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A93348	Great Britains misery; with the causes and cure. Described first, as it is from the justice of God the authour, who is now in controversie with the inhabitants of the land for sin: especially for eight capitall crimes, all which are aggravated by sundry circumstances. Secondly, the injustice and malice of the instruments of this misery, Satan and his agents: their main aime, and particular ends, moving them therunto. Vindicating, plainly and fully, (by way of answer to severall objections) the lawfulnesse and necessity of raising arms by the Parliament, and kingdom; for the defence of the King, kingdom, religion, laws, and known rights of the subject: against that viperous generation of papists, atheists, delinquents, and licentious men, who have at once invaded all. ... / By G.S. Gent. Imprimatur Ja. Cranford.	Smith, George, 1602 or 3-1658.	1643 (1643)	Wing S4037; Thomason E250_4; ESTC R212534	90,980	68

he must be obeyed Answer All men are bound to yeeld obedience to the higher powers that is granted but that the King is the highest in power is denyed God is the highest in power and there are no Powers but what is from God Answer Therefore God alone is to be obeyed in all things and by all men It is true that the very Office of a King as He is Gods Deputy on earth is to be honoured feared and obeyed Hence it Ioh. 19. 11. is that Peter in another place commands honour to be given him and wise Salomon joyneth God and the King together Fear the Lord and the King Shewing that there is a kind of holy dignity in the Office of a King for which we must fear 1. Pet. 2. 17. honor and obey him as also shewing that there should be no difference between Pro. 24. 21. the Commands of a King and the Commands of God and therefore to be obeyed for conscience sake as Him that is sent of God for the punishment of evill doers and the praise of them that do well and for this cause Kings are to have Tribute Customes Fear Honor c. Kings are principall men set up to defend their Subjects and Rom. 12. 5. preserve Kingdomes by administration of justice not by tyranny to destroy men 1. Pet. 3. 14. and Kingdoms So then the commands of a King is not to be obeyed further then their commands are agreeable to the commands of God Plutarch relates a passage of a woman that was injured and came to King Philip for justice But he willing to put her off she cryed more and with a loud voice saying hear and helpe Oh King or be no longer King Kings are indeed Gods Ministers as Judges Majors Bailis●s Constables c. are the Kings Ministers they are to be obeyed for the King and the King for God whose commands they are to command execute and see Bishop Andrew in com 5. do● if the King command any thing contrary to Gods command we are not bound to obey it nay we are bound not to obey any such command for then we shall disobey God therein we say as Peter and Iohn we ought to obey God rather than Acts 4. 19. 5. 29. man God only hath absolute power and all other powers are from him The power and authority of a King cannot warrant my disobedience to God No more then a Major or a Constable by his authority or command can warrant me to act No command of any King ca warant the left disobedience to God Dan 3. 16. 6. 10. Ex. 1. 17. 20. 1. Sam. 14. 45 1. King 21. 3 Treason against a King Else why did the three children and Daniel refuse to obey the command of the King And why did the Mid-wives refuse to obey Pharob and God blessed them And why did the people withstand the command of Saul concerning Ionathan And Naboth refuse to give his Vineyard to Ahab So it is cleer that a Kings command is not to be obeyed further then it is warranted by Gods Word Objection 2 Secondly it is Objected That Subjects are bound to pray for Kings as 1. Tim. 2. 2. and to defend their persons life and honour with the hazard of their own blouds as the people would not suffer David to hazard his person against Absolm 2. Sam. 18. 3. nor would David lay his hand upon the Lords annoynted 1. Sam. 16. 11. Therefore subjects may not take arms against their King Answer Answer It is true all subjects are bound to pray for their King that under His Government we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all goodlinesse and honesty and I do believe that for the ommission of this duty God oftentimes punish●th a 1. Tim. 2 2 people by the evill Government of their King and that most justly It is a doubtlesse a great sin in any subject not to pray for their King if it be a duty to pray for It is a duty to pray for the K. and a sin not to pray for him 1. Sam 12. 23 Ester 6. 2 all men much more Kings God forbid saith Samuel that I should sin against the Lord in ceasing to pray for you Also it is the peoples duty to defend the Person State Life and Honor of the King So Mordecba revealed the Treason of King Ahushueru's Ennuches and the people but as duty bound them fought for David against 2. Sam 18 3 Absolon for they say thou art worth ten thousand of us But it was not duty but wickednesse in Doeg to slatter Saul and to incense him against David and 1. Sam 22. 9 against the priests of the Lord and duty in Abimetech to defend Davids innocency against the wrath of Saul but it was murder in Doeg though at the command of the King to fall upon the Verse 14. Verse 18. David might not have kill'd Saul Priests to slay them and well done in other servants of Saul that refused to execute that Command David thought it utterly unlawfull to kill Saul either in his Cave or in his Trenches when he was in his hands but that he was bound to spare him as he did it being by the Law of Arms barbarous cruelty to kill an enemy treacherously but much more for David to kill Saul first because he was a King the Lords anointed as David himself saith 2ly because David should have shewed distrust in God who had promised him the Kingdom after Saul but not by such meanes to shorten the life of Saul Now faith makes not hast but waites Gods time means yet forbids not to use means of defence when the person is unjustly assaulted But we acknowledge it is the duty of every subject to pray for their King we also confesse it is duty by all lawfull means to preserve the life honor and state of the King But if this be duty as undoubtedly it is to do it to this end that God may have glory for that is the Apostol call rule 1 Cor. 10 31 2. Tun. 2 2 in all things and that we may live quiet peaceable and godly lives under him for the Apostle gives this reason why we should pray for Kings Then we are bound to use those means that conduce to that and Therefore to appose treacherous dishonorable Counsellers who by their Subjects are bound to oppose wicked dishonourable Counsellers counsells and actions hinder the Kings welfare endanger his person and life prejudice his honor or molest the quiet and peace of his people and kingdoms and especially such as seeke the dishonor of God and endeavour to take away holinesse religion and just rights take away the wicked from the King and his throne shall be established And this is all that the Parliament and the Kingdom do at this day they stand in the just defence of the King and all that may conduce to his safety and welfare all being by desperate

of the Emperour Trajanus delivering a sword into the hands of one of the Governours of his Empire said unto him these words Use this sword for me as long as I do justly and against me if I doe unjustly Where the people are a free people saith learned Dr. Willet and the Princes received with conditions to maintaine See Dr. Will. in Exod. c. 20. quest 24. the ancient franchieses liberties and immunity of the Countrey the State may lawfully maintaine their Liberties against all vexation and violence Besides if a King or any his ministers shall under an established Law contrary to that Law assault a private man to take away his life or goods without the sentence of the Law such a private man is not bound to submit his life but rather to preserve it either by flight or defend it by resistance a man is bound to defend the life of another if unlawfully assaulted much more his owne every animall is by nature taught to defend it selfe what A private man may desend himself against unjust violence nature allowes to other creatures it denies not to a man besides the Law of the kingdom allowes a man to defend himselfe against all unjust violence And Scripture yeeldeth us warrantable example in that kingly Prophet David he defended himselfe against Saul his King although he would not lay his hand upon Saul teacherously to kill him yet he would take up armes to defend himself and himselfe saith that three wayes he might see the death of Saul and be guiltlesse either that he die a naturall death or that God smite 1 Sam. 26. 10. him by some extraordinary stroke or that he wilfully descend into the battle and perish Now that David would have joyned in battle with Saul if Saul had assaulted him is cleare sor when David had delivered the men of Keilab from the Philistins and possessed himselfe of the Towne it being a strong place with gates and barres he heard that Saul would come thither against him Then he enquires two things of God first whether indeed Saul would come secondly whether the men of Keilah would deliver him up into his hand and the Lord answered him that Saul would come and the men of Keilah would deliver him up He asketh not whither he 1 Sam. 23. v. 10 11 12. should fight with Saul but resolved if the men of Keilah would stand faithfull to him to abide the siege and stand battle against Saul But because the Keilahites were treacherous he departed and went whither h● could for safety So when Antiochus by cruelty oppressed the Jewes forcing them to forsake their Religion the Lawes and Customes of Josep war Iewes l. 1. c. ● 1 Macc. 2. 24 25. c. their Nation Matthias the sonne of Osmoneus with his sonnes tooke armes against him flew Bacchades chiefe Captaine of his Garisons and by force opposed the cruelty and unjust commands of Antiochus The office of a King is the ordinance of God and Kings are Gods annointed but we must consider there are annoynted of God that are not Kings all Gods elect Saints on earth are Gods annoynted as well the begger as the King and these whether King or begger are pretious in Gods sight God hath reproved annoynted Kings for these annoynteds sake saying touch not mine annointed and doe my Prophets no harme Kings Psal 105. 15. Psal 82. 6 7. are gods in the Throne men in the grave gods as they are executioners of Gods will and worthy of all honour reverence and obedience men as they are executioners of their owne wils and neglect Gods command Kings are Kings in two respects in respect of God who sets them up and 1 Sam. 10. 24. 1 Sam. 11. 15. in respect of men that chose them and accept of them and so every kingdome is bound to obey their owne King not another Now God sets up Kings to be a terror to the evill not to the good to punish ungodly men and oppressors not to cherish them nor to oppresse Rom. 13. 3. 1 Sam. 8. 5. and the people choose and accept of Kings to be their protectors and to doe justice betwixt man and man Now if a King faile of the duty of a King I say not that he is therefore no King but still a King and Gods annoynted but if he command things contrary to God and contrary to the Lawes of his kingdome he is not to be obeyed but contrary if there be a Parliament they that is the Parliament may and ought in the kingdomes defence to oppose any power directly or indirectly raised to the dishonour of God and violation of the Lawes of the kingdome or the rights and freedome of the subjects yet so as they are bound to preserve if possible the person of the King and this is agreeable to right reason and is the judgement of the learned of all times divine and humane Object 4 A fourth objection is that some factious men in Parliament not the whole Parliament for their private ends raised jealousies of the King that by his counsels he was perswaded to change Religion and Lawes and destroy the Priviledges of Parliament whereas the King by severall Declarations to all his loving subjects makes protestation of his reall intention to defend and maintaine the Protestant Religion of Queene Elizabeth and King James as also all the knowne Lawes just priviledges of Parliament and the liberty of the Subject Answ Answer This is a cavill invented by the popish faction and Demy-Jesuits put into the mouthes of their speakers and is a notorious false scandall cast upon good men terming them scandalous of whom we ought not to entertaine an evill thought Whereas indeed there were no factious men in either house or Parliament but of the popish faction Whilest the Bishops popish Lords remaened in the house they hindred all proceedings and as soon as they were out they put the King upon a warre who are separated from them and have raised this warre against them we know they came as unjustly to their elections as they have since unfaithfully discharged their trust many of them obtained voyces for their elections by letters bribes threats flatteries and violence and had Papists votes which is contrary to Law these onely are the factious men that for particular selfe-ends endeavour to destroy our Religion and to ruine the Kingdome Whereas the other which is the Parliament have and doe hazzard all that is their owne yea their darest lives for the publike good They that flatter Kings seeke worldly preferments which these are willing to lose to discharge good conscience Saul had no better argument to discourage his servants from holding with innocent 1 Sam. 22. 7. David then to tell them David had not fields and Vine-yards to give to every one of them But this Popish faction declared plainely that they sought the ruine of the Parliament else why did they accuse five members at once of Treason and

and bloudy designe upon the City of Bristoll somewhat in nature like unto that Plot against Bristoll upon London but much below it in cruelty besides many other strange and dangerous plots by divine providence all prevented and blasted but assuredly when the time appointed by God is come and the sinnes of those Popish and Heathen Protestants for they would be called Protestants is full as the sinnes of the Amorites for which God prolonged the time of making good his promise to his servant Abraham and to his seed till when they were to serve under great affliction and bondage as God promised Abraham and I am sure the same promise belongs to all the Church of God that are true Protestants See Cen. 15. v. 13 14. 16. that he would judge that people under which his people should serve and I hope none doubt of the performance of that but that it was made good upon the Egyptians nor will I doubt but it will be made good upon the Cavaliers and plotters of these cruelties it was so with all those wicked plotters and Counsellours of Kings against Gods people that we mentioned in the last page The Malignant Counsellours of Nebuchadnezzar were themselves devoured by those Lions that they thought should have eaten Daniel Dan. 6. 24. Wicked Haman that procured the King to signe a Decree against Mordecai and Esther 7. 10. the people of the Jewes was hanged upon the same Gallowes that he had prepared to hang Mordecai King Rehoboam that followed the rash counsell 1 King 12. 16. of greedy young men lost the greatest part of his kingdome for ever And Jezabell for her bloudy plots against Naboth with Ahab who did nothing to 1 King 22. 37. 2 King 9. 33 hinder her were both destroyed all this you may see confirmed by the witnesse of Sacred testimony We know God is the same now that he was in those dayes he changeth not he is no lesse just to avenge himselfe upon Mal. 3. 6. Esa 59 1. Heb. 1. 12. wicked men he is as mercifull to save his people he is as strong and able to doe it And the same promises belong unto us as unto Abraham and his seed we have had as great experiences of his love and mercy as ever the Jewes Rom. 9. 8. Gal. 4. 28. Rom. 15. 4. had or any people since by severall and many deliverances from the invasions and home-hatcht treasons of the hellish Papists God by his providence hath made all their conceptions plots and treasons abortive to this day onely he hath and must scourge us by them for our sinnes besides we have Fromer deliverances should strengthen our saith in God had wonderfull experience of Gods mercy and his hand of providence with us in these present miseries which should strengthen our faith courage David was incouraged by much lesser deliverance to encounter with Goliab the terror of men for saith he the Lord that delivered mee out of the paw of the Lyon and of the Beare he will deliver me from the hand of this Philistim And we 1 Sam. 17. 37. may with assurance rest upon him for deliverance when his time is come if Psal 94. 13. Prov. 11. 5. Heb. 3. 19. Psal 56. 12. 2 Chro. 32. 25. Jer. 5. 25. Psal 37. 5. 7. Rom. 8. 25. Heb 6. 15. Acts 17. 2 Chro. 39. 36 Psal 7 3. 19. Esa 51. 22 26. our unbeliefe unthankfulnes hinder it not The people of Israel could not enter into the promised Land because of their unbeliefe and wrath was upon Hezekiah because hee returned not thankfulnesse to God according to the mercies he received for such sinnes will with-hold good things from us But if we will waite by faith and patience till the appointed time come though we know not when it will be for times and seasons of this kind are secret to God But if we were heartily prepared to seeke God and fitted for reformation as the people were in Hezekiahs time the thing would be done suddenly and we should drinke no more of the cup of Gods fury but he would give it into the hands of them that afflict us to drinke who say to our soules Bow downe that we may go over c. I know these things though they be sweete and pleasant to them to whom they are chiefly meant will be accounted bitter to guilty men what I write is truth and it is written to a good end but to them who are in the gaule of bitternesse sweet things are bitter I am not invective against the person of any man if any thing I write make any man sorrowfull to repentance I have my desire and for my Soveraign Lord the King I honor and reverence his person and authority my soule mournes for him and my prayer ever shall be to the God of the spirits of all men to open his eyes for he is misled and to give him a heart like David that he may be a nursing Father and his Queene a nursing Mother Esa 44. 22. to his people and kingdomes Vpon his head let his Crowne flourish that he may live to raigne over his three kingdomes long and long to the glory of God and that the Scepter may not depart from his posterity while the Sun and Moone endure but let shame be upon all his enemies Psal 132. 18. I charge not his Majesty as author of these evils for it is all by a malignant counsell by which he hath beene misled and is still swayed by naturall love The King not charged with these evils but his wicked counsellors and affection to some who have craftily intangled him in the snares of their craftinesse slattery is very like true friendship and some slatterers in shewes can exceed a true friend and such convey vice covertly in shew of vertue and is often received by men of good affections as judicious Seneca speaks when men affect the person the counsell is very prevalent because we seldome doubt such men it was the Devils policy first to deceive Eve and leave her to seduce Adam which probably the Devill could not have done himselfe Salomon who was Gen 3. 6. 1 Tim. 2. 14. See Josep in antiq l. 8. c. 2. Ecclus. 25. 13 never nor could be seduced by an enemy was by his wives drawne to serve their gods to gratisie and expresse the love he bore to his wives he grew to honour their gods as Josephus shewes give me saith the sonne of Sirach any plague but the plague of the heart and any wickednesse but the wickednesse of a woman Object 6 Other cavils malignant spirits make not worthy any reply They alleadge that the Kings absence from the Parliament makes it no Parliament he being not onely a part but the chiefe Answ Answer This is a meere cavill senselesse and ridiculous that the voluntary absence of the Kings person should frustrate the act besides the Statute Law of the King which