as the Devil entred into him for the doing of it so egregious prodigious that Christ calls him a Devil and ever after Judas the Traytor It s true Kings Trechery odious But against the Innocent the act is execrable have been disgraced and degraded yea depriv'd of life by their Subjects as Julius Caesar Nero Galba Vitellius Domitian Heliogabalus our Edward the second and Richard the second and many more Heathen and Christian yet never any the worst of men so boldly impudent as under the colour of Law to doom their Sovereign to death When the Duke of Guise The Duke of Guise was slain by Poltrot Duraeus a Papist could say of it that the Christian world had not seen a fact funestius luctuosius more dolefull more direfull it s said of the Gunpowder The Gunpowder Plot. Plot it was a Tipe of Tophet a petite Synopsis of Sodom and Gomorrah and of that fearfull conflagration of the World at the day of Doom such an intended Massacre as never Man on Earth or Fiend in Hell devised but behold A greater and acted a greater what eare hears it but must tingle what tongue tells it but must tremble and what heart quakes not at the thought of it the murder of a wise pious learned and mild King your Liege Lord and Soveraign I will not say with Jeremy go to the Isles of Chittim and send to Kedar and see if such things be there but look if Turks if Tartars if all Heathen A treason unmachable Lands can patern such an act I will say with Is Quis vidit quis audivit what eye hath er'e beheld what ear hath ever heard so egregious so prodigious and monstrous a deed Hyppolitus saith in Treason a fearfull and prodigious evil Seneca Nullum caruit exemplo nefas never was so vile a villany but it had example Ask all Antiquity ab orbe condito the Rolls and Records of all Countries of all Times caruit exemplo nefas the world cannot sample it Davids absit shews how haynous this is God forbid I should lay my hands on Gods annointed yea his heart smote him that he cut off but the lap of Sauls garment Treason 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 is the greatest crime amongst the Romans saith a Greek Historian Amo proditionem odio proditorem Augustus hated the betrayer of his enemy In punishing treason saith Tully no Judge can be too cruel Nunquam Cassiani inventi sunt Christiani Never was true Protestant traytor to his Prince Rebells are right Esau's red of bloody dispositions hairy of savage natures and extraordinary cruelty Catuli Catilinarii Statizing Jesuites that turn all Religion into Statisme yea into Atheisme a monstrous menstruous brood truth hating pleaders pioners of the Temple maintain'd by the spoil pillage of it like the great Behemoth they draw He a sea of water they of blood up whole floods of blood into their bellies happy are they who Barbarians would blush at it had no hand in such an abominable and detestable act a shame that such were ever baptized into the faith of Jesus Christ but remain in the world to declare their innocency and celebrate their Kings death with lamentations and regrets And what ensued upon this cursed Act Anarchy disorder confusion all villanies and iniquities as it was in the Jews time Non erat Rex Judg. 19. 22. there was no King in Israel but every man did that which was right in his owne eyes the murther Clamitat in coelum vox sanguinis c. of Nobles of Gentlemen of Commons a sin that crys loud in the ears of the Lord of hosts sacriledge their motions being commonly What shall we take away from the man of God pricking Sauls was otherwise 1. Sam. 9. 7. the Churches veins and suffering her to bleed to death and enriching themselves by her spoyls pulling down Gods Churches and Temples trampling under feet his Ordinances discountenancing of able Orthodox Preachers opening a door of encouragement to schismaticks and hereticks the bane of Church and State taking away mens estates livelihoods exposing many families and those no mean ones to penury and much misery oppressive exactions upon the people Law being what the power of the sword made it innocency was no plea tell them of injustice they Pilate-like answered Quod feci feci jura perjura defraud dissemble swear forswear kill and slay the Language of their tongues destruction was in their paths and the way of peace they did not know growing proud of their victorious mischiefs flesht with fortunate Their very path ruine and they ruine themselves wickedness triumphing in their unblest gain riding over mens heads mocking innocence preying on estates Quo tendit soeva Regicides are Regnicides libido whither will their madness run none knows what further mischiefs they intended had not God who puts bounds to the Sea limited their fury and put a Job 38. 11. hook in their nostrils and a bridle in their mouths who whips the rebellious with a rod of Iron and the backs of Atheists with Scorpions never long suffering those to prosper that cannot endure to see his Churnh prosper But blessed be the name of God and ever blessed that hath opened Cause of joy after a long sadness a door of Hope that these clouds will be disperst and the nasty door of Janus Temple shut by restoring Tacitus censures Galba that he was capax imperit misi imperasset our gracious Soveraigne King Charles to his undoubted right who is Dignissimus Regno si non natus ad Regnum worthy of a Kingdom if he were not born to a Kingdom There are three wayes of choosing Kings 1.
happy progeny in this world and in the world to come life eternall with expressions from loyall hearts and dutifull affections cry out Long live King Charles the second happily and prosperously to the terror of his enemies and comfort of his Subjects Long live Charles the IId. FINIS This Speech was ended with the general acclamations of all the commers there being no small concourse of gentlemen God could never endure a luke-warm affection who discovered fervorem in affectu cheerfulness in their affection deserving wreathed Coronets for their willing and cheerfull obedience their hearts being towards the Governour of Israel nor a small number of Commons praise worthy too all discharging Go on step not back their pistols and muskets that the very skies eccho'd to their joys This Speech as it was faithfully delivered was with much civility and loyalty entertain'd and is now drawn to the Press through the pressing desires and prevailing importunities of many worthy Persons whose favours do oblige me to comply with their requests who otherwise might command By some I know it will be censured for there was yet never any truth so happily innocent as to free it self from calumny and no man so blest if it may be so term'd as not to be scowr'd and scourg'd by malevolent tongues CHAP. I. That civil Government is necessary it is better not to be then to be without it I Need not to spend time to shew you that government is necessary God hath appointed order in all things and set a Captain over them Among the Fowls the Eagle among the Beasts the Lion among the Serpents the Basilisk among the Fishes the Whale among the Bees one Master among the Sheep one Leader Rex unus est Apibus Dux unus in Gregibus Cipr. de vaniat Idol among the Cranes one Chief Quem ordine literato sequuntur that Hier. Epist ad Rust. goes before the rest the Pismires have their Governour and the Grashoppers go forth by bands among the Planets a Sun among the Angels Prov. 30. 2. Cherubims and Seraphims and in Hell the kingdom of confusion there is distinction of persons and orders otherwise Beelzebub could Luke 11. 15. not be the chief of Devils and hath God left man ungovern'd appointed no Ruler amongst men far be such thoughts from any man endued with Reason take away government destroy order and where there is no order ibi ruinae ostium patet the door is open to ruine and destruction malum quidem est ubi est nullus principatus c. it is an exceeding evil where there is no government for order is the good of every creature and it is better not to be then be without it all Lips Pol. l. 2. c. 1. civil life consists in society and society in traffique and government The first is an argument of another discourse the other is defin'd to be a certain order as well in commanding as obeying which is so necessary that it is the onely stay of humane affairs without which no house no City no Nation Cic. 3. de leg neither the whole state of mankind nor the universall nature of things nor the world it self can stand and continue it is that chain Seneca 1. l. de clem by which Societies are linkt and vitall spirit by which men breath The rod of Circes which tames man and beasts that are touched therewith yea there is no greater mischief Liv. l. 6. in the world then the want Sopho. of government and therefore they are led by a strange spirit and voyd of all reason that are enemies to government the Apostle calls them Filthy dreamers that despise Jude 8. government and speak evil of dignities i. e. of those in authority In Germany they would have fram'd a politique body but found it impossible like the body of Poliphemus Bulling adv Anabapt fol. 95. without his eye or like the confused Chaos when height and depth light and darkness were mingled together popular equality is the greatest inequality voyd of all name nurture and nature of a Commonwealth for some must be subject other soveraign some low some high some rule some obey let us be of the number that desire to move orderly in our own sphere keep our right ubi rather wishing our harmlesness should suffer then not to give passive and patient obedience to lawful Authority for take away order and degrees of persons what wil follow but a licentious Ataxie or confusion God hath ordained some Masters other servants to Some Masters some servants repine at others greatness and our meanness is to cavil with God as if he wanted wisdom and equity in disposing these inferiour creatures it is a savage and popular humour to malign and enveigh Levellers against men in eminent places that rhyme when Adam delv'd and Eve span who was then the Gentleman seemd to be made amongst Jack Straw's followers and to savour of rebellious discontent Anarchy and disorder have ever been the bane of Kingdomes confusion misery all the villanies and iniquityes of Israell are imputed to this non erat rex their was no King in Israell Judg. 19. 20. 21 chap. CHAP. II. That King is a name not onely of dignity but of office and that troublesome THe word King in its severall Languages makes this good Rex regendo Heb. Raga amongst other accept signifies to feed from hence is derived Rex rego or Regno Rex a regendo from governing and its usuall among the Prophets and Poets for regere and pascere to signify the same Homer Virgill and David put no difference betwixt reges and Pastores styling Ps. 23. Kings shepheards and shepheards Kings And where the vulgar Latine reads Dominus regit me Hieroms translation hath it Dominus pascit me the Lord is my shepheard Pastores Populi an usuall name for Kings shewing that they must cary a gentle hand over their subjects feeding not fleeceing of them that they must be watchfull and defend them from wolves and thieves A King is not for himselfe but for his People his subjects houses are garded and secured by his vigilancy their ease procured by his labour their delights enjoyed by his industry and their merry vacations by his painefull employments After Saul was annointed Samuel declares unto him 1 Sam. 10. 25. the obligations of his office a King is not to sleepe and take his ease to sway the Scepter Royall at his will and pleasure but to governe and maintaine the People in peace and justice to Protect and defend them from their Enemies being not for himselfe but for them a King Adverte saith Seneca to the Emperour Nero Rempublicam Seneca lib. de clem 1. non esse tuam sed te reipublicae the Commonwealth is not thine but thou the Commonwealths that thou mightest apply they selfe wholy to the common good Rex eligitur non ut sui ipsius curam habeat