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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A53755	New England freemen warned and warmed to be free indeed, having an eye to God in their elections in a sermon preached before the Court of Election at Boston on the last day of May, 1671 [by] J.O., pastour of the first church in Boston.	Oxenbridge, John, 1609-1674.	1673 (1673)	Wing O837; ESTC R28765	22,868	54

Kings but not by me the 70 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 they have Kinged it to themselves and not to me so the Syriack and vulgar Latine but the Arabick varies a little they have reigned of themselves and not from me They have made Princes and I knew it not the Grèek Syriack vulgar Latine Arabick they were Princes told me not but the Hebrew verbes in the Text being in hiphil and so of transitive signification doth avouch our Translation and so the Chalde paraphraseth they made to rule and not from my minde and will yet often the 70 as quoted in the N. T. enlargeth the next and express sense of the Hebrew and so it may here be allowed and the matter will bear it well For those civil Governours that are of a corrupt constitution are not likely to carry on a godly administration what power is ill laid in will be ill laid out Mich. 17. what is gathered of an Harlot will return to the hire of an harlot what is from the flew will bring forth corruption and so in case of the Text it proved of all the Kings of the ten Tribes we finde not one godly King But for further concerning the sense of the Text I would speak to two Questions Quest 1. How may we understand their setting up Kings and Princes and not by the Lord and his Knowledge Answ They did it not by his direction and approbation they did never enquire and prosecute the minde of God in that business nor did the Lord know and approve their way and procedure as he doth the way of the righteous Psal 1. ult Quest 2. How did they set up Kings and Princes without Gods approbation Answ not meerly as I conceive in setting up the Kingly Government for that was revealed to be his will eventually Deut. 17.14 but their sin in first taking to this Government was their lusting after it out of season and measure this itching humour in the Israelites was partly from their distrusting their God and partly for Gentilizing or conforming to the Gentiles and it broke forth in Gideons time Judg. 8.22 23. they would have a Regal Hereditary Government but Gideon suppresseth the motion and oppo●eth the making a King in other time a manner then God appointed to be a rejecting of Gods Government they say rule thou over us thou and thy Son and thy Sons Son and Gideon said unto them I will not rule over you neither shall my Son rule over you but who then the Lord shall rule over you But this lust in that people did afterwards rise Judg. 9. toward his Bastard Son Abime●e●h who had not that honest spirit to check it as his Father did the same lust was stirring in the Israe●ites demand of a King 1 Sam. 8.5.7 and this the Lord counts the rejecting of his Government by which formerly a fit instrument was designed by the Lord in every extremity and thus far the ten Tribes did act with the other in setting up Kings without Gods approbation afterward I finde this sinful proceeding to reign chiefly in the ten Tribes for they knew the will of God for the succession of David the Type of Christ 2 Sam. 5.2 yet they first set up Ishbosheth and afterward Absalom and then inclined to Sheba in all which they neither sought nor had the approbation of God and by this lust were the ten Tribes acted in setting up Ieroboam for though it was by Gods providence ordering all events yet neither did the people nor Ieroboam enquire of God about it but the people in discontent rebelled against the house of Dav d Ieroboam in his ambition did snatch at the offer of the seditious Israelites thus did not Dav●d for though we was anointed King yet neither in Sauls time would he put forth a hand to the Crown nor after Sauls death had made the Throne vacant would David step one foot towards possession of it till he enquired after and received Gods approbation 2 Sam. 2.1 David enquired of the Lord shall I go up to any of the Cities of Iudah but Ieroboam did neither take nor wear the Crown according to Gods counsel and rearms And so it was with the Kings that succeeded him and for the people that set up their Kings at their own pleasure so did they destroy them Hos 7.7 Being hot as an oven in their own passions and factions they devour their Iudges their Kings are fallen there is none that calls upon me and pulled down their Kings without Gods counsel or help so that in two hundred years they had twenty Kings of ten several families in the same time there were but eleven in Iudah and all of Davids house Now this their setting up Kings and Princes according to their own lusts was the more criminal because they in word owned God to be their God in Covenant my God we know thee and for them to order their Government without taking notice of God was a ●reat disloyalty From the words so depend●ng and explained I offer this Doctrine Doct. It is expected of a People professing themselves the people of God that they should have regard to him in the constitution and administration of their Magistracy This appears by 1. God reproving of the Israelites in the Text the Israelites are charged with an omission not doing according to God in their Magistracy which implies a rule and duty so to do sins of omission import a duty omitted 2. By Gods approving those that have this regard to him as well as his reproving them that have it not Hos 11. ult Ephraim compasseth me about with lyes and the house of Israel with deceit but Iudah yet ruleth with God and is faithful with the Saints the ten Tribes retaining some profession of God but having no sincere respect to him in their civil or religious matters do but keep a customary round of lyes and hypocrisie in their profession of God but Iudah in their Government keeping to the house of David according to Gods command and holding with their Godly Ancestors and their faithful remnant are approved by their God The Reasons to gain the assent of your understandings and so to fetch in the consent of your wills are these Reas 1. The eternal God doth expect of them that acknowledge him for their God and themselves for his people that they should be his universally and unchangeably and that his right to them should not be limited to any place or case but should reach to their whole course Pro. 3.6 In all thy wayes acknowledge him and he shall direct thy paths Ye must acknowledge him in better and greater matters as in other dayes so in this solemn day if therein you expect he shall set you to rights ye must not play fast and loose sometimes retain to God and other times to Mammon Mat. 6.24 Ye cannot serve God and Mammon for they are so far two Masters as never to be one to that if ye hold to one ye will

Priests and Prelates I cannot think the Lord will ever endure it as Ezek. 20.32 That which cometh into your minde shall not be at all that ye say we will be as the Families of the Countries The Lord that hath so marvelously separated and distinguished this people for himself will not so lose his propriety here and know ye that your backsliding will not only be vanity but vexation also for this ye will lose the good ye have had Hos 4.7 As they were increased so they sinned against me therefore will I change their glory into shame If ye grow more provoking as more populous that which hath been the glory of N. E. Magistracy and Ministry will be its shame If ye rebel and vex his holy Spirit acting in them that anointing will be gone Isai 63.10 11. Where is he that brought them up out of the Sea with the shepherd of his flock where is he that put his holy spirit within them Ye will have Magistrates and Ministers of a meaner alloy yea happily for your Hypocrisie and Apostacy being false to Christ as was Iudas you will have that plague Psal 109.6 A wicked man set over you and an adversary shall stand at your right hand Evil will certainly befal you as Iosh 6.26 Ioshua laid the builders of accursed destroyed Iericho under a curse so will our Jesus bring a Curse upon those that shall go about to build Iericho the City of the Moon so it signifies the Kingdome of the Beast which being an earthly worldly Religion Lunenburge is reckoned by the Moon Rev. 11. But blessed are they that resist and crush the least beginnings and breed of Babylon be they will-worship persecution or confusion Blessed I say are those that will dash their brats against the Rock even Christ the sure and tried Stone Yea in case ye backslide from the God of your Fathers ye will be as it were out-lawed and expo ed as a free spoil to every enemy Ier. 50.7 All that found them have devoured them and their adversaries said we offend not because they have sinned against the Lord the habitation of justice even the Lord the hope of their Fathers and from such will ye be most likely to have your scourge from whom you have your apostacy as Israel returning to the Idols of Mesopotamia from whence their Ancestors Abraham and Jacob had separated were first put into the hand of the King of Mesopotamia Iudg. 3.8 and think not what I say is impertinent to the Doctrine or the day for in the civil Government The first worthy Planters they professed to erect and administer according to God and if you that succeed will do according to your lust it will go ill with you the gallant Gideon saith Iud. 8.20 I will not rule over you neither shall my Son rule over you but the Lord shall rule over you this did that worthy Father promise but the Bastard Son will needs break to the ruine of himself and his partakers If a degenerate and spurious Generation will not stand by the intendments and engagements of their faithful Ancestors but in their giving and exercising rule neglect the Lord he will ruine them and their helpers Means 2. Minde faith fully and diligently your liberties that ye may be free to act for and according to God in the constitution and manage of your Magistracy quit once your liberties and ye mu t have such a Magistracy manage of it as will please not God nor your selves but other men will be your masters for servants yea slaves must you be to some body when ye have let go your liberties now to fix you in maintaining your liberties I crave liberty to propound some Motives Motive 1. It is a trust and favour of God that ye have such liberties Psa 118.14 This is the day that the Lord hath made or exalted This your day of free Election is preforable before all your own dayes if we marre it not for ought we know there is no such day in other Colonies abroad and we may say as follows we will rejoyce and be glad in it the more we are engaged for such a day because we have not deserved it but as Saul after his wickedness to David and Davids kindness to him in spring him when he had advantage 1 San. 24.19 This day thou hast made me as the Hebrew saith your liberty then being the gift of such a band even of the Lord let no hand be against it but let every hand hold it Gal. 5.1 Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free and be not intangled again with the yoke of bondage The Lord Jesus hath given you such a standing keep your standing whosoever shall push at you let none doubt that ever shall push at you let none doubt that even our outward liberties in spirituals and temporals are from our Redeemer precious Cotton so All Church priviledges and Common-wealth priviledges hath the Lord purchased by his blood So a faithful Brother among us on such a day as this our liberties and priviledges are ransomed mercies Mr. St. Christ hath given a price and by his power and by his spirit acting in the prayers and pains of his Servants hath gotten and kept them This liberty of chusing their own Magistrates the Lord gave to his own people Deut. 1.13.15 Give ye so the Hebrew and our Margent wise men and understanding known among your Tribes and I will make them Rulers over you and such as ye people gave Moses took yea this people of Israel were still free to chuse when scarce any were free to be chosen Isai 3.6 A man shall take hold of his Brother and of the house of his Father saying thou hast clothing be thou a ruler And all faithful ones are with Abraham the proper heirs of the World Rom. 4 13. and that without wrong to just propriety and it seems all shall as we have the yoke broken because of the anointing Isai 10.27 Now shall not we hold the Lands and Liberties which our God hath given us as Iudg. 11.24 that valliant Iephthe told the Arronite and indeed for your just bounds it will be great weakness to shorten them for a near Enemy is the worst as Sparta found by the Athe●ians seizing on Pysus a near and rejected Island Motive 2. Your trust by and for men bespeaks your care and vigilance about your Liberties This Honourable Assembly consists of the Trustees of all the Freemen of the ●●…nd If Freemen indeed they chuse that they may so continue we should have cause to complain of any that is chosen if he should use this trust our Liberties as the Eagle in the Greek Epigram lamented that it was slain with an Arrow winged with its own Feathers Ye are also trusted for men for many all Inhabitants have their Liberties Women Children Servants yea and Strangers too let me beseech this Honourable Assembly in the name of all the Freemen