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The pvblique confider.
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I.S., Generosus.
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THE PVBLIQVE CONFIDER Printed at OXFORD by Leonard Lâ—â—chfield MDCXLIII THE CONFIDER THe distempers distractions iealousies lawfull and unlawfull wars of these present times unhappily falne stirred up and fomented by some under specious but uniust pretences are the onely motives to write on this present Subiect The word is Confido and it signifies to trust or to put his trust in From these premises the inference that I deducâ— is this let every soul be subiect to the higher power for all power is of God They are not my words but the assertion of the great Doctor of the Gentiles Saint Paul in his 13. Chap. Rom. 1. wherein there are two things considerable a precept in the first words and the reason enforcing it in the latter for all power is of God There 's a threefold power Monarchicall Aristocraticall and Democraticall All these are of God and there 's none that is but is derived from him The first is the power of the Prince the second of the Peeres and the third of the people or the house of Commons a All these must be obeyed because all power is of God yet under correction give me leave to hold this position that the first of these being Supreamest ought 〈◊〉 the prime place to be obeyed Divisum Imperium cum Iove Cesar habet our â—esar is Superiour to all and Inferiour to none â—ne to God himselfe the Lord of Lords and King of Kings There is a kinde of Divinity in the word Monarchy Vno minor est Iove the King is a Soveraigne Monarch and being but one he is next to God per me Reges regnant 't is Gods priviledge and let not us deny his Vice-gerent his prerogative The Kings power is conferred upon him by the supreame power the power of all powers and therefore must every soule be subiect to it and then we confide I say every soule 't is of a vast extent and capacity none is exempted it being a tearme of universality The Church of Rome doth except the Clergy â—â—â—â—â—â—ing that every soule of the Laity ought to be subiect and here we may not confide but the Church of England is of a better opinion holding according to the tenent of Saint Paul that every soule ought to be subiect for he is no good subiect who is not subiect to the King and here you ought â—â—d will I hope confide The duty that every subiect owes to his Sovereigne is threefold honour subiection and obedience First honour him in your thoughts ye must not coniecture ill of his Maiesty he that think ill of the King said the wisest King Salomon of mortall 〈◊〉 of immortall memory shall not goe unpuâ—â—â—â—ed Secondly honour him with your tongue in giving him his iust and due title and stile defender of the true ancient Catholique and Apostolick◠〈◊〉 in all causes and over all persons as well Ecelesiast call as civill next under Gods Sacred Maiesty supreame head and governour ye must speak well of him and for him for who shall say unto the King what dost thou as you haue it in the 8. of the Ecelesiast and 4. ver Thirdly honour him with your hand I mean with the homage of tribute with your meanes and substance if he be King though he come to the Crown by inheritance by election by donation or by the law of the sword we must be subiect and obey him whatsoever he commands if it be not contrary to the sacred Word of God we must yeeld obedience to for the wrath of a King is as messengers of death Prov. the 16. and 14. and in the 22. â— he that provoketh him unto anger sinneth against his own soul O remember eternity eternity I say eternity and then you will yeeld a double obedience active and passive in doing and in suffering though he should command what is againâ— the law of the Land we must by no meanes rebell for rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft what we cannot performe with obedience we must be content to suffer with patience but thanks be to God we have no such King that requires of us any obedience against the will of God his will and promise is to rule us according to the knowne and Fundamentall Lawes of the Land hee is our deerest parent and we are bound by the Law of God to honour and obey him though hee be not 〈◊〉 luminum the Father of lights nor Pater Spiâ—â—â—â— the Father of Spirits for these two are Gods â—â—â—â—tles yet hee is Paterpatria the Father of his â—â—â—â—â—rey and the nursing Father and fosterer of this Church and State But good God into what â—â—â—entable times are we now fulaie out of Silla into â—â—â—â—…bdes from a high borne storme not confideâ—ing of a calme to an unmoved rocke or an unconâ—â—nt sand though we ought to obey him depend 〈◊〉 him believe him honour him and be subiect to 〈◊〉 yet such is our wretched diffidence and incredulity wee will by no meanes confide in him wee 〈◊〉 so full of feares and iealousies upon meere fanâ—â—â—â— and apprehensions generall and uncertaine â—ounds that we cannot confide in him rather then we will take his word we levy forces pretended for 〈◊〉 and are so strong in our weaknesses that we are â—â—â—y enemies to our owne peace is this to confide 〈◊〉 the word take its birth where it will here it is â—â—â—ative this in the period will make us ludibrium â—â—â—â—ium the laughing stocke of the Nations a prey â—â—â—our adversaties a ruine to our selves and an obâ—â—quie to those about us His Maiesty hath vowed and protested to God â—â—d the world that he intend to maintaine the true â—â—â—â—…ant Religion the ancient Laws of the Land 〈◊〉 liberty and property of the Subiect with the 〈◊〉 priviledges of the Parliament and shall we not â—â—nfide in him so gracious wa◠〈…〉 the â—â—giâ—â—ing of this Parliament 〈…〉 to put himselfe freely and cleerly upon the love and affection of his English subiects you not withstanding invite him by your levies to doe otherwise 〈◊〉 I trust in God there will be no need you have been told so and if your consciences be not secured there is tel-troth too hee at first confided in us and shall not we confide in him the words of a king are like himselfe sincere and shall we not take his word he hath said and I dare say from his heart so God deal with him and his as he intends to doe with his people will not all these expressions move u's to confide in him If an ordinary mechanick should professe so much unto us we might not stick to take his word much lesse may we make it a scruple to take the word of a King Certainely that his absenting himselfe so long from his great Councell the Parliament hath produced such a civill or rather uncivill war at this time in the Kingdome hath beene more sutable to other mens evill desires then to the Kings owne words 'T is a maxime in the Law that the King can doe no wrong but if any ill be committed in matter of the State the Councell if in matter of iustice the Iudges must answer for it so much of knowledge I have of that unknowing and unknowne vindicator of the Parliament his Maiesty hath declared himselfe that be will make the law of the land the rule of his power he abhors that saying voluntas Regiâ— lex populi the will of the Prince the law of his people and for all this will we not confide in him we will confide in our servant that must obey us and yet we will not confide in our Sâ—â—eraigne that can command us but it may bee â—â—â—e will say how can he command us when as wee â—â—â—â—e his service I answer that iwobedientia sub diâ—â—â—â—◠〈◊〉 tollit jus dominationis The disobedience 〈◊〉 subiects takes not away the right of the Soveâ—â—â—â—â—e and therefore if there were no other reason 〈◊〉 the relation of King and subiect it were sufficiâ—â—â—â—o perswade us but there are many more for 〈◊〉 King is pious gracious prudent iust valiant â—â—â—erate element mercifull he never delighted 〈…〉 nor was he ever ready to shed blood but â—dâ—â—â—ies willing to shew his innate mercy and saye it he desires peace and to that end hath sent many grâ—â—â—ieus messnages to his two honourable houses of Parliament that he might prevent the effusion of inâ—â—cent blood had he loved the contrary where 〈◊〉 the Parliament's being or all the gracious aâ—â— he passed there yet we are not content what vâ—â—â—d we his Crowne our ruine let us be modest 〈◊〉 take heed for that will cursh us to the centre of 〈◊〉 â—arth which some hold to be the place of Lucifer for his pride as being farthest from heaven 〈◊〉 was his fathers motto beati pacifici blessed are thâ— peace makers and in my heart I am perswaded thâ— our Soveraigne his Son doth not in this legeneâ—â— from his Royall Progenetor For our parts let it be our care and duty to pray 〈◊〉 God that we may seeke peâ—ce and insue it Psal 34.13 and that our Royall King and his Parliament may confide in each other that there may â—â—â—o more bloodshed in this his Kingdome but that a happy and blessed union may bee drawne betweene them and let us be confident for oâ—â—â— couragement that if wee pray in faith Gâ—â— grant our requests Let us therefore in the 〈◊〉 and feare of God pray for peace to the God of peace not with much babbling as though our â—â—â—ers cost us nought not yet with powdering 〈◊〉 guns and then gorging our selves like Cannibals that he would be pleased to settle peace in this â—â—â—ding and distressed Kingdome that so we may 〈◊〉 the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace that the two great armies now in the field may be speedily disbanded and that upon this wished for pacification his Maiesty may return againe to his high and honourable Court of Parliament with the Olive branch of peace in his mouth to the glory of God the comfort of his people and terror of all his enemies Me thinkes I heare you enquire for the Author and his name I 'le tell you 't is one that prefers 〈◊〉 good of his King and Countrey before his owne safety his abode the Kings Army his name I. S. Generesos