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A47772	The blessing of Iudah explained, and applied to the present times, in a sermon preached at S. Maries, Oxford, March 27, 1644 : being the anniversary of His Majesties inauguration to his crowne ... : wherein by Henry Leslie ...	Leslie, Henry, 1580-1661.	1644 (1644)	Wing L1161; ESTC R21216	30,794	49

and set it upon his head to shew that power is given him of the Lord and Soveraignty from the most High And so much all Kings doe professe stiling themselves in their Writs Dei Gratiâ but now Iesuits and Puritants will teach them to change their stile and for Dei Gratiâ to write Favore populi From all this that I have said I may safely conclude that Kings are from God receive their power from him onely and are no way dependant from the people Now if God give them their authority if it be God onely who puts them in Commission then it is onely God who can turne them out for in Law Institution and Destitution belong both to one are both done by the same power And therefore for people even the whole representative body of the Kingdome to take upon them to depose their King or to dispose of these things that are his is a sacrilegious usurping of Gods prerogative who onely is King of Kings and Lord of Lords he removeth Kings and setteth up Kings he only brings Iudah unto his people and he onely can take Iudah from his people And now to returne to my text you have yet heard but the first part of the meaning of these words bring him unto his People that is set him as King over his people In the next place I will shew you that the words will beare a further sense namely that if Iudah at any time be driven from his people it would please God to bring him backe unto them againe So Tremelius reads it Reduc eum ad populum Suum It was Davids case he was banished from his kingdome by his unnaturall Sonne Absolom for the treason was so great that he was forced to flye from Ierusalem with his familie and the Priests for the Priests did suffer in that Rebellion with their King as they doe at this day after a time God brought him back again in peace according to that trust which he put in God in his greatest distresse for when he commanded Zadock to carry back againe the Arke unto Ierusalem 2. Sam. 15.25 he said if I shall find favour in the eyes of the Lord he will bring me againe and shew me both it and his habitation In the last place to make up the full sense of the words I say Moses prayeth that God would establish a firme union betweene Iudah and his People this is indeed to bring the King unto his People and his People unto him wherein consists the safety and security of a Kingdome for unity is the perfection of all things Salust Concordiâ res parvae crescant discordiâ maximae dilabuntur without concord Peace cannot continue Warre cannot prosper In the naturall body the Spirit holds the members together if they be separated and divided one from another the Spirit cannot animate them as we are taught by Ezechiels vision of scattered bones which were to be revived first the bones came together every bone to his bone then the sinewes grew and knit them after the flesh and skin covered them Ezech. 37.7 9. and when they were thus united and not before he called for the Spirit from the foure winds to enter into them and give them life It is so in the body Politicke if the members be separated and divided amongst themselves and from their head there is little life in that Kingdome Math. 12.25 for every Kingdome divided against it selfe is brought to desolation and every City and house divided against it selfe shall not stand Unity is that which both makes and preserves a Citie for Civitas est civium vnitas Plaeto saith this is the strength of the Republicke Rempub. facit firmissimam Civium inter se concordia consensus Lib. 3. de repub Agesilaus being asked a reason why the Citie of Sparta was not walled about he pointed at the Citizens all in their armour and well agreeing among themselves Loe these be the walls of our Citie saith he Plut. in Apoph Lacon signifying thereby that Cities and Kingdomes are not safer by any walls and Bull-warkes then by the mutuall consent and concord of the Citizens The Psalmist commends Ierusalem for her unity Psal 122.3.4 Ierusalem is builded as a Citie that is compact together whither the Tribes go up the Tribes of the Lord. And therefore he exhorts us to pray for her Peace Pray for the Peace of Ierusalem they shall prosper that love thee Silurus taught his sons what great strength is in unity by delivering unto them a bundle of arrowes which no man was able to breake while they were fast bound up together but being taken asunder it was an easie matter to breake them one by one wherein he taught his sons by the light of nature that lesson which the Psalmist hath taught us by the Spirit of God Behold how good Psal 133.1 and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity c. And as it is in the body naturall and politicke So it is likewise in Christs mysticall body the Church Vnlesse there be an union of the members amongst themselves there can be no union of the members with the head The Church is not Babel but Ierusalem It is not a number of stragling sheepe but a Communion of Saints A flock united under one shepheard having but one Lord Ephes 4.5 Act. 4.32 one Faith one Baptisme one God and Father of all yea and but one heart too Thus were the Disciples prepared for the receiving of the holy Ghost They were all 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Act. 2.1 with one accord in one place And afterwards it is noted of the company of Beleevers that when they prayed Act. 4.24 Act. 8.6 Act. 2.46 they prayed altogether when they heard the word they heard altogether when they brake bread they did it altogether It was the legacie that Christ left in his last will to his Disciples Peace I leave with you my peace I give unto you Ioh. 14.27 not as the world giveth give I unto you But who so considers what little Peace is now amongst us may justly suspect that Christs will is not proved his legacie is not paid And indeed it is our owne fault who have driven Peace from us we were weary of our Peace and loathed it as the Israelites did their Manna so that it is no wonder we have lost it And yet it is certaine that unity is necessary for all societies especially unity betweene the King and his Subjects as being that which preserves Peace both in Church and Common-wealth And this union is from God It is he who brings Iudah unto his people and his people unto him for God is the author of Peace and lover of concord as the Church hath taught us to pray he maketh men to dwell together in one house to speake the same thing and to be all of one mind In such God doth delight Psal 76.2 For in Salem