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justice_n	authority_n	king_n	power_n	3,463	5	4.8127	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A81540	A discovery of the iuglings and deceitfull impostures of a scandalous libell against the Parliament. Published in the forme of a petition to the Houses of Parliament, in the name of the inhabitants of London and Westminster, and inhabitants of Southwarke, pretended to be distressed in point of conscience. Hereunto is added the said petition, in the name of the inhabitants of London and Westminster, &c. Together with a free, cleare and conscientious answer in way of petition, to the foresaid scandalous pamphlet.		1643 (1643)	Wing D1657; Thomason E247_8; ESTC R206810	9,439	7

from the Kings Supremacy By this meanes also doe they wickedly indeavour to reflect some guilt upon you If in the pursuance of the most just and holy resolutions which being qualified according to the expression aforesaid under correction we conceive that the King is bound in conscience rebus Statutis ita stantibus not only to assent and imbrace but also to promote with all his prerogative his Majesty should receive any Personall dammage tho' against your wills and ardent Petitions and the expresse desire of all those that are not for their own interest very ill affected to his true honour and safety whereas by all reason and Scripture it appeareth that all the blame is to be laid upon those who seek to seduce him so wilfully to adventure himselfe in such society as threatneth the wrath of God and destruction upon him 2 Chron. 25.7 8. 2 Chron. 19.2 with 2 Chron. 25.21 22. And to bolster up their traiterous babble contriv'd to the ruine of Kingdom and State they alledge the Doctrine of the Church in the Booke of Homilies as if the Authors or publishers of those godly Treatises could determine of a case which rightly stated never till this time came within any English mans supposall And so either very simply or very subtilly doe they urge Mr. Calvins authority with the Harmony of reformed Churches concerning Magistracy All of which Divines give as much authority over the Church to their Aristocratians as they acknowledge can be due by any condition to the most Catholike Crowne or triple Tiara And for the present have and doe stand in such an opposition to Absolute Monarchy that if their resistance be but lawfull ours now must needs be absolutely fit and necessary Yet let us once see a free Synod and in this particular we will stand to the Arbitration of those Divines which shall be rightly chosen and sent from the reformed Churches Then doe they presume to give sence to the Laws of the Land against that Soveraigne as of late in some cases we have seene Authority of interpretation which now resideth in you as we think by the peoples election and Kings confirmation of you as the only competent Judges of the Laws betweene himselfe and his people then not only dissenting but diffiding Lastly They are not ashamed to urge the Protestation which some who refused to take it doe absolutely averre That no man ever intending their course or way could at any time receive or vow to performe except guilty either of acauterized conscience or blockish stupidity We therefore seriously pondering the deplorable condition both of Church and State And that not one of a 1000 but from self interest assisteth the King in this ruinous quarrell the insatiable desires of which assistants our lives and fortunes can never satisfie as the Malignants themselves shall find when upon successe they feele them encrease as they are replenished 2. How the mushroome or mongrell Gentry begin to emulate their inferiours and what they cannot effect by emulation they endeavour by malice 3. That their zealous ambition to rule the Puritans mortally exasperates many to the slaughter of those who when they are dead cannot be ruled Fourthly That calumnies goe high in reputation whilst accusations are at a losse and liberty of language stands upon her triall the most hatefull thing to a crue of tyrants because the most necessary to a Commonwealth as that upon which the libertie of life dependeth 5. That the Church can never be setled by any Papall power derived from the Crowne Imperiall to which it is by Law annexed without offering dangerous and damnable violence to 1000000s. of consciences 6. That now we must be made truly free or else tyed to an absolute servitude 7. That union in Religion and uniformity in Kirk government agreed upon in both the Kingdomes with his Majesties approbation can never be accomplished till you either reduce into Scotland the presidentiall Prelacy or admit a lawfull and canonicall Presbitery into England 8. That his Majesties Person is in danger not from you who seeke nothing but his glory and preservation tho' in a way contrary to his humour and appetite But of those Swords that now seeme to defend him whose mercinary souls upon any pang of passion or private hope may easily be provok't to a bloudy enterprise from which we daily pray that God may alwaies deliver his gracious Majesty Thus pausing upon the premises and well weying that Kingly ordinance is of God who is never the authour of confusion 1 Cor. 14.33 but alwayes of peacefull order be it popular Aristocraticall or Monarchicall each of which still remaining in its formality an humane ordinance 1 Pet. 2. And of its own nature also alterable and that by wisedome only Kings reigne Prov. 8.15 the Scripture securing their honour and authority only upon their piety towards God 2 Chron. 26.5 and administration of justice in all equity towards man Jer 22.15 threatning them with certaine ruine ready every way to runne in upon them whensoever they shall abuse their power to Idolatry injustice or tyranny 2 Chron. 24 17 24. with Chap. 22.4 7. Job 12.18 19 Psal 107.40 Heb. 2.5 6 7 8. Isa 40.23 with Dan 4.23 24. Tho' prophane politicians by adulations superbiate Princes to the deniall of this whilst in a formality of words they seeme to confesse it making them in very deed to arrogate all unto themselves the acquiring and retaining of Kingdomes to their wicked arts and policies by the which arrogance Princes often bring ruine upon themselves Isa 10.7 8 12 13 15 16 17. Isa 47.10 11. Ezek. 20.2 3 4 6 7 8 9 Wicked sycophants abusing those Scriptures to patronize tyranny which the spirit intended as strongest provocations unto piety in the maintenance whereof Principalitie may alwayes remaine so secure and impregnable that Souldiers shall only serve to adorne its State not secure the Person And doating politicians Isa 19.13 not discerning this attribute often to the iniquity of people what redoundeth unto Princes by the just judgement of God Chap 25 27. Therefore in a tender care of the Kings safety and for the preservation of our Religion and liberties We humbly crave that you would be pleased to proceed on unto that exact Reformation which you promised manger the underminings of spirtefull Rhetorick whose fraudulent contexture and artificiall concinnity catcheth the common sort even to the ruine and infection of our Kingdome as anciently hath appeared in the thrice renowned Graecia if your wisedome and constant resolution prevent it not by rendering to his Majesty as so many noble Ephories by him so graciously established now in England a more glorious and durable Kingdom And such as the most prudent Theopompus choose to leave to his own posterity notwithstanding the bitter repining of female ambition lodging in his bosome And your humble Petitioners shall continue their prayers c.