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Englands satisfaction in eight queries; concerning the true place, office, and power of a king, according to Gods word.
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Justice upon all evill doers and vers 3. to praise honour and encourage all such as doe well and also Exod. 18. 16. to judge of and decide matters in difference betwixt man and man according to the Lawes and Ordinances of the Lord and provide and appointing vers 21. men of courage fearing God dealing truely and hating covetousnesse such shalt thou make Deut. 16. 18 19. Judges and Officers and they shall Judge the people with righteous Judgement not wresting the Law nor respect any person neither take a bribe knowing that the Lord is King of Kings and Judge of all the world who is the searcher of the heart and tryer of the reines and discovereth the thoughts of mans heart 4. Quest Was there no difference between the Kings of Israels powers and the Kings of the Nations powers and the Subjects of both Answ Yes for the people of Israel were within the Covenant and promise of Jesus Christ unto whom the Lord gave his Lawes Statutes and Ordinances both Morall and Ceremoniall unto whom also was given Priests Levites and Prophets to administer unto them and to teach and direct them and Judges to guide and lead them and the great God of heaven and earth to be their King to save defend and deliver them therefore the Kingdome and Crowne of Israel was the Gods of Israel and so of a greater and higher power and majestie then any other Kingdome of the earth for the Kings thereof were by the immediate appointing and anoynting of the Lord and unto whom with their Crowne the Lord gave or of right unto the throne of that dignitie did belong a regall power and royall prerogative of selfe-will and pleasure which made them cry out and say Nehemiah 9. 36 37. Behold the Land that thou gavest unto our Fathers to eate the fruit thereof and the good things thereof behold we are servants in it this day indeed it yeeldeth much increase but it is unto our Kings whom thou hast set over us who because of our sinnes in asking a King have dominion over our bodies to command them and over our estates to take away them at their pleasure so that this promise or gift little availeth us so that the Kings of Israel had a regall power over their Subjects to demand and command according to their owne wills and pleasures in respect of the peoples charge of obedience The Subjects of Israel because of their sinnes against the Lord in asking of a King must submit 1 Sam. 8. 3. and be his servants without any redresse 1 Pet. 2. 13 14. Submit your selves unto all manner of Ordinance of man for the Lords sake both to the King as superiour and to governours sent for the punishment of evill doers Rom. 13. 1. Let every soule be subject to the higher powers and when they suffered they had no other meanes but to say Nehe. 9. 37. Wee are in great distresse The Kings of the Nations came out of the loynes of cursed Ham Gen. 9. 25. A servant of servants shalt thou be unto thy Brethren whose Grand-sonne Nimrod Chap. 10. 8. began to be a mightie man in the earth ver 10. The beginning of his Kingdome was Babel whose very name signifieth a rebell or wicked one and Canonized for a Proverbe ver 9. Wherefore it is said even as Nimrod the mightie Hunter before the Lord who was neither appointed nor anointed of the Lord. The second generations of Kings of the Nations was out of the loynes of Esau whom God hated in the wombe Gen. 36. 31. And these are the Kings that reigned in the Land of Edom before there reigned any King over the Children of Israel who was chosen by Election vers 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 The Kings of the Nations were out of the Lords Covenant and so had nothing to doe with the Lords mercies or promises but were used as the Lords instruments of wrath whom the Lord regarded not for good because they served him not nor knew the Lord by his Word Ioshuah 8. 29. tooke the King of Aie and hanged him on a tree and cast his carkasse downe at the entring of the gate of the Citie and laid thereon a heape of stones Chap. 10. 23. The King of Jerusalem the King of Hebron the King of Jarmuth the King of Lachish the King of Eglon vers 24. Ioshuah said to his Captaines come and put your feet upon the neckes of these Kings ver 26. and Ioshuah slew them and hanged them on five trees Chap. 12. 24. Ioshuah slew one and thirty Kings of the Nations whose manner of reigne was according to the custome of their Countreys and their power was by man and therefore all destroyed by the power of God so the power the honour and dignitie of the Kings of the Nations was not from the Lord as was the Kings of Israel therefore not worthy to be compared with the Kings of Israel therefore the Kings of the Nations cannot plead any right to this regall power from the Lord by his Word for the Kings of the Nations were ordained by and ruled over the Nations before the dayes of the Prophet Samuel they were not obedient unto the Commandements of the Lord and therefore have no right to the promises of the Lord. 5. Quest Now what difference is there betwixt the power of the Kings of Israel under the Morall and Ceremoniall Law and the power of the Kings of England under the Morall Law and the Gospel of Jesus Christ and the Subjects of both Answ The Kingdome and Crowne of Israel was the Gods of Israel who in Judgement to the people for their sinnes gave the same to Saul and confirmed it upon David and to his seede 1 King 8. 25. There shall not faile thee a man in my sight to sit on the throne of Israel So that the inheritance of the Crowne of Israel was established upon David for Bathsheba said 1 King 1. 20. My Lord O King the eyes of all Israel are upon thee that thou shouldst tell them who shall sit on the throne of my Lord the King after him saith David ver 34. let Zadock the Priest and Nathan the Prophet anoynt Solomon King over Israel and blow with the Trumpet and say GOD save King Solomon The Lord never gave any Kingdome nor Crowne neither did the Lord appoint or anoynt any Kings save onely of Israel and Judah The Kings of England were not at their beginning appointed nor anoynted as were the Kings of Israel but were by the Nation ordeined as Kings over this Nation according to the custome of this Nation which is before they will admit the Crowne to him they doe intend he must by Covenant and Oath imposed upon him yeeld them their rights and priviledges and that he will rule them according to the Customes and Lawes of the Land and then they graunt unto him the Crowne for his owne life so that power that hath power to impose an Oath before a Graunt hath power to