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A10055	Prince Henry his second anniversary· By Daniel Price Doctor in Divinity, of his Highnesse chaplaines	Price, Daniel, 1581-1631.	1614 (1614)	STC 20300; ESTC S115207	26,364	50

of other things to the hand of Providence Iudgement did master opinion and by earely accustoming his taste to the truth of spirituall pleasure hee contemned the false and abhorred the filthy pleasures of the worlde lust or pride could not fasten vpon him a desire to spend nor avarice a thirst to spare feare or favour could not cause him to preferre shaddowes or neglect draw him from rewarding the meanest deservers Ambition drew him not to hasty adventures nor daunger ever put him to distrust the sunne beames of his morning were most radian yet his thoughts calme and a heavenly peace in all his passions his blessed minde was never racked with desire or feare nor ever troubled with the sad burthens and consuming CANKERS of this life never afflicted with the surbate of cares or surfet of riots froathy praise he avoided as infectious goodnesse was his aime which being the cause led him on in the course of all those most honourable actions he entended in all which he was free from the taint much more from the staine or sting of ill Sophocles his 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Sophoc Xenoph. or Xenophon in his 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 nay with al reverence to holy records Salomō or Iosias so soone did not so much the later and the better of these began but in the 16th yeare of his age in the 8 yeare of his raigne 2. Chron. 1.3 but blessed PRINCE HENRY as if he had beene consecrated from the wombe in the morning watch of his life was a morning starre in his lustre and considered that the Feare of God which the preacher made to bee the ende of all things in the end of his Ecclesiastes the same is the beginning of wisdome in the beginning of his Proverbs Eccles 12.13 Prov. 1.7 Neither differring nor dissembling had place in him or power over him no excuses no refulals staid him he Remembred his Creator in the daies of his youth he thought it good for him to beare the Lordes yoake in his youth Lam 3.27 he studied wherewith a young man might cleanse his waies louely Isaac loving Ioseph Princely Iosiah true harted David beloved Daniel holy Samuel faithful Timothy were his patternes Psal 119.9 to consecrat his first best endeavours to God Not only his Martiall Scholastical exercises did honour him with that title which Livy gaue to M. Cato Si arma sumpsisset in armis natū crederes T. Livius Dec. 4. lib. 1. si se ad studia convertisset inter liter as educatum but his dayly holy conversing with God in the path of goodnesse his spirituall progresse in grace and favour testified that from his youth vp his conversation was in heaven this was the grace of his childe hood and garland of his youth this blessed his life cōforted him at death and shall commende him to all posterity 4 Learne hence yee young Gallants that put farre from you the day of the Lord yee that neither in the morning nor meridian of your liues Prepare your selues to meete the Lord or care that when he commeth he may finde you watching and working To die well is a long art of a short life and a speedy beginning is the shortest method to this longest art Salomon telleth of a time Eccl. 3.2 2. Cor. 6.2 Eccless 3.2 Tempus mortis But as if that were too generall Paul confineth that time to a day 2. Cor. 6.2 dies salutis and Christ limiteth the time of that day to an howre Mat 25.13 Mat. 25.13 Hora acceptationis In the Revelation Babylon is lamented that in one howre her iudgement is come Rev. 18.10 that in one howre so great riches came to naught vers 17. and that in one howre shee was made de solate vers 19. But times daies howres are scantled yet shorter 1. Cor. 15.52 by the Apostle Iudgement shall be in a moment in the twinckling of an eie in the last trumpe that as God gaue his law with the sound of a trumpet Exod. 19.16 So hee shall call for account of it with the sound of the Trumphet Ex 19.16 1. Cor. 15. Hieron 1. Cor. 15.52 How shrill should this trumpe be still in our eares as S. Hierome witnessed of his owne ever sounding and ecchoing this that the surest way to a good life is to beginne betimes considering that though Gods mercies oftentimes affords vs many yeares to repent yet his Iustice affordeth not an howre to sinne Greg. Peccanti Crastinum non promisit saith Gregory hee promiseth not to morrow to the offendour who is alwaies ready to receiue the penitent How should this consideration draw vs on Trahit enim non cogit Deus Austin lead vs along by the waters of comfort and admonish vs all if hitherto we haue neglected to fasten vpon the first opportunity of seasoning our souls with that blessed spirit of Janctification while they be fit for impression and that by a gracious meditation we consider the race we are to run and the many encombrances which alwaies crosse vs That delay augmenteth difficulties and more do perish by this Temptation then by al the toiles guiles of Sathan the longer we persist in sin the more God plucketh his grace and assistance from vs our good inclinations are the weaker the vnder standing more darkned the will more perverted the appetite more disordered the passions are more strengthned that at length the stupid and benummed soule may loose the spirituall light of grace naturall light of reason and retaine only the sensuall twylight of affections common with bruit beasts so the the youth being il spent Sathan wil plead possession in age therefore the dawning springing morning time of life must bee consecrated to God it was not only the piety of Iob to rise vp earely in the morning of everie day to facrifice and sanctifie his sonne Iob. 1.5 Iob. 1.5 But his owne practise in his owne young yeares in the morning of his life in the daies of his youth the secret of God was vpō his Tabernacle Iob. 29.29.4 For this is the time as S. Ambrose describeth it Iob. 29.4 Ambros wherein the elemēt of fier predominateth in the sonnes of men calore corporis feruente estu sanguinis vapor antis ignescente viribus invallida consilijs infirma vitio calens illecebrosa deliciis est Adolescentia This is the spring of life and how easily may a spring-tide drowne all the summer hopes of youth the time of strength and beauty both easily inflamed by heate of vanity the time of growth activity both soone nipped with the frost of mortality Aug. now visus acutior auditus promptior incessus rectior vultus iucundior now the sunne of the vnderstanding doth most appeare and the starres of the senses most gloriously shine then the 4. humors resembling the 4. Elements the liver as the sea the veines as the rivers are in their most

the Law the worke of the Prince and Iustice the end of the Law yet such a sweet match was in the temper of the absolute Prince that as hee never passed over the Line of Iustice in wresting any thing from the true owner so did hee not neglect the exercise of much clemency even vnto those that vniustly some of them vnmanerly had intruded into and continued long in the Rights of Princely demaines As all that had occasions to negotiate with his Highnes worthie officers of Revenewes in the setling of estates cannot but confesse out of a due consideration if any sparke of truth and integritie be in them as I acknowledge much in many of them contemning the viperous tongues of malignant and mad Detractors Right was the levell and square that ruled him kingdomes or Empires were not forcible enough much lesse the possession of some small Cantons or Countries able to withdrawe his eye and heart and hand from a iust proposal or his foot from the path of lawfull proceeding His soule abhorred the speech of Polynices in the Tragedie Imperia precio quovis constant benè kingdomes in his opinion were not to be bought at any rate Sen. Trag. He esteemed Power without Iustice our of course as a Lion broke from his cage furious vnsatiable vniust suits he held blots of the Courts and enimies of Conscience vniust warres abuse of force the vsurie of fraud vniust claymes Contentions fire and Opinions falshood vniust possessions as Ahabs vinyard though the acts of power yet the dwellings of horror Iniustice in any case was not only distasted but detested by him hee yeelded no countenance no encouragement to such acquisitions Rapine durst never fly for shelter vnder his shadow it feared nay it fled his countenance neither his practise nor protection yeelded favour to that horrid Pyoner Monster of the Palace Iniustice Fas est was 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 as Aristotle calleth it 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 as S. Iames tearmeth it an vnwritten yet a Royall law to him The Portion of the Levite hee esteemed sacred sacriledge he accounted as neighbour to blasphemie the Church was as happy by him as he by it holy he wisht the Arke and Aaron their dignitie and dues not the meanest of that tribe but had from him vpō any occasiō more respect then from the most of that time and for their maintenance by his Religious Arithmetique hee intended rather addition to it then substraction frō it whatsoever to the contrary was thought by some hot spirits Herostratus heires who thinke to get honour by setting fire on the Temple No place complained of any Iniustice in him much lesse Gods house or the maintenance thereof The Temple was his high way to heaven and righteousnesse his guid felicitie the Patrimonie he expected and yet violence the meanes by which he sought it Was violence the meanes Sacred Prince he was another Moses the meekest that ever his name stiled great Anger was a stranger and Passion an exile with him his pulses equall speeches temperat his countenance as the sunne in it selfe alwaies faire his entendments iust and actions iuditious Where then had violence either dwelling or lodging in him Nec irritabilis nec implacabilis hee was not easily angred yet easily pleased a storme could not smite him nor the violence which shipwrackt others shake him Coelum non patitur this celestiall creature was not subiect to the passiue motions of distempers the change of the moone had not power nor the violence of Planets predominancy in his Nativitie In all his sayling hee was in a calme hee had learnt the lesson which was taught to Traian Nec minus se hominem esse quàm hominibus praeesse Pliny His practise was as much in the Politikes to obey as in his Oeconomicks to rule and how then was violence the meanes of his acquisition I say again Violence was the meanes to obtaine his felicitie even that holy sanctified violence which our Saviour exhorteth vnto Mat. 11.22 Mat. 11.12 The kingdome of heaven must suffer violence and the violent take it by force The Saints of God shall drinke of the Flood of life Ps 36.9 The holy spirit descended in a fire Acts 2. And what more violent then a flood or fire In what is so much earnestnesse shewed as in a race or a Combat yet these be the tearmes of Scripture to incite to a more vrgent violent pace in our passage towardes heaven Which Course as this Peerelesse Creature knew so did he with his best affections bend towards it Spirituall pride and carnall securitie were rockes on either hand him which hee avoided a continuall remembrance of his Creator the Lord that directed him and as if his vessel had beene more speedy then ordinary hee happily passed through the waues of this troublesome world and ankor in the haven of heaven vnto which hee had the heigth of inheritance 10 Learne from this Holy patterne all yee that torture Iustice and extend the limits of right to your own ends vsing the Law as a Law of libertie blāching of bad darkning of good courses changing the face speech of Iustice making her pronounce as the heathen Oracles often ambiguitie if not falsities Behold a Prince whose power might haue betrayed his will and his will corrupted the Law but hee walketh vpright before his maker violence or crueltie had no place in his habitations all his intentions were weighed with how lawfull not how gainefull they were the kingdome of heaven to which he had right by adoption is his ayme is his desire to seeke other things if this were any hindrance to this atchieument he forbore hereby teaching the vnrighteous Ahabs of this time who seeke for all things else but heaven by all means else but right how great their offence is who in the placing of their officers be like Nero Eras Apoth whose speech was to his servāts scitis quibus mihi opus hoc agamus ne quis quid habeat as if his treasures should haue beene the Ocean into which the rivers of privat mens states should haue emptied themselues Vox praedone quā principe dignior a speech fitter for a Pyrat Lang loc Com. then a Prince as one censureth him Where if such would bee content to prey onely on the great ones the fault were lesse as Tibullus telleth the great theeues of his time At vos exiguo peeori furesque lupíque Tibull Farcite de magno praeda petenda grege It caused Davids anger to be greatly kindled against the rich man in Nathans parable who tooke away from the poore man 2. Sam. 12. the one and onely little ewe Lambe which he had bought and nourished vp and David sentenceth it thus As the Lord liueth the man that hath done this thing shall surely die and he shall restore the Lambe fourefold because he did this thing and because he had no pity 2. Sam. 12.6 And not to heape