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A letter from a friend to a loyal subject where ever he is in England, Scotland, France or Ireland that is wise and faithful, valorous and couragious, for the great honour of God and our royal sovereign, Charles the Second, King of Great Britain / by J.V.
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J. V., 17th cent.
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1680
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Wing V8; ESTC R23593
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all the Glory be given to the most High from Men and Angels and that continually for his great Wisdom Power Glory and Majesty And great Honour and Renown great Joy Peace and Prosperity from the most High upon Englands Royal Majesty upon his Royal Person and all his Royal Relations that so he and they may long live to Reign for God and with God among the Sons of Men from Generation to Generation for the great Joy Peace and Prosperity of all Nations What Victory or Conquest is got by any one Person or by an Army of Men the Glory of it is to be given to the God of Heaven and the Honour of it to the King of that Nation When David in his own Person did get the Victory and Conquest over Goliah the Philistins Champion it was a Honour and a great Honour to King Saul and all Israel And when Joab with King Davids Men did get the Victory over the Children os Ammon and had taken their Royal City the City of Waters Joab he sends for his Lord King David to come and to take the Honour and the Crown and the Glory of it which was due to him Therefore what ever Wisdom Power Courage or any Grace any Subject in England Scotland France and Ireland hath received from the God of all Wisdom Power and Grace it doth become them so to prove and improve them that they may tend for the Glory of the most High and the great Honour and Renown of Englands Royal Majesty Kings are born for Honour and great Honour in this World therefore it is the Duty of Loyal and Faithful Subjects to do what they can to uphold their Honour to maintain it and to increase it among the Sons of Men and above any of them and not in the least to oppose them and dethrone them as the Church of Rome has done too many There is a Generation of Men that are not for Kingly Government over them but they would have a King among themselves such another Tyrant as Oliver Cromwell was these are they that make a noise about Religion of Christs Personal Reign ' upon Earth but these will be deceived of their Expectation to their great Shame and Condemnation The Reign of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ it is Spiritual and not Temporal when he was upon Earth he made himself of no Reputation but took upon him the form of a Servant therefore the Jews did flight and undervalue him so that he has no encouragement to come in his own Person among the Sons of Men but he will come to Judge the World and to Condemn them most that would have him come to Reign among them and will not let him Reign in their Hearts and to rule and over-rule them by his Word and Spirit The Kingdom of Christ it is not in outward Glory but it is in Righteousness Joy and Peace in the Heart It is Righteousness that will exalt a Person be he High or Low Rich or Poor Learned or Unlearned with an Ornament of Grace and a Crown of Glory which the Devil nor the World cannot give nor take away therefore in the House of the Righteous there is the richest Treasure and the sweetest Pleasure because there is a sound Heart which is the life of the Flesh A wholesome Tongue which is a Tree of Life and Righteous Lips which are the delight of Kings yea of him who is King of Kings and the onely Ruler and best Ruler of Princes because he is the Prince of Peace the Lord of Hosts who doth what he will among the Sons of Men both with the Government and the Governing of them because he has all Power in his own hand and the whole Creation at command As the Lord of Hosts is the Prince of Peace so he is the Son of Righteousness who loveth the Righteous and doth preserve them and layeth up sound Wisdom for the Righteous He lays it up for them that they may lay it out for him in due time and season to prevent much Evil that it may not come to a City or a Kingdom to remove much Evil that is come and to procure and secure great Honour Peace and Prosperity to King and Kingdom By him and for him it is that Kings do Reign and in the World remain he sets them up and keeps them up for his own Will and Pleasure they are not set up for the will and pleasure of Men neither have they any power for to oppose and depose them as too many have done to the great shame and confusion of their own Faces and much Trouble and Misery of too many Nations but the Righteous Lord who is a great God and mighty King over all the Earth has known the Soul of our Royal Sovereign in great Adversity he has been his Strength in time of Trouble he has brought him out of great Tribulation and will bring him to great Honour and Exaltation for the Glory of his great Name for the Honour of his Holy Gospel and the Government of the Church of England and the Peace and Prosperity of all Kingdoms to the shame of them that are Enemies to the Protestant Religion and to the Government of the Church of England Sir To lay a Foundation for some stately Habitation for a Church a Temple or some great Hall for Publick Use and Service it is commendable and many will countenance encourage and set forward a Work of that nature and they do well but to lay a Foundation by Divine Meditation for the great Honour and Exaltation of a Kings Person and the great Joy Peace and Prosperity of many Nations it is more Honourable and at this time suitable and seasonable profitable and comfortable and advantagious tomany Persons Families Cities and Kingdoms therefore all that do love the peace and the prosperity of their Souls and the comfort of their Lives should countenance encourage and set forward this high and honourable Work that is for the Glory and the great Glory of the most High and the great Honour and Exaltation of Englands Royal Majesty our Royal and Gracious Sovereign Charles the Second King of Great Britain among the Sons of Men and above any of them above all Heathen and Popish Kings Priests Princes and Emperors in the World that so all Nations may be freed from Slavery and throughout the whole World great Joy Peace and Prosperity so that in these days of the Gospel will the Righteous flourish and in the Reign of our Royal Sovereign there will be abundance of Peace from the Wisdom and the Power of the Prince of Peace who can when he please and with whom he please cause all Strife Contention and Wars throughout the whole World to cease to the great Shame Contempt and Terror of all them that be for Strife and Contention Sedition and Treason for Wars and Confusion Shall the Church of Rome mind and regard her Children that be workers of Evil Shall she countenance and encourage them in