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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A63012	Disloyalty of language questioned and censured, or, A sermon preached aginst the licencious loosenesse of seditious tongues by Rich. Towgood ... ; with a brief corollarie now added, questioning and censuring rebellious actions.	Towgood, Richard, 1595?-1683.	1643 (1643)	Wing T1976; ESTC R204856	20,207	68

have heard This ye know that he who receives an evill repor● against his Brother his Equall i● not fitly qualified to be reckoned among * Detrahere aut detrahentem audire quid horum damnabilius sit non facilè dixerim Bernard de Considerat lib. 2. prope f●●●m the Citizens of Zion Psal 15.1.3 how much lesse he that receives a reproach against his Superiour his Soveraign and therefore stop your eares take no delight in hearing such contumelies against Authority and surely this will be one means to further Peace It is to be feared in this great difference there are fomenters o● both sides There may be such on the Kings side and how they ●re censured that stir up the Kings of the earth to war ye may ●ee Revel 16.13 unclean spirits like unto Froggs Spirits because by Profession spirituall unclean Because of their unwarrantable Practise like Froggs because of their clamorous Loquacity such 〈◊〉 say there may be on the Kings side and it is too evident there are those that stir up the People on the other side and why they may not receive the same censure I know not but this I ●m sure of the withdrawing the ●are from such Preachers is the way to make contention cease Take away the fewell and the fire goeth out Prov. 26.20 Well this is the first thing concerning the people that they take no delight in hearing such discourses The second is that they take no liberty to vent concerning the King evill and dishonourabl● speeches themselves The argument in this case holds goo● also he that backbiteth h● equall shall be no Citizen o●● Zion Psal 15. how much le●● he that backbiteth or speake●● evill of his Prince A strang● pronesse there is in our corrup●● nature if we conceive our selve●● a little wronged or that we can not obtain things according 〈◊〉 our minde presently to let loo●● our tongues even against our betters and not to spare Suprea● Authority it self nay too ready hereunto some be though the●● be no cause given them such one was Shimei who railed so bitterly on King David Come out come out thou Bloudy man and the man of Belial 1 Sam. 16.7 Davi● had done no wrong to him onely he took advantage of the times which then did favour every on● that was Davids Enemy and some wrong he conceived had ●een done by David to his Cousin ●ing Saul but mark what became of this man that so inveigh●d against the King David 〈◊〉 deed pardoned him 2 Sam. 19. ●3 but by the just hand and Pro●●dence of God he was brought to 〈◊〉 Malefactours end 1 King 2. ●6 ye know that of the wise ●an The wrath of a King is as ●essengers of Death Prov. 16.14 ●●d whoso provoketh him to anger ●inneth against his own soul Prov. ●0 2 surely David had just cause to be wroth with Shimei for though he had unjustly shed some ●●nocent blood yet he ought not still and by every one to be up●raided with it and therefore ●hough David pardoned him yet God made that wrath which David had so just a cause to conceive to become as Messengers of death unto him and will not the Lord still make his own words good hath he said the wrath of a King is as Messengers o● Death and shall it not be so think upon that of our Saviour Heaven and earth shall passe away but my words shall not passe away Matth● 24.35 no not one jot or tittle 〈◊〉 it but shall all be fulfilled Matth● 5.18 and therefore delight no● to hear be not ready to spea● any evill of the King for a Brid of the aire shall carry the Voice and that which hath wings shall tell the matter Eccles 10.20 Such wa● their care in those dayes they durst not * As is implyed by forbidding it to be done in the thought or bed-chamber in that Eccles 10.20 openly speak evill o● the King But see strange way● the Lord hath to bring this sin t● light though it be never so secret and strange wayes also 〈◊〉 hath to bring it to punishment even when the King hath * As in that instance of Shimei pardoned it Well then to conclude let us all both of Clergy and Laity be carefull to observe that counsell and to practise that Duty commended to us by the Apostle Fear God Honour the King 1 Pet. 2.17 Render unto Caesar the things that are Caesars and unto God the things that are Gods saith our Saviour Matth. 22.21 Nay we render not unto God the things that are Gods unlesse for his sake we render unto Caesar the things that are Caesars and therefore let Caesar have our honour and Reference yea though in every point perhaps he may not be such as we would have him to ●e Si Magistrorum vita jure re●rehenditur oportet ut cos subditi ●iam cum displicent venerentur ●reg Moral lib. 25. cap. 22. for Magistrorum put Magistratuum ●nd it will hold more strongly 〈◊〉 the life of the Magistrate deserve justly to be blamed yet ought he by his Subjects even when he please them not still to be honoured We justly cry out upon the Papists for abolishing the second upon the Libertines for nullifying the fourth let us take heed we be not guilty of the same sin in making void the fifth commandement Have there been any mistakes in our Dread Soveraign as there is no man living free from errours and yet be certain Relation of those that have well observed him he is a Pattern of Piety to those that are about him but I say have there been any are there yet any why yet do not thou falie like wise to do thy Duty Three things belong to thee in this Behalf 1. Pity him Though we may deceive our selves in our own mis-apprehensions too for who knows the Kings heart and the best construction that may be we ought to make of every mans actions much more of the Princes But be it so that there be indeed reall errours yet thy duty is to pity him not to revile him thou knowest not what strong temptations he hath to wrestle with * Drus Apoph lib. 1. socium tuum priusquam ad locum ejus adveneris ne judicato said Rabbi Hillel Censure not thy Brother much lesse thy Father till thou hast stood in his place and hast tryed the difficulties of his standing * The secret lets and difficulties which in publique proceedings are innumerable and inevitable they meaning the multitude have not ordinarily the judgement to consider Hooker ubi supra High places are slippery places and were it not sion an happy continuance o● severall gracious Princes and for many yeers we have lived under them in much happinesse and prosperity no● to be paralleld in other ages● or by other nations * Deut. 32.15 But I●● surun waxed fat and kicked ou● long peace and great plenty hath begot aboundance o● pride wantonnesse excesse security and other abominable

impieties for these sins Go● hath a controversie with us 〈◊〉 and through the anger of God upon us for these sins have we not cause to beleeve that some errours in Government may have been committed for our punishment Oh therefore let us judge our selves not speak evill of the King let us condemn our selves not calumniate the Lords Anointed If there be any thing amisse in him we have cause to suspect it is through our own default and if there be any thing we would desire should be reformed in him it is to be done by our Prayers not by our criminations by the amendment and Reformation of our own wayes not by the malevolence and bitternesse of our Tongues These things Beloved belong ●nto us Let us * 1 Thess 4.11 study to be Quiet ●nd do our own Businesse namely ●●ose Duties that do concern our ●elves Let us not be Eagle-eyed broad especially above us and ●ot discern what faults there areat ●ome Let no evill words against ●overaign Authority upon any ●ther suspected or known errour ●●op from thee seeing by that very act thou doest attract upon ●●y Soule that very thing which 〈◊〉 eagerly thou reprehendest A Corollarie that was not then delivered but now added IF it be so unlawfull to say to a King thou art wicked that is to smite him with the tongue how is it much more unlawfull to strike him with a sword or bullet or to take up Arms against him * With this Controversie indeed I medled not when the Sermon was Preached but obvious it is to every mean understanding that of necessity this must follow The consequence is unavoidable for as bitter words outwardly expressed are sins of a higher nature then rash anger inwardly conceived Matth. 5.22 so are bloody actions of the hand sins of a deeper die then malevolent speeches and bitter words of the tongue Saint Paul did indeed confesse his errour when in words he had abused the High Priest but when David by an injurious action had wronged King Saul the text saith his heart smote him as intimating a more then ordinary measure of sorrow for what he had done 1 Sam. 24.5 and worth your noting it is that David there had but cut off a lap of the King● Robe which a man would have thought had been no great injury● and if for this Davids heart smot● him Oh! how would his hear● have ak't how would it hav● bled within him if he had offered any little violence to th● Kings person And further it i● to be taken into consideration that Saul at that time * 1 Sam. 15.26 was rejected from being King ⚜ 1 Sam. 16.12 13. David was chosen and anointed to b● King in his stead nay and more the hearts of the whole Kingdom were with David both of th● Countrey and of the Court too for the Text tells us that * 1 Sam. 18.5 he was accepted in the sight of all the people and also in the sight of Sauls servants and again * ibid. v. 16. all Israel and Iudah loved David and yet again * ibid. v. 30. his name was much set by so that we may justly say That not onely the representative body but the whole Kingdom it self were with David Now lay all these things together and see if there can possibly any fairer co●our be imagined for rising up against any Prince then was here against Saul so bad and eminently vicious was he that he was rejected of God as we may justly * For known it was that David was designed to be his successour 1 Sam. 25.30 conceive publikely known so ●o be Another chosen anoynted of God to succeed him the hearts and votes of the whole Kingdom likewise following and applauding him and yet so far is David from striking the King that he doth not onely prohibit peoples hearts not onely 〈◊〉 ⚜ Such as openly reprove supposed disorders of state are taken for principall friends to the common benefit of all Hooker ubi supra think well but also obstinately to persist in their good thought of them that seditiously oppose Authority Look upon that story Numb 16. Korah and those rebellious Princes that were with him had not a few but all th● congregation on their side ver 1● and though the Lord made a new thing and commanded the earth to open her mouth and swallow up the Rebells and their houses and after that caused a fire to break out that consumed two hundred and fifty more of the same crew yet on the very next morrow all the Congregation o● the children of Israel murmured against Moses and against Aaron● saying ye have * And so now they cry out the Children of God are persecuted killed the people of the Lord Numb 16.41 so strongly opinionated were they concerning the worth of Korah and his Complices but let it not 〈◊〉 so with us let us not be like ●nto these obstinate Israelites ●umanum est errare incident it is ●o all mankinde to erre and be deceived but wilfully and desperately to persist in an errour this ●s scarce humanum I forbear to mention to whom this belongs Neither let any man say we ●●e not yet convinced and how ●hen shall we change our mindes ●or alter our course Why doth not that which hath been spoken convince thee of the unlawfulnesse of disloyall words and if so thou canst not but acknowledge much more the sinfulnesse of disloyall actions But yet a little more to further thy delivery out of this snare give me leave Oh pressed in many parts of divine Writ both of the old and new Testament as for instance a plain precept My son fear thou the Lord and the King and meddle not with them that are given to change For their calamity shall rise suddenly and who knoweth the ruine of them both Prov. 24.21 22. Again another as plain and powerfull I counsell thee to keep the Kings commandement and that in regard of the oath of God Be not hasty to go out of his sight stand not in an evill thing for he doth whatsoever pleaseth him Where the word of a King is there is power and who may say unto him what doest thou Eccles 8.2 3 4. What need I mention that famous place too plain to be evaded Let every soul be subject to the Higher powers for there is no power but of God The powers that be are ordained of God whosoever therefore resisteth the power resisteth the ordinance of God and they that resist shall receive to themselves damnation Rom. 13.1 2. Lastly to mention no more Submit your selves to every ordinance of man for the Lords sake whether it be to the King as su●ream or unto Governours as unto them that are sent by him 1 Pet. 2.13 14. In all these Scriptures and many more that might be produced obedience to Soveraign Authority is plainly and expressely required and in all this we know God speaks and therefore we