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A93049	Britannia rediviva: or the proper and soveraign remedy for the healing and recovering of these three distracted nations; as it was prescribed in a sermon preached in the minster at York, at the Assizes there held on Thursday morning, August 9. 1649. Before the Right Honorable Judges, the Right Worshipful the High Sheriff, the justices of peace, gentry, and others of the county of York. / By John Shaw, master of arts, sometimes of Christs Colledg in Cambridg, and now preacher of Gods Word at Kingston upon Hull.	Shawe, John, 1608-1672.	1649 (1649)	Wing S3026; Thomason E584_1; ESTC R206214	28,435	40

Britannia Rediviva Or the Proper and Soveraign REMEDY For the Healing and Recovering of these Three distracted Nations As it was prescribed In a SERMON Preached in the Minster at York at the Assizes there held on Thursday morning August 9. 1649. Before the Right Honorable Judges the Right Worshipful the High Sheriff the Justices of Peace Gentry and others of the County of York By John Shaw Master of Arts sometimes of Christs Colledg in Cambridg and now preacher of Gods Word at Kingston upon Hull ●rov 11. 5 6 18 19. The righteousness of the perfect shall direct his way The righteousness of the upright shall de●●●er them The wicked worketh a dece●●ful work but to him that soweth righteousacss shall be a sure reward Rightcousness tendeth to life Isai 3● 17 And the work of righteousness shall be peace and the effect of righteousness 〈◊〉 and ass●●ance for ever Isai 33 14 15 Who among us shall dwell with everlasting burnings He that maketh righteously That despiseth the ga●● of oppression and shaketh his hands from holding of bribes L●●●er to G●b●●us Cupio ego inveniri Christi ecclesi●● suae fidelis ●● prudens esse non potuerim Minister Christo servimus Christo credentibus uni nostra haec scri●●●damus caetera turba vale Musculus in Matth. London Printed by Robert White for Nathaniel Brooks and are to be sold at the sign of the Angel in Cornhil neer the Royal Exchange 1649. To the Right Honorable John Puleston Esquire One of the Justices of the Court of Common Pleas and Francis Throp one of the Barons of the Publike Exchequer Judges of Assize for the Northern Circuit And to the Right Worshipful Sir William Saint Quintin Baronet High Sheriff of the County of York and all the Faithful Justices of Peace of the same County J. S. wisheth Righteousness and Peace by Jesus Christ Right Honorable and Right Worshipful WHat the French Chronicler saith of his Countrey-men in the Preface to his History much more truly may be said by us of this Nation viz. That we have lived in a time of miracles and our posterity will hardly beleeve the wonders done in our days and every yeer as devils and men have heightned their rage and malice against the Church the more God hath multiplied the loaves and fishes of his mercies wonderfully to us-ward I beseech your Honors and Worships to help us so far as you can that what prayer hath got praises to God and justice to men may keep and wear You may remember that while * Judg Th●●p one of your Lordships was executing justice impartially here the last Assizes that costly Castle of pontefract being the last strong hold which the enemy had in all this Nation as your Honors mentioned in your Charge the last Assizes which is deservedly since Printed was delivered up into the Parliaments hands and thereby this poor shattered County which hath had Armies in it constantly now these ten yeers together cleared up from any open enemies in Arms And now this Assizes while you are still upon the execution of justice the Lord hath sent us in the joyful news of such wonderous works which his right hand hath wrought in Ireland August 2. as makes us all like them that dream While the Church was praying for Peter Act. 12. God cast in Peter amongst them as the answer of their prayers and when the wrastling flock of Christ at least many of them had not onely in private but in publike been weeping fasting and praying for Ireland August 1. the Lord of hosts did by a handful of men that so his hand alone might be seen and have the glory work a marvellous deliverance for that poor Nation of Ireland August 2. The shield the sward and the battel were broken in Salem Psal 76. 1 2 3. God sometimes saith That men were too many to work withal never that they were too few Judges 7. 2. Go on I beseech you Right Honorable in doing justice and therein exalting the Nation freely in that way committing the event to God notwithstanding all carnal objections You may perhaps remember those verses that were writ over the Court of Justice in Zant. Hic locus odit amat punit conservat honorat Nequtiam pacem crimina jura probos True it is that God hath taken away by death many godly worthies in these our times both in Church and State but if we do as the London Clerks in their weekly Bills set the Christenings against the Burials I mean compare the young ones coming on in University City and Countrey with those lately translated hence those I think will exceed these True it is likewise as in the Sermon is mentioned that of latter times Heresies have much overspred this Nation a sad case I confess But if we likewise consider how far the glorious Gospel hath spred within these last seven yeers into those places where in Truth and Purity before it came not and shines more bright in some places where before it did come as also in the just liberty afforded to humble consciencious men since these times I think our gains a primo ad ultimam if we judg super totam materiam exceed our losses Heretofore in many places how were Sermons on Lords days in the afternoon Lectures Exercises c. forbidden How were men if suspected for Puritans made offenders for a word Isal 29. 21. If men did meet together to weep and pray though with most integrity on the Churches behalf it was well if they escaped scorching either in their Persons Liberties or Estates We grumble that things go on no faster when yet our selves have hands in plucking off the Chariot wheels we are not content that the Lord do his own work his own way but are too much of Na●mans spirit would have God limited to our time and pace 2 Kings 5. 11 13. not justly considering that mans extremity is Gods opportunity that Jerusalems wall is usually built in the most troublous time Dan. 9. 24. 12. 1. The wise God oft times goes forward when he seems Gen. 42. 38. 45. 9 10 c. to us to go most backward as in the case of old Jacob and his children when they were most driven out of hope then were the greatest mercies brought about While Moses was a great Courtier and the Kings great favourite he never delivered Israel but when banished had been fourty yeers a poor shepherd and had lost his favor and Courtship then doth God use him in that great work My Lords God hath hitherto carried you on couragiously and undauntedly in the Cause of God and the Common-wealth ride on in Gods way and prosper * Judg Thorp One of your Honors I have known intimately a long time and am not willing to say what I know to be truth concerning you lest the carping world should say that I give flattering titles to men a thing which Elihu Job 32. 21 22. condemns and which I thank

us O bemoan it and avoide it for the future as ever you tender the safety and welfare of this Nation our danger is not so much from Forraign States as from our own unrighteousnesse these are the worst enemies to Church and State bemoan it Jer. 22. 13. Isa 5. 6 7 8. Use 4 Let the fourth Use exhort us then to make much of righteous persons and unrighteousnesse these are the men that exalt a Nation we can never do any thing rightly for God till God do something savingly to us we can never exalt a Nation without true rightousnesse and the more to presse you to it consider First That this is your highest excellency other things make men honoured a while and admired amongst some men nothing without this is valued with the just and holy God There is more difference twixt the poorest righteous man I mean truly righteous towards God and not only civilly just towards men for this without the former is but an unholy justice an ungodly righteousnesse I say there is more difference twixt the poorest Saint and the greatest unrighteous man then twixt the brightest star and the darkest lump of clay the one partakes of the divine the other of the hellish nature and this difference will appear more clearly at the great day when all the sheep shall stand on one and all the goats on the other hand all other greatnesse of places offices temporall honours without this true righteousnesse are rather the greatnesse of an excrescenc●e as in a wen or wart then any true and reall worth the poorest Saint far exceeds Pompey Caesar Alexandar c. Paul esteemed no man after the flesh his affections did not run after men for temporal relations and honors 2 Cor. 5. 16. Nay he would scarce set pen to paper to write to any man but either to a Saint or for a Saints ●ake thus run his Epistles To the Saints at Rome to the Saints at Corinth to the Saints at Philippi Colosse c. Rem 1. 7. 1 Co● 1. 2. 2 〈◊〉 1. 1. 〈◊〉 1. 1. Col. 1. 2. Other great men without true righteousnesse may by vertue of their places which are Gods have the image of God upon them but if no grace they have the image of Satan within them and in Scripture phrase are called dirt dung chaffe smoak c. such titular gods may become real devils but they who truly righteous are the people that God sets apart for himself Psal 4. 3. separates from others here Gal. 1. 4. and at judgement Mat. 25. 32. these have the greatest riches Angels are richer then men yet have no gold or silver but have more righteousnesse God is richer then Angels and the Holy Ghost sets out his riches to be Grace Ephes 2. 7. 3. 8. these are a people of Gods purchase and trading 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Populus acquisitionis Col. 1. 20. All Gods trading here below it s for their sakes that God set up a Shop of the world for men to work in which shall stand untill all they have done their work these are Gods great favorites whoever wrongs them shall smart for it though as great as Pharaoh Goliah Zenacherib c. Psal 105. 14 15. 1 Kings 19. 15 17. These have power with God and therefore shall have power over men as God said to Jacob Gen. 32. 28. as a Prince hast thou power with God and with men and hast prevailed with God and therefore over Laban and Esau and their men they have power to binde Gods hands from destroying a people sometimes Exod. 32. 10. Stop Lyons mouths open and shut heaven Rev. 11. 5. break bow and shield by prayer not in the ●rmy but at Salem at Sion Psal 76. 1 2 3. The Queen of Scotland said she more feared the prayers of o●e K●●x and his companions then an Army of thirty thousand men we finde it related in the Acts and Monuments that a young man having by contract yielded his soul and body to the devil w●●●● and signed the obligation with his owne blood after ca●● 〈◊〉 Luther confessed his folly and wickednesse Luther s●● 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 fasting and prayer and was so prevalent with G●● 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 devil was forced to cast in the Obligation at the Window where they were praying whereupon they used to say of Luther Hic homo potuit apud Deum quod voluit The prayers of the Church fetched Peter from chains opened iron gate and all c. Acts 12. Godly Alexander Bishop of Constantinople prayed the Heretick Arrius to death for so the Church said that Arrius his death was Non tam morbi quam precationis opus 2. Without this true Righteousness all our natural priviledges of wit parts c. all our artificial priviledges of Learning Education c. all our Church priviledges of Baptism hearing c. all our Profession and Protestantism will do us no more good then Paganism and Heathenism as to salvation Those who are by profession Christians are by the holy Ghost called Heathens or Gentiles Revel 11. 2. And the circumcised Israelites are by the Lord esteemed as Ethiopians Amos 9. 7. Are ye not as children of the Ethiopians unto me O house of Israel saith the Lord. So Matth. 7. 23. this Righteousness wherein the children of God agree will last for ever but those things wherein they differ as rich poor high low c. will quickly end 3. All other honors and greatness without this do but hang upon thee and may be soon shaken off but adde no worth within thee If thou hast these riches honors and no more we may truly say The man hath many good things but is nothing Prov. 10. 20. The heart of the wicked is little worth his house his Land his purse is worth much himself worth nothing but true Righteousness will last us in life death to our name after death and to eternity There are many of whom when they are dead we may talk much of their acts but not of their goodness but that is an honorable testimony which the Chronicles give to Hezekiah after his death 2 Chro. 32. 32. Now the rest of the a●● of Hezekiah and his goodness c. Paul saith 1 Cor. 15. 10. By the grace of God I am that I am Paul then did value himself to be a meer nothing without this Grace of God 4. These are they to whom the promises are made they have good security for all good things to be call in unto them Gods bills and bonds yea they enjoy Heaven and eternal life now in initio in promisse sub sigillo John 3. 36. and 5. 24. Use 5 The next is also of Exhortation and herein let me speak freely and plainly I am confident no man called me hither to slatter daub or dissemble or if they had herein onely I shall deceive them men might as soon cut off John Baptist his head as silence his tongue Let me in a word exhort you all as ever you

tender the safety and glory of these British lles of our darling soyl to advance Righteousness and Justice within your places and power And here give me leave Right Honorable first to speak to you my Lords on either hand and to quicken you herein to your duties Consider first That this execution of justice is your great honor when other honors are but your burden It was the saying of Polaian I do not account my self taller in the morning or night because my shadow is longer nor shorter at noon because my shadow is shorter no more do I account my self better by reason of honors praise or slattery nor worse by disgrace contempt or wrongs unjustly cast upon me these are but external shadows Righteousness is my true worth In all these external honors there lies a snare against which we had need to watch Prov. 29 25. Exod. 23. 8. It was the saying of Pope Pins Quintus so was he onely called Qnum essem religiosus bene sperabam desalute animemea Cardinalis factus extimui at Pontifex creatus penc despero I need not English it Logittans say Exeffectis laus vituperium 2 If you shall as I hope you will not neglect impartial execution of justice you would come below many Heathens * F●bricius a Heathen man and yet one m●●h as 〈◊〉 ●●m have ●ved the Sun f●●m ●eaven as him from the st●●●ht path 〈◊〉 lu●t●e 〈◊〉 with 〈◊〉 fourth 〈◊〉 of 〈◊〉 his 〈◊〉 so 〈◊〉 d● Ca●● Qumtus 〈◊〉 us t●k●n from the plough ma●● D●●at●●r saved 〈◊〉 Countrey de●● justly and retuned again willingly to the plough to his mean●● 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 lived and died Consul of Rome had for a long time the custody of the 〈◊〉 o● R●me yet at his death was so poore that the Common-wealth was fain to desray the charges of his funeral Camby●●s a Heathen King ●●mmanded that a P●r●●● Judg being found unjust should have his skin pulled over his cass na●led to the Judgment● 〈◊〉 and that Judges son to fit thereon as Judg. Quam ●●ltos 〈◊〉 〈…〉 Quod 〈…〉 August epist 142. 〈◊〉 also 〈…〉 Chry●●●t hom 18. in cap. 5. Matth. who have beeb eminent in the execution of justice 3. You bought not by wholesale as the common fame is that some others before you in those places did and as men thought were quickly tempted to sell injustice by retail I am assured you did not the first and therefore my Lords I am confident you will not do the last 4. Consider your place it s not to serve mens humors for hire or reward not to serve parties sides friends or your own ends but to advance Gods glory and the publike good your persons and places are publike it s your office to afford men justice When a poor woman kneeled down to Francis the first King of France begging justice Stand up woman said the King I owe thee justice that is thy due if you beg any thing ask mercy Remember Jehosaphats advice to the Judges 2 Chron. 19. 6. You judg not for man but for the Lord therefore take heed What you do Plutarch faith ●hat Pelop●●as when he was going to the war his wife taking her leave of him and weeping said I beseech you husband look to your self no wife answered he again not so it is for private sould●ers to look to themselves and not for men of publike place as I now am 5. Consider your oath what it is you best know onely remember the vow and bond of God is upon you therefore take heed Ezek 17. 16 18 19. The Egyptian Kings usually gave this oath to their Judges That they should not swerve from the apparent ●ruth and their Consciences whatsoever commands they should receive from them to the contrary And Justinian tells that in his days they took this oath or curse If I willingly encline to either party against the Truth let me have my part with Judas and let the Leprosie of Gebazi and the trembling of Cain fell upon me Melancthon said a little before his death I was never drawn aside by Profits Preserments c. nor with Emulation or Envy against man and said he Hanc conseientiam ausero quocunque discedo This comfort I carry with me to my grave When Justina the Arrian Empress offered to Benevolus large preferments to perform ● me vile service against his oath What saith he do you offen me a higher place for a reward of iniquity nay rather sa●d he lake this away which I have already that so I may keep my oath and conscience and thereupon threw at her feet the badg of his place 6. Consider your titles which the Scripture gives you as first You are called gods and sons of the most High Psal 82. 6. Now what a contradiction would it be to say an un ust god an unholy god And remember that though you are gods to men yet you are but men to God and must die accordingly Secondly Guides Prov. 6. 7. and should lead us in the path of justice Thirdly Fathers nursing fathers Isai 49. 23. Job 29. 16. and should nurse us with the milk of Righteousness Fourthly Ministers so are the Civil Magistrates called Rom 13. 4. And Ministers should be holy and just Isai 52. 11. Fifthly Shields to deliver the oppressed to defend the poor innocent Psal 47. 9. and 72. 12. Shepherds Micah 5. 5. Ezek 34. 23. to feed us with justice Seventhly Saviours Nehe. 9 27. Obad. 21. 1. Eightly Healers Isai 3. 7. Ninthly Governors or Pilots for the word in the Greek used for Governor is taken from Marriners Pilots of Ships 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Navem rego inde 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 nauclerus gubernator Ezek. 27. 29. 1 Pet. 2. 14. Tenthly Heads or chief of the people Deut. 29. 10. Judges 20. 6. So also are they called Benefactors Patres Patrie Luke 22. 25. The Bars of a House and Stakes in the Hedg Hosea 11. 8. The Arms of a people to bear them up Ezekiel 31. 17. 7. Consider the qualities and properties that Scripture requires in such as are Judges Magistrates c. First in the first place Men fearing God Exod. 18. 21. For without this first all our justice will be no more though in itself a moral vertue then unholy justice then ungodly righteousness as I said Omnis virtus absque Christo est in vitio said holy Luther Secondly Wife Deut. 1. 17. discreet grave and prudent men should they be Gen. 41. 39. Thirdly Just so David in his Swanlike song 2 Sam. 23. 3. Fourthly Men of courage Deut. 1. 17. Judg 6. 12. when they told Luther in what danger he was in in going to Wormes he answered If all the Tiles upon the house were devils I would go in the cause of God it was said of him Hic unus homo totius orbis impetum sustinuit and when they called him Apostate I am so said he but it is Jesus Christs Apostate in that I forsook Antichrist When the Emperor required