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The original of kingly and ecclesiastical government by T.B. ...
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Barlow, Thomas, 1607-1691.
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mighty and the Princes of the people never so wicked and cruel mos gerendus est we must obey them not in the performance of their unjust commands but in submission to their just authority if not by our active yet by our passive obedience if not for their own sakes yet propter Dominum for the Lords sake if not for wrath yet for conscience sake Rom. 13.5 If it goeth against thy conscience say as the people were wont to say when they fell down before the Ass that carried the Image of the Godâ—ess Isis upon his back non tibi sed Religioni if thy conscience condemns thee God is greater than thy conscience and we must look what he commands as well as what she dictates the one may be mislead the other cannot mislead sacrifice may be either pleasing or displeasing to the Lord but obedience was never faulty thou maist offer the sacrifice of fools when thou thinkest thou doest well but upon how sure grounds goes he who can say with the prophet in all his actions If I have gone a stray O Lord thou hast caused me to erre never deviating from the express of his word Now God gives us express command that we should not touch his Anointed what condition soever they are of Nolite Tangâ—re Christos meos touch not mine anointeâ— anâ— where Gods rules are general we must not put in exceptions of our own for the wickedness of a King can no more make void Gods ordinance of our obedience unto him then mans unbelief can frustrate Gods decree in us Rom. 3.3 Let Saul be wicked anâ— let wicked Saul be but once Anointed David states the question neither concerning Saul nor his wickedness but whether he being the Lords anointed there 's the business it is lawful to stretch forth a hand against him Who can stretch forth his hand against the Lords Anointed and be guiltless 1 Sam. 26.9 CHAP. VI. Whether upon any pretences whatsoever it be lawful to depose murder or so much as to touch the Lords Anointed THere was the first time that ever it was put to the Vote whether a King might be put to death or not but it was resolved upon the question in that Parliament Ne perdas destroy him not it is well that David had a negative voice or else it had been but a bad president for Kings it is well that the men with whom David had this parley would hearken unto reason and let that sway them otherwise David might have been forced to fly as fast away from his own men as he did at first from Saul for there wanted no Lay-preachers then to preach the destruction and slaughter of Princes under the pretences of wicked Government and tyranny who had the trick then as well as now to couch their foul meaning in good words and Scripture phrase with a dixit Dominus when the Lord said no such thing as Davids Zealots 1 Sam. 24.5 This is the day whereof the Lord said unto thee I will deliver thine Enemy into thine hand and thou shalt do unto him what as shall seem good unto thee that is thou shalt murder him that was their meaning though the word was a good word and we do not read where the Lord said any such thing at all So Abishai 1 Sam. 26.8 God hath delivered thine enemy into â—hine hand what then Therefore let me smite him no such matter David denies the consequence as if he should have said God hath delivered him into my hand but I will make no such bad use of his deliverance I had rather hereby shew him his own error and my innocency then any way stretch forth my hand against him for he is the Lords Anointed and when sleep had betrayed Saul to Davids power in the trench and made the King a subject for Davids innocence he esteemed himself but as a Patridg in the Wilderness when he might have caught the Eagle in the Nest he pacified Sauls Anger by inabling his power to hurt sent him his spear it seems he did not think it fit to keep the Kings Militia in his hands and humbly beggs Let not my blood fall to the earth when if it had not been for David Abishai would have smiten Saul unto the earth at once so that he needed not to have smitten him the second time but David would not destroy him not saith he and his reason was Quis potest Who can stretch forth his hand against the Lords Anointed and be guiltless Another most Notable demonstration of Davids innocency and subjection unto a hard Master a most tyrannical King cruel Saul we have 1 Sam. 24. When in the Cave of Engildi David might have cut off Sauls head like precious oyntment he descends only to the skirts of his garment and with a Quid feci checks himself and beshrews his heart that he had done so much and upon a little looking back of Saul as if he had put on rays of Majesty David bows and stoops with his face to the earth to him when he might have laid his honour in the dust call'd him my Father when that Father came to sacrifice him upon the mountains and Isaac-like nothing but See my Father when he could see nothing but fire and sword and himself also the lamb ready for the sacrifice A true Isacc though many young men staid behind with the Ass will after his father though he have fire in the one hand and a knife in the other ready for to sacrifice his follower A right David and he that is a man after Gods own heart though he could bite to death and knaw into the very bowels of his Soveraign yet he will assume no farther power to hurt than to the biting of a Flea after whom is the King of Israel come out After a Flea Afteâ— whom doth Saul pursue After a dead Dog When he might have caught the Lion in the toyle I could easily be endless in instances of the like nature as our Saviour Christs obedience to the death under the raign of Tiberius his Disciples unâ—er Nero Claudius and Caligula whose governments were opposite to the propagation of the Gospel as themselves were enemies to the propagators of it yet we see they neither attempted the alteration of the one or the destruction of the other yet Christ could do much if he pleased and if the Napkins of Saint Paul and the shadow of Saint Peter could cure diseases if a word out of their mouths could strike men and women dead in the place if an oration at the Bar could make a King tremble on the Bench then surely you will confess that his Disciples could do something Yet nothing was done or attempted against those wicked cruel and pagan Emperours one instance shall suffice for all what mischief or injury could be done more to a people then Nebuchadonozer King of Babylon did unto the Jews who slew their King their Noble their Parents their Children and kinsfolks burnâ—d their Country
THE ORIGINAL OF Kingly and Ecclesiastical GOVERNMENT By T. B. Dr. in Divinity Mat. 22.21 Da Caesari quae sunt Caesaris King Jame's Bas. Dor. Sublato Episcopo tollitur Rex Printed for Robert Clavell and William Hensman 1681. THE CONTENTS CHAP. I. GOd himself was the first founder and the first that instituted the Office of Kings Chap. II. The people cannot make an Anointed King Chap. III. The meaning of the Anointing of Kings Chap. IV. The reason why they are called the Lords Anointed Chap. 5. Bad Kings are the Lords Anointed as well as good Chap. VI. It is not lawful upon any pretences whatsoever to depose or so much as touch the Lords Anointed Chap. VII What is meant by touching the Lords Anointed Chap. VIII That Kings now adays are to be had in the same veneration and esteem as the Kings of Judah and Israel were notwithstanding our Christian liberty Chap. IX That a King failing in his duty and not performing those things which he hath sworn unto at his Coronation so solemnly yet the people are not dis-obliged in their obedience unto him Chap. X. Touch not mine Anointed Psal. 105. meant by Princes and not otherwise Chap. XI The Objection of the ten Tribes revolting from Rehoboam answered Chap. XII The Objection of Jehu slaying his Master Joram and taking the Kingdom upon him answered Chap. XIII A Discourse concerning the necessity and excellency of Monarchy Chap. XIV That there is no such thing as a free State in the World Chap. XV. A Discourse concerning Episcopacy proving it to be Jure Divino To the Reader Good Reader WE have lived to see our profession of Christianity to have yielded some men arguments for their taking up Armes against their lawful Soveraigns and Goverment certainly there hath been some violence used by them herein or else this holy Religion could never afforded them such a Topick Submission to our lawful Governours not only for Wrath but also for Conscience-sake is the great duty and glory of our profession whilest evil Religions prompt men to rapine blood and violence Religio Christiana nil suadet nisi justum lene The Original and power of Kingly Government hath of late been much disputed whether it be as our Saviour spake of St. John's Baptism from God or from men this Author I think hath evinced the former and if so subjection is our duty t is not male administration or persecution as some men call it can ever warrant the Subjects Arms against his Prince The Christian Church gives no Example nor our Religion any precept for such undertakings If it then be Religion as some men would have us think they fought for why do they use unlawful weapons must prayers and tears be turned into Pike and Musket because a Nero is thy Governour The Church of God knows no such usage the legal dispensation it self which will be acknowledged somewhat harsh in respect of the Gospel will not permit a holy David tho a man after Gods own heart to build his Temple for that he was a man of battel and his hands were bloody peace meekness charity and submission to our lawful Government are the effects and true signs of real Christanity the other is but spurious and Apocryphal To inform our Reader of the rise of Kingly Government is the design of this pious Author and to perswade us to subjection to our Civil as well as Ecclesiastick Governors is the main intention and scope of his undertakings which I hope good Reader by a due perusal of this small Book may be well attained as the thing it self is well made out by the Author and so I leave thee to the use of the Book THE ORIGINAL OF GOVERNMENT CHAP. I. Who was the first Founder or the first that instituted the Office of KINGS VVEE say some People were the first that desir'd them and moved for them and had them and chose them And all the people went to Gilgal and there they made Saul King before the Lord in Gilgal 1 Sam. 11.15 1 Sam. 8.5 Soft and fair good people do not mistake your selves you desired and moved for and would have and had a King but God gave him you I gave thee a King O Israel in mine anger and I took him away in my wrath Hosea 13.10 11. According to this we read Acts 13.21 They desired a King and God gave unto them Saul c. And for your making of a King at Gilgal your making was but approving and applauding him that was made already for Saul was both made a King and confirmed King and executed his Office before the people are said to have madâ— him King in Gilgal He was anointed King over Israel 1 Sam. 10.1 he was confirmed by signs 1 Sam. 10.2 3 4 c. he executed his Office 1 Sam. 11.7 8. God first sent And sâ—condly shewed And thirdly chose And fourthly anointed And fifthly found them out a King before ever it is said they made him First God sent him I will send thee a Man out of the Tribe of Benjamin and thou shalt anoint him to be Captain over my people Secondly God shewed him for neither the people nor any of the Saints nor the Elders of Bethlehem no nor Samuel himself knew not where to find this first of Kings 'till God said This is he he shall reign over my people 1 Sam. 9.17 Thirdly God chose him himself and Samuel said to all the people See him whom the Lord hath chosen 1 Sam. 10.24 If the people had made him themselves or could make him what needed they to have come unto Samuel to bid him make us a King to judge us 1 Sam. 8.5 and to say give us a King Which deprecation was indeed no otherwise than as if they should have desired Samuel to have asked a King for them of the Lord for so it seems by the sequel for immediately hereupon Samuel went unto the Lord and declared their importunity and the Lord said that he should hearken unto the voice of the people in all that they said unto him verse 7. and this most certain and agreeable unto 1 Sam. 1. where Samuel tels the people Ye have this day rejected your God c. and have said unto him set a King over us Fourthly God anointed him Samuel took a violl of Oyl and poured it on his head and kissed him and said is it not because he hath anointed thee to be Captain over his Inheritance 1 Sam 10.1 Fifthly God found him out for them where he was hidden from them for when all the Tribes of Israel were come together and the Tribe of Benjamin was taken and the families of that Tribe drew neer and the family of Matri was taken out of those families and Saul the son of Kish from thence 1 Sam. 10.20 21. the smallest Tribe the least family the poorest Benjamite as shewing us that Kings were not to have derivation from the mighty people but from the almighty God 1 Sam. 9.21